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The Lamar register., 1892-03-12

IT is creditable to the South that sc
much has been done towards providing
the means OF education for the col
ored children. The eagerness with
which many of them have profted
by it is an evidence that no obstacles
have been thrown in the way of OBJ
tanning at least the rudimeuts of such
learning as common schools can i'm
part aud OF occasionally rising tc
higher grades That there IS an ex-
ceedingly large amount of ilhteracy
existiD, "a the United States did not
need confirmation by ,he census Bnt
th 4 the states have been derelict in
.sroviding free schools for their chill
dren i, world be unjust to assert
The bulk the illiteracy has orig in
ated in .auses that could not be pre-
vent 1. and the condit ions have been
so "a that no comparison with the COM
pulsory educational system of Ger.
many could fairly be made.
The Lamar register., 1892-03-12
AARON BuRR's EYES.
I-rr-. Dark and Deep, They fsse'nh'ea
uoth Men and wom""-

BDth Men anu
The late Miss Theodosia Burr
Davis of New York was dear friend
al nine In the long. long ago days
'The niece aud ward OF Matthew L.
1avls the intimate associate ana
h;og-apher Of Burr. she had store
~ anecdotes OF men who figured prom
ineptly in national affairs seventy OF
eighty years since; but TINS ono
which | shall repeat rs nearly as pos
sihIe in her own words-interested me
most Of all says a writer in the fos'-
Il was a school girl Of II, spending
n short vacation at Uncle Maiihe"
house in the city when one day |
hoard him calling to mo from the hail
b.sIow and went 10 the head OF the
s,afrs Como down he said There
l. a rentlcman who wishes to see YOU
i bssitated-held back by some IN
5psnable fear. Again he said Come
down. and IN such tones that l dared
moi Sisobey. He led me into the par
lor and there on the sofa sat an old
man whom | had never before seen
Very old he looked. dressed in the
costume OF the last taNtAty. -" 80
snow-whlte hair drawn back and
lied in queue behind But his
cyeS they were no; old large darS
aud decp they flashed with all the
fra OF youth. never saw such eyes
in man or woman They fascinated
while they frightened me Aiy uncle
led me- forward and said Col Burr,
mis- Is the child Of whom spoke
need not tell you whose name she
beurs' The old man rose, took my
hand in his and held me out % arm. :
length and looked at me-looEc4 al
me with those eyes which seemed 10
sec into my very soul Ouly mo
nent bat the moment vas an hour,
Then he dropped my hands and eE'
claimed in a voice trembling wiih
emotion Take her away. Matthew.
take her uwsyI canaoi bear 1T
saw HIM only ouce afterwards li va
on Broad way and tried 70 Zip oy
him unpcrcCiycL But whom ! tarncl
70 look back he was standing siilL
following me with those wonderful
wonderful cycs They haunt me stiil
and will. I know. while memory lasts y
The Lamar register., 1892-03-12
DR.. scudder sun Crazy.

DR.. Henry NJ Scudder, accused of the muir
der Of Mrs. F. H. Dunton, his mo.her-in-law,
attempted to kill fellow-paticnt in the de-
tentiOn hospital in Chicago Saturday The
two patients had been tramping throughout
the corridor, as they had done all day
DR.. Seudder entered his cell, grasped a
chair, and as his victim passed the cell door
hit him on the head with it, Before he could
repeat the blow the attendants came to the
rescue, and after fierce struggle the doctor
was overcome and placed in irons. He ac-
cused his fellow-patient of being in league
with his wife to convict him of murder
The Lamar register., 1892-03-12
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.
Sweeping Progressive Triumph In the
Triennial Elections

The trieunial elections 10 the London
County Council came OF Saturday. The
counting in a few districts has been postponed
till Monday, but the results as already known
shows sweeping Progressive triumph, in
proportion of three TO one, which the results
to come viii not alter. Lord Roseoery and
John Burns, the labor leaders, are elected By
large majorlties. South London has gone
solid for the Progressiyes.
Seventy-seven Progressive candidates and
seventeen Moderates are already known to
have been elected. The Duke Of Norfolk
(Moderate), Lords Darlington and Monks
well (Progressive) and the avowed Social
lists, Messrs. Tins, Bruce, Cooper and sidney
and Webb, have all been returned II Mr..
Gladstone is able 10 capture the seats for
London, he will be assured Of an immense
majority.
The Lamar register., 1892-03-12

THERE are few greater tyrants than
what are commonly called spoiled
children The parents. however su-
perior they may be in many respects
are their very slaves. They have sac.
riiced everything for them. and re-
quired 10 sacrifice at their hands II
return. Thus the children expect to
receive everything and to give moth
ing. The habit of selfishness becomes
ingrained. and while they develop nc
power of making others happy, they
lose the power of enjoyment in them
selves The parents lives and happi-
ness, and the chIldren's also are alike
wrecked on the altar of foolish indul-
gence while wisdom might have
cherished both.
The Lamar register., 1892-03-12
a TERRIBLE CRIME.
The Son of Noted Minister Accused of
Murder.

DR.. Henry NJ Scudder, son o. the former
pastor Of the Plymouth church, Ch.e2go &
under arrest charged with murder Tie
warrant on which Dr.. S5u3AeT is held vas
sworn out by the venerable =. II. UguJoa,pTu-
prietor Of the Spiri Of - zbz.f, and ilc
faihcr-in-lAw ot the accused In The COM
plaiut on which the warrant was Issued NJ
Dunion alleges that on Sunday, February q,
DR.. Seuddcr murdered Mrs DuuiUu by heat
Ing her on the head With b!1nt instrlul snt
Scudder married an adopted dau-hiGr q
Duuton, whose feeble uife had a la-sc foF-
tune Ia her oWn right, which, up % d fra
days before her death. she hal YuFposed lezE-
ing TO some blood relatives. hut ahIch At the
last moment, a. she lay IN bed hut half con-
scions Of Wha; she WAS doing % her husband
alleges, she was induced 20 sign over 10 Sud
dcr's wife. Then one day another physician
was hastily summoned % her bedside and
found her expiring With oaiuIls wounds 'n
her head, produced by q fall from her chair
Is she Was sitting M one day, Ssudicr s7ys-
A. scudder was the last man sz!i 10 hau,
spoken with her, and as he could not satistsc
toriIy account FOR the wounds, suspicion te.l
on him
Scuddcr j. 80 years old and has an eilIco At
81 La Sale street, wherc he makes a specially
of examining applicants f5g life Insurance. ia
eastern companies. II Is alleged that several
companies had 30; rid Of him for shaIy oI-ara-
tions His family believe him 70 he crazy and
be will be examined as to his mental co sdl-
The Lamar register., 1892-03-12

DIR. BUTLER of Columbia college,
New York. in a recent address, took
occasion to compare the extent &c
which popular education is carried ir
Germany with the amount of illiteracy
in this country. Taking the cities os
Berlin and New York as instances,
because both contain about the same
population. DIR. Butler said that under
the rigidly enforced compulsory school
system of Berlin there were only four
teen boys and one girl who failed tc
90 to school in that city last year.
whereas there are in New York 10, 00C
children annually growing up without
the benefits of an education that will
enable them simply to read and write
He said further that the number o.
illiterates in the United States in.
cludes one-sixth of the population
whereas in Prussia and Bavaria al
most every person has received fan
common school education.
The Lamar register., 1892-03-12
Another Deacon Case.

News from the Orient of an extraordinary
parallel of the Deacon case has reached here
This one is in Yokohama, Japan, and the
American husband is Lieutenant Hethcring-
ton of the federal navy. The dead man is n
wealthy English resident of Japan. The re-
port brought by the City Of Peking is that
George Cover Robinson, well-known resi-
dent of Yokohama, was shot and killed Feb
ruary 13 by Lieutenant Hetherington. The
latter, it is said, was jealous of Robinson's at
tentlons to Mrs. Hetherington. The Lieuten-
ant surrendered himself and is confined
aboard the warship Marion.
The Lamar register., 1892-03-12
The Santa Fe VIII Advance Wages.

The grievance committee of the Order of
Railway Conductors and Railway Trainmen
have secured the signatures of the officers of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe to agree
ment TO adopt a new schedule Of wages. The
committee has been at work on the schedule
which advances the wages of conductors and
trairment on most of the divisions and
branches, and remedies inequalities hereto
fore existing
The Lamar register., 1892-03-12
THE idea that the character is a
COLORADO

THE idea that the character is q
fxed unalterable quantity is likely to
be for most OF US an uncomfortable
one. And yet not few people of en-
inenca have held it Carlyle was one
of them He once said that he was sc
convinced OF it that il he had his OWE
way he would put all rogues in bag
and drown them out OF the life they
polluted This is not an estimate o.
existence which is apt to confer dig
nifty upon it But thank goodness,
neither is it an estimate we are bound
TO accept
The Lamar register., 1892-03-12
Sale of Japanese Pottery.

The long pending negotiations for the pur-
chase of the famous collection of Japanese
pottery made by Prof E. S. Morse Of Salem.
have been concluded by his acceptance Of the
sum of $4,000 for the collection. The for
NAL transfer will be effected next Friday.
when an agreement will be entered into by
which Prof. Morse will remain as curator for
three years for the collection. He will also
have the privilege of selling the duplicates in
the collection, the exchanges to go into the
collection.
The Lamar register., 1892-03-12
To Attack the Reading Deal.

Attorney General Hensel Of Pennsylvania
VIII test in the Dauphin county court, soon
as the necessary papers can be prepared, the
constitutionality of the leases by which the
Philadelphia & Reading Company has as
sumed control Of the Lehigh Valley and New
Jersey Central railroad. A bill in equity, in
Guiding motion for permanent injunction
TO restain operations under the leases, Will be
The proceeding adopfed
The Lamar register., 1892-03-12

IT was humorously. but not unkind-
ly said OF a distinguished man. after
his death, that .'he had as good a
heart as could be made out of head. T"
This sounds it must be admitted, a
good deal like saying. in regard to
more material products than human
nature. as good silk as can be
made out OF cotton, or as good gold
as can be made out of brass" In
manufactured goods. the world has
got used to these familiar su5stitu-
tions of cheaper for more costly ma
terials but somehow or other it seems
to kick at the idea of introducing the
same methods into the manifestation
OF the more spiritual qualities OF the
soul. And yet it is but just to repeat
that the criticism made on the charac-
ter OF the distinguished man alluded
to. though humorously phased. was
not unkindly meant He was pre-.
dominantly an intellectual man. but.
like him, many men who have heads
never try to make a heart out of them
but simply let them grow more and
more cold critical and cynical. On
everything else they exercise their In
tellects save on the problem of how
50 to mass before the mind the joys
and sorrows OF others that the sluggish
soul may be stirred to some response
Of love. And SO they go through
life destitute Of a. good hearts a. can
r. rnax7< n,.f NJ haas7s
The Lamar register., 1892-03-12
EIood in Colombia.

Owing to the melting Of SHOWS in the Andes,
the Cauca River has overfowed its banks,
spreading death and devastation in the fertile
valley of that name, the richest region in the
United States of Colombia. Crops have been
swept off by the food, houses borne from
their foundations and many human beings
have persisted in the torrent. The extent of
the damage is not definitely known, but 1t is
believed to be immense.
The Lamar register., 1892-03-12
Peace in GuatemaIa,

The Guatemalan consul general in New
York has received this dispatch:
'Consul General Bahiz, New York:
'.The national assembly has declared elected
General Reyna Barrios, constitutional presi-
dent of the republic. Perfect peace and
tranquility reigns throughout the whole coun-
try. (Signed) BARRILLAs."
The Lamar register., 1892-03-12
DENVER eoooLERs CONVICTED
Raymond and HadIey Guilty of Forgery
While In Office.

George R. Raymond, ex-deputy auditor, and
James P. Hadley, ex-deputy treasurer, who
have been on trial at Denver for raising
checks and dividing the proceeds while in
office. have been found guilty.
The Lamar register., 1892-03-12
Tho Fifth Lesso,7

when the reporter writes win
ell. he should obtain one AZ
h,rciness only, keep it sharp.,-5
nse IL with soft or Cncalead.r,d
For cenerAi purposes, il Is betts, ~
pen, the pencil In c1eepaon,l
enly.
Speed "a shorthand Is o, IA
qnenec unless What Is written c.s
afterwards. l esl6lsty, or rsae.s.'
depends 10 part upon The aecurla 4.
ing of the chsi acters. To do tsissJ
not necessary TO write them slor,-
the contrary expo. fenced sieno-f,,,J
produce the moro n RECT outliass ~
iomewaat rapid nor, 'ment, iasiur1
pcrienccd penman Teegtes tAs 8
graceful curve By a Gun K stroks, ~
shan by slowly drawing l. Tie Sd
should learn a. the outs 2. 70 VIA
characters rather than drz, thea ~
thcless the beginner needs the u
and ought to form each chan cisr
Der OF mes with care and slla.frl
until the outline IS Hrui'y tmrre, -.
his mind before attempting n ursI
quickly. Afterwards write Il rap,s 4.
coutlnue doing 30 until It cas !, q
beth accurately and quickly.
IN line / the 6rfi letter has ;hs t,.-.
= 10 three, and Is called "a; tsr ~
The force Of q ia Agse, and IS ea.l-s n
When 8 has tho sound Of :, a. ia ra !
goes. it Is called :, aud expressed ~
thlckcned stem $ is most c.
expressed hy the circle; bat tie -.
needed when an Initial vowel pgsces.k \
!n dcr, line I, or lnai vowel lo..srt
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cal cd fsA, has the force CT 81 !z e |,
| or q in usofioa- When struck u5at-s,
| Is called FA1g. The Seeoud, Iel ~.
/ equivalcat 70 . iu piesTarc. TAs -
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| tic same as tic copspDznig = ssI / ;
always written upiszTtl, - called ~. .
E-, tag. Shaded 3, called suF, Is s,as
/ lent 70 mp or tzb, as IN t--s7ls, c. azai
/ Upuari r, called re-, Is used E5-s ..
] tho coWu-strokc. II IS ecl1ksF, "a,
secures q good angle, acd pFrvez;srls
| forms frufn oNtcadlne too FAR bslsE 1
l u1c. when TIE circle ; occurs bsss.
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| l:ls n possible placed izfsts ~ -
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,Ssasspc,t. j. This boys nA1c . =
ard be has = rsk- br hls side. :, Esr
take the rope and 60 and iig ~ e-s
ThIs boys name is JAMES, ani = =
spIEe and a Rail. e. Milo win GIs =
and &c thtra for two hoGrs~
KY TO rLlTE 3.
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woke. 5 sew wrote riss EoU fu-. Z
rtsIu= roar. Q iiociug sl4elzs =
I shaal housc hoax hstsat yos,.I ll "a
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The Lamar register., 1892-03-12
A Mn.hcr FINISHED.

On the streets of New York the other night
young man aecosted the daughter of
prominent man, but her father was close be
hind her, and after breaking his umbrella
on the fellows head and humping him with
his fists bad him arrested and sent up for six
The Lamar register., 1892-03-12
SHORTHAND CLASS

The Pitmsn System In twel,.
sons Membership goo. Ever
receives twelve individual lesson, 4,
from Prof. Eldon Moran, the CO
ductor. Remittance should be
Secretary University Extension
St. Louis, no.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-03
An Impntient IaWyer.

The character of tho old Illinois courts, in
which Abraham Lincoln practiced, were
very primitive. In ono case a livery stable
horse. had died soon after being returned.
and the person who had hired it was sued
for damages. The question turned largely
upon the reputation OF the defendant HI u
hard rider. A witness was oalled-a long,
lank westerner.
"How does Mr.. So-and-so usually ride?"
asked the lawyer.
Without a CLEAN of intelligence the wit
ness replied:
"A-sttaddle. SIR"
mo. no." said the lawyer. II mean does
he usually walk or trot or g~allop2'
"Wal," said the witness. apparently
searching in the depth of his memory for
facts, "when no rides II walkin' horse he
walks. when he rides Il ttotting horse he
trots, when no rides II GaIlopin' horse he
gallops, when"
The lawyer was angry. II want to know
what gait the defendant usually takes. fast
or slow"
"Wal." said the witness, when his COM
pany rides fast no rides fast, and when his
company rides slow he rides slow"
~ want to know, SIR" tho lawyer SAID,
very much eXasperated, and very stern now,
how Mr.. So and SO rides when he is alone"
"Wai," said the witness. more slowly and
meditRtiyelv than ever, when he was alone
l want along. and | don't know"
The laugh at the questioner ended the
GROSS denomination. century.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-03

could scarcely open HIS eyes, and all he
could remember Rfterward was that he saw
his companion throw out the instruments.
coverings and everything he could find. . 1t
is probable that the balloon then mounted
again, for th,ee-quarters of Ill LOT later
M. Tissandier awoko again and felt the
balloon falling with %frightful speed.
The car was swinging to and fro, de-
scribing long oscillations; his two COM
pnnions were crouched at tue bottom of the
car. Sivers face was black. bis eyes CLASSY.
his mouth open and full of blood; Croce's
eyes were half closed and his mouth bloody.
Both men were dead. When they reached
the ground the shock was violent and the
balloon seemed to fatten. The wine was
rapid ana the car was dragged over the
fields while the bodies of the two unfor-
tunato men were tossed about and every
moment were on the point of being thrown
from the car. Finally the aeronaut was
able to soiz, the cod that opens the valve.
The balloon suddenly struck against Il tree
and stopped near the Commune of Ciron
in the department of Indre.
At Maus. July 4, 1880, the aeronaut.
Petit, trusted himself, in company with his
wife, to the uncertainty of IN old torn bal
loon. 10 this impruaence he added that of
placing his young son in u small balloon
above his own, holding it captive by a cord.
l he two balloons !ose at the same time, but
the lower one had no ascending force. and
the aeronnut after throwing out all his
ballast could not mount rapidly. At this
crisis Petit let 20 the cord. calling to his
son. 'Go alone, now" Some seconds nf-
terward the large balloon split FROM top to
bottom and the aerouaut WAS plccipitated
upon a garden wall and mortally wounded,
HIS wife escaping with a few bruises. Prob
ably the cord which restrained the upp +
balloon tore the old one nnd caused its
RAPID fall. After a few moments the small
balloon aIighted on the prairie like II but
terly.
Aug. s. the same year. Charles Brest left
Marseilles during Il VIC, ent northwest wind
and was quickly carried out over the Ned
itsrranean. Two hours later, AZ night was
coming on. sailing along almost on n level
with the water md following tho unduln-
tions of the waves, he passed u ship 80
quickly that he and the crew were unable
to exchange Il word. Tho next morning the
balloon was found with its car empty on
the shores OF Corsica. near Aiaccio.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-03

larger and finer than ever before. her ora
tors were to be two ado ted citizens of
high political standing, the Hon. Dietrich
Schultzc. son OF II patriot of 49, Tin Cor
many, and ''the Hon. Patrick Rafferty,.
himself n patriot" lin l'eland). Music was
to be supplied by 'tie famous Garde Re
public band" from the city. and tho Dec
~laration of Independence was to be read in
three languages simultaneously We
needed II strong play to count against n
game like that: Why. that Declaration of
Independence act alone would draw like II
circus, particularly if the public could feel
assured OF not being able to understand Il
word of either of the three languages.
! claim some credit for the inspiration
which rlucked victory from the jaws OF do
feat. 1t w3s my voice which first said:
"We will offer n barbecucd OK Every
member of the committee saw III an instant
that the question was settled.
With cautious cunning We guarded the
secret of our intent until too little time was
left for GU rival to cast us IN the shade by
providing two bnrbecued oxen. rs she I'M
doubtedly would had she suspected our
grand coup. Then when the OK was
dressed, the trench dug for the fire. n barrel
of wooden plates brought from tho citv.
aud 'Sam J%onsing' engaged IA master
cook. we SPREAD tho glad tidings. Those
Solav miners-employed in II mine owned
by all English company. by the way we
took crre should have n clear undets stand
ing OF what they would get by coming to
our celebration. 30 we woro sure OF that
much OF an audience anyway. That they
would understand nothing but tho beef did
not matter.
The beat we could do rs an offset to
Bugleville's alien patriots of high renown
was the prominent utilization on the grand
stand Of . couple Of our local specimens,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-03

"When I came home from the dinner
found a letter on my desk from Nellie an
nounGing that she had gone will Alexis TO
be married. They left the grove ahead OF
us and must have taken . train just about
the time we were sitting down TO dinner
His calmness amazed me, and ! said with
some WARMTH
But, doctor, why have YOU not pursued
them? Lot Us 90 after them at once and
rescue her"
~ don't think she wants TO be rescued.
She likes the count. but is able to take care
of herself"
1.-The COUNT" I snesred. "Why do you
call him the countY' How do you know he
is . '~count!' l have no doubt he 10 . bar
ber."
II don't know. about his being a count"
replied the doctor serensly. but he isn't q
barber. Having q notion that he was max
ing mp to Nellie, ! pat a detective on him
ten days ago. Whether he has a right to
the title or not / don't care. Even IL he Ia a
count, 1t Is nothing against him so long as
he behaves himself. But | wanted to be
sure he was an honest fellow, with some
learned that he lisa respectable, herd work.
inc chap. an artist, who draws for litho-
graphers, and makes very good wages. 1
rather thought l wonld say yes IL he sdw
ft to ask me, but | guess Nellie didn't like
kim chances on it. and so. TO avoid a pos
AciE oScAct tucy tDDh IIbuCH lbiNe. ~ 10
all right however, / am satisfied OF that"
Yes, it WAS possibly ''sll right" for him
and them, but not for me-. / sat moodily for
some time. turning the situation over IN
my mind Nellie, without caring TO hear
what | had to say, had gone off with
another man-and that man a Russian!
"Dr. Freeman l said. ''there is too
much foreign influence abroad. Ii is every
where. Look at oar celebration to-day, for
~instance-our purely American celebration.
The stand We held our exercises on was
built by a Dane and decorated with i'm
ported bunting bought from a Jew. Ger
mans supplied our music. and our principal
invited guests were an Jrishman and a Ger
man. The minister who opened the exer-
cises is a Scotchman. Italy, Ireland and far
Cathay sent representatives. to disturb Us.
A large part of our audience was the Slavs.
In an Engllshman's hotel we ate a dinner
gotten up by a French cook. This evening
we burned a lot of Japanese bombs and
Chinese crackers sold us by a Swiss. And
as an appropriate wind up to the whole
business the prettiest girl in Weyandonk
run off with a Russian"
Sam JonsinR, who had slouched around
the corner and sat down on the porch steps
unobserved by either of us, spoke up at this
juncture: II tell you, boss. us Americans
is gittin' to feel mighty lonesome. in dis
country