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The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1894-07-05
OF TIE CONDITION OF TIE EXCHANGE
BANK or WHITE OAKS, NEW NJ EXIt o,
ON THE FIRST MONDAY IN JULY, 1884
RESOURCES.

], Geo. l.. Ulrick, Assistant Cashier
of the above named Bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is true,
to the best OF my knowledge and belief.
GEo. l.. ULRIcK,
Asst Cashier.
CT, Subscribed and sworn to be-
- fore me. July 2nd, 1894.
SIDNEY M PARKER.
Notary Public.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1894-07-05

Judge Caldwell OF the U. S. District
court issued the following order relative
to the Santa Fe. 1t has u courageous
ring, lis terms are unmislnkable and il, s
reasoning just. His position cannot but
be indorsed by all ortler.loving people.
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FireprOef Lumber.

A Chicago man has invented
chemical solution, by which he cla
that wood can be rendered tireprt
If saturated in this solution, he ms
tains that it is impossible for q pi
of lumber to burn, even If it she
be soaked in coal oil. The wooc
inhammable material of which HOT
are constructed is first Immersed
the solution of chemicals for a per
of twenty-four hours. The lumbe
THUS claimed to be freproof and
burn no more than Fiece of iron
stone. By means of the chemic|
the wood becomes 80 dense that \
will aecompose it by charring OF
but will not cause any flame.
substance produces an inert gas, wi
prevents combustion. By this Sc
tifc process of making wood d
fismmable, the inventor believes 4
thousands of fires may be prevent
He also thinks that after the inv
tion is thoroughly known, many !
road coaches will be built OF wood
pl epared. Southern Lumberman|
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pictured the reverse; on this account
an erroneous idea becomes prevalent
that a great many foreign countries
are small, when in reality they are
quite the reverse. Those accustomed
to look upon Arabia, for instance, as
a mere corner of Asia, and represented
by spot which may easily be covered
by the palm of the hand, are apt to
forget that the scale of the map of
Asia is in most biographies very diff
ferent from that of the map of America.
Were they to consider the scale they
might be surprised TO find that Arabia
is as large as all of the United States
east of the Mississippi River. This is
true also of Morocco. On the map in
the extreme northwest corner is very
small spot which marks the territory
ruled over by the Sultan of Fee and
Morocco. But small and insignificant
though it be on the map it neverthe-
less represents an area of not less than
260, 900 square miles or almost as large
q territory as that of Texas. Morocco
has $50 miles of coast line on the
Mediterranean and not less than 75O
miles on the Atlantic shore, most
respectable stretch for such an insig-
nificant little SPOT,
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Tho SOuthd0Hns.

The Southdown certainly heads the
list of mutton-wool sheep, both from
it's acknowledged superiority and from
the fact that it is the parent cf pretty
nearly all the other Down breeds.
Bred for many generations in q dis.
tinct line, they have acquired great
prepotency, and are used for crossing
with our native sheep with good sue
cess.
While this breed has been famous
for centuries, it is only within the
past hundred years that the improve:
ment has taken place which has raised
the Southdown to its present pinnacle
for, without laying claim to shearing
as heavy fleece, or furnishing as
large a quantity of mutton as some OF
the other breeds, it will be conceded
on all hands that for quality OF car
cass they are on the top.
The head of the Southdown is small
and hornless and the face brown.gray
in color and neither too short nor too
long. The lips are thin and the space
between the eyes and the nose narrow
the under jaw is fine and thin, while
the ears are tolerably wide and we'll cov'
cred with wool; the forehead also and
the space between the ears is covered
with wool. The eyes are full and
bright, but not prominent. The neck
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New York's New Clearing House.

The new building for the New York
Clearing House, a unique structure Tor
unique institution-one OF the most
important financial adjuncts in the
world-will be located on Cedar street,
between Broadway and Nassau street,
on a lot recently purchased by the as
sociation. In this vicinity square
foot of ground is worth small for
time. but the clearing house is very
rich and can afford to allow its work
ing force plenty of room and to make
a liberal concession to architecture.
The clearing house will occupy the
entire building, except the basement,
which will be leased to some bank.
The cost OF the building will be
about $500, 900. After the furnishings
are in the association will have ex-
pended, inclusive of the ground, little
less than $780, 900 for its luxurious
and handsome home Tie beauty OF
the building is apparent from the IL
lustration. The arms of the city,
State and Nation will occupy the
center of the facade, while two statues
will be placed in niche at either end.
In the basement will be the most
complete system Of safety vaults in
New York, for which the architect
claims that they are absolutely in
vulnerable. To prevent tunneling
through the walls these vaults will
have passage both underneath and
around their sides for hourly inspec'
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GROUP OF SoUTHDowNS.

is of medium length, thin towards the
head but enlarging towards the
shoulders, where it is broad and high,
but straight in its whole course above
and below.
The breast is wide, deep and pro-
iecting forward between the forelegs,
Indicating good constitution and a
disposition to thrive. Corresponding
with this the shoulders should be on a
level with the back and not too wide
above; the back is fiat from the
shoulders to the setting on of the tail ;
the loin is broad and fiat. The wool
should be short, close, curled and fine,
and free from spiry projecting fibres.
The average fleece should weigh about
four pounds.
The ewes are prolific, make excel
lent mothers, and their lambs are
hardy and vigorous. In size the South
down is above the medium. Next to
the Merino the Southdown is the
most widely known of all the breed OF
sheep in the United States. They
made a fine showing at the sheep ex-
hibit at the Chicago Fair. being rep.
resented by about one hundred and
fifty head. New York World.
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AMONG THE M00RS.
THE GREATPOWERS OF EUROPE
ALL WANT MOROCCO.
Something About the African Coun
try Now Agitating European Pol
itics Nearly as Big as
Texas - Its People.
. INCE the death of Sultan Null

- INCE the death of Sultan Null
~ ley Hassan the Morocco ques-
| y ton has become an absorbing
topic of European politics.
The more or less directly interested
powers are watching one another with
an ill.concealed suspicion and anxious
ly awaiting developments. The Eng
lish want Tangier very badly, for with
that, as it lies directly opposite Glib
raltar, they would command the
straits between Europe and Africa.
Spain wants it for naval station
which would be of utmost importance
to them. Italy wants it because Spain
does, and France will leave DO stone
unturned to secure firm foothold
there. Their policy is that given
Morocco a railway soon would be
built which would connect the French
possessions in North Africa with those
on the Atlantic, thus uniting all the
French African colonies in compact
body.
Should any of the European powers
come into possession of Morocco it
will certainly, according to the Chi
cago Herald, reap rich harvest, for
of all the north African countries this
is the most favored by nature. Map
makers are responsible for great
many errors in the popular mind with
regard to the size of foreign countries
The Americans are accustomed to see
their country mapped out on very
large scale, while other countries are
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Where It Is q Trifle Chilly.

A person who has never been in +
Polar regions can have no idea
what cold is. When we have t
temperature down to ten degrees
fifteen degrees above zero we think
bitterly cold, and if our houses we
not as warm as at least fifty degre
above zero we should begin to thil
of freezing to death. Think, then,
living where the mercury goes dov
to thirty-fye degrees below zero
the house, in spite of the stove.
course, in such a case, fur GARNER
are piled on until a man looks like
great bundle of skins.
Dr. Moss, of the Polar expediti|
of 1s75-76, among other odd thing
tells of the effect of cold on vi
candle which he burned there. I}
temperature was thirty-fve degrd
below. zero, and the doctor must ha|
been considerably discouraged whd
upon looking at his candle, be d
covered that the fame had all it co4
do to keep warm. 1t was SO cold til
the fame could not melt all the vi
of the candle, but was forced to 4
it's way down, leaving 8 sort
skeleton of the candle standing. Thd
was heat enough, however, to nj
oddly-shaped holes in the thin wa
of wax, and the result was a beau
full lacelike cylinder of white, wit
tongue of yellow flame burning
side it and sending out into the da1
ness many streaks of light. t.-San Fri
cisco Chronicle.
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Far from being desert and fiat as
the prairie lands of Illinois, which
seems to be the general impression,
Morocco is just the opposite. Of
course there arc great stretches of
sandy plains, but the general charac-
ter of the country is wildly mountain
GUS, resembling New Mexico perhaps
more than any other State. The
mountains are in most parts destitute
of any vegetation and present scene
of desolation and baroness rather than
of picturesque grandeur. The climate
inland is fully in keeping with the
frowning scenery. Nebraska cyclones
and cloudbursts are not infrequent
and are rs fully as destructive as the
American product. These sudden
storms make the rivers alternately
floods and dry channels. Still the
country is not so destitute of water as
is generally supposed. Abundant
water may be had by digging in the
numerous water courses of wadis, rs
they are called, which cut the coun-
try in every direction. The atlas
mountain slopes used to, in times
gone by, be covered by splendid
forests, but thanks to the wanton
spoliation there remains but very
little left of their former extensive
splendor. The Romans often alluded
to the vast magni6cence Of the forests
of Mauritania, and during the time
they occupied the country they did
everything to gave it from the reck-
less destruction which, even in those
days, asserted itself.
Nobody has ever been able to ascer-
tain, even approximately, the true
figures of the number of inhabitants
which pay allegiance to the Sultan.
They are estimated in round figures
by various authorities rs being any
where from 4,500,O0O to three times
that number. The first of these sums
is probably nearer to the truth than
the second. The people are of several
races, the Moors. Arabs, Berbers,
Jews and Africans forming by far the
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pearance of these fanatics. More than
likely he would share the fate of a live
sheep in an instant, for the Aissowas
firmly believe that nothing gives them
cleaner passport to paradise than to
murder "Christian dog" by which
cheerful sobriquet all strangers are
known in Morocco.
There are few attractive things in
this country, and they are amply off,
set by q number of, to traveller, de-
cidedly unpleasant features. Most
places are oyerrun with venomous
spiders, centipedes and scorpions.
Poisonous snakes are so numerous that
they scarcely call forth any remarks.
The remedy for snake bites that the
Moors apply seems almost as bad as
the bite. They cauterize the wound
with fire, and, with an air of the ut
most Indifference, burn their flesh in
the most horrible manner. IT man
finds one of his sometimes numerous
boils annoying he simply drives his
dagger through it often running the
risk of cutting an artery. The mail
service offers vast field for improve
ment. A traveller will sometimes come
across postman in the interior they
are half clad wretches, running over
the hot sand or climbing the rocky
mountain paths, travelling sometimes
for days without water and food.
They catch few minutes of sleep at
night. having an ignited cord fastened
to their feet which slowly burns, like
fuse and serves the sleeper as an un-
failing alarm clock. These are few
features of the country which now
is giving some great European powers
so much concern, But it is not for
the possession of the country for its
own sake that they exhibit all this in
terest.
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tion-if the term civilization can be
used at all in Morocco-as some of the
others, they nevertheless have many
good qualities which their fellow sub
iects of the Sultan do not possess.
They inhabit the interior, living on
the slopes of the mountains in stone
houses, and are noted for being the
best bricklsyers and stonecutters in
North Africa. An exception must,
however, be made of the Berbers on
the Kiff coast, who are of a most
ferocious and piratical disposition.
The Moors are mostly the descendants
of those expelled from Spain about the
time of the discovery of America. The
Arabs are looked upon as foreigners,
while the Africans are descendants of
slaves originally brought from soudan.
Though to all intents and purposes
slavery is supposed to be abolished:
it nevertheless hourishes here in
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morning. What II his friend should not
be near at hand? The very thought
made him angry. He strove to call the
attention OF the officer near him. The
man looked at him, but made no re-
sponse.
Come here. have something OF i'm
portance to communicate.
The officer shook his head.
"They all say that. Try something
else."
"Very WE'LL" Livingston answered
calmly. ~ sent word to McCandless, by
one Of the men who brought us here. II
McCandless fails to get word, and you
refuse to deliver my request to the cap,
tain within half an hour, at most, Will
he sorry. 1t does not suit me to remain
here long. Still, in that case, my 1eei-
ings would be more agreeable IMAM
yours
The man affected Indifference at hrst,
then thought better of it. Perhaps II
would be best to speak to a sergeant, or
some one who could relieve him OF the
sole responsibility. He called the SER
geant.
The sergeant was engaged with gen
tleman. at that moment Presently the
sergeant found time to step back Inc
gentleman accompanied him. The
moment the gentleman beheld Living
stoa, he uttered an exclamation.
aYou here!"
Livingston's surprise checked his Mt
terance. IT was Simmons. who spoke.
Simmons whom he thought at that mo-
ment, was in New York.
The sergeant looked from one to the
other.
"Here, let my friend out" said Sim
mons shortly. "What blunder is this
anyhow"
at isn't so wonderful after all, said
Livingston, as the door was opened, and
he stepped out. II was looking for o
friend in the saloon the police entered
that's ALL"
He smiled. The sergeant recited the
facts; Simmons regained his good humor,
and presently all were laughing over the
newspaper mans misadventure.
When the friends left the station
house Simmons suddenly clutched Liv-
ingston's arm, saying. "How in the name
of all that is wonderful did you come
here?"
aThat is inst what was going to ask
you," Livingston replied, coolly. 81
mailed letter to New York for you an
hour ago."
"Humph! Like as not it is in the
pouch with one wrote to you.
"Come to my hotel" said Livingston.
"Let us talk this thing over"
Then they walked on, arm in arm.
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Beauchanpe' S Double
The PRIMH DONNA.
A Story Of Mystery, Love and
Devotion.
BY DAVID LOWRY.
CHAPTER x.
THE SECOND LETTER.

MISS BEAUcHAMPE-Lest the cover oi
this may excite needless apprehension,
will say at the outset that this is written
for the purpose of sllaying apprehen,
sion.
You will be surprised to receive let
ter from this city, but your s&rprise can
not exceed the surprise and annoyance
experienced upon receiving orders tc
come here without moments delay. IN
our business we are expected to journey
anywhere within five minutes notice !
was on my way to your lodgings when !
was met by the messenger who bore
the orders to me which brought me here.
This will fully explain the rather un-
satisfactory telegram you received
wired from the train. My business mere
NAV detain me three or four days. !
write to say what must sound cold;
words are so weak, unless there is some.
thing behind them. All can say Is to
keep up heart. am convinced all will
yet be satisfactorily explained, and that
your brother and you will soon be to-
gether, and that you will look oack 10
this time with smile at your feverish
anxiety.
desire to caution you against GER
tain, or, rather, very uncertain class
of interviewers. I refer to men en-
ployed upon the press who will put
words in peoples mouths that were
never uttered. 1t will be best for you
and your landlady, also-to have but one
answer for all comers. Say that you are
not in q condition or frame OF mind on
sreak on the subject; then firmly close
the door.
This rule ought to apply to all stran.
gers. If a tried or trusted friend
vouches for q news. s.gatherer, OF course
you will use your Judgment I say this
because there are reasons for preserving
rigid silence. Dabney's friends will re-
sort to anything to lessen the correct
impression already made upon the pub
lie by the articles printed in score OF
papers.
/ believe the estimate of his life that
has excited Dabney's friends to frenzy IS
Just.
If you should be in great strait, or
from any cause whatever require the
services of one like me, o. whom you can
trust implicitly, address note to John
Simmons, 11O2 East Eighteenth street:
Mr.. Simmons is in my confidence, and
will prove true friend and wise and
experienced counsellor.
Once more-do not despond. You
have friends, Miss Beauchampe, who are
resolved to seek and restore your brother
10 you. If money, or ingenuity, or the
experience of the police avail, he will be
lound speedily. Your friend,
ARTHUR LIVINGSTON.
P.S. You will understand I referred
10 such aid as man only could render.
assume that you will repose confidence
In Victoria, whose interest in you is very
great Rely upon her as you would a
bister.
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a hundred years hence; Just now the
man who nroclairns himself an anarchist

a hundred years hence; Just now the
man who proclaims himself an anarchist
will come to grief. Well, come. have
some work on hand, too, which, by the
way, will give you an account Of conf
denSially-not for publication For your
guidance, and to convince you this is q
local disturbance.
81 suppose it will not be amiss for me
to tell the Record folks, and impress it
on them that this is simply local out
break?"
"I'll stake my reputation on that, I"
said Simmons.
When Livingston closed his report,
three hours later, he tackled to it the
idea for heading which reassured all
who read the record that day. One of
the headlines read: "A Purely Local
Disturbance.
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principal Offices of the association 9
the second floor with the floor aboy
and the dome. The "clearing room
will be on the third floor. This wi
include the space under the gre
dome, which is sixty feet in diamete
and the two wings. Back of the don
will be two stories, which will conta|
a fine dining room, ianitor's quartz
and administration Office. From tH
ground to the apex of the dome W
be height of eighty-fve feet. Tl
structural material will be marble al
on granite foundation.
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at lust such distances apart and 4
the tree that short pieces of wood
by three inches can he inserted
tween the tops, where they are ligI
nailed. A strip of hoop iron is |
nailed firmly around the whole.
tree is held firmly in place by pacl
a bit of burlap or even hay into
opening at the top. Such sup
is attractive, holds the tree sa|
and will give ample accommodd
for growth until supports cease 4
needed. New York Tribune.
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the trees and
the trunks of
trees to these
a piece of cor
result that is I
tractive and
quently injurio'
the trees, bee
the cord chafe'
tender bark as
young tree is "
ped by the "
A better practi
shown in the ]
tration, where
pieces of dimen
stuff, two by
inches. are dr.
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An Effective Support for Trees

Many who set out young trees ld
them without protection against
wind or the depreciation of amin
Others drive down two or more ro|
stakes at irregular distances al
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-05-16
Boy Killed.

William Pokorzenski, aged twelve
years, was run over by the Alpena
& Northern railway train at the
"Y," last Friday evening. The
train men were employed in shunt-
ing cars, and the lad, unknown to
the men, had endeavored to Jump
on a car when it was in motion,
when he fell and was run over.
Both legs were cut off, besides in
juries to the body and head.
The first the train men knew of
the sad event was when the lad was
discovered laying alongside the
track. He was picked up and
brought to town, but only lived a
few minutes after arrival at the de-
pot.
1t is wonder that more boys are
not killed, as a number of them col
lect abb out the trains, especially at
the street crossings, W ere the trains
are compelled to come to stop,
and then when the train is again in
motion they jump on. 1t is impos-
sible for the conductor and brake
men to be on every car platform at
the same time.
The city officials should take
measures to prevent boys from
jumping on trains.
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Fruit Trees by the Thousands.

L. G. Bragg & Co., who own an
extensive nursery in Kalamazoo,
have sold to the people of Alpena
and adjoining counties over 10000
fruit trees, mostly plum, this sea-
son. About one. third, or between
10000, and $4,000 were sold to the
people of Alpena county.
Most of the trees were sold in lots
of 500, although few purchasers
took from one to two thousand
trees each. A few thousand trees
were disposed of to residents of the
city.
The following persons purchased
from few hundred to 1000 trees
most of the purchases being in 500
lots, as that seems to be the favorite
amount: Robert Montrose, c. B.
Greedy, Joseph Ogden, d. Desjar-
dins, Orwitz Bros, i. T. st. Onge, j.
Levyn, Peter Owens, Daniel Camp
bell, David Morris, w. A. Cockley,
A. Carmichael and John johnson.
The nursery agent has already
orders from Alpena people for 3d.
600 plum trees, to be delivered next
spring, as the parties did not have
their lands ready this spring.
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The Guards Elect their Officers

The annual election of the Guards
took place Friday evening, at the
Armory, and was we'll attended,
there being so members present.
The commissioned officers hold for
three years from date of election,
but the sergeants are selected each
year. The officers elected are as
follows:
Captain-W. D. Hitchcock.
First Lieutenant-Ernest Dust.
Second Lieutenant-W. A. Prince.
Sergeants--C. T. Park, Robert H.
Rayburn, Herbert r. Kimball, Jo-
seph Gallagher andMelvin Prince.
The commissioned officers were
the unanimous choice of the COM
pany for reelection. By vote of
the company the commissioned Of
ficers were empowered to appoint
the corporals.
Company b, Third regiment, is
in a fourishing condition, and the
drills are well attended. The boys
are taking a great interest in target
shooting, and hope to make much
better record at the encampment
this year than last.