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The Lamar register., 1889-06-08
IatelY a former Copgressman, Vi

Lately a former Congressman, un-
mindful of his reduced estate. was
gently turned from the door of the
cabinet room. He had been man
of prominence and wide influence,
even fame, in q certsin speciality of
public work. All doors had been
open to him, and all. hands extended
in welcome. Now he is place seek
er, and by no means assured of sue
sess. His funds are low, too, and on
the top. of frequent disappoiptments
came this last blow to his pride. He
turned from the doorkeeper, walked
down the stairs and out of the man
sion with tears in his eyes. Such
are the fortunes of politics and the
reminders of failure which official
life presses upon disappointed one
in. this tomb of hopes, this whited
sepulcher of ambitions and fond exS
pectations.-Ex.
The Lamar register., 1889-06-08

Corn planted two weeks ago is
now four inches high and well ready
for the first blowing. Can the far
famed fertile valleys of the Mississ-
ippi and the Missouri equal, to say
nothing of surprising this? Verify
we sayeth not. This country has all
qualifications those preferred locali-
ties. can boast of and the far greater
one of the best facilities for supply
ing the great lack of rainfall they
are forced to suffer and which there
is no means of remedying-Las An,
imas Leader.
The Lamar register., 1889-06-08
Department. Of f1nterior.
Washington, D. c, May | 1ss!

CENSUS OFFICE,
Washington, d. c., May ,,1ss9
To the Medical Profession.
The various medical associations
and the medical profession will be
glad to learn that DR.. John S. Bill
lings, Surgeon U. S. Army, has con
sented to. take charge of the Report
on the Mortality and'Yital Statistics
of the United States as returned by
the Eleventh Census.
As the United States has no sys.
tenn of registration of vital statistics,
such as is relied upon by other civil
lied nations for the purpose of ascer.
tanning the actual movement of pop
ulation, our census affords the only
opportunity of obtaining near an ap-
proximate estimate of birth and death
rates of much the larger part of the
country, which is entirely unprovided
with any satisfactory system of state
and municipal registration.
In view of this, the Census Office,
during the month of May this year,
will Issue to the medical profession
throughout the country "Physician's
Registers for tho purpose of OBJ
taining more accurate returns of
deaths than it is possible for the emu
merators 10 make. 1t is earnestly
hoped that physicians IN every part
of the country will cooperate with
the Census Office in this important
work. The record should be kept
from June l, 1889 to May 81, 1890
Nearly $4,000 of the registration
books were filed up and returned to
the Office in 1850, and nearly all OF
them used for statistical purpose,
1t is hoped that double this number
will be obtained for the Eleventh
Census.
Physicians not receiving Registers
can obtain them by sending their
names and addresses to the Census
Office, and, with the Register, an of
fioial envelope which requires nc
stamp will be provided for their re
turn to Washington.
II all medical and surgical practi
TONERS throughout the country will
lend their aid, the mortality and
vital statistics of the Eleventh Cen
sus will be more comprehensive and
complete than they haye ever been
Every physician should take per
sonal pride in having this report al
full aud accurate as possible te
make 1t.
1t is hereby promised that all in
formation obtained through this
source shall be held strictly conf
Dental. RoBERT P. PORTER,
Supt. of Census.
The Lamar register., 1889-06-08

While returning from Lamar last
Wednesday Messrs, Blakey, Albright
and Stanard met with provoking
accident. In crossing ditch the
tugs broke and the team got away,
spilling the occupants of the wagon
on the ground. Mr.. Blakey sustain
ed slight injuries but luckily no dam
age was done except to the vehicle.
Sheridan Times.
The Lamar register., 1889-06-08

A man connected with the peni-
tentlary says that nearly all newly
arriving convicts go to their cells
serene in the belief that they will be
taken out within few days. They
are thoroughly convinced that the
lawyers who defended them, from
whom they have doubtless had the
sweetest and most encouraging as
surances, Will perform wonders to
secure their relief, and be nebly as
sited by relatives and friends of the
prisoners.-Merry World.
The Lamar register., 1889-06-08

The residence of Mr.. A. Nichols,
of Timpas creek, was ransacked by
tramps last Friday, while he and hih
family were absent. They emptied
trunks and drawers, but fortunately
overlooked washstand drawer in
which was a pbcket-book containing
$3.50. The most valuable article
taken was plug of tobacco.-La
Junta. Tribune. ~
The Lamar register., 1889-06-08

Judge T. NJ. Dlckey received Off
cial .notice of his appointment as
Clerk of the District Court last Sun
day evening. The appointment is
satisfactory to both Republicans and
Democrats.-La Junta Tribune,
The Lamar register., 1889-06-08

GaLoRAno-LAsfAR.
LAND CONTESTS DECIDED.
The names of the successful. par
ties are printed in capital letters.
Clay L. Leslie VS.. ANDREW a.
HARRISON.
The Lamar register., 1889-06-08

The Chief family have put out
over 1000 fruit, forest and orna-
mental trees on clam half a mile
north of Chivington, nearly all Of
which are growing nicely. We can
not urge the planting of trees too
strongly. Buildings may be erected
any time, but it takes time to grow
trees. There is nothing that will
add more to the beauty and attrac-
ton of home or to the value of a
farm, and that assists SO materially
to increase the rainfall as the grow
ing of trees and shrubs.-Chiving-
ton Chief.
The Lamar register., 1889-06-08

Central America must be a pleas
ant country for lazy man. A let
ter from Costa Rioa tells how the
people there take life easily. 1t
takes twenty enployes to run short
train of cars. All dress In Gorgeous
uniforms, and the conductor is re-
splepdant iu silver and gold decora-
tons. Passengers purchase tickets
on credit, aud sixty days are allowed
for the payment of freight bills. Out
in the coutry goods are carried by OK
teams, and it frequently takes team
a week to make fifty miles. Nobody
is in 4 hurry, and nobody cares to DO
to-day what can be put off until to-
morrow. The necessaries of HE are
cheap, and long credit is forced upon
the purchaser. Nobody steals any
thing, and poor teamster will carry
thousands of dollars many miles for
thirty cents. Such . thing as high
way robbery is unheard of. The
people have no violent pejudlcs
against anything except hard WORK,
and they will do anything to help
stranger until he proves hlmseli
disagreeable. Tiren they will notify
him to leave, and if he is slow about
1t they will force him to go.-New
York Telegram.
Cowboy-Say- you! Do you run
this engine?
Locomotive Engineer-Hes. What
can do for yops
Cowboy-I want situation as
COW catcher. rve been on ranch
for the past ten years,-bos'oh
Herald,
The Lamar register., 1889-06-08

If these are any Colorado men
who really desire postoffices and 9TH
er positions under the Government,
they ought to obtain the Endorsement
of the Cengrc sslonal delegation from
Nebraska. or some other state, for
judging from what Colorado has re.
ceived from this Administration, we
are lead to believe that this state is
unrepresented at Washington.-Gra-
NADIA Exponent.
The Lamar register., 1889-06-08

John E.. Godding will have in
few years one of the finest fruit
farms in eastern Colorado. He has
out over SO acres cf fruit of every
variety and is adding to it every
year. He has spent more money on
his farm than has been spent on any
other farm in the valley.-Rocky
Ford Enterprise.
The Lamar register., 1889-06-08

Mr.. Randall prophesles d demo-
cratic victors in the presidential
campaign of 1892. He will proba-
bly, turn Out to be poor prophet.
The democrats are likely to fail for
two reasons-the united democracy
is not as strong as the republican
party when united. The man who
would make the best candidate for
the democracy ls Randall himself,
but the democrats have mot sense
enough to nominate him. They will
probably nominate some free trader
or low tariff advocate, and if they
do that they will be sure to be
beaten.--Denver Republican.
The Lamar register., 1889-06-08

The voracious potato bug has al.
ready made his appearance IN the
country in immense numbers, thanks
to the hot weather, and all over this
state and New Jersey the farmers
have started in to fight him. The
dealers in farmers supplies in this
city have been busy ell the week fill
ing orders for destroyers of the bugs.
A farmer from Berwyn stated yes
terday that on his farm the bugs had
dug down into the ground for the
potato plants. a proceeding unheard
Of before. In some portion of the
state rose bugs, which attack grape
vines and rose bushes, are more
numerous than ever before. -Phila-
delphia Record.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-06-22
OUR Ill USTRATIONS.

NoBLEssE oBLIcE-on front Psge We show picture
pleasing and instructive. The term nooiesss
obgs rank obligation; that much
expected high rank station So, the horse the
with all courtesy permit king Of the
his trough SO pc pie of the highest
learning afford he polite and kind 60
ignorant they stand lower in
social scale.
WHEN THE cars AWAY MIcE WILL PIAT.-RsTs.y
old saying aptly illustrated as In the
charming the above title and which VIII Be
found the It needs
explanation suggested the title and ~
the picture itself
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-06-22

neigh borhood. will stay down here several days
to serve you should he ring In any OF his friends
But that 10 not likely. don't think that he has
friend whom he could draw into danger"
The next morning Henry went out to the field
with me- My men were breaking up the fall
wheat land. Just before dinner time Henry and
were standing . fence that ran parallel with
the turnpike | was listening to description OF
some of the characters In his forthcoming book
"You must understand that this old man." said
he els only humorous In q sort of vciousness that
he ex presses"
But how can humor be vicious2" asked "Wit
can be cruelty ITSELF but humor, should think, Is
genial"
fellow Is really humorous | mean that there IL a
laugh provoking quality In of his TRADES
against men whom he does not like and against
political measures which do not suit him. His
by the Lord, there Is Savely !"
looked up and there, not more than twenty
yards away, came Savely a horse. The horse
was walking slowly and the rider sat with his
head bowed over. / reached for my gun and
cooked It, Suddenly Ssvely looked up, and, seeing
me- snatched out pistol and soused his spurs into
the horse. The horse sprang forward, stumbled and
fell. The animal got up but Savey did not arise
We ran TO him. Ills neck was broken. The white
dust of the turnpike, disturbed by his fall, was
settling down upon his wavy hair.
Sitting on the bench under the lilacs, Lucille
and have listened TO the whisperings OF many an
evening. Ii Ia summer again, early ct morning,
and, sitting in an upper room, hear the jingle of
trace chains: the plowboys are going out to the
field. have just received n note from Major Pat
terson, in which he tells me that a stranger from
Missouri has just tried to "run old Tobias, !"
but that the stranger, although he expressed his
intention of settling In Emryville has gone away.
The Jingle of the trace chains fades away, and now
there come the wailing notes of . flute Presently
Uncle Buck will come out of the crib, with corn
silks hanging to him, and declare to some that
he Is tired of working like "ngger." Mrs.. Osbury
has just returned from Hammonds house. She
went thither late last night, Mrs. jimmy, who
boards there wanted 10 see her on important bust
meas. understand that the important business
has been transacted and that Mrs. jimmy Is doing
very well.
The colonel has just left me. "Phil,' he said
while standing in the doorway, counting in the
satisfaction we had in doing the work, we haven't
lost anything on the history. We will write
another one, subj"
Henry's novel is meeting with large sale. Some
of the crtics-those who know nothing of the peo-
pie who inhabit the household of his book-are
disposed TO find fault with it, but their criticism,
Henry declares, Is a strong Recommendation.
hear a sweet voice, and looking down into the
yard | see Lucille swinging hammock and to
her singing there arises sort of cooling accompani
ment. She bends over the hammock, and a little
somebody, reaching up, "tangles hand in her
hair"
END.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-06-22
A Cheap Pair Of Pictures.

For 40; we will mail, post paid, to any address,
the splendid colored engravings, the "Arkansaw
Traveller" and 1.-THE Turn of the Tune also with
out extra charge, the original story of the "Arkan
saw Traveller" as told by COL Sandy Faulkner, and
the music of the "Arkansaw Traveller" arranged
for the piano. The pictures are gotten up in the
highest style of art and possessing such historical
interest they should have place in every house
hold. Postage stamps taken Address the Arkan-
saw Traveller Publishing Co, Chicago, III.
Anxious Mamma-"Little Dick is upstairs, cry
ing with toothache."
Practical Papa-"Take him around TO the dem
lists"
81 haven't any money"
"You won't need any money. The toothache
will stop before you get there."-Nesc York
Weekly.
A Foregone Conclusion Young Doctor-"Well,
I've got case at last"
Young Lawyer-"Glad TO hear it. When you
get him to the point where he wants will drawn,
telephone over."-LIe.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-06-22

IL the child lie the father of the man. the step
daughter must be the mother law of the ex-
widow, which lie possibly why they do not get
along very well together--Harper's Bazaar.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-06-22

The "Monon1 route In the shortest, speediest,
safest and best between Louisville and Chicago.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-01-30
THE RACE QUESTION.
Some Good Advice for MT. Harrison an
His Putative Advisers.

Some Good Advice for MI. Harrison and
His Putative Advisers.
1t has been given out by Colonel
Quay, the present master and leader
of the Republican party, that General
Harrison intended to make the
Southern question" prominent, and
would so settle it that justice would
be done the colored people. How Mr..
Harrison will make it prominent, }"
or how he will do justice to the
negroes, is not definitely stated. By
the Southern question is presumably
meant the alleged suppression of the
negro vote Whether the new President
will resort to military governments,
or to returning boards, or to a Presi-
Dental commission, is not known, but
if he will recur to the not very distant
past he will find that all those expert
ments were tried and found to be in
effective in bringing the whites and
black of the Southern States into
political equality. 1t was found that
there must be either white domination
or negro domination, and seven years
of the latter satisfied the people of the
United States on that score for all
time to come. 1t was at last the North
that demanded that military and
negro rule in the South should cease,
and Hayes in carrying it out only
obeyed the command of the people OF
the North.
Meantime if Mr.. Harrison thinks he
has mission to cure the ills incident
to illegal and fraudulent local elections
the Herald would advise him to try his
apprentice hand on Indiana HI
knows that State pretty thoroughly
its people and its politicians. HI
could therefore go roundl" tn work
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-01-30
Manufacturing Jewels.

Some of the most singular processes
appear to be in vogue at Oberstein,
Germany, where the industry of manu-
featuring jewels is so largely carried
on. Chalcedony is the usual base of
false onyxes and agates, which are
most frequently initiated, the stones in
this case being boiled in the coloring
matter and then subjected to intense
heat, the color permeating the whole
stone. One establishment possesses
the secret of converting crocidolite into
"cat's eyes" Gypsum and hornblende
are also made into the same gems.
Ticons, which are cheap stones of sill
icon and zirconia, have the color
washed out, and are apparently dia-
monds until tested; thin slice of dia-
mond is laid over topaz, so that the
whole appears to be one gem; emeralds
are easily initiated; many stones sold
as rubies are only red spinel, and much
of what is termed lapis lazuli is only
dyed chalcedony. Manufacturer,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-01-30

physicians oppose the dse OF colo
water and advise hot water.

physicians oppose the use or colo
water and advise hot water.
81 must say | am much opposed to
heat in any form for the face, says
lady who has made dermatology a
study, and who has a most beautiful
complexion of her own to show for
her care and study. "For example,
you wash your face on arising in the
morning with hot or cold water; which
is more agreeable in it's results if you
are compelled to go outdoors? After
washing ones face in hot water it feels
drawn and soft if exposed to the air.
Now, what you want is not a soft but a
hard skin, firm but smooth and velvety-
looking. You can never have pretty
complexion with soft skin, as it very
soon wrinkles, and who does not detest
wrinkles?
So, ladies, do not use hot water. Do
not eat too much; that coarsens the
skin and makes it assume a masculine
look.
Those who have too much color
should avoid all rich meats and stimu-
lating drinks.
If people would make a study of
dermatology and pay more attention
to physiological laws, there would
probably be more good, healthy COM
plexions and fewer demands for cos
metics. But will that time ever come!
My experience Of the past few days,
am sorry to say, leads me to believe
that the use of cosmetics Is alarmingly
on the increase. AS some one has
said: at will soon become a national
eyesore. There was a time when q
woman applied her violet powder il
secret, and as to rouge it was relegat-
ed entirely to that one-half of the
world the other half is presumed tc
know nothing ON. Y. Mail and Elk.
press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-01-30
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

"A loud cry of "Give Harrison
rest is heard throughout the broad
land, but the noble army of office
seekers claim they did not elect him to
RESIN. Y. Herald.
The ''surplus' that is now CIV
ing General Harrison the most trouble
is the "surplus" of candidates for office.
There is more of a demand than can
be met.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
1t is great comfort to the
Western farmer to have Republican
newspaper explain his mortgages. If
explanations were cancellations, the
unfortunate farmer would soon be on
the road to permanent prosperity
Louisville Courier-Journal.
General Harrison is said to be
thinking of appointing Malone to a
Cabinet position. Malone would GER
tainly be a pretty correct representative
of Southern Republicanism, but it isn't
at all complimentary to Southern Re
publicanism to say so.-Boston Globe.
"A Christmas present in the form
of discharge was given to 25O work
men by the Pottstown Iron Company
of Pennsylvania. There have been a
great many additions to the grand
army of tariff school graduates since
the election. st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Popular enthusiasm can not be
aroused by an appeal for five per cent.
reduction of outrageously discriminat-
ing taxes, but the demand for tariff
for public purposes only as against a
tariff for the purpose of still further
enriching pampered monopolists will
fire the popular heart st. Louis Re-
public.
1t has been noted as strange
coincidence that Ellis Phelan, an ex-
Confederate soldier, was elected judge
of probate in Waterbury, Conn, at the
last election, and on the same day a
Union veteran was chosen a member
of the Alabama Legislature in the same
district where Phelan formerly lived.
Detroit Free Press.
The only safety for our institu-
tons is to insist that the power Of legis.
lation and of taxation shall not be used
for the promotion of any private OF
class interest for the benefit of one part
of the people at the expense of another
to take from some to give to others. Il
is the policy of despotism and not oil
a free republic. N. Y. Times.
- Seven thousand miners of Penn
sylvania who, on the sixth day of las
November marched to the polls ant
voted for ''high tariff and work at higl
wages all the year round" have jus
been laid off for three months that tn
output Of coal may be reduced, il
order that their protected bosses, VIII
had the ''fat'' fried out Of them during
the campaign, may advance the prize
of that prime necessary of life an
thus regain some of that ''fat. Mil
waukee Labor Review.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-01-30
DR.. HOLINESS WEAKNESS
The Autocrat's Vanity and Inexplicable
Love of Notorietv.

Love of Notorletv.
The popular supposition is that Bos-
ton worships DR.. Oliver Wendell
Holmes with passion that is little
short of idolatry. This notion, how
ever, is slight exaggeration of the
fact. There is considerable element
here which is not at all prepossessed
in his favor. Representing this ell =
ment are very many intelligent people,
who think that the witty poet is alto
gether overrated. His digestion is all
gone, they say, and now he is reduced
to the necessity of living upon his repu-
tation.
This sounds very much like petty
jealousy. Nevertheless it is undenia-
bic that the doctors vanity is the weak
point. There is nothing he enjoys so
much as being advertised, although
person who has justly earned so varied
celebrity might we'll dispense, one
would think, with vulgar notoriety.
Not long ago newspaper man asked
Mr.. James Russell Lowell for some
materials wherewith to construct a
sketch of the then British Minister'S
life and career. Mr. Lowell politely
declined.
This happened, by the way, just be-
fore Mr.. Lowell's celebrated interview
with Julian Hawthorne. The facts in
the latter case no fellow will ever be
able to accurately find out. Here in
Boston it was thought, and is still be-
lieved, that the interview in question
was pretty correctly reported. At the
same time, it is not for a moment to be
imagined that the ex-Minister to Great
Britain made all those scandalous re-
marks about the fat Prince of Wales,
and so forth, with any idea that they
were to be published. The most dis
Greet of gentlemen, over his after-din-
ner port, is apt to relax his habitual
caution in speech, but every body has
always said that Julian Hawthorne
was goose. He is forever doing
something obsurd, and this was only
an instance in point.
To return, however. to the Autocrat
of the Breakfast Table.
About four years ago the Critic, in
New York, devoted an entire weekly
number of contributions, advertised
for in advance, eulogizing DR.. Holmes.
It was called the "Holmes Number, u
and contained nothing but letters in
prose and poetry from all parts OF the
country, with a few editorials in like
strain. Now DR.. Holmes is an un'
doubted genius. OF all her citizens
Boston takes most pride in him. He
stands unquestioned in the first rank
among the literary men of the age
And yet he could swallow all this cloy
ing flattery at one gratified gulp, ant
write an appreciative letter in reply
1t would have made any body else sick.
Boston Letter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-01-30

with them. He knows the men, or can
easily be introduced to them, who
handled the "blocks of tive," and with
but a very little turning of the screw
he can find out precisely how much
per head they cost. A thorough course
of Indiana investigation might at least
prepare him for his Southern expert
ment. Without some such prior prac-
tice the chances are that he will find
himself in maze of difficulties before
lie gets half way into the Southern
question. He would better make the
Indiana question prominent first.
Then with what stomach he has left
he can turn Southwark. Chicago
Herald.