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Bent County register., 1888-03-03
Bent County Newspapers.

An effort has been made to induce
the county commissioners to have
stereotype map of Bent county made,
one that will show the exact location
of each town, railroad, stream, ditch
or anything else that is necessary Y,
and large enough TO take up the page
of newspaper, and which can be
used in the newspapers in every town
in the county when it is desired to
use it. The commissioners are re-
luctant to furnish anything of the
kind, but one of them desires to as
certain the feelings of the people on
the question and in your next issue
answer whether you do or do not
consider the project commendable.-
Las Animas Leader.
Good idea, order it just light for q
six column folio.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03
Just Begin to Find out

1t is the recent development of
Colorado resources which has
brought the true greatness to light.
and the discoveries are SO over
whelming in their magnitude and
number that the people are unable
to realize the truth except as it grows
upon them day after day. That the
true situation is appreciated by many,
however. is attested by the gigantic
strides of railway construction in the
State, by the widespread and con
staut improvements that are rushing
forward in Denver, and by the lib
eral and fearless venture of capital
in enterprises intended to meet com
ing want-.-Denver Journal of Com
merce.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03
Just a Sample.

There have been a number of sue
cessful sod experiments tried in Colo,
RADIO. Mr.. Isaiah Conner, came to
Colorado and located seven miles
southeast of Caddea, Bent county,
in the last days of June, 1887, and
on the first day of July commenced
to break sod. He planted fifteen
acres of corn, two acres of sugar cane,
half acre of pumpkins and squashes
and one acre in garden vegetables.
The yield, without irrigation, was
twenty bushels OF corn per acre, two
tons of cane to the acre, FIVE large
wagon loads of pumpkins and
squashes, and on the garden spot an
abundance of potatoes, beans, peas,
cucumbers and other articles. Every
acre of ground was sod, all broken
and plantedin IN Jaly.-Ex.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03
heroism and Chivalry.

The following incident of the battle Of
Fredericksburg is well authenticated. u
may prove that, though the North and
South VT ro Mt war, spirit of chivalry did
axist among the southern soldiers: ''On the
18th day OF December, 1862 the Sixteenth
Regiment and three companies Of the Sec-
ond Battalion of Featherstone's Niasis-
sippi brigade were sent to the front 70 re-
Ieve brigade posted at the foot Of Narys
Heights to the left of the plank road lsaA-
ing from the city towards Orange Court
House. Between them and the city was .
lanyard and many outbuildings. Much
sharpshootiny was indulged in on both
sides, opportunities being afforded us by
squads of Federals, who in twos or threes
kept moving rapidly from behind extern
porized shelters to their rear, posted in the
city limits proper. While squad Of these
were Drawing shots, one of them was seen
to drop, while all his companions but one,
taking advantage of our empty rifles, soon
got under cover behind the houses. This
brave fellow, seeing his comrade fall, de-
liberately faced about aud, dropping his
rife, assisted his friend to rise, and togeth-
er they moved slowly to the rear. A they
moved Oft o score or more of rifles, in the
excitement of the moment were leveled
with deadly intent, but before a single one
could be discharged our colonel, Colonel
Posey, commanded, Cease firing; that man
is too brave to be killed and then with .
Characteristic admiration of the bravo fol-
low, we gave him hearty cheer, to which
he replied by a graceful wave of his cap ~
he and his comrade passed behind the pro-
lection of an outbuilding. / have oftan
thought of this brave act and wondered II
he escaped soldiers death and lived 10
become an acknowledged leader among
men." n."-Phiiadeipkid Tunes.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03
Couldn't Ask a Better,

Inc season in eastern Colorado
this past year has been remarkable,
from the fact that rains have occurred
at frequent intervals during the late
fall and winter. This is rather anu.
sual in this country, as it seldom
rains during the winter. The ground
is now wet down to depth of sew
eral feet, and there is sufficient mois.
ture to last until late spring even
should not another drop of rain fall
during the spring mopths.-Granada
Exponent.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03
State Clippings.

The whole state is on boom.
Montrose wants a sugarbeet fact.
ory.
Springfield wants military COM
pauy.
The B. i NJ. engineers are on a
strike.
| Bent is one of the best counties in
the state.
Heavy snow fell in the mountain.
last week.
They are still shipping potatoes
from Elbert.
Colorado will grow this year as
never before.
Farmers are sowing wheat in some
parts of the county.
Alfalfa is worth eight dollars a
ton in the stack around Rocky Ford.
DIR. Rice, formerly of this city, is
organizing brass band at Walsen-
burg.
J. N. Carlisle, of Pueblo county
will plant three thousand acres to al
falfa this sprlng.
The Las Animas paper. are to get
out an edition of ten thousand copies
to advertise their town.
The Cheyenne Wells Gazette ad-
vises the farmers TO plant broom
corn. There is no better paying
crop.
1t is said that more than 3,0Oo,0 GOO
sheep will feed off the tender grass
of Colorado hills aud valleys this
spring.
The Trinidad Advertiser has a gen
aine boomer at woik for them now,
he is showing up the southern city
in great style.
Ben. Hines, formerly marshal of
this city, will farm near Rocky Ford
this year, among ether crops he will
SOW thirty acres in onion.
The editor of the La Junta Der.
rick had "a watch and eighty dollars
stolen from him last week, so much
money about an editor sounds fishy.
The Las Animas Democrat says
Jack White did not kill Thompson
at Boston and that White is not a
bad man at all, Oh the other hand he
is good fellow.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03
Superficial Astronomers.

Until very recently the study Of sstronr
omy vns considered an occupation of which
the masses could have neither part nor
comprehension. So rapid, however, is the
present advance of cosmopolitan intsllis
gcnce, that even this, the king of sciences,
in its simpler departments, is fast becom-
ing common property. And the fact that
90 many students are coming to notes its
fascinating wonders is true evidence Of tho
refining influences which emanate from our
leading colleges, to which astronomical re-
search has been mostly confined in the
past and also IN earnest of future advance
in scientific requirements and moral ex-
cellence. For every moment spent in APP
preciative contemplation of celestial OBJ
jects is nm invocation of blessing for the
vudent, and through him for all who feel
the influences of his life.
Perceiving the fact that astronomy u
getting popular, number of persons pos
sessed Of certain literary skill have assum-
ed the task of expoundinR it to the general
public through the columns of daily and
weekly papers. If these people had the
ability to properly perform such work.
their occupation would be in every way
commendable; but, understanding tho sci
cnce only in it's most superficial sense, and
depending upon books that are generally
above their comprehension for every fact,
their writings are necessarily very crude
and often full of blunders. No one should
presume to handle \ subject of such depth
who has not a thorough knowledge Of its
rudiments. 1t is not scientific to take the
conclusions of others without investiga-
tion, when means of proving their value
arc at hand and il the subject or analysis
is too much for our ability, we have no
right to touch it.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03
Correct You Are.

The indications are that this will
be great crop year tor Colorado.
From the eastern part of the state
comes the welcome news of falling
rain, while all over the agricultural
portion of the state farmers are busy
plowing and more new ground is be-
ing broken than ever before. The
country is rapidly filling up with set.
tiers who come prepared 10 go into
the field at once. Dealers in agri-
cultural implements are doubling
their orders, and the outlook is very
encouraging.--Denver Exchange
Journal.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03
Our Country

Eastern Colorado has certainly a
bright future, and In a few years will
rival central Kansas in population
and the amount of her agricultural
products. The soil, for the most part,
is usually fertile, and immense crops
area easily and certainly obtained
along the valleys of the great streams.
As yet, the high lands have not been
brought under the domain of the
plow and harrow. The vast plains
have been for years the grazing
ground of immense herds Of Colora.
do cattle kings. The day of the fes-
tive cowboy, however, is fast wan
ing. The railroads are threading the
plains with their steel bands, cutting
up the ranges; the homesteader aud
pre.emptor are focking hithcrward,
taking up their quarter sections
of Uncle Sans land almost for ask
ing, and these agencies are causing
the cattlemen to remove their herds
to the plains of Wyoming and New
Mexico, where the grazing fields are
still ample, and the irresponsible
homesteader has not yet penetrated.
This is as it should be. Small farms
and many of then-the homes of an
Industrious aud thriving people-arp
the basis of q state's as we'll as n ma.
tion's prosperity and greatnes. The
United States recognizes this fact in
affording its citizens an opportunity
TO secure a home at very moderate
cost. The government hangs out a
placard inscribed: "Homes for the
homeless and lands for the landless, -
and invites everybody to s,go west
and grow up with the country" Col
orado extends cordial and hearty
welcome to the home-seekers, pion-
eer and prospector, and altogether
the tide of immigration hltherward
has increased with every season, there
are still thousands of broad acres
within her borders awaiting settle.
ment and cultivation.--Triniiad
News.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03
The Way to Handle sheep.

There is right way and wrong way,
q hard way and an easy way, an awkward
way and skillful way, to catch and han-
die sheep. A great many men will catch
the sheep by the wool on the back with
both hands, and lift the animal clear from
the ground by the wool only. Barbarous
Let some great giant grasp You by the hair
of your head and lift you from the ground
by the hair only! Would you not struggle
does when lifted by the wool? And would
there not be a complaint Of u sore head for
q week or two? If you do not believe it,
try the experiment.
We have slaughtered great many sheep
In years past, and, when removing the pelt
Of such sheep as had been handled by the
wool, We never failed to observe that be-
meath the skin, wherever the animal haG
been caught by the wool, blood had settled.
In many instances the kin had been spar
ated from the body 80 thu. infanmatio
was apparent. We have known proprie-
tors OF sheep to be SO strict in regard to
handling them, that they would order .
helper from the premises he were to catch
a sheep by the wool on any part Of the
body. e s9r
Some owners of sheep direct their help
ers thus: "When about to catch sheep,
move carefully toward the one to BE- takeA,
until you are sufficiently near to spring
quickly and seize the beast by tho neck
with both hands, then pass one hand around
the body, grasp the briskct, and lift tho
sheep clear from the ground. The wool
must not be pulled. Ifthe sheep is a heavy
one let one hand and wrist be put around
the neck, pressing the arm against the Leg"
We have always handled sheep in the
way alluded to. We never grasp the WOOL.
ot.lers seize the sheep BY bind leg then
hold of the brisket with one hand. Hut
ewes with lambs should never be 'cAught
by the hind legs, unless they are handled
with extreme care. When sheep arc hnA-
died roughly, especially if the wool Il Iuli-
ed, the small bruises and injuries will ren-
der them more wild and difficult to hAnatA.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03
Great State.

The discovery of great quarries of
marble of fine quality and different
varieties near Fort Collins, is an i'm
portant event in this day of wonder
full discoveries of wealth in Colorado.
There never was time in Colorado
when so many good and great things
come all together as they come now,
just at the time when they are need
ed.-Journal of Commerce.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03

In the crop report published in the
Garden City Sentinel, A. II. Rogers
writing from Wilde, this county,
says: Sorghum, corn, millet, melons,
broom corn and navy beans were
raised here last year, the last two
being very productive. Fodder crops
found ready sale at the Kellogg
Ranch for their fine graded Here
ford cattle. All the crops .atisfacto-
ry, and a much larger areage will be
put IN crop this year. There was no
suffering here from want of food, or
from freezing. Cedar and cotton
wood are abundant, and are delivered
here at 50 per load, and good cedar
posts at from eight to ten cents each.
| came to Colorado IN 1886; have
raised all kinds of crops the last year
on sod satisfactorily; find more good
pleasant working days here than any
where l have lived. For health it
cannot be surpassed; oar water is
good, plenty and soft; and people
are cheerful, and are putting forth
every effort tor large crop. My
Bent County register., 1888-03-03
They Smile.

When the farmers come to town,
they invariably wear broad smile,
and when asked the cause of their
Joy say; feel greatly encouraged
with the prospects of this country, /
mean TO put in large crop and l
feel confident that my labor will be
amply and abundaptly rewarded
Villas Democrat.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03
Plenty Room For More.

Colonel Rogers WAS in town yes
terday from his ran ch on the Purga-
tore He reports number of set
tiers locating on the high mesa be
tween the river and the farthest
bluffs and that active preparations
are under way for spring blowing.
The Colonel recently returned from
a trip to the northeastern part of the
county and says that the country is
settling up wonderfully fast and that
prairie schooners are. anchored on
claims in all directions, their owners
using them for dwellings, until lum
ber and building material can be OBJ
tanned to erect more comfortable res
idences.-Las Animas Leader.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03
OF Course There Will.

Farmers in the vicinity of Sa Junta
report having put in their wheat
crops as early as February 10. There
will oe more crops grown this year
than any three previous seasons--
La Junta Derrick.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03
Colorado Climate.

The ground is now in the best pos
sible condition for blowing. Several
of the farmers in this vicinity are
taking advantage of this delightful
weather and are plowing aud making
preparations for planting large crops
this season.-Brooktield Maverick.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03

correspondence reaches eastern and
New England states, and from it /
am led to believe that many will
come among us this year TO make
their homes Oh the glorious soil of
Colorado.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03

A Wisconsin farmer planted . piscs u
waste land unfit for cultivation with black
attained diameter Of sixteen 70 tvsaty
inches, and sold for @27,OD0. Pre1AaAsI !.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03
ROCKY
FORT,
Bent County, Colorado.

1hs wonderful opening sale Of lots ROCKY FORD.
% APfi H. ss amounting s77o0oOo and which has
~ later sAss,
aas attracted widespread attention Colorado
kansas. The history the the A. &
kso.d affords parallel to this opening either mag
niude OF theamoants the
by the 900 purchasers who present The
There lack of
excitement The attained entirely
the genuine of the location itself beautiful
and productive t be noted
sontracts zach calling for building
and equal number requiring buildings
shs value V $500, executed the day of sale.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03

If each one examined his own thults -
tentively, he would have less to dstsct ~
Bent County register., 1888-03-03
ROCKY
FORD

located the south slope of Arkansas river
sf Pueblo and miles of Lamar 1t lies the
P.sblo dsrict, commands splendid scope
sssary, both north and south.
Bent County register., 1888-03-03
IRRIGATION

IL successfully and extensively pursued. The Can and
Rocky Ford Gue of rich black soil
Pueblo Kansas City The
Bob Canal the uort
will add the irrigable
inmsnse territory OF productive soil
The region ROCKY FORD is already celebrated for its
products and shipments of vegetables and has long since
bsss the garden of Colorado The Town
Company, with the aid of long experience the varied
incidental the bniding of establish
and permanent basis tho ROCKY FORD They point
With pride the of Lamar which sprang principally
frsa their . sxertions
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10 Kind to tho Children.

Wallace says the mind Of man IS so
great that hencefoith his selection
will replace the primayal power Of
natural selection so that it IS possible
the earth will bear only cultivated plants
and tame animals, and Frederick Bre-
mer thinks man may possibly create Fan
ennobled race OF animals by the oduca-
ton Of kind and gentle treatment
With what potency, then. comes this
truth to the education OF children. Here,
indeed. is tho richest reward Of kind
ness And how is it possible to look on
a child without being touched by the
pathoscf its helplessness; How fearful
hardness is, or cold neglect, and how
dreadful are angry punishments 20 these
little beings who cling 10 us Ike clusters
on a vine. 1t il by our good juices they
must be ripened and if the vine be bad,
what hope for themf And, as before, !
have said that there is great vanity and
conccit in mkindness. 80 the kindness
IL the love OF parent or teacher will root
well in humility. For who can look Oh
schild withOu. awe, or compare as needs
and hia own attainment5 without iearf
~. V. b. in st. Lous Globe-Dcmociat
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-25
The Haunted Hole.

One night about Fifty years ago 4 brutal
murder was committed sc o lonely place
on the hi-h road between Warwick and
Stratfcrd-upon-Avon, writes o London
correspondent. The next morning the
murdered man was found lying 10y the
roadside. his head mach mangled, resting
in a small hole in the bank. The assas-
sins two in number, were shortly after
ward discovered, and they were hanged
at Warwick for their crime. From that
dav b. this the hole Wherein the dead
mans head reposed remains UNCHANGED.
No matter how often it may be filleti up,
whether by the wash of heavy rains OF
by stones and leaves that boys may hap
pen to cast into n as they pass, IL is soon
found 10 be again empty. No one takes
care Of it. No one knows whether on by
whom it is guarded. Fill 1t at nightfall
and you viii find it empty in the morn
iny. That is the local belief and aiiirma-
ton. The place is haunted.
This spot Is about two miles out Of
Stratford. and not distant from thcgates
Of Charlotte park ! looked at this hole
ono bright day in June, and saw that it
was empty Nature, it is thought by The
poets, abhors completely with the con.
eealment OF crime and brands with her
curse the places that are linked with the
shedding Of blood You win recall that
strong line in Tom Hoods poem Of "Eu-
gene Aram": For a mighty wind had
swept the place, and still the corse wa6
bare. '--Cincmnati Enquirer.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-25

There lately died at Nashua, ~ H., q
journalist whose life and associations
united the extremes and completely IL
Illustrated the political revolutions Of the
last forty years. This was Mr.. Frederic
a. Moore. and thc extremes Of bis lie
may be Judged from two facts lie was
once an intimate friend of Abraham Lin
coin and once business partner of the
noted Brick" Pomeroy To old and mid
dlcaged readers who remember the VI. VI.
Pomeroy, commonly called Brick Of
the last two years Of the war, this will
seem a startling combination indeed.
Frederic A. Moore was 60 years old at
death, q native OF Bristol, \. H. After
an academic education he studied law
but was attracted TO journalism by hi
friend, n. y Rogers, for whom he con
tributed 70 The Herald Of Freedom. EC
located in Springfield. Ills, wrote for
The Springfield Journal. and became an
intimate friend OF Abraham Lincoln He
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-25
1hn pinht. of Children.

A bright little girl of A years was out
on the sidewalk in Brooklyn with her
brother, who was 9. He left her for a
few minutes and she started 10 go alone
across the street at the crossing, when an
ice wagon ran over and killed her. Her
sather sued the ice company for damages
and got verdict. The company carried
the case TO tho court Of appeals, where
it, lawyers claimed that 1t was gross
negligence for a parent to allow IA little
child 10 go into the street on on 10 the
sidewalk without SOME competent per
son to take care of it. The court decides
that it is not negligence to do 80, and
holds the company liable in damages.
Here is what Judge Earl says on the sub
jecI; .a.t 80, nrt
Hundreds Of young children are per-
mitted with general safety, and must be
permitted in cities, - amuse themselves
on the sidewalks, and they cannot al
ways be attended by persons Of discre-
ton. Tho highest prudence would
doubtless require that they should be 50
guarded, bat il cannot be said as matter
Of law that ordinary prudence forbids
tliat bright child, A years old, properly
instructed and cautioned, should go un-
attended on sidewalk for diversion -
Washington Star. -f,r t..
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rroaiable Organ Gnn.Iins.

The business Of grinding hand organs
Is rapidly earning a fortune for ali ltal-
ian family here in Boston, which owns
several very superior instruments OF the
piano variety suciI as are operated On
Lght running hand carts. These ara
pushed about the city by pairs Of young
and pretty maidens, dressed III the pct
uresQue costumes Of the Roman peas
antry, who serve as performers. one OF
the two IN each case tuI1is the crank Of
the huge music box, while the other ma
nipulates with delft fingers the sweetly
iingling tainbOurifes. The girls are all
sisters, daughters of an ancient brigand
called GrOsse---a member of iiddles and
Things by pr0feSsi0n-an the tunes they
render, a majority of them from light
French operas, are 60 melodiOusly given
as 10 set the most unmusical person
advancing in spite Of himself. And when
one of the said organs, on It's winding
way through the business quarter of the
town. pauses TO strike up in a side street
or alley, all the clerks, counter hoppers,
Office bows and other employees III the
neighboring blocks quit work al once to
skip around and throw pennies out Of
the windows. So it Is not surprising 10
learn from the players themselves that
they AVERAGE about $40 per day apiece
for their work This is "a tribe more
than Il, 200 q year, excluding Sandays,
for each machine and its brace of at
tcndants Pretty good pay i it mott
Boston Cor st. Louis Globe-Dpmocrat
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.<~a sr-ei.n, rcsIulng rrrI1s, an or
der for large quantity of Malines lace
The Eccds were carefully puckef m <
lead coffin, which was dispatched to tho
falls addressas containing a corpse, gave
q Paris exchange. Tho Paris merchnht
liad to wait 90 long for tho arrival Of The
body" that lie at length complained to
the manager Of the Northern railway,
who informed him that the coffin had
been detained ut tho frontier owing to
tho Noncompliance with certain : pre-
soribed formalities relating 10 tho tfans-
mission Of corpses. Our merchant at
once took train TO Quievrain, dressed In
solemn black and with mourning band
round his hat, and wearing an expression
Of profound sadness, But in spite Of his
empbatiopro,oet against such an act OF
decoration tho officials insisted on open
ing the coffin, when the truth came to
light and the ingenious smuggler was
taken into custody. York Tele-
gram.