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The Portland daily press., 1896-07-10

gold standard as essential to the preser
vation of our national credit, the re-
demption Of our public pledges and the
keeping inviolate OF cur country's honor.
We insist that all our paper currency
shall be Kept at parity with gold. The
Democratic party is the party of hard
money, and is opposd to legal tender D.sI
paper money as part of our permanent
financial System and we therefore favor
the gradual retirement and cancellation
OF all United States notes and treasury
notes, under such legislative provisions
as will prevents undue contraction, we
demand THAI the national credit shall be
resclutely maintained at all times ana
under ALI circumstances.
The minority also feel that the report
of the majority Is defective IN failing to
make any recognition Of the honesty,
economy, courage and fidelity OF the
present Democratic Administration and
they. therefore, offer the following decla-
ration as an amendment to tho majority
report:
We commend the honesty, economy,
courage and fidelity Of the present Demo-
cratic administration.
The Lamar register., 1896-02-29
Granada eIck-Ups.

Some fifteen men came in this week
with six ear loads of farm materials
for the north side. The new immi-
grafton now seems to be reality.
Messrs. Hngadorn aud Hanson from
southwest Minnesota with several of
the gentlemen from that place whose
names We have not yet learned, ap-
pear TO be men of means, and have
come to stay and help develop Prov
ers county. They brought with them
lumber to build houses for temporary
use. Messrs- HHgadorn and Mohl
will each put ont an orchard of thirty
acres. Some of these men have had
their entire quarter sections broken
out this winter and are now irrigat-
ing the land for spring crops. They
bring with them some fine stock.
Their intention is to feed on the farm
all they raise and sell it in a manu-
featured state like cattle and hogs.
They believe in using mp the raw
materials on the farm that produces
IT, II all our farmers viii turn their
farms into machine shop like the
one referred to- go in the front end
OF the machine corn, oats, hay, milo
maize aud alfalfa, and come out hogs,
cattle, sheep and wooi-they would
be better OIL. +. b. Koen, KY ranch,
J. b. Cline and several Others of our
farmers have these machines IN use.
aud our new friends Just coming in
have the latest improvements in the
system.
Every stock man, sheep man, fruit
man, agricultural man and manufac-
turing man of the Arkansas valley
should write our senior senator at
Washington, aud tell him in no I'M
certain language that we want him
to look sitter our interest in the new
tariff now pending before congress
and TO let him know there is large
part OF Colorado outside Of that sill
yer mine he is absorbed in
The Lamar register., 1896-02-29
King Reservoir Outlet.

Quite a number went out from La
mar last Saturday to witness the
opening of the great King reservoir.
Receiver Burke and several others
from Las Animas. and large gath
ering Of farmers were present when
the water first flowed through the
gates, and was welcomed by rousing
cheers. Although this immense res
ervoir has been storing water for six
years this season will be the first in
which any use has been made of it.
The farmers under the ditch are to
be congratulated on the success of
the work, and they certainly deserve
great credit for the enterprising
manner in which they pushed the
work to completion.
The Lamar register., 1896-02-29
District Court.

The adjourned session of the dis
trict court was held last Tuesday af-
ternoon, Judge Sorthcutt presiding,
and the following BUSINESS transacted;
The case of f. l.. Koen VS.. Nc
Lure ct al, which was heard last No
yember and taken under advisement,
was decided in favor of the plaintiff.
This suit involved the possession of
several water rights in the Colorado
and Kansas Canal, which Everett,
Maynard and Howard Koen claimed
they were entitled to for work done
on the canal.
After hearing arguments the court
ordered a special assessment of Sl2
per water right on the owners of
water rights under the La Junta and
Lamar Canal, for the purpose of pay
ing the indebtedness of the canal.
In the case of the Canton Wrought
Iron Bridge Company vs.. Prowers
County. Judgment for S6500 against
the county was rendered. The suit
was by mutual agreement and the
county confessed Judgment, as this
was considered the easiest way to
arrange for the payment of the por-
tion of the bridge Indebtedness not
provided for by the tax levy of 1895.
The Lamar register., 1896-02-29
sugar Beet Growers.

There will be meeting of the
Prowers Sugar Beet Growers Associ-
alton Wednesday, March 4, at 2 p. m.
prompt, ut the court honse for the
purpose of completing the organiza-
tion, procuring seed, increasing the
membership and other matters con-
ducive TO the success of the associa-
ton. DR. FRIEND, Secy.
The Lamar register., 1896-02-29
Amt They Pretty"
Amt They Lovely"
"Thay iTs Beautiful" !"
"And Awful Cheap"
j. what tho LalliOs say Of our
NEW SPRING DRESS GOODS and
WAIST SILKS.

We have just received our spring in
votes u dress gua,is waist silks, percales,
autingS etc, and invite you 20 call and
examine quality and priee-
4 FEw oY rnE B,EaAINs We oFFEK:
nandsnme Iiupor.ed French and Ger
uian Novelty Suiiings IN single dress pat
ferns from sf.0p up.
Fins al Wlol Seyg6s 80 inches vida
Ia black, navy blue, ereen, brosu, red
and tan, al 61e pcr yard.
Pine all wool Serge 50 inches vide, all
coiors. foC per yard
Half wool Novelties, all colors, lic-
Fancy Plaid Waist silks 6 yd patterns
- 81 per pattegn. Fancy Corded Waist
silln, 8 sd patterns iOc per yard
Abd a great many others TOO numerous
10 uiuatiou. Call early and make your
selection.
The Lamar register., 1896-02-29
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

The Bs5fsr2E would like 70 have a oorrcs-
pondent in every community in the county.
Plea-e send communications regularly. They
must be ia the Office By Thursday morning TO
insure publication.
The Lamar register., 1896-02-29
A. II. GREIsA NURSERY,
OF Lawrence, Kansas.

The great number of trees sold by
him and now growing here attest to
the quality OF the stock.
Shade, ornamental or fruit trees,
hardy small fruits, shrubbery, etc,
can be bought at popular prices.
SEE HIM BEFORE ORDERING.
The Lamar register., 1896-02-29

A WARRANTED French Rrilr Pipe. Hard Rubber
Stem. equal TO those usually rctaled at 50 cents
win be sent free
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-25

NEW STYLE OF ICE YAcHr.

be developed. The sails may be decorat-
ed by fancy designs cut out Of bright
colored cloth, as are the sails of canoes
sometimes, and from the masthead may
float a tiny pennant. Imagine the lively
appearance which dozen or more skat-
ers would present if equipped with
wings of this sort, enabling them to
swo0p across a CLASSY icefeld IN grace
full curves and with the speed of the
wind itself. Such a scene would at once
suggest skate sailing regatta, an event
which for picturesque beauty could not
be surpassed by anything in the line of
sport.
Il is by no means mere boys play,
but a sport worthy of the best Of efforts
of the strongest and most skillful lovers
of outdoor recreation. 1t stands in rela-
ton to ice boating about as canoeing
does to yachting, and there are many
who will insist that ice boating is the
king sport of all The people who take
this view are naturally experts IN this
particular line, but many who have sim
ply watched the feet and spidery phan-
toms of the ice sweeping along at ex-
press train speed viii agree with them.
TO properly appreciate ice yachting
though one must have held on for dear
life to the windward stay of an ice
yacht when it was rearing and plunging
along in company with 80 knot gale
Under such circumstances the ice craft
has a tendency to travel along on only
two skates, the windward half of the
OuTigger or crOssbeam being tilted up
ward at an angle of about As degrees.
To stand on that particular part Of the
frail craft is indeed a sensation long to
be remem bered.
Even so popular a sport as ice yacht
ing is comparatively new, for it was in
troduced only about % years ago, and
the ice yachtsmen have yet much to
learn about rigging and hall designing.
This year an ice yacht of brand new
style has been built for use on Lake Su-
perior. The hull, instead of being tri
angular, is in the shape of a horseshoe.
and the sail plan viii be a distinct in
novatiOn. Besides a big lateen sail it
VIII carry a balloon jib and q gait top
sail, and with this rig it is expected to
make So miles an hour under favorable
conditions. CYRUS SYLVESTER.
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TRIANGLE SKATE SAIL, WIND ABEAM
eral weeks each winter, and while a
good deal of skating is done and some
ice yachting it is only a small minority
of cur many millions who enjoy either
sport
Some people find skating somewhat
violent exercise, and ice yachting is al
ways more or less expensive. But there
is a form of sport which can be enjoyed
on ice which does away, to a great ex-
tent. with both of these objections and
which has been strangely neglected.
This is skate sailing So little has this
sport been practiced in this country that
it is probable the average reader hardly
knows what the words mean. The term
is an expressive one, however, and ex-
aetly describe what it represents
There is no good reason why sailing
on skates should not be more popular
than tObogganing, cOasting or ice boat
ing 1t is fully as fascinating, exhila-
rating and exciting as any one of these
sports besides being far less dangerous
and expensive. A skate sail is merely
one which can be carried by a skater,
and it is of such simple construction
that any one possessing the least bit OF
ingenuity can make one.
The skate sail which can be handled
easier than any other, and which viii
be found the most effective, is the tri-
augle sail It corresponds to nothing
ever hoisted by a water craft, so it can
only be designated by its shape All
that is required to make it is pole
about 0 feet long for mast, a smaller
stick about feet long for a spirit, or
spreader, and a few yards of cotton
duck Any kind of light, strong cloth
viii do for the canvas. 1t should be
sewed together in the shape of an elon-
gated isosceles triangle. A hem half an
inch wide around the three sides will
leave room for you to run a clothesline
through and make a bolt roped sail
When finished, the sail should be in
the shape of a triangle, the longest side
of which should be 10 feet, the other
two equal sides being about z feet 6
inches. Fasten the long side, or base, to
your mast by loops and fasten the ends
securely to the top and bottom of the
mast. Ia the center of the sail the spirit
is placed. 1t can be made of a stick hay
ing one end f0rked and the other point
ed. The fork fits around the mast, and
the point slips into a loop at the apex of
the triangle. When the spirit is in posi-
ton, it stretches out the sail. 1t can be
easily unshipped, and the sail rolled
around the mast, with the spirit inside.
When the skate sailor goes out for
snort, he carries his whole outfit on his
/ shoulder as easily as a fisherman does
his rod When he reaches the ice, he
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TIME TO MOVE.


Ehis Fact was Demonstrated by the Fue
neral Of Joe Bangs.
was looking over my mail on the steps
Of the village postofiioe, when the post
master called my attention 60 a curious
looking procession coming up the streeB
and said it was the funeral of jos Bangs
who had been blown TO pieces IN boiler
explosion the day before. A lonesome look
ing, lame mule, with a box strapped on
bis back, Seadad the procession, and fol-
owing ai1er in single file came a tall, bony
framed woman. three barefooUed children
yellow dog and tame bear. They were
about opposite Us when a man ran out Of
a saloon near by and held up his hand for
them to come to a standstill
Waal, III be dRwg gonedi" calculated
the postmaster as he caught sight Of the
man face. Its old Joe Bangs hisselfP'
We ran over to find out what it all meant
and got there just in time to hear Mr..
Bangs say to the woman:
50 Whar be 20 critters a-makin fur2''
why-why," she stammered. turn
ing pale and leaning against the mule for
support, Z. amt 20 blowed up, paWs'
BlOwed up nuthinl' he snapped. ''Wby
hain't 20 to hum wOrkin stead o prancin
round like thiss'
Why, 70 see, Joe, % explained the post
master as the woman tried to speak and
couldn t, when the biler o. Smith
Ghrashin masheen busted yesterday and
we couldn't find 20, we reckoned yo'd
busted too. This ar yo'r funeral, and in
that soap box on the nevis back ar all
that's left of sum critter we s'posed WIZ
20"
my funeral, chi" qusried Bangs as he
looked the unique cortege over. ssWhar's
the mayor that he hahn t headin the shoyqg'a
He wuz too busy to tarn out. Joe. %
"Why amt the town band in that line
R-playin dead marches"
Most Of en- laid up with the ager, jos,
and couldn't cum. :"
who WASH blown up in aggrieved tones
why hain't the town draped in mOurniu
and the flags at half mastg''
The postmaster scratched his head,
looked around aPpealingly at the others TO
explain this question If they could and
finally backed out of the crowd.
Xo' folks make tracks fur hum and be-
gin psckin up, D" said Bangs, turning TO
his family.
And as they started up the road, leading
the mule, he walked over, kicked the yell
low dog a couple of times in the side,
threw a club at the bear and before leav-
ing to join the family turned on the crowd
and said:
No, Joe Banks hain't blovved up, drab.
yo'r hides, and he's mighty glad O. It. If
this ar the best yo' critters kin do in the
funeral line, then he's goin to make tracks
TO sum town whar thar'n at least be a
tinhorn in the purceshun R-follerin his
karkass to the buryin ground. "
And at sundown the town knew Joe
Bangs no mora. B. Lewis in Truth.
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with the wind abeam or coming from
Bne side. When on this course, the sail
IS held on one side so that the mast is
on a vertical lire with the body. One
arm can be passed under the spirit, the
hand grasping the mast. Here again the
wind pressure so distri buses the weight
of the sail on the body That it is not
felt One foot should be thrust forward
to give the skates a better grip on the
ice.
You would think that when there
was a strong wind blowing the skate
sailor would be unable to stand up I'M
der the pressure of the bellying canvas.
He could not, if he tried to, stand still.
But he does not stand still, not by
good deal. He mOves-nO he fairly flies
along. He may careen a little when u
strong blast strikes him, bat by a sim
pie inclination of the body he comes mp
so that he faces almost into the eye of
the wind. The sail shivers a moment,
and then, when the squall has passed, he
trims in his sheet, so to speak, and goes
off again without having lost much Of
his Roadway.
Any one who has ever handled a sail
boat will readily become expert in skate
sailing and will be delighted with the
way be can point into the wind. On a
good sized lake or pond, where long
tacks can be taken, the skate sailor can
go from one end of the pond to the other
against the wind as quickly as if not
quicker than he can by sailing with the
wind. This is because he can actually
go faster than the wind, a paradox
which iceboats have often proved.
The sail need not necessarily be Of
the style above described, bat this is the
easiest one for beginners to handle.
After you have become expert in the
handling of a skate sail you can design
your own rig. In Denmark, where skate
smiling is a national sport, square sail
is used. The top is dashed to a boom, and
to the lower corners are attached short
sticks, which are held in the hands, the
boom being strapped to the back by
belts which pass around the shoulders.
With this rig a topsail is often used,
which can be hoisted when running be-
fore the wind and lowered when reach
ing.
It is surprising how great a speed can
be attained by one who is expert IN the
use of a skate sail. Twenty or even %
or 80 miles an hour is nothing unusual,
but of course this does not compare with
the speed of ice yachts, which have
made as high as 90 miles an hour. The
danger is very small. OF course, when
you are moving over the ice with such
great rapidity, a sharp lookout must be
kept ahead for open water, cracks, logs
and other distractions, but any of these
obstacles may be unexpectedly met with
out much damage. Rough ice and deep
snow are about the worse things a skate
sail can encounter unless it he a lean
into open water. The sail often acts as
a life preserver, for if You should chance
to sail into an airhole the mast will
help you to climb out again.
In some parts of New England skate
sails are somewhat commonly used, and
they are occasionally seen in the west
ern states. but there are possibilities in
this branch of winter sport which should
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-25
Art OF SKATE SAILING.
Fine Winter Sport That Is Lit
tie Known.
IT IS EASY AND BxHIIARATINe

scuddinE Before the Wind on Lake and
River-HOw to Make Your Sails and
How to Handle Them-Little Danger
Attached ia the Sport.
The weather sharps tell US that there
is a goodly bit Of sharp weather in store
for US before the grass grows green
again. As there is no way of lodging it
we might as well forget that a hard
winter means big coal bills and only re-
mem Der that plenty Of snow and ice
viii give Us an opportunity for enjoy
ing winter sports Of all kinds.
As a matter of fact we don't get half
the fun out of our winters that we
should. In most Of the states north of
Mason and Dixon's line the lakes, ponds
and rivers are frozen over solid for sew
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-25

CT hear, d" said the Cheerful Idiot, "that
the teeth of pet dogs are now being filed
with gold. How this would add to the val-
ne of q Watchdog
Glow sop asked the dyspeptic boarder.
'Why," answered the Cheerful Idiot,
"his hold would be so strong Gilt edged
securities, you know. New York Press.
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Amiable Mother-Here, Tommy, is some
nice castor oil with orange in it.
Doctor (playfully)-Nows remember,
don't give it all to Tommy. Leave some
for me.
Tommy (who has had some befors)-
Doctors nice man, ma. Give it all 10
the doctor. Household Words.
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Visiting Uncle-Tad, what are you try
ing to do with that sheet of papers
Four old IA writin a letter TO
Santa Claus. I want him TO bring me an
other mouth SOS I can eat with one an
talk with tho other.-Chicago Tribune
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A group Of veterans belonging to a Grand
Army post in New Hampshire were talking
over the state of the country during the
recent hard times
One of the company painted the govern
ment in such dark colors that certain Mr.
a, who is of an excitable Temperance nt,
overwhelmed by the recital, broke out with
the following tragic exclamation:
Comrades, is it possible that we died
in vainp'-Youth' g Companion.
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A French doctor says that persons
who attain their thirtieth year without
suffering from any serious disease are
likely-all things being equal-to live
till they are at least 7s years Of age.
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Say, Pete. you have ridden that horse
very near to death. -
Vans, sab I want noah an six foot
from it when 1 beat dat motah cav to de
tuhnIn OF place. "-Detroit Free Press.
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There are more ants to the square mile
in Florida than in any other country ia
the world. There are ants that will meas
ure more than half an inch 10 length, and
then there are ants so small that they can
scarcely be seen to move with the unaided
ava
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The Kansas City, Fort Scott & Mem
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Bixby very nearsighted) WHO'S that
dumpy fright coming up the road on the
wheel2
Stinchcomb-That's my wife.
Bixby-N-no, don't mean that one
boomers.
Stinchcomb-That's your wifs.-Tit-
Bits.
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Nursegirl-I lost track of the child,
mum, and
AIistress-Good graciousl Why didn c
you speak to a policemang
Nursegirl-I was speaking to one all
the time. Bits.
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or % cents a line for a week; 50 cents by
the month.
Average circulation for first six months.
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''That deaf mute has lost two fnEera. %
81 suppose you would call that an iIn-
pediment in his speech. New York Jour
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fastens on his skates, spreads his sail
and goes skimming away before the
blast at railroad speed. a very little
practice will enable a novice to manage
his sail In going squarely before the
wind the mast is held out at one side,
the spirit resting on the shoulders The
force of the wind pressing against the
sail holds it IN position, SO that prao-
tically no effort is needed to keep it up
right. The feet should be kept close to-
gether, with the skates parallel, and,
without any exertiOn at all, You skim
along over the ice.
In skate sailing, as in ice boating, the
greatest speed is attained Ia sailing
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