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The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
MANY JARS IN THE WALLS
A Strange Feature Explained About Som,
Ancient English Churches.

a Strange Feature Explained About Some
Ancient English Churches.
One of the most singular features oi
the older churches in England and
Western Europe is the presence in the
walls of large numbers OF jars. They
are imbedded in the masonry. with the
neck turned toward the interior OF the
church and the mouth opening into
the audience room.
For long time the openings were
supposed to be holes in the walls. but
closer examination number oil
wears ago, on one or two OF these old
buildings disclosed the fact that the
openings were the necks of jugs and
led to no little speculation as to why
they had been placed there All old
churches-that is to say. churches
erected from the eleventh to the
seventeenth centuries-have them,
and in some they are present in great
numbers A church in Leeds, Eng
land. has over fifty while this number
is considerably exceeded in some o.
the old French churches nearly 20C
having been counted In the Cathedral
of Angouleme in France.
The explanation of their presence
is easy. They were placed in the
walls with q view to bettering the
acoustic properties of the building.
The idea is as old US Vitruvius who.
in work on the Roman theater. ad-
vises that earthenware jars be placed
in the walls for the purpose OF increas
ing tho resonance of the building. Ii
several Roman structures such Jug:
have been found. used In the way
afterward adopted by the architects
of the middle ages. As to the efficacy
OF the device. its employment is oper
to question. For increasing tht
acoustic properties of the rooms thu
| jugs are probably useless, but no on'
can certainly say that they are so un
1 til the experiment has been tried o
constructing two rooms, with jugs il
the walls of one and the walls OF tn
| other solid. A test made under thes
conditions would determine the ques
| tion. which otherwise must remain
unsettled. -.---,s
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
Schools and Politics.

The Department of Superintendenee of the
National Educational Association, at the
close of its annual meeting in Brooklyn, n.
Y, February, 1892, adopted ''by an uuani-
nous rising vote" the following resolution
offered by DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler of
Columbia College, New York city:
THAT this department deprecates most
strongly the tendency Of this country TO make
political opinions of school officers condi-
ton of their retention in office, and asks the
sympathy and support of intelligent public
opinion in wholly divorcing school admins
tration from party politics."
The resolution was prompted by the recent
retirement, for political reasons solely, of two
of the most capable state superintendents OF
the country, Sabin of Iowa, and Draper of
New York. In the case of Sabin, the Demo
Gratis admitted after election that they had no
intention nor desire to defeat the Republican
nominee, and that the result was surprise
and disappointment. They supposed that the
Democratic nominee was too little known to
have any chance of defeating Mr.. Sabin, SO
widely and favorably known.
In New York state, where the office is filled
by appointment of the governor, with the
approval of the legislature, the patronage at
tached to the department, exceeding that of
any other state office, was too much of a
s'plumn for the Democratic governor, Mr..
Hill, to give up.
1t is announced on good authority that
Tennessee will retain Hon. w. Il. Garrett
as state superintendent whoever is elected as
governor. The demand for his continuance
is practically unanimous"
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ovn ct. LOUIS LETTER.
Another Bridge Across the Miasissippi-
nDspsrturs OF the sfreet Bsxgars-
More ry.rtvt. Rc.Tl.

Another Bridge Across the Miasissippi-
uDspsrturs OF the strset BsKgars--
More Electric Roads.
ST. LOUIS. Oct 20.-For years the
people of North St. Louis have had to
ride four or five miles before they could
get to the Eads bridge. near the center
Of the city, and cross to the Illinois
towns, East st. Louis and Madison,
where many of them were engaged in
business. Lately they got engineers
and had estimates made of the cost OF
vehicle bridge in their part of town
The engineers reported that one
couldn't be built for less than two or
three millions. The Merchants bridge
which spans the river between North
St. Louis and the other side, is only n
railway bridge. The men who wanted
another bridge went to the directors of
the Merchants company, and asked
what terms they could have highway
built along the railway, quite an en-
cheering feat by the way. They
were told the company would do it for
$3.50. 900.
"We'n accept" said the North St
Louis men.
The building of this new bridge, for
it is one, practically, will result in an
enormous increase in the business on
both sides of the river
Thousands of people who came to
st. Louis during the last few weeks,
when the city was crowded, gave a
nickel or dime to the beggars they
saw on the street corners. There were
all sorts of beggars, blind, MANNED and
musical. and all of them reaped q har-
vest, but what must the visitors have
thought of St. Louis?
81 never saw but one other place
where there were so many beggars, "
said lady, standing with her escort
near the postoffice one night, ''and that
was in Rome. / should think that st.
Louis would keep them in asylums."
To-day, one couldn't find one of those
blind organ-grinders if he walked from
one end of the city to the other. They
don't belong in st. Louis. They don't
belong anywhere. Next week they
will be in Chicago or New York. They
follow the crowds all around the coun.
try. 1t is regular profession with
them, and they make good incomes
begging. Policemen can do nothing
but drive them away from their beats,
and they then appear at another cor
ner in five minutes, and go on grinding.
Another electric railway, which
looks on the map like an octopus, is
projected in the city, and the men who
are trying to get the franchise promise
to have it built by the time the throng
fill the streets next fall, and clamor
for fast transportation over every
block they have to go. Every car line
in the city except one short piece out
/ West, will be run by electricity next
year, and it seems that they cover the
ground pretty well, but these hardy
projectors are willing to give a heavy
bond TO get the road finished by oc
tober If the assembly will allow them
to begin spending the s2,ooo,0oo ii
| will cost.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
Comforting to the Poor Man.

Vegetarian dishes have been introduced
into the dietary of the English troops at Al
dershot with satisfactory results. DR.. Forbes
of Edinburgh, who has instituted some ex'
periments with a view of testing the relative
height, weight and strength of 500 students,
aged about 25 years, has found the more car
nivorous Englishman to be surpassed in
height, weight and strength by the frugal
and, so far as eatables are concerned, alb
stemious Scotchman, who, again, was sur
passed by the simply fed Irishman. 1t ha:
also been proved that both laboring popula
ton and soldiers In hospitals thrive in pro
portion to the cheapness of their food.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
One Useful Pet Dog.

A young lady of Bellevue, Ohio. has very
nice dog which she thinks a great deal OF.
She also believes he should be useful as well
as ornamental. She has knack of training
animals, and she may be observed walking up
the avenue with the dog carrying the trail of
her dress. As she stops Fido drops the dress
and upon his mistress starting again he gent
ly grasps the raiment and raises it oil tht
ground, trotting just behind until another
stop.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
HISTORY CORRECTED.
one Man Doubted the Generally Accept
ed Last Words Of Pitt.

One Man Doubted the Generally Accept
ed Last Words Of Pitt.
Tho last words OF William Pitt are
reported to have been 'Oh. my coun-
tryl How / love my country!" But
Lord Rose berry in his recent memoir
of The Great Commoner. quotes an
auecdoto which Mr. Disraeli used to
toll that proves that one man at least
had a word about tho authenticity OF
the exclamation. When Mr. Disraeli
entered parliament he used often to
dine at the house OF commons. where
he was generally served by grim old
waiter who was supposed to possess
secret treasure OF political tradition.
( The young member sought to win his
confidence. One day the venerable
domestic relented. You hear many
lies told as history. sir he said. 'Do
YOU know what Mr.. Pitts last words
wereg, .of course, said Mr..
Disraell; they are we'll known: oh.
my country! How love my countryn !"
Nonsense said the old man. 'I'll
tell you how it was. Late ono night
/ was called out OF bed by a messen-
ger in postchaise shouting to me
outside OF the window. What is itP
| said. You're to get up and dress
and bring somo of your meat pies
down to Mr. Pitt at Autney. So
went: and as we drove along he told
me that Mr. Pitt had not been able TO
take any food but had suddenly sana:
i think / could cat ono OF Bethany
mutton pios.' And SO was sent !or
post haste Whom we arrived Mr..
Pitt was dead. Them was his last
words: L think could eat one OF
Bellamy's meat pies. =
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
THE MOST STUBBORN


Skin and Scalp Diseases, the worst
forms of Scrofula, all blood taints
and poisons of every name and nat
ure, are utterly rooted out by DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
For every disease caused by torpid
liver or impure blood, it is the only
remedy SO certain and effective that
it can be guaranteed. If it fails to
benefit or cure, you have your
money back.
Eczema, letter, salt-rheum, Ery.
sipelas, Boils, Carbuncles, Enlarged
Glands, Tumors, and Swellings, and
every kindred ailment, are COM
pletely and permanently cured by 1t.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
THE swrNoIno GATE,

The twilight II full Of sadness.
And the wind la its Goa. OF gray
Skuiks like . wolf thro' the shadows.
And viii not be scared away.
Down at the foot OF the garden
The gate Is swinging slow,
As II invisible footsteps
We're passing TO and fro.
And II seems to me. In my musing.
They were feet OF my coming fate.
That VIII lind their way TO my threshold
And pass II like ;he gate.
o say, do yc bring good tidines,
fc unseen mcsscngerst
Or Is u sorrow and boiing
or future griefs and cares
The gate swings slowly. slowly,
And the shutters crcak aud start;
sit In tho glowing lamp light;
But shadow fills my heart.
-Harpcr's Weekly.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
The Catin Art.

Until the present century the pecu
liar difficulties offered by the struct
ure and texture OF cats had hardl.
been surmounted. When tho olt
masters drew u cat they made it solie
and hard-it is probable that the
varieties they know were less ceauti.
full than those which we now delight
in-but also there was a conventional
neglect of the furry character of the
surface In painting a cat now the
danger is in avoiding a false solidity. to
lose all sense of the osseous forms in
securing softness and lightnese Sat
urday Review. ssssE2
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
Task. That Must De Done.

Nature has assigned important tasks to tint
liver and the bowels, and being mutually ae
pendent upon each other for the regular ans
nleountc discharge of these tasks, cessation
OF work by one causes the other TO lapse lnts
Inactivity. The tasks OF secretion ana evasuJ si
soned and disordered. Moreover. fatai IN,
famma tion of the bowels or abcess OF tne M
liver are apt to ensue II fnactfon OF these or
cnns is allowed TO go unheeded. The danger
Gus tendency should be checked at the outsEt ,s,,
with Hostetter's Stomach Difters, m antl-plu-
Gus specific and laxative without a peer.
Never does this medicine cause qnaim OF INC
its reformatory work pleasantly though with
reasonable activity. II prevents malaria and
rheumatic disease, kindney complaints, und
relieves dyspepsia and nervousness.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
.snpanc-e at the skyorid'- Fair.

The Jnpanese g0vefnment mas Hr-
ranged to send to this country ., 900
Japanese OF the middle clasA who are
10 bo here during the worlds fair and
nfterward make tour Of the princi-
pal cities OF tho United States In
s.ructiou and information as to the In
dustrIes and customs of tho American
people constitute the object desired
70 be attained.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

To Ogden, Salt Lake City and San Fran
cisco via Union Pacific railway. Pullman
palace sleeping cars without change ON both
trains, leave Denver sos am. and 10 :0O n m
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
|%H ENJOYS

f. method and results when
III Tics is taken; it is pleasant
sfrshing TO the taste, and act,
n, promptly on the Kidneys,
La Bowels, clesnses the sys.
! c,nally, dispels colds, head
tpl fsvers and cures hahitual
I ION. Syrup of Figs Is the
Ineav OF its kind ever pro-
| rleasing to the taste and &C.
! 10 tho stomach. prompt in
f. and truly beneficial in its
| pypared only from the most
ana agreeable substances, its
1esllent qualities commend il
| ard have made it the most
remedy known.
ID Of Figs Is for sale in SOC
| bottles by all leading drug
| Any reliable druggist who
J, have il on hand viii pro-
promptly for any one who
b. lFy it. Do not accept any
kr0RRi4 FIG SKRUo co.
EtH FElsclsco. ca.
~. 81 Era rozN. s.E
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DIR. R. scHIFFNASS, St, Paul, MINI. will
mail trial package Of schinmann,s Astbmn
Cure FREE TO any sufferer. Gives instant re-
iiei In worst cases, and cures where others
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
Save Four Hoprs TO 81. Loul..

Passengers taking the Union Pacific train
at $50 p. m. can stop over four hours at
Kansas City and arrive in St. Louis at rs
the second morning. Ticket Office 1908 Lar
inner st.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

Whooping-cough, Group. sore.tbro., 4.
fuenza, bronchitis, cold, and eongh b. III.
once relieved and positively and perm ansu,ia e 4.
cured by DIR. Bulls Cough syrup tbe inaau;
parable remedy for all pulmonary and tbraa,
affections. "Au .nroat
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

People call 1t backache and do uo,blp, 10,
u until the doctor Is called and he pronanncss le
Il rheumatism If they had used saIyatian
saved. 'e oeeh
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

". L. THOMPSON & CO., Druggists, Cou-
dersport, Pa, say Hall's Catarrh Cure IL the
best and only sure cure for catarrh they ever
sold. Druggists sell 1t, 76c.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

You who have that dreadful BLOOD
POISON and have taken Mercury, potash,
8. s. s., and ali other so-called cures without
permanent help can be quickly and perma-
nently cured by the Cook Remedy Co.,
Omaha, Neb. Write to them and get the
a,,idnnca
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
Mrs. winsloyr's soothing
i,.forChl

A man may not be afraid Rt DIR, bu
looks down in the mouth pre-
to descend into mine.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

Some of the nice people of this city are in a
terrible state of mind. 1t is now whispered
that Adam and Ewes marriage certificate
cannot be found.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

1t is the unmarried lady who can give her.
sisters points on the art of how to manage ana ea a
husband. sS :"
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

Wisdom does not always come in the yellow
leaf, but you'll generally find ii in the seer,
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
TILE ST. JAlIEs. Dryvp,

UNDER MAHER & CLARK's Management thu
above hotel Is becoming the most popular hotei in
Denver, and the headquarters for s.ats nannIa
Rates ESQ to $50 per day.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

Woman is not much of a philosopher, but
she Is proverbially clothes observer
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

DON'T fool with indigestion nor with a dts
ordered liver, but take Beecham's PMS far
immediate relief. 2j cents boT ms i'f
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

.Hnpson's Magic Corn saIve.n
Warranted to cure, or money refunded ask
your druggist for it. Price l5 cents,
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

1t T. especially true of the baseball uu.
pire, that no man can judge pitch without
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

You who have that dreadful BLOOD
POISON and have taken Mercury, potash,
s. $. s., and all other so-called cura1Hithout
permanent help can be quickly anA perma-
Omaha, Neb. Write to them anA fet the
evidence
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
DR.; Q. B. Judd's Electric \

DR.. G. B. Judd's ElectricA
nearly all cases. Where uaeA
system lacks electric force whh -
supply at once and recovery Is SUI eoIlov
Prices, 50, Sc, SO and SIS. One-haif cssh
with order, balance after SIX months trial, II
they prove satisfactory. In ordering give
waist measure and state price Of belt wanted-
In chronic diseases the SO and SIS belts are
most serviceable. Judd Electric Co., Omaha,
Neh =
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
Have You Astl,rnas

The eonfectloner Is the fellow who can h.
relied upon for candid criticism -- NC
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

The Macon Telegraph says: T1s the
woman with the smallest head that wears the
largest hat at the opera" You mean brain,
1optt youl"
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

You cannot expect man to keep an un
moved face when he lets his countenance
fall.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

One cannot tell the upper branch of the
English Parliament peerless body.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
Two DAILY Throurh TraIn.

The pirate considers himself a sea king.
the detective is generally seeking also
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

The trouble is that the fellow in position IN
do something for you won't do II f'-'''N W
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
,,rssl.E..oa.onapIe request.

.,ss<3H nRessonabIe Request.
z 1lx1 Rof Peoria-My dear SIR
you k15S sa51 my daughter from
drownine. at o. fisk of your life-is
there snything ] can do to show my
gratitudeP
Stranger-Aw-you might-er-
stop wearing high hat--and q sAck,
ooat--Aw-together. PUCK. -,ats
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

Not every one is happy who dances" says
Spanish proverb. This is at least trne of a
man who has stepped on tack.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

"The only way to prevent what's past,n
said Mrs. Muldoon, sis to put stop to it be-
fore 1t happens -
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

Perfection is made up of trifes, but It is no
trining matter to attain perfection.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

DR.. G. B. Judd's Electric Belts will cure In
nearly all cases. Where medicine falls the
system lacks electric force which these belts
supply at once and recovery is sure to follow
Prices, 50, Sc, SO and SIS. 0ne-half cash
with order, balance after six months trial, II
they prove satisfactory. In ordering give
waist measure and state price Of belt wanted
In chronic diseases the 80 and SIS belts are
most serviceable. Judd Electric Co., Omaha,
oh
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

dren teething, softens the gums, reduces inaaaaaa
t,on. ailays pain. cures wind coic. 25c.a bottle.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

Bakers Cod Liver OIL.
The best in the world, t'urps a"r,r,,
Makes ne blood and flesh Sold bv drnse,p
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

Charity begins at home, and with some
people it never gets further than the begin
ming.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

A ship goes down when it strikes the rocks !;
a business concern when it doesn't.
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

r. but he
prepares
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29
= Ihonpson's Eye Water.

Ia nllDCO By SWEDISH ASTHMA
uunGU CURE. sample frva
The Lamar register., 1892-10-29

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-29
PREPARATIONS AT OMAHA.


The City VIII be Able to Care for All Who
Come-Tulegraph Companies Arranging
to Handle the Meeting-Gossip of the
Candidates.
OMAHA, NEB., June 2s.-The work
of preparation for the independent con-
vention goes merrily on. The tele-
graph companies are busy running In
wires, fixing up offices and making all
necessary arrangements for handling
all the business that they may be called
upon TO take. The committee on enter
tainment reported to-day that accom-
modations had been secured for 1000
people, and that the list is now growing
with greater rapidity than at any time
since the committee went to work.
The people are just beginning to real
ize what is demanded of them and they
are responding with promptness and
cheerfulness that gives assurance that
every visitor will be we'll taken care of.
j. n Willis, OF Kansas, the national
lecturer of the Farmers Alliance and
industrial union. is in the city and states
that Kansas is coming en- masse, and
that there will be large delegations from
every State in this section. The first
delegates to arrive were from Oregon
and Washington. They came in this
morning. A number of delegations will
arrive tomorrow and Thursday night.
1t is expected that a contingent of a
thousand or more will put in its appear
ance. The StaGe independent conyen-
ton meets at Lincoln Thursday and up
on its adjournment the delegates will
come to Omaha.
Arrangements have been perfected
for reunion of the Blue and the Gray
, at the Coliseum, Saturday evening, to
which all old soldiers regardless OF
politics are most cordially invited. A
big crowd of the ex-Confederates are
coming from Texas, and they want to
see enough Of the boys in blue to pay
them for coming.
Memorial services for Col. L. L. Polk
and Rev DR.. Delamater will be held at
o'clock Saturday afternoon. To-day
private letters were received in Omaha
from an intimate friend of Judge Ores
ham which settled in the minds of all
doubt about GreSham's candidacy.
Gresham will not allST his name to be
used.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-29
WITH RAT POISON.
One Woman Charged with Causing An
others Death-A Man In the Case.


others Death-A Man In the Case.
SpeeiGt 7sisoram 10 tie Register
CHARLESTON, w. VA, June 2s.-Miss
Melissa Cook, OF Balk Knob, Boone
county. is under arrest, charged with
the murder of Miss Sarah Grinnoe. A
few days ago Miss Grinnoe died very
suddenly and her death is alleged to
have been caused by eating supper
prepared for her specially by Miss Cook,
which was found TO be highly seasoned
with Rough on Rats.
Everett Wiley, who formerly lived In
Raleigh county, and who deserted a
most estimable wife eight months ago,
and has since lived among the noun
tains OF Boone county, while In Boone
county became fascinated with Miss
Melissa Cook. But the period OF his
fascination was not Of long duration.
Melissa became frantic when she
found that the tickle Everett
Wiley had fallen a victim
to the charms of Miss Sarah Grinnoe,
and it is charged that she sought re-
venge by placing rough on rats In Sa-
rah's supper. A post mortem examina-
ton was made of Miss Grlnnoe's body,
and it was found that death was caused
by poisoning. At the preliminary trial
before Justice Perry, circumstantial
evidence tended to show that Melissa
Cook wasguilty.
Great excitement prevailed through
out the county of Boone.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-29
CABINET CHANGES.

Tracy Takes the State Portfolio and Gov.
Cheney, of New Hampshire, Takes His
Place.
NEW YORK, June 2S.-M. H. De Young,
of California, is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
tonight.
Il have a bit af news for you," said Mr..
DeYoung to the newspaper man who hur-
ried to greet him az the hotel desk while
he was registering.
The California black eyes snapped with
pride as the professional instinct asserted
itself
General Tracy is going TO take the va
cant place in the Safe Department, and
Governor Cheney, of New Hampshire, is
going into the CABINET as Tracy's successor
as Secretary of the Navy.
"This is straight aid both appointments
have been settled upon by the President. I"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-29

taken a move. Some one has shown
where previous 10 the old party NOM
ination Senator Stewart said: ''If
Cleveland and Harrison are nominated
the electoral votes of Nevada and all
silver States will be cast for the indie
pendents."
More than this. tits announced to-day
positively by friends Of Senator Stewart
that he would accept the nomination.
Many will be surprised to know that
there is fight between Gen. Weaver
in his own, the Iowa, delegation.
Whether the fight will be strong
enough TO injnre Viewers chances Is
not yet known.