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The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-28
Scientific American.

Perhaps some of our readers have
visited the extensive offices of the sci
eniidc American. at 361 Broadway,
New York, but many have not, and to
such the following account may be of
interest. a correspondent no recent
~ had this pleasure informs us that he
was greatly surprised at the magnitude
Of Tire establishment. II suggested to
his mind an enormous insurance com
pans or banking house. At The man
,liet, which is Principally devoted TO
the patent husiness-f0tmng a. it does
30 Important Il part of the establish
mcnt-may I've seen { G members OF the
firm and their able corps Of exam ncrs,
Ready uccrss to the principals is afford
Ell 20 every one; and here may be- seeu
inventors from all parts of tire country
showing their models aud drawings.
and explaining thei, inventions, The
models left by inventors form a large
and interesting collection, aud are kept
Ia a room by themselves. The large
corps of draughtSmen who prepare the
patent drawings are Cor the most part
experienced mechanics, electricians, or
engineers, some of them having heen
connected Wlth the L. ;. Patent Office.
Most of the correspondence is carried
ON by type-writers, and this necssitates
a separate department, where number
Of experienced female type-writers and
stenographers are constantly employed
The dark room. where the photographs
of the patent drawings are copied, and
where the photographs for the aruhi-
tectuTal department are developed, is
also on this first floor. On the floor
above may be found tho editorial
rooms, cumpositors' anG subscription
room, and engravers' department.
The architectural department occupies
the top floor, and here may nc seen the
manager of this department. aud also
a number Of draughtsmen at work pre-
pairing The plans . general designs
for the Architect and Builder edition
of the Scientific AmeS.can, which is
published monthly, and has attained "A
widespread ciicuati0n. The printing
OF the papers iscarrel ON in 4 separate
building. AT the entrance of the main
Office, which alone occupies II floor
space of 60 by 1916 feet, may he see
one of Prof. brapcr's remarkable r.
cording harOmcters. with which in
strument a complete record is kept OF
atmospheric changes. This barometer
was built specially for the Scientific
American, and it is remarkably fine
aud sensitive as well rs Il very rxpen.
sive Instrument.
Some idea may be had Of the extent
of tie business done NJ the office Of the
Scientific American when w state thai
over one hundred persons are employed
by Mum & Go. on their several publ.
cations and their extensive patent de.
mrtments.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-28

The undersigned having bonded his in
tcrest la the iiomestake and palOmas, and
one halt interest In the Excelsior and King
No. 2 mines situated In Palomas mining dis
trict, sierra Co, n. NJ, viii not be responsi.
bic for working the same during existing
bond.
Aprl3.ss G. " WOf FORD.
lienuosa, n. NJ. March slst. lsss.
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UNION PUBLIc~NHdM
No. DENVER. Colo
LOCAL NEWS.
A happy New Year to all.

n haIHl NNN ANoA
Subscribe for THE BLACK RANGE
and the Kansas City Weekly Journal.
John Mcbride is now chief engineer
and instructor at the lixiyiatiun works.
DR.. wilmer goes to Hermosa to-
morrow Nhtre he viii remaIn q week
or ten days.
Messrs. Castle, Stailey and Lane
lett "Wednesday for their respective
homes in Kansas.
The Chloride social club will giya
>Inuther one of their popular dances
Monday evening Dec. 3lst. a cordial
invitation is extended to all.
The little son of John Earl was
one day tins week considerably injured
by the explosion of Il giant cap which
he had found and threw IN the fire,
DR.. Swan dressed the wounds and the
little fellow is dong well.
A race has been made between Peri.
co and Billy Kingsbury to take place
ON the Chloride race track, Tuesday,
Jan. LIST. The race is for $50 II side
distance 400 yards. Other races will
probably follow and II lively day may
be expected. Race to come off in the NJ
%ternoon.
Another shipment of several hun
bred pounds of sulphides was shipped
IRON the lixiyiation works this week.
The Christmas tree and entertain
ment passed of in most pleasant man
Der. The affair gave II surplus of
S1s.25 which will be added TO the Sun
day school library fund.
Captain Grozier, though at present
Mot quite as well rs usual, is not con
sidered to be In immediat danger. The
Captain IS receiving the best of care
and attention at the hands of Mr., T. n,
S eele md family who are deserving OF
great credit for their devotion to him
since he has been placed in their care.
Mr.. o. +. ober of this place, recely.
cd uu Christmas night the said intelli'
gence that his youngest daughter Jel'
ME, had died ut Albuquerque. The sad
news was a severe shock To Mr., 0bei
and the people of this vicinity. The
Albuquerque Democrat of December
25th says of the sad affair: "a beauti.
flu. young woman, named Jennie Ober
who came here from Chloride, n. VI.
in search of employment, died at hel
room in the Armijo house at about
half past six yesterday evening. Sh,
came 10 Albuquerque ON the first o.
the present month, and registered al
the Armijo. After being there two o.
three DAYS she found employment il
N Of tie best families in the city
But not being strong, and in ratheI
DELEGATE health, she 500 found that til,
work was more than she could do, ant
MAJ the end of two weeks she agaiI
went back to the Armijo To- look TO
lighter work, rtglsteriu3 there the sec
ond time n week ago to-day. Tia
same night, or the next day, she wa
taken sick, and though she had goo,
medical attendance, anu though Mrs
Talbot did everything that was pos
sible to make her comfortable. she grad
ually grew worse. and breathed he
last BETWEEN 0 and 7 o'clock yesterda.
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Notice.


United States Land Office.
Las Cruces. y. NJ, Dec. 3, lSSS.
Notice is hereby given that the ap.
proved plats of
Township 20 south, range 10 west,
Township % south, range I west.
Townsl Ip % south, range s west,
Township % south, range 10 west,
Township % south, range II west,
Township p south, range S west,
Township "a south. range 10 west,
Township "A south, range II west,
Township 25 south, range 0 west.
Township % south, range 10 west,
Township % south, range II west,
Township % south, range II west,
Township 20 south, range IL west,
Township ~ south, range II west
have this day been received from the
Surveyor General, and will he duly filed
in this Office January lth, 1889, in nc.
cordance with instructions from the
general land office. after which date
filings will he received therefor.
EDMUND q. SHIELDS,
Register.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-28

The editor OF the Las Cruces R-pub-
lean Is responsible for the following:
lie coughed up his lungs in Missouri;
His liver he spit out In Maine;
His kidneys be dropped IN the furry,
As he boarded the western bound train.
Then be came 10 this climate health
giving.
And tasted is air pure and sweet:
Very soon he thought life was worth
living.
For it ave him a new set complete
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-28

80 suuraa unc bra tax nas IN mamt
ei1as Il lasted fhlrteca yea- dating
frum t0o kxcw pcrson not 10 rurelm 81
aims uas roquircd g. pay shliinrs Cor
ever "Mle stranger THAT cane INTO "a.
isicnea mc tan vas arrsaf burden a. ne
lower orders hut the nobility and reufry
Nerr sublected % stul heayler payments
3 their pnnucr ucirhbon
Ihiuy pounds had 70 b. paid On tho birth
p TN child Of q nakc Ts sum gradually.
diminished, aooori.nr 70 a ceriain fixed
scale until i reachcd 20 shlliurs. the
amount icviod on rial estate Of fia0a
personal estate Of nu and I'M
ward Reasonable excuse can b. uven
IN most cases why Il : that certain thinrs
arr taxcd. but wherc the imposcrs o. the
birth tax can md an excuse seems L. our
modern minds impossible C-ontempanne
ously with this "hirth Tax" there sristea
another called The bachelors tax n Was
not a very heavy imposition, and was prnba.
bis intended a. b. a. much a reminder Of
their duty as the means Of sraisinr the
wind which William III 20 often stood In
need n
"A soon a. a man reached the ara Of
WENT I'VE he was liahlol y the tax. which
was shilinr yearly an be took 10 himself A
SPOUSE bui it did not stop with bachelors:
anu here We think i was unjust. FOR ittaxed
without children. Besides the
smiling every man had 10 pas an amount
according 70 his rank for the luxury Tor
otherwisol Of single hiessedncss. thus a
Duhe or an Archbishop was amerccd IN the
yearly sum Of sig los an esquire, a IS. /:
a gentleman Is. Social distinctions were
nicely drawn then.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-28

evening. Miss 0b~r was bot oyef II
years old, with blue eyes. light hair.
nne form, regular features. and uithai
a most beautiful young woman. Dr.
Favor has prepared the body for bari
al She died literally a stranger In
a strange land, A. she had no relations
Al all here. and no iuendsar aoqunut-
nce except such as she had made eur.
ING the last three weeks
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-28
THE BIRTH TAX.
A Remarkable Burden That Was Ones
Imposed ON Englishmen.

Many strange methods of taxation have
been adopted in this country. The first tax
ever opposed was the one levied by julius
Caesar, who ordered the chiefs Of the va
rious clans 10 send annually to Rome n
given number of men and wild animals.
The former, he said, would be retained us
hostages and the latter would be used for
the great fights in the Coliseum. But very
often the men and the wild animals were
put ON an equal footing and forced to FIGHT
with eacn other IN sight of the bloodthirsty
and applauding Romans. But Of all the
taxes ever imposed on a people. saws Cham
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-28
CITY DIRECTORY.

A. r. q A. M.
western star Lodge. No. nay. &A.M
stated meetings viii be held ON the nrst anl
third Saturdays OF each mouth. At ! 40 .. m
A eordialinvitation is extended 90 all breth.
rem.
Al. n. Koch. A. kELLEr.
w.M. Secretary.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-28

Notice Of Marriages. Rirshs and Deaths pub
lished free Of charge: Poetry 20 ets per line
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-28

Dee tfh. lse
Notice h hereby given that the following
named settler has nlsd notice II HE inten
ton 60 make final prooi In support 81 hia
claim. aud that said pruui viii be made be.
iufr Y uhats CLERK >ocurfo Co. at soCorro.
\. NJ nn January afh, ls-a. via
JAMES kkkh. on y : lso Tor the n q
south. * EN
He uames tue following witnesses 90 prove
his continuous residence upon and ~culsiFa.
ton Of, said land, via
Jesse ritts. Alexander c Robinson and
Charles q. fCN. an Of soenrro Co., n Al.
dee 80 EnNuN g huIEips,
Register.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-28

i-'a "h's $500 a a. Sr9 s.s. =.

Nutice L. hereby aiven that the following
uzm - srft icr has tled notice - he lutan.
fiun g. maka nuai pruuf in supper ol hia
claim 80 that sd rfuuf Ntu D. made be=
fufu Probate Grrk. sierra CO.. a. M~illahoru.
~ on Jan Gffh. tsl. va
john a. sAtCtEn ou n = No gsu Coz
toe q ~ = 49, - n e see
u e. n r range = efsf
He names she fuliuNtnE witnesses a. prove
his Uunfluuuus frsideuue uuun. and cuitiVas
ton II. said land. VIA.
hdWtn d Holmes. Thomas \. steele. Don
Cameron aua aeuFgs ~ chie, All OF Ohlo.
ride, 1aerFa Co \ A..
EDMUND q. sHuLps.
AefWA Register.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-28
Duht GIVE az Ialor sick friend

Don't give az pnor sick friend:
While there's l~ilethere's hope, lis
said:
Sicker persons often mend:
Time 10 give az when you're dead.
PureT, richer blood you need;
Strength aud tone your system
give;
This advice b. wise and heed
Take the G.. N. ID. aud live.
Those letters stand tor Golden Ned
cal Discovery" ODr. Piercv'.l. the great
buildmg-ur, purifying, and -disegse-ex-
prlling remedy ~ the age.
Don't hawk. hawk. hlow. spit and
disgust everybody with your offensive
breath, but use d.. sagr's Cattrrh RE-
NEEDY aud end IL.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-28

Notice 4 hereby given that this adit No. 4
with . feet each sidcd ct said ndlt of tho
Embulite mine j. leased ON the lhth day Of
August, Isl, 10 kurcn Policy, and that the
Undersigned own - Thereof viii not be re-.
-pon-ihio for labor performed or materials
furnished for said leased part III said mine,
RICHARD MANSFIELD WnITE'
HENRY DUDLEY.
THOMAS ~. BROOKS.
WILLIAM :. MAYO.
STAMFORD WHITE.
Hcrmosa. \. ~. Aug 81. lsss.
scpI2 p
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-28
NOTICE

Notice 4 hereh, given that IN. p,iown.
thtgt mins and mill site. Imbofffe
mine and mil site. Cloud mine ana
miil site, Happy Anna milne. Ready cash
mine have hernlea-ed ou February ffth. Is.s.
% floyidar ct and Donald Mcigae and tbnt
the Undersigned owners theron viii mai be
2 -nnnsihlc for labor performed or materfais
furnished Tor said mines.
RICHARD MANSFIELD WHITE
HENEN DUDLEY.
THOMAS 4. BROOKS.
WILLIAM :. MAYO.
STAMFORD WHITE.
Hermosa, Nm. February -. isss.
Mara.ss
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-28
EVA RID !.

Fifty Dollars reward viii be pntd for tho
return OF one 6 year old briRhs hay gelding
brand y Lon lctt hip stolen from the prem
iScs OF Milton Daley. Apache Co, Arizona,
Dc. LIST, 1855. L. O. address, Alpine, Apache
Co, A. 4.
Dec2s MILTON DALEY.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-28

Having this 7th DAY Of April, isss, leased
aud bonded all our title aud interest IN the
Ocean Wave mine, situated in the Palomas
mi ing district, sierra CO., y. NJ. notice IL
hereby given that We will not be responsible
tot any labor performed or materials fur
nishod Tor Ca upon said mine
W, G. LEWIS.
Aprl3 - E. j. DORIAN.
Henmosa, y. NJ, Apr 10, 81.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
SOUTH CAROLINA.

t. W. Lang, prominent planter of Ker-
shaw had his gin AMI rc3 hou,e DESTROYED
by an incendiary fire few days ago. Loss
$1,000; no insurance
The second term Of John Peter Richard
son as governor of South Carolina began
Thursday with the ancient and impressive
ceremonial TO which this old state has cluny
through scores Of years in the demonstrl l.
ton Of her sovereignty and her individu-
atty
The governor has appointed G. H. Sass Of
Charleston to sit at the hearing of informa-
ton against the Ashley Phosphate Com
pany in lieu Of the Hon. w. Aston Pringle,
who is disqualified on account of his rela-
tionship to the president of the phosphate
company.
At Camden ,a.petition is being very gen.
orally signed, praying the legislature to
allow the town to issue So, 600 in bonds, TO
be used in building aud equiping a school
house, the house to be in charge Of the
Camden Orphan Society. The only debt
the town has is the 1000 OF bonds issued
for the purpose Of building the opera house
and taxes for the coming year will be only
4 mills.
AT Columbia the United States circuit
court was engaged Wednesday in hearing
an interesting case, that of James Edward
Robertson against George II. Cornelson,
proprietor Of the Orange Mills In Orange
burg. The plaintiff, lad working In a
factory, had his arm torn off in the
machinery, and claims $4,000 damages on
the ground that the machinery was de-
fective. The evidence for the plaintiff was
concluded and that OF the defendant begun.
At Greenvillo general dissatisfaction pre-
walls concerning the action Of the city
council, at Its meeting on Tuesday night, In
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o.
A REMARKABLE CASE,
A Florida Woman Whose Word is as
Good as Bond.
From the Pensacola (F1G.) FensGcoEian

From the Pensacola (F7G.) FensacoLian.
The trial of Eli Flowers and his sister,
Lucretia Mothershed, for the killing of
James Robinson, and which will take place
at the present term Of court, presents some
remarkable features, and if not wrapped in
romance, is at least striking instance of
the regard of woman for her word Of
honor, and an unwearying persistence in
her efforts to clear her name from the foul
charge of murder.
From what we can learn of the case it is,
briefly, as follows:
Some time in the year 1882, Eli Flowers
at that time quite young man, had diff
Guilty with man by the name of Robinson,
all the parties living in the northern portion
of this county, and, according to Flowers
story, Robinson passed the house of Flowers
sister, who at that time was Mrs. Lucretia
Dubose, and who is now Mrs. Mothershed.
and the woman on trial. Flowers..says that
he was in the house and was called out into
the road by Robinson, who after some
words attacked him, and being much the
larger aud stronger man bore hi II to the
ground, and to save his own life he, Flow
ers, got out his pocket knife and cut Robin
son in such a manner as to force him TO
turn loose, from which cutting Robinson
died in few hours.
escape the terrors of imprisonment and
probable punishment, for he says there was
no witness to the encounter mot even lis
sister, with no evidence save the bloody
knife and his slain enemy (both sadly
against HIM to corroborate his story, nc
fled from the country and remained away
until last summer, when he voluntarily re-
turned and was placed in Jail here, but was
released by virtue Of a writ of hdbeds
cOy.l11fe triad bpfOre Court iSsionar
John Eagan, on a bond of 81 900.
AT the time of the killing Mrs. Dubose,
the sister, was jointly indicted for murder
with her brother, and voluntarily came to
this city and surrendered to the authorities,
but was released on her own recognizance,
the state not wishing to try her case until
Flowers was also secured At the next term
of court she promptly put in her appear
ance again, and was again released on her
promise TO come whenever the court mott
fed her, although in the meantime she had
moved her residence TO Alabama and, il we
mistake not, had married and changed her
name.
When Flowers surrendered and gave bond
his sister, now Mrs. Mothershed, was still
allowed to go free on her honor, without
the Formally Of q bond.
And now comes a scene worthy the
brush of the master and the pen of the his
torian. Court convenes, and there appears
for trial this poor woman who has so per-
sistently I'VE may say obeyed the hehests
of the law; but she comes not alone, she is
accompanied by her husband and has a
nursing babe in her arms, and has walked
fifty miles, with her baby in order to stand
trial for murder, whom there was
not dollars forfeit on her non-appear-
ance. The brother, Eli Flowers, is here, ac-
companied by his wife with her baby, the
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house, about a half mile out of town.
Joseph McCurley was intoxicated and when
the crowd persuaded him to go on home
with them, he refused and became very
| angry. Finally he became SO exasperated
that he drew his knife and rushed upon
Thomas Parks, who, in self-defense, picked
mp piece of rail and dealt McCurley
heavy blow on the left forearm. brea ing
the bone in several places and badly shat
tering it, Dr.. Stoddard says the arm is
badly injured, and may be disabled for life.
Sheriff Thomas has in a small room
adjoining his office at Atlanta, several
hu bred hickory sticks, upon which two or
three men are busy at work. These sticks
were, most of them, cut from the battle
field of July %, 1854 near Ponce de Leon,
| by Bailif Ragland, WAC is an old confeder-
ate soldier. Several of the other bailiffs,
who were confederate soldiers, are at work
cutting sticks from other battIetields around
the city, and Thomas Waits, an old veteran
of the Forty-second Georgia, has given his
time to trimming the knots off the sticks
ana seeing them properly sandpapered
When the sticks are smooth and ready for
the hand of the fnsher they will be placed
on sale at the veterans fair.
One night last week. a crowd of negroes
from the turpentine farm near Arlington
attended supper gvel by the hands on
Capt Boyds Thigpen place near Leary.
Before the crowd dispersed, the farm hands
and the turpentine men fell out, and
general row ensued, in which several of the
participants were cut, shot and beaten.
The farm hands, everyone of whom has a
double-barrelled shot gun, brought out
their fusees and for a while peppered away
at their enemies in a lively manner with
bird shot. Since the battle the farm hands
have laid in supply of buckshot, and it
will not be healthy for the turpentjne
negroes in the event of a renewal of hostil-
tiles There is good deal of bad feeling
between the two factions.
Some time ago Ned Hayes, young negro
living IN Leary, while at a festival at the
colored Methodist Episcopal church, drew
his knife, upon slight provocation, and
plunged it into the knee of little negro
boy by the name of Andersen Terrell. Last
Wednesday a commitment trial of Hayes
for the offense was had at this place, which
resulted in binding him over, under tond,
for trial at the superior court. After
the trial Hayes father became disagree
ably demonstrative, whereupon Marshal
Sasser laid hands upon him to take
him to the calaboose. Hayes resisted arrest
and SwOre no - white man should arrest
him. Upon this assertion E. B. Cook went
to the assistance of the officer, and Hayes
two sons, with drawn knives, showed dis
position to back up their father. This drew
j. E. Mercer into the matter, who dubbed
one of the boys and ran the other one off,
while the officer and Mr.. Cook carried the
father to the lookup. For while things
looked riotOus
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THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1888.

whole party having walked together all the
way from Alabama and, as we have said,
distance of fifty miles
AS q matter OF course, we know nothing
personally of the guilt, or innocence of
thess poor people, but they certainly have
the utmost faith in an acquittal and the
clearing away of the cloud which has so
long darkeued their lives-but they are
simple country folks and appear to be actu-
ated only by a sense of DUTY and desire to
be free, not seeming to think they have dis
played any heroism or Gone aught any one
ese would not have done under the same
circumstances-yet how many In thousand
would have done 500
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ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE to permit the Needewoman's
Friend Society of Savannah to erect and use
an awning in front Of the building Of the
society.
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the mayor and
aldermen OF the city of Savannah in council
assembled, that the Needlewomans Friend
Society a charitable institution OF the city of
Savannah is hereby permitted and authorized
to erect and use in front of its depot, on the
corner OF Drayton street and Charlton street
lane. on the west side of Drayton street, in the
city OF Savannah, an iron frame for use as an
awning, to be covered with wood, that shall be
timed, or TO be covered with corrugated iron,
provided that the right shall be reserved in the
mayor and aldermen Of the city of Savannah to
cause the removal of the said awning and frame
in the event IL shall at any time become dan
gerous or unsafe
SEC. 2 Be IL further ordained, that all ordi-
nances and parts OF ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed In Council Nov. 2b, 1883.
RUFUS y. LESTER, Mayor.
Attest: FRANK u. RERARER,
Clerk OF Council.