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The Lamar register., 1909-08-11

eyes on the camps of the white soldiery Gid
u . from the east OF the agency. where lay
the Sixth cavalry. there came a trumpet call that
swelled and swelled and ended in one ringing
note that sang in and out of the valleys and then
subdued to softness. foated to be lost i'm the
prairie wilderness beyond.
The motionless figure of one of tho hilton CON-
tinels was moved to instant life. signal ran
from ridge to ridge. finally to be passed down
ward into the camp of the waiting Sioux who
sprang into action at its coming The pony
herds of the Sioux were grazing on the hills to
the west unrestrained of their freedom by ariat
or herdsman. In number they nearly equaled
the people of the village. few ponies for emer-
gency use only having been kept within the
camp Upon the ponies in the village jumped
waiting warriors who broke of the shelter
OF the tepees for the hills where the herds
foragng on the snow-covered bunch grass 1t
seemed but passing moment before every pony
in that great grazing herd headed for the
village The animals were obedient to the
word of command as is brave to the word of
his chief.
During the gathering of the ponies the women
Of the camp had s!ung their papooses to their
backs. had collected the camp utensils and were
standing ready to strike the tepees, while the
braves blanketed and with rifles in their hands,
had thrown themselves between the village and
the camps OF the soldiers of Gen. Miles
The Sioux. who had surrendered less than a
week before. were preparing to stampede from
the agency and to make necessary the repeating
of campaign that had lasted for months The
Indian runner had brought word that Great
Chief Miles had ordered his soldiers to arms
early in the morning and that the surrendered,
Sioux to be massacred to the last man,
woman and child.
The medicine men had told the Indians that
this was to be their fate and the runners word
found ready belief Miles sent a courier with
reassuring message to the chiefs. but they would
not believe
The braves prepa- I'd to kill before they
killed and everything in readiness for the
flight of the squaws and papooses, while the
riors. following. should fight the soldiers lusting
for the Sioux blood.
Gen. Miles had planned a review of the forces
in the field as last act of the campaign. and 1t
was the order for the gathering and the mar CHI.
ing that had been taken an order of massacre
by the suspicious Sioux
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as youth to join the navy broke his
journey at night in the historic build.
ing, but 1t was Dickens who really i'm.
mortalized the hotel. 1t was there that
he had Squeers interview the stu
dents. who were to be accurately ed
ucated" at his school. 1t was there
he met his pupils and took them down
to Dotheboys hall, with Nicholas
Nickleby in attendance as teacher, al
ready regretting that he had accepted
the position. The hotel will be torn
down, to the despair of Dickens
lovers.-Londoa letter In New York
Sun.
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On ForpoIse.

A porpoise can neither play football
nor yell. nor even SO much as wave a
nag. He can't smoke a pipe. He can
act like fool. 1t is true. but he can't
entertain the notion that in so doing
he is bright. He can't call his father
the pater. nor his mother the mater.
He can't. merely by filling his head
with the east wind, get to imagine
himself simply it. Why. then. do we
continue to speak of schools of por-
poises?-Puck.
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ALL INTERESTED in POODLE

gathered. obviously intent upon the
same object. A woman who was just
behind the group observed the cause
of this little gathering, as she sup
posed. and turning to her companion:
How gratifying" she said. See.
there is Mark Twain waiting for a
bus. and SO many have stopped to
look at him. He has his back ia
them and doesn't know a thing about
1t. Quite a tribute, isn't it,"
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Trumpet and bu-
gle calls of boots
and saddles" and
Assembly" b u r
dened the air. The
troopers and dough
boys" had fallen in,
5000 strong. The
column started west
with flags and gull
dons huttering. The
head of the COM
mand. the greatest
that had been gath
cred together up to
that time since the
days of the civil
war. reached the
blun a We t b e
Sioux village. A
shout would have
started the STAN
pede of the savages:
a shot would have
been the signal for
a volley from the
warriors lying be-
tween the white COL
umn and the vii
lage.
The Lamar register., 1909-08-11
kid COTTON KING" BROKE

Jesse l.. Livermore. kid cotton king" at the
age of 81, when he looked more II he were
only 81. has gone the way of the Spectator
Jesse is broke Out Of three big guesses as to
which way the cotton market would go he
guessed right once. That guess brought him
100000. But he lost $1.0OO.000 Of this bull
ing" the market in August of 1908. The price
of cotton suddenly dropped $3.50 bale. This
last time Jesse sold short in cotton and also in
wheat in both of which the wheat king" of Chi.
cago James A. Patten. has been operating Pat.
ten guessed right but Livermore didn't.
Consequently his name has been erased from
the doors of E. F. Hutton Co.
Jesse first saw the light in Shrewsbury Mass
in 1877. His first speculative attempt netted him
The Lamar register., 1909-08-11

Epifanio Portea. envoy extraordinary from Ar
geDtina has risen to remark that Americans
could get more trade with his country II they
only had ships sailing from New York or some
other central point to Buenos Ayres. AS 1t Is
now. about the only way that American goods
can be shipped to Argentina is by way of Europe.
But four American ships visited Buenos Ayres
in 1908. Despite this handicap. the envoy says.
the residents of his land took nearly $50,000.O0O
of American goods last year. The total annual
trade is 5000 900.
1.-THE people of our country would like to trade
with America" says Portela, but as it is. the
countries of Europe undersell yours on
everything except agricultural machinery, which
constitutes the bulk of the $5O.OOOOO0 business
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Republic
world 1900 IN
Argentina
yield OF ~
o lie
realize that
which
aahe of the
minister
the United States
diplomacy.
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The Saracen's head hotel. Snow
Hill, which celebrated its four hun
dredth birthday not long ago. has
closed its doors forever, the propri-
etors giving as the reason the plea OF
Increased taxation" The old nos
telry had many claims on public in
terest and was a favorite resort OF
tourists. In the days of mail coaches
IT was of considerable importance.
being one of the recognized stopping
places.
Lord Nelson, when he left his home
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Mark Twain Gnnoticed by New York
Crowd Which Was Watching
Trick Dog.

The sidewalks of the avenue were
thronged. Moving at leisurely pace
continuous stream of pedestrians
threw a brilliant ribbon of color as
far as the eye could reach. At For
ty-fourth street. at the most crowded
hour, small knot of persons had
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TO HEAD ENGLAND'S NAVY

Admiral Sir Arthur Moore. X. c. B.. X C. v.
O., C. NJ. c.. who will succeed Sir John Fisher
in October next as the active head Of the Eng
fish navy. is a sailor who has risen to his pres
ent position by sheer hard work and competence.
He is not a spectacular person. like Lord Charles
Beresford or his immediate predecessor. Sir John
Fisher, but he has distinguished himself by al
ways doing the job that was given him in excel
lent shape and without any unnecessary fuss
and noise Patriotic Englishmen hope that his
advent at the admiralty will mark the end of
the petty personal and political jealousies which
have done so much harm to the service recently.
Admiral Moore is now 60 years old. He en-
tered the navy in 1860, and was specially pro-
fho
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ASHINGTON. A litho-
IXAI Tah that has survived
" the attacks of time
shows Gen. Nelson A.
NCV" Miles and Col. w. F.
uHEEVtI Cody mounted on spir-
tied horses and over
looking from a blum the last great
camp of the Sioux Indians when COM
ing In from the warpath. The Sioux
surrendered to Gen. Miles in Janu-
airy. 1891. but they came very near.
few days after the surrender. to
the point of breaking away once
more. Tie story of 1t is this:
Gray dawn was breaking at the
Pine Ridge agency when an Indian
runner broke headlong into the vii
lage of the surrendered Sioux. He
stopped at the tepees OF the prin-
cipal warriors long enough to shout
a message. and then leaving the
camp where its end rested against
an abrupt hill. he made his way with
a plainsman's stealth to the group of
agency buildings. circling which and
extending beyond. browning ridge
after ridge. were the white Sibley
tents of the soldiers.
Breakfast was forgotten in the
troubled camp of the Sioux. The
chiefs and the greater braves rushed
to quick council and the lesser war
riors. the squaws and the children
stood saiting with logged patience
in the village streets.
The council was over. An old chief
shouted word of command that was
caught up and passed quickly to the
farthest outlying tepee. An army
might have learned lesson from
that which followed the short. sharp
order. Mounted men shot out from
the village and as fast as fieet-footed
ponies. pressed to their utmost. could
accomplish the distances every out
lying ridge was topped with the fig.
ure OF rider and horse, silhouetted
against the morning sky.
Every sentinel warrior had his
The Lamar register., 1909-08-11

Patience-Doesn't her husband talk
through his nose?
Patrice-No; his wife doesn't give
him a chance-Yonkers Statesman.
The Lamar register., 1909-08-11
HURLED FROM POWER

With Col Georges Picquart alternately
frances military hero and the target for her
opprobrium, fate has played a pretty game OF
battledore. bureau clerk with military rank
and title, he became a national character when
the Dreyfus affair at its height by suddenly
espousing the cause of that officer at the mo-
ment of his greatest unpopularity. AS a conse-
quence. Picquart was hated. cursed threatened.
ridculed But history moves rapidly In la belle
France and public opinion races between ex-
tremes After lola and the courts of last degree.
Dreyfus was freed, whitewashed. cheered and
promoted Upon the national wave Of reaction
his friends like Picquart rode to quick popularity.
Eventually 1t went far in the latter's case as
10 uaka him minister of war In the cabinet of
The Lamar register., 1909-08-11

Special Round Trip Homeseekers'
Rates to New Mexico and Texas.
On the first and third Tuesdays Of
each month. during the entire year.
the Colorado & Southern Railway will
sell round trip Homeseekers' tickets
to a great many points in New Mexico
and Texas at one fare plus $500 for
the round trip. Final limit twenty-five
days, allowing liberal stop-over privil-
eyes. For detailed information. rates.
etc, call on the Colorado & Southern
agent, or address r. E. Fisher. General
Passenger Agent. Denver. Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1909-08-11

A new clerk in the statistical de-
partment asked the meaning OF def
icit" "A deficit" answered Mac. is
what you've got when you haven't got
as much as il you just hadn't nothing"
The Lamar register., 1909-08-11

Bacon-when a man marries. his
troubles begin.
Egbert-Oh. well. with some fellows
it begins as soon as they ask the girls
father-Yonkers Statesman.
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Put Out Of Business.

Bacon-I understand some of your
hens have stopped laying?
Egbert-Two of them have.
whats the cause?"
Automobile. "-Yonkers Statesman.
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Don't wait for opportunity to knock
Have the door open.
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president of the military establish
mento of France
of commission thank the wheel
in
in oaocal fos Of by his
Clemenceau but
that be in mode
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PROPOSES GREAT CANAL

w. j. Botter London tEngland) civil en-
gineer, has proposed the building of sea level
canal 100 feet wide and 81 feet deep across Eng
land from Yarmouth. the naval base of the Brit
ish Isles on the North sea. to the Bristol chan.
nell 24O miles away. The proposed canal would
also have a branch to Birmingham. an important
commercial city, making 1t port for sea-going
vessels This section, which would connect with
the main canal at Oxford. would be so miles
long.
Engineer Botterill declares the main idea OF
the canal to be commerce. but. of course, the
naval defense England has expected to make
for herself in the European that always
threatens comes up for consideration. With this
idea in view Mr.. Botterill would provide forti-
The Lamar register., 1909-08-11

A critic is person who is unable to
do thing the way he thinks 1t ought
to be done.
The Lamar register., 1909-08-11

But by this time the women were
abreast of the group. The real OBJ
ject of interest obviously was some
thing entirely different. Standing back
Of Mark Twain was a woman, and be-
side her a French poodle sitting up
right. his mistress purse held tight
ly in his mouth. Not one of the
group had recognized the distin-
guished author nor had a moment for
him in the absorption of watching the
trick Iog.-New York Herald.
Some people set good examnles hut
The Lamar register., 1909-08-11


the AntSavy
station
which he
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s312 With in Burlington Quincy
old BY the time
he had ali speculation
The Lamar register., 1909-08-11

In spite of the fact that girl is
given in marriage. lots of them throw
themselves away.
The Lamar register., 1909-08-11

Mrs. Stubbs-Oh. John. what in the
world has happened to you? You look
as pale as a ghost.
Mr.. Stubbs-No wonder. Maria. I
was out beyond my depth and went
down three times before being res
cued. During that time l remembered
every event of my life!
Mrs. Stubbs-Gracious. John! And
-and-did you remember that letter
| gave you to mail last week?
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would the sailing
versit
The Lamar register., 1909-08-11

Some people set good examples, but
expect others to hatch them out
The Lamar register., 1909-08-11

For every kind of roof.
It's waiertight. Made on
ly In Denver by TH 4
WESTERN Ell A T.
+ Il 1TE ROOFING
co. 81 Equitable Bldg.
phone Main 3574. II your
dealer does not handle.
write us.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-14
TWO NEARLY LOSE
LIVES IN FIRE
Samuel Margolis Drags Wife From
Burning Home-Blaxe Attributed
To Exploding Lamp.

An exploding lamp Is believed to
have started a fire at $3.50 Wednesday
morning In the house at No. 1T Chest
nut-st., which nearly resulted In the
death by suffocation of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Margolis. Mrs. Margolis was
almost overcome when ner husband
awakened, and he half dragged and
half carried her to the street. Margolis
then rushed back into the building and
succeeded In getting enough clothes
for him and his wife. and these they
were compelled to put ON while stand
ing on the sidewalk.
Neighbors sent In an alarm and the
flames were extinguished before the
building was badly damaged. The
furniture was destroyed, causing q
loss of about $500. The pair were
married only recently and carried little
or no insurance. The furniture de-
stroyed was mostly new.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-14
LAKE CARRIERS DUMP EN-.
Suspend Passenger Lines Which Make
Terms With Engineers.

Suspension from membership In the
Lake Carriers association was the
prompt pns.snment meeted out to the
Anchor line and the Western Transit
Co. for hiring engineers without re-
curing the open shop contracts adopt
ed by the association. This action was
taken almost Immediately following the
receipt of definite information as I'd
the settlement between the two lines
and the engineers, President Living
stone notifying the companies or their
suspension by telegraph.
Asked what he thought the COM
panies' course would be. President Liv-
ingstone declared:
"The course they pursue Is OF no
further interest to me or the Lake
Carriers association. We have de.
clared for the open shop. and we shall
stand by that declaration first, last
and all the time"
Thus far only four lines have come
tn terms with the engineers union. Of
these four only the two mentioned are
members OF the Lake Carriers associa-
ton. though the Rutland line, one OF
the remaining two, Is said TO Dc
closely allied with the Western Transit
|
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-14
KILLS HIMSELF AS
W|NDUP OF SPREE
John Garvin Pushes Wife Aside Al
She Would Prevent His Drink
ing Poison.

Crazed with liquor. John Garvin. 23
years old. overpowered his wife. Tues.
day afternoon, when she attempted TO
save him. and swallowed a quantity
OF carbolic acid. dying shortly after
ward In the Detroit ambulance. while
on his way to Red Cross hospital.
Garvin. who lived at No. $50 West
Jefferson-ave.. was formerly employed
as coal wagon driver for George s.
Lehman. but had done no work for
several days. during which time
he had INDUCED In long
spree. Frequently he threatened
To end his life, and when his
young wife saw him enter a bedroom,
Tuesday afternoon, with q bottle pro.
truding from his pocket, she grappled
with him. while their infant child
watched the struggle. Garvin over.
powered her, and quickly swallowed
the poison. Coroner Bennett decided
to hold no inquest
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-14
SPRING MUSICAL FESTIVAL
ATTRACTS MUCH INTEREST
Famous Artists, including Nordiea, to
Appear In Concerts Here FRI
day and Saturday.

Famous Artists, Including Norotca, to
Appear In Concerts Here FRI
day and Saturday.
Great interest centers In the spring
musical festival which is to be given
and Saturday OF this week. under the
direction OF Devoe and Murphy, local
impresarios.
The Dresden Philharmonic orches-
ira that Is making a short tour OF the
United States, will be heard at each OF
the three concerts. This organization,
under the direction of Herr Willy Oh
sen. consists of IS eminent musicians,
and has won unstinted praise wher-
ever II has appeared.
For the concert Friday evening.
Nine. Jeanne Jomelli, soprano, and
Albert Spalding. violinist. will be the
soloists. Mr.. Spalding's numbers will
include the Saint-Saens concerto In Is
minor and the Devils Tril," by Tar
tint. Nine. Jomelli will sing the
Mendelssohn aria "Infelice." an Ave
Maria by Gounod and group OF songs.
Saturday afternoon, Nine. Charlotte
Maconda, soprano, will sing the aria
Louise by Charpentier, and the Mo-
Fart aria from the Magic Flute" Nine.
Frieda Langendorff. mezzo-soprano.
will sing the Saint-Saens aria my
Heart at Thy Dear Voice." and a
group, while Miss Germaine Schnitxer.
pianist, the third soloist, will play the
Liszt concerto In e fiat and selections
from Saint-Saens. Mozart and Schu-
bert.
Lillian Nordica and Albert Spalding
will be the soloists for the last con.
cert Saturday night. Nine. Nordica
will render the cavatina from La Re-
Inc de Saba" Gounod; a group OF Ger
man songs. including the Erlking, and
the Wagner aria, "Dich Theure Halle. .
from Tannhauser." Mr.. Spalding will
play the Mendelssohn concerto In ID
minor and selections by Bach, Pagan
mi and Wieniswski
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-14
BELTON IS CONVICTED.
Former Owner Of Tough Saloon A.
sauIted Man.

Harry Bolton, who formerly operat.
ed tough saloon at Second and Alb
bott-sts.. was found guilty by a jury
In Judge Phelan's court, Tuesday ar.
ternoon. of assaulting Charles Begle,
with intent to rob him. Belton's al.
legged accomplish, George Stiles. was
discharged. when the Judge so charg-
ed the jury. on account Of lack of evil
dence. The jury was out less than all
hour.
Both men still face trial on a SINH
lar charge brought against them by
John Mundt. who accompanied Begle
and alleges that he. also, was assault.
ed. Mundt was a witness In Begle's
case. Charles Grover. one of the pros.
ecution's strongest witnesses, disap.
peared just before he was wanted to
go on the stand. and the verdict, In
his absence. proved triumph for the
prosecution. Detective Emory Brooks
is still searching for Grover.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-14
REALTY MEN HAVE OUTING.
Trip Featured by Keno Party and Sur
per In Mt. Clemens.

In snowstorm, nearly so members
OF the Detroit Real Estate board EN-.
barked on the boards arst outing of
the season. Tuesday afternoon, going
TO Mt. Clemens In q special car via the
Shore line. But the weather was not
permitted to interfere with the en-
joyment OF the occasion and the mem.
bers successfully eluded the "l3" hoo,
doc. for no untoward incident occurred
to mar the trip.
The surprise promised by the COM
mittee on arrangements FOR the trim
out proved to be keno party and the
prizes offered we're well worth playing
for. The list included umbrellas,
canes. neckties. stick pins and various
other useful articles.
Dinner was served In the Park hotel
at 6 o'clock, after which a business
meeting. at which plans for the enter
tainment of the delegates to the ma
tional realty convention In June were
discussed.
The return trip was made via the
Rapid railway.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-14
in Caro-. croswsn and elsewhere. /,

I'm Caro-. Crosweil and elsewhere, is
represented by Attorney Charles b.
Warren. while General Appraiser X.
III. Chamberlain and Solicitor OF Gus
toms ]. A. Kemp came here from New
York, to represent the government.
Appraiser Trowbridge. OF Detroit, has
placed sugar beets In the line OF
vegetables at % per cent duty. while
the sugar men say that they are raw
materials not enumerated In the Gus
toms list and should pay but 10 per
cent duty. The hearing will be con-
tinued In New York.
John Maxwell Mcfarland, an .nccom-
1ished young mnn with rnre gifts of
conversation and nerve. created q
small furore In Detroit's most select
circles when he lavishly distributed
complimentary" orders for books
which he was selling, among proml-
nent society women. Among the VIC
Tins were Mrs. o. F. Butterfeld. Mrs.
j. jerks. Mcfarland. who Is wanted
I'm Chicago for obtaining $4,000 on a
book swindle from Mrs. James A.
Patten, wife OF the wheat king, Wis
tied the local ladies, to obtain names
OF some of their literary friends In
return for these names. he gave them
complimentary orders for books
Later, he erased the complimentary
part. and collected his commission
from the De Bower Elliott Publish
ing Co, of Chicago, IL II said. When
the publishing house heard OF the
sharp practice. II obligingly consent
ed To void the contracts. but the VIC
Tins of Mr.. ,McFarland were soreIy
worried for time. az the books Were
rare editions. worth thousands OF
dollars.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-14
HEYN'S BAZAAR EXPECTS TO
RETURN TO OLD STAND
Firm, However, vii, Not Be Able TO
Make Definite Announcement
for Several Days.

Considerable speculation Is going on
In business circles as to the future
plans Of Heyn, Binswanger & Co..
proprietors OF Heyn's Bazaar, recently
wiped out by fire. Many rumcrs ara
current, but few. IL any, have any
foundation in fact.
I'VE expect to resume business In
our old location on Woodward-ave.,"
said Mr.. Binswanger, Tuesday after
noon. I'VE are not prepared. how
ever, to make definite announce
ment, and probably will not be for a
few days. !, too, have heard .he ru.
mors. heard, for instance, that we
had leased the Tuomey building, but
that Is news to me. | heard from an
other source that we were going to
retire. l can only say that some PEG
pie seem to know lot more about
our business than we do ourselves
The company has taken temporar,
offices at room No. 612 in the Ca
Co.'s building.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-14
ADAMS OUT ON BAIL.
Brother of He Attorney Furnishes Ad'
dltlonaI Bond.

John A. Adams, alias DR.. Anton
Weichers, again enjoys his liberty
having secured the additional $1,000
hail demanded by Judge Connolly 70
ouiet the fears of the prosecution that
Adams was preparing to jump to Eu
rope. John Bishop. brother OF Henry
Bishop, one OF Adams attorneys, quar-
fled on the new bond. Charles Il
Walker and J. Ward Rowland, sureties
on Adams first bond for $z,o0o. ap
peared In court and announced theli
willingness to continue In that capac
ity under the present circumstances
Adams second trial on q charge OF
deceiving Rosa Rentz Is scheduled to
start this week.