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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-12-08

i hlluillp.lla Times.
One OF the best known of American
actors, who is now living in modest
retirement in this city, sat down the
other day and told a lot OF stories of the
stage to a party of friends.
Il began my professional career as q
"supcrnumerary at one of the New York
theatres" said he, ''and | never shall
forget my first speaking part. Forrest
was playing Macbeth aAl | was support
ing bin by carrying Il spear. At tho
last moment the utility man, who was to
announce that Birnam Wool seemed ap-
preaching DunSinane, was nowhere to be
found. | was very ambitious and had
often lesought the stage manager to let
me essay n speaking part. The golden op-
portunity had come. | was selected 10
60 on in the utility mans place. \ few
moments sufliCcd to make ne peri, G. in
the Il line J hal to SEEK.
When l heard my cue | ma chcd
on the stage and boldly announced
10 Mr.. Forrest. AS / stood looking
toward Birnam, anon me tllought thc
wood began to move Qg.cN a, a fash
Forrest had seized me by tho throat.
forced me down upon my knee and
roarcd out in his most terrible voice:
Liar and slaye",' Being tatcu Waol Y
unawares, really thought my last hour
had com and that Macbeth was going
TO kill me. My face was b.opchcd witi
fear, my knees Knocked together ana
just had strength enough 10 U~r;iculate,
70 give me, Mr.. Forrest, ! didn't moan
70 tell a lie, and | only said what the
stage manager told me-. Like the
difficult passages in novels the shout that
went up from the audience mac be O.
terimogincl than described. The situl-
ton was too much for even Forrest him
self end for nee ESQ Old M,taHoga's
stem features rcllNcI.'
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-12-08
The sons vf cLrRoYMEa.
some of t:ic Cnu.rs WY Tncy Arc
80 a. nhrl.


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II Is ci''h aN"'0 M,I the sons OF MN
is'crs 8" a-iiay. i',rr a. many cN-
PLANTATION, WA! ,.e c'li''reho I men WIN
oUt N"''"I "I'icii'Vi'' Ih'Ee' p''''k
AVA! from 'Hc "",' "'gHi'! oi Il uh'ro
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quick To JUG nus chddi'h' ana 'ley pc
come r's'''' ana r'hc cAce'SI'e reS'r''n.
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PROOF, .oi' Wiz tuc fU'i'' i''I 1l'
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ti"t"',i i"t .t', So.'3 ""H' ~ "nNo my NV
i",nIi . BUSINESS %1 ~ Io,t' Va " riI''.
"o"p! i'.' ''it uii.a, ".!r '.J S'%iiu3o.
aI.et .i,, IN LI", way nv "y''e!
i n! "e,u ~. LILY , S'G, 'a'aJ'o P,'o,
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-12-08

tr-e amcrlcan: Mr.. Dixie, 20 YOU
know 1homa} r. Cnlylel' Nr. Dixie
acknowledged that hr In n speaking
acquaintance w.t. .hr great man,
varr.u on his irtcriocutor said. with
gr,l; warmth: wal. hc KIN sling ink,
he KIN. Mghcli aftrrwlrl tod n
fr:c1l how hc hal "soll the English
u.tkrr oi uo;c-aoo's. VIII iclpon t1e
late, sai.. 'iou tank yol have done
@ Very clever thing, N.g,els, bat tlat
WI, appear eventually rs Il genuine
hm".: enism.' The pro- hc-y proved
trlc, fof the in lent subsc ucntly was
W.at Il in b..t : book. "Grcat Britain
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-12-08
.slI. Cnn AlIng Lnk.,,

lot, LOUIS T.
A very Common expression anon
w%osterlcrs in complimentary allusioa To
sling ink The following story IS told
as TO tn origin of this somewhat cX.
pressiye though not very elegant phase.
When Sir Charles Dixie was i'm Nevada,
taen in the heyday Of its lus;y youtl, h,
was somewhat disappointed That lc INC,
non of the rude and rough mlau.rs
which all tourist, had taught hin 20
ozpcct TO find there. Harry Mirhc,s.
&c tor Of The Carson Arpa, "a
college man, Wit and boa y.yant,
bat a joker witbal, was Nlu.
10 see the stranger rratile'. 80
ono day at the hotl dinner tal,c,
.iishas, who rad a sight acquaintance
with Mr.. Duke. = 3D. ina his choicest ar
tcctati.u OF tie ;,ue u.sal tone Of TN?
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-12-08

az yoI hal cared to lead n cotillon.
O.hr.r, You night have been a happier
THAT / do not doubt; the friyo-
lJus Iacult! is a very happy one"
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-12-08
An eminent example of American
Enterprise, Energy and Perse
In the hands Of Young mon tbis


Great system n.s
managed tbat,+Las
rauon second 10 norc fo, .on,..
pura sof,tv AMI
'"N' becoming the
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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-12-08

Wo,,' Nara2iu": The person who
] a. no rcSou cns within himself by which
Lie can tain ht.Hseif is a social
yempi-e.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15
The ya,my DAYS of Ayinstrersr.

I was reading that the wife OF Jack Hav-
erly. the once well known negro minstrel
manager, induced him to give her $40 every
when he went into bankruptcy she possessed
fortune of about $4,000 He begged her
to lend him the money, but she refused him
and today they are living comfortably on her
savings An hour or two afterward | met
Bill Foote, who was q boomer for Haverly
when that skyrocket of manager was high
in the air. Foote now runs boarding house
in this city. and is the custodian of Dock
stader's theatre during the absence Of the
Doclstader Ministries on a tour
'Oh, yes; those were 'nalcyon' days" said
he. There was a time when the manager of
a minstrel company had to do hardly any
thing else than open the doors Of hall and
let people pay to come in. The five or six
years after the war were especially profit
abba New towns, OF three to five thousand
inhabitants, were constantly being discov-
cred by wide awake agents, and places Of
that sort were dead sure to yield fine audi
ences for anything in the way Of minstrelsy.
But it isn't 60 low. The milk NaI gone out
Of that cocoanut, and the man who can make
8 negro minstrel company pay has got to
hustle for it.n-New York Cor INDIANAPOLIS
News
The inspector Of butcheries In Paris repors
that the consumption OF horse aesh has in.
creased 70 an extraordinary extent
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15
White Wings Four Feet Deep.

Several hundred thousand years ago,
according to'the works of Confucius and
the tenets of the established Chinese re-
igion, a certain kindly disposed and ex-
tremely powerful dragon becoming wearied
of paradise came down on an exploring
' trip to China and was obliged, through q
number Of unexpected complications. to
remain there. By several manifestations
of his power he convinced the Cinnamon
of the surrounding country that he was
not person to be idly toyed with. So,
after he had oevoured a number of their
friends and fond relatives, they awoke to
that fact and Immediately elevated the
dragon to the position OF divinity Sub
scription papers were at once circulated,
and within a remarkably short space Of
time the Celestial visitor was established
in The divinity business with house and
a retinue of priests of his own Through
tho influence which he exercised In local
politics and national government tho
dragon soon came to be worshiped by all
China, his picture finally being selected to
grace the f2g of the country
The other day TIE holiday in honor Of
his arrival began The Chinese call it the
Wo Yueh Dan Wo-the English for it is
not Known. 1t is the fifth day of the
fifth moon. the thirteenth day of the four
teenth month and number Of other
things too numerous to mention. The
principal Chinese business houses and tho
restaurants shut down and nearly all Of
the Celestial collar bcautifers shut up
their shops and took a holiday. Mott
street was filed with the throngs of
sportive jewellers. The Joss had such a
stream of callers that his reception room
was crowded to the doors. and a number
of his worshipers were obliged to go out
on the sidewalk and do their worshiping
via the front windows. The festivities
continued until late hour. the most at
tractive point being the band who marched
oil around and scattered the White Wings
ell over the neighborhood and stacked
them up four feet deep.-New York
World
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15
Beating Carpets fn Paris.

American housewives engrossed In the
cares of house cleaning, may thank their
stars they do not live in Paris The consen
de Salubrite of that city has recently dis
covered the Inconvenience Of allowing car
pets to be brushed and beaten in the open air
In the vicinity of inhabited houses on account
of the dust which is so raised, and especially
% account of the bacteria which may be set
free when the carpets come from houses where
xymotic diseases have existed. The conseil
has, therefore. decided that this operation
win be allowed only under the following con-
ditions:- The carpets must be brushed and
beaten in entirely shut up rooms. and the
I st deposited on the floor viii be washed
with water containing some disinfectant of
potent action; strips of wool etc, win be
burned neutrality-suspicious. News
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15

But now oss word 30 Tie young mes vAo
is making haste 20 b Ptek Not Cos OF. q
'sl thousand who gf-etshns. snergy and Ii.
% this ace sFsr reach tD goal We hass
seen that the goal Itself y grand del1x,os.
but, as you val! lot 80 That truth, perhaps
the treroendoos chances sgakssx Jon In tbs
race may turn yoa 20 Q Wiser eoorse Yosr
competitors ere legion, and thsy have 30
bowels Of mercy They carry sAarp asx-
gezs and ass tAsm skiilfu1y The racs b.
comes game Of hearsi~ss xicke<J. and your
di<oprnfsars viii excsts no sympasAy. Yea
canno. SOP q nsoszsrs 20 rsa. ct you'll
he rodG@n uRa~r fooL Psot and eo..n-
terplo. VIII keep you b1lSy day and r1gE.
Until yocr brain rsss and yoay p6ys.cxl
faculties far YoW hair beooxoas rEszuA-
tJarsiy white. yoss hiaAs tosssr. ysr tod
has 20 rsisst- Jour d1spoGaoo grow sezr.
you are n<zvoos With sxpscsstlon GO fsar.
Altogether Joc srs yezy r1ssssxhis 00szr~,
rnade 80 by yosu own vlHalneA Via
nntnd aid body fkss vagAsd dovn, Ne
ssoaghs tat a. b toos fcs . qossesamkss
A3var.A<s snt AiD b. 9ssfzonAaas 1saza.
yin haunt you N sp&ss Il yo<zs,sk. sad sda
. faorai s;inx % tia tsGe4ssctsa9 AID psynsa1
decay.
Win vs cay chis 20 o. young NAN vAa
b bewfsehsd by tie rrsa. s4ikssr tAcsvuxA
uEbsssef 10 sss rsspoasA, a 60 - y rare ,sas
lis is sn sxneSrsoaAI e.sa, and sA.e b h seznr
20 be xsss ers0zzh - AVOID ne rGAxss All
cslzznsts<s t1.<s cave vTse<ed - a.any bszsGss
klzL Il b Ia acss q tas iIA.ss1srs; gs@~
bier whS yss down sis uco-y n sps@ ss+1s
rxrtas fse.s At tas s2nA<kH ,.bsa 7.
Anuscs Ia T. b rzAnsd b III ~ ~ .s.,s-
rasnsz - seeuuz1sstca q As4sss4-szi
vs~iss sd te.s s.sd eszao eU sse. .~-sesszs.
la.-oe- h b ts~s WHICH VIA ary sp a-s-ss
synp.<asss. dsv-s - @1nA FROM kl<a AL
hs2.hy tnDrsA. esgssAD osss1 esD, al
Es<s.sxA eA<Eey fsu0y hA posDs "a
foszzs.ks q soaxy, aosk,m h.s0Asx-ss
sld nAks rs naxsos . aseAsag eai1Fss q
sszauanss aSd ssWa-ox. cs~ey - n
Iogu1
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15

But true to tee bitter contrasts every
where noticeable IN toe island, the road itself
was e1scrable beyond description They are
all alike Though usually inciosed, as are the
American country roads, they are utterly I'M
passable Tor any manner Of vehicles. Indeed,
no vehicles are used IN Cuba. save in tins
large citieR In this region, agriculSurally
the richest portion Of the island, the needs
between hundreds upon hundreds Of great
plantations and Trinidad have been met by
packing" on the backs Of ponies and mules
for over 200 yearsl-and during one-fourth Of
the time the roads are altogether impossible.
Every sack Of coffee. every pound OF food,
every article Of furniture, has always been
..packedn back and forth in this Shiftles
manner.
The roads crook and turn TO avoid obsta-
cles Just a. the Cuban viii do six days labor
to avoid ona beware the pantanosT ives
the warning from every tongue Throughout
tho day These '-pantanos" are sinks IN tie
clay sod where ones animal viii plunge from
perfectly solid footing fairly out Of sight.
We rescued five animals SO rljred with their
muddy pazniess and packs for do!orous and
grateful pilgrims during the day. The pan
tanoso are bad enough, tut the desechos
Ql6e1a Aly, 6NOS11kCtzs cts NOIeaL
Thoe are ways cut around impassabis places,
Involving careful riding through bogs and
t1ngla, and not tnerequent going assray IL
the dens foFestA
The fences OK these remarkable ~roads' are
curious a11airA Frequently they are Of the
Spanish hayones and the beneqaen with .
broad Leaf snd bArbed point six inches long,
Gnung nough 10 impsls your horsa Again,
strips At stone fence win b seem ScrSs are
Of tie pima de ration or bastard pineapple
trea But the krge- number AZ of pinoos
BOTH Green hmha are ca. from ehiA, snd
when thrue Ia the grsGnd grow instantly
ana Mxuztonxiy. Bee~esa To branches ths
vejuco de sngarina, Assay vtns. b planted
THIS veaves itself through md through the
hedge h "a manner of fantaxtic ard tighten
ing frean; anA, - II bears Q lovely purple
Sln0ou. thfs fence u always a-ik.rg'y bea1r
etul . saeeJA-Coc HoeceRr Spy.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15
Too Early to Crow.


:. Happy Young Husband-Belle and get
along very amisbly. Not the slightest cold
ness has occurred, and We have been married
almost year.
Wise Father-Did you ever try to match
any trimming for herf
'.No, haven't"
'sThen your experience hasn't commenced
Ssts-Life
Sad Death.
'Aw, Cholly, have You seen AwIgernon
s norninsi'
JCholly lin husky whisper,-The pooah
hoy is dead
Dead! Why, old cnappy, what killed
fh.m, avn"
Nervous shock. Don't We know, ne
bght a suit Of clothes, and the coat didn't
t-Liucoln Journal
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15
An Athlete's Ezls of Heath

An excellent rule Of health given By pro-
fezsioa s-hle:s Is: Walk TO your place Of
place Of bszinesx Atsrad 20 work In
the usual way. resisting every inclination
you may have 70 give way 70 tndolenoA
Wan home Never mind he vsa.nsr, .
little rain VIII &c. hur- you and ito summer
heat VIII no: Alec. yoa When yOu hare 6oss
i. long enough 70 do you god Tia is ;axs
the tine to begin tbs -ailx Tzrs IL ex-
hilars.ion In tie cir TO encourags waking
and tie habs. once formed Ia not lkkiy 70 -
shSH6ooaa s-Caacaxo E1ra1i
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15
THE VIAL OF TEARS.
Aeowu the fading slope Of s,ernoon

Aeowu the fading slope Of srterooon
The dusk comes softly, purple eyed ard falr;
Stray drcfY CLEANS liurae her usavy cair
With points OF Light while Ger ner tee Young
nooa
Hangs IKE silver bow that waits her Use
In one cool aand she bears her cup Of Sev
Filled 70 the oriln-in riaI rara
Sweet otcrs Goat around her All the a,r
She sets with drowsy sou1ds-ths cricxets tune
FAINT calls and cht-ps, and songs that mothers
Groom
To smiling. sleepy babes II TO the ears
There came bu; these. But under al there
serays
The vanished wholesome dear familiar phrase-
Alas, the crystal vial holds but tears,
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15
THUS pERlsHErA

The flower that once w1s IN perfume
Fast croope and dies away;
With spring comes not refreshing bloo0,
But winters dark decay.
The form from heavens shapeliest mold
Is rnarred By earth's desire;
TIE once warm heart IS growing cold,
The eyes have lost their ira
EyToL
Still, though thine eyes have lost their nh
Thy cheeks their giriish glow,
Yet burns my heart with hot desire
AS il the long ago
Donald r McGregor in New York Graphs.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15
SUCH IS FAME.

Tho misspelt scrawl upon tho wal.
BY some Pompeiian idler traced,
In ashes packed dronic fact3
Lies eighteen centuries unefaced,
While many page OF bard and sage,
Deemed once nankind's immortal gain.
Lost from Times ark. leaves no more mrk
Than keers furrow through the main
u r. Lowell
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15

4 kcok rice AID ceel. sd I'D n>c-G efys
Rssr-zhes tie rscszEs@e Lssse t1-rl1 axys;
E.: rs .xct =. altsoes, se.p o.Aers 70 s,s
I'D lie t--xSs,'' tSe soda fsSzst xa-r
F4s<~a ESe<-~S
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15
Friendly Criticism.

Trzgstz--i was great a. Ea-zlre -
night. Vi-ts-7s YoG z1ozld have sern IA
Ths ardis-ce rzs fairly carried away.
Tittsczs-Cs, Iwzs therr, Banter. vs.
the-e VAS carried away rnyself Al tie end
Ct tie frs. actin - s-tzl2nca.-Ex2rp
E
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15

4 Light Ripple OF Interest-At the Pie
and Sandwich Counter-Richest Woman
in Observation-Disclosures q New Conner.
After Business Hours.
Nevada County picayune., 1888-12-26
TAX NOTICE.

lsu iGE at the following places, in the sey. eral townships of Nevada county Arkansas, at the dates mentioned therein. with the tax books for the year lSss. of said county. for the purpose of collecting the taxes for said year, charged on said tax books, viz Caney township, at Rosston, Monday and Tues. day, January 2lst and 2snd lSS9. Jackson Tp., at Marsh's store. Wednesday and Thursday, January 2,rd and 2ith, lssn. Leake rp.. at Glennvic, Friday and saturday, January 25th and 26th, lSSp. rnylor Tp at rvson's store Monday and Tues day, January 2Sth and 2oth, lsS9. Alabama Tp., at Falcon, Wednesday and Thurs day, January ;0th and 3lst, lsS9. Parker Tp.. at Bodcaw F. O., Friday and Satur day, February list and 2nd. lss9. Albany township, at Harmony Church. Monday. February Iih, lSS9; and at Laneburg, Tuesday, February 9th, 1ss.,. Georgia rp., nt Honeaville, Wednesday and f,nrs- day, February 9th and sth, lsso. Union rp.. al Zama F O., Friday, February sih, lssJ; and al Bluff City. Saturday, February 9th, lSsg
 Red Land Tp., at Whites Ferry, Monday, Februa- ry llth, 1Ss9.
 Boughton Tp., al Boughton, Tuesday, February 18th, lSs9.
 Emmet Tp., at Emmet, Wednesday, February 18th, IsSa
 Missouri Tp., at Prescott Thursday, February l4th, to April 10th, lSso
 From February 14th, lsS9, to April 10th, 1sso, I will be in my office at Prescott Ark, for the pur- bose of receiving taxes, from all persons wishing to pay for the same
 lime for payment expires April 10th, 1882 and after that date penalty of 25 per cent, and all costs, will be added as provided by law. All persons are requested to bring along their last years tax receipt, or correct number of land.
 ED HOOD sheriff
 And Ex-Oflicio Collector of Nevada Co., Ark.
Nevada County picayune., 1888-12-26
SCOTT NEVADA COUNTY ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26

the knife in the hands of skillful physician and it is blessing to sui fering humanity, but place it in tlie hands of a murderer. and it is q curse. Whisky. as a medicine, is sine qua non. A physician can not do successful practice without It. It is indispensable in the treatment of many diseases. In the treatment of diphtheria, the earl Y administra- tion of alcohol, freely. in conjunction with quinia, is almost specific rem edy. All morbid conditions of the blood is antagonized by alcohol. Yet alcohol, which is productive of so many beneficial results, and ought to be kept in the house of every fam fly for medicine, beneficial as it is to poor suffering humanity, in the hands of an inebriate it is a curse. Drank as beverage. it exhausts the ener- gies of the moral brain, it gives false eyes and ears, and increases the sen- sltiveness of a person, so that he fancies slights and insults are given him, when it is not the case. and hence the person is always in diff
 iiculty. It checks the highest ac- tion of the superior faculties, and calls into exercise the lower in their most degraded form. Alcohol pro- duces three social evils. First. do- nestle misery. It is impossible for the tongue to describe the narrowing miseries that are brought upon a family by an incorporate father and husband. The second is that which is entailed on posterity. The father eats sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge by them. The third arises from the influence that the drunkard exerts upon society. Alcohol prohibition is a question that unborn generations will have to set tie. w. R.
Nevada County picayune., 1888-12-26

land by homestead entry and buy ing. In few years all the home steads will be taken up, and lands will be increased in value. So if you want home wMle it eau be procured almost for q song, now is your oppor- tunity.
 Tn our criticism last week on the minutes of the Arkansas Press Asso- ciation, we did a partial injustice to Mir. B. r. lobe, the Recording Sec retary. as we learn from him that he is not responsible for errors in it. We trust that members, who have given as a reason for not paying dues, the failure to get copy of minutes, have received one. and will now pay up.
Nevada County picayune., 1888-12-26
Thought It Was a Bear.

Thursday night last, J. R. Wilson, farmer of Nevada county. was aroused from his bed by the unusual barking of a dog. He opened his door, and peering out into the night, saw what he thought was q bear moving around in his stable lot, be- meath and in the shadow of a tree. On hailing it and receiving no an- swer, he seized gun and fired at it. The object kept up the same bear like motion, but kept in the shadow, He again fired, and when the smoke had cleared away, could see nothing of it. His father-in-law, who lived some two hundred yards away, hear ing the shooting, came oyer to his house. and they together went on tour of investigation, but found nothing, and both went to bed.
 The next morning they discovered blood on the fence leading from the stable, and the tracks of man in the soft ground. As they were sit ting down to breakfast negro named Rube Hale. who claims his home is Clark county, came to the house and asked for something to eat. saving he had been thrown from mule the night before and was badly hurt, having fallen on snag in the tumble from the mule, and that the mule had galloped off. He showed an ugly wound in the stomach, and was suddenly seized with cramps. Wilson and his father in-law examined the wound, and dis covered he had been shot, but the negro disclaimed knowing anything about it, but admitted he had been gloriously drunk the night before, and remembered having tumbled off the mule. but insisted he had not been shot. A doctor was called in, who pronounced the wound a dan gerous one, and likely to prove fatal, several buckshot having penetrated the stomach in the region of the bladder. and said the wounded man could not recover. Wilson and his fatber-in-law made further exami- nation of the premises and found traces of blood on the fence and around the yard into the stable, where the negro had stayed during the night. This convinced Wilson that the object he had taken for q bear was the negro-athough the latter maintained he had not been shot-and he gave himself up to a constable.
 The above account was given us by Wilson, who was in town Friday morning, he having been released by the justice on his own recognizance. -[ Spirit of Hope.