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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-08
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HE sat down before
the machine,
Her fair fingers
poised in air.
The sunlight glanc'
ed over Ii @
screen
And lit up the
bronze in her
hair.
"You are ready1
IT'S time we be-
gan.
Now-Wanted, a
dear little wife
By the loneliest
bachelor man
She brought the
steel keys back
to life.
"She must be both
pretty and wise,
Have the patience
of Job in her
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-08

ENOR SALE-New Mexico Statutes at the
e New Mexican Printing Office.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-08
Tennessee Centennial and lntcrna,
tional Exposition, Nashville.
Tenn, May 1 to OctO-
her RI.

For the above occasion the Santa Fe
route has placed on sale tickets to Nash
vile and return at a rate Of $6715; these
tickets will be gu sale daily until October
15, 1897 good TO return until November,
Z, 1897. For particulars call on agents Of
the Santa Fe route.
H. 8. Lutte, Agent,
W. ]. BLACK, q. PA. Santa Fe, N. N.
Topeka, Kas.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-08

DROBATE COURT BLANKS-For sale at
Il the New Mexican Printing Office.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

For Sale. For Rent, Lost, Found.
Wanted.
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TNORSALE-Blank mortgages of all descrip-
fee.
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NOR SALE-Old papers, in quantities to
e suit, for sale at the New Mexico Printing
Companys Office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09

umn battle a pack Of keen scented, intel
ligent dogs, rot tc mention half dozen
men, for an hour or more. You might
think, to look at the lifeless form of a
fat short legged coon, that he wolld be
slow and awkward of movement, but
he is Just the opposite. He moves with
a swift, gliding motion, and when he is
humping himself, which he seems to
be doing in a literal sense, he looks like
a streak of fur shooting through the
bushes.
The excitement begins when the dogs
first find the scent, and from that mo-
ment until the game is bagged there is
continuous performance, with no waits
between acts. Swampy land, thick
with tangled underbrush, is bad enough
to traverse in the daytime, but when
you have to run through it at full
speed in the dead of night it develops
into an exercise which is almost as free
from monotony as falling down stairs
with a barrel of glassware. But at full
speed you have to go if you expect to
keep up with the dogs and be in at the
death.
All Sorts of things happen to you.
You slip from soggy log and go splash
ing into Shiny pool with all the aban-
don of a monster bullfrog. Then you
scramble out and go crashing ON at re-
doubled speed until you are stopped by
a head on collision with a stump, from
which you carom against a tree and
continue, somewhat dazed, but just as
enthusiastic as ever. 1t is annoying,
too, when the man in front pushes aside
a bough or long, thorn set blackberry
bush and lets it come back into your
face with a swish.
There were some city men-artists,
journalists, actors and such-who once
decided to go coon hunting A Bohemi-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09
A COUNCIL OF WAR.

an friend had told them it was rare
sport and quite eccentric, so they went
out to little country town where a
pack of dogs and two skilled coon hunt
ers had been engaged to pilot the party.
Now, the visitors chose to amuse them
selves at the expense of the suburban
coon hunters and urban wit was scat
tered profusely during the ride to the
hunting grounds But there it ceased to
flow. Those long suffering rustics pro-
ceeded to lead their victims such chase
as amateur coon hunters never had be:
fore. For four weary hours the men
from the city stumbled and wallowed
about in one of the worst swamps to be
found in that section of the country,
and when they dragged themselves out
at daylight they had no heart for MAX
ing jests at the expense of the coon
hunters.
But experience enables the hunter to
go through the woods at night with
much speed and comparative ease. His
eyes become accustomed to the appear
ance of trees, stumps, logs and pools in
the half light, and he does not make
the mistakes which trouble the begin
ner. Of course if the coon ran in a
straight line he and the dogs would
soon leave the hunters far behind. But
the coon knows that he is not equal to
a long distance sprint, so as soon as he
reaches cover Of any kind he begins his
lodging tactics.
Right here the coon proves himself a
master of strategy. Some of his tricks,
PLAYED with the idea of throwing the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09
Gold Basis For Mexico.

A recent dispatch from Mexico con.
veys the information that Mexico is
about to take what are considered the
first steps toward a gold basis. 1t is
said that the recent great fall in the
price of silver has been a wonderful and
costly object lesson to Mexico and other
nations using silver as the standard of
value.
Mexico produces considerable gold,
but it goes to other countries where it
is more appreciated. Mexico now pro-
poses to put an export duty on gold. 1t
is argued that this will keep her gold
at home and make it easy for her to
adopt gold standard in a few years. 1t
is also proposed TO exempt gold miners
from 'every form Of federal, state and
municipal taxation.
Another dispatch says that "it is I'M
derstood that the next step will be the
depositing of gold in the federal treas
ury, the government to pay therefor in
silver dollars at the current rate of ex-
change on the day the deposit is made.
1t is argued that this plan would ac'
CGluulate "a gold fund from which in.
terest payments would be met and
would also make it easy to change the
basis. 1t is also stated that Mexico
cabinet proposes to bring about the
gradual adoption of the gold standard
so as not to shock trade
In view of the above facts our silver
statesmen show great discretion in re.
framing from visiting Mexico
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09
Roies, sew silver scheme.

To cover his complete abandonment
of the failing cause of free silver coin
age Ex-Governor Boies Of Iowa has
pushed to the front the storage ware
house scheme of government silver pur-
chases, evolved by Secretary Window
in 1885, but quickly abandoned as pur-
poseless and impiacticable by both
friends and enemies of silver coinage in
congress. By this scheme silver bullion
is to be deposited in the treasury and
market value certificates issued ON it,
redeemable on presentation in bullion
at the later market rate. No silver is to
be coined, and bullion is merely to be
dealt in speculatively as an out and out
commodity. To what trivial and
shrunken compass has the ex-governor
of Iowa reduced the all embracing sill
yer programme of 1891 Such heresy
can be little less odious in the eyes Of
the true believer than an actual con
donation of the "crime of 1878. New
York Tribune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09

the triumphant note IN the tone Of the
dogs as they Historically announce the
fact that the coon has been freed Then
the hunters gather and hold a council
of war. Probably no two old coon hunt
ers ever will agree as to the exact meth
cd of getting freed coon. The south
ern darkies, who value the meat as
much as the chase, sometimes shoot
him. Some hunters favor climbing the
tree and shaking him from the limb
and then beating him to death with
clubs. Others hold that the dogs should
finish him if they can and if the coon
proves the best fighter he should have
his liberty. But as general thing he
is mercilessly shaken or knocked from
the limb, and after brief but exciting
struggle he dies the death.
The people who really like roast stuff
ed coon are few, leaving out the colored
brother. The meat has gamy flavor
and tastes something like roast pig.
Half the hunters who are willing to
spend the whole night chasing coons
make only faint pretense of eating
coon meat after they have got their
game and had it cooked, but this only
shows that the sport is fascinating one.
CYRUS SYLVESTER.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09
The Kew of sheridan,s Success.

General Horace Porter, in his Cam
paigning With Grant, " in The Century,
says, after describing the battle of Five
Forks:
Sheridan had that day fought one of
the most interesting tactical battles of
the war, admirable in conception, bril-.
liant in execution, strikingly dramatic
in its incidents and productive of ex-
tremely important results.
| said to him, 1T seems to me that
you have exposed yourself today in a
manner hardly justifable ON the part of
a commander of such an important
movement. His reply gave what seems
to be the true key to his uniform sue
cess on the field, Il have never in my
life taken o command into battle and
had the slightest desire to come out
alive unless WON"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09
WITH A DOG AND A CLUB
The Nocturnal Nimrod Is Equip
ped For Coon Hunting.
GREAT SPORT ON AUTUMN NIGHTS.

lowing the Chase Through Bog and
Brush-City Men Who Found Coon
Hunting Pretty Rough Sport.
When the moon is full and the corn
is in the milk, the coon hunting season
begins. For more reasons than one fash
ion has not set its seal ON the coon
hunt, and you might suppose that the
sport had become practically extinct.
But it has not. 1t has merely gone into
seclusion. In the old days the coon
hunters were the substantial men of the
township, the we'll to do farmers and
perhaps the local justice. They kept
packs of more or less famous coon dogs,
and they pursued the sport in the true
sporting spirit.
But now the coon hunter is apt to be
an individual of no great importance in
the village, and the fact that he does
hunt coons adds little TO his reputation.
The sport remains just as good as it
ever was, however, and the coon can
still be found in his old haunts, for he
goes on multiplying just as if he was as
fashionable as the fox. Coon hunting is
not to be done in golf stockings or
fancy clothes, and it is a rugged sport,
suitable to be INDUCED in only by the
hardy, seasoned hunter with a knowl-
edge Of wOOdcTaft and no fear Of damp
feet.
AS the coon is a night prowler, so the
coon hunter must have his sport in the
silent watches. The true sportsman will
not take gun along when he goes after
coons. An AK and stout club are all
the weapons necessary. One of the
party, for this is strictly a sociable
sport, should have pair of tree climb
ers, and lantern is sometimes useful.
A cold bite and a bottle of snake bite
cure are optional accessories.
Then there are the dogs To an en-
thusiastic coon hunter good coon dog
represents the embodiment of animal
intelligence, and he values him at a fig
ure which is practically prohibitive. l
have often heard of coon dogs which
were worth 500 of any mans mon
ey," but never heard of sale being
made at that or any lower figure.
Mere questions of breed or pedigree
do not enter into the question of wheth-
er canine is a good coon dog or not.
If he is, why he is, and that's all there
is toit. Ihave seen coon dogs that look
ed like crosses between hounds and shep-
herd dogs, between mastiffs and bull
dogs, and some which exhibited traces
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09

of half a dozen breeds and might be
correctly described as "pure mongrel
blood" but nothing so irritates the
owner of a coon dog as an attempt to
classify his animal.
Nah, he amt no hound and he amt
no setter. He's jest a coon dog and a
mighty good one. Amt that enough"
1t had to be, for the mighty coon hunt
er closed the interview with the air Of
one who has exhausted the subject
1t is well known that the coon leaves
the faintest and most subtle scent Of
any animal. It grows cold half an hour
after he passes by and then the keenest
nosed dog cannot detect it. So to catch
your coon your have to know his haunts
and something about his habits In the
daytime he dOzes safely curled up in a
hollow tree or in a rock pile, but at
night he goes forth to nibble the tender
corn, to hunt for huckleberries or early
grapes But these are the dainties with
which he tickles his palate. What puts
fat on his ribs are the frogs and lizards
which he catches at the creek side or in
the swamps. His first object, though, on
leaving his hole, is to get drink of
water, and he makes for the nearest
spring or water course.
Just about this time of the year the
coon hunter will do best to go quietly
down to the edge of an outlying corn.
field about midnight If it is bounded
by rail fence or stone wall, so much
the better, for the coon likes best an
elevated trail 1t suits his feet better
than a fat surface, but the dogs will
take the scent just as well. Whether
they keep it or not is another question
Those people who speak contemptu.
ously of the coon and intimate that he
can be fooled by any simple trick have
never followed wilv old coon and seen
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09
A Curious Epitaph.

The following epitaph is copied from
a tomb in the vicinity of Port Royal,
Jamaica:
Here lieth the body of Louis Caldy,
Esq, a native of Montpelier, in France,
which Country be left on account of the
revocation. He was swallowed up by
the earthquake which occurred at that
place in 1892, but by the great provi-
dence of God was, by second shock,
flung into the sea. where he continued
swimming till rescued by boat and
lived 40 years aftSrward. Nuggets
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09
Facing the Music.

The spirit Of this simile is used by
John Bunyan in the meditation "Of the
Horse and Drum, in his Book For
Boys and Girls; or, Country Rhymes For
Children" published in 1886 OF the
genuine Christian he says, inter ALA:
Let drummers beat the charge or what they
will,
They IL nose them, face them, keep their places
still.
Notes and Queries.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09

He-I have called on you seven years
Miss Waite All this time / have pas
sionately loved you. Tomorrow or the
next day shall probably come up and
ask you to marry me What will you
say?
Miss Waite (confused)-Oh. this is
SO sudden London Fun
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09

dogs OF the scent, show great cunning
He will climb tree, run out ON a low
hanging branch and drop He will dou-
BILE on his tracks as often as he can. He
will kill the scent by swimming across
little pools and floating down running
streams, and daring old coons have been
known to double quickly ON their paths
and run squarely through the pursuing
party, throwing the whole pack into
confusion.
Sooner or later, however, the coon
concludes that he cannot run all night
and in desperation he selects a tree,
climbs out on a branch and defiantly
awaits his fate. There is no mistaking
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09

In some parts of South Africa much
damage is done by balloons, which go
in large marauding parties to rob gar
denS
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09
Roston's Long Street.

Boston claims to have the longest
paved street in the world-Washington
street, which is 171a miles in length.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09
English Working Women.

1t is estimated that in England one
woman in every six earns her own liv-
inc
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-03-19

j. A. HEATH.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-03-19
Buy a Ticket.

There are many people who it is
impossible for the soliciting commit.
tee of the G. A. r. Encampment to
see although they are trying to do
their best TODD so and to these good
people we wish to say please do not
feel as though you had been intention
ally sighted because this is not so.
The committee will see all they can
hut any person wishing to contribute
for this purpose any small sum they
can do so by leaving the money with
any member Of the committees or any
old soldier in the city. Another way
in which any one can aid materially
in helping Chanute to win a good
name by this Encampment being held
here, is to donate as much as you can
in the purchase of tickets for the play
''The German Volunteer" The tick
cts have been put at price that all
can reach, 25cents for general admiss-
ION and 80 cents for reserved seats.
If you desire to make a donation and
1T the same time get the full worth
Of your money buy a few tickets and
jhus help Chanute and the committee.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-03-19
GaIeSDurg.

Wednesday March II, 1S97.-Mrs.
Maye Bowers, Mrs. B. M. Shaw and
Mrs, ID. B. Clum attended the w. G.
T. U. convention at Chanute last
Wednesday.
Ed Mills leaves for Nebraska tod ay.
Albert Darr was in Parsons last Fri
day.
j. A. Kaylor of Parsons spent Sun
day with j. r. Chrisman.
Mrs. Eicher who has been visiting in
MOrantown, returned yesterday.
VIM. Cebolt is erecting new resi-
dence in the north part of town.
G, NJ. Coffman and wife were trans
acting business in Parsons Friday.
j. NJ. Green of Erie is visiting his
daughter Mrs. j. c. Bell this week.
Only very few have begun sowing
oats, and the rain last night stopped
them.
Mr., Gregg and wife of Parsons spent
Sunday with the family of J. r. Nc
Nabb.
Rev. w. J. Hannah of the Brethren
Faith preached in the NJ. e. church
Sunday night.
Albert Darr went to California last
Tuesday. He leaves many friends who
wish him well.
G. NJ. Coffman assisted in the orga-
niZation of an A. II. T. A. in Chanute
last Saturday.
The NJ. E. Conference sent Rev. j. B.
McNabb to Mound City, and Rev. Sim
mons comes to take charge here.
g. N. Jacobs and Fred Engles were
in Neodesha last week as delegates to
the Christian church and Endeavor.
Miss Belle Francis closed a months
term Of school at Oak Grove in Grant |
Twp. last Friday and has come home,
and Frank is all smiles.
Mrs. j. G. Bell returned from Cha
mute last Thursday where she had
been visiting with II. B. Bells, Chas.
and other friends,
Don't fail to see me before securing
your flax seed to SOW and get our
terms. | will sell or loan flax for less
price and better terms than ever be-
'ore given. 4-16
S. A. WICKARD.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-03-19
Installation of Officers.

Temple Commandery No. A. X. r.
held an Election and Installation OF
Officers last night at Masonic Hall
The following were elected and in
stalled tC serve the ensuing year.
Sir f. f, Coulson, Eminent Com.
mander.
Sir M. d. Henry, Jr. Generalissimo
" II, G. Ford, Captain General.
" Rev II. NJ. Carr, Excellent Pre-
late.
Sir L. A, Register, Senior Warden
" L. b. Keifer, Junior Warden.
4" j. II, Light, Treasurer.
" G. w. Reed, Recorder.
" j, N. Taylor, Standard Bearer,
W. r. Smith, Sword Bearer.
H. w. Price, Captain of the
Guard.
The installation ceremonies were
conducted by Past Eminent, Sir Geo
N, Lindsay, in a very able and i'm
pressive manner. A very large num-
Der of Sir knights were in attend
ance and general good time was en-
loyed by all.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-03-19
The Brother-in-Law in the Case

A case is to be tried at the coming
May term of court which may be of
considerable interest to the public,
was filed last week, being an action of
divorce brought by Chas. S. Fisher vs..
Martha E. Fisher. The parties in in
terest reside at Benedict. The plain
tiff in his petition charges his wife
with gross neglect of duty and eX
IRENE cruelty, and as some of the
grounds for such allegations, states
that owing to an unlawful attach
ment formed for DR.. w. NJ. Johnson,
of Benedict, his brother-in-law, the
defendant has become estranged from
her husband and family during the
past two years.
The verified petition cites num-
Der of occasions when the defendant
was seen in public places, submitting
to Johnson's carresses and reciprocal
ing the same. 1t is stated that anti
cipating the bringing of the suit,
Johnson has fled the country, suppos-
eddy because of his wrong doing.
1t is not yet known whether the de-
PENDANT will contest the suit brought
by her husband. The plaintiff asks the
custody and control of the three minor
children, and that he be adjudged the
sole owner of the real and personal
property accumulated by the couple in
Benedict. -Fredonia Citizen.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-03-19
Wanted.

Wanted; One thousand bushels of
cane seed in ten days. Bring seed or
sample. Highest market prices paid.
have millet seed, tlmoty, clover, blue
grass, johnson grass seed, flax seed
and castor bean seed. Call and see my
seed and get prices before buying. Az
Office, Bacon Block, S. A. WICKARD.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-03-19

All a fellow has to do to run news
paper is to be able to write apoem, dis
cuss the tariff, umpire baseball game,
report wedding, saw wood, beata law
yer, describe fire so that the reader
will shed his wraps, make dollar do
the work of ten, shine soirre, measure
calico, abuse the liquor habit, test
whisky, subscribe to charity, go with
out meals, attack free silver, defend
bimetalism sheer at Snobbery, wear
diamonds, overlook scandal, minister to
the afflicted, heal the disgruntled,
fight to finish, set type, mould opin-
ion, sweep the office, speak at prayer
meeting, and stand it with everybody
and everything, and tell the exact
truth, no more nor no less, as in the
foregoing. -Neodesha Derrick.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-03-19
Flax Loan.

OUR SOWING FLAX IS NOW READY
FOR DELIVERY, AND WILL BE PUT OUT
ON VERY LIBERAL TERMS. WE HAVE
CHOICE SEED, AND INVITE FARMERS
TO CALL AND EXAMINE IT AND GET
OUR TERMS.
OUR STOCK OF GARDEN AND FIELD
SEEDS IS QUITE COMPLETE.
2-26tf MOREY & WINFIELD.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-03-19

A w. G. T. U. was organized at
Buffalo last week with the following
officers: President, Mrs. Emma Nc
Cam; corresponding secretary, Miss
Mable Whitaker; recording secretary,
Mrs. Jennie Blackwood; treasurer,
Mrs. Phoebe HiSey.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-03-19

Usher Bros, the marble men can
and will sell you monuments cheaper
than any travelling agent, and you can
see the work at their shop. No guess
work about it. 3-5 If.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-03-19

Progress, Early Kansas, Older, Gregg
and Nemaha Raspberry plants for sale
at prices to suit the times. Humboldt
Kansas.
1926. j. A. HEATH.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-03-19

II. P. Farrelly attended to business
at Erie Wednesday.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-03-19

Flax Seed To Loan.
This will be good year to SOW flax.
For choice seed and best terms call
and see me. 4-16
S. A. WICKARD.