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The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Widespread Uss q Cocaine.
IN Q trial at Atlanta the fact vas
eltcited that At one drug store in that
city more than 5000 prescriptions for
cocaine had bees dlled within t.o
montha,
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Fined for Swearing at Servant.
A Pennsylvania hoteIkeeRer was
fined 67 cents for swearing at his serS'
ant who would not get up when
called.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

! The new game law, punishing tEs
hunter who happens to mistake = man
for \ partridge. may afford some con-
ISOLATION to the relatives. but 1t viii
not benefit the lately deceased.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

+. ReeesnIzs' value Of Electricity.
The use Of electricity in everyday
affairs is developing enormously in
Great Britain. The usual price is 81.
cents per unit
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

, Geographer Reclus and Aeronaut' Ca
puzza are rapidly preparing for their
balloon voyage across the Atlantic.
II II to be hoped that these daring
scientists will not fall down when they
ARE half seas over.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24
How to sl..p.

Those authorities may be right who
declare the ideal position for sleep
Ii to lie nat on your back with arms
raised. 1t is certainly graceful. You
had better not try 1t. however. unless
you don't mind snoring.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Tho backer OF the enterprise to
bring Patti to this country has put up
$4,000 as . guaranty Of his sublime
faith In the memory Of the people of
this country for singers who may
almost bs said to have come down
% u from . former generation.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

George Vanderbilt Is to leave Bit.
more because his. employees pilfer.
Times must be ominous when George
IL compelled to practice such close
economy.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Once owned BY oussa Mary.
Two black oak chairs. said to have
belonged to Mary Queen OF Scots. and
70 have been rescued when Hawley',
Dragons set nre to Linlithgow pal.
1Aes, were sold in London recently for
$40 each.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Just because Sir Thomas did not
have to have an operation performed.
all Chicago is talking about its won
derful health-producing climate.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Rather than wed \ German count
whom her mother had chosen for her,
Miss Daisy Grouse of Amsterdam, N.
n. eloped with = Mr.. Smith. Not every
girl makes . like choice when = title
Of nobility bangles before her eyes.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Beth ssnasoss ex-oevssnors. 4
Senators Proctor and Dillingham; e
ing both ex-governors. Vermont has ~
unique distinction In her senatorial
representation At Washington.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

The Duke OF Roxburghe says he is
rich In his own right and wholly indie
pendent Of Miss Goelet's millions.
What q good time these young people
will have spending each others
money.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24
Womsn win a Victory,

wemsn Win a Victory.
The Minister Of Fine Arts in Paris.
N. Leygues. IL at last about to sign u
decree admitting women students in
the School Of Fine Arts to compete for
the Grand Prix de Rome. There are
now seven women studying painting.
one architecture and eight sculpture.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Mr.. Choate is now dean Of the dip
1omatic corps in London. With an
American dean Of the diplomatic
corps and . new American duchess
added to the list every few days, how
can they keep us down?
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Poor Maj. Delmar! All he knows
about his wonderful performance in
equaling Lou Dillon's record Is that 1t
made him awfuIly tired.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Persons who think that football
players are all beef and Drawn. with
no brains should take = day OF and
try to learn the signals.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Prince Alert has taken time by the
forelock and given It = closer haircut
than 1t ever before received-a 1857
clip.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

And now Mrs. Fiih declares that
Harry Lehr In ''an ordinary person.
Surely this il the most unkindest cut
OF all!
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Milwaukee and Cleveland have had
datiron buildings for years. but those
cities depend on other things to make
themselves famous.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24
A warm ,nxDtatieo.

A Warm Invitation.
The Rev. DR.. Willis Of hartford will
preach next Sunday morning in tho
Methodist Episcopal church on The
Straight Road to He'll" Everybod,
eo!-Wakeneld (Conn.l 9cimiter. i.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Grim old Dom Paul. tragic wanderel
from the Transvaal. is In lonely retire
ment at Mentone-a sad "reminiscences
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

The child that was christened in
q lions den will never become famous
enough to be lionized again. II there
IL anything in the doctrine Of hered.
dty.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Mr.. wanamaker observes: MANY
an honest man fails because he IL .
poor advertiser" Mr.. Wanamaker
il perfectly frank as to the secret OF
his own succesx.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Dog Tax In Japan.
Another step toward civilization ~
heather nation is seen In the tai.
ing Of dogs one yen year In Toxic
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

The experts to the contrary not
withstanding. We hadn't noticed that
the number of "lobsters" had percep-
tibly decreased.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Victims Of hay fever might be per
nanently cured Of 1t by going to the
Adirondacks.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

What is the difference between
langley and Santos-Dumont? Never
mind sending in the answer.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Alive to the exigencies Of the times
the Russians have just discovered q
new way to commit murder.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Pretty soon those fast PAGERS viii be
going . mile In NO time or better.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24
Raesr,s,Fate.

The skeleton Of Touchstone. the eel
ebrated and sensational winner of the
st. Leger. is preserved at the duke of
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24
Golden Wedding. Galore,

Charles Albert Nichols of South
Windham, Me-, has had the unique
honor Of being master Of ceremonies
at four golden weddings; the first be-
Tag that Of his parents and the others
being friends and nelghbors
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

In her energetic searcl for trouble
Hungary appears to be getting quite
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

To study Arid vssetat'en.
Under the patronage Of the CarleK's
institute tho vegetation q the arid
regions win be studied.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

woman's sreatest concession lies in
Iorgiving . maA for her own offense.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-24

Goodness me! I'm afraid my crown
i8at ON straight!-Lou Dillon.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
SALE OF SCHOOL LANDS.

NOTICE is hereby given that will sell, at
~ public auction, to the highest Responsible
bidder, on the 9TH day of August, 1908. at p. III
o'clock, at office Of state Board Land Commits
sioners, Capitol Building Denver, Colorado, the
following described lands. situated in Prowers
County. Colorado. viz:
Northeast quarter of northeast quarter of Sec.
tion 20, Township % south, Range II west. Min
imum price per acre $1,000; value of improve
ments $70O.0O; owner of improvements j. E.
Everett.
No land will be sold at less than the mini
mum price per acre. as given above. The par
cells will be sold in the above order, and each
tract will be sold described above-be the
same more or less.
Terms Of payment shall be as follows, viz: On
lands selling for S. to SIS per acre. per cent
Of the purchase money on tine day of sale, the
balance in eighteen equal annual payments at Z
per cent. per annum. Lands selling at more
than SIS per acre and less than SIS per acre, y
pcr cent. cash on the day of sale, the balance in
fourteen equal annual payments at per cent
per annum. Lands selling for SIS and upwards
80 per cent. cash. and balance in seven equal an.
nual payments at per cent. interest. If the
purchaser does not own the improvements. he
must pay for the same at sale. Purchaser will
execute bond. as provided in Section Is, act OF
April 2. 1887. Purchasers must be citizens of the
United States, or persons who have declared
their intention OF becoming such. Purchasers
must pay appraisement and advertising fees.
MARX q. WOODRUFF,
Register State Board of Land Comm'rs.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
Australians Big Apostles.

Perhaps the most astonishing sta
tistics In Mr.. Coghlan's book, Seven
Colonies of Australasia" are those
that describe what the average Aus.
tralian eats and drinks. Apparently
he has the best appetite. If not the
best digestion. of any human being on
the planet. He eats every year 2da
pounds of meat, which works out an
average of two sheep and one-fiftA
of a bullock for every man, woman
and baby in Australasia! He eats
more than twice as much meat as the
average Englishman, three times as
much as the average Frenchman. aad
four times as much as the average
German or Swiss. He eats in adli-
tion about 375 pounds of wheat, 225
pounds of potatoes, and almost 100
pounds Of sugar. II he is a TasmaE-
Ian he eats q quarter Of a ton of pn-
tatoes in q year-a quite surprising
feat.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
ALL WATCH EACH OTHER.
European Countries Maintain Costly
intelligence Departments.

European Countries Maintain Costly
intelligence Departments
All the great nations require infor-
nation about other countries which is
not obtainable openly. For this rea-
son the intelligence departments of
the great military powers on the con-
tinent are organized on a scale Of cost
and efficiency undreamed OF in Eng
land and America.
In Russia the secret police employ
. considerable number Of agents, both
men and women, who are resident in
Britain. Some of these paid agents.
or spies, are people well known In So
ciety.
The German system of secret SER
vice is conducted on much more sci
sntific lines. German knowledge of
the United Kingdom is more complete
than that Of most Britons.
Even every picture and work of art
Of any considerable value is known to
the German general staff; while the
study Of British typography. the mas
terry of ordinance maps, the knowledge
Of the fords, smithies. obstacles. pop
ulation and highroads form the sub
tect OF examination by German off,
GERS who are told of to the duty OF
acquiring full knowledge Of the coun-
ties of the United Kingdom.
The German agents in England,
who are occupied in surveying the
land with q view to contingencies, are
generally to be found In couples in
the Euise of tourists.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
ana 500 Tor a Presor,ption.

The largest sum ever paid for q pre-
scription, changed hands in San Fran
cisco, Aug. 80, 1901. The transfer in.
volved in coin and stock S112, $1,000 and
was paid by party of business men for
specific for Bright's Disease and Dia.
betes, hitherto incurable diseases.
They commenced the serious investi-
CATION of the specific Nov. Is, 1900.
They interviewed scores Of the cured
and tried it out on its merits by putting
over three dozen cases on the treatment
and Watching them. They also got ply
sicians to name chronic, incurable cases,
and administered it with the physicians
for judges. Up to Aug. 25, eighty-seven
per cent Of the test cases were either
we'll or progressing favorably.
There being but thirteen per cent OF
failures, the parties were satisfied and
closed the transaction. The proceedings
Of the investigating committee and the
clinical reports OF the test cases we're
published and will be mailed free on ap-
plication. Address JOHN ]. Fulton
COMPANY, 400 Montgomery st. San Fran.
cisco, Cal.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
Queer Case In Wales,

A curious difficulty has arisen at
Llandudno. Wales, where the lessee
of theater had undertaken to produce
a historical drama written and per-
formed in Welsh. The play Is based
on the career of the last native prince
of Wales. The company had con-
cluded the final dress rehearsal and
Welshmen were looking forward to the
reproductions of Welsh life and Ian
guage of six centuries ago-when the
British censor Of plays stepped in. His
protest was that he cannot license a
play which he cannot understand. So
'Llewelyn Elm Llyw Olaf" (that is its
title) is hung up. But even II the
censor cannot be expected to learn
Welsh one would think that he might
find some one able to Judge play writ
ten in language spoken by over l.
900 900 inhabitants of Great Britain.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
IN A TIGHT PLACE.
How Young Man Escaped From Fry.
Ing Pan to Fire.

How Young Man Escaped From Fry.
Ing Pan to Fire.
An English lady novelist whose en-.
emies accuse her of taking herself
somewhat too seriously was entertain
ing party of friends and converse
ton ran largely upon her new book.
One young man in the circle had not
read the work. Accordingly. on ris-
ing from the table and by way Of abb
stracting himself from the takers he
fixed his eyes on a portrait which
adorned the drawing room wall. Com
ing softly behind him, the lady nov
elist significantly said: Il think l
known what you are thinking-that
that picture reminds you of Fred
ericka." "Of Fredericka?" replied the
young man blankly. What Fred
ericka?" MY Fredericka." returned
the novelist with surprise, for her
latest heroine bore that name. Then
the unbeliever pulled himself togeth-
er. NO" said he, with q judicial
headshake, that is not my notion Of
your Fredericka." And he plumed
himself on having got well out Of the
hobble. But it was yet early for self
graduation. Come, then" returned
his hostess seductively, come and sit
down here beside me and you shall
tell me what your notion of my Fred.
ericka is,"
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
SALE OF SCHOOL LANDS.

NOTICE is hereby given that will sell, at
" public auction, to the highest responsible
bidder, on the slst day Of July. 1908, at P. N.
O'Clock at Office Of State Board Land Commis-
sioners, Capitol Building, Denver. Colorado, the
following described lands. situated In Prowers
County, Colorado, viz:
south half Of southwest quarter (loss 10 acres)
of Section 50. Township @ south, Range ~ west.
Minimum price per acre 81, COZ value Of i'm
provsments S1617.50; water right $l20o.00; owner
Of improvements Anna B. Ford.
No land will be sold at less than the minimun,
price per acre, as given above. The parcels will
be sold in the above ORDER and each tract will
be sold Is described above-be the same more
or less.
Terms of payment shall be a. follows, viz: On
lands selling Tor $ so to $25.00 per acre. 10 per
cent Of the purchase money on tho day OF sale,
the balance In eighteen equal annual payments
at per cent. per annum. Lands selling at moro
than SIS per acre and leas than SIS per acre, 20
per cent. cash on the day of sale the balance in
fourteen equal annual payments at per cent.
per annum. Lands selling for SIS and upwards,
80 per cont. cash. and balance in seven euual an
nual payments at per cent. interest. II the
purchaser does not own the improvements, he
must pay for the same at sale. Purchaser will
execute bond, as provided in Section Is, act of
April 3 1857. Purchasers must be citizens OF the
United States, or persons who have declared
their intention Of becoming such. Purchasers
must pay appraisement and advertising fees
MARK G. WOODBURY., .
Register State Board Of Land Comm'rs.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
What He Needed.

A coal carrier in Yorkshire. Eng
land, was sent to deliver ton of coal
at q college. Meeting one of the pro
fessors in the grounds the coal man
asked where he should put the coal.
The professor came out of the brow.
study in which he was immersed ard
replied:
Coal. All, yes! You must traverse
the quadrangle at right angles aai
pass under the cinquefoil arch to the
exterior curtilage of the building.
There an orifice in the edifice will at
once become evident to your ocular
perception. There you may evacuate
your vehicle of its amorphous sub
stance"
The man scratched his head
That's all right. maister." he said,
"but it's coal hole ahm seelsin'."
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
A surgical Operation

Is always dangerouse- not submit
to the surgeon's knife until you have
tried DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. 1t
will cure when everything else fail-it
has done this in thousands of cases.
Here is one Of them: l suffered from
bleeding and protr1ding piles for twenty
ialists and used many remidies, but OBJ
tanned no relief until l used DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. Two boxes of this
salve cured me eighteen months ago and
1 have not had touch of the piles sin
ce.-A. Tisdale, Summerton, S. c. For
blind, bleeding, itching and protruding
Piles no remedy equals DeWitts Witch
Hazel Salve. Sold by Myers Pharmacy,
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
THE OLD AZTEC CALENDAR.
Curiosity That Still Holds Place In
Mexico CITY,

Mexico City.
One Of the curiosities of all ages is
built In the wall of the cathedral In
the city of Mexico. 1t Is the Aztec
calendar, carved in 1872. While being
carted to It's destination 1t broke down
. bridge and fell to the bottom of the
lake in which the city was built, kill
Ing priests and people. With great
difficulty 1t was raised out of the
water. With other objects of heather
worship 1t was afterward buried in
the marsh, as the best way to get rid
OF 1t, and there 1t lay hidden for two
centuries. In 1890 the Spanish vice
roy allowed 1t to be built into the
cathedral on condition that it should
be preserved and exposed always In a
public place. 1t Is now, however, held
~ the property OF the National mu-
scum.
The Aztec calendar is solid piece
Of stone, twelve feet In diameter. 1t
diXides time into cycles, years and
d&ys. F1fty-two years constitute a
cycle; the year 365 days, with five In
tercalary days wholly devoted to hui
man sacrifices. Each year had eight
cen months OF twenty days each, and
each month four weeks of five days
each. The days had such names as
Sea Animal, Small Bird, Monkey. Rain,
etc, and each Of the twenty days had
q different name. The points OF the
compass were named Reed. House.
Flint and Rabbit. instead of East.
West, North and South. When an
Aztec said, II am going House on Sea
Animal" he meant that he was start
ing West on Monday. The month of
March was called Victims Flayed
Alive, while July's title was Garlands
Of Corn on the Necks of Idols.-New
York Press.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
eroRlEs OF DU cHAlLLU.
Great Traveller Had His Own Ideas OF
Aumor.

Humor.
"reminiscences of the late Paul Du
Chaillu will for some time to come be
In order, and his biographer. no doubt.
will be glad to collect all that get into
print. But he will have need OF eau
ton in making selection. for many
of the sayings and doings attributed
to the explorer may be set down as
impudent inventions.
Du Chaillu did not often Jest His
temperament was a rare combination
of lightness without levity and serious
ness without severity. Though always
ready to Join in laugh. he was not
SO much given to provoking laughter
as his habitual vivacity might have led
q casual acquaintance to believe. Then,
too, he had notions of his own as to
what constituted humor. He used to
say the cleverest humorists In this
country were not the joke writers nor
the cartoonists. but the men who
wrote the headlines and captions In
the newspapers.
Curiously enough, he could not ap-
preciate the satire OF "The Innocents
Abroad" He saw more to divert him
in the news line announcing Mrs.
Frank Leslie's second marriage, THE
Groom Was Wilde and the Best Man
Wilder" This he often cited as the
best thing of its kind.
But running through all his life was
a threat of somberness that those who
saw much of him never failed to trace.
He once said-while standing in Bat
terry Park and looking down the bay
that his early career in Africa was re-
sponsible for this. You see." he add
ed. 81 am kind Of Wandering Jew.
My fate hurries me on. l have no
home, no family, no program. l some
times catch myself thinking that be-
yond the water. and In the Gaboon
country. l might have made quite as
good fist of it."-New York Mail and
Express.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
Only His Lesson.

II have been taking my fencing les
son." said the strenuous senator as he
touched with some pride various plas
ters and bandages.
His colleague gave breath Of re-
lief. 81 am glad" he remarked, earn
estly, that 1t was mere common
fencing lesson. From your appearance
| judged that you had been taking a
notwithstanding lesson"
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
Tho Boss Worm Medicine.

HIP. Kumpe Druggist, Deighton, Ala,
writes: 'One of my customers had a
child, which was sick, and threw up all
food, could retain nothing on its stomach.
He bought one bottle Of Whites Cream
Vermifuge. and it brought up ll9 worms
from the child. 1t is the boss worm
medicine in the world" Whites Cream
Vermifuge is also the children's tonic.
1t improves their digestion and assini-
lation Of food, strengthens their nervous
system and restores them to the health.
vigor and elasticity Of spirits natural to
childhood. 25c at l. H. Myers.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO LEASE
STATE LANDS.

OFFICE OF The STATE BOARD OF LAND CoM(
Denver, Colo, June Is, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that w. =. and l.. A,
~ James whose postoffice address is Lamar
Colo, on June Is, 1909, made applications Nos
35s9 and $3.50 to the State Board of Land Com
missioners to lease the following described
school Lands. situate in Prowers County Colo
RADIO to-wit: nH, ny of sw, sex of Sec 10, Town
ship 81 south. Range ~ west.
No other applications to lease the above
described premises objections against the
above application will be considered after the
last publication hereof.
Date Of last publication July Is, 1908.
MARK q. WOODRUFF,
Register State Board Land Com.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
catarrh Of the Stomach

When the stomach is overloaded; when
food is taken into it that fails to digest
it decays and inflames the mucous mem
brane, exposing the nerves, and causes
the glands to secrete mucin, instead of
the natural juices of digestion. This is
called Catarrh Of the Stomach. For
wears ] suffered with Catarrh of the
Stomach, caused by Indigestion. Doc
tors and medicines failed to benefit me
until 1 used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.-J.
r. Rhea, Coppel, Texas. Sold by Myers
Pharmacy.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
E1
At. & s. F.Ti~e Card.
Daily, Lamar, Colorado Daily.

No. l is California express and makes local
stops between Lamar and La Jnnta.
No. Is Denver express, stops on flag at Las
Animas. Carries free chair car and Pullmans.
No. Z is the Mexico and California eIPrsss
No. and No. both carry tourist and Pullman
sleepers. No. 2 connects at LaJunta for Pueblo
Colorado Springs and Denver.
Train No. So runs to La Junta and will accom-
modate passengers for intermediate points.
No. Q is through California express and CON
nects at La Junta with train from Denver car
ries passenger through to Chicago without
change. Has Pullman and tourist sleepers.
No. is Denver express and runs through to
Chicago without change. Carries free chair
car and Pullman sleeper.
No. 8 is local passenger and makes all stops.
Carries chair car and Pullman sleeper. Runs
through to Chicago without change of cars.
Inquiries solicited and promptly and cheer
fully answered. Descriptive literature and
time tables folders FREQ by applying to
g. j. GAVIN. Agent
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

LAND OFFICE AT LAMAR, CoLo.t
June Is, 1908.
NOTICE is hereby given that the follow Ing
IN named settler has filed notice OF his inten-
tion TO make Anal proof In support Of his claim.
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of the County Court at Las Anlmas. Col
orado, on Thursday July S, 1908, yiz: Frank b
and eX nex sec Is twp 3s s, rang Isw.
He names the following witness to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF,
said land, yiz:
II. A. Bever, Anthony Mercy, Of Lamar. Colo.
and G. c. Wilson z. T. Gholston, OF Las Ami
jI7jyss JOHN A. WILLIAMS. Register.