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Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-09-30

centimeters long, and make slight
scratch about four or five centimeters
from the end. Heat one end slowly
and uniformly to dark red color (325
deg. to 400 deg. CO., and cool it in
water. During the cooling, while the
piece is still warm, it must be rubbed
with file at intervals, until the ex-
posed shining metallic surface has
assumed dark yellow or, or prefer
ably, blue color, when it is to be
cooled quickly and completely. The
fractures of the piece broken at the
mark serve for comparison. Ordinary
wrought iron broken when cold APP
pears tibrous or crystalline, but treated
as above its fracture is dull irregular
and of short fiber Hard and moder-
ately hard steels are fine grained.
After the heating and subsequent
treatment they have shining and
totally or partially smooth fracture.
Swedish iron has only traces of
fibers, and is hardly to be told from
soft steel. After treatment the fibers
become distinct without the smooth
appearance, and the iron consequently
becomes SO much the more capable of
being distinguishable from soft steel
after the latter has also been subjected
to the same preliminary process"
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-09-30

1t is better to commence digging at
the side of the hill and to work under
the tubers than to apply the hoe at
the top. The work will be quite as
easy, and fewer potatoes will be cut.
The pronged hoe is better than the
common hoe for digging potatoes that
grow in ground that contains consider
able turf. A clean, smooth shovel can
be used for a limited time in digging
potatoes to excellent advantage. 1t is
hard work, however, to use it long at
a time. In digging potatoes with a
shovel, the dirt and tubers should be
thrown to n considerable distance on
ono side, when the latter will lie on
the surface of the ground quite free
from dirt. III potatoes are planted in
drills, most of them will be thrown
out where they can be seen by the use
of light plow. 1t is best to sort po-
tatoes at the time they are picked up.
All the very small ones, as well as
those that are scabby, partially rot
ten, or cut, should be fed to stock, and
the selected ones placed in the cellar.
Potatoes are desirable for feeding to
stock before corn becomes ripe enough
to gather. To derive the most benefit
from them, they should be cooked and
fed in connection with bran or meal.
1t is not desirable to dig late varieties
OF potatoes TIL the vines exhibit the
appearance of III peness and the weather
is quite cool. They keep better in the
ground than in the cellar Chtcd0o
Times
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-09-30
Character in Gait.

1t is well to beware of the man who
carries his left foot in toward his right
in walking, giving the impression that
his right foot turns out and his left
turns in. This man is natural petty
larcenist. He may perhaps have never
stolen in his life, but that was because
OF fear or lack of opportunity, but all
the same he is liable at any time to
sequeSter uncOnsidered trihes for pure
wantonness. He is of kleptomaniac
nature; but he is not nearly so danger
Gus as the man who deliberately lifts
his leg up from the thigh as though he
was going upstairs. That man is a
natural and an educated villain. In
England, where the treadmill is used
in prisons, many convicts acquire that
peculiar step, but it is the natural
careful, cat-like tread of the criminal.
The girl who walks. with a flat foot
planted squarely on the ground, as
though she wanted it to grow there,
may not be as attractive as the girl
with the arched instep, but she is a
good deal better-natured. She is sure
to be good nurse, kind hearted, SYM
pathetic, anxious to bear the burdens of
others, while the girl with the arched
foot is nearly sure to be selfish, and
certain to be cOquette if she walks on
her toes
The man OF short, nervous steps is
always a business man of energy, but
if the stride is from the knee only, he
is cold and selfish, caring for no one
but himself. The man whose stride
is long and at the same time energetic,
is generally bright, always erratic and
Unbalanced, often conceiied. ALWAYS
careless, fond of admiration. generally
willing to sacrifice much for praise
and eclat, and, while often good fel-
low, generally unreliable. The diplo-
mat and the iinancier have Il smooth,
gliding walk, hard to describe but
easy to recognize. There iss nothing
sneaking about it, but it betokens
careful deliberatiOn, as though every
step were duly considered before being
made Great statesmen and great
rhilanthropists always have a loose,
shambling gait, which comes from
thinking about others more than about
themselves. The strut of the vain man.
the teertering trip of the dude" the
lounging gait of the unemployed club
man, are too familiar to call for de-
scription. To say that person walks
like lady or like gentleman is higb
praise. The gait can never be picked
up in after life, ii must be born in q
man or woman, and cultivated in
early youth. 1t is lost to a man when
he falls into bad WAYS, for so surely ms
he loses his consciousness of rectitude
and pride of honor, so surely will he
pick up the gait of the lOafer. An hon
est man, gentle or simple. never walks
like thief, and thief can never
counterfeit the gait of an honest man,
but IN attempting to apply these rules
to men, one knows it must be remem-
bered that all thieves are not caught,
and all suspected persons are not bad,
--AH0 CaHI0ratu.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-09-30
Harvesting Potatoes.

Harvesting Potatoes.
Farmers dislike harvesting potatoes,
as the operation calls for hard work.
A STOPPING posture is required for pull
ing the vines, removing the earth from
the tubers, and for picking them up.
1t is impossible to keep the hands and
clothing clean while harvesting pota-
toes or putting them in the cellar.
Almost all the work connected with
harvesting other field crops is now
done by the aid of horses and machin-
cry. On this account farmers dislike
to harvest potatoes worse than they
dld when most other crops were gather.
ed by hand. A number of machines
have been invented for digging pota-
toes, some of which place the tubers
in bags or baskets. Several of them
90 excellent work in soil that is free
from stones and hard Jumps of earth.
Where these exist, they are likely to
be collected with the potatoes. If
farmers raised potatoes on as extended
scale as they do wheat and other
grains, machines for digging them
might be as common as reapcrs and
selt-binders. Few farmers, however.
raise more than a few acres of pota-
toes, and where this is the case it is
not economical to purchase a machine
for digging them. A good potato
digger operated by horses might be
used by the owner on large number
of farms, if a price could be agreed
upon for doing the work. 1t is very
likely, however, that difficulty would
| a n at.I 30 l..
form price is charged for cutting and
binding grain, and for thrashing it out.
1t is cut at a certain price per acre
and charge of certain number of
cents per bushels is made for thrash.
ing. 1t costs much more to dig the po-
tatoeS IN one field than another, owing
to the kind of potatoes raised, the
method of planting and cultivating,
the character of the soil. and the
amount OF weeds and grass that will
interfere with digging. For these
reasons it will be difficult to establish
uniform price per acre for harvesting
crop of potatoes. The same difficulty
| Will arise In liking a price for digging
them by the bushel. The potato-dig-
ger could, however, be operated for a
certain sum per day.
Farmers who allow weeds and grass
to grow among their potato-vines will
ind the digging of the tubers to be
hard work. If the ground is quite
clear of weeds and grass, however, the
work will be comparatively easy.
Potatoes should be harvested when
the ground is quite dry. If it is not
1t will be heavy to move, and it will be
likely to stick to the implement en-
ployed in digging. 1t will also ad-
here to the potatoes, give them a bad
appearance, and cause them to rot
after they are harvested. If potatoes
are taken out of soil that is quite
damp it will be necessary to allow
them to remain on the surface
of the ground for several hours
to become tolerahly dry. This expos
ure to the sun greatly Injuries the eat
ing qualities of the potatoes. Ix-
posure for several days completely
ruins them for the table If the soil is
dry and comparatively light, the hand
hoe is as good an instrument as anv
Tor digging potatoes. 1t should be
free from rust and tolerablY sharp.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-02-27

letter was shown 10 Mir. Hall, aud
the recipient was urged by him to
take advantage 81 the offer. but ne
refused 10 do %. SAYING that he could
not 90 home and .'be the only pau
per member OF the family
The dead man was unusually in
telligent and had received an excel
lent education. He said he bad
been educated for 4 physician, but
never practiced his profession. He
was about s feet 10 inches IN height
and very slender. His ha.r and
whiskcrs were sandy and slightly
touched with gray.
A trunk which had belonged TO
the deceased was left by him with
MIR. Hall. The Coroner ordered
the letters taken from it and sent to
Nevada, and they may throw some
light on the sad story of the man
who died such pitiful death. He
was known as an honest. temperate
and industrious man.
LATER.
The trunk which was left with NJ.
F. Hall, by James Jackson, the man
who was found dead on Cresap's
farm has been opened, but nothing
calculated to throw anv light on his
former life was found. A thorough
search farled to reveal even the scrap
OF a letter. 1t is thought that the
names of his New York relatives
may be obtained from parties at Fit.
Scott and the attempt will be made
at once.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-02-27
BUSINESS MEETING.
Held at the City Hall i'm the In
terest of Manufacturers.

y meeting OF the business men OF
the city was held at the city hall
Thursday afternoon of last week, to
meet and hear a proposition from
Messrs. Hicks and Hooper in re-
lation to moving an implement
Manufacture in which they were IN
teres,ed, from Illinois to this city.
Mayor Brown was chosen chair
man and McF arand of the ZINES,
secretary. The chairman proceed
ed to state the object of the meeting
and called upon the two gentlemen
named above to state their business.
MIR. dicks arose and stated the
location, capital stock and relative
business of his Company. adding
that the cause for wanting to remove
was that they desired to get into "A
more central location OF the field
thev worked. ard then they needed
more capital and force to carry on
the business. He gave description
of the articles manufactured. which
comprise most implements used by
farmers, "nd on which they held
patents. His proposition in briet,
is, to orgon,ze a Company here with
capital stock OF $4,000, OF winch
his Company would subscribe SIS.
900
John Catterlin. w. E. Walton,
Il. w. childs, d. V. Brown, y. l..
Mcbride, were appointed a com
mittee to confer with the gen
tlemen
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-02-27
W n. Adams.


The following we'll deserved COM
p.;n,en, to a good man and a good
printer is taken from the Rich
Hill Enterprise. 1t IS true. ev-
ery word of it. Mr.. Adams
was tor 4 long time foreman
in the TIMES office. and gave its
present publisher his first lessons in
journalism
Last Saturday we were compli-
.nerted by traternal call from w.
III. Adams of Butler. His name
having figured con>picuou>lv III his
tory. will interest many. He is the
pioneer newspaper man. OF now the
great state OF Kansas. He sailed up
the Missouri river 10 the site where
the splendid CITY of l-cavenwort h has
>Inoc been built, unloading his mate
ria! on the bar K of the river where he Is
sued :hc Leavenworth Herald. The
historian says of this noted follower
oi Faus, '.;hat the primeval type
sucker had magnificent composing
room. its boundaries were the Mis-
souri, river. tie Gulf OF Mexico. the
Rocky Mountains. and the British
possessions. No smoke dunncd
ceiling stretched above him. but hs
listened to the September breeze a:
! it ratified aud ru>,ied the leaves q
+. the great Elm tree. which extended
/ its sheltering branches over the la
boring artist of the art preservative-
! Mr.. Adams is a mild hammered ma.
more printer than editor. and ha
i'een employed On the local paper
of Butler for number of years.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-02-27
Flax. Flax! Flax!n

\icssrs. Carncs & Hall are prepar-
ing To MAKE. the largest fax loan ev-
cr put ont in Bates county They
have about three thousand bushels ot
fine seed selected from last year 5
crop: those desiring to SOW seed :his
season will save money ny Calling TO
>cc them before making other ar
rancementS. They can furnish eth
er native or Russian seed on the
most liberal terms. Having the ONLY
flax cleaner in southwest Missouri.
outside of Kansas CITY. thereby IN
surfing their customers fax seed
tree from call and of the purest kind.
This with their liberal dealings and
unsurpassed facilities for handling
the product. will insure the creates
returns to the farmers tor their crops
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-02-27

Tie hGaptabl!lty Of Fruits to this
Climate, by Henry specr.

ED1TOR J iAES: his Is - queS-
ton in which each and every person
who plants an orchard in the west is
vItaly interested. How MANY are
there in Bates county to-day, who
would gladly pay large sums of
money to have the privilege of chang
ing their varieties particularly Of
the apPle) tc suit the climate; they
planted their orchards several years
ago, when very few varieties had
been tried here, and in majority of
cases they planted largely OF such
varieties as were known to them and
were tavorltes in some other locality,
or they consulted some eastern cata-
logue and planted according to the
recommendation contained therein,
only to find after 1t was too late that
great many of the favorites of the
east were comparatively worthless
here and if they left the matter of
selection to a nuSeryman. be he ever
SO honest, they were Just as badly
off, for they were no better informed
on that point than the average plan
| ter. Now, there need be none OF
this difficulty, nearly all Of the old
and many of the new varieties have
been pretty Thoroughly tested, and
any planter who will take a little
pans to inform himself may plant
| with great deal of assurance that
he will succeed, and ampl. repay
| hln for his labor and expense, and
right here is where a great deal may
| be done by local Horticultural So
| cleties, a, a recommendation OF GER
tain varieties by an humble local So
cictv is more valuable to a person
about to plant trees in that locality.
than it would be from the American
Pathological Society, or any other,
where different soil or climate is
| found.
Now the Bates County Ho,ucul-
tural Society though Young has ta-
ken this matter up. and at its next
meeting (the third SATURDAY. in
March) will have a paper on this
important subject, viz. a list of the
best varieties of apples for family
orchard and tor commercial orchards,
which will no doubt bring out a
thorough discussion on the merits
and dcmerits of Il great many differ
ent varieties. Now to my mind 1t will
certainly pay anv one who IS going
to plant apple trees, II not more
than twenty or thirty, to be present
at that meeting, and every one who
has had experience with the differ
ent varieties in this climate Is urg-
gently requested to be present and
give us the benefit of his experience.
and as it costs nothing TO become a
member think any one who takes
any interest in Horticulture can at
tord to become a member. There
Is only two classes who are not
wanted in the Society, the first is the
man who knows It all and dom
want to tell .ny of it to any one else.
and the other. the man who don,
know any thing ard don't want &c
know. Now my friend if this meets
your eve and you belong to either
class. please stay away. if YOU car
give u> something come. and do So
i i. we can do YOU anv good we are
willing and ready IL. ;.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-05-17
NOTICE OF PROOF.

Las CruCes, n. NJ, May 18th, 1884.
Notice IL hereby given that the following
named %sottlcrs have nlcd notice OF their intcn
tiou to make final proof in support of their
Lincoln county, \. NJ, at the town of Lincoln,
in said mt aud territory, on the 18th day OF
june. A.. d., 1894, viz;
JOSEpI A. GORDON. OF presumption dcclar.
atory statement No. 1868, Tor the 5. W. II n. e.
IA +. e.. - n. W. - -. 4. =. " IA sec. ~, Nv y
., south range % cast. Witnesses, NJ. \. Dcci,
j. W, PrivCtt, y. u. Allen, and W. Is. SwUnlNul-
lot. Lincoln Co. Nm.
NJ W. PRIvKTr. on pre-cmption dctla.a-
tory statement No. 1894, tor the VI. II. ". IA.
and nig 5 W II section 30, twp =. 5. T.. q e.
Witnesses, A. b. Allen, i. y, Gordon. W. 4.
Deem, and W. \. Swankalot, ull of Lincoln Co
n. NJ.
MOST \. DEEN. o REDEMPTION declaratory
statement No. 1863, tor the + W Ia g G ia sec 1.
ma Il e IA and s = IA II @ IL sec 9, twp3. +. ~ g.
Witnesses, j. A. Gordan, }. W. Privett. \. Il.
Allen, ana W. ID, ~Swankallof, all of Lincoln
County, n. ~.
ADDisoN b. ALLEN, on pre-emption daclar
atoiy ttutcmeLt Nc. 1867, for the vi q IA $ @
~ sec %. and II e - n g IA sec SO. twp 3. r. Is q
Witnessed W. Privett, J. \. Gordon, VI. A.
Deem, and William b. Swankallof, all of Lin.
coin Co. n. NJ.
WILLIAM T.. SwANK, on pra-e up.ion de-
clRfutCry statement No. l&tS, for the + W ia
VIZ : q IL and = @ Ia : @ Ia see 81. twp 3. :. r.
70 east. Witnesses, a. b. Allen. J. W. Privctt
j. y. Gordon, and NJ, y. Deem, all of Lincoln
county, n. NJ,
ions II. STONE, on presumption declaratory
statement No, l4JS, for the So : w II sec ., tp
II, south range 20 east. Witnesses: S. Gun.
ninghaIn, 81, J. f. Cunningham. A.. Cunning
nam, aAd @. Cunningham, all of Lincoln Co.,
N. NJ.
ats joins r.. MCFIE. Register.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-05-17
SCHEDULE
TRANSPORTATION OF INDIAN GOODS AND
SUPPLIES.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
NFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRN.

'-@ f +'"'f
Washington, d. c., April %, 1854.
SEALED PRoTo AIS, indorsed " Propo-
sails for Transportation, - will be received
at 90 and g. Wooster street, New York,
until ! p. IN. of Tuesday, May =, 1884, for
transporting Indian goods and supplies,
rs follows: From New York. Philadelphia
Baltimore, Chicago, ST. Louis. Kansas City.
Omaha. and 81. Paul, to the following
agencies, viz.
Colorado River and san Carlos, Arizo-
Ha; Southern Ute, Colorado; Cheyenne
River. Grow Creek, Devils Lake, Fort
Berthyld, Lower Brule, Standing Rock,
and Nankton. Dakota; Blackfcct. Grow,
proposals for this Agency required also to
some point in the valley of the Little Big
uorn River, abou, 80 miles from Custer
station. in the event of removal thereto
Fort Bclknap and Fort Peck, Montana;
Santec. Nebraska; Mescalcro and Navajo,
New Mexico: Ouray. Utah. Also to the
following points, viz; Casa Grande, Ari-
IONA; Cotton. Rcdding, San Francisco,
and Tulare, California; Bismarck, Cham
berlain. Flandreau, Fort Pierre, Fort Stev-
cnson. Rockford, jamestown. Northern
branch y. p. r. r. S|isscton Agency Sta
ton. and lanktOn. Dakota; Ross Fork,
Idaho; Muscogee and Red Fork, Indian
Territory: Sioux City Iowa; Arkansas
City. Caldwell, HmInewell, Lawrence.
| Netawaka. Silver Lake and White Cloud.
Kansas. Braincrd, Detroit, Duluth, and
Verminiou Lake, GOr Boise Fort Chippc
waS.) Minnesota; Kansas City and Seneca,
Missouri; Arlee. Billings, Coal Banks
Fort Benton, Giendive. Helena, Red Rock
Station. Utah IL Northern Railroad ans
Saltwater, Montana; Dakota City, Genoa
Niobrara, Omahs, Sidney and Valentine
Nebraska; Eiko and Wadsworth, Nevada
LIS Cruces, Las Vegas, Manuelito, anC
Santa Fe New Mexico; Carlisle, Pcnnsyl
yania; Henrietta and Wichita Falls, Tex
rs; Park City, Provo CT V, and Salt LAX,
City. Utah: Ashland and %Clintonville
Wisconsin Rnvlins, Wyoming.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-05-17

THE Upper Attic troupe col :
cert last Saturday night was large
ly attended, the Town Hall being
filled to repletion and sutlocation.
a new stage had been erected, an
imposing drop curtain suspended,
and some nice scenery introduced,
which, taken in connection with
the new costumes Of the perform
ers, gave the tent ensemble an arts
tic flavor, We saw but little OF
1he performance-ihe room being
80 insutferably warm that we va
Gated it-but others spoke Of it as
being good. On Monday the par
~ set out for Lincoln.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-05-17

WE wish all OF Il correspond
ents whose communications are for
the LEADER, and not the exclusive
eve Of the editor, would address
their fayors to the paper instead OF
the name worn by the publisher, in
which case, whether we are at
home or abroad, proper reception
a be given them. Inasmuch as
we contemplate making an eastern
trip soon we hope "those whom it
may concern" will govern them
selves accordingly.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-05-17
ARTHUR J. BOND.

PERHAPS somebody can tell of
the whereabouts of Ed Benchley,
who lived for some time at Nogal
and left there in the summer OF
1852. The last heard Of him was
in the fall of 80 in San Marcial.
His father, VIM. Benchlcy, of Her
kimer, n. Y, would like to hear
from or OF him.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-05-17

ISAsMv,u as ever body knows
shat it costs no more to feed and
support a good horse or other ami
mai than a worthless or scrubby
one, and that a good animal sells
quicker and at much higher figures
than poor ones, il is a wonder that
owners and raisers of sock are so
indifferent in providing p~rocreators
This country is especially full Of all
kinds Of stock which but illustrate
the adage like begets like" and
we would ike to sec our people eX.
h,bit an interest in improyingthen
stock, and to that end refer atten.
ton 10 j. +. Sligh's horse Don
Carlos" reputed 70 be II Of the
best horses in the Territory, the
advertisement of which appears il
another coluGn.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-05-17
don CARLOS
A horse as near perfection,
-FoR ALL PURPOSES
as can be found !.

The services OF the saddle and
harness STALLION DON CAR
LOS are offered to a limited II m
Der of MARES this season at my
''RocKwALL" RANCH, IS miles
southwest of White Oaks, and {
miles south Of Carizozo Ranch.
DON CARLOS is Is hands high
and weighs 1000 pounds. lie is Il
blood bay, black heavy name and
tail. Seven years old, Compactly
built. Very kind and gentle, yet
a spirited mover. He goes ALL
THE CATS under the saddle, NOV
ing very gracefully and easy. In
harness he works single or double,
pulling like an OK, when necessary,
or trotting to a buggy, a mile i'll
tour minutes when required.
HE Is A PERFECT HORSE
Terms:-S10 for tho season, cash
in advance. Apply to
j. f. SLIGH, White Oaks, p. O.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-05-17

\WE:are in receipt of the initial
nu'toar Of Helphingstine's paper,
The S"corro Chieftain. 1t is a fine
heaIt,y looking sheet, and starts
out Ii its existence with a liberal
advertising patronage, indicative OF
4 VIE awake business community.
MAJ success attend it, its patrons,
and its editor.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-05-17

Ok last Saturday, at Roswell, a
Mexican fired eleven shots into and
through a building, actuated only
by unauthorized cu>sedness. See
ing another native approaching he
shot and instantly killed him. The
murderer was arrested and taken
TO Lincoln. Those conversant with
the facts say that a hempen neck
tie sociable is inevitable i'll this
case.