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The Lamar register., 1902-11-12

CRANKY Hillyer went up to Las Ami
mas last week and was in attendance be-
fore the district court, which was in
session there. He went from Las Ami
mas to Trinidad, where he looked up
affairs pertaining to the recent election.
The revival meetings announced to
begin in the Christian church on Dec.
7th will not begin until Jan. 9Th. 1t has
been found necessary to make this
change OF dates They will continue
for three weeks.
RoBT. w. MOORE, Pastor.
The Up-to-Dat Drug Company is
putting in big line of shelving or rath-
er show cases. These will be put up
near the ceiling, and platform will be
fixed in front. Steps will be erected, 80
that the upper platform can be conven-
iently reached.
While Mrs. Clark Mitchell was out
driving yesterday, her horse took fright
and ran away. Mrs Mitchell was thrown
out and suffered broken shoulder, and
other bruises. The buggy was broken
badly. Mrs Mitchell is doing well. hav-
ing received prompt attention.
The brand book of the Bent and Prov
ers County Cattle and Horse Growers
Association is now being distributed by
Secretary NJ. j. McMillin. Mr.. McMil-
lin has done faithful work in getting up
the book and deserves the thanks Of all
members of the association.
William Parkhurst, well known TO
many OF our old time citizens, was here
today. 1t was his first visit in about
fifteen years, and he was much pleased
with the substantial town he saw. Mr..
Parkhurst was a welcome visitor to his
old acquaintance. He is now travelling
for an eastern house.
A bunch of COW ponies was offered for
sale at public auction last Saturday
afternoon. There was quite a crowd
present at the sale, but no one seemed
to want any Of the festive "buckers.'
The bunch.wa sold, however, after much
calling, and brought about twelve dol
lars each.
The first of the lecture course, which
is to entertain the citizens of Lamar, was
given at the Baptist church last Friday
night, by DR.. B. o. Aylesworth. The
Doctors subject was "The Man and Wo-
man of Tomorrow" There was quite a
crowd present and all thoroughly enjoy
ed the lecture, which was eloquent, and
full of rich thought, while a vein of
humor appeared at places. The rest of
the course will be given at the opera
house and due announcement will be
given of the date of the next.
The Lamar register., 1902-11-12

j. Leeds, Of Topeka, Kansas. one OF
the high officials of the Santa Fe system
spent couple OF days here last week,
looking over the country and investigat-
ing certain matters with regard to
freight rates. 1t Is understood that the
result OF his visit will be some very rea-
sonable rates upon certain articles, grain
especially.
County Clerk Curry, Justice A. Deet-
or and Justice C. B. Thoman are en-
gagged in making the official canvass Of
the vote cast at the election last Tues
day week. 1t is not expected that any
material change will be found in the Of
fetal returns from those already given
out through the reports OF the election
judges and others, who sent in the re-
turns as they could be gathered.
There was quite an excitement at the
office of the Lamar Seed Company last
Monday afternoon. A bag of money
was missing, and could not be found. A
party who had been in the office shortly
before was suspicioned and charged with
the taking OF the wealth. BY Tuesday
morning, however, the money was dis
covered and, the suspected party was
cleared Of all suspicion and an apology
rendered him.
Frank Morehouse undertook to paint
the corrugated iron awning roof. in front
Of Pete Lynch's restaurant, last Satur-
day. He succeeded in getting the job
almost finished without any mishap.
But alas, gaining confidence he attempt
ed to walk over freshly painted spot.
slipped and nearly rolled to the ground.
A suit Of clothes is quite artistic in ap-
pearance now that it looks asth ough an
artist might have worn it in his studio
for several years, and cleaned his brush
es on the garments. Frank says he will
put on old clothes next time.
The Lamar register., 1902-11-12
Prowers County Teachers AssooIa-
tIon.

The teachers OF Prowers county met
for the first association meeting of this
year,at Lamar on Saturday, November 8.
Every part OF the county was we'll rep
resented, the program was well prepared
and carried out with zest and enthus-
asm which was decided relief from the
ordinary perfunctory duties. A paper
hn "Habit" by Miss Kesner, Of the La
mar high school, presented this subject
in n manner that elected much favorable
comment The treatment Of the sub
ject was interesting, careful, philosophi-
cal, and should be studied to be fully
appreciated.
Miss Leila Tweedie selected from
Hodges Nature Study, three topics for
consideration in her paper, trees, birds
and flowers, were the topics selected. 1t
Is certain that this paper, together with
Miss Blosser's well worded discussion,
will cause others to seek the inspiration
that may be gained from the charming
treatment OF nature as found in this
volume OF our State Reading Circle
Course.
A debate on the consolidation Of the
county schools followed. Misses Baxter
Welpton, Douglass and Novels, togeth-
or with Messrs. Long, Barker and Scriv-
en-, entered 30 enthusiastically and earn
estly into the subject. that the listeners
became as interested as the speakers,
the advantages as well as the disadvant-
ages, OF consolidation were well present
ed.
At the close OF the debate, all teach
ers and boards OF education were invit-
ed to a dinner given by the Lamar teach
ers. Here the occasion was again thor
oughly enjoyed. After bountiful re-
past, toasts were proposed and respond
ed to by DIR. J. S. Hasty, Mrs. A. N.
Parrish, Mrs. J. S. Hasty, Supt. Rose
brough, Prof. G.. r. Momyer, II. A. Long
and Misses Baxter and Douglass.
For further entertainment the teach
ers were taken to the commercial club
rooms where the evening was most
pleasantly spent in various amusments.
The Lamar register., 1902-11-12

Christian Church services at the
Christian church next Sunday, the ser
mon subjects will be as follows: Morn
ing: "The Eleventh Commandment
Evening: Gods Cure for Care"
QMiss Rose Foster, of Rocky Ford. is
now in charge OF "Central" at the tele-
phone office. Miss Amy Mourning
formerly in charge, is detained at home
by the sickness OF her mother.
L. Writ Markham went down to Lar
ned, Kansas, last Saturday night and re-
turned Tuesday morning. While there
he bought a car load OF fine calves, and
had them shipped to be added to his
herd.
District court will be in session next
week. the first day OF the November
term being on Tuesday. The jury is
called to be present on the second day.
There will be several interesting cases
to be tried.
The regular meeting Of the Social
Circle announced for Nov. 14th is post
poned one week, until Friday afternoon
Nov. 2lst, at the home Of Mrs. S. E.
Allen. Members please notice the
change of date.
L. s. Wilson and family, who have
been residents OF Lamar for about three
years past, moved to Holly last Satur-
day. MIR. Wilson is engaged in carpen-
tering at the east end town and wanted
his family there with him.
Charles NJ. Smith, the well known
stock man, formerly resident of Prov
ers county, but now residing in Huerfa-
no county, is here on a combined busi-
ness and pleasure trip. He is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Merrill Markham.
Pat Mourning, who has been working
up near Trinidad for some months past,
came home last week for few days
visit with his mother. Mrs. Mourning
has been quite Ill, but is slowly improv-
ing. Pat will go back to his work soon.
Walter Mowry, who has been resid-
ing here for several years, left for the
home of his parents, at Vandalia, Mo-,
last Sunday night. An advantageous
business opening was the inducement
which caused him to go back to old
Missouri.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the Pres
byterian church will give social to
welcome Rev. Arthur P. Vaughn as
pastor of the church, on Friday evening
November 14th. at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Johnston, at eight o'clock.
The members of the church, and all who
attend upon its services are cordially in
vited to be present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-06

the quantity imported will exceed by
more than 200 million pounds that of
any preceding year, the cost will be less
than the average during the years from
1890 to 1897. when the cost per pound
was materially higher than at present
Brazil furnishes by far the largest
proportion of the coffee importations OF
the United States. In the eleven months
ending with November, the coffee i'm
ports from Brazil amounted, according
to the treasury bureau of statistics, to
762, las. 514 pounds. while the next guam
tity came from other South American
countries, 81 ,297, ia pounds; Central
America GA, 554. 400; Mexico 1854, 432.
Thus of this largest single importation
in the entire list of our imports, sugar
excepted, nearly all comes from Amerl-
can countries south of the United
States, and this is equally true of sugar,
excepting that share which is drawn
from the Hawaiian Islands.
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POOR GEORGE fINDLAY.
He Is Even Turned Down on
Feeding Contract.

After several months of delay George
Findlay consented to take the contract
for feeding the federal prisoners at
Muscogee, 1. T., the job to which Sem
ator Burton wanted to switch him in
stead of appointing him internal rev.
enue collector. Now that Mr.. FinGlay
has at last concluded to accept Senator
Burton's offer, the report comes from
Washington that Attorney General
Knox will not approve the contract but
has held it up.
1t is claimed that Burton is now at
outs with Knox the same as he is with
Secretary Hitchcock. Knox held up
Burton'S recommendation to investigate
it, and thinks he can get the prisoners
fed more cheaply than the contract with
Ffndlay calls for.
1t was current rumor after Senator
Burton was elected that George Find
lay would be appointed collector of in
ternal revenue. No one had been more
faithful to Burton's interests than Find
lay. But Burton decided otherwise. lie
tried to sidetrack Findlay with the
feeding contract, but Findlay refused to
be sidetracked until after ]. M. imp
son was appointed revenue collector. 1t
was urged by Senator Burton that there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-06
LOCAL MENTION.

The postofice will put a mail box in
the Auditorium to remain there during
the poultry show and the Midwinter ex-
position Mail will be collected five
times a day.
The Topeka Choral society will meet
on Tuesday evening at high school to
comm ence active rehearsal for the
''Nordica" engagement. full attend
ance from the start is imperative.
Chas j. Fleisch, who has been en-
ployed in the New York Central offices
at Denver for the past snine months, has
accepted position with the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Co, at Pueblo.
On Thursday night all the committees
which are arranging for the grocers
state convention, Will meet at the COM
mercial club rooms. There has been
some misunderstanding as to the time
of the meeting.
The first quarterly meeting of the
Topeka branch of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society will be held in the
parlors of the First NJ. E. church We'd
nesday, January g. beginning at 10
o'clock and continuing through the day.
Basket lunch at noon. Mrs. Mary Price
Smith, returned missionary from Bur
nah, will speak in the afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-06
GLOBE SIGHTS.

IFrom the Atchison Globe.l
Sometimes you catch ten spot, and
it isn't game
We have noticed with regret that
no one ever seems too poor to hire a
lawyer.
How many people are there who
would cut your throat if they had q
chance?
What has become of the old fashioned
man who referred to a woman as a
bunch Of Calico?
When a man gives his mind to quit
ting the tobacco habit, he hasn't much
mind left to devote to his affairs.
The number of amateur singers who
are compelled to quit Art and go to
work is growing larger every year.
When you get tired of work, you
will realize that you have reached the
time of life when you have no place to
play.
When a man does the buying down
town, along about in the afternoon he
begins to wonder if he bought enough.
A st. Louis preacher says that women
should be the ones to propose. Well,
haven't they always done their share
of it?
Mrs. Lysander John Appleton says
that when she was a girl her form was
so perfect that all the neighbors said
she ought to be a model.
1t doubtless often occurs to the man
who pays the bills that he should hear
less crying for cake, and more graft
tude for bread and butter.
An AtchiSon man who is always being
helped" has been discharged again.
The man who got him his last Job said
that job than he ever worked to hold
it.
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QUE CoFFEE Bill.

The coffee importations of the United
States in the calendar year 1901 were
the largest in the history of our import
trade. Eleven months figures of the
treasury bureau of statistics show that
the importations of coffee amounted to
s67, 96s,5s5 pounds in the eleven months
ending with Noven Der, against 707,496,-
152 in the corresponding months in
1900s 81. 223.S77 in the corresponding
months of 1899; IA, 910,179 in the CORE
spending months of 1898; 726, lis, 996 in
the same months of 1897, and ST.. s29, 81
in the eleven months of 1896.
These figures indicate not only that
the coffee importations Of 1901 were
larger than those of any preceding year,
but that they will for the first time ex-
coed one billion pounds. The value of
the coffee imports of the year will
reach about 20 million dollars. While
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-06
POINTED PARAGRAPHa

TFrom the Chicago News.1
A covetous man grasps at everything
and is content with nothing.
The next day after painting a town
red man is apt to feel blue.
A hair is but a little thing, but IL
has spoiled many a big appetite.
The man who spends his time in idle
ness seldom has anything else to spend.
Many a beautiful woman is the para
disc of the eye and the purgatory of
the purse.
If a man goes at it in the right way
he can marry any woman that happens
to want him.
A man never confesses his past to the
woman he marrieS unless he Is just the
least bit proud of it.
1t is easier for wise man to tell
what he knows than 1t is for fool to
conceal what he doesn't know.
When a married man prefers his club
to his home it may be due to the fact
that he has q chance to talk back at
the club.
1t is not a difficult matter to secure
a woman's sympathy; all you have to
do Is to get her to hate some one you
dislike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-06
The SHOW OPENS
Kansas Poultry Fanciers Are
Here In Force.
Auditorium Is Occupied by
COops and Fowls.
BEGAN AT NOON TODAY.
Exhibition VIII Continue Rest
of the Week.
Annual Moatiuo of Association
BEGAN AT NOON TODAY.
Annual Meeting of Association
on Thursday.

The thirteenth annual show of the Kan
sas State Poultry association began today
at the Auditorium. The doors will be
open each day during the remainder of
the week from o'clock in the morning
until IL O'Clock at night.
The show this week gives promise of
being the most successful in the history
of the organization. Not all the birds had
arrived when the doors were thrown open
for visitors today at noon. The exhibits
coming in today and during the
course of the afternoon and evening the
largest portion of the exhibits will arrive.
Carpenters and workers are busy today
arranging the coopS in the Auditorium.
Many local fanciers have entries, but
there are also fowls from every section of
the state and Nebraska and Missouri.
The annual meeting of the association
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-06
PLEA FOR CRUM.
Burton and Mulvane Try to Secure
His Appoin tment.

Senator Burton is again actively
pushing the candidacy OF l. S. Crum
for United States marshal. He called
on President Roosevelt Saturday and
urged Crum's appointment, but If he
succeeded in changing the presidents
mind with regard to Crum 1t has not
yet been announced.
The four-year term of w. e. Sterne as
United States marshal will end on Jan
uary Is. If Crum is to be appointed II
is supposed that the appointment Will
be made before that time. If the presl-
dent continues to oppose Crum the ap-
pointment may be delayed.
In the meantime Crum continues TO
send endorsements to washington from
ali factions in Kansas, and D. w. Null
vane reached Washington today and
will do a little missionary work with the
president in Crum's behalf.
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POOR MACDOWELL.
Actor Claims Some One Did All
Sorts of Things to Him.

Kansas City, Jan. 6.-Melbourne Mac
Dowell, the. actor, who ended an engage
ment here yesterday, today made in Kan
sas City, Kan, signed sensational depo-
sition in his suit against Clarence M.
Burne. a theatrical manager. who last
season starred his wife, Minnie Tittell
Bruno and Mcdowell in Sardous play,
Theodore" Mcdowell in his deposition
sWears that in New York while intoxi-
Gated he was induced to sign bills of sale
conveying the rights to Sars-ou'S play to
Bruno for $500. He asserts that fraud
was used in bringing about the transac-
ton and asks that it be set aside The
suit was filed in Ramsay county. Mime
sofa, and seeks to recover damages and
to restrain Bruno from producing any of
the Sardou plays. Other sensational state
ments are made by MacDowell in his dep
osition one being to the effect that he
was drugged in New York, put on board
a steamer and taken first to Boston and
then to Newport News and that at Balti
more later and while still under the in
fluence of the drug he was married.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-06

The New York Times offers a PROPOSE
tion that is meeting with some COM
1nendation. 1t proposes that an act be
passed by congress providing that Mr..
Oxnard is opposed to any reduction of
the duty on Cuban sugar. He is will
ing, however, that the Cubans shall
live. He proposes that a law be passed
by congress giving the Cuban sugar
planters a bounty of half a cent a
pound on their product This plan
would help Mr.. Oxnard, and at the
same time it would be good for the
Cubans. But the Times thinks that the
best way is to pay to Mr.. Oxnard the
$6.400,0O0 which would be required to
carry out this plan of giving the Gu
bans half a cent a pound in sugar
bounty. This would quiet the president
of the American Beet Sugar company
and leave the way open for a reduc-
ton of sugar duties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-06
HANNA MEETS TROUBLE
Home Paper Attacks Candidate
For Lieutenant Governor.

There is a peculiar political "mix-up"
in Graham county. That is the home
of D. j. Hanna, who is a candidate Tor
lieutenant governor. A short time ago
the State Journal published a brief
item calling attention to the fact that
the candidates. of neither Mr.. Hanna
nor of j. s. Burrow. of Smith Center:
who is a candidate for secretary OF
state. had been announced by their
home papers. This brought out an an
nouncemerlt from four Graham county
papers the past week, two of them Re-
publican, one Populist and one Social
list. All but the Hill City Recorder
speak in high terms of Mr.. Hanna, al
though the Populist and Socialist pa
pers both say they are opposed to MIN
personally.
But the Hill City Recorder, published
in Mr.. Hannas home town, starts "A
fight on him. 1t says his boom is being
Sixth district, and that the Graham
county Republicans are out supporting
him enthusiastically 1t intimates that
Mr. HANNA is in the race simply TO
control the Graham county delegation
in other matters.
J. S. Dawson, of the state treasurer 5
office, is supporting Hanna and ne gives
the following explanation of why the
Recorder is opposing him:
1T is just a cropping out OF our old
county seat fight. Hill City is divided
into two factions When the fight was
on years ago between Millbrook ami
Hill City for the county seat. Mr.
Pomeroy, the Boston capitalist who
owns lot of Graham county, threw his
support to Hill City and that town won
Then Mil1brOok moved over 20 Hill City
in body and has been running things
since. The Millbrook people live on one
side of the town and the other people
live on the other side. They are divi6-
ed by hollow and the two factions al -
known as the north side and the south
side. Our differences have always here
tofore been fought out within the coun-
ty and we have never dragged them
outside. The Recorder belongs to the
north side element, while Hanna be-
longs to the south side, and that is the
reason of the fight.
wv. A. Hill, the editor of the Recor-
der, is a newcomer in Hill City. He
came there year or so ago from
some of us south-siders who have lived
stands high at home and the other Re
publican paper speaks in the highest
terms of him, and so do the opposition
papers, although they are opposed to
him politically"
If the Sixth district lands both Bur
rows and Hanna. in addition to Justice
Ellis for the supreme bench. it will havS
one more than it's quota of candidates
the state ticket on the superstition
that the places should be divided equal
ly among the various congressional dis
tricts. The Seventh district is figuring
on getting three and perhaps four. ana
the Second district has cinch on two
places and is looking for more. This
would indicate that some of the district
will have to go without.
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KILLED SWEETHEART.
Shot His Rival and Then Shot
Himself Dead.

West Union, Ia, Jan. 6-Homer NJ.
Neff, county surveyor and former coun-
ty clerk, shot and killed Miss Rose Falls,
to whom for several years he has been
paying attention, and wounded Emmett
Sullivan, his rival, and then killed him
self. The deed was committed between
8 and o'clock this morning in the room
of Miss Falls, at the Commercial hotel.
Sullivan and the girl were visiting when
suddenly Neff appeared in the doorway.
firing five shots in rapid succession.
Four of the shots took effect; two en-
tered the girls head and one penetrated
the right breast. Sullivan was struck
in the face, the bullet glancing. He will
recover. Then Neff went across the
park to his room, where he deliberately
locked the door, removed the empty
shells from his revolver, reloaded It,
turned and shot himself in the temple,
death being instantaneous.
Neff has lived here the greater part
of his life. He was about 45 years Old
He bore an excellent reputation, al
though considered somewhat eccentric
For some time he has owned and oper-
ated in company with his brother the
local electric light plant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-06
WERE NOT FORGOTTEN.
Pupils of Clay School Who Gave
Money to Poor Given Picture.

Just before the schools closed for the
holidays the pupils of Miss Montieth's
room at Clay school voted to use the
money in their picture fund for the BEN
eft of the poor. 1t seems that the news
of this generous act quickly reached
Boston, Mass. This morning, shortly
after school called, there was delivered
at the room a beautiful picture entitled
"A Golden Autumn Day." With the
picture there was received a note sat
ing that the Soule Art company of Bos-
ton, having heard of the donation to the
poor, desired to present the picture to
the room with their compliments The
picture is a most valuable addition to
the many artistic pictures already in
the room.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

[FrOm the New York Press.1
A girl can get mad at you If you kiss
her or If you don't.
The first baby makes a man crazy
with joy;> the others make him crazy
without it.
A woman can imagine anything in
the world except what she doesn't want
to imagine.
You can never convince vain woman
who has grown fat that she is until she
gets stuck trying to get in q carriage
door.
Proof to q woman that you love is
when she thinks you get miserable every
once in a while imagining how lonely
you would be if she went to visit her
mother