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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-21
Why Is Ir9

-As# EGEEE M#
Why is it that 50 many men who are
honest in every other relation in life are
dishonest in politics?
Why Is it that SO many newspapers
that are honorable. impartial and truth
full in the discussion of every other sub
ject are dishOnorable, unfair, prejudiced
and dishonest the moment they come in
contact with poiiticsp is it possible that
American politics have descended to that
depth Of moral degradation where mere
contact with it jeopardizes every lofty
attribute in human nature2 and if SO,
what will be its destiny9 Politics in
America is but another name for self
government and its stability rests en-
tirely upon that broad principle of right
which.existed before governments were
instituted among men, and which will
endure when the last fabric Of political
compact shall have persisted. The theory
Of our government is beautiful in its
conception. 1t has given to poetry its
most sublime sentiment, to song its most
captivating melody. and to %eloquence it's
loftiest flights and most touching pathos.
We read, we listen and a deep-hidden
responsive chord is touched and we are
thrilled with patriotism. But how diff
ferent the practice Of self-gOyernment
has come to be from the theory; how diff
ferent practical politics from the theory
that is $50 eloquently s%pokenand written to
awaken the natural love of liberty and
enlist the s%ympathies and cooperation
of menl Ii there is any man who doubts
it, let him enter the oyer-crowded pro-
fession of the politics of to-day, and If
he can go through one campaign with
out being kicked and jostled until he
is morally black and blue, then, indeed,
is he fit company for the Gods. But the
permanency of our institutions demands
a reformation in the politics of the day,
and this can only be accomplished by
the introduction within the political
arena Of a class of men that belong to
every community who hold aloof from
entering lest they shall at least become
the mark of prejudice, SANDER and all
in politics that tend to dethrone self
respect and call forth the obnoxious crit
icism of others. Let the reformation be-
gin at once in Butte, and let the Helena
Journal and the Inter Mountain be the
first to sign a compact and an invitation
to all good citizens to join in the work.
There are honest men and good citizens
now in Montana politics but they must
feel awfully lonesome, especially on the
Republican side of the fence.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-21
His Rough Diamond.

The Bride-Oh, mamma, how can I-how
can I leave your
Mrs. archaeological d'Coarsy Bid.
dell. you wanter remember that il Selindy
asks for four pieces of punkin pie at dinner,
been used to it ans got to hev it.
Take her off now afore / blubber. -[Judee.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-21
Altogether Too HEAVY

Inc Whistle: Agent for blanket sbea+-
mr. oraingrower, I'd like to have you SUBJ
scribe Tor the Weekly Monarch. If nuh-
fishes t~hirty.two pages each week ~ sa,:s
i teaulng matter It's just the paper for
NH WI. araingrower-I'd take it, but it's too
satn. trouble to hitch up the horse ev eUv
nastafscy night and cart it home from thy
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-21
Compensation.

Burdette: First Married Mankind =,
lonesome around the house since vor.
three girls married and went away, isn't
George?
Second Married Man-No-o,> girls ara
gone, OF course; but I can't saw ~,
lonesome, particularly. Don't tbiDk !
ever had so much company, and | DOM
believe I'll get through paying bills hi.
year. -
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-21

retraee its steps to where il stands rather
than that it shall take one step forward.
What a grand spectacle it presents.
Were it not for its honored traditions it
wouldn't have strength enough to APP
peId its signature to its last will and
testament, which is the only act that
remains for it to do.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-21
Father to the Man.

brakes Magazine: Master Tomu;.
(from a remote corner OF the cIosst> toh'
father, who had been sent in to rDn;,I
hin)-Heilo dad! Is she going to lock- von
up too?"
Father-"What do you mean siron
Master Tommie-"Well, head
minister tell mamma that YOU nina. Os
kept in the dark" "
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-21

afeaf muscular efforts that they are Id the
habit OF making. | suppose. Why, Mr..
DsClare was just saying to me that the
company jumped from San Francisco to
Los Angeles last week.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-21
On Official Business.

OTTAWA, September 17.-Lord and LADY
Stanley Preston left to-day by a spscisII
train for Manitoba, Northwest TerritOrV
and British Columbia. The governoroan.
eral will pay an official visit to the Paei6e
naval squadron.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-21

ierre haute Express: Rriggs-1 son.
pose you took in all the places OF iutersst
while in New York. S'
r had -un, yes. That is, as lonp 90
nAo anything that I could soak. Ds 3D.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-21
Mexican
Mustang
liniment
CURES
THIS GOOD OLD STANDBY

THIS GOOD OLD STANDBY
accomplishes for everybody exactly what isclatnea
forit. One Of the reasons for the great pOpulsritEe
the Mustang Liniment Is found in its universal
applicability. Everybody needs such a mediefne
The Lumberman needs It in case OF accident
The Housewife needs 1t for generalfamily use
The Canaler needs It for his teams and bis men
The Mechanic needs 1t always on bis Wofl
bench.
The Miner needs It In case of emergency.
The Pioneer needsit-can get along without
The Farmer needs 1t in his house. his sts"'
and his stock yard.
Tie Steamboat man or the BOatman aee'S
It liberal supply afioatand ashore.
h Horse-fancier needs lit is Ills Oe'
friend and safest reliance.
The Stock.Rrewer needs TIT will save Gm
thousands Of dollars and a world Of trouble.
The Railroad man needs it and will need itN
long a. his life is q round Of accidents and dangers
The BRckwOodsman needs it. There Is no.n'
ing like 1t as an antidote for the dangers 70 w''
limb and comfort which surround the pioneer.
The Merchant needs It about his store among
his employees. Accidents will happen, and Wnen
these come the Mustang Eminent is wanted atonce.
Keep Bottle In the House. TITS the oes'"
economy.
Keep q Bottle I'm the Factory.
use In case Of accident saves pain and loss Of wage
Eeep a Bottle Always in the stable ''
use when wanted.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-21
Developed by Jumninp

The Whistle: Mrs. Curio lat the the.
a'er)-What %splendidly developed legs all
the actors with this company have. MI
Miss Jus Tout-Yes. It's due To 81.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-21

4a-When the subscriber 20 orders his rub
yoription, will be discontinued at the end o. the
time paid for, otherwise 1t win be continued.
When the Semi Weekly Is so continued, 1t will
be charged for ct the rate Of $500 per annum
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-21

GTRAYEn FROM BUTTE The FOT.
- lowing horses:
thigh. 'u
One black horse strip in face left four wbits
W on left shoulder.
n roam mare strip in face, hind feet Vhita
Z on left shoulder.
One sorrel horse star in face marked
E on left thigh.
One bay house blotch brand on left thiQb
all had T hair brand on when strayed,
A reward of $25 90 will be paid for their r..
turn to c. A. SLOAN, Butte Mont,
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-12-07

compositor. ans 1cdrih~ ia'i rt
the same time | have also already
exhausted the copious devotional
vocabulary of the LEADERS, reli-
gious editor, | will get Lchihd
myself and pull the blind up"
signin. and sealing. subscribing
and delivering myself.
ST. DENNIS.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-12-07

ped. We crawlcd out amongst
the boys when they told us it wa:
all a mistake; they thought W,
were making Il fcint to cover tn,
retreat of the dcspcrados.
This is about all there is to the
trouble at the Grcathousc ranch.
Cook and myself went that night
to Abcel's ranch, about three miles
from thcre and returned the next
morning. We found poor Carlyle
frozen stiff where he fell, tied Il
blanket around him and made a
hole little toward the cast from
where he fell, and buried him the
best we could. He WAS afterwards
taken up and put in box by Il
sheriff 5 posse.
No more at present. | remain
yours truly. j. STECK.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-12-07


IN actual tax not exceeding y mill'
on the dollar of asst. scd valuation upuli
all the properly IN any incorporated town
er city, or any school district having not
less than 100 Inhabitants. to he levied ac-
co:ding to the vote OF IL majority of ihc
payers of taxes on taxable property there.
in for the mnintainance Of schools ard
The construction of school houses within
such town. city or district.
With this as the snpremc law of the
land there will be no school houses built
and mighty few public schools '-EX-Gov.
Ross.
Under the above subdivision the
inhabitants of amy incorporated
city or town. on of any school dis
trict having l,00o inhabitants or
more. may tax themselves not eX-
cccding y mills in aid of the
state school tax which shaU nat be-
less than y mills, and NAV be
much more in the discretion of the
people 5 representatives. II suits
Ross purpose to represent that
not more than ,! mills can be
raised for school purposes. As he
can read, and as both provisions
are found in the same section. See
., Art. 9, the ex-Gov. can hardly
escape conviction OF wilful mi,
representation in support of hi,
rotten cause.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-12-07
FROM PROF. RICHMOND.
New York. Nov. 20 80.

DEAR MAJOR
Amidst the Wagnerian choru.
of the Metropolitan roar and din
Il still small voice has been remind
ing me of ii promise to write tho
LEADER on getting East tardN
obedience to the dictates of whicl
voice begets these presents.
Since fleeing from the brccz,
confines of White Oaks | have
sweltercd in the sultry midsummer
air of Texas snufIcd the strong
zephyrs that blow from the bosom
of Lake Michigan drank deep OF
the piney Adirondacks' ozone, and
for several weeks have been i'm
bibing the thick, rich moisture of
Manhattan Isle. But of them all
give me the invigorating atmos-
pherc that romps omong the foot
hills of Lone. and Baxter. and
Carizo ; that bcgcts enthusiasm
and cXhileration, and happy go
lucky absence Of anxiety as to the
sins of ones self, his ancestors, or
his d, SC ndants.
And yet, Notwithstanding this.
and so many other things, what a
task it is to convince people that
New Mexico is really portion of
the United States, where the men
know who ran for President last
year, and ladies read Ridley. s.
AS for the farmer in these parts,
they look dubious when the Terri
tory is mentioned. and don't
know y those that do know smitc
you with some rcminisccncc of
etcrnall y-skipped dividends, or sad
ly non-productivc town property.
And rs for the ladies, not soon to
be forgotten is the indescribable
and unforgiveablc tone of despair
ing scOrn with which an ancient
preccptrcss to whom several gene
rations of school boys owe tini-
cal and ovcr-nice knowledge of
Greek roots, exclaimed: And
you say that YOU Ihed that coun
try" Taking all in all, the con-
dolcncc that one gets on being de-
prived of the sweetness and light
that is supposed to emanate from
lhc stage ard platform, and paricr
and pulpit here in the far Eas. lie
cannot help thinking OF the per
verse and prcjudiced one-sldcdness
of DePew's small boy that he
found seated upon tombstone
eating green apples and singing
NEARER, my God to Thee" and
one is thankful for having lived
where the tomb and tie sour fruit
and the hymn do not play 50 I'M
portant Il part in existence.
But enough of this random
houting. 1t means n ack nd
ci and infcrcntial way, that for
one ! am as stronga believer i'll the
dcstinics Of New Mexico rs ever,
and | hope that tho being dead
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-12-07
By JOE. STICK.

My DEAR MAJOR:
To fulfill my promise will Civ,
YOU few lines, and if YOU see I'll
YOU can publish the same.
| left Silver Cliff, Colorado, the
day after the Presidential election
in so. and started for White Oaks
via. Pueblo, La Junta and the A.
p. & S. f. II. r. to Las Vegas.
About the 10th of November
left Vegas to come on to White
Oaks, but 9 man proposes and
God disposes. After being O t
four days on the road and having
beautiful weather, we campcd ore
night this side of the Alkali Wells
in the timber, where we turned in.
The weat Ter was fine, SKY clear.
moon shone bright, and everything
was lovely and serene. Towards
morning woke up and found my
self nearly covered with snow, and
it till falling, The wind blew at
a great rate, and everything was
al but lovely and serene. We de
cidcd stopping where We were un-
til the end Of the stor and we
staid three nights and two day..
On the ihir, day we left and got
as far rs the Greathousc rlnch-
Grcathouso & Cook kept Il store
and camp house for travellers on
lie ''gas and White Oaks r,al
hey wanted = man to drive their
team and haul wafer from the A
becl Lake for ihcir ranch. Hav
inc hey'd on the road that times
were dull at White Oaks | ACCEPT
eel the situation.
| found at the ranch. besides
Greathouae and Cook, some six or
seven other men whom | took TO
be cowboys. Things went on
smoothly for week or more.
Travellers camc and went. | at
tended To my business of hauling
logs for a corral, and water when
needed One day the above men
toned cowboys went away, but
returned about three days after
wards. The next morning, after
daylight, | got up. went out to
where my team was pickcted.-
When about 300 yards from the
house somebody hollcred, "halt -
| naturally turned around TO see
what was up, when to my great
surprise two men had their guns
pointed at me. They ordered me
to approach them, all the time
keeping their gun, pointed at me.
| went like little man. When |
got TO them they got behind me
and ordered me to march towards
what | supposed was bunch of
fall III timber and so il was. but
t ere mon behind it, two bold, bad.
fcrocious looking men, with plcn-
ty of guns and ammunition When
! got amongst them one of nv
captorS said "Captnin, we've got
one Of tho :. OF l's," and | did
not resent it even n little bit. .-
They ordered me to lie down with
them, and ! did so They wanted
to know if Billy he Kid, Billy !
Wilson, or Dave Rudabaueh were
in the house. ! told them | did
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-12-07

Anybody who can read well and
who has Il copy of the Constitu
ton obtaincl | from Col. +. W. He
man, and who will take the trou
be TO look at the table of crra,a
undcr the titlc will find that the
limitation of 1000 people with
reference to new counties, has no
place in the Constitution as oliici-
ally printed. See
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-12-07

CONGRESS- convened on Monday.
Reed, # Me. won the Speaker
hip. This is the iiist Congrc>
sional session since Harrison's clc-
vation to the Presidency.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-12-07
NUMBER 10

there | yet may speak here as n
sturdy advocate of the Land OF
thclManana.
When this Summer heard the
Chicago people talking over the
approaching exhaustion of the
corn and wheat fields of the Pra,-
ric Statcs | thought of the time
when Lincoln County woul | be-
come one of the graincries of the
country. In reality times are no
harder in New Mexico than else
where, save in the commercial cen
tres where business must be trans
acted whether prosperity prevail
or no.
New MeXico's turn at the wheel
of fortune may linger, but it will
surely come, and meantime she will
prove true to her motto" Grow
ing on the journey" Even now
can see posterity honoi-ing the
worthy editor of the LEADER .4i
other worthics too numerau {.
mention, as the Pilgrim tath,r
and kuickerhockers. and I + N's
of the southw estcrn co.nmcHw @oi,h
that is yet to be crowned.
Possibly the readers Of your pa
per may expect that in the capaci-
ty of Il metropolitan correspondent
the writer to furnish them with
budget of literary and social Cos
sip and fashion notes, and consti-
tute himself mirror of the time.
But he sis not in it" in those
lines this trip. He has. to be
sure, observed that babies are rot
worn extensively at church and the
theatre their use in an ornament
al capacity being confined to the
domestic circle and the Evening
World baby show. At thcrlattcr
the writer was not present, but 5
IN incorruptible patriot, loaded in
Il meek and unassuming way to the
gunwalcs with unassuagcd, mex
tlnguishablc pride of race. he
burned with Indignation that ..one
but Italians could draw prizes. -
AS this, for a fashion note. has
dccoletc appearance, and of being
cut on the bias. the latter will lot
roam at large in the other depart
ments, more particularly as his
observations therein have been less
Intensive.
AS one thinks of the many that
during the flying months have
murmured "ausgespilt, and ceas'd
to watch the turn of the card in
the game Of life in White Oaks,
he wonders whether it can be now
the same old camp to which have
become attached in the observers
mind so many associations fur
more intense and interesting than
can be found in the most interest
ing fiction. But the game is the
same and the deals vary but Ii tie.
A. one by one the familiar faces
drop out of the circle watching TIE
shuttle there is brief shock Of
surprise and I'M arrest Of the at
tcntion but it is only f. % o,o-
meut new c1uOtonmct
new takes arc laid. sra
game goes On.
And nov. rejoicing u Aa.ps
filed a few glict iu. lL, lCspit
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-12-07

get mad. They gave me u di.
cription of the men they were af
ter and | told them that three sue |
lt oking men were in the house. -
Then they told me they were 4
sheriff 5 posse from White Oaks
and would have the notorious trio
dead or alive. After a consulta
tior among themselves. more com
ing from different posts around
the house. they decided that per
haps was not so hard Il citizen as
looked. and if | would give 'cm
my word of honor to come out a.
gain could carry Il dispatch into
the house telling the boys to sur
render. as Il posse of 13 men
from White Oaks had come dur
ing the night, surrounded the house
on all sides, and large parties from
Lincoln were en- route with provi-
sions and everything necessary for
Il seigc, and they had better sur
render at once as there was no
show for escape.
| took the note in and delivered
it to the one | knew to be Billy
the Kid. He read the paper to
his colnpadres who all laughed at
fhc idea of surrender. They told
me also, to rest easy and not be a.
laimcd as no harm would come to
me from them. They sent me out
with a note demanding to know
who the leader of the party was,
and invited him into the house to
talk the matter over. Carlyle, the
leader Of the White Oaks party.
at first objected, but Grcathousc
putting himself is hostage for his
safety while he was in there, he
took off his arms and walked into
the trap. In the meantime | was
backward and forward between the
two parties carrying dispatches.
Getting hungry about 1 1 O'Clock
/ went into the house to rustic up
4 dinner. | found CARLYLE getting
under the influence of liquor and |
insisting on going out, while the
others insisted on his staying. .-
While | was getting dinner Mr.. |
Cook, Greenhouses partner, car
ricd dispatches between the camps |
For some reason The White Oaks
boys became suspicious ; things
were not as they should he with |
their leader, and they decided to
s.orln the fort, therefore sent me
word by Mr.. Cook to come out a,
war would commence in earnest.
| stepped out doors intending to
60 TO some safe place and witness
the bloody conflict. After being
out Cook callc.l ne to stop Il mo-
mcnt and he would 90 with me. -
| stopped. and turned when crash a
man came through window, bong |
bang, the mans dying yell, and |
poor Carlyle tumblcs to the ground |
with three bullets in hiln-dcad. |
! started to run away from the
house, with Cook behind me and
toward Il barricadc OF the White
Oaks boys when they commenced |
to shoot at us, and SO did all the
other boys behind the different
barricadcs. About 60 or 10 shots
were fired at us, bullets flying from
all directions, and ! began to feel
decidedly Observation-Disclosures a.
fraid some of them might hit me.
| though, it was ground hoo
case and had better be the ground
hog, SO jumped several feet in
the air, threw my hands up over
my head and fell Hat on ny face
and lay there. Cook, behind me.
Thought it a good scheme. so hc
4
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-12-07

1t will pay you to write TO Ben
Small Of Fl Paso, Texas, for sam
pies of wall paper.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-12-07

Who are the men who are kick
ing about the Constitutional OF
stacle to the creation Of new com!
ties ad U6,tum :.
The mpecanious politicians Il
foresaid.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-12-07

For what reason did the Consti-
tutional Convention provide that
new counties should not be created
with less than ,296 square miles -!
TO prevent the formation of
counties too small and poor TO
properly maintain themselves, for
the benefit Of impccunious politi-
clans chiefly of the democratic
persuasion.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-12-07
answers to Correspond n!S.

What logical connection has the
limitation tf the size Of Kansas
counties with county seat wars III
that State!
None but durn fool can find out.
Ask at the other shop.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-12-07

Docs Gov. Ross spell Ross with
Il big X, and God with Il little G!
No. Ex-Governor Ross spells
Ross with Il very big II, but he
doesn't spell God at all. He
doubts the utility Of a God in II
universe which contains II Ross.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-12-07

The CnlcAGo WEEKLY News. and
LINCOLN TO. LEADER. | year 50. IS
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-12-07

Several questions necessarily go
over until next week for want Of
space.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-03-09
tMpELEcTIoN OF DIRECTORS.
nW@NEw BOOKS.

n-A3 NEW BOOhS'
Great Captains by Dodge; Tenting on the
Plains, by Mrs. L. i. Custer; Bryce's American
Commonwealth, Truth about Russia, by w.
Every stranger should get a copy of Pic
turesque Washington before leaving the city
w. II, MORRISON,
1874 y ST N w.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-03-09
The Indiana Reunion.

The reunion Of Indiana people at the
Rifles Armory last night was an occasion
that will long be remembered. 1t was In
every way enjoyable and the only thing
lacking was the presence of the distin-
guished Hoosier occupying the Presidential
chair. His son, Russell Harrison, and Pri-
vate Secretary Halford represented the
Administration. The reception committee
of the Indiana Republican Club, who con
Quoted the reunion, were Captain Thomas
ii, Mckee, chairman; General w. W. Dud-
ley, Hon. Jere NJ. Wilson, NJ. ID. Helm
Captain f A. Field, +. +. Bucklaud, VIM
$, Odell, jerome G.. Burnet, Hon. W. W.
Curry, Hon. j. NJ. Tyner, VIM. NJ, Bass, f.
NJ. Heaton, A. F. springsteen, Captain H.
L. Miller, W. g. hill, Hon. j. w. Foster,
General George B. Williams, Captain-J b.
Doud, Colonel Sllas Colegrove, Major l..
p. Williams, Colonel X. P. Barter, p. s.
Heath, A. j. Halford and job Barnard,