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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-02-18
THE CHICAGO WEEKLY News. and
LINCOLN 70. LEADER, / year 81. 75.
TIE WHITE OAKS RAILROAD.

Scarcely an issue of an FL Paso
paper appears that the above Gu
phoneous words do NOT Jingle
through It's columns 1t is
SAID tnat where there is much
smoke there is certainly some
fire, and surely the smudge
is so thick between this point and
the Pass, or Gate City to Old Mex
leo, that one can cut it with knife,
or strike it with stick. That FL
Paso is teverish to make connec-
ton with White Oaks, is a tangi-
bic fact. That city is a pretentlous
one,t and it's pretensions being
coupled with ardent ambition, it's
aim can scarcely fail being real
lied.
There are some who think that
the holders of the franchise" are
impediments in the way of build
ing the r. r. But such as so ar
que, do SO from contracted stand
point, for they neither have the
enterprise to apply for franchise
themselves, or know of anybody
that would apply for one, were
there none already held. The
parties holding the franchise stand
obligated to themselves to dipose
OF it at as early cay as possible,
and if the X. X. is built in the
near future, the credit will be
mainly due to the franchise hold
crS, as it has been through their
efforts that capitalists have heen
induced to consider the feaslbil
lty of building the thoroughtare
and make trips to FL Paso to view
the prospect, while the critics have
contcnted themselves by sitting on
store boxes and discussing and
cussing ali reports favorable to the
undertaking
We have long since been cured
of the error incident to believing
ali we hear pro or con, relative to
the enterprise Indicated, but we
are still imhued with the Ipith fiat
ere long, iron bands will unite us
with FL Paso. There are many
reasons upon winch our faith is
grounded, chief among which are
that our coal beds invite, and that
portion of Texas which looks upon
New Mexico, view it as a land
,Scape with a commercial sheen
which It would tain attract
On last Saturday, Il Dtwl
wiler started from FL I4so with
party to view the route, and they
will probably arrive here to day or
Tomorrow Thee gentlemen are
not making the trip for fun, nor for
their health, and We very much
mss our guess If the result of their
journey will not be the early an
nouncement of news relative to
the pushing OF work on which the
FL Paso folk denominate the
f" White Oaks r. r."
Before concluding this brief ar
ticle, we might also mention the
fact that on Friday evening OF last
week, the city council of FL Paso
had a meeting at which Alderman
Detwiler prayed for an exemption
from taxation on the proposed r.
r. which would run through and
across several streets of the city,
the exemption to run for five years
from March lst, proX., the alder
man stating that he expected work
ON the X. r. would be begun be
tween now and Spring.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-02-18
PETIT JURY,

Inc court lnSlTuCtcu INC STduu jury dJ
some length, and called their attention to
county affairs pretty distinctly. He re-
ferred to an anonymous letter received
by him here, and relative to county mat
ters, but he very plainly gave the anony
nous writer to understand that his cpis
tie. if worthy of an honest man, was wor-
thy his name
1t was the eOwardly effort of some mis-
guided fool who ought to have known
better, still the Judge advised his un-
known corresp Indent to appear before
the grand jury and direct their attention
to any irregularity he might be aware of.
The new Jail project was given a prod
by the instruction to the grand jury, that
they should inspect the Jail as to its secu-
rity and safety, Judge Long adding, with
some force, that punishments must be
certain
Peter Corn was arraigned to answer for
contempt in failing to appear in response
to a subpoena at last court. in the Holli-
nan case. After hearing Peter Corn and
William HOLMAN, the court took the mat
ter under consideration. and entered a
rule directing Isaac friedrich TO show
cause by Friday next, or as soon as posi-
BILE thereafter, why an order against him
should not be entered.
The case of I Territory, US. Fayette Her
raid and Howe Louis, charged with un-
lawfully manning bull was called and
continued through the rest of the after
noon and occupied all of the night sess-
ion Mr.. A. j. Pritchard appeared for de-
PENDANTS.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-02-18

Bismarck talks as m idly as II
butter would not melt in his mouth.
But at the same time he suggests
that his marvellous peace policy
has made Germany able to put in
to the field instataneouly 1000, 900
sold1ers with officers superior to
those of any other European ma
ton. Bismarck has a powerful
way of insinuating that his neigh
bors should keep peaceable ways
of their own.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-02-18

The people Of Southern Calitor
MIA used to make money by fruit
raising They are now neglecting
that industry, all OF them having
gone pell-mell into the real estate
business. There will be terrible
smash-up out there by-and-by.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-02-18

MEssRs. SIEBER & STUMP have
completed the new root on Mr.. f.
W. Parker's residence. The house
now presents handsome and at
trarttvc appearance.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-02-18

Hon. BENZ. EGGLEsToN, one of
the most brilliant men that Ohio
ever produced, died at his home
in Cincinnati last week, aged y.
The Republican party, of which
he was an honored and respected
member, and the society IN which
he moved, sincerely mourn his
death and will keenly teel hs loss.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-02-18

"The farmer has no protection"
shouts the free-trader. Then in
the next breath he shouts, "cut
off the protective tariff on the far
mers' wool" The free-trader's
ideas do not hold together while
he is drawing his breath by two
successive inhalations OF the outer
atmosphere.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-02-18

Some St. Louis young men, ca
ger to make heaps of money, re-
Gently put $500, 200 into a glitter
ing Mexican gold mine. 1t turned
out that the glitter IN the mine was
bogus" salted" by sharpers, In
fact-and the investors lost every
dollar they put in
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-02-18

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
scores a point when it declares that
those temperance reformers "who
are i'll favor of freeing the liquor
traffic from all tax burdens and
from every regulation short of alb
selute prohibition, simply propose
to try the desperate 'eXpodient
of inaugurating a pandemonium in
the vain hope that it will hasten
the millennium"
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NOTES.

The general opinion is that the term
Will be a long one, and go into the third
week. Judge Long has begun to hold
night sessions, and that way shorten the
term to within two weeks
Judge long, Clerk Johnson, Deputy
Clerk Harrison and Stenographer Gort-
ner. arrived Sunday evening, and express
ed themselves as having enjoyed their
three days trip from Carthage.
Col. Johnsons dignifed mein in admin
slcring an oath imprcsscs both the alian
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-09-29
Victims of a JOke,

Chinatown has been in a state of ex.
element during the past few days,
and up to last accounts the Celestial
financiers were in a condition some
thing like that which is noticeable in
metropolitan money marts Just pre-
ceding a "rise." The cause of all
this furry among the denizens on
First street is that they were informed
that 800 would be paid by a promi.
nent merchant here, who it is claimed
is a coin connoisseur, for a half-dollar
piece of the coinage OF 1852.
One Chinese merchant who had
$4,000, all in 50-cent pieces, carefully
slowed away, dug them up, and after
looking them all over and finding none
OF the date mentioned, started out tc
ascertain from his neighbors if they
had one, even going SO far as to Offer
$50 for one. Gradually all the China
men heard of it, and they have beer
going from to another in search o.
the valuable money. Some OF them
have even sent away to get one.
But few half dollars were coined O
that date, and the joking small boy
who was posted on that fact is now
laughing at the exertions of the Chi
namen, none Of whom receive a half
dollar piece without examining the
ate.-Marysyille Appeal.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-09-29

The stories OF the sayings of parrots
rarely tax the credulity more than
does one which is told by a cler-
gyman, the Rev. VIM. Quekett Of
England, whose autobiography has
lately been published in London. The
writer, whose memory goes back to
the days following the battle of Water
loo, wishes his readers to believe this
anecdote of the Duke of Wellington
Another old lady, coming with the
rest to welcome the victorious Duke,
made up her mind to give him a pres
ent, and the most valuable thing
which she could spare was a parrot.
She had not a little difficulty in get
ting access to the Duke, but she finally
succeeded in reaching his presence,
and offered him the parrot.
81 thank you very kindly" said
Wellington, "but | do not want a par
rot"
The old lady turned TO the parrot.
"Polly," said she, "this is the
Duke"
Whereupon the bird exclaimed,
See the c~onquering hero comes!"
"Oh, I'll have her I'll have her |"
said the Duke; and Polly became his
property.-Youth's Companion.
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Robert Ronner,s Horses.

The only four horses of note now in
MIR. Bonner's stable on West Fifty
fifth street are Maud S, Rarus, Mann
brine BERTHE and Pickard. The other
distinguished members Of the stud are
at the Tarrytown Farm. Rarus is
seldom driven and his joints are a lit
tic stiff. When emperor Of the turf
thousands fiocked to see him and he
was worth the price paid for him, $780,
600. Mambrino BERTHE has been run
ming out for several years and was but
recently brought down from the farm.
He is a well-preserved horse and can
still step along. Pickard is the main
dependence for road work. He will
jog along as quietly as a farm horse
and rush off with the speed and force
of the hurricane when spoken to and
the bit is shifted in his mouth. Maud
S is looking well. MIR. Bonner is not
in a fever about the record, as there is
nothing in sight likely to beat 2 :08M,
still the probabilities are that the great
mare will be given her head on a fast
Long Island track before the end OF
Autumn. Can anybody guess the To-
cation OF the track Turf and Field.
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Proposed for the wrong Girl.

The following story is told in the
newly published Random Recollec-
tons of Courts and Society" of Baron
de Bourgoing: 81 I'm extremely dis
trait" he said, "and my marriage
was the result OF my absence of mind.
When l was a young man l fell in
love with a charming girl | used to
meet at balls and parties. | found
out that she r~eciprocated my senti-
ments and obtained her permission to
speak to her father. The next morn
ing | called on him, was shown into
his study, and presented myself as a
suitor for his daughters hand. The
old gentleman seemed surprised at
first, but when l had assured him of
the sincerity and stability of my affec-
ton he offered no further objections,
and accepting me as his son-in-law,
sent for his daughter. AS the door
opened l ran to greet my fiancee-it
was another young lady-your lover,
my child" he continued, suayely
smiling at Mile. de Bourgoing. II
had abstractedly come to the wrong
house, pressed my suit with the wrong
father, and been given to the wrong
wife; but OF course / could not retract
or put upon the young person the in
dignity of refusing her. She did not
live long," he added with great seren-
ity, PRAY take some more wine."-
London Life.
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Every man is not a hero in his wife's
eyes. He may be sure that she has
peeled off the veneer and seen the
coarse-grained wood. A story in the
History Of Weare, N. H." illus
trates a wife's keen vision.
Deacon Emerson was very strict
about keeping the Sabbath. One Sun
day morning, as he was riding TO
church, Mrs. Emerson being on a pill
lion behind, he saw a fox chasing a
rabbit, which lodged under q large
log.
"Deacont" exclaimed Mrs. Emer-
son, her sympathies being touched,
" don't let that fox kill the rabbit! Get
off and scare him away"
Wife" replied the deacon, with q
long-drawn sigh, ait would be break
ing the Sabbath to interfere" and he
rode on, leaving poor bunny to his
fate.
1.-THE deacon is a very particular
man." said his wife in relating the
story; but for the life of me
couldn't say, then, whether he was too
lazy or too pious. youths Com
panion.
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rae rxAvsLEw,s BY.woRD.

A traveller, once, with thoughtful mind,
Tried 10 invent another kind
OF phrase. q substitute 10 be
For this: There are no flies on me-"
At last he found the words he sought,
And s~traightway sent this happy thought
Throughout the country far and near
There are no insects basking here.
When naughty landlords sought 10 give
Him fare on which he scarce could live.
He'd wink and say with knowing leer:
'There are no insects basking here.
But when upon the tavern bed
He sought to res. his weary head,
He held his tongue and shed a tear
The words lost all their meaning here.
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A Texas Midget.

Years ago Mrs. Tom Thumb made
the assertion that she would give the
handsome diamond ring which adorned
her finger to any child that could wear
it. She did not know that there was
to be born in San Antonio a midget
for whom the wiring would almost
make a bracelet. ALI Mcguire is a
railroad brakeman who lives in hum
BILE cottage on Laredo street. He is a
well proportioned, healthy man of l60
pounds burden, and has a dap
per little wife, whose avoirdupois
probably reaches ITO. Yesterday
there came TO their home a midget
boy baby, perfectly formed and APP
parently healthy, whose weight will
not exceed sixteen ounces The body
can be covered with a pint cup.-New
Orleans Picayune.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-09-29
Could Not Understand Her.

Lillian Elma, the clever soubrette in
the Gus Williams Company, has been
creating CONSERVATION all over the
West. Every town she stopped in be-
tween San Francisco and Chicago she
has gone into a music store and caused
the hair OF bashful young clerks to
stand up in horror with some question
like this: "Can l get nearer to thee?
l want TO get nearer to thee" and
similar statements. Miss Elma, who
is a practical young woman, could not
understand what allied the clerks till
one in Winnipeg Indignantly declared
that he was a married man, and then
the actress "caugbt on" and ex-
planned that what she wanted was a
song, and the title of which was the last
three words OF her inquiry Chicago
Herald,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-09-29
pEAN BuRssoN.
A Funny Mistake Made By This
Kfnd-Hesrted Bachelor.

The late Dean Burgon. though 9
bachelor, was remarkable for his
love OF children. It was no common
sight TO see him dancing in the high
street before some delighted little
ones, or jumping up and down be-
fore q persmbulator. At q school
treat be was in his element. and he
would run, Jump and play with the
children until fairly exhausted. On
one occasion he was fairly done up,
and could run no more. A crowd OF
children was standing around him IS
he sat on the grass. 81 q run no
more" said the Vicar Of ST. Msry's.
Then said q little girl: All right,
you sit still and make faces at us.
he did SO, and the contortions Of his
face we're truly marvellous and de-
lightful. On another occasion,
however, he was not so fortunate.
He was always devoted TO the child
rem, and on calling at a house where
some of his little friends lived he
asked the servant, "Are they up
stdlfs III tuc 0Auiu8 -EOJms Od 70
ing told YES" he said, "All
right; I'll go mp myself" The
servant thereupon let him in the
hall. Mr.. Burgon then took up a
large, rough sheepskin rug and put
il over his shoulders. On arriving
at the drawing-room door be went
down on all fours, slowly opened the
door q little way, and began to
groan and roar like q wild beast
then he advanced q little way into
the room, making a hideous noise.
Unfortunately for him, none of the
children were present = only two
visitors staying in the house, who
were scared out of their wits by this
extraordinary appGrition. They
screamed loudly and rang the bell
violently. thinking q mailman was
coming. However, a few words OF
explanation soon put matters to
rights.-The Churchman.
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- Ana Vet Afraid OF Any Mas
snfd the Muscular Maid.

Charles 7. Harvey, a New York
business man, has his home in a large
and attractive place at Upper Nyaek.
A Nyack dispatch says; About )
O'Clock in the morning a window Of
the house was gently raised and q man
crawled silently through into n OF
the rooms. The intruder then made
his way upstairs and entered the sleep
ing room occupied by the domestic.
In entering the o he made a
slight noise. This awoke the girl and
she rose, struck a light and held the
burning match directly in front Of the
face OF the burglar. The man APP
peared astonished at the girls bold
ness and raised the revolver which
he held in one hand. The girl,
who Is a Swede and very muscular
| quickly grasped both arms of the mar
and held him as in a wise. He strug'
| gled to get loose, but he could not DC
so. At one time he raised the revolver
| high enough to cover the brave girls
heart, but she instantly forced hii
arm down again and the struggle con-
tinued. The girl appeared to have nc
fear and thought OF nothing save o
capturing the burglar without an,
assistance and without giving am
alarm.
The couple in their encounte,
reached the head OF the stairs leading
to the hall below, and the girl CAV,
the man q desperate push, sendinl
him down the stairs with a rush. Sh'
followed him and would have grappleC
with him again at the foot Of tn
stairs, but she lost her footing ant
slipped partly down. The man, hav
ing had enough of the girls handling
took advantage of the opportunity t
make his escape. He raised a win
dow and partly crawled and partly fel
out. The girl quickly recovered her
self, and attempted TO get to the win
dow to push the sash down on the re
treating form, but she was too late an
he escaped.
She says she would recognize tn
burglar at any time if she should Sc
him. When asked whether she wa
not afraid, she said: mo. l woul
have had him sure il l had not fallen
l am not afraid of any man. "-Phila
delphia Record.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-09-29
A wonderful Memory.

A learned gentleman in Athens, Ga,
recites an instance Of a wonderful
memory. While at college years ago
a professor of his had often stated that
he could read an article I'M paper and
then repeat it verbatim. The nara
tor was anxious to test him, and one
day walking up, said: eff YOU have
no objection | should like to have you
read this piece on knownothingism
and repeat it to me-" The professor
took the paper, read the article, of a
column and a half in few moments,
and then repeated it without an error.
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A Maltese SKINNER.

Captain Jack Williams. Maltese
swimmer. Aoated down the Missis.
sippi river from Alton to st. Louis
with his legs tied together and his
hands tied behind his back. He
started at IL O'Clock in the morning
and arrived at st. Louis at z in the
evening. "a large number of people be-
ing on the bridge TO receive him. He
foated all the way on his back, and
was accompanied by q few friends in
q small boat. The distance is %
miiaa
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NOTICED.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE

E unEkA, New. Sept. Is. 1888
NOTICE Is r Z GIVEN THAT JOHN
~ Z. Jones Of Carson City, State OF Nevada,
authorized agent OF the State Of Nevada, and
acting for aud on Its behalf, has filed IN sppli-
cation 10 enter under the provisions OF an Acs
Of Congress approved June 16. 1850, entitled an
Act to grant 10 the State Of Nevada lands in lieu
Of the sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections in said
State, the Sc. Of Sc. section AZ, and SR. 1
OF NE section So, township is N . r. IS g.,
Mount Dfsbio Meridian. and containing 80
aeres, In the district OF land subject 10 sale II
Eureka. Nevada. The selection Of the above
described tracts Of land will be rendered at
said Land Once on Monday, October a, 1883.
sl6-aod D. II HALL. Register,
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MISCELLANEOUS.
mo s9l.l
Application for a Patent.
UNITED STATES LAND OFPIcR.l
EUREKA, Nevada. Aug. l, 1888. !

- EUREKA, Nevada, AUG. l, 1888.
NOTICE Is HELEBY GIVEN THAT
IN Francis Cutting, whose Postofiee address
Is Hamilton, White Pine county. Nevada. has
this day filed his application for q patent for
three hundred and sixty linear feet Of the
Edgar mine or vein, bearing silver, with sur
face ground two hundred feet In width, situ-
ated In White Pine Mining District. county OF
White Pine, and State Of Nevada, and desig-
mated by the feld-notes and Official plat on file
In this office as lot No. 1lo, said lot No. lls
being described as follows. to wit:
Beginning at Q post marked No. l, Y. 3. sur
vey No. ll6. This post stands On the northern
boundary Of U.S 5. survey No. so, Ward Beecher
lode. and is also post No. ! Of survey No. 90,
second southerly extension Hidden Treasure
lode and identical with the original location
monument OF this claim, whence the section
corner Common TO sections "a aud Is, township
10 N, range 81 T., and sections 10 and 80, town
ship 10 n, range IS T., NJ. D. NJ, bears N. 6s
deg. 20 min. W.. 6,129 feet, and Monument
Peak No. 2, between Treasure and Telegraph
Peaks bears N. 10 deg. 8 min. E.. 1894 feet;
thence running lat course N. 753 deg. w., 1s9
feet TO the southeast corner Of the ground not
excluded Of said survey No. 30, 200 feet to Q
post marked No 2, U. s. survey No. Il6, the
same being post No. 2 OF said survey No. 90
and post No. 8 of said survey No. 80, Ward
Beecher lode, and the original location monu-
ment of this claim; thence running ID course
N, liz deg. E.. s6o feet, along the western
boundary OF said survey No. 90 TO post marked
No. 3 U. 8. survey No. fl6 and the original loca-
ton monument Of this claim thence running
Sd course 8. Isl deg. e., 1888 feet to the north
east corner OF the ground not excluded Of said
survey No. 90. 200 feet to post marked No. u.
8. survey No ll6, and being identical with the
original location corner Of this claim; thence
running 4th course s, II! deg. w., 800 feet 70
this survey as conflicts with the ground not ex-
Guided in u. b. survey No. % second south ex-
tensisn Hidden Treasure lode Is hereby ex-
eluded from this survey. Said conflict 10 de-
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a Noticeable Fact.

An English lady living temporarily
in the United States notices that the
house servants do a great deal more
work here than in the old country, yet
that our servants are relieved of some
work that is necessary there-the tax
ing of hot and cold water to sleeping
rooms in some houses and the care Of
a fire in every o by reason of the
furnace in the cellar. She insists upon
the superiority OF stoves here over
fireplaces in England in cold weather.
The independence Of the domestic
servants in America is another notice.
able fact, as might be expected in a
democratic country.