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The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1886-07-02

ously m a few DAYS age Is better again.
~ ara happy 10 say.
Robert Hull Is back again. We are
slad 20 know that Bob viii spend the
Fourth with as.
Mis- Fannie Mayer arrived on last
Fridays coach. Miss Mayer viii ex-
tend her visit 10 ~ months.
Mrs. ". J. HUI departed last Mon
day for her old home IN Evanston, Ills.
on a visit 10 her relatives.
One Of the latest arrivals Is u full
hclged badger the capture Of 4. C.
silver while coming Ia iron sOcuIro.
The animal makes a rather novel pet.
The Fairyiew people are busy rs hess
preparing for the 4th Invitations
have been extended to the neighboring
towns and there Is every prospect of
having a jolly good time.
II is not true that the mustaches be-
ringing to sume of our very young
men were not born tired. IL Is only the
effects of the warm weather that gives
those upper up attachments that Ian
guild appearance.
NJ. W. Robbins returned from his
SOeorro trip last Tuesday. IL was
Wills intention to leave again imme-
dlately, but the numerous requests
which he received 10 remain yer the
Fourth have proved irrestiUle.
The euchre party held at Mrs. Dimes
last Tuesday evening was we'll attend
ed. Miss Lille Adams carried of an
elegant embroidered pin-cushion for
first ladies prize, and Burt ID. Mason.
(who Is getting Ia the habit of doing ~
took the hrot prize for the gentlemen.
Henry Cloudman Is In again from
Socorro enjoying the tine mountain
breezes. Mr.. Cloudman has been com
missiuned by the Graphic Mining com
pany To make a collection OF the dit
ferent specimens of the range, and the
company will probably do some work
here this fall If everything goes lovely.
a. H~ardcastle, the art critic Of this
paper and ranclIero OF the Adobe ranch
arrived from England last week accom-
panied by George Brierley OF Lancas.
hire, England. The latter gentleman
is making a tour of this country. &C.. e..
Miss Fannie Mayer left ON Tuesday
for Fairyiew. where she will remain
two months with her mother, who il
proprietress Of the leading hotel there
Miss Fannie will be missed by q hosl
of friends In this city ......COl. d. Bran
son meandered through the mines IN
the Magdalena district last week. n,
was a visitor Mt the Bullion Office on
Monday and expressed himself very
much pleased with the status Of oul
camps and their future. The ColOne
is an experienced miner......W. NJ
Robbins and Robert Hull of Falrview
came IN Saturday and renamed seve
nj days with us. Mr. Robbins informs L,
that the Silver Monument is being
worked and dumping high-grade silver
ore. We r also happy TO hear from
him that Fairview is improyingsteadi
ly and new buildings are constantly be
ing erected. The mining prospect Il
also considered good.-Socorro Bullion
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1886-07-02
Land once at Las cruce. \ NJ !.

NAY aNAAH ~
Notice l. hereby given that the following
named settlurs have fled notice of their
intention To make nuAl proof Ca support a.
their Respective claims, and that said proof
will made before the Probate Clerk at
SucurTu, y. NJ. on Juiy 9TH. l.sd, viz:
JAMES PERRY HIICtiCkAfI on home.
stead application Ne. llst for the q e > e. p
~ Asv e. ~ = see 80 ~ 8 =, Z II ".
lie names hc following witnesses 10 prove
his continuous residence upon, and culli.
walton of. slid land. viz g.. j. Murdwotth.
Clement Uizhtower, j. A. Jones aud ". A.
Perry, all ct SoCarlo county, \ A..
GRUNDi j. WAHDMOiflH ON u. s. No.
lisa tor the n e a sV 3 SO Z ne "a see y ~ 9
S.rE ". tie names tie following witnesses
% prove his continuous residence upon. and
cultivation of, said land, VIZ. j. 4 Hutch.
craft, Clement Hightower, j.. J.. Jones aud
". 4. Perry, nh of sueutru county n. NJ.
May2s.S EDMUND G.. SHIELDS, Register.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1886-07-02
Notice OF Forfeiture.
Chloride. N. NJ, May 9lst. 1885.

Chloride, N. NJ, May 2lst, 1881.
To A. G.. Aiken.
NOTICE T. hereby given that We the under.
" signed have expended one hundred dol
lars (Sl0O) In labor upon each ottho following
mining claims, o.wit Great Republic, Key
stone. and julia, situated In the Black Range
Mining District, Sierra county, New Mexico,
for the year Lass, in order to hold possession
thereof under section 1884 OF the revised
statutes Of the United states, and IL within
ninety days after this notice of publication
you fail or refuse 60 contribute your pro.
portion OF such $500 expenditure rs co-Own.
CT besides the cost Of this advertisement,
your individual interest In said claims VIII
become tha property OF the undersigned in
accordance with the statutory enactment.
G. u. kfS0snuRY.
May2i.7 N. A.. kfN0sBukY.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1886-07-02
LOCAL NEWS.

Go to Corson's for screen cloth.
Armstrong Bros have the mail con-
tract on the EngIe and Biask Range
route.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1886-07-02
Us Land omcc. Las Cruces, \. NJ,

Us Land Onlec, LasUrnets, \. NJ
May ath, lssG.
Notice l. hereby given that the following
named settlcr has fled notice of his mten.
ton make final proof la support his CLAIM,
and that said proof will be made before the
Probate Clerk nj iiillsburOugh, Nm. On June
9Th, tssG viz:
WILLIAM Il. JAMES on 4. cluratory state.
msnt No. i112 tur the 3 q q n " a "a l. " a
u " & r q = sec = tp II s, I . ". lie names
the ~tultowlnW Witnesses 60 prove his cen
tuuOuH residence upon, and cultivation Of,
said land, VIZ. Austin Crawford, l.. j otto,
x. 4. Ofborue und g. Douglas Robertson, ali
OF Chloride, y N.
MRyll-G EDMUNp G.. SHIELDS, Register.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1886-07-02
LEoAL
Final Proof Notices.


Land once az Las Cruces =. NJ.
June t4th. ls ~
Notice Is hereby given that thC following
named settler haa uled notice Of uis la.
tentiun TO make maj proof be- support ui
hefurc the probate clerk az socurro. \ NJ, ON
JuiN 3lst. lisa, KiAs
HAYDEN HiLL ON d. +. No. 1879 Tor the
n : n " = see . a : ne sec ~ % r, q II
~. ne names the following witnesses O.
prove hi- continuous residence upon. aud
cultivation 81, said land. VIZ. Addlanu liar.
Der. samuel Eaton, Judsun 4. Ayers, P J.
Bennett 81 soCutru county.
Junels.u EDMUND q SHIELDS. Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-12-25

a singular instance of the contagious
ness of consumption is related by a
French medical journal. A young man
who had contracted bronchitis married a
healthy woman. Within a year he died
Of consumption; not long afterward his
Widows lungs were found to be fatally
diseased; and their child speedily fol-
lowed them. One of their neighbors, O
robust young woman, was suddenly at
tackled with the same disease. While
she had called repeatedly at the house of
the consumptive family, she had never re-
ma ded In the sick room over night, but
bad eaten chickens which had been killed
on their farm. Asst was reported that
several of these fowls had died prema-
turely, the medical authorities decided
TO have other chickens killed and ex-
arnined. It wa then discovered that
the fowls had contracted consumption,
their livers containing tbs bacilli nav
recognized SIS characteristic Of the dis
ease. These fowls had swallowed tho
spu0 Of tie infected family and con-
the disease; and the unluckiy
daughter, who had eaten one
of the fowl livcrs, became i victim in
her turn.~ This Is one Of the most re-
markablc stories ever vouched for by o
medical urnal.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-12-25
an OrphGn.N

Among the Respondent charms and tok.
ems that jingle at the watch chain of an
elderly friend of mine is an humble little
gold dollar. had noticed it 50 often
that my curiosity was sufficiently reused
for me to ask him if it was a special
keepsake.
ut is one of the first gold dollars"
he replied. 'sThey were coined in the
spring of 1s49, just after the breaking
out Of the California gold fever, and
created quite a sensation when thew
were issued. There was a great call for
them, and the brokers sold them at a
premium. I was a youngster then, Iv-
ing on Beekman street, and reading law.
My uncle had recently given me a watch
and my mother bought me a chain for
my birthday. I paid a dollar and a
quarter for this little sample of the cur
rent coin of the Republic, and have
worn it ever since. The old watch got
too tired to go since, and the links OF
the chain wore away. Uncle SANS
keepsake has lasted though, and will be
worth its face value to my heirs. There
were q hundred thousand of the original
dollars struck and | guess mine is an
orphan now. have not seen another
this twenty years or heard Of n
The Opelousas courier., 1886-12-25
Diseases Caused bu Tea.

1t is not q little curious, says the
Lancet, that the diseases arising from the
wrong use of tea should be met with in
greater frequency in countries foreign to
its growth. The diseases due to this
cause are well known to doctors, but the
public seem to be strangely Indifferent
to the teachings of their medical advis-
ers in these matters. Recently in France,
M. Eloy has reminded medical men how
vast is the number of diseases owing an
allegiance to the dominion of queen tea.
America and England are the two coun-
tries that are afflicted most with the
maladies arising from its excessive con
sumption. Individuals may suffer in a
variety of ways. It is customary to
speak of acute, sub-acute and chronic
'theism," a form that has no connection
with theologicalmatters. The FREEDOM
nance of nervous symptoms is a char
acteristic of theism. General excita-
tons of the functions of the nervous
system may be observed, or the weak
ness may be noticed more especially in
the brain as distinguished from the
spinal cord. Perversion of the sense of
hearing is not at all a common symptom,
patients hearing voices that have no
real or objective existence. The irrita-
bility that overtakes women so frequent
ly may sometimes be clearly traced to an
excessive indulgence in afternoon tea.
No doubt the tannin which tea that has
been standing contains. does a great
amount of mischief; but theism belongs
rather to that class of disease in which
morphinism, caffeism and vanillism are
found. The habit Of tea drinking is one
that grows on its victims like the similar
ones of opium and alcohol. Taken in
strict moderation and with due precau-
lions N the mode of preparation, tea is,
like alcohol, a valuable stimulant:
in its abuse there is also a certain analo-
py,
The Opelousas courier., 1886-12-25

Some days ago a member of the Eng
lish Parliament was in Washington. He
was taken to see the President. "Whatl
no guardsp he exclaimed. "Not a
guard" was explained him. Then he
was taken the rounds of the departments,
saw. the doors of most of the higher
officers wide open, while a simple card
gained admission to the room of the
Cabinet officer at the head of the de-
partment. His surprise became stupi-
fed amazement. snow I know" said
he, "what a republican government
really isl" and went off lost in wonder
and admiration.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-12-25
Ice Riuers.

Ordinary glaciers are aecumulations Of
ice descending along valleys from snow
covered elevations. They are ice streams,
400 to 5000 feetdeep or more, fed by the
SHOWS and frozen mist above the limit of
perpetual frost. They stretch on 1000
to 1000 feet below the snow-line, because
they are SO large that the heat of sum-
mer cannot melt them. Some of them
reach down into open cultivated tracts,
the extrem;ties Of the Grinderwald and
Chanlouni glaciers, for instance, being
found within a few hundred feet OF the
gardens and houses of the inhabitants of
OF the valleys. The best known glaciers
are those of the Alps-numbering 1850,
as Prof. Helm has just ascertained, and
covering q total area of more than 500
square miles--but important ones also
occur in the Pyrenees, the mountains of
Norway, spitzbergen, Iceland, the
Caucasus, the Himalayas, the southern
extremity of the Andes, in Greenland
and on the Antartic lands. One of the
Spitzbergen glaciers stretches eleven
miles along the coast, and projects in icy
cliffs 100 to 400 feet high. The great
Humboldt glaciers of Greenland, north
Of the seventy-ninth parallel, has q
breadth Of forty-fve miles at the foot,
where IT enters the sea. This glacier is
but . Of the many in that icy land, in
the interior Of which, according to Nor
denskjold, onc may pass over d vast
ocean Of ice and snow, 1900 miles long
and 400 miles wide, without seeing .
plant, Y stone. or 4 patch Of earth-
ArkaasgU TsnaelLlv.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-12-25
TNe FrtendIu Onsees.

dhe oyster is d good thing to have in
,one's midst. It creates a feeling of com-
fort and content, and answers completely
the old question as to whether or not
life is worth living. There may be bet
ter aquatic things than tho oyster, but
their names are not known. The gentle
bivslve ~ the very essence of goodness.
The oyster Ii mankind's sFicnd. 1t is as
modest Is tits useful. Iti its youthful
daysi IL afixes itself to an object and
stays there until compelled to leave. IT
does not visit II CAD about or 60 on ex-
cursions. It sticks closer to its perch
than . politician to a sinecurc. All it
does il to be there and get fat. AS the
tides pass by il opens its mouth and
takes lin whatever Of nut.iment the
currents bring it. For months and
months It stores away the ~sacculence Of
Che sailed seas. Then, some frosty
morning, It jumps into d dredgc ansa
leaves its water home. It comes to tho
citg, takes mp its residence in the raw
box, and when the sable gentleman with
i knifc threatens TO cut its throat it
ome cut 81 ita shell, crawls upon the
prongs Of . fork, and, after passing
through q yawning cavern. takes q last
long dive into onic human depth from
which no travel en- returns. It's little
life il gone, but tho man who takes ii
utters i benediction and calls for smother
half dozen.-BaHiusoFs Anasricaa.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-12-25
HnsIy Fe,.ds of Alaska Indians.

HUh0AY FeNdS OF AL0SEG 17aQG07eSs
The Esquimau, the Aleut, and to a
certain extent the Thlinket, carries the
individual responsibility of feuds, per-
sonal Or family, to the same extent with
outsiders that they have within their
WI tribal relations, and unless q war
as in contradistinction to a feud-be
forced upon them, by the opposing side
acting in concert, one will seldom oc-
cur. I have said that with the Indian
proper seven far less" is needed to OPP
pose an intruder than would stir up in
ternal trouble, which is not SO with the
northern tribes. For instance, an acct
dent caused by a member of the tribe is
overlooked, as with us, or at the least it
is left as a family affair t o settle, but let
the accident occur from some one on the
outside, and as far as clamor and ex-
element is concerned the deed might
nearly as well have been premeditated.
To use a frontier expression, q s'stam.
pede' is created, equivalent to 4 raid of
a well known enemy on the camp. The
one creating the cause would have to in
demnify the m injured or his heirs or
assigns the same as if it had been muir
der, and it is not an improbable thing
that he would pay with his life in the
excitement attendant upon the first re-
ceipt of the news by the tribe. Some of
the most serious difficulties of the west
have happened in this way by some fool
ish accident or misunderstanding, fol-
lowed by each party standing rigidly on
its own ideas Of justice. in the case
Lieut.. HcboatE1.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-12-25
A, Amteyope,s Strange Burden.

Speaking of the tendency Of life
will relate an instance which occurred
in this country not long since, and OF
the truthfulness of which there car be
no question.
An antelope was killed by a hunter,
who found imbedded in the flesh Of the
animal a knife nearly ten inches in
length, including handle and blade.
We often hear of human beings carry
ing on their persons and in their flesh an
ounce or two of lead, which, afrer settling
down into some quiet spot is heard of
no more and gives little trouble there
after. But whoever heard of an antelope
with a half-pound knife sticking in its
body and none the worse for it2
The animal in question, when killed,
was in fine condition, fat and plump,
and apparently in no way disabled from
its remarkable wound. The knife ex-
tended OIL the right side of the neck,
Ju'o DSlOAo eno SnoolAol, passing ooooo
half ar inch from the heart, the point
sticking into a rib which evidently held
it in place. The whole knife was cover
ed by the skin. The wood part of the
handle fell in pieces as the
knife was being taken out, showing
that it had been confined for some time.
Evidently it must have been in the
flesh for years. as the wood had decayed
and the skin of the animal had entirely
covered the butt Of the weapon. How
ever the instrument came to be in such
a strange place must forever remain a
mystery.
Probably some Indian came suddenly
upon the animal and having no other
weapon handy threw the knife at the
buck, where it lodged as described.
Certainly, the antelope suffered little
from the inconvenience, and made up his
mind, true to his nature, to live on in
spite of the little drawback of a ten-inch
knife under his ribs. -Detrob Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-12-25
From Good to God.

o, lark! that soaring sing'st SO sweet
And yet hast nothing to repeat
But love, poor love, the Heeti
o, larkl that singing soar'st so high,
And yet hast nothing to descry
But gray and empty sky.
o, heart! that like a lark must sing.
Though life is such a thorny thing,
Love such a honeyed sting.
q, souli that like a lark must soar,
And beat thy wings at Deaths gray door
In vain, forevermore!
o, lark! thou eanst, when seemeth best,
Remit thy song and quit thy quest
To rest within thy nest.
But. oh! fond heart and seeking soul,
Though systems change as @ons roll,
Ye find no perfect goal.
Yet Hope still flowers the graveyard sod,
And Faith, though oft by facts down trod,
From ttood aspires to God.
Henry W. dustin IN Tsmes-Democrat.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-12-25

It is q significant fact that Mr.. Flood
is the only California millionaire who
continues to make his home where he
made his money. John Mackay, Leland
Stanford, G. P. Huntington, Charles Fl.
Croker, all left the Pacific slope and
have established their dwellings and
their headquarters for business else
where. Mr.. Flood, on the contrary, has
stuck firmly to the region of his first
adoption. And Of late he has, as
though he were anxious to give further
earnest, built a home, which, if all re-
port is not misleading, puts to shame
the palaces of eastern monarchs and dis
counts their real and their tabled mag
nihcence,
The Opelousas courier., 1886-12-25
Oriental Proverbs.

There are some general aud almost
constant pecuiiarities noticeable in these
proverbs, such as the pervading unpopn-
larity of the sister-in law (who seems tn
be in as bad odor as mother-in-law with
us), the perpetual illusions to the kan.
gri or little portable Cashmerian stove.
which ought to make fire Insurance.
premiums high, the appearance of a GER
tain female lunatic and saint entitled
La[Ded, etc. Here is delightful yari-
ant on adding insult to injury: IT am
not SO angry at the cat eating the ghee
as l am at her shaking her
TAIL" May roses be in your mouth is
surely a most elegant fashion of replying
70 q pretty speech from somebody else,
whether there is or is not an undercur-
rent of sarcasm in it. sTen wives. but
eleven dispositions, . is much better than
MANY men, many minds" though, per
haps, it has a rather more limited inten.
tion.-satarday RspieW.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-12-25

Shanghai is one of the 'horsiest
places on the face of the globe" says a
correspondent of the Charleston News
md Courier. There is no evidence
that it is fond of horse shows, but
s'there are two great racing carnivals in
the year, of three days each, and when
oil Shanghai is not engaged in training
and betting for these events, polo, drag
hunting, paperchasing and s~teeplechas-
ing fill up the time. The most infuen-
tial clique are the tjoreymen, who always
live in boots and breeches, and are
Y a. happy as when in the atmos
phere of o stable. Then there is up-coun-
try shooting of pheasants, deer and wild
boar, about which another class of men
60 crazy; and if this will not suit you,
yachting, boating, cricket and every
other conceivable sport are to be had.n
The Opelousas courier., 1886-12-25
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

A great amount of sulphur has been
found on the Island of Saba, II of the
Antilles belonging to Holland. Lunge
states that the mines are difficult to
work on account of the heavy rains and
the hurricanes. Some of the rock is 90
per cent. sulphur, but the average run
is As per cent.
A study of the water-spouts observed
on or near the gulf stream has proven to
MI. Il. B. Gibson of Harvard college,
that they are much less rare in winter
than might be supposed. The dates OF
their occurrence appear to coincide with
the extension of cold northwest winds,
or ftcold waves from the land out e
the relatively warm sea.
Mount Tarawera, one of the New Ze-
land volcanoes which recently displayed
such extraordinary activity, is 800 feet
higher than before the eruption. The
scene at this mountain was one OF I'M
parelleled grandeur. Balls of fire shot
high into the air, and enormous tongues
of flame, 500 feet wide, rose to q height
of 1000 feet.
The French government has not yet
given up the hope of finding a really
successful method of steering balloons.
At Mendon a verv large balloon is now
In course of construction; it is to be
steered by means of a continuously ro-
tating sail rudder, driven by an cleo
tro-motor, for which a primary battery
will supply current.
The English river pollution commission
reports, after full investigation, that
'sthere is no river in the United King
dom long enough to ecure the oxidation
and destruction of any sewage which
may be discharged into it, even at its
source" and that "rivers which have re-
ceived sewage, even if that sewage has
been purified before its discharge, are
not safe sources of potable water"
Attention is again turned toward An
tarctic explorations, through an address
by Baron Won Muller, who points out
that by establishing an outpost at Auck-
land or Macquarie Island, and an expe-
dition aided by steam and electric bal
looms, the problems connected with
Polar exploration could, in all proba-
bility, be solved. There seems a chance
that the Australian Government will
undertake the task.
1t is proposed to make use of electric
ity in cremating dead bodies. The.
corpse is shrouded in a sheet Of asbestos
and laid upon a friedrich support. Large
copper plates, which connect with dya-
amo of great electro-motive force, are
placed at the feet and head. On turn
ing on the current, the body has the
same position as the carbon filament in an
electric lamp, and is instantly consumed.
The process is much more rapid than any
yet introduced, and is also free from any
of the objections met in the other pro-
cesses.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-12-25

Lieutenant Greedy believes in the
theory that there is an open sea, some
1900 miles in diameter, round about the
pole, that never freezes, the conjecture
being that the pole itself is the centre Of
an ice-capped land covered with ice from
1000 to 4000feet thick.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-12-25

II is estimated at the Treasury Depart
naent that tbs ultimate issue Of the new
one and tWo dollar certificates may az
gregats s5o. Ooo, 900. and II the fvs dol-
Iar silver certificates $60, 0o0, 600.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-12-25

The German Emperor possesses indom-
liable strength and courage. For a man
of ninety his physical condition is won
derful. After a recent railway night
journey Of fifteen miles he did not take
time to rest upon his return, but at once
began to transact important business
with a succession Of various high func-