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The Lamar register., 1906-03-07

THE ROSE Of KILDARE" 1
OF the I
Glendaou8h and the Vale of AVoca-Sons of tho Siren
of the Meeting o tho Waters. I


On the Lakes of KILLARNEY the bugle was
It's sweet. elhn challenge, so thin and so
A fniryiand echo with harmony flowing,
That rang o'er the pillows its message
Through dim purple glens. over crags of
The mountains.
.>he Voice OF the bugle stin hung on the
And ripping. like spray of the murmuring
II swooned in the arms of GRIM Sentinel
trees,
Who walked this keen strain of such ex-
quisite rapture?
Who reused all the echoes and thrills
every breast?
Some radiant seraph such cadence might
capture.
Twas an archangel's summons that
presaged sweet rest.
Tho fsherman's skin swnyed and tossed
on the water,
ihe rustling leaves babbled and quiv-
cred in thronS.
Twas the nymDh of the grove, twas the
fshermans daughter.
That poured such an exquisite, jublant
song.
Risli music on water sounds sweeter than
slumber.
1t steals like n sigh or a sob Of the past
1t soothes all the griefs and the troubles
that cumber
Tie songs of the Siren held spelIbound the
sailor.
And lured the bold mariner to plunge in
To the caves Of the sea with the mermaid
for jailer-
10 die like an outcast. an exile from
home.
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matter to look like suicide; probably
did. If he ran away with another
woman. Or If innocent, he was fol-
lowed, robbed, button and cap left on
the bank, and he spirited away some
where"
"Or sunk in the river" said Tony.
Yes, or sunk in the river. have
taken means to have it thoroughly
searched this week, and then we shall
know, but | incline to the belief that
the Italians had nothing to do in the
matter"
The river was dragged as tar as the
falls, where it was impossible a body
could remain, and far below the falls.
1t continued three days, and at the end
of that time a decomposed body was
found, with a few rags clining to it.
but nothing about 1t which could lead
to recognition. 1t was frightful sight
and Constance was not called upon
to identify il, as many of the bank of
ficers, and Mr.. Carter himself, said
that there would not be the slightest
use iii doing so. So Constance was
spared the narrowing scene and en-
couraged to believe the body could
not be that of her husband, part'cu-
larly as it was discovered that a NTH
Italian had been missed from his gant:
one hight, and philosophically left to
his fate by his companions. though
they believed him to have been
lrowned. This information was re
ceived through the boss to whom
Swan wrote for information.
Nevertheless, the body was decently
buried at the expen. of Mrs. Hamil-
ton. though not in the family lot, and
Constance. with new doubt eating
into her already troubled heart. felt
as if all efforts in calculating the mys-
terry of her husbands disappearance
only made it denser, more unfathom-
able.
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Where are you?" reiterated the
stranger. We'll you must have been
among good company last night
You're in New South Wales, of course
Where did you expect to be-"
What month is this?" was the next
question Smith put. The company
gazed at him in amazement.
"You look sane enough" was the re-
ply. but you ask idiotic questions.
This is December. Would you like
to have it altered?"
Half year had elapsed since Smith
closed bis eyes in the California train.
In that time he had crossed half the
globe. When he told his story his
audience was convinced of his insani-
ty. When he asked them for money
to travel to the coast. he got laughter
for his pains. So he tramped to sgd
ney.
In the capital he looked up the la
Dor council and narrated his expert
ence to union men. They investigated
and found he was what he represented
himself to be. They arranged for his
return to America, securing passage
for him on the Siberia.
The first letter Smith received from
his home at Los Angeles contained
news of the death of his wife.
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The iassie who sang us such tender ro-
manCeS
Was fair as the foam of the grey surg
ing sea,
AS pure as the Dillow that croucheS ana
As blithe as the lark when carolng free.
The nymph of the grove was as sweet as
the morning.
She poured forth her soul in jublant
song,
AS chaste as Diana she uttered her warn
ing.
In fairyland echoes that rippled along.
And who would be deaf to the songs Of tho
The sibyl who sang us this exquisite
strain.
She sang with the fire and the fervor of
Byron,
Her message caressed us like tinkling
of rain.
She sang of the past and its grey crum-
bling glories.
ears, ,
OF the stanch chevalier and the lassis III
stories
And the tales and the legends of chiv-
alrous years.
The bugle is pealnR out chivalric stories.
OF stern ancient battles. grim. daint-
less forayS,
OF the knights fearsome quest OF stout
cavalier gloTies,
decays
From the mouth of the lassie flow tender
romanceS,
Inspired like Cecilia. who caroled of
yore,
On the crest OF the mountain the sum
shine still dances. ,,
And the grey tumbling breakers stil
crouch the shore.
JAMES T.. K1NSELLA.
Registry Division. Chicago Postofhce.
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10 Rroseeute the sehiHcrs.

Denver A Republican dispatch
from Alamosa says; The committee
appointed by the depositors of the de
fnnct bank of Alamosa to arrange for
n settlement with the Schiners. has
failed to get any satisfaction from the
bankers attorney other than that thir-
ty-htree and one-third per cent. is all
the Schiffers will pay back. The com
mittee has been given authority TO act
and is now collecting two per cent.
from all the depositors interested. This
money will be used TO employ the best
legal talent obtainable in Colorado to
prosecute the Schiffers at the May
term of the Conejos county District
Court. The depositors are responding
to the call
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HEPBURN BILL SAFE.
Prediction that the Senate Will Pass
II Without Change.

Washington.-That the railroad rate
bill will be passed by the Senate prac-
tically as 1t came from the House Is
an admission that the opponents or
the measure are almost ready to make.
II has been admitted that they can
not hope for any assistance from the
President in getting an amendment
for judicial review of orders of the In
terstate Commerce Commission. The
President made this clear to Senators
Crane and Spooner.
The only hope left to the opponents
of the measure is in the Democrats
They have not definitely determined
what the party position Will be tow
ard such an amendment, but 1t Is ad-
mitted that more than half of the min
ority favor passing the bill exactly as
1t came from the House.
The railroad rate bill for several
days has been regarded as the one
measure standing in the way of an
early adjournment of Congress.
One of the leading Republican sen
ators. a member of the steering com
mILLee, declares that the Phillpplne
tariff bill, the statehood bill and the
Santo Domingo treaty are all dead.
He qualified his statement concern
ing the statehood bill by saying that
he meant that the friends OF the blll
could not pass II without the Foraker
amendment providing for submission
to the votes of the people of New Mex
leo and Arizona separately the ques-
tion whether they should have JOINT
statehood.
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Wanted to Say His PRAYERS

An indulgent father. wishing TO
please his youngest hopeful. brought
him to Columbus the other day and
they stopped at one of the large
hotels for the night.
The youngster was undressed and
put to bed and the father went down
into the lobby to talk business.
Then there came jingling of bells,
indicating that the push button in
the room occupied by the young man
who had been left quiet in bed must
have been worked to the limit. There
was 4 rush of feet as the bellboy
scurr!ed to the room. only to be met
at the door by diminutive but indig-
nant youth. who said severely:
Man, | want you to send mI some
one | can say my prayers to, and send
him cuick. l want to go to sleep."--
Columbus Dispatch.
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| threatened them with a discharge.
They made two. at last. and put two
men in each and buried them So.
They are bad lot
Would they kill a man, do you
thhlk?'
"Yes. If they were not afraid OF
being found out. They value life no
more than pebble"
AS can easily be imagined Swans
investigations were made with i'm
mense difficulty, the Italians retreat
ing into ignorance, either real or as
sumed, as a turtle does to its shell.
whenever the questioning grew trou-
blesome. But at last Swan became
convinced that they really knew very
little about the matter, his practiced
eyes discerning no signs of actual
guilt, and he was forced to believe that
if any of the gang assaulted Hamilton
it must have been Pierre and his com
panions who were drowned, and this
was the opinion of the boss.
By dint of vigorous questioning, con-
sulting with the boss and other labor
ers, Swan discovered that the place
where Pierre said he found the button
was at or near the spot where the
cap was found, and that the Friday
before the drowning of Pierre and his
companions was the oath of May.
Here was something definite, hut
seemingly of but little consequence.
No amount of investigation could
bring forward anything further to
throw light on the matter. and Swan
was forced at last to go back to Grove.
dale with the modicum of information
couched in the above words.
well. that is something" said
Tony, when told of it.
"Too much clew; two buttons. mates
and cap. all marked. are too much.
am suspicious of them"
at does look little that way, but
| am certain of one thing"
"What is that?"
at was Hamilton who came to the
bank"
"Then he may have planned the
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CHAPTER VIII.
A Pair of Shoulders.

1t cannot be denied that Constance
preferred to think of her husband as
dead rather than untrue to her; and,
as wishes tint ones thoughts daily,
till the color becomes strong and en-
during after a time, SO Constance,
chose to think of herself as a widow
"a widow bereft of her husband, who
had died in the discharge of his duty,
and doubly martyr. since his towns
men denied him his dues of honor, but
instead covered his remains with OBJ
loquy She did not wear the widows
crepe, though she considered well be-
fore eschewing it, but the deepest,
most sombre black; and her children
she dressed in black and white. No
one was hard-hearted enough % ques-
tion her course, though her uncle pr-
vately considered it a foolish one.
A branch of famous marble bust
ness had recently been opened in
Grovedale. and though Mr.. Allen, the
manager, had been but a few weeks
in town. the time was quite long
enough for him to become conversant
with the history of the savings bsDk
cashier, and 10 know Mrs. Hamilton
we'll by sight. He was somewhat mys-
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Trouble Is Eeare ..

Washington.-Trou is all that the
State Department can see in the inter
national conference at Alg"ciras. The
officials are decidedly pessimistic in
their comments on the situation. and
the statement was made: IF no agree
ment is reached at Algeciras it Will be
because Germany desires war. France
has made several concessions and the
situation is now as II they were up
against a stone wall and could not
sidestep." 1t also has been said re-
peatedly THAI Morocco has but a small
Significance in the entire international
discussion and that European politics
constitute the paramount subject Of
discussion and of action.
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sLAMEs FRENCH PRIESTS.
Story of Attack on Missionaries at
Nenchanq, China.

Shanghai.-The following account Of
the recent attack on foreign mission
aries at Nanchang, city of l.O0O,000
inhabitants, has been received:
Fifteen Methodists, twelve English
Protestants and fourtc en- French Cath
olic missionaries were in the city on
last Thursday night when The French
Catholics had quarrel with an Official
over suit for the posse ssion of prop
erty. Great excitement prevailed on
Friday. A mass meeting was held on
Saturday and was followed on Sunday
by riot. during which the property of
the Catholics was burned. The Pro
testants took refuge in the adjoining
house of Mr.. Kingman. The house was
burned, and six priests and two of the
kingman family We're killed.
The Chinese governor attempted to
check the riot and rescue the mission
aries. The men Of the Methodist mis-
sion, aided by Chine Sc soldiers, took
their school girls to Chinese homes in
the city and brought Misses Hoyt and
Kahn from hospital. All took refuge
in mid-river, In launch which was
furnished by Chinese officials. The
launch waited until Chinese soldiers
brought the remaining missionaries at
daylight on Monday. The launch
reacneu NluElhnS on lu'SiuS' Inv
wounded Kingman girl died on the
way. Chinese could have blocked the
passage of the launch during the
twelve hours journey down the mar
row, shallow river, but they were
friendly.
Quirmbach. Methodist, remained
at Nanchang to care for property He
is under the protection of the COVER
nor and is probably safe. Lewis wired
Consul General Rodgers at Shanghai
on Sunday, warning of the disaster.
and wired the facts to Bishop Bash
ford on Monday. Captain Fletcher,
commanding the American ships. had
the location of every American mis-
sionary in the Yanktse valley. After
consultation on Monday. Captain
Fletcher ordered the gunboat Ell
Cano from Nanking to meet the fugi-
tives at Kiukiang or Poyang lake.
They were met at Kiukiang.
The cause of the riot was local. Sc
rious blame attaches to the French
Catholics. Chinese friendly to the
missionaries object to priests exercis'
Ing civil functions.
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Bankers Life in Trouble.

New York-The Herald makes the
following statement: Called upon by
the State Department of Insurance to
make good a serious impairment of It's
capital. stockholders and directors of
the Bankers Life Insurance Company
of New York held important meetings
Thursday. the sequel of which will be
that within a few de.'s the men who
compose the present management of
that company will retire and SUCCESS
ors will be named by interests opposed
to them The Bankers Life has nearly
s23, 900 900 of outstanding insurance
on it's books.
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Death of [. e. Blake.

Denver.-L T.. Blnkc. formerly OF
Denver and well known for his numeS-
oIs gifts to various institutions, died
in San Francisco Wednesday night of
apoplexy. Mr.. Blake was the donor
of the magnificent organ to Trinity
Methodist church in this city. He was
identified with large number of pros
perous concerns. Fro:l 1888 to 1893,
while a resident of Denver. he was
president of the Continental Oil Com
pony. Later he was head of the Paci-
fic Coast oil Company, strong con
Germ which was absorbed by the stand
ard. Mr.. Blake sank a fortune in the
Nevada Southern road in the panic OF
1898. At the time of his death, Mr.
Blake was one of the leading spirita In
the Consumers Oil Company on the
Coast.
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plete, a branch rold was in process oi
construction about fifty miles distant
and a gang of Italians, presumably the
same, were at work on it under the
same boss" employed while engaged
on The Grovedale line. The boss could
tais a little Italian, but not so perfect
ly AS to warrant the expectation that
they could be made to understand an
intricate matter like the one now pre-
sented. But at last confused inkline
of it seemed to have penetrated the
mind of one of the Italians, for, with a
look of malice, he pointed to another
at work not far distant, saying, Lee
Ito button goold.'
Does he mean that the other one
has little gold button?" asked Swan
"Yes, l think So" said the boss.
The detective took from his pocket
the gold one marked V. which Tony
had given him and held it up before
the first Italian.
"Yees, yees," he said. and ratified OF
besides long string of Italian which
was Greek to the boss as well as 10
Swan
Upon this, Swan went to the second
man. the boss walking beside him and
SAYING, "The two had a quarrel yes
ter,lay. drew their knives on each
other before they were separated
Tie Italian No 2 evidently did not
care to talk with them, bat laid away
his small vocabulary of English, re-
naming conveniently deaf, even when
Swan produced the button and IN
uuired as plainly as he could II he
had one like it. But he paid no heed
till the boss put his hand suggestive
ly on the mans pocket and motioned
him energetically to give it up. Sharp
now." he said, threateningly.
A murderous gleam came into the
mans eyes, but he drew forth gold
shirt-stud wrapped in a piece OF bat
ting. He gave 1t to the boss. who
passed it to Swan. There was letter
II. on it, and without doubt it was
one of the set of three studs which
the cashier wore when he left home.
Where did you get it?" asked the
boss.
Find um," said the Italian.
"Where?"
The man motioned toward the south,
saying, Down reever."
The first Italian came up at this
iuncture and said:
"He lie. Stole 'um from Pierre.
who is Pierre?" asked Swan.
Pierre drowndeed."
"Yes: Pierre vas drowned at Grove
dale with three other Italians. said
the boss, walking w'' Swan to little
distance. "Thev went across the river
for liquor and the boat upset and they
we're all drowned"
What sort of man was Pierre?
"The worst of the gang said the
bnss. "They are murderous set, tco.
I would not have them, but the cor
poration get them chean and they
work well. The four men that were
drowned were buried in the dump by
the others without any moro ceremony
than would go to the covering up OF
a dead horse. l tried to have the1h
make box. hut they would not until
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CHAPTER VII.-continued.

CHAPTER vIl.-Continued.
$50 you see." concluded Tony at the
close, Hamilton is as great scapip
as ever drew breath, or he is what
we thought him to be, thoroughly
honest man."
You say Bruce took the first tarl. "
YES"
"And you want me to take the
Jther."
Tony nodded.
well. if l have got to handle the
matter I'm sorry he went off in COM
pany with a woman. Women play the
deuce with men, even the more decent
sort"
well, 1t never has been proved that
he went far with her."
But he knew her, it seems; and
such woman was known as Ashley S
wife in Valparaiso"
Condolences are more common
than people think. I've been struck
by them twice lately. I don't read the
Bible as often as l ought, but tvi..e
lately, Sunday morning. | have read a
few verses, and on going to church
the minister would read the same for a
ltosou. NOW, 1 say,
ing how many verses the Bible ,on-
tains. these two incidents are more
striking than the single one of HaInil-
toms riding on the train with wan
an who has since been proved to be
connected with a bank defaulter in
the West You haven't considered.
either" said Tony, shrewdly. that
Bruce was led to Ashley by the clew
furnished by her emerald hair
THAT is something worth looking
at. Sometimes a wrong starting point
sets people on wild goose chases"
Swan, who was one of the brightest
men in the profession. took up the
matter with great enthusiasm after he
talked with Constance.
"If he is not innocent he ought TO be
for her sake" he said to Tony.
AS it transpired the search was not
as long as he anticipated, for. although
the direct line of railroad was com.
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WAS HARD TO SHUT.
Boy Did His Best, But Silk Hat Was
Obstinate

Boy Did His Best, But Silk Hat Was
Obstinate.
Archbishop Ryan, at dinner that
was given in his honor in Philadel-
phia. said. anent a man who had
bought a sailed mine:
1.-THE gentleman's disappointment on
discovery of the salt must have been
great. 1t resembled little. perhaps,
the emotion of certain Frankford
man.
This man had a small nephew OF
whom he was very fond. One night
in evening dress, he called at the
youngsters house, and taking him on
his knee, gave a demonstration of an
opera hats mechanism. First he would
crush his tall black hat into pan
cake. Then, with a loud report. nc
would spring it back into its proper
shape again.
"The little fellow was amused. He
crush it and open it again with ease.
He played with it for half an hour.
He had I. good time. The episode
made an impression on him.
THE uncle called the next month
on Sunday afternoon. This time he
wore a frock coat and silk hat He
placed the silk hat on a table in the
hall. entered the parlor. and began TO
converse with his brother.
AN hour passed. Then the little
nephew entered. with something
black ard shapeless in his hand.
Uncle he said. this hat is hard
er than your other one. I've had to
sit on it, but | can't get it more'n half
shut buffalo Enquirer.
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Not Afraid to BE Seen.

"Hcw does 1T feel to be chorus
girl? 1t must feel terrible to have
hundreds of men gazing at ora when
one is dressed so scantily."
1T must be terrible for some, bct ,
am not fuilt that way"
The Lamar register., 1906-03-07

THE foregoing amounts may seem
small, but il should be borne in mind
that the seeding WIS at the rate OF one
plant to the square foot. 1t Will be OBJ
served that the yield OF my wheat was
notably in excess Of the best OK the
others.
My whole theory is based, OF
course. upon the presumption that me
plants which in growth and maturity
reveal the greatest power to resist
drought will transmit that constitu-
tional difference TO their offspring.
Hence, by taking advantage of this va
ration. have endeayored to perpetu'
ate and emphasize the drought-reslat-
an. qualities
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1906-06-15
CoLoReD BOYS SHUT OUT COLO
RADIO SPRINGS TEAM.

The Colorado Giants, the crack col.
ored team of Denver. shut out the fas,
team down at Colorado Springs Tues.
day, to the tune of TO o. The victory
was due TO the wonderful pitching OF
Renfroe. the Chicago boy. who struck
out eighteen men and allowed the
home team but two scattered hits.
Mr.. and Mrs w B. Payne OF Dun
lap, Kansas, arrived in the city Sun
day and are stopping with their daugh.
ter. Mrs. NJ. G. Newman at S22 South
Conejos street. They will make this
their home II It agrees with them.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1906-06-15

Mrs. C. ]. Walker, the hair grower,
through the urgent request OF many
friends and patrons. has postponed her
western tour indefinitely and will re.
main for awhile TO convince every per-
son in need of her services OF her won.
derful power Of growing hair, One
treatment will positively stop the hair
from falling out or money refunded.
Her treatments have given perfect sat.
isfaction to every person in Denver
who has given her a trial, She also
sells letters of instruction TO persons