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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-06-19

WE are glad TO see that Sir Allan
Macdonald. the new editor OF the Sem
tinel, IS trying 70 reform the Grant
county jurors who Try murder cases.
For two years The LIBERAL has been
working at this job, but with indlTer-
cnt success, and Is glad to see the pow
erful influence OF the Sentinel exert
ed To The same d~irecllon.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-06-19
-noNEHIrunE NorIcE.


PIC Nn. bradford, John Wccus ana Charles
D. Hnda1nt
You arc hereby notified that have oypand-
ed ono hundred dollars iulahor and improve
meufs Ou the MuTthn lolD. rihlafo4 iu
tine kiIuhal mining district Grant county.
Now Mexico, ne shown hv notice OF location
recorded ln % ID loiios 20 and 22Gmfufurln-
cation reo1ris, in ore GNiee of tha roclraIrO l
.H,t county, 300 c-icr % bod esid nroHi uu-
der tnn pr0VisIor4 of seetilr 2f1. rsvieol
statutes OF the lultol ftHtcs. being the
amount r|elnlrCd 90 hold The saInc farth0 yoar
endinr December on. 1870 ana III within ninety
DAYS fFoW tine publication OF this notice you
fan or refuse 20 contribute yOut proportion
OF eucu expenditure as co-ownerf, Together
est 10 said claim win become tho pru0trty ci
the subscriber, under slid eectiOn2f.l
J. ~. MUNCHU8.
First publication Jan, 1G, 1891.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-06-19

TUX LIBERAL Is under obligations
to SECRETARY Thomas for a copy Of the
last session laws.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-06-19

check sample viii be sent to the terri
torial fair accompanied hy the assay
certificates as q sample of what Grant
county can produce in the mineral
line.
There was a cave in the Viola mine
the nrstof the week which came near
killing Pete Mccarthy. Luckily for
Pete he had n little hole to crawl into
and only got scraped by the failing
rocks. One OF his feet was too big TO
get into the hole and was seriously
jammed. lie started for the Silver
City hospital Wednesday.
The Pyramids company which has
been working under the superintoud-
ency OF J. w. Hamilton for the last
eight months has at last got its prop
erty In good workable shape. When
MIR. Hamilton took charge OF the prop
erty he found IL in rather dnapidated
condition and his efforts have been to
get 70 into shape to work. The mine
was full Of w%atcrand as this was pump
cd out 10 was found % be caycd, The
shaft being In especially bad condition
as considerable stopping had been done
between the afty and hundred level
and the Slope was carried up to the
shaft. Not with standing the diff
hculties the work was carried on con-
tinuously, and although the work was
dangerous and caves frequent no one
was killed, and only one man hurt,
and he not seriously. a great deal
Of development work has also been
done ard more valuable Gre bodies
exposed than had before been develop
ed. The mill also had been idle so
long That &c required considerable
work. This week Mr.. Hamilton con-
Guided he had enough Development
work done and ore exposed to elppl5
the min for some time and SO let out
all the miners who had been at tins
class of work. Keeping Il sudicicRt
number to supply the mill with ore.
Putting this property in condition 90
work took about eight months nard
work and nearly $4,000 cash. The
company has a good property s2d fer
a while the money will 90 the other
way and to this the stockholders via
make no objection. 10 Mr.. Hamilton
andhis able assistant il. A. Logue
great credit If due for the efficient
work they nave done in this property.
There is an old addage chat "What
everybody says must be true Henry
Cook, the leading merchant of New
Knoxville, Ohio, says: "Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy has taken wen here,
every body likes tt. They say it gives
Iimmodiate relief" That is what
makes 10 so popular. II is prompt in
rcilcvluga cough OF cold and q al
ways be depended upon. There is
nothing that viii loosen and relieve u
severe cold so quickly. For sale at
Eagle drug store.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-06-19

Blue ribbon beer costs the dealer
more than any other kind. IL costs
the drinker just the same as Others, at
Charlie Glars.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
A Diamond Thief Trained,

The manager of one of the largest
lewelry stores in the city was speaking
of some experience he had had with
diamond thieves. Said he
OF course we are familiar with the
faces of great many of the most ex-
pert thieves vino pick up diamonds and
jewelry while examining them under
pretence Of buying, but naturally our
knowledge is limited, and great care is
exercised when exposing precious
stones. keep all the loose diamonds
in my private office and attend to their
sale myself, but this is rather danger
Gus policy. Quite recently a man came
in and ask to see some unset diamonds,
and without the slightest suspicion l
brought him in here and spread out a
number of papers Of very valuable
stores. / was seated in a revolving chair,
and had occasion to turn my back on
him a moment, and when / looked
around again l discovered that two
valuable stones we're missing.
Very quietly / folded up the papers,
leaving the one from which the stones
had been taken until the last The
saying carelessly that | had something
else to show him, | turned to drawer
in my desk and got my revolver.
'This is what wanted to show you,
and now put back those two diamonds, -
said |.
He looked at me for a moment, said
something about insulting gentleman,
but he saw the revolver looking very
dangerous, and finally produced the
stones from his vest pocket.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
The Lion Tamer.O

It was in Connecticut--that land
where they are supposed to be suffi-
GENTLY familiar with all that pertains
to circus-that an incident happened
last summer which still affords the
local story tellers with subject for tale
and for jest, says the Courier. In
country life it does not require much
to serve as theme for humorous talk,
and this quip, therefore, passes without
difficulty as an exceedingly good one.
The circus had come to a small town,
and all the country folk had gathered
to enjoy it, and of course among them
was Dan, the half-witted. Dan was a
shrewd simpleton, not altogether right
in his head, but often showing clever
ness which delighted his neighbors;
and on this occasion he was held to
have outdone himself.
The Snowman, who was showing off
the animals in rather scanty menag-
erie, waved his hand toward cage in
which was a moth-eaten and faded
looking lion.
Gentlemen and ladies', /" he cried.
this is the man eating African or
Nubian lion, the king of beasts. SO
fierce is he that it is dangerous even to
approach his cage, and in his paroxysms
of anger even his keepers do not care
to come near him.
The more timid in the audience
shiyered with agreeable terror and drew
back, while the Snowman, in his harsh
voice, continued, -
There is a standing offer of five
hundred dollars made by the manager
of this circus TO any man who will enter
alone the cage of this terrible man-eat-
ing lion, who has already caused the
death of five men, two of them being
his keepers. Isthere any person present
who wishes to take up with this offer"
To the surprise and somewhat to the
horror of the entire company, not ex-
cepting the Snowman, Dan Immediately
stepped forward.
"Pll take that offer" he said.
The Snowman was for moment
confounded. Then he stepped to the
cage and began to unfasten the door,
''Well, he asked, when it had been
unlocked, "shall l open the door?
Are you ready?"
READY" responded Dan; al am
ready just as soon as you take that lion
out. You didn't say anything about
his being in the cage when went in. ,.
And from that day to this Dan is
known to the inhabitants Of this coun.
try as "The Lion Tanner" and doubt.
less VIII be to the day of his death
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
humanity in War.

It is related of Henry " the first
French king of the house Of Bourbon,
that while besieging Paris, at that time
held against him by tine Catholic league,
he was urgently advised to take the city
by assault before troops daily expected
from the King of Spain could arrive to
succor the leaguers He knew that by
a determined assault he could carry the
works before him, but he protested
against it on the principle of humanity.
al will not" said be, "'expose the
capital of my country to the miseries
and horrors which must follow such an
event. will show to my people that
! am their father, and will follow the
example of the true mother who pre-
sented herself before Solomon. | will
not gain the prize through the slaughter
Of innocent persons.
In time, Henry reduced the city with
the loss Of but few lives. In a subse-
quent conversation upon the subject of
the number slain, he exclaimed
'If it were in my power | would
give anything but my kingly honor to
redeem those citizens, and to have the
satisfaction of informing posterity that
/ had subdued Paris without spilling a
drop Of blood"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
How the Arabs Eat Locusts.

A correspondent in Algier5 writes:
One fine morning on rising we found the
locusts with us. | cannot better COM
pare the sight than to a fall of snow; the
snowhakes were locusts buzzing about in
the bright sunlight. | will not repeat
the old cxaggerltion that the suu was
darkencd. They were, however, disa-
greeably numerous, invading your rooms
if the windows happened to be open,
and Pickering you IN the face and drop.
ping down your neck while out walk
ing.
The children amuse themselves with
catching them, attaching a string to their
legs, and are very delighted with these
playthings. Others weave them into loug
garlands. The Arabs are more practical.
Taking off the head, legs and wings they
boil them with salt, and then regae
themselves to their hearts content.
The mail steamers coming from France
have had their decks covered inches thick
as far ont at sea as forty miles. Stringent
regulations are now enforced in the town
and district of Algiers, sucA as the COW
ing up OF all sources of water supply,
wells and reservoirs, as an epidemic is
feared in case the locusts fall into the
water. In the me lntime the munich
pality pay twenty cents per sack of fifty
pounds for all locusts gathered. The
outlook is certainly not promising, all
kinds of food aud vegetables having
risen in price, We hope, however, for
the best, and trust the threatened danger
will be mitigated, if not altogether
averted. - Comm rcial Al0srtiser.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
Cats Eyes as Clocks.

Every body knows that cats can see
in the dark, and some people are aware
that the reason they can do so is the
peculiar construction of their eyes.
You may have noticed that in moder-
ate light the pupil or black part of
pussy's eye is small and of an oval
shape, while in full glare Of light it
becomes narrow. In the dark it ex-
pands to a circle and nearly fills the
surface of the eyeball.
This popularity Of the cats eyes is
turned to account in curious manner
by the Chinese. The Able Hue relates
that when he was travelling in China
he asked his attendant what timeit was.
The man went over to cat that was
quietly basking in the sun, and exam
lining its eyes told the able that it was
two hours after noon, and on being
questioned how he knew that, he ex-
planned that the pupils of cats eyes
were largest in the morning, and that
they gradually grew smaller as the light
increased till they reached their mini
mum at noon; that then they began to
widen again, till at night they once
more became large,
The good able was filled with admir-
alton for the ingenuity of people who
could use cats rs clocks; but ii must be
admitted that this way of telling the
time of day is rather a loose one, and
could only be trusted in very, very clear
and serene weather, for temporary
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05

Caustic potash for checking horn
growth on calves seems to be fully as
effectual as any of the fluids put up for
that purpose. The potash may be OBJ
tanned at any drug stree; it comes in
sticks about the size of a lead pencil, and
five cents worth will suffice for fifteen or
twenty calves. The work, TO be most
etfcctual and satisfactory, should be done
as soon as the little buttons can be def
nitely located on the calls head say from
three days to two weeks OF age. Cli2
the hair away from the embryo horn with
a pair of scissors, then with the tip of
the finger moisten with water the horn
that is to be operated on first. Care must
be exercised not to let any drops of water
run down the calls head from the horn,
for if it does, the dissolved potash will
follow the same channel and cause un.
necessary suffering. After mostening
the little horn button, take a stick of the
potash and wrap piece of paper around
it, leaving a half inch of the lower end
exposed. The purpose of the paper is to
prevent the fingers coming in direct con-
tact with the potash. Hold the stick in
the hand as one would a pencil, and rub
it all over and around the base of the
embryo horn; keep the horn moistened
while the potash is beng used As soon
as the skin begins to soften up and peel
off the horn, and it commences to look
red, as though the blood was starting
through, it is enough, and the other horn
may then be treated in like manner.
have never, in my experience, found a
second application necessary. Whatever
potash may be left after the work is per-
formed should be corked up air tight in
bottle, so that the moisture in the air
will not dissolve it farmers Rtyte,o.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
GARDENERS PURCHASING SEEDS.

The fact that market gardeners buy the
seeds they use Indicates that this is gen.
orally best for others who grow garden
vegetables. The market gardener sells
the earliest and best grown fruits, get
ting prices that are above what the seed
would brig. Besides, in the small area
of most market gardens there is moi
chance to separate varieties liable to mix,
and seed thus grown would be WORSE
than useless. Those who make seed.
growing a business are obliged to own OF
rent several places, thus keeping the diff
ierent kinds separate. This is most true
of melons and cucmmbers. Some mixing
is always possible, as bees carry pollen
from flower to flower to much greater
distance than the wind is likely to do.
Seeds by the pound are usually sold
cheaper, as we'll as better than any gar
dener could grow the small quantity he
needs. There is advantage in this divls.
ION OF labor, the seed grower being equal
ly unable to grow market vegetables fol
family use as cheaply as he can buy them.
-BoSt0H Cutttrdt0r.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
GEESE.

In selecting geese, choose from the
Toulouse, Bremen OF Chinese varieties
The Toulouse aud Chinese are gray, the
Bremen white, They require only mod.
crate feeding. We prefer allowing the
geese to incubate their own eggs. When
the gOslings are hatchcd retain them until
about week old. Feed them little
bread or meal, but they will live chiefly
on grass and water. The water should
be placed in a shallow dish, sunk into
the earth until the top is level with the
ground. The dish requires to be shallow.
We bad a friend who lost five young
goslings by having a bucket sunk as
above. The old birds splashed about
half Of the water out, and the young birds
going in were drowned. When week
old allow them to go until fall, when
they should be fattcned the same as tur-
keys. When picking a goose submergo
the bird in water almost boiling hot, then
then wrap in coarse linen and place
near the fire to dry. This is much bet
ter, easier and quicker than removing
the feathers by the old method. Bring
your goose in a nice condition to mar
ket. FarmT'S AGU5cnte.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05

Two years ago, or thereabouts, a
writer in the North American Repiep
called attention to the therapeutic value
of refrigeration, and ventured the pre-
diction that climatic fevers would be
successfully treated in arti6ciaIls cooled
hospitals. 1t seems that the prediction
has been verified by experiment. Ac-
cording to the Havana papers physician
OF Santiago de Cuba has been treating,
and with invariable success, yellow
fever patients in "camara polar" (polar
chamber), j. e., in an apartment whose
temperature is kept by artificial means at
about fifty degrees Farenheit. With
our ice machines everywhere it would be
very easy to provide such hospital IL
IN this country when need requires.
PicayaRe,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05

There are two reasons for blowing
the need of burying a surface growth of
sod under the soil, where it will decay
aud add its elements to the general stock
of food plant, and the need of tighten
ing the soil so that the air and sunlight
can permeate it and make available the
plant food already there. The mechani-
cal moving of the soil is designed to ac-
complish these results and secure a
proper seeded for the crops to be
raised. But blowing at its best is slow,
laborious and expensive. In the inver
sion Of the sod the plowshare is the only
available agent so far. There is serious
ground for question whether farmers as
Il whole do not rely far too much upon
this implement in the preparation of
their land. When field has been
planted for one season, and the crop
given clean culture so that no weed
growth is left in the fall, it ought to be
put in first-class condition for sowing,
either then or in the following spring by
the use of one of the modern cultivators
or harrows, constructed with the disc or
cutaway. Old land that is properly
drained ought to work up into a perfect
scedbed by such treatment, being stirred
as deeply as it would be by the pillow,
and pulverized much more finely. As a
matter of fact the plow does not break
and pulverize the soil as much as is de.
sirable, unless narrow furrow is made.
The tendency OF most shares is to throw
the earth bodily from one position to an
other. With one of the harrows men
toned the soil is thoroughly stirred,
pulverzcd and lightened to as great a
depth as Que may desire, and at an
expense for labor that is trifing com.
pared with the operation of blowing.
The natural objection to such course
on The part of many woald he that old
land is often more Or less covered witt
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05

"Jones, you'd better Join our co-orer>
alive life insurance company before that
cough Of yours gets any worse
I'D like to do it. Ferguson, but ]
don't believe would pass the medical
examination"
That's all right Tn on the examia-
ing board. / can get you in"
= Then | won't join it, Ferguson. I
don't want to have anything to do with
a company that would take a risk on
me-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05

grass and weeds after the crop is re-
moved. There is the rubl Poos farm
Ing one season necessitatcs increased
labor in the following. Not only did
those weeds help to exhaust the land,
rob and crowd the growing crop, but
they also make it necessary to pillow the
field for the next crop, so that their tops
and roots may be gotten out of the way.
Clean culture will obviate this difficulty
and pay well, not only in the subsequent
care of the land but in the increased
crops that follow.-AmericaD Agricul-
turiSt
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
THE COLOR OF NEWLY suoRN WOOL.

Wool of light open quality where
the sheep have been kept in clean past
ures if neatly rolled up will look, when
first shorn, as white as wool that has
been washed on the sheep; cases have
occurred where buyers not very careful or
well posted have passed divided feeces
of such wool as fleece washed. When
stored away in bulk or sacked, it soon
changes to yellowish color that tells
its true character, and it does not then
require an expertto detect it. The prac-
tice of washing wool upon the sheep is
yearly becoming less common, both deal
ers and manufacturers preferring to buy
it on its merits as it is shorn from the.
sheep. York World.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
LIVE AND PHOSPHATE ON RYE.

Lime in itself is not direct fertilizer,
and you could never make your land rich
by applying it. On light soils it is Of
ten useful IN Fastening the decomposi-
ton of vegetable matter already in the
land, and this, when decomposed, be-
comes nutrlment for the growing plants.
By applying phospaates you secure whac.
ever hme may be required for your crops
and in far better and more available
form than can he obtained in caustic
lime. Use whatever coarse manure you
have and then top dress with phospnates
and in as large amounts as you can af-
ford for a crop of rye.-NeU York Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05

IKvINGroS, lLL.. March q, 1870.
One bottle OF Florsplexion has cured me OF
F! the pain in my chest and liver. X. W. JONES.
I ft,1u1uIiun j. the speedy and permanent
4 cuIe for Sick Headache. indigestion, Dyspep-
4 sia, Biliousness, Liver Complaint. Nervous Do
! bilfty and Consumption. i Is tho only sdrs
/ cure for these complaints. AK your druggist
( for IT, and get well.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
Fooled by a Sharp FiIibuster.

In 1859, Harry Maury, midship
man who had resigned from the service
of the United States Government, was
in command of brig off Mobile Bay.
The vessel was loaded with filibuster;
for Walker and was overhauled by a
revenue cutter. An officer went aboard
in the night with instructions to seize
the vessel and bring her to Mobile
Maury who was equal to the emergency,
prepared himself by unshakling the
anchor from the chain and fastening
lantern to pole. When the vessel ar.
rived at Dog River bar it was hailed
from the cutter and ordered to come to.
Then came the ORDER
''Let go your anchor!"
Maury let go.
'Pay out thirty fathoms OF chainl"
was the next order
Maury ran the chain through the
hawser hole and over the rail back on
deck. He was ordered next to hoist
light, which he did by lighting the
lantern already affixed to the pole and
sticking the latter in the mud. He
then, when all was quiet, put off down
the bay, leaving the cutter watching
the light, which it did until morning.
In the meantime the officer from the
cutter who was in charge of the filibus-
tcring vessel was down in the cabin
playing cards and drinking champagne.
On arrival at the entrance of the harbor
the officer was tapped on the shoulder
and told of where they were and asked
if he wished to go ashore. A boat was
at his service and he took it, returning
to the cutter in time to share the
chagrin of his mates.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05

The pleasant favor, gentle action and soothing
effects Of Syrup Of Figs. when In ID Of lax.
alive and If the father or mother be costive or
bilious the most gratifying results follow its
use.so that it is the best family remedy known
and every family should have bottIes
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05

Additional train will leave Carlisle daily
except Sunday at $50 a m, stopping a. al in
$40 m, and on Saturdays only trains will
leave Mechanicsburg al 500 M, arrive Har-
risburg 6:25 p m, leave Carlisle 900 p m,
arrive Harrisburg 9:45 p m, stopping at in
termedate stations.
The Fast Mail and Night Express East will
run daily between Harrisburg and Hagers-
town, and Evening Mail and Morning Mail
daily between Harrisburg and Chambersburg
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05

Halls Catarrh Cure is a liquid and ia takcn
internally. and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Write for
testimonials. Tree. Manufactured by
h. J. CHENEY q Co. Toledo, o.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
Men are what their mother, make them.

FoR impurc or thin Blood, Weakness, Mala-
ria, Neuralgia, Indigestion and Btliousncss,
take Browns Iron Bittgrs-it gives strength,
making old persons feel young-and young
persons strong; pleasant to tako.