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WEEKLY OPTIO -A.XTID 8TOGK GROWER MR. PEREA'S DEFEAT. Tiik Optic ii really sorry that Fedro Fere ha permitted hiiijuelf to bad tha Republican forlorn hope in this (.ill's campaign. Mr. I'vrva has no pos sibility of election, mi thone who In duced hi in to man the breach fully realized the fact, f tut tbe party must not go without a candidate; and like Altenme Ward, who was willing to sacrifice til Ma wife's relatives rather tbau the rebellion should succ el. these all-time beneficiaries of the party did not care who was made the ecNpe-goal, provided they were not railed to hear the brunt aud endure the lorn. Ucfore the convention met, itot locality and certainly not a llepublican paper In the Territory but had several cauiiidatet to propone, each and all of whom needed hut the nomination to Insure a walkover 01 the Congressional racetrack. Hut when the convention met, there were nil these, candidate? liut two were tnentio ed; only one was brought forward to seem to show au oppoillon to the predestined victim. There may come a time when Mr. I'erea could represent his Territory in the ball of Congress, with honor to himself aud henetit to the people of New Mexico. Hut thit timo is not now. II. I!. Fergusoo will be reuoini liated by the Iiouiocrats, and no man in fie Territory can defeat him. Me hus iiuide a model delegate. Not ene ch irge can be brought against him, of inattention, IndilTereuce, Incompetence, indolence, neglect, forgelf illness or par tiality. Me has secured more deiired aud desirable legislation for Ne v Mexico then all his predicessors combintd ever secured In the same length of time. We are not forgetful of the niagnillceut services of Hon. Antonio Joseph, and the debt of gratitude, which the Terri tory owes to his labors; but they were not secured during his first term In Congress Mr. Fergusson stands abso lutely alone in the magnitude of his achievements during the first term of his incumbency. Nor has this been the half of his labors. Nota son of New Mexico, whether obscure or prominent, ncii ur poor, native born or Immigrant, Democrat or Itepuldican, Unionist ni U'inat urali.ed - 110 man who llfedln New Mexico, ever wrote to Mr Fergus fou concerning any matter, trilling or Important, w liei her of public or per sonal import, w liether of easy or difll cull attention, hut Mr. Fergu.ion an swered him promptly and courteously and attended to tue request to the ut most of his ai'lü'y. This Is his record from San Jinn to T.ddy, from I'linm to (iraut; and on eueli record his reelection is absolutely assumd by the people. TllK Silver City Knterprise Is actually and amazingly horrified UiatTilKOi'iic should use such language in describing tlei editor of tiio New Mexican, and as serts that such editorial utterances bring discredit upon the press of the Ter ritory; but V ol. Joe tSlieridaii fails to consider that if such is the effect of a mere description, what is, hus been and inuat be, the euVct of the thing lie scnl) -d. Just to ilnnk of i he venerable Dr. l'.uk hurst flying iu the ttetU of l ed ly Uooaevell! SHOULD BE STOPPED. The Interior department has un earthed a situation at Hot Springs, Ark., it is said, which Is qu'te startling The place Is overrun by quack doctois and ttieir agents, who prey on the Ig norant and unsuspecting who 1011, e tlu re for treatment. One Instance reported by an Inspec tor lio has been examining tbe situa tion, Is of a colored man who was steer ed to a quack doctor by a runner. They thought he would st tnd about B'l't and charged him (hat amount after pre. tense of treatment, but when he came to pay, displayed a roll of bills that par alyzed the sharpers. After he had gone the runner went after him and brought him back en the plea that the doctor was uncertain about lus symptoms. The doctor made a more rigid exam ination ef the man's abdomen, told hi in that he had a tumor, and that it would have to bo removed by a sur gical operation. The man became very much frigh'ened, and, of course, yielded t the operation. He whs chloroformed and an incision made across the entire width of his abdomen, just through the skin, not penetrating the cavity all, and the wound sewed up. When the patienf regained conscious ness he was advised that the operation had been entirely successful. A tumor in a bottle w as exhibited to him as the ene w hich had been removed, and he was charged for I lie operation, which he paid. The government authorities are seeking for some method to stop such robbery. PROBABLY A MISTAKE. Colored Max Frost, editor of the Santa FeXew Mexican, hasconmienced suit for damages against the I. us Vegas Optic fer libeling his chiracter and at the same time swore out a warrant for the arrest of (eorge T. tioultl, edi'oi of Tiik Ol'Tie, lor criminal libel Trinidad Advertiser. It Is possible that Tiik Optic, ti e Adveitiser and the people of New Mexico generally have been mistaken about Max Frost. As the negro min strel said, It may be that be is not colored, but that he was born that wa 'WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW In speaking of i'edro l'rre, the He publican nominee for Congiess, for the Territory, the Santa Fe correspondent of the ttocky Mountain News says that Mr. I'erea goes into tha campaign sadly handicapped, since he Is strict goldite, and that tt Is estimated he will be dufeated bv nt least 2,1X10 majorty. This la Your 0Mrtunlt y. On receipt of ten rents, ensh or stamps, a Raneroua smuple will l. limited ,f the tno jopulnr Catarrh and I lay Fever Cure (Klj'a Crraiu Halm I snfllcieiit to diuiuu Slreie the rut merits of tiio remedy. 1XY. It I mil 1 1. IS, tti Vmrrvii I 1., Jw Yor!t City. Itev. John Hei.l. Jr.. rf Cr.nl Falls, Mont., recommended Fly's ('team Halm to me. I can emphasize his stnUiiicnt, ' It is a pn. titecure for catarrh if Used as directed." liev. Francia W. l'oi.lfl. l'lutur Cuulral 1'ruS. Church, Helena, Mont. Ely's Cream Halm is the acknowledged Sure for catarrh and contains no mi rcur svor auy injurious drug, 1'hce, 00 ocnu. President Faure will not resign. The French reigning habit is not necessa rily contagious. " Hurrah ! Battnt Ax has comt," W W Everybody who reads the newspapers knows what priva tion and suffering' were caused in Cuba by the failure of the supply of tobacco provided by the Government to reach the camps of the U. S. Soldiers. PLUG Wlicn marching fighting tramping wheeling instantly relieves that dry taste in the mouth. Remember the name when you buy again. 'WW WW 1 1 ' www w w w RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY. S11.VK11 City, X. M.. Oct. 1, IV.iS. lUxiLVKD, That the Ladies' Aid Society of the Asuury M. K. church of Silver City hereby express to the Ladies' Aid Society of the M. K. church at Las Vegas their deepest sympathy la the b niruf their bereavement upon the decease of Mster S. Studebaker, and pray that the Master mar call labor ers to the Held from which He has taken the gleaner home to her reward. In the love of our King. Mits. A. E. IIk.nnett, 1'resident L. A. S. Indorsed aud approved by tbe Fourth Quarterly Conference of Asbury M. K. church. bertwu.ljr ra tit. CuwureU Catelr Cathartic the irnst woo lei ful nodical itnco erv of Uie Oi.-e. nea ant a'ld refr"atnntr to the tnme, ! (renlly and oallivi ly on kliliieyn, liver and howeis. rl-aiinlti the entire kvnt.ni. dinixil cnhla cur lieuiinnhe, fever, tiithtiuitl rmmtiranoo ami lKlloimn.Ma. I iut Imr and irv a bx jfO. C. f! tnilnv; 10, í'i. Mi .ful. Hulí and KuaraulMod lo cxrs 1 7 aii tlrneiala. It is now hinted la Wall street by way ol explaining the recent decline lu the price of s'.ocks, that business is waiting on the result of tha electious This happens so olten that it might justify a movement In favor ef fewer elections. If the silver question Is dead, however, as is sn vehemently alleged, what reason can there be for fearing tha effect of the electious 00 trade? Aak your Druggist far a ganeroej 10 CENT TRIAL SIZE. Ely's Cream Balni eonuina no rocftino, tnarcury tvr Auy vilxvt tujuriuut dru. It it quick .7 Ahor!d, CATARRH "A W-'&e,. COLD 'n HEAD Heals and frotti ti th Mcui' rinf htor tti rllsM tit 1 Ata aittl feliictl. F"U ivt- Tí.aI kx I at I'rni't-iiU ur lf Btil. 1U.X UVl UHU M Wimo Miwi, Jtw Toast.