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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Mysteries of a Caucux

A visiting journalist sat in tbo i,
press gallery the other day WE le sees
ator Davis, of Minnesota, e nnea
chamber, says the Washinpton fed
pondent of the New York IsiIa c9sa4
"Ah," said the journalist, wba aae:
man whom we used to call tho elsl
Destiny up in Minnesota. sga
the time he was elected Goro a6e]
that State there were plenty Of , m
there who would have been w;n Isa
gamble on a proposition that ha n'lag
be President of the United st,N sl
fore this time. Nor did everybo a1ss
at this. Some of the voters soo Va Is Y
ward came to believe that he had sA4
of supernatural power, and conla
else it in elections in which he ;, sla
terested. I presume I am 's1
measure responsible for this h sa
since it was by an act Of mine "
was originated. 'u''
I'm 1875, when Gov. Davis was
didate for United States Senator oa'; ~
Alexander Ramsey, the RennSssS
members OF the Legislature Used
hold a secret caucus every night ;e
Senate chamber. There was a !.
lock, and the proceedings of those ~ y
cuses were very interesting, and W.
of course, zealously sought for bra
newspaper men. Twas then a ST D.
correspondent Of the Minnesa'
Tribune, and, having found nv W.,
the garnet over the Senate cbams.
sat there every night and looked io1
through a ventilator grating in
middle of the chamber ceiling. Icos
see and hear everything.
When a ballot was ordered Il. h.,
pened THAT 1 saw a certain Sweas|
member of the House write the nsrss
Mr.. Ramsey on his ballot. I was NJ
prised, because I knew Gov. TAI
counted that Swede as one Of !
stanchest friends, so I made p%artic,Il
mental note of every detail of the man
vote. Inthe morning I told Gov. Ds1
what I had seen-gave him all the n
tails-and it astonished him as much
IL nau surprised me.
a little later Gov. Davis called 4
Swede into his Office.
Look here,' said the Governor
thought you were q friend of mine
$50 am
Then why don't you vote for ME
the caucus?'
al do
Every time?'
Yes, Governor; every time
"'Oh, come now, said the Govern
eying him sharply, you might fool sol
people into believing that, but l kno
better
"The Swede had been very care:
that nobody in the caucus should S
how he voted. He had sat apart fix
everybody else and was sure nobodyh
seen him write his ballot.
But I did vote for you every tin
Governor
NO., you didn't. You voted
Ramsey last night. Don't you supp
I saw you? Ihave eyes all overt
Otaue. Lou tore q l1ttle strip OF pa
off the margin of the st. Peter n
.une that lay on Senator's Williamso
desk, where you sat, and you too
short piece of red-painted lead per
out OF your right-hand vest pock
You wet the pencil in your mouth
you wrote Senator Ramsey's name
the scrap of paper. Two or three tin
while you were writing it you lool
around to make sure that nobody
looking at you, and you spelled Ramse
name R-a-m-s-y.'
"The Swede wilted. He seemed
be awed by this revelation of the G
ernor's power to find out things; a
it was not long until lots of ignor'
Swedes believed Davis to be in leag
with some superhuman power
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Too Green to Pluck the Fruit.

George-What a prude that Barnsley
girl is! 1 asked her for a kiss the other
evening.
Frank-And she refused you?
George-Not in so many words. But
she puckered up her mouth in a most
provoking way and said: "No, George.
l cannot give you a kiss" and then
added in an irrelevant sort of way:
Don't you know that stolen fruit is the
sWeeteht?"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

ALL these facts tally exactly with the
interview with Crowell, and no one who
knows the evidence now in Prohibition
hands wlll be foolish enough to deny the
by which Pennsylvania was saved to the
whisky forces. The Liquor Dealers AS
ISOLATION used 100000 in Philadelnhia
alone; $50, 600 was used in Allegheny
County, and the New York brewers con,
tributed $500, 600. With these sums the
newspapers We're bribed, politicians paid,
the election books secured, the farmers
fooled. and the State carried for HIGH
license and the saloon. -Northueslne.n
Mail.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

EVERY agricultural journal in the land
ought to resent and expose the
farm papers which the Liquor Dealers,
National Protective Association il sand
ing throughout Nebraska, and the facts
concerning which are given on onr Srs.
page this week. The liquor dealers have
q right to publish papers. but not ~
dress their publication in the resnectah1o
garb OF farm journals. We trust e~eru
farm paper that ci%rculates in Nebraslss
will warn its leaders against these COW
t~erfeits, the Farm Herald and the P"Ia1
Age.-The Voice. 1'a'o'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Encouraging. Signs in Washington.

The Prohibition party outlook is very
promising in this new State. E. B. SUIT
ton, the State Organizer, is doing excellent
work In the different counties. Scores of
the best elements of the old parties are
hocking to our standard. The first organ
lzation of Prohibitionists in this county
was started less than two years ago, but
we expect to elect nearly if not all of
our county lck next fall. Eighteen
months ago we had but one minister WITH
US in Colfax, now we nave at least three
out of tve.-Letter from C0Itnr WnA
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

A YOUNG man was calling on d w, =,
gressman's daughter, the other eveD 9,s'
when the father appeared ut the p.,lEsj
door. MAY I come IMP" ne 'sa ai
hesitatingly. ooh, yes" she ansN s;ats
you may, bat we have o quorum W.
cut you" Then he didn't.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

IHE entire convict population of Pro.
hloltlon Kansas is now only 255.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

There are others who, in attempting to
come to God, must run between &; great
many business perpleXities. If a man go
over to business at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing and comes away at 3 O'Clock in the af-
t%ernoon, he has some time for religion; but
how shall you find time for religious con-
temptation when you are driven from sun
rise to sunset, and have been for five wears
gong behind in business, and are fire.
qnently dunned by creditors whom YOU can
not pay, and when. from Monday morning
until Saturday night. you are lodging bills
that you cannot meet? You walk dav nv
day in uncertainties that have kept YOUR
brain on fire for the past three years. Some
with less business trouble than you lave
gone crazy. The clerk has heard a noise in
the back counting room, and gone in and
found the chief man a raving maniac: or
the wife has heard the bang of q pistol in
the back parlor, and gone in, stumbling
over the dead body of her husband-a sui
eide.
There are in this house TODAY three b1,n-
dred men pursued, harrassed, trodden down
and se;llped OF business p~erplexities, and
Which way to turn next they do not know.
Now God will not be hard on you. He
Knows what obstacles are in the way OF
IN the right direction he will crown with
success. DO not let Satan, with cotton bales
and Kegs and ~hogsheads and counters and
stocks Of unstable goods. block up your
way TO Heaven. Gather up all your ener-
gies. Tighten the girdle about your loins.
Take an agonizing look into the face of God
and they say. Here goes one grand effort
i1r life eternal!" and then bound away for
Heaven. escaping as with the skin of your
teeth"
In the last day twill be found that Hugh
i.atimer and John Knox and Huss and
Ridley were not the greatest martyrs. but
Christian men who went up incorrupt from
The contaminations and perplexities OF Wall
street. Stale street, AND Third street. On
earth they were called brokers, or stock
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

Un WIN the ngnt, and II IN addition to
the combined forces of a%varice, appetite
and apathy we have to contend with the
daily press and the machines of both old
P enoueb, in at this fis cause a Of the Is hom strength tg;a
cause of mothers and children, this cause
of pure politics, this cause of sober in
dustry and true economies. this cause of
the church and the school, this cause of
true American liberty, this cause of God
to meet and overcome them all. On
with the 6ght!-The Voice.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

CENTRAL American union seems to be
practically assured The five states will
make federal republic having an area Of
ITS 1867 square miles and a population OF
1855, 900, according to the latest esti-
mates. There has been considerable
boom in trade and industry in these states
Of late years, especially in mining. Agri-
culture and railroad building have also
been promoted, and the work of the
Nicaragua canal will give an additional
impetus to business. II the several states
can so far overcome their national jeal-
iousies as to pull together, they are likely
to develop into respectable power before
many years.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24
Few Of or territories are more inter.

Few of orr territories are more inter
es'ingon the historical side, Gov Princes
history shows that it was visited by Ca
beza lie Naca in 1880 and by the Fran
ciscan irIar Marcos lie MIA four wears
later and it VAS invaded bv the Spaniards
from SONORA IN lott under Coronado.
who Was hunting fDr the seven cities OF
ClbOlO, which were those OF the Iunis,
MoQnls, and so on, Toward the close OF
the 18th century the natives revolted and
drove out the Spaniards, but they wer'
back in power within IL dozen years
Gen. Carr, commanding the district OF
New Mexico, describes in his report Is
sandstone bluff called HI Moro, or In
sCnptiOn Rock, about thry-tive miles
from Fort Wngate, on the road which
the Spauards used to travel Names OF
travellers, including governors, generals,
Judges, priests and merchants, are found
on it dating back TO 1906.
1t gives rise to curious feelings to look
at the names OF historical personages and
others and consider the procession of peo-
pie who have travelled that road for BOO
wears In front of ii is u patch OF maj
pals, or lava, of several miles in extent,
with well defined craters, such M are fre-
quent al over this region and have been
active since the country has been inhabit-
ed, as ears OF corn have been found near
ly charred in blocks OF lava, and near
Grants station, on the Atlantic Il Pacific
railroad, the lava has flowed around AMI
into an adobe hut. Returning to the ma
terial interests of the territory, | will add
that the native people are sober, frugal
aud industrious, and the educated among
them form superior body OF men. All
Latin races and all persons in hot eli
mate are supposed to take life easier than
those who have to struggle with severe
cold but New Mexico is not 80 hot rs
some portions of the union, and think
there is plenty OF work in its inhabitants
and that it is the making OF prosperous
state.
1t is on its present condition and its
prospects rather than on its historical in
terests that New Mexico claims considera-
ton rs a candidate Tor admission to the
union. There appears to be no good rea-
sou why any new states should be created
at the present session, but when the time
comes New Mexi o ought to have the first
chance.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

The Denver Republican and the Den
yer News are friendly to New Mexico aud
aid the territory whenever aud wherever
they can This is extremely gratifying
and valuable aid in the advancement
and prosperity Of New Mexico We as
sure our contemporaries that the aid, COM
fort and support given New Mexico il
fully and dolly appreciated.
III this connection and concerning the
New Mexico delegation en- route to Wash
ington, We quote from the News as fol
lows:
A delegation OF fifty-one citizens left
New Mexico yesterday for Washington,
headed by Gov. Prince and ex-Chief Just.
ices Waldo, AXtell and Vincent They
20 to the national capital for the purpose
Of urging the passage by congress Of a
law providing Tor the immediate settle
ment of ali questions pertaining to land
grants III that territory 10 urge the pas
sage OF an act giving to the territory i'm
mediate title to sections Ii and 30 OF each
township, commonly known as school
lands, in order that the public school sys-
TEN may have the benefit thereof without
delay also to secure grant of two town
ships Tor university purposes, 50, 900 acres
for the benefit Of the agricultural college
of New Mexico, and 80, 900 acres for the
school of mines; also to seek aid from
congress in the matter OF building reser-
volrs and the Improvement OF irrigation
facilities; and also to present to congress
a petition asking the enactment OF law
providing for a national park in u certain
portion OF the territory in the Spanish
range of the Rocky mountains, on the
upper Pecos river. Many, ii not all OF
these delegates, are favorable to the adj
mission OF New Mexico to statehood, and
will no doubt urge that matter upon con
gress. 1t is an Imposing array Of New
MexiCo's leading men, and will no doubt
have good effect.
And from the Republican, namely:
The delegation of New Mexicans who
are the way to Washington city to rep
resent the interests of their territory be
fore congress IL composed OF some of the
best men i'll New Mexico. rhe chief pur-
pose OF the visit OF these gentlemen is to
urge upon congress- the Importance OF pro-
vlding some way for the speedy settle
ment of the land grant disputes which are
SO serious an obstacle to New Mexico )
progress. 1t is probable that while i'll
Washington some OF the delegates will
take occasion 10 say something in favor OF
the admission of New Mexico into the
union. There is possibility that con
gress will pass an act at tins session al
loving New Mexico to enter the union
under the constitution framed by the COLI
Vention which met in Santa Fe last fall.
| There is a considerable element in con-
gress in favor OF such action; but il is
rendered inactive by the opposition OF Il
large number OF the inhabitants of New
Mexico. If the delegation which is now
on the way to Washington should urge
the passage of bill permitting the people
to adopt a state constitution, bill OF that
sort might be passed.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24
WHY NOT In new MEXICO?
Her Claims to Admission as State
Considered Fully and
Fairly.
There Seems to Be No Reasonable 0bjec
ton to Letting Her in with the
Other Territories.

No,, Vol, CO., lUlu. I,,
W,,or,;,,'. 'i"n ii'u AuaHu anu
to9t;nr " "nu aDsoi ing n.Vs. Va Ii1 az
for a3,nineon - e. "nGns '.ie 'an'p i
Nnn " mns'?o " VIC Iniou' .ae PeoLie u
",,ol o '' TIsI Vnat 'iat .eiiI'ofy iias
qL''t mL , i"a.io, az tiie 'eIsus y! iooo,
,!''' oil,y J-.p'I p'p t,n ln "Solulng a'
49,, t'I 10 90 'i o'' -'S" 'i"H
w. ,W, -~'o'o' u I,;ey 1.A 'li mes as ine''
DO i,y,,n. t -; Iva uIo '''o ~ ''hoo ioi
,''1 *" n i",io % s'oTe.i III .he lioi1il-
tSS' -'G" -ioAloo 1o,uay piopaply CON,
'ai"e W. ,h due as many peopie as tuailo' anu
w., 49, VIZ. $40 as .ny ao "yohlihe
,',Ir'L 1900 20 enC ~ 'o.ois las. yeai
,ai,a,ea iI'oao, aht 1ne governor lnen
,5In .Iun MO I9 poP ri' a' oilis NIUE
"'tGr' ooo,VoG. nls inoio tiian Viie
,arn"I 1, ,""uu no S', .oi "asl'lhs
~ aIu ';oii."u" i"'' ye"' d. tue WINS u
. NJ
III o'ltei fe'pects We" mexico mas
9..'l5 Eia'ole, do .''1 iao'' EVEN III the
Ir I VI ..s governor siio". ~ has erect
w ~, ~. Go iof lhoie .ian lof'y years
w li'"' te peoiIe afe accusVoileu 10 tht
l.ln'laliieii ,r. prlhciples Vi our poiiticaI
SYSTEM, tieie are many puolic ana pr,
Va,e s''looi1, anu, aitnougn lhe iunu Is not
Suiiioien.' !neE are Improving Last year
Va, .on'", ne =, 1oo Ieaollers anu io,ooo
e.noLa's. ~ NE pnolic SCHOOLS l45 were
'a"sl ~ III EhS,'sii anu loo IN spanish,
Nl'l'e 30 useu ooth languages. one gain
Yin "il.i.asion "o'llu pe the power 10
sVii par .. ',ie la''os no" reserved Tor
sGlloo' l"su' as .tils can not De done
T TI'd We" neHlco remains territory
''ie aa'lle nee IN IN lelt lof otnef pupllc
IHI''u'loh9' lne iast legislature author
' Zt1I iie" pu'loiiigs iof the university at
i'ouquefq"e' anu iof lhe schooi Oh mines
~ ooeof'o' t''e INSANE asylum az Las We
gas, al''1 I'ie aeFicu''u ira coilese ana sta
''on d. Las Nlu'es. me people Oh the
NeVefaI towns gave ttle islld, put the
Maintenance Maintenance Vi tie Institutions Is largely
'TF,en"enI vi s''e s'hhte Iolh congress
"hlch Iake enect "neh Ne" Mexico be-
ones IN, s.ilte'
me, me a7se1 1ena 'a'ue ~ properly III ne"
'neA'co III 1000 "as T4p'ooo'. 10 ana the
t ~ ~ .en'us may s''uN soV'Voo'Voo.
FL 'iLo paot year VI '"o 'he hlgh price OF
Tooi nus I"J h"n elleIpIise IN raising
, Tn,v , an,. mas lnp.o.eu Ioeif qua!ity'
h. u" ,.a,1 ,"o az, .oui.ulai PosSiD'i'ties
az oIon sTa.y ueVeiopeu, ana oread-
Thnr, W 10 o TO- duatt. "esro" II !here'
,,nnlto ' as .ot9 aaSo increase Id .le
,bmn DI' ot o'o d Hnu sineyarus. Inc
,,,nn,isa ',ood ;,,o ,nb;Io VI .ne grapes
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

A Celestial from the howery kingdom
the other day was struggled over the
border at Niagara. Being caught in the
act he was sent back to the Canadian
side, where the authorities demanded OF
him the necessary papers permitting him
10 enter, which could not be produced.
Consequently he fingers on suspension
bridge, betwixt this country and Canada,
subsisting on rice furnished him b,
charitably disposed people, while the two
governments are quarrellng with each
other over which shall take him.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

THERE is q demand for the suppression
BY legal methods of false prophets and
second Messials who predict disaster and
frighten ignorant people out of their wite.
In Alabama and Illinois number Of poo
Die have gone crazy over listening to the
preaching of man claiming to he the sec
ond Messiah, while at Oakland n number
of people were induced to sell their world y
possessions for a mere song by prophet
who is now confined in an insane asylum.
There are always lot of persons ready 10
run after man who is fool enough to sit
vp in the prophetic business, or any other
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

Col. HENRI WArTEKsoN, the brother
in law of the star eyed goddess OF reform,
is going about the country lecturing on
money and morals" The other night
at Memphis, after the lecture, he in
dulged in social game OF poker aud lost
81 300 in two hours. He may kno some
thing about money, but he surely knows
yery Nae about morals or draw poker.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

THE enterprising people OF Fort Worth
propose making the spring palace, which
opens there May 10, the most notable
event in the history OF the city. The pal
ace will attract thousands Of people from
all over the country, and will furnish the
best possible means of advertising the
Lone Star state
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

New MExICo's delegation to Washing
ton to great extent is composed Of rep
resentative men of the territory, men who
are thoroughly posted on what is needed
to give her place in the front rank ii
the march OF progression, and il there is a
soft spot in the great heart of congress
the delegation will find it,
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

THE New MExlCAN's fight for statehood
If assuming grand proportions, and east
ern journals of influence are now aiding
it. We have succeeded, single handed at
that, in making quite stir in the matter
and getting lots OF good and free adver-
Using. We will keep up the fight as long
AZ neCessarY. never fear.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

IT is not likely that the Navajo reserva-
ton will be opened to settlement on &C
count OF reports in circulation that rich
deposits Of gold have been found there.
The Navajoes are becoming more civilized
and are very much opposed to having
their property disturbed by the whites.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

THE New MEXICAN calls attention to
the editorial taken from the New York
Sun, discussing the admission OF New
Mexico, and republished in another col
umn. The territory is getting consldera-
bic advertising at present, and more OF
the favorable kind than ever before.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

JOHN WANAMAKER, one OF the most
successful men in the United States,
says there are four stages to success in
business lie, namely: Close applica-
ton, integrity, attention to details, and
discreet advertising.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

line out Of that of common sense. The |
spread olgeneral education viii eventually |
put a stop to this crankism, but atpresont
there Is considerable business Oh hand io-
the fool killer
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

New enterprises are sprlnglng up daily
in New Mexico and general activity IN
business circles is more noticeable than
ever before. The indications are that this
is New Mexco's year.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

So FAR, c. A. Dana and the New York
Sun have the best OF Grover Cleveland.
The latter will do well to beat graceful
retreat, remembering that he who fights
and runs away lives to fight another day. .
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

EXPERIENCE and history fully establish
the fact that the true basis OF value is
gold and silver basis-that 1t IL the most
permanent and gives to nations the great
est degree of prosperity
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

DURING the past six months the terri
torial bureau of immigration has been
doing splendid work ioT the Advancement
OF New Mexico.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

IRRIGATION is accomplishing wonderful
results in California and i'll the Salt river
valley in Arizona. Why not in New Mex
ic0 alsO2
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

THURSDAY. APRIL "a.
Now is the time to help New Mexico.
Start in. Tempus fugit.

REPUBLICANS must get together. The
party wants all the votes 1t can get.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

leo also?
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24

Gs-Entyrc1 as second ylass matter AT t.,
r.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-24
PROFESSIONAL l. CAKDs,
EDWARD l.. BARILETT,

.awycr, santa Fo, New Mexi"s ONCE O
]eCoud National Bank
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-18

How much more can be well done in the
course of the day or week depends upon the
degree of application habitual, surprising
the brain to be in normal condition. The
healthy, unweared mind does not flag in
action; rather its forces are the keene. fer
exercise, As long rs q writer's work en-
crosses him without anxiety, and he can
eat and sleep well while pursuing it, he is
all right. The mental powers exercise
themselves unconsciously 50 long rs they
are in good condition. See only how their
work can be done most comfortably, with
the least fatigue, and throw theories to the
winds, whether they concern dietetics or
augmentation of brain force. Do notqucs
ton about work until it begins TO worry;
then face the danger promptly, for mental
worry is a warning the first danger signal
sent out by the overtaxed brain OF weak
ened nervous systen7- Juliet Corson in
New York Star.