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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-05-17
Bill KYsa Mins

have decided to sacrifice an
ether valuable vice Of mining pro
perty this spring. 1t would not be
sold ii hOd the. necessary capital
10 develop it. | remember well
INC day c'mbed upon the ridge
pole of tn E universe and nailed my
Location notice to the eyes of the
Skv.
# was in August that ! discover
led the Vanderbilt claim in a snow
storm. 1t cropped out apparently
a little southeast Of = point where
the arc Of the orbit Of Venus BIZ
sects the milky way, and ran due
cast eighty chains, three links and
; swivel, thence south fifteen PAGES
and a half to a blue spot in the sky
thence proceeding west eighty
Chains, three links Of sausage and
4 halt to a fixed star, thence north
across the lead to place Of begin
ming.
The Vanderbilt set out to be a
carbonate deposit, but changed its
mind. ! sent a piece of the crop
p ne to a man over in Salt Lake
who is a good sssayer and quite a
scientist if he would brace up and
avoid humor. His assay read SIS
follews, to-wit:
SALT LAKE CRY, IT. Aug, 95.
Mr.. Bill Nye;
Your specimen of ore, Nc. So
$50, current series, has been sub
United to assay and shows the fol-
lowing result:
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Lean Year Stanzas.

Love awaits thee everywhere,
Love is loves immortal Traye'.
-Bayard Taylor.
No cord or cable can draw 80 for.
clbly or bind so fast as love can do
with only a single thread Bacon
O, they love least that let men
know their love. Shakespeare.
A woman's heart, like the moon,
Is always changing but there is
always II mar in it.-rurch.
How drcarv and lone
The world would appear
If women were none!
Twould be like a fair there.
With neither fun nor business
- Castillejo.
The pleasure # loveis in loving.
- Rochefocauld.
Here's health to all that we loye,
Here's health to all that love us
Here's health to all those who love
them
That love those that love them
That love US.
Archbishop Dcnnison.
OF all the paths leading to Il wo-
mans love
PHYS the straightest.
Fletcher.
No man who loves not the truth
eau loye awoman in the grand way
a woman ought to be loved.-Geo.
Mcdonald.
Hard is the fate Of him who loves
Yet dares not tell his trembling
pain.
James Thompson.
We fuss and we fret
About the one we didn't get
But we needn't make such an awful
fuss
II VlIe one VIC u'o" """' "i"i' I
Phoebe Cary
Love understands IoNe' 1t t
no talk. -iIourgal.
PROVERBS.
Faint heart never helped far la
dy.
The woman who h~esitates is a
o
BE bold be bold. But not too
bold
~, d.v +Lo u~,rn+o;n comos 70
Manome''
'''' "'''1 ''0 'N
''Ir l. IL, &c n.,n s,,oa
~
Thepa 10 IN ,be heart Of woman
.uoh daan Iowa +hot no ooo con
freeze it.-BulWer LYttOn.
OL lava lovo lovor
Love is like a dizziness
1t Wilma let a poor body
"o "oo"' MS ''"1'ii'''' uono
~ Is peS' 70 io'0 "isoi'
'"' 10 rove io",i'l'iy 10 Oe''e' ,'"''
no' 70 nc "oi0 - i''e at an
Blrd song ana oird 5 love-
M aos!ls wa' an .pe ,n "e".I horo
To love- once and forever,
-Tennyson.
uru r,4 ovactIy orqorod " said
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-05-17
A Letther from the Guild Sod.
Tipperary. Ireland,

Iipperary. Ireland,
Jan. the s, 1854.
My Dear Ncphew-I have not
hurd anything ov .ye since the lasht
tonne I wrote We, | have moved
from the phase where | now live or
| shud have written to We before,
but | did not know where a lctther
mite find We frsht, but | now tax
my pen in my tisht to drap yeos Il
few lines to inforrum ye oy the
deth ov yer own living uncle Kill
patrick. He died very suddenly
afther a long illness OF eleven
months. Poor man, God resht
his sowl, he suffered 4 CRATE dale
He lay a long time in conyulshuns
partectly quiet and spachelcss, and
all the time talking incohercntlv,
and inquiring tor wather !
wather !" am very much at a
loss to tell We what his death was
ockashioned trum, but the docther
THINKS it war ockasioned frum his
lasht sickness, for he was not well
tin days during his howl c%onfinc-
ment. His age we know jusht as
well as | can tell We wur 25 years
ovid lasht March, lacking fifteen
months, and if he had lived till
thish time he wud have bin six
months ded.
n. Blake Notice. ri now en-
closhe to We fur yer ownself, a tin
pound note, which yer Guild father
sends to We upbeknownst to me.
Yer ould mither often ehpcaks Of
We an she would like to send We
the ould brind,e COW, and | WIND
incloshe her tn only fur the horns.
| wud beg ov We not brak the
sale GU this letth3r until tn or thre
days aither We have red it, by
which time ye will be the betther
prepared fur the |sorroful noos.
Patherick O Brannigans.
tn Tim Flanagan, No. Broad
-threet, United States Of Ameuka,
Massachusetts, in Boshton.
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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-05-17

The California legislature meet,
ten minutes daily and adicurnS.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-05-17
JOSE MONTANA Y SAIS,
COmersiantes P~OT11enor
LINCOLN, n. NJ.

AyIso-Nosotros los avajo frmados dis
limos a Va nucstros le;ores que eInos mu-
dado nuestro comcrsio a la tienia nueva
pora vender mas barata que ninguna otra
persona por dinero, al menudello asi
crello que tencmos I'm bueno surtido, de
%efectos, y tambien vendemos mails a un
presto redusido pasenado sen ganorde &c
ala Tienda de Josc Montana = S-is su
Lincoln. n. "
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-05-17

A Scotch person SAID, somewhat
sarcastically, of a hard drinker,
that she put an enemy IN his
mouth to steal away his brains, but
that the enemy, after a thorough
and protracted search, returned
without anything"
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Tongue to publish the following let
ter received by him from our old
fellow citizen, ). j. Light
Nharle7ton, q T.
Nay 4, 1854.
! am working at the Boston NIL.
It is shout S miles from Yoomb-
stone, and on the SAP Pc Lro st.
Ecter) River. The M he owners
and tho miners are h-.ying trouble
about wages, which were reduced
the first Of the month from 81 to
So per day. The miners wont
work nor let others work for less
than "a, and the mines have all
shut down. The mills are still
running on the ore on band
When that is worked up they will
shut down too unless there is some
understanding arrived at. Ii is
the talk here that there will be
nothing done here this summer,
in which case ! will leave. How
ever, it will be fifteen or twenty
days vet before | can tell how the
battle will terminate. In the rAean
time hope to get some word from
YOU, as ! don't know which way |
will 50 from here. This las been
a good camp, and will be again, for
the mineral is here.
The general appearance of the
country is about the same after
leaving the Rio Grande, here and
there mountain peaks standing up
ont Of the barren plains, and no
timber in sigh. There is no
building going on here, nor any
where else that | have bceu since ]
lett the Oaks.
= x = y
Give my rcgards to all enquiring
friends.
j. j. LIGnT.
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COUNTY DIRECTORY.

County Commissioners,
Z. T. stone, JOSH MONTANA, A. WILSON.
School Commissioners.
QEo.L ULuCK. AMOS EAEERs, L. KEENE.
Precinct No. 6, Directory.
Justice of the Peace, WIN. F. BLANCHARD.
constable. .CY. DAVIDSON.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-05-17

NoTE.--I also find that the for
nation is igneous, prehistoric and
erroneous. If / werc you think
| would sink a prospect Shaft below
the verticle slide where the old red
birthstone and preadamite Stag
cross the malachite and |intcrsect
the schist. thirk that would be
schist about as good as anything
You could do. Then send me spec
imena with 81 for assay and we
shall see what VIC shall see.
McVICKER, Assayer.
Well, | didn't know he was IAN
humorIst," you see, so | went to
work on the Vanderbilt to try and
do what Mac said. | eank a shaft
and everything else ! could get
hold of on that claim. 1t was so
nigh that we had to carry water up
there to drink when VIC began and
before fall we had struck a vein Of
the richest water you ever saw.
We had more water IN that mine
than the regular army could posi-
bly, use.
When we got down sixty feet |
sent some pieces Of the pay-streak
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Lincoln County Leader.
Saturday, May II, 1854.
Letter from J ]. Light.

We + privileged by Samuel
Tongue to publish the following let
ter received by him from our old
fellow citizen, ). j. Light
Charleoton, q T.
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In the letter he said there was
no doubt something in the claim if
could get tho true contact with
calcimiue walls denoting a true ifs
sure. lie thought | ought to run
a drift. told him had already
run a drift.
Then he said to store out my
stove polish ore and sell it for
enough to 60 on with the develop
ment. | tried that but capital
seemed coy. Others had been
there before me, and capital babe
me soak my head and said other
things which grated harshly on my
sensitive nature.
The Vanderbilt NINE with all ITS
dips, spurs, angles, variations, veins,
sinuosities, rights, titles, franchises,
prerogatiyes and assessments is
now tor sale. | sell 1t in order to
raise the necessary funds for the
development OF the Governor OF
North Carolina. | had so much
trouble with water in the Wander
bilt that | named the new CLAIM
the Governor of North Carolina
because ne W.. ALWAYS dry,
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Il notice" said one lady TO an.
other, ''that at our social gathering
you are always the last one to
leave ~ Il know it, was the re
ply; IL have an object in view
What is it}" Il wait to pre-
vent the rest OF you from SANDER
ing me-" 80 You mean thing !
You never like to see your friends
enjoy themselves"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-02

to be careful, or they may have
great deal Of trouble with their
children.
An agent for the nursery of
George Peters q Son, of Troy, O.,
has been soliciting orders for the
firm here AS usual with agents
he had the best varieties in the
known world. We don't bite Of
apple trees for $10per dozen when
we can get as good apple trees for
one-fourth the money. We learn
that he has received quite num-
Der OF orders from our farm
ers, and you may lookout for some
fine Russian apples and the great
Keifere pear in year or two.
Mr.. Miller, who resides ON Mid
die Greek, a mile below here, met
with an accident on Monday as he
was coming from Martinsburg.
He was driving his wagon when
the saddle horse slipped and fell
on him. injuring him SO that he
was unable SO drive his team
home. We have not learned if
any bones were broken or not,bu
it was thorght by those who as
sisted him into his wagon that
some of the bones of his leg were
fractured. There is great danger
in travelling on our roads, as they
are one solid cake of ice from one
end to the other. DASH.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-02
Little Georgetown.

The beautiful snow has lost its
charm, and the icy roads are al
most a terror. There is a perfect
glare of ice, and it is rough shod
horses or no 60.
This weather is hard on all
kinds of stock--especially sheep,
as lambs do badly when they can
not get to the ground
The young folks in this corner
have had an enjoyable time at
sleighing parties, tripping the
light fantastic, and sometimes tip
ping something else. Alta sleigh
ing party last week, west of here,
considerable tipping was done,
and it ended in q kind of free
fight. It resulted in a warrant
being issued for the ring-leaders,
who were brought before Justice
Geo. Ropp, of Hedgesville, who
fined them eight dollars each, and
gave them a lecture worth ten.
We would suggest that the boys
profit by the lecture Of the Magis-
trate OF go West.
guess the doctors would say
our community is. "distressingly
healthy
Friend l.. S. Howard, our Boss
Auctioneer, was down here at the
Post office on Tuesday, and is all
right, his reported bad hurts only
resulting in having the skin knock
ed off On one side of his face. He
rays he is twelve pounds heavier
than he ever was in his life, and
in fine trim for work this spring.
What little game was left by the
sportsmen, will be picked up by
the hawks, foxes and other svar-
ments. "
The ice is from IA to 16 iuches
thick on the Potomac. Tell your
ice dealers they can get all they
want here for the hauling.
The Golden Wedding" of Mr..
Eli Fleming and his wife, was Gel
ebratsd on Wednesday. Ihad in
tended to give you a short &C
count of the happy event, but
learn that one of the editors of the
INDEPENDENT was present, and
suppose he will make proper men
ton of the affair. OCCASIONAL.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-02

and bought the supplies needed for the
model farm. Every merchant in Mar
tinsburg and Winchester knew her as
close buyer and therefore came down
to bedrock prices on the first PROPOSE
ton. Sheridan's ride in this famous
valley was not circumstance to some
other feats of Craftsmanship, and lit was
no common sight to see this daring
equestrienne with streaming hair going
over the Winchester pike like yerita-
BILE Tam O'Shanter, whom no obstacle
could stay. AS the family means In
creased she brought about an appor-
tionment of the land, and on the pike
frontage of the sixty acre piece, owned
by herself and sister. Miss Besty, she
erected building and opened up a gen.
eral store, over which to-day is sign
bearing the legend:
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-02

Judging from the number OF
rabbit tracks in the snow, there
will be enough left over this win
ter to gnaw young apple trees to
the satisfaction Of everybody,
Miss Kate and Jennie McBee,
and Miss Helen Shell, OF Shep-
herdstown, spent a week in our
village, amongst relatives. Our
young men are much pleased with
their visit, but we can't say how
the ladies themselves were pleas
ed.
The friends of Mrs. Nancy Pit
yer, an aged lady living near Ar
den, will regret to learn that she
has been confined to her bed with
sickness for the past week. Hopes
are entertained that she will be
up and about again shortly,
Mr.. Samuel Dodd, County Sup,
er;ntendent of Free Schools, visit
ed our school on last Monday.
Had we known that he was com
ing, we should have been present
to hear his examination of the pu-
pills, and learned something our
selves.
If the typo who made us say, in
last weeks items, that j. Morgan
Sencindiver would try to earn his
own bread, will come out this way
he might learn something to his
advantage Mr.. s. always has
earned his own bread. He don't
belong to that class Of your citi-
zens that somebody else has to
earn their bread and meat. What
we said was that che would raise
his own bread and meat.
Mr.. Peter Bender and his wife
spent a day in our village this
week with their uncle, Mr.. David
Ramsburg.
Several cases of measles are re-
ported in this neighborhood, the
truth of which we cannot vouch
for; but it will be well for people
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-02

The literary society atthis place
seems to be increasing in interest
and membership at ever meetines
Its membership is now about
thirty. The program consists Of
defamation, select reading, essay,
extemporaneous, and original ora
ton and debating. The society
msetsevery Thursday evening and
is patronized by a crowded house.
The question that was discussed
at the last meeting was Resolved,
That intemperance is greater
evil than war. Quite lively and
enthusiastic debate ensued with
John G. Jack and VIM. Ripple,
Esq on the affirmative, and Prof.
L.. w. Scudamore and v. T..
Harbangh on the negative. The
question was decided in favor Of
the affirmative. Question for next
meeting: Resolved That there is
more honor due Washington for
gaining independence of and free
ing America, than to Christopha
Columbus for discovering it. A
lively time is expected.
The frame and bracket works
at Mr.. Jacob Lands is putting
out a choice lot Of picture-frames,
we'll and nicely executed, framed
mirrors, dc. This establishment,
has been in operation for the last
two months.
The stave factory and saw min.
owned by Smalts Bros, have been
running very lively since the holi-
days. They can cut as many as
l4OO first class slaves per hour.
Mr.. Brooks, of Smoke town,
near the Opequon, has moved in
our village with Mr.. Sam Harris.
He expects to take charge of the
blacksmith shop which was va
Gated by Mr.. j. @. Jack, who has
discontinued the business for the
present. Mr.. Jack tenders his
best wishes to the generous pub
lie for their patronage in the past,
and should he resume his bust
ness ct this place in the future he
will again cordially solicit their
valuable patronage.
In the constellation capricornus
may be seen a luminous body, re-
sembling q star of the first mag
nitude, but at first sight, to the
naked eye, it sends forth lumin-
GUS trail, or light and has every
appearance of a comet; but Oh
looking att for q moment the
light vanishes and will reappear
again on looking at it second
third or fourth time. It seems to
have the same appearance to all
who behold it. We should be-
pleased to have one of your cor
respondents inform us whether It
is really a comet or not. If is
not comet we should like to
know what it Is ARcrURUs.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-02
METAMORPHOSED
Startling Change Wrought by
True Love.

UNLOOKED-FOR DEVELOPMENTS IN A
vIRGINIAN PRESUMABLY OF THE
GENTLER SEX-LYDIA REBECCA
PAYNE, HAVING WORN THE HABILI-
MENTS OF wOMANKIND FOR THIRTY
SIX YEARS, RENOUNCES THEM FOR
PANTALOONS - FURTHER PARTICU-
LARS OF A REMARKABLE WEDDING
DISCUSSED IN THE ENQUIRER YES
TERDAY.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-02
MARTINsBURG WEST VA. SATURDAY FEBFU4

road leading to Harper's Ferry. She
received a fair education at the Public
School, is quiet in disposition and plain
of feature.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-02

III DON'T FEEL WE'LL ~ The
stomach is cut Of order; neglected,
this means chronic dyspepsia. You
should take Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets
shd avoid this terrible disease. Sold
b J. l.. w. Baker.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-02
THE BRIDE

Is the daughter of James Hinton, a
farmer living near Smithfeld, few
miles east Of Rest Post-office, on the
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-01-17
A Big Mortgage.

The Sunbury Daily says that on last
Friday evening there was filed in the
recorders office, in that place, a mort
gage executed by the board, Pa. q
Western railroad company to the
Farmers loan and trust company, of
New York, trustees, for the sum of
$1l 10000 Said sum too is in order
to enable the railroad company to con-
stTuct, equip, complete and put in oper
alton its line Of railroad between the
city of Pittsburg and the borough of
Ashland, in the county of Schuylkill,
and is to extend through the counties
of Allegheny, Westmoreland, Indiana,
Cambria, Blair, Huntington, Mfflin,
Juniata. Snyder, Northumberland and
Sehuykill to the borough Of Ashland
with seeoud track and branches. The
road is to cross the Susquehanna river
at Herndon from which point it will
very likely follow che course of the
Reading road to Ashland.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-01-17
Death Under the Ice,

WILKEsBARRE, Jan. 6.-Alice Ma
jor and Sarah Marsden, of the town of
Forty Fort, Luzerne county, cultured
young ladies and highly connected,
were drownded in the Susquehanna
river yesterday evening. They were
skating in company with young man,
who also went down but managed TO
save himself. The girls did not utter
a word when they went through the
ice, before sinking cried out "GOod-
by" At the pla2ethe accident occurr-
&c the ice is fully eight inches thick.
The searching parties, which were CT
ganized this morning with implements
to remove the ice, found the bodies a
bout l, 900 feet from where they broke
through the ice. The gTl's bodies
were taken to the homes of their par-
entS.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-01-17

they have no prominent candidate
whom they could carry through. Ed
munds is considered about their strong
est man, but he is not likely To he
nominated, and he says he would not
run if he was. They are talking a
bout Bob" Lincoln, who some think
might pull through on the strength of
his fathers name; but there is not
much sentimental politics nowadays.
Young Lincoln is very clever gentle-
man, but there is not much Presiden-
tial timber in him, being quite IN or
dinary man in all respects. General
Logan is really in the field and is a
stronger man in many respects than
Arthur, but the prevailing opinion is
that neither of these two could be e.
lectcd if nominated. Considering the
importance of Ohio. To the Rcpubll-
cans John Sherman has lately gath
cred a new impetus to his old boom.
Some pretend to believe John will
make it, but he won't. The leaders ot
the party are looking for some very
rich man who will buy his way through
That is their only chance.
Speaking of lobbyists and the me,
thods of securing legislation, reminds
me that there are some queer things
For instance, year after year the Sun
dry Civil Appropriation bill has con-
tanned Il clause preventing competl-
ton in contracts for photo-hthographlc
work to be done for the Patent Office.
4 Mr.. Peters, who has an establish,
ment for doing that kind of work
here, makes Il profit of from SO, 900 tc
100000 a year on work done for the
Government. Under the terms of the
law the work must he awarded To n
Washington bidder if he is a. low in
his proposals rs an outside bidder
The way the Department of the In
terror interprets this is as follows
They advertise for proposals. If any
foreign establishment is lower than
Peters, he is asked if he will do it al
the figures of the lowest bidder, and
he, of course, says he will The con.
tract is then made with him for Ger
tain amount of work of u certain kind
For all other kinds of work and for al
work of the specified kind over and a,
bove what his contract calls for he
charges his own price-result, big pro
fits. He keeps a yacht and entertains
Congressman handsomely, makes eX.
pensive presents to their wives and
daughters, and always has friends on
the Appropriations Committee of both
Houses. PHoNO.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-01-17
Claimants by the Hundred.

WASHINGTON, January l1.-Repre-
sentative Brown, of Pennsylvania,
who is q member Of the House claims
committee, said that the bills referred
to his committee already numbered
over three hundred for the two bill
days called by the Speaker. 1t was
impossible to estimate what would be
piled upon the committees shoulders
at this rate, and the subjects embrace
everything except war claims. In or
der to facilitate the transmission of
business pending the appointment of
subcommittee each of the fifteen
members of the claims committee had
been assigned three bills to investigate