Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1884-12-18

can ride all day and chin the boys
mp all night and still get in the last
yip-yi, as he comes out of the brush
with the herd, John Gray of Poc's
ranch holds them all down. If any
one does not believe this let them
interview him as we did the other
night, as he csmo through on his
way to the Pecos.
Two weeks ago Charlie Buford,
Dick Young and Ed. kcelcy, of
White Oaks wouldn't have weighed
more than side show fat woman,
all combined. Now each one separate
would not exchange places with
President-elect Cleveland and take
it as an offense If any OF their friends
whom they meet on the street do not
smilo and call them dad. Each and
every one of their households have
been visited by a tender bud OF
promise who can never vote until
Ben Butler and the woman suffra-
gists prevail. But they will make a
noise in the world all the same, and
by and by this trio Of hilarious par
ents will be grumbling at the amount
of new shoes and coil oil these little
darlings consume.
Dick Evan is now at work on a
patent amphibious scow and expects
to have it ready for trial trip up
the Bonito about Christmas. 1t is
provided with a double adiustible
keel with kind Of self Topping ar
rangement SO that it will be equally
at home on land or water, the land
side being furnished with wheels,
and the water rider with paddles.
Dick says if the blamed thing proves
success and he thinks she Wilt
will mako a revolution in inland
navigation, and he will be a COM
modore yet. Only his most intimate
friends are III the secret and they
will be invited to attend him on the
first trip which will probably extend
as far up as the foot of Nogal Peak
Mr.. A. N. Clcnny, who lives near
the junction Of the Bonito and Rui-
doso rivers, reports that while max,
ing road across the point between
those two streams, the worlmen, ir
digging, came upon the ruins Of al
ancient dwelling quite a distance
under ground. In the only room
excavated, were found bones of botl
animals and birds, and various arti
cles of earthen ware for household
use, all showing marks of very grea
age, the bones crumbling to dust OF
| being handled. Mr.. Clenny has alsc
in his possession quito cabinet o
rare and wonderful curiosities, som,
of which are Of considerable archae
ological value, all of which he ha
7 picked up on his place at differen
l times. Among these are stone axe
of peculiar workmanship, quaint i'm
, plements of prehistoric life, and
petrifed human foot in perfec
! state of preservation. He also has
supply of petrified potatoes whic
G might deceive a less experience
/, farmer into planting them for h
next years crop. 1t is plainly ev
! dent from this that the prehistori
' man was an lrishman.
One of Lincoln county's deput
sheriffs wants to engage a cool
One of the female persuasion with
= bald face preferred. He promise
to build her nice little box to liy
in and line it with a red blanket an
a lion skin, and put glass door wit
u a nickel plated door knob to it an
G tack a green a-her strip aroun
e the edges to keep out fleas and Gel
v tipedes, and give her a couch
. lambs wool and turkey feathers
y sleep on, and feed her on taffy an
J. canned goods all the days OF Ii
t, life. He further promises to swe
Il raw, iron-clad frontier oath that
g will soothe her to rest with Il
weird, dulcet strains of sixteen d
ferent kinds of instruments and
of burro, and the mornings of j
g awakening shall be greeted with t
r. plaintive warblings Of a chorus
II mocking birds from gulch back
the kitchen window, and he will hi
x green parrot, n monkey-wren
m and n nrairie doc To chin her