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The Lamar register., 1906-02-14
SHOW LITTLE FEAR OF DEATH.
Surgeons Declare Few Realize Disso
luton Is at Hand.

luton Is at Hand.
Il have seen over 500 deaths" said
a hospital surgeon. and my observa-
tions convince me that we all die
fearlessly, quite ignorant of the fact
that we are going
I'm the novels the dying persons
say: 'Good-by,' Keep my grave
green and so on. In real life he says:
Give me glass of water, or is it
time for my medicine again?'
"A dying woman heard me say: 1t
will soon be over She frowned at
me and said: I'll be better in a min
ute They were her last words.
"A dying youth looked at his people.
weeping about his bed ian inhuman
piece of business. by the way, such
weeping isl. and he said: What are
You crying for? am going TO get
WELL His last words.
"A consumptive said about a minute
before he expired: This is the only
one of my bad spells that hasn't
made me afraid am going to die
I'VE die in ignorance. in blessed
and mercilul ignorance, and there
should be no weeping about the beds
of the dying to shatter their ignor-
ance, and fill them, maybe. with grief
and horror
The last kindness we can offer our
beloved is to be calm and cheerful in
their presence when they leave u.s."
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14
NOT WHAT HUBBY LOOKED FOR.
Little Joy in Prospect on First NIsnt
Of Reform.


Reforms are always difficult to
start with" said Gov Folk of Mis-
souri,. New Years resolutions are no
exception to the rule.
"Hence it is that so many resolu-
tions and reforms fail to be perma-
nent- Men lose heart at the begin
ming. They should persevere. for the
first week of reform, the first week
of resolution, is harder always than
the rest of il.
AT the beginning the reformer is
sneered at. Every one tries to take
advantage of him.
Il know a young man who deciied
on New Years day that he was Civ
ing too many of his evenings to the
club Accordingly he resolved that
throughout 1906 he would go to the
club only twice "A month And that
night he proceeded TO put the resolu
ton in force.
Amy he said to his wife at din
ner L know that since our marriage
| Fave been too constant frequenter
of the club, and l am aware that this
has caused you a deal of silent
"i"''heuheSS' MY utaf, am SoIiN-
| am going to turn over a new leaf
And | Will begin tonight
THE young woman's eyes shone
Her face lighted with Joy
"'Oh. Harold she cried. how hap
py you have made me. Uncle Jim
wants me to go to the theater with
him tonight. and you can stay home
and mind the baby"
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14

rotations. 1t takes three or four years
for it to form a compact sod. When a
pasture has been once taken by blue
grass. the farmer has something that
will stay by him through cold and
heat, flood and drouth. In Kentucky
the farmers pride themselves on the
luxuriance of their blue grass pas
lures. some OF which are more than
fifty years old. 1t flowers but once in
the season. but after being grazed or
cut 1t quickly sends up new vigor-
Ols growth.
The grass does well in rather dry
&c lis. but will adapt itself tG almost
atty soil. even to the wet meadows.
IL Kentucky and other states in which
Il e winters are mild 1t is used for
winter pastures and it is not infre-
qIent that herds are kept on 1t the
year around. 1t does particularly
we'll where trees are scattered about
t. give it a partial shade during the
hot days of summer.
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14
Suspicious Fervor.

We'll, brother" said the deacon
that was fine prayer you made last
night"
Thank you. deacon: l am very glad
to hear you say So
Yes, it was a splendid prayer
long and fervent and-say. what have
you been doing any way? You can
confde in me with the utmost conf
6ence. | wouldn't betray you for any.
thing in the world. ."-Chicago Record
Herald.
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14
New A,,achmen. for Piano.

Never mind turning the leaves for
me-" said the pianist. Look here"
And pressing her foot on button
beside the soft pedal she caused a
small black spatula to rise up and
turn the music dexterously.
This is one of the latest electrical
novelties she said, land it works
we'll. There are. YOU see, half dozen
of these little black fingers. l sand
wich them in between the leaves
One is set under each leaf. Then.
when | press the button, the lear is
turned. 90
Leaf turning is vile job to the
pianist, and this little invention ought
to be very popular"
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14

Did We ever make "bender"-
'Iiick'ry benuer'' on IN ice"
There amt nothin' half SO ticklish.
Err fer fun will half suffice,
On thawy, sogsy mornin'
In tn bayou or tn cTick
Where tn ice Is mostly rubber
An it's not so very thick:
Git tn liehtest little Teller
In tn bunch to venture out
Where the frost is sort o crackly.
An the surface not so stout!
{ it holds him. send another
Just behind tn little kid.
kaepin' close up to tn first I'm
In the track where he has slid!
Now ye add a heavy skater
One. two. three. all in row.
Til the ice begins ter rubber
An tn waters overflow
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14
Frankine Privilege Abused.

Who franked a bookcase in three
sections from his home to Washing
ton and had to pay s72 postage on
it 4" That question is being asked in
the cloakrooms of the house of repre-
sentatives. The story is that some
member put frank on a bookcase
containing public documents and 9th.
er things-some say household goods
and sent the whole outfit through
the mails. The postoffice authorities
of the capital held up the bookcase,
claiming it was not frankable, and the
member was obliged to pay s72 post.
age.
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14
Harder for Him.

The overgrown boy who moved the
mlller's lawn was unusually slow one
day Ordinarily the task, stretched
to its utmost limit, took exactly two
hours; but on this occasion it re,
quired almost four. When the job
was finally completed Tom requested
pay for four hours work at twenty
cents an hour.
But objected his employer. "you
usually NOV that lawn for forty
cents"
Il know it." returned Tom, twirl
ing his cap, but I'll have to charge
more today. was sick and couldn't
work so fast."-MontreaI Herald.
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14
Meclellan's Appointees MAKE Good,

Tammany Hall politicians who pre-
dicted that the new police commits
sioner, Gen. Bingham, would make a
botch of the job within week have
so far been disappointed in their ex-
pectations. The appointment of Bing.
ham. rank outsider who did not eN-
en- know the location of police head.
quarters and for whom the names OF
the district leaders had no terrors.
was sad blow to the wigwam. The
general has been in Office now nearly
a month and he is steadily gaining
the confidence of the public All the
important bureau chiefs appointed by
Mcclellan TO supplant the district
leaders have made good"
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14
New EnoIish Minister.

Francis Villers, the new English
minister at Lisbon, bears name
that is extremely well known at the
Foreign Office His father was three
times foreign secretary and his mar
BILE statue at the foot OF the grand
staircase is the only memorial OF It's
kind which has been erected in the
department.
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14
Sweetened-

Dearest" he said, do you know
that the average consumption of sugar
in this country is seventy-fve pounds
a year,"
She caromeled an inaudible reply.
well, it is" he went on; and I
figure on the basis of the fve-pound
boxes | bought that last year you got
1875 pounds ahead of the average"
NO wonder you call me sweet.
hssrt,' " she marshmallowed g!eefully.
-ae ate on.
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14
BREAKING I. off.

"I have called" began Mr.. Mercy
Poorman, "to speak to you about your
daughter. OF course. you must have
noticed that there is something be-
tween us"
NO" Interrupted Mr.. Roxley, but
I'm sure there will be pretty soon.
"Ah,"
"Yes. the Atlantic ocean. I'm going
to send her abroad until she learns
little sense"
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14
A Conundrum,

I'VE want your picture for our nev
and elaborate work. Fits and Fancies.
Only s1,500 to come in
How much to keep out?'
only $4,000"
Here's your check
The guess is as to the size of tn,
check.
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14
France's New President.

NJ. Fallieres, the new president of
France, has large, round face. His
hair is white, profuse and inclined to
curl. He has for thirty years worn
cravat of the same pattern-name-
~ dark blue with white spots. He
invariably carries an umbrella-eyen
during line weather. He is an early
riser, getting up usually before =
O'Clock and generally goes to bed at
W. He is fond of domestic life.
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14
ScuIlina Over the Ice.

John O'NeiL the well-known oars.
man of Halifax. Nova Scotia, has in.
vented very ingenious method OF
keeping in trim during the winter
months. BY mounting sliding seat
arrangement on runners he. with the
aid of pair OF knife-edsed oars
moves over the ice at very rapid
rate. The novel racing shell has prov
ed quite success.
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14
Suspjcious.

Waiter-"You'd better send quietly
for the police. That woman over al
my table is a man in Disguise
Proprietor-"How do you know
Waiter-"She ordered a regrls /
meal instea O. lobster salad an les
cream an L. en- she gimme q tip"
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14

see. Maxwell. he lasted about eight
cen months after that. He couldn't
stand prosperity
Gould you?"
Sudden and great wealth." said
the patent attorney, with its in
sidious trials and temptations, is one
of the dangers to which have never
been subjected. But I'm still ready
to take some awful chances. provided
| don't overlook 'cm.-Chicago News.
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14

Pretty soon 1t cracks like sixty
HiCk'ry bender. Oh, what bliss,
Lots of fun an lots OF danger,
Bcndin TINS.
lower like
down
Then We whoop an dare each other.
Skatin' fast acrost tn spot
Which jest bends an bends. like hick rN-
And which breaSs-jes' like as not
Amt no fun like IL a-Soin'.
'Cepting it may break in two
When "A feller gifts some careless
Breaks "ke-slosh. an lets him
through.
Been in lots Of ticklish places.
Wrere tn water is quite wet,
Blu, there's nothiH' like bender!
Eirk- bet
ry jest
bender. you
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14

room. all tanked up. | pulled off his
boots for him and got him into bed,
as | had done numerous times before.
Jarvers.' he said, you're all right.
like you, Jarvers. I'll make you n
rich man mex spring. You know the
Mesaga--' And he went to sleep.
Il worked late that night, figuring
on certain plans had. Along about
midnight heard MacGurrin again.
Don't know whether he was talking in
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14
Shanohaj Volunteers.

The volunteer force at Shanghai
which assisted in quelling the recent
anti.foreign riots. consists of about
1000 well-drilled. well-equipped men.
Most of them are British.
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14
The Small Farm is the Horne Farm


william Smythe in his book on the
Conquest of Arid America. says: The
great farmer of California is the sue
cessor of the gold hunter Both were
spectators. Both looked with con-
tempt upon the matter of making a
living and dreamed only of making a
fortune. OF homes and institutions
they were neither the architects nor
the builders. They sought only to
take the wealth from the soil and
spend it elsewhere. The miner leaves
nothing to commemorate the place
where he gathered gold save the
crumbling novels and empty tin cans.
The five thousand-acre wheat farmer
leaves no monument beyond fields of
repulsive stubble and the shanties of
his ''hoboes."
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14

The manure in the horse stable is
sometimes very injurious to the
horses feet, when it is left for days
at a time.
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14

Regular attention to all live stock
and especially to fattening ones is very
important. With regularity nothing is
forgotten and nothing is done twice
cSer.
The Lamar register., 1906-02-14

In most of our markets the demand
for cherries is not supplied.
, 1906-01-09

New York, Jan. 9.-Henry Rogers
continued defiant when recalled again
this morning, in the court of inquiry.
Hadley has practically held Rogers a
prisoner for three days. Rogers wait
ed in a side room all yesterday morn
ing and then waited all the afternoon,
to be called for a few minutes before
adjournment. "If Hadley did not take
it out on me, they would hang him
when he gets back to Missouri" Rog-
ers is quoted as saying before he took
the stand today. Rogers declined to
answer whether he had my connection
with the Standard of Indiana, the Stan
dard oSXentucky or the Standard pipe
line which did business in Missouri,
and whether he was n of the trus-
tees of the Standard trust. The wit
ness declined to say whether he and
the trustees of the Standard trust hold
1900 shares of the Waters-Pierce com
pany, as appears by the records in the
Office of the secretary of state. CUES
lions we're asked regarding the owner
ship of the Waters-Pierce by the Stan
dard, regarding the ownership of the
Standard of Indiana by the Standard
of New Jersey, how long the Standard
has controlled the Republic Oil com
any, and whether the Standard of New
Jersey owned a majority of the stock
of the defendant companies in the Mis-
souri, suits. This completed Rogers di
rect examination. Hagerman declined
, 1906-01-09
New Time Gard Coming.

1t is reported today that a new time
card is in process OF evolution for the
Union Pacific, affecting the arriving
time of trains from the east materially.
1t is stated that train No. 3 will leave
Cheyenne at s O'Clock in the morning,
instead of 1890, as at present, cover
ing the distance in 2 hours and Is min,
utes to this city, arriving here shortly
after 10 O'Clock instead of at 1 in the
afternoon, as at present. Train No. Z,
the Los Angeles limited, is expected to
leave Cheyenne about 6 o'clock in the
evening, passing here between s and
9 O'Clock. No. 8, arriving now at lis
p. M, is said to be so arranged on the
new care Is to leave Cheyenne at 2:30
p. m, arriving at Laramie 2 hours and
20 minutes later.
1t is said hal some radical changes
will be made in the east-bound trains,
separating them more in the twenty.
four hours, but the figures here were
not available.
Train No. Z will leave Chicago later
in the day than at present, giving bet
ter mail facilities at that point foI
western traffic.
, 1906-01-09
HE KNEW
THE SOUND
NOISY SERENADE OF NEWLY MAR.
RED COUPLE IN COUNTRY
DID NOT SURPRISE THEM.
Mr.. and Mrs, John Barth Pleasantly
Surprised at Home of James Vass
and Party Were Made Welcome
Dancing Feature of Evening After
Happy Pair Were Congratulated.

Mr.. John Barth and Miss Allie Pah-
low were married very quietly during
the holidays, and it was several days
before their friends and neighbors
were aware hat there was a new bride
in their midst.
A large crowd gathered at Charles
Austin's ranch Saturday evening and
went in a body to Jim Vass' home to
surprise Mr.. Barth and bride, whom
they knew were to take supper there.
The customary equipments were TAX
en-cow bells, circular saws, shot guns,
r%evolvers, horns, tin pans and several
pairs of stout lungs.
The inhabitants of the house were
eating supper when they heard a rack
ct that would make a band of Ute In
dams ashamed of themselves.
Mr.. Barth knew that his secret was
out and hat the treats were on Him.
The doors were thrown open n the
guests shown in. Dancing was the
amusement, after congratulations and
the excitement were over.
After two large rooms were cleared
of chairs and tables,a large dresser and
fine looking glass, a set of silver knives
and forks, table linen and several 9TH
err useful articles were presented to
the newly married couple. Mr.. Dave
McCullagh made 4 few brief remarks,
and gave some good advice that every
newly married couple should hear.
AT midnight an elegant supper was
served which we all seemed to do JUS
tice to. No one seemed to think about
going home until the sun had shown it.
self and the musicians were most dead
for rest.
Those present were as follows: MI
Mart Barth, wife and family, MT
George Nottage, wife and family, MI
David McCullagh, wife and family!
Frank Askins and wife, Mr.. Sprays ano
wife, Mr.. Charley Osterman, wife ano
family. Mr.. Knudsen and Miss Lund
Mr.. Maring and Ethel King, Miss Jen
ME King, Miss Mary Smith, Miss Llz
zie vass, Miss Mary McCullagh
Messrs. Perue, Jack McCullagh, Rober'
McCullagh, Bencen, Neal Roberts, odi
Mason. Charles Barton, Oca Mason, An
drew vass, Otto Pahlow, Okla Hubpar
Henry Perue, Charles Austin n oth
ers MORMEN.
, 1906-01-09
ENTERS INTO
SWEET REST
PIONEER WOMAN OF CITY AND
MOTHER OF LARGE FAMILY
GATHERED TO FATHERS.
Agnes Chapman Baillie, Full of Years
and the Consciousness of the Life
Everlasting, Calmly Closes Her
Earthly ACCOMPLISHMENT We'd
nesday Afternoon.

At 5 O'Clock in the morning of Jan
surrounded by her faithful husband
and companion of fifty-eight years, her
sons and daughters and grandchildren,
and with a peaceful smile of resigna-
ton, and in the hope of life e%yerlast-
ing, there passed from this earth
Agnes Chapman Baillie, wife of Will
lam Baillie of this city.
MIR. and Mrs. Baltic left Laramie
three weeks ago to spend the holidays
with friends and relatives in Denver,
where Mrs. Baillie contracted a severe
cold, which developed into acute pneu-
monia, from which, and on account of
her age,s she succumbed Monday morn
ing.
Agnes Chapman was born in Lam
AYRSHIRE, Scotland, rs years ago, and
came to this country with her husband
in 1880, stopping for two years at Bay
View, Wis, coming to Laramie in 1881,
Mr.. Baillie accepting a position in the
rolling mills, then operated by the
Union Pacific railroad, and remaining
with the mills during the SeryEser and
Gramm administrations and some time
with the Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Baillie were born
eight children, seven of whom are
alive, the other child dying in infancy.
The seven children left to MOURN their
dearly beloved mother are Mrs. Julia
Reid of the Little Laramie, Mrs. d. S.
Mcdonald and John and George Baltic
of Laramie, William and Alexander
Baillie and Mrs. William Mcdonald Of
Denver.
Mrs. Baillie leaves behind her, be
sides her Borrowing husband and sever
children, twenty-five grandchildren ant
five great-grandchildren, most OF whom
will be here to attend the funeral.
The remains will be shipped from
Denver today. The funeral will taxi
place from the residence of D. S. Nc
Donald, corner of Third and Bradley
at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baillie were members
of he Presbyterian church of Scotland
and have worshipped with the Pres
byterians since coming to this country
, 1906-01-09
Al NOT
Irrigation Schemes Still in Plans OF
Geological Survey.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 9.-Colonel
William f. Cody and Representative
Mondell of Wyoming called on DIrec'
tor Walcott of the geological survey
yesterday, in reference to a report
which has gained credence in northern
Wyoming that the reclamation service
intends abandoning its plan of building
a high line canal from the Shoshone
river dam for the purpose of irrigat-
ing land in the vicinity of Cody. Di-
rector Walcott assured his callers that
the reclamation service had not
changed its plans and that it would
build the high line canal, as well as a
diversion canal lower down the stream
n irrigate all lands originally con-
templated by the project.
, 1906-01-09
POPULAR CHEYENNE GIRL
MARRIED AT ST. LOUIS

Today at the Columbian club in st.
Louis, Mo-, Mss Belle Henrietta Idel-
man, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Iuelman of this city, and Mr.. Sidney
Schiele, a prominent young broker of
that city, were united in marriage, the
wedding being an important social
event in st. Louis, says the Cheyenne
Tribune.
The marriage was the elimination
of a charming romance which began at
the Worlds tair in st, Louis two years
ago when Miss Idleman and her
parents attended the exposition and
the charming young Cheyenne girl met
her future husband. Miss Idelman is
well and favorably known in Cheyenne,
having resided here most of her life
time and has countless friends who
will join with the Tribune in extend
ing happiest Fluctuations.
, 1906-01-09
= W. a. WIfIINL1 Z
, Superintendent. c
. g 6 9 9 6 g 6 90 6 10000 c

The above bulletin was posted in the
office here this morning. Mr.. Lofts had
arrived in the city last night and was
at the office early today, superintend-
ing the getting ready of the room he
will occupy as an office. This is the
Don formerly occupied by the dis
patchers, when they were located here,
and it will be thoroughly cleaned and
reprinted. The bulletin board, which I'M
til now has been located in the hall of
the building, has been moved into the
trainmaster's quarters, trainmen go
ing there for the information it i'm
parts. Mr.. Let's this morning closed
a contract for the renting of the T. L.
Mckee residence, at the corner of
Third and Fremont streets, now owned
by Councilman Gus Johnson, and one
of the cosiest houses in the city, and
in a day or two will bring his family
from Cheyenne and occupy the house
as a residence. Mrs. Let's and Miss
Let's will be welcomed to the city.
The Republican announced several
days ago the probability of the remov
al of the trainmaster to this ety, and
on Sunday was in possession of the
fact. Mr.. Let's is glad to come, where
he will be handler to his duties, and
where he can be reached by those de.
string to see him easier than at Chey,
enne.
1t is practically certain that at least
three d~ispatchers will be returned to
this city, where it is found trains can
be handled to better advantage than
at Cheyenne, especially during the
construction work now progressing at
Lookout west to Hanna. How soon
the change will be made is not known
just now.
, 1906-01-09

Haverstraw, N. H., Jan. 9.-Twenty
persons, it is believed, persisted in a
landslide which carried several tene-
ment houses down into a clay pit here
during the night. Up to IL o'clock
this morning only one body had been
recovered. A large force of men is
at work removing the shifting clay and
searching for the bodies. Stoves be-
ing overturned in the topping, many
of the houses, which were of wood,
were set on fire and cremated many
of the victims. Some fifty or NOR,
tenants escaped with slight injuries
Those who were not killed in the crast
either escaped with many injuries OIL
were burned to death.
, 1906-01-09
DIRECTORS ELECTED BY
THE NATIONAL BANKS

The annual elections of directors for
the First National and Albany County
National banks were held today, the
First National r~e-electing the follow
ing: Edward Ivinson, H. d. Beemer,
A G. Jones. Otto Gramm and Ora Ha-
ley. The directors will re-elect Mr.. w.
inson as president, Mr.. Jones as cash
Ter and Mr.. q. D. Hiskey as assistant
cashier. The usual quarterly dividend
of 2 per cent was declared.
The Albany County National bank
reelected R. H. Homer, Eli Crumrine,
John McGill, ]. w. johnson, Frank H.
Eggleston, DR.. H. l.. Stevens and John
II. Symons as directors. The reorgan-
ization meeting of the board of direc-
tors will be held a week from today.
, 1906-01-09
NEBRASKA PLUMBER GETS
COTRACT FOR POSTOFFIC

Plumber James Cordiner was this
morning supplied with copy of the bids
for the plumbing in the Laramie public
building. There were thirteen bidders
for the work, North & Winterbottom of
Fall City, Neb,, being the lowest. Their
bid was S3,497, only one other bidder
being near that figure. the others rang
ing up to nearly $4,000. The majority
of the bids were considerably above
$4,000. James Cordiner and the Lara
mic Plumbing company were bidders
for the work, but there were several
below them.
, 1906-01-09
JUDGING MUTTON SHEEP
IN SHORT COURSE

The judging of mutton sheep was
the days program at the short course
today, under the instruction of Prof. G.
q. Morton, assistant in animal indus.
try at the university. The members of
the class judged the specimens pre-
scented.
Prof. Buffum, who is managing the
course, was notified this morning of
the serious illness of the wife of Hon.
John Costing, the block demonstration,
which will make it impossible for that
gentleman to be here on Saturday, dur
ing the block demonstrations at Sci
ence hall at the university. Prof. Dan
Gaumnitz Of the Minnesota a~gricultu-
raj college will be here in his stead,
he and Mr.. Gosling being the only two
block demonstrators now before the
people of the United States. The en-
gagement was arranged through Mr..
Gosling's son.