Las Vegas optic., December 15, 1914, CITY EDITION, Page TWO, Image 2

About Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921

Image provided by: University of New Mexico

                
LAS VEGAS DAILY OPTIC, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1914.
STORE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL XMAS
Laj Ves'LoadinS-tora
S.Josenmms Son,
Green Tag Special for Wednesday
Gigh Grade Furs at
1-2 Price
Here is the largest fur stock ever shown in Ias Vegas.
Carefully selected sets, and separate pieces at a saving of just
one-third. Can you think of a more appropriate a more use
ful or a gift that she will appreciate more than a set of nice
fins. Beautiful sets of Grey Fox, Red Fox, Tointed Fox,
Electric Seal, Skunk, Opossum, Jap Mink, Marmot, Pers Paw,
Iceland Fox, Black Lynx, Russo Lynx, Coney, etc., all at
At Half Price
$3.50 Fur Seta ,- M-25
1 11.00 Fur Seta 15.50
$12.50 Fur Sets 16.23
$15.00. Fur Sets $7.50
$17.50 Fur Sets $8.75
$19.00 Fur Sets $9.50
$21.50 Fur Sets - $10.75
$25.00 Fur Sets , $12.50
$27.50 Fur Sets $13.75
$30.00 Fur Sets $15.00
$35.00 Fur Sets $17.50
$40.00 Fur Sets $20.00
$50.00 Fur Sets $25.00
$57.50 Fur Sets $28.75
Women's Suits, Coats, Silk Dresses Skirts, Silk Petti
coats, Children's Coats aad Children's Dresses are now
U2 the regular price
Men's Initial Handkerchiefs 4 lor 25c
litre Is a good, Inexpensive present. Many men. would rather
have, eevgrai Inexpensive handkerchiefs than one or two good ones.
f CURRENT MAGAZINES
Resolutions for Mother
In tfio January Woman's Home Com
panion the Better Babies Bureau of
that publication begins a new service
to mothers, mothers-to-be, and social
workers. One result of the Better
Babies Cohests hold during the . past
few years has been the discovery by
many mothers that intelligent study of
child development, child nature, and
child rights will result in better condi-
tions for children and the homo, and
an easier, happier life for mother and
father. , Naturally this realization has
created among parents, and particu
larly among mothers, a sarong demand
for practical Information about the
care and feeding, clothing and train
ing of their children. To meet this
demand this new service has been ere'
ated and In connection, with the follow-
-ing .Mother Calender for January ap
pears. It is really a set of New Year
resolutions for mothers:
"Recognizing that the health and
happiness of my family, during the
coming year, will depend largely on
myself as the home-maker, I am
JResolved:
1. "That I will hoard my own health
and nerve force In every possible way.
2; "That every member pf my fami
ly, including myseU, shall have the
prupur amount or rrenn air !n our
home.
3. "That I will do my housework In
properly ventilated rooms and allow
myself at least one hour for outdoor
ixercise daily.
4. "That I will recuperate my phj-i-cal
and nervous strength by lying
down at least half an hour each day.
5. "That I will conserve' my health
by sitting down at my work whenever
this is possible.
South Ado Mflja,
xvMm
6. "That I will simplify the dishes
served on my table.
7. "That I will place safety first by
knowing the source of our ice and
milk supply, by demanding good drain
age from my house and by fighting
flies and mosquitoes."
8. "That I will join hands with my
neighbors in fighting conditions which
imperil the health and hygiene of the
Individual family and the community.
9. "That I will give a little time
each day to he Intelligent study of
child life, the care and feeding of in
fants, diet for older children, discip
line and the formation of good Ivibits.
10.- "That in January, 1916, I will
have better health, a better home and
better children because I have lived
up to these resolutions."
Pains In Back and Hips
Are an Indication of kidney trouble
a warning to build up the weakened
kidneys, make them vigorous, rid your
blood of acids and poisons. Go to
your druggist for Foley Kidney Pills.
In 50c and $1.00 sizes. Sold in your
town by O. O. Schaofer and Red Cross
Drag Store. At.
TEXA3 HOTEL CLERKS MEET
Fort Worth, Texas., Dec. 15. The
annual meeting of the Texas hotel
clerks' club, opened here today, with
100 members present. Walter Baker
of Dallas presided.
This and Five Cents!
DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose five cents to Foley and
Co., Chicago, 111., writing your name
and address clearly. You will receive
in return a free trial packapj contain
ing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound,
for coughs, colds and croup. Foley
Kidney pills, and Foley Cathartic
Tablets. For sale In your town by
O. a. SchaeNr and Red Corss Drug
Co Adv.
11 VIUABEGUT-UP
By JOHN CHEBLE.
(Copyright. 1814. by W. O. Chapman.)
Miss Adllah Plumtree, the postmis
tress of Four Fall, sat staring at a
letter in her band. The letter was
not addressed to her, but It had come
unfastened In the pott, and to ahe had
exercised toe prerogative which la
generally ascribed to postmistresses.
It wm addressed . to Mr. Charles
Black, and waa signed by -Andrew
Usher. The sentence which waa burn
ing itself Into Mtst Plumtree's brain
was as follows:
"I bare told my wife that I bare
been called away on business till Mon
day, which Is true In a certain sense.
I have brought Lily down here for a
couple of days. She IS the smartest
little thing you can image, Charley,
and as fast as they make them. For
heaven's sake throw Rose off the scent
in case she suspects anything."
Miss Adllah read and re-read this
epistle, and then she folded her bands
and uttered a calm, benignant, "I told
you so." .
Everybody in Four Falls had pro
phesied what would happen when pret
ty Rose Black married a traveling
man. Charles, her brother, bad brought
him to the house, and he had fallen
violently in love with Rose. They had
been married nearly a year now. No
body knew for what firm Andrew
Usher traveled, except Charles, and
he seemed completely under the spell
She Told On of the Neighbor.
of his friend. Charles was the black
sheep of the village, and it was often
said that his brother-in-law would com
plete his ruin.
Commiserating glances were often
thrown at the pretty wife as she
passed by. She seemed so devoted to
her husband. How long would it be be
fore her eyes were opened? Could she
not read her husband's character in
the flashy attire, the money that he
spent so lavishly, the ever-ready smile,
so different from the sour visages of
Four Falls?
And then, everybody knew that it
was no legitimate business which took
him away. He was not traveling for
any firm.
miss riumtree sat in a daze for a
long time. She must tell Mrs. Usher,
But how could she without betraying
her own breach of trust? She looked
at the beading of the letter again. It
was Fortstown, of all places, where all
the flashiest "sports" went about that
time tor the county fair.
Suddenly a brilliant idea came to
her. She knew there was another let
ter in the mail addressed to Mrs.
Usher by her husband. She found it
and looked at it. It was mailed from
another city, and, like its predecessor,
it was . unfastened. Mr. Usher was
careless with his mail.
The postmistress quickly exchanged
the envelopes. Then, sealing them
carefully, she handed them to the car
rier for delivery. After that she
waited.
About half an hour after the dellv
ery Mr. Charles Black came Into the
post office with a singular expression
on his face.'
"Any letters for me?" he asked.
"Why, I think there was one for you,
Mr. Black," answered Miss Plumtree,
watching him narrowly.
Mr. Black looked perplexed and
walked away. And Miss Plumtree
squinted out up the street, watching
for her victim. Surely enough, there
she was coming down.'
"Good morning, Miss Plumtree," said
Rose Usher.
"Good morning, Mrs. Usher," said
the postmistress. "I think there was a
letter for ycu this morning."
"Yes, I hve Just received It," an
swered the girl. To the disgust of the
postmistress there was not the shadow
of trouble on her face.
, "Do you know, Mr. Usher is growing
very tareless," she continued, laugh
ing. "What do you think he did? He
actually put a letter to my brother into
my envelope."
"Dear me!" murmured Miss Plum
tree. Then, venomously, "It isn't that
he takes anything, you suppose, is it?'
she asked.
Rose Usher turned on her with dig
nity. "My husband is the finest man
in the world, I would have you know,'
sh answered. - ... ...
Br. Gslcr cn Tuberculosis
air Wllllnm Oxler, on of the tore
munt of living ineilipul mrn, for
merly of John Hupktnn, Baltimore,
anil now KeK'inw Frofemrinr of Medi
cine at Oxford, nay In Mm lra-tlce
of Medicine" on paice 2-lWi
"The healing of pulmonary tuher
u1onIm In ahown clinically by the
recovery of uatlenti In whose aputa 1
elantlc tlaaue and bacilli have been
found. In the g-ranulatlona
products and aatoclated pneumonia
Hear tlNNue In formed, while the
Ninnller cnNeoua arena become iin
preunnted with lime nultM. To aura
couditiona alone ahould the term
healing be applied."
Many eminent medical authorities
have testified to the elticacy of lime
Blts In the treatment of tubercu
losis, and the success of Eckman's
Alterative in this and allied throat
and bronchial affections may be due
partly to the fact that It contains
a Uine salt so combined with other
valuable Ingredients as to be easily
assimilated.
Widespread use of this remedy In
numerous cases of tuberculosis
many of which appear to have yield
ed completely to it Justifies our be
lief that it is worth a trial, unless -some
other treatment already Is
succeeding;. It contains no opiates,
narcotics or habit-forming- drugs.
We make no promises concerning it
any more that reputable physicians
give promises with their prescrip- ,
tions, but we know of many cases
In which IT HAS HELPED,
Your druggist has it or can get
it, or you can -send direct
Hcltmaa Laboratory, Philadelphia.
and B. Q. Murphey and Red Cross
IVug company.
Price f 1 and $2 a bottle.
She walked out of the office. The
postmistress watched her. She taw
tier go into the railway station. A
rain would leav for Portstown In a
tew minutes. It waa an hours run,
.he county seat Miss Plumtree smiled
.o herself and nodded her head
briskly.
"That settles you and your man,"
she said to herself. "I can see through
you; you're almost as deep as he is.
Mrs. Usher, but I can see through
you."
In strictest confidence she told one
)f the neighbors, omitting all men
tion of her part in the affair. By three
In the afternoon halt the gossips In the
village knew. By six all the gossips
were waiting on the station platform
to see Mr. and Mrs. Usher return.
They were enjoying their anticipa
tions. And when Charley Black put
In an appearance, looking decidedly
downcast, they nudged each other and
chuckled.
The train drew In. There were only
a few passengers descending at Four
Falls. Duly arriving among them
were Mr. and Mrs. Usher radiant
Charley Black ran toward them, a
word passed, and he wrung his brother-in-law's
hand warmly. And the
smiles on the three faces, which had
only been normal smiles of happy peo
ple, broadened as the three encoun
tered the onlookers, until they became
regular grins.
"This is quite a gathering," said
Andrew Usher, addressing the post
iEive
This clean-cut
mistress. "Waiting to meet somebody?"
"Don't you dare speak to me," said
the offended woman. "I know all about
you, if you think I don't And let me
tell you this, Four Falls is a moral
village, and we won't stand for any of
your abominations."
"Hal" exclaimed Andrew Usher,
Briskly. "Been opening letters, eh?"
"How dare you!" cried Miss Adllah.
"Well, all I can say la that thosfc
two unfastened letters were In the
right envelopes when they left my
hands," answered the bad man, "be
cause I took pains to have a witness
present. You laid a little trap, Miss
Plumtree, but It was I who set the
prim"
He turned to the onlookers. 1
hope you are all satisfied," he said.
"Perhaps it will be a little lesson to
some of you. 'Mrs. Usher, knew aU
about the matter, but ahe was foolishly
afraid of the village opinion. I told her
the village opinion was that of a lot ot
female rattlesnakes, flue to we
that there is. superfluity of ; female
rattlesnakes over male rattiesnaxes in
these parts, the men having emigrated
and I don't blame them."
; The spectators fell hick with angry.
Inarticulate aaSDS.
"But who is Lily?" gabbled a dame,
whose curiosity was too strong for her
discretion. ,v
"The Ally that won twenty thousand
dollars in a canter this afternoon,"
answered Andrew. "Mine."
OPEN NEW BRIDGE
Pittsburgh, Dec. 15. With an auto
mobile parade, speeches and a ban
quet, the new Chartlers creek bridge,
crossing the creek between McKees
Rocks, and Chartiers township, was
formally opened today. The new
bridge is a modern structure, replac
ing the old White bridge. P. F. Bren
nan, president of McKees Rocks bor
ough council, was master of cere
monies. ' "V
KEGEL BACK AT WORK
Santa Fe, Dec. 13. Assistant Trav
eling Auditor Walter L. Kegel return
ed today after two weeks' absence at
his former home at Raton, and will be
on duty during the checking up of all
the state offices which begins tomor
row. !
ALABAMA HOTEL MEN GATHER
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 15. H. M.
Burt of Birmingham was in the chair
when the semi-annual convention of
the Alabama Hotel Men's association
opened this morning. A feature of the
gathering is a barbecue at Roebuck
Springs. The spring meeting will pro
ba.bly be held at Annlston.
j :, hi
KSSA I iitCL.': . "It. "111 !- f
h-3
1 "
this round of Christmas Spirit
crystal-glass humidor
vi mioimds iu uuu uiessea man wnom you want to remember. It has the
look of quality just can't help it, 'cause the double-good smokings inside is
F.A, Yes, there's no holiday package too good for "him. " So make it
r)SD3E AUSHT -
the national joy smoke
The one pipe food that cannot bite the tongue or parch the throat, because the wonderful
patented process, controlled exclusively by us, takes out the sting and loaves P. A. as
biteless as a day-old pup. Get him P. A. in this handsome humidor. That knob on the cover
holds a sponge to keep P. A. in the freshest and best of condition. Every time he takes off
that cover he'll think of you in the spirit that goes to him on Christmas morning. , You
needn't try to think of the gift that he'll appreciate. It's here. Not very many days left,
either. Just ask for this fine P. A. package in any store that sells tobacco. Also in the
tidy red tin, 10c, and the toppy red bag, 5c, for men who like to buy from day to day.
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.
REFORM SCHOOL A
FOOTBALL OF
DEMOCRATS
WRANGLE REGARDING INSTITU
TION EVEN INCLUDES RE
LIGIOUS PREJUDICE
Santa Fe, Dec. 15. One of tho most
spirited controversies. In the coming
legislature will be over the manage
ment of the State Reform school at
Springer. There will be charges and
counter charges and even religious
prejudices will be dragged into the
fight over the Institution. It will not
be, strange to say, republicans against
democrats, but democrats against
democrats, in the fight.
The controversy will bring up anew
the proposition of placing all of the
state's charitable and penal institu
tions under a board of charities and
correction and to make legal provis
ion for systematic charity in, every
county and municipality so that those
iu actual destitution will be looked
over. The organized women ot the
state will demand that something be
done to provide for those in want
The fact that New Mexico has no poor
houses or poor farms is no longer a
boast but a reproach. In no year has
the need of legal provision for the
destitute been as. acute as in this and
statistics are being gathered to lay
before the legislature.
A reform, school for girls will be
one of the demands. New Mexico has
made absolutely no provision for the
care of wayward' girls. The reform
school for boys is to be made an in
dustrial school for boys." There is also
talk of an institution for foundlings.
It is considered nothing short of a
scandal that bodies of new born in
fants are found occasionally and no
Investigation is made as to whence
they came, how they died, or who are
the parents. It is not so long ago
that two such infants were found in
the river bed of the Santa Fe.
It is urged that a state board of
charities and Jurisdiction could be en
trusted with the management of the
penitentiary, the reform school, the
proposed industrial schools, the funds
expended on charitable institutions
and for charity and that such a con
MM
of P. A. will certainly carry the spirit
Winston-Salem, N. C
centration or consolidation would
prove economical as well as efficient,
at the same time spreading the cost
over the entire commonwealth instead
ol compelling a comparatively few
merchants in each community to carry
the burden of providing for the des
titute. COLLEGE GYM GIFT OF WOMAN
Dubuque, la., Dec. 15. A Chicago
woman's gift to Dubuque German col
lege and seminary, the finest, most
modern and best equipped gymnasium
owned by any college in America, waa
dedicated here today. Dr. C. M. Stef
fens, president of the college, accept
ed the gift in a feeling address. The
address of dedication was delivered
by Hon. William SI Bennett of New
York. Congressman Maurice Connol
ly was also a speaker.
When Rev. Cornelius M. Stiffens be
came connected with the institution
in 1902, it as deep in debt He
went east to raise funds, but of all
the philanthropists of the east, it was
a woman, Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw of
Pittsburgh, who came to the rescue
of the little college of the middle west.
Dr. Steffens had tried Andrew Car
negie without success, and In Phila
delphia he was unsuccessful in secur
ing the needed aid. When he reached
Pittsburgh, he had just ten cents In
his pocket. There he had an interview
with Mrs. Thaw, who had previously
benefited the college, and she pre
sented him with a large check. Two
hours later another friend gave him
his expense money for traveling.
Dr. Steffens sent the Thaw money
to pay off the professors, and went on
ward again to New York, and before
returning to Iowa had obtained for
the college $97,000. It was a woman
who gave him a start, and today it
was a woman's gift of a magnificent
gymnasium that he accepted. ,
The students of the institution are
fvom Geiman families of the central
west. Many sons of German farmers,
deprived of elementary Bchool educa
tion In boyhood, or who do not speak
English fluently, enroll at the German
college rather than at other colleges.
GOES TO PORTLAND CHURCH
Portland, Ore., Dec. 15. Rev. J. N.
Skinner, former pastor of the Memor
ial Presbyterian church of Detroit and
Davenport Presbyterian church at
Washington, wil arrive here today to
become pastor of the Rose City Pres
byterian church. Although in the
thirties the young minister has made
a record In social work and in boys'
work.