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The Lamar register., 1891-12-26
Goal at the Straits Of Magellan.

a very important discovery has been
reported 70 the bureau OF American Re
puolics. A mine Of coal OF very fair qua.
iiy for steaming purposes has beea found
by accident 10 the Straits Of Magellan.
Sisnor E'ossettL, the captain OF an Italian
steamer, was compelled 10 anchor in Shag
net Bay TO make some repairs, and while
there be discovered coai very near the sur,
lace, Reaching Valparaiso, he sent 4 e5rps
OF experts 10 the scene Of the discovery In
a launch, who found that the coal was no,
only abundant, but OF excellent quality.
The importance Of the discovery TO the
commerce OF the world can only be appre.
ciated when it is considered that al steam.
ers passing through the Straits Of Magel.
Ian arc required to coal there, and that the
supply has heretofore been brought from
Cardiff, Wales.
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26
viii Try Profit Sharing

The most notable OF reeeai "-
sions TO the doctrine of prohi So
that Of the ST. Louis, Alton & Isf'r & 4
railroad, which operates the S-ii-
Line. Mr.. G. NJ. Parker, the
and general manager Of the roA''
friendly 70 the system for some - =.
have also some of the Eastern ous
the company, and 1t seems ihA' =,
of directors as q whole has reoe-- y
won over and is disposed TO sas
sharing a trial. A su0-eom -.
consider the matter further ana "a .
q plan to be submitted TO the Do1-s
subsequent meeting. This suO -,
is in correspondence with PreeI.
ker and Mr.. n. o. Nelson ana W (.
the subject and have invited ~ =,
East to a meeting of railroad H'eI,
senting several railroad conf 81 :
held expressly for considering
sharing system.
Not only the Cairo Short Line ~
eral other railroads, Mr.. Parker =
seriously considering the
there is little doubt that some u -
them, sooner or later will cer'nes : n
sub committee Of tie ~ 'ouH n,
Haute company has draw p,,.S
profit sharing and submittee
Parker for his endorsement s7l" =.
tleman is well satisfied with IL -
ton will come up at the next anu IA
ing of the company in June, anu .S.,i
little doubt that the board VIII
recommendation Of the committee
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26
Cranks All After Sage.

Russell Sage, whom the bomb
thrower, Norcross, tried to do out of sl,-
200, 600, has again been threatened in a
similar way. Since Norcross tried TO as
sassinate the venerable fnancier, Mr..
Sage has received nearly 1900 letters from
cranks in all parts of the United States
and even from Europe. Some were in
other languages than English. The only
thing Mr.. Sage did was to tell Inspector
Byrnes, who said he would begin an anti.
crank crusade. He persuaded Mr.. Sage
to give him some Of the letters and transla-
tions of the foreign ones. Witt the doing
Of that Mr.. Sage rested content
Last Saturday evening a man called and
demanded &, 800 at once or he would blow
up the house with dynamite. The report
is that Mrs. Sage throttled him and fired
him bodily down the steps.
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26
How a RalIroad oaase. . pest.

The recent disaster in tho Lake
Shore yards in Toledo in which ten pogsous
were cooked 70 dczth, is the cause Of bit.
ter war bctwcoa the Lake Shore and the
Flat s. Pere Marquette roads. Tie de
cision Of the eor0nsr IN the case Of the
wreck has aot yet been made. but salt,
argregating ss5, 900 were conueaoea Sat
urtay against the two roads bT survivor
who were injured. Service was made upon
the Lake Shore, but cot a Flint s l'ere
Marquette Official or cmpluye could b.
found Ia the state when the sheriff tried
70 serve summons ca that road Itseems
inat every Flint s. Pcre Marquette ticket.
seller, freight or passenger engineer, con
ductor or other employc living IN Tolcdo OF
Ohio had been sgmmAriiy discharged.
Not a soul IN the state can be found wal
has the slightest connection with tho read
II has abandoned It's vast Interests here
aud will make It's future terminals at De
troit- IL turnei an average OF 1900 car.
OF freight per year over to the Lake shore
which will now 20 TO the Michlgaa Central.
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26
Il arIpne b ClneInnati

The Ia grippe epidemic Is oyer-run-
nInE CIuciaaa,L, Aad the cre3iest sPPrp-
keusiCa Is felt Up TO ten o'elook Tuesday
morning eighteen deaths from "a sriyps
had been rtrortct Al the health o.iue-
Monday aity deA;as irsn this cause were
reported. aHd as the day i sreeeiinsiy
gloomy IL i believed that the deaths for
the day viii b over sky Physicians
hBd themselves Unable 70 cope with the
scourEe, and, though v5rSlag nlEhi AHt
day, theE cannot keep tie disease fron 10
errAsinE. The mayor aad health board
met Tuesday afternoon. and took active
steps 10 sec II something eEest.Te ezERsI
b. amre
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26
A Great Place for Ducks.

One of the strangest things that has
happened at Niagara Falls in some time is
the large number OF wild ducks which have
been going over the falls the past week.
The birds, which have been gathering in
large numbers above the falls for two or
three weeks, float down the river until
they are caught in the rapids and seem
unable to rise in the swift current and are
therefore whirled over the falls. Those
that are not killed are stunned by the fall
The largest bag Of this game was made
Sunday. when dozen hunters picked up
some 400 in the river below the falls
Three men go out in boat, one to row,
one to steer and hold lantern and the
third TO club the ducks and throw them
into the boat
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26
R..Cnlnnre of Irade OolIars.

l'he conversion OF trade dollar bull
,r,- f,,e staudard silver dollars was com
pleted on tbs sand- Tao coinage Of s'Ana
ard silver dollars is, therefore, al an emu
uples. a change shall be made in tho poliey
- the treasury department through con
.resslonal eusctment or otherwise ! he
coinage OF 9, 2,Ooo,coJ ounces Of silver, or -
-. 90 a uaouth under the act Of 'uiy u,
20. ceased on the Isi Of july last. and 'hs
coinage OF standard dollars since teA' aAs'
has leea confined 10 tho trade do!4Af ou',
ion IL. the treasury. This latter eoiHAS
.. ,s,bgr,rs3 by tho act of March >
Isgi. which required the secretary OF the
treasury to coin The trade dollar eullioa
iuts silver dollars as soon a. praeileao'e,
Toe total amount ofbulioa on hand Jaly
last was 4, ,GSi ounces, costing sS1''-
III. and the cutlre amount has been coined
iato silver dollars.
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26

VIEWED in any light suicide, es-
pecially among the sane, is a cowardly
thing. 1t is confession of weakness
and guilt and a virtual acknowledge
ment that the subject of it lacks man
hood or womanhood, and prefers to
dodge the inevitable by resorting to
this cowardly method of escape; and.
frequently, in so doing. leaves others
aefenseless and helpless to bear bur-
iens which they should manfully and
bravely bear, and to face difficulties
which none but those who are poltroons
1t heart shrink from
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26

Z The reason the pigeon has not be-
come a soldier in America is that we
have had no wars or prospects OF war
since his usefulness in army service
became demonstrated. In equipments
and munitions of war we are behind
In this country in all Departmental
testimonial not so much to our lack OF
progress as to our profoundly peaceful
condition When occasion arises how
aver. we shall speedily provide all nee
essary accoutrement and facilities, in
cluding doubtless the trained homing
or carrier pigeon.
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26

IT Is notstrange that those sanatar-
fly wise and energetic should have be-
gun to use the reform brakes against
horse car expectorations. One of the
chief rules in hospitals for pulmonary
patients concerns this subject and no
expectoration. even upon the grounds
of the premises is allowed. This is
regarded not only as foul matter, but
possibly pregnant with disease germs
and it is, therefore, burned.
Nowhere is this vulgar habit
of expectoration so common as with
us, and nowhere has it found so much
toleration- 1t is time. however. when
the. doctors warn US OF its danger, 70
exercise such control as will make our
cars and streets more free from the
results of this offensive practice
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26
TIE club is teaching women mu

THE club is teaching women much
not the least of its lessons are those
of promptness and b brevity. and the
methods of parliamentary proceedings
Its teachings tend to combine sentl-
ment with business to familiarize
women with public affairs And by
way of suggestion to clubs started or
about to be started in small communi-
ties, it is an excellent idea to get some
of the larger, well established clubs
to send on their papers for reading.
In this way clubs formed in the viii
lagos might identify themselves as
auxilliaries to the larger Social Science
clubs OF the state. and thus combine
their talent for the promotion of the
specific aims of all.
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26

In the complex relations which are
brought about by the requirements OF
modern commerce, no relations are
more vital to the individual members
Of society than those between the
money Garner and the money investor.
And the question which the student OF
statecraft must solve is how far shall
organized individuals called govern
ment interfere between these two
members of society.
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26
A FIGHT WITH BANDITS.
A Party Of Garza's Outlaws Defeated
BY United States Troops.


Advices from Rio Grande City.
Texas, are that troops from Fort Ring
gold, under Captain Burks, OF the Third
cavalry, had two skirmishes last Monday
night with Garza's band Of bandits, who
were seen crossing into Mexico. -
Captain Burks had but nineteen men,
cavalry and infantry. They were informed
that Gsrza's gang made an attempt TO in
wade Mexico at La GruelIa crossing and
started out to prevent it. They mounted
the infantry behind cavalrymen and fol-
lowed the bandits trail. E
Captain Burks before he came upon the
revolutionists, captured Thomas Cara,
who gave him full information as to the
whereabouts and the number of Garza's 5
forces. During the first skirmish the in
former escaped.
Approaching their camp about midnight
they were challenged by the bandits pick
cts, and were fired on twice, when the
United States troops responded with a
yolley, which scattered the bandits. The
troops coald not pursue them through the
dense chapparel, SO made their way to La
Gruella crossing, expecting to meet the
bandits again there. Not seeing anything
of them, the troops returned TO the scene
of the encounter and ran on the bandits
again and gave fight, dispensing and put
ting them 10 flight.
In the second fight Corporal Estrom was
killed. falling at the first fire IN this en-
gaGement Lieutenant Hayes was unhorsed
by slight wound All this occurred at
the first fire of the revolutionists. BY it
Burks' fianks were driven in He ordered
q charge on the center. His men were
outnumbered four TO one, but that mattered
nothing. The charge was made, and
Garza's men ran. Private Lloyd, Com
pany G, Third Cavalry, was captured dur
ing the fight, but escaped
1t is not known how badly Garza's forces
suffered, but he must have lost heavily. 1t
was learned by Captain Burks' forces
that the outlaws were commanded By
Eustagio Ramon and Julio Flores.
a dozen or more revolutionists' horses
got away during the battle There is no
doubt that Captain Burks prevented the
sacking of Camargo. The revolutionists
came from the coast and formed one sec
ton Of a force Of several hundred.
One section was to cross near Fort Nc
1ntosh and another at Cara, the latter to
draw the Mexican troops from Guterro,
Mier and Camargo, leaving the last named
place open to attack by the force whipped
by Captain Burks' men.
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26

IT is matter of genuine congratu-
latiou to notice how many men of
6rst-rate ability are in these days dis
cussing the question of what can be
done for boys and girls in the way OF
character building; what can be done
in fine in the way of inspiring them
with Just as hearty a zest in launching
from the stocks, to ride the ocean Of
life a gallant and seaworthy specimen
Of man or woman. as a shipmaster
feels in knocking away the blocks and
sending on run down the ways a
stanch and beautiful example OF his
own craft
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26
The sum Of s7O. 600 has beer not,

The sum Of $40, 900 has been paid
Into the treasury department by the firm Of
Newburger, Kiss & Co, the members OF
which were indicted for smuggling. 1t is
supposed 10 be in satisfaction of the claims
OF the government against it and it is be
iieved the civil suit will be dismissed. The
case dates from last September. when a
case OF goods consigned TO the firm fell
from a dray and burst open, revealing
smuggled goods The entire consignment
Of goods was seized, as were several subse.
quent eonsignments, and nearly all proved
TO be falsely invoiced. Nearly all the in.
voices received by tho firm during the
year were inspected by S. ii. Casin, depu.
ty United States collector, who las been
dismissed for alleged completely in the
smuggling.
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26
Minister Egan Scared.

The department OF state received
following dispatch from Minister Egaa on
the 18th:
THE American legation is surrounded
by police hAd mob on account OF the refu-
gees here. Threats are being made OF
burning or blowing up the legation to get
them A United States ship is IN port but
many miles from the legation The refu-
gees cannot fly, but must stay in the lera-
tion, which is besiegedn
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26

KNOWLEDGE and character like ma
terial possessions. are ours not only to
have but to give; but unlike them
the more we give of them the more we
have. The miser's heap grows small
Ter il he shares it with another; but
the knowledge that is shared knows no
GRANGE of flower, is forever giving
itself out in both conscious and uncon-
scious influence and gaining by what
1t gives.
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26

WHETHER a tutors person is to
be always respected. is a point
not yet authoritatively determined.
Whether or not freshman in fit of
rejoicing over an athletic victory may
not bang tutor about with that mus
cular energy which he and his chum
affectionately display towards one an
sther In moments of supreme delight
Is a difficult problem II tutors
body is to be respected above that of a
chum, then all connection between
our own times and the middle ages is
at once cut off and we stand in the
strong light of a new and strange civ
.lization.
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26
STATE NEWS.
Colorado,

SOt0t at'St
Thou hast thine eyrie in the lifted lands,
o Colorado, mountain born and free;
Unyexed by terrors of the far-off sea,
On earth's high crest thy favored realm
expands
Nature bestowed thy dcwer with lavish
hands
The richest gifts within her treasury,
Which from creation she reserved for
thee,
Thy ore-veined mountains and thy golden
sands, .-..---.--as s .-a-,.-..-.-...-..--
Far eastward, ocean-vass thy plains
extend;
Westward thy snow-crowned mountains
meet the sky;
Heavens OF uncIouded blue above thee
bend,
And the bright sun looks on thee lovingly.
To what God hath SO wrought, may great
souls lend
The fadeiess iustre of achievements high.
--Prize Poem By J. d. Diite',bdck IN Colo
Tddo Sun.
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26

To BE beaten, but not broken; to be
victorious but not vainglorious; to
strive and contend for the prize, and
10 win it honestly or lose it cheerfully;
to use every power in the race, and
yet never to wrest an undue advantage
Or win an unlawful mastery-verily,
In all this there are training and testing
Of character which search it to the
very roots; and this is result which
Is worth all that 1t cost US
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26
The Sale of Horse Meat.

The department of agriculture
makes the following announcement:
The inspectors of the bureau of animal
industry at Long Island have unearthed an
abattoir at Newton creek, which they
found to be entirely devoted to the
slaughter of broken-down, crippled horses.
Many of these horses were diseased and
some Of them affected with gIanders. The
inspectors thoroughly Investigated the
destination of the carcasses. 1t was
found that most OF the meat was corued
and put up for export as family beef.
The secretary OF agriculture was at once
communicated with and he wired the in
spectors at port of shipping to stop such
exports, If possible. and to Immediately
notify boards of health. The dealer, hav-
ing learned of this course, changed his
label and undertook to ship the stufT
aboard as horse meat, under the impres
sion that he conld thus evade the bureau
inspectors.
Secretary Rusk, however, did not pro-
pose to permit the intent of the law to be
thus baked, and he is advised that DR..
Robertson, the chief inspector, and W
Judson Smith, eastern agent OF the bureau,
seized the entire lot Of seyenty-fve tierces
and turned it over the offal dock, this
action being necessary to prevent the
shipment of the meat in the steamer Le-
hanto, which sailed for Antwerp.
The information on record in the bureau
of animal industry shows that this nefari-
Gus industry has been carried on for some
time in semi-secret fashion, but being
diligently watched for some time by the
inspectors, they satisfied. Secretary Rusk
that many horses in various stages Of
disease were slaughtered and put up for
the purpose indicated, and he at once de-
termined that he would use all the power
at his command to put a stop once and for
all to the abominable traffic
The Lamar register., 1891-12-26
GanAr griefs. shakapearo tell. u.
COLORADO.

GREAT griefs. Shakespeare tells Us.
are as medicine for our lesser sorrows
The remedy, it may be thought is
worse than the disease. And yet it is
not SO altogether; for the oyerwhelm-
Ing anguish which swallows up the
minor tribulations disciplines the
mind and. when it has felt the shock
Of real calamity, it is less likely to be
disturbed by petty annoyances.
The rustler., 1891-11-06

was founded in 1858 by Juan vasques
de Coronado.
The manners and customs Of Costa
Rieans are in many cases peculiar. but
always pleasant. They nave main
tanned a good name for their courtesies
and kindness 20 strangers, and seem TO
feel highly honored when an English.
man or North American comes In their
midst II you admire anything that he
longs TO one of them he says 1t Is at
your service; II you call at his house he
says, in his words of welcome: This
house is yours" but IL would hardly be
proper 10 ask him TO make out the deed.
How queer IL sounds TO go into an
Office at noon and be told that the mer-
chant inquired for has gone out to
BREAKFAST Business men take coffee at
home in the morning. breakfast at q
cafe at about eleven, and dine at hOne
after business hours.
They embrace their friends and pat
each other on the back. And, In pass
ing on the street, instead of saying
"How dy," they say "Good-byel"
Nau"asI AtaAicoi AhtNints tthhFdtC
each other Mt meeting, and kiss on the
check, presumably saving the lips for
other kisses.
Costa Rica girls possess n beauty
above the average of pretty women, are
of fine form, healthy and robust, and
exceedingly modest. And, having seen
them, now no longer wonder that they
are not permitted to go out alone or re-
ceive gentlemen unless in presence of q
duend or older member of the family
'Tis well; for those great black eyes and
long lashes dropping upon soft creamy
checks, with such tempting red lips as
theirs, could do n world Of mischief,
and, If left untrammeled, would soon
break up whole families. Their cos
tunes are most bewitching, all light
and airy. They wear no hats, and
higher classes still use the lace mantilla
of Spain-a black one for street wear
and q white one for the theater; the
lower classes, however, wrap black or
colored re6oso, which they use us head
gear and shawl combined. The rich
wear elegant silk shawls Of cream tint
or flesh color. imported from China, and
costing (many of them) s75 to s1OO gold
apiece; and, am told, that girls of the
middle classes will often go barefooted
two or three years in order TO save up
money enough to buy one of these
shawls.
Even amongst the country girls, who
throng the streets by the thousands on
market or feast days, one may note
hundreds of pretty faces of richest coli
or, with long lashes, soft, downy ear
locks, black as Jet, and with long, inlSy
black hair.
The Costa Rican lover may not call
upon his best girl, as in free and en-
lightened America. At the twilight
hour he must come and stand under the
ladys window, and, II she shows her
The rustler., 1891-11-06

and operator of the line, had come
down during the night and was going
back with us; the American, English
and Costa Rican flags were waving over
the depot, and the streets lined with
bunting in his honor.
Mr. Keith is the life and soul Of the re-
public's progress and Is looked upon as
a kind of king by the more ignorant
CLASSES. He is nephew of Gen. Mciggs,
the famous builder Of the Peruvian rail-
ways, and came here from Brooklyn,
n. Y, about twenty years aeu, in com
paratively poor circumstances, but full
of vim, Yankee pluck and American
grit
To-day he is at the head Of the coun-
try's railway system; owns immense
banana plantations and cattle ranches,
stretching from so TO 70 miles along the
line of the railway; does twothirds of
the banking business of the republic;
possesses numerous coffee farms, sugar
cane hdciendGs by the dozen, and is in
terested In gold mines, tramway lines,
electric light plants, ice factories, beer
breweries, and owns besides half a
million acres Of wild lands In short,
II Is said, he can draw his check any
day for n couple of million dollars,
against his own banking house in Lon
don.
Costa Ricans are proud of Keith, and
they have cause to be. When he came
among them, Port Limon was u fishing
village numbering but half a dozen
huts, and 1t required three weeks time
to reach the capital at San Jose over
the poorest of mountain mule roads
now one can board the morning train
at Limon, which has grown into quite
a respectable little city, and after ten
hours ride through the most pictur-
esque of mountain scenery, take din
ner at five with his friends In the ma
tional metropolis. II required over 1000
men, working steadily, over three years
TO put the line through.
At ten the train drew up at Siquierez
for breakfast. This Is the junction
where connection Is made with a new
road branching OFF in the direction Of
Lake Nicaragua, work upon which
lias just begun.
A live little business woman from
New Orleans keeps the hotel at this
point. Her husband, ut the time a
prominent merchant at Limon, was
murdered and robbed there q couple of
years ago; after which she located here.
She gave us a hearty southern welcome,
and really regretted to tear myself
away when the engineers bell warned
us II was time to get aboard.
Cartago, the capital of the country
until 1928, was reashed at three o'clock.
] had heard much Of the beauty and in
terest Of Mis- place and was CURIOUS 70
The rustler., 1891-11-06

self at the easement, he may then stand
and look at her, exchange glances,
smiles and mods, and go away to come
back again tomorrow and do IL all over
again. II he is faithful and keeps this
up year, he may finally be permitted
TO come into the house and talk with
his love in the presence of her father
and mother. When, aftsx another year,
they may marry and, as the fairy story
goes, live happy to the end of their
days.
In the residences of Cartago little or
no prctense Is made toward outside dis
play. Everything-horses rs well as
guests-marketing and likewise gar
bage, goes in and out ut the front door.
But the interior Is palace or a para
disc of flowers, fountains and singing
birds GEo. EusHys Bsysox.