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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-02-17
NUMBER 70.
THE CALLED JADE WINCES.

The editor of the Oreide Fra
got upon his immaculate ear when
he read the last issue of the LEAD
Err, and comes back Mt us this week
in a half column of drivel. He
says we abused "a worthy officer"
We did not abuse Sheriff Poe or
Deputy Sheriff Brent, and We
know Of no other worthy officer"
whose name has been associated
with the Pearl Downing matter. If
the o. 4. assumes the position Of
champion for the fellow who went
to sleep and refused to waken even
when the voices of the lynching
party were ringing and echoing
throughout the Jail building for
him to appear, and the sound of
the AK as it played upon the prison
locks reverberated throughout the
streets and penetrated the rccesscs
of every residence in Lincoln, he
has our consent. We know of no
one more desperately in need of
champion, unless it be Pearl. The
latter is dead, and the other stink
eth. The q. L. is a fitting repre-
sentative of the putrid twins.
The sapient editor closes his
screed by accusing us of a want of
courtesy. This comes with bad
grace from the man who took oc-
casion, when he heard of our com
ing, and before we reached this
camp, to throw slime upon us, and
who, in his first issue after our ar
rival covered the mention of our
appearance with bad smelling driv-
ell.
Poor fellow. He reminds us of
another German, who in shaving ac-
cldentally amputated his nose. -
The pain caused him to drop his
razor, which in turn decapitated
one of his big toes. Hastily pick
ing up the dismembered portions
of his anatomy he clapped them to
the bleeding wounds and tighdy
bound them. After the flesh had
grown fast and healed he removed
the bandages and was overwhelmed
with horror when he found well
developed toe where his nasal pro-
tuberance ought to have been, and
disgustcd when obliged to pull his
boot off every time he wanted to
blow his nose.
Yes, Hell Is in dilemma. Be
cause the LEADER condemns alhur-
derer, and holds up to public ac-
countability and censure a delin-
quent official, he deems it his duty
and interest to assume the opposite
position, strew the grave of the
murderer with flowers and beslob-
Der with praise the iailor who slept
while the prison doors were brok-
en- open, and the prisoners in his
charge liberated.
The LEADER is well satisfied with
its position in the disputed prcmis-
es, and would not exchange with
the q. t. on any terms. We have
heard " response" from every
worthy source. We do not. and
would not have the good will OF
those whose opposition has struck
upon our tympanum. Then, too,
we have an approving conscience.
Our articles were not written to
elicit popular approval, but were
the outgiyings, the outpourings Of
our nature, and such rarely fail to
accord and tune with the sentiment
of honest and fair minded people,
and it is only to the hearts Of such
that we appeal.
WHILE our people were Shiyer-
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-02-17

THE German Catholics of Whee-
ling, w. Va, are all excited be-
cause Bishop Kahn has forbidden
the sale of beer and the indulgence
in round dances at entertainments.
1t was owing to a defiance Of this
order on the part Of the Knights
of st. John, (no relation to John
Peter st. John, late Of Kansas, }
that the Bishop has directed all
Catholics to withdraw from said
order by March lst, on pain of eX-
communication. 1t would seem
that the sale of beer, in this IN
stance, has resulted in raising
Cain.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-02-17

FRIDAY of last week Yarberry
was yanked into eternity from off
a gallows at Albuquerque, and
strange to say the Orejde Era did
not shed a tear over the murderer's
bier. His victim was not soldier
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-02-17

The White Oaks LEADER in an
article on the new find, says that
he visited the mine alone and
found about two ton of almost pure
gold-at least that is our idea from
his comparison of it to the Home
stake, Little Mack and other rich
mines Of the San Juan of New
Mexico, with nothing to guard it
but piece Of paper, and that he
did not take any. We have listen
ed to men lecturiDg on wasted OPP
portunities, but this one eIevates
the dilapitated piece Of linen from
the ornamental evergreen. We
would have wagged off enough to
have, at least, started a daily, and
believed we were honest, too.
Thus talks the P"ospector of
lIellsboro, Dona Ana county,
which illustrates the difference be
tween "you'uns" and "we'uns. "
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-02-17

Edwin Booth has been playing
"IIamlet"' ~ in Berlin to German
support. Prof. Futterer, who was
present, thus refers to what Ophe-
lia said when Hamlet told her to
get To nunnery "Alten knabe.
wen wir wiedcr spatzirengehen so
musen sic den regenschirm. so hal
ten das wir mehr kussen haben
koenen." Frederick was So over
come by emotion that he had to
remove his gum shoes 10 catch the
tCarS.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-02-17

TIE eminent politician and gen
tleman, Marshall Jewell, who was
Postmaster General under Grant, is
dead.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-02-17

ANOTHER Democrat has gone
wrong. This time it is the Treas
urer of Alabama. His swag was
$227, 600. Unlike Treasurer Polk,
Alabama's Treasurer Vincent, had
two legs, and made good his es-
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-02-17

WHILE our people were Shiyer-
ing last week meath the zcphers
incident to this cline, news comes
to US that in Brooklyn, the home
of Henry Ward Beecher, woman
while looking at Il thunder storm
was stricken speechless. Ii must
have sbeen powerful stroke of
electricity to thus accomplish what
no human agency ever did.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-26
An Old Soldiers Gratitude.

A bronzed, strongly-built man, with
the air of sailor. lay back comfortably
on q seat in west side elevated rail
road car last evening. He had blue
flannel coat over his arm, and was evi.
IDENTIFY determined to keep cool without
reference to appearances. A young col
ored man got in at Thirty-second street.
and took the seat next to the sailor.
''Look-a-here, my FRIEND" said the
sailor, laying big, brown hand on the
colored mans knee, "where were you
born?''
81 am from the souf, sah-ole Virgin.
n.y." the colored man replied, smiling
so that he showed two rows of even,
white teeth. 'Tse private waiter, sab,
in most respectable family in Brook
lyn, sah."
"Well my firned," the sailor went on,
81 was a soldier in the war, was a
prisoner at Libby. When I went in
there I weighed IT'S pounds, and when
1 got out weighed 50 pounds. l was
skin and bone and was as crazy with the
fever as any lunatic. Who do you sup
pose saved my life? Don't knowa Well.
do. 1t was q southern colored man.
He took me into his own little cabin.
He shaved my head and nursed me, and
got clothing. medicine and food for me.
was delirious for six weeks, but 1 came
around all right, and then he helped me
to get back into the Union lines. Yes,
he saved my life. Ever since that,
wherever may be, and l rove around
q great deal, being a seafaring man, ]
shake the hand of every southern color
ed man 1 meet. and do something more
substantial if he's in trouble. want
to shake your hand, my boy-shske. :"
There was grasping of hands be-
tween the white man and the colored
man that edited the passengers neal
them-N y Sun
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-26
A Little Sermon on an Old Subject,

Nature says: keep to-day out OF
the store, the shop, the lawyers office.
the editorial room. Get into some sun
shine, some fresher air and change of
conditions and surroundings. Busi-
ness says: mo. Work in the same
old wag. Breathe the same semi-pu-
trid air. Exercise the same jaded fac
ulty or department of brain, and when
the machine at last breaks down and
you can't crawl, send for the doctor"
If one-third the attention that Is readily
granted to making money were bestow-
ed on the care of the body, as regards
the nourishment which will give it moro
strength, the amount and kind of labor
best suited for it and the condition and
location most suitable for it, there
would be better work both mental and
physical, vigor would be prolonged,
men and women would not be useless
at 60, and the world would behold a
race superior in all respects to any ex-
listing In the known past. But ere this
is realized our "wise men" must learn
to live a great deal more outside of their
counting rooms and exchanges. ANY
occupation that puts on a mans face
the color of tallow or parchment is a
health-destgoyipg BUSINESS. -New {QrA
HTGpllc, (->e+xzEsrE
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-26
A Bear Stands Up Like Man and Takes
Bear. -r

While a menagerie was being trans.
ferred from the railroad station recently,
in Boston, one of the bears managed to
unfasten the door of his cage, and lum.
bered into neighboring drinking sa-
loon. Several patrons of the establish
ment made wild break for the back
door, thinking possibly they had ''got
'em again." but the bear paid no atten.
ton to them, and made straight for the
bar. The barkeeper, whose back was
turned at the time. faced about on hear.
ing the noise, when he saw tlas animal
standing on his hind legs, his fore paws
resting on the edge of the bar, his head
bobbing up and down and his mouth
wide open. The dispenser of the ardent
doubtless had served many hard custo-
mers in his time, but never one like this
and he dashed through an open window
to the sidewalk. shouting, as he alight.
ed, "You can have him! don't want
himr' The bear stuck TO his position,
''mopping and mowing" and executing o
sort of solemn dance ON his hind legs.
Finally, the keeper tried to get the beast
out, but his efforts we're in vain. Then
s happy thought occurred to several per.
sons at once, and they shouted in uni
son, s'He wants drink" The keeper
Immediately seized upon the idea and
put it in practice. Pouring out boun-
tiful libation of beer, he offered it to tn.
bear, which Tapped it up greedily, and
then, his thirst being assuaged, the big
animal suffered himself to be quietly led
back to the wagon and his cage.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-26
Ruskiu on Oourtship,

Mr.. Ruskin lays down the following
ideal law of courtship, which has per-
haps even less chance of getting itself
practically realized than his canon that
q girl should tell all her love affairs to
her father:
When q youth Is fully in love with Q
girl, and feels that he is wise in loving
her, he should at once tell her so plain.
ly, and take his chance bravely with
other suitors. No lover should have the
insolence to think of being accepted a.
once, nor should any girl have the cruel.
ty to refuse at once, without severe
reasons. If she simply doesn't like him,
she may send him away for seven years
or so-he vowing to live on crosses and
wear sackcloth meanwhile, or the like
penance; if she likes him little, OF
thinks she might como to like him In
time, she may let him stay near her,
putting him always on sharp trial to
see what stuff he is made oil, and re-
quiring, fguratively, as many ion-skins
or giants heads as she thinks herself
worth. The whole meaning and power
of true courtship is probation, and il
ought not to be shorter than three years
at least; seven is to my mind the
tween the young people should be open
ly and simply known, not to their friends
only, but to everybody who has the
least interest in them; and girl worth
anything ought always to have half
dozen or so suitors under love for her.
Delightful doctrine this for the girl"
says the Pail Mall Gazette, mo doubt,
but what of the half dozen or So suit
ors, FIVE at least Of whom must at the
end of their seven years. probation be
doomed to remediless disappointment"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-26
Somebody's Darling.


[The following little poem was written by
Miss Marie LAGOS, of Savannah, Ga, soon at-
ter the close OF the war of the rebellionl:
Into a ward Of tho whitcwashed walls,
Where the dead and the dying lay
Wounded by bayonets, shells and balls
Somebody's darling WIS borne one day.
Somebody's darling, so young and 80 brave,
Wearing still on his pale. sweet face,
Soon TO be hid by the dust of the grave
The lingering light of his boyhood's grace.
Matted and damp are the curls of gold
Kissing the snow of that fair young brow;
Pale are the lips of delicate mould
Somebody's darling Is dying now.
Back from the beautiful blue velned-face
Brush every wandering silken thread;
Cross his hands as Al sign of gface--
Somebody's darling is still and dead.
Kiss him once for somebody's sake.
MurInur prayer soft and low;
One bright curl from the cluster take
They were somebody's pride, you know.
Somebody's hand hath rested there
Was 1t II mothers soft and white?
And have the lips of a sister fair
Been baptized in these waves of light?
God knows best. He was somebody's love;
Somebody's heart enshrined him there;
Somebody waited his name above,
Night and morn on the wings of prayer.
Somebody wept when he marched away, .'
Looking SO handsome, brave and grand;
Somebody's kiss on his forehead lay,
Somebody clung to his parting hand.
Somebody's watching and waiting for him,
Yearning to hold him again to her heart;
There he lies with his blue eyes dim,
And smiling, chld-like lips apart.
Tendery bury the fair young dead, .....
Pausiug to drop on his grave Il tear;
Carve on the wooden slab at his head,
Somebody's darling lies buried here"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-26

An eminent "menagerist" lives in \
suburb where pass his garden forty
trains an hour. The weather was cold,
but Goals were expensive. The menag.
erist, however, was a man of resource,
he conceived plan of utilizing tho for
ty trains an hour. From his menagerie
in town he brought large Barbary ape,
which unfortunate animal was chained
to the top of pole at the end of the gar
den. The result was as pleasant as own
ing a colliery, without any wages to pay
or fear of floods and explosions. Every
stoker-and occasionally driver-on
every train that passed had shot with
lump of coal at the Barbary ape. The
B. A.was never hit; but the garden was
Uttered with coal. which the menagerist
triumphsntly conveyed home.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-26
an o,ne1et, weave hammock and is an

an olne1et, weave hammock and is an
excellent gardener.
While he sounded these praises the
sexton was ringing the bell as the christ
que Food on the Ottawa River. The
mistaken mother had sent the sexton a
fee Of dollar, and as verify believe
he rang the bell for two hours, a dollar
must be in this little place an extraor-
dinary fee.
1 had nearly forgot, and. like wo-
man, gone over into P. s. 1t was q
pin after all. The nurse confessed it
with confusion to her mistress. Her
mistress told the cure, and as we were
playing whist last night the cure told
me.-Que6ec Correspondence PsilddeL
DhiG Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-26

The proficiency attained by the color
ed gentlemen who have charge Of the
hat-room in large hotels is often sur
prising. as they pass out hundreds of
hats without a single mistake. A young
man from Buffalo was 80 impressed with
the performance at New York hotel
the other day that in tone of respect
full admiration he asked the phenom-
enon how he knew it was his hat
..Well, sah," was the brisk response,
81 couldn't swar dat de hat was yourn,
sab; only know it was the hat you guv
me.n
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-26
CHURCHBS.

UNIvERsALIsr - Rev. ANDREW WILSON
Pastor Services every sunday Ut ~ :ou u III
and 4 80 D. m Sunday school at 12:5 p M
Pastors residence on Diamond street, nrstd
north OF Main. =. ,,
CONGKEG ATIONAL - REV, A: M. HILLS
Pastor. Services on Sunday at 10 30 A. NJ anu
10P.N Sunday School, at II :le p M. frayer
McetIpg ON Thursday Evening att :3O =,
MEL il)DiST- REV. h. NJ. FREsHW ATEk, M.
A. Pastor. ser vices Sunday ut lU;3V A. N.
and z 90 P.N NJ. sunday School at iz;le r, n.
PRAYER Meeting or Thursday Evening al :oV'
DISCIPLE REV. Nj l.. sTREATok, iastor'
sery ices on Sunday ut 10 80 A, M, anu ~ N.
Sunday School at1a-l5 P. N. Prayer Meeting
on Thursday Evening at 80. u,,o,, nv
INMACULATE CEPrION--CAIHOLIS
REV. Us, ID, BOwLEs Pastor. Services ato anu
20 ssJ each alternate sunday. sunday ochooa q.
V:yOP.M NJ High Mass, sunday. July 4. anu cach
A ternatc Sunday thereafter. Mass every WeeA
axy morning at Z 80. -, -.
GRACE CHU -EPISCOPAL-Cedar st.
REV. j. W. GILMAN, Rector. services oh
1rpday at 10: 10 A. M, and sabbath SchooI I'm
. eC iately after service. Evening Service at
CAKWOODCHAPEL-O street Rev.
ID. w. Burdick Pastor. Services sunday eve
ning att 80. Union Sunday School at O'CLOCK
p "a. each Sundas.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-26
A Bradford Young lady who was very

A Bradford young lady who was very
eager for the company OF certain
young man sent him note ASKING MN
to accompany her to q friend's mouse
on a certain evening. When he re-
snonded she naively remarked: ~
wouldn't have bothered sending for
YOU, but my earrings are real diamonds,
and Pm afraid to be out on the street
at night without having some one to
guard thems -------->---------------
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-26
A. E. STEPHENSON,
CHaRLEST0WH q

Offers to lhe people of Portage County the fol-
lowing uneSeeiled varieties, which save inva-
riubly ircd Gho higeest Communications
wherever exhibited taking the First Premiums
in every competitive test as to Hardness, Size,
Flavor, and i'roldc Bearing.
WHITE ANN hRBOR GRAPE-Hardy, pro-
life, large and delicious. Ripcns ten days or
two weehS before the Concord Never mildews
nor rots. Second size, one year old. small, SO
cents each.
We, tina undersigned. having been appointed
by the Agricultural and Horticultural Society
OF WaSh;enaw Co, Michigan, to act as Judges
in the iomological Departn ent as their Fair Ia
October. 1882, had under consideration 90 va,i.
ion that the " White Ann Arbor /" Seeding was
lar the most desirable of the lot
tor size faoor and deaw5y, it took the lead OF
all our standard varieties, and we believe it
VIII yet become one of the most popular Grapes
IN this country. MARTIN CLARK,
j, WILLIAMS,
Committee.
ANN ARBoR, MICH, Dee %. 1882
RUSSIAN MULBERRY-HARDY beau
utlil, quick growing tree for tho lawn while
the fruit is valuab 0 for table use, Bymail
u to Is inch size, 10 cents each 81 80 per dozen
THEW AGEa PEACH-This is, without ex-
cepiiou. the best and richest Peach we are ac-
qmaintCd with. for tabls use and canning pur-
poses. It's ef good size, yellow skim and flesh
as yellow As gold; thick meated small pit very
hardy. and Que OF tho most abundant bearers OF
any sort known. 1t reproduces Itself every time
from the pit. One year old trees, by express, 2
TO fe, t, 25 ceuts each; $2 so per dozen.
WATERLOO PEACH.-st to 8 #. IS cts each.
he largest and best very early peach grown
Ripcns about middle OF July.
big BOR"-THE COMING sTRAwBExEY-
The biggest and moss M form In size the boat
favored and nnost productive, and the vines the
hardest, Price by mail. s. co per doz. 50
per 100. A. t. .STEPHENSON
Eavenna. March 80. 1854 7ss.sm
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-26

A lady who has been bitten by a rat
while staying in an Atlanta, Ga. hotol
mas brought suit for $4,000 DAMAGES
If she wins the suit there will be move
mont all along the line this season for
# rat bites are worth $4,000 aniece
mosquito bites ought to be worth enouob
to cancel the summer hotel bills,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-26
Not Anv in 0nrs.

In the morning the young man who
aspires to be professional baseball
player, goes forth arrayed in all the
glory of four dollar baseball suit, and
proudly enters the diamond field of his
ambition. In the evening. the young
man, who, in the morning aspired to be
professional baseball player. comes
in from the baseball grounds with all
his aspirations stripped from him, to-
gether with his shirt, and part of his
pants. He has lost his cap, and one
canvass shoe, and has acquired bunch
on the side of his head-about the size
of an egg and black eye. His lip is
cut and swollen, and one ear hangs de-
jectedly down his neck. A strip of
court plaster across the centre span of
his nose, adds to his dilapidated appear
ance. And one arm slung up in dirty
handkerchief, appeals to the sympathy
of the beholder
He has evidently 'sbeen to bat," but
the way he sits down on the edge of
chair, we would conclude that he
does not want to be considered ION
deck.'' la
We had expected the baseball craze
to die out ere this, but it seems to be on
the increase. Well let those play it who
choose to. though ''old-cat," played
with soft-yarn ball, covered with the
lining of an old bootleg, is fun enough
for Us. r." ..'.- BE-.
Our makeup does not seem to require
the thrill of excitement engendered by
standing before flannel clad mountain
howitzer, and letting it shoot solid shot
at US. We are not of that peculiar tenn
permanent that finds pleasure in SO simple
thing as making home run with
seven hundred people looking on, and
making remarks about our shape, or
lack of 1t. Men of our usefulness are
not oplenty that we can afford to spend
our time standing out in the centre of a
vacant lot, with our hands on our knees,
while three or four other fellows quar-
rel over so unimportant matter as
whether the pitcher killed the third
baseman with the ball, or Il revolver.
Life is too short and full of creditors,
and we are not SO anxious to be ushered
| into the presence of our Creator, that
we will take the chances of being sent
there clad in borrowed baseball suit,
and league perspiration.
No, no, others may like it, but as for
us. give us a regular old-fashioned game
of ''Antie over" with it's scientific catch,
and exciting run around the old stone
school house. Give us this, and our
youth, and the rest of the world NAV
have all the pleasure they can find in
the broken bones, and broken contracts,
and big salaries, and gate receipts of
the great American game.-Peck's sam.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-26

"Annabel Jane:'' Of course a wom-
an can keep secret great deal better
than man. One little secret will last
a woman through two-hours shopping
excursion, mite society, missionary
circle, ten calls and household furni-
ture auction, and there's enough of it
left to tell her husband when he gets
home. Now, man would forget three
ffths OF both ends of it before he could
get half so far as it. A woman can't
keep secret? Annabel, she can keen
it on dead run more miles in more
hours than man can make it walk
Burlington Ho,0beye.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-26

Unity Lodge. No. ~, II, ana a. VA
Meets the second and fourth Mondays oil eaoA
month,
Tyrian Chapter, No; 01, X. N. n
Maets the third Monday of each month"; In
Masonic Hail. Phenix Block. =, up
Nj. ii. CARTER, M. r. H. +.
Royal Arcanurn.
Meets Rrst and third Fridays of every month";
HaIl in Opera Block. p.o,ent
C.H. GRIFFIN, Sec'y.
r. O. F.-Ravenna Lodge, No. 6o'
Meets every Wednesday evening at odd rel
lows Hail.
Ravenna Encampment, No. ISS,
Meets every 2nd and 4th Fridays oil each month
Equity Lodge-No. Az A. o. u W.
Meets second and fourth Fridays OF every
month at Hall in Opera Block Wy
II L. OSBORN Recorder.
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&. III. GRIFFIN,
ri R. MORATH, NJ. D.

~ENTIST. Onice over First National Bank
once hours from .. m. to D. m,
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]. FL. NICHOLS.

Attorney at Law and Notary Public. Onice
In Phenix Block over Second National Bank.
Ravenna, Ohio.