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The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-23
Peck's Bridal Couple.

"Say. what kind of a hotel do you
keep?" said green looking man, as
he stepped up to the counter and regis
tered his name, and added "and wife"
after it. "Can a new married couple
settle down here for two or three days
and have quiet visit with each other,
and not be scared out of their boots p
The hotel man said they could go right
to their room and stay there three
days or three weeks. and never come to
their meals if they didn't want any
thing to eat. +But what is the matter,
have you been annoyed2" asked the
hotel man. "Annoyedp That don't
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-23
CHLORIDE SOCORRO COUNTY, N NJ, FRIDAY MARCH 49, 1885,

and the colored man showed them a
room, and they have not showed up
since. 1t is confounded mean in travel
ing men to get showed in and form a
saydicate to have fun. They will cause
themselves to be dlsliked if they keep
~,
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04
THE CULTURE or. FROGS.

Tho "frog wlo would wooing 60
Is now 4 native Of the great rcpnblic'
AMI his matrimonial leap ia taken across
the broad waters which separate America
from Europe. He dcsccnds from this
s,upondous saltasory exercise. nos upon
the unsympa.hetic shores OF Britain,
where his race is locked upon with
lisdain, and even aversion, but upon
the hospii,,ble aud friendly shores Of tho
new rcpublie in France, where his kin
has been appreciated warmly by gour'
mantls of every class. The Figaro 70
ports with much gusto the arrival OF the
distinguished strangers. who are to bo
introduced with due honor into the
breeding establishments which supply
the markets of tho gay capital. The
Yankee frog is quite worthy OF tho
country in which his first mortal croak
is made. lie is twice rs big as the well.
known inhabi,ant OF the mashos OF tho
Seine, whose delicate limbs are 30 eager
ly bought up dy French epicures. and no
daintiiy served to table by the co'rions
b,eus Of the Cafe Anglais and the Trois
Frcrcs. Tho precious consignment has
been received by tho frog breeders with
unboundcd JOY, and is anticipated thai
skillful treatment OF tho new race will
infuse fr,~h virtues into the stock OF the
frog ponds, NJ that In tune, by careful!
system of propagation, the legs OF the
croakers supplied to the French restaur-
ants will rival in size tho legs of chick.
ems, winch they arc sail to resemble in
flavor, and it will no longer be necessary
for the giver Of feast TO sacrifice a
holocaust Of tho expensive victims. II
seems, however. that the newcomers are
oil Of the rudsr sex. The Yankee has
come a.wooipa. aud "whether his
mother woula iet him so or no" is still q
doubtful roint. But, atany rute, neither
his mother nor his sister have accom-.
Tanied him to EUROPE he will he we'd.
del TO the wife or wives provided for
him in the French grriouitisres, and W.
sincerely hope that he will olive happi'
ly ever after Sard." and be tho father ol
IN increasing anl interesting fami'y %
Franco-Americln craxssar. -Losa"'
Giobe.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04
FINANCIAL PAN1Cs.

In May. 1887, tho New York banks
suspended, and the crash, which hal
threatened for some time, came to the
,,ount,y. This disastrous event was fol-
loved by other failures, many business
,~tablisilments were forcsd 10 close, AMI
.yen Suites became bankrupt Farm
PRODUCTS fell greatly in price, credit was
4 by.word, and the finances OF the Gov
eminent were In such shape that the
President of the United States could not
always get his salary wnen it was due.
This was about tbs time when the m.
,;onal debt an,ountol to only q nominal
um. The panic Of 1857 vas opened BY
,bs failure Of the Ohio Life Insurance
md Trust Company. Many hanks In
al the States were obliged TO suspend,
md certain kinds Of paper vefe abroad,
which proved to 10 worthless. Ihe
,auio Of ls7a was insuguratca IN Bop.
tamb.r by tha sailuro II Jay Cooke q
10. Of philadelphia. Tho effects oi
,bis last financial hurricane are too well
snown TO need recital here. Various
,a,,ses have been attributed to these
snanc;s, crises, almost all w1i'crs agree
mo. however, thai reckless speculation
rowing extravaganza, and the Careless.
ocss with which debts were contracted
wcre among The leading ones.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04
THE BEST ANT'B.EE AGAINST IN.
EEEl TON.


It il terrible to read OF infectious dis.
eases with which we IRE still troubled.
There are whole districts now trembling
or fear that .mall.pox will inv~lc them
or spread within them towns are dread.
ing the coming of malarial fevers Others
are already suffering under diphtlleria
while scarlet fever, measles, etc, arc not
even mentioned.
We think that certain class OF anti.
dotes have never become sufficiently mp
prcciated in these cases. There is one
especially which we would wish TO men.
ton, the fumes Of boiling malt vinegar.
They dispel infectious particles rap.
idly and kill their virulcnce, particularly
il used in time. Where these fumes aro
use,l, windows and doors should be
closed and not opened for about twenty
minutes. After this time tho frcsh air
can be freely admitted. When these
fumes are used repeatedly. disease viii
assuredly be kept OIL.
This is also an excellent preventive
among cattle and sheep against infec.
tion, and even o curative in certain
cases. The great power Of acids to disc
pel and kill malariai particles is not SUI.
hciently appreciated, and any one can
make trial in tho simplest form By
allowing the fumes Of boiling vinegar 70
spread about -Fb0d aud Health
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04
Kcrx,sa has some into notice as .

KeuxIss has come into notice IS .
beverage because Of its use by the Pres
idcnt The following Is a recipe for
making it Fill quart bottle up to the
neck with milk: add two table.spoonfuls
Of white sugar (after d:ssolving the same
by the addition Of u little water over .
not fire) slso::a quarter Of 2-cent cake
Of compressed yeast; then tic the cork
on tho bottle securely and shake the
mixture well, place it in room OF the
.en,perature Of 80 to 95 degrees Fahren.
h.it for ,ix hours, aud finally In an Zoe.
boz over night Tho milk used should
be perfectly pure, and tho yeast fresh.
II there is any curdlo in the koumiss or
thickened part resembling cheese. IL
shows that tho fermentation has gone
too far and the drink il spciisd. II may
be added that uuless care u tsxeii IN
drawing the cork tho huid will 60 out
with it. like warm Scotch ale. Koumiss
already obtainable at Washington
rooms. .t
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04
IN A oESrsEL MANNER

The elderly couple were sitting BY Che
table reading by tho drop.light, the 70
h.c,iou Of which just served 70 bring out
the silver sheen that lad gathered ON
their heads with tho passing years.
Dropping her eye glasses for y moment
she said somewhat suddenly: "You
arc quito sure that George will like his
situation. are you nota'
"Ought to Ike It. Absolutely nothing
to do. and quite good salary attached. :
responded the old gentleman.
"Oh, that's so nice. George always
dil nothing In such q genteel manner.
I'm sure he'll succeed And sue COM
placcn.ly rocked in her chair ss sha
thought Of the good results OF her ten.
der bringing up Of tho youth. Nett
Kapcn Rt0ister. &
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04
xEwspApnH cuRf0srrfss.

Managing e,litors arc looking for tho
following ciricsi.ics, which. wheii
founil, will be male note OF:
Some ono that cat, write of fishing
without referring to isaac Walton.
A correspondent who rci,rs to mn ar.
ticls III the paper, who real It Of his owit
accorl, and di.in't have "his attention
called" TO il.
A writer on FREQ tr''e who can pro.
ducc halt column without the aid OF
"thc Chinese WALL"
A Theatrical critic who will not alludo
to the "palmy days Of the drama"
A critic on nrt ard music who can
write an article that persons of libcral
e,lncatimi can undcrstani without tn"
aid OF at least two dictionaries.
A correspondent who Whites Of a Set
voyage without mentioning the seq NJ
running mountains bish." or "a lif'
OH the ocean wavc."
A financial Newspaper article OF over
one quarter colnmif in lcnStlt that doe'
not mention Vanderbilt or Jay Gould.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04
kyuERs KEGRE1a

samuel Rogers WIS not only wealthy
,nls,r aud rural poet; he hal also .
ZEN scnsc Of llumor, aud there Wa
.,mcthing in tho dcadness OF his ooun
..,,ance an,l tho dryresu OF his manner
.hich seemed to eivs additional point
% his sarcasms Ills dwelling was .
"cabinet Of art" uid hc lcpt model
bachelor's household, his servants con
listing OF three nien and ono woman
When ono died who had been a long
time in his scrvlca kind.hsarted friend
called TO condols with him on the
loss he had sustained. "WeuT e1'
,laimel Rogers, aft"r listening Tor somt
iime TO his expressions oi sympathy, -
don't know that I feel his loss 30 yer,
mucl, after all. For che tirst seven year
he was an obiiginS servant; for'ths SEQ
ond seven years On agreeable oompan'
ion, but for thc Iast seyep be was t.
raunical mssssr.a I
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04
SCIENTIFIC AND USEFUL

FoR HYDR0rH0BIA-IheD Dritish ucu-
icai Journal says that garlic has slways
had q great reputation among the anti
hydrophobia remedies, and is found as
aprinciysi integral portion in large
number Of formulas long kept secret
A young man bitten by mail dog was
shut up in lof. In his delirium he
seized some bundles Of dried garlic. atc
greedily OF IL. and awoke calm and
cured.
FuoHsrA., says a writer in the Horti.
ca,t,1isf, may hc trained into any de-
sired shape il taken in time. Take the
little upright plants, pinch ous the GEN.
ter. and in place Of one there will
spring ont two, often three shoots. Let
these brorches make about the same
growth, and repeat the process to each.
keeping the side branches Of equal
length, or tapering like n pyramid: or
10y clipping of all the lower limbs and
letting the upper ones droop over. you
have an umbrella.
ANOTHER UsE ron TIE TELEPHONE. -
4 modification of the telephone has
been utilized 10y Prot. Roberts, Of the
London Mint, TO detect spurious coin.
Two equally strong and very rapid cur
rents of electricity arc passed ore; two
coils connected 10y wire. A coin,
known TO he good. is placed in one coil
and. the current being disturbed, the
telephone registers that fact. Another
coin il placed in the second coil. ~
COOL. the equilibrium is restored, and
the indicator is silent; il counterfeit,
consequent disturbance is noted. The
currents arr affected similarly only by
equal volumes Of metal and alloy.
BrRps.-Mr. Seebohm, recent trav.
clcr in Siberia, says that "Iir's 60 to
.hc Arctic regions to breed. not by thou-
sands, hut by millions" And hc tells
us thu. the cause of this migration is
the search after food, which is there
provided for them with lavish prodigal-
ity. "Secd or iruit-sating birds find an
immediate and abundant supply Of cram
berries, crowbcrries and other ground
fruit, which have remained frozen during
the long winter. aud are accessible the
moment th, snow has nie'tel; whilc
iEscct.cating hirls have only tn open
their mouths 10 ill them with mosqui-
toes"
noRr.SIauTEuSrss. Since short.
sightc,lness il almost always causcd 10y
strains sustained by the eye during
study in carly youth. and since tue NAL
ally is becoming increasingly. prevalent
in this country, there should certainly
IL some steps taken to ahate it's contin-
nance. Myopia, as it is called. is sci.
dom found among the village schools.
while in higher schools and colleges,
where tho demand made upon the eye
is much greater. its frequency is in.
creased. A = partial remedy, Oh i'm.
proved typography Of text books, a
sufficient lighting of class-rooms, and,
above all. an abatement of the modern
practice OF cramming" is suggested
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04
POLirE PxOPLx.

Tho city Of Lucknow, India, Ia n.
nownea for tho politencss Of it, people
exceeding. it would sccm, that OF thd
French, who are generally regarded "
the poiitess people In the world. Acor-
respondent. writing from the spot, gives
ludicrous illns,ratiop Of the extent /"
which tho natives carry thcir ideas Of
courtesy. Two nativa gentlemen, OH
their way to the railway station, sccii
aentally fell into ditch. Ona would
suppose that both would have been OIL
their feet in q twinkling; but no, the
law Of politencss intsriered, and ons
saidl to the other "Whon your Honor
rises then I may set up" "No, your
Honor thould get up 6nt," replied tho
other. "Nsret: how could I taxa
precedence Of your Honor7" ind thut
tho ooutes, vent on for IN hour, II ix
said, because neither gentleman wouli
consent 10 yiolste tho laws Of good
breeding.
VHENIsrs have long been sesrchinR
for quinipe OF an equivalent substitute
from some other than the usual sourca
bark. Tho nesres. approach to thi1
d the discovcry Of ohinoliua. which ha'
powerful. sntissptio properties end Las
already bean proved TO hsve . gool
effect In cases where qrinino In iosk'
es,stl t'-
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04
.,.AxEx or rur HOUSE,

Androw Stevenson, Of Virginia, wai
Speaker Of the Twentieth. Tssnty. .tirst'
Txcnty-sooond and Twenty.ehird Com
eresses. Nathaniel Msoou of North
Carolina; Schuyler Colia4 q lndianH |;
James q. Blaine. Of Mins. and Samuel
J. Randall, Of pennsylvaniA havo each
held tho Office thrcc terpa Henry
CLAY was Speaker Of tina gsslith, Thir-
,eenth, Fourteenth. FiissSssh snd Biz si1-
tesnth Congresses. FA Mahlenburs.
Of pennsylvania I: Jonatiitp Dayton Of
New Jersey; Joseph, y yarn'ihl. o.
Massachusetts; Jamss = Polk, q len
pes.eo, and Lynn Boyd sot Kentucky
eaclt pra.iisi ever Congress Tor twu
teFals. f.a. .tsr -
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04
TO C1TCW A POLAA
BEAR.

Ell do ~ pity those men on the Rodg.
srs," remarked Mrs Max. passing the
Major the honey. which ho always in
shted upon having with his rice cakes
"Yes, indeeL." replied the Major.
~ho was trihe cynical that morning,
having burned his mouth with coffee
eyes, indeed. my dear. tho life OF an
Arctic explorer must bc hard. They are
no isolated from, the world. Just imag-
inc, il ,au can. the horror Of living for
three years out Of the dust and wind
md fog and rain Of our glorious eli.
ate; Of no. meeting all that time the
man a. your club who thinks the oftener
story is told the better it is; Of being
without tho consolation afforded you by
he busted stock operator, who knows
YOU arc glad Of an opportunity to lend
him $40; Of being wh"rc millinery ..nd
Japanese decomtion stores do not daily
intrup ones wife; Of being"
"why. Major, how you do talk! j
~as only thinking Of the horrid thing
the Rodgers crow will have to do to ge'
their bear steaks"
Flows that?" askc,l the Major. in.
stantly interested over the subject OF
steaks, which he hcl Is OF much Srca'e'
,mpor,aucc than the Irish land troubles.
"what know abont it, resumed
Mrs.. Max, Ell real in II fashion paper.
and il ought TO be tue"
"It certainly ought to be. Mrs. Max.
" only ON account of It's old age"
"well, the article said." continued
Mrs. Max, pretending to ignore the
Majors slur on her favorite rcatling.
",hat Arctic explorers. when they want
TO kill q polar bear. plant hg knife IL
the ice with the blade sticking up. The,
daub the blade with blood, and the lrai
comes along and hicks it and cuts hi
tongue. II s so cold that he docsn'i
.cel the cut, but, t,s.ins his own blood,
he continues to lick the knife until his
tongue is all frayed, and no b!eeds t.
death. Isn't i. drcadtul?"
"Quict your fears, my dear" said th'
Major, when his wifc had finished
THAT is the way they killed the ben
when the story was frs. published. but
In the l.st twenty years an improvement
has been made which / will tell you
about, il you viii kindly giv' mo iul.
drop more coffee. with cold milk thi
time. The way tho thing is done is n
follows: When Capt. Berry, of the
Rodgers, wunts n polar bear for dinner,
he gives q Mldshipman copper bed
spring and chunk Of salt pork. The
Midshipman congresses the spring per-
fectly Hat, wraps the pork around IL
tight. and holds il 10 until il freezes
solid. Then the frozen pork, stuffed
with the bed-spring. is thrown out tc
the nearest iceberg. where it is prompt.
" swallowed by q polar bear. Wher
the heat Of the bears stomach thaws on,
The pork, it releases the spring. which
dies out, and the bear dies from pair
an his side"
"Maior," said Mrs. Max. with much
warmth, "I don't believe that story is
true"
"No, my dear. and you won't until,
In few years. you sec it in some fash
ion paper, aud then You will swear by
~ Sun Francisco Chronicle.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04
,rVKD wRoyaLr useD.

There is a growing tendency on the
part CT public speakers and writer's for
the prcss to speak Of mans calling or
business Us his "avocation." The proper
word To use il vocation" A mans
"avocation" is calling other than his
',uainess, which hc may atlopt tempor.
.,ily, for convcnicnce OF for the sake OF
change. Premier Gladstono's vocation
/. statcsmansl,ip. his avocation is wood.
hopping.-.BostOn Journal. -..
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04
4 SMALL BOrS wINDEELy8
rHOViHT.

A good mother, whose S.year-old DO.
Is exceptionally conscientious and de-
vout, has often been smitten with pang
OF apprehension lest her darling might
bs too good for this world. The thought
came into her mind the other day, when
her head was bowed by the side Of heI
child's at prayer-time but this pain vs
quickly banished by very different
feeling when the little boy said, in .
low whisper Mamma, can't L 60 Il
the circus tomorrow There's going
to I've horse ON s,ilts."-yto.day. Schoo.
7inlcs.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04
rns cLsn AND THE JAckAL-A ~


One day Farmer who was working
in the Field heard great noise IN .
Thickot, and nron proceeding 70 tho
Spot hc discovered Clam aud Jackal
engaged in deadly s'ii q. The Clam al.
ready had Bay Window ovor his left
eye and Ind lost two teeth. and tho
Jackal was splitting blood and limpins
around OH tlires legs.
"Ahl I'm glal you've como !" criel
tho Clam as lo caught sight Of tho
Farmer.
"And so am y" added the Jacksl.
"And Why this fierce struggle? ?" asked
the Farmer m Le sat down op . stone
between them.
"I'll tell you in a very fow Words"
said the Clam. "1his Jackal went out
Of his why to ri,licule my speech. Now.
I do not want to l,rss. out I claim to uss
gcol grammar In my talk, and I'll leave
:, to you II I ,lon'tr
"Thnt wasn't what raised the Row"
protcs el the JGckal. 81 was walking
along the Sand when this Clnm msdo
iun or my Gait. Idou't claim to be rs
graceful ~ q Cow. hut the Clam bad 10
business to say that my Walk reminded
him Of q m'lk.stool running AWAY with
a Barn.yard."
"My friends" replied the Farmer. n
a Hornet settled down on the back OF
his neck. "you are both wrong In the
first place, il the Jacknl had kept to the
Wools the Clam would never have no.
ticcd his awkward Gait. IN the second
place, II the Clam had kept his Mouth
shut the <ackal could have fonnd no
fault with hi. Grammar" Morsl: "In
the thiril place" added the Hornet, as
he carefully liftAl the Farmer over the
nearest brush. "if you had kept to your
ticll no Hornet would have constructed
an O.1,han Asylum on tho back Of youf
neck" Annex: The time to quoto
philosophy is after tho brickbats lnvo
done flying.-Dct'oh Free Prcss.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04
snE GHiys NONRESIDENT n<E
TIN Y.iS BcKkS.

TIN YIN btkkNs
Several journals have published state
n,ents in regard TO tho grave OF Martin
Van Buren which leave tho impression
that the Kin,lerhook cemetery, wherein
the remains are deposited. IL uncared
fo-. This ia O mistake. The granite
shaft which rises above the remains OF
the eI. President Is imposing in appear
nnce. II Is true the burial lot is hemmed
in on account Of its situation in the old
portion Of the cemetery, but Its sur
roundipgs are all pleasing. Within q
few feet, ON the north side. is the Balm
family vault, erected at cost OF sls,-
600, and on the ives. the elegant monu-
mcnt Of Peter G. Van Setback. who has
gwen a handsome sum yearly for keep.
ing the cemetery In order. On the south
and east are Snyder, Balm, Burt, Beck.
man and Laing Enclosures, with iron
railing and hedges Of evergreen, which
present an attractive siew.--Hudson
Re9ister.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04

CunnAs once said to Father f,cary
"I wish, Reverend Father. that You
were St. Peter and hai the keys OF
heaven; becsuse then you could lee me
in." The shrewd and witty priest saw
the sarcasm, aud turned its sharp e'lgo
on tho skep.io by replying "By my
honor and Conscience. sir, II would bs
better for You that 1 had the keys Of tho
other place. for then could let you
.,,k ~
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04
Hsm .Tic roxr.

Mrs. Celia Tha.tcr's cottage Is neai
III. hotel It Applaloro aml .ho take'
her mrnls h tho hotel dinhns-room'
Mr,. Tlaxter is nm athcist. sho in
l,er;s. from hct father . variable temper
and disposition, and il depends upon
her mood, when au intr"iuctioa !, i
male. as to whether siio will bo civil
sho |. n stou. woman, and devoid o'
bs.uty.-Louisviiis CUnr'tS'1oar''aI
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04

oAxrr Halt, whe. be was asked
whether bs liked newspaper work. an
,wrtea -"Yes, for it has no yes.er-
laws" This sums up very torcibly the
harm there ID d newspaper work, II
Is always the work Of the tomorrow,
10 re.r.cis Of f'stspa. no delving into
the pa.s !, in iacsr mo yssterday-sways
Tomorrow 81 ~ ,
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04

Tua sassicst man I ever met is o lien.
peckcl husband vixen lie Ii away
from home. Nature selaoru makes y
phool; iii, simply furnishes tho raw
materials anl let's tho fellow finish tho
,h In .ui. iurs"V - Inch Riiiings.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04

r,in Boston Commonwealth spcrts
chat an intelligent young man, fitted for
Harvard College, and standing deserved.
" high In bis classes, stounded an
anti.s!avery loader. recently. by the
question: "was There any movement
against slavery before the wari"