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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08
DECAY or ST. HELENA.
ors., Brt,ain sus-. IL 70 r.n rsi.
Discrepancies.

DecrUpitute.
Napoleon enectuAIiy prevented ST
Helena from ever sinking into obseur-
lily. says the African Critic. Neyerthe-
less. for some years pas; the island has
been EeStinE deeper and deeper into
financial straits. while the population
has been steadily diminishing 81 He
lena is only some !. 500 miles distant
from Cape Town and yet the island h
comparatively unknown 10 South Az
homeward steamers to and from Cape
Town call there oaly once In three
weeks and make yery brief stoppase.
And yet this historic island Is veil
worthy Of visit. not only from It's as
soeiAtion with the great Corsteau bu,
also because Il processes. probably. the
nnest climate in the world. A con-
slant southsasteriy trade wind. straight
from the pole, blows over the iEiAad
and sweeps Away those germs Of dis
ease which lie latent in less favored
spotA, As a consequences. the loascv-
ity Of the Inhabitants 10 probably much
greater than IN any other poTtion Of
the globe. In spite Of all this and the
EsNAAAstAAF v AAr AAAALA 10 kLN AagEs
hardly a solitary Africanaer nnas bis
way there froEa oae years ead % the
other
So much In reference to ST Helena
as hezlth resort New let ne S-teny
refer 70 a matter that Is Of more vital
importance. The stra,sgieal Advan-
tagns Of the island have been fully
recognized by both military and naval
experts and the royal commission
which vas presided over BY The late
Lord CaTusrNon recommended thai Il
should be strongly fortified and eaassi.
tnted an important naval and coailnE
station For the vessels Of TIE squadron
within the Cape command These rec
concentrations have. however, not been
carried into eject Certainly some
thing Nas done TO improve the forth
neailoas ten or twelve years ago. bat
the guns are now Of an obsolete type
and the diminutiys garrison naintAtn.
ed Ia the island Is utterly inAaeauase
10 defend Il. Moreover. though 81
Helena Is supposed 20 b = naval coal
ing station. the admiralty maintained
no coal supply there. the coal fer the
ships on the Cape and Eest uozs; q
Africa stations being Kept a. Ascen.
sion. Shich does not posssss even a
solitary gun bu, Is elnacr heap upaa
@htea many thousands are anasaIly
wasted
The deteaselsss condition OF 81. Hsl-
ena IL matter Gha, Intimately coz
eeras the South African colonies aud
should engage their attention Tn. ~
land Is utterly unable to helm its.lf
The oPeaing OF the sGe1 canal ruined
its prosperity and ever since n has
been drifting nearer and nearer 10
bankruptcy. The greater portion o, n.
adutt male population has niErsted "a
the Cape and the zhole reSenpe a, ths
island Is now only some fs.OOo. There
are only hair dozen orieiaIs ana ~.
governor ais lunumerable other once
including that OF chief land oniyl ,us-
tee II Is deplorahle that Grsa,
Britain should allow one OF It's pos
sessions 10 sink into such a copsi,fn,
OF deerepitude. and especially an l.
land which, lying in the diree, route "a
me Cape, must ever be OF considerable
Importance.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

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fellow ! Vas night
telegraph operator
at = little way sta
ton on a railroad.
said the individual
who works tn
Washington wire.Rs
he removed q shaee
from his forehead
and Joined the rest
Of the fellows a.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

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weighs lis. 900 Of an ounce.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08
SLEEP THEIR ENEMY.
TROUBLES OF MONT TELE-
oRAPH OPERATORS.

Doe scheme THAT Made Tramp saEry
Alarm c'sck-- DOGS. Tia Can. With
string AtsAshm.ats Aad Haay othsr
Devices
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
WHEELER

5ffs Bradford has gone 10 Sherman
Coty to visit her husband who has "A
position in Claggett' 8 mill.
There was large turnout of mem
hers at the review Of Wheeler Tent No
80 last Tuesday. There is much in
teTsst taken ID the WORK.
The rains have delayed wheat SOW
ABg IN this section.
fat Mahoney and family have recov-
area iJom their fright, but Pat says he
dOe5 B0t want another runaway.
Mira. Hyan's sister has returned to
beS come in Ohio.
Hiss sadie Spencer of Oberlin, Ohio,
IS visiting friends in town.
CAaGlss 0sterhout and wife are visit
ing frieGd5 in Lenawee county.
a large delegation will visit the en-
Camp1ent at Shepherd.
Jim arnold bad the misfortune to
break bis arm last Saturday.
A number OF the friends of George
Frederick and wife gathered at their
home last Monday night and gave them
pleasant surprise ~ handsome oak
rocker WAS lett as a mementO of 1.-The
occasion
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
BETHANY.

Our tOwrsnip is well represented il
the school al s.. Louis aud they like il
first rate.
The caucns of the pops was well at
tended last Tuesday and quite "A little
kicking was done against the prOspecl
al iusing with the other fellows unless
there WAS show OF getting plenty OF
The spCllS.
&rs Showers is some better.
Fl. O. Kelly is in Ingham county
visiting.
School began last Monday in the Vim
cent with Miss Maggie Roberts of 81
Louis as teacher.
Rev. B J. Young of Breckenridge
preached his farewell sermon at the NJ
+. church over in the northeast corner
last Sunday.
Our Epworth League is prospecting
We would be satisfied with a little
less rain,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
SOUTHWEST ARCADIA.

Beubin Finch, one of the oldes
PIONEERS of the county and pal ticnlarly
of Arcadia, is lying very sick al nj,
home mile west and mile north o.
hbaca He is not expected to recOvei
81 this writing.
TIE Gibbs brothers brick and tile
fsetory is doing big business TIL:
summer
Did you know that there ia some tall
q James King being candidate fol
sheriff this fail at the pOpuIist conveu.
ilDD
PTee silver sentiment is not so ram
pssat Is 1t was.
ITO big ditch begins 70 look ike =
c&LBa 1t really 10 big enough to hOal
= g0eG sized canal boat as it is 50 feet
vide lu Top and feet deep in some
pAGsS.
4 good many woOdcock have beer
Killed o. the big marsh thiS fall
A large acreage of wheat is being
50Wn this fall.
John Glow of North Baltimore, Ohio.
Il visiting friends Ia the nelgnbOiho0d
DpS Wfunie Crowley of Birmingham
~ visiting cousin, "a Mrs. Lamb
ScrQss The swamp.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
ABAT.HG - NUISANCE.
Dog Nelson Uses Queer Means of Dis
posing of "A Snarling Cur.


The London Spectator tells a dog
story of unusual quality:
Nelson was one of ourselves. Wher,
we went he went He was especially
fond of following our trap, and moth
ing, not even his dog friends, could di
vert him from his faithful attendance al
our wheels.
One summer we were staying at the
west coast village Of Saltcoats, where
the sands are broad and fiat. ard WI
often drove along the road skirting the
bay. Nelson followed. of course. Tn,
dogs of the village seldom molested OF
interrupted him, but one rash little
terrier repeatedly rushed out of his gar.
den gate as we passed. and bit at Mel.
sons heels.
Time after time Nelson declined n
notice the insult, but one day his pa
thence became exhausted. Turning
around he caught the unhappy terrier
by the back of the neck. carried him
down the sands and into the water
chest deep, put his paw on him and
drowned him, and then carried him
back to the dry sand and laid him out
there.
One crunch of his jaws would have
done the deed. and more quickly; but
it seemed as if Nelson had no personal
animosity against the dog. or at least
had suppressed il, but concluded that
the world would he better off without
such a snaring cur.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
ST LOUIS

The Isabella County Agricultural Society
will hold their iairS,pt 22-3-4-5. Tie
offer 5000 in horse race, and $500 in bicycle
prizes. They also prom d. the largest show
OF live stock, fruits vegetables, etc. ever
given in the county.
The Ann Arbor offers the extremely low
rate OF 500, round trip, from ~ Louis To-
Canton, Ohio until Nov. eth
Mr. and Mrs Theodore King and Miss
Maude Pitch 20 Lyon~ vi, tel friends in
town Wednesday They were on their
way home from Frankfort where they have
been spending several weeks.
Samuel Carr, who killed William Parrish
of Clare and was convicted in the circuit
court at Nj Pleasant OF manSlaughter, was
sentenced Nondav to lonia for six years
The Soldiers and Sailors encampment at
Shepherd this week is largely attended,
although the weather is very uriavorable.
\ large delegation from this city left for
that place Tuesday.
w l. Woodn was confined to hi, bed by
illness the fore part OF the week.
L. Smart, the merchant tailor, ha, order,
for twenty suits OF lothos This doesn't
look much like hard times,
Clare Vromon OF Chicago visited friend,
in this place last Friday.
Miss Cora Brgg, i, the new clerk in the
millinery department at TyroIer', Empor-
mm.
The Ann Arbor will run their last Sun.
day excursion to Toledo next sunday
,Ianley Stevens made business, trip to
Saginaw Monday f. c Phillips wa, a,
the county seat Monday.
Bailey, formerly a pitcher in the -
Louis ball team is doing great work on tn,
F. n p. VI. team. Sunday in game against
the Saginaw Interstate league team il
which the latter was shut out. Bailey held
them down to five hites and did not give
base ON balls.
MISS .NtllIt w ultllldu, WHO lldN ICcll ' ISL
ing her sister Mrs. Butler Lotto for the pas
three week, returned to her home in Sagi-
nav Monday
Jane, Robinson Of Ithaca wa, in the city
sunday
Rev Geo. Killeen preached his farewell
sermon at Ithaca Sunday.
Regular preaching services at the Chris
tan church Sunday at lO:45 a. IN and $50
p. IN. All are invited.
Miss Maggie Roberts commenced he,
duties as teacher at the Vincent school last
Monday.
\ G Keith Of Chippewa and Miss Kitti,
Nolan Of Mt. Pleasant were made one b,
Justice Madden Sunday.
Fred c. Norris and family, who have been
visiting relatives and friends in this cit,
and vicinity for the past week return d t.
their home in Port Huron Monday.
Fred Taylor made a bu,rne,, trip to
Clare Monday
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
MARIAN METEOROlOGY.
The Weather on Our Neighboring Planet
Is Always Fine.

The Marian meteorology is less COM
plicated and more pleasant than thattf
the earth, says the North American Re-
view. There the weather is almost al.
ways fine, especially during summer.
Very seldom are there clouds even in
winter. Generally, when we are un-
able To distinguish through the tele-
scope the details of the geographical
configurati""s upon the planet the fault
is in our own atmosphere and not IL
that of Mars. 1t is very rarely the case
that when our atmospheric conditions
are good we are unable 10 see these de-
tails. During the last period of oh
servation of Mars in 1894. l, TO speak for
myself, encountered only IS days (from
October 10 TO 25) when the surface OF
the planet was yelled by its own atmos-
phere. Clouds are excessively rare on
the surface of Mars, and perhaps exist
at all only as fogs or light cirrus; they
are not clouds of rain or storm. These
wells are very infrequent there, while
they are perpetual upon the earth.
Probably there is not a single day i'm
the year when the entire surface OF the
earth is uncovered so that it could be
satisfactorily observed from space. The
two planets have two meteorological
systems that are absolutely antithetic-
al.
Furthermore, in the rarefied atmos-
phere of Mars there can be no powerful
winds, like the trade winds, and the
predominant atmospheric currents
which rule terrestrial climates. Oc-
casionally, however, observers have
noted long streaks of snow which APP
pear to have been produced by currents
in tranquil atmosphere. Schiaparelli,
for instance, observed such streaks
("trainees'o in November and Decem-
Der, 1881, around the northern pole, and
extending a considerable distance from
it. But such things are exceptions.
The normal condition of Mars is fine
weather.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
KISS FOR EVERYONE.
An Annual Roumanian Fair Where Oscu-
lation Reigns.

Helmagen, a Roumanian country
town of 1900 inhabitants, holds its an
nual fair on the feasS of St. Theodore.
On this occasion the place swarms with
newly married brides from 60 or so VIII
lagos in the district; widows who have
taken fresh husbands remain at home.
The young women, in festive attire,
and generally attended by their moth
ers-in-law, carry jugs of wine en-
wreathed with flowers in their hands.
They kiss every one they meet, and
afterward present the jug TO his lips
for nip" The individual thus re-
CALLED bestows a small gift on the fair
Cybele. Not to partake of the proffered
wine is regarded as an insult to the
young wife and her family.
She is therefore reserved toward
strangers, and only kisses those whom
she thinks likely to taste Of her wine.
The kissing is carried on everywhere.
in the streets, in the taverns and in phi
vate houses.
The origin of this custom is veiied
in obscurity. Some say that it dates
puNh W uii' OihlN W llCll llC vi hS Illdut
frequent raids into Pennsylvania and
carried away all the young women they
could lay their hands on. Such Of them
as contrived to 'cal from captivity
happening TO return to II lmagen at
the time of the IA, kissed their friends
and relatives. and even strangers who
congratula, q tlem on their wonder
fnl daliuern,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
A CONJURERS TALE Or WOE.
confede ray- Produced Handful Of Change
Instead OF . Marked Dollar.

Carl Hertz. the illusionist, was talk,
Ing of some Of the accidents that some.
times spoil the art Of the conjuror.
at was in Nashville, " he said, "that
| experienced real knock down blow.
| was performing the we'll known trick
Of passing marked coin into the center
OF an uncut orange; at least that S what
a good many people thought | was do
ing. l used IA silver dollar, and empha-
sized the trick by passing the coin into
the pocket Of some boy whom had en-
ticed on 10 the stage.
Il will openly confess that the boy
had 10 b. a confederate, and that the
marked dc lar had its fellow in one pre-
viously pre- ed by me. One night, as
was entering - theater, looked around
for likely yoC' b TO sd ne in my dou-
BILE dealing. / picked boy and pl ON.
ised to pass him Ill If be would follow
my instructions.
i am conjurer,' said. Il want
you to put this dollar in your right hand
trousers pocket III get you "A seat in
the trent row. When / ask for some.
body to come on the stage, you must
come. Then l will ASA you to produce
the dollar
1.-THE boy promised everything, and,
after making arrangements for him al
the dor. left him. When / was ready
for the dollar trick, saw my Young
confederate sitting open mouthed in the
front row / had prevailed upon another
member of the audience 20 lend me a
dollar mar.ied exactly as was that | had
given 90 the boy.
81 passed that borrowed dollar into
the orange, cut the fruit open, and out
dropped the coin. Then I went on:
And now, ladies and gentlemen,
will perform still more difficult feat.
| have passed thai dollar into an orange.
Now will ask some member of the au.
dience 10 step on the stage, and, without
going anywhere near him, l will pass
the same dollar, marked, as you have
seen, into his right hand trousers pocket ;
True TO his bargain, the boy stepped
to the stage. Istepped opposite him and
asked:
Now, sir. have you ever seen me
befores
NO, sir, was the answer.
have here dollar. l continued.
i am going to pass it into your right
hand trousers pocket. One-two-three
got
II mado tic proper magician's pass
and smiled confidently upon my audi.
ence.
Now, | said 10 my assistant, 'pnt
your hand into your right hand trouserf
pocket and give me the dollar.
1.-The hoy looked bit sheepish, but
he dived his fist down. Then 70 my IN.
atterable horror, he produced handful
Of silver and said
I've only got 80 cents of it left, sir.
Il went out in a hurry and took Q
drink. New York Times
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
Won't Work There,

1t is an odd fact that the telegraph
lines will not work through the Hoosac
tunnel. Messages have TO be sent on
wires strung on poles over the top Of
the mountains, fully nine miles, and
that is the way ingoing and outcoming
passenger and freight trains are her
aided to the keepers of the two tunnel
approaches. In order to maintain
this overland mountain line a swath of
woodland has 10 be kept clear of trees
and bushes directly up the steep noun
tain side. There are supposed to be
magnetic ores inside the mountain.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
Battle between Kingh,rds

battle between kingbirds took place
oil Steve Bakers farm near Baptistown,
Pa, and was witnessed by party of
men, among whom was +. T. Lafetra. a
naturalist The huntsmen picked up
the bodies of 90 dead birds on the field
of battle, and they say that there were
probably as many more. No quarter
was given, and wounded birds were fol-
lowed to the earth and quickly picked to
death. Most of the death blows were
given on the spine, just back Of the
neck, or else under a wing, probably in
the heart
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
Sudden Death

Joseph Rudler an old veteran who lived
i'm the south west part of Coo township close
to the county line was found dead by the
road side Tuesday about hall way between
his place and Shepherd =" II seems that Tor
years Mr. Rudcr has been troubled with "A
disease of the heart which manifested itself
in sudden and mheralded attacks ON the
day in question he had hitched up his horse
and started to attend the reunion at Shep-
herd and must have felt the symptoms of
an approaching attact a. he had unhitched
the horse and led it to the fence before he
fell. Mr. Rudlcr was well known in this
vicinity and was l. gbly respected
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
ARE SIMPLY FORGERIes.
Washington Furniture Initiated and Of
fered for sale AS Real


George Washington's desk, together
with some other pieces of his furniture,
Is in the governors room at the New
York city hall, says the Collector, and
q very well-kept, convenient looking
desk it is, made of well-polished ma
hogany, and with lots of room for the
writer's arm.
Visitors 10 this room are inclined To
doubt the age of the desk. Enterpris-
ing furniture makers got its dimen-
sicns year ago, and promptly flooded
the country with George Washington
desks. They are close reproductions,
and several of them have been held in
country towns as the original desk.
A dealer in antiques received letter
from n New England town last week
asking what he would pay for George
it was i'm perfect condition. and ne could
establish its identity by comparing it
with the old pictures of George Wash
ington's furniture.
probably the writer was honest in
his pretense that his desk was the
original" said the dealer, but of course
il is only one of the many counterfeits
that have been made.
There is hardly historic piece of
old furniture but has been counterfeit
ed, and every week | receive letters
from country people who have found
enc Of these productions, and, boliev-
ing IL to be genuine. offer to sell il for
large price. Some of these reproduc.
tions only an expert can detect"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
ENEMIES OF ENGLAND.
Great Britain Has Fought and Conquered
Three Great Poteniates.


The three greatest potentates of mod
ern times have been England's strenu-
Gus antagonists-viz., Philip H., Louis
NV. and Napoleon. OF these three Ma
poleon was the most powerful, says
l'lackwood's Magazine, Philip the most
deadly. The leaders under whom the
English rallied against these world-fa-
nous monarchs were, first, Elizabeth
and Drake; second, William and MARI
borough; Third, Pitt and Nelson. The
result of the first of these great his
toric duels was to overturn the founda-
tions of Spanish empire, with its do
minion over the seas, its vast colonial
possessions, its claim under a papai
bull to an exclusive monopoly of the
new world. The result of the second was
TO decide which should be the reSiduary
legatee of the deceased Spanish power.
Trance or England; giving in the end
the succession to its old world domin-
ions to France, its trade, maritime SUI
premacy and colonies mainly to Eng
land.
The result of the third was to shat.
'N' -'"POiSOh HoPes VI dsCtHudHCy ny
sea, and to force him back on European
conquests, upon projects which related
to the old world and not to the new
Pitt and Nelson did not disappear un-
til that end was attained and Englands
part in the later wars of Napoleon was
that, having, as Pitt said in almost his
closing words, saved herself by her
energy she saved Europe by her eN-
annie and assistance
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
Blights Matrimonial Prospects.

In the reign of Louis XIV. n solemn
edict was passed in France to the follow
ing effect: "Whosoever, by means of
red and white paint, perfumes, essences,
artificial teeth, false hair, cotton wool,
iron corsets, hoops, shoes with high
heels, or false hips, should seek to in
duce into the bonds of marriage any
male subject Of his majesty shall be
prosecuted for witchcraft and declared
Incapable OF matrimony."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
COUNTY NhHS.
ITHACA.
EmmeL pnarce Is DeLteI.

Emmett Pearce Is better.
Twelve new members we're added TO
the X of H. laat week
Harry Parrish of Detroit visited
friends Ia town Friday.
Wonder why II is that Tucker ism :
getting any vi the work Of the Fan!
lb1 i..r committee are building a
"a yes stahu aid improving The
tTaCa.
A meetlDS ot Tie republican connt'
committee and The candidates Was held
last Tuesday.
Our people ale trying 10 work up AZ
interest III the tar. n llttle more ad-
vertisine wOuld help a good deaf
Tho republican county COMMITTEES.
together with the ca9didNtes met l.
ths committee rooms tuesday 10 pian
iO4 The campaign
rl-nban Flnch who Eel Monday night
Came - 10 Arcadia III S54. lie was th'
father OK I!rs } L. Sine air, who has
been G''' some yGaIS, anu leaves &"
wife AM i'.'" children.
ITIey say ill.,. q. II. Chase will be F."
candidate fDr equator and that y. +
will go in fui -aor'ff. Well, both ar
good men aud :, I've got To hav
a oOpocrat or DEL 9np they would pt
better than some.
" }. Mccullough a"1 John R0well
we're In the city Tuesu.n AicCu4lOugh
is "A candidate for shsr IT IN L demi
pop ticket aud R0well is Yr' ming hin
for the race The comblna loo iickels
the prohibjtionis,s half TO death 10 tn,
combination work.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
New Cse for Ear NInTs.

81 sold a man pair of ear mufTs the
other day." said furnishing goods
salesman to customer who was asking
him some questions about the business.
I'VE sell more or less goods out of sea.
son the year round to people who arc
going to strange places, but that was
the first pair of ear muffs ever sold In
summer, and I asked this gentleman,
incidentally, IL he was going to Green.
land, and he said no, he was going to
pad 'em and wear 'em at home when the
children were playing"