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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30
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Chicago is still the leading city of the
country-not quite as big as New
York, but more important Peoria
Herald.
The "wages of SIM have never suf-
fered a reduction. The scale was
adopted when the plant first opened
up, and, although those affected are
willing to make concessions, the wages
remain the e.-Fireman's Maya.
zine
There are two or three ways of SPELL
ing almost everything these days, and
no one can say which is proper. Wor-
cester sticks in his two rs wherever he
can, while Webster uses only one. The
Standard splits the difference, and the
Century leaves the choice to the reader.
-Newspaperdom.
A Kansas newspaper, which is evil
IDENTIFY in a pensive mood, observes
that "the days are passing away one
by one.' Now that our attention has
been called to this fact, we remember
that they have been passing in that
fashion for several years, but we al
ways neglected to mention it. When
they begin to pass two by two we shall
make note of it.--Centralia Fireside
Guard.
Take off your hat to the good and
faithful schoOl-teacher. She takes the
fledgling right from the home-nest full
of pouts and passions-an ungovern-
able little creature whose mother con-
cedes that she sends him to school to
get rid of him. This gentle lady, with
an iron hand beneath a velvet glove,
will take a whole carload of incipient
anarchists, everyone of them single
handed more than match for the
and at once put them in the
way of being useful and upright citi-
Peter Herald.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30

month, consists Of twenty large pages
and has been published for twenty
years at Minneapolis, MINI. 1t is the
only domestic" Semi-monthly pub
lished in America. The subscription
price is 81 per year. 1t is devoted to
the home and home making. 1t covers
the field most thoroughly and accepta-
bly,, as its contributors are of those who
have gained their knowledge from ex-
perience, or acquired it by special prep
aration as professionals Every woman
who is interested in publication writ
ten especially for her benefit, should
send for and carefully examine spec
linen copy of the Housekeeper The ed
itor is Mrs. Effie w. Merriman, the
well-known author of stories for youth.
An attractively seasonable flavor
pervades the Ludies' Home Journal
for May, the rich bounties of spring
being presented in poetry, in prose
and in picture. Among the more con-
spicuOus features in this direction.
aside from the dainty cover, which
gives a suggestion of having been
touched with the brush of water
colorist, is drawing by w. Hamilton
Gibson, illustrating Frank Dempster
Sherman's poem, Goods Miracle of
May" Kate Greenaway also contrib
utes page of her winsome little peo-
pie to illustrate a poem, "In Spring
time by Laura E. Richards, while
photographs lend a pictorial interest
to an article, "FrOm Laurel to Aster,"
in which Nancy Mann Waddle, with
the enthusiasm of true lover of Ma
ture, tells of the beauties Of the wild
flowers of spring and summer. Among
the articles along more serious lines
is ex-President Harrison's paper on
'"This Country of Ours" in which he
discusses most lucidly the Presidents
in treaty-making and |
his exercise of the veto. Also DIR. Park
bursts paper on ''Shall We Send Our
Boy to College?" question he dis
cusses forcibly, pro and con, and pre-
sents conclusive solution to prob
EN- that confronts so many parents.
Edward w. Box editorially considers
he decline of the "Womens enlarged
movement; suggests a
change in girls school commencement
exercises, and urges men to make pro-
Vision for those dependent upon them
advocating life insurance. A descrip-
i've article by John Gilmer Speed on
Running Train at Night" is an in
eresting feature of the magazine. J.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30

There is no substitute for thorough
going, ardent and sincere earnest
Dickens.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30

Sorrow is only one of the lower notes
in the oratorio of our blessedness.-
A. J. Gordon.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30

Active natures are rarely melan-
choly-activity and sadness are incom-
patible.-Bovee.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30

He who holds the secret of the wheel
may make the rivers do what work he
would.-George Eliot.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30

People seldom improve when they
have no model but themselves to copy
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30

With some beautiful reproductions
of paintings by Jean Francois Millet.
in -NcClure,s Magazine for May, Mr..
Will III. Low provides an excellent
study of that painter, whom he visited
several times in his own studio at Bar
bizon, and of whose manner of life and
conversation he gives some very pleas
ant personal recollections. In the same
number, DR.. w. w. Keen considers the
Roentgen discovery in photography
with reference to it's use in medicine
and surgery. DR.. Keen is one of our
highest authorities in surgery; he has
himself been experimenting diligently
with the Roentgen X rays, and his pa
per is of especial value. 1t is illus
trated from photographs taken by the
new process.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30

He, indeed, is wise man who meas
ures his Affections with the yardstick
of his blessings.-Anon.
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y LITERARY NOTES, "

Julian Hawthorne's novel, "a Fool
by Nature which won the ten-thou-
sand-dollar prize in the New York
Herold's competition for American
novelists, is reviewed at length in the
San Francisco Argomoatt of April 9th.
The copious extracts quoted show the
quality of the work, which, consider
ing that it won the prize over many
competitors, does not speak we'll for
American fiction.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30

Chicago is still the leading city of the
country-not quite as big as New
York, but more portant.-Peoria
Herald.
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The weakest living creature, by con-
centrating his powers on a single OBJ
Ject, can accomplish something: the
strongest, by dispensing his powers
over many, may fail to accomplish any
thing-Carlyle.
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The Lamar register., 1896-12-05

attended church in Granada sunday
night.
Bruce and Clark Newman have
gone to eastern Kansas for visit to
their old home.
Hunters threshing outfit are max
ing things lively at Uncle Jimmie
Grahan's this week.
Bad colds are very generously dis
tributed in this meek o the woods.
Nobody exempted
Several of our young people think
Of attending the wedding tonight
wednesday, at Granada
Reuben Thompson, Ed Hapton-
stall and Commissioner Higbee were
doing business at Lamar this week.
GIN McMannon and family moved
10 Stewart on Friday of last week.
Mr.. Salisbury moved into the house
vacated by them.
Axle Johnston is keeping bache-
lor's hall on VIM. Cross ranch on the
north side, while that gentleman is
keeping store in Lamar.
NJ. }. McAIillin and Charles Max
well have purchased the feed and
pasture on the Sand Greek Ranch
and have moved their cattle there.
c. ". Haptonstall returned last
week from an extended trip TO Rocky
Ford and vicinity. He is talking of
removing his family there in the near
future. We will be very sorry to lose
them from this neighborhood.
Ma VERNON.
The Lamar register., 1896-12-05

sgH,tir@lg uith is.srrst tiss7isl. aftss ,ratr-i,
u ~ fNif = tea w tet cnnt per hHnutn, and
haln7enf q certain cIredauts IN s.id agsI ~
truss ds-cftpesi sad
Nlf.s,sss, g Z piu,id.i . ,aiI decd ot trust
fFoisasatrt afsffs 90 Rhr iaterast thereon 5r ~
ttzcs nc sFd rcli eHtatr DC tfHstsl5 so y5f5,,
~ aqfllt1tsan q the legal haldsf u said notes.
.eli 49, ai-luzn If sti8 rreui5sss, and an lie
r5Ehiy Htir. h1l Ht and cluitr "a r1,lsfattfgu ~
tiis talt a. tsasasa Barr. his heirs sud asEirns
sslsfsla A pgelis Eusitga, At tts rlaee, IN tie
azal.ef - ~ t1g pasEissgs "a said dred u
truss ss4sgA, altrf irsf giving fuar waeks' put-
- latsr A. fasiif'iiaily lEuyitcd for IN SAID
ssri p t-esl, Tsi.tslse e abieh e hereby nads
Nhssrsa, aeiaait has is-ln made "a tho pay-
glrni - $50 rlrlsi;isssr7 rGtea y 81 each, due
;. 80 ~ We 1, - respectively, and
~ 90 W. E1sf j. acf1s ~ thd af,Jxr dsseri bnd
iaai aiaq' 'lHfi1T e. ~ SUN uf $40. shich shid
ha..er q tii= uot-s last abaye p.-HtiSuNi. and
sait nale-. aad tare7 arr still pass dae aad un-
WE-Frss tlis EasI t'basl,4 West ID. issJ. ,shors-
liT tas 1a1ierstraal William Mckenzie. the sber-
u ats4 a7tta siEaftt q fu7Fers euuaty, has bss4
s- - = igcr,s-gr ID iftsi.
~ EEsisrs susii NtiliaG M5hFuEia, sctir- siInr-
l4 ~ sai1 ttuEwsp eulnty, slrrsssir iu trust q
isA,.' z, 49,. ,.- 3 ~, q iAs risi ,t. le.,ti
aT yirtGe y ths pgsrr aad arthpfigy 10 me
sgs ti % la9 taFl1s uf Ealt iH4 Gf trtls1 VII On
AlaNHNaNt aal7s AANl AlAh ua 4lll l.1llaAs. lsals
o. sac a3-r q o. u'rlacE iu tlr flrauuun 90 said
dIY. rgll th1 1tsHFa dHrcfiia=i prrHsrt5, and All
tAr nEht tiftH, issnaaf And equity ul Feiam ptiou
- 49, taid A. Ctsssl iilfr his helm and aasis;us
b-ss Tfte6 tils sass sill bHng 81 Czsb, a. tbr
frslst dsals H4 t1F 01laEy eHlCt bG1za IN Lamar,
b. tigr solatF 81 FFgNHfs stsie 20 Cniurasp Tor
~ lrIssss = l1s7 ing saia Hi,rs and t8Ers and
40 giasss nl1i straanss ~ TErsuflag thls trnzf.
WILLIAM NthENZfE.
c1sfiI aud a1fllE sheFii ~ fruEars county
Giiisfalis,. sgac-sis0f in trust.
Ftf.t uNhssr4liaa Nure7uhCf lt. 1856.
Lslst Esidllrsis1n hsF11h-E g. isif.
The Lamar register., 1896-12-05
TRUSTEES sALH

UTHEEE4s. Ire E. susslla1, b. hir ds.i oF
w tg1isr. 1nfTi n srel f i-lfi and dllJ ru1irli-
= r M 9il91 q t1s sssunil g.sla ~ y fyss,,f
10 tlr 9rif tay ~ ApFll isIl- IN b1uk 2, page
~ ytssffl % W lirlrg J, Narea, a. tfgstee, The
tt,s1is y irgsef- znd STATE - tolurai0, "a
giss faaa rasF halt fFsl - thc northeast quar.
tFr ~ q r0c-iy1 e-slt--s 'tel, in township
zaaG n az -IHth s Pfi1ripat Mrrt1iau- eon.
tsaaur ~ ar7gs a.uEr or .1'. lrrl lins All " tteF
s's.- 80 s ~ " -. M rsSd. ES.sySSir
arI Canal sllfllnY, raalEsy .slg ulls eENtr i1ot
u EalsT Tss so-ted ~ ttHa1 tdf0l b-tHs' tsefuad
= tsss y i'ass l.l.,is it..' -i ~,
arrl izrli sgtof d0lLafs. iated March Jhs i~li,
a1i QasTati6 So tilr uttcr ~ ne igi,7l4 4g 7rlT-
tsfi5f y ~ iatefsst tiiareon ssuIisaunually T.
tiiaam hF tla ruuGsas o. fUcnf5 t'gr te-t.'l
each attaehgi 70 sait n,''e and raS al.le re-iee-
lFeiY U1 ;hu nrsi dAga u AAgea liiN 7gttsiiie -
q ,,tsl Fear with tuJerysf rEid cuuruu uptss
sf tag sasa ot t1o IHr cent Ter ufpnth after iaA,
49,. aid ,isssl u trust prugiIes that iu
tasF % isEzsit In she payment q $50 hs.'rS 2r
any iutCgC.t tlrfr1a q aa3 ~ tll.t1,lt' tt.'u
srs5ra ln fluss tu sll thr ssid prgu,3ssy % nily
pa1s iLrGfEf and al right And equity ~ rrtefii-
iina u she ss,id Ira = svailry be 6f,i- ami a.
sl..us therein q nuhite apeftpn t9r easi' 3nH
Mta-y1t- tt e. provided IN and b. sa4d deed OF
truaL that IA crEl ~ the teatb. lAAAuitt Ht ~
flsai - tlr saii ianry y Allrisl,. 5rlsi ~. g
~ egcciit5au Uf tho trusts undyE sHih ated ~
t51t-f ti,g fl- legal boder Uf said Botc may, ~
ariflla- tuig arkn9a lrised, appatut 9 ,1Sees7et ,1S
n tr5s-t ~ tlls SAID HcgrY J, AldTich aEa
NlssrVgss The said Henry y. hurtGh t7 ttzetlt
fFs5sf the state ~ Colorado ard Uuah4c 70 aet'
nj ~ lssf4l hoidaf ui tho said note has ~ s
grrffi1e duly hupulnted the ruagrstEnsA
tsr4+sss &C. 5st as successor oi said henfI J. Al
lfrE.li a. recorded Ia tho Office OF the SunHt4
risTfg aud racurirr II PFuWpFs county and state
yffssrgT.- default has been uatf IN the pay
rrTt "a the principal 0f said note and OF i1teEtt
aud MARCH, izt, tsgJ, and all interest sHo-
-5JueDf thereto. and no pnrt OF the shlae
~. tsszn raid and the legal holder Of SAD mote
bas Hs-lared the whole 81 said principal sam
t ig,tTTgs IN, and payable and has requested
s4ls "a said premises under said deed ot trust
Vow Thargforl. the undsrsigiicd q siieh t@tus- @
- sin ou Monday. December Zist, lssn. az zen
o,ei1rk IN the forss.oOn, ~ the west trnni u92t
- .ifs i.turt house in the town 81 Lamar rpN,
srz county. Colorado, sell The above descrlheu
,rgfarty and water rights, AL iufer!7ts hpp4E-
taj,.fr thereto and all the right, tstls behtt,l
gTi sanity az redemption oi the saad f-tN3n y ~;
Sisfnr hfs heirs and assigns, for tho iEiiest aEi
b.-.t lsiie tic same viii bring tn gash tor ne
,urrs5s ~ payiua said note and ~ tnteEett ~ IL
fts,le,,7i ~, ~ time pf sale together Nlth the
,eslsfs s5aA eEqrlseE % executing thts Lriisti
Successor 81 Trust and New trustee.
ir,.t,. - tlrst T,ublication November u. lsao.
Dste II last publication December " isso'
The Lamar register., 1896-12-05
Why Kansas Should secode.

The popnllst Kansas City World,
a valiant defender of our noble cause
of sixteen to one and Republication,
prints thrilling story to the effect
that Kansas is going to secede from
the Union. AT first thought this
seems little not very, but just a
ittle-s startling. But as the idea
sinks deeper, it strikes root and grows
and wakes strong and blossoms and
bears logical and delicious fruit. The
idea is a good one.
. Let's secede. Let's tear loose from
the Plutocracy and arrogance and
brains and respectability of the cor.
rupt and unsympathetic east. Let's
gather to ourselves here in Kansas
all our jewels and founce out of the
sisterhood of states. Lets take our
doll rags aud quit civilization and
annex ourselves to barbarism. Let's
abolish interest; make poverty fel
ony; punish work with sentence OF
enforced silence; make thinking a
penal offence; enact brains into but
termilk; paint over lad astra per as.
perar with blue mud, and in ITS place
inscribe in letters OF seething goose
grease: "viye la Lease; hurrah for
hellp'
What's the use of bsing bound up
with communities that are chained
to old superstitions about what they
call honestly We of Kansas want
to pulverize the money power; we
want to pay our mortgages in silver,
tin, sheet iron, pot metal, asbestos,
papier maehe and wampum The
pent-up Utica and Schenectady and
other plutoeratic centres contract our
powers. With these communities
constantly treadiug on the RIFLES OF
her garments, Kansas is handicapped.
Therefore let us secede. What
Ho there, Alabama! Aux Armes Cit
oyens of Arkansaw and Colorado
Arouse We, Florida! Rally round The
standard of Jerry Simpson, who
boasts of his "fat money lunacy,'
shouting the battle cry Of Kansas.
Potter forever, hurrah boys, hurrah
mp with Bill Bryan, down with the
law, for we'll rally round his Whis-
kers; we'll rally once again, shouting
the battle cry of Kansas!
If war shall show his wIinkled
front, let's get hat-iron and smooth
it out This is great day for Kan
sas. Emporia Gazette.
The Lamar register., 1896-12-05
conroe lettings.

Homer Priddy is at home from the
roundup.
George Phillippi is attending
school at Lamar.
II. @, Mcneil has been on the sick
list but is improving.
The Santa Fe pile driver is trying
to smash up our bridges this week.
z. S. Ellis, of Syracuse, Kansas, is
thIeshing for Ed Haptonstall this
week.
Ernest Priddy and Henry Finke
The Lamar register., 1896-12-05
TRUsTEES sALE-

WHEREAS, A. fasssl barr iil hy his certain
w ts1sii * trast dztv1 the nth day uf , me,
lss=r asu rsegfaast on thr isth iag u 4nne, -
y ll1sk & f4es 4T7 n fhs rs,sorsis In the office
Y ~ cscrs aai recorder o. froa.ra countE. %
'ls state uf Colorado. cuaYny 10 AhArins NfaLs
A. tru-tae, sud Ia ehse ~ his death, tnabAiiy or
~ lsl - at, then - the aetins sasEtu q tr.-
~ e9aaty, Colorado, a. siaerossur IN trusf1 tna
IAs41 ssBg described real estate. sttnate 20 eata
FrsiFrrs coas o.. Colorado. tn-Nits Ihr nnfiti'
gAst qgagte7 % Section No, tweuty-tbre9 t-J.h
t9alship No. twaaty-two ~ south. hAnze 40
50, J,iEFr 81 west 9th T.. u tozettrr With tNfg
" tali uaid r-rraatuai wnter rights. day ana
Lst N the canal Of the Amity anal g piiii '.hl,
stfu being for one ~ cubic foot % water ~
ssc3l1 ~ tiulos which said conyeGancg NaA
Ata irl trst 10 secure 70 te order 9f the l-15if-
A oAtA Investment Company the payment - -,
sA.i A lEssal Bars three certain protpissetS
a9tss Of even date with said deed ~ trust, for
w PgiUcipai sum % seyonty-tpn lssai g8ch' 'iuf
June !, isee. June /, isei, and June !. is9' re-
The Lamar register., 1896-12-05
Dn.. El.A.tqql.xs REGULATOR Pills

a., III rrIiab4e safe French remedy NeEer
fsils. wurasn,s safeguard. 500 per box SIX
for S.'',' &. ii. iFfRgBARGER Carlton, Colo.
The advocate., 1896-01-22
THE NATIONAL CoMMITTEEs WORK

The patriotic spirit which pervsded
the atmosphere and hedged about the
meeting of the National Populist com.
mittee In st. Louis last week was more
calculated to inspire a feeling of con-
fidenoe and hope among the Populists
than the actual work of those who
occupy the most prominent places on
that committee. To be the successful
head Of a great party requires more
ability than is necessary to fix up tele-
grams appointing proxies to suit the
Chairman, and more candor and truth
fulness than has been exhibited by the
Chairman for the past two years. And
1t does not require any great ability or
skill for committee to wait and see
what some other party is going to do,
when considering the question Of time
for holding a convention.
On the whole the committee seemed
to want to take what would prove to
be the best course, and although their
action was not wholly in accord with
the prevailing Kansas sentiment and
that Of the ADVOCATE, we are content
to await Developments, hoping that
the result will be good.
The advocate., 1896-01-22

government to make 1t sort of public
financial agency. These enterprlsing
promoters say their scheme would fur.
nish cheaper exchange with the nations
Of the Western Hemisphere, and thus
enable our merchants and manufsctur-
erS to compete with those of Europe.
At a time like this, when Congress
seems inclined to let things 60 by de-
fault, it would doubtless have been
better for these millionaire promoters
to have stated plainly the purpose Of
their scheme. They might as well
have stated openly that they proposed
to concentrate enough capital to estab-
lish an institution that would in time
hold the purse-strings of the United
States-such an institution as that
which met its death by falling into the
irCn grasp Of honest Andrew Jackson.
II the national bank system, and the
CleVelsnd-Shermsn bonding system,
and all the other lawful and unlawful
swindling schemes are to continue, it
will soon be time to concentrate their
power under one head, and that head
might as we'll be called the "Bsnk Of
America"
The advocate., 1896-01-22
DENVER HAS A REFORM MAYOR.

The movement in favor of munici.
pal ownership Of light, wsterworks
and street railway plants continues to
grow. Every city or municipality
which has experimental in this line
has become thoroughly welded to the
system. The enormous profits which
previously went into the pockets of
private owners are largely reduced,
the reduction being in proportion to
the reduced cost to the user. The
profits arising aid materially in main
tanning the financial department of the
municipal government, and thereby q
second benefit sccrues to the taxpayer,
in that it reduces the amount necessary
to be raised to afford sufficient revenue.
The recent action of Mayor McMur-
ray, of Denver, in declining to sign an
ordinance increasing the power already
given the Trsmway Company (which,
however, was passed over his veto)
will do much toward leading the peo-
pie of that city to discuss, and event
uslly adopt, municipal ownership of
street transportation facilities. In his
veto message the Mayor says:
llNo public franchise should beIg1veA with
out securing adequate return to the city
treasury.
There should always be provision for &C.
quirement Of municipal ownership, even dur.
ing the life Of the franchise.
An election, held at the expense Of Nthe
applicant, should be had to allow the people
to directly ratify or disallow the grant of such
franchises.
These words are rather surprising
ones from the chief executive of q city
whose government does not by any
means bear reputation wholly above
reproach. They indicate deep-sested
desire on the part of the people to take
a hand in governing themselves and
that they are tired of corporation and
monopoly rule. The fact that Denver
has begun to wake up and shake off
the plunderers is evidence that an era
Of municipal reform is at hand there.
When such reform Is generally accom-
pliShed the greatest source of cOrrup-
tion in city governments will have
been removed.
The advocate., 1896-01-22
mo- LEGISLATIYE SESSION.

Up to date there is no Legislature in
session In Topeka. The constitution
provides that every FIVE years the Leg
lslature shall TedistrlCt the State for
legislative purposes. This provision
was made In connection with another
one which authorized a session every
year. When the amendment was made
changing the session from annual to
biennial the other provision was left
az IL was. To observe that command
Of the constitution would require an
extra session every ten years. The
first time after the amendment that
the present condition occurred was In
1885, when Governor Martin set the
precedent Of calling an extra session
for redistricting purposes.
Governor Morrill, and his cOunsellors
decided that no session was necessary
in other words, that the constitution
need not be observed therefore no
call was issued. W. ID. Street, member
from Decatur county, who with others
thought 1t the duty Of the Legislature
to meet on the second Tuesday In Jan
usry and proceed to business, addressed
an open letter to Speaker Lobdell to
that effect, but the Speaker did not
agree to the proposition. About q
dozen members Of the two houses were
in Topeka on that day, but did not 60
into session. Most of them, regardless
of party, agreed that session should
be held, but they could not agree on a
way to begin.
This dilemma is at least another ar.
gument in favor Of a constitutional
convention. The much.reVered instru-
ment upon which our State government
is founded has been patched up to such
an extent that even our redeemer Gov
ernor and Attorney General have no
respect for it.