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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05
GREAT LIVESTOCK SHOW.
Biggest Thing Of the Kind Ever Seen
in Chicago.

Chicago-With 10000 persons tu-
multuously applauding the final event.
the first day of Chicagos seventh an
nual International Livestock EXPOSE
ton came to an enthusiastic conclu-
sion in the big exposition building. at
the stock yards, at IL o'clock Satur-
day night.
The attendance for opening day
63,OOO-was the largest in the history
of the exposition, and the prediction
of the management is that this sea
sons total will exceed the figures OF
last year by at least 100000.
The first day found more than 5000
animals on exhibition, and from admit
ration of these the crowds turned in
the evening to the attractions in the
great arena, which for the first time
were confined to displays of equine
beauties.
OF these Sir Thomas Lipton's sad
dl, horse, Erin Go Bragh, won not
only plaudits of the spectators, but
also the encomiums of the judges.
and carried off the first prize in the
walk, trot and canter class.
The final event, which held the
crowd to the last. was for heavy and
light hunters In the former first
prize was taken by B. Schilling's en-
try. with l.. A. Swift second and II. V.
Ramussen third. E
Among the prominent agricultural
educators and celebrated livestock ex-
perts seen in and about the building
ard at the Saddle and Sirloin Club dur
ing the day were. Prof. w. J. Carlyle
of Fort Collins. Colorado: Prof C. F.
Curtis of Ames, Iowa; Prof. W. A.
Henry of Madison. Wisconsin: Prof. p
W. Henford of Urbana. Illinois: Judge
Arthur p. Turner of Pembridge. Eng
land: G. Howard Dawson of Mill
brook, New York.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

The early French explorers called 1t
the Ouisconsin. The historians and
geographers call 1t the Wisconsin. The
river men always call it the Wisconse.
or sometimes, affectionately. "the Old
Wisconse." 1t is river big in his
tory. ancient and modern, adventurous
and commercial. 1t carried the seeds
of civilization into the Mississippi val
ley. and It has brought down millions
of wealth since civilization came. 1t
bore the apostles Of the church into
the wilderness in the early days and
since then it has fioated into congress
many merchant who found wealth
in the predatory commerce that once
lined its shores. Its stained waters
ripple and roar. rush and glide be-
tween banks hung thick with deeds
of daring.-Outing.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05
CHAPTER Xxx.

When cruel war RACES in the land,
men will descend to almost any depths
In order to accomplish certain pur-
poses.
Colonel John had stumbled into a
strange situation on the night he was
taken to Lyndhurst, n prisoner.
True. he was made husband OF
convenience, and welded to a girl to-
ward whom he had since been wonder
fully drawn. but at the same time he
had incurred the hostility of as venge-
full man as either of the opposing
armies could boast.
Major Basil Worden could not be
said to represent the chivalry of the
South.
He was a genuine Ei..,ssippiap
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05
Suit Against Railroads.

Misunderstanding on reports sub
mitted by the interstate commerce
conn lission, Attorney General Moody
has directed that suits be brought
against large number OF additional
railroad companies for violation of the
safety appliance law.
The defendants, the districts in
which the suits will be brought and
the number of violations include:
Arizona & New Mexico railway. dis
trict of Arizona, two violations: Ari-
IONA & New Mexico railway. district of
New Mexico. two violations: Ell Paso
& Southwestern railroad, district OF
New Mexico, one violation; Fort Worth
& Denver City railway, northern dis
trict of Texas, two violations.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

Salt Lake City. Utah.-Samuel New
house, the mining operator. formerly
of Denver. has just announced the
closing of the biggest real estate deal
ever consummated in Salt Lake. He
has purchased down town realty. pay
ing therefor 100000. and has begun
placing orders for material for steel
Office buildings to cost 5000, 900. Mr.,
Newhouse's biggest real estate deal
before this time was the sale at a
profit of $1,OO0,0O0 within a short
time of the ground in New York on
which the Flatiron building now
stands
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

Folk who live along the rural free
delivery routes and have seen the car
rier trudge over heavy roads through
bad weather will approve the recent
gift of an automobile to New Jer-
sey carrier. 1t will help the postman
and at the same time speed the de.
livery of mail. Nevertheless, one can.
not help asking whether carriers
modest salary will pay the running
expenses of a gnsoline gig
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

! During the demolition of some old
premises at Backing Essex, England.
b glass bottle, curiously shaped. was
iaken from the chimney stack. where
1t had been carefully bricked In. and
when opened was found to contain a
Eopy of the lease of the property.
lated 1875.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

Postage stamps of the issue of 1907
put on sale at 5000 presidential post
offices will bear on their face the
name of the stye and city in which
the postoffice is situated.
Senior Morety Pendergast has
formed a new Spanish cabinet and
his appointments have been approved
by King Alfonso.
The town of Aunen. Germany, was
recently wrecked by an explosion or
"Ruburit." II was estimated that 300
persons were either killed or wounded.
The new cotton exchange at Liver
pool. England, which cost $1.75O.0oO,
was recently opened by the Prince
of Wales.
a revised list Of the casualties re-
sulting from the recent explosion of
the Witten roburit factory shows
that 80 persons were killed, GO Sc
verely injured and 1870 were less seri-
ousiy hurt.
Admiral Converse. chief of the bu-
eau of navigation, in his annual re-
port, recommends the revival of the
grade OF vice admiral in the navy.
mao 1lihpuhSSo tAtS
appointment of John A. McIlhenny.
of Louisiana. as civil service commits
sioner. Mr.. McIlhenny was a rough
rider in the Spanish war and is a
democrat. His appointment makes
the board democratic one.
At the request of District Attorney
Heney. Gov. Pardee, of California,
has pardoned Siffens and Wyman.
two ballot box suffers. in order that
they may testify against Abraham
Ruef and Mayor Schmitz. of San
Francisco.
Albert Young. William Murphy and
William Kelly. indicted with Cornell
ius Shea for conspiracy in connection
with the teamsters' strike in Chicago,
have pleaded guilty and will turn
states evidence, against Shea. who is
president of the International union.
Twenty-Five employees of the Stand
ard Oil company were recently ar
rested and fined at Decatur, Ind, 70,
working on Sunday.
The Oklahoma constitutional con-
vention has adopted the Missouri
plan of handling lobbyists. The
names of those who violate the rules
of the convention will be posted on
an excluded list and any delegate
holding communication with them
will be held in contempt
According to the report of the canal
commission not a single American has
died of disease on the canal zone in
the last three months.
Bids FOR the $15,OO000O worth OF
isthmian canal contracts will be op-
ened in Washington on. December II.
An insane woman was arrested in
New York for forcing her way into the
office of John d. Rockefeller and
threatening to. kill the oil magnate
and ,6ur9 the building unless she was
paid the sum of $1,000, 900. Sho
claimed her husband had been ruined
in the. oil business.
The Santa Fe has decided to grant
a. increase in pay of four cents an
hour to the trainmen of the CON-
pany on its entire system
Ten out of "a prisoners at Bilibid
prison, Manila, died following inocu-
lation with cholera virus.
A snowslide destroyed all the ma.
chinery and buildings of the Noun
tain Green mine near Animas Forks,
Col. causing damage estimated at
$50 700.
The trial of the alleged mob leaders
at Springfield, Mo-. has been post
noned until the March term of court.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

I 1--WE In London" says London Opin.
ion, have two music halls crowded
nightly by the exhibition OF shapely
women clad in nothing but white paint
and classical atmosphere" Is this an
txaggeration. or is London really SO
much more wicked than the worst
mining camp in America?
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

The great English battleship Dread.
nOught. which was tested at sea the
other day. developed speed accord
ing to unofficial announcement. of
nearly 22ls knots an hour. and main
tanned for eight hours an average
speed of BIZ knots. This makes 1t
the fastest battleship afioat. The ship
is equipped with turbine engines.
which now seem to have indicated
themselves beyond any doubt.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

There were 3,SSS foreigners among
the 1882 students registered at Ger
Snan universities last summer. The
German students are again demanding
an increase in matriculation and tut
ton fees for foreigners who attend
their universities
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

Fort MctIenry is no longer neces-
sary for the defense of Baltimore. and
is to be abandoned. but 1t will always
BE remembered because over it waves
the Star Spangled Banner" of Keys
vision and song. 1t is reported that
Baltimore will maintain the fort as
n public resort, as Fort Independ ence
as maintained in Boston
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

! The duke of Abruzzi has visited
london to thank the British govern
ment and the Royal Geographical So
fiety for their assistance and the in
kerest they took in his expedition to
Mount Ruwenzori, the famous Noun
ain of the Moon of olden geograph-
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

Tobacco pipes made from calabash
have come into general use in South
Africa. The calabash colors like
,meerschaum, and will take high
polish. 1t is said to give a special
;softness OF flavor that pipes OF no
other material offer.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

Give a bore a stogie and he will
never trouble you again. He may
hate, but he will fear you. So even the
stogie has Its uses. Everything. says
the Quincy Daily Wing. has. in fact.
not barring the cigarette. which as an
automatic foolkiller has wonderful
DOtencies
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

Having been within 200 miles of the
North Pole. says the Bloomington Pan
fagraph, Lieut.. Peary is able to bear
testimony that none of the weather
reports from that locality has not
been at all exaggerated.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

! In reply to a correspondent who
asks: How can stop biting my fin
ger nails?" the New York Herald
says: Wear muzzle." That might
do, adds the Chicago Record Herald.
but wouldn't 1t be simpler for him to
have his teeth pulled?
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

You will find this fat. ma'am. quite
n gem in its way"
But it's SO dark. and we are 60
ing to do light housekeeping BALI
more American.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

II practice what preach" says An
drew Carnegie. when I write enough
] spell it e-n-u-f." Oh, Andrew, that is
not enough! That's too much.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

So many rebaters are being indicted
that in railroad circles nobody's any
body any longer unless he is out on
bond.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

, The church service that drags will
not draw men.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

Pain is the price of all deep pleas
nre.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

One of the Philadelphia papers has
given considerable space to correspon-
dence upon the problem of domestic
economy and the cost of living. Writers
whose resources vary widely have CIV
en- their experience and offered their
advice. One woman whose husband
gives her $4,000 year for her family
of four is unable to get along comfort
ably on that sum. She wants sample
bill of fare for a week, and also infor-
nation as to where she can get hat
for less than SIS" Another woman
with family of three has less than
$500 year. yet says they have the
best of everything and plenty of it,
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

Faith is ever prophetic of facts.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

Ristori. the great Italian actress,
once remarked: Il cannot portray vice.
but l can understand and realize
crime" All the more powerful pas
sions were within her range-hatred,
jealousy. remorse. revenge-but her
love-making, except in farce, was, as
a rule, a failure. Her mind, like her
life. was SO singularly crystalline that
she could not understand mere vice.
Il would rather be great murderess, /"
said she, than a morbid. sickly fan
tastica, such as are, for the most part,
the heroines of your modern
drama"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-05

A young college graduate has been
learning something about practical"
politics. He attempted to wrest. the
control Of New York assembly dis
trict from Tammany. When the cam
paign was over he found that the men
whom he had trusted to cooperate
with him had taken his money and
hired out to the other side. They took
his ballots. but did not vote them.
The detective" whom he hired to
watch his rival turned out to be lieu
tenant of that rival. and some of his
protested followers stole his watch,
chain and diamond scarfpin.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-06
Girl Invents Turn Table.

A girl OF Brussels, not yet 10 years old.
has patented a remarkable Invention con-
sistIng OF a turn table for reversing tho
direction of motor cars. The apparatus
is fixed on the chassis, which has driv-
ing wheel ut each end. and is worked by
an electric motor The invention was the
outcome of watching tho difficulty or ma
neuvcring heavy motor wagons in Ant
werp streets.
After watching the motor wagons for
some time one day the girl went home
and by the next morning had n complete
scheme for the turn table. Two motor
lists who were visiting her father fetched
designer and the plans We're at once
drawn up at the child's directions
The patent for the invention has been
secured In the name OF Esther dc Susl.
daughter of the Comtesse de Susi Mile.
dc Susi Is n tall well-built girl, with a
bright face. fair hair and brown eyes.
Experts declare that the new turn table
will DO Of enormous value and a fortune
is In prospect for tho girl and her mother
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-06
BANKS APPROVE PLAN
FOR THEIR PROTECTION
FOrgers Are Able Under Pres
ent Conditions to Swindle
Large Institutions.

NEW YORK. May 5--Many OF the
banks and trust companies OF this city,
says q morning paper approved a plan
devised by President Horace r.
Kilborn of the National City bank to
prevent robberles of the sort perpetrat-
CT by Harry Leonard.
Leonard, who said afterward that he
simply wanted to show the City. bank
how easy he could rob IT, got his money
through forging the name of another
firm to fictitious check purportine to
pay OF loan. Mr Kilborn's plan.
bankers think. VIII prevent anything Of
the Kind In the future.
Loan Certificate Larger.
Briefly. the plan consists In the issu-
nnce of a loan certificate a little larger
than the ordinary bank check to the In
dlYidual who takes out the loan The
certificate is OF sensitized paper, max
Ing changes In signatures impossible.
and Is elaborateiy engraved.
Both the front and back arc In colors
The Issuing bank does not have It's
name on the certificates, but uses n
combination OF letters In the upper
right hand corner and also has the
combination OF numbers at the bottom
These establish the banks identity
and permit 100000 loans without dupli-
cation of any number. Automatic du-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-06
Servants in Germany,

A girl engaged In America Is by. no
means a girl secured. aS regards either
domestic service or matrimony. In Ger
many. on the other hand. the mistress OF
q prospective cook and the hancc OF
prospective bride may feel reasonably
secure when once an understanding has
been reached,
well l VIII engage YOU. Hedwig.' SAYS
the Hausfrau, at the close Of the inter
view, and as q pledge OF good faith ]
marks KS cents) arc given and received.
By acceptance of his sum, lledwig biroS
himself TO appear at the time and place
ngrecd upon and II she falls In ful nj
ment OF the contract after allowing
twcnty-four hours 10 elapse without nav
ing returned the money, she renders ne,
self liable to criminal prosecution. Need
less 10 gay, breach OF contract unoeV
such conditions is rare.-Harper's Bazar.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-06
FLASHES FROM THE WIRE

Prof Eugene Rcnovter. scientist. was killed
at Lucerno yesterday in elevator accident
The county courthouse at North Yakima,
Wash. burned yesterday.
Sir Henry Mortimer Durnnd, British Am
bnssador az Washington. passenger
yesterday the steamer Etruria. which
sailed from New York for Liverpool
August Braun. q citizen OF Cincinnati COM
mitted suicide yesterday by jumping from
tho Ercl tower. Paris. whilo dernnEed.
Henry q. Coll, former cashier OF the First
National hank. Milwaukee who was indicted
for msapplying FUNDS, yesterday SON
tcnced 10 ten years at Fort Lcsvenworth
prison,
In battle at Passalc, n j.. between riot
Gus italian strikers md the police yesterday.
four Of the rioters were shot and n number
Of the policemen injured. ono OF tho men
shot may die. Thrty-two men were made
prisoners by the police.
The Panama Cnnal company had e. 600 en-
ployees on its rolls during the month Of
April. Five thousand OF these were paid in
gold md e. 0N0 In silver Tho number OF men
ut work exceeds by 1900 the greatest number
tho French company over had in It's employ.
Tho British cruiser Minerva proceeded yes
terday TO Piraeue Greece where the Brtiah
cruisers Carnnvon. BaThem- Suffolk and Ve-
nus and tho sSeciol torpedo boat Vulcan with
destroycrs aso bound.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-06

Held's band, Liberty park today.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-06
s OF OPERA
! HEAVY LOSERS
rs Metropolitan Com
ny Suffered Greatly
Sin Frisco Fire.
'EMENT WILL REFUND
NSH PAID FOR TICKETS
Member of the Great
a of Singers Escaped
AWithOut Injury.

&, ANCISCO, May 5-Brnest Gocr-
faeneral manager of the Conreid
n an Opera company, returned 10
ast night on the Overland Lin
[xas met at the Oakland pier by
|VF. Strine. tho San Francisco
II the most promising operate
EAt in the musical history of
~ which was so abruptly ended
|tastrophc which overwhelmed
ssjsco. In the interim between
,ltz,s departure for New York
i tpf the company and the time
urn. the Conrcid interests here
r. guarded by Mr.. Strine.
fall Members Saved.
.c-lisz stated that every member
|, ,smpany, 80 strong. had been
lrned 10 New York. None OF
Fans sent TO Mr. Conreid from
|zsisco and Oakland on the day
h aster ever reached their deSti-
|n..d the suspense OF the New
once was not relieved until
q received a message from MI
@om Cheyenne,
Losses Appalling.
Fl,,e safe return OF the company"
/ ;ocrhtz, was a matter OF gem
r Mutations, the material losses
fn ganizatiOn resulting from the
+ I the Grand opera house were
land will not fall short OF q
~ million dollars. The com
fment OF the full tour, repertoire
n operas with their scenery.
electrical apparatus
p music. which OF itself Is an
! f.aluable item, was totally de-
Id will have to be replaced at
ed cost of over $4,000.
/, Insurance Is Small.
urance Of this entire outfit.
II he peculiarity of It's construc-
[-yy about $4,000. In addition 10
fB the loss OF the preliminary
uses. the enormous cost OF
|zig the company to and from
band the financial settlements
|-rtists. chorus. ballet, orchestra
|rghich was effected by MT. Con-
lost liberal Spirit. regardless Of
Iat all contracts were immcdi-
Irrrcd invalid by the act OF God,
lSonr1ed In Europe.
|Ereid sailed for Europe last Sat
Etake necessary preparations for
IL season OF grand opera In New
before sailing he conferred upon
~ full power 10 act as the rep
of the Conreid Metropolitan
2any,
E-pose of Mr. Goerlitz's return
tluciSco nj this time is to ar
refunding of the advance sale
r. ful1lled portion OF the COM
.1gement in San Francisco 10
l2ers and purchasers OF tickets.
III Refund All Money.
u question OF such obligation
len considered. but II WAS de-
H.. Conreid. without a moments
AAthat every dollar Tightfully
% the most generous opera
&C of San Francisco should be
therefore been decided to open
a convenient location In the
! tlstrict OF the city. where all
|g eented OF properly vouched for
|rsEntful owners will be re-
| --ull. The formalities necessary
The rightful owners OF tickets.
4-he company. and arc now be-
y I'd by counsel for the Metro
|fd.ra corporation. and tho par
trzl be announced in the daily
|. sue time.
Il ,e will be kept open for thirty
Il to allow ample time for the
|Ai OF all tickets or legitimate
The same
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-06
|IgD Animals ReasonP

Jy IN my own neighborhood two
T. known to me wero IN the woods
Nv what they at frat took TO be
torlFrels chasing each other around
n tree. On coming nearer, they
trre was but one red squirrel and
being bouy chased by q weasel.
- was nearly lircd out and must
E Hen n victim 10 lie arch enemy
~ xuntcrs shot tho weasel Why the
.-ot lead of through the tree tops.
fcasel could not have followed
t1er instance OF the mystery that
te qrcsticn.-John Burroughs in
n Magazine.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-06
The Giant Of Lobsters.

The largest lobster ever cnuGht on the coast
OF America was taken by Belfast CMe) nsh-
erman In 1891. II weighed twenty-thres
poundo and measured thirty-sevcn inches from
the end Of It's tail TO the tip OF tho long front
claws Tho monoter was too largo to enter
common lobster trap, but the trap was
being drown UP IL wns caught in the netting
and safely landed. Many years ago lobster
Weighing twenty-five pounds captured
near the samo place. and the event was con-
sldered 10 be OF enough importance 10 be
Belfast
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-06

August Braun, a citizen of Cincinnati COM
mltted suicide yesterday by jumping from
tho EifIcl tower Paris. whilo dernnEed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-06
Teamsters Go on Strike.

CHICAGO, May 5.-Two hundred
men employed in the safe and machI-
merry moving branch OF the teaming
business went on a strike yesterday be-
cause of the refusal OF the Team own
erS association to grant the increased
wage scale demanded by the men. The
strike was not authorized by the team
Sters' Joint council.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-06

plicating machines In charge OF the
proper officers OF the bank make the
letters and numbers.
The borrower on paying off the loan
must present the certificate to the
bank. In the event OF the loss OF n
certificate the finder could not use II,
since he could not, without the con-
nivance OF an officer In the bank, as
certain what bank had issued It.