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A|RSH|P. IS LIKE HEN. /.
FARMER GETS IDEA FOR FLYING
DEVICE FROM ROOSTER.
Movement Of Chandelier Balancing
on Thumb illustrates Principle
on Which Ingenious Machine
10 Modelled by Him.

New York.-How does a rooster bal.
ance himself on mans thumb?
He sticks out his bead, shifts and
extends his wings, which are lateral
aeroplanes, and then elevates or de-
presses his tail. By causing his favor
lite chanticleer on his farm, near Fort
Plain, to go through various expert
ments on this phalangeal roost, Will
liam Morgan has evolved a flying ma
chine which he now hopes to send
through the air
He has small model, which he
sends hither and thither, and 1t has
the movement of surprised chicken
just shooed from Its perch. The
small model, which he has patented
can be made to fly at any time by
simply winding up the rubber bands
which form the motive power of the
two propellers in front.
or the big air ship its inventor said,
when seen at the Victoria Hotel, a
Bowery lodging-house:
81 would have 1t merely skim along.
1t would, of course, have abundant
space to clear the 20-foot propellers
from the earth. 1t does not need a
gas bag. There are two large pro-
pellers in front and the machine can
be steered by varying their number
Of revolutions.
''It Is kept up by the motion of the
propellers, and when they cease to
move the aeroplanes take such a po-
sltion that the machine cannot come
down hard, but will settle gradually"
Mr.. Morgan few his small model
for the delectation of his fellow lodg-
ers In the Bowery caravansary. The
Inventor was formerly in the cigar
business and he also manufactured
hair restorer.
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MARS IS NOT INHABITED.
California Astronomer Says Life Could
Not Exist on the Planet.

Berkeley, Cal.-Mars Is not inhab-
tied by man, according to Professor
Simon Newcomb, astronomer of the
United States Naval observatory. He
Is special lecturer at the summer ses.
sion at the university.
After telling of observations made by
Lowell and other scientists, Prof New
comb brought up the matter of the al
legged canals on the distant planet and
discoveries made by experts in prob
lens in physics. He showed that Mars
Is too cold to have irrigation canals.
The water in such canals, according to
Professor Newcomb, would be frozen
solid a greater part of the time.
He explained that Lowell's theories
Of canals were based without respect
to the new theories in these lines. In
speaking Of the possibility of the hab-
ltation of Mars, he said the laws of
heat and theories of the atmosphere
made such reasoning imprudent.
my conclusion in regard to that
is general one" he said. Based on
the theory that not one of 10000 of
the worlds of the solar system is of
sufficient heat to allow life"
Professor Newcomb attacked Alfred
Wallace for his statements that Mars
and other worlds were inhabited, stat
ing that they were preposterous. The
lecture was illustrated with lantern
slides.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-29
LAST OF THE PINE FOREST.
Remains of Standing Timber in Doug
las County, Wis.,, to Be Cut.

Minneapolis Preparations are be-
ing made this summer for logging the
last of the standing pine timber in
Douglas county, Wisconsin. The tim
Der is owned by a Chicago lumber
company and is southeast of Dedham.
The estimated amount of timber left
is 100000 feet 1t will be shipped to
Hayward, Wis, to be sawed.
The forests of Michigan, Wisconsin
and Minnesota originally contained
about 100000, 100000 feet. LAUNDERING
began in Michigan and Wisconsin dur
ing the sos and was of small import
ance until the early '70s, when the
vast untimbered plains west of the
Mississippi began to throng with i'm.
migration. In 1873 the cut was about
100000, 900 feet. 1t reached the high
water mark in 1892, when 1t was over
S,500,000,OO0 feet. Since then 1t has
fallen steadily and in 1906 was little
over 3,000,000,000 feet.
To the enormous total of about 200,.
0OO,000,000 feet cut in the last thirty
years must be added about 5000, ,0OO,.
900 feet of laths, shingle and minor
products, making total of 100000.
100000 feet. Fifty billion feet probab
ly were cut prior to 1873, which would
bring the total product of the lake
states to about 2S0,OOO,O 100000 feet.
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Whole Number 1907
MILITARY ROAD TO YUKON.
Canada Is Building 1900 Mile Trail to
Back Door Of Gold Region.

Edmonton, b. C. - An important
work that Is being carried on by the
Dominion government in the Canadian
northwest, concerning which people in
general know but little, is the build
ing of military road from this city
to the Yukon territory. For two years
the construction has been under way
in charge of the royal northwest
mounted police.
From Edmonton the road stretches
70 miles away to Fort ST. John on the
Peace river, and then takes an almost
direct course over the Rocky noun
tains for 200 miles to Fort Graham, in
British Columbia and thence in a
northwesterly direction for 700 miles
more to Atlin. This long trail of 1,600
miles lies through region but little
civilized, and where nature at times
opposes her sterile barriers.
1t Is not a wide road--only eight
feet-and at regular intervals Of 20
miles small log houses are erected
as halting places, The principal work
so far has been from the eastern side
of the Rocky mountains, and last fall
the construction party, under the com
mand of Capt. Camies, reached Fort
Graham, where they have wintered
This summer, another party of work
men, under Inspector Mcdonald of
Whitehorse, will push the work from
Atlin until the two forces meet, which
they hope to do before winter.
And the purpose of 1t is because one
of Canada's richest treasure houses,
the golden Klondike, lies cooped up
beyond the great mountains. The
, two front doors to this country lie in
the United States territory of Alaska
-one opening in from Skagway by
means of the White pass and Yukon
railway, the other further north, the
estuary Of the Yukon river at st.
Michael.
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HUSBAND SELECTS SUCCESSOR.
Wearing Widows Weeds, obedlent
ReIct Again Becomes a Bride.

Philadelphia a deathbed
promise to her husband, nine months
ago, that she would marry his chum,
Mrs. Maria Di Cicce5 % years old, of
South Sixth street, has become the
wife of Antonio Di Mattio in the home
in which her former husband died.
The late husband of Mrs. Di Cicco
and Di Mattio were playmates in
Naples, and one day the latter saved
Di Cicco from drowning in the bay.
Di Cicco never forgot the brave deed,
and even after coming to this country
and marrying he kept up a correspond
ence with his. .boyhood chum When
Di Mattio came to this city Di Cicco
insisted that he make his home with
himself and wife.
Then Di Cicco contracted tubercu-
1osis, and although everything was
done to save his lite, he rapidly wasted
away. When he saw that death was
near he called his young wife and Dl
Mattio to his bedside and made them
promise to wed each other at the ex-
piration of nine months after his
death They agreed and Di Clcco
died happy
The bride was attired In the black
dress which she wore at her husbands
funeral, and despite the occasion, re-
laxed none of the literal or figurative
mourning, which she has expressed
continually for Di Ciceo since his
death. She makes no pretense of low
ing her new husband, but frankly
states that she is simply fulfilling her
former companions wishes. Di Mat
Ito, on the other hand. states that he
= has always loved his new wife.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-29

a very searching, severe and drastic
law for the purpose of preventing the
further spread of the Texas Fever, and
to eradicate it. The law enacts severe
penalties against anyone who may in
troduce infected cattle into the state.
A wise and most salutary law! 1t also
forbids anyone in possession of cattle
infected to suffer any such animal
to run at large, or to sell, drive, trade
or give away such animal 1t provides
amply for any quarantine, of county,
or district, or farm, or town lot, or
even separate COW or steer. And it
Furnishes with severity any infraction
of the law, and makes it the sworn
duty of every judge to charge the law
specially to each grand jury hereafter
to be impaneled in the state of Tennes-
see and gives to each grand jury
inqnisitorial power to enforce the law.
In word the law as now enacted has
come to stay.
But one thing no good citizen wants.
We do not want crop of criminal
prosecutions. Neither you nor l, Mr..
Editor, made the law. Nor can we
both respect it. But I'm writing the
letter and you in printing it are simply
"ringing fire bell in the night" We
have no evidence that the contagion
has reached the vicinity of Johnson
City. But it is in lower east Tennes-
see. 1t may break out in upper east
Tennessee. 1t behooves all our farm
ers to keep close watch on an insidi-
GUS foe. Forewarned is forearmed.
1 have written in plainest English
about all that is known on the subject
Uncle Sam has about seventy trained
experts, engaged as State Inspectors,
in the work of tick eradication. 1t is
now believed that this years labor will
stop the further spread of the con-
tagion in Tennessee.
I have thus, Mr.. Editor, complied
with my promise to prepare you an
article on a subject of vital interest to
all Tennesseans. And thanking you
for your courtesy, in advance, am,
Yours truly,
A. H. PETTIRONE, Agent.
U. S Department of Agriculture.
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Legend of the Moss Rose.

A German tradition gives the origin
Of the moss rose as follows: An angel
came to earth in mortal guise. He
sought place of shelter and repose
after his labors of love, but every door
was shut against the heavenly visitor.
At length the angel, being very weary,
sank upon the ground and over him a
rosebush spread like tent. 1t caught
upon it's outspread leaves the falling
dew which would otherwise have
drenched the messenger Of love. Wax
ing, the angel said to the rose;
"Thou hast yielded the shelter that
man denied;
A proof of my love shall with thee
abide"
And the green moss gathered about
the stem
While the dewdrops shone like a dia-
dem,
Crowning the blushing flower.
Circle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-29
OUR eUNNERs GOOD AS ANY.
Recent Practice on British ship Re-
calls American Performances.

Washington.-For several years the
navy department has not regarded 1t
as good policy to acquaint foreign ma
tions with the performances of the
American naval gunners. 1t was felt
that the publication of a good record
made by our men would only serve to
stimulate the gunners of other ma
tions to better their own perform
ances.
But the publication recently of the
fact that during target practice on the
British channel feet in the presence
of King Edward one gun made nine
teen hits In twenty-one shots, thereby
earning decoration from the king,
has naturally touched the pride of
some of the American naval officers,
but they find no reason to fear COM
parison with the gunners of any other
navy.
Taking some of the six inch guns
in the Atlantic fleet, one gunner ON
the armored cruiser Maryland made
eleven shots and eleven hits in one
minute. A gun on the battleship Ohio
was fired with perfect score at the
rate of 1881 minute. A six inch gun
on the battleship Maine has a record
of perfect score at the rate of 10.41
minute, and the battleship Missouri's
best record was 1890 shots a minute,
each lodged in target.
But~in the way of small guns these
six inch records become Insignificant.
A three FOUNDER on the battleship Vir-
ginia made 20 shots and hits in IS Sec
onds, and another gun made 10 shots
and 10 hits in 221s seconds, a remark
able average of 1857 shots and hits
minute.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-29
Larry's Wish.

1t was sultry afternoon in mid
summer and Larry was perspiring and
laying gas pipe in the blistering
trench. In nearby tree little bird
was caroling forth, shielded by the
cool branches. Sure" exclaimed Lar
ry, as he halted a moment to remove
the big beads with red handkerchief,
"'tis an unjust wur-ruld. / wish | was
that bur-rud." "And why do you wish
you were that bird?" asked the inter-
ested policeman. Larry blinked at the
blazing sun and smiled grimly. BE
cause, me bhoy, such day as this ct
is better to pipe a lay than ut is to
lay pipe"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-29
sOston's Woman Guide.

Boston Is said to have the only wom-
an guide in the United States to places
of historic interest. She has equipped
herself with so much useful informa-
ton that she believes herself to be
able to answer any reasonable ques-
tion about Boston. Her speciality is
taking about parties of women. teach
ers and school children Though an
unusual thing in this country, woman
guides are to be found in foreign
cities; a number earn their living by
showing visitors about London.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-29
Plan, Monument to Chicken.

Bloomington, Ill.-A monument is
planned for a chicken belonging to
o. L. McCord of Vermilion County.
1t has just died, aged Il years. 1t
was claimed to be the champion of
champions, having won first prize at
eight successive state fairs and also
at the Pan-Amerlcan Exposition. The
fowl was valued at high figure and
was considered to be one of the finest
blooded chickens In the country.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-29
AZ ooo COO on oHiee WzIIs

Kansas City, Mo.-The wall paper
in the Offices of commission com
pany at the stockyards exchange in
Kansas City represents an outlay Of
sS,000,00O This remarkable wall pa.
per is made up of Cancelled checks.
There is no check on the wall that rep.
resents less than $1,000. The largest
is for $50 600
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THE LAW

The people have taken alarm. The
states and congress have taken the
alarm, and Tennessee now has in force
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-29
THE CAUSE

The real, sole, only cause OF this con-
fagion is q microscopic germ which is
alone transmitted by that peculiar
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-29

Warden Appointed for Brushy Mt. Prison.
Flournoy English, of Giles county,
has been appointed warden Of the
Brushy Mountain prison.
The Lamar register., 1907-03-13

by what were then old timers, but we
learned better, and should not be
disappointed now that our own state
ments are not regarded as gospel
truths by the now settlers.
And it is fact that for the bene
fit of the new settlers themselves
they should not be discouraged, be-
cause il they do not settle here they
will in some other section Of the 80
called rain belt, and it is far better
for them to make their experiment
here where enough work at good
wages Is assured each year to keep
themselves and families. The hard
ships which attended former at.
tempts to farm these lands will be
unknown under present conditions,
il the new corners settle near the
great beet belt of the Arkansas val.
Fley. Prowers county can easily
furnish work at good wages for
hundreds of these settlers, and they
will be Of immense benefit in the
development Of the county as the
difficulty of getting sufficient labor
is the one great drawback here now.
The boom is on in earnest now,
however, and the filings at the land
office for Monday morning broke all
records reaching total Of seventy.
With the exception of . few desert
filings under the Bent and Prowers
canal, these were all dry land filings,
and were located in the counties Of
Kiowa, Bncs and Prowers. That
was not the only day this month
there was q rush either, and the total
for the month will probably be the
largest In the history of the district.
Last months filings broke all
records for 10 years here, and were
the second largest of any of the Colo
RADIO land offices, but the total for
this month will be far ahead of the
total of 220 in February. The peo-
pie are headed this way and as the
spring opens up the rush will be
stronger. The demand for land is
growing more urgent each year and
cannot be filed. Twenty years ago
it required scare headlines, and
fowery fairy stories Of q land flow
ing with milk and honey to bring
The Lamar register., 1907-03-13
CITIZENS CONVENTION.

Notice is hereby given that mass
convention of the citizens of the
Town of Lamar, Colorado, is cslled
to meet at the court house on Friday
evening, March Is, 1907, at 8 O'Clock
for the purpose of nominating one
Mayor and three Trustees to be vot-
ed for at the municipal election to
be held April 2, 1907, and the trans
action of any other business that
may properly come before the oon-
vention.
L. NJ. MARKHAM, Chairman.
GEO. B. MERRILL, Secy
The Lamar register., 1907-03-13
90 YEARS AGO
Notes from The Lamar Register Of
March IL, 1887

The Register was kicking because
an occupation tax was placed on
newspapers by the city dads.
DR.. J. s. Hssty arrived Monday
and has taken the office Of the late
DR.. McMulien over the postoffice.
L. L. Maxwell has purchased the
lot Just south of the Blodgett build
ing and will put up store room
24x8O feet. Must have more room
he says.
W. L. Morehouse from Winfield,
Kansas, has started lumber yard
in the city. He has already receiv-
ed eight cars of lumber and will soon
have large stock. His yard is sit
uated just north Of the track and
two blocks east of Main street.
J. X. Doughty purchased nine
lots in McKeever's addition this
week. And he is still buyingJ
Twenty real estate firms were do
ing q paying business in Lamar.
We understand the material for a
new printing office in Lamar was
selected in Denver Wednesday. 1t
is to be democratic sheet and eau
didste for the land office printing.
The Lamar register., 1907-03-13

Whatever the old timers may thin
and whatever they may say. the dry
land boom is here and we can't help
it. It is no good to fight it any
longer. Experience is the only
teacher, and the new people must
learn their lesson just the same as
the former settlers.
It don't require much Of stretch
of the memory for those of us who
are now here to remember when we
took salt with every statement made
The Lamar register., 1907-03-13
Amlc.ed with Rheumatism

~ was and am yet afflicted with rhu
ma3ism." says Mr.. j. @. Bayne, editor of
the Herald, Addington, Indian Territory
"but thanks to Chamberlain's PAIN
Balm am able once more 70 attend to
business. 1t is the best OF liniments."
II troubled with rheumatism give Pain
Balm trial and you are certain to be
more than pleased with the prompt re
lief which it affords. One application
relieves the pain. For sale by all drug
gists.
The Lamar register., 1907-03-13

Immigration. now you can't head
them of with club, so you might
as we'll stand aside or you will get
run oyer by the rush.
The Lamar register., 1907-03-13

DR.. Bulette, of Pueblo, will be at the
Union hotel, Lamar, Thursday, March
Nth. Practice limited to diseases Of
the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, and Fit
ting glasses.
The Lamar register., 1907-03-13
County Notes.



some of the men at the "bungslo"
were cooking,in the open their fire
got beyond control. Famed by
gale il came into the outskirts of
Holly at express train speed. Ali
citizens turned out and fought stren-
uously in the flames and binding
smoke to save the town. Every
thing was cleaned up in Will Nc
Pherson's yard, but the boys man.
aged to save the house. Many Of
the boys got their thumbs dlslocsted
and hair singed.
General Superintendent Parker,
Superintendent Austion, Trainmast-
or Woodward and District Engineer
Bisbee were in town in their special
train Monday laying out the site fol
Holly's new union depot. 1t is an
nouncsd that the plans have been
drawn for an $1,000 structure,
work on which will commence very
soon. Agent Snyder informs us
that the depot at Rocky Ford cost
but 5000, while that at this place
will be an $1,000 one, an exact
duplicate in fact of the Lamar struc.
ture.
(From the Granada Times.l
O. D. Baldwin purohssed the
Barnes property on Irwin street.
j. and g. Hesser left the first of
the week for Vandalis, Missouri,
where they expect to remain.
Fire started about noon yesterday
in the dry grass near the east end OF
what is known ss the Big Timber on
the U. F. ranch. A terrific wind
was blowing from the west at the
time and tho flames were driven at a
furious speed. In sndeayoring to
save the house occupied by DR.. A.
Il. Allen, Cliff and Tom Wsshburn,
two brothers, were badly burned
about the hands and face. They
were carrying water from we'll in
order to save the house. The we'll,
it seems was surrounded by tall dry
grass. While at the we'll getting
water; the fire surrounded them un-
swares and the flames enveloped
them. The boys will be laid up for
some time, though the doctor thinks
they will not be permanently dis
figured. The house occupied BY DR..
Allen was saved, but the barn, q
wagon and two setts Of harness were
a total loss. The fire was swept
eastward bv the gale, destroying $500
worth of bsled hay belonging to q.
Taylor. The fire burned nearly the
entire length Of the KY ranch, de-
stroying, it is estimated, nearly $2,-
600 worth of hay both bsled and in
the stack. A couple Of small build
ings ON this ranch were also Destroy
ed. It is lucky that the course OF the
wind did not bear more to the south
Is the town Of Granada and many
ranch houses would have been in i'm
minent danger. A large number OF
men from Granada and surrounding
ranches were out to fight the fire,
but little progress could be made on
account Of the heavy wind. The
origin of the fire is not known.
OYy Land Craze.
The Lamar register., 1907-03-13
Has installed
5 and 10 Cent Store
on the side

We have placed for sale $50 dozen different
10 and IS cents consisting of Wooden Ware, Willow Ware
Crockery Enamel Ware Notions, Kitchen Utensils Ect.
which in daily and demand.
Mohave County miner., 1907-03-02

What is believed by the finder to be tin mine has been discovered within the bounds of Maricopa county, less than 25 miles from Phenix, by H. B. Smith. Smith refuses to give the location of the property. He has known of it for some time, and only recently made a trip to the mine, where he did little prospecting work and returned with samples of the ore, which will be sent to expert assayers to be assayed. It has every indica- tion of being tin ore, says Smith, Lut whether it will be of grade high enough to develop it will be ascer- tained after the, assayer has made a report on the samples. Smith took samples to Ezra Thayer, who will send them to an expert assayer. The ore resembles very much sample that he has from tin mine in North Dakota Tin at the present time is demanding topnotch prices, and the tin-producing mines are being exhausted. The greatest producing tin mines in the world are at Cornish, England, and Smith says that if his property proves to be what he thinks it is, it will ex- ceed the Cornish mines. There is an enormous amount of the ore in sight, says Smith, and it would take from noon to sundown to walk over the ledge.-PhOenix Democrat.
Mohave County miner., 1907-03-02

To Whom it May Cone. rn:
 Notice is hereby given that the Tragedy group of mines, situated in San Franc ScO mining dis trict, Mohave county, Arizona, is under lease and bond to parties working the same, and that neither he mine nor the owner thereof will be responsible for any labor or debt contracted nor injuries sustained by any employer or em. ployeeS in working said property and that no employer or employee is the agent of the own. CT for any purpose. and that all operatives en- gage in such service at their owr risk, and that no debt or claim of debt is valid against said mining claim, or it's owner.
 ". E. SAITLS.
 O. D. NJ. GADDIS. kingnan, Arizona, Feb B, 1906. First insertion Feb. A