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The Lamar register., 1895-01-05
AFFAIRS ABROAD.

Glasgow has one underground rail-
way in operation and two more under
construction
A, the Bombay geological gardens
the skin of a sea serpent sixty four
feet in length is on exhibition
225-ounee gold nugget in the
shape of u horseshoe has been dis
covered at Hargraves, Australia
Many razors of different shapes.
some not unlike those In use ut the
present day, have been found in the
ruins of PompeiI-
The war minister OF Turkey has
promulgated an order that hereafter
army officers mast always wear clean
uniforms in public
1t is said that three fourths OF the
money sent to constantinople for the
relief OF the earthquake sufferers was
applied by the government TO restore
the damaged mosques
Professor Weinek OF the Imperial
observatory at Prague devoted s25
hours to his drawing of the lunar
crater Copernicus. II is from n mega
tive made at the Lick observatory.
The catacombs of Syracuse, in
Sicily, form u great subterranean
town. with numberless tombs cut out
of solid rock. Dead OF all ages from
those of the Greek invasion to those
of last year, are there Inferred
On tho British turret battle ship
Monarch, commissioned twenty-five
years ago and lately overhauled and
fitted with new machinery, 81, s40. 600
have been spent for repairs alone.
She is of iron, cost s.. 400, 600 to build,
and with her new engines has speed
of from thirteen to fourteen knots.
The Lamar register., 1895-01-05

war. of with considerable rspidlty-
..D'Ewes (.Sporting in Both Hemis-
pheresD relates one o. the many TO
liable incidents illustrative OF inc
animals implacabiliiy when aggrles'fa.
A friend of his. a field officer stationed
AZ JaulnAh, owned an elephant re-
marksble for his extreme doclity-
One of the attandants-uot his ma
hou,-iI-treated the creature and was
discharged in consequence. his man
left the station; but six years after ne,
unfortunately for himself. reinrncd'
and walked up to renew his acq quaint-
auoe with the abused brute. who let
him approach without giving the
least Indication OF anger, aud as soon
as he was close enough trampied him
10 death.
"a rogue who infested the Bala-
chat district l. described by Baker As
a CAPTURED elephant who, after con-
siderable detention. escapsd 30 the
forest acain. DEMONSTRATION. he re-
marks, seems 10 have sharPcncd its
intellect and exaggerated Its pow
ers OF mischief and cunning.
There was an actual love OF homicide In
this animal He continually changed
place. so that no one could ioretaN his
whereabouts. and approached those
whom he intended 20 destroy with
such fatal skill that thcy never sus-
peo,ed his presence until IL was too
late. He made the public roads Inn
passable. by day and night the In
habitanis OF villages lying far EpAri
heard the screams which accom-
panied his attack. and imsnc-
diAiely the monster was In The
midst of them. killing men, women
and children. Al lcngih Colonel
bloomfield. aided by the whole popu-
laiion. succeeded in hunting the boast
down .Maddened by pursuit and
wounds. he turned TO charge. and ~
he lowered his trunk when closing. n
heavy rifle bail struck him In the de-
preston Just above its base. and he
fell dead.
"Cunning a. this animal was. his
actions displayed lack Of inventive
ness which Sanderson charges agains;
the race. and this defect saved the
lives Of many who would otherwise
have been killed II any one was out
OF reach in a small tree the rogue
never thought Of getting at him by
shaking its trunk.
The Lamar register., 1895-01-05
A NOBLE FIGHT.
AN EMINENT SOUTHERN LAvd
YER'S LONG coNFIICT
WITH DISEASE.
twenty-five Ssar of Prosperity. a.
atty and sanerinx--Ths Great ~
tory Won by science Over.
stubborn Disease.

TF,rorn the Atlanta. Ga. Couxii;z.,- n
Foremost among the best known ~
and farmers of Nortn Caralira sia1.i, b
Isaac A SuTv of Grccnvillc. Mr Slz
resided in Greenville twenty-five -
While nearly every one IN PIT, -
knows MIR = = history, perhaps Al q :
know Of his return 70 buslurss As-.I- -
an Illness OF sixteen years No a, ,
gone through more than he And llrsi
was a case of tho eutirss breakirg g.,
the nervous system. attended bY sxrr,-y
ing. AronisinT, unendurablc pals. Cd
and stlrnu.snts oniy quic;ed tss-,r-l-}
and AL Treatments fAiic4 hin. OrlThi.
Of family and friends prrTcntsd 80
He told rcportsr the following z;erssr}
story;
II xep; a, my work a. loar a. uc
but nature gave way at last Ast ,
rumhcd 10 the Inevitable My szt.-s q
ovs syxtem had b-cn shattered y ;
s,irnrlznis and opiAieS bad takrs.
hood had actually tufrsed 10 water
weight had drupped fru1n i73 p1-ssss :
and il seemed % cvsryb-ay TIA. ~ ,
was In sisrhf. Why, o5nid 10. h.ar,k.
Il. hand Of my wife 10 battle zyhEa
tcps water. Twas sirsgly llviz< sruws
70 boar. had rsatc NY NllI. ss;ii-.
hss<iness aud waitc1 faE the As; ts..ssI
life 20 sFz&p
.iIt WAS at this time ihzi sizsxl
similar case a. tny oun vas brrz<ki : !
nosic.s This rnzn had f1reret Fs-y Il
AS had. his life had h-aen eesfaar~l < .
rnin- bad and yet he bad hesa u
Think st.a, that liftle word .eazi =
CURED. The rvssnrt stated ;hsi sAsv
had h--ea accomplished hy a za.S
known as DIR. Ntii.Afzts' PAX ftls r.
pcnple. Investigated The rsrers 4
euxhiy aud fSart ihAt i; vas tr=e = u
Thea pr,.currSt some q Or. Wlilzzs 4
PiIis and b-eran taking shea As. sezz
gss. better. | began 70 sleep Ike -
fsl child. s-ru.st. calsr 2Ed g-aextz.
apF-c.ste oan1r back and Elr ne-Ts
~oo,hei and restored - thelr scrzsl N
tiou and fcit like a new Eks- kzt
grvA,est blss~siux was the rs@z,ai szsu
rnent- b-nran 10 r.rzd and 1lzass, b ID
late rev plans, 10 take an iaiers; !
law practice. which began 70 cues I'D
nc As s-n.sa as nv cllrnss ryal.slS 4
uas again myself Affer AFse u
years ride horsctaex evcrJ 4ag y
fatigue.
,sfhAs nr. wfIlianrs' Pink Ps.is sassi
life i brvnri dcuhi. ard ! Al s7-z
their praises far and vide- y
lnquirr about the town of 6rre1f-f
siart sass.i the above facts ot Cd =
case, and that trary others arr o's-S
cied by DR.. Willizzns' Pax fil-s
DIR. Williams Pink PITS arr f1r ~
all druggists, or may be had y ~
DR.. Williams Mcdkcisc oamg.Aay, so
tady. u Y. for 10 cezis ps- sa1
esxcs fog BID.
The Lamar register., 1895-01-05
studxInx the I,earen-

More than one hundred thousand
observations of the sun and the three
major planets, Saturn, Jupiter and
Mars, have been made by the United
States nautical corps. under Professor
Simon Newcomb, in order to complete
the work of determining the funda-
mental elements of ofastronomy and the
planetary masses. Many of the math-
ematical equations necessitated in the
case of the three planets observed in
volved the remarkable number of
twenty-five or twenty-three unknown
quantities. The labor has required
several years of gratuitous work on
the part of volunteer specialists, and
is triumph of which American as
tronomers may justly be most proud.
The Lamar register., 1895-01-05
LOST HALF HIS SOUL.
Terror of . buddhist Friest When His
Portrait Was Painted

Portrait Was Painted
Crowds of people assembled as we
arrived at the inn. just before sunset.
and among others ] spotted the fine
head of an old Buddhist priest After
a long confabulation and a few strings
of cash. which passed from my pock-
cts into his hands, l was able to in
duce him to sit for his picture. and
dashed off a sketch in oils before he
had time to change his mind I'm
fortunately. the large crowd that had
gathered around. especially the women
folks. seemed to scold him and talk
angrily at him for his Stiffness in sit
ting, owing to the strange notion that
prevails in China. and. in fact, nearly
all over the East. that II an image Is
reproduced soul has to be given to
it. and that the person portrayed has
to be the supplier of it at his own ex-
pense. The venerable old Buddhist
priest. who was nursing his cash
on his lap while being immortalized
on wooden panel. and had a curious
twinkle in his eye, resisted bravely
for some time and sat like statue,
but finally had to give in.
..You will die" cried an old woman
at him. Il saw your soul coming out
OF you and go into the picture. did
really. saw it with my own eyesi"
$50 did II cried hundred other
voices in a chorus.
BY the time the priest had got up
they had half convinced him that at
least half his soul had really gone out
of him; but had the soul gone or not.
he would go and take the cash for
safe keeping to his home first, and
complain and ask for the restitution
OF his lost property afterward- He
was sensible man. So was l. and
knowing what was corning. the mo
ment he had gone I went into the
room and packed the sketch safely
then TOOK another clean panel and
smeared it with the scrapings OF my
palette to show him instead. in case
he would come back and wish the pic.
ture destroyed. Twenty minutes hai
not elapsed when he was back again
of course without the ..cash," holding
his stomach and complaining Of inter
nal agonies.
II am going to die" he cried. the
moment he saw me; '.you have taker
away half my soul"
Certainly have" said 1, sternly
"You dio not expect me to give yor
all that cash for less than half YOU
soul. did youP"
..Oh. no, but l wish it back, as
feel so bad now without it,
..All right said l. II shall go il
the room and destroy the image ! did
of you. Win you then be satisfied 2
Yes"
Here the other panel smeared with
palette scrapings was produced. aftel
making a pretense at destroying i
with a knife, and never in my lif,
have l seen an expression of relief ts
equal that of the priest. He had no
felt half his soul so much going out o
him. but he certainly felt it coming
back again, says the Fortnightly Re
view. He could swear by it. He wa
The Lamar register., 1895-01-05
,ul,.. Caesar. ra~'''''''.

=
Jullu- Caesar was eoaside,esi Il 4
man. and - he was Bai p
Limitations. and some unknera
gives a few illustrations.
rode on a bus In h-s iir' =
spoke Into telephone BE ns's
a telegram; he never enassl
way train. he never read hss
he never viewed his troop, - -,
field glass: he never read an - -.
ment: he never used pairal - a
he never cornered the wheat =
h, never crossed the Ail9nte' ,
was in a machine shop a- -
tn-a roiier-skating rink hf n
trolled manufacturing eon.Ps
never dictated letter 10 : Hr
rlrl; he never Invested "a
stock: he never played
lizards: he never saw an 49,
he never listened TO pu'ul-s
meyer posted letter: be- As'"
monograph taken.
The Lamar register., 1895-01-05
T~e Q. ,h. ra-mpler,a

The Tramp-won't you gimme a
little assistsnee. sirs I've been oui
OF employment for eight weeks
The Giided Youth-That's nothing.
I've been out OF employment for
eight years.-Chicago Record
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-12-05
nut who shat. decide

OK But who SHAH dcc.ue.
What the bulk Of such a work
would be we may gather from what
We know of the bulk Of the transla.
lions. There is COMPLETE copy Of
the Chinese translation at the India
Office in London, also in the Bod
leian and a catalogue Of 1t made by a
japanese pupil Of mine, the Rev.
Bunylu Nanjio, brings the number
of separate works III 1t TO l,G62
The Tibetan translation, which dates
from the eighth century, consists Of
two collections, commonly called the
Kanjur and Tanjur
The Kanjur consists Of 100 vol
umcs IN folio, tho Tanjur Of 22i
volumes. each volume weighing be
tween four and five pounds Thi-
collection, published by command
Of the emperor Of China, sell, for
$3.50 a copy Of II Is found at the
India Office The Buriatcs, "a Mougo-
nan tribe converted 20 Buddhism.
battered 1000 oxen for one copy OF
the kanjur, and tine same tribe paid
1000 silver ruble, for a complete
copy of both Kanjur and Tanjur
What must 1t be 10 believe in 325
volumes, each weighing five pounds
nay, even to read through such "a
bible professor Max Muller in
Nineteenth Centurv.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-12-05
HI. Identity Flied .

Yes, said the man with the i'm
posing conversational manner, this
country has much TO learn.
Think sou replied the hotel
clerk.
Emphatically. am daily panied
by its deficiencies in art, music, sci
cnce and literature. What it wants
Is some persOu-sOmc cultivated per.
son like myself, for instance-to
show it hOwlt- books should be writ
ten, how it, music should be COM
posed, how its army should be dis.
ciplined, how its government should
be conducted -
Hero be was interrupted by the
sbrill stage whisper of one of the
bellboys:
Hi, Chimmy, tell de boss ter fire
dat bride an groom out'n de parlcr
suit on Dc ~cC1u floor. We's got de
emperor Of Germany wit Us in dis
guise. '-Washingtun Star,
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-12-05
Advertised In the wrons Place,

A Biddeford man with an eye for
economical advertising wrote on the
sidewalk in front Of his store, I'VE
have just what you want. His next
door neighbor saw 1t first and went
him one better by adding in this
store, which brought the legend
Just up to his own doorstep. This
couldn Z have happened If the Bidde.
ford man had put his bulletin IN a
newspaper. Lewiston Journal
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-12-05
XOluMINOuS eIsLes.
Some Sacred writings That Are Perfectly
AppAllinq In Their Bulk.

The sacred books Of the Bud
dhists are perfectly appalling in their
bulk They are called the Iripitaka,
the Three Baskets, and were origi-
nally written in Pail, a vcrnacular
form of Sanskrit They have boon
translated into many languages,
such rs Chinese, Tibctan and Mant-
choo. They have also been written
and published in various alphabets,
not on" ...-,. -... but IN CIV
gales, burmese and siamesolc'
The G. ny in 10 volumes lately pre-
sentcl to the University of Oxford
by tn king Of Siam contains the
Pail Z II written In Siamcso letters,
but tho language is always the same.
IL is tho Pail or the vulgar tongue,
as 1t was supposed TO have been
spoken by Buddha himself about 500
b. {. After having been preserved
for centuries by oral tradition u
was reduced for the first tlmo 10
writing under King Vattacamlui IN
$3.50 y. c., the time v hen the truly
literary period of II al may be said
TO begin. But besid this Pail canon
there is another N Sanskrit, and
there are book IN the Sanskrit
canon which ar not 10 be found in
the Pail oano, and vice versa
Accordin- D a tradition current
among thc outhern rs well as the
northcrI Buddhists, the original
canon consisted of a., 600 books, So
600 being ascribed 10 Buddha him
self and 1900 TO his disciples. Book,
however, seems To have meant here
no moro than treatise or topic
But as matter of fact the Pail
canon consists, according 20 the
Rev. II. Spence Hardy, 81 2S5, 2jO
stanzas and its commentary of SGl,-
$50 stanzas, each stanza reckonod az
80 syllables. This would give Us
;, SOS, 600 syllablcs for the text and
II. 500 COO syllablcs for the com.
mentary. This is of course an cuor-
nous amount. Tho question i only
whether the Rev. Spence Hardy and
his assistants, who are responsible
for these statements, counted right.
ly. Professor Rhys Davis, by tax
iug tho average of words IN ten
leaves, arrives at much smaller
sums-namcly, at l,,52, 500 words
for the Pail canon, which in an Eng.
li>h translation, a. he says, would
amount 10 about twice that number,
or g. sos, 600 words. Even this would
be ample for Bible. ltwould make
the Buddhist Bible nearly five times
as large a. our own, hut II seems To
mo that Spence Hardy'> account IL
moro likely TO be correct Professor
Rhys Davis, by adopting the Same
plan Of reckoning. brings the mum.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-12-05
The waltz In 1881.

was engaged in looking at these
fine people when "a gentleman and
lady came whirling by and had al
most overwhelmed me ! could not
imagine what they were about.
had scarcely extricated myself from
the danger with which they threat
encd me when another and another
couple came twisting by in like man
ner. | found on inquiry that this
was faSoritc German dance called
"A waltz il performed in tho fol
lowing manner: Tho lady and gen
tleman stand face 20 face. The gon-
tleman puts his arm around the
lady's waist, and with the other
hand he gets firm hold on her arm.
You would AZ first think they were
going 20 wrcstle Thus prepared
and the gentleman having got So
good purchase upon the lady they
begin to spin around and around
with a velocity which would have
made me giddy in half a minute. :
''Twining Papers"
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-12-05

OF courtship as It is known In
America or England there is none
whatever IN Jerusalem, writes Ed
win : Wallace in Ladies Home
journal A young Mohammedan
never secs tho face Of the girl who
Is a. become his wife until after
marriage. His mother and si-f 90,
may SEQ her and report their impress
>ions, but If 1t j. case whore the
union l. by Thorn considered desir.
able one Joy are likely 10 accrcdit
her with Tarms She docs not pos
scss. Among jews and Christians
there i u greater latitude IN this re.
spcct though the young ople are
never permitted 10 see each other
without tho presence of third par.
~. In every case the services Of an
Intermediary are necessary. Brides
al u arc not uncommon and at ~
occasion little remark. Ihayo known
IT one bride 10 years If age. Sha
vas "a Moslem.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-12-05
A Misunderstanding.

Suitor-Beg pardon for interrupt.
ing, but I-er-have just come-er-
that Is, l have just been speaking to
your daughter, and She referred me
10 you.
Old Gentleman-Gee crickots! |
wonder If that girl thinks ! am
made Of money, You are about the
forticth bill collector she has sent in
today. If she doesn marry pretty
soon, III be bankrupt New York
Weekly
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-12-05

Yes" said Willie Wibbles, II
went to the reception with a boil
on my neck. -
And what did your friends think
of your"
"All jealous, deah boy 1t was
the SWEETEST thing there Wash
ingtOn star.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-12-05

Tommy's Mother-Did you hear
about poor Mrs. Jonesf She ran a
needle into her hand The doctors
had TO open every finger trying 10
find H.
Tommy-What made EN- do That,
mamma; Why didn't they get the
lady another needle:-Toronto Rus
RAJ
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-12-05
Mothers Friend 7"
s s' s.''ssssbre0St.

have been midwife for many
years. and in cacu ease where MOTH
Frs FRIEND was used il Accomplished so1.
dsrS ana shortened labor ard ssSsnsu pam. l'
is the best remedy for El~INGOT THE
BREAST known. and wnr.u tine prize.
FOR that alone.
Mrs NJ. VI brewster Montgomery, Ala.
sent nv Express or mail. or receipt OF price.
fl.Oo per bottle. Book "I1 Mother, mailed
free
e-s~-'-f0 REGULATOR o.. h-.su-' a.
go. ky a.. lS-lI-E.s
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Appropriate.

In IL bookstore. Customer-Have
you The Prisoner Of Zenda' in pa
per?
Salesgirl-No bound Exchange
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-10
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton-By Steam-Market firm. Rates
quoted are per 100 pounds direct Pre-
men. 40c: Barcelona. iSc; Genoa. 47c; Liv-
erpool, 39c; HaVre 40c Havrc. Via New
York, 43c; Liverpool, via New York, SIC;
Bremen. via New York, 4Sc Amsterdam.
via New York 43c; Antwerp. via New
York, 43c Genoa. via New orlS. 53c. Ham
Julio (Sp), 1851 tons Lezama. Charleston.
burg, via New y ork 4Sc Boston. per bale.
lbs; New YORK, per bale, Sl.00; Philadel-
phia. per baie, SlGJ. Baltimore. $i0J.
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are quiet at
ruling rates Foreign business is more or
less nominal. The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at $4,000
500 for a range including Baltimore and
Portland. Me. Railroad ties. basis, "A
feet, lac. Timber rates, 50cuSf.00 higher
than lumber rates. To the West Indies
and WindWard, nominal; to Rosario, Sl2 90
G13.00; Buenos Ayres or Montevideo, $1,000
oil 90; TO Rio Janeiro, $l40Q; to Spanish
and Mediterranean ports, Sll.306t1l50 to
United Kingdom for orders nominal for
lumber, Ga IS standard.
BY Steam-To New York, 800; TO Phila-
delphia, 500; to Boston, $500; to Balti-
more. $500
Naval Stores-By Sail-The market is
very duh. with no demand for either spot
vessels or vessels to arrive. Large Cork
for orders are placed at Is 4l2dn3s 7l4d,
SMALL sized, 2s 90 and As South America.
rosin, zoe per barrel of go pounds Coast
wise-steam-to Boston, lie per 100 pounds
on rosin. SOC on spirits; to New York,
rosin. siac per 100 pounds, spirits, Soc; to
Philadelphia. rosin. nc per 100 pounds,
spirits, Soc; TO Baltimore, rOsin, 7l2c per
100 pounds. spirits, 70c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-10

quiet. steady. Off; of A 3i4a3a,c; stan
dard A.. 1l-l6c; cut loaf and crushed.
7-l6fti'sc, grauulated. Q 1J-i6H414 &C.:
lrcights to Liverpool quiet, easy; cotton.
Chicago. Jan -Bradstreets report Of
stocks which, showed decrease i'm the
worlds visibly supply, was the announce
mtnt that attracted the attention of the
trade in wheat to-day. After it was re-
ceived, values did not indicate that they
were particularly affected 10y II. mo
meutary spasm of activity ana weakness
followed the circulation of the report due
10 the fact that some had thought heav-
Den. railing Off should be shown. but the
depression was succeeded by "a ready re-
turn to previous prices. Nav wheat
opened from 5s TO 57isC. sold between IS. c
and $3.50, closing at 171ac-isc under ycster-
day Cash wheat was steady and Un-
changed
oversold to-day and the steady feeling pre-
vailed, except when wheat displayed a ten
deucy to decline There was not. how
ever. a broad trade. Near the close Il
prominent local professional bought liber-
ally, giving the final moments quite a
look. MAJ corn opened at 6Izc sold be-
tween 471sc and ITO. closing at 475sc-tkc
higher than yesterday Cash corn was
not quotably changed.
To the covering Of short" oats. that
market owes its irmness to-day When
business was dun which was frequently
the disposition was TO follow wheat Nav
oats closed itc higher than yesterday. In
the cash market prices were unchanged
Provislons-Packprs sold product to-
day, but not enough 10 cause decline i'm
prices The bearish contingent are lit
Tie wary and kept out of the market as
selling. Firmness i'm hogs at the yards
assisted provisions to some extent. but
business was uninterestiug and dun The
close was 2i2c higher than yesterday for
May pork and May ribs and 2lsl5c higher
for May lard.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest lowest q losing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-10
DRY GOODS

=. Mdhe hester, Jan. s.-The Guardian. in
~ commercial article. says. ''The zone
HI the market has been undecided and
INQUIRY has been irregular. TrqnSac-
lions have also been irregular. I'm Ger
yam sections there has been rather more
BUSINESS. where manufacturers have be-
come tired OF waiting for improved bids.
anu lh some other sections enea-emeu.s
nave often enabled sellers TO he firm: hut
~ lev mas the recently increased busi-
ness been satisfactory. There has been
Muth inquiry. but most of il has been
IH "oi AaDle. The recent business with
emma ana Japan has been chiefly in
I-he pound and heavier shirtings but
lhere Is now some inquiry for lighter
goods, such as sheetingS. MeXicaus drills
ana bleaching cloths. There has been a
revival OF demand from India for cloths
after long period of inactivity ana the
lesser foreign markets have bought oc-
caSionally and moderately There has
been rather more inquiry for yarns. but
IN some cases, concessions have been
made IN order to secure business"