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Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29

THE Republicans OF New Mexico will
elect the next delegate, majority of the
legislative assembly and majority of the
county officials; this is authentic and re-
liable, ard will he done on the 4th of No
yemher next
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29
TUESDAY, JULY 90.
Constitutional Convention Call,
Los LUNAs, \. NJ,
limo Ia 1SVt

In pursuance of the authority conferred
by q resolution of the constitutional con-
vention assembled in Santa Fe, n. NJ, IN
September, 1882 l hereby call meeting
of said convention to be held at the terri
torial capitol in Santa Fe, n. NJ, on the
18th day of August, 1890, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon. }. FRANCISCO CHAVEZ,
President OF the Const'a al. Con
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29

TIE Democratic papers and politicians
call the federal election bill the force
bill; - they are very correct; it is a force
bill; it will, if properly executed, force
free, full and fair elections and an honest
count in the solid south.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29

FREE school books for free schools, so
say the Minnesota Republicans. Correct;
everywhere in this broad land will the
Republicans be found advocating and
carrying out measures for the benefit OF
tho nnOple
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29

The New MEXICAN has facilities for do
ing tlrst-class job work of all kinds and as
cheap as can be had in any city in the
country There is no excuse for sending
such work out of town, to Denver, Kansas
City, Philadelphia or any other point.
Keep the money at home.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29

BLAINE stock is in the ascendent just
nov. His views on sugar and seals have
touched a responsive chord in the hearts
of the people and have set them to think
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29

Improve the sidewalks and clean up
the streets. Where is the chain gang
that it is not kept at work on the public
thoroughfares
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29

THE cowardly murder OF Faustin Ortiz
must be investigated, and the perpetra-
tors thereof brought to justice. Bear this
in mind, gentlemen of the grand jury,
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29

The Ohio Republicans are not issuing
as many circulars as they did during their
last campaign, but they are doing great
deal more; and work counts in cam
paigns, certainly.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29

CONSTANTLY at work, and successfully
at that, for the good OF New Mexico; The
Santa Fe DuLY and WEEKLY New MEX
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29

TuE f, +. vs., Of Virginia, seem to be
fond of French dues, They have de-
generated some. Degenerate sons Of
noble sires, they.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29

SOME of our more or less esteemed con-
temporaries squeal considerably at the
New MEXICAN. Let the poor wretches
squeal.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29
ADVERTISING RATES.

Insertions IN "Round About Town coumu >
cents line, each insertion,
Preferred locals 10 cents per line first insertion
and cents pei line each subsequent insertion.
Legal advertising II per inch per day Tor hrst
six Insertions 70 cents per il ch per day for next
six Insertions, 10 cents per day Tor subsequent
insertions.
All contracts aud bills ior advertising payable
monthly.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29

Try the New MExICAN's new outfit OF
material and machinery when you want
fine job printing or blank hook work.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29

Printers stock for sale at the New
MEXICAN Office.
Handsome commercial printing at the
New MEXICAN office.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29

Attorney at Law. win practice in the several
courts of the territory. Prompt attention given
to all business intrusted to his care.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
JOHN p, VICTORY,

Attorney at Law Office in County Court House.
viii practice in the several Courts of the Ter
ritory and the u ) Land Office at Santo Fe.
Examination of titles to Spanish and Mexican
Grants, Miues, and other realty, carefully and
promptly TENDED to. Patents for Mines Sc
cured
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29
GEO. c. PRESTON,
RALPH X. TWITCHELL,

Attorney at Law. Prompt and careful attention
given to all business ntrusted to him. Will
practice in all courts OF the territory.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29

gN-The NEW MEXICAN is the Oldest news
paper in New Mexico. 1t is sent to every Post
Office in the Territory and has large and grow
iug circulation emOng the Intelligent and pro-
gressiye people of the southwest.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-07-29

Attorney at Law spiegelberg block, Santa Fe,
New Mexico.
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-10-11
Curious Origins ofCustonns.

IT is the custom id all our courts
of justice 70 require the witness to
hold up his right hand while taking
the oath. This custom originated in
Rome many centuries ago. II a
person were convicted Of perjury
chen, he vas branded in the palm Of
his right hand, and when a witness
came into court he was required to
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slerk might see whether lie aver had
been. branded or not. Branding
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-10-11
1890, 1890.
AN ORGAN OF
Icing Ideas find LiUe Issues
AN ENEMY OF
MonopoIies, O1igarchlsm, and the
Spirit of Sectional Strife

The Courier-Journal (HENRY Wat
TERsoN Editor-in- Chief.) is the ac
knowledge Representative Newspape,
of the South, is Democratic in politics
and first, last, and all the time is for a
reduction of the War Taxes, az levied
on the people by the tarifFnow in force,
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-10-11
WIsnt IL Necessary for the sues
cess or dlre Worlds Fair.

Frank Leslie's Illustrated News.
paper for this week contains an ia.
teresting article from the pen Of
Mr.. G. B. Norton, on "What is
Necessary for the Success Of the
Worlds Fair" which is particularly
timely, as the ground is being
broken in jackson Park in prepara
ton for the erection Of the Fair
buildings. Leslie's also contains
many fine pictures and other in
tcresting articles.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-10-11

There is an eigh,een-year.old girl
visiting in this city. says a dispatch
from Keokuk, Ia, who is I feet 81
inches tall and weighs 232 pounds.
Her name is Ella Ewing, and she is
known as the Missouri Giantess.
She is accompanied by her father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. benjamin
Ewing. She was born in Scotland
county, Mo-, in 1872, and she il the
only child Of her parents. Up to
the age of nine Miss Ella was an
ordinary child, but after that she
began developing rapidly, and has
not yet attained her full growth.
She has an engregions aversion to
publicity, and absolutely refoses to-
be exhibited as a curiosity. Large
sums have been offered her parents
by showmen, but all have been
declined. Some idea of her im.I
mensity can be obtained from the
that it takes twenty yards ofI
cloth, double width, to make her al
dress, while her mother only REQUIRES
nine. Her father is 6 feet 1 inch in
height, and her mother only 5 feet
; inches, and none of her relatiyes
IN either side has been noted for.
unusual size.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-10-11
-THR-
NlRIDI0III.
LEADS IN
JOB WORK
GEO K BRADFORn
ATTY, SlrVByOl I
Notary Public
RAYNE, S.

Lands Bought and Sold. sss..
U. 5. Land Entries made apd
fected to Patent. Special ii,
to Contested Land Gases bsiss
New Orleans and Baton R0ass
fees, and the General Land
at Washington, D. o.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-10-11

Marriage is not altogether a fail.
ure as some have assorted. There
are $4,000 men in New York CITY
who are supported By their wives.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-10-11
Consultations de PEtat de la
Louisiana.

AOTlAEGHE1Ga
ARTICLE LEILA Legislature
polrra accorder des privileges on
charles de lotteries pouryu que,
chaque charte GU privilege pale au
moins $40, 0OC par an, en- argent,
au tresor de PEtat; EFT PoURvU DE
Illus. QUE ToUTEs CHARITIES ExPIRER-
ONT LIE Ter JANvIER 1896; A PARTIR
De CETTE DATE T0UTEs Lotteries
soNT PRoHEBEEs DAMS I'ETAT,
Les $4,000 que 10 Loterie de
la Louisiane dot payer d'apres les
conditions de la charte qni lui a etc
accordee en- 1868. appartiendront
a l'Hopital de Charlie de la Nou.
velle Orleans ct cette charte est
reconnue CONNIE obligatoire par
lEtat, pour 10 periodic de temps
y specifee a Perception de la clause
lui accordant un m~onopole qui est
abrogee, ct toutes lois c~ontraires
aux prescriptions de Get article sont,
par les %presentes, declares MULES
ct non avenues; PoURVU QUE la dite
compagnie enregistra, dams les so
jours qui suiyont Ia ratification de
cette Constitution, al bureau du
Secretaire d'Etat. une reconciliation
6crite a tout ce qui a trait a un
monopole.
Des ommes additionelles, prove
nant des licenses accordees aux
lotteries, rHopital de Charlie de
Shreveport recevra $4,000 aunuel-
cement, ct lie reliquat sera partagG.
chaque aimee entire les diverses
Paroisses de l'Etat, au profit de
leurs 6coles.
ARTICLE 172.-Le jeu est declare
etre an vice ct rAssemblGe Generate
passera des lois pour sa suppression.
Ce 9ui suit ct IN extrait de la
platforme Democratique de l'Etat,
adopt6e en- Decembre 1888, ct u
laqnelle 5. D. McEnery ct Clay
Kaoblock ont 6te choisis ct eIus
Governor ct Lieutenant Converter
q feleation qui a Gu lieu en- Avril
1884. Il sera remarqu6 que les
mots LA CONSTITUTE on etc." iusou'a
ct incluant les mot "entravant la
legislation" sont COPPER mots pour
mots du message dn Gouverneur
McEnery a Ia Legislature en- 1882.
Mons nous d6clarons hostiles a
toutes lotteries, La Constitution
declare que lie jeu est IN vice neau-
moins, ellie pencourage sons sa forme
Ia plus pernieieuse, non settlement
en- induisant la violation de la Fol
donnee ct la dissipation dams l'aspi-
ration a s'enrichir par les chances
du hazard, mails en- de~moralisant la
soei6ter IN corromptant la poIitique
ct en- e%ntravaut la legislstion, ct
nous demandons que la legislature
qui sera Clue a l'eleetion prochaine
prenne les mesures l6gales qui
sefOhG necessalfes pour supPrlmer
ee vice.
Quill soft r6solu que lie travail
des criminels condamnes au peniten.
eier de PEtat, deyrait etre appro.
prize ct assign6 a lentretien des
lev6es publiques 1t que ce travail,
reggie par telle legislation qui pour.
raft etre Iig6e n6eessaire soft sous
la direction ct le controIe des
authoritee de l'Etat.
Les membres dGmocrates de Ia
legislature devraient etre capables,
de reconnaitre la voix du peuple,
ct particulierement ceiIe du peupie
democratic ct blanc de FEtat, ct les
limites de leurs mandats contenus
dams les extraits cidesus de la Cons
titation ct de la PLATFORM du parti.
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FFhnWa 10 a. os-b
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-10-11
Chips.

Decay is a process Of reform.
Self admiration islonesome exer-
else.
The progressive mar is always in
doubt.
a trained man will never 60
straight.
IdoIatry is the worship Of specific
manners.
Temtation develops the power Of
abstinence.
Aristoeracy and American ideas
will not mix.
The motive determines the charac.
ter of an act.
Wise men havealways to be told
how wise they ire
Manners that are put on are kept
10 repair by the devil.
Appearances are not always the
evidences Of happiness.
The best advice one can give
another is not to take it.
If honesty was respectable" politi.
clans could take a reest.
Qneer things are not so queer af-
ter they become utilized.
A tailor.made mar should never
be considered responsible.
1t is well to be eminent, but TO
fnel eminent is a misfortune.
Ignorance is more respectable
than the abuse of knowledge.
The man who performs a good
deed will forget to charge it.
Progress depends upon the courage
to defy the power Of the rich.
A mans life is worthless when it
depends upon the toll of others.
Common sense demands a govern.
ment that will govern impartialIy.
A government Of the people would
not be afraid Of the of the upper ten
The conscience will convey more
morality than words can express.
Burdens grow lighter just as soon
az we are willing to bear them.
There is no greater success in life
than to always have an object in
view.
The sincerity of a man is deter.
mined BY his acts rather than bis
speech.
The manner of expression is deriv.
ed from the right, aid always
subordinate to it.
The boy who is not weaned be,
lore ne Is tWenty-One, will always
be a little behind.
A crude method is superior to a
refined method when prompted by
a dishonest intent.
Spiritual from" are but symbols.
rejected from material forms. and
therefore the form of spirit is very
difficult to outline.
The increase Of wealth should
improve the condition of humanity
equally, for labor is a common neces.
sity TO its acquirment, and ills owner.
ship does not imply the right Of the
capitalist to rule and Cypress the
laborer.
The word refined implies an <
traction of impurities. Therefore a
"refned person implies that such q
one was previously impure. It is
merely reversing the expression
natural depravity" to speak of q
refined person." No one could Be
cured" who was never sick, and he
who claims to be refined" also
admits he was "depraved."
A person will be more comfortable
TO bo society ostracised, even If all
doors are closed against him, than
to carry a hypocritical heart encased
10 the most fanltless manner. II is
no doubt a difficult thing to do, to
defy the power Of society but the
sky and eapfh will aIwovs
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-10-11
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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-22
Clifton Forge and Iron Gate.

The Review of Friday gives the follow
ing items:
A Busy Neighborhood. -Within radius
of three miles around Clifton Forge there
are $500 men at work, and of this number
fully, 500 are skilled mechanics, such as
carpenters, masons, plasterers, brick-makers,
machinists and so on. This estimate ex-
cludes Low-moor and Longdale.
Catholic Church.-The contract for the
new Catholic church at Clifton Forge has
been let to Faulconer & Keadle Of Iron
Gate, at about $3 900, to be finished by
November 1st. 1t will seat $50 persons.
Solid Buizding.-Iron Gate can boast of
at least two elegant brick houses with the
prospect Of quite number more within
short time. Iron Gate is building to stay.
Gone to Cincinmati.- Gleason has
accepted the position of train dispatcher in
Cincinnati land will move to that place. He
will still be in the employ Of the G. & o.
Ry.
Dead Body F'oumd.-The body of a
drowned man was found floating in Jack
son River Thursday morning. 1t was ap-
parently that of man about 35 years OF
age, feet 10 inches high, sandy hair and
heavy moustache. 1t is believed to be that
of John Dull of Hebron Church, Augusta
county, who came to Clifton Forge two
weeks ago, and is missing. On one OF the
arms was tattooed woman's bust, and on
the other was a picture of an U. S. flag
and the word ''Union" over it. The body
was buried where it was found.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-22
Lawn Parties.

The ladies of Calvary NJ. E. Chapel near
Stuart S Draft, will on next Wednesday
and Thursday nights give a lawn
party, handsomely Illuminated by Chinese
lanterns. Ladies and gentlemen will
appear in the antique dress of the 10th
century. A novelty of the occasion will be
whistIing solo by Miss Sarah Poyntz of
Harrisonburg, with violin obligato by
Capt. I. G. Ogg of Staunton. The refresh
ments will be excellent and the ladies hope
to see large attendance.
Ladies Of Hebron Church congregation
will give a lawn party at the Glebe School
House, next Thursday evening, August
25th-the proceeds to go to the repair and
enclosure Of that historic place.
A lawn party will be given at Pond Gap
Thursday evening, August IS, to raise ad
ditional funds for erecting chapel at that
place. Shemariah and Lebanon congrega
lions are interesting themselves in it's being
q success.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-22
The Baldwin District Fair.

There are but thirty eight days to the
opening of the Staunton Fair. but Secretary
Pratt is crowding two months Of work into
them. His Office is for the present at the
City Hail.
On Monday, the Street Railway Co. made
an arrangement with the Fair Association
and will extend its tracks from the Water
Works up to the Grand Stand inside the
Fair Grounds. This will be a great conve-
nience to the people and give scent tran
sportation to the Fair Ground every five
minutes through the day, from any part of
the city.
The special premiums are pouring in. A
Baltimore gentleman offers a solid silver
toilet set fol- the best lady rider.
The members of the State Farmers AL
lance now in session at Lynchburg have
been invited by telegraph to attend oul
Fair on Farmers Day." October 4th.
We will publish the full list of specia
premiums next week.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-22
Railroad Notes.

Under the heading of s'Another G. & o.
Resort the Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette says: GA company of capitalists
have organized to build a large hotel and
summer resort at the foot of North noun.
tain, at the new town of Goshen, Va.
Plans have been accepted for large hote]
to accommodate 1000 people. The loca,
tion of the hotel is 1000 feet above the sea-
President M. E. Ingalls,, of the Chesapeake
& Ohio Road, is member of the company
that is booming Goshen"
The Cincinnati Enquirer says: ''The
growth of the passenger traffic on the Ches'
apeake & Ohio Road, with Harry Fuller al
the head of it's Passenger Department, b as
been one of the surprises. The records
show that in the last twelve months there
in not a road running out of Cincinnati
that has carried as many passengers East
as has the G.. & O."
There seems to be a great demand fol
cantelopes on the F. F. ", as General Pas
senger Agent Fuller telegraphed CHIEF
Clerk Ryan at Cincinnati "Buy all the
cantelopes you can get, and don't let cars
go without them.''
The Baltimore & Ohio Ry. has LEASED
So, 900, 900 worth of rolling stock from thu
Finance Company of Pennsylvania 1t go
IS locomotives, II passenger cars and 2,70(
freight cars.
A personally conducted excursion train
will come up from Richmond on the c.
o. Aug. 81, and go down to the Grottoe
and Luray Caverns on the S. V. Ry.
The engineering corps of the Shenandoah
Valley r. R. who are locating the lint
from the Shenandoah Valley to Washing
ton city are now between Front Royal
Warren county and Linden.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-22
The Cumberland Valley Ry.

A railroad meeting was held at Sangers-
vile on Saturday last, presided oyer by MI.
Jno. W. Crist, with MI. B. Vint as Secre-
tary. Messrs. S. II. Eavey, J. W. Crist,
Martin CARRIER, Jno. E. Phillips, Geo. W.
Michael, Jas. M. Kiracofe, Amos w.
Diehl, David P. Sanger and Henry Miller,
were appointed delegates to the mass meet
ing to be held in Staunton Sept. 18th.
Messrs. J. L. Arehart, Jas. Y. McCutch-
an, E. G.. Crist, B. Vint, FL. B. Altman and
Mcdaniel Ruff were appointed by the chair
a committee to ascertain and publish the
agricultural and other resources of that part
of the county. The delegates to theSeptem-
Der meeting were instructed to say that, 'We
will aid the Cumberland Valley railroad by
giving right of way, OF making the damages
reasonable, and in fact in any and every
way we may feel ourselves able.''
All of the citizens Of Augusta feeling an
interest in getting the Cumberland Valley
Railroad to come up the west side OF the
Valley, are invited to attend public meet
ing to be held at Summerdean at Z. M
on Saturday, August 30th. at which dele
gates will be appointed to the September
mass meeting in Staunton.
The Salem, Roanoke, Times-Register OF
Saturday, has the following notice of the
effort to get the Cumberland Valley Ry.:
augusta and Rockbridge counties have
been holding meetings with the view of offer
ing facilities for the furtherance of the enter.
prise. 1t might be we'll for Salem to have an
in Rockbridge and if the west side or the Val
lev be the route selected, portion that is now
without railroad facilities-this place would
lie very closely in the way. 1t is worth look
mo after