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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-05-02


his person the principles of mag
netic attraction so modified as to
render the presence of Il leaden OBJ
iect apparant, searched along the
seams Of his entire muscular devel-
opment in the neighborhood of the
outer wound, and cut away the in
teguments in all directions to find
the track of the assassin's bullet.
But their search was unsuccessful
till his dissection after death, when
they found the ball only by hearing
it rattle in an earthcn dish where
they had placed the contents of the
abdominal cavity while they were
looking elsewhere for the elusive
missile of destruction. They had
mistaken, from the start, the di
lection taken by the bullet, and
rad been cutting and probing
Iownwardly and forward into the
muscular walls of the abdomen,
while the ball had glanced upward
ly and backward, grazing the spin
al column, and then changing its
course so as to enter the intestincs
IN the opposite side from where
the outer wound was located. The
only evidence they gave that they
weren't Z" fools entirely" was the
bills they presented for their pro
tessional services. q
The physicians who have been
exploring the covering Of General
Grants palatal glands, and the sur
rounding portions of the throat,
and have mistaken a sloughing, Ill
cerous sore, for a malignant cancer,
have made mistake as great as
that Of the surgeons who tortured
the wasted frame of Garfield to
find bullet that was not within
twenty inches Of the part of his
body where they were looking for
it. Doubtless, but for the close
proximity of Gen. Grants sore to
the main arteries Of the neck, they
would have cut into his throat, re
moved sections Of the jaw, his pal
ate and tongue, disfguring him,
and rendering him speechless for
life if he had survived the opera
ton. lIf he had not died under III,
knife, they would have called Ii,
recovery Il monumental triumph OF
curative science. 1t would have
been a lucky thing for those learned
doctors if they had permitted the
capcer specialist to look at the
Generals throat six weeks ago. /
might have saved them a markeC
degree Of humiliation, and tn,
country vast amount of anxiety
to say nothing of the relief it woult
have been to the illustrious suffer
er, and to the members Of his fam
lily.
But if the old hero shall ge
well, and is not smothered to deatl
by their bills, we will pardon tn,
stupidity of the medical expert
| who learned nothing about the dis
ease till he was well along on TIN
road to recovery, and We will b
thankful, with him, that they di'
not attempt to cut out sore whicl
needed only careful purihcatiol
and skillful treatment to heal il
self
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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-05-02

FRANCE has suspended diplomat
ic relations with the Government
of Egypt, and the fact causes
much excitement in Paris and
Alexandria, being interpreted to
signify an alliance between France
and Russia against England.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-05-02

A FRENCH statistician has discov-
cred that up to tho present 2,54o
emperors and.kings have governed
64 nations. Out of this number
800 have been driven from their
thrones, G4 have abdicated, "a have
committed suicide, y have become
insane, 100 fell IN battle, 1913 were
captured, 25 died martyrs, 15l
have been assasslnated : and los
have been condemned to death ac-
cording to law.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-05-02

TIE defeat OF Judge Cooley for
reelection as Chief Justice Of
Michigan was not Republican
defeat. He voted for Cleveland
and Hendricks last November.
That is to say, he mugwumped.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-05-02

AFTER long search, tho pres
ident's agent has succeeded in
purchasing an elegant pair Of seal
brown horses 164 hands high.
Another striking illustration of
Jeffersonian simplicity.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-05-02

The anxious Democratic ap-
plicants for Office are OF the opin-
ion that either" " new broom"
does not sweep clean or it is
mighty slow in making a clean
sweep.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-05-02

Then we have the preacher
fools, calling upon their lambs to
pray for the Generals restoration
to health. Preachers, above all
others, should know, that were the
old hero really the subject of ma
lignant cancer, even God could not
estop its spread, as to do so wonld
be to intercept the working Of the
law Of Nature, and God himself
being law, lie could not viola it
without violating Himself. Christ,
in His diving agony, prayed that
the cup might not be pressed to
His lips, but the fiat had gone
forth, and the law had t" be car
ried out. But those preachers whe
prayed themselves hoarse IN Gar
fields interest, show their Bour-
bon instincts. Reading and eNpe-
rience profit them nothing. Vain
in their own conceit they imagine
that they have influence with the
administration in Heaven.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-05-02

First, then, we have the temper
ance fools. When the wires flashed
the intelligence that the stricken
Generals lite had been saved by
the ministering to him Of brandy,
thus stimulating him for the time
being, and giving him strength
sufficient to throw from ont his
throat mucus which threatened
strangulation, temperance people
united in Il telegraphic dispatch, adj
dressed to the alarmed family, beg
ging them not to give the old chief
tain any liquor under any circum-
stances, but to let him go hence
without alcohol on his expiring
breath. "Fool,' is a mild term
to apply to such driveling, often
sive idiots.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-05-02

A GOOD lively war between
England and Russia would cost
more money in six months than
all of Afghanistan is worth.
Glory is expensive.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-05-02

A Great Bond, Kas., saloon
keeper, named Parker, was killed
by darkey while the victim WAS
sleeping, last Sunday night.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-05-02

In the event OF IL war between
Russia and England, Italy desires
to man ain a position Of neutra .
ity.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-05-02

General Grant has lost twenty
one pounds in the last three
months.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-30
where tha Fire is Out !!

"Haroun of Aleppo," said Sir Phillip Derya
''had mastered every secret in nature which
the nobler magic seeks to fathom. He dis
covered that the tue art of healing is to assist
Nature to throw off the disease-to summon,
as it were, the whole system TO eject the en-
envy that has fastened on a part. His pro-
cesses all included the refrigeration of the
principle of lile."
In this the Eastern sage merely anticipated
the practice of the best physicians of to day.
What life itself is nobody knew then n5body
knows now. But we have learned something
of the reasons why the mysterious tide r,ses
and falls. Provided the great organs of tie
body are not irreparably destroyed, medical
science can always relieve and 'ften save fes
no equitable physician nov adheres u the
barbarous and stupid proc ssPs ri depletion,
such as bleeding by which it was attempted
cure disease by reducing the patients ability
to resist it. Now-a-oay5 we do not tear down
the fort to help the garrison-we strengthen it.
In this intelligent and beneficie work, 1t is
conceded that = sRK Era TONIC leads
all other medicines. As an invlgorant 1t acts
Immediately and power nlly upon the cirenla-
ti0n and the organs of diGe fcH. '-uS giving
Nature the asSistaDc- she y follows
that all ailments of he tom 81. .lneys :sIld
liver are at once relieved or cuI cd. No other
preparation embodies the same qualis es or
p-Oduces similar results. 1t is delicious TO use
and the best known anti-1ntoxicant. Price
soc and 81. HIsoox & Co., New York.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-30
THE PRESIDENTS CHURCH.
How a bitter Republican preacher
was put under presidential favor:

How bitter Republican preacher
was put under presidential favor:
The Capital gives the following
story of how President Cleveland
came to select DR.. Sunderland'S church:
Just before the inauguration some
friends in New York State wrote to
Mrs. Sunderland, expressing the
desire to come to- Washington to wit
ness the inaugural ceremonies. Mrs.
Sunderland wished to write back
an invitation for them TO be
her guests Bat th>y nere warn.
friends Of NJ Cleveland, and her hus-
band had been Sc bitter against him
that she said TO her daughter: "Your
father will be sure to say something
to hurt their feelings" She decided
after much trouble of mind to gently
herself of apparent inhospitality. To
her surprise they replied that they
should not mind anything he said, or
feel hurt in the least. They came,
and the united efforts of Mrs. Sunder-
land and her daughter kept the doctor
pretty well behaved. But after the
Inauguration the friends wished to go
! to the White House. Mrs. Sunderland
thought it only courteous to accom-
pany her guests, and wanted her
husband to go with them. He fatty
and firmly refused. His wife was
much distressed, but, taking their
daughter, went with the friends to
Miss Clevela2d's first Saturday
reception When the ladies were in
PRODUCED Mrs. Sunderland was named
and If Miss Cleveland knew her she
betray ed no sign of recognition; but
when Mrs DR.. Sunderland approached
Mrs. Hoyt, the Presidents other SIS
ter, the latter held out her hand and
said:
Tell me if you are the wife of the
Rev. DR.. Sunderland, once my dear
mothers pastor. Did your husband
ever preach at Batavia, N. Y.?"
Eyes; when very young man
before he had a call to Washington,
replied Mrs. Sunderland, little en-
barrassed as she thought of her hus.
bands feelings towards the President
"Oh I'm so delighted to meet you
and want to see your husband. My
dear mother was devoted to him, and
her friends must be ours. My
brother will be glad to meet him
too. 1 hope you will come again
and bring DR.. Sunder-
land" said Mrs. Hoyt, showing SC
much pleasure that Mrs. Sunderland
promised to go. forgetting for the
moment how her husband had set his
face against going to the White
House. When she told her husband
he slowly said
"Well, | won't retract what 1 We
said, but l may go some time" A
few days after, the family at the
White House talked over their mo-
Tiers young pastor and decided that
he shouId be their own. The diagram
of the First Presbyterian Church was
sent for and family pew No. 1872 was
tai en-.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-30
WHAT THE RAINS TEACH.

The recent heavy rains bring to
light the fact that numbers of our
farmers have not yet finished plant
ing their cotton. The complaint is
made that the rains are interfering
with planting, but the farmers who
make such complaints ought to hide
themselves from their neighbors in
shame at either their laziness
or lnattentlon to business. The
winter has been an unex-
ceptionally fine one for farm work.
During the winter there was very
little severely cold weather, and COM
paratively but little rain, none of
either to seriously affect the prepara-
ton of soils for the cropping season.
The cotton crop of last year was very
short, and it was gathered and mar
keted before there was cold wea-
Their Every opportunity, there
fore, was presented tor the
breaking up of soils and the prep
aration of fields so as to receive seeds
at the earliest moment advisable
Those who have not finished planting
are the ones who in the winter neg
lected to plow, who wasted time, and
who are now led to complain that
the rains are preventing them from
planting cotton. Is it not
shocking to think that in Texas all
the cotton is not up and ready for cul-
tivation? Last year farmers had an
experience which should have taught
them that success in farming must be
the reward alone of vigilance.
Farming operations were retarded
by the absence of winter
prepared fields, and before they were
prepared and planted the heavy
spring rains began, and much cotton,
as result, was planted in May. That
it made nothing, with such seasons as
We had last year, is not to be won
dered at. Where soils were thorough
ly prepared in the winter,
and the seed planted early,
good crops of corn were made
and very fair crops OF cotton, but
where there was poor preparation OF
may be, none at all, both crops were
failures. Diligence is all that is nee
essary to make as sure crops in Texas
as anywhere in the world. with thor
ough preparation and early grow
ing plants there can. be no
mere profitable agriculture than in
Texas. Cotton that was up on well
prepared land, before the late success
sive heavy rains began, if diligently
cultivated, will make q crop before
any summer drouth may set in, but
fields poorly prepared, that are to
be planted after these rains
are over, will probably give very
poor returns. Should there be a long
summer drouth, the late grown cotton
will not pay for the labor expended
on it. Experience seems to be worth
nothing to some people, but the sea-
sons teach the thoughtful to plant
early. There is pleasure as well as
profit in cultivating early crops.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-30
A ROTTEN DEPARTMENT.

People are used to well authenti-
Gated statements about corruption in
the federsl departments, and nowhere
may more disgraceful official acts be
fastened than upon the Interior De-
partment. The appointment of Mr..
Lamar to this important trust was
one of the wisest acts of Mr.
Cleveland. In the new Secretary
the country has obtained a public
servant, whose every energy will be
directed towards correcting, as far as
lies in his power, the evils of the past
and providing honest and conserva-
tive methods of administration in the
future. His appointment was met
with disfavor by the corrupt
rings, which had controlled the
Department, for they at once under
stood that the day of jobbery was
ended. Ny. Lamar's first act in office
was to stop the issue of the Backbone
land grant patents, and to save $780,
900 acres to the people. Still, as the
machinery of the Department. was in
the hands of the same old gang, they
persisted in their attempts to rob
the public domain. One attempt was
for the benefit of the Northern Pacific
Railroad, by changing the line upon
which the alternate sections
would be based, thus capturing a
very large body of valuable land;
the other was for the benefit of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, and also
affected very large body of land
Both were naked frauds, involving
enormous interests, and both were
cunningly managed. If the subordi'
mates to the Secretary and to the Com
missioner of the Land Office had been
faithful and honest men, these frauds
would not have been attempted. AS
I it was, they were nearly success
1t has required the utmost vigilance
and care Of the two or three officials
who compose the entire Democratic
element of this department to detect
the fraud. And here Is most seriou:
point in question. The Civil-Ser-
vice rules keep large force
under Mr.. Lamar, as they de
under any other chief. needing con-
slant watching to prevent the con-
tinuance of fraud. Many Of the sub
chiefs and clerks belong to the corrup
rings, but Civil Service steps in an(
keeps them now, at least, where
they are. Must they be caught befor,
they can be removed? It is hope(
means may soon be found for clearing
out this Augean stable. The guilty
rascals are not confined alone to the
departments at " ashington. They
are scattered in offices all over TIT
states. The land offices in the state
and territories are intimately connect
ed with the rings outside, ant
the Interior Department. The rascal
are bound together by the ties o
rogues, and the only course is to dis
lodge the corrupt incumbents. In tn
meantime the organs connected will
these corrupt rings harp on the dis
loyalty of Lamar and praise the eff
ticlency and nonor of Jacob Thong
son.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-30
1t Looks That Way.
Clarksyille Times.

CldrkSflll0 hines.
Some of our State exchanges persist
In grooming Wellborn for the ST nato-
rial race in 1887, to succeed Senator
Maxey, whose term expires at that
time. A great deal of this talk about
supplanting the Senator with an ex-
istipg Congressman is no doubt in
spired by parties who desire to remove
the Congressman out of their special
way, in order to warm seat in the
House themselves. 1t looks good
deal this way to man up tree.
Mr.. Randall said the other day: "Mr.
Cleveland reminds me more than any
mani know of, what Mr.. Garfield
said to me: 4 wouldn't give an ounce
of pluck for ton of luck Like Gar
field I believe in results"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-30

Russia. AS a matter of fact Penjdeh
is in the belt of territory the
nationality OF which has been in ques
ton ever since the proposition to fix
a new northern boundary for At
ghanjstan has been under discussion.
Therefore, the Afghans had no right
to occupy this territory until the
boundary line was fixed. The fact
that they did so, gave Russia an ex-
cuse for bringing her military forces
south on the Kushk River, where the
battle of March 30 was fought. And
when, after that battle, PeDjdeh was
deserted Ivy the Afghans and the
country was threatened with an
arehy, General Komaroff could do no
less than attempt to organize some
sort of order through the country in
which Penjdeh is situated. Should there
be no war Penjdeh will eventually
fall to Russia or Afghanistan on the
decision of boundary commission
which, however, does not appear to
be part of Russia's plan of settle
ment. Under any adjustment of this
sort the most powerful will be
most apt to get the terri
tory, and in the event OF
war there can be no doubt that Rus
STA will secure Penjdah, and as
much other territory as may be de-
sired. 1t must be borne in mind, too
that the Russian Bear is very greedy
brute, with stomach of immense ca
| nacitV
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-30
INCREASED CoTroN PRODUCTION.

Mr.. VIM. l.. Trenholm, son of the
Secretary of thu Confederate Treas
ury, has prepared for the United
Statistical Department report show
ing the persistency of fertility in the
cotton producing lands of this
country. Mr.. Trenholm asserts
that, under the old methods of
cotton culture prevalent prior to 1860,
great bodies of land not only lost
power to produce cotton, but became
unfit for any purpose known to the
planter. He confidently asserts, how
ever, that, with the improved meth
DDS and exped1ents described by him,
the cultivation of cotton has become
not only a lucrative art, but pro-
gTesslve science, that cotton sick"
lands have been reclaimed, and that
the general average of the produc-
tiveness of the cotton lands of the
country has been greatly increased.
This ne clearly proves by the statis-
tics of the production of particular
tracts, and by the relation of crops tC
acreage throughout the cotton belt
Mr.. Trenholm concludes his report as
follows: Looking at the question
solely with reference to the capacity
of the land, it seems reasonably GER
tain that the cotton states of the I'm
ion will be able, not only to keep {
crop of 100000 bales, but in case o.
need to increase that crop considera-
gly, without materially increasing
the acreage now in cotton"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-30

there was house near by. The man
pointed to house near by, partly jim
ruins. But Lee, refusing to RET Give
Grant in such misunderstanding
building, the n an offered his own
farmhouse, a little way off.
MEETING BETWEEN GRANT AND LEE.
Thither Lee proceeded, and soon
Grant; accompanied by hes staff and
several generals them Sheri.
dan-rode up. These two heroes met
with frankness and informality. Lee
wore his sword, but Grant was with
out his, and observing that the former
noticed it; said: 81 must apologize,
General, for not wearing my sword.
1t had gone off with my baggage
when l received your note" Lee
bowed and at once introduced the
subject which had brought them
together. and asked Grant to stand in
writing the terms on which he pro-
posed the Armey of Northern Virginia
should surrender. Grant sat down at
table and wrote the terms as given
| in the above letter. He then handed
it to Lee, who after reading it care
fully, asked what he meant by private
horses" as most of the cavalry owned
their horses. The latter replied they
must be turned over to the government.
Lee acknowledged the justice of this,
when Grant said that he would Gin
| struct his officers to let those men
who owned their horses retain them,
as they would need them to till their
| FARMS"
While this document was being
copied, the two generals conversed
familiarly about West Point times
and old army friends. AT length,
abiding to the business before them,
Lee said he had two or three thousand
federal prisoners and Was afraid he
had not rations sufficient to supply
them. General Sheridan spoke up
and said: 81 have rations
for twenty thousand men," The
document having been copied, Col.
Marshall began his reply with 81 have
the honor to reply to your communi-
cation" sc. Lee scratched it all ont,
and in clear, soldierly hand wrote,
General, have received your letter
of this date, containing the terms OF
the surrender of the Army of North
ern Virginia, as proposed by you; as
they are Substantially the same as those
expressed in your letter, of the
9Th inst they are acce pied. 1 will
proceed to designate the proper Of
ficers to carry the stipulations into
effect" Thus ended the interview
between the two great leaders il
the most memorable war O.
modern times.
Three days later the confederate
army was drawn up as for parad,
and marched to a spot near the court
house, where the soldiery STACKED
their arms AMI piled together thei
. flags. Reduced by Struggling AM
prisoners, only about $4,000 remained
and of this number not more than hal
had arms 20 Law down.