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The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21

In his speech last Thursday,
Senator Daniels, of Virginia, stated
that he had often been asked by
his friends in Virginia and in the
Senate why he opposed the repeal
Of the Sherman law now when he
opposed its passage in 1890. His
answer was this:
"Was there man who. having a
patched coat, would throw it away in
the dead of winter before he had gotten
new one? Was there a man riding a
spawned horse who would cut his horse q
throat because he had not an Arabian
steed to ride? Was there peasant liv-
ing in thatched cottage, through which
the winds blew and the rains decended
who would burn it down in the midst OF
the winter storms because there was q
CLEAN of brightness in the sky? He was
not in favor of the repeal bill; neither
was he in favor of going hatless, coatless
barefooted and naked out into the winter
storm, Did the supporters of the repeal
BILL he asked, propose to restore the con
ditions as they existed at the time of its
passage? ONO. The Bland Allison act
Democratic measure, had been repealed
by the Sherman law, but the repeal oi
the Sherman law would not restore the
Bland Allison law"
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21

BETTER late than never. The
Eastern papers have just discov-
cred that Europe's silver is coined
at ratio of l59 to one, and there
for it would not pay to send silver
to America to be recoined at ratio
of l6 to |, at loss Of l1.34 grains
on each dollar besides cost OF
transportation. In Asia the ratio
is Is to |, so there is no danger OF
any dumping of surplus silver from
India or China. 1t has taken @
long time for Eastern editors tc
learn what every intelligent man
woman and boy has known for 10
these many months.-DenU. NeWS
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21

"THE administration will en-
force the Geary law" "the admin
istration will not enforce the Geary
law" These statements have been
following each other with a regu-
larity calculated TO impress upon
the public the lack of knowledge,
as to administration intentions, of
the purveyors of Washington news.
Cleveland undoubtedly intends to
stand by the Geary law and in sus-
pending its operation for the pres
ent, does so in the hope of saving
the country an immense expense,
Growers brain matter hasn't en-
tirely dried up even if he does
show weakness on the silver
question.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21

w. T. McCreight, the best local news
rustler in the Territory has severed his
connection with the Albuquerque Citi-
zen and transferred his valuable services
to the Times of that city. To the Citizen,
McCreight occupied relatively the same
position that a safety-valve does to a
locomotive and il Tom Hughes and his
Citizen do not soon get down to a level
with the Democrat, We'll miss our guess.
The Times now promises to become the
leading daily and most valuable news
paper plant between Denver and Los
Angeles, and when we achieve state
hood it will WELD a mighty Democratic
power in the politics of the new state.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21
~SCiSS gS.
BY 8. II. EARS.---

All the available teams in this section
have been taken to the Seven Rivers and
Eddy dams in order to complete those
structures by January 1st.-R. Record.
By an oversight for which no one is to
blame, the premium for the best collec-
ton of farm products, was left out of
the Pecos Valley Fair catalogue. The
premium offered is Sl5.0O.-RegiSter.
An order has been issued for the re-
moval of the Carthage station building
to Fraley, and it's erection there; also for
tearing up the track between Carthage
and Fraley. The White Oaks road is
surveyed from Fraley, and this move
may be significant. .-Socorro Advertiser.
A big bet must have been made, or a
blood and thunder writer must have be
come tangled up in a sensational syndi-
cate article for the eastern press, as the
optic received telegram from Carlos
Cato, in care of the Hotel Jardin, City
of Mexico, inquiring the exact date OF
the death of "Billy, the kid" The reply
was sent that the young man was killed
by Pat F. Garrett, down at Fort Sumner
on July 14th, 1881.-Optic.
The New Mexico Medical Association
in annual meeting in this city, concluded
its labors yesterday afternoon. DR.. j
Il. Wroth, president, and DR.. Atkins Of
Las Vegas, secretary, made interesting
reports. Several valuable papers were
read by Drs. Hagen, Atkins, Kaster
Easterday and Hope. DIR. Sawyer o
Gallup, DR.. Williams of Silver City ant
Or. Hagen of White Oaks were the nev
members elected.-Albuq. Times.
Following is the official record OF Lin
coin county business transacted in tn
Roswell land Office during the year end
ing June 80, 1893:
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21

Among more than hundred messages
sent to Washington protesting against
the confirmation of j. B. Hemingway as
United States attorney, was the follow
ing:
To President Cleveland, Washington,
ID. c.:
Hemingway, nominated for United
States Attorney for New Mexico, cer-
tainly not member of New Mexico bar.
II resident, not bona.fde, but only for
purpose of imposing on appointing
power. You have been deliberately de-
ceived. Can you give us further hear
ingH II. b. FERGUSON,
National Committeeman for N. M
This voices the sentiments Of the citi.
zens generally as we'll as of the residents
Of other parts of the Territory who have
sent kilograms of a similar tone to the
President or members OF Congress-. 10
Times.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21
silver stained.

am weary, said the miner,
And my limbs are growing cold;
am weary Of this seeking
After silver. I am told
That the dollar Of our daddlcs
IL dream Of something fled,
And that silver In the sennte's
just about as good as lead.
! had learned 20 love the mountains
As the sailor loves the sea,
A. the song birds love the sunlight,
As the flowers love the lea.
but lin weary. Oh. 20 weary.
would lay me down and rcHi
Where the soft wind shakes the ccdars.
Near tho mountains erngRy crout.
can sec our silver dollar
Slowly driven to disgrace;
There's a mark upon her fonherd
And a film before her face.
am weary of this waiting,
would lay me down forest.
Where the soft wind shake. tho cednrn
Near the mountains cmgry crc.t.
CY warmai
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21

THE administration did every
thing it could to make the visit to
Washington of the delegates to the
Pan-American Medical Congress
pleasant even to the extent of hav-
ing birth i'll the White House.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21

CONGRESSMAN GEARY says Amer
ican missionaries occupy the same
position in China (in the estima-
ton of the people, that anarchists
do in the United States; and the
bulk of obtainable evidence seems
to bear out the statement.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21
world. Fair Excursion Rates.

Carthage to Chicago, continuous pas.
sagc-S3275
Carthage TO Chicago and return, con.
tnuous passage in each direction, final
limit for return % days from date OF
sale $3.50.
Carthage to Chicago and return, limit
to return Nov 10 s55.l0.
Carthage 10 Missouri river points
continuous passage
Carthage to ST. Louis and return con
tinuous passage, limit Nov. 10 si7l0
w. Il. PALMER, Agent.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21

A CHICAGO ring is said to be
preparing for another corner in
the wheat market. 1t would be an
almighty good thing if all the
spectators in food-stuffs could be
got into a corner, and the corner
be sunk into the depths Of the sea.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21

THERE surely ought to be some
way to punish the New York
bankers who sold money at a
premium while declining to cash
the checks of depositors. If an
individual cannot meet his obliga-
tions he is compelled to fail. Why
should it be different with banks?
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21
AssIgnee's Notice. .

Notice Ia hereby given 10 all the creditors Of
Phillip Schwartz Of White oaks, New Mexico.
that will ON the 9th, 10th and iith days of
October. 4. ID. 1908, at the law Office Off. J. NJ.
A. Jewett in the town Of Lincoln and county Of
Lincoln. proceed publicly TO adjust and allow
demands against the estate and effects assigned
10 mo by Phillip Schwartz for the benefit Of
creditors. JAMES y. CARPENTER.
Assignee Of Phillip Schwartz.
White Oaks. n. NJ. August ~, is9S.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21

CLAUS SPRECKLEs is credited with
having desire to sugar Congress
before the Hawaiian business is
settled. IF he wishes to tickle the
Congressional palate he will have
to add several other ingredients.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21

ziegler Bros. have on hand 100 pair Of
ladies' slippers, assorted lot, which they
will sell you at si.5Oa pair FOR choice,
former price s2.50 and e.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21

AS death maker the toadstool
is becoming a rival of the didn't
know-it- was-loaded gun. Mush-
room eaters would do well to cul-
tivate taste for something else.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21

The new Cleveland baby has
been named Esther. Very pretty
and modest, but not half SO appro-
pirate as "Goldie."
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21

The appointment of Alphabet
Hemingway, as U. S. District At
torney of New Mexico, is hung up
in the Senate. Protests have
gone in against him from every
part of the Territory excepting
Santa Fe. Childers may get his
scalD vet
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

SOME of the United States SEN
ators should be more temperate in
their language; as well as in other
things.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21

THE tower of Babel must have
been a sleepy sort of place COM
pared with the Worlds Fair Con-
gress of religions.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21

Two fine Office rooms in the Hewitt
block. in front 81 the EAGLE Office. See
John Y. Hewitt.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21

Boys knee pant snita. all sizee, prices
cdt IN half at Zieelcf Bros
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-09-21

Mining supplies Of every description
at Weeds general store. Prices will
suit YOU.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-05
Japan Judas Tree,

Every one knows the Judas tree. A
species grows in the south of Europe, and
popular tradition has called it the Judas
tree, from a tradition that it was the tree
on which Judas hung himself after having
betrayed the Saviour 1t is said the flowers
were white before, but, as if the tree itself
was shocked at the enormity of the offence
of Judas, its flowers forever afterward be-
came red as blood, The European species
is called Cercis siliquastrum In America
there is also a species of Judas tree, which
is Cercis canadensis. 1t makes a consider
able sized tree, althou Oh usually seen more
as bush or shrub. 1t very much resem-
bles the Judas tree Of Europe, but the
flowers are paler, and there are of course
some other botanical differences.
From Japan we have now another
species, or rather it he s been in cultivation
for the past twenty years, more or less, but
Is yet not as well known as it deserves to
be. 1t is much dwarfer than the forms of
Europe and America, and has much
larger, thicker and more shining foliage.
The two species above seem to be a mass of
flowers in early spring, and on this account
one has been called in America "red bud
tree" but the beauty of these can in no
way compare with that of this Japan
species.-Meehan's Monthly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-05
wonders OF Physical Energy.

The physical energy of force sometimes
exerted by the human body has long been
known to be of the most astounding ma
ture, but no one, prior to the tabulations
made by DR.. Bucheister in 1890, ever took
the trouble to put that eXerted force be-
fore the people in figures that could be I'M
derstood. The doctor 'supposes" things
in this way: Surprising n mountaineer
weighing 1853 pounds is making the ascent
of a peak 1000 feet high. To begin with,
he must eXpend an amount of physical
force equal to that found by multiplying
his weight by the height to be assembled
In the case assumed, weight of les
pounds, multiplied by a height of 1000
feet, equals l,lT6,0O0 foot pounds; or, in
other words, l,1T6,000 pounds have to be
lifted one foot.
But this is not all. The conTactions of
the muscles of the heart have to be taken
into account, which Is represented by four
foot pounds OF work with each contraction,
the pulSaticns of an adult heart being
about seventy two per minute; il ascend
ing heights it is much greater But as
Stunning 100 beats of the pulse per minute
for simplicity of calculation, this would
give 400 foot pounds per minute, or p, 900
foot pounds per hour, or 10000 foot pounds
for the five hours supposed to be required
for ascending the 1000 feet. For expan-
sion and contraction of chest and other
muscles furtheritem of 10000 foot pounds
must be added. Thus we find the total
work performed during five hours of noun
tain climbing to be equal to ,S25, CSC foot
pounds, not counting other forces exerted.
which DR.. Bucheister says will run the
grand total up to 1,3SG,00O foot pounds
st. Louis Republic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-05
Two Badly Puzzled Ladies'.

Vernet, the French painter, was once
travelling from Versa lies to Paris in the
same compartment with two ladies whom
he had never seen before, but who were
evidently acquainted with him. They ex-
amined him very mimi tely and commented
upon him quite freely. The painter was
annoyed and determined to put an end to
the persecution. As the train passed
through the tunnel of St. Cloud the three
travellers were wrapped in complete dark
ness.
Vernet raised the back of his hand to his
mouth and kissed it twice violently. On
emerging from the obs curity he found that
the ladies had withdrf wn their atten. ion
from him, and were glaring contemptu-
ously at each other. Presently they ar
rived at Paris, and Vernet on leaving
them said, Ladies, shall be puzzled ali
my life by the inquiry which of these two
ladies was it that kissed me?''-San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-05
His Best Role.

They were discussing the amateur theat-
ricals of the previous evening, and Thespis
was bewailing the hard luck that had
brought on violent headache and pre-
vented his appearance.
DO you know, old boy" he said conf
dentially, that was to have been the eff
fort of my life. had the love scene down
fine, and Mildred's heart must have been
of stone if she failed to see that l was in
earnest. was willing to stake everything
on the result, for l was confident she would
accept me the moment the curtain went
down. And to think that my usual hard
luck would step in just when all my hopes
were about to be realized"
Il heard Mildred refer to your nonap.
pearance,' remarked Fayer.
You did? And what did she say?''
Said you performed an act of charity by
not coming on. New York Evening Sun
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-05

The Chicago Herald enumerstes Va
riety OF things that congress should do at
the present session. Among them is the
following:
This congress should pass joint reso-
luton submitting to the state legislatures
an amendment to the constitution pre-
scribing better and safer mode of elect
ing the president and vice president, sub
staniially as proposed by BIT. Springer.
This should be submitted as separate
proposition and not coupled with pros
vision changing the length of the presl-
dental and congressional terms or maxi
ing the president eligible for a second
term. The mode of choosing president
and vice president has been made the
subject Of discussion for years. and con-
gress ought to be able TO agree upon a
satisfactory one between now and the 4 n
of March. 1t is desirable that it should
90 so in order that the state legislatures
may have time to act before the election
of 1895.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-05
Dame Nature is a Good Book keeper.

She don't let us stay long in her debt before we
settle for what we owe her. She gives Us few
years grace at the most, but the reckoning sure
ly comes. Have yon neglected cough or al
lowed yolr blood to grow impure without heed
ing the warnings? Be wise in time, and get the
world famed DR.. Fierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. which cures as well as promises. AS a
blood renovator, a lung ihealer, and cure for
scrofulous taints, it towers above all others, as
Olympus overtops mole hill. To warrant a
commodity is to be honorable aud above decep-
ton, and a guaran tee is a symbol of honest
dealing. You get it with every bottle of the
discovery" By druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-05
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8. 1898.

The Chicsgo Inter, Ocean pays Editor
Henry Wstterson. of the Louisville Cour-
rier-Jcurnal, the following fitting compE-
ment:
1t Is the country and Mr.. Clevelsnd's
misfortune that such q man as Henry
Watterson 'is too poor to accept Cab
met position" The colonel has the hon.
esty the integrity. patriotism and brains
requisit for such place and they should
go long way in advance of money.
To which Mr.. Watterson makes reply in
the following characteristic manner:
Well, so they should: but the lack of
money, though serious drawback, is
least If the objections Mr.. Watterson
has to the idea of taking
Office, whose servitude, insecurity
of tenure and dependence have always
had for him a kind of terror. After d
man has shown himself wholly unfit for
anything else. it will be time enough TO
send him to Washington.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-05
Goy.-EIeCt Altgeld

Thousands of democrats will gather at
Springfield on January 10th to witness
the imposing inaugural ceremony, and
enjoy the festivities of the day and night.
At one o'clock in the afternoon there
will be grand street parade of uniform
ed marching clubs and militia companies.
Democratic clubs over the state will
participate, and the imposing array of
uniformed msrchers will be led by the
famous Pullman band of SO pieces
1t is estimated that 5000 msrchers and
30 bands will constitute the parade. At
the conclusion of the street pageant the
state officers will be escorted TO the capi>
tai, where the Inauguration will take
place promptly at 2 p m. In the even>
ing the brillisncY of the festivities will
be beyond comparison. At Z p. m the
fsmbesu clubs will illuminate with a
glare of red while parsding the principal
streets. The entire line OF march will be
one stream Of red fire, and rockets aud
Roman candles will set the heavens on
fire. When the shades of night fall the
magnificent capitol building will be re,
splendent in many colored lights. and
within may be seen decorations OF trop-
ical plants of every variety and in great
abundance. In the governors reception
room. the reception will begin at 8
o'clock. and every citizen of Illinois is
cordially invited to participate. The re-
ceptIon is not to be a full dress affair,
but will be democratic socially as we'll as
politically.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-05
Telling the Depth of wa,or by Ear.

About two years ago wished to know
rom time to time the rate at which a river
was rising after fall of rain. The river
was at a considerable distance from the
spot wsere its height was to be known.
By mesns of the combination of two organ
pipes and telephone circuit I have been
able to make the required measurement
within rather close limits At the river
station an organ pipe was fixed vertically
In an inverted position, so that the water
In the river acted as a stopper to the pipe,
and the rise and fall of the water deter
mined the note it gave when blown by
small bellows driven by a very small water
wheel
A microphone was attached to the upper
end of the organ pipe; this was in circuit
with wire leading to town station at
some distance; at the town station there
was an exactly similar organ pipe, which
could be lowered into vessel full of water
while it was sounding BY means of this
telephone the note given by the pipe at the
river was clearly heard at the town sta
ton; then the organ pipe at this station
was lowered or raised by hand until il
gave the same note. The lengths of the
organ pipes under water at the two stations
were then equal, so that the height of the
water in the distant river was known.
The determination can be made in less
than minute by any one who can recog-
nize the agreement of two similar notes.
The arrangement when first tested was so
placed that the height of water at two
places near together might be easily COM
pared. l found that a lad with an aver
age ear for musical sounds was able to get
the two heights TO agree within one-eighth
of an inch of each other, while a person
with an educated ear adjusted the instru-
ment Immediately to almost exact agree
ment. The total height to be measured
was seventeen inches. a difference of tenn
perature at the two stations would make
a small difference in the observed heights.
The organ pipes We're of square section
and made OF metal to resist the action OF
the water.-Frederick J. Smith in Nature
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-05
Superstition About Drowned Bodies

Superstition everywhere has many curl
Gus modes of recovering the body of a
drowned person. The universally of this
form Of superstition is shown by the fact
that in one form or another it is shared in
this country by white man and Indian
alike.
Sir James Alexander, in his account of
Canada, tells us: "The Indians imagined
that in the case of a drowned body its
place may be discovered by floating chip
of cedar wood, which will stop and turn
round over the exact spot. An instance
occurred within my own knowledge in the
case of Mr.. Lavery, of Kingston Mill.
whose boat overset and himself drowned
near Cedar island, nor could the body be
discovered until this experiment was re-
sorted to. "-Notes and Queries.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-05
Meteor;c Stones.

The source of meteoriC stones has great
ly puzzled scientists. Many have supposed
them to be projected from lunar volcanoes
to such a distance as to come within range
of the earth'S ATTRACTIONS; others have given
them a terrestrial volcanic origin. The gen.
orally received opinion is that of Laplace
who supposed them to be masses of matter,
small planets in fact, revolving around
the sun and coming within the earth's at
traction. This opiniSl is carried out by
the fact that showers of meteors occur at
periodical intervals in August and Novem-
Der. 1t has been calculated that of mete-
ors bright enough to be visible to the naked
eye on clear, moonless night the number
that enter our atmosphere cannot be less
than 800, 900, and if those that would be
visible in telescope are included, at least
40O,0OO,000
AS there is no reason to believe that the
region in which our earth moves is more
thickly beset with meteoric bodies than
other parts Of the solar domain, and as the
space through which the earth sweeps in
day Is mere point compared with the
whole extent of that domain, the total
number of these bodies that must exist
around the sun is beyond conception. The
hundreds of millions yearly burned up in
our atmosphere (the ashes of which add
it is estimated, 1000 tons weight to our
earth in three years. will never be missed
Brooklyn Eagle.