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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-16
THE COUNTRY STRONGER.
Mr.. C1eveland's Deliberation Il Guarante,
Against Mistakes.

Mr.. C1eveland's Deliberation Guarantee
Against Mistakes.
President Cleveland's Administration
moves slowly, in accordance with the
wise rule laid down by its chief.
1--WE can not hope to avoid mistakes, -
said the President before his Inaugural
ton, ''but if we move slowly we shall
make fewer mistakes than we should be
apt to make if we moved with less de-
liberation.
Yet, although the Administration has
been in existence only month, and has
made scarcely score of changes in the
vast army of Federal oifice-holders over
one hundred thousand strong, it has al
ready accomplished a great public good.
The country is to-day stronger for the
change.
For years it had been charged and
believed by many that the Democratic
party was q party of unpatriotic prin-
ciples and evil intentions; that it was
unfit to be intrusted with the Govern
ment, and that if restored to power it
would seek to disturb the provisions of
the Constitution growing out of the re-
bellion, to strip the negro population of
the South of their civil rights and, if
possible, of their liberty; would seek to
pay rebel debts, to pension Confederate
soldiers, to cut off the pensions of
Union soldiers, to disturb business, to
violate chartered rights and to reduce
the wages of labor.
These charges were not made by I'M
scrupulous partisans alone They were
sanctioned and repeated by the better
class of Republicans.
An appeal to the passions of the war;
an appeal to the most vicious sectional
fanaticsm; an arraignment of sixteen
States of the Union out of thlrty-eight
and of more than one-half the people
Oh all the States as debased, unscrupll-
lous, ignorant and disloyal; q resort to
all the resources of fraud. corruption
and the vilest demagogism, had reduced
Presidential elections in 1876 and 1880
to a serious national evil.
The change in the National Admins
tration through the triumph of Grover
Cleveland has swept away this impress
sion of the Democracy's character for
ever.
Does not this make our institutions
stronger than they were before Mr..
Clevelands inauguration? Must not
the honor of the Nation stand higher
when it is found that majority of our
people are not disloyal, dishonest and
destructive. as they were falsely repre-
scented to be?
The country is stronger for the
change because it has been proved that
the Southern people are as patriotic, as
loyal to the Constitution, as fit to con-
duct the Government of the Union of
which they are part as the. Northern
people; because it has disarmed and
lessened sectional prejudice; because it
has taught the negro that his rights are
as safe under Democratic as under Re-
publican rule, and that his independ-
ence, self-respect and elevation are bet
ter assured; because it has satisfied the
business community that all the ma
terial, conservative, progressive inter-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-16
BE SURE YOU ARE RIGHT, ETC.
A Principle Which Works as Well in Gov
ornamental as in Practical Affairs.

A Principle Which Works as Well in Gov
ernmental as in Practical Affairs.
''Be sure you are right and then go
ahead" 1t works like charm when
applied to government. President
Cleveland finds it a talisman that dis
pels all threatening storms and smooths
the waves around the ship of State.
BY its potent agency he escapes all the
troubles and perplexities of his prede-
cessors. 1t is reliable compass to
steer by, enabling the Nations pilot to
avoid the rocks of unfit nominations,
the shoals of unwise partisanship. The
tempest of spoilsmen' wrath may howl
around the Administration bark and the
thunder of demagogic oratory mutter
threateningly, but obeying only this
silent monitor, this faithful needle that
ever points to the pole of duty and in
tegrity, the head of the Government is
sure to follow the right course and to
reach in safety the haven of popularity
and National prosperity. 1t is better
than experience, which sometimes be-
gets pernicious prejudices and favorit-
ism and leads public man into certain
associations and views of public ques-
tons calculated to impair his judgment
and integrity. The President has shown
by his appointments during the
first fortnight OF his Admins
tration far more intelligent and cor
rect estimate of the qualities necessary
for Office than he was credited with
and a mental acuteness in distinguish
ing between substance and shadow in
the abilities Of public men. Having, as
has been aptly remarked by Wash
ington correspondent, a distinct pur-
pose in view, clear idea of what he
means to achieve and steady eye on
the ends he intends to reach, President
Cleveland is constantly treating the
critics of his Administration to a series
of surprises, and disarming the most
rabid opposition that ever confronted a
Chief Magistrate. He sticks to the
purpose he outlined IN his inaugural
address with courageous fidelity, win
ming respect from all and bearing HIM
self in his exalted position as a sincere,
open-handed, unambitious man, swayed
only by pure, conscientious motives.
The seeds of reform and good govern
ment which he is planting must produce
an abundant harvest of popular conf
dence and make the strongest President
Will tIlt country DIT laISe IlidG eFcl sdb
in the White House. He has had the
rare fortune of securing Cabinet that
is not only in perfect harmony with his
wise, patriotic policy, but is enthusiastic
over it, His absolute freedom from
pledges and the tyranny of claim
agents gives him a power such as pre-
decessors sighed for in vain, enabling
him to carry out his plans of govern
ment Systematically and thoroughly.
1t is a remarkable example of the sue
cess of the Davy Crockett principle in
the White House, and will have a still
more remarkable effect upon the poll
tics of the future. The spoils system
once banished from the Government,
the people will begin to look for some
thing more than partisan influence and
corrupt experience as recommends
ton for candidate at the polls.-E1-
ch0n0e
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-16
OFFICE SEEKING.
The Predicted Southern Cyclone Failing
to MateriaIize.

| The Predicted Southern Cyclone Failing
to MateriaIize.
In the days when the bloody shirt was
| a banner and the South a terror to all
Republican meetings, orators and jour
mails dilated on the awful consequences
to the country should the ex-Confeder-
ates get on their feet again; describing
the advent of the Democratic party to
power as a sort of dies ira. They
warned the faithful against un-
locking the doors of the Government
offices for the admission of those terri
bic fellows from the South, who would
seek to drive out all loyal men and
trample over the war veterans of the
Union army. A Democratic Admins
tration would be like Pandora's box,
exhaling every element of evil to the
Nation. and countless host of ex-reb-
els would besiege the capital, clamoring
for the places so long filled by pure.
patriotic Republicans. Well, the awful
change has taken place; Demo-
cratic Administration is in power and
the deluded hearers of the Republic
an orators have been waiting patient
ly and tremblingly for the dread
denoatense,a. But the predicted cyclone
from the South has proved as mythical
as one of Virgins storms. 1t has
failed to materialize. The Southern
people have shown provoking Indiffer-
ence to the charms of office, and have
been unaccountably lacking in that
eagerness for spoil and revenge with
which they have been so long credited
by the outrage shriekers Applications
for office from that section have been
remarkably few, and might be con-
veniently put in one of the pigeon-holes
of a department. The Southern people
have shown want of appreciation of
the fat places which were opened to
them for the first time, preferrlng to
STAY home and attend to their business
to hanging around the Government
Offices But there is one office they are
prepared to apply for, in case there
should unhappiIy be war between the
United States and any foreign Govern
ment. 1t is that of soldier, and they
are ready and eager in such an event
to show that they can fight as valianty
for the Union as they ever did against
it. AS ..boys in blue'' the "boys in
gray are prepared to seal their devo-
ton to the Government with their
blood. The charleston NeWs and Courier
remarks, ..in the event of war there
would be such rush of southern Office
seekers-muskets and sabers being
the emblems of Office sought-which
would task the War Department, and
all the other departments to boot to
accommodate them" This is the right
kind of office-seeking. But what
comment on the outrage shriekers and
the Republican Mahdis. Argus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-16
ests of the country viii be advanced by
Democratic economy, simplicity and

ests of the country win be advanced by
Democratic economy, simplicity and
honesty.
The country is stronger for the change
because it has dispelled the fear that
the party which had been so long in
power and had resorted to fraud to re-
tain power could not be driven out by
the will of the people; because it has
proved that we can still elect and inau-
gurate the President of our choice
despite the almost exhaustless money
of monopolies and the strength OF an
army of office-holders.
The country is stronger for the
change because the closeness of the
election has been a test of the peoples
devotion to true self-government; be-
cause 1t has proved that to large num-
Der of persons. the welfare of the Re-
public is dearer than the ties of party;
because it has given to the world a
splendid example of the intelligence,
the self-control and the patriotism of a
mighty Nation almost equally divided
in political sentiment.
Let us hope that the country will
continue to grow stronger as the Adj
ministration grows older.-N Y
World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-16
HOMOGENEOUS ENVIRONMENTS.
Certain Callings Tending to Induce In.
sanity and Premature Death.

Certain Callings Tending to Induce In.
sanity and Premature Death.
A sorrowful story comes to us from
Virginia, showing how the routine
work of certain occupations takes pos
session of man, SO to speak, until
even death itself appears an irrelevant
incident.
Cummins, telegraph operator in an
inland town, was receiving the usual
Associated Press dispatches from Rich
mond, when he wired: ''Slower. Have
been splitting blood. Take it easy."
The Richmond operator paused a
few moments. The tick began again,
but from a new hand.
s.Cummins just dead. / take his
place. Go on from address. >"
Another telegraph operator in En-
gland, named Monro. was struck with
death while at the wire. He signaled:
.sSend substitute. I am going" When
he was found, his hand was still on the
key.
An Edinburgh medical journal calls
attention to the large number of tele-
graph operators who become insane,
and attributes the disease in the brain
to the effort to read by sound for long
periods. Proof-reading, letter sorters
in post-offices, and the signalers of
trains are all frequent victims to the
insanity produced by the monotonous,
constant use of one function of the
brain.
Actors of single part come under
the same category. One low come
dian who had played the same part
over three hundred nights successfully
was struck while on the stage by sud-
den imbecility and was led of. an idiot
The larger proportion of insane women
in our asylums are the wives of poor
farmers, whose steady labor has no re-
lief by amusement or reading.
There are many such monotonous
pursuits among American industries.
But all danger can be averted by Civ
ing to the brain relaxation and change
of thought. Youths Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-16
FABLE THE FOURTH.

Across wide, sloping plain, almos:
desert-like in it's wide expanse, and
under blazing sky, Dick BlaclSthorn
was riding alone on Wednesday, July
26, 1909. How he had got there would
probably have puzzled himself to tell
But he did know that the country was
called Spain, and that the shabby uni
form he wore was no longer that of
King George. but of His Highness JoaC
Maria, Regent of Portugal and Prime
of Brazil. That horse had to do with
the matter was certain, for one was
even now carrying him. That woman
had to do with it was not unlikely.
But, however that may be, here he was,
adding yet another experience to his
varied biography. Nor was it, to-day,
of the most agreeable kind. For he
was toraglng in country which, so far
as eatables went, had been shaved, be-
tween Frenchmen and Spaniards, much
cleaner than the palm of his hand.
Far away to the right ran an I'm broken
chain of high and rugged mountains;
to the left, river, which served also as
guide. Never was water more vel
come, for the soil, baked into dust, was
cruel to horse and man. He had rid
den out from the little town of Esca-
Iona, higher up the river, with an empty
stomach, and seemed likely to return
to it with that and empty hands besides.
Dick Blackthorn had never been much
given to thinking, so there is little to be
gained by opening his mind If a roll
ing stone once took to thinking, it would
become too heavy to roll. His thoughts
may safely be summed up in the hope o,
finding some wretched village or other
in which cheese and bottle of wine
might still be found.
He was watering his horse at con-
venient shelf in the river, and medita-
ting on the stupidity of Nature in not
making her streams of Almagro or Val
de Penas, as if she had more care OF
creatures with four legs than of crea-
lures with two, when his horse, having
satisfied his simple tastes, threw his
head up and his ears back and neighed.
Dick pricked his ears also. and pres
emily he heard the sound of hoofs COM
ing ut quick trot towards him. Now
Dick. after his usual reckless fashion,
had foraged rather far; and it came
into his head, somewhat late in the day,
that if his Lusitanians were at Escalona,
on the right bank of the Alperche, Mar
shall Victor and the French were in force
at Santa Olalla, on the left; and that
they required to forage. too. So he got
ready with his carbine. The hoofs did
not sound as if it would prove more
than one to one, and a French dragon
out plundering might be as good as
village to the man who caught him. He
was sick of soldering, but he had al
ways dearly loved fight, man to man,
and when it had nothing to do with dis
cipline or duty.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-16

What strange creatures we are, to
be sure! A sailor soon forgets the ter
rors of the sea, and ships again ere he
has been ashore a month; the convict
is almost certain to return to the pris-
on from which he was released but a
short time back, and the widow will
marry the second time if she gets the
chance, and she usually gets the
chance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-16

IA gentleman from this place sew
eral years ago. says the Union Bridge
(Md.) Era, accidentally threw high
ly-prized piece of money into the spout
ing of one of our highest buildings
Not long ago, while he was standing
beneath the spouting, an English sparst
row dropped the coin from its MOUTH
letting it fall at his feet. "
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-16
FACE TO FACE.
Fact Related in Seven Well.
Told Fables.
BY r.. e. FRANCILLON,

AUTHOR OF "a GREAT HEIREss,' "oUITs
AT LAST =" A REAL QUEEN" EARL's
DIVE" ETC, ETC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-16

The care of Arizona's criminals ard
insane costs the Territory more than
half of her running expenses.
Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-07-09

other portions oi the territory wero
as industriou, as Tularosa taron,
this Immigration question would be-
come dead issue. IL fact, urws.
papers would be forced hv public
sentiment to inform all outsiders
that making but ,uearre allowarch
for natural increase, tho country WAS
already ever pnprilatcd; and warn all
who might come i'll defiance of this
information that thev would be
treated as intruders, not deserving
the right hand of fellowship due
good citizens. This immigration
business is fraud. notwithstanding
those opposed to this wholesale in
vitation to the world and the rest of
man kind" are at once branded as
numb -sculls and moss backs. II
density Of population conduces SO
ma erially to the welfare OF a coun-
try, why do people leave countries
where they already enjoy that in
estimablc advantage, hazzarding
even their lives to get to pastuses
new? Understand me, 10 not
advocate sclfshness. If worthy men
come here Of th"ir own accord, give
thcm a hearty welcome; but at the
same time let them understand that
their presence is an obligation, not to
New Mexico, but to themselves.
This thing Of soldering over every
tenderfoot that comes out, and max
ing him believe that his advent has
pushed the ear of progress way
yonder ahead, is enough to raise an
old timers wrath to 2l2 degrees
Farenhsit.
Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-07-09
UPPER PENASCO--July 4th 1885

Since your Penasco correspondent
gave your Reporter such deal he
wishes to resign and would like to
know who he is. He sure is Il good
one. would not like to sleep with
him when he dreams and has visions.
He don't think that my private sec,
re,ary is gentleman. But | thinl;
he would like to employ him to tx
up his books.
Is hea counter jumper or a grocery
man, or Penasco stociman, or spud
hester, he surely came from Ar
kansas, from oil creek bottom. He
will not make much crop this year if
he loses all this fine weather
writing to your valuable paper and
prosecuting your Reporter.
Next week we will try and got off
to Colorado with herd of cattlo and
expect to try the reality Of another
territory. Don't think the weather is
good here for Reporters. Your cor
respondent thinks this country is
not stocked. | bet a dollar he has a
ranch for sale and that is the reason
he thinks it is not stocked. He
claims Your Reporter to be amenber
of that mammoth stock association
But he is off his nut, he is no member
of any society. But the Reporter
and his secretary wants to join next
meeting. REroETER.
Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-07-09
Lsii over from last week.
SOUTH FORK--June 2oth

Col. WIN. l.. Rvnerson is spending
few days at the agency u guest Of
Maj. Lewellyn.
Hon. Dave taston has formed a
partnership with Mr. Howe and
will run store six miles below tho
Agency.
Capt. Branigan has returned from
his long trip Of scouting, He says
hunting Indians is not quite as splcas.
ant as sleeping i'll church.
Mr.. George Lewollyn has sold tho
Indian traders store to Mr.. n. Ken
ncdy, late Of Organ City. Mr. X. is
a son-in-law Of Col. l'ynerson.
Mr.. Randall, photographer has
been camped here for several day,
and has taken great many elegant
pictures Of South Fork scenery and
people including all the noted In
dians.
Everything is calm and serene at
this Agency, and the Indians havo
prospects of splendid crops, having
planted about $1,000 pounds of po-
tatoes and six OF seven hundred acres
Of corn.
1t is reported here that the great
exposition at New Orleans of mud,
mules. mulattoos and molasscs has
closed, and New Mcxico's share of
rattlesnakcs and cactus have been
shipped back to Santa Fe.
Bets Of twenty to one are offered
hero that Bonito, Eagle Creek and
Ruidoso will turn out twenty head
more babies this year than tho
balance of the county. From
present Indications it is good bet,
Mai. Lcwellyn has fitted ont 20
scouts who have been employed by
tho L. 5. to accompany the troops in
the Lake Valley country. They are
Il fine looking body Of men. They
left here Yesterday under command
of Lieut.. Paddock for il two months
trip. They seem to be anxious to
meet the hostile Apachcs.
improvements are going on steadi.
ly at this place twenty new build.
ings will be erected this summer. A
new school house has Just been
finished and school will be opened
here on the lst of July, with forty
Indian scholars, superintendent by
Mr.. Cans. Another school will be
opened at Three Rivers on July 20,
for Mescalero children, and will be
conducted by Mrs Grimes. The
! Agency also has n Sunday school
with the genial DR.. Thompson as
superintendent, and Mrs. Frank
Wingfeld organist. They have
good music, good singing and good
looking young ladies as attractions.
It might also be appropriate to men
tion, that branch of the Young
! Mems Christian Association of
Ruidoso has been started here. and
is meeting with great seccess.
Capt. Branigan has been elected pres.
ident, Frank Wingfcld Treasurer and
j. {. Swarts, Secretary. Nearly every
one in and around the Agency have
expressed desire to become mem.
bers, and good results are bound to
follow. ton shall hear Of this grand
and glorious enterprise in the future.
] Y PECK.
STOCK RANCH FOR SALE CHEAP
Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-07-09

STAGE COMPANY.
Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-07-09
TULAROSA CANON--July 4th.
EditOT GOlden Era:

11Nst" 'fOticH 1<'h'
During the past week refreshing
showers have fallen, and Mother
Nature resumes her wonted robe Of
green. The orchard trees are laden
with fruit, while the fulnrss of the
approaching harvest causes the
farmer to sing aloud in glccful
satisfaction. Stock are in excellent
condition, and the tactical huid is
within reach of every one. Let me
tell YOU If milk and honey alone
compose the celestial bill Of fare,
some Of us will be disposed to kick
when We go above. We get that
here every day, and fellow
naturally expects something extra
when he does his wings and fits
from sphere to spher
DR.. Blazer is hauling hay to the
Agency from Dog Canon, that noted
stronghold. have an aversion to
having. While in California ]
worked long enough at the business
10 be minus the end Of finger, and
I can warn the mower from ex-
pcricncc that when an obstreperous
sickle refuses to "go dcwn" before
stamping on the "pitman' with a
righteous d--n, to note the position
Of their fingers on the sickle-bar.
a party of L. S. soldiers, accom-
panied by bunch OF Indians from
Mescalcro Agency, passed by the
9th ult. The former said that they
wero conveying the latter to the Sth
cavalry, and were to be used as
scouts in the campaign against the
hostileS now out. If one millionth
part Of the rcd-tape consumed in
Indian war fare could only be
changed into red Apache blood, the
tribe would have been exterminatcd
years since. Or course, there are
many gallant officers and valiant
boys now wearing the blue but |
fear they are somewhat in the
minority. In Texas It corporal's
squad of state rangers for purposes
of frontier protection were generally
more efficient than troop of cavalry,
and the Indians seemed TO be cog
infant of the fact. Even down in
Mexico 1t has long been known that
onr military forces, as a whole, are
composed of very different material
from the men who climbed the
heights Of Monterey and stormed
Chapultepcc. In regard to foreign
powers, the country is to be con-
graduated that the non dominant
party has ever maintained the
national honor, instead Of raising h !
at home; and that tho day is not
distant when Uncle Sam will be able
to enjoy quiet stroll without a kick
in the posterior from every 9th rate
country he passes by. Further that
on his return, he will be able to seat
himself without causing his children
to wonder If hc is not afflicted, after
the manner of Job, in the hillocks
about fifteen degrees south of his
equatorial line.
Born to the wife Of Don.-Telles
a son or a daughter, | dan't know
which. This item may be a trinc
premature. but it'll he a stale verify
here before YOU go to press. The
Divine Admonition regarding human
multiplication is obeycd verbatim
literatim aud punctuatim III ,hi.
community. There is scarcely f.,
husband but
Whose hrnws
Ache with the annual tribate Of his spouse.
"This," as Mark Twain saws