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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-01-02
Nov. 5. leIs

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
Lae Cruces, N. NJ.
Nov. 8. 1918
NOTICE is hereby given that Sam Gibson.
OF al New Mexico. who on June 70, 1910
made Homestead Entry, No. Otbls for VIZ
NEh; ny sen Sec. 23Township2o g., Range
II W., N. N. p. Meridian, has filed notice OF
to make Final Three Year Proof
10 establish claim to the land above desorlb-
Cd before J. M.Trippe, o. s. Commissioner at
Playas' N NJ. on the 10th day OF January 1914.
Claimant names as witnesscsi
George Winkler, OF Lake. ". Mex.
Frank Lane. of Lake, N. Mex.
Everett E. Barefoot, OF Lake, N. Mex.
MIX wilcox, of Lake, N. Nike.
JOSE GONZALES.
Register
First publication Nov IA. 1913
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-01-02
The New Edition Of the
COPPER
III Has 1902 PanAs.

just published. lie Volume x, for the years
l%0lO-l9ll, and required nearly eighteen months
In preDnratiOD.
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bur :-g sits a square-jawed. keen-eyed
but whole-souIed, genial and. withal.
modest man who, less than two years
ago. pds;ed through that nerve-racking
experience.
He is Representative Carl Hayden of
Arizona. formerly sheriff of Maricopa
county. out there; 1t was during his term
as sheriff that he put through that feat.
"A lawless gang Of train robbers had
held up and looted a train just south of
Phoenix. IN my county, and had made a
getaway before I got word Of it," said
this doughty ex-sheriff. after much per-
suasion for the story.
Without delaying to collect a posse,
I got an automobile commandeered a
chauffeur and. picking up an Indian ma
tive for a tracker. I struck out in pur-
suit We picked up the trail not far
from the scene OF the robbery and found
the gang had ridden south toward the
Il, Grande evidently headed for Mex
.co and safety. Across mountains and
deserts the trail. picked out by the skill
full Indian. led us steadily southwark As
We crossed great reaches OF waterless
wastes. we noted signs of waariness in
the bandits horses and blessed our own
.ireless steed of steel.
''On and across the line into Pima
our lniian tracker warned US that the
scent was getting hot Far ahead, the
a. track swung round the base of a
rccky promontorv 1Utting out into the
desert. Just behind this / knew, was
s. al! grove, shady. but waterlcss Be
yond this the lone and level desert
stretched. sun-scorched and paaroken. to
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On account OF the game preservation
laws. the caribou. which are really what
Is commonly known as reindeer, are in
creasing In immense quantities, SO Santa
Claus will have no fear of his prancers
dying out.
Mr.. Wickersham tells a story of an Es-
klmo which htly illustrates the childlike
At q store at which this particular In
dian got his government rations there
lived white agent who was fond of a
joke. ana read great many of the Sun
day funny papers. One day he hung up
on the wall Of the store a humorous car
toon which depicted your Uncle Sam as
a large party shabbily dressed and minus
shoes.
Ono day an old Indian CANA IN IN get
q pound Of bacon and spied the nictnre
on the wall. For time he studied it
intently.
Huh. Uncle Sam got no shoes Door,
very poor: inquired the Eskimo, with
an expression of pity in his deep voice.
The agent in fun replied that the pic
ture represented state of fact, that Door
Uneie sam was too poor to get any
shoes: shaking his head sadly, the In
dian tramped out into the snow. In two
days he was back again and laid a small
bundle on the agents desk.
Me sorry Uncle Sam got no Shoes" he
grunted. Me and wife sit up two nights
to make these-send them to Uncle Sam"
The agent opened the package and there
lay two beautiful moccasins Of the soft
est deerskln; wrought in bright colors,
fit for an Indian bride.
The agent promised to send them at
once. but gave them to a man who prixed
them for the story, while to the Eskimo
he donated goods many times the value of
the shoes
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t1o,,,G the river: The bandits. / felt certain.
before Drawing the desert beyond
Go skipping lively around that cor
ner yonder. with your exhausts coughing
their loudest.' I ordered the chauffeur
And don t. II you love your life. halt an
instant until you're around 1t, ether
AS we swung chugging around the
corner. We saw the bandits with horses
unsaddled. lying beneath the trees They
could have picked US OFF with ease. but
out manner had disarmed them; and so
they ,.ailed us.
"Hi. there.' they shouted Hold on.
there: give us some water" And they
came strolling out t. the car, wholly un-
suspecting.
I'm an instant my rife was covering
them.
Throw up your hands" I command
ed. In establishment they obeyed. and
while I kept them covered. the chauffeur
and Indian disarmed and tied them.
We thought you was mining men
when we heard you coming or we'd a.
gotten you all right growled the ring
leader of the gang. But we never sas-
pected nothing when you come a chug-
chugging so fussily round the corner
That's the reason I came a chuR-
chugging" replied. for his satisfaction.
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Titled Americans.

I ORD LYNDHURST. who died sorne-
thing over thirty years ago was
Boston boy. whose father. Copley the
artist took him to England when he was
two years old. Benjamin Thompson. bet
ter known TO the scientific world as Coun.
Rumford. was a native OF Massachu-
setts. and taught school for several years
at Rumford. near Concord. ". H He was
OF such service TO the elector OF Bavaria
that that ruler rewarded him with
wealth and title. In recent times there
IS the case OF Maxim, who received :.
title at the hands OF the British gov
ereign
One American ''ennoblement" possessed
distinctly romantic features. Richard
NJ jackson was the son OF a farmer
near Steuhenville. Ohio. At one time this
son was the vice consul Of ;he United
States at stuttsart. He later became
privy councillor to the King OF Wurtten-
berg. The story OF his advancement
reads almost like a tale from the Ara
bian Nights
Young Jackson. having passion for
music. left an Ohio college for the Con-
servatory Of Music at Stuttgart. He be-
came an excellent pianist and good
German scholar. but constant practice
upon the piano so paralyzed the nerves
of his hands that he was obliged to re-
linQuish the idea OF musical career. ie
secured employment as clerk in tho
United States consulate at Stuttgart. and
so efficient did he prove that. In time.
he was promoted to the position of vice
consul.
1t appears that occasionally on tbs
street Jackson would meet the King OF
wurttemherg He would raise his hat
and the king would as politely return tho
salute In April. 1881, the vice consni
was surprised to receive a letter from
the king inviting him to become a MEM
ber of the royal court. After several
personal interviews Mr.. Jackson accepted
the invitation He resigned his vice con-
sulship renounced his nationality. swore
allegiance to the King of Wurttemberg
and the German emperor and was ap-
pointed reader to the king. with a hand
some annual stipend guaranteed to him
for l:fe.
One morning a royal coach with coach
men and footrneu in livery. stood in
front of .Jackson's modest lodging house.
a large crowd gathered to see for whom
H. was waiting. In few moments MI
Jackson appeared. footman opened
seated himself and the footran closed
the door. The coachlnan cracked his
whip and the court reader WAS carried
to the royal palace. where a luXurious.-
furnished suite OF rooms. with number
of servants, had been assigned 70 him.
He had not been installed In his new po-
si:on long before the King of the Meth
erlands presented him with the Knight
Cross of the Golden Lion of Nassau:
the King of Saxonv bestowed upon him
fhe knights Cross Of the Albert order,
the Emperor os Austria invested him with
the Ancient Order Of the Iron Crown of
Austria the Queen of WurttenlberC.
sister of the Car Of Russia gave hrn
the knights Cross of the Crown OF Wurt-
temberg. The King of Wurttemherg sub
sequentl:' made him baron and privy
councillor.
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For "Summer Bachelors" "

A. ingenious man in Washington.
\ whose wife has gone TO the country.
Is responsible for the inauguration Of
new dish which ia not only q novelty To
the palate. but which can lac prepared at
stag parties without being spoiled be-
fore il is ready to serve. 1t is a modiffca-
ton Of the old Mexican frijole, which is
the southern equivalent-in gaudv
sense-of the North American baked
bean. II can be prepared in a chatting
dish.
His recipe is as follows:
green pepper is cut into small bits.
Il half pound OF American cream cheese
and a can of ordinary kidney beans arm
put In the chafing dish over a slow fire
and allowed to cook until the cheese and .
the extract from the beans have mingled
thoroughly.
at is impossible said this summer
bachelor" to go wrong on this dish. It
is impossible to burn the ingredients uR-
less the heat from the cllaffng-dish fire
becomes too Sreat-and I have yet TO see
a chafing dish when the fire got too hot.
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SoIn" of these robes can still lie seen
in the museums.
In times Of peace Queretaro ac-
commodities hundreds of tourists who
come to visit it's beautiful churches,
quaint, oId-world-lookins streets and
houses. and the scenes which figured
So prominently, in the closing days of
the life OF the Emperor Maxjmilian.
The carrying on of trade i'll some of
the fine old churches which have been
fitted mp as shops seems desecration.
and one feels like driving the money
changers from the temple.
One marvels at the number of dogs
and children in the streets. The latter
constitute themselves voluntary guides,
and with their sing-song cry form an
escort following the stranger to the
very portals OF the historic places, Civ
ing ludicrous and Earbled accounts of
their History and begging between
breaths. -
The battle. cry of the children OF
Mexico is not death to the gringos. but
"Centavo. centavito!" And tough one
may enter the country from =. north.
cry that greets the ear: Tor the Mexican
beggar like the European duke. does
not spurn the gold of the despised
he tucks it away snugiy in his straw
belt and holds out his hand for more.
These children look like little old men
and women: the boys in their long
trousers. and the girls in their long
dresses. and always with a burden Of
some sort on their backs, This Is
usually baby; for when they reach
the age of FIVE or six they become the
nurse for a smaller member of the
family. which is swung Ia a rebosa-
wide scarflike shawl-to their backs.
and II they play 1t must always be
with this lead.
They do not play hop-scotch, cross
stick. hide-and-seek and other violent
games American children indulge in,
but play games that require little exer-
tion. or sit and gamble with picture
cards on which are printed horses.
bulls. men and birds. Everybody
CANDLES here. from the crippled beg
gar. who stakes his crutch, to the
senor. who revels In the races and bull
fights.
On the Cerro de las Campanas. a bar
rem hill on the outskirts Of the city. is
the historic little chapel that marks the
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spot where the execution Of Maximilian
and his two faithful generals. Miramon
and Metia. took place in the early morn
ing OF June 10. 1857
Two years after the execution, with the
permission Of President Diaz and the ap-
proval Of the house Of Hapsburg few
faithful followers and admirers OF the
emperor erected to his memory. and that
OF his brave companions in death, this
tiny expatory chapel: and after this dip
lomatic relations were once more resumed
between Austria and Mexico.
This little sanctuary occupies tho site
of the stone wall before which MaxirniIian
and tho two generals were commanded to
stand for their execution 1t Is built of
white stone. simple in architecture. with
the outlines softened by the growth o,
lichen. which has taken on the wonderful
pastel shades which it assumes In this
climate. covering the stone and adobe
buildings like rich tapestry. ...-.
Before the altar, marking the position
occupied by the three prisoners, are three
marble slabs which the natives have a
superstitious dread Of kneeling upon. be-
lieving that the ghost Of the fair Austrian
IS ever towering near. So they avoid
these three weird. spectral-looking white
spots in the dinnly lighted place and tell
their beads just beyond.
On reaching the place of execution May
imilian stopped and requested Gen. Mira
mon to take the place of honor, saying
Permit me to give you the place of honor
Tor brave soldier" Then. turning to
his executioners. he asked that he be
shot through the heart. that his face
might not bear the wound to remind his
mother Of his tragic death when she
Razed upon 1t for the last time, and that
his consort Carlotta-if she were alive
might remember him as she last saw him.
Not far away is the cloister Of La Cruz
which was his headquarters. and in which
the formal surrender took place on the
10th OF May. The austere cells occupied
by him and his officers and the sixteenth-
century-looking kitchen. are filled with
interest for the tourist and the student
of fortidcations. for the walls of these
old buildings seem we'll nigh impregnabIe
and the cooking range in this kitchen
looks like fertilization, and the baking
oven like a new fashioned bricked-in
safe.
In this old cloister Of the capuchins
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busy city of bout $3.50 Inhabitants, and
Is the commercial center of south central
Mexico.
As the crow flies 1t is about 20 miles
due northwest from the federal capital,
and by rail 16T miles. But these DAYS
the crow is not much in evidence in the
5ell!gerent country to the southwest of
us; but the buzzard. with an intuition
rare even in his Kind. is circling around
waiting for his prey. for since the time
OF Cortez Queretaro has been the scene
of revolutions innumerable
Coming down from the north by way
Of Zacatecas. the train winds around the
mountain side, passing directly over some
of the famous silver mines for which
that region IS noted. Since their tiscoy-
cry $40 years ago 1t is estimated that
they have "A total output of "A billion dol
lars AS the train winds in and out ono
gets beautiful panoramic views of the
cultivated valley below. with Queretaro
N the distance.
II is a rnanIfa curing place and mere
are located huge cotton factories which
produce the ma jor part OF the unblea ched
cotton used i'll this country. 1t is about
mile from the city. and from the out
side presents the aspect of Il medieval
fortilrat!on, with the high loopholed
stone wall surrounding it and a small
"ompany of soldiers always on guard
whether in times of peace or war
In this way the proprietors have main
aimed their position since about 1870 and
n spite of frequent revolutions which
nave swept the country, have been able
TO carry on the manufacture of this most
necessary product. which is used to make
the white pajamalike garments which
clothe one-half of the male population
of Mexico. and the one-piece low-neck
garment worn by the Indian women OF
the southern country.
The Mexican peon seldom varies his
costume except on fete days. when he is
partial to putting on a shirt a la Ameri-
can But. instead of wearing II as in
tended, he allows the skirt to remain out
as a sort of tunic falling over his wide.
baggy pantaloons. and presenting very
much the appearance Of one of our fash
ionably gowned women of the present
mode.
Some Of the exquisite feather work
for which the country is noted is done
here. So perfectly are the colors
chosen in the plumage of the birds and
fowls woven in the patterns that even
an ornithologist could find no fault
In the days of the Aztec emperors
royal robes were made of feathers. the
hangings in throne rooms and the mag
nif1cent fans used in royal professions.
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tained to his feete, trunk and tayle. all
OF which were great delicacies. but his
entire carcase was carved and con-
sumed."
1t was said at a late meeting in Lon
don of the Universal Cookery and Food
Association that the Roman emperors
who feasted copiously and sumptuously,
had no menu card. SO that they often
eating too much Of one dish and passing
over something they especially liked
Montaigne informed his readers that one
OF the Roman emperors, though ignorant
Of menu cards, established an order IN
which dishes should be served. which
enabled him roughly to foretell what
the following dish would be. That
emperor was named Geta, and he would
have all Of his messes or dishes served
at his table orderly. according to the
first letter Of their names; thus. for
example. all those that began with P, as
pig. pie. pike. puddings. pouts. porke.
pancakes. etc. were all served in to-
In the fifteenth century such meats
as crane, heron, peacock, seal, swan,
porpotse and whale, If not everyday
dishes. were at least common in their
appearance on the tables of men. and
considered a matter of great extrava-
gance to serve the tongues Of larks and
peacocks. Hedgehog. well cooked, was
esteemed as a delicious dish. and it is
said that today 1t is so thought of by
some European gypsies, and that Amer
lean gypsies-or gypsies in America, not
too long from Europe-entertain a fond
ness for this meat. It is a curious
thing to Americans that the Tuscans
while rejecting mutton as food, will eat
heartily of hedgehog. They may have
fiocks Of sheep. but they do not eat
them. They will eat the flesh Of their
herds. but they prefer the flesh of oxen
that have worked hard. They hold that
this flesh is tenderer than that of oxen
that have not worked, and they also
hold that the flesh Of white oxen is
better than that Of others: In this
some Of the markets Of the United
States the brown eggs Of hens bring
higher prices than white eggs, due to
the belief that they are Of superior
flavor and of greater nutritive value.
while in markets in other parts of the
esteemed and bring better prices than
the brown eggs.
One of the early references to garbage
was as food. 1t was the name of dish,
and, Of course. had not the significance
which now attaches to the word. It
for making this dish called garbage"
was as follows:
Take faire garbage. chikens hedes,
feet. nvers and gysers and wash them
clene. Cast them into a faire pott, and
cast fresh broth Of beef. powder Of
pepper. canell: cloves, maces. parsley
bread. steep 1t in the same broth, let
boyle enow, caste thereto powder
ginger. verjuice salt and a little saf.
from and serve It forth
Ono Of the ancient dishes was the
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with 1t he received a glowing prospectus
from a western corporation.
This corporation told how 1t would
soon be paying dividends of 20 per cent
and how early subscribers could become
millionaires at the small cost Of SO q
share.
We'll. the man bought some stock.
Soon thereafter he received a notice that
stockholders had been assessed to sink
shaft. And after that he received an
other notice Of assessment and another
and still another.
''At last, one fine day. the man who
had invested was moping at his desk
when he received this announcement:
Another assessment Is required to
purchase certain equipment. The mine
is ain. . finished
1.-The man seized his pen and sent his
answer back by telegraph, collect.
"Then I've got the mine beat he tale
graphed. I'm entirely finished.'"
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the body of Macmillan was Inferred but
was later taken to Austria On the Aus
trian ship Novara. on which in his youth
he had made a tour of the globe for he
was called 1.-The sailor prince"
lueretaro might justly be called the
Brooklyn of Mexico. so numerous are
it's churches. The changing of bells is
deafening; and though their ringing is
regulated by law to specified times, the
Interpretation is generous and there is a
continuous jangle Of discordant sounds
from morning till night. When this Is
accompanied-as 1t frequently is-by the
barking Of street dogs. the crying of
children and the braying Of donkeys, pan
demonium Is complete.
The beautiful church of Santa Rosa
where the Emperor Macmillan and his
suite heard mass. was ruthlessly desc
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Tastes, Varied and Diverse, i'm the Matter of Food


BLACK Broth Of Lacedemon" A classic
author has written: What the ingredi-
ents of this sable composition were we
cannot exactly ascertain" DR.; Lister; in
"Apicius." gives word to his belief that
it was made of hogs blood. 1t could
not have been very allurtng mess
since citizen Of Sybaris. having tasted
1t. declared 1T was no longer matter
of astonishment with him why the
Spartans were so fearless of death
since any one in his senses would much
rather die than exist on such execrable
food.
The chefs Of early Europe and of the
Europe that created much of the litera-
ture which entertaihs the world today
has a practice-nay, a passion-for cook
ing animals whole-pigs, sheep. oxen,
deer, boar. bear and whale. The high
liver in those days found strong sense
Of pleasure in spices and herbs Pigg
(spelled with two g'D was a dish fit to
set before a king. Here is q recipe, 500
years old. for preparing piss-pye-the
antecedent of the English pork pie:
To make Pigg Pye-Take a pigg and
scalld 1t and slit In the middle and take
out the bones. season 1t with pepper.
salt. Gloves and mace and nutmegs. Chop
sweet herbs fine with the yolkes of two or
three eggs and some plump'd currant.
Then lay the one half of the pigg into
your pye and the herbs and currants and
put salt over it and some butter. Then
lay the other half of the pigg on top of
thatte, and the rest Of the herbs and cur
rants on the top with some butter. and
SO bake it: you may eat it hot or cold"
Sucking pig served with barley and
chestnuts was a meaty dish in the fif-
teenth century. In the reign of Henry v
some Of the popular dishes were fresh
sturgeon with whelks. roast porpoise and
Sleeps heads soused in ale, with the
accompaniment of onions. garlic and
leeks.
In the old chronicles one is forever
stumbling on the names Of dishes which
seem either not to be eaten any more
or to have undergone change of name.
Among these strange dishes were ''karum-
pie." ''maupigrum" and "dilligrout." Not
very long ago an ANTIQUARIAN got gleam
of light on "dilligrout" It was discov-
cred that the holder Of the manor Of
Addington in Surrey. until the reign OF
George ", was required to present to
the king on coronation day a mess of
"dilligrout," and a scar and musty old
recipe for It was found, which showed
milk. the Drawn Of capons. sugar and
spices mixed with chicken parboiled
and chopped"
In divers forms of literature 1t has been
written that in central Africa today some
of the esteemed and relished viands are
stewed elephants trunk. roast rhinoc-
eros foot, boiled hippopotamus tongue
der). roast wild donkey. stewed monkey and
roast water rat. head, tail and all. and
one Of the finest, most appetizing and in
dishes Is a mess Of thousands
Of white ants, frtxzled in their own fat. 1t
IL said that this 10 a sort Of central Afrf-