Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-10-24
NEWS NUGGETS


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Republican, With one exception
there has been a regular fuit crop at
Tularosa Tor "a year Can any section
of the United States beat this?
Republican: Jno. II. Riley met
with an accident while taking his
cattle through to Clayton that was at
first thought be fatal. An unruly
steer struck a rail of the pen in which
he was confined hitting Mr.. Riley on
the free and and knoclin him sense
less. His cheek bone was fractured,
but he has recovered completely.
Republican: The most brilliant
political feat ever accomplished in
this county was the establishment Of
q Spanish paperin Mesilla on the race
issue to gain the Mexican vote, and
then to have it prescribed by the
church in its fourth issue as being OBJ
scene, indecent and burlesque Of
the religion Of the people whose votes
it sought to optain.
Wilcox Stockman: John II. Norton
is now putting in hay at Grant on his
contract, and says he gets more to the
acre than ever before during his long
residence in the Territory.
A Washington Associated Press
dispatch says: The appointment Of
John n. Irwin, of Iowa, as Governor
of Arizona recalls an incident in his
experience as governor Of Idaho, under
President Arthur. He was called
home by death in his family and re-
mained in Keokuk several months
settling up his estate. The Treasury
of the United States sent him his sal
ary regularly, but the governor declin-
ed, saying that he had net earned any
money from the government while at
home about private affairs, and sent
the checks back to Washington This
presented new question for the
treasury officials as no one had
ever made such complaint before.
They did not know what to do with
the money and finally it was placed to
the credit of the conscience fund.
This made the hOnored old governor
indignant, and he forwarded to the
department an empathatic protest
He was unwilling that any money
which lie sent to Washington should
lie placed in tho same fund with that
surrendered by repenting thieves,
The amount vast m placed to the
credit Of the public debt of United
States. This is the only case of the
kind on record.
1t is astonishing how certain super
stitions, which seem to us very sense
less, are held in reverence by savage
peoples, and how much they initiate
against the conversion of such peoples
to the ways and customs of civilizl-
tions. The Navajo Indians are among
the most intelligent of the remaining
wild tribes. Yet, according to Agent
Wanderers report, they have such
customs as these: "The forest abound
with wild turkeys, but the Navajo
must never taste ofthem, nor fish, nor
are they permitted to handle or even
! look at them. Bears are numerous,
but only in self-defense, are they al
lowed to kill one, nor a will Navajo
even touch adressed bear skin. Neither
viii he kill a snake. They deem it
fatal to plant a tree, and they abdmi-
nate swine flesh. The wood Of the
hunting corrals and Goals must never
be used as fuel, nor will they touch
food that has been prepared on such
a fire. The house where a person has
died must never be entered again.
For all these customs curious mytho-
logic reasons are assigned. Within
the last ten years, however the young
people are gradually over coming the
traditional dread of taboos.'
Csrrillos Rustler; The statehood
election Is over ana une constitution
is defeated. Likewise New Mexicos
hopes of being admitted as state are
ended within the range Of possibilities
of any Of her present citizens. Those
who helped to do this can console
themselves with the knowledge that
they have barred progress, driven
away awaiting capital, killed our
hopes of educational advantages for
our children, and set the territory
permanently in its retrogressiye
groove, In the history Of American
progress the result Of last Tuesdays
election has no precedent For the
sake Of our people and their fair fame,
God grant that there may never be
another,