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The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

that case there will be lively com
bat for the vacant position That
blushing bud of society, Maj. Zeph
I. Hill, is being announced now as
the most prominent of all the eligi-
bles. and Denver's aristocratic circles
are agog over the possible elevation
of one Of its members to some pub.
lie Office where display of brains is
essential at times.
1t has been urged against the ma
jor that at one time he ran large
and handsome meat shop in Denver,
but can see no valid objection to
this. Because a butcher in the every
day walks of life, is that any reason
why he shovld be SO when in uni
form and at the head OF rele ntless
legions? No, perish the thought
and elevate the cleaver. Socially,
this should not be urged against him
either. Surely we should not scorn
a co:illion leader because he assists
our physical we'll being at reasonable
recompense, when others furnish us
with suspenders, hardware or coal.
Let there be no discrimination on
this account, Governor Peabody.
Remember this is democratic aris.
tocrsy, Colonel Watterson's ideas
not being considered.
Col A. W. Corlifs and several
others who have seen actual service,
have been mentioned in connection
with this position, but they should
not be given moments thought.
1 agree with Mr. Dooley in this as in
other matters. What says the phil
osopher Of Archey Road! "We go
into this war, if we iver do go into
it, with tn most fash nable ARMY
that liver creased its pants. Twill
be daily hint from Paris to th'
crool foe."-State Journal.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
Open Season tho Whole Year.

The following from the New
York Times will give the South Car
olina idea of the open season for
killing editors, since the jury vindi
cation of Tillmsn:
Among the residents of South
Carolina who have been seriously
annoyed by the criticism which fol
lowed the Tillman verdict is one w.
l. Risinger, who was member of
tn. jury that gave Tillman his "vln-
dication." Not only is Mr. Rising
er annoyed that fault should have
been found with the action of him
self and his companions in the jury
box, but he has written letter to
the Spartanburg Journal, wherein,
with rather more of courage than of
discretion, he reveals, as clearly as
his somewhat imperfect command of
English photography and grammar
would permit, that Tillman was ac-
Quilted because the jurors con sider-
ed the killing Of an editor permiss-
ible exerrise of anybody's right Of
private Judgment. Il refer you
writes Mr.. Risinger, 'to the annals
of b tory when you fail o fi1d a
single conviction of an, man for
for shooting au editor The state
and cnnn-pi for same was satisfied
with the Verdict, otherwise the state
could have gone to the appeal courts;
the Masses have accepted the yer
dict as fair, but seemingly the press
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

wants more blood which can be found
by walking in the foot prints of n.
q. Gonzales. Mr.. Gonzales was an
able man, but unfortunately he made
a great mistake by abusing the lib
erty of his press, the courts have
sustained the defendant by which all
law abiding citizens should be salts.
fed"
So far, Mr.. Risinger on the past.
As for the future he is equally ex-
plicit. "If l was an editor" he
says, "and not satisfied with the de
PENDANTS acquittal and had the grit
to follow my pen, l would certainly
invite the defendant tp entertain me
hey ond the Goorgis lines, which
would be more patriotic to my fello W
man than to sit in my sanctum and
abuse him with my pen. In extend
ing this invitation mentioned above
1 would say to my brother editor !:
If l should prove the unfortunate
one in the affair not to call it mur-
der, but suicide by the abuse of lib
erty with the wrong man" Judg-
ing from the comments of the South
Carolina press upon this curious doc
ument, Mr.. Risinger expects to be
busy for some time to come in max
ing excursions beyond the Georgia
lines" For the South Carolina ed
itors seem to like neither Mr. Rising
er nor his letter, and they express
their disapproval in terms that must
be extremely trying to the patience
of a gentleman with his views as to
the limitations of journalistic free
dom. They are, however, presum.
ably competent to deal with his
theory that editors are "of wild na
ture" to be shot with irnpunity when
ever inclination or convenience sug
gests, and we will not ourselves
venture to increase Mr.. Risinger's
indignation.
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Gel. and German In America.

Seventy-five per cent OF our foreign
born population in 1900 was of Teu-
tonic and Celtic stock-the very same
that made the English. OF course, a
still larger percentage OF the native
born are OF these races and of their
admixture. II Is an error, then, to
talk of the American people as a con-
glomeration of races. There is an
American race, formed by fusion Of
the original races that made the En-.
glish
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True to His Principles.

Miss Katherine lyman relates that
politics generally does not interfere
with the cooperative work which Sir
Horace Plunkett has made successful
in Ireland. But there is a case on
record" she says. sin which at a meet
ing held to establish creamery in
County Limerick a local politician got
on his feet and asked: Is butter to
be made on sound nationalist princi.
pies in this creamery"
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ing pictures OF tCotor0
tries.

tries.
The Arkansas valley will be we'll
represented at the Worlds Fair neat
year not only in fruit, melons and
farm products, but in some what
novel way. Motion pictures have
been made, and these will be e1hib-
tied at st. LOUIS either as a portion
OF the state exhibit or alone. H. H.
Buckwalter, of Denver, has made
several very interesting negatives
that show up the resources of the
valley in fine shape.
One OF these shows the gathering
of the fourth crop Of alfalfa on the
KY ranch near Granada. Another
shows the gathering and shipment
of sugar beets. At Rocky Ford long
strips of tilm show the farmers com
ing in with wagons laden with beets,
the weighing, delivering and hand
ling at the factory and the farmers
driving away with empty wagons
but full purses.
Another pictuae will show 5000
head of sleek cattle being fed on the
waste pulp at the beet factory and
still another picture shows very at
tractive and interesting watermelon
scene at Rocky Ford in which the
melon gets good advertisement ard
the spectator laughs at the mishaps
Of several pretty girls who try to
carry away the monster products of
the valley.
Arrangements are being made
with the Colorado Bureau of Infor
nation to show these pictui es
throughout the eastern farming com
munities this winter so as to lay a
ground work for the advertising of
the valley at st. Louis next summer
aud then following up the work with
"a systematic effort to induce eastern
farmers to visit the valley and see
for themselves the advantages over
farming in the East. The Santa Fe
road has promised to establish a
special Arkansas valley bureau Of
immigration and do much toward
filling mp the district with desirable
farmers and their families The
American Beet Sugar Company has
also promised to assist in this work,
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
The military Mockery.

The joyous little passage of srms
at the state capitol known as the
court martial, is booming along mer
rily as of yore, but there is chance
that it will bo completed. 1 rather
anticipated matters last week in ex-
pecting that the proceedings would
last but one week. Foolish thought
I should have known that the torture
was of such delicious and tantaliz
ing kind that the valiant General
Bell would protract it as long as pos
sible at the expense of both General
Chase and the state.
Yet, there is ray of light, hidden
as yet, but likely to burst forth at
any moment the governor, to wit !;
If the governor BURSTS" as 1 am
calculating upon, General Bell will
feel the force of the explosion.
Here is a chance for poetic dram
atist, one who uses the proverbial
license to the utmost and has an
Imagination that would cause the
shade OF Homer to writhe with envy
Take tale of ancient Greece as the
model, say "How Theseus Slew the
Minotaur," and then commence the
bringing down of the golden days to
sordid modern times. General Chase
of course, should be cast for Thesus
and General Bell the Minotaur By
this. simple allotment both can do
considerable fighting and General
Bell will expire in the last act, as he
ought to, if not before. You cannot
rush matters in play, though, as
much as you would sometimes like
to. The coy and gentle Ariadne-
who shall play the pensive maiden
who escaped with the victorious
Theseus from the island of Crete
Why, there is but one person in our
company who can do it, the COVER
nor, himself. The silken thread
which led Theseus from the laby
rinth after his successful combat
shall be the honorable court martial.
This is not inappropriate when you
con slider the red tape they now rep
resent. This should be recommend
ed to Klaw & Erlsnger. 1t surely
could not be worse than some of
their unsurpassed attraction" and
possibly better.
The daily press early in the week
asserted with great positiveness that
the complexion of the court martial
is changing, and that where Bell
held the preponderance of power a
change has appeared and Chase now
has the sympathy of these rigid mil
itary justices as well as of the pub
lie. I have my doubts. We of en-
lightened and purified Denver are
tolerably familiar with the packing
of juries, and surely such process
c,uld be applied to court martial
as we'll.
There is also the encouraging re
port that the governor has tired of
his adjutant generals malevolence
and spleen and is going to forcibly
eject that gentleman by either strate
gy or force. Heaven send it so. In
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
New Mode Of Exit.

Apropos of the recent blow, archi-
tect tells US that If skyscraper were
to fall in storm It would not be by
vibration. but by "buckling" at some
point near the base, owing to contin-
uous, steady pressure too great for
It's strength. Thanks should be re-
turned for giving us the choice of be-
ing either vibrated or buckled out of
existence.-New York Telegram.
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County Notes
lFrom the Holly News.l

[From the Holly Newsl
s N. Garfield, the only citizen of
Trail City, will spend the winter
teaching school in Ness county, Kan
sas.
Ole Woge, returned home, Mon
day from three weeks job, with his
engine, crushing rock for the ditch
people west of Big Sandy.
[From the Amity optimistI
Work viii commence today on an
artesian we'll at the Cherry Tree
Home. The we'll will be drilled to
the first vein of soft water.
Miss S. L. Lee has sold her res
taurant to Mrs. E. E. Waite and will
go out Of business. Miss Lee has
made many friends in the short time
she has been here, and everybody
will be sorry to see her go.
So fast has been the growth of the
Amity schools that more room has
become imperative. To relieve the
congestion the old school building
has been secured and will be fitted
up Immediately to accommodate the
overflow. The building will be oc
cupied by the third and fourth
grades under the tutorship of Miss
Lille Blosser.
N. V. Piper has bought 320 acres
OF land in the Swanson neighbor-
hood and is building nice cottage
Just across from Mr.. Aliens. He
will probably build two or three
more houses on his lands soon. He
paid $50 per acre for most of his
purchases.
From the Granada Times
The Granada registration lists con-
tains the names of 342 voters.
Samuel Paddock, of Darlington,
Indiana, arrived here last Thursday,
and looked over the KY ranch lands
He was SO we'll pleased that he pur-
chased tract therein. Mr.. Pad
dock owns large area of land in
Oklahoma, but he found the KY land
so much superior that he started for
that territory, Saturday, to dispose
Of this land in order to invest more
heavily in the KY lands. Mr.. Pad
dock shows his wisdom by SO doing
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

SO that ample capital is ready for
booming the valley where booming
will do the most good Rocky Ford
Denver News.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

We give you our word that
the watches we are giving away
are high grade in every particu-
lar. The movements are IS
Jewel Waltham, full nickel, and
guaranteed. The cases are
the very best grade and guaran-
teed for 20 years.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

We take great pleasure in
giving Our customers these
beautiful and valuable presents.
1t is our way of showing you
that we appreciate the splendid
business you have given US
during the past year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-13

hlcstoncs alternating with low steps.
An easy ascent on foot though II must
be wcarisomc to the many faithful
ones who make II on their knees. Tho
way In ovcrhunI with trees drapcd In
trailing moss and vines. bcgoniaS
grow about the white monuments
marking tho stations Of the cross. dox.
ems Of exquisite wild Towering plants
crowd To tho very edge OF the paved
road. A close observer will note
wisps OF human hair tied to convent
cnt twigs by scraps OF calico or scrnpc
fringe. These are the pilgrims regis.
ter. To leave such mcmcnto In tho
correct thing. and helps the saints to
bear ones pious visit In mind.
So delightful IL the climb that one
arrives nil too soon Mt the pillarcd
portico before tho octngonal structure
that occupies terrace near the sum.
nit of tho hill. Our little grdap Of
Americans was no fortunate M TO
make the acquaintance of n gentle,
scholarly old priest who spoke Eng.
lish quite fucntly. We must rest In
his study. he said. and then he would
show us the church and the image Of
Christ entombcd. known rs FL Senior
del Sacro Monte. that drew the dcvout
to Amccamcca.
This priest had two cnthusiasms.
The first was the wonderful white
dome OF Popocatcpctl. glorious to be-
hold from the terrace. lie was en-.
gagged In translating an English pam.
phict about the mountain into Span.
ish.
His other and still greater cnthusi.
asm was the sacred image In his care.
Earnestly he told us the history OF
the hill from the beginning. II was
used for child sacrifices by tho ma.
tives until n holy man. Fray Martin,
came and dwclt there In n cave, n her.
nit beloved by the Indians. and even
by the little wild creatures OF the
wood.
Years after his death. n burro bear.
Ing this sacred figure came to the
cave from no one knew where. and
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-13
Bun Turkeya,

From Farmers Review: I havo
been raising bun turkeys for ten years.
prefer them to other breeds on 40.
count Of their quiet disposition. They
are more domesticated than the
Bronze or White Holland and are good
layers and good mothers. They arv
not quite as large rs the Bronze. bu.
arc larger than the White Holland.
have had hens at maturity to weigh
1917 pounds and toms 33 and In fact
I had one that weighed So pounds. but
that is above the average. They ma
turc early. and, taking everything into
consideration, like them best OF any
breed. keep ten or dozen hens to
one tom and think II any one so de.
sired they could keep even more to-
good advantage. OF course the main
thing is to start with healthy stock. I
find a ready sale for all can raise,
and, in fact, cannot raise enough to
supply the demand. put tho first
two clutches under chicken hens and
let the turkey have her third laying.
can sell their eggs at 25c each. which
would pay we'll. as one can count on
thirty eggs from each hen, and that Is
not more than one.half what I have
got, and once had hen that got
1853 eggs from in one season, but that
Is remarkable. feed the little poults
bread soaked in sweet milk and hard.
boiled eggs. with onion tops chopped
fine and little pepper sprinkled over
them occasionally. and find that good
food for them. Little poults are hard
to raise in wet weather, and, II allowed
to run out in rainy weather before they
are pretty well feathered, they will
droop and die. Lice are poults' worst
enemies. Keep them from lice with
insect powder.-Mrs. T. c. Trego,
Mercer County, Illinois.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-13
Water and rranspIan.ed Trees.

The above subject has been dis.
cussed at good many horticultural
meetings and always develops off.
ference Of opinion. The old method
of putting in water when q dormant
tree was put into the ground Is still
quite extensively followed, but certain.
ly has no value except It be to pack
the dirt more tightly about the roots.
A dormant tree cannot certainly use
water through its roots for weeks, and
In the case of fall planting. for
months. The water sinks away and
dries up, but not a particle enters the
delicate root hairs. which have yet to
be developed by the action Of sap In
the trees and the elaboration OF
growth material by the leaves that are
yet to open. A little water may, how.
ever pack the dirt about the roots
more closely, and in that case II
should be put into the hole before all
the dirt is in. II put in after the dirt
has been all put back around the tree,
the water running down the roots may
create an empty place below the roots
which is always dangerous for the
newly planted tree. In fact It is
claimed that such cavities frequently
cause the death of trees. A tree or
plant transplanted in leaf will. OF
course, need water to keep up the sup
ply Of moisture being evaporated from
the leaves. For the same reason on
a hot day It should have some protec
tion from the sun that evaporation
from the leaves may not be greater
than the amount of water that can be
taken In through the mutilated roots.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-13
MIDGET WOULD &c ALDERMAN
City Of Boston May Have Four.Foot
Representative.

The smallest man In Boston wants
to represent Ward 3 in the Common
Council. The boom began as
joke. II may end by creating four.
foot city representative. Fred V. Nc
Donald. Of Charlcstown.
Young Frederick has seen exactly
twenty-five summer suns come and 20
over the top OF Bunker liill. He
attended school. flew kites and spun
tops Ike the rest OF the boys In
Charicstown. but unli.ie them he re-
fused to grow.
Forty.eight inches was Frcderick's
height when he appeared before the
registration commissioners and claim.
ed the distinction of being a voter
Ho wore knee brccchcs and his chin
came to the top Of the railing. but he
succeeded In convincing the officials
that he was twenty.onc.
On election day boylike person np-
pcared In Precinct I. n smooth faced
ruddy checked youngstcr. in the same
knee brooches that had startled the
registration officials. Mcdonald was
the smallest voter that had ever
marked n ballot In Charlcs,own.
The l!ttlc voter was u straight demo-
crat. but the dignity which he as.
sumcd was too much for the humor
OF the hig democrats of Precinct I.
Somebody said: Wen send Freddie
To City Hall. knee brcechcs and all"
The joke was forgotten by NIL sove
the boy.
He thought about II. and the more
he thought the more City Hall seemed
n possibility. He began to cultivate
the democratic leaders.
When they dropped Into his place
OF business on Chelsea street. he
listened fravcly TO funny stories; he
even told them himself: he talked
ward politics until tho wise ones be-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-13
POULTRY
Nests.


The arrangement OF nests In the
poultry house will depend somewhat
on whether chicks are raised by hatch
Ing In incubators or by the use OF
hens. II the hen Is to be used for In
cubation II will prove more advan'
tageous to have the nests so arranged
that when the brooding time comes
the same nests may be used both for
laying and sitting. This requires
much more attention In arrangement
than where the nests are made for
the reception Of eggs only. In the
case OF nests for both laying and In
cubation II Is necessary to have quite
. large number. ns some OF these viii:
be needed for the sitting hens ut =
time OF year when laying hens are
active in the production Of eggs. For
nock Of nifty hens dozen nests will
. bc necessary. These should be made
SO that the hens can entcr st the
front for tho depositinS Of their eggs:
and there should be some kind Of
door at the rear from which the eggs
may be taken. When . hen has set
tied down on ono OF these nests to at
II In only necessary to place tho re
quisite number Of eggs under her.
and close the entrance At the front.
opening ono At tho back that will per
nit the hen To come Oh and feed at
will. Wire netting should prevent the
other hens from getting back OF ths
cgk nests. An improvement on this II
to have small wirc yard at the bach
of each nest In which tho hon may
1,,. hA
comes on to got water and food. Most
people. however. do not havo this 1T
Ito yard for each fowl that In sitting.
Tho only drawback is that one sitting
hen will sometimes go back onto the
nest of another.
Some will object to tho above that
II is not necessary TO have nests for
double purposes: that when hen be
gins sitting she can be removed from
ono nest to an incubatins nest. But
tho writer has found Il quito diGhcult
to induce broody fowls to accept sit.
ting OF eggs In = new nest, and very
frequently tho change results In the
fowl giving up tho idea Of sitting at
all. Sometimes. too. tho broody fowl
has persisted In sitting. but elsewhere
khMh buu CEkh hue ucW ucbk-
Nests for laying only should be
light, movable Affairs. that can be de-
stroycd II they become infested with
vermin. for frequently II will bc found
easier to make new nests than to
cleanse those that have become filled
with mites and their eggs. The nero
dusting OF such nests with sulphur
and insect powders will frequently fail
to kill all tho mites and their eggs,
and new colonies will soon rcappear.
Cheap boxes or baskets mny bo used.
and should be placed lower than the
roosts. SO tho fowls will not persist
In sleeping on them. II this habit be.
comes very pronounced. the nests may
be ranged together In n row and
slanting board cover hinged to the
side OF tho house At night. This may
be shut down for time each nigh.
till tho birds have fixed tho habit o:
going onto their own roosts. Tho
litter best adapted for tho flling OF
nests is cut straw or hay, and this
should be frequently renewed anil
burned whether any mites arc found
in II or not. II Ia best to be on the
safe side. and this material costs prae.
tically nothing.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-13

scratched upon stones. written on the
solos OF shoes.
One OF the mos. remarkable OF
these freak Wills was that rcrawlcd
on the door Of miners shanty In
British Columbia. The accompanying
illustration gives tho cntiro VIII
which. with tho signature. comprised
only fourteen words. Tim Mcrrick.
who willcd his estate In this highly
original manner. was , miner hvinI
near tho town OF Golden. Since his
coming to the district. In 1868. he had
worked steadily. AMI. II was supposed.
with great success.
One day. In 1856. he was found by
one OF the mounted police lying dead
In his little cabin. The place was
searched .or papors but none OF any
special value were found. Mcrricks
will was discovered. however. written
with chalk on the inside Of tho door oil
the cottage. II read: The State may
have all they iind. I've got no heirs"
The authorities made hasty invcH.
tigation Of the premises. but without
discovering anything. md the search.
as far as they were concerned, was
abandoncd.-NcwY York Herald.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-13
Greatest Of All Truanta.

Berlin lays claim to the distinction
of having the champion truant of tho
world. He is n boy of 10. Nothing
could make him attend school, and II
finally became necessary to send him
thither each day in charge of police.
man. This lasted for n week or so,
and then he began to run away from
home ut night SO that the policeman
could not find him in the morning. To
stop this practice he was locked up.
One night he Jumped from the win
dow in the room where he was con.
fined and landed in the street. thirty
feet below, with his skull and most OF
his ribs broken.