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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28
Las Perchas.

The tenderfoot is easily detected
by his method Of spelling Perche,
the new mining district near Lake
Valley. A majority spell it with a
final "a, and some resort to an
80" to wind up the word with. The
word spelled P-e-rc-h-e is correct,
the final ''e" having the sound Of
IA. optic.
"The tenderfoot is easily detect
ed by the above method of spelling
Percha." The editor Of the optic
should consult a Spanish dictionary
before presuming to give instruc-
tions in Spanish. BY doing so he
will find that perch-a means perch.
1t is the designation given by the
Moxicans to the trout fish that
abound in the stream called by that
name. "-Lone Star.
Look again in your dictionary,
Lone Star, and you will find that
Percha means ''perch, a resting
place for birds" etc. Trucha is the
Mexican for trout, the fish"
The correct name for the stream
in question is Rio Las Perchas, the
MeX;cans giving the name in the
plural, as in Ike manner to the
streams north Of it, as Animas and
Palomas.
The map makers are responsible
for the misspelling of Perchas. On
every map we have seen-those pub
lished by the United States govern
ment as well as the various map
publishing houses-Pcrchas is mis-
spelt Perches. -S0cc0rO Miner.
This discussion reminds us very
much ofone we once heard between
two very learned men as to the cor
rect pronunciation of the word
5ec-ha-che, which they had seen in
print. One claimed that the accent
should be on the first syllable, and
be pronounced as spelled while the
other claimed that it was derived
from the French and should be pro
nounced as if spelled shay instead
Of che, with the accent ON the last
syllable. A boy with a bundle of
papers on his arm, afterlistening to
the learned discussion for about five
minutes broke in with-"say mis-
ter, us boys get that kind of thing
sometimes, and we call it plain
backache. E-eoe'ning papers, only
two cents" "
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28
Some WOmen's Way.

From the Detroit Free Press.
At the busiest hour in the after
noon yesterday a woman who would
have balanced 175 pounds of horse
feed on the scales, elbowed three
men away from the stamp-window
at the post-ofico and inquired:
SIS there mail going north to-
night!"
"Yes'm."
'Is it sure to go!"
"Oh, yes"
"IIave l time to write a letter."
"Ies, five hours time"
81 was thinking Of writing to my
husband, who is in Saginaw. /
suppose ] could write a postal
cardW
II suppose So"
800 they go just as safelyl"
Certainly"
BY this time there were seven
men waiting and scowling around,
but the woman chung to the shelf
and continued:
Il suppose You keep postal cards
hereW
"Yes'm."
1.-TWO for a cent?"
"No, only one"
81 didn't know but they were
down this fall. presume you can
change a s. billW
"Yes."
"Seems too bad to break it for a
cent, but | suppose-you may
hand me a card"
A card was handed out, and she
begun to feel for her purse. The
crowd surged up and tried to hustle
her, but She couldn't be hustled.
She looked in fourteen different
places for that bill, but it was not
to be found.
"Do you suppose | could have
lost it." she said.
"Y es'm."
"WhereW
Son the next corner"
"ThenI'll go and get it. Dear
me but / wish | had written a
letter"
She let go and pushed aside, and
it was about ten minutes before she
reappeared and called ont;
"The bill wasn't on the corner, l
believe | handed ii to you when |
first came in"
"Oh, no."
"Well, if | did and you are mean
enough 10 keep it, you'll never
prosper, I'll 90 home and get a
cent and come back and buy a
card, but | do think that under the
circumstances you might let me
write on both sides OF it. "
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28
NUMBER 2.

A truthful correspondent, writing
from Fargo, y. t. says: The far
mers here in the spring will plant II
heet-seed close to their house, and
in the fall pull up the beet and
brick up the hole for a cistern. You
can raise everything here that you
can in Ohio, except corn and pump
kins. The seasons are too short
for corn. Pumpkins could be
raised horo, but the vines grow so
fast that they wear the pumpkins
out dragging them around over
the prorie.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28

A Baltimore astronomer has dis
covered that the moon is not a
dead world after all. He has
found that "a feather mist floats on
the western edge Of the Mare Girls
ium, against the premonitorium
agarum. We always knew there
was something wrong with the
moon, but never knew just where
to locate the trouble. Have often
marked that gently swaying,
''feathery mist" but supposed it be-
longed on the hat Of the girl who
always accompanied us in our OBJ
servations.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28

IIildreth Of the Rio Grande Re
Pu6J]can tells story Of Chicago
man who being too lazy to work,
too proud to 60 to the poor-house,
and too honest to steal, determined
to commit some genteel ohense
which would give him free board
and lodging in prison, without
leaving stain on his reputation.
He therefore went out and began
kissing all the girls he met. Be
fore he could find one who would
order his arrest, he starved to
death.
The Repu6lican man, who halls
from st. Louis, does not state exact
facts the man happened to first
tackle a st. Louis girl and laid his
head wide open trying to take in
all that lip.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28
That Wedding Check.

One of the old veterans of Wall
street was the other day giving
some fatherly advice to one of his
clerks about to be ! larried, and in
closing the sermon lie said:
directly after the ceremony
there will be a banquet of course.
When your wife turns over her
plate she will find check for $780,
900 under it.
"Do you really think so!"
ooh, l know it. That's tho
prevailing style nowadays. The
check will be passed around and
finally given to you to pocket"
And next day l will draw the
money on itW
',Oh, no, you won't"
"Why not"
because there won't be any to
draw. Don make dolt Of your
self by rushing to the bank"
''But ] thought-"
Ono matter what you thought.
Save the check to frame and hang
up. When | was married thirty
years ago my wife found one under
her plate. I've got it yet. !
thought too much of her father to
mortify his feelings and know he
has always respected me for it.
That's all, my son. If you run
short on your bridal tour, telegraph
me. "-F}ee Press.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28

"What | want to know is who
struck the first blowl' said the JUS
tice to a sable witness in an assault
and battery case. "Uncle Ike,
dab, he hit de fust lick" replied
jim. "Are you positive that Uncle
Ike struck the first blowW Oh
course / is. Didn't see him reach
ont and hit the fust HEX, but how
many licks he hit befo' dat fust one
or how many licks dc uddor niggah
hit him fust, am more dan lse will
lin to swar ter ,
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28

The Albuquerque Reoieao says:
"Of all the vile campaign stories
that they arc circulating in the
south to hurt John A. Miller, the
most sickening is something about
the digging up of Silver City
grave yard, and the robbing Of the
bodies. But no man with d i;:;;,,iy is;:;,!y
civilized stomach can read it with
safety. AS these charges appeared
in Bonds paper, which gloats over
just such ghoulish nutriment, it
follows as a matter Of course that
they are lies. No other paper
would publish such filthy stuff; but
Bond goes ON the princirH chat
nothing can iniure his papsf, and
he is doubtless right,
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28

The latest attempt of the Star
Route criminals to show that it
was no fault of their own that they
were not convicted, will rouse little
interest. The public regards the
result of their trial as a moral CON
viction; moreover, everybody
knows pretty well where to place
the responsibility of the failure to
make it an actual one.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28

AT the beginning of the eight
eenth century the English language
was spoken by less than 5000, 600
Of people at the beginning Of the
nineteenth by only 10000, 900, and
now, with one-fifth of the century
yet before it in which to spread, it
is the mother tongue Of 0,000, 900.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28

ycur own. These rules are only
evolved in order to "keep a hus-
band" The poor, weak creature
would rather be good than bad,
and it is woman'o duty to hold
him by every means in her power.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28

In Troy, N. Y, a fellow named
Philo Snyder is in jail for keeping
a harem containing six wives. Mr..
Snyder labored under the delusion
that this was a free country, and
that he could do as he pleased! lie
knows better now.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28

The war department has devised
a new artillery saber. If there is
anything the country really needs
it is anew artillery saber, and since
the naval department has become
distinguished through its brilliant
conception of the Presidents flag,
it becomes the more importantthat
the land arm Of public protection
should be alike strengthened. Yes,
by all means, give us an artillery
saber-something that will make
that arm of the service look war
like.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28

The Toledo JounaI says: The
Greenbackers arenot without hope
in Ohio. AT Columbus the party
polled SO votes against 81 last year.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28

The starch manufacturers of the
United States have all consolidated
which probably means a stiffening
up Of prices.
The society young man will now
have to come west where he can
wear a soft shirt, or wilt.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28

j. A. O'Neill and Major Brooks
are negotiating with eastern parties
for the sale Of Oscura copper prop
critics. .-S0c0rF0 Miner.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28

The discovery Of gold i'll the I'm
peiial and Carnero mines, Magdel-
lena district, is causing Il fiutter in
circles. -S0o0yTo Miner.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28

a fire in Durango, Col, con
sumed sixty frame buildings. Loss
$25, 600; insurance unknown.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28

The Kansas City journal of the
20th says: Gould and Huntington
contemplate building jointly a line
from FL Paso northward to White
Oaks, $50 miles. The road will
open extensive mineral fields, and
will be a valuable feeder to the
Texas Pacific and Southern Pacific.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28

Congressman Lowe, of Alabama,
died at his home at Huntsville,
Thursday. Updegraff, of Ohio, who
has been in critical condition, is
better.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28

Rural roosters have toned down
wonderfully since the granger eX-
citement Of a few years ago. AT
the National Farmers Congress,
lately held at st. Louis, there were
only thirteen persons present, ac-
cording TO the papers Of that city.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28

The latest feminine craze is for
a belt made Of skin of a dead snake,
trimmed and neatly lined. 1t
makes all the fellows squirm.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28
CB- Repairing Neatly and Promptly Done.

] have the largest and best stock of
ready made boots, shoes and slippers in
the city at the lowest prices, also full
line OF miners boots aud shoes
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-28

Editor FOrjdian: SIR-In the last FLoRIDIAN
attention was called to the delays and failures in
the arrival of the Northern mails That was all
well enough as far as it went, but if there are
not other and more serious grievances 10 our
mail facilities" am greatly mistaken. 1t is no
torious that there is either lncompetency or gross
carelessness, or bot6, 10 the local Office here and
we are sure that two-thirds of this community
could, if they would, bear testimony to this fact.
How many times have box holders been annoyed
with finding their boxes stuffed with another's
mail, and their own taking the rounds of the city,
subjecting them to delay of hours, and some
times days before getting their own mail But
another and more serious matter c0nfronts US,
and for which the local Office is not held re-
sponsible. 1t is that many letters 70 and from
Tallahassee never reach their destination, and
others, frequently delayed two or three days
somewhere en- route come TO Us bearing the
strongest evidence of having been opened. Our
object in making this statement is not to reflect
upon any particular official, but to plain duty.
There is not day that we do not hear mutter-
ings of dissatisfaction and even bitter comments
from our best citizens The remedy is with them
and they should either seek it or remain silent
as if satisfied. ls there anybody else who
is in earnest about having these evils corrected
If so, come to the front; and show that you
mean BUSINESS
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-28

as shown By the returns, BY ! majority Of
4,245. The question is. Il Mahone
adopted such questionable methods Tor
securing tax receipts, what did he do
with the immense campaign fund that he
is credited with having collected? The
great bulk Of that money was expected to
be used in the payment of the negr oes'
poll taxes. The evidence, which will be
submitted to the Forty Eighth Congress
by Massey in his contest against Wise,
will develop some of the boldest political
manipulations ever reported from the
South. The Virginia Democrats are no
tyros in chicanery of this kind. Under
the control of that party, Richmond has
been the scene of some unblushing ballot
manipulation, but, compared to the
wholesale and def style in which Ma
hone is credited with having polled ille-
gal votes on Tuesday, the 18th, it was
mere child's play. Most of these frauds
were probably committed by the Malone
party in the issuance of tax receipts by
parties who were not legally authorized
to do so. The Democrats were at some
thing of disadvantage in that particu-
lar, as Malone had control of the collect
ing offices in most sections of the State
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-28
As the next Federal House will

AS the next Federal House will be
Democratic, interest is felt in the com.
plexion of the U. s. Senate. The Senate
will probably stand thirty-six Democrats,
thirty-six Republicans, and two Readjus.
tiers, with Colorado and Nebraska to hear
from. If both these States elect Repub.
lican Senators, that party win still miss
having majority, which consists ofthirty.
nine. II, however, Nevada shall elect q
Democrat, which we do not anticipate, the
Senate win stand thirty-seyen Democrats,
thirty-seven Republicans and Malone and
Riddleberger.
In amy event it appears that neither
party will have majority and secure the
power OF passing measures that do not
suit one or the other Of the Virginia Sen.
ators.
Senator David Davis term expires
March 4, 1883, and as there viii then be
no President pro I'm If the Senate to take
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-28

The Tampa 7Fstsas has commenced to
show up what it denominates Wildcat
Railroads " chartered by the Legislature
and to which large subsidies in land were
granted. Among the roads so denomina-
ted the Tribune includes the Florida
Southern, which has been just placed in
the hands of a Receiver, though perhaps
only temporarily. We viii remark here
that the lands Withdrawn from sale in the
interest of this road were so withdrawn
by order of the U. S. Couut at jackson
Vile.
The Tribune says:
Among the first and most plausible schemes
presented to the notice oil our people, was that
OF the company now known as the Florida
Southern. The officers Of this company made
great flourish Of trumpets, and grand parade
oil ,heir intention and ability TO put through the
road at once. from Lake City, Palatka and
Gainesville to Tampa and Charlotte Harbor.-
Officers of the company came TO Tampa and
asked OF our citizens bonus of 5000 and the
right OF way through our streets A meeting
was called and the $1,000 was subscribed, and
the right OF way voted by our town council. A
grant of every alternate section for six miles
on each side OF the proposed line was made by
the Legislature, the said lands TO be withdrawn
from sale upon the fling of the plat OF survey by
the railroad company. No survey was ever
made Some of the officers of this Wildcat
company came through from Gainesville to
Tampa, in a buggy, and filed plat of the sur
vey so made, and upon this the lands for
six miles on each side OF the line located
by this buggy survey were Withdrawn from
market, and bona tide settlers have not
been able to buy, enter settle upon these
lands upon any terms whatever If any effort
had been made TO build the road, So our people
had reason to expect, there would, perhaps,
have been some compensation for the with
drawal of these lands from sale, and the cense-
quent hnderance of the settlement of our Sec
ton. But no attempt has been made TO con-
struct the road TO the waters of Tampa Bay
The road has never come south of Ocala and,
perhaps, never will. What reason is there,
then, for the continued Withholding of these
lands from market? They comprise some of the
best and most desirable tracts in Sumter, Her
nando and Hillsborough counties, and if placed
upon the market upon equal terms with other
lands, would attract numerous settlers and would
be worth thousands where they are not now
worth dollar
In the interests of South Florida, and in the
entire State, we demand that the charter and
land grant of the Florida Southern Railroad be
repealed The company has deceived the cit.
zens OF South Florida it obtained its charter by
false pretenses, and we have no doubt, proposes
to plumber the State, if not prevented. We call
upon the representatives of South Florida, and
OF Hillsborough county in particular, to look to
this matter.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-28
How He Nicks ,Em.
A Washington dispatch of Saturda
last saws

last says:
President Arthur this evening directed the re-
mOval from Office of Charles E. Henry, Marshal
of the District of Columbia d. B. Aynger, post
master, and Myron ii. Parker, assistant post
master of Washington City; NJ. D. Helm, fore
man of the Congressional Record and George E..
Spencer. Government director of the Union Pa
ci6c Railroad COmpany-the latter ex-senator
Of Alabama. The removals were made upon
charges preferred by Attorney General Brewster
and George Bliss, who have been managing
counsel for the Government in prosecuting the
Star route cases against the Postmaster Gen
eral, ex-senator Dorsey and others, that these
officials had interfered with the ends Of justice
in these cases. The Offices vacated will all be
filed Immediately. 80 that there may be NO in
terruption to the public service. To prevent
any possible embarrassment In the affairs of the
MarshaPs Office, suspension of that officer will
be withheld until his successor is appointed.
Attorney General Brewster's letter to
the President advising these removals is
savage. The conclusion is as follows:
From motives of gain or other corrupt consid.
erations, they are saturated with afinities for
these bad men and they have continued by every
means in their power, at the bidding Of their
masters, to obstruct public justice and to defeat
the Officers with the hope Of securing the ac-
quittal and escape of the worst band of organ
lied scouudres that ever existed since the COM
mencement of the government.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-28
lie nntx 81 &c Delnseracy.

s.ae Democratic journals are already
tsfl2kg their attention to the nomination.
fSs presidency in 1884. There is time
at,dsh for that The duty pressing upon
tSa srty now is not to discuss the mefits
ara strength Of rival aspirants or popular
fSxfsHates, hat to adopt and follow such a
fAfas policy as will gain the confidence
e sAs people of the country, and cause
tadsAfao feel that the reforms in the public
rs4sse demanded by them viii be carried
ceatsl
dShs Democratic party must show that
the okject it has in view is not merely to
sfiH control of the government of the
delAify, but to improve the administra-
ts,,si.sif It's affairs.
tksas encouraging to note, says the
NSase Register, that this view is taken
Ia ;lsse ablest leaders of the party. The
alSWs, Of such men must be followed
Thiy would-5e leaders who do not recog-
izHahe duty devolving upon the Demo
Gfasys who do not feel that the true mission
81 ..k''litics is good government and the
pfuA nnd honest administration of public
aifafs, must be sent to the rear. The
c5pAEry has pronounced against machine
Be {blicanism, and against the spoils
s,s:th; it wants no machine and spoils-
iss,: ting Democracy in its place.
:ktecially must the Democracy take
kesy 5of civil service reform. This is an
ihtE that is Of paramount Importance
II Yill not do to merely give expression
10 5Yexceptionable views on the subject :;
thtR:ountry demands more-it demands
asIaa. Let the Democracy then move
AZ ,'fice in this matter, and seek to make
NJ Government again one for the peo-
I'D and by the people,
y, no Democrat deceive himself.
Tn4 thousands of Republican and hide
pcniient voters at the North who aided
ia ths defeat of the Republican bosses;
has,3 not gone over bodily to the Demo
crads They will watch its course with
the 'seenest scrutiny. fit proves worthy
o, 'fpnfdence if it shows that it truly
seqSf the welfare of the people; and if it
e.,.ebvors to cleanse the Augean stables
az Washington, and restore purity and
h3'etty to every department of the Gov
eir;ytlent; thea success in 1884 will be
ieshGved, and success in 1884 will come