The Lamar register., 1898-07-20
Among our Exchanges.

governor. The political elevation of
Hon. Albert seems 10 have resulted
disastrously the general result OF
putting green fruit in warm place
without the housewives usual pre-
caution of cooking aud canning it,
it won't keep. A letter Of condo
lence from his friend Archie NJ,
Stevenson would now be in order.
Weld County Republican.
The democratic state convention
OF Indiana was opposed TO the war
and war bonds. The Pennsylvania
couveation was against the Chicago
platform and in favor of anything
sor office. The Illinois democracy
are in favor of the Chicago platform
and the war, The Colorado democ-
racy is in favor OF honorable co
operation for Lazarus share Of the
table droppings provided they can
not get Dives portion of the goods.
Honorable co operation" is the
pirates flag for plunder. As a
national party Whist does democracy
stand for anyhow - Exchange.
At Camp Thomas, Chieksmaugs.
soon after Col. Andy Burt was pro-
NOTED to the colonslcy of the Twen-
ty-first eoiored regiment, he under
took to exercise his troops in more
ways than one He informed them
that they would have to play ball an
hour each day in order to get Ae-
customed TO the southern sur.
"Now,- said the colonel, .you boys
come out aud We will take a turn al
ball playing TIN going 10 play
with you. I'm no: Col Burt when
playing. but simply Andy Bert. Now,
play hall 1t soon came the colo
nel's time At the bat, and with a
vicions swipe he drove the ball hard
past second for three bags. A large.
greasy, black soldier was coaching
and yelled as the colonel made a
live for first: "Run, Andy, run.
you tallow faced knock kneed, daber-
gasted son OF a guu; get your three
bags The colonel stopped at
first, turning on his heel, returned to
the home plate and donning his
straps remarked: I'm Col. Burt
from this time on, or until further
orders -"-Denver Republican
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..Qro vADIs' BOILED DOWN
A writer in the Boston Globe says
that his Texas friend does not think
much OF .'Quo ysdisr as may be in
ferIed from the following criticism
"Lygia is Christian maid, a
trail, spirituelle little thing simply
rag and bone and a hank OF
hair vinicius, Mt whose feet
are the most voluptuous women OF
Rome, including the female favorite
of Nero, conceives for her a passion
and determines to make her his mis-
tress. She flies from him and be at
tempts TO seize her and drag her to
his house by force, and because she
eludes him he wants her fiogged.
Not very promising material out OF
which 10 manufacture hero. He
finds her listening to a sermon by
St. Peter, the great apostle converts
him to the true faith, and his pas
sion is transmitted into pure love by
religions great slempic. st. Peter
promises her to him, but Nero con-
cluies TO have her, then feed her to
the lions, and for about 300 dreary
pages there's hades to pay and pitch
hot. Vinicins has access to Nero,
and is aware Of the terrible doom OF
his lady love, yet makes no attempt
to ayenge her by slipping an Arkan-
sas toothpick into the brisket of the
royal brute. He even goes TO the
circus to see her destroyed, and sits
on a bench and means; but a barba-
rian saves her life by taking a mon-
ster bull by the horns and pulling
its head of. The hero who has not
the courage to go TO his fiance's de
fense and save her or die with her,
enters the arena when the danger is
past and solemnly covers her naked
ness with his pocket handkerchief