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The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
Equalization Of Taxes.

A great deal of talk has been made
by the fusion politicians about their
attempts to equalize the tax burdens
of the people. A look over the re-
turns by counties under the defunct
revenue law will convince any fair
minded citizen that it was the most
outrageously unfair of any assess
ment ever made in the state. Take
Prowers county for instance. 1t is
assessed at practically the same fig
ure as Pitkin county, which is one of
the wealthy mining counties of the
state and contains the city OF Aspen.
It is assessed over a half million
more than Ouray another wealthy
mining county. Prowers county
would pay one-seventh as much taxes
to the state as Pueblo city and coun-
ty, and about one- fourth as much as
the celebrated Cripple Greek mining
district and the entire county OF
Teller. 1t would pay more than one
third as much as Fremont county
with its many railroads and two large
cities, Conon City and Florence, and
more than half as much as Larimer
county, which has three times the
area and population, and is one of
the oldest farming counties of the
state, besides having the city of Fort
Collins. It would pay on half
million more valuation than Clear
Greek, another wealthy mining coun-
ty with two cities and more than
double the population of Prowers,
and 1t would pay on the same amount
as Conejos, San Luis valley county
of nearly three times the population.
In conclusion it need only be added
that Arapahoe county and Denver
with its miles and miles of fine build
ings is only assessed little over
forty times as much as Prowers. The
equity of this sort of an assessment
we do not believe will appeal very
strongly to the citizens of Prowera
county.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
An I..ur..o. pssI.lpu.

There Is no total loss of building.
requiring payment in full amount Of
the policy Of insurance. holds the su-
preme court of appeals of West Vir-
ginia in the case Of Providence Wash
ington Insurance company VS.. Board
of Education (ss S. E. Rep. 679). If
the remnant of the structure standing
10 reasonably adapted for use as a
basis upon which to restore the build
ing to the condition in which it was
before the injury; and whether 1t is SO
adapted depends upon the question
whether reasonably prudent owner
uninsured, desiring such structure
as the one in question was before the
injury. would. in proceeding to restore
the building to Its original condition.
utilize such basis.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
Fancies In China.

Much of the handsome china used
nowadays is marked with the mono
gram or crest of the owner. 1t Is q
distinctive mark that differentiates the
china from all the other ware. and the
lettering is an ornament in itself. 1t
is usually the more simple china that
is ornamented in this way, and an at
tempt is made always to put the letter
ing upon the side or wing Of plate.
as the professional will say, to pre-
vent wear. Old-time china was fire.
quently marked in the center Of the
plate and the marking was worn away
by the knife and fork. In some in
stances entire sets of china for differ
ent courses are marked. and always
each piece of a dish-the cover, the
dish itself, and. II soup tureen. the
piece upon which 1t rests. The let
ters for the marking are always tho
initials OF the mistress of the house
and are put on in script in preference
to the black letters. The lettering Is
usually in gold. but occasionally one
letter will be put in color and the
others in gold. The gold may be fat
or raised. and upon this will depend
largely the cost of the lettering.-Cht-
cago Journal.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
Lat..t whistler Story.

BY the way, who has heard the la
test Jimmy" Whistler story? He was
dining with friend in London. and
suddenly. when all had dined and were
back in the drawing-room. Whistler
said that he had almost forgotten 1t,
but he absolutely must write a letter
and get 1t off by the nights post. He
was told that in room at the head of
the first flight of stairs he would find
the lights burning. and pens, paper.
and ink at his disposal. He went up,
and presently there was heard series
OF bumps. ending in heavy thud at
the foot OF the stairs. The master had
tripped. lost his balance and come
near having a bad fall. The host ran
to him and asked IL he was hurt. Il
am not killed. If that's what you
meant" Whistler replied: but. tell me,
who built those stairs?" The host men,
toned the name of a builder unknown
either to Whistler or to fame. "Humph.
he did, eh? The d teetotaler." said
Whistler.-Julian Ralph, in New York
Mail and Express.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
Happy, Though Miserable.

w. X. Vanderbilt. Jr., the other day
got out Of his $4,000 Mercedes racer
with a queer expression on his face.
run into anybody?" queried a friend
casually. Mr.. Vanderbilt's expression
expanded into a slow. full smile.
"Well, ye-es-in a way" he said.
1.-THE other day at dinner l ran across
an old bore of fellow, who expressed
the most ardent ambition to have a
ride in my racer. AS I didn't take any
notice of his hints. my gentleman de-
liberately asked to be allowed to have
a ride, to which had to consent, as he
was friend Of the family. you know.
though I made an inward vow to shake
him up a bit. You see, he had never
before been on an automobile. Well.
1 took him along today. started at
a quiet little gait, taking care not to
increase the speed gradually. as OF
course he would not then have felt 1t,
but Just when he was in the midst of
an ecstatic eulogy on the calm, even
floating motion Of automobiling.' l
turned on full speed and let the thing
fly. He clung to his seat with his two
hands, his eyes fairly shining and
bulging with fear and excitement.
How do you like it?' asked, as the
wind whirled his hat OF. 'Wh-hy.' he
stammered between his gasps for
breath. my lad. I've Just solved the
problem of how to be happy though
miserable! THE Motor World.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
odd Br..eh .s Pr.nl.. Gaze.

One Of the most remarkable breach
Of promise cases that have ever been
brought before the courts is about to
be tried In Athens. Plaintiff. a young
woman from the village of Marco
poulo, some IS miles from Athens.
bases her claims upon an ancient GUS
tom Of the village, which. 1t Is held.
will influence the Jury in her favor.
The custom. which has the force of
law in the village. is as follows: On
certain fete days the villagers as
semble on the green, when dancing is
INDUCED in. Any girl wishing to
marry drops her handkerchief. and the
swain who picks it up is bound to
marry her. In the case in question
the young man. who picked up the
handkerchief by accident, had never
seen the girl before. When acclaimed
by the assembled villagers as the pros
pective husband of the girl. he de-
INJURED, hence the action at law. The
young girl is decidedly good looking.
and his lack of taste in not taking
her for a bride is much commented on
in the village.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08

Ditch company. 1t involved water
right DEGREES covering about forty
cubic feet Of water per second OF
time. The meetings between the
representatives of the various com.
panies have been going on for the
past three days in Charles E. CASTS
office on Santa Fe avenue. 1t was
stated after the meeting that the mat
ter had been adjusted in manner
satisfactory to all concerned and that
the very best of feeling existed. The
terms of the settlement could not be
learned but the suit will be dis
missed.
Those present at the conference
were Luke Cahil, of the Las Animas
company, A. NJ. Lambright of the
same company from Manzanola,
Beatty Brothers of the same com
pany; George Phillips, cashier Of the
First National Bank of La Junta;
Fred E. Sabin, La Junta attorney,
and Mr.. Gast.-Pueblo Chieftain.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
TWO EFFECTS OF CROWDS.
Ono Man Exhilarated by Noise and
Another repressed.

Ono Man Exhilarated by Noise and
Another rspresssd.
what l like about New York" re-
marked westerner. sis its tremendous
energy. The crowds and hustle have
upon me the exhilarating effect of a
stimulant. AS move along among the
masses on the sidewalks and look upon
the perpetual stream of vehicles of all
descriptions In the streets 1 am con-
scious of buoyancy of spirit and an
increased physical energy. l feel like
going all the time, my mind is brighter
and clearer, and, in fact, my whole
being seems toned up. New York and
Its crowds are more beneficial to me
than any resort l have ever struck
After a two weeks stay here / return
home feeling like another man."
well, that is strange" said the person
to whom this statement was made, ac
cording to the New York Times DO
you know. New York has upon me
Just exactly the opposite effect. To me.
what I might term the surplusage of
life here is depressing. l am by no
means fond of solitude. l have lived
in moderate-sized city all my life.
for any great length of time, but when
/ come to New York and am caught in
the tides Of humanity. sec the over
crowded tenements and have my ears
assaulted with the perpetual din of the
streets 1 become positively melancholy.
I feel what an Insignificant atom I am,
after all-no more than drop OF
water in great river-and the feeling
oppresses me. 1t seems as IL there was
nobody here who cared what became
of anybody. The only relief find from
the feeling is in the theaters. 1 go to
a show every night while I am here.
and. Of course, enjoy that immensely.
But as soon as l have made the
rounds OF the shows l am ready to re-
turn home. where I know most every
body and there are many who care"
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
He Felt lusultRd.

An inQuisitive commuter on one of
the trains that pulled into the Grand
Central station at New York had his
dignity ruffled the other day by a
facetious engineer. The commuter wore
a golf suit of the latest pattern. His
suit wasn't ruffled, but his
temper was, when the en-
gineer took him for bicycle
rider. Mr.. Inquisitive. seeing that big
locomotive in the yard was in some
sort of trouble, yelled at the engineer
a query as to what was the matter. His
curiosity was satisfied and his suit of
clothes insulted when the grimy en-
gineer shouted back at him: Nothing
much; just punctured my tire. Got q
pocket pump with you?"
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08

The Denver police force il said to
have bigger per cent Of detectives
than any other police force in the
United States and yet there is not a
police force in the county that allows
such large per cent Of crimes to go
without detection. The people OF
Denver have been compelled to or
ganize vigilance committee to give
them the protection which a police
force is supposed to insure.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
rurning smoke Into Light.

A Belgian engineer named Tobi-
ansky Of Altorn is said to have just
discovered a means for turning smoke
into light. His apparatus collects the
smoke, no matter from what fire,
forces it into a filtered receiver, where
1t is saturated with "hydro-carbure"
and turned into brilliant light. By
means of this invention, which the
Belgian papers are all busy discussing
at the moment, an ordinary kitchen
IRE can be made to produce a light
equal to that of so Bees Auer, or. If
preferred, II can be made to warm
four or Ave ordinary rooms or drive a
gas engine Of four or five horse
power.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
Rural Women Read and Debate.

The Daughters of Ceres is a society
in Iowa comprised of women who live
on farms, but who have the prevailing
Ginning instinct. Some of the wives
and daughters Of the farmers are said
to drive over twelve miles to attend
the meetings, which are held semi
monthly. A system of travelling libra
ries among the various branches has
been founded, and debates on social
an economic questions. with their es-
pecial relation to a rural population,
are frequently held.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
Mean Trick.

Not long ago. relates the Kansas
City journal, the wife of a western
Kansas politician asked him to lay
aside politics long enough one day to
dig the potatoes in the garden. He
agreed to do 1t. After digging for a
few minutes he went into the house
and said he had found a coin. He
washed 1t OF and 1t proved to be a
silver quarter. He put it in his Jeans
and went back to work. Presently he
went to the house again and said he
had found another coin. He washed
the dirt on of it. 1t was a silver half
dollar. He put 1t in his jeans. II
have worked pretty hard" said he to
his wife; II guess I'll take short
nap" When he awoke he found that
his wife had dug all the rest of the
potatoes. But she found no coins. It
then dawned upon her that she had
been worked"
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
ACCOMPLISHED MuRpERERs.
sI.yerr of There Fellow Men Are Not
Ali IlIiterate.

BIAyerx of There Fellow Men Are Not
All Iiiiterate.
Lacenaire, the Manfred of the gutter.
who adorned the romantic epoch, prac-
ticed a poetry of sorts, professed q
philosophy of all sorts. studied for the
bar and wrote foi the newspapers,
Troppmann. gifted with a superior in
telligence. shared that passion for SEN
sational novels which in the days that
pass does not necessarily stigmatize
its victims as members of the criminal
conspiracy. Barre has an exception
ally distinguished career at the Lycee
at Angers; his co-mate in study and
in sin, Lebiez. was most promising
student. the very banner of his school.
The lively intelligence OF the Able
Auriol seemed to Justify his uncle in
educating him for schoolmaster and
hih superficial abilities served to pass
him into the priesthood. The Able
Boudes was man of extraordinary
parts. The Able Bruneau was en-
dowed with excellent capacity and a
thorough education. Campi haG the
right by birth and education to sit at
the table of respectable people. which
seems an equivalent for the privilege
VI hCcPih6 q 3d.
ed far. had an amazing facility for Ian
guages, was declared to be equally pro-
ficient in English. French, Italian,
Greek, Turkish. Arabic, Russian and
Hindostani. Prado was more redoubt-
able. Intellectually and criminally,
than either Campi or Pranzini The
murderer of the affair at Sidi-Mabrouk
was Quarter-Latin man of letters,
ready quoter Of Sophocles. Taine, De
Vigny and Senancour. The other Al
gerian murderer chronicled by Mr.. Irv-
ing was a talented engineer, fond OF
music and a clever talker. Albert Pei.
as repulsive physically as he was re-
pulsive mentally. was fond of music
and fond of chemistry. valiant was
student of Darwin, Buchner and Her
bert Spencer. Emile Henri was intelli-
gent enough to secure an exhibi-
ton from the Ecole Jean Baptiste Say
and to take his degree as bachelor OF
science at 16.-From Irving's Studies
OF French Criminals.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
Water Rights Litigation Settled.

Settlement Of very important
suit involving water rights in the
Arkansas valley was had in Pueblo
yesterday. The suit was conflict
between some of the biggest canal
companies in the valley and would
doubtless have cost an enormous
amount of money had it dragged its
way through the courts.
The suit was entitled the Catlin
Canal Co. vs. the Las Animas Con-
solidatsd Canal and the Fort Lyon
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
Great Size of Canada.

The British possessions in North
America and the West Indies are larger
than the territory of the United States
Of America, including Porto Rico and
Alaska. On the North American con-
tinent alone, King Edwards possess
81 Ms are nearly 100000 square miles
larger than those of the United States,
and taking in the West Indies and
Newfoundland, moro than 100000
sar .re miles larger.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08

The associations of young repub'
licans Of Missouri have invited Sena
tor E. o. Wolcott to deliver the prin-
cipal address at a banquet to be
given on Lincoln's birthday, Febru,
ary 18th at the Midland Hotel in
Kansas City.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08

In the contest for control OF the
organizations of the Ohio Legislature,
Senator Hanna's friends were victor
ious in the House, while Senator
Farakers friends captured the senate.
Senator Faraker will be re. elected
without opposition.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08

Web Davis is to lecture next week
in Denver. Webs talk is worth
about as much as the noise OF other
webbed birds, and mots people had
forgotten he was in existence. IT a
freak is loose in the country, though,
he will soon find his way to Denver.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
LAxAn, OoLonADo, JANUARY 8. 1902

The-Democrat State Central com
mittee of Massachusetts refused to
ioin in an invitation to William j.
Bryan to deliver a political address
in that state.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
Married . CoIored Girl.

Fred Zegar. a white man of Belvi-
dere. ILL.,, was married to Miss Pernie
Newman, a colored girl, at the home
of the brides sister near Belvidere,
who is also married to a white man.
The disapproval of relatives, who en-
treated him to change his mind. had
no effect on ZeGAr.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
Revolution, o, watch Whe.Ia

The main wheel Of watch makes
1,46O revolutions in year; the second
or center wheel, $3.50; the third
wheel, 7o.0sO; the fourth wheel. 525.-
500, and the fifth or scape wheel, A.
731,S60.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
No Screaming.

Gladys-"Were you alarmed when
he kissed you?" Ethel-"Dreadfully!"
Gladys-"And did you scream?" Ethel
oh. no! 1t was a still alarm
Pu-k
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08

1t Is a wise doctor who knows when
70 quit calling around.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08

Plow or not plow. you must pay your
rent.
A handsome hostess II bad for the
purse.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-28
HAWAll'S COINAGE BILL
Ccontlnued from PAGE J.,

ment. after the United States Is recoin-
ing all the silver without expense. He
appealed TO the Senator from Massa-
chusetts. Mr.. Hoar. whether this differ
ence OF 2S1s grains. made from every
standard dollar. changed into subsid-
larry coins. ought TO be given to Ha-
wall. and the senior Senator agreed
that IL ought not. Mt. Hoar thought
absolute justice was being done when
money was given back which would
have exactly the same purchasing pow
er as the money brought TO the mints.
The talking nevertheless was drawn
out longer. but eventually Mr.. Allison
had his way and section about seign-
orage went out OF the bill. The Senate
agreed TO the amended measure and IL
has already been sent over to the
House. where II lies on the Speakers
table. unless IL is taken from there be-
fore this letter reaches Honolulu.
ERNEST C. WALKER.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-28
THE AHTI-SALOON MEET
ING
CONTINUED from page ID

7 menace to society as if his drinking
I were entirely done in the home. The
question was q difficult one as to
/ whether or not it is wise to adopt the
dispensary system for Honolulu. He
thought il was a great calamity to in
crease the number Of saloons here.
, Concluding, he said that those engaged
in the work OF temperance reform
should not be hasty to condemn or call
names, as this was not only childish.
but very wrong.
Afr. Westervelt said in part: "A
spirit OF humanitarianism is abroad in
.he land, and a wide circle is asking
What can we do legally for those who
suffer under the acknowledged evils OF
intemperance% That the time is rapid
~ drawing near for definite action is
evident from the prominent position
which the saloon question now holds
in American thought. The Anti-Sa-
loon League of Hawaii entered upon its
work of trying to save households and
individuals from the evils of intemper-
ance. 1t has continually been seeking
methods by which to check the in
crease OF saloons and diminish their
pernicioUS results. The League is !
against saloons. not because they are
saloons, but because OF the mountain
mass of suffering which they heap up
on humanity. 1t is readily seen that
the League cannot consistently support
an unmodifified dispensary bill in the
fall elections of this Territory.
II dispensary bill should be prom
ised by nominees to the coming legis-
lature, embodying the principles of
local option and practically doing
away with the element OF personal
profit and especially limiting the hours
Of sale, i do not see why members of
the League could not support the
change and in no degree recede from
The position that they desire even
though the government has something
20 do with the business"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-28
New Book List!
Golden Rule Bazaar
1856 HOTEL ST.

The Valley of Decision" vols, by
Edith Wharton.
Thine Table of Modern History" A d.
400-1S70. N
italian Sculpture of the Renaissance"
by Freeman.
THE English Pre-Raphaelite Painters:
Their Associates and Successors. -
by Percy Bate.
Oriental Rugs ill.,. by Mumford.
"Schley and Santiago" by Graham.
''Robespierre," by Belloc.
The Baby: His Care and Training. %
by Wheeler.
Baby Life" a record.
''Baby's Kingdom"
'Baby's Book" ILL.,. by Frances Brun-
dage.
1.-The Century Book for Mothers"
Principles of Political Economy" 3
vols, by J. S. Nicholson.
"a Lily of France" by Mason.
Light Freights." by Jacobs.
The Isle of Shamrock" by Johnson.
Audrey" by Mary Johnston.
"Po' White TRASH" by z. G. Suther-
land.
Life OF Queen Victoria" by the Mar
quis OF Lorne.
Above are only a few OF the new
books just received.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-28
Dyspepsia

What's the use of good cook If
there's bad stomach-a stomach
too weak properly to digest what
is taken into it?
The owner of such a stomach
experiences distress after eating,
nausea between meals and is
troubled with belching and fits of
nervous headache-he's dyspeptic
and miserable.
Il have been troubled with dyspepsia
and have suffered almost everything.
have tried many different remedies, but
could get no relief until 1 began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla. After the use of this
medicine could eat without distress, and
today 1 am as wei as ever, but always
keep Hoods Sarsaparilla on hand" MRS.
j. A. CRowELL, Canaioharie, N. Y.
HOODS CdrSdpGrifE0
and Pills
Cure dyspepsia, strengthen and
tone all the digestive organs, and
build up the whole system.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-28
TROUBLES OF ExCLUsIONIsTs.

Tne exclusion bill. as strengthened
Y Mr.. Kahn OF California. Is faring
IDLY. At last accounts 1t was not
kelly to pass and the anti-Chinese
krty In Congress was at the point OF
'ncentrating upon a plan to extend
e life OF the old law by ten years. 1t
pears that the pressure OF Eastern
Id Southern interests. to say nothing
those represented by the San Fran
SEQ Chamber OF Commerce. has be-
me so great. that even the Geary act
In danger and a rally to save thar
about the best that can be expected.
But can extension be legally made.
least for more than two years. when
lr present treaty with China ter
inates7 John W. Foster. one OF our
catest authorities on constitutional
w. says that we have no right to
81 any statute beyond the life OF the
saty II affects. II that Is true. the
clusionists OF Congress may find. IL
ey proceed with their substitute leg
alton. that they are merely paving
e way To the destruction OF the Chi
se exclusion law at the hands Of the
tpreme Court
In the meantime Senator Quay has
pioced bomb In the Kahn camp by
rerfng IN amendment that mo Chi
ne Christian shall be excluded from
9 United States" This has aroused
. church interests. both Catholic and
'otestant. and their weight Is added
that OF the farmers and the Western
"a Southern commercial men. Should
" exclusion law SO amended pass.
would be rendered nugatory by a
hoiesaie conversion OF Chinese Immi-
ants Not n pagan would knock at
. American door. Every son OF
INA would come with certificate OF
.ptism
SO what f. to be done? who knows7