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The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-03-06
HARD ON THE STOMACH.
Instances Showing Its Powers with stai
walton and Plenty.

Instances Showing Its Powers with Star
walton and Plenty.
The human stomach possesses most
wonderful powers of adaptation to cir
cumstanees. When Lieut.. Bligh and
his eighteen men were cast off from the
Bounty by the mutineers in an open
boat they subsisted forty-one days on
daily allowance of one-twenty-fifth of q
pound of biscuit per man and quarter
of pint of water. DIR. Tanner in 1856.
tasted for forty days, subsisting, it i.
said, on water alone, and Succi ant
other fasting men have since excelle0
this.
Kaffirs, North American Indians, and
the ''fat boy" in "Pickwick" may well
be quoted as fearful examples of vorac-
ity, but even their gastronomic feats
are exceeded by the full-grown Esqui-
mau, who will eat daily twenty pounds
of flesh and oil if he has chance, while
on the authority of Admiral Saritchefi
a Yakut of Siberia has been known t.
consume in twenty-four hours the hind
quarter of large OK, twenty pounds o
fat, and a quantity of melted butter fc'
his drink.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-03-06

The cool, calm resignation of women
was illustrated during the recent Sc
we're earthquake which shocked the City
of Mexico. A correspondent of the
Boston Herald, writing from that city,
tells the story of how women accept
the inevitable: "Some Mexican lady
friends were at church, praying for the
rest of us, up in the northern part of the
city, when, as they relate to me, they
felt faint, and all at once heard the
roof crack and saw mortar falling all
around them, while the great chande-
liers swung back and forth as in a
steamer in storm. asked them why
they did not get up and run, but they
replied simply: We just shut our
eyes, commended our souls to our
Maker, and went on with our prayers
for the city full of peepler"
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-03-06
QUAILs AND SNAKES.
Rather Dangerous Sport for Hunters Tha
Are Not Wary.

Rather dangerous Sport for Hunters That
Are Not Wary.
A few days ago Californian left the
big brickyard. near Anderson, for 8
quail hunt along the banks Of the
Sacramento river. Under a cover of
brush he discovered a nice flock OF
birds, but when he raised his gun to
have shot they disappeared. He felt
satisfied that there were quite num-
Der under particular bush, and he
blazed away.
The noisy futtering which followed
told him the result, and he ran for his
prize, and just as he was reaching out
his hand TO catch wounded quail he
was suddenly shocked to discover an
enormous rattlesnake in the line of the
bird. The man, although weighing
nearly three hundred pounds, jumped
backward six feet from the brush, and
then gained his breath. He approached
the birds again, with his gun cooked
and ready for sudden shot, and learned
that the snake was dead. When he
fired at the birds he killed the snake
and six quail, although none of the
birds or the serpent were in view. The
snake had eight rattlers and button
and was three and half feet in length.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-03-06
BIRD SONG.
By 1t the Feathered Race Depicts Love
and Passion.


and Passion.
The gift of bird song is largely mas
culine prerogative, an expression of
tender sentiment by which the affec-
tion of the opposite sex may be at
tracted and retained. Indeed the birds
furnish no exception to the sweeping
assertion that SITS love that gives the
key to all eartk's music" They sing
from love and happiness, says one;
from love and riva.ry, another asserts;
while JOY and buoyancy of spirits are
said by third authority to be answer
able for their music. That most of the
species sing best in the spring is well
known, the motive that is responsible
for the general outpour of song being
result Of it's influences; they are happy
to be at home again in the old haunts,
to be surrounded by plenty and to feel
the matchless sweetness of returning
springtime.
One of the most delightful of our
American essayists believes all birds to
be incipient or would be songsters then
that even the hen has homely, con-
tented carol-and he credits the owl
with q desire to fill the night with
music. The light of love within the
little birds heart is brightest at that
season and overtiows and illumines his
song; ''the language of passion keeps
time to the hearts rhythm" until the
full beauty of the flower of love il
reached in the thousands of beautiful
homes about us.
Undoubtedly they sing at times foi
very Joy, just as we go singing abou'
our work because our hearts are ligh
and happy and the song sings itself; wt
have only to listen to it.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-03-06
COURT DATES.

Be it enacted bv the legislative
assembly of the territory of New
Mexico:
Sec. /. The terms OF the distrief
couIt hereafter to be held in the cout-
lies OF Santa Fe, San Juan. Rio a.
riba and raos, shall br held in sai
counties beginning at the times here
matter liked and continuing until adj
journed by the order of the court, To-
VII:
In the county of San Juan. on the
3D. Mondays in April and October.
In the county OF Rio Arrlba, on til
first MONDAYS in May aud November.
In the county of Taos, on the tmr
Mondays in May aud November,
In the county of Santa Fe, OF th
,ccoud Mondays in June ana Decen
er.
sec. .. The spring 1898 term in th
:Ounty OF Lincoln shall be held begif
ng on the second Monday Ia Aprll IL
,iead of the second Monday III Marct
/, now fixed.
lii the county of Chavez, begnpinl
IA the fourti, Monday in March insteac
Il the thIid Monday in fe0ruary.
In the cuuuty oil Eddy, beginning on
he.second Monday III March instead o.
lie iirsL Monday III February.
In ;he county If Dona Ana begin
ning on the inst Mo,day III March Il
tpad If the lirst Munday IN Febrhar
In lbe county of Sierra, oe@nning 0
he fourth Monday Ol March instea'
of the thrd Monday III March
In the county OF Grant, beginning OF
The third Monday in Aprll instead 0
he secoud Monday IN April.
See. 3. After the spring 1899 term
all terms OF court tor tile counties o
Lincoln, Chavez, Eddy, Dona an'
Grant. shall remain as fixed by the lav
of 1891.
In the county of Cofax, on the At
Monday in March aud the 2d MOnda.
III October
In the county of San Miguel, on tn
second Monday IN April and Novem
Der.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-03-06
CUP DAY IN VICTORIA.
The Great Event in the Calendar Of the
City of Melbourne.

City of Melbourne.
No one who has not visited Australia
can have any conception of the interest
which attaches to such race as the
Melbourne cup, which, with its sweep
stakes from the one hundred and forty
nine entries that were made in 1890, it's
trophy of el50 value, and its added
money of 10000, amounting altogether
to S13, ,0S0, is the most important money
contest in the world, says Sidney Dick
inson in Scribners Magazine. On the
day Of its occurance all business is sus-
pended by mutual consent throughout
Victoria, the banks and government
offices are all closed, and by twelve
o'clock the streets of Melbourne are as
silent and deserted as if the city were
stricken with a plague. For week
before the event, the railway trains
from Sidney, to the number of seven or
eight in a day, and all the inter-colonial
and mail steamers from that city and
Adelaide, are taxed to their utmost ca
pacity, and the accommodations of Mel
bourne, as we'll as all the neighboring
towns, are taken up by the immense
concourse of visitors. The facilities for
reaching Pennington are so good, how
ever, and the course itself so spacious
that even at the great race of the cen
tennial year, when more than 100000
persons were upon the grounds, one
saw the event with perfect comfort, and
was transported to and from the course
without five minutes, waiting at either
end of the line. The admirable temper
and sobriety of the great assembly are
largely responsible for such a result.
During the four days meeting of 1888
only five arrests were made on the
grounds, and none Of these was for seri-
Gus offenses. The crowd at an Aus
tralian race meeting is often rough in
appearance, but in orderliness and good
nature can hardly be excelled.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-03-06
NOT THE COMMITTEE.
He Gave Up When He Pound Out That
They We're Honest.

He Gave Up When He Pound Out That
They We're Honest.
1t was hideous night. The manner
in which the wind soughed through the
trees settled that matter. Now and
then drop of rain fell upon the dry
leaves like tear from the feverish eve
of distressed nature, says the Detroit
Tribune.
1t was a corler.
The solitary horseman with heavy
military cloak started violently when
fourteen shadowy figures leaped from
the underbrush and confronted him
with yawning shotguns.
"Your money!" they shouted, in
hoarse, lawless tones.
The horseman drew himself to his
full height
'Not red cent" he exclaimed.
The leader among the assailants
strode forward.
"Yield or diel'' he hissed.
what do you propose to do with the
money!" suddenly demanded the sol-
tary horseman.
Buy bread"
There was a convulsive movement be-
meath the military cloak
Then
The horseman's voice was suddenly
soft.
-'you are not the campaign commit
tee soliciting funds?"
"No"
''Take what have and welcome"
After some further interchange OF
civilities the rider put spurs to his horse
and with pleasant farewell disap-
| naared
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-03-06
She Had the Evidence.


A novel piece of evidence was intro
duced recently in breach of promise
case in Bavaria. The defendant OBJ
stinately denied the charge, and stated
that his accuser had nothing to show
to prove her statement. The latter,
buxom village maiden, asked one day
to be permitted to bring in her evil
dence. The court granted her request
and adjourned until ten o'clock the
next day. At the appointed time she
was on hand, and upon the query of
the Judge where her evidence was, she
opened the door and four lumbermen
brought in tree trunk, upon the bark
of which her faithless adorer had in
cised both their initials within fam
ing heart! She won her case.
THE man who is perfectly proper
toned weighs exactly twenty and
three-quarters pounds for every foot of
his height.
CANCER has been discovered in Amer
ican brook trout in pond in New Zea-
land. 1t was supposed that the disease
was unknown to fishes.
THE Gaudaloupe bees lay their honey
in bladders of wax about as large as
pigeons egg, and not in combs. The
honey never hardens, and is OF an oily
consistency.
CRYsTALLrzED nitrogen is one of the
greatest chemical curiosities. BY cool
ing nitrogen gas down to 367 degrees
below the freezing point and allowing
it to expand, solid snow-like crystals
are formed.
If the earth were to revolve on its
axis with seventeen times its present
rapidity, the pendulum would not Vi
brate at all, and we would weigh moth
ing at the equator, for the centrifugal
force would be SO great as to throw us
off
Our summer is few days longer thar
the astror1r inter whi@h afiar
from two aause r49, tile earth a..
ing winter is travelling over the smaller
half Of its orbit; and second. its mo
ton ia that pesiod Of It's orbit i eaaFe
rani,i
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-03-06
OFFICIAL REGISTER.
Sierra County Officers.

Nicholas Gales, Councilman for the coun-
ties of Sierra and Socorro.
W. e. Martin and Jose Armio Vigil re-
representatives. for the counties of soeoro
and Sierra.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-03-06
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The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-03-06
TERRITORIAL.
Court Of Private Land Claims.

Joseph R. Reed, of Iowa, Chief Justice.
Associate Justices: Wilbur +. stone
Colorado.
Thomas G. O Fuller, of North Carolina
William Nj. Murray, of Tennessee.
Henry @. slnss. .of Kansas
Matthew 9. Reynolds, OF Missouri, " y
Attorney.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-30

But when l related TO the Lady Sarat
Chandra Das that in India ono husband
had several wives and that among the
Philings (British) and the enlightened
natives of India monogamy alone Is prac-
ticed she stared at mo with wonder and
expressed much curiosity to hear an ac-
count of such strange customs. lone
wife, with one husband onlyl' she ex-
claimed in comic surprise. "Do not you,
Pandibla think that we Tibetan women
are happier than the Indian or Pulling
women, of whom the former must be the
more miserablef" Indeed, they are SO, F"
replied /. 1T Is fair that one woman
should have one husband, but how mon.
strous IL Is that one man should marry
several wivesi" exclaimed Lhacham.
PRAY tell me, )" said l, lis 1t not incon-
venient for one wife to serve many hus.
bandsY' Il do not see," observed Lha
cham, 'how the Indian women are hap
pier than the Tibetan women, while the
former have to divide among many the
affection and property Of their single hus
band, whereas in Tibet the housewife II
the real lady of all the joint earnings and
inheritance OF several brothers, who ar,
sprung from the same mother and are un.
doubtedly the same blood, flesh and bones
Their persons are one though their souls
might be different. "-Nineteenth Cen
fury.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-30
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Mrs. Louise Ordway Tead holds posi-
ton unique among women. Her duty Is
b superintend the pictures produced by
the Providence photographic company for
IT'S Sunday school productions, and she
brings to the work both natural artistic
bent and training as designer. Each
picture passes under her eye before 1t Is
Autographed and Is criticised until perfec-
ton is reached. The books, tracts and the
like are In use all over the world.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-30

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Changeable
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On motion council adjourned to Monday even.
ing May 9TH.
CIR. CowDrN, CITY Clerk
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-04
MARYLAND.

Baltimore, Md, Nov. 3-McKinley and the republican candidat tes for congress and the municipal and county officers swept the state. The vote of Baltimore city complete, and returns from scater- ed districts Of the counties point to are publican plurality of 30,000 on the na- tional tictket. This is 12,000 more than Gov. LownedS received in 1895.
 The election of five and probably all six congressman, a judge for the circuit court of Baltimore city, and fifteen out of twenty-two city councilmen is the re- suit of today's struggle. With the ex- ception of one, the Eighth, Mckinley had a majority in every one of the twenty two wards of the city. Bryan carried the Eighth. always a democratic stronghold, by plurality of 40 votes. McKinleys plurality over Bryan in the city is 21 ,518
 Other successful republican candidates fell slightly behind the leader of the tick ct, but all received handsome majorities.
 Congressman William B. Bakers ma- Jority in the four wards of Baltimore city Is 4,6S2 The vote in the four counties which form the remainder of the Second district will hardly lower those figures Dr. William s. Booze (rep.) defeated Thomas c. Weeks in the Third district by 6,7S9 votes. In the Fourth William M Mcintyre received 6,327 more votes than his democratic competitor, William J. Olden. Sidney E. Mudd, republican can- didate in the Fifth district received 366 plurality over Robert Moss in the Sev- enteenth ward, the only portion of the district located within Baltimore city. Capt John Mcdonald (rep) received 5000 to $500 more votes in the Sixth than his democratic competitor, Blair Lee.
 Scattering returns from the lower coun- ties of the eastern shore indicates that Dr. Isaac A. Barber has carried the Fifth congressional district by a small mar gin.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-04
NO USE TO GRUMBLE.

The city ordinance requires street cars to stop until a funeral procession passes, but the cars have the right of way through all other processions, political or otherwise-even a circus procession. It has been asked why the cars do not stop when the circus parade is going on. The reply is that the public would be more incommoded by the cars stopping than by their running during the parade. Sup pose you were out in the suburbs and knew the procession was moving, and could hear the steam calliope, and see the banners glancing in the sun and could hear the shouts of the multitude. and the cars had stopped so you couldn't get in to see 1t all-wouldn't you cuss every man in the company from the president to the boy at the railroad crossing? So the company keeps its cars running dur ing the parade to stop profanity. A street car that runs on time is a good moral agent, while one that stops is an ally of the devil. If the cars were stopped there is a possibility that some sick person would suffer for medicine or medical attendance
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-04
CALIFORNIA,

San Francisco, Nov. 3.-Up to 9:90 D. m. tonight only meagre and scattering re- turns have been received from interior points. In San Francisco, where the counting is preceding very slowly, re- turns have been from only thirteen out of a total of S13 precincts. Even these are incomplete, but they indicate that Mckinley leads. Chairman Mclaughlin of the republican state comittee, declines to give any estimate of the vote, but he believes that Mckinley will carry the state. On the other hand, Chairman AL ford, of the democratic state committee, claims the state for Bryan by a safe ma jority. Both sides maintain that they will elect majority of the congressional candidates and also secure the next legis- lature on joint ballot.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-04
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 SOCIETY.
SOCIETY.

MT. W. P Ellis is in Uniontown with his brother, MT. Perkins Ellis, who mar ried a daughter of ex-Congressman Da- vidson.
 Judge J. B. Head went down to Mont gomery yesterday.
 Bishop John c. Cranberry, of Virginia, arrived yesterday. and will remain in Birmingham until conference, which meets In Tuscaloosa Nov IS. He will be entertained by Dr. Hosmer and MT. Co., ner. He will preside at both the North Ala oama and Alabama conferences.
 The State Herald has received the fol- lowing announcement of a coming event:
 "A 7. and Mrs. A. B. Hamlet invite you to t.. present at the marriage of their daughter, Marie, to MT Menzo W. Par sons. Tuesday afternoon Nov. IT, at 3:30 o'colck, 1S96 at their home, 1850 Seventh avenue, Birmingham, Ala"
 MT Parsons Is a most estimable young, and is a popular contractor on the Ems ley line. The bride is charming young lady, whose admirers are many.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-04
MONTGOMERY.

Montgomery, Ala. Nov. 3.-(Special)- Stallings has carried Montgomery county by probably 1000 majority. It Is estimat- ed that he has carried the district by B. 900 or 5000. In the city the negroes voted solidy for Clarke. They have been shown marked attentions all day by some of Mr. Clarke's friends, and they are feeling exceedingly proud tonight over the election of Clarke and Mckinley. The vote in the city is uncomfortably close There were four polling places. The box at the jail was thrown out be- cause 1t contained 28 more votes than the registration list provided for. Box in beat 3, in the city, gave Clarke a major ity of 31. The two big boxes. one at the court house and the other at Abraham s stable, have not reported at 1:15 o'clock. Democrats here give the state to Bryan by 45, ,000
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-04
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Concord, N. H., Nov 3.-Returns are coming in very slowly, but enough have already been received to indicate that the republicans have secured the most sweeping victory in this state in it's his- tory and that their ante-election claim of plurality of upwards of 10000 for Mckinley and nearly as much for Rams dell for Governor, with increased majori- ties in both branches of the legislature and enlarged pluralities for congressman, will be verified. In fact everything seems to DOT nd veritable landslide.
 Twenty-nine towns and wards give Me- Kinley 4.301; Bryan, 1,459 Same towns and wards gave Harrison 3993; Cleveland, 3,149. McKinley's gain, 2,498. For Gov ernor twenty-eight towns give Ransdell republican, 3,O22; Kent, democrat 1,7O0.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-04
ADDITIONAL STATE NEWS.
MARSHALL.

Guntersville, Ala, Nov. 3.-(Special)- Bryan and Sewall's majority over Me- Kinley is about 700; Sewall and Watson about even; Howard over Bullock 300.
 Pell City, Ala, Nov. 3.-(Speclal)- Crosswell precinct ties on Bullock and Howard. Seven beats give Howard 200 majority which Is democratic gain over the August election.
 Four beats, including Tuscaloosa, give Bankhead a majority of 15O. The county will go for Bryan, Sewall and Bankhead by 300 majority. The vote is lighter than in August The negroes voted largely for what they call the republican ticket, Me- Kinley and Vandegraff. Youngbloods populist vote is small.
 Mobile, Ala, Nov. 3.-(Special )-Bry- ans plurality in Mobile county is 1,6Oo.
 Livingston, Ala, Nov. 3.-(Special)- Bankhead carries four beats in Sumpter county. majority 6S4. Vandegraff carries three beats, 482 majority. Other beats not in
 Opelika, Ala, Nov. 3.-(Special)-Lee county absolutely safe for Bryan and Clayton by not less than $50 majority.
 Decatur, Ala, Nov. 3.-(Special)- Hundley carries Decatur by 15O majority. Wheeler carries Morgan county by 300 and district by 1000 majority.
 Athens Ala, Nov. 3.-(Special)-Ath ems box gives Bryan majority of 20, Wheeler 30. Limestone county will give Bryan 200 and Wheeler 300 majority.
 Hayneville, Ala, Nov. 3.-tSpecial)- Average vote has been boiled in the coun- ty. It Is almost unanimous for Bryan, Sewall and Brewer.
 ligent precincts give Bryan 120; McKin- ley, 90; Bankhead, 127; Vandegraff, GA; Youngblood, 15. Bryan will carry the county by about 5OO