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The Lamar register., 1893-06-10
WESTERN NAMES.
some Poiuters For the Crank Col
Iector's scrap Book.

some Pointer. For the Crank Col
Iector's scrap BOOK.
California is word OF doubtful
origin. saws the Great Divide. There
was published in Seville. Spain. in
the wear 1910. a romance entitled
1.-The Sergas Of Esplandian. the Son
of Anadis of Gaul. in which the
following spirited and fanciful sketch
appears:
..know that on the right hand of
the Indies there is an island called
California. very near the Terrestrial
Paradise, which was peopled by
black women, without any men among
them. because they were accustomed
to live after the manner of the ANA
IONS Their arms were all OF gold.
and so were the caparisons of the
wild beasts they rode.
The origin OF the name is misty.
some authorities maintaining that
it comes from calix fornax Ia hot
furnacel.
Oregon il also OF doubtful deriv a.
ton; its first use seems to have been
in 1776. " nen Captain jonathan Car
yer published in London narrative
of his travels in the West. One the
ory IL that the name comes from the
wild maroram {origsnum) that
aboInds in that country; another Is
that it comes from oreion, Spanish fro
big ear.
Nevada is OF distinct origin, being
named from its magnificent frontier.
the Sierra Nevada. or Mountains
snowy"
Arizona or Arizuma, as it was
first called. comes. it is said. from
Arizoniac the native (Pimal name of
a locality near the headwaters of the
Rio Altar
British Columbia has changed its
name oftener than any other section
OF the Pacific slope. At first IL was
..New Hanover" next New Corn
wall" and then New Caledonia -
and finally British Columbia
Alaska is the only portion of Uncle
Sans territory that has appeared
with an alias" the name being
originally Alaiska 1; is purely Rus
sian.
The state of Washington was orig
inally part of what was called New
6corEia; IL was afterward known as
Northern Oregon then Columbia, -
and finally, in 1858. received its
present name.
Idaho is an Indian word. meaning
1.-The sight on the mountains Joa-
quin Miller says that the Indians
pronounced it E-dah-hoe.
The name Montana means ..Of or
belonging TO the mountains" and is
of Latin origin. The Indian name
for the country was ..ro'-yabe-shocS,-
up. or the Country of the noun
tains
Wyoming comes from an Indian
word, Waughwauwame. meaning
BROAD plains" And Utah Is also OF
Indian origin. aud means "A home
on mountain top
The Lamar register., 1893-06-10
Human pace. n...melr Animal.

Physiognomists tell US that tho
human face resembles that OF some
animal Those who remember the
late Henry Bergh will have no difi-
Guilty in recalling the equine profile
and expression OF his face IL was
remarkable. George Eliot was an
other blessed with the equine ex-
preston OF her countenAnce- Dick
ems head and face was often likened
to that of fine dog In England
and America, where dogs and horses
are more thought of and better cared
for than in other civilized countries.
we find more men whose faces are
strikingly canine and equine in pro-
file and expression. Among success
full men We often see the piercing
eyes and long. bent nose Of the eagle
This eagle profile. so seldom found
in men of commonplace talents. is
much admired by physioguomists,
but physiognomists condemn the
eagles face when a woman bears IL.
The vast majority of men and women
OF our race resemble sheep. and this
accounts for the stupidity and sus-
ceptibility of the average man and
woman. But those who think or have
been told that they look like horse
or dog must remember shat there
are .'balky" horses and some mighty
snappy and miserable dogs
The Lamar register., 1893-06-10

returned to their homes vowing that
they never never had passed more
pleasant day.
The Lamar register., 1893-06-10

Gin u. !.rii.E j,A 1ss, , I,il ,sr,
The Lamar register., 1893-06-10
Advertised Lestsrs. /

The following is a list OF unclaimed
etters remaining in thisofiice on NAV
n ISsfl
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06
An Honorable Man.

The late George William Curtis
was honest with All old fashioned and
-ugeed honesty.
He was in concern that failed
leaving an Indebtedness of one hun
dred thousand dollars.
Mr. Curtis asked for no sympathy
accepted no compromise, but went to
work to pay il off.
For sixteen years he labored towipe
out the debt ard he paid every dollar
of it in full.
This shows that good old fashioned
and rugged honesty has not yer per-
iShed from off he earth.
This quality Of sterling worth isone
of the characteristics of Reds Ger.
man Cough and Kidney Cure.
It is always IS ii is represented.
1t is always made OF The pureSt ma.
terialS that can he obtained ard it will
always do all that is claimed for it.
II is the best thing for every nlalady
that arises from cold.
Get it Of any dealer.
SYLVAN REMEDY CO, Peoria, III.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06

cologne. A senorita breaks one Of
these over n senor's head, which gives
it the appearance of being powdered
with gold dust. This is IA great COM
pliment, and he is bound by all of the
rules of courtesy to acknowledge it by
breaking one over her head-perhaps
he breaks n half dozen at once, and the
effect is bcautiful-spangles of red,
blue, white, green. yellow and purple
glistcning in the senorita's head of coal
blacl; hair. When the amusement is at
its height there is battle of casca-
rones, and the young peoples heads
and dresses glisten with the radiant
colors, and the floor is covered with the
painted egg shells--a battle of beauty
and gallantry.
But the happy days of the Spanish
bale arc gone, with other amusements
and sports of romantic California be-
fore the days of the Invasion of the
Americana" The noisy fandango of
the Mexican has succeeded the Spanish
6aie. The fandango is something like
the French masquerade or the American
public grand ball'-everybody and
anyDo1iy can 90, anu inc DcSJ stay
away.
The fandango is what the tourist and
the native superficial observer sees. and
they think they have seen something of
ancient Spanish life. Very few of the
customs of the ancient hidalgos are OBJ
served in these latter days, and there
are very few of the old adobe ranch
houses of those days now in existence.
The modern adobe house IS of different
structure and construction-not built
with view to comfort, hospitality and
pleasure, but merely TO live in. Tho
days of the baronial rdhcheros were the
golden days of the romance of Cali
fornia. j. NJ. SCANLAND.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06
AN OLD sPANIsH-CALIFoRNIA HOME.

lation. exclusive of Indians was about
thirty thousand, extending along the
coast, the missions being San Diego,
Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Luis
Obispo Monterey, Santa Cruz, San
Jose, Yerba Buena (San Francisco,
and Sonoma, a stretch of country about
seven hundred miles in extent
The ranches ranged in extent from
one to eleven leagues-or from 1000 or
5000 to $4,000 acres. The htddlgos,
when they left their native land, had
been given grants as an inducement to
settle in this new country, and many
of the ranches were baronial in their
extent and surroundings, containing
from 1000 to 10000 head of horned
cattle and from 500 or 600 to 5000 or
1000 head of horses, and other stock in
proportion. The proprietors We're great
dignitaries, 'lords to the manor born"
maintaining large numbers of vassals,
even greater than many of the feudal
barons of old. These vassals were
mainly Indians, who, under Mexican
major domos, did all of the work on the
ranches. They were good harvesters
world. The Indians were very numer
Gus, docile even to servility and in
capable of ''self-government," and SO
the Mexicans practically enslaved them
under a peonage system. They were
paid off on Saturdays for their weeks
work, generally in aqudrdiente, when
they would drink, gamble and fight,
and generally find their way to the
mission Jail.
On the following Monday they were
offered for sale for the following week
for money due their employer or the
prison keeper. The proprietor gener-
ally bought his men in at from 81 to IS
each. And from week to week these
Indian poems were publicly offered for
sale in the pueblos, as negro slaves were
at the southern auction marts. These
sales were generally made on village
fair days, and during festivals. On
these days the pueblo was both slave
eiart and a beauty market-many pur-
chasing wives.
AT daylight three men clad in the ma
tive costumes worn centuries ago in the
Vega of Granada, or on the plains of
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06
Fishing and Religion.

Parson-I have heard, Mr.. Pettijohn,
that you would like to attend my
church, but cannot afford to pay any
thing for pew?
Pettijohn-Ycs, sir; my expenses are
large and my income is small.
Parson-But your wife tells me that
it costs you IA dollar and half to &c
fishing every Sunday.
Pettijohn-Well. that's all she knows
about it. 1t costs me at least two dol
lars.-Jury.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06
IN ROMANTIC DAYS.
When California Was Ruled by
Spanish Mexicans.
The Administration of n Great Ranch
The Pconagc System-Sociai Customs of
the Patricians and Their Fol-
lowcrs-At Bale.
ispeclaI Los Angeles (Call Letter.l

lSpcciaI Los Angeles lCaLI LetItr.I
Those who have read the Happy
Valley of Rasselas" can form some idea
of the pastoral beauty of California and
the Arcadian happiness of the inhab-
itants, prior to the discovery of gold in
ts4s, and the consequent rush of the adj
venturcrs of the world to these peace
full shores" No country since the days
of the Biblical patriarchs has presented
such a scene of rural simplicity, peace
fulness and general prosperity rs Cali
fornia. The conquest by the Ameri-
cans was almost bloodless, and of short
duration. The hidalgos and priests who
came from Spain and Mexico had select
ed the most fertile spots for their hdcien-
DDS. ard mission churches. The popu-
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06

Morocco, mounted on their spirited
horses and on foot, report with hat in
hand to the chief major domo for duty.
AS general sending out attachments of
troops, the ajor domo in chief gives or
slers to his sub-commanders and they file
off in detachments for their respective
duties. They have all had their coffee,
and perhaps drink of dQuardtente At
about nine o'clock all return for break
fast, the major domo of each detach-
mrnt reporting what work has been
done. The chief. hat in hand, in turn
reports to the proprietor of the rancho.
After the army has finished breakfast
work is resumed. Dinner is called at
twelve o'clock, and then the sesta, or
sleep under the shady trees of the ran
siberia.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06

TIE sies:G-slccping, smoking and re-
Iating stories-lasts about two hours, and
then to work until shutdown. The mgEc
is passed in music. dancing, gambling,
drinking, and sometimes varied with
fighting. But. with the American in
vasion" this Acadian simplicity VAN
ished.
While these rdRchcros lived in baronial
splendor, with the power of feudal
lords, their hospitality was common
suratcly great. 1t was not for outward
show, but was a general rule of the
country, founded on generous, hos
pitablc spirit. A man could travel from
San Diego to Sonoma without it costing
him dollar. even if he were stran-
ger At each ranch where he stopped
over night fresh horse would be pro-
vided him on the morrow, he leaving
his own until the return trip. which
would be taken care of, and no charge.
Perhaps he rode away better horse
than his own, and, if he did not return
"muy bicR very wclD, horses are plen-
tiful. and the senior is welcome" Re-
ligious .fiestds were celebrated at the
pueblos (villages) and missions with
great pomp and ceremony, and afforded
these isolated people great relief from
the monotony of ranch life. When the
daughter of Il rdachero married, the fam
lily gave grand fiesta at the rancho or a
bale at the pueblo or mission, to which
the entire country was invitcd-people
coming distance of 100 and even l50
miles, according to the prominence OF
the rdRcheros.
Families Travelled in their elaborate
cdrrctaS and the cdbeller0s and scnoritas
rode their prancing steeds These
feasts lasted from one to three or four
days as the spirit moved the jewellers.
The 6aile, or ball, is Il select gather
ing of the rdncheros friends. He had
provided provisions ample for siege of
several days, and the guests had
brought along their boxes or trunks Of
clothing. The costume of the ladies
was a dress of red, green or yellow silk.
or white lawn skirt, worn over red
petticoat-a pretty combination of coll
ors-with red or white satin slippers,
and wearing the jewels of past genera
tions, handed down from grandmother
to the mother and to the daughter for
perhaps centuries.
The seRors wore pantaloons of black
cloth, open at the outer seams of the
legs, the seams being laced with silllen
cords, fastened with tiny bell buttons,
a close-ftting blue or black jacket, gold
embroidered, a red sash around the
waist and ''ruffied" bosom shirt.
The grand room, or sala, in which
the bale takes place, has chair boards
extending around the entire length on
each side, where are seated the dancers
and spectators. A favorite amusement.
which afforded much Irritation, was
the carnival of the cascarones. A cas-
carone is an egg shell filled with gilt
paper of all colors, cut into infnitessi-
NAL parts and literally saturated With
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06

Drowned Potatoes: Select small
potatoes, wash them well, put into
boiling water, cook carefully until you
can pierce them with a fork. They
must be done, but not soft. Drain off
all the water, stand the kettle over the
fire until they dry well. Then remove
the skin, and just before serving-time
plunge them in smobinghot fat until a
golden brown. Dust with salt, and
serve with fnely-chopped parsley
sprinklcd ver-Boston Budget.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06
AppIying Her Belief.

They were discussing the labor ques
ton
II believe in shorter hours" said Mr..
Linger.
so do l." replied Miss Keedick,
earnestly. 81 think an hour and half
is plenty long enough for an evening
call"
AS the young man had been there
three hours, he began to look for his
hat.-Jury.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06
Charity.

Farmer (cmerging from shadow of
hen housc)-Hold on, there, you old
rascal saw you coming, an jest
thought you wouldn't be able to go by
that pullet.
'Rastus-Go by dat pullet? No, sab
reckon not, sahi Use got some hui
manity in me, sab. Yo' didn't s'pose l
cud see a po' chicken roost out frecz-
in night laik dis. did yo'?-Judge.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06
Don't Believe 1t.

No matter what people may say TO the con-
trary, constipation is easily and thoroughly
durable Hostetter's Stomach Bitters gives
complete relief Use it promptly, persist
entity Avoid drastic purgatives. They
grippe. weaken, necessitate increasing doses,
disorder the stomach. Not so the Bitters.
This thorough medicine is also prevent
i've of malaria, and removes biliousness, dys-
pepsia, rheumatism and kidney trouble.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06
lie Didn't Win.

Willis = What makes you so blue,
Wallace?
Wallacc-Why shouldn't I be blue?
A fellow offered one hundred dollars
for case of catarrh he couldn't cure,
and let him try his hand on me.
"Well, what of it?''
''Why, he cured me, confound it.
BROOKLYN Life.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06
Drowning Him Out,

Straw ber-Well, have made up my
mind TO propose to her.
Singerly-Iou are not going to do it
In those trousers, are you?
Strawber-Why not?
Singerly-She won't be able to hear a
word you say-Truth.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06

Her Papa twho had taken his daugh-
ter's fance out to lunch)-And you
never drink, you say?
Her Fiancc-No, sir; not even beer.
Her Papa (suspiciouslyl-Then may
ask you why you blew the whipped
cream off the top of your csffce before
drinking it2 -Boston News.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06

She (gushingly)-There are days when
we seem more in unison with nature
than at other times; when our hearts
seem TO beat in accord with the sublime
harmony of the universe. Have you
never noticed?
He-Indeed have. 1t is always that
way with me on pay day.-N. Y. Her
aid
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06
Couldn't Affect Him.

Bright-She's man-hater.
Cholly-Aw-er-is that so? I'm
sorry to heah it, for was going to twy
to make up to her, dontcherknow.
30, well, you're all right The
fact that she's a man-hater doesn't bar
you from her favor-N Y Herald.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06
l.ridgct. Probably.

Husband-Did you drive ell these
nails yourself?
Witie-Yes. did.
Let me see your hands"
Here they are-not hurt bit"
"Huml Who held the nails?"-N. z.
Weekly.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06
On n Level.

Dorothy Jagged three, to her older
sister)-Fm as tall as you.
Marjorie-No, you're not. Stand up
and see. There, you only come to my
mouth.
Dorothy-Well, don't care. I'm as
tall the other way; my feet go down as
far as yours,-Demorest's Magazine.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06
His Obvious Use,

Cholly-I offered my services to Mr..
Tyson, but he widely declined.
Fweddy-What did he say?
Cholly-Said he alweady had one
e-holder.-Chicago News Rec
ord.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06
A True PhilantIlrOpist.

Mr. Goodmann-You should tell our
doctor TO call on the washerwoman's
family.
Mrs. G.-Dear me! What's the matter
there?
'IEfiuenza, think"
"Who told your
mo one, but notice that only two
of my handkerchiefs came back this
week. N. Y. Weekly.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06

A MAN that has no scruples about going
fishing on Sunday is pretty certain to have
drama
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06
A REQUEST Unqualified.

Kitty-If | should marry you, Frank.
you must give up your practice as ply
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06

Frank-That would be impossible.
Kitty-Why SO?
Frank never had any.-Des Moines
Register
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06

HOOPS PILLS 90 not purge, pain or grps
but act promptly, easily and efficiently. &c.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-03-10
A Dog as Assistant Postmaster.

A lite postoffice near Winners or,
the main line Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, enjoyes the unique distinction OF
being the only office in the country
wherein dog officlates as assistant
postmaster. Postmaster MusselmsI g
canine assistant is little st. Charles
spaniel called Beauty, upon whom has
devolved for fv, years the task OF
bringing from Witmers Station, a half
mile distant, the bundle of morning
papers from Philadelphia. Two bum
dies, large and small one, are
thrown off at the station. Regularly
ever morning Beauty trots over the
fields to the station and patiently awaits
the arrival of the train. When the two
bundles are thrown off, Beauty seizes
the smaller one in her mouth and trots
directly homo She never makes mis-
take, always taking the small bundle;
neither does she loiter along by the
roadside, but covers the distance be-
tween Witmer's and the crossroads
postoffice at speed that would almost
do credit to Nancy Hanks herself.
Beauty; has been asslssant-postmaster
almost since her birth, and could hardly
he replaced.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-03-10
A Gigantic Skeleton.

Workmen in clearing the right of way
for an extention of the tram road for
the Yellow Pine Lumqer Company,
near Colmesniel, Texas, dug up an i'm
mense beech log, under which was
found human skeleton; the bones Of
which We're only partly decomposed'
The skeleton was that of man Of 81
gantic frame, and the skull was cleft
as If with a tomahawk. An Indian
tomahawk and numerous flint arrow
heads were found beside the skeleton.
The spot where the discovery was made
is six miles from Colmesnlel, on the
Trinity River, in the immediate vicin-
itv where history says La Sale. the
great explorer, was slain when, with q
few of his followers, he Was making his
way hack to the Illinois River The
bones and the relics have been careful
ly preserved, and a thorough invsstl-
CATION will be made to determine, II
possible, whether the bones are those OF
some Indian warrior or possibly OF one
of La Salle's men.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-03-10
Tunis Brides.

A girl in Tunis, after she is betroth-
ed, she Is cooped up in small room'
with shackels of gold and silver upon
her ankles and wrists. If she Is to be
married to man who has discharged,
dispatched or lost former wife, the
shackles which the former bride wore
are put upoE the new brides limbs and
she is fed till they are filled up to the
proper thickness. The food useo LOT
this custom, worthy of barbar!ans, Is =
seed called drough, which is OF an ex-
traordinary fattening quality. With
this seed and their national dish, Gus
cussc, the bride is literally ccammed,
and many actually die under the spoon.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-03-10
How Dresses Disseminate Bacilli.

Prof. +. G Dixon, the English scien-
tist, has been experimenting upon the
manner in which the germs Of tubercu-
losis are spread aboard by ladies dress
es. He had dress dragged over the
ground two or three times, and on
glass slide was able to show no fewer
than seven tubercle bacilli, obtained, OF
course, from the dust and dirt swept up
by the dress. The practical lesson
taught by this fact seems to be that oi
showing how, when trailing skirts are
brushed in our homes, the germs OF dis
ease or their spores get dissipated in the
air, and thus placed in a position to IN
fest those who are we'll. This is another
and powerful argument against trailing
skirts.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-03-10
15urtrll.
The Country Road.

The pathway of life may be narrow AMI steep;
But the road through the county is sleeper.
The pitfall and Snare> that leset US are deep:
But the mud that surrounds is deeper
There are fence rails tor bridges AMI mud holes foI
drains
And hard head and bouller> for gravel;
And broken downsbuggies on hillsdes and ll .ius,
Give warnings like ghosts We avel.
Lank horses by work and abn>e hr,ken down.
Gaze at us from roadside and stable
Young men reaching wistful'y out toward the town
Or seek ug its portals when able.
Deserted farmhouscS; the fences decayed,
And the brecZes through weed patches blowing.
Where once happy children reioiced as they played
Hide and seek when the field corn was growing.
What joy for the youth. as his lo1GingS expand
In a fe so restricted and narrow:
His prospect mid all opportunities grand.
But to follow the pow and the harrow.
Half banislcd from hope and shut out of the world
By a tlimsy but tangible curtain:
Society's pleasures away fro . him hurled
The roads are $50 very uncertain
There's little enjoyment in life scattered rolnd
And little OF profit or pleasure
In roads where the bottom can scarcely be found
With less than a seven-foot measure.
Let us seek some reform then. Al once. eer we lose
All trace of Onr roads from annals;
And make surface roads that the public can use,
Or else take the underground channels
Wilder Grokdnte. IN Cool Roads.