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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-04-07

The delight of zero weather is tt
get people by the ears.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-04-07

II is the privilege of every free-born
American citizen who cannot give a
reason for the political faith that is
in him to get fighting mad If that faith
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-04-07

"kidney Colds"
Nothing will
clay you up"
"play you out"
put you to bed"
quicker than a
kidney cold. |
T b O Il S a n ds
feel the first eff
feet of colds in
the Kidneys; bat
ache. r h e u m a t
pains. urinary dist
ders, retention
the ,,rinn fDfraut, =
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-04-07

Although few people go around the
world we all go around the sun once
year. lr
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-04-07

The man who differs from you and
me may not be a knave, but we re
gretfully admit that there must be
something wrong with hfs n1ind.-Al-
fred j. Waterhouse in New York
Times.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-04-07

LAS remedy Tor catarrh / can cheer
fully recommend Peruna. l know what
it is to suffer from that terrible disease
and / feel that it is my duty to speak a
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-04-07

A smile of satisfaction goes with one of
Baxter's "Bullhead" scent cigars.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-04-07
A County commissioner's Letter.
es."-Dan A. GrosveHor.

Hon. John Williams. County Commits
sioner, of 5l7 West Second street. Duluth,
Mimi. says the following in regard to
Peruna:
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-04-07

Common sense is instinct, ano
enough of it is genius.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-04-07

The clergyman who presents most
living truth to the people In his ser
mons is not the one who breaches
semi-annually concerning why the
Pews Are UnS coupled" a
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-04-07

Stops the Cough and
Works on the Cold
Laxatiye Bromo S,ul nine Tablets Price &c.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-04-07

My father was Baptegationalist;
so am l. Perhaps this indicates that
my father had definite hold on the
only genuine truth, but perhaps, too.
it merely demonstrates that am too
mentally inert to find the truth for
myself.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-04-07
LITTLE THOUGHTS.

success comes-but 1t has not t
be invited.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-04-07

WISE SAWS FROM THE WEST.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-04-07

II is easier to catch big fish than
to make people believe the truth
about it.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-04-07

con PER THOUSAND copying short letter., encscas
S6U stamp for Instructions, copy of letter etc ADJ
HAoLK WHoLkSALk co.. Dept. 3, ohisaes. n.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-18

my bedside with a black bottle In his
hand.
There's no bath in the house, sir" was
his reply to my command; but me ant
said. would We like taggeenY'
This alternative proved to be a glass
of raw whisky. | declined il.
! look back to that first week of house
keeping al Shreelane as to a comedy ex-
cessively badly staged and striped with
lurid meIodrama Daily. shrouded in
macintosh. / set forth for the Petty Ses-
sions courts Of my wide district: daily.
in the inevitable atmosphere of wet frieze
and perjury | listened to indictments of
old women who plucked geese alive, of
publicans whose hospitality to their
friends broke forth uncontrollably on
Sunday afternoons, of parties who, in
the language of the police sergeant, were
subtly defined as mot to say dhrunk, but
In good fightin thrim.'
| got used to it all in time-T suppose
one can get used to anything-I even be-
came callous to the surprises of Mrs Cad
ogan's cooking. AS the weather hard
ened and the woodcock came in, and one
by one / discovered and nailed up rat
holes, / began to find life endurable
The one feature of my establishment to
which l could not become Injured was the
pervading sub-presence of some thing or
things which for my own convenience I
summarized as Great-Uncle Mccarthy.
There were nights on which I was GER
tain that 1 heard the inebriate shuttle of
his foot overhead, the touch of his FUN
bling hand against the walls. There were
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box OF matches in my hand. and armed
with stick stood In the dark at the top
of the back stairs and listened; the snores
of Mrs. Cadogan and her nephew Peter
rose TRANQUILITY from their respective lairs.
I descended to the kitchen and lit can
die; there was nothing unusual there. ex-
cept great portion of the Cadogan wear
ing apparel, which was arranged at the
fire and was being serenaded by two
crickets.
It appeared to be my duty to inspect the
yard | put the candle on the table and
went forth into the outer darkness. Not
sound was to be heard. The night was
very cold, and dark that 1 could
scarcely distinguish the roofs of the sta
bles against the sky; the house loomed
tall and oppressive above me: 1 was con-
scious of how lonely 1t stood In the dumb
and barren country. Something whirled
out of the darkness above me and fell
with a flop on the ground, just at my
feet. 1 jumped backward, In point OF
fact 7 made for the kitchen door, and.
with my hand on the latch stood still and
waited Nothing further happened: the
thing that lay there did not stir; I struck
a match. The moment of tension turned
to pathos as the light fickered on nothing
more fateful than a dead crow.
Dead it certainly was. L could have
told that vii hout looking at It, but why
should it. al some considerable period
after it's death, fall from the clouds at
my feet? But did 1t fall from the clouds :?
] struck ano her match and stared up at
the impenetrJble face OF the house. There
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on him-the horrors, y know-there were
nights he never stopped walking through
the house. Good Lord will I ever forget
the morning he said he saw the devil
coming up the avenue. Look at the two
horns on him. says he, and he out with
his gun and shot him, and. begad. it was
mis- own donkey"
The autumn evening. gray with rain,
was darkening in the tall windows. and
the wind was beginning to make bully
ing rushes among the shrubs in the area; /;
a shower of SCOT ratified down the chin
ney and fell on the hesrthrug.
More rain coming. said Mr.. Knox.
rising composedly. ''You'l have to put Il
goose down these chmneys some day
soon; it's the only way in the world to
clean them. Well. I'm for the road
You'll come out on the gray next week,
hope; the hounds'll be meeting here"
He threw his cigarette ints the fire and
extended a hand to me. Good by Major
you'll see plenty of me and my hounds
before you're done. There's a power Of
foxes in the plantations here"
This was scarcely reassuring for a man
who hoped to shoot woodcock. and I
hinted as much.
"Oh, is 1t the cock?" said Mr.. FURRY.
"Bleeve me, the best shoots ever / had
here the hounds were in it the day be-
fore"
When Mr. Knox had gone I began TO
picture myself going across country roar
ing, while Philippa put the goose down
the chimney; but when l sat down to
write to her did not feel equal to being
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-18

trailing ldejected1y behind him and his
half-dozep companions.
what luckY' I called out, drawing
rein as met them.
None" said Mr.. FURRY briefly. He did
not stop. neither did he remove his pipe
from his mouth; his eye at me was cold
and sour. The other members OF the hunt
passed me with equal hauteur thought
they took their Ill luck very badly.
On foot. among the last Of the strag-
Cling hounds, cracking a carman's whip
and swearing comprehensively at them
all, slouched my friend Slipper. Our
friendship had begun in court. the rela-
tive positions of the dock and the judg-
ment seat forming no obstacle to It's
progress. He was. as usual. little drunk
and he hailed me as though I were a ship.
"Ahoy. Major Yeatesm he shouted,
bringing himself up with lurch against
my cart; ITS hunting you should be. in
place of sending poor divils to jail
But where are all the foxes?' said I.
"Begor, l don't know no more than your
honor. And Shreelane-that there used to
be many foxes in 1t as there's crosses
in a yard OF cheekl Well, we'll, I'll say
nothin' for 1t. only that It's quarew
That frosty evening was followed by
three others like unto 1t. and a flight of
woodcock came I'm. / dispatched invita-
tions to shoot and dine on. the following
day to four of the local sportsmen. among
whom was. OF course. my landlord re-
member that In my letter to the latter I
expressed a facetious hope that my bag
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the gray horses forelegs into a becoming
position and led him up 10 me.
] REGARDED him from under my umbrella
with a quite unreasonable disfavor. lie had
the dreadful beauty of horse in d toy
shop, as chubby. as wooden and as con-
scientiouslv dGrpled. but II was unreason-
able 70 urge this as an objection. Yie'ilng
10 circumstances. / threw my leg over the
brute. and after pacing gravely round the
quadrangle that formed the yard | de-
cded that as he had neither fallen down
nor kicked me off il was worth paying &25
for him. II only to get in out OF the rain
Mr. Knox accompanied me into the
house and had q drink. He was a fair,
spare young man, who looked like q sta
ble boy among gentlemen and a gentle
man among stable boys He belonged TO
a clan that cropped up IN every grade OF
society I'm the county. from Sir Valentine
Knox of Knox Castle down to the auc-
tioneer Knox, who bore the attractive
title OF Larry the Liar So far as ] could
Judge. Florence Mccarthy OF that fix oc-
cupied a shifting position about midway
I'm the tribe I had met him al dinner
al Sir Valentines. had heard OF him
at an Illicit auction held by Larry the
Lar. OF brandy stolen from wreck
They were BLACK Protestants" all Of
them. in virtue Of their descent from a
godly soldier Of Cromwell. and all were
prepared al any moment of the day or
night 10 sell horse.
you'll be apt 10 find this place a bit
lonesome after the hotel remarked Mr.
FURRY. sympathetically. as he placed his
foot I'm its steaming boot on the hob,
hut It's a fine, sound house, anyway, and
lots Of rooms IN il, though, indeed. to
tell you the truth. never was through
the whole Of them since the time my
great-uncle. Dennis Mccarthy. died here.
The dear knows / had enough of it that
time" He paused and lit a cigarette.
Those top floors, now he resumed, II
wouldn't make too free with them.
There's some of them would jump under
YOU like a spring bed Manys the night
] was in and out of those attics, following
my poor uncle when he had bad turn
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was no hint Of solution in the dark WIN
dows, but 1 determined to go UP and
search the rooms that gave upon the
yard.
How cold It wasl can feel now the
frozen, musty air OF those attics, with
their rat-eaten floors and wall papers
furred with damp. went softly from
one to another, feeling like a burglar In
my own house, and found nothing In elu-
cidation of the mystery. The windows
were Theoretically shut and sealed with
cobwebs. There was no furniture except
in the end room. where a wardrobe WITH
out doors stood in the corner, empty save
for the solemn presence of monstrous
tall hat I went back to bed cursing those
powers of darkness that had got me OUT
of it
Ny landlord had not failed of his prom
ise TO visit my coverts with his hounds
I met them all one red frosty evening.
FURRY their head. in his shabby pink
coat and dingy breeches. the hounds
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dark times before the dawn when sounds
went to and fro, the moving Of weights,
the creaking of doors, a far-away rapping
in which was a workmanlike suggestion
of the undertaken, rumble of wheels on
the avenue
In the process of time brought Great
Uncle Mccarthy down to a fine point. On
Friday nights he made cof1ns and drove
hearses: during the rest of the week he
rarely did more than patter and shuttle
in the attics over my head.
One night, about the middle Of Decem-
Der, awoke, suddenly aware that some
noise had fallen like a heavy stone into
my dreams. AS I felt for the matches II
came again, the long. grudging groan and
the uncompromising bang Of the cross
door at the head of the kitchen stairs. I
told myself that 1t was a draught that
had done it, but IT was a perfectly still
night Even as | listened the sound Of
wheels on the avenue shook the stiffness.
In a few minutes I was stealthily cropping
my way down my own staircase, with
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-18

humorous about 1t. dilated ponderously
on my cold, my hard work. and my lone
illness, and eventually went to bed at 10
o'cock full of cold shivers and hot whisky
and water.
After couple of hours of feverish doz-
ing I began to understand what had
driven Great-Uncle Mccarthy to peram-
bulate the house by night. should have
said my couch was stuffed with old boots.
] have seldom spent more wretched
night. The rain drummed with soft fin
gers on my window panes; the house was
ful, of noises. [ seemed to see Great
Uncle Mccarthy ranging the passages
with Furry q his heels; several times
thought heard him whispering seemed
borne on the wind through my keyhole,
boards creaked in the room overhead. and
once | could have sworn that a hand
passed. cropping over the panels OF my
door
The morning broke stormily. and woke
to find Mrs Cadogan's understudy, a
grirny nephew of about Is, standing by
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Continued on Page Fourteen
The Lamar register., 1903-12-09
sri2 500 for a Prescription.

The largest sum ever paid for a pre-
scription, changed hands in San Fran
cisco, Aug. -, 1901. The transfer in
vowed 10 coin and stock sll2JD0.0O and
was paid by party Of business men for
a specific for Bright's Disease and Dia-
u ste.s, hitherto Incurable diseases.
They commenced the serious Inyesti-
CATION OF the specific Nov. Ii, 1900.
They interviewed scores OF the cured
and tried il out on its merits by putting
over three dozen cases on the treatment
and watching them. They also got ply
sicisns TO name chronic, incurable cases,
and administered it with the physicians
for judges Up to Aug. %, eigbty-seven
per cent Of the test cases were either
veil or progressing favorably.
There being but thirteen per cent Of
failures, the parties we're satisfied and
clrsed the transaction. 1he proceedings
of the investigating committee and the
clinical reports Of the test cases were
published and will be mailed free on ap-
plication. Address JoHs j. FULToS
COMPANY, 400 Montgomery st. San Fran
cisco. Cal.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-09
Head About to Burst from Severe
Bilious Attack.

Il had severe bilious attack and felt
ike my head Sas about To burst xnen
got hold OF free sample Of Chamber
!sin's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
took dose Of them after supper and
the next day felt like new man and
have been feeling happy ever since =
says Mr.. s. W. Smith, Of Julin, Texas.
For biliousness, stomach troubles and
constipation these tablets have 20 equal.
- cents. For sale by all druggists-
The Lamar register., 1903-12-09
SUM MONS

STATE or COLORADO. 1. th= District
CoCNTI o. PEONEz-- CG1---
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warr.s 6 GtI. Ia ". GsI
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The PsQpLe Of the Stat Of Colorado:
To wsrr-z g. Gay. Ida ". Gay. ssd Thozss
Boet- tb- csts11zais above ra=--- GEEET-
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tsoz o-g1xnt a<si..s JOG oy tie above nAl~1
COz.-y. S-z:s Of Colorz5o. zzd Answer the coz
s<rrio= tbers.oi. If s@rred -itaia ;hi. eoanty; OF
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fog sppszrzocz sad aos-sr I'll! o= slo--d b.
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c,,--s. and the cz-t. Of ;his .-ir-
AID for q, order 20 eel tez ligl shsre- Of the
czpi-AI .;ock Of plzi.tit Association. represent
ed by certificate No. iSl. Clzs. Loan stock -
A1sO 70 obtain decree OF fo-ec!o-1re urso1
10. four 10. block fzo o.. Ro1-@'s SuodiEision
Of lot eleFea tIll. Wo-od'- Addifioa 20 Holleys.
Pro1ers Coanty. Colorz3o. under = ds7d OF
tr1st sse1rinz the ab0ys EnsntiOoed indebted
ce-.-
AID for the zppointr-e-. of receiver 20 take
charge Of the premises described n -aid deed
Of trust AID collect the re1-s 1poa the same
during the p@ndeaey Of ihi. ac-ion and the re-
fully appear from the complaint IN said action
20 which reference is here made a copy of
which /. hereto s-tarhed-
And yoa are hereby noiiaed that If yoc fail 20
spr-ar. Aad answer the said complaint above
required. the said plaintiffs will apply TO the
Court for the relief demanded
GiEea under ny hand this -5th day of Sept
A D. IHl3-
J. SoRxAS.
Atty. for Pl5s.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-09
Coughing Spell Caused Death.

"Harry Duckwell, aged - years, chok-
ed TO death early yesterday mourning
a, his home in the presence Of his wife
and child. He contracted a slight cold
a few days ago and paid but little at
tention to it. Yesterday morning he
WAS seized with fit Of coughing which
continued for some time. His wife sen t
for physician but before he could ar
rive, another coughing spell came on
and Duckwell died from suffocation.-
st. Louis Globe Democrat, Dec. /, 1907"
Ballard's Horehound Syrup would have
ga ed him. DC, 5Oc and sL0O at l. ii.
Myers.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-09

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The Lamar register., 1903-12-09
NOUICE OF APPLICATION TO LEASE
STATE LANDS.

OFFICE OF THE STATE Board OF LAND Con-
HI-sIoSERs
Denver, Colo, Nov. IL 1903.
NOTICE il hereby given that John Tweedie,
lv whose postofice address is Lamar. Colora-
do. on November 10Th. 1905 made application
No. Sss5 TO the State Board of Land Commits
sioners to lease the following described School
Lands, situate in Prowers County, Colorado.
tOwit:
The Ne 4 OF SEl and Lot / in Section 16,
Township u south. Range ~ west.
No other applications TO lease the above de
scribed premises objections against the
above application will be considered after De
cember END, 1868.
MARX q. WOODRUFF,
Register State Board Land Commits sioners.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-09
VIEW 10 o,.,csn. r.s,.

i, D7s.collirz yozr Tzr1osss fezrs.
fo.loB earn OEs cat N its soStczl eo-~
c.gssoz tasE. znc cozvl-ce yoz-zek
TIA; At the Drsseat laoz<rt the rsinss
yos fear % nOt exit zzve ir yoE-
irsziaztloz- Whether they sSer col1e
10 Dzss 10 the future or not, yosf
fear Ia waite Of tine. srerzy zzf
actual bofiIy and nsrtsi sxs-zrh-
Quit rorryfES trst a. yO1 Soelc sgst
eating or 1rinkIsg sorsethinx 700 felt
sure hzi czgsef yoz pain tn the part
The Lamar register., 1903-12-09
Latest Excicssve.

The lztszt ir exploziyes. according
70 Metal Industry, Ia powdered ALUM
mum miIs1 With nitrate of snn3o1Lz
and put upon the MARKET under the
rams Of -smmonzI" This eIpIOsiTs IL
said 10 be one Of the s1rsst and safest
known. a. IT can not. be srDlofs1 bg
friction or blow, while othsr~ise co.-
tAining all requisitss Of an sIp!oziTe-
The Lamar register., 1903-12-09
Kodoi Dyspepsia Cure.

Digests all classes 0, food. ton .. and
strengthens the stomach and digestive
organs. Cures Dyspepsia Indigestion,
stomach troubles and makes TIcn red
blood, health and strength KodOl Dys-
pepsIa Cure rebDilds yofnoUt tissues,
pUrifiss, strengthens and sEsetsns the
stomach. Cor. 9. W. Atkinson, Of W.
Va, says: Il have used a number of
oottlss Of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and
have found it 70 be very effective and
indeed powerful remedy for stomach
ailments, recommend it 10 my friends.
For sale by Myers Pharmacy.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-09
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION QsoLAETD
TRACT) PUBLIC LAND SALE.
UNITED STATES LAND OYviCE,
GAMAR Cofyn Dec. T. I6J3.

Notice Is hereby given that in pursuance of
~ instructions from the Commissioner of the
General Land Office. under authority vested in
him by section 1855. u. 8. Rev. Stat, as amend
ed BY the act Of Congress approved February
20, 1895. will proceed to offer at public sale
on the 18th day Of January. 1904. next, at this
OH CO. the following tract OF land, to-wit the
sw4 sex section H. township 2s s.. range a w.
9th r. ~.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands advised to file their
clsims in this Office on before the day above
designated for the commencement OF said sale.
otherwise their rights will be forfeited.
d9jl3 JOHN A. WILLIAMS. Register.
Z. FRoaT LI0oETf, Receiver.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-09
xn.,icso c~nsus

While the American eers1s IA n the
nature Of q national account of
stock.~ embracing inquiries relating 70
population. mortality. agriculture sn1
manufacture, that Of other co1Etrtss
ia generally confined to az enrmsrz-
tton u DoD1lation by ssz, age. 1ztiT-
ny. conj1Szi conditions. ocezDztso1.
etc. snS In sonas cases details relating
70 dpeiIinzs
The Lamar register., 1903-12-09
One Hundred Dollar. a Box.

L. the value II. A. Tisdale, Summer
ton, S. G. places on DeWitts Witch Hazel
Salye. He says: Il had the piles for 20
years. tried many doctors and medi-
cines, but all failed except DeWitts'
IL a combination of the healing proper
tiee Of Witch Hazel with antiseptIcs
and emollients; relieves and perm auent-
ly cures blind, biesdiBg, itching and pro-
truding piles. cores. cuts, bruises, ecze-
ma, salt rheum and all skin diseases
Sold by Myers Pharmacy.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-09
Bacteria Are Hardy.

Prof Derar has recently submitted
living bacteria 10 the Temperature Of
liquid hydrogen. about 20 degrees
Csnugrade. and sbout az near absoluts
zero az we can get, and after an ino-
msrsion for ten hours there was no
apprsc.able effect On the vitality Of
the organism
The Lamar register., 1903-12-09
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

LAND OFFICE AT LAMAR. CoLo.
Oct. 81, 1906.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support Of his claim.
and that said proof will be made before the Reg
ister andReceiver at Lamar, Colo, on Wednes-
day. Dec. 20, 1903, viz: Marion W. Louden, II. Z.
No. 473s for the nwi4 Of sec a. twp - s. rng 4S W.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of.
said land, viz:
b. T. McClave, Charles Ludlow Joe o Donnel
and George Peterson, all of Lamar. Colo.
nIs-d23 JOHN A. WILLIAMS. Register.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-09
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO LEASE
STATE LANDS.

OFFICE OF The STATE BOARD OF LAND Cont
Denver, Colo, Nov. 10. 1903. !
Notice is hereby given that Bane d Bas-
~ sett whose postoilice address is Chicago.
ILL.,. on November 8. 1905 made application
No. :s12 to the State Board of Land Com
mis- sioners to lease the following described
School Lands. situate in Prowers County. Col
orado, to-wit: All Of Section 81, Township %
south. Range ~ west.
No other applications to lease the above
described premises or objections against the
above application will be considered after De-
MARK g. WOODRUFF,
Register State Board Land Com.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-09
New York. w,,., suooIv.

The present plan for increase Of .he
metropolitan water supply provides for
an expenditure Of about So 900. 900 for
bringing To New York 2OO. 900 900 gal
Ions daily from the wapplngers creek
and Esopus regions.