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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-04-18
NOTICE.
Territory of Now Mexico. Bird judicial
District, County of Dona Ana.
W. L tAAt u AuI IL

Territory of Now Mexico. Bird judicial
District, County of Dona Ana
WILLIAM RATLIFF,
vs.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SOPHIA RATLIFF
The defendant, Sophia RatlifT, is here
by notified that "a suit in chauccrS has been
commenced against her in the District
Court for the County of Lincoln, Territo-
ry Of New MeNico, by said complainant,
William RatlilI that the nature Of the
relief prayed for in compliments bill. is
that the bonds Of matr,mOuy clistir@ be
tween said complainant and said defend
ant be dissolved and held for naught, and
complainant dccrccd TO he sole, single, and
unmarried that unless you enter your
appearance in said suit on or before the
lih day Of May, A. ID. 1sS5, a decree PIC
ccnfosso wi ! he rendered against YOU
The bill prays for such other and further
relief Il, may, to the court, seem just anc
proper.
GEORGE II. BOWMAN,
Clerk and Register in Chancery.
Catron, Thornton & Clancy,
Solicitors for complainant. 80
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To all Whom it may Concern.

NOTICE is hereby given to all whom il
may concern, that the grosnd on which
WAYNE 81 Black store is located, on Dry
Gulch mouth, belon e to the undersigned,
and any party or parties trading for II
from other persons or pretended owners,
will involve themselves il u law suit, as
alone can give n good deed therefor.
!. n. GEORGE.
Moral, n. M, JaA'y 10, 1885. IA
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LEGAL ADVER7ISEAEN
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

EcnIlmIn II. Bills.
In the District Court, County of Lincoln.
The said defendant. Benjamin II. Ellis.
is hcrchy notified that a suIt in chanccly
has been commenced against him in he
District Count Tor the county Of Lincoln,
Territory Of New Mexico, by said com
%plainaut. Ella = Ellis, pryiugto have tie
marriage between the complainant and dc.
rcuduui Gcctecj to be null and void. aud
for general relief that unless you enter
your appearance In -aid suit ON or before
the first day of the ext May term OF aid
court. commencing on the 1lih day OF
Mny. 1855, decree pro coufesso therein VIII
be rendered against you.
GEORGE r. BOWMAN, Clerk.
John Y. Hewitt and II. b. ferguson
Solicitors for complainant. -
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In The DIsJTiCt C0urt, county Of lincoln.
The said defendant, Benjamin j.. ia.
cobs, is hereby notified that Il suit in as
sumpsit by attachment has been com
mencsd against him in the District Court
for the County of Lincoln, Territory %
New Mexico, by said plaintiffs, Daufortl
T. Duupiug and Henry J.. Miller, tradin.
is Cunning 81 Miller, damages claimeC
one thousand fifty three and 90-l0J dol
lars that unless YOU enter your appear
auca in said suit on or before the first day
Of the next May term Of said court, com
meucing on the 18th day of May, 1885
judgment by default therein will be rem
dered against you.
GEORGE r. BOWMAN, Clerk.
john /. HEWITT.
Attorney for Plaintiffs. 81
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Terms Sslf rrsei

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PURE w AA2A Y

The subscriber has engaged In tire retail
WHISKY brrinssE, and vii. eEcheively Sc
the pure srtiole 40 manufactured iur, and
shipped hIm by the
UHkDJT
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-02
How Flying Fish Fly.

An e-co'lent opportunity Of observing
the aerial means Of propulsion in tho
Tying fish was afforded mo during q
six days calm lately when crossing tho
bag OF Bengal. watched day by day
some hundreds rise under tho bows Of
the ship. Tho water surface was q
CLASSY calm. AS each fish rose 1t spread
Its wings ut once, apparently boating the
surface with them two or three strokes
before they steadied out say appar-
emily, for II was not a definite beat so
mu h as a struggle to rise. The tail
which, Of course, under water was in
rapid motion to escape from the ship,
now gave ten or a dozen rapid beats,
which ould be counted by the ripples
on the still surface, and the fish was of
in aerial fight.
AS each fish lost the impetus Of this
first rise, which generally happened at
about forty yards, the binoculars
showed us tho anal Iins which had till
now been fully extended, dropping to
feel tho water. AS SOon as the surface
was felt the tail was introduced and
five or six smart strokes, also indicated
by ripplcs, brought the impetus up
again and carried the fish about another
thirty yards when another drOop sent
1t on again, an1 so forth, some OF the
older fish travelling in this way 400 10
500 yards Tho younger fish frequently
fell Nwkwardly In this attempt 10 III.
gain impetus. When waves are run
n.ng II requires a clever fish to gain i'm.
Petus by q few judiriols strokeS on the
crest Of a wave, and many a q ii tum.
Oles over in the attempt.
lonce saw a fish rise close to .heShip's
quarter, and ii flew parallel with tho
ship, pursued below by a dolphin or
bonita The latter followed every
sway Of the flying fish, keeping almost
under ii. At the first dip oil the tail
the puruer mado a dart forward, but
missed 1t, and again dogged its prey by
keeping Just under it. On the second
dip the tail went into the pursuer'G
mouth, and there was an end OF the
flyer. 1t always struck me that it
seemed a strain on tho 6sh to keep the
WinVR aYLlndOl
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-02
Tho cou,umptivs Period.
lChic0gp NewS

" VNSAHN NFNA
II has long been held that, inasmuCh
as consumption gathers tine greatest
number oil victims uetween the ages OF
95 and 81 years, mankind must 10 more
susceptible to the disease between the
ages Of 70 and 50 than at other times of
life. A writer for Science has made
plain the fallacy Of this reasoning by
calling attention to the fact that while
II has been custO nary to re. kon the
mortality Of each period Of life as q
fraction Of the entire mortality for all
ages the reckoning should 10 made Oh
the basis OF the entire number OF living
persons Of the particular age under con.
sideratiOn. That is, If we would deter.
mine what per cent. Of persons between
and So years OF age die Of cOnslmp-
ton, We must compare the numter VI
those who die at thatage with the whole
number Of those OF that age, not OF all
ages, thOn living,
Tho results Of estimates made in this
manner by m eminent PrusSian scien.
tist shows that the theory that a man
after having passed his Sjth year
gradually acquires an immunity from
consumption is false. Indeed, the
figures show that mans liability TO
death by this disease increases steadily
from the period between 10 and Is years
Of ago until be is 10 years old, when il
falls of rapidly decreasing as the years
accumulate
A similar estimate concerning women
shows that they aro more frequent vic.
tins to consumption during childhood,
but that during the third decade and
thereafter their liability to disease di.
miDiShcS,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-02
vera oru.,. BattereI Im,ss.

On the water side Of Vera Cruz stands
a stone image, whose bruised counte.
nance tells q queer tale Of feminine Gro.
dulity. From time immemorial It has
been believed that il q marriageable
woman shall hit this image uarely in
the face with q stone, she will immedi.
ately obtain a husband and an advan
tageous settlement in life. The inventor
OF the fable was evidently acquainted
with the fact that women are not expert
in throwing stones. We're 1t not for
this lamOntable disability tho poor image
would have been totally demolished
years ago. AS it Is the battered face
has lost all semblance Of features, and
heaps Of small stones, lying all about,
attest the industry o: the Mexican maid.
ems, as well as their good sense in
desiring matrimonial settlement. The
tumble.down church, behind which it
stands, has a remarkable number o:
female attendants, especially at yesper
services. The homeward path lies di.
restly past the image, and many a
pEOble Is Slyly tossed under the friendly
Shadow OF the cleaning by women
yOupR and old.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-02
a Welsh Funeral supor.ltlop.

lbNNVNW TEGN lTtNl
From time immemorial there has been
strong feeling OF repugnance among
tho inhabitants of rural parishes in
Wales 10 burial without the sanctuary. "
This does not mean in unconSecrated
ground, but on the north side Of tho
church, or in a remote corner Of the
Chur h.yard. The origin of this pre- u.
dicc is said to have been the notion that
the northern part was that which was
appropriated to the intCrment of un.
bapti. cd infants, excommunicated per.
Sons, or such rs had laid violent hands
upon themselves HOnceit was pOpu.
larly known as the wrong side OF tho
church"
In many parishes, Therefore, this spot
remained unoccupicd, while the remain
ing portion Of the church-yard was
crowded. White, in his History OF
SelbOurne," alluding to this suporsti.
ton, says that as most people wished to
be buried on thesouth side Of the church.
yard, 1t became such a mass of mortal.
ity that no person could be inferred
without disturbing or displacing the
bones Of his ancestors" l."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-02
"oath,.n snccs,. a, a Writer.


George Alfred Townsend, journalist
and novelist probably makes more
money by newspaper work than any
other writer in tho country. His 10.
como exceeds SEQ, 900 a year. lie writes
for half q do en- papers, and Is we'll
paid by all Of them. Yet he finds time
in the midst Of his duties to turn Of an
occasional novel, and 10 make q short
lecture tour now and then. lie owns
the house in which no lives, and this
must have cost him something In the
neighborhood Of $50, 900.
TOwnsend's success is due mainly 10
the systematic manner in which he goes
to work He probably possesses the
most valuable and O. Atensive set OF scrap
books in the United States. In the room
In which he does the bulk OF his work
he has tho walls lined with these vol
umes Of personal information. Ever
since he has been in newspaper life he
has cut everything Of a personal char.
Ncter out Of tho periodicals coming 10
his hand, and these slips he has pasted
into books, which aro subsequently in.
do cd and arranged in order. Whom
Mr. Townsend wants to write anything
about any man Of general impcrtani 0
he merely hunts up the persons name
in his index, and tho chances arc that
he possesses a pretty clear record, not
only Of the doings, hut OF most Of the
savings Of the man in question.
ITI Gust ol nla,utaImng u iirstclasI
base Oalk club is about SJ0, 600 q year.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-02
Grab. Killed by Tl,u,dsr'. 'rms

AAstAhAA NH AAFNAlA#I
'Tt is undoubtedly true, said a fish.
dealer on Light street wharf, "that
thunderstorms are fatal to soft crabs,
unless the latter arc placed in a arefriger.
atOr The idea that they are scared to
death Is an absurdity, and, indeed, do
not think that 1t Is the thunder and
lightning primarily that kills them"
Then, in what way do you account
for iti'
"Why, because Of the state Of tho at.
mosphere just before and during a
thunderstorm, 1t Is hot, sulphurous
and oppressive. The crab Is changed
from bis accustomed temperature, and
while in its delicate state is unable TO
stand the sudden transition. Place him
In the refrigerator and all this Is OK.
cluded, and the danger consequently
obyiated.
"Or, it may DO that there Is au analogy
between tho phosphorus which entors
largely into the composition Of crabs
and fsh-whieh suil0r elually as much
and tho electrical condition Of the air.
But whatever may be the cause, do
not believe it is the direct influence Of
the thunder
81 remember perfectly many years ago
there came q damp, cloudy, hot spell Of
several weeks duratiOn-One Of those
miserable spells when 1t seems that the
sun will never shine again. The ther.
mOmotOr stood at gO but there was no
thunderstorm and every crab died. 1t
was impossible to lind live ones any
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-02
The Red rrlnce in France.
Ip,rl, Cor Inndon Tr,ithI

When he was near Montargis he requi.
itioncd the house Of N. Ledru for his
temporary quarters. general. Nine. Le.
dru, FROM whom | have the anecdote,
felt her heart sink when she was in bis
presence. Shc saw a bloated, surly
o .,cer. without q ray of human sympa.
thy in his round, prosaic lace. "C'etalt
une physiognomie more ct atrabilaire. "
The prince wanted to know what there
was In the cellar, and warned the lady
that as hs was pressed for time she
would do well to show his orderly her
best vintagcs.
He sat, in speaking to her, with his
cap riveted on his head and his legs
stretched out. Whom she was speaking
to him he had occasion TO got up, and
stood, in doing so, on an Angora cat,
The animal protested in cat cries.
Prince Frederick Charles was exaper.
ated at the noise Il made, and, taking
It up by the tail, dashed It through the
glass doors OF q buffet where choice
porcelain was piled up, Minette be.
hayed like bull in a china shop, which
caused almost gleam Of mirth to pass
over the Countenance Of tho prince, who
was tiCkled at tho destruction that she
HanAad
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Prussia. hallway system.

lHAH FEANHNNW NHlWuNElpsl
The Prussian railway system Is to be
considerably extended, and that Coun.
try promises 10 resemble a grldiron,
with Its numerous railways. Bills have
been submitted 10 the landtag, author.
ifing tho expenditure OF $li, ,l75, 900 for
tho construction Of now lines OF state
railways and the completion Of the old
lines. OF this sum $l9,87l, 900 are
wanted for fourteen new lines, Of a to.
tai length OF . ,5 miles. The new lines
Cons!Ot Of two main lines Of twenty.
eight miles 10 length, tho cost Of con.
struction Is estimated at ES5,s70 pOr
mile, including the cost Of tho land &C.
quirod; and twelve branch lines Of 83i
miles IN length. The purchase price Of
land for the latter averages $l,4lO per
mile, and the cost Of construction,
s!Sr46O.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-02
Chlne.o Who DnE Carriages


Trot, trot, trOt, along the smooth,
sunny but bamboo shaded high road, |
have o little leisure now to observe these
astonishing rickshaw coolies, They
wear tho enormous traditional mush
room Chinese hat, suitable in case
either Of beating rain or fierce sun, I'M,
der which are tucked their manipulated
pigtails for even q coOlie would feel
himself disgraCed were he minus q pig.
tail. They ars bare.footed, bare.legged,
barearmed, and wear Just su Cicnt
rags to save themselves from the charge
Of indelicaCy. Their skins are slllOw,
their Monaghan faces arc pinchel, their
stature Is small, their limbs seem atten
uated and loosely put together.
And yet these demoniaCal looking
wretcheS, whom to call brethren" Is
indeed a heavy demand on our charity,
throw themselves forward into the
shafts and drag their carriages with
their passengers, who maI 10 ten or
may be twenty stone, not at a walk or
q shuttle, or an Rmble, but At q good
round trot at about six miles an hour
They neither tag, pant nor perspirO,
but keep up this pace for two or three
miles at a stretch. Would not the most
renowned European athlete or pCdes.
trian be but q feeble coney in compari.
soni Moreover, these coolies have 10
content themselves at the end Of their
journey with . eents-a cent Is a frac.
ton le thau q hAllpeuuy. Thcy exult
II they receive 10 cents. and consider
the donor an utter fool Il hU gives them
10 cents.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-02
Tour Ysnd,er ana Flfty MllIl.n.l.

.Nh7N7H AlfsIA vi
The 9aaans canal, which was to have
been con plet,d In 1883 at q cost Of $l2U,.
100000, would not 10 finished In tru
years, even II the present rats Of exca.
walton were maintained. Aore than
$lI0,0J0, NO have been already OK,
pended. and the probabilities are that
II the canal Is ever finished Il will fS
after an outlay Of u O,uOl,OOh. Tho
prediction Is freely msde abroad that
when NJ. do eSseps dies the whoIs
scheme will collapse,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-02
AOonse Burin .sAsrlnos


In his now boOk on thB Congo Coun.
try Henry N. Stanley tells this story Of
the human bnieherips pcrpetrated to
appease the gods when q chief dies. The
victims are slaves taken in battle OF
bought for the purpose Of religious
bptChery:
"The mourning relatives finally So
cured fourteen DNn from the interior,
and, being Noticed BY the villagers that
the execution was about 10 begin, N.
Nangelo and his friend proceeded with
q few Of their men 10 view the sc0nG
They found quite q number Of men
gathered around. The doomed men seen
were kneeling with their arms lound
behind them In The ueighborhood OF Q
tall tree, near the top Of which the end
Of a rope had'been lashed. A number
Of men laid hold Of the cord and hauled
upon It until the upper part Of the tree
was bent likeR bow One Of the cap.
tiyes was selected, and the dangling end
Of the rope was fastenedrou his neck;
tue tree sprang several inches higher,
drawing the mans form up, Straining
the neck aud almost lifting the body
from the ground
i,The e1ecuroner then advanced with
his short broadslladed talchion; AMI
measured his distance by stretching his
weapon from the position be intcnded
to strike across the nape ofthe neck.
He repeated this operation twice. At
the third time he struck, severing the
head clean from the body. 1t was
whipped up in the air by the spring Of
the released tree and sent rebounding
several yards away. The remaining
Captiycs were dispatched one'Rfter an.
other in like manner. Their heads
wero unaeshcd by boiling, that the
skulls might decorate tho poles around
the grave. Tho bodies were dragged
away and thrown into the Congo,
the soil saturated with tho b'ood was
gathered up and buried with tire detunet
chief.n
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-02

HomcopathistS claim q now proof Of
the correctness Of their theories in the
discovery that tho famous tree from the
bark Of which quinlne Is obtained fur.
nishes no quinine unless II Is grown In
amalarial region.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-02
vnsl. nemat OPINION q .lllIaar.f.,." !"

Chlrn limeNl
Joel Chandler Harris 81 5 that tho
exhibit ol' o. minstrc 81 on the st.igt
arc M iIilsiLn. Thny represent moth ny
on the earth except an abnormal do.
ye!OPment Of an extraordinary bur,
les ,uU, e erhapS the very breadth and
stature Of this, hsadds. ''oyersladOW,
ing aud putting to shame all other nur.
les .ucsr gives II strength and vitality,
for II Is on oy0l with rs keen reli,b
in tho south, whero tue negro 10 sup.
posed TO DO known, as II Is In any part
OF the north, where all that Is known
Of tho stuthern negro Is that he was -
a slave, and that he has what Eiuy bS
termed q humorous turn.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-02

The iayorits cosmeticof he japanese,
according toa report by 7. Sakaye, con.
sists chiefly Of carbonate Of lead and
rico powder starch, which compound
has been used by womon-Aprarently
without poisonous eiEeCls-SinIe early
in the eighth century.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-02
A Man Of Nerve,
tChIeaFo IatlPrPl

"You consider him a man Of cour.
ASci"
"les, sfr; ! do"
"And you are positive that he Is a
l,orson Of unusual hervei"
YES decidedly so.
ION what do ou base this opinioni"
"Why, sir, he crawls out Of bed every
morning at ) o'clock, and there ism I
mother man in my neighbOrhood that's
got the grit TO do it."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-02
Live, Active Men, /,

as agents in West Virginia. Good Sal.
aries can be earned by men willing to
work 1t the business. This Company
lends money to their Policy Holders on
first mortgage security and the reserve
cash balance al is Policies.
Call on @. GRANT, General Agent,
at POnSTOy, Oh!V, qpr2Vm3
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-02

Miss Cleveland. We are liable to
have nOtiOns until We get knowledge
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-02

Sleeping out loud" is tho child def.
milton for snoring,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-02
WANTED.

THE UNION CENTRAL LIFE IN.
SURANCE COMPANY, Of Cincin.
matt, Ohio, desire 10 emnlOy soveral
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-15
Atthe Exposition.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb 1.-THE atten-
dance at the exposition to-day
was greater than any timo since
the opening. It is estimated at over
$4,000; The National Cotton planters
association met in its fifth days session.
Inc time was mainly occupied by Pres
ident Morehead delivering his annual
address, an exhaustive resume of the
affair. OF the association,
Robert Gales, of Tennessee, then d.
livered an address on the subject, 0The
Seat OF Future Empires"
The election of officers was then held
resulting in the election of Col. II.
Morehead president and w. w. Allen.
OF MISSISSIPPI, Secretary. The United
states fish commission steamer
Albatross arrived yesterday, and will
be stationed Mt the exposition wharf ma
part of the fish commission exhibit.
The fish commission car is already i'm
position.
The commercial travelling men have
appointed committee to make oxten-
sive arrangements to celebrate their
DAY, February %, at the exposition
grounds, when they meet in national
convention.
The farmers congress finished its la.
bors ana adjourned sine die. Resolu.
Ton were adopted endorsing
Coi. Robert Beverly, of Virginia
Tor appointment as commissioner Of ap.
riculture OF the United States, or To the
secretaryship of agriculture, If Tho
pending bill shall pass creating thai