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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11

n competitive examination for
a candidate from New Mexico to
be named by me as cadet to the
United States military acadamy at
West Point, will be held at Santa
Fs on the Both day of July, 1885,
at which time all applicants, being
bona fide residents of New Mex
leo, regardless Of politics, will be
given an opportunity for examin-
alton. The applicant must be be-
tween seventeen and twenty-five
years, unmarried, at least five feet
in height, free from any infectious
or immoral disorders, and gencall V
from any deformity, disease, or in
tirluity which may render him un-
fit for military service.
lie must be we'll versed in read
ing, in writing, including orthog F.
raphy, in arithmatic, and have a
knowledge of the elements of
English grammar, of descriptive
geography, particularly of this
country, and Of the history OF the
United States.
| have designated as a board of
examiners to conduct the compe-
titive examinations, Rev. E. w.
Meany and Prof. Peter J Snyder,
of Santa Fe, Prof. r. w. ID. Bryan
Of Albuquerque, and as examin-
ing surgeon and physician, Dr.
John Symington, of Santa Fe.
ANTHONY JOSEPH,
Delegate-eiect of New Mexico.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11

The prospective political allI
ance between the English Tories
and the Irish Home-rulers is the
latest illustration Of how some eX-
tremes meet. Such an alliance is
very much like that which first
startled and then disgusted the
people of this country when Hor-
ace Greedy, the veteran Abolition
list, Unionist and protectionist, fl
nally struck hands with the parts
ans of slavery, rebellion and free
trade. 1t is a noteworthy fact,
however. that in such cases, where
liberals fuse with anti-liberals, the
cause of liberalism gains nothing,
and generally, in the end, loses
everything.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11

"Well, You may come to work
in the morning." said a white
woman to a colored lady whom
she had Just employed.
Iessum, but, lady, dar am
one point what we hain't settled
yit.
" What is that 2"
" Why, lady, yer amt gin me
no stitferkit O. character. | rot
picked up de las place worked.
| didn't AK for no character an |
haden't been dar long tell | larned
dat de lady's husband wuz er Dim
neNrat. It's bes' ter fix desc
things uP fust, lady"
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11
"There y said a woman 10

lllSIc sdIu woman 10 z
tramp, "is nice dinner,
but l shall expect you to
saw a little wood for It," Ger.
tainly, madam" politely re-
piled the tramp attacking the
dinner with both hands, " but you
will pardon me, [ trust, if | ven
ture to correct your English?" ?"
Ny what" @ Your English.
The word saw is a verb in this
case, singular number and imper-
feet tense. You cannot say i
expect you to saw wood 4 shall
expect you to see wood is correct.
If you will indicate the pile to me
| will now look at it as | pass out.
New ! ork Sun
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11
CHARITY OF SPEECH.

CHARITY of speech is as divine a
thing as charity of action The
tongue that speaketh no evil is as
lovely as the hand that giveth
aims. To Judge no one harshly,
to misconceive no mans motives.
to believe things are what they
seem to be until they are proved
otherwise, to temper judgement
with mercy, surely this is quite as
good as to build up churches, es-
tablish assylums and to found
colleges. Unkind words do as
much harm as unkind deeds ;
many a heart has been wounded
bevond cure by unkind words {;
many reputation has been stab
bed to death by few little words.
They have separated husbands and
wives, and broken the ties between
the dearest friends. There is Il
charity which consists in withhold
ing words, in keeping back harsh
judgments, in abstaining from
speech, if to speak is TO condemn.
Such charity hears the tale Of
SANDER, but repeats 1t not it will
not be the one to help the ball to
roll. 1t listens in silence, but for
bears comment, and 1t locks the
unpleasant secrets up in the very
depths of its heart. While the
bnsy censorious world is wagging
its tongue, charity sits dumb amid
the clatter, Iefraining from passing
judgement on that which it has no
proof, and which, even if it had,
would prefer throwing the mantle
OF silence over the unpleasant
matter.
Could it be possible tor SANDER
to make the headway it does, if
reticence, instead Of promulgation
WAS the universal rule? could re-
port be furnished with the hun
dred wings 1t has if there were not
so many tongues wagging? silence
can still rumor. 1t is to the heart
that is kind and gentle that char
ity flies and broods quietly over it
with the peacetulness of a dove.
There it makes its home, and by
the word withheld and the kindly
word outspoken, we have the sign
that the dove Of peace is nesting
in the heart. The heart which is
filed with bitterness will give vent
to it in words. Words are a pret-
W Soou test OF temper ana thought
As "to the pure all things are
pure,' so to the malicious all
things are black, unloyely, and of
ill repute. Words are signs OF
thought, and ifthoughts be sweet
and good, words will be kind and
gentle, free from malice and un-
charitableness, Therefore, by our
words we do proclaim that we are;
the good fairy, dropping diamonds
from her mouth, or the evil fairy
dropping toads.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11
Cor. OF tho st. Paul Pioneer Press.
Lee and Hancock on Grant.

ASt tuu Ou
BRowN VALLEY MINI, June 13.
During "a visit last April to the
house Of my friend, DIR. Swift, of
Worthwhile Mich, the genial doc
tor-who is an intelligent physic
ian OF large practice and prom
nent citizen of that state gave me
the following brace Of opinions
concerning Gen. Grant, from two
representative men. Two or three
years since DIR Swift happened to
be a passenger in the same car
with Gen. Hancock and the mayor
of Atlanta, on one Of the Southern
railroads. Gen. Hancock and the
mayor, who was a German, were
sitting together, and, in convsr-
sation relating to public men, the
latter said:
Gen. Hancock, isn't it strange
that the great Republican party
should make president Of such a
man as Grant e.
Hancock waited moment and
then deliberately answered
Gen. Grant was a very sumo
rior officer. lie won his position
by hard and successful fighting,
and was worthy Of it. If you
think strange of the Republicans
for making president of him,
what do you think OF the Demo
crots who nominated me !'
Several weeks later the Doctor
was in South Carolina, and had oc-
casion to relate the foregoing in
cident to prominent state otfic-
ial who was a member Of Gen. Lees
staff. The official responded
"Docter. that reminds me OF
Gen. Lees opinion of your great
Union general, uttered in my pres
ence in reply to disparaging re-
mark on the part of person who
referred to Grant as a military ac-
cident, who had no distinguishing
merit, but achieved success through
a combination of fortunate circum-
stances
Gen. Lee looked into the critics
eve steadily and said Sir, your
opinion is very poor compliment
tome. We all thought Richmond,
protected as it was by our splendid
tortiticatiens and defended by our
army of veterans, could not be tax
en-. Yet Grant turned his face to
our capital, and never turned it
away until we had surrendered.
Now, | have carefully searched
the military records Of both an
cient and modern history. and have
never found Grants superior as a
general | doubt if his superior
can be found in all history. '"
These two anecdotes are signif-
icant Just now, not only because Of
the great confederate generals esti-
mate Of Grant, but because the
first gives fresh proof Of the loyal
and always consistent attitude Of
Gen Hancock.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11

A man who had evidently just
arrived by train walked into an
Austin boarding house, and ask
ed =
" Is Day ln3"
"What Day, sah," asked the
porter.
"What do | know about him
Do | look like a dete :tvel If Day
aln'tin, tell Week to step out here. "
" What Week do you refar to
sah 2"
ooh, last week, or week before
Christmas Do you take me for
an almanac Who runs this she
bang, anyhow
" De widow Flapiack, sab.
Well, then, you tell her to
take down her sign. read on
the sign out there, Boarding by
Day or Week, and now it seems
that both Of 'em have lit out.
That sign is put up there to de-
ceive the travelling public, " and he
picked up his gripsck and swung
himself on board OF street car.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11

THE EnglishwOman who tried to
shoot O'Donovan Rossa, the Irish
dynamiter, having been declared
insane, the court ought now to put
O'Donovan Rosa on trial to test
the question Of his sanity. If he
is not insane, he is something much
worse.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11
NUMBER ~.
IMPORTANT SCHOOL NEWS.
White Oaks, y NJ.
July (. 1853.
GENTGINEN :

GENTGLNEN
l}y virtue Of authority vested
in the Supt. of Schools by the Dis
trict Schoul Boards IF Lincoln CO g,
you are hereby appointed Il Public
School Board to examine and select
from the standard school publica-
tons OF the United States text
books for Uniform adoption 10y the
puplic schools Of Lincoln County
for term Of five years.
Yours Respectfully,
A. &. LANE,
Supt. of Schools.
To w. c. Mcdonald, T.. r. Stone,
a. W. BRYAN.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11
RETRospEcT1vE- PROSPECTIVE.

is meet and proper that every man
should take retrospective and pros
pective views of his life, so on the
Fourth of July 1t is fitting that ev-
cry American citizen should divest
himself of all prejudice, aud in a
spirit OF true patriotism look back
at the history OF his country, and
then peer, as best he can, into the
future, with the view of ascertain
ing whittier, as a people, we are
drifting. The Fourth has but Just
left us, and our duty is with us.
What, then, do the signs Of the
times portend ! To our view a spi-
rit prevails which tends toward an
archy. 1t IS that spirit which is
the natural offspring of those cor
rupting influences which surround
the first great privilege Of the A
merican citizcn-the right to vote,
the right to dictate, free and unre-
strained. the rulers and the laws by
which he himself shall be governed.
1t is the spirit which dares to do
any act or thing whereby the free
ly expressed will of the majority
may be defeated, or even modified.
So long as the chosen representa-
tives to the highest Legislative bo-
dy in the land wink at corruption
in political affairs, so long as they
use tor hire those who claim to be
skilled in adroitly cheating the bal
lOt-box of its sacred mission, so
long as men in power not only toll
crate but even court the society of
those whom they know to be
tricksters, SO long as the political
circulating medium is money rath-
er than merit, there is danger to
the Republic. 1t may be remote,
or, perchance, it may be inmedi-
ate. AS long as the people can be
hoodwinked by, and made to sup
port designing politicians by per-
sonal entreaty-as long as second
and third rate men are hired at so
much day to travel in the inter
est of the candidatcs-as long as
otherwise respectable men can be
induced to support, for public posi-
tions, those we'll known to be dis
reputable and void of some Of the
most essential principles Of morali-
ty and virtue-as long as the peo-
pie allow politicians to combine,
and by their united strength to
place themselves in power, and
thus indirectly supplant ths free
will Of the masses long is there
danger to the Republic
The fear that this Government, a
Government which has stood bea-
con Hight on the shore OF human
liberty for more than a century,
shall ever be less Republican, less
Democratic, than to-day, does not
lie in our increased possessions, the
sRhanced value of our exchequer,
the swelling of our population, nor
the vastness OF our national expen-
ditures. All these, each Of which
has been predicted as the ultimate
cause OF the overthrow of our free
institutions, are as nothing when
compared with the widespread
and constantly increasing evil aris-
ing from the dishonest use of mo
ney in politics, and the buying and
selling of places of public trust Tor
political purposes. The eyes of all
nations are upon US, and wherever
the prevailing sentiment of a gov
ernment is in favor OF monarchy,
there our political corruption is
pointed at as the natural outgrowth
OF republicanism, and the sure in
dication of our destruction aS q
Nation.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11

IRELAND seems, at last, on the
eve of winning the right to govern
herself.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11

FROM reports, our new ministers
abroad partook of good dinners on
the Fourth.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11
+. r. Stone,
A. W. BRYAN. Com.
W. G. McDoNALD
4 Fathers Easty Promise.

A cent is Of little value, but if
it is only doubled few times it
grows to marvellous sum. a
young lady IN Portland, caught her
father in a rash promise by
knowledge Of this fact oil her part.
She modestly proposed thatif her
father would only give her one
cent on one day and double that
amount On each successive day
for just one month, she would
pledge herself never to ask of him
another cent of money as long as
she lived. Not stopping to run
over the figures in his head, and
not supposing it would amount
to large sum, he was glad to ac-
cept the offer at once, thinking it
also a favorable opportunity to in
clude apostolic marriage dowry in
thefuture. Onthe twenty-ftth day
he became greatly alarmed lest if
he complied with his own accept
ance he might be obliged to be
" declared bankrupt on his own
petition" But on the thirtieth
day this young lady demanded
only the pretty little sum Of S., 3GS,
706.12. Tho astonished mer-
chant was only too happy to can
Gel the claim by advancing hand
some cast payment for his folly
in allowing himself to give bond
for his void lie considered as
good as his bond-wiihout motto
ing the consideration therein eA-
pressed, and by promising to re-
turn to the old custom of advanc-
ing smaller sums daily until other
wise ordered.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1885-01-28
Landing an Ocean Telegraph Cable

The scene on shore began to grow
lively. Quite crowd had assembled
on the beach. Some of the visitors
had come from New York, while others
had focked from the rural districts OF
Long Island, as was evident from the
suggestion of the village green and the
Quantity of hayseed in their hair. They
seemed to regard the whole proceed
ings with gaping awe. The RATS that
carried the end of the cable from the
small landing steamer 500 yards away
started slowly toward the shore.
Just at this moment rude Boreas
pulled out his cheeks for a farewell
blast. The gale rushed across Sheaps-
head Bay as if it meant to make clean
sweep of the sand dunes, and black
clouds laden with rain were hurried
seward in the van of the approaching
squat. The sky was. obscured with
flying scud. The signal was given. to
the men to haul away. They hauled,
but it was as much as they could do to
hold their own, and the violence of the
wind checked for time all further ad-
vance. The men clinched their teeth
and used every effort, but they could
not stir the RATS foot. For nearly a
quarter of an hour they strove might
and main, but if they made any head
way it was not apparent. BY and by
came the inevitable lull which follows
every squat, and in this lull they hauled
ahead to some purpose. Another haW-
ser was fastened to the leading raft,
and number of the visitors tailed on
to the shore end of it and tried to give
the sailors a helping hand. 1t was
timely aid generously rendered. Iwen-
ty minutes after they had got so close
that the raftsmen's songs could be
heard from the beach. The boatswain
was the '.boss'' singer. He could be
heard roaring with a Stentor's voice
the burden of one of those old sea
songs, or ''chanteys," as the sailors
call them, which is probably heritage
from the crew of Noah's ark, and the
men Joined in the chorus.
They nerved themselves for final eff
fort. One prolonged haul and the first
raft grated on the sand. Another haul
and the second raft was high and dry.
All the men jumped ashore, many OF
them foundering about as playfully as
porpoises in the water. In another in
slant twenty strong arms seized the
cable and soon had the end clear OF the
surf. And then arose a shout OF joy,
the concentrated essence of a hundred
cheers from as many hoarse Threats.
They had done their work, and it had
been so hard that the hearty hurrahs
followed as a matter of course. Two
locomotives added to the din by shrill
shrieks from their whistles. The Fara-
day was signaled with flags, but as she
was at anchor some five miles off the
sound of her whistle, of course, could
not be heard, though the puffs of steam
which issued from her pipe and could
be seen with the glass bore witness that
she, too, was treating herself to a soil.
tary screech of triumph.-Ne'0 York
Herald
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1885-01-28
THE
Chicago,
Milwaukee
g ST. Paul
RAILWAY

Is the Fast Mail Shot Line from
St. Paul and Minneapolis via La
Crosse and M lwaubee to Chicago
and all points in the Eastern States
and Canada. It is the only line
under one management between
st. Paul and Chicago, and is the
Finest Equipped Railway in the
Northwest. 1t is the only line
running Sleeping Cars with lux.
urlous smoking rooms, and the
finest Dining Cars in the world,
via the famous "River Bank
Route" along the shores Of Lake
Pepin and the beautiful Mlss4s8lpLi
River, to Milwaukee nA CT icago.
lis trains connect with those Of
the Northern lines in the Grand
Union Depot ut St Paul. No
Change Of Cars of any class be.
tween St. Paul md Chicago. For
through tickets, timetables, and
full information, apply !" any
coupon !l:ket agent in the North.
vest. S. S. Merrill, General Man
ager; K. Miller, Asst General
Manager; A Y. II. Caryenter,
Genl Pass. Agent; Geo. II. Hea. :
ford, Asst Grn'l Pass. Agent, MI.
waukee, Wis. W. FL. Dixon. Gen'l
| Northwestern Pass. Agent, St.
Paul. Mimi.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1885-01-28

Lewis May. of the firm of ]. j. Cisco & Son,
had insisted upon retaining q part Of the
securities deposited with the firm for safe
keeping by Mrs E H. Green in order to pro-
tect a loan made to her husband, and that
In consequence Mrs. Green made scene in
the office Of the banking house.
The..facts are that her 500, 600, 900 of secur-
tiles were turned over to Mrs. Green several
days ago. She was willing to apply the
$3.50, 900 she had ON deposit with the firm to-
ward taking up the loan made by her nus
band, but as this would practically have
made her preferred creditor the transac-
ton could not be made. In order to protect
the loan, and rather than have the securi-
ties held as collateral against it and sold at
the present market values, she added to
them some Of her own securities. There
was no compulsion about the matter except
that of expediency or policy.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1885-01-28
WANTED HIM AT HOME.
A New Jersey Wife's Plan to Make the
Old Man "Domestic.'

A New Jersey Wife's Plan to Make the
Old Man Domestic
GLOUCESTER, N. j., Jan. 26.-Aloxander
Harvey late justice of the peace of this
place, is the defendant in an action brought
by his wife for alimony on account of al
legged desertion. The defense is quite
novel, and is without precedent in
divorce proceedings The defendant
alleges that he left his wife for justifable
cause; that for a period of fully one year
she kept him in a state Of constant physical
pain by the application Of croton oil to his
under garments, and when this came in con-
tact with his skin and was subjected to fric-
tion it acted as a torture, especially when
walking. When in a state of repose
his misery was not SO keen. Mr.. Harvey
was a club man, and was frequently
out, as his wife alleges, in the evenings.
After the application of the croton oil he
was always home at night, and was pecul-
iarly submissive husband. But for the fact,
as he alleges, that his wife revealed the Sc
cret of his torture to number of married
ladies whose husbands were also members
of clubs, the cause of his physical sufferings
would probably never have been ascertained.
The testimony of the druggist who sold
Mrs. Harvey the cotton oil, and of the ply
stefan who treated Mr.. Harvey has been re-
corded. A number of lady visitors will be
called upon the defendant declares, to tes-
tify as to having applied the oil, and that
she did it to keep him from leaving the
house.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1885-01-28
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO, Jan. "a

CHlCAdO, Jan. "a.
NJ. H. Crapser & Co. 5 market circular Of
this evening gives the following range of
prices on the board of trade to-day: Wheat
FEBRUARY. opened s0Ac, closed 791Sc;
March. opened Sic, closed S04c; May;
opened S6Tc, clo.ei 94@S51sc. Corn-Feb-
ruary, oponel aS&c, closed 3794c; March,
opensi 3525c, closed 37Jsc; May, opened age
closed Al x CA 3sc. Oats-May, opened 81
closed 3i1sc Pork-March, opened Sl2. 20.
closed $l3l5; May, opensd Sl25o closed
Sl2. 40. Lard-Mareh, opened 5000, closed
G.S7J6; May, opened $z0715, closed sos
Live St0ck-The Union Stock Yards re-
port the following range of prices: Hog'-
Market moderately active and firm, at
srdaX 70 cssns p'q 70 chG s s heaSt
miS S packing, $3.50 q 455 common
to fair; Sl55 % 40 fair to choice;
heavy shipping grades $4.55 a. 10.
Cattle-Market slow; exports, 81 oO@6 60;
good, $525@590; common, 4O0@5.OO,
Butchers, S35O@425; soO@4.59 Sheep
dunn, SIS. 25@375; choice, $4.OO@i.5O
Produce: Butter-Fine creamery, 3O@32c:
good to fine dairy, 1S@32c; good roll, l4@
candfed, 23@24c. Potatoes-Fair to fire
early rose, peachblow or Burbank, 4O@45'.
Poultry-Good dressed turkeys l2@i3c;
do chickens, 9@lOc; do ducks, l2@l25lc;
DO geese, ONlOC. Applco- w
$150@25O per Dbl. Hay--Good TO fine
timothy or upland prairie, $9@l2.5O per
ton.
Now York.
New YORK, Jan. "a
heat-Opened firm and 1s@3sc better,
letter Weakened; lost aivaare; l!CCle doing;
No. | white, CSC; No. 2 red February, 921JS
@H7sc; March, 9l@ot4c; April $500
$3.50; MAJ, 9T@07gc. Corn-5@1Sc higher;
10. f,,t,
50%G @i14c OatS-1SUQ4c lower; western,
36Vl53}1o. ovisions-Beef, quiet and uu-
rlan sel Pork, Quiet ami steady; new mess,
$3.50 Lard, weaker; steam, $7.l215.
st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. "a.
Wheat-Lower, slow, except for May,
viii Il was fairly active; No. 2 red, SS3s q
sS2sc cash. SS115c January; S7$4@SS1sc Eco
ruary; 1914 @S93sc March; $3.50 May. clos
!nr At lowest prices. Corn-A fraction lower
and inactive: 364 @36Ic cash; $64@s6I3sc
closu; at n ide price. Oats-Scarce and
!, h.%; 3 @3a1sc bid cash; 3015c January;
): : Gl}2 &c May. Rye-HigAer; G21ac bid.
Bst ~ II inlet; 55@75c. Wh;sky-Steady;
Sli2 Provi5ions-f'rm, but siow; only a
..uli jOEbiug trade at previous quotations.
Toledo.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. "a.
NLeat-Duil; NJ. ; red ash and Janu-
acj, ucminally size: February, &c
t<in March, SJ1sc asked; May,
555s. al: No. ? soft, $50, Lake
.:O"r. Corn-Du!l and firm; No.
"a n. 431c; January, 1870 asked; February,
l2c May, 1870 BID. Oats-Strou: 20. =,
I'd 3Jlac; Fee Oruary, Bic Bill; May. BIC bid:
Clover-Dull; prime cash, January and
February $3.50 asked
milwaukee,.
MINIATURES jan. "a
Wheat-Weaker; No. g. 7S14c; January,
1SAc; February, 7s19c; March, 79114c: May,
e51sc. Corn-Str4 ng; No 2 3ei4c. Oats
Higher; :, ,, 2s14c. Rye Firm; No: l,
oJc. Barley Strong: No. :, 56c: extra No.
;. 53c.