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The Lamar register., 1902-12-24
FUNERAL OF THE
WIDOW OF GENERAL u. S. GRANT

the Grant home. the main service was
held in the Metropolitan NJ. E. Church,
where the family worshipped during
the Grant administration.
The President and Secretary Hay oc-
cupied the front pew. Back of them
were seated Secretaries Moody and
Hitchcock, Postmaster General Payne
and Secretary Cortelyou. The next was
the family pew, draped with the ma
tional emblem, and occupied by the i'm
mediate family. and on the extreme
left by Commander Cowles. U. S. N.
and Col. T. A. Bingham. U. S. A. The
Rev. DIR. Frank NJ. Bristol. pastor OF
the church, officiated. and opened the
ceremony by reading the Scriptures as
he walked down the aisle, followed by
the honorary pall-bearers. consisting OF
senators, the speaker of the House and
others. The pall-bearers were seated
Just back of the stricken family.
The casket was covered and the pull
pit was banked with floral tributes.
The choir sang Lead. Kindly Light"
after which Dr. Bristol offered prayer.
Following this the choir sang Nearer,
My God, to Thee" and the service was
closed.
During the entire service the chimes
tolled and lent an impressive solemnity
to the occasion. The different bells in
the chimes are named after prominent
people who were instrumental in hav-
ing them placed in the church tower.
One of the bells. the first tolled in the
morning, is engraved with the name OF
Mrs. Julia Dent Grant. who assisted in
securing the chimes during the pastor
ate of the late Bishop Newman at the
Metropolitan Church.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24
Attacking the Rush Amendment.

Denver, Dec. 21.-Brefs covering
more than 200 printed pages were yes
terday afternoon filed in the Supreme
Cour. by the attorneys who are con-
testing the validity of the Rush amend
ment, which establishes the city and
county OF Denver and provides home
rule for cities. The replication of the
Municipal League, upholding the valid
ity of the amendment, was also filed
The briefs against the amendment
were filed by Clay B. Whitford and
Fred w Parks for Sheriff Seerie, H.
NJ. Orahood, Charles J. Hughes. Jr.,
and Calvin p. Butler, for City Treas
urer Sours, Thomas L. Waters for
the town of Montciair and r. d. Rees
for the town of Elyria Though the
four briefs cover to some extent the
same ground, they were prepared sep
arately and each of them raises some
independent points.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24
TALKS
ACROSS THE SEA

Halifax, N. s., Dec. 22.-After eight
experiments, conducted with the great
est secrecy, Marconi announces that
he has solved the problem of wireless
trans-oceanic communication. and has
successfully transmitted wireless mes
sages from the shores of Canada to
the coast of England. The formal an
nouncement of this achievement was
made by the inventor himself yester-
day, when he stated that wireless mes
sages had been successfully trans
mitted and forwarded from the gov
ernor general of Canada to King Ed
ward VII. of Great Britain and to the
King of Italy.
DR.. George R. Parkin. principal Of
Upper Canada College. trustee of
Rhodes scholarships, was present
when one of the successful tests was
made.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24
ANNOUNCES STATE
APPOINTMENTS

Denver, Dec. 22.-It is announced
that the following appointments have
been decided upon by Governor-elect
Peabody:
State dairy commissioner. Mrs. Mary
Wright of Arapahoe county. Mrs.
Wright keeps a dairy at Broomfield. in
the northwestern part of Arapahoe
county.
State oil inspector. H. w. Hannum
of Denver. Mr. Hannum was formerly
deputy clerk of the District Court and
has recently been engaged in the life
insurance business.
State game and fish commissioner.
]. NJ. Woodward of Pueblo. Mr.. Wood
ward is a man of some means. an ar
dent sportsman and president of the
Pueblo branch of the Game and Fish
Protective League. which comprises
most of the sportsmen of the state.
Warden of the reformatory, A.
C. butcher of Ell Paso county. Mr.
butcher was formerly warden OF the
reformatory and had an excellent rec
ord.
Warden of the penitentiary, John
Cleghorn of Rio Grande county. This
appointment was announced carrier In
the week, and was re-announced sat
urday. Mr.. Cleghorn held the ONCE
for several years under Governors NC
Intire and Adams.
Commissioner of mines. E. l.. Whlte
of Teller county. Mr.. White is a min
ing engineer of the gold camp, and Is
said to be a thoroughly competent
man for the position.
Boiler inspector. Charles Taylor OF
rollar county Mr. TaylOr is q resi-
dent of Victor, competent engineer
and had the highest endorsements and
recommendations from the people OF
Teller county.
DR.. Peter Oliver Hanford OF I'll Paso
county. surgeon general of the Nation
al Guard DR.. Hanford is now health
commissioner of Colorado Springs.
Mr. Cowie, newly elected secretary
of state. as announced the appoint
ment of Edward NJ. Mitchell of Central
City as chief clerk in the office OF the
secretary of state. Mr. Mitchell was
chairman of the Republican county
committee of Gilpin county.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

Denver. Dec. 22.-The Republican
this morning says:
A new town to be peopled with In
diana. Illinois and Iowa farmers Is 10
be located in the center of large tract
of land near Alamosa by syndicate
of capitalists, which has Just pur-
chased 10000 acres of land from the
Southern Colorado Land Company. S.
T. Amber of Alamosa, Colorado. rep
resenting that company. who is at the
Brown Palace hotel, said yesterday az
ternoon that the deal for the property
had been closed and several members
of the syndicate, who have been ex-
amining their new purchase. would ar
rive in Denver this morning on their
way East. The leading members OF
the syndicate are Peltere Hill and E.
C. Bickel of Elkhart. Indiana; Peter
Sumner and P. w. Sumner of Peoria.
Illinois, and John M. Schaupp of Fort
Dodge, Iowa. They have made indi-
vidual purchases of land. all adjoining.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24
BIG SAN LUIS VALLEY COLONY
WILL SETTLE NEAR ALAMOSA

and will locate the new town in the
center of their combined purchases.
The name OF the new town has not
been selected. The purchase price for
the land Is said to be in the neighbor-
hood of 100000.
The plan of the new owners of the
land is to bring out large colonies of
farmers from their respective states in
the East. and locate them on tracts of
farm land. which they will operate on
shares until they are able to acquire
it outright. The land is about eight
miles from Alamosa on the Creede
branch of the Denver G Rio Grande
railroad. The railroad runs directly
through the property.
Mr.. Amber is one of the members
of the company which intends to erect
q beet sugar factory near Alamosa. He
says that work on the factory will be
begun probably about January 10th.
The contracts for the construction of
the factory have not been let.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

Washington. d. c.. Dec. 21.-In the
presence of notable assemblage, In
cluding President Roosevelt, some OF
his cabinet. many senators and repre-
sentatiyes and most of the army. navy
and marine officers in the city in their
dress uniforms, funeral services over
the remains of Mrs. Julia Dent Grant
the widow of the former soldier-presi-
dent. were held in this city yesterday
morning. and the casket Immediately
afterward was taken to New York on
a train which left here at IL o'clock.
All of the family of Mrs. Grant were
present except Jesse Grant, who will
reach New York in time to attend the
ceremonies there. The members of the
family and relatives who attended the
service follow:
Mrs. Sartoris. General and Mrs. Fred
ID. Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant. who
arrived during the service at the
church; U. S. Grant. Jr., Miss Sartoris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scoville. Miss Julia
Grant, Lieutenant Commander and
Mrs. Alexander Sharp. Nellie ID.
Sharp, Mrs. James F. Casey,
Miss Casey. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Casey, Mr.. Jules Casey, Miss Annie
Dent, Mr.. and Mrs. Garrish Smith.
Grant Smith and Lieutenant Gray.
Those who accompanied the remains
to New York were General and Mrs.
F. d. Grant. U. S. Grant. Mrs. Sartoris.
U. S. Grant. Jr.. Miss Sartoris. Com
mander Sharp. Grant Smith. Midship-
man Jesse Sharp, Mrs. Scovel. Miss Ju-
lia Grant and Miss Mary E. Coffey, for
many years the faithful maid of Mrs.
Grant. Preceded by a short service at
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24
PranosaI of the Powers.

London. Dec 22.-It is believed that
President Rposevelt's answer to the
proposal made by the allied powers
that he arbitrate the Venezuelan is
sues has been received in London. The
strictest secrecy with regard to every
phase of the negotiations is preserved,
however, and it is impossible to make
definite statement. but such indics-
tions as are obtainable point to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's acceptance of the Of
flee of arbitrator.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24
Cattle Epidemic Conquered.

Washington, Dec. 22.-Secretary
Wilson believes that the danger of the
spread of the foot and mouth disease,
where it is epidemic, to other states.
has passed Careful investigation by
the government experts failed to re-
veal single case of the disease in
Connecticut. though that state was in
,cluded in the general order of the de-
partment imposing the quarantine.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

The way to a masculine heart from
time immemorial has been via the
digestive apparatus, but it has re-
manned for Hoboken lady to love
and marry man because of the pies
he manufactured. .
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

Dried corn as an article of diet has
caused the separation of a husband
and wife in Ohio. But this is a mere
patch on the trouble corn has caused
throughout the world after it has
soaked awhile
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

King Leopold's blast of defiance to
anarchists is doubtless made by his
comfortable assurance that anarchists
are poor shots.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

Gen. Uribe-Uribe has been sentenced
to death. The wonder is how did he
manage to live SO long with a name
to mention which is to disturb the
peace.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

Washington's theater managers have
decided to stop wasting money. They
have voted to abolish window litho-
graphs and to advertise hereafter only
In the newspapers.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

Asia will probably derive more
pecuniary benefit from the visit of
President Schwab of the steel trust
than America got from that of the
Crown Prince of Siam.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

John L. Sullivan is without his ST.
100000. But the rich memories of the
gorgeous time he had in blowing it
in remain to cheer his declining years.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

THE greatest blessing in life, no
doubt, is 10 give says DR.. Lorenz.
And yet young Mr.. Vanderbilt COM
plains that his father left him SO much
money that there is no mission in life
for him.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

A French army officer claims to
have invented gun that makes
neither flash nor sound nor smoke.
Now let us have one that makes no
wound and we may listen for the COM
ing of the millennium
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

The football fatalities. appalling as
they are. might have been worse. Sew
eral games were unavoidably post
poned.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

Trains that can run hundred miles
In hundred minutes are almost as
common now as men who can eat
thirty ducks in thirty days.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

Sometimes, says the Homely One, 1
thank the Lord for that l am not good
looking, Tor then l might also be q
fool.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

We probably have to do the things
we ought to a great deal oftener than
We dare to do the things we want to.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

The Scottish-American declares that
the length of mourning for mother
in-law is six months Grape and six
months black. What man would
grudge the time?
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

Millionaire Clark offered $1,OOO,OOO
for his first grandson, and his son
w. A. Clark, Jr.. has won the prize.
Has the czar or King Humbert tried
this plan yet?
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

Another diamond mine has been dis
covered in South Africa. Will some
one please put an extra chain on the
dogs of war?
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

Since President Eliot has made the
amende honorable 1t seems to be up
to Mr.. Gompers to explain that his al
lhsion to Judas Iscariot was meant
in a Pickwickian sense.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

The Brooklyn genius, who has Sec
cured patent for a nursing bottle
holder for baby carriages. dreams Of
millions like Col. Sellers with his
eye wash.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

Expensive lingerie works not for
modesty. When a girl is wearing
the finest of silk stockings. every
street crossing looks muddy to her.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

An Eastern paper wants to know
What co-education has done?" Well,
from all accounts, it hasn't done q
thing to DR.. Harper.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

pennies long saved amount to dol
lars at last said Franklin. and it ii
just as true to-day of cents.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

The man who succeeds best is gen.
orally the one who has the talent to
advertise himself most judiciously.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

France is making the French duel
a felony. Ping-pong will surely come
in as a misdemeanor.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

Gabrielle dAnnunzio, among other
things, had seventy-two shirts and
twenty-1our dozen pairs of quiet tint
ed" silk underwear. And yet they
tell us it does not pay to write poetry,
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

big sturgeon in the New Yorl
Aquarium is reported to have com
mitted suicide. Sounds fishy.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

Chicago's gambling king is bank
rupt. He admits, however, that other
professional gamblers were the ones
who got it.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

Charles NJ. Schwab is simply tired;
tired spending money.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

Sig. Marconi continues to send mar
conigrams across the ocean through
his hat
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24

1t is fortunate for royalty that an
archists are so frequently bad shots.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-28
A Fighting Regiment.

Army and Navy Journal.
 Back of the simple announcement that the 23rd United States infantry arrived at New York on December l, on the United States transport Buford. there is story which constitutes one of the most picturesque chapters in the history of the Spanish War. In the three and a half years which have passed since 1t sailed from San Francisco for Manila this regiment has fought ill nearly every island of the Philippine archipelago which has been enterAd by the Ameri- can army. It has taken part in more than fifty battles and innumerable skirmishes. and though lighting a half savage enemy in an unknown country, it has never known defeat. For eighteen months it has pursued the treacherous Insurgents through strange islands, thras shing them wherever it found them, and 1t now comes home with the distinc- ton of being the only regiment of the regular army of the United States that has ever circumna vigated the globe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-28
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The Possibilities in a Boy.

The Phtlistine.
 I have a profound respect for boys. often attract me strangely. A boy Is a man in the cocoon-you do not know what it is going to become-his life is big with possibilities He may make or unmake kings, change boundary lines be- tween States. write books that will that will revolutIonize the commerce of the world Every man was a boy-It seems strange. but 1t Is really so Wouldn't you like to turn time back ward and see Abraham Lincoln at F. when he had never worn pair of boots? hungry for love. hungry for learning, tramping off through the woods for twenty miles to borrow book, and spell ling it out crouching before the glare of the burning logs.
 Then there was that Corsican boy, one fifty pounds when 10 years old, who was thin and pale and perverse and had tan trums and had to be sent supperless to bed or locked in a dark closet because he wouldn't "mind!' Who would have thought that he would have mastered every phase of warfare at 26, and when the exchequer of France was in dire confusion would say, "The finances? I will arrange them"
 Distinctly and wildly I remember squat, freckled boy who was born in the "Patch' and used to pick up coal along the railroad tracks in Buffalo. A few months ago I had a motion to make before the Court of Appeals at Rochester. That boy from the Patch" was the Judge who wrote the opinion granting my petition.
 dealiing with soul-stuff. Destiny waits just around the corner.
 Be patient with the boys!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-28
Fresh Country Eggs, 25c. a dozen at Morris 6 Stuckey's.
HOW WE WASTE STAMPS
$1 100000 Worth a Year About the Average Loss in the United
 States.

Government employees who are In a po- sition to know, say that there are more than $l.OOO,OOO worth of stamps wasted in the United States annually Uncle Sam, of course. reaps the benefit. for every one of those stamps represents 2 cents turned over to the United States Treasury without any equivalent service being rendered.
 People may at first be inclined to ques- ton how such a quantity of stamps are wasted. Well, fo: one thing. there are lot of them which, in the course of a year, get lost in a corner of a pocket book, or the lark recesses of a desk where they are rumpled and torn.
 Hot weather used to ruin lot of stamps by gumming them together, but the little oiled paper stamp books sold now obviate much of that loss Many people are careless abCu putting stamps on papers and envelopes and befo:e the latter reach their destination the stamps are lost, and ,he package gets held up for more postage. Other people put on too much postage. often skipping on 5-cent stamp on d package that re- quires only l cent.
 One great source of st mp revenue Co the Government. and of waste to the people. is from the practi % indulged In bv many firms of sending out letters soliciting patronage, and containing q stamp for a reply. which is never made
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-28
Ten Years Ago and Now.

W OTl Ill < W OFk.
 There is no better antidote for des pondencv than to take a measure of your own community as it was ten years ago and as it is today-unless you live In an unrepresentative and stagnant community. You will be likely to find the roads or the streets he-ter than they were; the railroad service better. the postal service. possibly even the teIe- graph and telephone service; you will observe better houses. more attractive grounds; the people are better clad or more are well-clad. Inside their houses you will find more books or better, more bathrooms. better lights. and better fur niture. A larger proportion of children and youth are receiving good training at better schools. All this means more than prosperous years. It means a high CT level of life and q stronger ambition. The well-being of the people of the United States is rising higher and espe- cially is it diffusing itself wider. Life Is constantly becoming more comforta bIe and more cheerful as well as longer and safer-leadng to better conditions for in- tellectual growth and social development
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-28
Once 6 Czar, Now Penniless.

Jonn I. Davenport, for years the Czar of Manhattan on election day, a man who boasted that he made and spent $50, GOO a year, the most talked about man in New York a decade ago, is today broken in health md almost d+stitdte, tt . though not yet 50. From a modest ittle flat he goes daily to lower Broadway, where he visits tie officl of an old-time friend and sits for. hours in the ante rl urr waiting for the five minutes du- dience that he knows will result in l little aid turing the Wal Davenport was military secretary of Gen. Beniamin F. Butler His notoriety came in 1874 with his appointment as chief supervisor of elections under. Federal. law ap- nIlclble only to New York city. His nian of camraign was to arrest DeHa> crats by the wholesale on election day and lock them up in an iron. cake built on the fourth floor of the Federal Build ing. His object was to keep them away from the polls He usna usnaly hs did After his retirement from onice sd ne PrSSircSu tirai,, from public view.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-28

by throwing on, at once, eight or ten shovelsful of coal, instead of putting on less, at intervals
 As the standard of firing is raised, so should the pay of the fireman be in- creased Otherwise, as has frequently been the case in Germany, the good fire man will seek better employment The remedy for smoke nuisance is an ap- plcation of sound common sense. good laws and economical methods. Perfect combustion means a saving of coal and absence of smoke. The city of Berlin is deserving of great credit for its demon stration of what can be done. and for the important object lesson which it teaches other cities, which are obliged for the sake of economy to use bituminous coal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-28
Pay Your Poll Tax.
Why Teachers Are Not Properly
 Paid

William McAndrew In Worlds Work.
 The words of wealthy man, large eiyer to educational work are thus re- ported in a newspaper account of one of his recent speeches. For the teacher cannot be a slave. She must think and act for herself. On her depends the train ing of the children of free people She rocks the cradle of the State. What pro fession Is SC noble and s0 sacred? All honor to the teacher!
 On the same evening he entertained at dinner the designer of his yacht, while the teacher of his children dined with them, as always. in the servants ordi- nary Besides being the sole employer of one teacher for his own little ones he is trustee of a great school and has the deciding voice on the salary of the wo- men who do the chief work in it. On his payroll are teachers at S450 year, in a city where hall bedrooms and board
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-28

at g week is not considered high. though it is luxurious for a woman who would thus have a balance of $95 for a years expenditure for clothing, books car-fare, amusements and everything else.
 This gentleman in an interview on sal aries says: We want the best teachers, but we don't propose to pay g. where one will do.'' He Is not monster of cruelty or selfishness. He is a genial, gracious citizen, generous in various directions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-28
Favorites at Charleston.

Charleston. s. C.. Jan. 27.-Welch Girl, Tambourine IT.. md Ben O'Fallon were the winning favorites at the Exposition race track this afternoon. Weather fine. track fast
 First race. selling, six furlongs-Welch Girl, won; B. O. Reed, second; Secondus, third. Time. 1:20.
 Second race, selling. five and a half furlongs-Tambourine IT., won: Palms, second: Tout, third. Time. 1:13:
 Third race. selling. mile-Ben O'Fallon, won; Lazarus, Esq, second; Frank B. third. Time. 1:H.
 Fourth race. selling. six furlongs-Elsie Venner, won: Custodian. second; Whist ling Coon, third Time, 1:21.
 Fifth race. selling, seven furlongs- Lady Hayman won; Incandescent, sec ond; Patchwork. third Time. 1:34.