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"Hatered aa second-class mutter Octo
Mr 33, 1905, at the post otllco at Tu
ewaearl, New Mexico, under net of
Uoagre March 3, 1S70."
oloctlon of a detaeerat, Mr. Davlduon, Pao lia the appearance of a yellow- toon ns tho cold woathcr started tbo bllW AUXILIARY B. OF
who would go through the suffrage of backed magarlno of twenty-four octavo would show n tuidden decrease. Tbks
thcie peoplot This la no Cnoiar's funor- pages, each uge containing sovon col-, wns a mystery for n long time, bo
al, that wo need indulge In Irony, neither , umns, consisting of seven ehnrncters. clue to tho mystery could bo obtained.
U tbo vorb at tho end of tho sentence. , Two editions are published an edition In the enrly spring a watch was Met
L. E. ORGANIZED 1
As to Mr. llolloman, wo linppon to
know a good many Texas democrats and
a good passlo from Oklahoma who would
deluxe for the court and upper clnssoi
at a cost of Ul cents a month, and nn
edition inferior In pnper und printing,
rmiMrti Saturday-
. M. WHAXTON, Bdlter-Managsr
J. W. OAMPBXLL, Olty Editor.
OmcXAXi CITY rAPKR.
When la doubt, Blind your own busl
neaa. Hubbard.
like to tee him ono of tho dolcgntos from i cutistlug 1(1 coutH a mouth. It linn a
unj ,uuay. mcso peupio aro not an 1 circulation or nnoui iu,uuu, nnu is re
partisan and some of them don't work
much nt politics. Many of them nro
pvou subscribers and friendly to the Tu
cumcurl News, and none of thum havo
over c liar god either Infidt'ity or graft.
Now tho Nowa don't object to your
democracy, your religion, your pompos
ity or your pyrotechnics, but wu do feel
a little bit solicitous when yuu attempt
ally the Times of Clilnn, chronicling
tho movements of tho emperor and of
tho court, and printing tho ministerial
reports. It Is probably the most oxact
newKpnor In tho world; tho punish
ment for an error lu printing was, un
til recently ut least, instant doathl
Austria claims newspapers printed
In a greater number of languages than
Pay your poll tnx, it will help the
school boys and girls of the city.
Tucumcarl has a band that is becom
ing a very crodltablo organization and
provision should be made for its per
manent maintenance
Yes, to hell with tho city, it is politics
wa are after, wo aro in tho game to
turn the present city oUlclals out, is tho
argument of a few of tho ultra demo
aoclalo cltiieus who ate mixing medi
cine hereabouts lately. If the sulva
tlon of this torrltory and this city lift
particular, has depended on the coming
of this sort of sentiment, it is a pttty
it has beon so long delayed.
Thoro are probably more politicians
a tb'ls city than In any other burg of
3,000 Inhabitant lu tho world. Tho
average New Mexican is ottered so
many prescriptions for the snme break-
In '-out that be hardly knows which di
agnosia to accept, and is likely to become
disgusted with tho wholo business. Tho
editor of te News has lived In the
South all his llfo and has been used
to democracy, but thoro aro moro brands
of It in this city at present than ho
haa encountored beforo in nn experience
of thirty years. If It goes In some of
thee Mosoa It is Uablo to cause internal
homorhagea.
to curry favor by dUtortod inferonco any other country. They comprise
thnt didn't infor by a d d sight, (lerman, Italian, Frond:, Magyar or
dcrogntorily to tho high character of Hungarian, Greek, Latin, Polish, Sor-,
a natlvo son of Toxas dirt. Wo don't vinn, Slavic and Hebrew. The most
want you to Infer either, that being ap- rcmurkablu of thorn all is tho Acta
parontly a part of your occupation, that Comparntlunls Llterntum Unlversatum,
we are at issuo in tho case of tho fellow being semi -monthly of comparative lit-
who hotiooted it through Texas from o nit uro, with contributions from all
some other locality fleeing from justice oxer tho world and In many tongues,
and happening to light iu this territory
at watering places, thoro are too many TUOUMOABI'S WEAK POINT
of tho genuine article here to foster Some one has said, that a chain Is
his happiness, ho moves on to another no stronger than its weakest link. hile
haven, and wo will add that wo do not ' do not llko to admit that Tucuracari
fear his Influence In tbo constitutional hns a weak link, yet It is true. A few
convention oitherj it is not for him. As Ky ago too Secretary of tbe Boswell
to the Oklahoman, ho is an untried Noo- "usincss Men's Leaguo was In Tueum
pbyto in Now Moxico politics, but wo cirl with a proposition that wai of vaat
don't look on him with the horror that Interest to tho peoplo of this city. At
you seem to eutertaiu of llolloman as u ter some effort a number of tho business
republican, in caso ho should break into I won were gotten togothor and ono of
Tho Wichita Eaglo says very truth
fully: "Tho census enumerator whose
duty it is to ascertain the number of cat
tle on the rangos, will not havo as much
work aa ho did ten years ago. Cattle
ara not allowed to remain on the ranges
with beef at " a hundred as long us they
used to." The Kngle might have added
that there aro no longer any ranges for
them to run on in tho southwest In com
parison to what was open ten years ago.
The rango cattle aro now back In tho
hills away from tho settlements of the
man who has come to build homes in
the cattle country of ten years ago.
Tho nuinbor of cattle has not only been
reduced but tho free ranges In proportion.
the constitutional caucus. Wo aro wil
ling to let him work out his own salva
tion on his merits and will put nothing
iu bis way as uii Oklahoman if wu
know it. liut wo ijrowed up with Tex
mis and havo never had any cnuso to
regret it up to this writing, and whilo
wo duu't supposo they are iu any way
to blamo for our infallibilities, our
dadies were among the boys who fought
for her Independence. One of them
wrote tho call to arms in the war for
indopoudence with Mexico which today
is beiug read by the boys and girls iu
the public school text book of tho stute.
Ho is again heard from at Son Jacinto
where liurloson's history charges him
the tlrst things the geiitlomau from Itos
well suld was: "Who is tho Secretary
of your business men's league." The
answer was, "Tucumcarl has no busi
ness .Men's league. " There uro few
towns In tho territory that havo ono
fourth the populatiou of Tucumcarl, that
bus not uu association oi home kind,
that is authorized to speuk offlclally for
the town. Nara Visa has a wido-uwake
l.eugue, aud they have succeeded in
bringing to that locality, u class of men
who have mouey, bruins aud grit, and
the result is that tho littlo elty Is pros
perous uud today has moro buildings iu
course ot construction than any town ot
her size in
Mrs. Callahan of Amarlllo,
Grand Organizor Interna
tional Auxiliary Hero.
on the various employed, it wat found !
that messenger boys, employed In a fnc i
titrv nn llm nrinftilln -sf ttin ,-ntinl I
would romo nut and mako faces at tho ,
PLEASED WITH VISIT
shoo-factory employees. Tho latter j
nuiuu j'lun uji uuiniiofi ui-uis nnu wir-nr
rs, Cnlahan of Amarlllo, Texas, Qrand
them at tho boys. Klfty heel, would 1 "d Ipoctor, of tho Orand
go out of tho window In this manner.
Screens placed on tho windows stopped
the prnctico of throwing away good ma
terial. It was learned Inter that tho
messenger boys picked up every heel
and sold thorn for n low prlco to a rival
shoo factory.
Iiouso methods in tho buying of cloth
and other materials by a New York
clothing house cost the firm In tho nigh
borhood of ten thousand dollars a year.
Then a death In the llrm brought lu n
new partner who was Installed as gen
eral manager. Ho mode a practice of
keeping n record of his orders. "Put
everything like this down in black and
whito" was his motto. Undor tho old
system, when a traveling salesman came
In for orders no duplicato was kept of
the order. The various salesmen soon
became awaro of this loophole and, when
they sent In tho order, would add what
ever their fancied dictated to tho bill,
As those bills wore uovcr checked up
aud thoro was no record in tbo house
of tho urigtiinl order, tho house soon he
mo overstocked with a lot of worth
less mntcrlnl thnt It had no tiso for and
that was only so much Idlo capital, The
uso of carbon copies saved this house
10,000 in ono year.
A SPIDER'S ODD ADVENTURES
There was a spider that wont nt
least through two battles and took a
long journey by t-oo mid land, all with
out mishap. Tho first tlmo this panic
ular spider camo into notlco was Just
beforo tho light at Atbora, In Upper
Kgypt. It had taken up Its quarters
in tho ventilator of tho helmet of n
llrltlsh officer. It was nn enogetic spi
der, coming out at night to food, and,
after having its supper of flics, re
North Kast Now Moxico. ' turning into Its hiding place. The of
with wleldiug tho bloodiest sword in0uur bus 11 'euguo, aud during tho last fleer loft it unmolested, and when he
tho war that uuyolked Texas from Mux-1"1 mouths '' M'uut thousands of dol- wont into tho Atbarn tight It was still
lean dominion, he was even nosing i lutH lu advertising tuo possiuiuiios oi lu ins iiolmot. .Men woro killed nil
International Auxiliary, to tho llrothor-
hood of Locomotive Knglneers, vlsltod
I'aJiiWtu Division -IDS Wednesday, Feb
ruary 2.1 rd, for tho purpose of Instruc
tion und Inspection.
A tpoclnl meeting was called for 10
o'clock Monday morning and Mrs. Cnla
han proceeded to oxnmlne tho Division
on constitution and by-laws, and the ono
hundred questions woro all answered
correctly. A rocess wns then allowed
for tho dinner hour. Order wns again
resumed at 2 o'clock, this bolng tho
regular meeting day, tho usual order of
tuisim-oa was transacted together with
nil drill and floor work. Mrs. Olbson
wns ndmitted nn transfer card and Mrs.
Perkins initiated as a now member. Vis
iting HUter Mrs. Robinson of El Paso,
presided at the organ which added great
ly to the beauty of the work. Visiting
Sistor Hmyres assisted as installing of
liters. The mci'ting cloni'd with a short
address by Mrs. Callahan, 81 , stated
that she was very much surprised at
tho manner in which tho Initiation and
all floor work was rendered, and pro
tinuni'ed It excellent. She compliment
ud the division for the excellent con
dition of tho books and for tho pleasing
manner in which tho business was trans
acted. At live o'clock tho members of tho
11. of L. K. found in wniting wero In
vited to the division room. The Presi
dent. Mrs. .Icsso linrncs, in her pleas
ing manner, presented to Mrs. Callahan,
in I ii-ti ii I f of the division a cut glnss wa
ter pitcher, and to Mrs. Hmyors a salad
fork, ns a token of their appreciation,
for the assistance in organizing, and
help they havo rondorcd since. Tho
ladles then served a very refreshing
luncheon, and a very social merry tlmo
was enjoyed until seven o'clock, tho
members of Pnjurlto went homo feeling
thnt tills hnd been a duy well spent.
NOT ON YOUR TINTYPE
"Tho News don't feel that tho con
stltutional convention is In any dangor
from tho Oklahoma and Texas Influence
that will go from Quay county. In fact,
wa intend to send at least ono ropubll
van from this county and the News
would fool perfectly safo if our two
dolegatos should bo Reed llolloman and
C. C. Davidson. Tho News.
No, tho constitutional convention is
not In any dangor from tho Oklahoma
and Texas lnfluonco chut will go from
Quay county. That lnfluonco (h a(c,
cane, conservative and domtx-ratlc. The
Newa may bo assured that the Toxas
and Oklahoma lnfluonco will be felt in
that convention. It is to bo infercd that
the News sooks to Ignore that Influence
on the ground that it would bo hurt
ful. Quay county Is made up larguly
of good citizens from theso states. That
"influence" will domand to got recog
nition and representation. Why notf
The Newa la quite liberal in that it
raggeata the name of a good domocrat
and a good republican as dologatcs to
that convention. We will go tho News
one better. If Quay county is repub
lican let all tbo dologatcs bo republican.
If democratic let all tho delegates be
democrats. This la either a democratic
or republican county. Which ever it
ay be, let that party put up Its best
sen and elect them. "To the victor
belong the spoils." Tucumcarl Sun.
The corpulent anatomy of tho editor
of the Sun seems to havo suffered dis
tension In a dogrce that loads him to
believe ha is justified in distorting n
aentenee In that paragraph that it will
mean a reflection on the Oklahoman and
Texan. Nay verily, your honor, That
k like year interpretation of tho fun
damental of the great party with which
yea claim affiliation, ns portrayed In
the stereotyped phrases of your editorial
eeJamne which were discarded before
Celerade was admitted to tho Union.
Tee, "let tho peoplo rulo," Who in
the h i are the people, pupa J You
and JeeTenon may be related, but there
baa been ruction In the family, It has
offered Matter. Aa to tho fear of Ok
lehea and Texaa lnfluonco in the eon
etltvtiMa convention, tho News meant
jwt exaetly what it said. That little
paragraph wu an editorial follow to
aa crtteie appearing in the New York
lw in whteh a pell of the parties was
atlnasf tnil fri tbe raeulu ot the last
hi tkto territory or tbe prouate
entle, in rhlch tho
IHP political complex
aciern couousa aa qunu-
mete, al that it might return demo
araUe irfiantee to the constitutional
eeaTMttea. Tata premted tbe otter
e &t tbe mntesiee te wbleb tbe cdi
Ut tbe Taeutsearl cu takes exeep
tie. Mere it la: "The editor of the
Xew sWt feel that the eonstltBtioaal
f flMTMtlea k In any danger front tbe
around with tho bunch thut dulivered
Santa Ana to Houston's tout. Tho only
rogretabie thing about his history thut
wu havo beard bis peoplo or a Texan
speak of, is that he should buo been
spurcd at San Juciuto to meet bis deutb
iu u duel with Capt. Uaylor ut tho clocu
of tho Civil war. A mau who followed
him, still lighting for Texas, as u louder
of the Texas and Louisiunu cuvulry uud
who wus with him ut tho "Church" is
Bono other thnu u wbeelnght of this city,
S. M. Uutchor, who bus a shop ovor on
Smith Street near tbo Antlers hotel.
The other was mixing in it along the
whole play and ute rotten flour with
niuuy others in i'loridu, bin uiuuugcd
to get over to Chupultepeu in the little
skirmish of MH-'J that resulted in ceding
this territory with tho rest of the Uuad
ulupe Uidulgo cession to Uuclo Sum's
public domain. Wu fuel therefore that
sinco about half of tho bruud to which
wo belong uro today uutlvo Texuus thut
wo aro not ready to acknowledge Hint
wo aro guilty of making derogutory in
forences. Not on your tintype.
thut section aa au agricultural couutry. j about this ofllcer. but ho and his spider
woro unmirt. At Umdurmnn tho oRlcer
PRESS BULLETIN NO. 102.
'Tucuuicuri has no business Meu's Lea
gue. Hundreds ot lottera aro recoived
every mouth from persons iu tho diller-
cut Stutes, asking about our boll, cli
mate, rulnfull, wuter, schools, churches,
etc, uud whether or uot certuiu Hues of
business would pay, "but what is ev
erybody's business is nobody's busi
ness," and there is no ono to speak for
the city, uud about all tho Information
they receive is a circular, or perhaps
u folder sent them by souio private in
dividual. "TUOUMOARI HAS NO
UUSINKSS MEN'S LEAGUE." This
is the weak link. What shall we do
about Itf
NEWSPA- ER PRESS
Or THE WORLD
Kuw of us, when we taKu up our
favorite paper at the breuktust tuble,
Know the number of pupora published
dully iu the world or oi the muny
and siugulur luuguuges in nhicii soino
ot them are printed. Ul eouroo, the
preponderance of such publications
appears in tho English laiiguugo. Tho
entire number published all over the
world, in every ianguuge und diulect,
is between 0,300 und (i.uou. Uurmuny
publishes 900 odd dullies, ono of
whieh, tho Post Zietung ot Frankfurt,
l the oldest uewapuper in Europe.
Uront liritluu prints only about -.'o
daily pupors. l'uris prints ubout lou
different duilios moro than the coin
binod number printed in the cities ot
London, New York, Philadelphia and
liostou combined, und it bonus, too,
the daily with tbo largust circulation
lu the world Lu Petit Journul.
The papers published in the native
diak-cts of India are circulated uuiung
uud read by more peoplo thuu any
otbor dallies on tho globe- -a single
paper, it is suid, being cireulutod from
house to house through un untiru vil
lage uud read until it is completely
worn out. Six papers form tho entire
collection of Persian periodical-one
printed In Syrlac und five in the uu
tlvo vernacular. Until lately none of
these Persian papers were printed from
typo but woro engraved. Tho Inland
of Ilorneo boasta a paper printed in
English called tho Haruwuk Uuzettu,
sizo only is by 13 luches, but which
was first Issuo in August, 1807.
Until a fow years ago the nowspntrs
of Iceland wero supposed to be printed
furtberest north. Re, now there Is a
publication called tho Escuimo Hulletln
pinted wlthm tho Arctic Circle ut Cape
Prince of Wales, Alaska. True, it is
only Issued unco a your, but it is a vory
nowsy shoot and is publishod ut a mis
siouary school. It is up-to-date, too,
its editorial column claiming tho larg
est circulation in the Arctic." It has
departments devoted to "local hap
pouings" rural notices," " socio ty an
fashion," "marriage floticoi." etc.
China, with all it vast population
boasts net quite two dozen daily papers,
but among them are the two oldest
papers in the world. Tbo Kin Pan
commanded a battery, and onco more Denatured Alcohol from Cantaloupes,
tho spider went into action. Iiniiire. linn- r nt I y come in to the
When the African troubles were ovor, Cliemii-nl Hepurliiiout nt' this iustitu-
tho liritish olllcer packed various nrt i- lum reaidin the posilillitiis of di-
cles to bo sent home, und '.nong them naiuiod iiicnltnt prodm tlmi trom can
tho helmet thut bad seen action. Not taluupo. iu view of the above, n
until too Into did the officor remember In-mii-nl i-xauiiuatiuii wns made of
that he had sont his littlo friend on a
long voyage without stocking its lar
der, but nothing could bo duuo to help
it.
When tho British officor reached Lon-
-linn- dead ripe cantaloupe-, dining the
pnst aviii.
Aci-iirdlug to our present knowledge
of alcohol, it i produced from what
we call reducing -uyars or like liodlei-
'aakuJuMH
SsflirMH
used to be considered by Europeans
a and Texae influence that will the oldest paper but It has been Issued
Qar eetiBty," It k to be in- a mere thousand ynrs. 1 ho lalng Pao,
fsw that deWarattefl that the: or Poking Newa, was first published
INDUSTRIAL LEAKS
Leaks iu expenses aro une of tbe bug
bears of tho life of a plant munagor,
und the little ways in which material
is wasted form u uuver-endliig puzzle,
it is surprising how u littlo leak, a com
purutivu trlflo taken by itself, but a
big item when magnified in vurious
ways, will eat up tho profits aud mako
the stockholders growl that tho businers
is declining uud being run ut a loss.
lu niuuy instances it is found that
inuteriui comes in thu front door, is
chocked up, but mysteriously disappears
before it euu bo turned into the finished
product uud u mouey-mukiug cog iu
the business, lu many instances tbe
goods ure slipped out of tbe buck door
by dishonest employees and sold below
ilieir originul cost. No matter what
price is obtained, it is u gaiu in the
pucKot of the muu selling it, for he has
puid nothing for it and bus expended
but little labor in securiug tho goods
und the boss pays the bill.
A C'hiuugo employer took a walk
through bis shop one Sunday afternoon,
lie stumbled ovor a loose board. Tho
nuxt duy he called tho shop carpenter
uiiil suid: "duck there is a loose board
in the floor of tho shop. You bad bet
ter null it down, or some employee will
lull ovr it uud I will have a suit tor
duiuuges. ' '
Tho curpoutor returned in a few mlu-
utun and said thut ho could not find any
loosii board. Tbo employer wont out
into tho shop aud located the loose
board. He pried it up and glanced down
under the floor. Tho building had no
ellur, and he sun a pile of somu muter
lul on the ground. He mode tho carpon
ter pull up some other bourds and fouud
thut tho material wus tool steel that had
been partially spoiled. Ho then saw why
thu bourd was loose und why the cur
pettier had failed to locate it. When
ever a rforktnuu spoiled a piece of steel
ho would ruisu the bourd and throw
tho damaged steel away. Tho steel in
tho pile was valued at two hundred dol
lurs uud was used without difficulty
The next month's steel bill showed i
material decrease. Likewise, every
bourd In the floor of the shop was tight
ly nulled dowu, and when a workman
spoiled u piece of steel It waa Immediate
ly reported.
Borne fow months ago a 8t, Louis
foundry decided to fill up on abandon
ed woll, as tho water lu it hud an ob
noxious odor. Tho cover wus torn up,
und the superintendent suw a dark mass
above tho wutor-linc. A grappling book
wns let down into tho well and n slight
ly damaged easting wu pulled to the
ground. It waa tbe same old story
earolnsa employeos, when they spoiled
a casting, would lift up the cover of
the well and drop the catting iuto it.
Iron valued nt flvo hundred dollars was
recovered and used in tho foundry, after
belnjf recast,
don, it was with souio compunction thnt liuving the same formula. These sugars
ho opened his helmet box, expecting to we know iu the oiniiieri-lal world us
see tho dead body of tho spldor. lie dextrose, grapit miuui and glueix, nil
wns, however, rejoiced to find his friend j uieaiiiti' the snme meterial.
alive and vigorous, and not tvun lonely, j Thorn are different yields per acre
Upon tho wny tho occtipnnts of 'ho hel-if eaiitiilonpes in different parts of
met nnd increased in number, for now
two young spiders shared tho strnngo
retreat.
iW,trxfet a deateerat to gOiSOO years before the Norman conquost
ftUSvmmmUf to that ceaveatleaf I asd baa been issued without intermit-
jftiMirjTjt, advocate tbe' ilea far nearly 1400 years. Tho Tilng
ANNISTON-PORTER
.1. IttiM-l Pillion is on the sick IM.
J. V. Nickel wat shoppingin Rovuelto
on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ferguson visited
ut Norton on .Sunday lust,
.Inn 1'nrtor went to Tueuim-ari nn
Tuesday to make application fur HiihI
proof.
1. ('. Smith, who I,,, ., dangerous
ly ill of pneumonia nt his home near
Purler, l improving.
Monroe iiol'ortli wont to Tiieiiineari on
Thursday to meet his father who lias
irried Inr a several weeks visit.
Kdiiiund Porter und (luss .Monro from
near Sun .Ion, ttindo their ilsitnl wooklv
visit to this vicinity mi Snndiiv.
Will lioliirtb bus I ransferii-.i his
' hiiriitiuic and frijole" and will bi
ll ho to his friends nn tho Noble
ruin-bo ' diirniH tho next lew weeks.
ANOTHER RAILROAD FOR PYOTE
Pyote, Texas, Fob. 20. (Spccinl)
rim comnn-r.ial i-htb lias rocoixod It
loiter from some eastern promoter
stilling that they urn ready tu finance
and build a nil I road north from I'vuto
. connect vwtii tho Itocli Island at 'I'll
iilii-ari, N. provided they could
hair local support. A session of the
I'o'iiinoreial club wns vailed Immediate
! and a telegram wus dlspaleliod to
Hie proiaoteis thnt Pyote was ready tu
receive the proposition, A jnrge bonus
has already been raised, one party of
lering iW.ooo.
Tho llrt work on tho new road is
o be done between Pyotu mid luviil, a
now town near tho confer of Winkle:
-nun!. The now mud would evident
ly be a paying one, ns going ninth limn
ijoie it would open up u country fot
-00 miles that Is not now touched by
a road. This territory is now fust set
tliug up.
WELLS FARQO WILL
MOVE MARCH lit.
Tho Wells Fargo Express Compuny
has been notified by the bank to vacnto
the Tnr'itory, depending uu dlllerent
cunditiut.s of soil and cultivation mid
planting. There ure also dlllerent vuri
olios of cRiituluupos produced which
woulif contain xnryiug amounts of
fermentable material, but the dlllor
once iu tho amount of sugar will nut
bo vory groai in thu difierent varie
I los.
The cantaloupes anaiyed contained
.1." per cent ledtieiug sugars. This
wutild mean .'itt'.Ul pounds of reducing
Mignrs per nere producing lOiiH)
pounds of cantaloupes. If nil those
reducing sugars wore fermentable com
plotely to alcohol, I which is doubt
Mil) they would produce KO.'.'O pounds
if absolute alcohol (100 per cent.), and
this would make l".i.SH gallons of 100
per omt of l!00 proof iilcohol. At 40
emits per gallon 'J'.l.'sl gallons would
bring tdl.i. The cost of production
of the eantiilntipes uud the munufae
i urine, ol the alcohol mo nuxt to be
tiKUrnd, lint it is hardly worth while
tu tlguio on these when wo know that
em n will produce pei aero alcohol val
ued ut f ::".'' 1, sutar beets iUll.TH, pn
Millies i'u'i.'.ti, sweet potatoes II.S0.
Hid tunas K..'.no. Corn gives by-pio
duets in the uuinufucture of alcohol,
while we know ul no by -products from
tho eiitilaloupes.
Itonuhly speaking, .1 tons of eniitu
loupes will bring gross receipts from
alcohol production nmountliig tu ill!;
une Ion piuduees i'l.lU worth of aii-o-liol.
On an average yield of Rockv
1'ord eiiMtriloiipos an aeto brings in
from l."i0 to 1'00, when the euiitn
loupes me placed upon the market,
Now if the cost of production of those
is 17 per acre ami it costs mote tu
produce aicuhul from an aero of can
uilonpes, which brings in thin way un
ly t U.H.", it is quite evident thut the
production of denatured alcohol from
antaloiipes would nut be a paying bus
iness but wi old bo a loss.
After ceitaiu complicated treatment,
sawdust und various other woody pro
duets may bo made to yield reducing
sugars which uro fermentable to nl
cuhnl. At tho present time it lts .ml
been learned if cantaloupes can lie
outdo tu produce morn alcohol event
ually by this complicnted treatment,
I lit I. I'll I till iKiltl III utt IM ill I ii.l (.u I.L....I t ...
the rooms they now occupy at the close I .,, ,,,.,. mvv, .
of this mouth. Tho Company has leased
tbo building recently occupied by Hol
land Rros. and Kann In tbo Now bank
building and will move March 1st. Tho
new location Is directly across tho street
from their present ofilco.
LLVDE NEWS CO. WILL MOVE
Tho Llndo News Company annouucoi
in their ml this wouk that they will
mova Into the building recently oc
cupied by tho Palm Leaf Parlor. They
have built up a nice butlnest since com-
Ciiiciuntti shoe factory, situated nig to the city, and will at all times
upon the canal bank, found that Its carry a well selected stock of cundlet,
bills for leather hoots were unusually I stationary aud periodicals of all kind,
large during the summer months. As us well at tobacco and clgart.
possible to ferment nil the solid ma
terial in cantaloupes, one acre would
bring only V.r,,hr, worth of alcohol, one
ton would bring (7,'JO worth: nnd, after
deducting the cost of production of
ciinlnloupes, one ucre would net IH,
s,1 from which the cost of manufacture
must be taken, leiiving u very small
profit, if any.
Thus, in conclusion, it is ijiille evi
dent that II would not pay lu grow
ii n In Ion pes fur production of dona
uied alcohol; neither would it pay lu
manufacture denatured alcohol from the
waste cantaloupes.
8. R. MITCHELL
February 23, 1010.
4L 7 Mm a
RET .SOLVED THAT
IT 15 A "DRrTAIi
50ARETHE Beautiful
WAISTS AND OTHER
THINGS WE SHOW!
Your. DREAMS Win
V-JCOME TRUE AT OUR
PTO.TT.-
WHY .SHOULD YOU MAKE YoVH OWN
WAIJT-5 WHEN WE HAVE JUCH A -SPLENDID
ASSORTMENT oF UP-TO-THE-MINUTE
.STYLES ALREADY MADE FOR. YoU?
GOODJ LOOK DIFFERENT WHEN THEY
ARE MADE UP, FROM WHAT THEY DO
WHEN YOU JEE THEM IN THE PIECE. YoU
CAN BE JURE OF A FIT Too WHEN YoU
BUY YOUR WAIJT-5 HERE. CAN YOU BE
JURE OF A FIT WHEN YoU Do NOT?
WE HAVE ABOUT TEN DOZEN .SAMPLE
WAI STS LEFT THAT WE MUJT GET OUT
OF THE WAY BEFORE OUR CAR LOAD OF
NEW GOODS ARRIVE. TIME S .SHORT
AND PRICED MUJT Do THE MOVING.
HERE' J THE WAY THEY ARE GOING.
LOT No. J HANDJoME Mo D EL J,
BEAUTIFUL IN DE-SIGN, PER
FECT IN FINIJH. VALUE J
3.00 TO 15.00, CHOICE . $1.65
LOT NO. 2 CON 3 I STS OF 50
WAIJTJ (ALL -SIZEJ) THAT
ARE WORTH 1.75 To 2.50,
CHOICE . . . . H.00
LOT No. 3 65 WAI -ST S, -SOME
tailored, -some tucked,
-some elaborately trim
med and EVERY ONE THE EM
BODIMENT OF -STYLE AND
NEAT ELEGANCE. WORTH UP
TO. J . 50, CHOICE . . .
69C
Lot No. 4 THI-S Lot I-S .SMALL IN
NUMBER BUT LARGE IN VAL-UE-S.
U-SUAL PRICE 69C To
$1.00, CHOICE
39C
your dream of unu-sual bargains
will come true if you come right to
our -store. to wait mean-s disap
pointment. -sale begins -saturday, feb. -86th.
T. A. MUIRHEAD & CO.