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The Lamar register., 1893-09-23

they are talking about For IN.
stance. very simple scheme in the
old one OF raps. There are many
variations of this A man who nm.
dcrstands the Morse code of
tslegrapny, for instance, can accom-.
plish much with such code. Ihave
heard OF one case where two convicts
who were telegraphers. carried on n
conversation in the presence OF the
keeper by drumming on work
bench with their fingers. 1t was a
simple scheme. but for its success 4,
was necessary that the couvicts
should understand tclegraphy.
NV Water pipes have also frequently
furnished u means Of communication.
! know that this schcme was very
popular in the Raymond street iail
some time ago When the pipes
were cmrty the prisoners broke
them open and used them as speaking
tubes II they wanted to send a
message to some ono on the aoor be.
low they simply attracted attention
by rappiug and then broke open the
pipe and talked through it. OF
course. every man who has ever
made any study Of professional Grim
inals knows that they have slang
Of their own that Is unintelligible to
outsiders Il sounds meaningless.
and j. n great deal OF use to them at
times, ! have heard crooks talk
when | could scarcely understand a
word tha, they said. Sometimes a
word in their Slang viii express as
much n a complete sentence.
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23
A chIn.m.n In the Army.

It is not generally known that the
United States government for twenty
years numbered among its defenders
o Chinaman. Lieut. jackson OF
company H. United States infantry.
lately gave out the interesting
information while chatting with o
number of officers at Camp Zook
Some one made the remark that
State Senator jesse Bakers company
OF the Sixth regiment was the only
white company in the guard that had
a colored private in it "Oh, that's
nothing said Lieut. jackson My
company up to last year had China
mau in the ranks. He is the only
Chinaman lever heard of who had en-
listed in the United States army. but
he was a member OF the company for
twenty years. and he was good
soldier too. "-Philadelphia Record
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23
Remedy for Bleed ns n, the Nose.

The only reliable remedy for bleed
ing at the nose Is to move the jaws
-apidly. This has been known for
,ears. but a modern fad has made it
much more easy to adhere to the pre-
'cription- II person who is suffer
character will chew gum viciously
Tor minute or two the bleeding will
entirely cease, and it is important
for him to keep some gum in his
pocket so that when the feeling OF
fullness which precedes the renewal
OF attack comes on he can avert the
danger in few minutes.
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23
F,pnish respect for lhs Law.

In Finland there is deep and pre-
vailing respect for law -.
Can / have shot at an elk
asked Stranger OF peasant who
lived on the fringe of forest well
stocked with this noble game
mo. sir. It's against the law.
What is the penalty!
Two hundred Finnish marks
"All right VIII you come along
with me II agree to pay the hneF
..No. | won't It's against the 'a~
and I'm not goiIg to break 1t!
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23
THAT WICKED OFFICE BOY
BOY
He Managed to Settle Up an Old seor.
with the Typewriter.

Win ths typewriter.
The Office boy and the blonde type
writer had quarreled. 1t was over
trivial matter. to be sure, but
nevertheless they were on the outs.
Both seemed spitefully revengeful,
and when one day the office boy
played off sick and went to the base
ball game the typewriter made
known to the employer the youths
sportive proclivities. This. as might
be expected, caused trouble, and the
wrath of the Office boy against the
young lady with nimble fingers in
creased more and more. Days passed.
and the lad planned and dreamed of
schemes to .'get back" at his fair
tormentor, who stood SO well in the
grace of his employer. Now on every
typewriter there is small gong
which rings when the end of the
line is reached. The Office boy
knew this, and as he watched the pref
tily tapered fingers throw back tho
carriage at each tap OF the bell he
smiled with fiendish glee.
1t was late in the afternoon. The
young lady was industriously tapping
the keys to finish the firms corre-
spundence. She had reached the
last letter, and remarked to the office
boy that her best young man was
going TO take her to the theatar
that evening. Hence her hurry.
This only made the office boy smile
all the more, for he knew that his
time had come His eyes seemed to
say. "Revenge is sweet" The young
lady slipped the piece of paper into
the machine and began at lightning
speed to write from her notes.
The youth watched the carriage
sliding to and fro He took from
his pocket rusty nail, and as the
typewriter wrote on unconsciously,
he tapped the bell lightly with the
nail The young lady, never think
ing. pushed the paper up another
line and went on. Again the boy
tapped the bell and again the young
lady turned the machine. This was
kept up until the maiden mad written
all there was to write.
A small figure had sneaked easily
out of the door The blonde with
drew the sheet from the machine.
She looked at 1t and looked again
and saw before her letter written
something after the latter-day step
ladder poetry. Not a single line was
properly written. The girl grew
thoughtful She seemed to remem-
ber that the bell had rung trifle
oftener than usual. She looked
about the room and then she remem-
bered that the office boy had once
upon time gone to base ball game
and had remarked subsequently, that
he would get even.
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23
Have You Lost Any Photographs.

Look out for your lost family photographs
and look out for the picture agents. We are
led to these remarks by examining a large
number of photographs Of all kinds, which
have been picked up not only in Denver. but
In every county and town In the State, for the
purpose of enlarging to crayon portraits.
They generally have the owners address.
but many are without and would require de-
scribing. Most of them were picked up in
the interest of defunct concern called the
National Portrait Co.
They were exposed to sale and liable to de-
struction, but were finally rescued by the
Leading Portrait Artist, Geo. II. johnson, of
Denver, 906 18th street, for the benefit of
the owners, he knowing their value, as Of
fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, etc. For
full information, address Mr. johnson as
above, who will show you that your loss was
gain, as they are now in honest hands.
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23
A Sentiment. Th.. Wa. Appiauded.

A bevy of pretty girls at the beach
were making impressions in the sand
with their feet and measuring them
to see which had the smallest foot
While thus engaged bright girl,
the daughter OF politician. with a
laugh, said:
This is far from inte 'esting. What
we need, girls, is men, not measures. o."
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23
PICTURES ON BOOK EDGES
4 Tortn Of Decoration which l. Now
Alnas.s rorsntten.

Nmoss ForSptten-
OF all the artistl, branches Of book
making nothing Is moro neglected in
this day than the ornamcntatlon of
tho edges. once considered an essen
tial element in the get-up Of fine
works While this fancy reigned
many famous collectors. binders and
artists devoted much time and money
10 pcrfccting this art. now almos;
forgotten. according TO the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. According to the
old mode Of book decoration the
volumes were nearly always gilt.
edged that Il, ;he edge Of the leaves
were gilded either before or after the
application OF the ornaments There
were three kinds OF gilt-edging
The ars, Is nov known as .'tooied"
edges; the second, gliding on mar
hlcd. painted or colorcd edges. and
the third. gliding on landscape or
figure painting The first style orig
mated and was brought to the high
est stage in France during the reign
OF Louis MI. and all the books
valued by him were ornamcnted with
his arms and devices which were i'm
pressed on the edges The court fol-
lowed tho tastes OF the king, and in
n short time the decoration OF book
edges became very popular. Accord
ing to NJ Cruel. an authority on the
subject. the first book known TO be
so ..iooledr was a work published by
Francois Tissard. and printed at
Paris by Giles de Cancour; abou,
1901. /, is an octave volume. bound
with the arms and embloms OF Louis
MI. and the oruameutation OF the
edges was entirely worked by hand.
The process OF making this class
Of designs Is very simple After the
edge is gilded In the ordinary way.
/, Is given q thin coat OF sizing.
When dry Goa; OF palm oil is laid
on 10 make tho gold adhere. and this
is thea covered with gold Leaf OF a
different color from the first used.
The tools for tho design are then
slightly warmed and impressed upon
tho edge. la France books are still
frequently treated in this manner,
but the decorators are almost entirely
confined 10 books OF devotion, which
are O, such stercotyped design
that theF loO-c al dthEdNNAf tAcs7-
The second class OF edge ornament
ing comprises different modes OF
painting and eoloring the edges be-
meath or above the gold and requires
much care and skill to obtain salts
factory results Ono noteworthy ex-
ample OF this process is folio in the
British museum Il is a German
binding OF the sixteenth century and
Is entitled .sDe Maria Virgine. Cant
sus, lngolstadi. 1871 1t was in the
library OF Albert V. duke OF Bavaria
The edges are fairly well preserved
and tho figure of the virgin and the
child can be distinctly seen An
other work. copy OF the New Tes-
lament and Psalms, in Dutch. gor-
geously bound and studded with
pearls. dated 1898. has an elaborate
painting on the fore-edge, done in
delicately tinted water colors- This
is one of the rare specimens exc
cuted without gilt The finest speci-
men OF this class of decorating in
existence is sevenyolume edition
Of the complete works of Luther. in
the South kensington museum They
are decorated with the shield of Sax
ony and complicated arabesques and
Renaissance ornaments.
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23
MAZDA m baby of Her.

He-Charlie told her he would try
and make her har ~. He said he
would give her a kiss for every tear
she shed.
She-And is she happy
He-Apparently not. She Is weep
ing continually.
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23

Thrives on COOL food and sunshine, with
plenty of exercise in the open air. Her form
glows with health and her face blooms with
its beauty. If her system needs the cleansing
action of a laxative remedy, she uses the gen.
tie and pleasant liquid laxative Sprup Of
Figs.
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23
A s.neou Co,or.d In,

or the condition of bilious stomach r. N
gish liver 10 the human countenance. l.
the skin, but the eyeballs, tinged with !
low hue when the bile gets into The blood M :
sides this, sick headaches ensue. the tonguV.
comes furred, pains are felt in the liver a1$'
through the right shoulder blade, and dizzines 4
is experienced upon rising from sitting or re- !,
cumbent posture by the bilious invalid. For these
and other indication OF biiousness Hostettcr's
stomach Ritters is sovereign remedy. 1t is also
enicacious in ehills and fever, dumb ague, ague
cake, inactivity of the kidneys and bladder rheu-
matism and nervousness. Ii stimulates, restores
digestion and sleep, and tends greatly to mitigate
the irdrmites of age.
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23
SINGS MYSTERY,
:, DEVICES FOR COM
nUNicATiON.

.,.. with One Another io
- yay.-Nsws of Elections
--,,,n. riy rhroagh the fris-
!, yndfire- A.
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23

NIL. THOMPSON & CO., Druggists, Cou-
dersport, Pa, say Halls Catsrrh Cure 10 the
best and only sure euro for catsrrh they evsr
sold. Druggists sell 1t, 75c.
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23

BEECHAM's PILLS will cure constipation,
keep the blood cool and the liver In good
working order price 25 cents box.
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23

Etrs-Au nts stopped free by Dr. KIIsEs GRrAl
sERvE REsTORKR. No At after hrst days use. Mar
velous cures Treatise and s 90 trial bottle free TO ~
eases Send to DR. rch St. PhiiadelphtA, IA
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23

Every dog isn't growler, neither is every
''growleri dog. They are quite as often
pitchers,
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23

-, nrison Is full OF mystcr-
e. Sut,ide world, and there
ming, about it that are not
Understood by the prison
,,snselyes There are at
$50 eouvicts in Sing Sing.
.geu, system is enforced
-,-eially as II Is possible to
I, rhen the prisoners arc not
.o-iiary confinement Guards
~ closely In the work
rsy march through the
l,,k-stop. each man facing
girsci!cn. aud each squad
Il sye Of a guard. Where
e-IT one man In n cell that
---sHily hzs no means OF
stae with any other pris-
s.. understanding all these
piece Of news goes
S-s Siug prison with tho
o gossip in a church sew
How Is IL circulated? p?
one Of the things that
- cards themselves eannct
~ explain. They know
~ reaas uf communication
employed. bat those. a. a
simple and easily guarded
Laac-tcrn prisoners have
tuuli.cs OF awaiting thsm-
= 'hezi
Palrltcr aud Rochl escaped
15aih-house. where the
z1st 70 let. not n few men
-ss tdmcth.ug about prisons
sat lt vas the result Of
ss--s home. Their thco-ics
I no; Cnly communication be
e tro condemned murder
ID a-sa communication between
al friends outside OF the
rHzIA
Keeper Consumption.
~ k-d nose experience with
.Az1 any other man In tho
= @, Toe state. says ;ha, he be-
Ia: lhcsa men made a break
s;y on lAc impulse OF the
81 ssi without any prearraaged
Bs DOES not. however. deny
.5..iJy % such plans. and ho
that thc eouvicts have
- gi c0mmunicatlon that the
1zzzo; detect
L. trul ;hc planning Of cs-
;le syrHts that Are OF the
ge-sszl Interest TO the prison
y he elections and the cxeca-
Despite al the guards eau do.
sal. e these events aro CON
7ru5eriy 90 the conyicis about
,t'y a. 20 the outside world
y morning aftsr an election
s1aylci IN Sing Sing knows
"a the returns point. Ro-
rznbrr Of ioag-;erm men
.1-cAargcI from the prison. and
A. soon a. they were outside
'ra5a WAlls they began 20
Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me q
FsE aad other songs that bs-
iop1lAr long alter they entered
ss- There j. a prison or
+ bat iheso men were not
sr q it. They had kept so
Ia touch with tho outside
ihAs they were even familiar
= popular songs OF the day.
IAs'v arc" he said TO n New
ssa reporter. ''only i.2sf cells
:. sag. and VIC now have more
Lsn Prisoners Consequently
aIe 70 double up In some of the
nd Of course. tho conyicts
= each other. Thoy are not al
% talk with each other In tho
4 BAT OF course they do, more
. and We can't help 1t. There
'aioas schemes employed By
] remember one case several
ago that was unique Two
Il, siihoat any warning, got
ls0i SIGHT in the yard They
tA1nering and pounding each
A. great rate when the guards
a'es them and sent them to the
cells as u punishment APP
u they hla started TO kill
cher. and II the guards had
fsfered they would have bat
;sch other badly. II was a
sght as | learned later. and
n simply wanted to be sent to
Ifk cells. because they thought
'cgld have a better opportunity
'oPerfect their plans for an es-
ioiher scheme that is some
sorked is to report sick The
zen stay In their cells and
they are marched into the hos
o sec the doctor they steal au
unity to communicate with
iher. A convict who is plan
0 escape wouldn't trust him
L a
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23

.Hanson's Magic Corn Salve."
Warranted to cure, money refunded Ask
your druggist for 1t. Price Is ceuts.
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23

Spruce gum costs over dollar pound,
Wholesale to those who chews to buy 1t.
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23

A grocer who had lot of limburger chess
for sale advertised 1t as IN ''unapproachabls
barpainp ~
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23

As fencing is such manly art IL is odd that
there is so much feinting in It,
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23

We can learn nothing about the tomahav
from books on ornithology.
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23

No language can express the feeling of
deaf mute who steps on a tack in dark
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23

II the Bnby IL Cutting Teeth.
,e sure and that old and welitried remedy, Ma
yIssLow's SOOTHING srRrr for Children reething.
The Lamar register., 1893-09-23
THE MODERN BEAUTY

Time flies, yet the orchestral leader sits sti
and beats time.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1893-08-25
Bum 9apiteI bes SueII.

Sum 3apiteI bes SueIL
unfu9s liefert Elm niirttemberaiTdea
nationalliberales Ylatt fsI9enoen neuen
Seitraa: pSm miirttembsrsiIden Ober.
ianbe befommt elm iunaer Seamter unn
Geierpeoffieier nit einem mebr aIs
50idbrisen Cberf6riter Streit unb for.
bert ibn gum 9uel auf SdbeI beraus.
Sem Sberfbriier 1T bic Sade su bumm;
er lebnt ab. Inter ibm hebt elm 2e,
pieramts- sliIiitent, Der aIei6faas Re.
ierpeoffieier 1T; an ibn ergebt Die @ei.
lung, jeoen auberoieniili6en llm9ona
nit ieinem SprseieBten su meioen.
so 9reift Elm Sfiiciersseridt sin in
biireerlide 9erbdltniiie unb eri1weri
amtli6es @irten. llnb ales, inoem
es fid iiber Elm StaatseeIeb ueaiebtl
Gs feblt nnr nod, oaB ieBt iofOrt BON
militdrii6er Settle cine llnterIuhuna
anaeitellt mirb iiber ben Wea auI oem
bic 8unoe bon bieier 8ergemalti9una
an Die Gelientlidteit selanst, unb caH
man Die Saoier berielben su ilraien
iu6t; oas Idae 10 gang in Dem Spfem.
gDir lino nur beeieris oarauf, Oh iid
Die iiaatli6en 9e96roen oieie militia,
Ride 8erheBuns bon Seamien rubia
9eialleu laiien."
-Sbre ytade. @rinnerit 9u
Did nod Der Mdsbd Meper, iiber bi.
Sermann Sdulse poriees Sobr Gin
fir iie 70 !5enig f9meideIbaftes @es
rebe in llmIeuf seiebt bate 2 = Su.
aetpiB. Was iit nit Der 2 = Die bal
fi9 an ibm fiirdterlib eerdbt. :
Wieio benn ? !9at lie ibn nertlagt
- Rein Sic bat ibn gebeiratbet !
= 6rom mer gDunl d.. So1'
ter: ~gBO se9it 9u Oenn bin. papa2"
Sater: ySn ben 8erein CUR !0ebuua
Der Siiilidteit, mir wollen Die psrirr.
ten Siin9linge bes 2anoes bonn Yer-
oerben retten." So6ter: y9b. Yapa.
bel Der Geleeenbeit rette oOm cineu
geid fir MIDI mit!"
- mir foIlten i9on oes.
peaen gfiemano wifentlid pebe tbun,
neil es unluiiIentlib Obnebln oil senu3
9ei6iebt.
Wer feinem SrrIidt ie
aum Spfer fiel. bat ii6er auh ni1t
nah bem Qihte oefirebt.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-16
Old Timers Need Not Apply.

Washington, March 10.-Sena tors and representatives who called on President Cleveland this morn ing received confrmatory evidence that MT. Cleveland does not intend to give office to those who had been favored during the previous demo cratic administration.
 Ex-Representative Hemphill of South Carolina called expressly for the purpose of ascertaining wheth- CT the reports were true, and he re- ceived an affirmative answer from Mir. Cleveland. 1tis likely, of course, that exceptions will be made in rare instances.
 The cabinet meeting to-day cur tailed the time usually given to call CTS and their numbers were cnnse- quently not so great as 1t has been on other days this week.
 Hereafter the cabinet will meet at II o'clock on Tuesday and Fri day.
 For an hour prior to the assem- bling of the cabinet Mir. Cleveland saw a large number of visitors, the majority of whom were composed of of1ice-seekers and their advocates, with a sprinkling of republicans and others, who came merely to pay their respects.
 Governor Gray was one of the earliest to appear, his purpose being to pay the customary call of court esy of a new appointee. Several candidates for position in the de- partment of justice were among the callers. Senator Palmer brought with him Messrs. Brinton and Shulte, of Illinois, the former an applicant for the United States marshalship for the Southern dis trict of Illinois, and the other can didate for the office of district at torney for the same district.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-16

Philip Hull has just received two jacks for his stock farm near Flag staff, imported by H. Ezell, of Nash vile, Tennessee, Mir. Ezell says he selected them with great care iii the province of Caledonia, Spain, town of Wick, year ago. brought over in the steamer Runic, White Star line March 17th, 1892. Mir. Hull should be complimen.ed for thus improv ing the stock at such an expense and will doubtless prove valuable investment. Mules, like wheat, find market less fluctuating, by the car load, than most other products and are merchantable at any ago. Flagstaff Democrat.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-16

Esteban Feliz, of Teyiston will dine on Can Can dinners until the middle of next May. His memory is bad and he does not know why Sheriff Scott White brought him over and placed him in jail. Jesus Castile's memory is not so faulty. He has a distinct recollection of Feliz' driving a knife into his back and perfora ting one of his lungs. The act was committed during a drunken row on Sunday last. Jesus condition is critical. Feliz will have his examination before Justice Duncan 10 morrow.-Prospector.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-16

The two cattlemen, Lyall and Turner, were bound over yesterday to appear before the grand jury on charge of butchering cattle be- longing to Hoefer & Co.,, whose range is in the Sulpher Spring val ley. It twas shown conclusivelY that the animal which they killed was slaughtered on the Mexican side of the line and the beef brought to Bisbee and sold. The defense rest ed their case on the fact that the court had no jurisdiction, as the al- legged crime was committed in & foreign country. The prosecution held that although the act was com mitted in a foregin country, the an imal killed belonged to a citizen of this country and had strayed across the line. The case attracts vide spread interest, no case of similar nature having come before thee courts of the territory,-Prospector.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-16

The Democrat is broad gauged enough to give credit when credit is due, and it has the nerve to criticise when criticism is in order. We be. lieve inspeaking the truth, and call ing things by their proper names Politically, we are in accord with q majority of the present legislature but we may oppose some measures they advocate. They were elected to legislate for the people and they must do it. If they don't keep in the middle of the road and guard their trust, their doom is written.- Flagstaff Democrat.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-16

Harry Fowler took four of Rob ert Brow's horses and blackboard on Saturday evening without the lat ter's permission and started to Phe- nix with two passengers whom he had agreed to take there fer less than stage fare price. MT. Brow discovered his loss early in the evening and overlook the party at Government springs. After admin istering sound threshing to Fow- Ter he brought the party back to town, but no arrests have been made.-Journal- Miner.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-16
Mrs. Underwood Arrested In Jaurez

Fl Paso, Tex, March 10.-There is just now some excitement in this town over the arrest this morning of Mrs. Dr. John Crittenden Under wood, of Bowling Green, Ky, by the Mexican authorities of Jaurez. Mrs. Underwood arrived this morn- ing from the City of Mexico, and was immediately put under guard by order of the mayor Colonel Mar tinez. The mayor said that he did not himself know the charges against the lady, as he was.only ad- vised by wire from the City of Mex ico to detain her until the proper papers could reach him. As soon as the fact of the arrest was made known, the American consul, A. J. Sampson, saw Mrs. Underwood and rendered his services, and called on the mayor of Jaurez. In response to his request the mayor instructed an officer to take the lady in a car riage to private room and give her every comfort till more definite information is had. She is, in con- sequence, comfortably situated with a guard at her door. Mrs. Under wood is the wife of Dr. J. c. Under wood, formerly of Bowling Green. Ky, but who for seven years has been living in Mexico. Dr. Under wood is a nephew of Hon. J J. Crittenden and a son of the consul to Glasgow under President Lin coin. He is physician at Pachuca, about fifty miles from the City of Mexico. The wires are being used by Consul Sampson to learn the charge against Mrs. Underwood, as she is perfectly ignorant of it her. self.