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The St. Johns herald., 1886-06-17
The Art of Conversation.

Tho art of agreeable conversation is one all men admire and most men are anxious to learn. There are few sub iects upon which young people oftener seek advice from those whose greater experience enables them to give wise counsel. It is frequently said of many kinds of teaching that example is better than precept, but this is not so in re- gard to the art of conversation. You may hear man talk with wonderful brilliancy, and yet talk no better your- self than you did before
 You must have rules to observe rather than persons to initiate.
 Boswell accounts for the extraordinary accuracy and flow of language of pr. Johnson by saying that "he had early laid it down as fixed rule to do his best on every occasion, and in every com pany; to impart whatever he knew in the most forcible language he could put it in; and that by constant practice, and never suffering any careless expres- sions to escape him, or attempting to deliver his thoughts without arranging them in the dearest manner, it became habitual to him."
 The course which was pursued by so eminent a scholar, whose conversational powers alone sufficed to make him cele- brated, may we'll be followed by the youth of our day who want to learn the much coveted art of conversation.-[N New York Ledger.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-06-17
@ Scientific Travelling.

A novel enterprise is to be set afoot in England, whereby an opportunity will be afforded to those who have money and leisure to enjoy travelling in a pecu- liar way.
 A vessel has been chartered which will carry some fifty first-class passen- gers, accompanied by an artist, pho- tographer, a geologist, a mineralogist, botanist, zoologist, and others. who will explore and collect wherever op- portunity offers, but more especially in districts practically revisited hitherto.
 The first voyagN will last twelve months. There will be no hurrying over ground where anything valuable to science and art can be obtained, and at intervals the voyagers will have tho opportunity of breaking up into sections and landing when either the beauties of rivers or the life and scenery of coasts can be studied and enjoyed.
 The collections made on the voyage will be carefully preserved for subse- quent exhibition or for presentation to museums.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-06-17
CLEVER FEMALE DETECTIVES.
Some Cases in Which Their Smartness
 Was Rewarded with Success.

Was Rewarded with Success.
 A New York reporter found woman's detective agency, located downtown. It is managed by a woman who has been in the detective business for about twelve years. She is well known to many lawyers and her reputation for first-class work is excellent. She is of middle age, of rather stout build, and has Q pleasant, attractive face. She was dressed in black.
 |" I called to get Q reply from you to the intimation that women do not amount to much as detectives, said tho reporter to her.
 "I have no reply to make" she said. t 1 do not seek notoriety of any kind. l do my work as we'll and as careful ly as I know how, and my customers appear to be satisfied"
 ' Do I employ women to act as detec- tives? Yes, several; though as a rule I do the most of it myself. When you want work done most to your own satisfaction you must do it your self.
 To-day there was a man in court who was arrested through the work of this office, and have an important case on hand of which l shall be glad to give you particulars at the proper time, but more than this I do not care to tell you about my work or myself.
 '' The woman whom 1 will speak of had an important case that involved the finding of mother and her child who had gone West. The parties who wanted to find the woman and child employed her to discover their where abOuts. It was very necessary to learn this in a suit that was pending,
 s The opponents to the suit knew where they had gone to and had as their counsel two of the leading lawyers of Brooklyn. The woman detective decided to take the bull by the horns. as the saying is. She arrayed herself in deep mourning and called on one Of these lawyers, representing herself as the widowed sister of the woman who had left for parts unknown.
 " She told them that she had i'm portant papers to send her sister, and talked so plausibly to the counsellor that he gave the whole thing away, telling her the place to which the woman and child had gone and all about his side of the case,
 No sooner had our detective got out of the sight of this lawyers office then she started in all haste 10 find the woman, not even going homo to change her apparel. She sent a telegram to her husband that she was obliged to go out of town and started for Indiana q believe that was the State) on the very next train.
 She found the woman and child in the place she went to and thus ac- complished her task most success fully.
 Another bright operation of hers was in obtaining information from or about a household which could only be ob- tained by person inside the house. She affected the Irish brogue and made application at the house to be engaged as cook.
 Her services as such were accepted and she remained in the household several days, long enough to obtain all the information that was desired. Then she quit, telling the people that she found the work too hard for her."
The St. Johns herald., 1886-06-17
HOpelessly Bankrupt.

Fate is against me, said despairinC Wall street man to his wife. II have borrowed money from every quarter to keep my margins good, but without avail. l have not only lost all that possessed. but every cent that could get from friends as well.n
 "Is everything swept away" asked his anxious wife.
 "Yes. everything save honor. That alone remains. TN. Y. Times.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-06-17
Where She Was Deficient.

John, dear, our Susie is fairly sick over her algebra. But she is getting along so nicely, and has 90 in her re- port this week. and 95 in Latin and 100 in philosophy, the dear girl"
 " Good enough, wife. But what is the matter with the breakfast to-day? Worst meal we have had in month"
 Well, John, felt out of sorts this morning, and the cook is away, and let Susie attend to the things. The poor girl really knows so little about house work, you know."- East End Bulletin.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-06-17
Virtues of LentiI Flour.

A writer in the Therapeutic Gazette recommends soups made of lentil flour, mixed with one eighth part of ground malt, for the use of invalids. In warn ing, the diastase of the malt converts the four into soluble and easily digested substances. The soup may be favored with beef tea.
 The writer says that lentiI flour con- tains more inorganic salts and twice as much nitrogenous material as wheat or ORt flour.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-06-17
The SpeaF r's Desk.

That Congress is not the quietest place in the world is demonstrated by the fact that, at the beginning of every session, a new pine top has to be placed on the Speakers desk.
 Pine is used because the ivory gavel produces a louder sound than upon some tougher wood.
 Oak was once tried, but the occupant of the chair complained that a sharp blow produced stinging sensation in the hand. Consequently pine has been used ever since.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1886-12-11
no. 3I4.
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT.
L. y. Lhnd OGlce, Las Cruces, n. II.
Nov lUth. 1850.


l.. y. Lhnd Office, Las Cruces, n, II.
Nov. lVth, 1850.
NOTICE is hereby given that Holl6
Wells, by Thomas }. scott, his attorney III
Tact, whose post office address is NhlVe
Oaks, Lincoln County, New Ncxis" has
this day filed his applications fUI u s,crt
for 2-5S9 acres of the " Homestakt' Mill
site claiiu. siIuattdin White Oaks Mining
District, County Of Lincoln, and Territory
OF New Mexico, and designated by Ale
Ge!A notes aud official plat on lille in ms
Office II, Survey Nurnber 81, in town
snip six. OF IHngs II r of New Mex. prrn-
sIpal meridian, sniu SUI Vey Number b7l
being as follows, to-Uit
Beginning al cor No / location cor a
sandstone l~YtXl41l04 ms Bel ! III ground,
marked l-51l. whence cor No 4 Enleline
lode bears $ 2J : E l9i.4 feet dist and cor
sees %. 35, 20 36, t"p G 3 rigs II End l@eR
" Principal MERIDIAN bears II 3 90 80
I 1881 feat dis. Theme" west var IL ,
81 I ascending slowly, 32t.93 feel TO COZ
No = location corr a sandstone &lXl>x4
ms set in ground with circular trench
| and mound o. earth, narked2-5il, whence
cor No | saryey Jti y bears : , " ~ IL
dist. y W co; stamp mill bears a 90 : SO
c 1856 feet dist thence II | var IL { ~
c Siong Z side line sur 55l. a 6y2. 4 feet TO
cor no. 8, GGcatiOn cOTl ldestical Win liz
ttrsecIion cor ~ ~. Sd a and EmAlint'
lOdc-a periphery - @%NljXSI ms Sci in
ground marked 3-5il-ThenCe GlaZed
cedar tree > inS IN dia marked i T 3-jil
! bears II 100 - r 80 ! feet dist. q 5laItd
pinon tree / ms 10 dia. marked 3 rs 51t.
bears II az G 1873 fl dist, aud a bla4ed
cedar tree 6 iuS in dia marked b f 3-5fl
bears II : 30 1913 feet dist-thenec 5
| % Q vArl2o 81 E descending slowly
763.9 feet 10 cor No 1. place OF beginning,
containing an a.eA Of > 559 acres. and To-
Gated in g " II c t sec 30, twp. 6srH {,
\ NJ. Pri1. Mr..
The location of this mil site is recorded
in the Recorders o@.,t # the County Of
lArcoln. in Book o. al page 2i2 Of the
NH ing records The adjoining claimants
are, eAstcriy, "Eualine" lode. RellG
Wells ct al claimants -WOItsriy, surrey
5si, = Rolla Wells Ct al claimGuts-So south
| erly, z Al estate of White Oaks Mining
ano NJ Hing Company.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any portion Of said "HomeEtake Mil site
claim or surface ground are required to
file their adverse CLAIM 8 with The Register
Of The United states Land Office. al Las
! Cruces, in The Territory of kew Mexico,
during the sixty days period Of publica
ton hereof, or they will he barred by vi
tue Of the prov SONS Of the Statute.
EDMUNpG SHIELDS, Register.
Il ia hereby ordered that the foregoing
notice Of application for palelt be pub
Gshed for The Ter,od 4 90 days item con
aecutiVe weeks in the EINJoLN COUNTY
LEADER, a weekly newspaper published NJ
White Oaks. Lincoln Csunty, N. II.
s EpMUND G.. SHIELDs. Register
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1886-12-11

world tina. she was a ieilower OF
Christ.
How many in less conspicuous
plGres would have Allo owed matters
to quietly rest because they had
nSI the MORA courage, in the lnael-
slron of tnshion and ailesion. TO
pub Jelly a,"w their prtn 'iple1
When We ps,y Tor 'tbe Presi-
dent az '|lesn United STATES aud ali
in authority lot no not tail to re-
Nom Dor he nobl. women in Il .
White Ucues who ~pyor4isrs a
widespread and prtsrti,l IN
nueSce than the Chief Executive
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1886-12-11

Z an can i've At home, aud makGmore mo
tJt ncy ~ work Tor US, THAI at anythiGg
< v Sclse 80 TN, world. Capital notiHceded
You are started rec. both teIes ill ages.
surd from fret start. Costly outfit AMI terms
free. Better nor delay. Coeis you nothing t.
send us your address, aud uud out; if you are
wise yuG viii do 80 g. oncI. H. HALLsr@ &C..
Portland NulLj.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1886-12-11

Can learn the exact cost of any
proposed line Of Advertising in
American papers BY addressing
GEO. +. RowELL & Co.'S New,pa-
per Advertising Bureau, 10 Spruce
ST., New York.
Send 10 els. for rs page Pamph-
let.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1886-12-11

In the hands Of young mon thi,
crest svstem hah been so cArersllI
managed that 1t has carnod a repu
tation second 10 none tor eonven.
ence, safety and the laIuries Of
travel. 1t is fast becoming the
popular ronte for Extraordinarily
travel. IN connection with toe
Southern Pacific railroad.
ithas opened up an almost no
limited field for pioneer enterprise
in the fHr West. No other rail
road can carry a man, who is seek
ing ms fortune, to go den opportW
mites such 40 are open along a
thousand miles of this great sy,
tenn
Special freight rates are given to
miners and immigrants.
For all the intormatlOn you de
sire write to
W. II. WRITE,
General Passenger Agent,
Topeka, Kansas
Or W l.. MALCOLM, Eastern
Agent, 4l9 broadway, New York
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-09
kanopolis.

People will go west, and when they do, we most
sincerely advise them to visit Kanopolis, Kan
sas We have been shown several letters fl IN
partics who have been there, in which the
writer's ex press astonishmcnt at the number.
size and quality Of the buildings for a town So
young. We know the members OF the kauop-
oils Land Company personally, aud can assure
our readers that they are in earnest I'm their
cndcayors TO build up a large city in central
Kansas. In order to do So they are rendering
aid to manufacturers and viii do ANYTHING
reasonable and proper To induce them 10 10
cate at Annapolis. Large wholesale and
manufacturing cities seem to spring up about
every two hundred miles in this country, and
the originators Of kanopolis seem to
have thought Of this when selecting the
site for k~anopolis, and have hit upon a place
a little over two hundred miles from Kansas
City. The site fer the proposed city being on
one of the leading railroads Of the country,
near a river airorling ample water for steam
and sanitary purposes for a large city, in the
center OF a state that has eXCelied all others
in rapid grOWth, We see no reason why kanOp-
oils should not become a great manufacturing
and distributing center. In short, there is
every reason why kanapolis should become a
grand city and excel in size and importance
such cities as Rochester, y. Y, Columbus or
Toledo, Ohio, indianapolis, Ind, Peoria, H.,
Nashville. Tenn, Atlanta, Ga, and other like
cities. Were we going 10 locate in the west,
wc would prefer to take chances with kanopo-
lis and its future than any place we know Of,
because the conditions are favorable for rapid
growth, and We now the men al the head Of
ii personally, hence we are confident that "A
town which Is being pushed like kanopoiis IS,
will become of more than local importance,
therefore We say; BY all means, don't fail to
90 10 kanOpOllS when you go west TO locate
in business or invest Tn real estate, or even
on a pleasure trip. Visit kanopolis ami see
how fast towns grow in the west.-lIome
COMPANION.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-09
THE LUCKY MAN.
The Holder Of Ticket No. SI,375.

Admission, (Ala.) Waterman, July %: Since
IT was announced that one-tifth Of the ticket
No. S1,315 won the capital prize in the last
drawing ef the Louisiana State Lottery was
held in our city, excitement has run high. The
lucky man is the young book keeper in the
wholesale grocery house OF Conner ~ Trap,
and yesterday he was met with hundreds Of
congratulations. "When | saw that | was the
possessor of the right number my JOY knew no
bounds. / at once determined 10 go 10 New
Orleans myself, and get the money. This |
did, ] presented my ticket to the Lottery COM
pany, received a check on the New Orleans
National bank and secured m money and re-
turned home, via Montgomery, The money,
SIS, 1000, is now on deposit in the bank OF
Cooper Il Co. | am still with the house of
Conner IL Trapp, and have not yet decided as
TO my course In the future" Mr.. Jones Is an
excellent young man, q first-class business
fellow and has numerous friends who are graf
flied at his good fortune.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-09

Chicago Tribune: Let us take the
ARREST, choicest and ~sunniest ioom in
the house for III living room-the
workshop where brain and body are
built up and rewarded; and there let
Us have a bay window, no matter how
plain in structure, through which the
good twin angels-sunlight and pure
air-can freely enter. This window
shall be the poem of the house. 1t
1t shall give freedom and scope to
sunsets, the tender green and chang
ing tints of spring the glow of sum
mer, the pomp of autumn. the white of
winter, storm and sunshine, glimmer
and gloom-all these we can enjoy as
we sit in our sheltered room, as the
changing years roll on.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-09

ing and working are easily done. Let
the water thoroughly drain of, keep
inc the temperature of the butter down
to % degrees below, then sprinkle on
the salt and carefully stir it. In small
patches it may be done by agitating the
churn. If the batch Is large, it may be
taken out and placed on a butter-table.
Then the salt can be sprinkled on and
carefully stirred in with IA common hay
rake. If the salt is right, it will soon
dissolve. 1t Is then rs evenly sailed AS
it is possible to get it. No working is
required. The mass may be carefully
pressed together in a solid form. or it
may be put directly into the tub and
pressed together there, as it is packed,
but o n but the purest salt should be
used. 1t should be fine and even
grained, but not dust, nor have salt
dust mixed with it. 1t should readily
and rapidly dissolve. and being even
grained. il would al be dissolved At the
same time. and secure an even sailing
of the batch. All coarse, h~ard-grained,
Encouragement and slow d~issolving salt
should be avoided. Common barrel
salt is abominable. No intelligent
dairyman will take the risk of using it..
All the cheap salts are unreliable.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-09

The Soul Of Wit.


Detroit Free Press: A striking ex-
pression-'Hit 'em agin."
The bounds of reason Jumping at
conclusions.
Epitaph for a tailor-'After life's
ftful fever he sleeps we'll"
A shampoo-Making light of some
thing when you don't mea it.
A swell dinner-Dried apples.
In favor of free coinage-The coun
terfeiter.
Question of the chiropodist-"Do
you acknowledge the corn?"
A vice that few pursue-Advice.
Large revolvers-The earth and
moon.
Beef on the range-Hotel steak,
cooking.
A designing man-The architect.
A glowing account-A burning bill.
Marginal notesMusic On the beach.
Cut n swell-Ignore the dude.
Beaver dams-Swearing at a man
for sitting on your best hat.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-09
New York Life Insurance Company--His-
tory in q Nutshell.

Forty.one years OF business.
One hundred and fort -four million dollars
received in premiums.
Thirty-siy and one-half million dollars re-
ceived in interests, rents, etc.
Nearly thirty-four million dollars paid in
death claims.
over forty-five million dollars paid In divi-
dends and for policies surrendered.
over ten million dollars paid in endowments
and annuities.
The New York's Lies non-forfciture five
year dividend policy provides for:
First-A surrender value in paid-up insur-
ance at any time after three years.
Sccond-A surrender value in cash at the
end Of any ~five-year period after issue.
Third-An accumulated dividend in cash,
paid.up insurance, or annuity, at the end of
each t~ivc-year period.
Fourth-Freedom OF action with respect to
occupation, residence and travel.
Fifth-A guaranteed dividend in case Of
death.
New York Lies non-forfcitlng limited-ton-
tine policy.
A policy combining the non-forfeiture fea-
lures, originated by the New York Life in
1860, with the privileges and profits of its pop
uiar ''Tontine Investment Policy"
The popularity attained 10y this company's
non forfeiture policies, and the gratifying re-
suits, as well as popularity, Of It's tontine in
vestment policies, have led the New York Life
to combinc the essential features Of both in
its non-forfciting limited-tontine policy. This
policy is now confidently offered by this old
organized lS45), large assets over So, 000,-
900, surplus over Sl3,0 00, 000} and purely mu-
tual life company as
l.. One Of the safest, as regards liability to
lapse;
.. One of the most desirable, as regards
character Of privileges and benefits:
B. One Of the most profitable, as regards
cash returns.
Men of character and energy wanted as
agents.
Most liberal arrangements will be made.
GILBERT A. SMITH, Gen'l Agt..
Sioux City, Iowa.
Onicn. Stony Natinnal Rank Rnillinw-
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-09
Kindness.

The world is full of Kindness that
never was spoken, and that was not
much better than no kindness at all.
The fuel in the stove makes the room
warm, but there are great piles of fall
en- trees on the rocks and on tops of
hills, where nobody can get them;
these do not make anybody warm.
You might freeze to death for want Of
fuel in plain sight of these fallen trees
if YOU had no ean Of getting the
wood home and making Il fire OF it.
just SO in a family; love is what makes
the parents and children, the brothers
and sisters, happy. But if they take
care never TO say a word about 1t; If
they keep it a profound secret, as if it
were a crime, they will not be much
happier than if there was not any love
among them. The house will seem
cold ever in summer, and if YOU will
live there you will envy the dog when
anybody calls him poor fellow
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-09

BURNS AND SCALDs."-If you are so un-
fortunate as TO injure yourself in this way,
we can suggest a remedy that will soon re-
lieye YOU Of All pain and quickly heal the
wound; 1t costs but twenty-five cents and IS
sold by AL druggists. Ask for PERRY DAVIS
PAGN-kLLER.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-09
Catarrh, Catarrhal Deafness and Hay
Fever.

Sufferers are not generally aware that these
diseases are contagious or that they are due TO
the presence Of living parasites in the lining
membrane OF the nose aud eustachian tubes.
Microscopic research, however, has proved this
TO be a fact, and the result is that "A simple
remedy has been formulated whereby catarrh,
catarrhal deafness and hay fever are cured in
from one TO three simple applications at home.
A pamphlet explaining this new treatment is
sent free ON receipt Of stamp by A. ii. Dixon
~ Son, 800 King Street West, Toronto,
Canada.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-09
..Johnnv-"What is the diferen,

-Johnny-'What is the difference
between sense and sensation, papa?"
P..pa-"When ] come downstairs,
Johnny. to whip you. YOU usually bolt
out of the door. That is sense. When
] grab you and apply the whip, hat is
sensation
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-09

The wheat crop OF Kansas IS placed at 49,
50b0,000 ushels' The corn product may reach
140,O Q 600 bushels.
1t is estimated that the prunc crop in
Santa Clara county, California, this season IS
worth - 200 OOJ.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-09

supply deficiency of iron IN the blood better
than any other known remedy, as the iron in
these hitters is in the most perfect state to be
taken up and assimilatcd by the system. Tn.
%scrupulous manufacturers are Initiating them.
All genuine bear tie signature Of J. y. Allen,
st. Paul, MINI.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-09
Sure Cure for Rheumatism.

Cure guaranteed In all cases. Use Perry
Dayis'Negetablc Pain Killer according to dt-
r%ections, and it will cure ninety-nine cases
out Of every hundred. Try it, it surely will
not hurt you.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-09

Discoveries OF large deposits of plumbago
or black lead are reported in the Vcrdugo
hills, Nevada.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-09

Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskcrs pro.
duces, liz one application, a permanent color
We have used Ayers Ague Cure, and have
found il invaluable in malarial troubles.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-09

been caught in the waters off Monaghan, Me.
this season.