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The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

j. Nj. McMillen a resident of this
state for nine or ten years, says occa-
sionly November is the coldest month
of the winterin this country. No
vember has been winter so far this
year, and if the month holds out as
1t is, we hope this is one of the win
ters when November is tho coolest
month:
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

The per cent. of attendance is cal.
culated upon the basis of the weekly
enrolment.
The two lower rooms have not had
an average attendance of eight in
each room for the last week.
We want to call the attention of
parents to the tardiness. 1t does not
average two cases week in each
room.
We feel that we have the support
of the people In our efforts to bring
your scholars to high standard.
You can do much to this end. Talk
to your children about their school,
and make them feel that you are in.
terested in their progress. The coun-
ty seat contest is oyer and the battle
is won.
Perhaps you may now have time
to visit us and give US the benefit of
your kind councils.
The teachers have spared no pains
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

The election Tuesday passed off
quietly. There was great deal of
hard work from the time the polls
opened in the morning until they
closed at night. There was three
tickets in the field, county seat
contest and the funding bonds all of
interest and great interest yet the
best of humor prevailed and the work
was done in a quiet way. Lamar
was after county seat, all other in
terest were secondary. The demo
Gratis as they always do voted their
ticket. The Farmers ticket drew
their strength from the republicans
principally, which with the county
seat interest in the way lost COM
plete victory COR the republican ticket.
The returns will show the following :
named gentlemen elected: county
clerk Fl. j. Gochenour,D.; treasurer
NJ. D. Parmenter, r.; judge j. X.
Doughty, R; Sheriff w. G. McCurry,
D.; assessor Anderson Stewart, r.;
Supt. of schools George T. Feast, r.;
surveyor Charles E. Sexton, R.;
Coroner A. Deeter, r.; commission
ers Harry Pettee, D.; and Lewis
Elder, d.
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

The following towns have been
selected for permanent county seats
in the new counties created by the
last legislature:
Morgan-Fort Morgan; Cheyenne
Cheyenne Wells; KIowa-Sherdian
Lake; Otero-La Junta; Prowers-
Lamar; Kit Carson--Burlington;
Yuma-Yuma.
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pl9-e4.
Notice. for Publication.

Land olfice at Lamar, Colo.
Nov. sth. 1853.
Notice is hereby given that the foto@lng
to make final proof in support pt her ei4 IN.
and that said proof Will be made beiorc
register and receiver ut Lamar on Dec. 18TH
lssy viz: Miss Emily flinn. Cnddoa. Colo, Tor
the lot No . sec. 6 township . 5 range 20 W.
she names the folio wing witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton Of said land, viz; Mr.. Frank Bridseiord,
Mr. A. Il. Draper, MIR. T. q. Chockley, Mr. john
H. stephens, OF Caddoar Bent Co.. Cole
c. u. FORD,
es-eI Register.
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Notice for Publication.
Land once at Lamar, colorado,

land once at Lamar, ColoTadO.
October 18th. lisa
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler sfilcd notice OF his intention
to make nnal proof in support OF his claim
and that said proof VIII be made before the
Clerk OF the County Court Of ProWrrs Co.. at
Lamar. Colorado. on November S0th. ISs9, viz
Geo ge " Butler u. : No. sags for the q. i-2
:. w Ia and e. l.a n. W. Ia sec. 80 tip. - = OF
7. a. w
He names the following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon and cultlvA
tion of. said Ian viz Leo Jansen, W. o.
Butler, 6. W. Huntcr. !. A. woodcock, all OF
Lamar r. o., Prowers Co, Colo.
20 Is. " Eegistcr.
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The following is the Lamar pre-.
cinct ticket elected Tuesday: Justice
of the peace George L. Hines, con-
stable James G. Boyd, Road overseer
Dist. No. J. J. Thoman Dist. No.
I E. p. Thurston.
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

1t was county seat and net a
party fight this fall, is the excuse we
offer for the election of four demo.
Gratis on the county ticket. Prowers
county is republican beyond doubt.
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Notice for Puelioation.

Land ONCE at Lamar, Colo,
Oct. Is, ls-9.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has Elea notice OF his Intention
TO make final proof In support of his clain,
register and receiver at Lamar, Colo ,on Nov.
sSd 1859 viz: benjamin 4. Wilson, D. :. No.
NJ. Colo.
He names the following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiNa-
ton OF said land viz; Joel +. Horn, OF Lamar,
Colo and W. G. Shumate, George simpson,
'O-' c. ID. FORD,
n1g-s4 Register.
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

In all the new counties where a
county seat election was held this
fall, the democratic ticket was
wholly or part successful. The rea-
son for this is, that the republicans
worked for county seat. The dem
ocrats, well they just voted their tick
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Notice for Publicatio n.
Land once at Lamar. oolorado,

Land Office at Lamar, Colorndo,
october sd, lss9.
Notice Is hereby given that the following.
named settler has tleu notice OF his Intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made beioreJ. " .
Metcaif Clerk of the District Court at Lamar
Colo. on December2 1853, viz Robert N. Mel, !,
son IL L. l6l4 TO, the ;. II. W. and n i-2
= W 4 section "A township IS :. Raiige " ".
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon aud cuitiNa
John l.. Christensen, of Lunar, Colo, and
Chas. E. Sexton, Jesse B. Johns, of Muivane,
Colo. -,,,
Also at the same time and place William
Cummings II. l.. 26l5 for the c. l.2 II. e Ia
and e. l-2 5. e. Ia SECTION l5 Township 70 >.
Range a. W.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiVa-
ton OF, said land, viz: Robert NJ. Nelson,
Chas L. sexton, of Lamar, Colo, and Jesse
B. Johns, John L. Christensen, OF MuiNane'
2, d. FORD,
2O-25 Register.
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

Judge Chadeayne has left with us
a number of his Colorado Fee Table
books for sale. They are of great
value to the business man and useful
toevery one. Price twenty-five cents.
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09
Advertised Letters,

The following is list of letters
remaining uncalled for in the post
office at Lamar Colo. for week ending
Nov. 9th, 1889:
Booher D. w.
Phillips Harvey.
Stelle George.
AierYord E r.
Randolph VIM.
E. T. LEE, p. NJ.
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

in preparing the report of the past
two months work.
/ want to make an earnest appeal
to the city council to lay a two board
sidewalk from the county seat to the
school house.
Pupils that have neither been alb
sent nor tardy for the past two
months:
HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Ed. Walters, Aida Lynch,
Zella Zimmerman. Ollie Shinn,
Nellie Zimmerman.
INTERMEDIATES.
Alta Sanders, Ada Parmenter,
Minnie Ware, Fannie Davis,
Jack CIaddock, Lille Colthar,
Elsie Craddock, Robbie Runner,
Pansy Runner.
SECOND PRIMARY.
Chester Morris, Harry Colthar,
Eddie Silvers, Werter Davis,
Robbie Craddock.
FIRST PRIMARY.
bessie Shinn, Ruby Webster,
Gertie Clark, Louis yenard,
Lizzie Verdier, Mary Conway,
HELEN Clark, Roy Slater
7. B. BIRD,
Supt. of Schools.
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

M. E. CHURCH:-Services every
Sabbath, all are invited to attend.
Sunday-School at 10 a. m.
Preaching at II am, and Pm
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

Watches repaired and cleaned by
Perham at the City Drug Store. IT.
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

Let Perham clean your watch. tt
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

Your money is ready, spot cash
loans on final proofs and decided
lands GooDALE & COOPER. tt.
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

Harness repaired at C. d. Bald
wins shop. tt.
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Jewelry mended by Perham. If.

RENT FREE:-We have build
ing that we will alloy person to oc-
cupy rent free, apply to Goodale d
Cooper. II.
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

Saddles, harness, buggy whips, etc.,
at Baldwln's. IT.
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

For anything in the harness line,
call on G. D. Baldwin. tt.
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

Tin and steel roofing at Herbert's.
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

Stovepipe to order at Horbert's.
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

Perham understands his business.
The Lamar register., 1889-11-09

Herbert's for pumps and repairs.
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-07-27
VOLUME XVIII.
THE RAIN SPIRIT.

Seei The night without is very lonely,
Moon and stars and all their luminous train
have fed;
Darkness rules the earth, and darkness only;
Rain-drops fall like tears above the dead;
Yet in many voices
Comes a sweet refrain,
The utterance of spirit sad but tender
The Spirit of the Rain.
Weary seems the Spirit; his accents falling
Well might be the language grief and pain
employ;
Yet with voice of wailing he is ever calling
On the distant future for benisons of joy;
Though its tones are mournful,
Sweet may be the strain;
Wondrous are his tidings. though the tones
breathe sadness
The Spirit Of the Rain.
Gentle is his mission: through the brown earth
stealing,
Seeking there the tiny seeds that grow to per-
feet flowers;
TO their dreary prison the Spirit goes reveal
ing
The glorious resurrection that comes with
sun-fed hours
Bids them wait in patience
Summers royal reign;
OF a world trans6gured, low the Spirit whis-
The Spirit of the Rain.
Drawn are all the curtains; close and warm
our dwelling;
From the glowing freside no restless foot
steps roam;
For the Spirits accents to our cold hearts are
telling
The secret OF the fresde, the wondrous
charm Of home;
Listen to the story
Told upon the pane,
Told like sweetest music by Heaven-born
spirit
The Spirit of the Rain.
Mary <. Vandyne, in HarpeT's Bazar.
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-07-27
J. W. DORRINGTON, Proprietor.
NUMBER 35.

''You are a brave girl. Show this
paper to each teacher in the building
as quietly and promptly as you have
done the rest, and all, i trust, will be
we'll"
She then turned to the desk and gave
the signal for closing work. The
pupils, who were poring over their
problems in fractions. were surprised,
but were too well drilled TO give other
than prompt obedience. The imple-
ments of work were put by, the pupils
rose, filed out, and in five minutes the
building was empty, Miss Elvo. her.
self, as principal, moving softly about
and quietly helping matters along.
When the last pupil was gone, her
thoughts reverted to Bertha She
looked in the dressing-room belonging
to the division. Yes, there hung the
well-known gray pussy" hood with its
blue trimmings, and the long warm
sack that belonged with it, but where
could Bertha be?
''She has proved that she could take
care of herself" was Miss Elvo's con-
solatory thought, and as she had pri-
vately told the teachers to assemble in
the lower hall when the pupils were
gone, she fastened down to meet them.
They were all there, and the story Of
the sudden suspension of school duties
was soon told.
1--WE must do something" said the
first assistant. looking vaguely about
and wringing her hands, but at that
moment they heard the fre-engine roll
up. The chief alighted from his horse,
and was met in the hall by the bevy Of
teachers. When, after respose to his
inquiries, he started for the basement
they followed him.
There, smeared aud wet, and sur
rounded by the now decreasing smoke,
stood Bertha throwing water upon the
burning woodwork and joists. 1t had
caught from defective hue leading
from the furnace to the register above.
the temporary closing of which had
prevented the escape of the smoke into
the hall. She had carried the water,
in large tin pail, from the hydrant in
the yard, but few steps from the door
leading down to the basement.
Although she had not succeeded in
quenching the fire entirely, she had
prevented it from spreading by keeping
the surrounding woodwork wet, and
with a very little effort on the part of
the firemen it was soon entirely ex-
tinguished.
Much praise was showered upon Ber-
tha for her bravery and wisdom, but 1
think her first wise step was in giving
careful attention and picking up new
scrap of knowledge, for without it even
her bravery would have been useless
perhaps. .-ClaraJ j. Denton, in Christian
at Work.
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-07-27
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
THE SPECKLED HEN.

Dear brother Ben, take my pen
To tell you where, and how, and when
Hound the nest of our speckled hen.
She would never lay in a sensible way,
Like other hens in the barn on the hay,
But here and there, and everywhere,
On the stable floor, and the woodhouse stair;
And once on the ground her eggs found;
But yesterday ran away,
With mothers leave in the barn to play.
The sun shone bright on the seedy floor,
And the doves so white were pretty sight,
And they walked in and out of the open door,
With their little red feet and their feathers
neat
Cooling and cooling more and more.
Well, went out to look about
On the platform wide, where, side by side,
1 could see the pig-pens in their pride;
And beyond them both, on narrow shelf
/ saw the speckled hen hide herself
Behind pile of hoes and rakes,
And pieces of board and br oxen stakes.
All! ha! old hen have found you now,
But to reach your nest 1 don t know how,
Unless could creep, or climb, or crawl
Along the edge of the pi ,-pen wall.
And while stood in thoughtful mood,
And flew away, as much as TO say:
For once my treasure is out of your way"
didn't wait q moment then;
wouldn't be conquered by that old henl
But along the edge OF the slippery ledge
carefully crept, for the great pigs slept
And dared not even look to see
II they were thinking of eating me.
But all at once, oh, what dunce
1 dropped my basket into the pen
The one you gave me, brother Ben;
There were two eggs in it, by the way,
That found in the manger, under the hay.
Then the pigs got up and ran about
With noise between a grunt and shout;
And when saw them roofing, roofing,
OF course slipped and lost my footing,
And tripped, and jumped, and finally fell
Right down among the pigs, pellmel-
For once in my life was afraid;
For the door that led out into the shed
Was fastened tight with an iron hook
And father was down in the field by the brook,
HoeiHg and wedding his rows of corn,
Aud here was his Polly, so scared and forlorn;
But 1 called him, and called him, as loud as l
could.
should.
20 father! o fatherl-get out, you old pigI
o father! oh! OH for their mouths are so
big
Then waited a moment and called him again:
20 father. father! am in the pig-peni'
And fIther did hear, a1d he threw down his
hoe,
And scampered as fast as father could go.
The pigs had pushed me close to the wall,
And munched up basket eggs and all,
And chewed my sunbOnnet into ball,
And one had rubbed his muddy nose
All over my apron. clean and white;
And they snuffed me and stepped upon my toes,
But hadn't taken the smallest bite,
When father opened the door at last,
And oh, in his arms he held me fast
The Voice.
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-07-27
GOING TO SEE A MAN.
The Origin of a Popular Sentence in t
Language of Slang.

The Origin of a Popular Sentence in the
Language of Slang.
One night in the winter of 1865 Ar
temus Ward lectured at Lincoln Hall,
and when the great humorist was about
half through his discourse he paralyzed
the audience with the announcement
that they would have to take a recess
of fifteen minutes so as to enable him
to go across the street to ''see man."
II. r. Tracy, then editor of the Wash
ington Republican, was in the audience,
and seeing an opportunity to improve
upon the joke penciled the following
lines and sent them to the platform:
Dear Artemus: If you will place
yourself under my guidance I'll take
you to see a man without crossing
the street"
Artemus accepted the invitation, and
while the great audience impatiently,
but with much amusement, awaited
the reappearance of the humorist, the
latter was making the acquaintance of
Aman and luxuriating at a well-laden
refreshment board. Of course every
body caught on to" the phrase, and
men became fond of getting up between
the acts and 'going out to see Aman."
The restaurateur's business from this
time forward doomed. Men who would
ordinarily sit quietly through an en-.
tertainment and behave themselves al
low ed themselves to be influenced by
contagion. Washington Letter.
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-07-27
COWBOY ROPING MATCH.
A Contest in Which the Rider and His
Bronco Show to Advantage.

Contest in Which the Rider and His
Bronco Show to Advantage.
During the recent meeting of the
Territorial Stock Growers on the
reservation opposite this city, says a
Miles City Mont special. there were
some roping matches of more than
ordinary interest.
Of all cowboy sports, roping con-
tests are the most exciting and call
forth more skill and agility than the
man who has never visited the far
West can easily appreciate.
When a contest of this kind is ar
ranged a piece of ground is selected,
care being taken that it is level, and
free from any dog holes, rocks or
brush that might bring down a horse
while running at full speed and injure
both it and its rider.
A bunch of thirty or forty lively
young steers, full of grit, are then
driven up by three cowboys, two of
whom hold the bunch while the third
"cuts out" the animals one by one for
the contest.
Time-keepers are appointed, and the
first competitor comes forward on his
pony. He takes his stand forty or fifty
feet from the bunch, and fine picture
he generally makes, with his big white
hat, his spurs and his lasso. Then
steer is cut out from the bunch and
started on run.
At given signal the cutter-out pulls
up his bronco in the proverbial four
feet of space, and the competitor
dashes after the steer.
A sharp race follows, and the second
the cowboy gets near enough he swings
the rope above his head, takes careful
aim and circles it around the steers
horns. In an instant the bronco stops,
suddenly bringing the steer to halt.
Then the horse runs round the steer,
which is promptly thrown. The rider
fastens the rope to the horn of the
saddle and dismounts, leaving the
horse to hold down the steer, which it
invariably does by sitting down on its
launches and bracing itself with its
forelegs.
The cowboy proceeds to tie the
steers hind legs and the moment he
ras it done his task is completed and
the time is taken. Each competitor
follows in turn, and the one making
tho ouiolzact TINA iS TorOolaimod the
winner.
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-07-27

OF all the historical garments
which crowd the great museums of the
world none are more famous than the
''gray overcoat" and ''chapeau" OF
Napoleon /, celebrated in Beranger's s
and Raffet's poems, and painted by
scores of aspiring French artists. At
a recent search through the archives
of the time of the great conqueror the
tailor's and the hatter's account for
some of these articles of clothing has
been found, snd it appears that for
each of his "chapeaux castor" he paid
sixty francs, while his "redingotes
CRISES" cost him 100 francs apiece.
The overcoats were always made very
wide, for, contrary to the custom Of
the officers of that period, Napo'
never took off his epaulets,
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-07-27
PITH AND POINT.
The angler who catches the small.
est fish tells the biggest lies.

The angler who catches the small.
est fish tells the biggest lies.
Stills are no better in conversation
than in afoot-race.-Century.
There are men whose friends are
more to be pitied than their enemies.
He who is most slow in making a
promise is the most faithful in the per-
formance of it.
To the prosperous, the whole Of
life is short; but, to the unfortunate.
one night is an endless time.
There is no use trying to strike an
average on honesty. The article must
be simon pure or it is spurious.
Other peoples tongues will make
you miserable, but it will not mend
matters for your tongue to make them
miserable.
1t is said that a man is judged by
the company he keeps, but more fre-
quently he is judged by the company
he does not keep.-Boston Transcript.
If men would say all that they
think and leave unsaid we would dis
cover philosophers in fools and vice
versa-very much vice versa M er-
chant Traveller.
"A good story is told OF the Indians,
who replied when missionary asked
them if they were willing to abstain
from work on Sunday: Eyes, and not
only On Sunday, but on all other days
as well!'
Loose and light principles, like
your loose straw hat, will show you
which way the wind blows. You may
have to chase them yet, or go bare
headed. Perhaps you and they will
end in the mud. Christian Standard.
If the young man who took the
medal should take the ''big head" and
relax in his efforts he will never take
any thing else worth any thing. This
is for no particular young man, but it
may fit somewhere. Christian Ad-
vOcate.
-Thoroughness and truth are pretty
much the same in their essential ele-
ment; and people who allow them
selves to shuttle away anyhow, and
smooth over hastily, to the eye, in out
side matters, had better take heed to
this Indication of what they will be
easily tempted to do in graver and
greater. Church Union.
-Irate passenger to street-car con-
ductor-'I want you to understand,
sir, that you are paid to answer
questions. Tell me when we have passed
Broad street" Conductor, smilingly
-"All right, num-" Conductor, ten
minutes later-'We have passed Broad
street now, mum. Git off on the right
hand side and walk back nine blocks"
One of the best lessons to be learnt
is the absolute necessity of preventing
work from degenerating into worry.
1t is worry that kills for the most part,
not work. To learn to put forth our
best powers steadily, continuously, in
the proper grooves, to the proper ends
this is one of the most precious fruits
of wisdom and experience. Once a
Week.
"A moral character is attached tC
autumnal scenes; the leaves falling like
our years, the flowers fading like our
hours, the clouds fleeting like our IL
lusions, the light diminishing like our
intelligence-and the sun growing cold
er like our affections, the rivers be-
coming frozen like our lives-all bear
secret relations to our destinies.-N.
Y. Ledger.