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The Lamar register., 1913-12-24
Rapid Development
NELS DARLING

We take a few items from the
Rocky Mountain Herald's "44 years
ago" items from the issue of Dec.
II. 1869, to show how fast COL
orado has developed. The first
railroad, the Denver Pacific, had
just entered the state at Evans.
and the second, the Kansas PacI-
fic. was expected at Kit Carson just
so miles north of Lamar Mr.. N.
&. Meeker was Just organizing the
famous Greeley colony which be-
gan the agricultural development of
the state. Here are the items:
Evans City (weld County. Col
orado) can be called finished"
now that the cars are running in
to town, and the burg has been
naturalized by a couple of murders,
"a foat race and a prize fight. The
later was between two bruisers
name ore, ly and Curley. the for
mer having won the day.
Wood is worth s13 cord in
Evaus City. and coal is worth about
the same per ton.'"
"The Pueblo Chieftain speaks OF
a short cut road in progress be
tween that place and Carson sta
ton, the prospective "end Of the
track" of the Kansas Pacific, this
winter. The same authority re-
marks that the Utes are very
plenty along the foot of the noun
tains from Trinidad to the Santa
Clara. They are grumbling about
their treatment by the govern
ment ond an outbreak within few
months is greatly feared by those
who profess to understand their
ways"
"Mr N. C. Meeker, who lately
visited Colorado, publishes in the
New York Tribune. a scheme for a
colony to settle in this Territory, Of
which he intends to be one. He
thinks the colony should consist of
as many as fifty men, and that of
these ten should have as much as
$4,000 each, or twenty OF $4,000
each, while others may have 5000
TO 81, 900 and upward.
The Lamar register., 1913-12-24
TALKS ON ADVERTISING
BY Nels Darling
(COpyrighted)

The merchant who does not ad-
vertise is like the fellow who
throws kiss to his sweetheart in
the dark-he knows what he is do.
ing, but no one else does.
Here is one for the fellow who
thinks he does not have to adver-
tise because he has been in busi-
ness so long that everyone knows
him-while he is keeping quiet
about his merchandise, the catalos
houses and mail order concerns are
getting acquainted with his GUS
toners. You notice they keep right
on advertising. going after the or
ders, and getting the business that
the local dealer ought to corral.
Good advertising is a magnet that
draws trade.
Wake up, Mr. Oldtimer. Although
you have been in the community
SO long that you are a land mark,
so long that some folks with grown
children count you among the ear
liest recollections. you need to ad-
vertise just the same. Have you
heard of any big store in the city
that has stopped advertising be-
cause 1t is so we'll known? Keeping
everlastingly at it brings sue
cess.
Some of you dealers waste so
much money in misdirected adver-
tising. You pay for space on a
hotel room placard that is read by
a lot of travelling men who do not
trade with you. You allow some ad.
vertising fakir to "horn swoggle''
you into buying space in pro-
gram. directory or book that isn't
worth one-tenth the price you pay
for it. Money you spend in this
way would purchase a lot-of good
space in your local newspaper that
is read by thousand or more peo-
pie who are your customers.
NELS DARLING.
The Lamar register., 1913-12-24

well bred SOW brought two large
litters of pigs, and he sold the
first litter at weaning time. Tne
second litter OF ten or dozen he
kept and bought corn enough TO
fatten them, and then sold some
to pay the feed Bill and kept the
rest for family use. All OF his
children are helpers and go lour
miles to school. Now listen: Mis-.
q. went back to Illinois within the
past year ON visit, and when she
returned she said that she had no
wish to go back there to live; ard
while they did not have everything
she wanted to do with here, yet
they are getting ahead and are
growing into a fine herd of cat
tle."
Any family that can make it so
well in the face of two adverse
years in the three that they have
been here, will certainly prosper
htA thCy AaNc - VI 6OOo
crop years. The moral of this is,
tie up to a herd of good milk
COWS and get busy.
Rev. Z. L. Carter made a tip
to Lamar, Colo, Monday for tthe
the express purpose OF gathe, ing
information about the Helvet.a "a
milk condensary which will soon
start up there. Mr.. Carter is en-
thusiastic ON the subject oil dairy
ing and good dairy cows and he s.
cured a lot of first hand infoI ma
ton that he will give at a Brotb-
hood service next sunday afternoon
at 1880, when he will talk on the
>alject of 1.-The Bil.e and the Cow
and he will answer all questions
concerning the Lamar milk con-
densary.-Syracuse (Kansas) jour
nal. 20,
The Lamar register., 1913-12-24

We are glad that the issue of
law enforcement is thus raised. 1t
will at once determine whether this
Is a commonwealth where law-abid-
ing people may live, confident that
their rights will be upheld by
law, or whether it will be a good
place to get away from.
We are confident, however, that
there will be but one outcome.
We doubt very much whether these
forces will be even able, among the
the 10000 signatures required for
n recall election. And If the cleo
ton should come, we are confident
that Governor AmmOns will receive
a vote of confidence from at least
rs per cent of the people of this
state. For then it would not be a
political question, at all. 1t would
be question of the supremacy
of law. of the right of the chief
executive to enforce the law, the
right to uphold the law by means
given to him under the constitution
the right to act in any and every
crisis according to his best judg-
ment, sustained, If necessary. by
the military arm of the state. We
believe there could be but one out
come If the future of this state Is
ever to amount to anything.
The issue would be simple. wheth-
er the law would be upheld or
whether Mother" Jones would be
In command of the state of colo
rado.-Colorado Springs telegraph.
The Lamar register., 1913-12-24
Winning With Cows

John Coble came into this office
Thursday to renew his subscription
and exchange ideas. Speaking about
people who are making" 1t out
here on the upland prairie he said:
"There is Mr. c.. who came here
less than four years ago with his
wife and six children. He had a
plug team and $500 in money. He
bought COWS with the cash and then
he borrowed $500 and bought cows
with that, giving his entire herd as
security. He has MIXED the cows
and sold the cream and raised the
calves and some pigs on the skim
med milk. He has paid the fam
lily living expenses out of the pro.
ceeds of the cream checks and has
now five or six good horses. over a
hundred head of good cattle. besides
butchering enough hogs to nearly
keep him in meat. This year his
The Lamar register., 1913-12-24

When the mine owners gave as
their reason for refusing to deal
with the Federation of Miners that
it was not a responsible organiza-
tion, many said 1t was a subter-
fuge, but the past week has DEM
onstrated they we're right. One Cam
on City company seeing chance of
profits through advanced prices of
coal signed up for period of
one year with the union. This week
their men found a new cause or
complaint and walked out Oh them.
ioir contract is not worth the
paper it is written on, and such a
thing as honor is unknown to the
leaders who are living without
working.
The Lamar register., 1913-12-24
The New Tariff

The average ad valorem duty
collected on imports in the year of
l912.under the Payne-Aldrich tariff
law was 1856 per cent. The esti-
mated duty under the new law is
1861 per cent, an average reduc-
tion from the duties under the y. e.
vious law OF nearly 80 per cent.
In some instances. even under
this law reductions OF over two
thirds have been made, and such
Industries are practically ON a lree
ruin.
me way the reductions We're APP
piled to the different schedules Is
Indicated by the Following table and
II is worth noting that the sched-
,es in which Michigan and the
west is most interested suffered the
greatest reductions:
Schedule u, wood and manuIac-
lures of: Reduced from 1884 per
cent TO 3.59 per cent and imports
valued at SlS,SSS,000 put on the
Tree list.
Schedule G, agricultural products
Reduced from 24.64 pc rcent to
1921 per cent and imports valued
at S25,371.0O0 put on the Tree lsL.
Schedeul X, manufacturers OF wool:
Ia
1896 per cent and imports value d
at S33.00O.O0O put on the free list.
Schedule z, metals: Reduced from
| So per cent to 1888 per cent and
Imports valued at $12,420.O00 put
on the free list.
1t Is we'll known that 30 per
cent reduction is made in sugar
from March, 1914. annually until
May /. 1916. when 1t goes on the
free list and imports valued at more
than 800. 100000 will enter tree.
Imports TO the estimated value Of
$147.0OO.OOO have been placed on
the free list, and it is estimated by
the trainers OF the new tariff Jaw
that the reduced duties will in
crease the importation of dutiable
articles over s1OO.OOO,0Oo. over
500, 100000 of foreign goods, by
this first step toward the law ot
nature" will be added to our i'm
ports during the coming year. and
$1OO,OOO.00O of American products
will be displaced, our working me-
will be deprived of employment and
Investments in manufacturing eter
prises will be impaired.
The Lamar register., 1913-12-24
Keep Away From Los Angeles

The labor conditions upon the
Pacific coast are bad is evidenced by
meeting which Is to be held in
Los Angeles tomorrow to take
some action with regard to the 3d.
900 workers who are out of em-
pIoyment. OF these about 10000
are women.
There are two reasons why this
situation exists in Los Angeles. One
is that the state has been 50 BOOM
ed that people have flocked to
that country in droves. They find
when they get there that not only
is there no employment but that
there are thousands ahead If them
looking for work.
The second reason is that Los
Angeles and the surrounding coun-
try are having a depression in bus
mess, particularly the real estate
business. We believe that Southern
California has a great future, but
there can be no denying the fact
that the place has been so doomed
and prices have been so inflated b,
real estate speculation that the
country is now reaping the whirl-
wind. The cessation in this bust
ness has stopped building and 80 on
down the line until there is what
we call a slump, with 10000 peo-
ple out OF employment.
That country will probably come
up again after a while. but mean
while It is undoubtedly the wisest
thing for any worker or person
without Independent means to keep
away from that state.-Ex.
The Lamar register., 1913-12-24

Good road organizations outside
of Colorado, and which are inter
ested in the promotion OF inter-
state routes which will go through
this state will be well represented
at the fourth annual convention oil
the Colorado Good Roads Association
which will be held at Colorado
Springs January 1 8 and 16, 1914.
In the official call for the con.
ventio these organizations are es-
pecially requested to send delegates
to the Colorado Springs meeting in
order that they may become bettei
acquainted with wha' is being done
in this state in order to secure bet
ter roads. 1t is also probable that
special arrangements for the en-
tertainment of any delegates from
out of this state will be made by
the committee having in charge the
convention program at Colora do
Springs. 1t has been proposed t.
show these visitors the roads of Ell
Paso, Fremont, pueblo and adjoin-
ing counties in order that they may
become informed as to the advances
made in road building in this state
In the last two years.
Leonard E. Curtis, president OF
the Colorado Good Roads Associa-
ton who is now in New York will
probably attend the sessions of the
American Road Congress to be
held this week in Philadelphia. State
Highway Commissioner Ehrhart viii
also represent the state at the
same convention. While at the con.
vention these gentlemen may make
some arrangement to secure the
presence of some good roads enthus-
last of national reputation at the
Colorado Springs meeting in Janu-
ary. The name of United Senator
Bourne has been suggested in this
co necttion.
The official call for the conven-
ton at Colorado Springs has been
ordered printed, and will be ready
for distribution within the next
few days. The fact that the mem
bership of the Colorado Good Roads
Association is. this year more repro
sentative than ever points to a
splendid gathering when the fourth
annual convention is called to or
der at Colorado Springs on January
l 5th of next month.
The Lamar register., 1913-12-24
Symphony Club of Highest Class

Absolutely delightful-that much
overworked words the only ad-
jective that properly describes the
concert given last night at the
Elks' theater by the Schubert Sym
phony Club and Ladies' Quartette.
In variety the program was calcu-
lated to suit the most exacting taste
and in merit was OF the very high
est and absolutely free from dull
ness, and that describes 1t precise
ly. The music and the entertain
ment features ranged from grave
to gay and from classic to popular,
and there was solid enjoyment to
every moment OF it.-Alberquerque
Evening Herald.
The Schuberts will be at Lamar
high school auditorium Friday, jan
uary 8. Admission 80 and 26 cents
The Lamar register., 1913-12-24

Governor AmmOns is to be con-
graduated that he had the finn
ness and courage to resist the de-
mands made upon him yesterday by
a company Of men who marched up
on the capitol and endeavored to
overawe the chief executive by a
display Of their numbers.
Inflamed by the utterances of an
anarchistic old woman. Mother
Jones. these delegates conceived #
to be their duty to march in a body
upon the state capitol and demand
that Governor Ammons recall his
military officers. abolish the mill
tary commission and, in short di-
vest himself Of all the power ard
authority which he possesses as
the chief executive of the state.
Governor Ammons positively re-
fused to recall the officers named.
at least until an investigation had
disclosed their unfitness to ho'd
their positions, and he declined TO
remove the troops, or to abolish
the military commission until such
time as he deemed Its duties to be
at an end.
The demands made by these men
in the name of labor. mean simply
this: That the governor turn over
the mining camps of the state to
the strikers in order that they may
once again inaugurate the reign OF
terror which existed before the
military forces went into the field.
Their demands mean that the
governor shall fail and refuse to
obey the laws which he ts sworn 10
uphold; they mean that he shall SIT
in the state house and give the
mining camps of this state over TO
a reign of anarchy and terrorism'
and they mean that he shall dis
charge his military Officers of the
state because they are doing their
duty as directed.
And because the governor has
determined that he will enforce tho
laws and refused to be browoeateh
or overawed by TIN" Company mar
filled the senate chamber, resolu-
ton was passed, after another har-
aneue by Mother" Jones. that he
be recalled. And 1t 10 expected tnat
petitions will be put out at once
for signatures asking for his recall.
The Lamar register., 1913-12-24
CURRENCY BILL PASSES
Time Alone Will Tell Its Effect OF,
Our Financial System

Congress finally got anxious for
its Christmas holiday and rushed
through the new currency and
banking. bill.so they could get away.
When the great financiers and pO-
litical economists of the country
disagree so emphatically on the
merits and demerits of the bill it
would be folly for novice to ex-
press an opinion as to its worth.
one thing though is evident to
all observers of the business con-
ditions ct the past six months and
that is that while time alone can
tell of its real effect on our fl
nancial system, the immediate 81
feet of its passage will unQuestion-
ably be for the good. The uncer-
tainty which has hung for six
months over the country has driv-
securing of credit for going en-
terprises s.difficult.and the promotion
of new ones impossible. This uncer
tainty is now passed away. and the
financial interests OF the country
are relieved to that extent. They
know what to look forward to. and
will undoubtedly gradually loosen
at least . portion OF the present
tightness.
The business world now is as
sured Of just what the tariff and
currency legislation 10 for the next
four years and 10 in q position to
adjust itself to these conditions.
This cannot help but be better
than the uncertainty of the past
year.
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Made Into Things of Beauty by the
Clever Hands of the Up-to-
Date Miliner.

Here and there one sees an allurins
poke bonnet brought to life by the mil
liner who is clever enough to know
that the old fashions are being re-
vived and if women wish to look like
old prints they must have hats and
NANTES to so with the gowns.
The revival of the poke bonnet has
met with approval because in its mod
ern shape it is exceedingly becoming
and does not clash with the ideas of
present millinery II is not a scoop:
it merely has a rounded brim in front
to shade the eyes. and is turned up
with a flap in the back. There is
chin band Of black velvet or colored
satin ribbon and a bunch of flowers
over one ear.
The milliners make these old-time
Powered nantes to go with the hat,
and the same color scheme is sup
posed TO be carried out in the two. II
woman is going to attempt trim
mind such a hat and making such a
wrap at home. it is wise for her to
remember this.
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CHAPT v.
We Reap What We Sow

If anything could have prejudiced
Hamilton Gregory against Fran's inter
ests it would have been her sighting
allusion to the one who typifed his
most exalted ideals as that woman"
But Fran was to him nothing but an
agent bringing out of the past a Sc
cret he had preserved for almost TWEEN
ty years. This stranger knew of his
youthful folly, and she must be pre-
vented from communicative it to 9TH
ers
1t was from no sense of aroused con-
science that he fastened to lead her
to the front room. In this crisis, some
thing other than shuddering recoil
from haunting deeds was imperative;
unlOvely specters must be made to
vanish.
He tried desperately TO cover his
dread under a voice of harshness:
What have you to say to me?"
Fran had lost the insolent compos-
ure which the secretary had inspired.
Now that she was alone with Hamil-
ton Gregory, it seemed impossible to
speak She clasped and unclasped her
hands. She opened her mouth, but
her lips were dry. The wind had
risen, and as it went moaning past
the window, it seemed to speak of the
yearning of years passing in the night,
unsatistied. At last came the words,
muffled, frightened-"I know all about
it."
"All about what, child?" He had
lost his harshness. His voice was al
most coaxing, as if entreating the
mercy of ignorance.
Fran sasped, Il know all about it
I know" She was terrified by the
thought that perhaps she would not
be able to tell him. She leaned heav-
lily upon a table with hand turned
backward, whitening her finger-tips
by the weight thrown on them
About WHAT" he repeated with the
caution of one who fears. He could
not doubt the genuineness of her emo
ton; but he would not accept her
statement OF it's cause until he must.
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to account for you, and they will
question-my wife will want to know,
and-and others as we'll"
Now, now" said Fran, with sudden
gentleness, don't be so excited, don't
take it so hard. Let them question
/ I'll know how to keep from exposing
you. But do want to belong TO some
body, and after I've been here a
while, and you begin to like me, I'll
tell you everything. | knew the JO-
seDhine Derry that you deserted-she
raised me, and | know she loved you
to the end. Didn't you ever care for
her, not even at the first, when you
got her to keep your marriage secret
until you could speak to your father
face to face? You must have loved
her then. And she's the best friend
ever had. Since she died I've wan.
dered-and-and | want a home"
The long loneliness of years found
expression in her eager voice and
pleading eyes, but he was too en-
crossed with his own misfortunes to
heed her emotion. Didn't I go back
to Springfield?" he cried out of
, course l did. l made inquiries for
| her; that's why | went back-to find
out what had become of her. I'd been
gone only three years, yes, only three
years, but, good heavens how | had
suffered! | was so changed that no
body knew me-" He paused, appalled,
at the recollection. Il have always
had a terrible capacity for suffering
tell you, it was my duty to 90 back
TO find her, and | went back | would
| have acknowledged her as my wife l
would have lived with her I'd have
done right by her, though it had killed
me. Can | say more than that"
Il am glad you went back" said
Fran softly She never knew it,
| am so glad that you did-eyen that -
Yes, did go back" he said, more
firmly. But she was gone ! tell
you all this because you say she was
your best friend"
A while ago you asked me who [
am-and what"
1T doesn't matter" he interjected
lpu were her lrlend, thdt is all /
care to know. ! went back to Spring
field, after three years-but she was
gone was told that her uncle had
cast her off, and she had disappeared
1t seems that she'd made friends
with a class of people who were not
who were not--respectable
Fran's eyes shone brightly oh.
they were not" she agreed, they
were not at all what you would call
respectable. They were not relig-
ious."
so | was told" he resumed, little
uncertainty. There was no way for
me to find her"
Herr" cried Fran; you keep on
saying her Do you mean"
He hesitated. She had chosen her
part-to live with those people, left
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picturesque Note.

Even in the matter of taiIor-made
gowns certain picturesque note as
serts itself this season, the severity
Of the coats, for example, being very
frequently scftened by the introduce
ton of frilled jabots of net and lace,
emphasizing the Directoire style in
which the collars and revers are cut
The coats themselves, too. show a
very becoming fullness, both back
and front, above the curved lines Of
stitched strappings with which so
many of the basQues are finished. The
fabrics which are employed for some
of these tailor-1.ade gowns are in
themselves exceedingly picturesque
and far more dec orative than the
smooth cloths and fine serges which
have been used hitherto for gowns CT
this description.