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The Lamar register., 1903-01-28
Excursion Rates

Lamar, Colo, Jan. %, 1908.
Colonist rates to the northwest
daley from Feb. Is, Is, 1903 to
April 80, 1908, as follows: To Bill
lings, Mont, and intermediates on
the B. & NJ. R. r. To Helena, Butte
Anaconda and Messols, Mont, and
intermediate points on the Northern
Pacific, Ry., and Oregon Short Line,
$1,000 To Spokane, Washington,
$3.50. To Portland Oregan, Taco
ma and Seattle, Wash, and to points
in Washington and Oregon, $500.
Second class colonist rates to the
Pecos Valley, New Mexico and Salt
River Valley, Arizona. The follow
ing second class colonist rates will
be in effect daily from Feb. 15, 1908
to April 80, 1903. Territory to
which tickets may be sold, to Pecos,
Texas and intermediate points on
the Pecos System lines via Amarillo.
To Ell Psso, Deming, N. M. and in
termedistes on A. T. & s. F., Ry.,
via. La Junts, Colo. To Phoenix and
Prescott, Arizona and intermediates
on Santa Fe, Pacific via Albuquer-
que. Rate $25.0O unless regular
fare is less. g. ]. GARv1N, Agt.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-28

The Sparks last week in lengthy
article admits the betrayal Of the re-
publican party by Goudy and his
friends, and then has the nerve to
wind it up with q roast for Hillyer
because be did not vote for Cloudy.
The republicans in this county, who
were friends of Goudy are loudest in
praise of the vote he cast.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-28

A Mississippi minister, who has
married seven women, has voluntarily
gone into court and requested the
Judge to lock him up for fear he may
mako the break again.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-28

Chester Long has been elected
senator from Kansas and the editors
down there have all announced that
he will fill Long felt want.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-28
Colorado Republicans


On the first page Of this issue we
publish an address to the republican
voters by Senator Wolcott on the
reelection Of Senator Teller. The
election was 30 frsught with illegal
sctions that Q contest would probs
bly, have been successful, but to have
done 80 it would be necessary to
maintain two senates and throw a
cloud over all the acts Of the govern
ment Of the state. This Senator VOL
colt and his friends pstriotically re
fused to do, although the men, who
for their own selfish ends had be
trsyed the republican party into its
predicsment, were willing to continue
the fight no difference what the cost
TO the state. The prompt surrender
of Lieutenant Governor Haggott put
an end to their plots and saved the
state endless litigation.
All republicans should carefully
read the address which gives full
history of the crime by which the
party was robbed of the victory won
at the polls last fall. The officers Of
the state committee, and Frank Z.
Cloudy and p B. Stewart entered in
to conspiracy with democracy by
which they gained few petty 60
day clerkships and the democrats re-
ceived all the fruits OF last falls vic
tory.
One victory has been thrown away
but the traitors are known and have
been relegsted to the oblivion to
which they belong. The party has
been purified by their desertion and
will be better able to win victories in
the future now that their duplicity is
made public and can be fought in
the open. Senator Wolcott's fight
has been open and manly; he never
sought TO make deals with the oppo-
nents Of the republican party, and
was at all times ready to give his
support to any candidate the majori
ty OF the republicans might choose.
Lieutenant Governor Haggott de-
serves the congratulations Of all re
publicans Of the state He main.
tanned himself with courage and 10y
atty under the most trying circum
stances, and would have won out but
for the base manner in which he was
betrayed by party associates who had
given him the most solemn assuran
ces Of support. His prompt surren-
der, when this support fell away.
enabled the legislature to go at once
TO work.
In this hour of degradation the
Colorado republicans can congratu
late themselves that the conspiracy
was exposed before any of the polit
ical pirates, who were forcing them
selves to the front, received high
Office at the hands Of the party.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-28

SICK HEADAcHE ABSOLUTELY AND PER-
manently cured by using Moki Tea. A
pleasant herb drink. Cures Constipa-
ton and indigestion, makes you eat,
sleep, work and happy. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money back. 25 cts. and
so cts. Write to w. H. Hooker l. Co.,
Buffalo. N. Y, for free sample. 1. II.
Myers. 2
The Lamar register., 1903-01-28
For aaIA.

For cheap town lots see O. B
Thoman.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-28
SOUTHERN SUPERSTlTIONS.

II you kill frogs, your cows will go
, dry"
Tickling baby will cause the child
to stutter.
To throw hair combings out of the
window is bad luck.
To thank Il person for combing your
hair will bring bad luck.
No person who touches dead body
will be haunted by its spirit.
Cut a dogs dew claws" and 1t will
not die from poisonous snake bite.
To kill Il ghost it must be shot with
a bullet made of silver quarter dollar.
To dream Of live snake means enc
mics at large; of dead snake enemies
dead or powerless.
To dream of unbroken eggs signifies
trouble to come; if the eggs are broken,
the trouble is past.
If you boast of your good health,
pound wood Immediately with your fist
or you will become sick.
To cut bahy's finger nails will de.
form it. Ii the child is month old, 1t
will cause it to have fits
To allow child TO look into mirror
before it is month old will cause it to
have trouble in teething.
A child viii have II nature and dispo-
sition similar TO those Of tse person who
first takes il out 81 doors.
TO hear screen owl is bad luck
To prevent hearing its cry turn the
pockets inside out and set the shoe
sOles upward
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-28
FILTHY MECCA.
The Holy cay Is the Dirtiest Spot In
All Islam

The Holy Guy Is the DirtIest Spst In
All Islam.
Mecca. the holy city OF the faith
Is called by many names. Some call
it THE Mother Of Purity" 1.-THE Cita
del Of Arabs" the Holy Mosque"
Others speak of it az 1.-THE Mother of
Compassion" "the Supreme Sanctity,"
'the Guardian Angel of Ajem." The
devout never utter the word Mecca
without adding to it some adjective
of praise, such as "the blessed" "the
exalted" 1.-THE great" the highly es-
teen ed" and so OH. The town itself
is about two miles in length and one
mile in breadth.
The dirtier the pilgrim keeps himself
the more respected he Is as n pious
Moslem. Consequently Mecca, being
as it is the most sacred city of the
The most important streets measure
about ten yards in width. The rest
are mere lanes. wonderfully and pic
turesquely crooked and some six feet
wide. The streets were crowded with
tents, camcls, mules, asses, horses,
paridh dogs and n motley crowd of pill
grIms. unspeakably disheveled and I'M
washed. while the lanes were abso-
lutely filled with every kind of offal
and refuse. Mecca, which lies in a
hollow, would be regular cesspool
were it not for the pariah dogs, lean.
sDarling Drutcs of a bright yellOwish
color, that serve the purpose of scav-
enSers, and the fierce, dry, Arabian
sun that is the sole sanitary inspector
in the country. The din the dogs make
at night is indescribable. A pack Of
jackals would be quiet in comparison.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-28
BLOOD HUM0URS
Skin Humours, Scalp Hum0urs,
Hair Humours,
Whether Simple ScrOfHIous or
Hereditary
Speedily Cured by CutICura
Soap, Ointment and Pills,
When All Other Remedies and
Best Physicians Fail.
COMPLETE TREATMENT, sl,OO.

In the treatment Of tortnring, disfig-
uring, itching, scaly, crustc.l, pinp.y.
blotchy and scrofulous humours of the
skin, scalp and blood, with loss Of hair.
Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills have
been wonderfully successful. Even
the most obstinate of constitutional hui
mours, such as bad blood, scrofna, in
herited and contagious humotrs, with
loss OF hair, glandular swclIiags, ulcer
GUS patches in the throat and noah,
sore eyes, copper Ll9'rlIcs. rs
well as boils, carbuncle', scu.Fy. lies.
ulcers and sores arising from an i'm
pure or impoverished cOnGili'n Of tie
blood, yield to the Cutcura Treatment,
when all other remedies and methods
fail.
And greater still, If possible. is the
wonderful record of cures Of torturinn.
disfguring humours among infants and
children. The suffering which Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment have alleviated
among the young, and the comfort
they have afforded worn-out ard wor-
ried parents, have led to their adoption
in countless homes as priceless cura-
tives for the skin and blood. Infantile
and birth humours, milk crust, scall
head, eczema, rashes and every form Of
itching, scaly, pimply skin and scalp
humours, with loss of hair, of infancy
and childhood, are speedily, perma-
ncntly and economically cured when
all other remedies suitable for children.
and even the best physicians, fail.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-28
HID BEHIND THE RULE.
One of Horace GreeIey's Orders TINT
Helped His News Editor.

EtclDtu ArtN"
As an editor Horace Greeley had be-
come weary of the constant repetition
of the word the in opening sentences.
One issue of his paper in particular ex-
asperated him. Almost every item had
its opening paragraph begin with
the" This lack of judgment on the
part of his writer's in the choice OF
words received attention. Greeley wrote
O note. This notice he requested to be
posted in the editorial room and caused
copies of ii to be sent to correspond
ents. The order read
Under no circumstances must the
word the be used in the opening or
subsequent paragraphs of a news ar
ticle. In sentences within paragraph
It will be tolerated if used with mod
Grafton. If you cannot write para
graph without the to open u, omit"
One day shortly after the issuance OF
his new rule Greeley entered the ed
itorial room in fury
"How is 1t that we have nothing in
lOuity pdpcI Itbdiuihb LYMAN" . ~
titude toward the policy of the northT
he asked of his editor who had charge
Of the foreign news
This editor was aware that he had
omitted an important news item which
at the time he considered as unimpor-
tant. But he was resourceful.
"Your rules and orders are positive,
Mr.. Greeley. are they notT asked the
editor
Certainly" shouted the famous
scribbler.
"Then tell me how | could have used
The Hague for the date line In the
Holland dispatch without violating
your positive order"
Mr. Greeley was beaten, but he NUT
tered 'If you fellows could use judg-
ment, there would be no need for
rules"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-28

American tourists abroad often COM
ment upon the literal translation into
English Of notices In foreign languages.
The well meant efforts of landlords and
others to convey In the language of the
visitor the meaning Of the native often
produce laughable results.
A Washington citizen found this no
tlce posted in his room In an Alpine
hotel:
"Misters, the venerable voyagers are
earnestly requested not to take clothes
of the bed to see the sun rise for the
color changes. WasbiDgton Star.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-28
AS AN
Advertising Medium

Advertising is the key to business
success.
No pant OF your business requires more
attention than advertising because adyer
Using is the most important part Of YOU
business. Good advertising is good
busnrss-nOthing more OF less.
THE GAZETTE wants more ROckbIidge
advertisers. 1t has Il large circulation
among the mass' s, and has long been
regarded by both home and foreign
ad"efteers ms one OF the best advertising
mediums in this section OF Virginia.
Nov is the time to make contract
with THE GAZETTE, becluSe you get
tie hc eft Of lis increase in circulation
without extra cost.
We shall he Glad TO advise with you
in pr paling your adYertisemen so as to
,hIan the best results. We will lend
you any help to make your advertising
pay because upon your success depends
ours.
~" Write for card OF rates.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-28
EARNN1ss!:....s,:,::;s,.:
S~ssScHRBgN
DATE PALM ORCHARDS.
Suggested as Very PronisiBg Fos
Northwestern Texas

Northwestern Texas,
According TO Views entertained by
Josef Hahmet, Syrian who has set
tied near Waco, the northwestern cOun.
ties 90 Texas are exactly suited In all
respects for the production OF the date
palm and would afford settlers Of that
portion Of the Lone Star State an un-
failing source OF revenue. Mr.. Hah.
met said: The date palm should be
grown far enough from the ocean to
insure " from humid breezes and give
1t hot, dry summers for the ripenlng
OF its fruit. 1t wants plenty of water,
however, and no country Is better sup
piled with water underneath and sun
shine overhead than the western and
northwestern portions of Texas.
ut would not be new to the United
States. for Arizona and California are
producing dates successfully. In New
Mexico date palm oilshoots were plant
cd this year extensively. SO far as |
am able TO learn no one other than
florists have introduced that valuable
plant into this state, so that he who
attempts it here will earn the credit
Of adding another crop to the produc-
tons Of his state.
"Once established, date palm Or
chnrd lasts for centuries. and when
planted where nitrogen and phosphates
are abundant. provided there are water
and hot sun. an abundant yield Is GER
tain. Water can be obtained in any
OF the counties west and northwest Of
Cisco ut depths varying from thirty.
five TO fifty feet. The soil il retentiye.
and entertainments are all that are need,
ed for reservoirs, with just enough ex-
cava;iOn TO get the material for the
entertainments.
"One average tree should yield 200
pounds of fruit annually after attain.
ing an age Of eight years. High grade
trees will exceed the ave.a sc given per-
hapS 100 per cent. The best palm or
charls are planted forty feef between
the rows and thirty-fve feet apart
Any other fruit or any crop can be
successfully grown between the palm |
trees. One acre Of date palms, togeth-
er with other crops that can be grown |
on the same space at the same time, |
will support family.
I'm Africa and in Asia date palms |
occu9y the pasture lands and are not |
hurt by the cattle. sheep or camels.
After Il date palm orchard is estab-
lis!.cd it is hard to injure it by any
process. Date palm trees are beauti-
full. aud they improve the health Of
those who reside near them" dallas
News.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-28
The COIumbiue.

There are some good reasons adduced
by those who favor the claims of the
columbine as national flower. The
cOlors of the wild varieties are red,
white and blue The flower Is purely
American. quite widespread. hardy,
graceful, beautiful. The petals are
perfect liberty caps;' reversed they
are horns Of plenty" Columbine
comes from the Latin columbia, a dove;
the peaceful derivation of the word
accords well with our national policy
the name also recalls Columbus, the
great navigator ard discoyerer. The
flower also lends itself well to CON
ventional architectural decoration.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-28
Esau and His Copyright.

Once month il was the custom of q
clergyman In II neighboring town to
catechise the Sunday school. Among
the questions asked was, who was
Esau" Several responded, but none Of
the answers was satisfactory, and, as
the pastor was about to tell them, one
little fellow said. Il think can tell you
what he did"
well" said the pastor. tell me
what Esau did"
''Esau was the fellow who sold bis
copyright for mess Of potash. Phil
pdelphia Ledger
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-28
PONIES AND COBS.
How the Distinctions Between the
Two Are Defined.

How the Distinctions Between the
Two Are Defined.
A correspondent writes, says the
Badminton Magazine, to ask me what
q pony" is-not the pony of the bet
ting ring: he refers to the animal. The
dictionaries which he has consulted tell
him no more than that "a pony" Is "A
little horse" and he wants to know
where the pony ends and the horse
begins. The term is, Of course, very
loosely used. At Newmarket, where
one might expect accurate definitions,
the trainers seem to call all sorts of
animals ponies. IL will send round
your pony at O'clock" Is a familiar
phrase TO me. and in two cases 1t has
always portcnded the arrival of an ami
NAL of quite 142. | have searched for
authorities for some time past and
only accidentally came upon one the
other day. \ pony, | find it stated, IS
strictly applicable to an animal under
10 hands. Above 13 and up to 1873 the
ClCUiuit Dt 40 a. bdbO-
way, and over 1873 it becomes horse.
This. however is not the modern inter
probation, though when the phraseology
was altered | do not know. According
to the Nottingham rules of polo, "the
height of ponies shall not exceed II
hands inches" and such an animal,
according to my old time authority,
would be quite full sized horse. One
of course, 20 against the Hur-
lingham nomenclature, but should
be inclined to say that In general pap
lance anything under il hands Is
pony. am glad my correspondent did
not Gsk for an exact definition of
cob" for could do no better than
suggest that thickset pony from
about 1873 to 142 would come under
the head. The term COLBY" at any
rate, has significance of its own.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-28

1T Is Il source of great happiness to
me, my dear" remarked Mr.. Baxter to
his lifes companion, that no one can
ever with iruthfulness point to you as
a woman with II past"
"Yes. james" replied Mrs. Baxter. ut
should make you happy, and as tomor-
row Is my birthday it will make me
happy to have everybody point to me as
u woman with present. New York
Herald
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-28
MISSISSIPPI ROUSTABOUrS.
they Are Travellers, Nomads, Auto
Gratis, Men of Leisure.


The black steamboat roustabout Of
the Mississippi is as much part and
parcel of the river rs is the water and
quite as necessary. There is an i'm
preston that the rouStabout Is a much
abused individual. an inclination TO
class him along with the slavelike cir
Gus hand. THIS is wholly wrong. The
rOuStabout is traveller, nOmad, auto
crat, man of leisure. He is little seen
OH the upper river. but in st. Louis,
Memphis and Orleans there are enough
OF him TO man five times as many
boats as touch ut those ports. Yet
shipping full crews Of the blacks. They
are compelled to ship for each trip sep
arately because it does not please the
rouster to take more than one trip in a
month. The balance of the time he
plays gentleman of aftiuence. On the
Memphis levee listened u a group Of
the brawny fellows rs they lolled with
In the shade of Il freight pile. Not one
was there who had not visited at some
time every point in the Mississippi val
ley at which the steamboat calls. They
were equally at home in Pittsburg or
Orleans. Little Rock or Chattanooga.
In summer the rorsters are fairly
willing to work. thous.h they exercise
fine discrimination In the matter Of
boats, but in the fall. when steamers
are plentiful and labor scarce they
become exceeding coy. They do not
gather around the hiring mate then.
He has to come to them. They regard
cOldly the average monthly wage, $40.
They ask for $50 and even for $50, and
they get it. If they hold a grudge
against the mate of boat, they de-
mand his discharge and get that too.
But the moment, summer or winter,
that the roustabout steps upon steam
er's forecastle his hours of ease are |
done. He works day and night, sort |
of work no white man could stand for |
even twelve hours. He sleeps at odd |
minutes between landings sprawled on |
deck or cotton bale. He wears shirt
and shoes and finds
them burdensOme. He lays aside his
powers Of sight and reasoning, retains
only ears and muscles and becomes n
powerful machine answering to the
slightest inclination of mates will
Willis Gibson in Scribner's.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-28
New Western Demand For wheat.


A significant movement that, the call.
ing for upward of 100000 bushels Of
wheat from the spring wheat territory
for shipment to Puget sound. 1t is I'M
derstood that II considerable business
Of this character is planned, the wheat
to be ground on the coast for the Aus.
tralian trade, that faroff continent be.
ing buyer of some magnitude in
American markets. This western de-
mand for wheat which usually seeks
an eastern outlet ought to prove a
healthy stimulus to prices. and. OF
even greater Importance, may do some
thing TO further widen permanently
our foreign trade in breadstuffs.-
Orange Judd Farmer.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-28
A WORD TO FARM TOILERS.
PAINE'S CELERY
COMPOUND
The Home Friend of the
Farmer and His Family.

After the labors and tolls of the summer time,
and harvesting of crops in the early autumn,
many Of our farmers, their wives, daughters,
and sons, find themselves in a condition Of
health demanding careful attention if suffering
is 10 be avoided later on. Many experience
kidney trouble in some form; with some the
liver Is torpid; there is biliousnesS, nausea, and
vomiting, with loss OF appetite and depression
of spirits. Thousands who have been exposed
to cold, damp winds and rains while toiling in
the harvest fields, now feel the twinges of
terrible rheumatism; Others run down by
worry, overwork, and irregular dieting, are
lormcnted with the pangs of dyspepsia.
To the thousands of run down, sickly and
half dead men and women in farm homes we
recommend with all honesty and confidence
the workers friend, Paine's Celery Compound,
the only medicine that can quickly and fully
restore strength to the weak body and yigor to
the muscles. Pane's Celery Compound tones
the stomach; it removes poisonous acids from
the blood which cause rheumatism; il feeds
the weak and diseased nerves and banishes
neuralgia torures; it purifes the blood and
gives true vitality and life. The use of Paine's
Celery Compound in autumn means the estab-
fishing of perfect physical vigor TO Withstand
the rgors OF severe winter.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-28

the bucksaw, and sharp one man
crosscut will saw almost if not fully
as fast us a bucksaw and without the
back breaking effect. In any event,
whether saw Is to be used by one
or two men, it is an advantage, says
an Ohio Farmer writer, to have one
end of it furnished with two handed
handle. Some small crosscuts are made
with such handle at one end Fig. u,
but, If not, the ordinary handle can
be removed from any broad bladed
saw and homemade handle inserted
Gig. y. In use, the sawyer will, of
course. hold the main stem with his
left hand while with his right he will
grasp the lower and forked part Of the
handle. He will be surprised at his
increased command over the working
OF the implement
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-28

comes as priceless boon, because it
cures womanly ills.
vFavorite Prescription" establishes
regularity, dries weakening drains, heals
Inflammation and liberation and cures
female weakness. 1t makes weak women
strong, sick women well.
uAfter my first child was born" writes Mrs.
Jordan Stout of Fawcettgap, Frederick Co., Va.
amy health very poor for a long time, and
last winter was SO bad with pain down in back
] could hardly move without great suffering.
Ny husband got me bottle Of DR.. Pierce's Pa
vorite Prescription and vial Of his Pleasant
Pellets which used as directed. In four days
was greatly relieved. and now. after using the
medicine three months, seem TO be entirely
we'll / can't see why it Is that there are so
many suffering women when there is such an
easy way to be cured. l know your medicines
are the best in the world"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets the ia
vorite family laxative. One Pellet
laxative. two Pellets cathartic dose.