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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06
"HaIf-Inch" ABILITY won.t GO.

Mr.. Campbell, the Democratic candi-
date for Representative, in his letter to
the people says, he does not know very
much but he knows half inch Of water
is not an inch. We hardly think this
limited ability will satisfy the voters of
this district. Mr.. Campbell is evidently
laboring under the hallucination that all
that is expected Of our representative in
the Legislature is to vote for an irriga-
tion bill. The irrigated districts at pres
ent have few members in that body and
if they all simply voted right the meas
ure would be defeated by large major
ity. The work of formulating the bill,
advocating it in the committee room and
before the body Of the House, and push
ing it through against the power of the
corporations, is no small job, and will
rest entirely upon these men. This dis
trict is relied upon to send up member
with the ability and inclination to assist
in this work. Many laws, intended to
benefit the people, are each year made
useless on account of their being uncon-
stitutional. What we want is law that
will meet the demands of the people and
also the requirements of the courts. Will
Mr.. Campbell's "half-inch" ability be
of any use in preparing such bill, or
afterwards in advocating it and obtain
ing the votes of other members? The
Republican convention will make it a
point to nominate a man whose head is
all right as well as his kent.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06
Republican State Convention.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE
REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
DENVER, Colo, July %, 1890.
In accordance with the instructions OF
the Republican State Central Committee
the convention of the Republican party
of Colorado is hereby called to meet at
Denver on Wednesday, the 18th day of
September, A. d. 1890, at 10 o'clock u. M,
for the purpose OF nominating the fol-
lowing candidates for State offices to be
filled at the State election to be held on
Tuesday. the 4th day of November, A. ID.
1890, to-wit:
One Representative in the Fifty second
Congress OF the United States.
One Governor of the State of Colorado
One Lieutenant Governor.
One State Treasurer.
One Secretary of State.
One Auditor OF State.
One Attorney General.
One Sup't of Public Instruction.
Two Regents State University.
One Chairman of the State Central
Committee and one committeeman from
each county in the State to constitute
the Republican State Central Committee
for the ensuing two years.
To transact such other business as may
properly come before such convention.
The several counties OF the State will
be entitled to representation in said con-
yention rs follows.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

The Republicans of Prowers county in
convention assembled, reaflirm the dec
larations of the Republican National
Convention of 1888. We heartily endorse
the wise administration of President
Harrison. We also fully approve of the
wise and patriotic action OF the Republi-
can members of both houses of Congress
in fulfilling the pledges of the party in
legislation upon the coinage of silver, the
disability pension bill and other bills of
national Importance.
Resolced: That we are in favor of a
revision of the tariff, which will protect
and develop American industries and
American labor against the labor and in
dustries of other nations, insuring home
market for all our raw material.
esolred:-That protection of labor
and the rights of laborers is the first OBJ
legation of government; that we favor
such legislation by Congress and in this
State, as will in every practicable mode
encourage, protect and promote the in
terests of agriculture and mining in all
their departments.
Resolred: That the waters of the
State belong in fact as well as in theory
to the people and we demand such legis-
lation us shall protect the people in the
use thereof, and we further demand a
revision of the laws relating to irrigation,
that the farmers of this State may have
an adequate remedy in the event of n
failure of ditch company to furnish the
quantity of water sold, and that it be
made II criminal offence to sell or dispose
of any more water than an irrigation
ditch or canal will supply.
Resolred: THAT the fee system for the
remuneration of public officers which
now prevails in this State, be abolished
4.,..
in place thereof.
Resolred: That we denounce the nc
tion of the Democratic party in Congress
in opposing legislation looking towards
the free coinage of silver, and thus ap-
proving of the message of the last Demo-
cratic President, of date, December 9th,
1885, advocating the repeal OF the silver
coinage act
Resolred.-That we heartily endorse
and of the action the Senators and Rep
resentative from this State, in laboring
for the free coinage of silver and other
measures OF public benefit to this State
and the west; and appreciating their
brilliant and patriotic efforts in behalf of
the interest of this State, we are heartily
in, favor of the Hon. H. NJ. Teller, Senator
from this State, and the Hon. Hosea
Townsend, our Representative in Con-
gress, succeeding themselves in those Of
fees at the expiration of their present
term of office.
ued:--That we recommend to the
Republican State Convention of this
State, the name of Henry Kellogg, of this
county, as popular and suitable candi-
date for Auditor of State; and that the
delegates from this county to the Repub-
lican State Convention are hereby in
structed to vote for, and use all honor
able efforts to secure his nomination as
the Republican candidate for Auditor
Of State.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

Up to date the Denrer Republican,
does not seem to have any candidate for
any office in the State, but rather seems
opposed to every man whose name has
been mentioned for any Office The con-
vention will be the largest one ever held
in the State and we believe good strong
men will be selected for each and every
office to be filed. The coming Legisla-
ture will be very important one and
their work will be Of vital interest to the
Republican party. They should be Sc
lected with great care and each candi-
date made to pledge himself to the sup
port of every measure, that the party
has promised to carry out for the relief
of the people. We must have revision
of our irrigation laws. The farmer must
be protected from corporations, who have
and are building bitches, and sell more
water than they are able to deliver. It
should be made criminal offense. The
people demand that the fee system shall
be abolished, or at least so changed that
two years in office, shall not mean an in
dependent fortune to the holder. The
salary system has been. very sccessful in
other States, where it has been adopted
and should be tried here. A check must
be put upon the extortion OF railroads
The people are clamoring for relief and
will not much longer endure the burdens
placed upon them by these corporations.
In our own beautiful valley of the Ar
kansas, which is destined to rival the
famed Shenandoah valley Of Virginia.
the possession Of which enabled General
Lee for years to support the army OF
northern Virginia, and the loss of which
compelled its surrender, must be released
from the yoke placed upon our necks by
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail
road. Within two years grain and pro-
duce by the car load will be going east
and west from the valley, and cattle by
the thousands will be sent here to fatten
and be shipped to market. Unless some
relief is afforded by the coming Legisla-
ture we will remain at the mercy of this
grasping corporation for two years ia
come, and all the profits arising from our
location within fcw miles of good
market, taken from us. At the present
time We are paying % cents per hundred.
by the car load to Denver on grain, 240
mile. The rate to Kansas City, nearly
Geo miles, is but Il cents. If you wish to
buy ticket from here to any point on
the Pacific coast, you must pay Kansas
City rates, GOO miles east of us. BY this
means they make US pay for the reduc-
tion they have to make from competing
points, Pueblo and Denver. A railroad
law the people must and will have and
the Republican party never yet failed to
fulfill its duty, and its promises to the
people. They are looking to it now for
relief and we are certain not all the pow
er and money at the command OF theee
great corporations will enable them to
hold us in slavery another year.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

Mr.. Campbell was in attendance upon
and took a prominent part in the late
third party convention at Denver, and
immediately afterwards accepted the
Democratic nomination for member Of
the Legislature from this district. He
is evidently one Of those political foppers
and straddlers who are willing to resort
to anything, which they think will boost
themselves into Office and little cheap
notoriety
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

just after nearly all the other Demo
cratic papers in the district had shot of
their little piece about the widespread
reputation of their candidate, L. M
Campbell, Kiowa county paper gives
the same little notice to L. M. Thompson
who it says was nominated by the Dem
ocratic convention at Rocky Ford. Evil
IDENTIFY the far-reaching fame of the can
didate had not pierced the confines of
that editors sanctum.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

The farmers have been fooled often
enough by men who do little side show
farming in order to work the Farmers
Alliance racket and get into office. That
little game cannot be played success
fully this year as Mr.. Campbell will find
out to his sorrow.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

All but four of the counties in Kansas
that have held conventions this year,
have instructed for Ingalls,. The caustic
senior Senator seems to have as strong a
hold on the affection of the voters of the
Sunflower State, as Senator Teller does
in Colorado.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

The State Board of Arbitration in New
York is now investigating the strike on
the Vanderbilt lines. The managers Of
the roads have at last discovered that
they are not bigger than the people of
the State and have been forced to SUBJ
init to an investigation.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

A band of colored guards in Little
Rock, Arkansas, were disarmed by order
of the Governor on election day, and
their arms given to white company
that had just organized. Three ballot
boxes with returns adverse to the Cover
nor were stolen that night in Little Rock.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

The Denrer Republican is in bad
box, it does not want to see Routt nom
mated, but can't find one thing in his
long public career that can be brought
up against him. There is no man, who
has been in official positions as much as
Hon. John L. Routt, that has cleaner
record
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

The SPARKS this week calls us ten
derfoot and tells about what happened
prior to our advent into the county. AS
the editor II this paper was citizens of
the county when the first copy of that
sheet appeared, he is probably very near
ly as well acquainted with those events
as the historian of the Sparks.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

Las Animas county, the only reliably
Democratic county in the State, has .
Republican candidate out for nearly sv-
cry State Office to be filed this fall. Their
gall is somewhat astounding, and will
probably result in securing an icy recep-
tion for them all.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

The Democrats OF this county hope
that by trading off Campbell they will be
able to keep Priddy's majority under the
100 mark but they will be disappointed
even in this
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

We are well aware that offered help
sometimes stinks, but if our friend Tho
man, in his careful investigation as to
the ownership Of the Times Irrigato,'
cannot satisfy himself from the county
records, we will take pleasure in fur
nishing to him evidedce that will be sat
isfactory and convincing even to him.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

The Sparks has discovered that car
toons and personalities are not journal
ism, but has the southern idea that shot
guns, bulldozing, insinuations and law
suits are just the proper caper. They
try to measure journalism by their own
ability. If you have any charges to
make against the REGISTER spit 'sm out.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

Where proxies are given the holder of
such proxy must be an actual resident OF
the county for which the proxy is given.
WOLFE LoNDoNER,
WILL j. ORANGE, Chairman.
Secretary
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

The Democrats of New Hampshire
held a convention and nominated tick
ct this week, just the same as if they
had any show of electing it.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

II each party should brand Mr. Camp
bell as soon as he joins it, he would soon
resemble some of the steers on his ranch.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

Arkansas turned over new leaf and
went Democratic this week The most
remarkable thing about the election was
that only twelve "niggers" were killed
and only twenty-six ballot boxes were
stolen. Not quite all the returns are in
yet, and the country precincts may take
a notion to run the casualties up to the
usual figure.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06
THE LAMAR REGISTER.
GEO. Ii. MERRILL, Editor.
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.

The railway postal clerks are holding
their sixteenth annual convention in
Denver this week.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

Ex-senator Tom Platt has announced
that he will not accept any office high or
low. He made this statement in reply
to letter from Secretary Blaine asking
him to accept the Spanish Mission. His
announcement will simplify the Senate
rial situation in New York, as it has
been supposed that he was candidate
for that office.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

AS the day for the Republican State
Convention draws near the fight for sew
eral Of the Office is warming up. Hon.
John Routt will probably be nominated
for Governor by acclamation, Hon. Henry
Kellogg seems to have little opposition
for Auditor, while Hon. E. j. Eaton for
Secretary of State and Hon. John Feesler
for Treaurer are several laps ahead Of all
their opponents. The remainder of the
State office are hotly contested and still
in doubt.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

At the election in Vermont this week
week the Republicans carried the day as
usual. Very little attention was paid to
the election, and the majority was not as
large as in some elections owing to the
light vote polled. The only issue was
between high license and prohibition
and the returns indicate that the former
has carried the day.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06

Since Hon. John l.. Routt has an
nounced himself in the race for Governor,
most of the other candidates both Re-
publicans and Democrats, who had hith-
erto been pronounced seekers after that
honor, have withdrawn from tho race.
The can all see that the old war horse is
sure to be nominated and elected, and
they have wisely decided to get in out Of
the snow storm.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06
rigated and Improved Farms!
| T. G. HENRY'S
EREATo oFFERl

|HE ARKANSAS RIVER, LAND. RESERVOIR AND CANAL
ANY has 10000 acres of land lying under their
those who will aad cultivate land will
for the frs paymen, Of principal The payments
per interest payable annually s.
m with cusl of the improvements full paid perpetual
added The generally 100 acre. of
% fencing and rights the bas. each so
.beet only annual exceeding Is cents an
The la,erals also bu Of from e6O
there small buding- WELL corral average
is $50 with right, We from
ys. the foregoing lands and will
b. psi tenant. may furnish ii preferred.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
JAPANESE PRICES.
new toothbrush. six for 1 cent.

A new toothbrush, six for cent.
-Four boxes of matches for q Of cent
A pair of sandals made of straw cost II
cent.
Days board for jinrikisha man and
the laboring class, lodging and two meals,
~ cents
Cloth cottonwith pretty fgure-enough
for girls kimono or dress, 20 sen, equal
to 10 cents.
Three men with two jinrikishs drag two
persons and baggage four miles up steep
mountain road for 34.cents.
A servant girl for ore months service
gets lbs yen, equal to 9S cents. She is fur
nished also bath money and hair dressing
money, about 20 cents.
The outlay for commencing housekeep-
ing for furniture, bedding, mats, cooking
utensils, table service, such as needed by a
young couple of laboring class, costs 1886.
The pay perday for laborers and artisans
is about as follows: Blacksmiths, % to 81
cents; painters, Is to % cents; coolies, Is to
% centS gardeners, Is to 81 cents; carpen-
tiers, 80 to As cents.
The rent OF neat house, with pretty
gardens, containing one room of eight
mats, one of four mats, one of two mats,
and three rooms Of six mats each, besides
kitchen, $50 yen, equals $500 per MONTH
Montreal Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
LITERARY LIGHTS.

The total sales of Rev. E. P. Roe's works
up to April 10, 1890, was 2,027, 900 copies.
Walt Whitman refuses any longer to
see callers on any pretext, and secludes
himself almost entirely.
lola and Daudet used to dine together
and call it "the dinner Of the disappoint-
ed;' now they have no occasion for such a
pessimistic meal.
Capt. Joshua Slocum is the.author of
the Voyage OF the Liberdale," we'll told
narrative of ocean adventure written in an
interesting nautical style.
Jan Hofmeyr, ''the Parnell of the Dutch, 4"
made his mark by writing for The Zurd
African, a South African paper which
voiced the sentiment of Dutch Cape Colony.
Archbishop Ryan, Of Philadelphia, who
is the new editor-in-chief of The American
Catholic Review, is said to be one Of the
most enlightened and progressive ITelates
in the American Roman Catholic church.
Clwdfardd, the Welsh bard, who is TO be
the recipient of goo sterling from the
royal bounty fund, is older than has been
supposed; he is 90 years old, but even at
fourscore years and ten is hale and{heartE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
ROYAL FLUSHES.

Prince de Chimay, head Of the Belgian
noble house into which Miss Ward, of De
troit, has taken 5000, coo, is a diplomatist
and excellent violin player.
The German emperor on his travels al
ways has with him big box filed with
the decorations of various orders, to bestow
according to his philosophic fancy.
The kingof Sweden's literary works, con-
sisting Of dramas, poems, essays and trans
lations, are TO be published in three vol
umes, and fourth volume win b devoted
to speeches
The Princess WaldeInar has such gift
for painting scenes from animal Lie that
competent judges have pronounced that,
mad she been borne in a different sphere,
she might have rivaled Rosa Bonheur.
King George, the present king Of the
Hellenes, was, on accepting the Greek
crown. from midShipmsn made full
blown admiral By King Frederick VII OF
Denmark. King Frederick was extremely
fond of joke and oftea chafed the youth
ful prince about his rapid promotion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
Still an Admirer OF Clay.

In these later days it is a matter of won
der to note the reverence and affection with
which the old time political leaders nspir-
ed their followers. Col 9fichaeI King, liv-
ing not far from Lexington, KY, closed his
career as a voter after Henry Ciay's defeat
fer the presidency. He stiH bla2es oJTtwith
wrath wherever discussing the methods
used to triumph over Harry OF the west. "
The other day he read an account of the
manner in which his political chief was
beaten at the Wing convention of 1S4S
Finishing the narrative, he stepped to the
fire place and taking down his rife turned
TO his grandson and sternly asked: Arc
any OF them scoundrels ali-e'" The young
man, alarmed lest his grandfather should
start off in quest Of the parties who de
feabed Clay, hastily answered: ''No, grand
father, there isn't any of them left; they all
went to-Uo EaGes years ago" 1.-The
Lords VIII be doner' piously calculated the
orthodox old colonel, as he replaced the
rife on its hooks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
What the Hand Intiica teS.

Professor AIosso, an ItnlinR psychologist,
has made some interesting Investigations,
based on the iGea that the hand varies in
size with the amount Of blood present in it
at any moment. IN his first experiments
the hAnd was placed in closed vessel of
water, when the change in the circulation
produced by the slightest action of the
body or brain, the smallest thought OF
movement, was shown by a rise or fall in
the liquid in the narrow neck of the vessel
With a large balance, on which the hori-
Eontal human body may be poised, he
found that ones thoughts may be literally
weighed, and that even dreams the effect
OF a slight sound during slunber viii turn
the blood to the brain sufficiently to sink
the balance at the head. The changing
pulse even told him when professional
friend was reading Italian and when Greek,
the greater effort Tor the latter daily affect
ing the blood flow
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
The GEutton AIOno- Escaped.

The New Jersey hen has other qualities
besides the egg laying one to recommend
her to consideration. The,Sher day train
on the Greenwood Lake railroad was ap-
preaching a station when a hen with d
brood O. eleven Lively czTiclEEgIs found her
self and her family directt- N front Of the
locomotive There l,as very sistle time to
be lost, and the hen lost noAe. With wings
and voice she urged the chickens out Of
danger Ten of the little things were
driven OF the track BY the-old nen, and she
wasjust Beginning to cacll-e a self co2gTat-
ulatOTy note wien she discovered that her
eleventh charge WIS wrestling with a, bug
few yards IN 'front.' of'o4e pilot. Instantly
she few back, and win blow Of her ma
ternal bosom sert;the dali tory chicken fly
ing through the space to safety; bug she
had no time TO follow, an. q second later
she was a sh9peless mass Of feathers.
The dreariest part Of the Tragedy, how
ever, lay in the in1GntiIe De- ermiLation of
the ten chickens on the CsA!sr side of the
track to follow tleir mother, liPr they were
all disintegr.ysd D. the wha,js, Of the cars.
The only one saved was the Oh ci19n whose
gluttony had caused the cs~sasttoIE2e.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21

J. P. Lee, the champion hurdJer of the
world at go yards, is a New Yorker by
birth, but ct present a student at Harvard
college. He has been running three years,
during which time he has won numerous
races. 1t is but recently, however, that ne
has developed his wonderful speed. He
was member of the team sent by Harvard
last year TO compete for intercollegiate
honors, and took. second prize in the 200
yards dash. Early in the spring Lee COM
menced hurdling, and improved so rapidly
at this style of running that he was able to
place to his credit a world record Of 25 and
rs seconds May II, 1890, at Berkeley oval
Again at the Intercollegiate games he did
another remarkable performance. He ran
the distance, go yards, in 251l seconds,
defeating Herbert Mapes, the well known
Columbia collegs hurdler, and lowering
his own worlds record. Lee has a fine
physique and is surprising as a runner, as
he looks to be built more for heavy athletic
work than he Is for sprinting.