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The Lamar register., 1890-06-07
MEMORIAL ADDRESS.
DELIVERED BEFORE NIT CARSON PosT
AND THE woMESs' RELIEF CORPS OF
LAMAR, BY REV. KENT WHITE, on
SUNDAY, MAY TWENTY FIFTH.

against me;" or more understand
i Civ; the trials, the affections, the
bsttles of life are wearing me out.
Joo. conscious OF this pleads for are.
lease from these in the few days left
him, M order that be may take
little comfort before he goes whence
he shall not return, "even TO the land
OF darkness aud the shadow of death"
There lis an elderly man in our
loud to-day, ~ho has passed through
the active, sturdy hours of manhood
from the Iull uooniide of lite, is
with many sGars and intirmitIes en-
e'iDg into tie -hadus OF closing day.
Prematnarly does he pass from
view TINS We are told comes from
tine hetard conflict and the sore
struggle that overlook him in his
palrny hours. He pau-es as the sun
of lis life siuks low in the west and
Turns hi- Eyes upon the land for
which h,. fought aud suffered. He
bvholis it hrng i'll tranquil -ecnirily
the warm sunshine aud rain of
heaven. lrniucing vast fields of
g.lleu harvest in every valley, aud
un every hill aud muuntsin side
Tie great whuels of commerc,
aud basiuess life are phenomena
OF increasu and stradiness in the
nation al thor"uglifares. The voice
If song i, heard from SHORE to shore.
Mutbrr> coming sweet lullabys 10
sleeping babes, 'Daidens raising their
voices ike the la,k IN lis upward
flight un - Summer murn!pg.
Churchs break forth irto ps.,l,us aud
anthems of praise unto God, while
the American eagle from his high
aerial perch, -its with folded wings,
aud looking abroad, s-rs no enemy
un the horizon.
Tn. blessings Of peace wefe not
known tu this elderly man when he
-ut-rrj upon the Stage of active
life. Hs has bur To ulose his eyes.
turn them inward r,rn the walls OF
uurmory and there he sees standing
vul ia boll relief, the battles, the
struggles OF tn" war aud a picture of
] d.. L.. Dr..
eel in mourning. sacred 10 hIm aud
hid from ali eyes but his own. 3e
sees mother in tears, sister's
aui.ering lips and feels yet the
" arm clasp of the hand of the g,rl
he loved when he don"d the blue
.sd shouiiered the InGsket. There
az fathers tear on the cheek OF a
eepiug babe ~ he went forth from
his hume never TO return thi ough
he old ward gate TO the house aud
aearts h. loved There was
brother. affectiuuate farewell to his
Young wife as he left full of hope
afld high resolve entering Tue
r ,,I
rluoRe oI oittie HeNei " ietui
tGiilu. ihe plo" was ieit III Tue
1, IA II, .t.I. e ,,,,,,.,,.., 49,,
nelu. IN" WfecIs " ooihNheioe ooN
,,J stiII ,ha A,n.r,o,.u
pa'aiINelS s1""u s'i''' '''o 'o'''
aaglc >cr,oiurd aud tlapprd his wings
Do, .i,,. ,f,,rl Glands ttett ,lverhtft4w tiie
p" Wv
.,. Iv..es. ln.,;utirt,ss were
"''-
T .u,rh- wi,u terrible Significance aud
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"Just before the spring" shows Robert K.
Pritchard, who is the second best amateur
standing high jumper in this country. stand
ing with his left side to the bar ready for
jump. He has raised his arms, and the first
motion of his leap will be 10 swing his arms
down and then on their upward movement he
will spring. The illustration. ''Springing for
standing high jump" shows an instantaneous
view of Pritchard just as he is springing He
has lowered his body by bending his knees and
is on the upward movement. As he rises he
will assume position shown in the picture
The Critical Point" He has thrown his left
leg over and it has commenced coming down
on the other side. 1t will be seen that the
lower part of Pritchard's body il close to the
bar. and that in reality he has not jumped as
high many would think. The hardest part
In high standing jump is when the jumper is
right on top of the bar. Ii requires consider
able practice to manage both legs SO that
neither one will knock the bar down. There is
no such fear in the running high Jump.
Toperform the standing high jump correctly
a true scissors motion Of the legs must be used.
Whatever side the athlete puts next to the bar
in jumping the leg ON that side must 60 up
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first and be put over the bar before the other
leg has been raised much. Then before the leg
which was put over first assumes perpendicu-
lar position the other leg must be pulled up,
and will assume horizontal position while the
other one Is down near the floor again. The
difficulty most athletes meet with In accom-
plishing big figures at the game is in acquiring
the scissors motion. The best two professional
jumpers without weights in this country up to
few years ago were Archibald Scott and E. W.
Johnston, both of Canada. SCOTS best record
is 5 feet "a inches, while Johnston holds the
world record for both professional and ama-
teur, s feet inches. With dumb bells feet 8
inches have been cleared.
The best amateurs at the standing high
jump are Samuel Crook, r. X. Pritchard. both
of this city, and Charles Crawiey of Boston.
The latter has q record Of four feet ten inches.
Although Crook is by no means q short man,
he is considerably underlined when compared
with other good performers at his favorite
game. Walter Soren, who held the standing
high Jump record 90 long, is Q six-footer. Prit-
chard has the best style Of any now practicing
the game, and il is doubtful il Walter Soren,
who was the peer 80 long, showed in his palm
lest days any finer points.
It is generally conceded that the standing
broad jump is the simplest Of all jumping
events. Ills simply . question Of strength Of
the leg muscles All good Jumpers prefer hard
ground for landing place, but beginners
generally choose something soft TO land on, for
their heels or knees. Up to the revising Of the
rules year ago, the take-of foExhe standing
broad jump consisted Of fine cord stretched
hat on the ground between two nails. The
rules OF the Amateur Athletic Union permit the
same take-of for the standing broad jump -
used In the running broad jump. This h Q
wooden joist Ave or six inches vide sunk Hush
with the ground. with ditch in front six inches
wide and three inches deep. Competitors NAV
toe over the wooden edge, and not only gain
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his spring, and when he does leap he clears
double the distance that good standing broad
jumper can do.
There are many more athletes who can clear
TWENTY-FIVE feet for running broad jump than
ten feet for standing broad jump. Since the
Amateur Athletic Union inaugurated the in
door championship meeting the standing high
and standing broad jumps have received con-
siderable development. The record for the
standing high jump was broken last spring by
Samuel Crook, who cleared 5 feet 4 inches.
Crook also came within ls4 inches Of breaking
the best record for the standing broad jump,
10 feet 50 inches. made by n. W. Ford five
years ago.
The very same apparatus is used in a stand
ing high jump as for the running high jump
A bar supported by uprights, with a mat 10
land on if in gymnasium, is all that is used.
When the standing high jump was first prac-
uced athletes used to face the bar and Jump
over straight. pulling their feet up underneath
them. But the science was soon learned aud
jumping frontward was done away with and
the side jump was adopted. The illustration,
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THISTLE AND SHAMROCK.
How the Two Came to Be Adopted as Ma
tiOnal Emblems.

How the Two Came to Be Adopted as Ma
tiOnal Emblems.
From the Philadelphia Times
The legend that caused the adoption of the
thistle as the national emblem Of Scotland re-
minds one Of the Roman tradition about the
cackling Of the geese that saved Rome when the
WORKOUT sentry slept on watch. The goose
was thereafter considered sacred. With the
thistle the legend runs as follows:
Many hundred years ago the Danes or Morse
men, made war upon the Scots and invaded
their country. The Danes came upon the Scots
under cover Of night and halted while their
spies We're trying to find the undefended
points IN their opponents camp. But one of
the spies CHANGED to step on thistle with his
bare foot as he was creeping along nOiselessly
in the dark and he cried out aloud with pain.
His cry awOke the soldiers Of the Scotch army.
They sprang to their arms and drove back the
Danes with great loss, and SO saved Scotland.
From that time the thistle has been the ma
| tional flower of Scotland.
The earliest mention Of the thistle as the ma
tional badge of Scotland is in the inventory OF
James III. Thistles occur on the coins OF
James Nv, Mary, James and vi, and on those
panied by the motto ''Nemo me impune Ia
cesset." A collar Of thistles appear as early as
1889 on the gold bonnet piece of James v.
The shamrock, the national emblem Of Ire
land, ID leaf with three leaflets or plant
having such leaves, sometimes supposed to be
the wood sorrel, but more generally believed ia
be some species of clover. 1t is not improba-
bic that the name has a sort of general refer
ence to the trifolate plants 1t is said to have
been first assumed as the badge Of Ireland from
the circumstance that St. Patrick made use oi
it to illustrate the doctrine of the Trinity.
As one legend of myth or superstition begets
| many the clover is looked for on st. Johns
eve-the special religious festival Of June OBJ
| served on the 24th. There are various super
stitions connected with this festival, one OF
which was especially believed by the Irish
They held that the souls of all people on that
night leave their bodies and wander to the
place, by land or sea, where they will eventually
die. The whole human family have an elemen,
| of superstition in their composition. From the
earliest time 1t has been the rule with man tc
Worship that which he could not comprehend
In the land Of oracles and superstitions the
more unintelligible the oracle the more ere.
dence is given it.
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The Exception Found at Last.

from the LOUISVILLE Post.
He sat in the lobby Of one Of our prominent
hotels. His hair was as white as snow and
matted in thin and scraggy locks over high
and creased forehead. Lines of sorrow marked
his face and ran through his features as
numerous as the rivers in central Africa. In
his eyes there was sadness, which bespoke q
weight Of sorrow on the mind, and seemed to
suggest that grief had greatly assisted time in
turning the hair white and furrowing the face.
number of men were sitting around him,
and they had been telling stories Of the
pistol which had not been loaded" and its
fatality. The white-haired man said in Q
plaintive voice:
81 have a story to tell. returned home one
day from my place Of business. Everything
had gone my way that day, among the things q
good many dollars, and felt unusually gay and
skittish. told my wife of my good fortune
and asked her to get me q match. We were
standing by dressing case, and when she re-
fused opened draw and drew forth pistol,
which knew was not loaded, as had ex-
pistol straight at her heart-poor woman, she's
dead nuw-I piayfully threatened to shoot her.
There was look Of trusting, confident love in
her eyes-shall 7 forget that-as she dared
me. placed my hand on the trigger and
pulled it. closed my eyes, afraid to open
"After a time, 1t seemed hours, I opened my
eyes and put the pistol back"
"But your wife-was she killed instantly?'
eagerly asked three questioners.
"No-o-o."
"a lingering, painful dsath?' sympathetically
they asked.
mo; a. said, the pistol was not loaded Ny
wife was unhurt. of course"
"But you said she was dead?'
"Yes, she died about two years ego, Of old
age"
"And why did You tell this story?"
ITO show You that there are times when the
pistol il really not loaded. There are excep-
lions to all rules, Won know. This II the one
exception to the seven instsacae yoR &sntIsms~
have recited."
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From the Detroit Free Press
I arrived in q small town in Kentucky late
at night with three other men and when ve
reached the hotel two OF us were assigned 10 .
room. The one got had two beds in il, how
ever, and ! WIS not disposed TO find fault. My
room mate seemed to be suspicious sort Of .
chap and when I tumbled into bed, with .
goodnight TO him, he scarcely deigned reply.
I was asleep in ten minutes, buttw hours later
! swoke TO find him stall sitting in his chsir and
wide awake.
Hello! What ails your" leaked
Nothing
Troubled with insomnia"
'sNo."
. sleep all dayT'
admitted.
THAT seems funny. Do look Ike q thiefY'
mo, you don't; but have done some 6gur-
ing in this. You gave the landlord your wallet
and watch, didn't your
"well, there's more vAlue than be has proas-
bly, ever seen before. He'll slip With your
stuG before daylight"
Sand then you'n have 10 rob me 10 got on
Stranger, rms man a. don't never taks no
chances. I've got revolver here, and the 6rst
move you make 70 get ont Of bed IN plug you"
81 can turn over, can't r.
"Yes. but be powerful careful about IT, for
Tn up 10 snuff"
l turned over and went 10 sleep again, and
when morning came his moving around awoke
me. tried TO joke him, but he YVES sour and
morose and wouldn't take t. When Ne went
down stairs IL was 10 find the colorsd help nit
breakfast
Whats The natter?' ssked
MARS has dun gone an left de plaoe IN
do night and dar's nobody 70 bosi" ~ ths
reply.
" rooa nA>s - agursd '.ugAtznrS-
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THE STRANGERS FIELD.
A Singular Custom Among Some Of the
Natives of Africa.

A Singular Custom Among Some Of the
Natives of Africa.
Bishop Taylor in the Boston Globe.
"A stranger travelling in Africa with only two
or three attendants can 60 about without much
fear Of molestation. A great armed body like
the Stanley expedition will be obliged to fight
at times, of course, but never had anv use at
all for a weapon of any kind in Africa.
There are some things that solitary trav-
eler can find out about Africa which a large
expedition will never learn. observed one
custom that l never saw mentioned in any
lage had set apart field for the use of
strangers. The chief wife of the tribal king
cultivated this field and stored away the
product in the upper half Of her hut. No man
OF the tribe was permitted to touch of the food
thus stored. The kings wife had her share of
this and made her living out Of it, but all over
and above the amount actually consumed must
be set apart and preserved. This field is known
as the Stranger field.
whenever a stranger comes to the village
he makes known his want to the king and he is
Immediately relieved. The best hut in the VIII
lage is set apart for him. he eats of the food of
the strangers field and the best wife Of the
king prepares the food for him with her own
hand. He remains a week or a month. or any
reasonable length of time. and his time is never
nasteneu So1netlmes ne stays long enough to
become a member of the tribe and he marries
into the kings family.
''An amusing feature Of this custom ia the
fact that INDECENT members Of the tribe some
times leave their village and go to other VIII
lagos and become strangers, SO that very often
when familiar face has been missed from q
certain village. and have asked where So-and-
so went or what became of him, some one has
grayely informed me that So-and-so was poor
and become stranger. Subsequently have
run across lazy So-and-so in distant village
living on the fat Of the land as a stranger and
being treated to royal hospitality There are
no beggars in Africa. When a man or woman
becomes too poor to get along comfortably, he
or she makes the circuit of the adjacent villages
as q stranger"
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for three Jumps Ford could not do over 10 feet
or inches for a single jump. There If con-
siderable science in getting good swing of the
arms for three Jumps, and the easier the swing
the less jolting will there be al each successive
landing. As high as ten jumps have been tried
at this style. the best amateur record being ll3
feet So inches by VI. W. Ford. The chief diffi-
Guilty in doing ten jumps properly is to have
sufficient strength 70 prevent wabbling near the
end.
Good standing broad jumpers are like sprint
ers regarding their physique. Stout men
seem TO be a little better than lean men and
height does not make any difference. II.
N. johnson, who held the professional record
for America, 10 feet 10y inches, without
tall and weighed Iss poands ia athlesic
clothes. NJ. ", Ford is 8 feet inches tall and
weighs l6o pounds The reason given that
stout men are better for this game than slender
ones il on account of the arms playing such IN
important part The heavier they are the bet
ter il is for the athlete.
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Of an inch thick. Make line on the aoor and
then give three jumps in Succession. An athlete
who can clear feet inches for n single jump
should do 80 feet for three His first Jump should
be about feet inches from toe to heel: his
next jump from heel 10 heel should he about 10
feet inches. making in all Il feet , inches; his
last jump will he from heel 10 heel. II feet
inches. The reason the first jump appears 80
small IL that II Is measured from the toe at the
take-off in place of the heel
Having gained impetus on the first Jump and
landing with his arms back the athlete springs
right out tor the next jump He will clear far
Their on his second jump than on the first
account of the momentum derived from the
first. but the last jump will be the best Of all.
simply on account OF his not having 60 gather
himself to give another jump. IL five jumps
are tried by this same athlete he will find that
the first will be the same the first in the
three jumps. III ten are tried the eight inter-
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Prom the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun
Although the running high and running
broad Jumps are the most popular jumping
events in amateur athletics. the standing high
and standing broad jumps are certainly as
meritorious. In q standing broad jump the
athlete viii stand out in the field. give a spring
and land only ten feet from where he started,
and the jump ID all over. With the running
broad jump il is quite different The athlete
runs sometimes over LOO feet before he makes
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From the New York Weekly.

from tne New 1ork weekly.
Tramp Ito handsomely dressed Lady on the
avenue)- Please, mum, my family is starvin',
an III have ter sell my wheelbarrer to buy
bread. It's just around the corner, mum.
Would We like ter buy it?'
Iady-'Mercy! No. What would 1 do with
. wheelbarrow? live in fiat, my good man.
But VIII help you gladly. Here's dollar"
Tramp ito himself THAT'S six dollars I've
made today tryin' to sell wheelbarrer to kind
people what lives in fats, an l amt got NO
wheelbarrer nuther."
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sfRSGfNo foR STANDING BROAD yrNP.
OF taking-of. just before getting in the air b
will resemble the illustration, Leaving the
ground" Attention Is called 20 the angle Of
the body. II looks as though the athlete would
fall on his face. but his arms and legs have
given him considerable momentum and the
next important position he assumes can be
seen TO good advantage in The ILLUSTRATION, "At
the highest point. In thls picture IL is seen
that the arms have been thrown down again
and have outliyed their usefulness 30 far ne re
CARDS carrying the body higher. Just before
touching the ground the arms will be brought
forward. as shown IN the picture. The proper
way land" Very few would suppose that st
this point the athlete had sufficient momentum
70 prevent falling back. but here again the
arms are brought in 10 good advantage
The best way 60 practice the standing broad
jump Is hrst 90 equip ones self with a good pair
Of shoes. For a gymnasium floor these should
have heels of solid rubber about one half an
inch thick. The sole may be under one-quArter
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HIGH AND BROAD JUMPING.
An Expert's View OF the skin end etyis
From o Standstin.

AMATEURS WHO ExcEL AT THE sfoar-How TO
BECOME PROFICIENT AT HIoH AND DISTANCE
JrxPINe-vHAr AN ATHLETE LOOKS LrKR At
SEVERAL POINTS OF TIE yuMP.
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Where Does She Do Her Piano practices:

Where Does She Do Her Piano Practice:
From the New York Weekly.
Mr.. Newwed-''My dear, I wish you'd tell that
cook we don't like our beefsteak burned and
don't want our roasts raw"
Mrs. Sewved-''Tell her? How can /? She
never comes into the parlor and she wont let
me 70 into the Htchsn."
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PURE. chaste, rich cut glass 10 more and more
priced for use and for ornament. Dorninger's
abroad. Every piece has their trademark Label.
Inquire for Is o. dealer.
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AT THE HIGHEST POINT.

AT TIE HIGHEST fotNT.
mediate jumps will be the same the middle
one in the three jumps.
The best amateur record for three standing
broad jumps without dumb bells is "a feet a.
inches by NJ. W. Ford. made on a board floor.
In clearing this distance his divisions are about
as follows: First jump from toe TO heel. 3 feet
inches; second jump from heel TO heel. II
feet inches; third jump from heel 20 heel,
over IL feet. When in condition 10 do "a feet
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The Garden Spot Which Was Laid Waste by
the English.

TIE srNPLE-MINDED PEOPLE WHO WIRE DRAGGED
FROM THEIR HoMEs-FAMIL1Rs AND FRIENDS
WERE sKPARArED-rHE SAD STORY OF LONG,
FELLOWS KvASGELrSr
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A SPACIOUS MARKrr.

ooing 70 the central market we find il il as
spacious and convenient as any in Nsw York or
any other northern city. The squares of Lima
are very large end this market covers a whole
one, including part Of the old convent of Con-
sspea0a' which vas forcibly appropriated By
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ana next 'aiato, wnicn Is the larva OF beetle
found in decayed wood and very much priced
| for the table. In addition you will partake OF
| fresh-water prawns, bread fruit vans ant
dishes composed Of the tender leaves of the
taro and the juice expressed from the meat Of
the cocoanut with taro root All the cooking i.
done in small house a short distance from The
dwelling. A hole is made in the ground. in
which stones are heated with fire. SuSse
Quently the fire is raked out and the food mi
into the hole, wrapped in leaves and covered
| over with hot stones and leaves. Boiling il
unknown to the Samoans. They make fire b,
rubbing . pointed stick in . groove of soft
| wood.
"At "a certain time each year the sea about tb,
| islands swarms with . peculiar marine worm
called the 'palolo,' Of which the natives are ex
micelli in appearance. The gathering of tn,
palolo Is one OF the national sports, and wheY
| 1t appears, the natives 20 about in canoes. din
| ping up with ladies the squirming masses
After two days the worms go away. Tn,
Islanders send them about as gifts to thei
friends, wrapped in leaves, for complimentary,
| tidbits. They collect much edible seaweed upoi
the reefs and catch the smaller fish by thrust
ing their hands into holes in the rocks.
VERY FOND Oh oRNAMksrs.
"The Samoans are very fond Of ornaments
They adorn their hair with garlands of flowers
| wear head dresses made OF discs cut from tn,
pearly nautilus. and sport necklaces of she'll
| and seeds. For decoration also they use tn,
petals Of the fragrant mosooi tree that in Indi,
produces the perfume known as ylang- ylang
combining these with scarlet red peppers. Al
the men are tattooed pre- ,isely alike, the opera
| ton being usually performed at the age O
puberty. 1t Is generally considered disgrac,
Tor man not to be tattooed, and any grown
male islander who is not 90 ornamented Is rid
icuied BY the girls. They say that man look
dressed whom he IL tattooed, but naked without
It. Any civilized person who has seen q tattooet
freak ct . circus viii coincide with this idea
4 samoan maiden of rank win appear on e.