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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-24
THE ROAD LAW.

In another column of this issue we
publish a synopsis Of Representative
Johnson s new road law. which it is
thought may be passed at the present
session of the legislature. The present
road law, enacted two years ago, seems
to put too much power i'll the hands Of
the county surveyors and there seems
to be a general demand all over the
state for it's repeal. 1t has been very
expensive and the taxpayers feel that
the large sums of money expended on
the roads have not been spent to the
best advantage. Mr.. Johnson's bill
proposes dividing the counties into
road districts and the election Of super
visors for each, who shall purchase
material and supplies only under the
direction of the county commissioners.
The measure is undoubtedly an i'm.
provement over the law now in force
and when the legislators get down te
it's serious consideration they will
probably evolve something to correct
the present abuses.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-24
Yellowstone Park Map.

The Northern Pacific railway has
just issued a new map of Yellowstone
Park, that should be in demand. II is
a relief map in colors. Is scientifically
made, and is complete in topography
and nomenclature. The map Ia about
2ax2s inches In size and IN printed ON
heavy paper thus making 1t suitable fer
framing.
The map Ia specially adapted for
school and class ON and will be
mailed In tubes to any address y sst)has.
=. Fee, Gen, Pass. agent OF the North.
er,a Pacific. 81. Paul. Mimi, upon
receipt III 10 cents. hD.tf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-24
One eastern newspaper suggests that

One eastern newspaper suggests that,
whenever the Montana legislature is
democratic, the %senatorship be auc
toned off to the highest bidder, the
proceeds of the sale to go to the state
instead to the individual Legislators.
This is a reform which the next demo-
cratic state convention should take cog
nizance Of; it would make q taking
paramount issue'' in Montana, any
how.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-24
TUESDAY, JANUARY %, 1899.
BY DIRECT VOTE.

The election Of United States ena
tors by direct vote Of the people is
being much talked of in Montana at
this time, but few persons realize how
dificult it would be to change the pres.
emit system. To change it, two-thirds
Of the senate and Of the lower house OF
congress must agree to submit an
amendment to the federal constitution,
or two-thirds Of the several states must
call a convention for proposing the
amendment. Then this proposed
amendment must be ratified by the leg
islatu,res Of three-fourths Of the states,
or by constitutional conventions in
three-fourths of the states.
II will take years and years, no
doubt, to educate tile people up to a
point where two-thirds of the legisla-
lures Of the various states will call con-
ventions to change the manner Of elect
ing senators, and after this is done
three-fourths Of tile states must ratify
the action. Relief can hardly be
looked for from congress, as the senate
would not be likely to agree to a
change unless the state legislatures
made it mandatory. But the time
will come, if there are many more
senatorial contests like the one now
being waged in Montana, when public
sentiment will be strong enough to in
stitute such a reform.
When the time does come, however,
won't it be just as easy for senatorial
aspirants to manipulate the conven-
tions called to make the nominations as
it is for them now to control the ]egis-
latures? That is a question to be con-
sidered. The best men in the state are
supposed to compose the legislature.
while the membership of a state on
vention can undoubtedly be made
what designing politicians wish it to be.
The only object, of course, in chang
ing the manner of electing senators is
to secure better men, and it is doubt
full, when we take into account the
present personnel of the United States
senate, whether it can be improved
upon. Bad men slip in occasionally,
without question, but on the whole the
senate is composed Of our best and most
representative citizens. It is the ablest
legislative body in the world today,
the most dignified and the least corrupt.
so, after all, the present method may
be the best. The trainers of the consti.
tuition Of the United States ibid not
make many mistakes, and when the
movement does take definite form for
change in the manner of electing sena'
tors, it will be one upon which the
people will not act hastily.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-24
A II ECY.

Anaconda Standard. Friday: Not
to speak Of the $50, 900 of Clark's bride
money that has already passed to the
custody Of the state, II W. A. Clark
stays long enough In the race, you will
live to witness the rising up Of men,
hers Of the Montana joint assembly
who are under tho heavy, hammering
Of conscience this very morning and
who will yet save personal honor. nj
she sacrifice Of tempting gold, by fling.
Ing Clarke money Into his face, You
will Q that the iike OF that will
happsl.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-24

Nm, Msk I,J Ess Ess'', ssS sSs.,, s,sa head 4
Il iightfnl herb drink. kam0ves all
esaptlons % the skin, producing n per.
fsat complexion, er manay resunded,
10 aants and "a eents, aald by chappie
Dsne Go.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-24

Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold on
a positive guarantee. Cures heartburn,
rising Of the food, distress after eating
or any form of dyspepsia. One little
tablet gives immediate relief. 25 cents
and so cents. Sold by Chapple Drug Co.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-12
MONEY TO LOAN
Plenty of cheap Money
for good farm and city
loans. Call and see me
/. WRIT MARKHAM.

Richard st yrain is back in Lamar
again, and promises to remain some
time
NJ. D. Parmenter made final proof
on his fine homestead north of the
river today.
Do you know that y. y. Mclean
Is going TO rattle his fine Regina Mu-
sic Box? Better see about it.
st George Creaghe made trip to
Kansas CITY since our last issue, to
attend 10 some business matters.
Fresh fish is on the market in plen
ty and in various kinds, The big cat
fish seems to be the most sought after
The new Kraus riding cultivator
at " E. Martins is attracting great
dealof attention. You should see it.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Johnston started Tues
day night for visit of three months
with her parents aud friends in south
ern Illinois.
Sheriff George Barr, of La Junta,
aud Deputy Sheriff Ellsworth, of
Trinidad, we're in Lamar on Monday
seeking some men who are wanted" "
John w Wampler. John A. VIII
cox and Charles W. Beach were be
fore the land Office last Thursday as
witnesses upon desert land proof
4 NJ j. McMillin stopped in Lamar
To transact some business Tuesday.
He was on his way home from the
meeting of the Bent County Stock
growers Association.
Watson & Feast, or The Two
Georges is the title of new real
estate firm, and they have elegant
aud commodious offices in the new
Foley building.
Messrs. Lanning & Lamb have ft-
ted up a very neat office in the Deet-
er building and are ready for the
continuance of business. They have
better light and more room, and can
architect" you house to suit you,
The Lamar register., 1899-04-12
may valley.

Our meadows and pastures are
growing green very rnpidly.
Geo. Towse, of cbiyingiop, has
been baiing hay in this vicinity Of
late.
John Garvin has moved TO his
new farm apd home. Long may be
live to enjoy IL
Jason James is building himself a
dwelling house. We rather suspect
be may have other surprises IN store
iur Us.
Our Sunday school wiil he resr.
ganized next Sunday morning. Let
everyone interested 10 this work
come ont aud assist in the selection
u the oficers of the school
The frnl buds arr swelling and
plum aud apricot opening, and hat
foc injnry frorr thc excessive cold,
witch injur,st some varieties %
I.esnlas-. We have a. favorable pius-
pcet for fruit n could h. wished f0r.
Fletcher Meyry is canvSs-ing the
yiriniiy taking ouiers Tor books aud
other aS>-tfui artieie- q the home.
aFle,ghr j. a worthy young man aud
be /. bving yers lil,yrally pHtroutzsd
ahsreFsr be goes, and Is deserving y
these favnFN
The Lamar register., 1899-04-12
Peach butter a, Pamss..,.
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Peach butter At Psuasat.t.
Try Parmeutsrs hons -.
peach butter
Ladies' hair cleaned aiSr
ling.lea's barber shop
Cali and see our line q, a.
G G HUDDLNIW
Go 70 O. +. D5wuinr ) IA, !.
81 the railroad track IL 49,.
and wagon work
Sweet, Orr a Co.'S r,ss.. !
lish corduroy paH,s 70 T. IA {.
Jehnsion's closhisg stoa b
pair warranted.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-12

Hon y. y. Mclean and VIE are
again at home IN Lamar after their
three months residence in Denver.
w. J. Johnston, ". +. Martin and
\. \. Mclean have new ads in this
issue, and they contain items Of IN
terest TO all
The nobhiest line Of little ycstse
Suits ever brought to Lamar at John.
ston's Clothing Store, A Naval Bluc
Hill Box Kite with each suit. Every
hoy wants one
DR. 1 S. Bryant, the popular den
tist, viii come to Lamar on the ls;e
of each month hereafter His busf
Less l. increasing rapidly aud He
finds it necessary TO put in moic
time here.
We have made arrangements n
which we can give, with each Sl.1
subscription 10 the Register. a eopl
Of the New York World Almanac ~
1899. II is a valuable references wort
and is full OF useful information.
J, G. Boyd has disposed of hl4
liquid refreshment shop to W. II
Robinson who will conduct the busi
ness in the future. Alr. Boyd has
announced that he has permanently
retired from the saloon business and
will go into some other line
Archdeacon Radcliffe will hold
Episcopal services at the Christian
Church in Lamar on the evening Of
the 18th, ard at the Holly school
house on the 18th. All are cordially
invited. A regular pastor will shortly
be appointed for this district
Rev. Knuckey next Sunday morn
ing will take as his subject, 'The
Cody Mother" and in the evening
the first sermon IN series on The
Prodigal Son will ba delivered.
Hymns will be used as follows 1886,
$40 and 1906, and 726, 362 and $40,
Ira E. Jones was captured by the
boys LAST Friday night and was forced
to set up an abundant stag" supper
as a celebration of his recent mar.
riage. The spread was given in the
creamery building and those who
partook say the affair was all that
could be desired.
Mrs- L. NJ. n. Stephens, national
president of the w c. T. T., will lee
ture at the La Junta opera houss on
April 18th. All Lamar people VINO
expect to 90 should give their names
to the local officers, as a special rate
can be secured il a sufficient number
of tickets is sold.
The statement of the First Nation
al Bank of Lamar published this week
once more breaks all records, and
makes a showing of which both the
officers and patrons of the bank can
well be proud. There are few towns
the size of Lamar that can show up
Sl5O,OOO of deposits.
G. G.. Liebharit, of Denver, a we'll
known capitalist, was in Lamar
couple of days last week, looking over
the advisablity of investing in some
choice loans. II is probable that in
the near future he will make some
investments here, as he is very favor
ably impressed with the advantages
possessed by the county.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-12

- t.fns oi Alfalfa E1y I.fss.
Mauey - Loan
AE CEAWF0ss
The Lamar register., 1899-04-12
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The Lamar register., 1899-04-12
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The Lamar register., 1899-04-12
StOCkmGD, Attention!

800 acre bottom farm under fence,
house, outbuildings, young orchard,
grove and 30 aqres Of alfalfa; open to
free range, for sale for cash at $500
per acre. inquire of
DAVID BARNES.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-12

Home made peach butter sa the
Poor Farm
The Lamar register., 1899-04-12

= pink. ? rct, both TEristfss
2 Msideu'. Biush, . lil,s, 2
isnsg home grusg calaeiias n
Order sariv Miss Mabl- So
iAzu a
The Lamar register., 1899-04-12
ADVANCE THREsHERs,
W. L. MArriS, Agen

II you have anything yOu want re-
paired take it to Dave Dowuer's re-
pair shop. Prices reasonable and all
work guaranteed
Reducrion--Thursday, Friday and
Saturday cabinets $500, worth $500
and $3.50. All next week will make
the beautiful platino picture for 50,
worth 81 and $3.50. Come smiling
and don't forget tue baby.
BOTTOMLEY.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-12

Try PRrmeuter's peach butter.
/ have a choice farm for reot-
house aud alfalfa. G. ". LEE.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-11
How to Get a Reputation.

Nothing like fake statistics for giving
a fellow a reputation for scholarship dirt
cheap" ehuckIed an astute citizen, accord
ing to the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Statistics are the most impressive things
in the world, and the beauty about 'em is
that nobody dares 60 contradict you. I've
been working the scheme for several
months and my stock has advanced about
a thousand points a day. How do do Il!
Wen, to illustrate the thing I was stand
ing in a crowd on Canal street recently
watching the big pile driver hammering
down the walls for the drainage canal.
Whole lot of power there remarked
gentleman al my elbow, as the weight
came down, biff! immense 1 replied, and
by the way, was just making an interest
ing calculation in regard to it. Do you
know, sir, that blow is exactly equal to
1852 carpenters driving ten-penny nails in
to Pinch oak planks with 4pound steel
hammers? The man looked startled. You
don't say so, professor?' he replied, re-
specially, and presently I saw him whis
pering to the others. who sized me up
with awe. The other day when it was rain
ing joined group under an awning. Bad
day said somebody. Yes l returned.
4 was amusing myself a few minutes ago
has fallen in the city limits between s
a. m. and noon At that the other fellows
got interested. How much was il, doc
tOr?' asked one of EN-. Poured into
row of ordinary half-pint tumbiers,' I said,
impressively, it would make a line once
and two-fifths around the globe; il would
fh a 13-nch gun barrel reaching from
here TO a point about nine miles east of
Copenhagen; j. would quench the matudiu-
al thirst of BASS 81 Kentucky Colonies the
day after Christmas; Il would barely go in
to tank Asp kilometers long and 2,411
millimeters wide BY Jove! You ought to
have seen those fellows eyes stick out |!
When they see me how they all touch their
hats. / squelChed a smart Alec at our
boarding house by informing him at the
table that the pies consumed annually in
New Orleans would form a column, piled
one above the other, precisely u 622 miles
high Oh. l admit II leaves about sixteen
question, but that's only 315 dekometers
and too small to compute That settled
him. Now I'm the accepted authority of
the establishment on everything from hash
to hydraulics. I've found il a good idea by
the way, TO use the decimal system when
ever possible. 1t mixes EN- up when you
begin to talk about millimeters and hecto-
meters and gives a fine flavor of learning
to your remarks. / never ran across
fellow yet who dared to question a state
ment in decimals If l keep up this Stats
tician racket until summer l wouldn't be
surprised if they offered me a chair in one
of the colleges.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-11
THE ANTI-sCALPING BILL.

One bill now pending in Congress that
deserves to be acted upon favorably before
the end of the session is that which Is
popularity known as the anti-scalping bill
1t is in the Senate, having passed the
House. Its purpose is to eliminate the
railway ticket scalper and place the sell
ing of railway tickets into the hands of the
authorized agents of the railroads solely
1t is claimed, with very good reason, that
the ticket scalpers annually defraud the
railroads out of thousands of dollars, and
that If the scalpers We're eliminated it
would be possible for the railroads to
make more favorable terms to the general
travelling public. It is not claimed that
all scalpers are forgers, but it is asserted
by the promoters of the bill that ticket
scalping is a fruitful source of iniqulty
which is awaited of largely by a criminal
class with the result that the railroads
are robbed of their just earnings. and it
is Impossible for the travelling public to
secure the rates and concessions which
they otherwise would have. In con-
nection with the anti-scaping agitation,
an instructive pamphlet has been issued
by the Central Anu-Scalping Committee.
II reproduces a number of forged railway
tickets, by way of Illustrating the scalp
ing iniquity." The reproductions show
forgery, as practced as a fine art by some
railway ticket scalpers. In some instances
the whole ticket, from top to bottom, is
fraudulent. In others the forgery takes in
not only the name of the person to whom
the ticket was issued. but the name of the
agent OF the railway as well. The forgers
in the scalping business are extremely
clever, and the only way to get rid of
them is 10 abolish the scalping business.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-11
PER SONAL.

Senator Simon of Oregon was recently
asked what he thought of the business
opportunities of Alaska. "Carpet-beatlng
is the best business he replied. You can
just beat the carpets and keep the dust"
The late Calvin Brices only explana-
ton of his remarkable signature was that
he had always written that way and
couldn't make it palmer" 1t was a mere
series of UP and down marks which bore
no similtude to English penmanship.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich was dining
with Rudyard KipTing when the news of
the signing of the peace treaty between
Spain and the United States was announc-
ed. Aldrich read the dispatch aloud and
added: "Ah, Kipling, what's that you used
to say about the sun never setting on the
British fag?''
Paul Dwight Moody, son of the famous
evangelist, is in many ways the counter
part of his venerable father. This is es-
pecially the case in regard to personal APP
pearance and department. The resemblance
also holds good as to his effectiveness of
language and earnestness. Father and son
have been conducting meetings in Den
yer.
An Italian journal says that the Ger
man Emperor will, during the winter,
take short holiday in Rome, where he
will give a grand costume bah at the
German embassy This would add one
more costume TO those in the Kaisers
collection for the dresses are to be those
of the Roman Empire. The embassy is be-
ing restored and the paintings in the
principal room will cost it is said not less
than $4,000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-11
Eruidition in Cleveland.

A 1O-year-old boy in Cleveland reads a
great deal, and his father delights in en-
oouraging his literary taste. says the New
York Tribune. Not long ago the father
suggested to the boy that he should read
UP on the life and death of Nathan Hale.
the spy and hero of the revolution. A few
evenings later the father asked the lad if
he had carried out his request. The boy
said he had. who was Nathan Hale?"
the father inquired
He was stringed up by the British SOL
Clers," was the somewhat irrelevant reply.
you should say hanged" said the
father
"stringed up is just the same" said the
boy.
mo" said the father; IT ian't just the
same"
well" said the boy. "it's just the same
to Nathan Hale"
This was something of a poser, and the
father discreetly changed the subject.
"And why did the British hang Nathan
Hale?" he asked.
Because" replied the boy promptly.
because he rubbered for Central George
Washington
This atrocious definition of spy's duties
was too much for the father and he
promptly dropped the Hale inquiry than
and there.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-11

Col. Hay, our new Secretary of State,
was, when a boy, a regular attendant of
the Presbyterian Sunday school at War
saw, III.
The Sunday school lessons partly con-
sisted of committing to memory Bible
verses, and to attain supremacy in this
created quite a rivalry among the schol-
ars, declares the Christian Endeavor
World. John Hay was sure to come out
ahead from two to five answers, some
times more, causing those of his COM
rades who were always behind him to re-
gard him with envy.
Consequently, when some of those boys
heard that John had to wash dishes and
do the churniug for his mother and
more than all, that he wore an apron
while at these duties, his jealous COM
rades fairly crowed.
One morning it was agreed by his COM
rades to get him out of doors while he
had his apron on, and humiliate him by
having two or three girls whom he rather
liked ask him questions regarding his
homework.
Young Hay came to where the boys
were. and answered the questions by say
ing that he washed dishes as. his mother
taught him, and then, with twinkling
eyes, he gave the dishpan that he had
with him a tremendous fling, contents
and all, drenching whoever happened to
be near enough, and, laughing loudly, ran
into the kitchen. Hay and his big apron
were never molested after that