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Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

You can secure iirst-class board and
lodging at William Seymour's ranch.
Everything modern. Spring water is
served. Address, Gl2 Arlington street
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

II you have news and do not see an
agent, please leave the same at Jen-
kin's Ice Cream Parlor, l05 South TIE.
Jon street. upstairs. !.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

Hello, Call at jenkins Ice Cream
Parlors and be served. Ice cream lun-
cheon and soft drinks from 10 4. m. TO
IL p. M. los South TETON street, up
stairs.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

Mr., George Jones OF Arizona,
brother OF Mrs. Jenkins, passed
through the city this week for Denver.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

Messrs. Julius and Henry Anderson
OF Memphis. Tennessee. are visiting
their aunt, Mrs. Julia Reed.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

Miss Lillian Carter OF Grand Island.
Neb., is here for the summer, visiting
her aunt, Mrs. W. C. Griffin.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

Mr.. Fred Williams is spending few
days in Denver visiting his sister, who
is recently from Topeka, Kansas.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

Miss Pansy Johnson and Mr.. Ray
Nelson were the guests OF Mrs. l.. l..
Duncan OF Colorado Springs Sunday.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

Mr.. Gus Stephens Of Little Rock. Ar
kansas, is stopping in the city for a
few days.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

The Union Sunday school picnic nj
the Geological park last week was well
attended.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

Those on the sick list are: Miss
Grant and Mrs. jenkins.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

Miss Ethel Jones OF Denver spent
Sunday In this city visiting friends.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

Miss l.. Butler and Mrs. e Hustor,
who have spent n few pleasant weeks
here, returned to their home, Saturday,
In Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

Mr.. Chauncey G. Rumford, after an
absence OF two years, is shaking hands
with relatives and friends.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

Mr.. Robert Turner, the son OF Mrs.
Jennie Henderson, is visiting his
mother. He resides In FL Paso, Texas.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

Mrs. S. Earl left the city Friday on
a summers vacation.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20
GRoWLs OF A DYSPEPTIc.

The accident OF birth carries no
Insurance with H.
Don't let a l0-cent argument lead
you into $40 bet.
The fellow who is going TO do won
ierful things to-day keeps quiet about
what he did yesterday.
Some people breathe through the
lose only because the mouth is other
wise too busily engaged.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

Mrs. Isabel Stewart OF Denver, Mes
danes II. d. Earl. F. J. Lopez and DR..
Thomas spent Monday sightseeing.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

E. P. Booze is much improved at this
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

Miss Jennie Hicks OF Denver is the
guest Of Miss Edna Winfrey.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

Mr. F. V. Miller is visiting his uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Gee.
Franklin's paper the statesman. (Denver, Colo.) 1906-1912, 1906-07-20

CALL AT NIGHT CALL AT DAY
Stand Phone Red 6.l Stable Phone West %
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23

heavily interested in western mines.
Barth holds enough shares in these
tition taken out between two berths.
50 that he can lap over, as it were.
from one to the other. No hotel pro-
viues bed big enough for him, so he
has had one made that IS long enough
to receive all of his elo ngated stature.
Sometimes, when he cannot carry the
bed along with him, he has to use
mines to make him Independent. He
also owns property in the Bronx. in
Jersey and at Plainfield and River
head, l.. |.
After he had his first affair of the
heart Barth promptly resigned his po-
si.ion with an electrical concern.
shook the dust of Chicago from his
feet, and went to New York.
Travelled for Three Years.
Then he concluded that he would
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23
Two Husbands Near Pana, ILL.,, Make
Novel Deal-Families Live
Together

A friend told this story from real
life the other day, writes Rev. c. b.
Mitchell, in the New York Observer
"A wild storm was raging around a
prairie home one night. The windows
were blown in and no lights could be
kept burning. 1t was only with diff
Guilty that the doors could be braced
against the blast. The father was alb
sent from home, and the mother
grandmother and three children sat in
the darkness in a room on the shell
tered side of the house, fearing that
at any moment the house might be
swept from the foundations by the
force of the wind.
Suddenly 11-year-old Walter yas
missed. He had been holding whis-
pered conversation with his grand
mather only a few moments before.
Frantic with fear. the mother called
him at the top of her voice, and. re-
ceiving no reply, started to grope her
way through the darkness and confu
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23
AN UNkIND KINDNESS.

cent. l wanted to tell my admiration
of the housekeeping horses, but could
not think of the word. Madam 1
said, what should | call this and |
laid my hand on my knee. Trousers.
she replied.
"'Ah. now l can say my thought,
said |. The American horses swing
their trousers magnificently high.
Madam did not move an eyelesh. 1
will remember. I said to myself
trousers, trousers
Next day the guests of madam
were taken to a picnic on the rocks by
the sea; the hostess was carving a
small fowl. What part may | cut for
you?' she said. All l could remember
of the body was the word had learned
on the drive the day before. The
trousers, If you please. madam said
with promptness. For moment
there was silence. then one of the
young ladies burst out to laugh. then
everybody. and there were afterward
many apologies. to my embarrassment:
Now, would 1t not have been a
kindness II madam had corrected my
first mistaken"
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23

NAIL HANDLED BY CHICAGO POS
tai EMPLOYEES.
each day reach from one end OF the
city to the other.
Three hundred and eighty yeas OF
time is consumed daily in writing hese
letters, a startling total of 1880 ears
a week, over IA centuries year
And each of these letters that aggre-
gate SO wonderful n pile, must be han-
died many times.
When letter is dropped in the win
dow it falls on a carrier" explained
Frank H. Galbraith, superintendent of
mails, in tracing an envelope, land is
taken to the second floor. 1t falls on
huge steel table around which are
30 or 40 men. They arrange the let
tiers so that the sta.lps are all one way.
"A moving belt carries them to a
stacker and then into the cancelins ma
chimes, which handle from 500 to 600
letters a minute.
There are 10 machines. all work.
ing after four O'Clock in the afterI.o Don.
From the canceling machines the let
ters go to the primary separation cases.
THE real expert work then begins.
The distributors must know where
every town is in the state that he nam
dies and the time of every mail Grain
and work accordingly. 1t takes three
years of work before man can really
appreciate the demands of this place.
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23
HANDLE MOUNTAIN OF MAIL
Interesting Facts Concerning Gigantic
Work Performed by Postal En-
ployes at Chicago.

Chicago.-Two million letters a day,
100000 week. 100000 a month.
a mountain of mail that every 81 days
would fill the space occupied by the
Masonic Temple-this is the enormous
amount of mail handled at the Chicago
post office.
Following are some of the wonder.
full facts about the amount of mail
that passes through the Chicago post
Office:
There are 100000 letters mailed
daily in Chicago. 100000 week.
60,00O.000 a month and so many in a
year that human mind cannot grasp
the number.
The daily deluge of letters weighs
$4,000 pounds, or 437.5 tons a week.
There are 220 tons of other matter
to be handled daily, or 1910 tons a
week.
Placed end to end the daily letters
would cover 1881 miles.
Placed end to end in four months
the outgoing letters would stretch
around the world at the equator
The stamps in the letters would
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23
Painful Predicamen Which Has Brought Woe to the Heart
of August Barth, of Brooklyn.
DEMANDS ONLY ONE REQUISITE IN BEIDE
He Insists the Must Be- Six
Feet, Seven Inehes-Need Not c Young,
Beautiful r Rich.

Young, good looking. wealthy. and.
perforce, a bachelor:
Such is the painful position of Aug
usi Barth, of Brooklyn.
And the cause
. He is seven feet tall!
Somewhat sensitive on the subject
himself. Mr.. Barth has found that
maidens who have won his heart are
even more so.
Once engaged to a charming Chi
cage girl, herself six feet tall, the en-
gaaement was broken because the lady
asserted she looked SO small beside
bin that they attracted attention on
the street.
Bride Must Be Tall.
Now he insists that the companion
of his honeymoon must be at least SIX
feet seven inches in height. He says:
she need not be rich, she need not
be beautiful. She need not even be
quite so young as | am. All ask IS
that she be at least six feet seven
inches tall"
Six feet seven inches of femininity!
Six feet seven inches clinging lovingly,
fOndly to seven feet of masculinity!
Is it possible that there is no way of
eTecting this ideal combination? 1t
would seem not.
1t must be understood that it is
through no fault of his Mr.. Barth re-
mains. in the words of Rudyard Kip
ling. wild ass of the desert"
He has tried hard. He has made a
personal canvass of eligible woman
hood. covering many miles. He has
advertised. he offers reward of 500
to any one who will bring about such n
matoh-and still the right girl has not
appeared.
A number of the prettiest show
girls" in current New York musical!
plays were approached and asked II
they would have any strenuous objec-
tions to marrying man seven feet
in height. II any demurred she was
informed that this giant was proper
such an episode again. and am unwill-
ing to take chances"
In the hope of cheering him Mr..
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23
DEER IN DRY GOODS STORE
In Raid on Connecticut Town Ami
mails Smash Plate Glass
Windows.

Winsted. Conn.-Two deer, both
does. of herd of ten seen frolicking
on the Wakefield boulevard, on the
west side of Highland lake. entered
Winstei's business district about six
o'clock the other morning and. becom-
ing frightened at an approaching team
jumped through the plate glass win
dow of John S. Mycock's dry goods
store on Main street. Both emerged,
one bleeding. a few seconds later and
ran up Main street. a distance of 500
feet where they vaulted low fence,
crossed Mad river. and disappeared in
the direction of Highland lake. where
the herd of ten was seen about seven
o'clock. Two, one buck, swan across
the first bay. distance of nearly half
mile. and disappeared in the wood
on the opposite side. The other eight
played around the entrance to High
land lake farm for some little time
before taking their departure down
the lake.
The broken glass was five-sixteenths
of an inch in thickness and cost $65.
The state will probably be asked to
make good the loss. inasmuch as the
deer dashed through the window glass
awakened people in the vicinity. who
thought that burglars were at work.
Mrs. NJ. B. Hall and William Sullivan
were the only persons who witnessed
the unusual performance of the two
deer, they being near the corner of
Main and Lake streets when the anil
mails onneared
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23
Respect for Foreigners Feelings Led
Him to Make Ludicrous
Blunder.

Politeness has never been counted
the national virtue; but an Italian no.
bleInan attached to his country's EN-
bassy in Washington would make one
of its manifestations national fault
The count has been in America long
enough to have lost, with some of his
accent, all constituencies about his
early difficulties with the language,
He tells this story of mistaken Amer
lean kindness on himself:
zone of my greatest difficulties in
learning English" he said, was the
politeness of my American friends in
ignoring my what you call breaks. At
first my words were not always to
say. on the spot; yet l was allowed
to say many words that were wrong
till the time came when laugh could
not be stopped.
once at Newport my hostess took
me to drive. Bellevue avenue was
crowded, and the horses were magnifi-
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23

go travelling, and set sail for London
Three years were spent in London,
Scotland, Ireland and France. Wheth-
er or not he was in search of a wife
he would not say.
Travelling, to Mr.. Barth, means more
OF sacrifice than 1t does to the Or
binary mortal. His seven feet of
height make the question of sleeping
accommodations serious one. In
travelling at night he always has ii
engage a stateroom and have the par
the regular hotel bed. with a chair
added to it. On such occasions ne
uses the bed s;dewise. if it is not SO
made he can stick his feet through an
opening in the footboard.
II is most unpleasant for Mr.. Barth
tc go to theater for the people who
sit behind him always object that they
cannot see the stage. He has, there
fore, to take a seat in the back row.
and. as he is a trifle near-sighted, this
makes it unpleasant.
During all your travels did you not
find a woman who measured up to your
requirements as far as height was con-
oerned?" he was asked.
Admires Scotch Women.
Not in Scotland, England or France,
I got into a little town in Scotland,
| think they call it PEBBLES. where
met several large women. but when
hey stood alongside of me they looked
small. The finest looking women
met on my travels l met in PEBBLES.
Il ion't think l am particularly
'finickY.' l don't want beautiful
womaf-that is, don't insist on it.
have seen scores of women who were
willing to marry me, but there was an
indefnable something lacking in each
case.
Perhaps ii is my extreme height
that initiates against women wishing
in droves 20 marry me, but then, again,
there is Col. Anger. taller than | am.
He got married all right.
Maybe woman would rather marry
little man. l noticed in the papers.
the other day. the story of dwarf
in New York, only three feet two
inches tall. who was arrested for big
amy. On that basis | ought to have
had four wives by this time, for | an
twice as tall as he. and more.
Confident He Will Find Affinity.
Some day | am sure l shall find my
afIinity-a tall woman, who won't look
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23

/ insist on the six feet seven inch
| clause.
His Lost Happiness.
II was once engaged 10 very pretty
girl. was just out of college and
enjoying myself in Chicago. l met
| this young woman. and we fell in
love. She was tall-nearly six feet
in fuct-but when We went out togeth-
err she looked so very small alongside
Of me that we attracted attention. She
was sensitive, and could not stand the
Iotoriety, so that. although she loved
me, she asked me to break the engage
ment.
| Now. don't want to go through
Il can't help it," said he. II am too
sensitive about the discrepancy my
| self"
As last resort, arrangements were
made to have Mr.. Barth meet the
only woman in America who could
come up to his standard-Miss Rosa
| Wedsted, the Finnish giantess, also
| with the circus.
Miss Wedsted is exactly seven feet
tall, and while not exactly n beauty.
she has pleasant face. She is dis
tintt blonde, while Mr.. Barth is the
opposite.
Miss Wedsted. when approached on
the subject, at first was diffident. She
is. strange to say, extremely sensitive
about her height. She feared an ad-
yertising scheme" of some sort, but
was assured that Mr.. Barth was not
connected with any circus or side
show, and. in fact. had never yearned
to be billed" as a giant So finally
the giantess consented to meet the
giant.
Mr.. Barth Fled.
The day arrived. George Anger, who
looks down on little folks of seven
feet, was to make the introduction. The
little group. including Col. Anger.
''Tody" Hamilton. New York Sunday
World representative. and Mr.. Barth.
assembled in room at Madison Square
Garden. Across the room Miss We'd
steu was in little ante-chamber ar
ray!ng herself for the meeting that
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23
YOUNG WEALTHY AND HANDSOME
GIANT UNABLE 10 FIND WIFE

like pigmy beside me Then shall
forget the discomforts OF being \
giant in the happiness OF being a
bridegroom. But wher: shall l find
the woman"
Don't you think you will be able
to find a wife in this country"
Il don't know. | have been on the
lookout for some time. but my search
has been unrewarded AS an indica-
ton of good faith, l am willing that
the woman who becomes my wife may
first look into my character: look into
my financial responsibility. And while
she is doing so will give her all the
assistance | can. | am sincere; no
man was ever more so"
Earth has three brothers, one If
whom is the same height: another is
seven feet two inches. and still an
other is seven feet four inches. His
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23
The Powerful Swordfish.

While repairing a ship recently
which had completed long voyage in
southern waters swordfish was found
which had successfully pierced a
sheathing one inch thick, a three inch
plank and beyond that four and half
inches of firm timber. 1t has been esti-
mated that it would require nine
strokes of n hammer Weighing %
pounds to drive an iron bolt of similar
shape the same distance.
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23
TO RAISE cAME1s IN UNITED STATES,

1t is proposed to attempt the Introduction of
the camel into Rocky Mountain states. Plans are
being considered by the experts of the bureau of animal
industry the department of agriculture to
the raising the camel in this country particularly
in the great southwest and the territories of New
Mexico and Arizona The experts believe that by
breeding the camel become the most useful
and profitable animal in the United States They
pect establish a industry in the production of
cames hair, which is imported into the United
States annually to the value of about $32.OOO.O0O.
There have been former experiments with the camel
the having been made shortly after the war with
Mexico. when jefferson Davis then secretary of
secured an appropriation transportation of
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23
WAS NOT A GREAT sPENDER.

If Washington society aid not take to Mr.: Clark
the latter made great effort get into It, He found
few congenai spirits and the spenders he be-
came known Mr.. Tightwad" He did not attempt
pncely entertainments, like those given by Mr. Thomas
Walsh. of Colorado. but his life in Washington has
been that of ordinary senator who does not live
at the of than double his salary.
Mr. Clark attracts attention the streets or wher-
ever he is by his striking appearance He Is man
scarcely up to the average height of very sparse
form. His head however is rather large and Is coy
cred with wonderful suit of wavy brown hair HIS
face is concealed full beard of sunset whiskers
is his hair however, that people stare at and which
- iIa LIZ IT, ilaEI ii han Ih
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23

might be so fraught with importance
to both the interested parties.
Suddenly Mr.. Barth remembered that
he was in hurry. and, excusing him
self fed incontinently.
Was it bashfulness? Who knows?
The lady was disappointed, anyway.
When Mr.. Barth was 81 years of
age he was as tall as he is to-day.
His father is Maj. Gen. Barth, who
retired from active service a quarter
OF century ago, and who is now
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23
INSTRUMENT OF TORTURE.
The Cossack Nagaika Used to Punish
Russian Revolutionists Heayy
Whip Weighted with Lead.

London.-Whenever the car il; In
great difficulty he has recourse t1. the
Cossack's knout. 1t is a horribl, in
strument, The heavy thong .eing
weighted with leai at the end. The
Times reported recently from viii
lage in southern Russia that 80 Co.'S
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23
Big Fish speared in Corn Fielsg.

Vincennes, Ind.-Everybody who can
rig up gig or find a pitchfork is wading
the fields that have been flooded by the
Wabash and are spearing fish. Some
monster fish have been brought to town.
and the dealers are swamped. 1t is n
common thing to see men coming into
the city with a so or G0-pound catfish or
buffalo fish in tow
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23

Barth was informed that Col. George
Anger, Barnum & Bailey's giant, who
is seven inches taller than the Brook
iyn man. has loving wife of medium
height.
tionately rich. This seemed to set
tie the matter, and several of these
Givinities agreed to meet Mr.. Barth.
He saw them but did not even ask for
nearer interview.
They're all very pretty said he,
but not tall enough. I'll tell you why
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23

Fort Dodge, Ia.-George Lombard n,
Memphis, Tenn. while visiting rela-
while smoking a cigar, and, breaking
1t open. he discovered portion OF a
piece of the nail. 1t is believed some
workman's finger was caught in the
machinery and the several portion he.
came accidentally mixed with IL. u.
ing.
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23
Valuable Find.

While taking stock of the old ma
chinery at the Calcutta mint the en-
gineers found that a boiler, which
must have been put down in the first
half of the nineteenth century, was of
the purest copper. Its value was enor-
mously greater than when it was
manufactured. because the great con-
sumption of copper in electrical ma
chimes has raised the price of the
metal. The boiler was melted down
and converted into copper coins.
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23
CHILD'S SIMPLE FAITH.

sion of the house, to find, ii possible,
the missing boy.
She found him in his room-sound
asleep! And when she asked how he
could go to sleep when they were all
in danger, he simply replied:
why, mamma, grandma told me
God would take care of us, and 1
thought l might as well go to bed
again."
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23
Horrible Thought.

Mistress (after many circumstances
of unpunctuality) Mary, you
must try to be more punctual about
serving the meals. When they are
late, your master blames me.
Mary-Ah, we'll, mum. of course
can go. but you're prisoner for life.
Punch
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23

sacks and 20 gunners appeared and
knouted is peasants. One of hem
died and the schoolmaster became in
sane. Another telegram describes the
fogging of 80 peasants in a Lettish
village. Even the schoolmistress, who
had taught her pupils revolutionary
songs. got 80 strokes, and one revolu-
ZIONIST was nagaikaed until the bones
protruded through the flesh.
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23

Bridget. you've broken as much
china this month as your wages
amount to. Now, how can we prevent
this occurring again?"
Il don't know. mum, unless you
raise my wages"
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23
FUN ON THE ROLLER SKATING R1NKs

The roller skate craze seized hold of washington
this winter all grades of society bitten by
The diploatic corps took to it with great avidy.
very hall turned into roller rink, and three
daily seances have been held there for weeks Repre-
sentaves from all the embassies and the legations
found there particularly two nights of the week.
the price of admission is placed high enough
keep the ho polloi and make the attendance
exclusive
About a month ago of the leading secretaries
of the Chinese embassy visited the rink at morning
session He is a short, rather fat Monaghan, with
smiling visage He took a with the sid
ookers-on and for long time resisted the opportunities
Of OF otbnr To Of
The Lamar register., 1906-05-23


a
min
he finally had the skates from his feet The other
week the again visited
his
experienced
the fncyt the