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The Marshall republican., 1906-08-24

and women asking admittance
To her walls. The attendance
has already increased Ia the
point that soon II larger build
ing will b. indispensable.
There goes out from this high
school each year IA large class
of graduates, well equipped
Tor the conf cts that belong
10 life. They are GllIpg well
their places in the profession
III and business world.
The present board Of cdu-
cation is composed of the fol.
lowing men: Dr.. G.. G. Sharp,
president, Abel Leonard, w.
s. Huston, f.. r.. Barnum,
John W. Rose aud jacob Van
Dyke. During the vocation
that is just closing the build
ings have been reprinted aud
put in an excellent condition.
Everything is being done tn
keep our schools IN cundi'
ton in keeping with this beau
tiful and progressive city OF
ours.
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run OVER
John Hayes. of Gretchen.
Meets Terrible Accident.

lCCtO lCllDiS 1tSSiuSht'
John Hayes, residing II half
mile east of the Gretchen post
office, while hauling Il load Of
corn TO Sweet Springs We'd
nesday met with an accident
that will probably cost him
his life. He was driving II
four horse team and had on
his wagon about rs bushels of
shelled corn in sacks. Gu
ing down II steep hill. the
sacks slipped, throwing him
in front of the wagon To one
side So that he laid across one
track. Both wheels passed
over his body about midway,
frightfully injuring him be-
cause of the big load on the
wagon. DR.. Wingtield, of
Shackelford, and other physi.
clans were summoned and are
making a strong effort to save
his life.
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constantly kept before the
minds of the pupils. The
teachers have been selected
with great care from year to
year, merit alone being con-
sidered. 1t is believed by
the Board Of Education that
the present faculty is the best
in the history of the schools.
The past year has been mark
led with great success aud the
coming one will undoubtedly
he suspicious. Supt. E. j.
Scott and his thirty-one as
|sistant teachers have the
confidence OF our people and
are proving true to their
trust.
Our high school articulateS
with the best universities
land colleges. From all over
this county come young mel
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LOCAL MARKETS
August oath

Furnished and corrected TO
dale by Swift's Packing Co.
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Hu Was IN Trouble

al a in trouble, hut found a way
out OF II. aud I'm n happy msu sgsin,
since Or, Kings New Life pills cured
me OF cbrouic constipation, Gays E,
W, Goodloe, l07 ST. Louis St,
Dallas. Texas. Guaranteed satisiac-
try. Price 25c at +. IL. Franklin's
drug store .
The Marshall republican., 1906-08-24
Central COMMITTEES Meeting

The Republican Central
Committee is hereby called
TO meet ut the court house il
Marshall on Tuesday, Sept,
4th, at $50 p. IN.
W. b. Mullins, chairman,
Clarence FL. Tucker, Sec.
The Marshall republican., 1906-08-24
Marriage Licenses.

Wanted: School, having new, at
tractiye proposition, Wishes energetic
man or woman to visit towns la Mis-.
souri,. Good salary and expenses
paid weekly. some knowledge Of music
preferred, but not essential.
~ 81 J.. II. Moore,
Plymouth Place, Chicago III
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wAHTEp;-by chicago wholesale aiui
mail order house, assistant manager inani
or womanI for this county and adjoining
territory. Salary 80 u expenses paid
weekly expsnse money advanced, work
pleasant position permanent, No invest
meut or experience required. spare time
valuable. Write NJ once Tor full particulars
and enclose s~eif-addressed envelope. Ad-
dress, GENERAL MANAGER, 1884 f. Lake
St., Chicago. ls-2ll
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TRIBUTE TO AMERICA.
Liberal Aid Given to Science Elicit.
Comment from Abroad.

American generosity to science re
ceived hearty recognition at the an
nual meeting of that notable body. the
British Association for the Advance
ment of Science, at York. Ths presi
dent. Edwin Ray Lancaster. in his nd
dress gave highly interesting review
of the progress made by science. par
ticulariy within the last % years
which he said would stand out forever
for the achievements in this line. cs
pecially with regard to the discovery
of new chemical elements possessing
astounding properties He paid trib
ute to the work of astronomers. in
GLIDING the splendid accomplishments
of Prof. Pickering. of Harvard univ -.
sity. and then alluded to the liberal
assistance given to science by wealthy
Americans. specifying the gifts OF
great telescopes and other equipment
as indicating the interest taken by our
niIlionaires in such work. He add al :
In the United States this is not in.
frequent while in this country 1t Is
rare The gentleman is correct
There is no other land. remarks the
Troy Times, in which money is SC
lavishly paid out by rich men In behalf
OF education and philanthropy as in
The United States
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their laws He said: While live
you will not be arrested Then
agreed TO make the treaty. Since
have been prisoner of war l have
teen arrested and placed in the guard.
house twice for drinking whisky.
We stood between his troopers and
my warriors. We placed 4 large stone
on the blanket before US. Our treaty
was made by this stone. and it was
To last till the stone should crumble
20 dust: 50 we made the treaty. and
bound each other with an oath.
i do not believe that have ever
violated that treaty. but Gen. Miles
never fulfilled his promises.
When we had made the treaty
Gen. Miles said to me: My brother.
you have in your mind how you are
going 10 kill men. and other thoughts
Of var; ! want you Ia put that out OF
your mind and change your thoughts
TO peace.
Then ! agreed and gaze up my arms
! said. I will quit the varpath and
live al PEACE hereafter
Then Gen. Miles swept a spot OF
ground clear with his hand and said:
Your past deeds shall be wiped out
Ike this and you will start Few
l.fe-'
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obituary with portrait to Paris La Ma
tuse. and which was translated for
tho Literary Digest. notes that it is
quite proper to be somewhat indefi-
mite on the subject of brakes exact
age. He says:
There is nothing TO prove. in fact,
that the Testuda abingdoni that gave
up the ghost the other day had really
attained so abnormal an age. All
that We may say certainly on this
de;icate subject is as follows I"
The tortoise was captured in the
Galapagos islands toward the end of
tie eighteenth century. AT this time
the scanty inhabitants OF this wild
archipelago regarded him as a bicen-
tenarian. relying on date cut into
his shell with knife. which. though
half effaced. appeared to begin with a
16. From this il was inferred that
he had been first captured in the sew
enteenth century by some of the
hardy English or French pirates who
were then disputing the passage of
the Spanish galleons between Mexico
and the Philippines. and who made
the Galapagos their rendezvous One
vi these hhpuSteis. III II VEN Oh pleas
antry. or perhaps to furnish data for
the benefit of future naturalists, may
have cut on the prisoners back the
date of his capture, and then set him
at liberty. Perhaps he even added
his name, which has been obliterated
by the growth of the shell.
From this vague date undoubtedly
comes the name of the tortoise
Drake from the famous chief of the
buccaneers. Sir Francis Drake. the
illustrious and sanguinary sea-rover
of the New World.
The tortoise was not brought to
England till SIS years ago. After sew
eral changes of ownership. he finally
found comfortable quarters for his
old age in an enclosure of the garden
at Regent park
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to break up into small bands. With
six men and four women l made for
the range of mountains near Hot
Springs. New Mexico. We passed
many cattle ranches, but had no trou-
BILE with the cowboys. We killed cat
tie to eat whenever we were in need
OF food. but we frequently suffered
greatly for water. At one tine we
had no water for two days and nights
and our horses almost died from thirst.
We ranged in the mountains of New
Mexico for some time: then. think
ing that perhaps the troops had left
Mexico, We returned. On our return
through Old Mexico we attacked every
Mexican found, even IL for no other
reason than to kill We believed they
had asked the United States troops to
come TO Mexico to fight us.
South of Casa Grande. near a place
called by the Indians Gosoda. there
was road leading out from the town.
There was much freighting carried on
by the Mexicans over this road.
Where the road ran through a noun
tain pass we stayed in hiding. and
whenever Mexican freighters passed
we killed them. took what supplies
we wanted and destroyed the remand
err. We were reckless of our lives.
because We felt that every mans hand
was against us. II We returned to the
reservation We would be put in prison
and killed: il We stayed in Mex
leo they would continue to send sol
diers to fight us. so we gave no quar-
ter to any one and asked no favors.
After some time We left Gosoda
and soon were reunited with our tribe
in the Sierra de Antunez mountains.
Skirmishins Every Day.
Contrary TO our expectations the
United States soldiers had not left
the mountains in Mexico. and were
soon trailing us and diminishing with
us almost every day. Four or five
times they surprised our camp. One
time they surprised us about nine
o'clock in the morning. captured all
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-10

to hold the spike from working up
out of the tie. The wedge-shaped
lock is a thin. tapering piece of iron.
When the spike is driven into the tie
it leaves slight channel alongside
of it. into which this wedge is driven,
following the channel until it strikes
the shoulder of the spike, when it i'm
mediately turns out and enters the
wood along the line of least resist
ance-which is with the grain-some'
times turning upward little if the
wood is soft 1t then becomes prac'
tically impossible to draw the spike
without first drawing the wedge. II
for any reason it is desired to pull
the spike, the wedge itself. being thin
is easily drawn from the top. although
it cannt be pushed up by the spike.
After the wedge is drawn the spike
can easily be removed. and. what is
of great advantage. can be replaced in
the same hole and locked with the
wedge as securely as before. AS the
ties become old and the spike becomes
loose. a tap of the hammer on the
wedge will set it up tight against the
rail again. The Atchison. Topeka &
Santa Fe railway recently had num-
Der of them made at its shops and put
into its track for test. We under
stand that more than million 81
these have already been ordered"
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To Measure Molecules.

An apparatus for measuring the
seventy-millionth part of an inch has
been made by DIR. p. Shaw. of Not
tiuEham university. England says
Technical World Magazine. 1t works
upon the principle of electric touch
and consists of a fine micrometcr
screw and six levers. The apparatus is
30 sensitive and delicate that II is i'm
possible to manipulate it before m
audience. II is hung by rubber banSs
covered with thick felt, and must lie
worked at dead of night. when there
is 10 traffic or factory working. The
smallest distance that thls mechanism
measures is about the distance he,
tween a solid and a liquid molecule
DR. Shaw's invention was first made In
1900. but its great Improvement oi
late has made it the wonder OF pIssi
oists throughout the world.
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went directly to Gen. Miles and told
him how had been wronged and I
wanted to return to the United States
with my people. as we wished to see
our families. who had been captured
and taken away from us Gen. Miles
said to me: The president OF the
United states has sent me TO speak 10
you. He has heard OF your trouble
with the white men. and says that II
you Will agree to a few words OF treaty
we need have no more trouble. Ge-
ronimo. II You will agree to a rev
words of treaty all will be satisfac'
torily arranged
Then he talked with me for long
time and told me what he would do
for me In the future II would agree
to the treaty. l did not hardly believe
Gen. Miles. but because the president
OF the United States had sent me word
agreed to make the treaty and to
keep it. Then asked Gen. Miles what
the treaty would be. Gen. Miles SAID
to me: L will take you under govern
ment protection. | will build you
house. l will fence you much land.
| will give you cattle. horses, mules
and farming implements. You Will be
furnished with men to work the farm.
for you yourself will not have to work.
In the fall l will send you blankets
and clothing. so that you will not sur
fer from cold in the winter time.
q There is plenty of timber. water
and grass in the land to which l will
send you. You will live with your
tribe and with your family. If you
agree to this treaty you shall see your
family within FIVE days
Agreed to Make Treaty.
Il said to Gen. Miles: All the off,
GERS that have been in charge of the
Indians have talked that way. and 1t
sounds like story to me: l hardly
believe you He said: This time 1t
is the truth l said: Gen. Miles. I
do not know the laws OF the white
man. nor of this new country where
you are to send me, and l might break
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-10

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the fathers by so little kthe getting tated and
bored by his fathers Odhor and perpetual leeturn: Yet
heart each proud Of the other. you'd back the other
the world
That Is the secret of relations FOR hundred What
the change Only that the father realized that the
grown and must longer be treated child and the realizes
that with all his irritating ol-fashionl and irabity the
old man i real good sot-becau-c his Own sort
Instead Of family affection accompanied the digsfel staniof o.
the older man TO the Young and rather pushing boy there family af
lection accompanied by full recognition of uay Instead OF AMI
boy :
The average BFither has contempt for the foFeneF b.
foreigner he who talks language that he doesn't
ietand He doesn't regard any English whether it
lie Scotch CoShncy Devonshire American English as ognerhe
just English He doesn't gush him; Just sticks to him
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-10

our horses ne in numberl and secured
our store of dried meats. We also
lest three Indians in this encounter.
About the middle of the afternoon of
the same day We attacked them from
the rear as they we're Passing through
p--irie-killed one soldier. but lost
none ourselves. In this skirmish we
that belonged to ne The three horses
that VIC did not recover were the hes,
riding horses we had.
Soon after this scouts from Capt
I.awton's troops told us that he wished
to make treaty with us; but knew
that Gen. Miles was the chief Of the
American trooTs. and l decided to
treat with him
i sent my brother Pe.ico white
Horsel with Mr.. George Wrat;an OF
to Fort Bowie to see Gen. Miles and
to tell him that We wished 10 return
TO Arizona. but before these messea-
gers returned met two Indian scouts
-Kayitah. ChokoEen Apache. and
Narieen. a Nedai Apache, They were
serving rs scouts for Capt Lawtons
troops. They told me that Gen. Miles
had come and had sent them to ask
me to meet him So l went TO the
camp of the United States troops to
meet Gen. Niles.
Gen. Miles Promises.
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ment the life preserver strikes the
water the light gives out bright
flame. showing its location not only
to the person overheard, but marking
the spot for the crew. who put back
in 4 small boat. AS the average pas
senger steamer cannot be stopped in
much less than mile when under
full Roadway. the Importance of the
light in finding the spot is evident
The signal burns with 800 candlepow,
er for full hour. These lights are
already in use in the American navy
Another type is the projectile which
is fired from gun and will carry a.
far as an ordinary shell will go. These
lights can be set to burn as they leave
the gun. or not until the strike ths
water, where they will feat and burn
from one TO two hours.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-10

most curious phenomenon in the
northwest of Canada is the appear
ance of millions of minute black in
sects whenever n thaw occurs.
During the winter the snow is dry
and crisp. like sand. and nothing what
ever can be discovered of these in.
sects, but as soon as thaw comes
they are found everywhere in large
patches. looking like busting of 500;
They are generally known as snow.
flies or jumpers, and have slight hop
ping powers. being able TO leap some
three or four inches, They entirely
disappear when it freezes again. and
not trace Of them can be found.
They do not fall with the snow.
as there may have been no snow for
n month or more before their arrival.
and are probably something similar
TO the red snow of the Arctic re
Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-10
New York School Children.

New York city has more school chill
dren than the entire population of any
one OF II states and territories in the
union. including Colorado. Florida
New Hampshire, Oregon. Rhode
Island. the Dakotas and Washington
Colorado comes the nearest with a
population OF 5s9,7oo. while the New
York school children number 54e.9i1
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-10
canno. Slip OF.

vide strong clamp. which .Iuius me
clothes securely TO the line. without
possibility of tearing or injuring them
The old-style clothes pins have ten
dency to spring away from the line
unless they are forced very hard
against the line. which often tears
garments of fine texture 1t ~ill be
obvious that there is no danger OF this
happening with the clothes pin shown
here
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-10
Machin.rx 20 RolI Glass.

An invention for drawing mo1en
glass out of the furnaces and rolling
it mechanically has been sold to a
syndicate of plate-glsss manufacturers
for s5S2 600. The inventor is Bel
gian- Mr. Fourcault, and the pur-
chasers of his patent righis are Ger
man. French. Belgian and Bohemian
manufacturer Only high-priced mar
ual labor has been able 10 70 the vsrk
heretofore
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-10
CLOTHES PIN.
Just the Right Shape to Hold the
Clothes Firmly.

The old-style clothes pin has been
in use for long time. and has proven
SO satisfactory that change would
seem undesirable Nevertheless. an
improvement has been mad by swo
North Carolina inventors. as will read
lily be seen by referring to the illus
tration- These clothes pin are made
of galvanized iron to prevent rusting
and injury to the clothes and are bent
TO form double jaws. These jaws Eeo-
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-10
Consolation in Sorro>x

Let a friendly heart divine our sor
rows and force us TO confess them
and We find in this confession a con
ISOLATION Thousand times sweete
than the absolute silence which fla.
tered our pride,-viscountess De
chey,
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SIjII: {,EE;5xzsR q ion
SeIS3.>sssses AN --s.ss.i;.ss
A ouADRIcENTENARiAN.
st.ry Of Tortoise Whose Age Was
Probably Nearly 400 Years.

4 living creature that has trod the
cath. however sluggishly, since the
days OF the Spanish Armada is an OBJ
Jest of no common degree of interest.
Such creature has Just passed away
peacefully in London. in the person
of Drake. venerable tortoise of the
geological Gardens, supposed to be
nearly four hundred years old. Mr..
v. Forbin, who contributes a short
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-10

NEW SIGNAL LIGHT.
Marine Torch Which Will Burn in the
Water.

A marine torch or signal light. that
burst into brilliant flame the in
slant 1t touches water. is a recent
invention. These signal lights can be
used in many ways. One method is
to attach one to life buoy; the mo
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-10

Wash. Says the
Railway and En-
gineering Review
in a brief descrip'
tive note:
1T consists of
an ordinary spike
with a curved
shoulder at the
back about the
middle of t h e
spike in length,
and q key or lock
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-10

Let us face the future with courage
and with faith. for of all the ages
that have come and gone. not one has
such hope for humanity as the TWEEN
Geth ccntury,-Josish Strong.
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Use Azgres;z.

Rub mag-esia on soiled spots and
dainty light oolored goods Put plenty
on both sides, and when wanted for
use again brush well and the spots
will be gone
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-10

According to an Official report there
has been only one case OF corporal
punishment in the prisons of Ireland
for Is years
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-10
Living fer Ges.

No life is failure which is lived fo-
God, and all lives are failures which
are lived for any other end.-F. w.
Ssber.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-10

An eastern paper says bridge whis,
is now played by stout old ladies only
II this doesn't kill the game It cant
be killed
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Muru tl1r Brtttsl1rr Errls
TunrarnH Atnrrtratts
BY HON. N1OBCRLY BELL.
Nisnsser OF the London Times

THE general feeling England toward America it is df-
ioult write briefly because think generally
derood. The popular feeling in America is believe that
until rccnty there strong anti American feeling here,
and that it been removed
So long that idea remains there will be misconceptions
The fact is that there anything but friendly feel
ing this side though quits admit difficult for
American O realize this
Have YOU father and son-the former devoted
err but understanding hm-slways inclined find
inclined to patroni,e-oo declined ccse-the getting
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n. cearee 70 Prove II.

Uneasy lies the head that wears q
crown ue-haps- but it is merely hear
say with tie majority Il us--Chicxso
Caily News
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PeruIzr British Nanes

Out OF every 100000 girls and bo.s
il England and Wales. $500 are cziirI
Nj? and $3.50 William
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-10
sELF-LocklNe RAILWAY SPIKE
Device by Which the Loosening OF the
Rail Is Made impossible.

A railway spike that cannot work
loose is now manufactured at Seattle,
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The trouble Is that revolutions ara
generally .carh TO take the back track
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-28
BRIGHT AUGURY OF
PEOPLES TRIUMPH
OLD MAN PAINE
RESCUED FROM
BENEDICT POND

George A. Paine. co years old was seen
houndering in the waters OF Benedict
pond this morning and was pulled out by
Sarah j. Carnell and Michael Adellio. who
FASTENED 20 save him. Word was ther
sent TO the Seventh police station and the
man was taken into custody on suspicion
OF attempting suicide.
Paine can have a good home but seems
10 prefer to lead a wandering life. on Aug.
r. he was arragned i'm the district court
on charge of vagrancy: but as his rela-
uves desired that the Old man have an
other chance, and as he promised TO re-
main with them. and do as they wished,
he was placed on probation.
He did not keep his promise, and for
the past two or three weeks has been
wandering dpOut, ms people not Knowing
where he was.
When the story OF his attempt TO com
NIT suicide was learned by the police
they turned him over 10 the custody OF
Probation officer Wallace. who surren-
dered him; and he was sent for nine
months TO the workhouse. He told the
police that he was respondent but did not
throw himself into the pond. having fallen
In.