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Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1895-07-26
will now have it properly branded.


Frank Brown, shoemaker and
lrepairer, has gone out of business
and will return to mining.
H. I. Root has just flushed
doing assessment work on his
fractional claim, near the Weeks
mine.
j. FL. Stanley, Esq, one of tie
solid financial men of Lake Valley,
was in town Wednesday.
During the big food Monday,
Mr.. l. Il. Gray earned and received
the thanks of several Of our citizens
by ferrylng them across Main
street ia one Of his carte.
The ice cream festival of the
NJ e. Church congregation, on
last Saturday evening, was quite
all enjoyable affair ana uetted a
snug little sum.
The foods ard washouts or
the railroad prevented Mrs. Bor.
don, the prominent W. c. I. u.
woman, from reaching Hillsboro
and lecturing. TOO much water
for even temperance woman. lit
is not kuown at tins writing when
Mrs. Borden will be here to lee
ture.
AT Faulkner the El ORC mine
started mp "Wednesday Jack Beb'
belt cleaned up $50 in single day
rocking, and he and lis partners
are nop hapliug les dlrt from
their claim in Hunkidori Gulch.
Col. Woo!sey is ground slaicing
the bar opposite his house and
expects good results from the clean.
up. Henry Murray took out IA
worth of coarse quartz gold on
Wednesday from his claim on
Animas Peak. from one pan Of dirt
scraped up after Tuesdays rain.
Quite a sensational drama IN
zeal life is being enacted in our
useighborlng town Of Kingston.
PSrtf. Prominent citizen shoots
a adlog. Prominent man who owned
dog has prominent citizen arrested.
Part Justice of the Peace
acquits prominent citizen aud
assesses costs of trial on prominent
man who owned dog. Prominent
man who owned dog refuses to pay
the costs. Justice levies on 1900
pounds of flour owned by promi-
nent man as collateral for costs.
{ Red and blue lights and curtain
falls). Part IiI.-Justlce sends
prominent man to Jail for four
davs at hard labor for contempt Of
court. Prominent man now IN
tolls. (rhunder and lightning and
crumbling Dolby walls To be
continued next week, All rights
reserved.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1895-07-26
TIE SILVER CITY FLOOD.

Il -
From The Silver City Eagle.
The residence OF Mary Ann
Dougherty, which was occupied by
j. II. Johnson was partially washed
down and the furniture was COM
pletely ruined.
The Benton House was washed
away, as was also the rear build
iugs attached to the Thinner
House, and the fremont Hotel was
flooded with four feet of water,
At the Van Smeter the food
came up 30 that the water put out
the fire ia the boiler room aud
suspended operations there.
About 40 tons of concentrates and
fine copper ore were washed away.
This loss amounts to nearly $4,000,
Mrs. o. Il Scott, who lives near
the corner OF Yankie and Texas
streets, had narrow escape.
When the flood broke through the
wall OF the Broadway corral it came
pouring into the back door of her
residence and she took refuge on
top Of some of the furniture. She
was rescued by II. II. Whitehill.
but her home is complete wreck
and her furniture was washed away.
The big safe at the postoflice,
which weighs more than ton, was
carried down in the food aud was
found on Monday morning in tbs
arroyo several hundred feet below
the postofiice. The damage at tho
postoiiice was considerable. Bax-
ter Bishop, who owns the Post
Office Emporium, sustained loes
Of about 81 200 on goods and
fixtures. The east wall was also
destroyed. Postmaster Skelly
says that there was no first-class
mail lost. but there was some mail
uf other classes washed away.
Considerable damage was done
in the stores Of NJ. w. Neff and W.
l. Jackson & CO., but there was
little damage done in the stores
near tho corner of Billiard and
Yankic. The heaviest damage on
Bullard street north OF Yankie,
was sustained by w. @. Porter6eld
and M X. White. Mr.. Porterfeld
had a large stock of drugs, large
part Of which was damaged by
mud and water.
Gillet & Son are tho heaviest
losers. Among the losses which
they sustained were $1,000 worth
Of cigars which were stored in the
of the building. These
were total loss. They bad
large quantity OF canned goods in
but the damage to these
consists mainly In the loss of the
labels on the cans. A car load Of
sugar was lost
While the food was atits height
a considerable portion of the west
wall of the Broadway Hotel fell.
Everything on the first floor of the
bulldog was ruined The office Of
Drs Williams q Gilbert ha8 f0ur
feet of water ia il as did the law
Office OF james S Fielder The
office furniture ID both these ofhaes-
was rdined and the fine law lihrls.g.,
Of Mir. Fielder was soaked with
water and covered with mud. The
furniture in the Broadway hotel,
kitchen and dining room went
swimming around in the water as
did also the furniture and fixtures
In the Parlor saloon in the same
Adolph Witzel, who has
rooms in the Broadway building
on the east side had just got his
wife out of the building s. the bIg
food from Chloride game dow8.~-
and swept through the rooms,
His household furniture wss CEN.
rSaN.a eA-s,l;r'n - - &c - -
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Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1895-07-26
BEWARE OF OlNTMENTS
F0R CATARRH ~gHAT
CONTAIN MERCURY,

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely
derance the whole system when
entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should
never be ueed except on prescrip-
tions from reputable physicians, as
the damage they will do is ten-fold
to tha. good yon. eaa possibly derive
from them Halls Catdrrh Cure,
ms11faetslyAd by-E !. cho2sy s
Co, Toledo, o. r0ntaifa rs mer-
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1895-07-26
Neighb News.
THE Black RAAcz.
I've y % = n NfN'E = :
CHLORIDE.
From the Chloride Range.


Later reports from Monticello
say ,hnt the late il3od ruined the
grape, corn, wheat snd alfalfa crops
The grist mill was also badly
damaged.
George Richardson and Mark
Dalglish were up from Hillstoro
last week looking for beef cattle.
Jas. Wing went to nelver last
week 10 purchase machinery to
complete the Wing stamp mill on
Mineral creek.
Toia Farley had another paraly-
tic shock last week Bot fom is
game and is still in be ring, that
is to ssy he is able to ba out again.
Mrs. N. A. Guenlher and sister,
Miss Florence McGogy, went ont
to the railroad on Tuesdays coach.
Mrs. Guenther will extend her
trip to the City 81 Mexico.
A wedding occurred.on the west
side Of the range Tuesday evening.
The contracting parties being Mr.
Frank Dawson and Mrs Juiia
Armstrong rha eyeat took place
at the D D bar ranch.
Jim Blain iulorms IA that his
brother George Blain, of Santa lie,
who has been III very poor health
is much better aud has gone to
California. HE Glstor Mrs. Christ
Kugsegger, who has been taking
care Of him for some time, Will
soon return to Chloride.
Air. and Mrs, W. j Hill left
Falrview for Albuquerque last
Sunday and will make Los Angeles,
California, their future home.
From Albuquerque Mrs. Hill goes
direct to Los Angeles while MIR.
Hill goes to Chieago on business
where he will remain about
month.
The annual meeting of the Black
Range Pioneer association will
be hel ct lIiilaboro duuEg
the Iatter part Of September. At
,he Kingston meeting it was de-
cided to hold the 1895 assembly i'll
Lake Valley, bat that place having
been devastated 10y hre, l1illsboro
has been deciled upon as the next
place of meeting.
JAS. Wing and sister, Edith
James, Mrs. Fred Keith and Ed.
James, who started for San Marcial
on Tuesday Of last week, Lad a
lively experience with the food
that cume down Cachillo creek,
and report has it that some Of the
party narrowly escaped being
drowned, After good deal Of
difficulty they reached their desti
nation i'll safety.
Burt d. Mason, one of tie we'll
known old timers of the Black
Range. and who has been with II.
Al. Potter, OF Denver, Colorado, for
several years past, visited Chloride
last week. Burt is Mr. Porter's
confidential agent and Is now look-
ing after h.s cattle interests and
ranch affairs With present head
quarters at Magdalena, from which
polut be is shipping a large number
Of cattle.
Procopio Torres, OF Monticello,
was in town Monday. II seems
that the inhabitants of that place
engaged themselves IN bsile Sal
arduy might where coneeniallty
and familiarity we're entiu ia tic
ally indulged IN with hard rocl,
accomparimcn,s that terminatedl
tie festivities Of the evening, and
IN consequence thereof Procopio
carries his head in q sling Mr.
Torres says that on that occasion Il
gentleman by the name Of Gcron-i
imo Sanchez, the constable of the
town, without just provocatioD,
assaulted him with a rock.
soCoRRo COUNTY.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1895-07-26

Rev. c. Il. Reward will preach
at Union Church, Sunday morning
at Ii O'Clock.
Mr. Bovard viii also preach
on Monday evening, at 6 O'clock,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1895-07-26
HLlSBDRo NEWS.

tne Anlmas country.
Mrs. R. G. Troeger and chill
dren returned home from their
Eastern visit among relatives. on
Friday last. THIS looks as though
Dir. Troeger had fully decided to
remain in Hillsboro, and everyone
feels greatly rejoicsd thereat.
Hon. Silas Alexander, ex-
Secretary of the Territory, came in
from his home at Socorro last
Thursday to return with his family
who are visiting relatives here.
The gentleman left Monday with
out them, however, having been
informed that very dangerous
type of diphthsria had broken out
at Socorro, and that it would be
nnwise and imprudent for him to
bring back his little ones while the
dissaae ragged.
Judge Elliott feels very much
perplexed over the disappearance
of two of his most valuable law
books from his legal library.
w. S. Smith has sold HE lease
at-sthe Trip mine TO Wiley aud
Marshall, in order that he caa
work and develop several Of his
own valuable claims.
The rumor reaches US that
several of the Grant county outfits.
that have been searching f'r the
Adams and Niger Diggings in
the section of country at the head
of the Anlmas, this county, have.
grown ioQtsore and discouraged
aud are making tracks for home.
The truth is fast dewnipg upon
prospectors that these alleged
disgings are not now and never
we're in existence. Indeec it Is
Known that the rich quartz claimed
10 have been found by the colored
soldier Is unlike anything of they
kind ever unearlhea in any mining
camp in New Mexico, and known
to exist only in the gold mines Of
,Cslifornis.
The unprecedented richness OF
khe Wicks Mine ore at depth
continues, aud but verIfes the
,terotyped assertion of HE
ADVOCATE that our miners would
have to sink in order to secure the
highest grade mineral. Repeated
sampling of the Wicks vein or the
surface failed to yield a higher
average than $40 per ton nv
dspth OF 100 feet the entire ore
streak averages 800 per ton. At
1000 feet how much will this ore
Weld 2 W. don't know positively
hut 1t ia reasonable to suppose
that 1t will extend away up INTO
the hundrada.
The present rainy season Is
ihe best known in Sierra county
Tor gears, and the grass every
where is from three to four iuches
high and still growing very per-
septibly.
--supt. Williams oi the Wicks
mine is at El Psso, attending to
sbs treatment OF his ore.
The Herlloss road Is go badly
Washed out by the foods, that Ars'
Gu. DuYal i. not expected home
for 4. couple of weeks yet.
VIM. Doughty has returned
boss to Miuneapolis, MINI
T.aae s. Dement,. who took the
FRS, priza for rapid aud aec4Tete
stenography at the Worlds tsir'
l. al present experimenting with a
ns. gold sasing machine at tue
H;llsboro fsiac42s be IS a secoha
oausin of Judge Whitham' oi
Kingston.
Miss Efie Brutop, highiy
accomplished young lady oi
gccorro. is here visiting her COUSIN
Mu Otto Cent?.
-wm. Meager, of the mining
srm Of Meagor & Mclaughlin Is
anits sick yith mouo'an lever.
The iDd,yidual who took Mer. @
,h,nt Longs vheelbarro~ hss
STAINED it, u annear@ 'oe. -
I sssasL, il vas 8 RszsElss : 04
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1895-07-26

OUTPUT OF IhlIsboro gold mines
for the week ending Thursday,
July 18th, 1895, as reported for
The ADVOCATE:
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-02-27
His Collateral Good.

Tom Fitch, of Nevada, was bright
fellow and one of the best writers and
stump peakers in the west, but he was
thriftless, and when he got hard up would
resort TO almost any means to get stake.
One day he wrote a scathing speech de
nouncing Sharon. then president of the
Bank of California, and afterward United
States Senator from Nevada. In 1t he
charged Sharon with almost every crime
known to the decalogue or the statutues.
He put the manuscript in large envel-
ope and walked into the Bank of Califor-
MIA
Here" be said to the cashier, handing
the package through the window: there
are some securities that offer as collat-
era on loan. Please hand them to Mr..
Sharon in person, and | will wait Tor his
answer"
Mr.. Sharon was in bis private Office
Breaking the seal of the envelope, be
found the speech, and read it through, to.
gether with a note from Fitch, informing
him that unless he was paid $4,000 he
would deliver that speech in every town
in the State. IN few minutes the cash
ier, on Mr.. Sharon's order, reported that
the collateral was all right, and paid the
happy Fitch the desired amount.
Three months afterward, having gone
through the money in speculation and
dissipation, Mr.. Fitch appeared with an
other speech, this time Of a very compli-
mentary character, which he promised to
deliver at every convenient opportunity,
for the same amount. That, too, proved
good collateral, and the story would never
have come to light if Fitch bad not, in a
moment of drunken frankness, told it
himself.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-02-27
Cold Heather WhopperS.

We were sitting in our Office, wearing
two suits of clothes aud three overcoats,
and trying to thaw out our back teeth
with a red-hot poker when in strolled the
Lounger, with
Hello, old Firebrand, what are you
sweating about? Take off your dusier
and fan yourself. Ny, amt this Spring
like for this time of year? Why, | re
member one winter, when | was a boy.
on my way to school one morning, my
breath froze and fell to the ground in such
solid chunks, that fell down seven times
just stumbling over them. Fact
Let me see it must have been the sec
ond winter Of the war. We were lay
ing down here along the Potomac when
my Orderly came to me one morning and
says, says he: Captain, our bullets is ali
gone" Good" says /, tell the boys to
break the icicles off Of their wb.skers, and
use them" And I'm blamed if they
didn't make icehouses out of them YaD
KEGS.
But you never do have any real cold
weather round here. That year was
up in Montany, we'd set around The camp
fire a working our jaws. but everybody
seemed to be struck dumb. We used to
jerk our chins, though, even if 10 sound
came, just fer exercise, TO keep warm
Well, sir, We camped there till Summer,
and then we had to move. "Why I"
Because our words, spoke the Winter afore
began to thaw out, and maybe jest as We
was getting TO sleep, out would pop 3
great big yell or swear word, or some
thing t. wake us.-Berketey Free Lance
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-02-27
4 Morreloms Change.

"What change" says the novelist, zone
little woman can make in a mans life -
Yes" replies victim, "and what lot OF
changes she requires while doing it," But
what women are most interested in is the
change they can make in their own lives by
the Use OF DR.. Picrce's Favorite Prescription
1t changes them from poor weak and suffer
ing creatures tc beings whose lives are filled
with pleasure ''d enjoyment. 1t does this
by removing til many painful maladies Pc
culiar 10 women, such as dragging down"
pains, sensations of nausea, backache and
the long train of ills from which the sex
suffers. To those about to become mother.
it is boon, f,r it lessons the pains and PER
lis Of childbirth, shortens labor, promotes
the secretion of an abundance Of nourish-
ment for the child and shortens the period
of confinement
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-02-27
The Richest Congressman.

The richest man iu either House of
Congress is Paul Sorg. Of Middletown, o.,
who represents the Third District, which
lies Just north Of Cincinnati. He is said
TO be worth sl5,000,000. and to have an
income of more than 81 900 000ayea all
of which he made himself in the manu-.
facture of plug tobacco. His parents
came over from Kuhr Hessein, Germany,
half a century ago, and settled in Wheel
ing, w. Va, where he was born shortly
after their arrival In 1852 they remov-
ed to Cincinnati, and all bis education
was obtained at night school down OF
the wharves of the Ohio River. As soon
as he had learned his trade he found him
self burdened with the maintenance of u
large family, for his father died, and he
was the oldest son. Shortly after the war
he dropped his trade and commenced I"
manufacture plug tobacco on a small
scale, which he found SO profitable that
he soon enlarged his business and he re
moved his shop TO the village of Middle
town, where he could get cheaper help
and lower rents. There he prospered,
and he now owns one of The largest, per-
haps the largest, factories in the world.
employing more than one thousand men,
and turning out several carloads of tobac
co daily, which is shipped to all parts OF
the world.
Last May Mr.. Sorg was elected to Con-
gress against bis wishes to fill the vacan
cy caused by the death of Geo. w. Houk
and uow enjoys the distinction of being
one of the two Democratic Representa-
tives from Ohio who survived the Novem
Der cyclone but be came in on a very
narrow majority Of 1879.
Judging from appearances, no one
would suspect Mr.. Sorg Of being pluto
crat. be is an nudersized mau Of plain
appearance and unobIrusive manners, and
probably has smaller acquaintance with
his colleagues than any other member OF
the House. He introduced but few bills.
has never made a speech, and is a mem
Der OF but one committee. that of military
affairs. He lives at The Arlington House
with his vile, and occupies very exPeu
sive apartments, but neither he nor Mrs
Sorg has ever been seen in fashionable
society, aud they make no display of their
wealth They know very few people
even at heir hotel, and it will surprise
many who see the plain looking couple
daily to learn that their wealth would
probably surpass all that of their fellow
boarders combined. Last year Mr.. Sorgs
net income from his tobacco factory alone
was over s50O,000.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-02-27
4 Remarkably Fine Nose.

A good story is told of well-known
actor who, in a piece in which he was
playing "on tour" had TO make up his
nose to rather large proportions. He
generally used a special paste for this
purpose; but at one place falling short of
paste, be sent boy out to buy some -four.
He used this in the form of stiff dough,
painted it to suit his purpose, and went
on the stage in due course. Presently the
nose began TO grow and swell.
Selling a moment when he was not re-
quired behind the footlights the actor
rushed TO his dressing room, tore off the
superfuity of nose, again made up" the
rest, and returned to the stage. But still
the nose grew, and it was not until the
play was ended that the victim had leis-
ure to read the inscription on the paper
in which the material for his marvellous
nose had been brought to him. Then for
first time he saw the words:
"Selfraising -four. Requires no yeast
or ing-powder. Mix with little cold
water aud set in a warm place, aud in a
short time the dough will rise and be
ready for baking! !"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-02-27
". ". h. GALLAKER, Editor
Liked hts Preaching.

A hard featured man, dressed in a new
suit of very cheap black, called at the
house of a welI-known clergyman and up
on giving his name was invited to take a
seat in the gentlemau's study.
II have few days to spend in town,
said the visitor, land | did not want TO
leave without calling and paying my Ie-
spects to you. have heard you preach
many time"
"Yes," said the parson, beginning to
take an interest in the visitor.
81 like your preaching, and, though |
do not belong to your church, yet must
say you preacoed the best sermon ever
heard. There are SO very few good
preachers now, very few in whose upright
ness We can place trust, that when we
meet one of the right kind we like to ex-
press our appreciation"
Yes" the good man repeated, and rs
the bell tinkled he rose and said, Come,
my friend, aud take some lunch with
me-"
The visitor was only too happy, and,
seated at the table, began to eat, with an
avidity that attracted The hosts attention.
lyon say that you have heard me
preach many time,"' remarked the min
ister.
"Oh, yes" the man replied, conveying
an ample allowance of mashed potatoes
into his mouth.
II don't remember seeing you at my
church. l suppose YOU have heard me
in the country"
No." said the visitor, helping himself
to beans mot in the country"
Certainly not in town?'
"Well, sorter yes and sorter not You
know you preached at the prison for some
time. | was there for stealing horse
and cart, and finished my time to day
Thank YOU for the bread"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-02-27
Electric Bitters.

This remedy is becoming so well known
and so popular as to need no special men
tion. All who have used Electric Bitter
sing the same song of praise.-A purer
medicine does not exist and it is guaranteed
to do all that is claimed Electric Bitter
will cure all diseases of the Liver and Kid
neys. will remove Pimples, Boils, Salt
Rheum and other affections caused by inn
pure blood Will drive Malaria from the
system and prevent as well as cure all Ma.
larial fevers For cure Of Headache, Con-ti-
patton and Indigestion try Electric Bitter
Entire satisfaction guaranteed. or money
refunded Price so cts and 81 90 per bottle
at Brown & Hoof's Drug Store.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-02-27
Phofographtng by Electricity.

The importance of artificial light in
photography has kept pace with the i'm
provement in the standard demanded in
the work of the best photographers. In
the early days of the use of the electric
light in Photographic studios, the dark.
ness of the shadows was source of dis.
may to the operation. Van der Weyde
devised refractory of alabaster.
on which the light was thrown
The refractory rays were collected in a
, reflector and by it thrown onto the sitter.
The shadows were thus softened and
brilliant and artistic picture was secured.
Since then many features have been
introduced for augmenting the hexibiiiy
and effectiveness of electric light IN pho.
lography. OF these latest is an incandes.
cent system, consisting Of round hoop,
tour feet in diameter, on the inside of
which are ranged forty twenty FIVE candle
power lamps, backed up by dome of
white silk. This is liked to beam sus.
pended from the ceiling, so that it can be
removed 10 any part of the studio at will.
A regulator is so connected as TO be under
the control OF the operator, who can in.
s,antly turn of two, four, six or any nun.
Der Of lamps while focusing. Afterward
the remainder of the lamps are slowly
turned on, until the whole forty are burn.
ing at fulIscandle power.
1t is claimed that by this gradual in.
crease in the lighting power the sitter is
neither startled nor inconvenenced by
the strong light that is being used during
the exposure. Many photographers now
say that they would rather take picture
by electric light than by daylight, and
the electric lamp is found especially use.
ful in enlarging.