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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-08
MaIigning a Benefactor.

The healthseekers who come to New
Mexico and regain their health and are
snatched from the jaws of death, as it
were, are very often am u~ngrateful set.
They are given to writing home in a
sneering way of New Mexico. They ex-
aggerate the peculiarities of its people
and enlarge upon every weakness, i'm
aginary or real, that they see. Their
letters are published in little country
weeklies and sometimes in a preten-
tious daily and often counteract the
good done by others who praise the eli
mate, the country and it's people. Only
this week a lunger from Las Vegas told
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-08

Mr.. Meddergrass-Old man Hocorn
lets his onti-furrin' sentiment get away
with him on this here Chinese business.
Mrs. Meddergrass-Do tell? Has he
quit drinkin' tea?
'Nope; blt he has killed all his shang-
mai roosters.''-Baltimore American.
Many persons have had the exper-
fence of Mr.. Peter Sherman, of North
Stratford, N. H., who says: For years
I suffered torture from chronic indiges-
ton, but Kodol Dyspepsia Cure made a
we'll man of me-" 1t digests what you
eat and is a certain cure for dyspepsia
and every form Of stomach trouble. 1t
gives relief at once even in the worst
cases, and can't help but do you good.
Ireland's Pharmacy.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-08

The end Of the fiscal year in this ter
ritory shows no deficits except a small
amour in the fund appropriated for the
com ~ensation of sheriffs carrying pris-
onels from their home counties to the
territorial ~penitentiary. This of course
was to be expected as it was impossible
10 gauge the amount needed with any
certainty. This is a most excellent
showing and speaks volumes for the
present territorial administration.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-08

1t was only n years ago that the
Monroe doctrine was promulgated. In
those days the United States comman-
ded the respect of foreign nations, but
neither Great Britain, France nor Rus
STA looked Upon his nation as a serious
influence in the worlds affairs. But II
and the United States now stands as
one of the five great powers, if not the
greatest and the most influential of
them all.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-08

A railway from Santa Fe to Albu-
querque via Cerrillos, Dolores, and San
Pedro, would benefit this city, the sec
ton of country through which it would
pass, and the city of Albuquerque i'm
menSely. There seems to be a chance
Mexican certainly hopes that this con-
neetion will prove a fact in the near
future.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-08
Notice for Publication.
Homestead Entry No. 4O0S.) ,

Land Office at Santa Fe, N. NJ. Oct 30, 1900
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
and that said proof will Be made before the
register or receiver at Santa Fe on December
s, 1900, viz: Marcos Ribera, for the swA swk,
section ., se}h seA, section 9, nell neA / section
range 10 east. He names the following wit
nesses to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation Ct said land, viz-Alejan-
Abeyta, Casimiro Ribera. all Of Santa Fe,
N. NJ. Manuel r. Otero, Register.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-08

The wal in the TranSvaal has made
the reputation of several generals, but
none on the British side. 1t is Botha,
DeWet, kronje, Joubert, that nave
stepped from o~bscurity to fame and not
Butler, Knox, Roberts or Kitchener.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-08

The territorial supreme court meets
second Wednesday in January in this
city. Lawyers are reminded that the
New Mexican Printing company has
sible IguIrs. Bring your work here
and satisfaction Is guaranteed.
the best facilities in the territory to
turn out br.af and record work neatly,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-08

The average reformer in New Mexico
is generally a man who pays no axes
and acts d good deal upon the principle
of the celebrated three tailors of Tool
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-08

Letter heads, note heads, envelopes,
bill heads, statements, etc., in best pos
sible style and at lowest possible prices
at the New Mexican printing office.
Call, see samples of first-class work
and leave your order.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-08
He Failed to Guess

Mrs. Hix-Why is a husband like
dough?
Mr.. HiX-Because q woman needs
them both, l suppose.
Mrs. Hix-No. it is difficult for u wo-
man to get either off her hands.-Chi-
cago News.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-08
VOL. MOO, N. M. Reports

Volume TX Of New Mexico Reports
can now be supplied by The New Mexi-
can Printing Company. Delivered at
publishers price of $3.50.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-08

Tle great reform machine of our es-
teemed contemporary, the Albuquerque
Citizen, is still grinding away on wind.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-08
Dentist.
DIR. c. N. LORD,

DIR. G. N. LORD,
Graduate Of Philadelphia Dental Col
lege. Eight years. experience in New
York. Modern methods for painless
traction. ONCE in the ~spiegelberg block.
over Ireland's Drug Store. Office will
open November /.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-08
A Grocer Says

II guess everybody in Bellevue, Ohio,
knows o. B. Callaghan, the grocer. l am
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-08
Insurance..
s, e. LANYARD,
Real Estate Agent and Notary
Public

r. L. BACA.
Real estate agent and notary public.
Expert translator from Spanish to Eng
fish and from English to Spanish. Type
writing done correctly and neatly. Of
fee Prince block, Palace avenue, Santa
Fe, N. M.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-08

For governor of New Mexico, from
June 7, 1901, to June 7, 1905, or until
statehood is attained, Miguel A. Otero.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-08

Clean cotton rags wanted at the New
Mexican office.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-13
south African Plaques.

South Africa imports hides, wool, and
mohair, and the ranchman would revel in
riches were 1t not for the various pests
that decimate his flocks and herds The
most deadly one Is the rlnderpest cattle
plague which i'm the last ten years has been
slowly creeping from Central Africa south
ward. leaving a wake of whitened bones
In travelling through Natal saw fifty OK
en- lying dead about a spring where they
had tumbled one over the other, so sud-
denly had the disease attacked them. 1t
was almost impossible then TO get an uu-
tinged piece of steak at a restaurant,
though the proprietor resented any such
charge, and a plethoric German traveller
who called in a loud tone for roast rim
derpost" in the railroad cafe at De Aar
Junction, Cape Colony, had 10 be picked
up in fragments. DIR. Koch and other en-
inent specialists tried in vain to stop this
Plague The country is now recovering
from II slowly.
Another pest Is the tsetse fly, an insect
resembling our common house fly but
three times as large Its bite will kill
horse, COW, or any other domestic animal
in about ten days. but, strange to say
does not effect a wild animal or a human
being. A less dangerous but more troub-
Iesome pest Is the white ant, which q
about one-quarter of an inch long and
ubiquitous in many parts of the country
They live under the ground. and can only
be routed by killing the queen, which
sometimes reaches the size of one inch In
length. This insect is particularly harass-
ing in Rhodesla. At Buluwayo my travel
ing companion inadvertently left his boots
on the floor after turning in at night Fand
he arose next morning TO find the uppers
carefully separated from the soles. Lucky
you didn't leave your clothes on the floor"
was the hotel keepers consolation. These
ants will eat through snything but metal.
and for that reason much of the building
is done with corrugated iron. The anthill
Is one Of the conspicuous landmarks in
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-13

larly soft. the frequent use of the sstters
+, 5, and l. in such words as la-lai. good;
alofa, compassien, and ma-alibi being eN-
amples.
Though the smallest of the larger Sa-
moan Islands, Tutuila is considered The
most fertile. and capable of development
Sugar, cotton, coffee, and cocoanuts can be
produoed-the latter, of course, in the form
Of copra, or the dried kernel used for the
manufacture of cocoanut oil, being the
chief staple of export. The fan, however,
in the price of copra during the last Few
years frcm $l25 to $50 a ton has made the
Industry less remuneratiVe.
Tutuila possesses several species OF birds
doves paraquets, water-hens and wild
duck, as also the vampire bat in great
numbers, which are regarded by the ma
tives as the embodiment of the evil spirit.
Lizards also, of a considerable size, are
10 be found, and it is asserted both land
and water snakes are not uncommon, the
former of a dark olive color the latter
marked with yellow and black lontitudinal
stripes, while others have black and White
rings. None of the reptiles on the ISL
and, however, is Venomous. OF quadrh-
peds there are few besides the descendants
of imported pigs.
Historically. Tutuila, is entitled to lit
tie chapter of its own, quite apart from
that of the rest of the group. Originally
discovered in May. 1878, by Bougainviile,
the French navigator, it was about a cen
fury later the scene of what is known as
the "Astrolabe massacre" In the year liSS
the French government fitted out two yes
sells, the Astrolabe and the Bussole, under
the command of the celebrated navigator
La Perouse, for a voyage. the aim of when
was to discover the Northwest passage.
After varied experiences, among which
La Perouse and his companions sighted
Mount Saint Elias in Alaska, and crossed
the Pacific to Siberia. they retraced Their
course through the South Seas TO Tu-
tula where in the bay now designated
Massacre Cove De Langle, the second in
command of the expedition, De I.ammon,
the naturalist, and ten of the crew of the
Astrolabe were enticed on shore and
treacherously massacred. on account OF
the reported ferocity of the inhabitants.
from that period until comparatively re-
cent times, Tutuila was carefully avoided
both by Europeans and the other island
ers; so mat it has main tanned its indie
pendence under its own chiefs almost to
the present day. thus escaping the bale
full effects of the late struggle for supre-
macy among the contending factions In
the other islands of Samoa.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-13
AN INSANE Negroes CRIME.
'ieu Preacher and Shot Others
Before He Was Killed


norfolk, Va, Jan. 1.-THE usual1v ou,ot
u southampton county has been disturb
oy horrible tragedy in which sever
a. men We're wounded, and an inoffensive
quaker preacher, and a crazy negro lost
lars: ''0 p"i 'icu-
me negro, named Rix, while walking
dIoue the county road to-day met Thomas
IlalI and George Bradshaw, white far
Iners oil prominence who were driving to-
SeOHer with warning shout he oneneo
IRE on them without provocation. one mi
S'dzeu Halls abdomen, and another
pierced his arm He subsequently met RaI-
- iI.s i'ayiord' a beloved preacher, and
~ niih Gown Death was instantaneous.
ne lileh nred sever al more bullets into the
PROSTATE body.
r, "A posse was organized and pursued Rix,
ne was oVertaken, but resisted arrest. fir
ms upon his pursuers, wounding one or
Two before he fell, pierced by balls. He
HVed only few minutes
Nfedt excitement was caused in South
ainpton, between Zuni and Franklin.
where me tragedy occurred, by the report
mat the negro was Walter Cotton. the
murderer who was to have been hanged
I'D portsmouth. to-day, but who recerY$y
walked out of jail, owing 10 the negligence
OF stewart the death watch Subsequent
investigation, however revealed that he
was XIX and had gone deranged. Hall and
the members Of the posse who were wound
ed by RiX will recover.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-13
BULLER HAS MADE A MOVE.
Looks Like Second Effort TO Cross
the TugeIa River

Looks Like "A Second Effort to Cross
the TugeIa River.
London, Jan. 1.-THE war office this
morning received the following dispatch
from Gen. Butler dated Springfield, Thurs
day Jan Il, at $50, evening:
Il occupied the south bank of the Tuge-
Ia river at Potgieter's Drift this morning
and seized Pont The river is in flood. The
enemy is strongly entrenched about four
and a half miles to the north"
The war office announces that the Brit
ish casualties at Ladysmith, Jan g..
among the rank and file were 1875 killed
and 2i2 wounded Among the officers there
were 10 killed and 27 wounded
Among the latter was Lieut. Col. Will
liam Henry Dick-Cuyngham. V. G.. com
mander of the Second Battalion of the
Gordon Highlanders since 1897, who has
since suocumbed to his wounds He was
immensely popular everywhere
Gen, Buffers second attempt to cross the
Iust-a obviously is of a fanking char
ac'er' but whether it is intended to push
ihe advance home or whether his opera
IONS are only feint 10 cover an attack
IN force on the Boer position at Hang
Ndha Mountain remains>to be seen
springfield, from whence Gen. Buffers
ulSpatch was sent, is sixteen miles west
Oh fItre, The last news from Springfield
was mat il was held by the johannesburg
CORPS under Gen. Ben Viljoen. and that
lhe Boers had big guns in position al Pot
gIe'ers Drift, apparently six or eight
miles north of Springfield and across the
dig Iusela The possession of the drift
ana tht Pont is regarded of great impor-
lance
IL is reported here that Gen. Butler sub
nluea ms plan of campaign to Gen Rob
eflS immediately after the latter landed
auI that Cen Roberts sanctioned it.
There is belief in some quarters thar
ven. Hector Mcdonald will succeed Lord
Me.nuen in command of the British forces
al Modder river
Inc Gazette to-day proclaims the prohi-
UUoh OF the expectation from the United
NLnSdom or the carrying coastwise of a
variety Of acids capable of being converted
INTO military stores
Lazy Methuen has issued an absolute
,T1t daI0tlon of the rumors that Lord
slg'luen Is i'll or that he was injured by
me lalling of his horse at the battle Of
Masersfontein.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-13
HERE NATURE BREATHEs HEAVILY
Cavity in Texas Where the Wind
Sucks and Blows in Terrible Fash

From the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat
In the Peach creek neighborhood is
place known as the Hole in the Ground,
which is the only place in Texas, as far
a known, where the wind blows up ami
down, a regular gale. The hole is on the
cattle ranch belonging to Claus Baumgart-
ner and close to the creek between high,
wooded bluffs. Peach creek is really
bayou. its waters level with the sea and
excessive rains High south or north
winds are the only ones to ruffle its usual
~ placid surface.
But it does not matter how placid the
waters of Peach creek may be, how
straight and unbending the trees on the
bluffs may stand or how lazily the clouds
drift through the air there is always
gale at the Hole in the Ground. 1t blows
and roars and whistles and shrieks as only
a raging hurricane can do in its mad ca
reer The hole is a costly affair to the
man who owns it. The low ground on
which il is situated is the only place where
his cattle can get water at the creek.
It would be all right if fence could be
maintained around the hole but that can
not be done. Every time the wind Veers
TO the east everything above ground be-
tween the bluffs is sucked into it, snap
ping the stoutest fence posts like pipe
stems, and snatching coils of barbed wire
like they were himsy gossamers. AT such
times horses. cattle and sheep that hap
pen to be on the fiat are doomed. Strong
horses, caught in the eddy of the mystic
rious wind, are as helpless as flies in
gale. They plunge and leap and strug-
gle for a minute, then they are pressed
down. whirled around a few times and go
down never TO be seen again.
The hole itself is about 800 feet across
the top, with slanting sides. No enc has
ever dared to go close enough to be able
TO look down into it and see what the
bottom is like. The sounds of the wind
vary from a hoarse roar to a keen whist
ling noise. The prevailing winds, except
an east wind. for in calm and storm, rain
and shine night and day. winter and sum
mer. it puffs and sucks ana Whlrls ana ca
dies to suit itself
Twice in the memory of man Peach creek
has overlooked it's banks high enough to
run into the hole The last time was
during the general overflow last summer.
The water then rose TO a depth of four
feet on the fiat where the hole is situated.
For a minute or so the water would pour
down with a gurglng noise, then the
earth around seemed to hump itself for
moment and the next there would be an
explosive sound, when it would come up
again in a solid column 100 feet high.
When this column broke the waves rush
ed against the adjacent bluffs and were
whipped into foam. This was repeated
every minute or two until the water IN
the creek went back again within its
hanks. After the water had receded and
the hole had resumed its usual labor Of
sucking and putting wind once more, The
ground around was literally covered with
the bones of dead animals on which it
had gorged itself for many years before.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-13
pIuLER AROUND B0ER LINES.
ru,T IS HOW HIS DISPATCH HAS
BEEN INTERPRETED.

,.,fcved He Is Moving Nearer Lady
,,itb-Boers Had Forces at SPRING
feld "A Few Days AgO-ImpOrtant
oneratfons Believed to BE in Pro-
rrcss-Heavy Death List From
nvsentery and Enteric Fever-Earf
If Ava Died From His Wounds.
London. Jan. 10, a. m.-Gen. Buffers
,.srfv-eight words announcing his for
-,rj movement of Thursday is interpret
ri as meaning that he has passed around
,bs western end of the Boer lines at Co
.scso and is now several miles behind
,bsm and within fourteen miles of Gen.
whites outposts at Ladysmith.
THE Beers, a few days ago, had forces
rri,5 guns at Springfield, where Gen. Bull
I.r dates his dispatch. These commands
nav. been obviously dislodged either by
fighting or by maneuvers, the Beers, re-
firing across the Tugela as Gen Butler ad-
vanced
From Gen. Buffers dispatch coupled
with the fact that unofficial intelligence
from tle seat of war has virtually ceased
since Monday, the deduction is drawn that
important operations are in progress, as
he cannot move far without going against
the Boer entertainments
The death lists from enteric fever and
dystntery at Ladysmith, averaging from
eight to ten daily, are considered more
serious than the APO casualties Of Satur-
days night as they indicate the fright
fully unsanitary condition of the beleag-
ured town.
A letter from Ladysmith, dated Dec. I.
says that even then 80 out of $40 men in
the battalion of which the writer y4as "a
member were sick with dysentery or en-
tdric fever, and according to a dispatch
to the Daily Chronicle dated Jan s. the
patients and attendants in Tomb camp.
where the hospital is. then numbered 250l.
Il is officially announced that the Earl
OF Ava has died of his wounds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-13
stage Kisses Are Genuine.

From the Ladies Home Journal.
They must have an impulsive manner.
They must look sufficiently fervid. II is a
curious sight-that of Two players who are
IA exDress the ardent love which Shake
sneare has written for his Romeo and
Tuliet" but who at rehearsal, in modern
clothes and no accessories of glamor, prac-
lice a kiss as mechanically and unfeelinsly
- 4hcl,gh it were-as IL is then-utterly de-
VOID on s'rrr.r,-r4r4A4 s.-.A<4-Gs. ias 70 hest
ration nor clumsiness. Romeo Is MOI IT.
rnitted to decide whether 10 throw both
arms around his sweetheart or only one,
or which. Nor may Juliet be shy or for
ward. Welding or resisting as she chooses.
The director will place their arms for
them if they do not themselves make a
nicturesaue exhibit of tenderness. And the
kiss? Shall it be delivered by the wooer
on the lips of the won, or on brow, or
cheek? That question is considered and
settled. Are kisses on the stage genuine
We'll. not al rehearsals, except, maybe.
once or twice in order 10 show the effect
fullv. An actress would resent a real kiss
al a rehearsal except when necessary. For
me satisfaction of natural curiosity on
that point. ii may be told right here that
most of the kisses in the public perform
ances of plays are actual kisses.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-13

WeII-ENccuted scheme for swindIing
Visitors 10 Exposition.

from tut new 10TH lIeSS.
1t is impossible TO recall feats of steal
ing unusual things without mentioning
the theft of the red-hot stove with which
"Old Hoss" Hoey delighted his audiences
many, many ,dmes But in France is
man who did the real thing in theft, aud
of such an uncommon kind that he de-
serves honorable mention m the list of bis
betters. He stole an entire house, not a
vestige of which remains above the
ground This was a part Of his scheme
to swindle visitors to the Paris EXPOSE
ton.
NJ Declem began by renting a house in
the Rue de la Tombe- Issore, an unfin-
ished street in a deserted corner of Paris
only a stones throw from the Catacombs
Having acquired an address, he Issued
circulars in which he invited intending
visitors to the exposition OF 1900 to secure
rooms in advance in a hotel which on
paper was model establishment. The
hotel, the prospectus stated, was in course
of erection in one of the most delightful
avenues of the capital, and when finished
would surpass in comfort the most mod
ern and fashionable of obstetrics. This
"sumptuOus establishmenr'-t quote the
prospectus-would have every conceivable
convenience from hair-dresser to a post
office, from drug store, with constant
medical attendance, TO dark rooms for
developing photographs. on it's fiat roof.
lin the Italian style were to he cafes,
bars and lounges, and theater on the
premises would help to while away an un-
occupied evening. The restaurant. too,
was to be marvel Every local and for
eign style of cookery was 10 be practiccd
In its kitchens.
BY the simple process of paying in ad-
vance visitors could benefit by all these
convenences at rates so low that hun
dreds of conhdng pleasure seekers were
cts at once. Money orders poured into NJ
Declem by every mail and he lived ex-
tremey well on the preliminary profits OF
his imaginary hotel He was not, how
ever. of saving disposition, and he was
anxious to get q big sum with which to
undertake the journey necessary to put
him al a safe distance from the credu-
! lous people he had quilted
To get the cash he sold the house he had
rented to a buyer of old building material
who promptly demolished the eiifice and
carried away It's fragments. All that was
| left was shed, which Declem rented TO
an inventor anxious to test a new heat
| ing apparatus. The inventor installed two
machines on the premises, to the delight
of Declem, who Immediately got a loan
on them. This was his last exploit His
victims had learned of the sort of hotel
accommodation for which they had paid
in advance. There were complaints to the
police, who when they came to investi-
gate the matter, found that Declem had
fed