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The Lamar register., 1903-09-30

an association of American manu-
facturers of beet sugar and has for
its object the inter change OF ideas
and information, the compilation of
facts aud figures concerning the act
ual condition of the industry, the
same as has characterized all other
industries.
care all the American factories
members of the association
"No, only a portion of them. The
management of some of the factories
has been 30 busy building and get
ting ready for their campaigns that
they have not had time to consider
national organization and its use
fulness. However, it now looks as
though all the factories in the Unit
ed States would soon be members
and that the work of the association
would be broadened to approximate
the scope of the European associa-
tions which maintain chemical lab
oratories and conduct practically all
of the scientific work for the mem
bers. The rapid development of the
American industry renders such an
organization almost necessity.
"From the preparation of the soil
to the drying of the sugar the work
is of scientific nature, and each
new factory has to enter an untried
field. Several thousand farmers
have been educated to grow a new
crop, which must be treated differnt'
ly in different locations. As to fac
tory help, no American factory has
ever started out with a skilled corps
of operators, and the wonder is that
as a rule the American factories are
very successful.
"Scores Of young men are now be-
ing brought up in the business and
it will not be long before all new
factories will start of with experienc
ed men in each department"
"Do the farmers take to the cult
ure Of beets?"
Yes and no. The average Amer
ican farmer rather objects to per
forming the necessary hand labor
but the profits in growing beets are
80 alluring that he finally succumbs
and rarely absndons the field once
he has entered it.
"Pulling and topping machines
are beginning to appear and in a few
years this work, which Is now done
by hand, will be done by machinery.
"That will leave only the hand
work of thinning which is necessitat
cd by the fact that each beet ball
containes all the way from one to
six germs, each of which will form q
beet, and as but one beet can be
grown in place to advantage, the
surplus beetlets must be pulled up
by hand soon after they appear above
the ground. The department OF ag-
riculture, acting upon my sugges,
gestion, is now engaged in develop
ing single germ beet ball.
"The' process will require several
wears work, but when these single
germ balls shall have been develop
ed, tho farmer will have plain sail
ing and no hand work except hoeing.
This will not only save So to $d
in lator per acre, but it will increase
the acreage tonnage from 90 to "a
The Lamar register., 1903-09-30

81 found on him, which proves he
was not one of the proletariat. Four
dollars will lift one into the respect
able classes anywhere, even at New
port, r. l. 1t was this that convinc
ed the secret service officers that he
was harmless -Four dollars con
stantly in every pocket would dispel
all fears of violent social revolu
ton. 1t is better than founding col
leges-Ex.
The Lamar register., 1903-09-30
County Notes

From the Holly Cliieftain


The Kemper haying outfit finish
ed putting up the crop for the A. V.
S. b. & l. l. company this week.
The crop is estimated at about fit
teen hundred tons, all OF which went
into the stack in fine shape owing to
the dry weather which prevailed
throughout the harvest.
r. w. Hodson, who has been do
ing the mechanical work on the
Holly News since its purchase by Q.
F. Liggett, started on Monday with
his family for Columbus, Ohio, his
former home, where he expects to
remain. Earl Ross, a newspaper
man and printer of Syracuse, Kan
sas, takes Mr.. Hodgson's place on
the News.
from the Amity optimist
NJ. F. Elliott has leased the stone
store building owned by Mrs. Carter
and will occupy it in short time
with a stock of merchandise
E. NJ. Burgess, general superin
tendent of the Colorado Telephnoe
Co., j. A Kincaid, superintendent OF
the line from Pueblo to the Colorado
state line, and j. A. Armstrong of
the company, were in Amity Monday
aud made the Optimist very pleas
ant call. The gentlemen were on
business which will prove of import
snce to this community.
The building committee Of the
Amity Socialist local met in DIR.
Greensrds Office Monday night to
select a site for hall which they
will build. DR.. Greenard was chos-
en- chairman and G. St,mson secre
tary. After some discussion it was
decided to build the hall on Stim-
sons farm near Cherry Tree Home.
The building will be constructed Of
stone and 25x5O feet in SIZE
From the Granada rimes.l
j. W. Bent CANA down from La
mar yesterday.
W. J. Pratt, our new feed man is
going to erect a commodious ware
house soon. He is doing business
in the Morris building on Main
street.
The Buffalo Fancy CaDtaloupe
Growers Union started car Of cant
aloupes east, Tuesday, and hope to
be able to send another before the
season closes.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Redmon have
moved from Amity to this place.
They will occupy one of A. B. Pal
mer' brick houses in the south east
part of town. MIR. Redmon will have
charge of W. j. Pratt's feed store
here.
There we're two cases before Police
Magistrate Hale, last week. One
accused was fined IS and costs, the
other 500. Frank Clark, the $50.
man, was "tough proposition" but
a few hours on the street and
couple Of meals Of bread and water
caused him to change his views on
many subjects. He resumed his
way imbibing.
n
The Lamar register., 1903-09-30

The Colorado Baling Co. will buy your
hay now; pay you some money on II and
you can make delivery later on.
The Lamar register., 1903-09-30
GREAT FUTURE FOR THE SUGAR
BEET INDUSTRY.

Expert Speaks Of the Wonderful Re-
sources Of Colorado and Tells
Of Government 6xpevi-
ments Now Being Made
to Aid the Growers.
The Lamar register., 1903-09-30
KEEP IT ON HAND

A few doses in time will
work wonders. This is
proven every day by hun
dreds of families in Colora-
do.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25

of the scenes The students. however, made
good their escape some retaining their uniforms,
nresentine erotesque figures as they dashed
along the street
Mr. Van Zile also speaks Of the rise ana iaii OF
The Jug a college newspaper. OF which ne
was one of the three editors The paper had lit
tie respect for anybody, from the president TO
the ianitor; all shared alike. The upper class
men were especially the subject for sarcastic
editorial comments which made them promise
swift and terrible vengeance to the three aspir-
in editors who welded the pen with power
They prosecuted the literary heroes with untir-
ing energy. but still the editorial attacks con-
timed Finally one night, the three were pulled
from their beds by masked men, bundled into
hack instructed not to cry out for fear Of their
lives and were left separately in different parts
of the surrounding country. One was tieo TO a
tree in a swamp, where he might gain insplFa-
ton from the song of the aggressive mosquito
and the melodous croaking of the frogs. while
the second was confined IN barn and the third
in a pig sty THE Jug fell, To rise not again.
the editors martyrs to its cause
A prominent Waterbury business man, a
graduate in 1883. tells amusing incident OF
a freshmans cleverness This enterpristng
youth had been much annoyed by the presence
Of an unsightly COW shed obstructing the view
from his window. The structure was old ana
dilapidated 1t was on the college grounds, and
was of no value TO anybody. He decided to re-
move il at once He went about it in a truly
ingenious fashion. Soaking some excelsior IN
oil he selected a candle which he calculated
would burn down to the excelsior In about haiI
an hour Having lighted the candle, he pro-
ceeded to Professor Hart's room. The kinoiy
man admitted him. and the innocent youth e4-
plained to the professor that. feeling little
lonely and homesick, he had come to him seek
ing consolation. The good man responded with
words of comfort, and spoke feelingly on the
blessings Of home life. Suddenly the cry oI
''Firer' was raised. and soon the Fire Depart
ment arrived the scene and put out the
blaze. The professor would have staked his lie
that this particular freshman was In no way
implicated for had not the student proved his
own alibi?
The Rev Flavel S. Luther graduate in the
seventies and now professor at Trinity. tells
something Of the college in the earlier days
The buildings. two handsome brownstone struct-
ures were situated where the State Capitol now
stands Mr.. Luther says that athletics were not
then a part of college life. The faculty seldom
granted a leave of absence even to play a game
of cricket Accordingly the students worked off
their superfuous energy in other ways. Mr..
Luther smiled as he recalled the incident of a
number OF students taking sign from the
station reading Providence" and placing 1t
over the chapel door.
At that time, "Old Professor Jim" also known
as Professor of Dust and Asl--" ths darky
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25

Students on wheels pursued the horseman. out
he escaped with his prize. The class of 20 kept
the "Squeezer" until they in turn on class day
presented il.
E Kent Hubbard, the Democratic nominee
for Lieutenant Governor in the recent campaign,
a graduate of Trinity in 1892, tells of his hrst
hazing experience. His story is follows: 1T
was during my first few tender weeks as a
freshman that I was hazed. A band OF sopho-
mores, led by Hoisington. of 81. came to my
room at ; a. IN. and pulled me out of bed They
lined up on the campus in two parallel lines.
each with big paddle. l had to run the
gantlet twice in my pajamas and l could not
sit down for week afterward.'
A graduate of 'SS tells OF joke played upon
him by a fellow student and of the manner IN
which he retaliated. Coming into his room one
afternoon from the athletic field. he was dunn
founded to find whole family of poultry cluck-
ing in homelike fashion in his ROOM BAN
tam rooster greeted his entrance by a defiant
cock "a doodle edo After hour Of iaborious
work, he managed to drive the noisy birds out
of the window. Srspecting the perpetrator OF
the Joke he determined to return the compli-
rnept at once He made trip to a neighbOring
farmers pig sty carrying with him sack. At
ter some effort and great deal of noise on the
part of the pigs. he succeeded in capturing
small one. He brought it back to the college
and placed it in the guilty students bed. 1t
took the combined efforts of half the college and
the ianitor TO remove the squealing frightened
animal from the building. 1t is sufficient 10
say that the student played no more practical
jokes for some time.
In athletics Trinity is rapidly coming to the
front At the alumni meeting of last June, amid
great enthusiasm. $4,000 contributed for
sustaining athletics on a more extensive scale
The new athletic field recently completed rivals
the best in the country. 1t consists OF base
ball and football field and splendid running
track The gymnasium, large. handsome
building is complete In all It's equipments
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25

number of sophomores boarded the electric car
carrying the dinner party. and, after nara
fight succeeded in capturing five freshmen, III
Guiding the toastmaster. Not satisfied with thls
victory the sophomores followed the, now some
what crippled party to Elm Tree Inn, and after
another struggle, they were repulsed and obllseo
to return home. The sophomores were severely
reprimanded by the faculty. but, said the mar
rator with a smile "the reason that were not
more harshly dealt with that our class at
that time contained most of the athletic ability
of the college
Perhaps the most celebrated and dramatic
escapade and one which put the college in an
uproar for days after its occurrence. was the
daring theft Of the historic Lemon Squeezer
by the class of '96. The Lemon Squeezer. the
choicest tribute of class popularity, had been
handed down since 1857. by it's possessors. to
the class which in their opinion, was the best
representative of what class should be- The
fortunate class would In turn on their gradua-
ton day present ii to the best class. 1t was,
therefore, considered great honor to be a
"Squeezer'' class. The relic was always care
fully treasured by the class fortunate enough
to receive it. 1t was kept in safe deposit
vault. and not disturbed until IT was again pre-
sented
The class OF 90 made it known that on their
the class of '97. This did not at all please the
men of 9B, who had anticipated the honor. 1t
was open secret that they much cha
grined at being jumped. but that the decision
would not be peaceably ahided by did not for
moment enter the heads of the graduating
class. The class of '96 decided to become Gus
todan of the "Squeezer' without the formalty
of S4O0 dinner to the retiring class. In other
words. they would steal it. 1t was the most
carefully planned conspiracy ever concocted by
a band OF students. The daring robbery oc-
CURED during the class presentation The presi-
dent of '95 was presenting the 'Squeezer" to
81. He concluded his remarks by laying II on
a able. There was a wild rush OF 90 men at
this juncture, and member of the class gra bbed
the "Squeezer" and dashed across the campus
to Northern Tower. pursued by 95 and 97 men.
seeking vengeance and yelling, ITO the rescue!
The 'Squeezer' is stolen!
safely, and aided by a husky football player.
shut 1t In the faces OF his pursuers. The
"Squeezer" was then thrown out of the window
the other side OF the tower to a waiting and
expectant student on horseback. who dashed
madly away with it. Everything worked like a
charm. and the go men wild with joy.
The college was in a turmoil. The graduating
class tore off their gowns and aided IN the
search For a time Il seemed as IL the exercises
could not take place that day. The class OF 10
frantic with grief. Numbers Of 90 men
captured and their clothing nearly torn
from their backs in the effort TO find the relic.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25

hard sandy bottom. enabling one to wade from
one island to another. These islands are OF all
sizes some Of only a few acres while others are
several hundreds or thousands Of acres IN eA-
tent and all clothed with forests, either phe'
oak or cypress or mixed while some are dense
jungles of trees shrubs and creepers
''This swamp forms great natural game pre-
serve and is probably the finest all around hunt
irg ground in the entire State. 1t Is practically
unnha bited except for occasional native
trapper who pursues the otter in winter ana
the alligator in summer. for their hides ana
is the home of bear, panther wildcats, deer, wild
turkey. sandhill cranes, wood duck and nuiner-
Gus other wild life. A weirdly beautiful and
amazingly crooked river. the Palatlakaha, takes
it's rise in this swamp, and furnishes the finest
of bass and pickerel fishing. do the open
nonds of varying extent which scattered
throughout the swamp.
'vTbe camp hunts in this swamp under the doc
tors charge have never failed to yield splendid
and thoroughly satisfactory results, and some Oh
the participants have been men whose hunting
experiences have extended over large part or
the globe and they have asserted that the
swamp has furnished them some Of their best
sport Deer are especially numerous, and 1t Is
one of the few remaining places in the United
States where that king of American game bros
the wild turkey, yet exists in large numbers
Another royal game bird of the swamp Is the
sandhill crane the broiled breast OF which is
titbit that amply compensates the hunter for
all the finesse which he must exercise in order
to bring this willy bird to bag. On these hunts
native guides and their dogs are employed, and
so familiar are these men with every retreat OF
the swamp and the habits and characteristics
Of its wild denizens that ample and exciting
sport is assured; and. matter how long or
how widely a may have hunted. he will
find one of these camp hunts to the Green
Swamp not only novel and interesting, but an
entirely different experience from any in which
he has ever participated
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25
PHILADELPHIA AFFAIRS.

Philadelphia. Jan. q (SpeciaD.-Just when least
expected and from a quarter most surprising has
risen within a week a revolt which may prove to
be the most vicious in temper and most widespread
In it's extent with which United States Senator
QUAY has had to contend in his devious course to
the position Of boss OF the Republican party In
Pennsylvania.
With the nomination OF Judge Pennypacker for
Governor the Senator snapped the backbone OF the
late Republican insurgents, whom he ana MS 1oi-
lowers would have beaten under any circumstances
but the first week of Governor Pennypeckers ad-
ministration has developed far stronger oppost-
ton one In which all the leading supporters OF
Senator Quay In the eastern and central parts OF
the State are involved. The lines are being drawn
and unless the reoes of Senator Quay's own family
are placated-for it is confidently boasted that they
cannot be subdued-the veteran politician is likely
to know how it feels to own Governor but lose
legislature.
1t is not when they speaking mot for publ
cation that friends OF the Philadelphia boss.
Durham and United States Senator Penrose accuse
the "Old Man. of double dealing with his best
friends and stanchest supporters
If the present mutterings OF discomfort culminate
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25
THE HUNTING CLUB.
4 RECOURSE FOR REST.
Development Of Game Prese'Ues-
In Vest Virginia and FLORIDA.

When the man of business gets too tired TO
make another cent when the lawyer feels so
worn out that he cannot bear another brief,
when the physicians hand is shaking, where DO
they go7 They all used to seek some resort or
other where they drank spring water and swore
et III. rest Of the crowd for being there. Now
many OF them seek out their hunting club and
there hnd just the sort Of rest they need.
In this day and generation of clubs galore.
man need not be hunter TO belong to huntng
cuh Ye may never have put gun to his shoul-
der. ana still be eligible for membership II he
has the initiation fee and requisite social stand
ing. Many men Join such clubs with no inten-
ton OF learning to hunt or fish Their sole IN
terest is in the peculiar sort of rest which the
hunting club affords. OF course, these men are
the exceptions and form the minority OF the
membership. but their number is growing
New-Yorkers were among the first TO appre-
,jste the hunting club idea, and the eastern
wilder end Of Long Island bears testimony to
their energy in following it up Between the
hunting clubs and the men who are rich enough
10 own preserves OF their own practically all or
The shooting and fishing territory within easy
reach OF New-York has been pre-empted Both
narnate. and clubs are doing a great deal TO
keen I'D the stock of birds and fishes. which was
rapidly becoming an unknown quantity. and
both are making costly experiments with the in
PRODUCTION OF foreign game.
All OF the clubs near New-York kept open
house with large attendance, for the years
enc There WAS much successful hunting ana
a great deal OF equally successful resting
Whether the members hunted and rested, or
simply rested, they returned 10 the city and TO
their business with a new stock Of energy.
The hunting club idea is rational that ii Is
ne longer the exclusive property of men OF
considerable means. Men in comfortable cir
cIrnstsnces have felt the need, and are finding
means to crafty it. They have formed clubs
among men who are Of similar position and
huilded clubhouses on preserves wherever suita-
hle land can be secured. The available lands
in Long Island and New-Jersey have been ex-
hsusted and the later clubs are forced 10 go fur-
fher aheld The mountains Of Pennsylvania ana
West Virginia and the woods OF Canada have
been drawn on. Nor is the hunting club con-
fined to residents of the metropolis Many a
smaller city numbers such an organization
among it's most exclusive organizations. Some
times men from three or four cities have joined
in the support Of such a club
Just now West Virginia, with thousands OF
acres of half mountainous land. Of little agri-
cultural value, presents the best opportunity Tor
Mnew hunting clubs There is one tract of ten
Ethousand acres twenty miles from the terminal
= Of the South Branch road OF the Baltimore and
Ohio system, which was recently offered to
New-York tribune., 1903-01-25

janitor was well known and popular character
about the college. He claimed 10 have passed
through all sorts Of improbable adventures lie
asserted, with every appearance OF truth 10 'he
students, that be had at time been valet TO
Aaron Burr, and had witnessed the famous duei
between Burr and Hamilton which he described
with narrowing details. When his veraclty was
openly doubted it frequently was, he would
distort his face with a comcal expression OF
offended dignity, which would always provoke
a burst of laughter from his listeners On each
class day purse presented to him on the
campus by the graduating class, and he would
reply with darky eloquence in this fashion;
.sWithin a few days yer leave dis shady canvas
Some of yer go to Greenland's icy mountains
and some to India's coral strands, but lts yer
own fault if yer amt qualified to trabbei to any
part oh dis State" He would invariably repeat
the same lines to every graduating class, so
they are well remembered by many Trinity men.
Professor Jim" undoubtedly knew of many OF
the students escapades. but he was never
known to give away.
graduate of 1894 g well known lawyer in
Connecticut tells of an attempt, in which he
was implicated, of eight sophomores to haze
three freshmen, which in the end proved to be a
rather costly experiment. They believed that
these particular freshmen, who had been dis
playing a disgustingly great amount Of inde-
pendence. needed visitation. Accordingly, one
night they marched to the room of the culprlts
and demanded admittance Being promptly re-
fused, they broke down the door. They then
proceeded to put their victims through "a course
of sprouts" beginning first by making the trem-
bling freshmen sit in tubs of cold water and
practise the healthful exercise of rowing with
toothpicks. The faculty hearing of the affair the
next day. and learning the names of the sopho-
mores fned each $40 for breaking he coor
making a total expense of $50 for little nights
fun.
The remarkable manner in which college Gus
toms sometimes originate is illustrated by the
story Of an 'S3 graduate On St Patrick's Day
in 1882 g. student from New-York State robed
himself In bright green garment, which he
had worn in private theatrcals and paraded
soiernnly around the campus In ten minutes
the students were on" and in his wake
followed hundred young or more. clad
in nightshrts and all sorts of grotesque gowns
They wound up the affair by parading through
the streets of the city. forming what is known
as the st. Patrick's parade. which has taken
place ever since on ST. Patrick's Day.
An exciting story is told by a graduate of
1899 Of ar attempt of the class of 80 to break
up the class dinner given by the freshman class
of 90 to the junior class of '9S which was
nearly successful. The freshmen had succeeded
was to take place. The class of 80 learned in
Just the nick of time that the dinner was TO
take nlscs in Elm TrA. Inn Farminxton. A
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TOOK HIM FOR MORGAN.
Ho1C an american 14Stonished Some
French Railroad Hands.

In my Immediate group there were three man,
"r-antain" The Doe" and The Dominic" as
.hsv called themselves who had been travelling
together for three months. says Daisy NJ. ). Teale
In .'The Independent" Two OF their adventures
these:
The day that they had started home they were
,o .ou trop Cherboure THE Doctor and The
Do,ptnie, were to go straight down from Paris.
but THE Captain had gone on the day before In
order 10 stop over at Rouer. His two friends had
his baggage with them. and in his baggage was his
letter OF credit. That night he slept at hotel In
the small town, paying his bill In advance, as was
h., custom and putting his pocketbook under his