davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1894-11-01

Messrs. Eewbcrry and Ballard, who
came here Thursday in the interest of
the p. V, railroad, |. # Saturday for Ros-
well over the direct route, passing north
of the Captain mountains. The EAGLE
cannot say what their report to the com
pany will probably be; for the scribe has
enough knowledge of this kind Of work
to be aware that men cent out on mis-
sion like theirs are cent to see and
hear rather than to talk, or to get rather
than give information, and so no effort
was made to apply the reportorial pump.
The gentlemen are both agreeable mon
to meet, aud doubtless are thoroughly
up in their vocations They we're OF
course cordially welcomed and courte-
ously entertained by our people and
shown over White Oaks and her envi-
rons, and evidently enjoyed their brief
stay. Mr.. Ballard, in company with
Paul Mayer, drove round the mountains
to the north and inspected the White
Oaks and Coyote passes. They ascended
Lone peak, which gives comprehensive
view of The country for forty miles tow
ard Roswell and for perhaps seventy
miles in tie direction of Albuquerque.
Mr.. Ballard examined the country in
both directions with a glass, and found
the way practically clear on both sides.
his idea was that the easiest route from
here to Albuquerque vas to follow the
plain to the Manzanas mountains, then
pass between that group and the Oecura
range, running up on the west of the
fDrmer, From Roswell up the Hondo
and the Bonito they found the way
winding through country where the
expense Of keering road in repair
would be very heavy, 1t is plain that
the route over which they returned will
not present the engineering difficulties
Of the lower line, but what opinion they
will form of it in the light Of other and
business considerations remains to be
learned. The EAGLE hopes everything
was found in our favor here, and that
tie visit may lo the beginning OF better
things for White Oaks. The people OF
the town should put Themselves i'll con
dition to furnish full and accurate infor-
nation at any time regarding the va.
rious points Of interest as to business
etc that have an important bearing on
the railroad problem. The work so far
done on either side is scarcely to TO called
preliminary even, and the important
thing is to get preliminary work begun
While VIC OF this vicinity look on the
Albuquerque connection via White Oaks
canyon, through tho town, as presenting
numerous advantages over any othor
way open, yet we are not building the
read and not assured that the p. Y. peo-
gee through our glasses. 1t is not safe
TO take anything for granted in tie mat
Ter. The thing to do is to lay everything
oren for their investigation and then lei
them decide In that decision the EA-
GLE confidently believes White Oaks
will win on the merits Of her showing.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1894-11-01

SOME of his opponents seem to
be trying to prejudice voters
against Chas. Beliean, Democratic
candidate for county treasurer by
saying that he has not been in the
country long enough to rightfully
aspi g to such n position This is
the only objection we have heard
urged against him and it is not a
valid one Mr. Beljcan has been a
resident of New Mexico for about
eight years and a valued citizen OF
this county for about four years,
and during that time has been
prominently identified with its bus
mess interests He is a clean, ca
pable, alTable and educated gentle
man, thoroughly familiar with
books and business methods, and
will make model officer lie
should certainly I've elected
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1894-11-01

THE Populists still cheerfully
assert that Gilmore has sufficient
following to land him in the Sher-
ifs Office, and continue to hold
out visionary hopes in that direc-
tion with view to catching a few
Of the uncertain voters. Don't be
buncoed with any such fables. A
vote for Gilmore is a vote for
Sena. If you conscientiously de
sire to see law and order prevail.
see that your ballot is cast for
Emil Fritz.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1894-11-01

THE Populists in Colorado are
badly ratified over the influence the
Business Mems league of that
state is exercising against the re-
election of Gar Waite, who has
done the credit and good name
generally of the state so much dam
age in the past two years. They
should have consulted the business
interests of the state by nominat-
ing some respectable Populist for
the place and let "old brides" re-
tire to the obscurity from which
he was called by an unfortunate
accident. There are no doubt men
in that party in Colorado whose
candidacy would not have been a
menace to the state.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1894-11-01

MCDONALD, Lusk and Newcomb;
a trio representing the highest or
der Of intelligence, conservatism
and business capacity, are the men
who should be at the helm in the
guidance Of the affairs Of this
county, whose interests are of SO
diversified character. You but
benefit yourself by voting for all
Of them.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1894-11-01

New Goods cheap M tho Cheapest
good as the best, ut Ridgcway's.
CIGARS General Crook Hatchet
Hotel Brunswick, az the News Depot.
john W. Lutton, the inlura nee mar,
LETT this morning for Lincoln.
"Notices Of intention" in lien 81 nssesf /.
mcnt work on mining claims Tor sale at
this office.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1894-11-01

The intelligent voter will so or
der his conduct on next Tuesday
that he won't wake up Wednesday
morning and find that he has
thrown his American privilege
away on a straggler on the political
track. He will vote for the win
ming candidates the Democratic.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1894-11-01

DAVID and Levi are having
lively "rastle' for the gubernator-
ial chair in New York. Both have
good old scriptural names, and it
is hard to tell which the Lord will
fnYOr.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1894-11-01

The roar of politics does not
disturb the business interests Of
White Oaks. She goes right on
posing as the most promising town
"out west"
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1894-11-01

JIM BENNETT is most highly es-
teemed by all who know him, He
is able and competent and will
fill the Assessors office to every
body's satisfaction. Vote for him.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1894-11-01

The schools are an important
factor and need careful attention.
Ridgeway is the man to give it.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1894-11-01

THE New Mericon has been
"stem winder" during the cam
paign.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1894-11-01

SENA should be side-tracked this
trip.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-08-01
Sham KNOWLEDGE.

It is easy enough to learn what the
gypsies would call the ''patter" Of
various professions. One can dis
course learnedly, on leaving concert
ball, concerning the value Of the mu-
sic he has heard, or he may criticisc
a picture, with the proper reference
TO 'foreShOrtening," "highlights, "
''middle-diStance," and the rest Of ii.
1T is tine poem: Yes, a very fine
poem" said a WOuld-be critic Trend
TO an author. "but you will excuse
me for saying l don't think YOU have
a perfect understanding of the sonnet
form. The pause hardly comes in the
right place"
The author bowed and smiled mer-
rily, and atterward a common fir end
said to him:
You seem to take criticism very
cheerfuIlY Fred"
"BlesS youl said he, that isn't
criticism, but it amuses Tom to de-
liver it. The poem he was talking
about Isn't Il sonnet at all. 1t has
nineteen lines"
Agassiz was once asked what he
thought OF an attack maue on his
scientific position by a certain
scholar and Uhinkc who had a book
knowledge of the different theories
advocated by the representatives of
science, and dec ded that Agassiz
must be ranked in the second or third
class. He burst into a roar of
laughter.
why, just thlnE Of it," he said,
he undertakes to tx my place among
biologists, and he is not 2Oologist
Why, he has never even
been an observer"
1t often happens that the men who
really know d subject from beginning
to end, so far as human being NAV.
are those who ha, least tin to talk
about it. So there are long lenceS
to be filed by the Ieople who are
with seeming to know, and
few OF them have the sclf-control to
resist the temptation.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-08-01
indian Cradles.

The paTOOse- board, or cradle is
made in various ways, the most cnrn.
mon being a straight board about
two and a-half feet long, fifteen
inches wide at the top aud nine
inches al the bottom, made from
CEDAR or some other wood that will
spit straight and easy 1t il worked
down with stone Scrapers and orna-
mented with paint to suit the moro
or less artistic taste Of the mother
over the top is whoop un- er which
the -nfant'o heau Is placed. The Iit-
Tie one Is wrapped in furs ana skins
Ike a mummy, its tiny arms houpd
close TO It's body with the wrannin1a
1hen this baby bundle is laid unor
It's 6ack on the beard and fastened
W lashlngs passed through holes near
the edges Of the tcari and rrr,Iv
laced. The hoop over the I'm i -
proteet the head Of the child from
bruises, in case the cradle should
fall '"ou'u
Inc cradle with its taby load i
carried by the mother upon her hack
d strap made OF woven bark nr
Ia ned skin passing across her fora-
mead and having the ends fastened
TO the board. When the mother II
at "oFh at home, she will stand the
crad!e up against the side OF the wig.
wan; out when working in the field
IL IS Dung On a convenient b0ugb If
wee out Of reach OF the wolves
4 nl> ) an easy matter for her far |
al INDIANS can climb like s1uirreIs |
anu the infant being upon her sax /
ae-d only 6y the strap about her avn
- - G'e' not interfere in the least /
"att t" ner climbing. From one 10
Ie'''- =. a-dozeh or more specimens az
.nI' KIND OF fruit have been Seen /
laueihg upon a single tree, while the
n0'hcrs were picking berries
The Baptist headlight., 1894-08-01
The Ruins Of POmncii.

from viewing the marvellous works
Of art that adorned the buried city
we passed to the entreSOl and unner
story to see the household utensils.
the earthen dishes, the drinking yes.
sells, the loaves OF bread, and other
remnants OF charred food and cloth
Ing that were discovered among the
ruins. These, | think, give the Wis
ltor more vivid impression Of the
terrific calamity that overlook Pom
pell than even visit to the CITY it.
self. Here are the bottles of oil, the
pans filled with meat, the bread
taken from the oven. the remains of
tsh, dates, nuts, eggs, and all other
articles Of food that supplied the
taDle Of Roman family. They lived
we'll, these PompeiaRS, fulfilling to
the letter the Scriptural adage Eat,
drink and he merry, for tomorrow
ye DIE They were merry to the
last moment Then the thunder
Iealed, The mountain shook, the
ashen rain fell, and the burning fluid
poured around them. On our w3v
from the Nuseo MADDOX | stopped for
moment at little atelier of paint
lnT in the Neapolltan Park. A pict-
ure there shows two human figures
prone upon their faces. the air grav
With the falling ashes, and the skv
lurld With lightning. 1t was called
The Destruction OF Fompeii." With
shudder we passed on into the sun
SHINE, and looked toward the terrible
mountain To our right, sending its
thick cloud of smoke into the azure
air; We stopped TO wonder what work
ol horror 1t may yet accomplish in
the future TO add TO the awful record
Of Its past.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-08-01
PLANT OF PLAYWRIGHTS.
They Have Good Grounds for Asking Pro-
lection from Congress.
KANSAS.

They Have Good Grounds for Asking Pro
lection from Congress.
One Of the most meritOriOus peti-
tiOns presented to Congress for action
at the present session, says the De-
trOlt Free Press, is from the play
wrights, theatrical managers and
OJher members Of the profession of
the country. It asks for the amend
ment Of the copyright law so far as
that enactment applies to the pro-
lection Of playwrights and play own
ers from the fraudulent production OF
their plays.
Inc petition sets forth that there
are about 5000 theaters and opera
houses in the country, costing from
$40, 600 to $500, 900 each and giving
employment to at least 40, 900 DeO-
PIC, exclusive Of actors and actresses
LII further sets forth that there are
upwards OF 300 manuscript plays writ
Len or owned by citizens of the
United States; that the production
thereof gives employment to 200 or
5000 actors and actresses, and shat
the law DurpOrts TO recognize fully
the exclusive property Of author or
owner In these plays. There is
cOpywright law. but owing to the Pc
culiar nature Of this class of property
it is not protected thereby. An in
junction can lie obtained against the
unWlrranted or unlawful product of
Play. but it is Of no practical value
except in the district where it is OBJ
tained by leaving that district and
performing the pay elsewhere the
fraudulent producer can escape the
penalty of diSUbeYing the in unction;
and he repeats the process lntil the
commercial value of the play is very
much les:Oned or wholly destroyed.
AS for recovering anything by way of
damages for unlawful production, it
IS scarcely ever possible The steal
crS Of plays are, Us rule. utterly ir-
responsible; and even where tney
nave the means to answer in dam
ages, the cost Of following them and
reaching them is SO great as to eat
up any sum recovered.
In view OF this condition of things
the petitioners, at the head of whom
IS Bronson Howard, ask that the |
law be SO amended that an injunction |
obtained in any district Of the United /
States may be good in any other dis
trlct For the protection Of those
enjOlned the act drafted provides |
that they may move in the cir |
cult court OF any district where it is
sought to sustain or ento &C the in /
junction to dissolve the same; and .
that any circuit court or Judge Shall
have as full control Of the case TO-.
such purposes as If the suit had been
or ginally brought befo.e such court
Of Judge. Another amendment in
creases the penalty for infringement
p dramatic copyright by providing
.Or an Imprisonment not to exceed
]ne year in add tion to the tine now
What the dramatists and members
II the theatrical profession ask IN
his matter is eminently right and
proper They are clearly entitled to
ne protection they seek. and Con-
'ress ought to pass their bill at the
arl1est practicable moment.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-08-01

That new buliet-proof So
Keep out bullets, but has 'sa - =
thed it in a pair Of kpirss.sl, ~ ", \ .
tor 1 Q small boy? That shoS,a Is
hnai test Buffalo Express s'1 = =
SOME OF the New York ra,,.
nave not been in a hurry i aS''saea 49,
the saloons but they have \ aos. s'saa I. y
best it would seem, to clean ~ !. 'aelf Z
proprietors. -Yonkers statessss... i. e
Miss GUsHEY.-"Mr. Dew,l,n. 49,.
you were introduced last nieS, isSssasa =
certainly looked familiar ~ ~, =
drop-"Don't be alarmed. j. i, - s..
reserved, as a matter oi i. -. 81
Truth. = 'aea =
HE-"Thcy arc not an .,....
terms, you know" Shc-.Wss sAa< ~
are dead in love with each otha,' i ! ''',s u,
For that reason they dan, s.. a
they Just sit and gaze at eac6 o.s.. -
Boston Transcript. ''
SIR" said the Indignant eo..,,..
ent, i am compelled to saw sss,s-, ~, -
have acted the part of Ensss. ~
Great Jonah" replied the aston,.A.a
Congressman" would YOU have ',,.''s- 49, I.
a fool?"-Indianapolis journal
WHEN | look into your eyes i.
ME, DEAR" he said, lit surprises I.
TO remember that you are / ,esee..
OF a primary class "Why, Geor,ss.
she asked. because, dear, your n.
pills are so large "-Harper's Ba.sf
JACK has finished nv portralt,
AT last. | didn't think n ~,
would" !" "Oh, yes. He's been n 49,
on it only Il year" aDear me- ~
that a long time?" "Wc didn't thIni
SO. We're engaged nov. '-naruefs
nrayrar
The Baptist headlight., 1894-08-01

Clay Clement came to rehearsal
one morning In bad humOr, Gen
orally manager gets relic from this
maladF In TO. OrtiOn to the amount
o trouble and annOyan he can cause
the mu h i'm osed u on ro e ty-
man. he lay the were rehearsing
require storm etTe :, and to work
tins the rOpertyman hal teen
stationed at the thun Ier-sheet in the
wings At certain cue he wa, to
rattle the thunder. over AMI ever
again the lOor boy tried it. ca h time
the rehearsal coming to a cal stand
stliI' while Mr.. Clement, in rage,
yelled out:
Not bit like it; haven't Won
sense enough to jerk ethat thunder
sheet right"
a ter this haI been enacted a
aozed times Mr.. c. SAID: "Get ava
rom here. 90 stan Off while the
stage manager gives the cue lor the
thunder and I'll ull the sheet: then
5 il YOU an work it like do"
This was all done. Then said Mr.
Clement: Now, sir, see if you can
DO that just like | id: but wait
will 80 sit down in the auditorium
and see i it sounds ali right down
there" "
He then took 4 seat in the audi.
tOrium. The I0ug-SuAcring Iro errv
mad took his Ost at the tbunler
sheet In the meantime Il real storm
ha 81 denly commenced outs de, lut
the actors had not Cis oyerel II
The stage manager gave the cue =
bursting eaI o. real thun or was
heard. This sho he the bro. ertv
boy 50 he forgot 10 JERK his tbun5er
but Mr. Clement, not knowing bnt
what the DO ha au>cl this thunder
ana determined not To be satisfied |
daShed-rp aud down the aisle
Not bit like IL Not d bit like |
it,"
The provcrty boy calmly retorted. |
Even the Almighty can't make
thunder 10 suit you"
MosT people have an exaggerated
IL "a pF ugHa-#e
The Baptist headlight., 1894-08-01

1t is becoming fashionable for
burglars to chlOrCfOrm their victims
in the hope that their work will be
more easily and e1ectually done. AS
the plan is to administer the anaes-
thet.c while the patient Sleeps it is
no WOnde that failure attends the
effort Happily, it is one the most
dlflicuIt feats to accomplish, reQuir-
ing the greatest care and the highest
degree of skill. by many good OBJ
servers it has been claimed to be i'm
possible. The latte may be looked
upon as the rule, especially with
nOvIceS Before p imary insensibility
is obtained, the victim awakes from
the irritation OF the inhaled vapOr
when force is necessa for the com
pletlon Of the purpose In the mean.
time the alarm may be given and the
aSsallant may be captured FOrtu-
nately, the chances are always
against the burglar, as his victim,
facing the horror Of Strangulation, is
instantly and almost instinctiyely
reused to desperate resistance TAX
all the chances, however, chlorotOrm
In the hands of IL burglar should be
considered as dangerous TO his Vic.
tim as club, an Ak, or a bullet, and
It's administration should be pun
lshed to that extreme limit of pen.
ATTY which is due TO the cmplOyment
of other murderOuS measures Med
lCal Record.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-08-01
The oldest.

The Oldest Christian fan in exist
ence dates, IL is claimed, from the
sixth century, having belonged TO
Queen Thc0delinda, the princess who
possessed nail Of the holy cross.
which afterward was set in the iron
crown Of LON hardy. The fan is pre-
served in the castle Of Monza. near
Milan, and shown To the tourist as 4
relic 1t is folded tan, made in
two leaves, which shut an eac5 other
The Baptist headlight., 1894-08-01

Tie term Get there, Eli. i said
u have come about at baseball
match played IN central New YORK
State, The name r one Of the plav-
erys happened TO he Fly, and Chap.
man. the leader OF the nine" VA.
continually urging him on. ana mad
ye.tenly .sIronounc ng his name.
Inc cry vas ct there, kIi,1 and
the expression has teen taken up a.
an expressive bit OF American Stag.
Hardware.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-08-01
CHOKING a RAN OFF.
a Mean Proceeding and Altogether lex
cusa bic.

a Mean Proceeding and Altogether Icex
cusa5le.
Lets sec." mused the drummer at
Detroit hotel the other evening.
''but isn't there place around here
somewhere called Lake st. Clair
FlatS?"
''Yes. SIR" replied the alderman in
the group.
''Great place for fShing?"
The best in the world"
"AlwayS sure of getting fish at
the Flats?"
always, if in season."
"l'ye read and heard a great deal
of the place, and l know several Gin
cinnati people who have Oeen up
there. One of 'em told me he caught
four perch up there between sunrise
and sunset"
Only four" gasped the alderman.
"Why, ny dear sir what could your
friend have been doing all that day."
Fishing for perch. He didn't
even stop for dinner Another one
told me that he caught tire black
bass during the week he made a buSi-
ness of fishing, but of course"
"Only three bass in a week! I'd
like to know what sort of fisherman
your friend calls himself?"
He is rated an A | man, but I'm
sorry TO say nobody has any conf
dence in his word. His story wasn't
quite as bad as that Of his brother,
though. Say. there was a man who
stood right up at The bar of the Bur-
net House and gave Us his solemn
word that he caught pike up there
which weighed two full pounds. He
wou.dn' take off fraction Of an
ounce. They expelled him from
club for lying, but l have often won
dered If he didn't really believe what
he was telling"
"He didn't claim but two pounds
for his pike" demanded the alder
man aS he turned pale.
Only two pounds. There vas a
Covlngton man in the party, and
when he got back home he went
around telling everybody that he
looked IA fish SO large that it broke
1is line. They wee going TO run him
'Or mayor of the town, but that
Iilled him Iead. People argued that
he would lie about one thing he |
would abOlt another, and that it |
wasn't safe thing to put a liar ic
public Office"
"WaS that all he claimed-that a !
ish broke his .ine?"
That's all, but it settled his hash
,retty quick. So there is good fish
ng at the Flats, eh? pm glad to
meet man who knows all about it.
>ow, alderman. l wish you'd give me
few particulars"
mo, sir-nO, sir" exclaimed the
lderman, as he Jumped uL and
Popped the Precipitation from his
row."
"Won' t you tell me how MANY
crch you have caught in month up
nerc?"
mo, sir"
Nor the weight of your largest
Sh?"
NO sir"
"But you Sec alderman"
Il see nothing. l won't tell YOU
le burned word about fishing.
as given to understand that YOU
ere an honorable, straightforward
an, but l have discovered to the
'ntrary. No, Sir-nOt a statement
not word. A man who'll choke
lother man OFF as you have me can
and fish in a mud hole ana be {
lnged to him. Free Press. ,
The Baptist headlight., 1894-08-01
Acquiring the VcrnacuIar.

Lord Mansfield was presiding at a
trial consequent upon a collision Of
two ships ut sea, when a sailor, while
giving testimony, said: "At the
time | was standing abaft the bin
nacle." Whercupon his lordship
with a proper desire TO master the
facts Of the case, Observed: .SUay.
stay a minute, witness: you say that
at the time in question YOU were
standing abatt the binnacle. Now
tell NE what Is 'abaft the binnacle':"
This was too much for the gravity of
the salt" who immediately before
climbing into the witness box had
taken a capinnS draught Of neat rum.
Removing his eyes f.Om the bench
and turning round uron the crowded
court with an expression o. intense
amusement, he exclaimed at the ton
OF his voice: Hes pretty fellow
for Judge, Bless my oily old ewes
You have got pretty sort Of land.
lubber for judge. lie wants me IT,
tell him where abatc the binnacIe'
is" Not less amused than the Wit
ness Lord Mansfield re oiacd
"Wc!l, MY friend you must tit me for
my o.fice hy telling me where .abaft
the binuacle' is. You've already
shown me The meaning Of 'hall-seas
over"
The Baptist headlight., 1894-08-01

by means Of spring. 1t is gildcd
and ornamented with pearls and
rubicS, and bears traces Of Latin
prayer. The handle is of sold gold,
inlaid with gems. The young girls
Of Milan 20 to Monza on certain
day in the year simply to touch this
magical tan, as it is supposed to bring
about a speedy and happy MARI. age.