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The Lamar register., 1895-03-02

geant-at-arms and Mrs. Minis ielerbo.
page
The bill allowing estates of ,D,..
to be mortgaged was e. ablv =
ported
s. B. 2ao. Locke. for anne.,,,o.
contiguous towns. was reported - =
ably by the Judiciary eommittee
The Arapahoe delegation. forn,..
the committee ou Denver's char,s, h1'
reported the same for passage.
senator Graham moved the ,n,..,..
meuf OF William Norrid as sena,s ~ =.
ttor. and Thorsss Hosg to b. ,,,r,---. -
tee room Janitor. Both are ola,-S
Adopted.
House Harp.r's bill No. q :. p-o,.,
ing for the direct payment of n. -.
chase price OF mining lo,lts In -
grants into the state treasury va, -.
rted
Mrs. Holly's bill providing ZOE N. l-
mediate advancement uf will ea.. I,
the heads OF court dockets passed a..
readlnE aud went To the Senate. Ots.
hills on second reading were iaker 6
ana discussed. none ~ them hslur
GENERAL interest. The ssnaiorial "a.
resolution designating Que % the Plt,-
rane,. as Mount Evans. was saos,.
by a unanlmoGs aud rising vote. N
UouSe then adjourned until 10 o'e.,s
this morning.
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The senate was not Ia session.
uou-.-.olne into committee of II.
whole. House bill son. TO extirpa,e tA-
Russian thistle. passed sec1ud rradias
Mr.. Purinxton's bin To aliow cusuy
commissioners 20 Offset claims WITH a-
llnau.ut taxes was Killed
Mr.. Murutrs bill TO divide nor1aL
school district No. i3 and creating Va
Ia. was read and recommended "
passage.
Al th. afternoon session the Hoze
accepted the invitation Of Presi3s=,
Baker Of the State University 10 aiie1i
the dedication OF the Hale scienasc
building at Boulder on March Q
The following bills passed s-coaa
reading: For the Regulation OF arms.
guards. House bill ~. Grernman. e
protect miners. transfers and Other d
h-orers and to punish parties ohtAiai.s
labor under faise pretrnse.. Mr.. Ma
rorntcr's bill to remove the Soliierx
HON. frpn Monte Vista 10 Fo-t Ly0-
In case the government csssled the For
Lyon reservation to the STATE. II
bill To eradicate foul bro-pd amoe.
bees House bill I'd. campheil, 10 N
neal the section compelling coua,,
clerks TO keep an index Of each Folu1
of records. which makes much work
Hous.. bill g5T. Minor. 10 prohibit u
sale Of liquor TO inmates OF the -
diers' Home. had Its enactins Claus
stricken out
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Topeka. Kan. Feb. 2i.-Arthur Cap
pr. editor OF local newspaper. has
made a canvass OF the legislature on
presidential preferences. which be pub
iishe- as follows.
For William Mckinley. 40: for 1hom-
rs Is. Reed. is; for Benjamin +. Harri-
son. 3: for Allison OF Iowa. L; for John
sherman. /: for senator Teller. =; foc
John j. ingalls,. .; for Senator Wolcou.
/: for Levi +. Morton. 1; no choice. III
declined to vote. q
'-It was admitted by large numbcr
u the Mckinley men," said the Mall.
that the Reed sentiment In kansas
was rapidly growing. and one or two
went 50 far as to predict that when the
time came TO select n delegation from
this state. 1t would be nip and tuck De
tween the two candidates"
The Lamar register., 1895-03-02
An Antlpode.n GI.rt.

One OF the human wonders OF the
South Seas is Victoria, New South
Wales. youth by the name of Mclean
He is now Il years and few months
old and weighs in the neishborhood
Of 800 pounds. He is not human
mountain of fat" a monster of obe-
sity," or anything of that sort. bat
is . well-proportioned young man of
surprising stature and great height.
On his seventeenth birthday he meas
ured 8 feet and 81 inches, and If he
keeps up his regular yearly increase
OF stature will far surpass In height
all modern giants At the age OF II
he was 8 feet inches; at Is. feet l
inch; at IA. 6 feet 9 inches; at Is. Z
feet II inches; at 16. Z feet inches.
and at II. 8 feet 81 inches. as men
toned above
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DENIED THE PETITION.
sovernsr Evans Cannot Int<rvsss is th-
Calf satf.

Denver. Feb 25--JudEe Riner OF U.
United States circuit court has denied
the petition OF Ex-Governor John Nv
ans. to Intervene In the Foreclosure
suit brought by the American l'oan
and Trust Company against the uniea
Pacific. Denver and Gulf raiiroad-
This suit includes the Foreclosure Q,
about Si5.rro.Cto on the Gulf line ana
sx-Goyernor Evans asked In his peu-
iiOn TO lnterven. and defend. and also
attack the validity OF these bonds
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EXPERIENCE OF a DIVER.
A Succession of F1ts Of Fear and HeDs
On NJ rirss Assay In Arnos.


on HI First Asssy in Arnoe.
The great brass breastplats vas
put on nv shoulders, and the upper
folds OF the India rubber collar werc
drawn through it and screwed up
with small screws to make q water
tight Joint The helmet with the
bulls-eye glass in front unscrewed.
was then put upon the breast-plate.
given an eighth OF a turn and secured.
l stood up in full diverN dress, lack-
ing only the bulls-eye TO shut me OF
completely from the air which is life
He who held the glass then put It In
it's place and gave it a turn. screving
1t tight
was completely boxed up, and as
well as my heavy boots would allow
me stepped on the ladder. and the
heavy weights on my chest and back
were adjusted The lifeline looped
round my waist was brought up in
front of my body and caught again
at nv helmet, and / had also my
waist belt with my knife at my left
hand side. The moment had come
for me to descend the short ladder.
and then the single rope which led
to the sand down below the North
Sea
Now, you wonder what l felt like
as descended the ladder gradually.
/ will try and tell you. / felt like
man who. after having started on
rash and hazardous exploit. must
carry 1t out to the bitter end. also felt
a great difficulty "a hreathing. and re-
membering the Aivice giver to me. l
L.l To-
feet and came up step coughing
freely to clear my lungs.
The result was good for / could
breathe freer, anG taus encouraged
/ descended again. and clutching the
rope at the end OF the ladder l slid
down it and was on the sand In the
very bottom. Then an overwhelm-
ing sense of inability to help myself
and of fear came on me. and l stood
for some moments helpless as a child.
This silly fear soon passed. and 1 at
tempted to walk. but with the most
ridiculous results. for l rolled about
like an Intoxicated man and could
not keep NV balance. do what l
would A,
This was SO marked. and S2und
all progress SO difficult. that F-spoke
up the tube and asked what / should
do, says writer in Chums They
told me to turn the cock on my right
hand and to let some OF the air in
the helmet escape. l did SO and with
Immediate and happy results, for l
regained my balance. and. despite
the eighty pounds Of lead on my
shoulders and thirty pounds on my
boots, could walk freely and easily.
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Forty Third Day.

Senate.-Senator Boyd's bill to pun
ish seduction was considered In com
mittee Of the whole and recommended
for passage II makes this offense
punishable by Imprisonment from one
TO twenty years. The age limit OF the
woman was fixed at is years
A bill by Senator Drake TO require
the justices OF the peace TO tax the
costs of all criminal examinations b.
fore them and report them to tho
chairman of the county commissioners
every day was next considered Tho
author said IL was intended to be a
check on the exorbitant fees charged.
Hartzell then moved an amendment
whereby justices might. In counties
other than the first class. certify Their
bills under their own hands unless the
county commissioners of their coun-
ties ordered otherwise. The amend
ment carried and the bill was favor
ably reported
The bill to have the reports OF state
institutions printed at the Mute and
Blind Institute. was defeated
The bill abolishing capital punish
ment was favorably reported. II pro-
vides for five days solitary confinement
each month for life conyicts.
The Senate defeated on third read
ing a bill to regulate the employment
to be citizens and residents OF the
county. Another bill to pay the en-
ployes for assisting in organizing the
Senate passed third reading.
A bill by Senator Felker to limit the
time in which action can be brought
for debts contracted outside the state
to six years. passed second reading.
House.-The amendments to the
Lowell bill requiring Insurance com
panies to pay on the gross instead OF
the net receipts were concurred In
A resolution authorizing the pubiica-
tion of the Waite and McIntire inaug-
ural addresses in Spanish was adopted
The following bills passed second
reading:
To give Kiowa county two terms of
court instead of one.
By Morris, to amend the law relat-
Ing to commitments to the Industrial
school
To limit police power to water com
missioners.
To limit the term of leases for school
lands to ten years and making provis-
Ions for renewing leases to the holders
by agreement.
To appropriate money to pay the ex-
penses of the Inauguration and another
to pay the expenses of the hold-oyer
senators who inquired into the state
canal and Twin Lakes proposition.
The Denver charter was taken I'D at
the evening session.
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Fsr,yTifrh Day.

Scnate-The election Of extra clerks
was proceeded with and was the occa-
sion OF personal encounter between
Senators Pease and Mills. They were
disputing as TO the number OF clerk
ships secured Tor the friends of each.
Senator Mills was struck by Senator
Pease with paper weight and later
by the fist of Senator Pease's son. A
committee appointed TO investigate the
trouble recommended that both be CEN
sured, but action was deferred.
Mrs. Brown was elected assistant ser
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N-~ Police I,e,ra In.

Denver. Feb. 29.-The new Fire and
Police Board assumed the duties OF
their office. Contrary TO expectation
the old board did not resort To violence
to prevent II. They simply protested
IL Is not yet known what changes the
new board will make In the force"
The Lamar register., 1895-03-02
couv.r.ion. In old.a Times

When Winifred of Devonshire (6S0-
754 A d. went to Germany to con-
vert the heather his first act was TO
fell a sacred oak which had been
dedicared to Thor. A great storm
assisted him in laying the giant
prone upon the earth. and the hea-
then, regarding 1t as a miracle. were
converted by hundreds
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Fortv-Fou-th Day.

Senate.-The following bills were
read third time; BY Felker. to limit
the time in which action can be
brought for debts contracted outside
the state to six years. BY Leddy, max
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-09

Tho public is becoming quite know
ing in many, branches of electric lnowl-
edge, and In none more than In the do
termination, with creator or less accu-
racy, Of tho efficiency of the electric light
At one time a central station had no
great difficulty in foisting upon its Gus
toners as 10 candle power a light that
the ordinary gas jet would be an i'm
provement upon. Now, however, people
are more critical, and they have a very
shrewd idea as TO whether they are get
ting as much light as they are paying
for. If they hayo any doubt on the sub
ject, it can be easily set at rest.
The latest method Of measuring illu-
mination is based upon the principle
that the illumination, falling, say, ON a
printed page, must have definite value
in order 70 render the printed characters
just legible, and that the intensity Of IL
lumination SO required will, for a nor
NAL eye, depend upon the size and char
acter Of the print. A small printed tab
let Is placed in n darkened box and ex-
posed 10 illumination from translucent
plate Of glass or porcelain, which re-
ceives directly on its surface the light
whose intensity is 10 be measured Tho
area Of the tfanslucent plate is then
varied until the amount Of light received
by the test characters Just renders them
visible. A scale is provided by reference
TO which the exact degree of candle pow
er Of the illumination is determined. -
New York Times.
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RoYAL FLusAEs 4 pElueIoN.
Thsy Come Once In q while. but 10 Not
Always Win Much.

''ThcBo stories nbout men making big
winnings BY accidentally catching q
straight flush when luck seemed down
on them make ms very weary, " said an
amateur poker player, who has been
"poking' on and ON for about IS years,
playing. however, nothing more impos.
ing than penny ante.
II always class such stories with
snake stories and fishing tales, the
player wont ON. ''Thare may DO some
truth in them, but have never had any
such luck-and have held my own
very well at penny ante too.
81 have had just two royal 1ushos'
in my experience SO far as tho acci-
dental and surprising part Of them was
concerned, that wcs all right, but for
the big winnings never snw them
On the contrary. On both occasions, my
opponents was playing two handed
games each time-'lay down ON mo un.
tremendously. And don't think I
gave my hand away either.
1.-THE first royal flush I ever had the
fortune TO hold in my hand was about
six years ago, when l was having q
quiet little game with an old friend II
was a modest Jackpot
''Afy opponent opened it for n nickel
the limit. Islinned my hand, but
could not find pair. A king and queen
Of hearts looked pretty, and chipped
in my nickel and drew to them.
Imagine my surprise when an ace,
a ten and jack Of hearts came to me.
/ kept mighty quiet, hoping to make =
killing.
my opponent threw in nickel chip,
and l saw il and raised it the nickel
limit He lay down. 10 had not bot
tered a measly pair Of jacks.
1.-THE other time / had a royal flush
was about year and half ago. My
opponent asked me If had ever had
ono and said that he had not.
"The second hand after his remark
had the age, and he staid in. / had a
queen, jack and ten Of clubs and Thought
] would try for n straight or flush. The
king and then the ace Of clubs came to
me.
MY opponent skinned his hand and
then said, IN give it to you. He had
only an ace high, with king next.
II showed him my hand, and no vol
ubly congratulated himself that he had
not 'bettered' his draw, while I--well,
l never swear in company, but felt
mighty like it. Kansas City Star.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-09

There used to be an old porter at q
certain Irish railway station who was
more remarkable for Independence Of
character than attention to his duties.
On one occasion two Of the directors
were travelling over tho line and noticed
that the name Of this station was not
called, tho neglect being tho moro seri-
ous as it was a junction. This was made
the subject Of complaint, and old Char
ley, who was the delinquent, was
promptly brought 10 book and repri-
manded
he was very wroth that any one
should find fault with him and thirstod
for revenge. SO, keeping a lookout un-
til ho saw tho directors ON their return
journey, no stood opposite their carriage
and shouted in stentorian voice;
"Coolrstown Junctioni Change here
for Randalstown, CastleLagson, Magh-
erafclt, Moncyinore and all stations ON
the Coolstown line, and don't say, 20
blaggards, yeweren't towldr'-London
Answers.
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The Bristol (England) Mercury says
that while Paderewsli, tho pianist, was
in a nearby town recently he received
oOurteously wordcd letter asking TO al
low an invalid lady to call upon him
and hear him play one piece, promising
in return for "this great treat" dou-
ccur Of half a guinea, which was tender
ed with much apology. The letter was
20 wordod as 10 bo a courteous and deli
cato appeal to the pianist's generosity.
The letter had tho desired effect, and he
appointed time. Punctunl to the mo-
meat, the lady appeared, and Padcrew-
ski played hcr a few pieces. Tho lady
thanked him and slipped the promised
half guinea In the most gracious mode
Of tipBiving into his palm. "Ah what
Is thisy" blandly asked the pianist
"Tho half guinea ! promised you. -
'Irsally bolieye, no answered, with q
smile. "that shall be able to get TO
the next town without it," saying
which be returned tho proiiorod lar
gessc, bowed the lady out and sat down
to his interrupted tveakfast.
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1.-THE nRAceLET.u
n was Beautiful Until It Became . re-
rnln.ler 81 Elln rrnht


nindcr % Hls Doubt.
Here" he said. sis bracelet
Wear il always, that like our love it
may prove cndless and unbroken in its
circle. And from silkon case, in
which the name Of the goldsmith glis-
tened, be drew the pledge Of their new
affections. She stood before him, xa--
diantly palp;tating as it seemed to him
in the ecstasy Of his attention-perhapa
with the pleasure Of so rare a trinket
The diamonds lost their lustcr in tho
rapture which her flashing eyes convey
ed Holding her hand, ho was adjusting
the gift to tho flexible wrist into which
tapered her well rounded arm-its skin
seemed whittier now, rs IL expressive Of
so much purity about to receive the
binding earnest Of his words
"But, " he said, hesitating suddenly.
II must tell you, and yet Why should
II This bracelet, by the touch Of some
mysterious magic--so the jeweler tells
me, and yet can hardly believe it.
shrinlrs about tho wrist Of her who
proves untrue, and its wearer loses for
ever the use Of her hand, which then
hangs limp and lifcless, in token Of her
per1iIly."
Surely, she answered, "you cannot
wish to put me to such a test as this
who need none. 1 Hhould wear il wero
it not to mo but an eternal reminder Of
your doubt, each diamond but an eye TO
watch-and it is much too gaudy. A
plain ring will do for me- "-Philadel-
phia Press.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-09

There lives in town not far from
herein fact, it is at Sl1aneateles--a
couple who think good deal Of each
other, and when one is i'll the other does
everything in the world for her or his
welfare. Not long ago the husband was
taken i'll, and his wife rummaged around
10 find some medicine in the house. FL
nally she came across box Of little
black pills. There was no writing ON the
cover Of the box TO tell what they were,
bat as they resembled certain liver pill
the wife concluded that they must be
the required thing. She gave them to
hor hubby regularly, and be seemed to
improve. About a week after, when he
had got down to the last pill, he chanced
to turn the box over. He gave a yell
that startled the whole neighborhood
His wife ran to him, thinking that he
was dying. "Look, - no cried. Read
what It says on the bottom. She did
Is ho bade her, and this was what she
read; prime Crown Morning Glory
Seeds i''-Syracuse Post.
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Prince ChnriIe,

he was a young Prince Charming,
beautiful, brave, capable Of enduring
hardships and, till his misfortune soured
him, not only kind, but Of an uncom-
mon and almost impolitic humanity
Well might Walton, the spy, pronounce
him, with the blood Of John Sobiesld in
his veins, "a far moro dangerous enemy
to the present establishment Of the gov
ernment in England than ever his IA
ther was.
In those days, when n king of some
sort was a necessity, England seemed to
have in Charles q king born to be
adored But the tendency Of things was
invincibly against him. He appears, 1
own to myself, to have had better quail
tiles than any man Of his line since tho
fourth James fell at Flodden. There
was nothing in his Scotch expedition,
till the fatal morrow Of Cullodon, that
did not become gentleman and a king.
The Cameronians, feeble, but virulent
remnant Of the auld lcaven Of tho COW
enant publicly blamed his foolish
lenity and pity" to the "redcoats whom
Providence put into his hands "
II his courage is accused, so has that
Of Marlborough been, and the evidence
Of Malcolm Mcleod. ''never was a man
not coward 20 prudent, nor a man not
rash 30 brave" may be taken rs dispos-
ing Of n childishly malevolent accusa-
tion. He was gentle and considerate till
misfortune taught him suspicion and
hope deferred mado the heart sick. The
exposure, which ho bore so gallantly in
tho highlands, and the habits of that
country, taught him his fatal vice, which
corrupted and debascd character nat
urally noble and generous. --Scribner'a q
Mngazinc.
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PoslNe AT THe PIANo.
padsrewshd Tnlnlzs Performers Should
Look Easctivs while riayinr.

Padorewshd Whlnlss Performer Should
1.oois Eaeotive while FinyinR.
When Paderewslxi was in New York,
he was calling at q prominent Wall street
mans home in Fifth avenue when the
hrolor told him he would like to have
his opinion Of his daughters playing.
The great pianist courteously replied
that nothing would give him greater
pleasure
After tho young lady had dashed of
several selections POderewslOi said:
''To get the greatest enjoyment from
the piano the music must not only
bo heard, but tho performer should be
seen. The performer should therefore be
careful Of his or her position at the in
strument
II viii he frank with you and say
that / preferred to sec rather than hear
your daughter play. might better Fay
that I looked moro than listened. She
held herself correctly. There is nothing
/ hate more than hstless, careless pos
ture Of the body while playing.
'Then there was life in her touch.
Her fngcrs fairly sparkled as they ran
over the board and touched the keys,
rebounding from them with snap that
was exhilarating to behold. Her manner
Of using her hands and her elbowing, il
may so call it, showed proper training
also
II will therefore add that my sense of
hearing would have been equally do
LIGHTED douhtlesa IL NV sanse of sighk
had not been so completely monopolized
compliment the young lady ON her ac-
complishment. "
"TherO is wisdom in that, )" said the
broker in repeating the conversation.
Teachers Of tho piano should give far
moro attention to this matter than they
now do. New York Advertiser.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-09

Queer things happcn in this world A
tramp took refuge Ia an old graveyard
ia Georgia and prepared for q sound
nights rest between two graves About
the hour when churchyards are supposed
to 'yawn" no was awakened by q
strange noise, and on looking up he dis
covered an escaped convict IN the act
Of Aling his shacklcE. As tho tramp
stood up the convict, In superstitious
terror, foil upon his knees. whereupon
the tramp arrested him, delivered him
over to tho authorities nt tho camp near
by aud received reward Of e20.--At-
lanla Constitution.
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Ths n... aIrnal 1.Irl. sr..sn.

The best night signal lights are those
invented by Lieutenant Very Of cur na.
w, and named after him Ycry's signals.
The consist Of white a red and greOn
star, each fired into the air from pis.
tol, so that by firing one, two or threa
Of them Ia quick succession and in diff
ferent orders, with a pause between the
groups, different letters or signal mum.
bers can be made until sentence ia
complete. They cen be easily read from
vessels i2 milea away. ST. Nicholas.
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What n the message Of days, what Il tho
Thought they bring
Days thnt darken 10 winter, days that sweoten
10 springi
n there o lore 70 icarni Is there truth 70 bo
toldf
Hath tho now dawn ray that mover dashed
from the oidl
Day that docpcns 70 night. night that broad.
ems 20 day,
What s. tho incoming Of ali. what Is the word
thcy sayl
Silence for aye and aye, and tho heart beats
never craso
tin toll and life and tho day are the night and
death and peace.
John Hall Ingham in seribner's.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-09

In his "reminiscences Of the Crimea, in
1854, General Sir Evelyn Wood tells a
story Of a fighting general who. during
a conflict, was seen wherever bullets
fell most thiolgly. When not visible, his
voice was heard encouraging his men
with "a vocabulary borrowed from the
army in Flanders, which Sir Evelyn
says viii not bear repetition. Years
after 10 was appointed 10 tho Aldorshot
command, and her majesty happened TO
ask. Has the new general yet taken mp
hia commandf' Yes, your majesty, was
tho apt reply he sw0re himself IN yes
terdmf ("