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The Eddy current., 1898-09-17

AZ the regular meeting Of the Wood
men of the World hoid last night,
seven candidates we're initiated into
The mysteries uf woldcratt AZ the
conclusion % the impressive coremn-
nies the members 60 about the mum
ber ot forty. with Sovereign & T.
kingsley. oi the Rongh Riders, as
guost of honor. repaired Co the FIR
restaurant. where sumptuous and
blunuful rppast awaited them, to
which full Justice was done Great
credit IA due 60 the committee ~ ar
rangement consisting Of SOys. j.
Jac0bs q. NJ. Birdsall and A J..
kogers Las Vegas Optic
The Woodmen Of the World Is one
Of the most reliable and prosperous
fratefnal organizations IN the United
states. Eddy Grove Camp No. . Is
sull ylgorous.and numbers among It's
members some OF the best citizens.
Jno. l.. Nsll is consul commander.
This order has an insurance feature
for members of from siOOO 20 $4,000
and q 500 monument Is erected over
the grave of each deceased member
For those who desire q safe protection
Tor their families no more reliable in
surlnce can be- found only risks Of
healthy persons are taken, the physi
clans examination being fully as So
were as any OF the old time companies.
Any member Of the order is empower
ed 90 receive applications
The Eddy current., 1898-09-17

The nrW improvements unw being
made 90 the beet sugar factory no this
point Hr- more extensive than even
our 0w. citizens are aware The ad
ditinu e. the factory consisting OF one
mure large room, uscossitaiiug the
cutting away OF great portion of the
root and placing immense timbers 90
sustain the two new crystalIzrrs and
the great sugar boiler or vacuum pan.
was ntrustrd 90 Messrs s. / and Carl
Roharts, who have nearly finished the
wood work The boiler which stood
fle second l0ur was raised dis
I.1 .n nf uftrrH and "a halo icrt ltd
derug ts weight. which Wa
rH UuO pounds, thr undertaking
100 casy task he addition to the
f.t Y-y h. 900 thr north side. the new
ueiug the highest point of th.
rt bulldlgg lhe new crystalIz'rs
,i e which welsh eight tons. are
'l BIck system nt crystilizrIs and
woe patented u the United states in
C.tu0tr. 1884 This syAtem does away
20 large amount pi work boy cn
fIIns thr sugar maker Go dispense
'.tN thr Third ruu ou the residue The
'lry hls also beru supplied w.ih
D .N Weston crututug4ls which will
'tinct Va larger proportion of thr
Ussr Tho improvements are all
murd 90 lcEsenlug the cost OF making
ugar and therefore lesseuiug The
cIHace Of the factory shutting down
~ GOOD on account ul losses
The Eddy current., 1898-09-17

Snnerlntendent.

We are authorized tu announce T.. J.
WoIch asa candidate Cor tuprruiuudrAi ul
scluots. subject tu thC decision ui tue drih-
uaiHtlc party.
We are authorized 90 announce villain
& Krir ns "a candidate iur The Oiiicr ul
county superintendent ut schools.
Tho CUHnIsT ls authorized 60 announce
john l. koli as u candidate for nomination
iof .uuorlntruuuut ui schools ui lddy tu,
N tl subject tho action ui thu democrat
Iu uIlfunrIrH.
The Eddy current., 1898-09-17

Mr. Oscar Sassin announces this
week Tor commissioner Mr. sassin Is
one Of the old settlers Of Se,en Rivers
and n noted among those who have
known HIM for many years rs a man
who bends less 10 influence from fear
or favor than the average. lie is one
Of those men who Try 20 do right even
though friends dcspise and foes threat.
en-. Ills knowledge Of the office TO
which be- was solicited by many leading
democrats to become candidate rs
without doubt as profound as that of
any other man In Eddy county, except
possibly that Of Mr. Cunningham.
Two years ago Mr. Sassin was placed
upon the ticket by the democratic
committee only short time before
election on account of the refusal NJ
Mr. Peter Corn TO accept the office,
and Mr. Sassiu ran within six votes Of
Mr. Rheinboldt who was conceded q
strong man Mr. Sassin really de.
serves much from democrats who
have been allowed 10 use his name at
any and aIl times when good man
was necessary 10 iill up the ticket
The Eddy current., 1898-09-17

Far .rs and others who locate in
tho pcDls valley have thc advantage
ot Twin nearer Co good hunting and
fishing grounds than many others.
There always in each year "a lull ia
farm work which permits young aud
old tot .ke a few weeks of for sport
aud The uniting grounds are only q
diy'st ye from the valley la almost
any d ion 10 the east may be
found .iteupc, quail. rabbits, etc,
while & he west the black tail deer,
antelop, bear quail, panther, Wild cat,
etc ar plentiful, while north and
south, duck, geese and good hshng
may be l1uud almost anywhere. Con
sIdcring that the recus Valley farmer
may have free range tor his stock for
all time - come aud that o ten acre
irrigated farm highly fertilized will
raise ib ~ as much as o forty acre
tract in the countries dependent upon
rain, IL would appear that we are high.
ly blessed and iayorahly located 80
other section presents so healthy %
climate. where diseases are $50 rare and
where Jack Frost is almost unknown
Th, dly B. uut flr distant when min
wtIt lccn. Valley iArm VIII ur cou
fId.rd fortunate
The Eddy current., 1898-09-17

The following is the condition of the
market 40 tins point Tor week ending
60 day: Butter ls strong aud Is Liable
tu hold its own, Yeast cakes are ris.
ing steadily. bananas are slipping
along at the same old prices with au
occasional drop WatermclOns are
going down more than they were a
week ago Cheese is much more live
ly aud stirring Syrups are sticking az
the prices aud are about pint more
% the quart than they were last win
ter, Green apples are growing less
since vacation Dried apples are
swelling the market. Chickens are
picking up q little.
The Eddy current., 1898-09-17
cnnniY Commlssloner.

At the request Ola numpor oi friends anu
candidate flr recollection tu tue olnlt .l
county cufuml.rllurr llr tuc iat difificl,
subject to tuU tlll ui thc democracy 'l hno'
N CtNNiNouAN.
thrrrby announce myself candidate for
county r1mmlsaiuuDI lur district 80. 2 oi
I,Idy county. subject tu tur action ui lht
GouNul WILCOX
hereby announce myself candidhtc l1F
ltrt Oh tur WIll uf thr democratic party Hil-
mary election sept. g. g.. ". tpWuiN
The ,rmitsf BE- authorized Co announce
OrcHf sHsslut ven NNtfr, hH 'huul .
date fDr Cuun' HuWnlrNIuuNt lni ulnNl''
SO. q subject hD democratic primaries
The Eddy current., 1898-09-17

The CURRENT is IN possession Of
correspondence from leading Roswell
people which. II published, would
absolutely prove that this town has
been systematically back capped
Eddy people should retaliute for we
have the best town in the valley, con
tainug as IL does more substantial i'm
proyements than ten towns like Ros
well. Eddy has more irrigated lands
tributary to IL than Roswell, at least
four acres tO one contiguous To llos.
well Any person Who doubts that
every statement made regarding this
matter boy the CuREENT cannot be
fully proven can have the proofs at
any time desired. While we believe
that what damages one damages all, u
is time 90 call halt on the methods
used 10y Roswell to damage our town.
The Eddy current., 1898-09-17

We are authorized 90 announce ". q.
Stewart asa candidate i.rrr-clrcuuu io th'
ne alll of tlr democracy tprDsscd lu con
NnmIIum Oh urLmMIl lI..LlIu-
The Eddy current., 1898-09-17

De it remembered that there was holden a
special mnciinR "a me board of count come
uiisaiOuera of EDDY county, hcW Mexico,
ihla tho .th dny OF september. iss Present
~ Cunningham, Chalunaui irunk ikhciu-
ilonE commissioner district SO. 2, ana ".
on moilon a. N. Elliott. g. a. Emerson
nnd W K owen Wcrn appointed momnprf
0f tnr hoHrd of rerlafrHtiun Tor pr.clnci hu,
a. D.. ~. nl4hmnu, H. q, Moln qua inu M.
la sln Tor procln : 80. gao ~, O'Neil, j. u,
Wood aud a, 3 Harris for precinct $50, ji
J.. ", Holt NJ, N. Mn0ol and q, ,M liugT
Tor precinct No, D nnd r. 4, funfrilnu,
VIII ~ reliant ana Ihos Vest for precinct
The rest. nation oi F,od symcyor ms c1un-
~ Nup frlutcudrnf Of SCHOOLS iur EDDY
county wna accepted
IAt collector H. hereby requested O. nssrfs
an property, Including persona that may
COME tn hia notice tfsl hHs aui % fen nsaNUa-
ga hy ths SCISSOR, lf Appearing that some
uartIeH have been omitted NN th0 assessor
aud also Ha tu uuritrH WHO have NOT rondcr-
20 a iuli list ni thoir property io iho aaa-
on motion board adjourned 90 October 3,
~. .--.-s-p-s- -.-s--,.-.----s-ss
~ Trade; Forty acFra uf ine land,
decided and without ineumbruuce; un.
der canal twelve mi es south of Eddy
for good COW. Fnquhe ut this oill-
&c.
The Eddy current., 1898-09-17
Probate Judge.

reelection Goo lhr office ul probate Judge fuhr
ltct tl thrd,tlalou uf tht democracy ui Lddy
county.
The Eddy current., 1898-09-17

NJ raska papers report heavy frosts,
ice I ung 90 the thickncs Of heavy
glass This sounds rather cool 90 the
peopl, u the recos Valley who do
not cct frost for two months 60
come
The Eddy current., 1898-09-17

thereby announce myself candidate i9r
the once I'D county treasurer ana th-vm
81 tUtIretnr. subject Go ihc decision ui
elmer thr democratic convention uf pfna-
rie- J. D. WALklk.
thereby announce myself n candidhig ipf
the nf1cs' ni county treasurer nud ch.uWtiu
collector Of tddy county subject q" tN' Ut
R h. AEHsIHoNu.
The Eddy current., 1898-09-17

W Cochran authorize. h0 Dtmu.r Co
AuuuD ncr nls uHmc tor r-uuWibHuun hy
thr democracy tu tuH office uf assessor "t
lddy uuutt,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-19
Slipping Into the Sea.

The recent landslip at Cromer is en-
" the last Of long series Of catastro'
Plies which during the past 1000 years
have buried more than a mile Of land
in the sea. One looks in vain for any
mention Of Cromer in Domesday book
It was then but a hamlet Of the town
Of Shipden. But Shipden has lain now
for many years at the bottom Of the
sea. At the beginning Of this century
it was still possible to discern the ma
sorry Of its church at low water. In
those days Cromer was an inland town.
But in 1887 an extraordinary gale drove
the sea to such height that the very
existence of the town was in peril for
many hours Since then a breakwater
has been constructed to protect the
town.
The neighborhood, however, is grad
ually disappearing. At Sheringham a
frigate drawing 20 feet Of water can
now ride at anchor where 40 years ago
there was a cliff 90 feet high. 1t has
been found necessary to move various
buildings inland. A lighthouse was
built in 1919 several hundred yards in
land, but in little more than a century
this lighthouse had to be abandoned
owing to encroachment and a new one
built still farther away. The Cromer
cliffs are very sandy and are especially
exposed to the action Of the sea, as they
encounter the full force of the drift
from the northeast. Westminster Ga
zqtfa
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-19
The KonRo Railway.

The completion Of the Kongo railway,
which has taken ten years to accom-
plish, is an event which is worthy of
record. for this is not only railway,
but a way to the civilization Of some
35, 600, 600 human beings The enter
prise is due to the Belgians, and, though
the success of the Kongo Free State has
been far from being triumphant, il is
remarkable as the first and only attempt
at colonization ever undertaken by that
people. The railway is great achieve
ment, for the natural obstacles were
many in number, the climate at many
parts of the route so deadly that the
workmen persisted by the hundred, and
the scarcity of water and food supplies
led to much suffering.
The line is single, and is $50 miles
in length; in its course it offers exam
pies of all kinds Of engineering difficult
ties in the way of tunnels, bridges and
deep cuttings through hard rock This
railway brings the Atlantic ocean and
the lower Kongo within reach of 3, 600
miles Of navigable waterways, and thus
opens up to European commerce l., O00,-
600 square miles Of country which be-
fore was quite shut out from communi-
cation. The foresight and enterprise
which conceived and carried out the
idea Of this African railway are not
likely to 20 unrewarded. Chamber
journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-19
Moving Terms.

ooh, mamma" exclaimed little
Alice, lit says here in the paper that
Mrs. Buckethwaite addressed the Soro-
sis meeting in moving terms should
think she'd be ashamed of herself. !
never thought she would do such a
thing as that. Now we can never be
friends with her any more, can we,
mamma"
"Why, my child, 1 don't understand
you, her mamma replied. Why
should we cease to be friends:"
Because she used moving terms, OF
course" the little one explained. "Just
think of a lady doing that when there
were a lot Of others around 10 hear her,
especially if they were such moving
terms as papa used the last time we
moved.
Then her mother understood. -Cleye.
land Leader.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-19
Skeletons In a Cave.

A cave, heretofore unknown, was dis
covered at Belpre, near Parkersburg. re-
Gently ON the farm of b. A. Prince. The
entrance, which is extremely small,
will only permit one person to enter at
q time Some distance back, however.
a large room. 20 feet square, of solid
stone, was encountered. Dates as far
back as 1893 are carved on the walls
In one corner of the room stone door,
which swings ON large steel hinges,
opens into another room, about ten feet
below the first, which, when examined,
was found to contain hundreds Of hu-
man skeletons. This was supposed to be
a vault for the disposition of the dead
in the days of the aborigines. Twenty
feet still lower, TO which one can de-
scend with the aid of a rope, is another
apartment. Here is large pool OF wa
ter, clear as crystal, in which are nu-
merous Ash, resembling somewhat the
common sunfish Hundreds Of stone fish
are to be found in the different sections
Of the cave, upon which are carved
dates reaching back into the fifteenth
seutory. -CharlestO CIV. Va.) Letter
N Baltimore American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-19
RoOseYelt's Promise.

Private Will T. Palmers of the rough
riders wrote home to Kansas as follows
"When we came to make the final
charge that took this position, some OF
the officers wanted to fall back and
leave it in possession of the Spaniards,
but Colonel Roosevelt pulled his pistol
and said. You can fall back if you
want to, but my men will hold it till
the last man dies. We held it and did
not die either. l tell you Wood and
Roosevelt are proud of their regiment.
Colonel Roosevelt says if we knock the
bottom out of this thing in time he is
going to take all the rough riders that
are alive and able to go to the Paris ex-
position in 1900 at his own expense.
Our boys are proud Of our colonel. We
fought 80 hours without sleep or rest. "
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-19
The Second Congress.

Durand tells us says Charles Kendall
Adams in The Atlantic, that Tom
Paine, who was then the secretary Of
the committee on foreign affairs and OF
course knew all its secrets, was engaged
by the French minister, for $1,000 a
year, "to inspire the people with senti-
ments favorable to France" No doubt
the rascal earned his money, but who
the other members were that were thus
inspired we do not know That such
inspiration, " however, was used to a
greater or less extent there can be no
possible doubt One of the biographers
Of John Jay relates that some 30 years
after the events here mentioned Gouver-
neur Morris went over from Morn SANTA
to visit his old friend Jay at Bedford
During their conversation Morris sud
denly calculated through clouds Of
smoke, Gay. what a set Of Id scoun-
drels we had in that second congress" ~
eyes" said Jay, that we had, and
the venerable ex-chief justice knocked
the ashes from his pipe
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-19
The Rooty of War.

Notwithstanding the large amount Of
its Chinese indemnity, Japan finds
itself in financial straits and lacks cap
ital to carry on its largely increasing
volume Of business. Business men in
all parts of the empire are making
urgent appeals to the government for
relief. But with the purchase Of new
warships and other expenditures the
imperial treasury finds the demands
upon it all and moro than it is at pres
ent capable Of meeting and is consider
ing new schemes of internal taxation to
make up the deficiency. Germany found
itself in financial crisis only few
years after the payment Of the huge
French indemnity, the lesson of both
cases being that the booty Of war does
not always pay its cost nor provide an
inexhaustble fund for the nation that
gets it.-New York Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-19

In a theater box the other night sat
two people-a we'll known prizefghter
and his wife. The young woman in pro
file at the front of the box was very
pale and blond. Her gown was light
silvery sort Of blue or gray, and she
wore a small bonnet like a butterfly on
her masses Of straw colored hair. Her
face was cclorless, clean cut and immo-
bile as marble. Its sharp delicate out
line stood out in silhouette against the
prizefighter's dark head.
In the shadow the mans figure was
half lost, but the powerful lines OF his
face showed sharply against the dusky
hangings. He. too, looked immoyable-
as bronze. From time to time kilograms
were handed to him. which he tore
open, glanced at and threw aside with
q brusque movement.
Neither the man nor the woman look
ed at the house, nor they did not seem
deeply interested in the stage. They
said not a word to each other.
The two profles, one relieved against
the other, were like cameo in white.
brown and dusky red. New York Com
mercial.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-19
Corn Oil.

Some of the manufacturers of glucose
in Chicago have turned their attention
to the production of corn oil, an article
extracted by pressure from the germ of
the grain by method similar to that
used in the manufacture Of linseed oil,
leaving a residuum not unlike in its
character the oil cake Of commerce. 1t
seems that in the production Of glucose
it was matter Of necessity first to ex-
tract the germ, this, for long time
involving waste. AS against this,
company now turns out some $50 barrels
of corn oil per day Most Of the oil
goes to England for soapmaking 1t is
shipped in secondhand oil barrels, each
of a weight. when filled, Of 400 pounds,
rated at the factory at 3 cents per
pound. Some Of the oil is used in this
country principally in mixing cheap
paint and for adulterating linseed oil.
1t is regarded as a rapid drying" oil
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-19
Picture Trains and Their Uses.

The Western Of France railway runs
an express train in the morning from
Paris to st. Malo and Parame, the car
riages of which have pictures upon
them. One has an elephant. another a
Tyre, another a snake and so forth.
There are anchors, huntsman horns,
balloons, tricolored flags, punches Of
grapes, swallows, a pair Of scales, a
star, an angler with his fishing rod. 1t
is thought that one Of these designs will
be more readily remembered than a
number, and, according to all accounts,
passengers are very pleased with the
innovation. Before long the Western of
France directors hope to have picture
trains on all their lines The man who
leaves the train for a drink and can I
find his carriage again will appreciate
the change, but for oyerthirsty people
are not snakes just little too suggest
Westminster Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-19
UNIFORMS OF SOLDIERS.
Statistics Show That Austrian Gray Is the
Least Fatal Color.


1.-THE criticisms Of the new summer
uniforms for the army, and especially
against the canvas uniform designed by
General Miles, explained an army Off
Ger to reporter. care nearly all made
in ignorance Of facts and requirements
in the case Nearly everything in con
nection with the army has been reduced
To cold statistics, and it is these that
govern such matters rather than theo-
lies. The ideal uniform should be suit
able for the season and the place and
circumstances under which it is worn.
The cclor should be that which mostly
resembles that of dried grass, 50 that
soldiers wearing it-would be as little III
evidence as possible
1.-THE red and glaring uniforms Of the
British soldier Of years ago has been en-
tirely discarded by that government
for the reason that it too clearly indi-
Gated the wearer to an enemy. 1t proved
to be the most fatal color that has yet
been devised. On the other hand, sta
tistics prove the Austrian gray is the
least fatal. Where II soldiers wearing
the British red fell by the bullets Of an
enemy only who wore rife green, 81
who wore brown and who wore the
Austrian blush gray fell. General Rob
ert L. Lee, who made an investigation
into this matter when he was in charge
of West Point before the war Of the
rebellion, made a report in favor Of
gray as the color for uniforms, and ev-
er since then the cadets at West Point
have worn uniforms Of that color. IL
was also for this same reason that Cen
eral Lee adopted the gray colored uni
form for the Confederate army. The
crack regiments of the country wore
gray uniforms before the war III conse
quence Of General Lees report. There
is no doubt that soldiers are hit n bat
tie according to the color Of their uni
form. In the last war the Union cause
lost many a thousand men who would
not have been lost had the uniform ceen
less decided in color The dark blue
uniforms worn by officers the first two
years of the war were especially fatal,
as they gave sharpshooters an easy way
to distinguish officers. 1t is needless to
say that the dark blue was very gerer-
ally discarded by officers before the war
was over, especially for real engage
ment uniform. Any color will do for
parades, practice and the like, but
when it comes to fighting that which
makes the soldier less conspicuous is
the least fatal for war The new canvas
uniform affords less opportunities to an
enemy than any other which has ever
been designed, and from a distance an
approaching army can hardly be distin-
guished by the naked eye, because tie
color is so allied to that Of the dried
grass over which the army is march
ing. "-Washington Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-19
Hobson rs a Kicker.

Lieutenant Hobson, " says Today OF
London "whose sinking of the Merri-
mac before Santiago has made him ia
nous, was at one time a resident in
Paris, and was among the first to JOIN
the White Rovers' Football club, who
pioneered the association game into
France. ". II. Sheator, who was one
of the founders, and who gave me this
little bit Of information. did not speak
very highly of Hobson's play. He re-
marked: 'Hobson always played as
though he did not know on which side
he was on He kicked all over the
place, and among the most celebrated
Of these kicks was one that put prom
inent member of our club to bed for
six weeks "
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-19
Long and Quick.

Not long ago a number OF constables
were assembled at Scotland Yard, Lon
don, for the purpose Of being examined
In matters relating to police duty pre-
vious to being appointed as sergeantS
The following question was asked a
candidate by member of the examin-
ing board;
"You are on duty in thu vicinity Of
a menagerie, and you are informed that
lion has broken loose and is roaming
about the streets. What steps would
You take;"
"Jolly long steps, sir" replied the
constable, to the amusement Of the 9TH
er members of the board. -LOndon
Standard
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-19
English Funeral Reform.

Dickens would have been pleased
with the title of the Church Of Eng
land Burial, Funeral and Mourning Re-
form association, which at its twen-
tieth annual meeting has issued the
following manifesto, "No darkened
house, no durable coffin, no special
mourning attire, no bricked grave, no
unnecessary show, no avoidable expense
and no unusual eating or drinking