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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-12-16

Gimmemy death warrant Show
me my importcd doom Drag forth
my miniature coGIn!' and Spoop-
cudyk swept The contents of the
shelf upon the floor and howlcd
dismally.
oIsn't that itl' asked Mrs.
Spoopcndyke pointing to a small
pile Of snuff on the chair in which
Spoopondykc had been sitting.
"That looks Ike it,"
"WahF' yelled S~poopcndyko,
grasping his hat and making for
Che door. "Anothcg time | swear
off, you go into the country, YOU
hear p and sroopcrdyko dashed
out Of tie house and stearod for
the nearest tobacco shop.
81 don't care" muttcrcd Mrs.
Spoopcndy'le, "whcn he swoars OF
aaa;n, I'm willing 20 leave, and in
the mca4time l suppose he'll be
healthier without bis pipe, SO I'll
hang :. on tho wal whore he'll
never think Of looking for it." and
having consigned ho tobacco to the
flames, she gathered her sewing
materials around her AID douJl,
clinched an old resolution never tc
lose her tcmpor no matter what
AappoA0l.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-12-16
Lost Colonies e Greenland.

Greenland Tas first seen By the
Old Morse navigator, Gunnbioru, in
SIC i. d, butjho first European to
land on its shores was Eric, the
Bed, q banished iarl, or chief, Of
Iceland, SON Of die iarl Of Jaaar, in
Norway. This dseing explorer
rounded Cape Farewell and skirted
the west coast as far as the point
where Julianahaab now stands, on
tho inlet Of Ericstiord, which he
named. This was in 9S3-A. In
985 he set sail from Iceland with
twenty-five ships and q large COM
pany Of omigrants, men, women
and children. Only fourteen yes
sells Of ibis fleet reached Ericsford,
where & colony was planted. 9th
or settlements were soon made for
q considerable distance north Of
this, but none on the cast coast Of
Greenland, as was believed until
very recently. 4 considerable
trade between these colonies and
Norway, Iceland and America
grew up, and it is said that at one
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-12-16

An Oregon boy, who had no
string to his kite, went into a drug
store and bought a pcnny's worth
Of licorice. While the druggist
was serving him he tied an end Of
the druggists ball Of string to his
dogs tail, and the kicking the dog,
drove him ont of the shop. After
the dog had unrceled all the boy
thought be needed, ho cut the
string, took IBIS icorice and walked
ont Of the apothocUy shop witt.
ont that person even sGePccting The
.trick.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-12-16
an Erkauess Mans Dying Advice to
His Son.

His Son.
Old Sol Grayson was long re
gardod as the most noted infdol in
Arkansas. His pious ncishbors
were often shocked by lis unrover-
expressions, and the super
stitious were afraid to pass his
house at night or during dark,
cloudy weather. Ono day the
news that old Sol had been strick-
en- down with rheumatism Of the
heart, spread aronud. People left
their plows and shops and hurried
to the bedside Of the sufferer, not
particularly through sympathy, but
because they wanted to witness the
Old mans violent struggle with the
devil. "Ah, old man." the neigh
bors had often remarked, "wo
want TO be present when you die.
You'll take water then, old man.
The old man replied that he had
never taken much water during life
and that he lidn't think he would
lose his appetite for something
stronger nj lite's close.
$50 on making a joke outon ov-
orything, they would reply. $50
ahead, but when the dark shadows
commence to creep Ground, you'll
sing another tune"
"Bct you fifty dollars"
eyes, you can bet, bus wait"
Wen, the time had come and the
people gathered around. The old
man seemed to be suffering greatly.
GLOW do you. feel, old MANI
asked the superintendent Of the
neighborhood Sunday school.
"Pretty rough" and he drew up
his face and squintod his eyes IN
pain.
do You know where yoa arc
goingW
"No; neither DO you"
'IIayo yourepentcd n
= don't owe any OF you any.
thing, do II"
"No."
CHATS all right, then"
'Dut, feeling an interest in youl
welfare, We are unwilling to see you
draft away into the dark unknown
Glow are you going to hclE
yourselves!
cold gentleman, you arc dying.
Z few more moments and you vii
be far beyond ho-philosophy 0.
earth. Iou have not believed in &
hcll; you have lived as though
you never expected to meet tho
devil, and now W ask you to re
feet"
lyon are right" said tho ole
man. you are right, my life ha.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-12-16
sPoOPENDYKG
lie swcora eft Smoking.

in the glass, ''my dear, do you
know that / think ! smoke too
muchl 1t doesn't agree with me
at ALL"
Just what I have always
thought :" chimed in Mrs. Spoop-
cndyLc, "cnd besides it makes the
room smell so. You know this
room
"Im not talking about the
room, rctortcd Mr.. Spoorendyko,
with a snort. 'J'm not aware that
It affects tie health Of the room.
Tn talking about my health Ills
trip, and [ think I'll broakoT short.
You don't catch me smoking any
more and Spoopondy-e yawnod
and stretched himsclf and pumped
down in his easy chair and glarod
out oftbo window ct the rain.
GLOW arc you going to break
OIL" inquired Mrs, Spoopondyko,
drawingup her sewing chair ami
gazing into her husbands faco ad-
mirina)y. Il suppose the best
way Is not to think Of it at ALL"
The best way is for you to sit
there and cacElc about itl' growl-
ed Spoopcndy1e. 't(f anything
viii distract my attention from 1t
that Will. Cau'tyou think Of some
thing else to talk aboutl Don't
We know some subjects that don't
smell like a tobacco plantation -
Certainly" coocd Mrs. Spoop-
ondyLo, rather nonplussod. ''Wo
might talk about the rain. I sup
pose this IS really the equinox!
How long viii i@tlazt, dear.'
"Dod gast The oquinoxI' spUt-
tered Spoopondyko. "Don'e you
know that when a man quits smok-
ing it ~deprcssos him2 What dye
want to talk about depressing things
for? Now's the time to make me
cheerful. IF ye don't know any
cheerful things, keep quiet"
"Of course" assented Mra.
spoopordykc, you want subjects
that viii draw your mind away
from the habit Of smoking ill e you
used to. Won't it be nice when
the long winter evenings como and
the fire Is lighted and you have
your slippers and paper"
"TLat's just the time I want q
cigar" roarod Spoopondy Ike,
bounding around in lis chair and
scolding his wife. "Aiut yo got
sense enough to Single your
tongue for q minute? The way
vOu'rc kcnDirg Il ND. -CU@I llivc
me hack 70 nv habit in Ioqs n
.Ibour.n he continued so,omnIy.
"apd then NV blood be on vo1r
loodf
"Gb. dear siobod Mrs. enoon.
endyko. 81 didn't moan to. Did
YOU notice about lie comet? They
sav If is ooinr 70 dron into fine SIM
and bnrn M
oTbero We 90 aaafng" yelled
, enooocndytc. "Yon car,s ONO,
E -laanu -nana.ly mouth without s1o.
costing sometime that bro1Es MI
down What d'go want 10 tale
[ bout fire for3 Who wants FIR.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-12-16

The Official vote of Wisconsin
has just been completed which
shows ,hat the Senate Will stand
seventeen Republicans to fifteen
Democrats; Assembly forty-ive
Republicans, i%ifcy-throo Democrats,
and two Independents, giving the
Democrats three majority On joint
ballot, over all.
-e o.
Tie mania for scandals is fast
reaching down to tho lower levels
in st. Louis. The latest is that Of
two dry goods clerks who did Il
good deal of promiscuous pistol
practice ON onch other, all about Il
woman who was married to one Of
the Lelligeronta. The balls all
failed to find a Judgement where
they were the most needed,
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-12-16

Fl Paso Heya1d -Medical men
say that when a man is full Of
whisky he cant freeze, and APP
~pcarances indicate that a large
number Of our citizens are expect
ing a mighty cold snap.
Here too, pard.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-12-06
The Palm.

The palm is the most distinctive
feature, and the browning glory OF
tropic vegetation. In the primeval
forest OF the temperate zone exoge-
nous trees of gigantic size are found,
that rival in height and spread the
most stately growths of the tropics,
so that, TO the traveller .joarneyiDg
southwark, these latter present moth.
ing new beyond pleasing difference,
and often more luxuriant develop
ment of leaf and blossom and great.
err diversity of color. But where his
eye hrst rests upon the palm, the con-
trast TO familiar forms is so striking,
that he seems transported, as it were,
into another world. The exquisite
curves OF leaflet and branch, offering
to mankind the first suggestion Of
the line OF grace aud beauty the
massive columuar stem bearing alotL
It's plumy crown-a very type of
strength, and teaching the lesson of
shalt and capital; the meeting Of
vaulted branches, illustrating the arch;
the play OF light through the meshes
OF the evergreen canopy, with the
blue sky for aback ground, turnish>
ing an inexhaustable study OF interi>
or decoration; the nutritious fruits,
useful fibres, the axhiloratlng sap, the
tough elastic timber and The hospi>
table thatch, all combine to invest
the palm with a deep and peculiar in
terest.
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mouse, which Is 1nVlSlDIe, WaTklflp s5a
meath the boughs Of the trees, load led
and bending down beneath their
burden of green and yellow fruit, in
many cases the lower limbs actually
touching the ground, being unable to
sustain their burden longer. Once in
while ray of sunshine will pene>
trate through the network of inter-
laced branches, but, as a general thing
we are in shade almost resembling
twilight, until we emerge in the rear
of the dwelling and find ourselves in
the midst OF flock Of hundreds of
chickens, turkeys and ducks, which
are receiving their evening meal from
the hands OF my charming hostess,
Mrs. Keep. A warm welcome from
Mrs Keep, and we enter the dwell-
ing. which, for eight years, has seen
naught beneath its hJspitable root
but the content, peace, prosperity and
happiness of this family from Louis
lana, "We built this house tor COM
fort, not show" remarked the Caps
tain. We thought so, loo, as we sat
that evening on the long and wide
verandah, with posts made OF the
palm tree, around each OF which twin
ed running roses of different varie>
ties, ensconced in the most comfor,
table of arm>chairs, pleasant breeze
blowing across the lake, bearing to
us the odors of innumerable flowers
and ripening fruit, and listened to the
experience of our host in his search
for fortune in the wilds of Florida.
After talking over past times and old
friends left behind in Louisiana, our
conversation naturally turned upon
Florida, its resources, ETC., as fol~
laws:
EXPERT ENCE OF A COLoNIsT.
"What caused you to leave Louis. |
lana and select Florida ?"
ain 1867" answered the Captain,
81 planted cotton on Red River, and |
came out at the end of the season |
poorer than when began. l was
disguised with the labor,
did not think prosperity could ever
come to the South as long as she was
upon colored labor, and so
determined to leave the country.
went to Brazil, where remained for
six years. got tired Of remaining i'll
a foreign country, so in the beginning
OF 1874 returned to Louisiana, and
took charge of one of Mr.. SIMPSONS |
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Florida.

The Neeo Orleans Times. Democrat
correspondent gives some interests
ing facts on orange growing in this
State:
After leaving Cedar Keys it was
not many minutes ere our train was
rushing through what is termed the
Gulf hammock, which is land SINH
lar to our Louisiana swamps in ap>
pearance, although an entirely diff
terent soil, and to great extent diff.
terent vegetation, composed Of palm,
cedar, oak, red bay and magnolia
trees. These hammocks are the hunt.
ers' paradise. In them abound deer.
bear and wild turkey. There is no
hunter SO poor that he cannot crown
his days hunt by the slaughter of
one or the other of the above named
game. We do not run many miles
ere we find ourselves looking upon
a certain species Of country, which
to a greater or less extent will meet
the eye in every county in the State
of Florida, to wit: White sand and
pine woods. Once in a while we pass
some neatly white~washed COTTAGE
surrounded on every side by green
groves of orange trees. 1t has only
been within later years that orange
groves have been attempted in the
pine woods of this section, and al
though they all look green and
tlourishing, yet they have borne no
fruit OF any consequence, and are
therefore in their infancy.
AT ii o'clock we are in Gainesville
a very pretty and fourishing town, a
place largely patrvnized by North
ern visitors during the winter on ac-
count OF the excellence of Its hotels.
Here is the terminus OF the Florida
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street. Capt. Keep, who lad perhaps
more varied experience than the
Others, having spent the six years
from 1865 60 1879 ia Brazil, and
travelled over every State in the
Union, was selected to choose a lo>
cation. He Immediately cast his eyes
upon the State Of Florida, and with
out a moments hesitation, packed
his carpet bag, and was on his way
toward that almost unknown State.
His idea and that of the others COM
nected with him, was to get beyond
the frost region, buy unimproved
lands, clear, and begin their old bust
ness OF planting cane on small scale.
After several weeks tour through
the southern portion of the State
with very unsatisfactory results, he
arrived on the banks of Orange Lake,
and although farther north than he
originally intended settling, being
about the same latitude as New Or
leans, yet the richness OF the soil, the
magnificent groves of wild oranges,
and the luxuriant growth of the vege.
tation on the ground, changed his
mind, both as to the section OF count.
ry he intended at first to Locale in,
and to the species OF farming he had
intended pursuing. He decided to
cultivate oranges and utilize the wild
groves that nature had placed at his
He negotiated for the
purchase of four sections of land,
part OF which was peninsula, rum
ming out into the lake, OF the very
richest soil, and covered with wild
orange trees, interspersed with hick.
Dry, magnolia, bay and palm trees,
the remainder of the land being high
and rich hammock, poor pine land
and marsh. In few words. out of
$50 acres there were in the tract
only about 1920 acres of good land,
The balance being marsh and pine
but to get the good land
hey were compelled to purchase the
whole tract. The purchase was made
Tor $4,000, half cash 0or their CAPT
sal was small J, and the balance on
time. In the tall Of 1874 the little |
colony composed of three families,
with such OF their household goods
as necessity compelled them to bring |
anded in the wild woods of Florida,
in fear and trembling the |
building of the homes which were to
shelter them in the coming years J
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-12-06

Eve are persuaded that the ancient
Hermes with all subtle art and natural
resources Of the Alchemists, was very
poor doctor compared with Mrs. Lydia
e. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass. Hermes
may have been after all only clever
practitioner Of the Black Art; but we
know there is no humbug in the phar-
maceuical chemistry of Mrs. Lydia
Pinkhar's Vegetable Compound.
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Corn Fodder.
Cacvelqnd Farmer and Mangfacturer.

Cleveland Farmer and MGnufacturer.
The blade is The best portion of
the fodder, being better tor horses
than hay, owing to its cleanliness.
Instead OF cutting the stalk close to
the ground, we advise our readers 10
try field by gathering all the leaves
below the ears when just about to
change color, and tie them in little
bundles of about six inches in diam
ettN Blades will do TO tie with and
each bundle can be hung to the stalk
by slipping the end Vi the tie behind
the ear. This allows the fodder to
cure without touching the ground,
ard being only the best portion of
the corn, nothing can compare with
it. The labor is very little, as one
man can go over quite space in a
day. After dong his pass over the
field and cut tbetops above the corn,
bundle, stack loosely, and after cnr>
ing, haul all directly to the barn, bnt
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agree to furnish good sland, clear,
fence and set out in four year old
trees :" lie promptly answered ''for
SlOO per acre, and cultivating, $50
per acre per annum.
ut Is true that many who have at.
tempted to grow oranges have failed,
but it is because they were ignorant
of land and the best method Of cult
vation."
Ut the great superiority Of the
Florida orange there is the greatest
unity OF opinion. General Sanford,
OF Florida, writes in letter from San
Reno, Italy 81 brought some of our
Bellalr oranges with me here, and l
have amazed these people by their
great superiority over their fruit. In
tact there is no comparison between
them, ours being infinitely superior"
And he might well have added an
other TACT The productiyeness of
the Florida trees as much exceed
those of Europe as does the quality
OF the fruit. Trees which require to
be hid behind walls, even trained up
on them, which grow upon terraces
twelve feet apart, and depend upon
irrigation Tor their very existence,
cannot bear crops like trees which
grow III open grounds at double the
distance, which rise to the height of
forty feet, with brood tops, and re-
celve the light and air on all sides,
as they can with us
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ITO be continued

The sweet potato crop of Leon
county is simply immense this tall.
Aven the "oldest luhabitant" never
saw anything to equal it. The aver
age yield is unusually good, the POI
tatoes generally very large and of
excellent quality. Some OF the largest
we have seen are of the Providence
variety, and were raised by Mr.. Viii.
son Pope, On Lake Iamonia. Messrs.
L. H. Randolph & Go. sent lot of
them to our residence, any one of
which would be sufficient tor fam-
lily OF malt dozen persons .-Horid>
can.
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DECEMBER 6.
Tomatoes and Fever.

arkansas Farmer.
Ii tomato shrub be uprooted at
the end of the season and allowed
to wither on the bough of a Fruit
tree, or if it be burned beneath, it
will act not only as curative. but
protective against blight and similar
attacks. This hostility to low or
ganism is due to the presence of sui
phur, which is rendered up in active
condition in the decay or burning.
Remembering that digestion also
splits up the tomato into It's chemical
constituents, and releases sulphur,
probably in nascent condition, and
probably in the intestinal canal, it
may have as great potency there as
experiments prove it to have outside
the body. Summer diarrhoea, Eng.
lish cholera, ahd typhoid fever are
all dne to low organisms. AS this
diarrhoeal aud typhoid seasons are
luckily contemporaueous with the
fruitlng Of the tomato, it is not un-
reasonable to assume that tomato.
eaters would be more than ordinari>
ly likely to escape such diseases.
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son and myself planted three acres Of
cane on rented land, cultivated some
with our own little white hands and
sold it growing in the field for 500
an acre, after deducting seed and
rent. I also planted on my..own place
four acres of Irish potatoes, which /
sold on the ground, without digging,
at 500 an acre. Made all the corn,
sugar, syrup, potatoes and forage i
needed tor the coming year. During
that year | sold to W. 0. Ames, OF
Jacksonville, Fla, one and seven>
Fights Of an acre Of my land, on which
there was grove growing, for So, 500
cash, more than all my land cost me-
He was reimbursed tor his outlay in
two crops from that land in 1876 and
1877"
ITO be coatiaued)
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Does the Queen Lead the Swarm!

'1TdtSH Dee 0OuTnnt.
There Is an impression prevailing
among the uninitiated that the queen
OF a hive leads off the swarm, but
this is by no means the case with
first issues, for, as a rule, the queen
does not come forth from the hive
until the greater part of the bees are
on the wing. Another erroneous idea
in existence is that the queen bee is
the first TO alight upon branch or
bush, and that the bees congregate
about her, but the reverse is TACT.
When swarm begins to issue, if the
bee keeper will place himself on the
shady side Of thelhive and watch the
stream of bees which pour forth like
an army through a gateway, he may
see the queen come out, and, if in
clined toprove our assertions, he NAV
capture and cage her, and put her in
his pocket, whil9ne watches the
proceedings OF thel bees. When the
through ;ircling III the air. he NAV
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-12-06

SKILL IN TIE WoRKsHoP.-To do good
work the mechanic must have good
health. If long hours of confinement in
close rooms have enfeebled his hand or
dimmed his sight, let him at once, and
before some organic trouble appears,
take plenty uf Hop Bitters. His system
will be rejuvenated, his nerves strength
ened, his sight become clear, and the
whole constitution be built up to high
er working condition.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-12-06

Mr.. Harry Hammond, son of s. U.
Hammond, of Fort Gates, has been
appointed railway mail agent on the
route between Jacksonville and En-.
terprise, Vice Mr.. Harry r. Teasdale,
resigned. The latter has been in the
service over five years and was very
popular with all. Harry Hammond
has been on the Jacksonville and Pa
latka route for the past few months,
and no doubt will achieve success in
his new position, as he is fully con-
versant with all the duties pertains
ing to the positioD.-PdIatE0 Jour-
anil.
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Hints on Southern Gardening

SiJley's Farmers AIn'oaoc.
The best situation for either a mark.
ct garden or farm garden is on COM
paratIvely level ground, provided the
land is thoroughly drained. Gently
rolling lands sIoping south or south>
east are excellent; Eortherly and
westerly exposures are to be avoid
ed. AS Southern gardening is large
ly conducted during the tall, winter
and early spring months, all the
warmth that the sun will give is need
ed. Secure shelter on the northeast
and west by hills, woods or build
ings, if possible but close proximity
to woods may often cause loss of
crops by rabbits and other vermin,
and protection must be provided by
distance, or otherwise. A diversity
OF soil in the garden will permit a
greater variety OF vegetables being
grown, as some require heavy soil
and others light one. Stagnant
ponds OF water must be avoided but
if they can be utilized as reservoirs
for irrigation, preserve them. Shade
and fruit trees near the garden are
nuisance by furnishing homes Tor in.
sects to breed ill., Either avoid or
destroy them. Locate the garden
near the highway TO save going over
the fields when muddy. in buying
farm for gardening, locate near I've
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pared, / think that the greater part
of the commercial should be devoted
to growing green crops to be turned
under while the grove is young; rye
or oats during the winter, and peas
or corn for the summer, using Watt
pillow. I have never seen the objec-
ton to the use of the turn plow that
some urge. At any rate they don't
propose anything that will take its
place. / rather think that there is
more in the man that holds the ham
dies than the plow,! whether turn
pillow or scooter. S.
N0v. IA, 1882.
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Remember This.

If you are sick Hop Bitters will surely
aid Nature in making you we'll when all
lese fails.
If you are costive or dyspeptic, or are
suffering from any other of the numer-
GUS diseases of the stomach or bowels,
it is your own fault if you remain i'll, for
Hop Bitters are sovereign remedy in
all such complaints.