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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-14
STRANGE ADVENTURES OF HERMAN WRZ AND HIS WONDERFUL FLEA
With It's Aid He Rescued a
Princess From Her Cruel TyaRt
and Made the Fair Young We,
man His Wife and Now Lives
Happily in PonpanO

was quite as well equipped for all sorts Of travelling
as he had never seen or heard of Skip. being A
very reserved and naughty prince, to whom people
never talked much. He got into his swan carriage.
and when the Princess appeared at her pearframed
window to watch for her lovers return from the
garden Prince Gamboge sailed up to her. seized her
and drew her, in spite of her struggles and out
cries. into the carriage All of the palace guards
ran 10 the courtyard, but of course, they could
not prevent the outrage, as there no firearms
in Pompano, and so the Prince sailed away with
Pamela at once. In two or three minutes his swan
carriage had vanished in the blue distance, while
the Queen tainted and the King roared hoarsey for
his army to be gathered together at TO pursue
the villain Many of the courtiers thought at once
of Herman, and some of them ran to seek him, and
soon the same thought came to King Mulhplex, but
the search, of course proved frutless, for Herman
was two miles away in the dark forest at the top
of high tower. He had seen the swan carriage
sailing along high in the air, although without
recognizing its occupants.
When Skip heard, as he soon did, that his mas
ter was missing, he began to hop across country
at a great rate of speed, and soon he heard Her
mans familiar whistle for the boy had espied him
hopping over hill and was wait for him to
come within call He leaped up to the top Of the
tall tower and Herman sprang on his back. Skip
with tears in his eyes, told him about the abduction
of Princess Pamela, and then Herman recalled the
swan carriage soaring so swiftly into the south
"After them at once!" he cried; 'theres not a
moment to be lost or he will be across the wide
of Comeallye which we will have to go completely
around, for it's too wide for you to jump"
Now Prince Gamboge was 50 confident that he
could not be pursued at ALL for his swans were
swifter by far than any horses, that he descended
into a beautiful wood by fountain, where he
bathed the head of the fainting and terrified PriR-
cess with the perfumed waters that leaped from
crystal rocks beneath palm trees SPOT so cool and
lovely that he was sure it would calm her agitation
and help to soften her heart He saw her eyes
open and her bosom heave, and he said:
ooh, !ay beautiful Princessi 1t fills me with
JOY to see that you are recovering for feared
that you were deadl"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-14
Only Treasure That Was Left

"Here is the only precious thing / have left.
This green fluid is called Tincture Magnus and it is
seven hundred years since it was put into this bot
tie by Aquillinus, the great Persian wizard. The
fluid has a wonderful power. If rubbed on man
or an animal it viii cause him to grow to an inn
mense size almost at once and 1T this Tineture
Magnus that the aneients used . make giants with
will give the bottle to you n slight reward for
saving my lite, and | hope you viii be able TO make
your everlasting fortune with it,"
Herman thanked him and took the bottle ex-
aiming it with much wonder Then he put it in
his coat pocket and started home. Now and then,
the way, he took it out and looked at it. In the
same pocket was pill box, which now contained
one solitary flea, whom Herman had named Skip.
Just Herman about TO cross the street to go
into his fathers cottage an automobile came Whiz-
zing by so suddenly that he threw himself backward
Just IN time to save himself from being struck by
its projecting hubs When he rose his first Thought
of the magic bottle, and when he felt in his
pocket he found it had been shattered into hun
dred pieces against the stone pavement. He fshed
the fragments of glass from his pocket and the
broken pill box, In which poor Skip law almost
drowned in the green fluid. Herman was so angry
that he never thought of the effect of the tincture
upon the flea at ALL but while he stood there glar-
ing at the disappearing automobile Skip increased
so rapidly in size that when the boy again looked
down at him he was far larger tan the box that
had held him. HermAn's eyes grew big with amaze
Ient, and then he remembered the power of the
green fluid He watched the flea get bigger and
bigger until he recoeced that he was on the street
and that many people were passing, and then he
hurried into the cottage and to his own room Here
Skip grew and grew before his eyes until he was as
big as pony, when Herman, seeing that he would
be too large for the bedroom, took him into
the back yard. Skip. unlike the other feas seemed
very amiable, and even when Dam who was very
jealous, growled at him. he didn't get angry at ali
In less than half day the flea was as large as an
elephant 1t was about o'clock that evening that
he spoke to Herman in these words:
"Whatever has happened to me it has not les
sened my appetite, and l have mad nothing to eat
for two days, Herman WirZ"
Herman was much astonished, but he answered !:
IN go at once and buy you a beefsteak or two
and feed you. / never thought about it at ano
He bought three steaks for Skip and soon the
flea was very happy He stood looking over the
fence into another yard for awhile then he said:
Get my back and III jump over the house
with you and we viii take little stroll"
The boy climbed upon his back and with an easy
hop, Skip sprang clear over the threestory house
and landed on the white beach Then began won
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-14

~ GREAT many years ago, when was o.
fAA small boy, there was man who exhib-
wv tied troupe of trained Heas, every one
of which did tricks that amazed every
body. Four of them were hitched TO
tiuy carriage. while another drove them, and it
was wonderful, indeed, to see these minute Great
ures trot along for all the world like horses. We
looked at them through big magnifying glass,
80 that every movement was quite percephble, and
it was very interesting sight, which made every
one marvel that Aeas could be SO well trained For
many years thought it the most wonderful spec
tace that would ever be permitted to Witness but
since / heard about Herman Wirz's flea l am
somewhat in doubt as to whether his was not more
remarkable.
herman Wirz was boy who perpetuaIy ex-
anrinfng things. He watched every bug, each bird,
and even men and women closely, so that no ac-
ton escaped him, and when I told him one day
about these trained feas of my boyhocd be began to
catch some of Dams superAuous heas, for the dog
could well spare several hundred at any time; and
then he endeavored to train them, but, of course,
he had no success. II amused Dan, but that's all;
and the feas, as soon they got tired Of Hermans
fooling, jumped back on the dog and mixed in with
ones that were wild and untamed. He kept several
in pill boxes for long time but, somehow, they
never got to liking him well enough to mind him
little bit, and he became almost discouraged. His
kindness never seemed to soften them, and the eas
would glare at him. even after he had fed them and
petted them for days. Just as ercey as when he had
first captured them Dams back; that he often
wished he had experimental upon turtles or crabs
instead finally, when all of his feas had escaped
and had been restored to Dan, Herman met with an
adventure that altered the aspect of affairs materi
ally and gave him the opportunity he desired. He
was bathing at the seasho-e one day, when he OBJ
served an old man struggling in The surf in man
ner that indicated that he was drowning, and in
stantly he swan toward him. He reached him just
as he sank beneath big billow but be was able to
grasp him and to swim to shallow water with him.
But without Dams assistance this would not have
been possible, as Herman was only about fourteen
years old. The old man unconscious, but doc
tor soon restored him and he taken to his hotel
In the afternoon he hunted Herman up and told
him that he was a poor man, who had once been
magician, but who had forgotten all of his tricks
and now only had money enough to pay his hotel
bills. He then took from his pocket a small bot
tie filed with a green fluid, and said:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-14
Wished to Marry the Princess

There was visiting at the palace a foreign
prince who had lost all his money playing back
CANNON, and }e had resolved upon marrying the
disfgured Prf ess, thinking that her father would
be very glad to get rid of her and give with her
vast treasure, also. Now, when he saw the radiant
beauty he fell madly in love with her and deter
mined to get her by fair means or foul. First, he
had an angry discussion with King Multiplex, who
finally became angry and told Prince Gamboge, for
that was his name, that his daughter W. not a
guinea pig, TO be given away TO any one who adj
mired her, and, besides that, she was now engaged
to an American monarch and the engagement was
not to be broken for cheap prince.
The Prince Gamboge rushed from the palace
and meeting Herman in the royal gardens, he
called his guards and had him seized and secretly
taken to lonely stone castle IN the forest, for be
thought if the handsome boy were out of the way
he could persuade Pamela to take him for her hus-
band for like all princes whom l have ever known
intimately he was very conceited and vain.
Princess Pamela Indignantly refused even 10 see
him for of course be had 20 tell the doorkeeper of
her apartments just what he wished to speak to her
about before he was admitted, for that's the royal
custom In courts and newspaper offices. Then he
determined to have revenge
Prince Gamboge Travelled always in a chariot
drawn by swans, which vehicle was at once a car
riage and boat for it could swim upon the water
like the swans themselves and also be drawn
through the air by these winged creatures as swiftly
as an airship. So 1t was very easy for him to go
almost anywhere. but he never knew that Herman
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her to raise the veil She started back and seemed
overcome, but Herman persisted and finally he per
suaded her to lift the veil by promising to close
his eyes while he rubbed her face with the magic
flowers
She slowly lifted the gauzy golden covering and
he pressed the flowers against her cheeks, but while
his eyes closed he felt how hard and scaly her
skin was. The perfume of the snow flowers filled
the whole room and seemed to almost overpower
the Princess so that she fell back upon her chair.
but what really overpowered her was the sudden
sensation that went through her as the alligator
skin softened and changed to the lovelest peaches
and-cream complexion that ever adorned royal
beauty She knew that she cured in an in
slant, and tearing away the VEIL she called eagerly
for mirror to be brought, for, of course, there
was none In her apartments. As soon as she tore
away the veil Herman, forgetting all his solemn
promises, opened his eyes and before him the
most beautiful face and figure there was in all the
world. Her skin was more dazzling than the pearls
upon the walls, her eyes more binding than all the
diamonds that glittered everywhere and her glad
smile more respondent than the sunshine itself.
Forgetting everything but that she was SO lovely
and that he had restored to her her marvellous and
WV
and he opened wide his arms.
The Princess. seeing that he loved her as she
had long secretly admitted she loved him, sprang
into his arms, and so the King, coming hastily to
her room, found them. Ny, but he mad, after
he had made sure that it really was the Prncess.He
was glad, of course, that she cured, but he
nightly affronted that stranger who was not
kings son would dare to make love to his daughter
without even asking for permission. The Princess
however, made him understand very quickly that
she would marry else, matter how mad
he got and after thinking the matter and
hearing Herman explain that every American is
not only kings son but a real king also he con-
Guided that he would allow the Princess to have her
way, as usual The Queen was very much pleased,
as well as the court, but, alas there is always
stumbling block placed in the way of true love.
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This Remarkable Animal Grew
Such Size That ItCould Leap
dN1ile and Garry It's Owner to
Remote Parts Of the Earth in d
Very Few Hours

GREAT many years ago, when I was a.
small boy, there was man who exhib-
tied troupe of trained Heas, every one
of which did tricks that amazed every
The Lamar register., 1902-03-26
Annual stookerowers Meeting.

Annual stookRrowers Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Bent
County Stockgrowers association will
take place in Las Animas on April
9TH, and should be attended by all
stock growers of this section as mat.
ters Of great interest to all will be
considered. ]. j. Cahill, manager of
the Denver Packing Co., and Fred
Johnston, secretary of the state asso
citation, will be present and make ad
dresses. The most important ques
ton to be considered will be the SO.
curing OF regular stock train to run
to Denver from along the valley.
This will put stop 10 many Of the
inconveniences and losses occasioned
by the present system of shipping on
the local freight, and be great
benefit to all the small shippers,
especially the hog raisers. The Den.
yer Packing Go. will also be bene-
fitted and has promised its hearty
support to the efforts to secure this
train. The recent state convention
gave striking proof of what the
stockmen can accomplish by united
and determined action, and all mem
bers of the local accociation who can
should attend the meeting on April
3 to assist in this work.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-26
Our Schools,

The letter from the State Univer.
city published below speaks for
itself of the high standing and con-
dition of the public schools. The
members of the present board of di.
rectors have devoted a great deal of
their time gratis to the work of
bringing our school up to the high
est plane and they and their corps of
employees are entitled to congratula.
tions over this evidedce of the sue
cess of their labors. This standing
will be of great benefit to all gradu
ates of our high school who wish to
enter the State University, and also
help those who wish to enter other
institutions Of learning:
BOULDER, Colo March 20, 1902.
President Of School Board,
Lamar, Colo.
My Dear Sir:-It gives me great
pleasure to notify you officially that
the Lamar high school has been
placed upon the Accredited list of
the University for the Latin -Scienti.
fic and Scientific courses. I may
assure you that the faculty cheer.
fully and gladly acceded to the
wishes Of the committee.
am glad to say that the teaching
in the Lamar high school is con
sidered by members of the Universi.
ty who have visited the school to be
unexcelled in any high school in the
state. We sincerely hope that the
same high standard will be maintain
ed and that the laboratory equip.
meuts and reference library will con
tinue to be substantially improved.
The action of the committee and
the faculty places your high school
on the Accredited list for the coming
year after which time the school will
be revisited.
Most respectfully yours,
ARTHUR ALLEN,
Chairman of High School Com.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-26

Mr.. Bryan will live in his new barn,
which is q substantial and even
ornate structure of brick, but any
place is home to man who is only
forty two, who is surrounded by a
lovable family and who can watch
the progress Of a $4,000 nest. Con-
sequently, all the congratulations of
the season are Mr.. Bryan's due and
are cheerfully given.
1t is impossible to consider Mr..
Bryan's prosperity, however, without
contrasting his theories with his
present condition. Under an admin
istration which he denounced as
meaning anything but prosperity to
the average American, Mr.. Bryan
has gained enough of this worlds
goods 80 that $4,000 residence,
with an ornate brick barn, is not an
inpossibility. He has progressed
faster than the average citizen on
the rising tide Of prosperity, perhaps,
but the general conditions must have
been good else he could not have
made 30 proud record. If there is
any way by which Mr.. Bryan's dark
theories of republican despotism and
despair can be made to fit the glori-
GUS thought Of moving into $780,
600 residence (again not forgetting
the ornate brick barn) we should
like to have the distinguished editor
of the Commoner show US. Mr..
Bryan's forte has always been the
plausible explanation, and perhaps
he has one up his sleeve in this
instance. Or perhaps the sight of
prosperous editor in prosperous times
does not need any explaining. In
any event we shall not withhold our
congratulations. Only forty two, and
moving into an ornate brick barn,
with $4,000 residence growing
under the hands of the bricklayers!
What more could man ask, even if
his own condition of prosperity upset
all his pet theories S-Denver Re.
publican.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-26
Carlton Notes.

Ed Haptonstall was attending to
business in Carlton Friday.
Miss Tracy Haptonstall went to
Rocky Ford last week with her
grandmother.
Mr.. McMsnnon and wife returned
from Towner Tuesday, and report
having had very pleasant and en-
ioyable trip.
The case of Walter Elum against
Nose Kingston for threats and re.
sisting an officer, which has caused
considerable bitterness for the last
two weeks, was dismissed by District
Attorney Merrill last Tuesday.
Constable w. Elum and Con-
stable w. Gerald have been busy for
The Lamar register., 1902-03-26
Real Estate Transfers.

The following is list Of the real
estate transfers filed at the county
clerks Office during the past week,
as taken from the records:
March 17-Hannah M. Apple
gate to Eli Dewey; warranty
deed to lots l, 2, 3, and
SEA NWA and NEA 6-23-
Al; consideration s5,250 90
March 10-A. V. s. BIZ I. L Co
to VIM. G. Simpson; warran-
ty deed to lot 6, block 10,
Holly; consideration 90 90
March 19-David C. Marker toe
S. Smith; warranty deed to
lots 3, 4 and 81 NWI and
Nh SWA 4-23-47; consider
alton $3.50 90
March 19-Leonard o. Mace to
John w. Mace; warranty
deed to part OF lot 13 and IA
block 30, Lamar; considera-
tion 1900 90
March 20-Ed Jones TO W. r.
and Arthur Jones; warranty
deed to 3s interest in lots II
to 20, block 3, Holly.
March 20-F. d. Hesse to VIM
Grooms; warranty deed to
800 acres in 43 and A; con-
sideration 300 90
March Goo. Treasurer to
VIM. Grooms; tax deeds to
92O acres in A-44; consider
alton 45 sc
March 22-Mary E. Jones to NJ.
F. Dickinson; quit claim
deed to lot IL block 81, d. &
ID. add to Granada, consider
alton LOO
The Lamar register., 1902-03-26

the last two weeks complying with
the demands of the combined courts
Of Carlton.
Samuel Laurence has started to
bale hay for A. N. Parrish. He ex-
poets to bale about ten cars of hay
and then 60 to the Graham ranch.
Sam is hustler.
A pleasant surprise party took
place at the home of p. A. Eberle
"Wednesday evening, it being his
thirty fourth birthday. 1t was also
the birthday of Mrs. A. L. Jontz,
both being the same age. A year
ago they celebrated their birthday at
the Carlton hotel by giving free
dance and supper.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-26
Sugar Trust to Enter Beet Sugar
Business

The American Sugar Refining
company has made the first move to
take up the beet sugar industry in
Colorado. Henry Ernest Niese Of
New York, superintendent of con-
struction and refineries of the Amer
ican Sugar Refining company, after
two weeks spent in an investigation
of the situation in Colorado, has re-
turned to New York. Two compan.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-26

COUNTY Notes.
From the Holly Chieftain.1
Charley Clark went to Lamar yes
terdsy.
Two carload OF beet seed arrived
last night. The company is to be
commended for their promptness in
getting the seed here for early plant
ing.
Sheriff Tate was down Tuesday
subpoening witnesses in the McPher.
son Schnavely case which came up in
the county court on Wednesday on
appeal from Justice Simpsons court.
-
The base ball season is now at hand
and before many days we expect to
hear the Holly Howlers on the dia.
mond.,
Ifyou do not believe the mechanics
in Holly are busy just go out and try
to hire one Of them to do piece Of
work on short notice.
A nice rain fell yesterday morning
the first of any consequence since
last July. Nearly one inch Of water
fell which gave the ground good
soaking. 1t came in the nick of
time to make the grass start with the
of warm weather, and will
be of untold value to stockmen.
Charlie Smiths house is about
completed. It will be occupied by
W. G. Gay aud family, of the Holly
Lumber company.
Staff, Captain Benjamin is arrang.
ing to take trip through the state
in the interests Of the orphans home.
(From tho Holly News.l
Sheriff Frank Tate was in town
yesterday.
The X Y ranch lost considerable
hay by fire last Saturday.
Twenty new residence houses just
in the town of Holly and
still there are not enough for rent.
Chas. Gaskell is getting out stone
for E. Caldwell and thinks he is in a
good position to forsee the destiny of
Holly, which he predicts will rival
Denver within few years.
B. F. Furguson has plans and
specifications prepared for room
modern cottage to cost about $1,000
which he will soon begin work on on
his lots IN the Rouse addition.
w. B. Dewitt will build a cut
stone residence of eight rooms at a
cost of about $4,000. When com.
pleted it will be one of the finest
houses in the east part of town.
tFrom the Granada Timesl.
P. T. Kirk made business trip to
Lamar yesterday.
j. N. Leslie and his brother, T. G.
Leslie, made trip to the formers
ranch last Tuesday.
Ensign Singleton and wife and
Mis-. Williamson have assisted great.
ly at the protracted meeting at the
NJ. E. church.
The case of Emerson vs.. Fromm
and Emerson vs. q. B. and E. M
Steward, we are informed, was de.
,ided in the county court for the
plaintiff.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-26
our Congratulations, Mr.. Bryan

William jennings Bryan celebrat-
ed his forty second birthday recently
by selling his old home in Lincoln
and moving to his thirty acre tract
near that city, where be has $40, 900
residence under way. Temporarily