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The Lamar register., 1908-01-22

the village to act part in this, the
great event Of their lives, and In order
to do 90 they must show by their daily
life that they are worthy of such an
honor. Every village girl has an ambi-
ton to portray the part Of Mary, the
mother of Christ, and they believe that,
In order to attain this, they must not
even in thought do any thing contrary to
the virtues and pure character required
for the part Of the mother Of the Savior.
Not to be considered fit to take any
part, however small, in this grand plav
in Oberammergsu is regarded as great
disgrace. To take part away from an
actor is shame that can hardly be borne
A complete reproduction OF this great
drama will be given at the Methodist
Church Friday night and Saturday
afternoon, Jan. "a and %. The attract
ion is now appearing for the first time
in the west. It is classic, impressive,
instructive and beautiful, and should be
seen by every man, woman and child.
It il given here under the auspices OF
the Methodist Church aud they extend
an invitation to the public to see this
notable play.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22

Rejected petition of II W and X l. Kosn for
a rebate of taxes To the amount Of $3.50 on
personal property. per claim on file In the
Office Of tho County Clerk,
q On the 9Th day Of February the County Com
missioners agree to view road petitionsd for in
township y range u, As per petition on hle in
Clerk is instructed To have the necessary no
tices posted.
Approved claim and ordered warrant draw n
on road district NOD as follows:
Mclean Bros. hauling manure on roads . 70
Approved claim and ordered warrant dra " n
on road district No as follows;
w English Lumber Co. lumber . 20 IS
Approved claims and ordered warrants draw n
on the poor fund follows:
Ossman and Long. gro for Rawlings.... 8 8 90
Mrs 4 IL Guy, rent for Sturgeons........ s 90
Approved report Of road viewers for . road
in township 81 range II as follows:
Beginning at tho southeast corner Of section
IL. twp 81 south. of range II west and running
west for distance of miles TO the south
west corner Of section in township q, range
~ west. County Clork instructed to issue noe
essary notices to work said road.
Approved claims and ordered warrants drawn
on the ordinary county revonus fund a. follows
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22

Amass meeting of the farmers of the
north side was held at Wiley today to
take action with regard to the new con-
tracts that are to be issued by the var
ious beet sugar factories in the valley
The new contracts will provide for a
price Of IS per ton on beets
running 10 per cent and over and s4.5O
per ton for beets running from II to Is
percent. The meeting was q big one at
tended by large portion Of the beet
growers Of the north side, and there was
practically unanimous feeling that they
should stand pat on the present price,
and refuse to raise any scrsage und or
the new contracts. On the statsmen t
being made shat the factories were n OF
making any money at the present pri ces
the meeting BY rising vote adopted a
resolution that they would release the
factories from all present contracts If
the factories would release them. 1t
was also unanimously resolved that no
beets be raised under the new contracts.
Tho feeling on the question was very
strong among the growers.
The Register has no means Of infor-
nation on either side of the controversy
but the statements of the principals
The representatives OF the companies
claim they are not making money at
the present price, and from their stand.
point they are right and should cease "a
pay it. On the olher hand the farmers
insist that they are not making more
than wages and rent of land ON the ave.
rage crop at present prices. and they
cannot be blamed for refusing 10 accept
a cut. II both are correct there ID
absolutely no future for the sugar in.
dustry here and the quicker it stops the
better. II either has made a mistake
there is still hope for an adjustment
that will be satisfactory all around.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22
Tho Passion Play.

The Passion Play 10 q sacred drama,
founded on the life of Christ as portray
ed in the New Testament, and its history
in brief is as follows: In 1868 the peas.
ants in the village Of Oberammergau,
Bavaria, were visited by terrible plague
which devsstsd their country. On its
cessation the entire population made a
vow to perform the Passion Play of our
Savior every tenth year out of gratitude
and a. q means Of religious instruction,
vow which has over since been faith
fully and regularly observed. The IN
habitants Of this secluded village have .
rare union Of artistic ability and oultivs-
ton with perfect simplicity. Their ia
m,liarity with religious subjects IL far
beyond what is usual in other parts of
the world, and the production of this
drama IL looked upon now with the same
sacred feelings - whoa it originated.
The impersonstor of Christ considers his
part an act Of worship. He and all the
rest Of the performers are selected for
their holy life, and arc oonsecrated to
their work with prayer and fasting. In
Taos Il y The anhition Il evasy child in
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22
Church Notes



Sabbath school opens at 10 o'clock.
Glasses for all ages.
The theme for the morning worship
will be ''Some things for which the Pres
byterian church stands"
Junior O. E. at 8 p. M, and Y. p. s. G.
E. at 7:15.
Preaching at 8 p. m.
All are cordially welcome to attend
any or all OF these services.
WIN. G.. KERRY. Minister
BAPTIST CHURCH
"Christ's Mission "a Revelation
Of Gods Love" will be the pastors theme
Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
A special invitation is given to all the
members and friends of the church to
increase the interest in the Bible school
by attending at 10 a. N. next Sunday.
"Our Bible Work" will be the time
ly topic for the young people and their
friends at the young peoples service
Sunday evening at 6:30. Mrs. w. L.
Pollard is the leader.
The pastor will speak at 1880 Sunday
on "Teet of Condemnation" The ordi
nance of baptism will follow the evening
service.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22

w. H. Morris, one Of the Granada
pioneers and for many years one Of that
towns leading business men, died at his
homo there on last Friday. He leaves
a wife, ono son and daughter at Granada
besides several sons and daughters who
reside in ether places. He had reached
an advanced age and was highly res
peoted by all who knew him.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22

Mother-If you marry Robert /
swear that I'll never set foot in your
house!
Daughter-Please put that down in
writing. I'd like to give your promise
to Robert for wedding PRESENT.
translated from Transatlantic Tales
from Meggendorfer Blatter.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22

There is a well-known federal Of
ficial at Washington whose family
stoutly maintain that he is absolutely
color-blind, a contention as stoutly
refuted by the official himself.
On one occasion at table his wife
remarked a new tie her husband was
wearing. I'll wager you don't know
what color the tie is" she teasingly
suggested.
"It's blue" said the husband.
"Righti But how on earth did you
known"
WELL" said the husband, with the
same assurance, when l bought 1t
yesterday / told the clerk that II he
didn't give me blue. I'd throw him out
of the window."-Harper's Weekly.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Land Office at Lamar. Colo.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Land Office at Lamar. Colo.
Jan. Is, 1905
Notice is hereby given that NJ. Belle Metz,
of Lamar, Colorado, has 6led notice Of his in
tention to make final communication proof in
support of his claim, viz: Homestead Entry
No. 635l made December 9Th, 1905. for tho
southeast \ Section 10 Township 8.
Range - W, and that said proof will be made
before Register & Receiver, at Lamar. Colo,
on Feb. 9th, 1905.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, the land VIZ:
Harry Hackett, Seth Z. Redmond. Richard b.
Ball, and Isaac Grimsley. all Of Lamar. Colo.
JOHN A. WILLIAMS,
Register.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22

The worlds greatest sacred drama will
be reproduced exactly as last given at
Oberammergau, Bavaria, at the Metho-
dist church Friday Night and Saturday
afternoon. See display ad In this issue.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22

Hon. A. N. Parrish attended the stock
convention at Denver this week.
J.F. Jenner, the prosperous Granada
ranchman, was q county seat visitor last
Friday.
DR.. g. w. Billingslsa came down from
La Junta Monday to attend his mother
who was quite sick.
The Sugar Factory will close the sea-
son this week after q successful run Of q
little over four months.
g. w. Stevens, cashier Of the Holly
State Bank, was in the county seat yes
terday attending court.
Otto Gersbach of Chicago is here Wis
iting with DR.. and Mrs. E. E. Bartlett.
He is q brother of Mrs. Bartlett.
Mrs. NJ. L. Stewart entertained the
members of the PEG. society and their
husbands at her home on last Friday
evening.
The household goods of Mr.. s iler, man
ager w. P. Ceilings IL Co., have arrived
and he will be at home in Lamar just as
soon as he can secure q suitable house.
j. T. Lawless and Z. Frost Liggett
went to Denver on Monday morning 10
attend the editorial association meeting.
Mr.. Lawless was again elected secretary
of the association.
Mrs. 1. H. Myers entertained num-
Der of her lady friends on last Saturday
afternoon at Five Hundred. The prize
winners were Mrs. Sayler and Mrs.
reported by all present.
Q. F. Pohl, from Missouri. a nephew
Of the late John Luke, was here several
days the past week looking after his
uncle's affairs. Mr.. Pohl visited here
several years ago, and was greatly sur
prised at the changes since then.
Nj. Simon came back from California
last Friday and after several days neg
citations has turned his stock Of dry
goods over to the representatives Of q
number of his creditors hsving made g
satisfactory settlement with them.
A temperance meeting was held at the
opera house last Wednesday evening tc
organize an Anti-Saloon League in La
mar. The meeting was well attended
and was addressed by M. A. Kephart
one of the state officers of the league.
e, Geiswein, Russian farmer living
north of the river. was arrested this
week on a charge OF taking ties and
tools from the Santa Fe railroad, and al
the articles were found in his possession
and he refused to settle, he is now in
Jail.
CRANKY, the young son Of Mr.. and Mrs
CRANKY Hillyer, while playing on thu
school grounds last Friday was knocked
down and had the bones Of one arm
badly fractured. The little fellow ii
now getting along nicely in spite Of bis
misfortune.
Died-This morning at a. m. at hit
b ,me at Wiley. Roscoe M. Hall after g
short illness. He was we'll known res
ident Of that section. At his reques
the funeral will be held at Fairviev
church on Friday at 2 p. M, and buria
In Fairvisw cemetery.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22

STRAYED-From Lamar bay mare
With star in forehead brandedV1V, shod
all around, came from Guy farm north
of Prowers. Finder will be rewarded on
bringing mare to 9. @. Huddlesten.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22
Bring the School Children

to the Union hotel on Tuesrday Jan.
% where DR.. Sapero, the well known
eye, ear, nose and throat specialist oil
Denver, will examine their eyes and
YOURS free. Call early.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22

Judge-Do you think you could give
a verdict In accordance with the evi-
deuee?
Would-be juror do.
Lawyer (for the defense. hastily
Challenged for oause!-New Yorh
Weekly. -
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22

WAN rED-A few more horses 10
keep on alfalfa pasture at SlOO per
month. Inquire of E. Dewey.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT

DR.. Sapero, tho Denver specialist,
will again be In Lamar, at the Union
hotel on Tuesday. Jan. % Consultation
and exAminati0n free. Call early.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22

Dennings Photo Studio is open every
day in the week. Sundays 10 to 2:3O.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22

Approved claims and ordered warrants drawn
on the special contingent fund as follows:
Lamar Hdw Co, supplies for heating
plant for jail bldg. 800 %
Kochler 4 Wilburn, balance on heating
plant. DC ""
John T Adkins, cash adv paymt Of side
walk tax lots ~. IL. Is. block 81 ~,
Lamar 81 -
Goo II Thomas, removing rubbish from M
jail yard W
Ppproved annual report Of Chas IL kornman
Adjourned to meet Jany 9th.
Jany. 9th, 1905.
Bonrd met pursuant to adjournment. all
members present.
Petition for q road In twp AZ range ~. as per
petition on file was granted. and County Clerh
Instructed to issue necessary notices to work
road.
Approved claim and ordered warrant drawn
on road district No 1:
W Bryce. rosdwork ...............--... 81 10
Approved claim and ordered warrant drawn
on the special contingent fund - follows;
Independent Plumbing Co. cleaning sow
err etc at county jail "
Rejected claims Of the Atchison, Top 1ka and
Santa Ro Railway Co for rsfand Of tAxee. a. PCT
siains - AZ n ~ 90. a ~ CounfS Clerk
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22
Commissioners Proceedings.


Jan. 9Th, 1908.
Office of the Board OF County Commissioners
of Prowers County Colorado.
Board met pursuant to adjournment, T. j.
Sayler, y. G. Gregory aud W. W. Reynolds
Dreeent.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22

W w Reynolds do do 80. 81
Adjourned to meet on the Sd day Of Fob
ruary, A ID 1905.
Attest: Chas. r. HoaS.
County Cleok.
STATE OF COLORADO. l..
County of Provors.
1, Chas. F. Hoag, County Clerk in and for
said County. In the State aforesaid do hereby
certify that tho foregoing is a full, true and
correct copy of the proceedings OF the Board of
County COMM ssionsrs in the County and State
Aforesaid, as tho same appears upon the records
in my office.
0iven under my hand and official seal this
CHAs. ,. HoAo,
County Clark.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-22

For Rent-Severai good houses. In
ouire Of j. d. Martin, lOS Second street.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-29
Ivan Solar.

Gompersova izdajalSka politika
pa ina vendar-le nekai dobrega ma
,ebi. Nzbudila je delavSke Stro-
kovne IL mrtvila Y uovo, Ii
vahneise zivlienje. In To ie velikc
vrednoSti. Kdor Sc glblje. tisti
stem pokaze, da Sc zivi. V lokalnih
Lnjah, V katerih je bilo doSlei vse
nekako bolt mrtvo. je zaGelo Va
dmje dneve zivahno ~vrvenje kakor
Y l;akem panju. P~rivrZenci in ma
sprotniki Gompcrsove najnovcjSe
taktike so mnogo razpravljali "a
i'm proti. Take debate 81 kaj po-
uG'jive; marsikomu odprn oci. Do
Scdaj ST. nekatere unije Sploh MISC
mnOgo brigade N politicno XIV
lJcnJC ter niso marale pripadatI
MI, tel niti onej stranki. Ia poll
ticna brezriznost pa sedaj poiema.
Cimdalje mocI eIe je zacci yeti pc
Jnjah duh Socijalizma. Socijali-
Sti. doslej Y unijah toilko kakor
bre/uplivni. so postal nakrat
mcredajen faktor. Strokovno or
2anizirani delavci bodo polagoma
I"riS'i do zavesti, da je nesmiselno,
zanaSati sc ma pravicnoSt kapita-
;'SIicnih delodalalcev in vladajo-
&c burzoazije, marvec zaupali bo-
.lc ed;no-lc Y Syojo moe. Lee ma ia
nacin je mono priti do zazeljene-
"a ella.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-29
DOPISI.
Dale z ,. str.

Zenske. kterih je bilo veliko V
dvorani, je Debs opominjal, da Sc
maj pridruzijo delavcem - socia-
listom, ako Sc hocejo kedaj osvo-
boditi suznosti napram kapitali-
stom in popom. Mnogo. jake mno-
go ~jedrnatega je Sc povedal Debs
radovednim posluSalcem, kteri so
mu z vedno Sc ponavljajoGim
aplavdiranjem izrazali svoje sim
patije. Shod Sc ie zakljucil = gro
movitim trikratnim klicem; Hur-
rah for DebS!
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-29

Ruska Nrhoyna cerkyena oblast,
takoimenovani "Sveti Sinod' je
pozivala vSe pravoverne. maj Sc ne
u~delezujejo proSlave SOietnice
grofa Leva TolStoja. ter pozivala
duhovScino. mai r~azSirja med
liudStvom SpiSc. III skuSajo spod-
t'ti T l>tojeve nauke. - Cerkey
: >vo q duhoviSno povSoi cnako
rcakcijonarna i'll nasprotna vsaki
proSveti.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-06
She Hated Garrick.

Mrs. Give was eminent as an actress
on the London stage before Garrick
appeared. and rs his blaze of excel
lence threw all others into compare
tive insignificance she never forgave
him and took every opportunity Of
venting her spleen. She was coarse.
rude and violent in her temper and
spared nobody.
One night as Garrick was perform
ing King Lear she stood behind the
scenes to observe him and. in spite of
the roughness OF her nature. was SO
deeply affected that she sobbed one
minute and abused him the next. and
at length. overcome by his pathetic
touches. she hurried from the plac
with the. following extraordinary trib-
ute to the universally OF his powers;
Hang him. | believe he could act a
gridiron. IT. P.'s Weekly.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-06

The strange spectacle of lion play
Ing with Il child is reported to have
been witnessed at Nryheid a Dutch
farmer. accompanied by his wife ana
little boy, was out shooting game.
Suddenly the attention of the parents
was drawn to the child. who had tod
died Il short distance away to gather
wild flowers. Growing with delight
the little fellow was pulling the hlis
of full grown lion. and the ANNA.
appeared to be enjoying the operation
Spellbound. the farmer and his VIII"
stood gazing at the scene. The farmer.
even if his gun had contained a shot
could not have fred because of th2
child. The lion skipped sportiyely
round the boy until. startled by loud
shouts from the parents. it walked
quietly away, followed by "a ione&S
which up to then had lain concealed i,
the long grass. A hunt was afterward
organized, but the lions had disappear
ed into the thick bush.-East Rand
Express
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-06
ELIJAH AND THE RAVENS.
\ Story Which Did Not Fit This Par
ticular Minister'S Case.

North Carolina probably never pro-
duced an ADLER preacher than DR..
Francis L. Hawkes., who once was
pastor Of Grace Episcopal church, New
York. Short, thick set, swarthy. black
eyed and black haired, he was q strik-
Ing parsonage. He was not only 4
great pulpit orator, but considered the
best reader In the New York episco-
pacy His rather luxurious family de-
tered him from accepting a bishopric.
which would have otherwise been
rendered. One day a delegation from q
Buffalo church waited upon him and
invited him to accept a pastorate In
that city.
well. gentlemen. other things being
ance narrows down to a business mat
ter" said DR.. Hawkes.. What salary
do you offerY'
Or Hawkes." said the spokesm man
I'VE recognize that you have high
reputation and are willing to be lib
eral. Our recent pastor received So
500, but on account of your standing
we have decided to offer you $500"
MY good man. cried the doctor
do you know what salary l am receiv-
ing here?'
NO. sir
II get $4,000 and this parsonage.
and. az l have an expensive family. !
do not see my way clear to accept your
offer"
The spokesman looked rather sheep
ish. but made another essay.
IF we had known that, sir, we
would undoubtedly have looked else
where, but you should remember that
the work OF the, Lord must be done.
and, as for providing for your family.
you know the story of Elijah and the
ravens"
Now. my friends" responded the
clergyman quizzically. II have made
the Bible my study ever since | was
twenty eight have read 1t through
carefully and prayerfully OVER 100
times | remember the raven Incl
dent perfectly. but nowhere can | 6rd
any reference to the Lords providing
for young Hawkes."
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-06
THE CHARTER OAK.
Bells Tolled and Funeral Dirges Played
When It Fell.

The charter oak of Hartford was y
white oak. The story goes that when
James. duke of York, assembled the
take away all colonial charters Con
necticut alone refused to surrender
hers Andres was furious over this
defiance, and Oct 81. 1857. he returned
to the assembly hall of Hartford with
a body Of soldiers and demanded in
slant surrender of the charter which
lay in a box ON the table A hot dis
cussion followed. Finally Andres
stretched out his hand to seize the
disputed paper Then the candles
were suddenly extinguished. and the
people who had gathered on the street
outside rushed in a disorderly crowd
into the hall. There was a period of
wild confusion in the dark. and when
the candles were finally relighted no
charter was to be found. 1t had been
removed by Captain Wadsworth and
concealed in the oak which ever after,
ward bore its name.
The oak was even then old When
land the Indians begged that It might
be spared. 1T has been the guide of
our ancestors for centuries. they said
as to the time OF planting our corn
When the leaves are the size Of u
houses ears. then Is the time to put
seed into the ground. The Indians re
quest was granted and the tree, after
ward becoming the custodian OF the
lost charter, became famous for all
time. 1t fell in windstorm Aug. 81
1855, and SO deeply was 1t venerated
that at sunset on the day of its fall
the bells of the city were tolled and a
band Of music played funeral dirges
over its ruins.
At the time Of Its fall its circumfer.
ence one foot from the ground was
twenty-five feet. and IT was estimated
> to be over 600 years old.-kansas City
Star
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-06
An Acrohat's Qilemna.

The acrobats of the music halls have
no end in view except to cause amuse
ment But suppose one should meet
them in ordinary life? Mr. Berkeley,
the proprietor of a London hotel, wis
In his office about 6 O'Clock one even
ing when he heard knock at the
door, while a voice, which seemed 40
express pain, cried Open Nj.
Berkeley obeyed, but IL cry of horrJ"
escaped him. and he almost fell BAG;
ward. He saw before him, rolling o.
the ground. topsy turyy. a kind Of hu-
man ball which was walking upon IT'S
hands, with the head twisted round
eyes proruding and neck conto-ted
Il did rot wish to alarm my neigh
bors." gaSped this extraordinary be
ing-it was contoriionist from a ci,'
Gus who had been practicing in H.;
room--"but cannot UNLOCK my L..
from behind my neck. and unless you
can help me ] am afraid it is all Up
with me-"
Mr.. Berkeley disentangled the aero
bat. who fell exhausted on chair. Ee
had descended twenty stairs upon bis
hands in this position.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-06
Negro Democrats.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Prominent ne
groes from all sections assembled
today at the Keystone hotel for a
conference of the Negro Democratic
League. Plans will be made for fur
thering the interests OF Bryan in the
selected for the next quadrennial
national convention. J. A. Ross, of
Buffalo, is chairman of the league.
1t is declared that the negroes of
the country are almost a unit in
their opposition to Taft and that
Bryan will receive larger colored
vote next November than any demo-
cratic candidate has ever received.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-06
Letter to j. G. Kennedy.
Waxahachie, Texas,


Dear Sir: Hes very good man
per cent tricky"
What do you think of that?
There are eight paints not adul-
terated and full, gallon; there are
more than two hundred in all; some
\ adulterated three-quarters, some
| two-thirds, some half, one-third, a
quarter; and, when you get down to
fifteen per cent, they seem very good
as paints go; they're only about fiji
teen per cent tricky. tH
| How much is 1t fair to cheat in a
gallon, by measure; and how much
by water in milk. or whiting, china
clay, ground stone, barytes, benzine,
and water, in paint? Fifteen is the
least; 1t isn't worth while to cheat
for less than fifteen; they seem to
! think so anyhow. Maybe, 1t isn't
worth while at all.
Devoe Is the strongest OF all. A
gallon goes further: 10 gallons De-
voc is enough for a Job that takes
II II 10 1915 16 IT IS 10 20 FL %
| OF the rest; and a gallon costs IS
when painters are paid.
Now reckon the cost Devoe $50;
the rest $55 $50 $40 and 50 on.
How long will they wear? The
strongest wears longest, of course.
Is it worth while to cheat when an
honest paint costs least and wears
longest? Your truly,
F. w. DEvOE & co.
p s.: Waxahachie Lumber COM
pany sells our vaint. 81