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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08
cam. Law Ia central Africa.

Game Is to be preserved in Central
Africa. Major Won wIssman has set
aside a portion OF German East Africa,
within which no shooting win be al
lowed without license from the gov
ernor Of the colony. A license 10 shoot
elephant or rhinoceros costs 500 rupees
a year for a native; females and young
elephants with tusks weighing less than
six pounds must not be shot at all.
White men VIII pay 100 rupees for the
first elephant shot and ESQ rupees for
every other. SO rupees for the first two
rhinoceroses, and 100 rupees for all az
ter them. Monkey, beasts OF prey, boars
and birds, except ostrlches and secre-
tary birds, may be killed without a
license.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

Ex-Queen Emma Of Samoa IL now In Ber-
lin on visit to the exhibition. accompanied
by her husband. who formerly en- officer
an Ideally happy couple Her ex-maJesty
has dropped her queenly title. and travels as
a simple German frau.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

ala! har quoth Romeo Gruffyolce.
the tragedian, as he YEARLY stepped
from tie TO tie on the way in from
Frostyille, "'tis The first time, for
sooth, have played the role of detec-
tive. The directors OF this road know
me not, but am on their track"
Just then a train turned the curve
and the way it used him made him
feel very much cut up.-New York
World.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

Salzer's Fall Seed Catalogue tells
you It's worth thousands to the wide
awake farmer. Send four-cent stamps
for catalogue and free samples of
grains and grasses for fall sowtns.
John A. Salzer Seed Co. Lacrosse.
Wisconsin
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

unanimous homage
y the chiefs and the assembled
FAS a wonderful and fearful ocre-
J The cable tells as that 70 de-
fas omitted To make Il impressive.
- know from accounts of the last
beie coronation what that means.
\ the most interesting parts OF the
)ony is that In which the king.
on his OF. il assaulted by the
prophets and the dancing giants.
new king is the son OF Loben-
the erAftiest and brayext monarch
atAbeies ever had. He fought
desperate Yalor against the ma
guns and other deadly weapons
Janeson's followers. and. as is
Drprising. was finally vanquishod-
MAtabeles have nov risen again
holt against tho white invaders.
ey have accepted their late kings
their leader. This Is OF great
nance TO the whites. because a
D. among the chiefs for the lead
would have weakened the MAtA-
They are now united under one
and u he shows military eapae-
Is feared that they win make a
md hard fight
nandA wen, 70 the Matoppo hills
roEned. The ceremony pArtook
nature OF 4 coronation and a
Afion OF war. Practically the
satabeIe people were there. d.
tnto regiments. or implz. with
thiefs leading them
nanda IL six feet high. and.
young. already weighs over 200
Weight Is an attribute OF SOW
" among the Matabeies.
be coronation the king takes his
chair on the crown o, a small
me chief medicine men surround
nd slave holds a shield as tall
an over his head. Close at hand
be vessel containing native beer.
hieh his majesty refreshes him
Der arduous parts of the eeremo-
- kings headdress consists OF the
breast Of a crane. from which
khers fall down at the sides and
Downward.
Fears an apron of leopards' tails
knees and ankles are covered
pits Of long hair OF the great
His councillors are similarly but
1nietly attired.
rnen are drawn up in regiments.
Into two classes-those OF the
m those OF the boys They are
war dress. the principal features
pa are a long shield. an assegaI.
PIE feathers The women stand
apart
chiefs address the king and tell
at he is stronger than an ele-
And more comedy than an ante
bat he will eat all his enemies
nt they will die for him with
5lness.
ehiefs emphasize their remarks
5ng their heads TO the dust. The
led people fellow their example.
Shat they all rap their assegais
n shields, making a deafening
Phe king is then consecratcd by
pphets. who have been trained
u sacred calling by passing their
fnong human skulls and deadly
The prophet always carries
these reptiles about his neck.
y&ng Is also saluted by the giants,
4aecute a mysterious dance before
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

GREAT ceremony
has just taken place
In South Africa. de-
ciares the New York
Journal. Nynman-
da, son of Loben-
gula. has been en-
throned king OF the
MaiAbeles. In the
land OF HIS fathers.
He received the
unanimous homage
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

please her hu-bandf' mo: her pug dog
wouldn't come near her when she had them
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

August sth and 9th. only $40 for the round
trip. via the Union Pacific. Ask about our
Grand Circle Trip at ticket once, corner nth
aud Curtis
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

Mira Hobbs. does your husband dance at
tendance on you when you go away to-
getherl" Dance attendance1 / can hardly
get him 10 walk
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

To visit Utah at oniy $50 for the round trip
via the Union Pacific August Sth or 9TH
CAN at ticket once. pit nth street corner
Curtis. for particulars.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

$50 Mrs. BiIker has got a divorceT' Eyes;
she discovered that Mr.. BiIker had been
hiding his small change every night under a
flower pot In the back yard !"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

Ny doctor said would die but Piso's Cure
for Consumption cured me.--Amos Keiner
Cherry Valley. Ms. Nov. .. isa5
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

"Pa. what are uelghborsY' 'sNeishborS are
generally people that yonr mother says We
must not get acquainted with
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

FITS ssapped free and permanently cured. No
1ts Aftsr Crit days Of DR.. ktine's trzt Nerve
kestorer. Fres - trial bottle and treatise.
send 70 d. kI:sk. 81 Arch ST., philadelphia Pa
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

''why do you say Kitty violates the law by
wea ring a ptuk FeiiY' There's an ordinance
which forhlds putting RID netting over
peaches"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08

ff the naby rs Cuttias TEEN.
b SUR and use that old veil tried remedy Ma
Nus1o-'s SOOTHING srHrr for ChiIdr~n IeethinS.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-08-08
TEIRD CORONATION.
|AsLEs' KING RECENTLY RE-
cEivsD HIS CROWN.

=. castoms A,t.ad the soi.mnira-
y of Taking Possession OF the
- of His Faths-- Live. Were
rino.d
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-07
EUGENE FIELDS HOME.
His Many Queer Clocks and His
Library of Rare Books.

His Many Queer Clocks and His
Library of Rare Books.
One should not always judge man
by his house, but In the case of Eugene
Field 1t seemed as If his house were a
part Of him. 1t Is an old-fashioned two
story farmhouse with wide porch, to
which has been added large circular
wing with an outside chimney such as
the Southerners love. AS you enter the
hall, you notice an deliberately orna-
mented old English tall clock of the
kind usually known in this country as
"Grandfathers Clock" 1t Is one of
three such clocks In the house; second
stands on stairlanding, after the man
ner of Longfellow's "Old Clock on the
Stair" and a third was in Eugene
Fields sleeping-room. The last one has
a gong in 1t like a country dinner-bell,
and clangs the hour with loud metallic
ring.
In the same room he had freak
clock" made entirely of wood, that ticks
like a hammer striking hard wood. In
the library there Is a quaint little one
made with see-saw-a wee boy and
girl sitting upon log to regulate the
pendulum. This is very well behaved
little piece of mechanism, as it makes
no noise and Is really pretty. Contrast
ed with it, standing near Fields writing
table, is plain New England kitchen
clock such as our grandmothers used
In their light airy kitchens. 1t is me
dium-slzed affair of mahogany with q
glass door, on the lower half Of which
are painted impossible red roses and
forget-me- 1t Is good old domes-
tic clock, and went on faithfully ticking
away when the others were cranky and
would not keep the time regularly.
AS you enter the house, the library is
on the left hand. All around the walls
of the room are bookcases. Suppose we
look at the case beyond the window,
which might be called the Fairy Cor
ner Here are gathered books of fairy
lore from all parts of the world, for
there was hardly an old bookstore in
London, Paris or Berlin which Mr.. Field
did not know well. In this wonderful
fairy corner are CosSack fairy tales
Eastern fairy tales, legends of the
French provinces, legends of Ireland
Norway, Germany, Spain, New En-
gland, and all the modern English fairy
stories.-St. Nicholas.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-07
The Retort Discourteous.

A small and dirty newsboy worked a
paying game for a week or so down in
the shopping districts. He would don a
most pathetic expression, go up to Il
woman and say, "Missis, won't you buy
paper? Dis is my birfday, and l Amt
sold hardly any" OF course he would
sell one in nine cases out of ten, and
would generally get nickel and be told
to keep the change. He must have kept
this up fully week and reaped boun-
tiful harvest. At last one young wo-
man who tired of the same story and
who became rather skeptical on the
subject of birthdays stopped the
young genius and remarked in tones
clear enough to be heard some little dis
lance, "See here, little boy, what did
you say about your birthday"
Lady, please buy paper; dis is my
birthday, and l amt sold but one paper
to-day" whined the young rascal.
"Now, little boy, to my certain knowl-
edge you have had birthday every day
this week. Aren't you ashamed to tell
such storiesT'
He was cornered for a minute and
stood with head cast down and every
appearance of remorSe. AT last he
looked up with most innocent express
sion and said: "Well, you see, lady, you
en- me we're different. l amt old, en-
l though I'd have lot of birthdays to
onct, en- den could quit havin' 'em like
you. See%
She concluded he was past reforming
and, slipping dim, in his hand, moved
on signing over the wickedness of the
generation, while the young sinner exc
cuted a pas seul of his inyentlon.-Chl-
cago Tribune.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-07

picture that made the eyes of his
friends bulge with amazement. There
In the center Of the photograph stood
Frank looking proudly at fish which
he held In his outstretched hand. The
fish was fully as large as Frank and
Frank is nearly Is years old. 1t was a
black bass, and old fishermen who had
often declared that no bass ever
weighed more than five pounds beheld
a fish that could not have weighed less
than 100 pounds.
All this time Frank chuckled In his
sleeve. For it was Il trick" photo
graph. When it was taken the fish
was hung far to the front of Frank on
the limb of a tree. Then he raised his
hand in such way that 1t had the ap-
pearance of holding the fish by 4
string The fish, being so far in the
foreground, appeared In the photo
graph several times its natural size.
But Frank insists, now that the trick
has been discovered, that 1t was really
a monster fish.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-07
What He Was Waiting For.

One of the best applause" stories is
related of a singer who was exceed
ingly self-conscious-no to say intol-
erably conceited-who, at a concert at
which she was to vocalize, handed to
the German gentleman who was accom-
panying her at the pianoforte copy of
her song marked in several places,
Wait for the applause" At the end
of one verse there came a dead silence
among the audience. The accompanist
laid not finger on key, but blinked pla-
cidly through his spectacles at the lady.
what are you waiting forY she ask
ed in an eXasperated undertone. Il
am vaitin' for de abblause," replied
the pianist, land he nod gom YETI
London Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-07
A Tale of Twn Renra.

Once upon time two bears lived to-
gether In a hollow tree. 1t was a long
time before any white men came to this
country, and the bears were great
and powerful race. One of these bears
was a handsome fellow, and he liked to
go visiting and to lie in the sun and to
eat dinner regularly. The other bear
was a quiet fellow and most of his
friends said that he was very stupid.
Every day when his brother lolled COM
fortably under a gooseberry bush he
would go out into the forest and find a
huge oak. Then he would stand up on
his hind legs and scratch the rough
bark with his claws until they were as
sharp as needles. 1t was hard work
and the other bear laughed at him for
doing 1t.
whats the use of sharpening your
claws?" he asked. Games plenty"
And then he would go back to sleep
again.
That winter was long and cold, and
when the two bears came out of the
hollow tree in the spring they were
both thin and hungry and cross. The
handsome fellow went down to the
creek and tried to catch some fish for
dinner but the ice was so thick and
slippery that his dull claws made no
impression on it. A little later his
brother came down and dug hole near
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-07
GORDON AND Ii HUNG CHANG.
Their Disagreement Over the Pun
ishment OF the TAPPING Rebels.

Their Disagreeme Over the Pun
ishment of the TAPPING Rebels.
Ex-Secretary John w. Foster saw
much of Ii Hung Chang while he was
acting as confidential adviser TO the
Emperor Of China in the peace negotla-
lions with Japan. He has written a
sketch of the Chinese Viceroy, which
appears in the century. or the TAI
ping rebellion Mr.. Foster says:
Ii Hung Chang came out of these
campaigns with a high reputation for
military skill, great administrative ca
paclty, and devoted loyalty to the reign
ing dynasty, and was thenceforWard
the most famous man of his nation.
But just at the close Of the war an In
cident occurred which, in the estimation
of most foreigners, has remained as
blight upon his fair name. In the final
great battle, which resulted in the cap
ture of the most prominent OF the lead
ers Of the rebellion Gordon, who was
instrumental in their actual capture,
promised to spare their lives, but i'm
mediately after being sent to headquar-
tiers they were beheaded. Gordon, who
was of an impetuous temperament, de-
nounced this act as breach of faith,
and, it Is said, threatened to take the
life of Ii and to throw up his COM
mand. But he did neither.
Ii claimed that the refractory con-
duct of the rebel princes after their
surrender made the punishment a ne
cessity; and such cool-headed and
experienced man as Sir Robert Hart.
with a full knowledge of the facts, held
that Colonel Gordon was not justified
in his conduct, and induced him to re-
consider his action and Judgment. Cor
don continued in command for some
time, and up to the day of his death at
Khartum maintained most friendly re-
lations with the viceroy.
Notwithstanding these facts English
writer's generally insist that Ii was
guilty of bad faith and of bloody and
lnhuman conduct. But it should be
borne in mind that theTaiping rebellion
was a most desolating and relentless
war; that 1t had destroyed many popu-
lous cities; had laid waste nearly one
half Of the empire; had sacrificed an
enormous number Of lives, estimated as
high as twenty millions; and that the
leaders who were beheaded had been
guilty of horrid cruelties. Under such
circumstances it would not have been
strange if even the most civilized and
Christian commander, in the flush of
victory, should have ordered the execu-
ton Of the authors of such untold
horrors and bloodshed. The sepoy
mutlny Of India synchronizes with the
TAPPING rebellion. If the heather
Chinese" should wish to retort upon his
foreign critics, he might not find it
difficult to parallel his own conduct
with that of his civilized neighbors,
the rulers of India.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-07
Effect of an Audience,

One of the peculiarities of the ora
torical temperament is that 1t Is sub
ject to what our grandmothers called
"vapors," or depression of spirit. In
such a mood molehill seems noun
tain, and grasshopper is n burden.
Mental effort Is impossible and an en-
gagement to speak in public as repug-
nant as is the sound of the dinner-gong
to n seasick passenger. The only cure
for such an attack of spleen is to get,
by hook or crook, the orator before the
audience, where the excitement VIII
put him mentally and physically on
his feet.
In 1859 Thomas Corwin, Ohio's most
eloquent orator, had consented to de-
liver the Grafton at the celebration of
the Fourth of July on the Tippecanoe
backgrounds. The night before the
celebration, Corwin called his son-in-
law, Mr.. Sage, to his room and told
him that he had been unable to sleep
and was much discouraged about his
address the next day. He had tried to
think over his speech, but his memory
had failed him, and he was afraid he
would make a failure. His son-in-law
advised him to dismiss the speech
| from his mind and go to sleep.
The next morning Mr.. Corwin felt so
| indisposed that he announced his ina
| bility to speak The marshal of the
| day finally persuaded him TO ride out
| to the grounds and take seat on the
platform, whence he might explain to
| the people why he was unable to de-
| liver the Grafton, and thus lessen their
disappointment.
At the proper time, Mr.. Corwin rose
| to make his apology; but as he looked
over the audience of forty thousand
people. that sea of upturned faces"
stirred both body and brain. He made
a few commonplace remarks, and then
struck upon the first sentence of the
manuscript he had prepared.
1T is all right, he will speak," whis-
| pered Mr. Sage to the president of the
day.
1t was all right the orator went on
| and spoke for two hours. The manu-.
script he had prepared was the intro
| duction of the speech-a page and a
half of legal cap-which Mr.. Sage had
read the day before. The audience
made the sick man well, and an orator
again.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-07
In Hard Luck.

Just across from the depot was the
town graveyard, and sitting on bag.
gage truck on the platform was
ragged, lonesome man, whom any ON
would have spotted at once for tramp
There were a dozen of us walking up
and down as we waited for the train,
but for a quarter of an hour the tramp
sat with his head in his hands and had
nothing to say to any one. Then pas
senger, who was evidently on good
terms with himself, walked up to the
man and said:
Dead broke, of course, old man?
Eyes, dead broke" replied the man
on the truck, as he looked up.
Haven't had anything to eat In two
or three days, eh?'
mot since yesterday morning.
"Willing to work, but your health
won't permit 1t, l take 1t, as Is the case
with all the rest of 'em?"
MY health amt overly good" replied
the tramp. after bit.
mo, of course not" laughed the man.
perhaps you are also worrying about
your family? Do you want to raise a
dollar in time to get home to see your
wife dep
Come along, you-come along,
gents" said the tramp, as he rose up
and climbed the graveyard fence.
Half dozen Of us followed him, and
as we reached the fence and looked
over he pointed to three graves which
were so new that grass had not taken
root, and said:
"There's the family-wife and two
children. A week ago was 100 miles
away, but got to thinking about these
graves, and I couldn't stay away. This
morning 1 finished my walk, and [ was
waiting for the train to go before
came up here. Yes, Pm dead broke, and
hungry and in poor health and a tramp,
and there's the reason of 1t. When they
died 1t broke me up"
One by one we went back to the plat
form. The tramp came last of all, and
he was going away without looking at
us, when the man who chaffed him put
the money we had raised in his hand,
added So bill from his own pocket and
kindly said:
Take 1t, old man, and better luck go
with you. I'm sorry spoke as did. -
New York Mercury.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-07

Franco-G German war brought him into
notice, and one of his earliest works,
'"rhe Retreat" exhibited In 1874, was
purchased for the royal gallery at Koc-
nigsburg to show that feats Of arms
stimulate love Of art, and that among
a military people military subjects are
popular. The recognition of Mr.. Croft's
ability and genius has come rather late,
but 1t Is something to know that the
English academy has not altogether
forgotten the fact that soldier is not
yet the most despised person in the
kingdom. Perhaps IL Is to encourage
the military spirit that the academi-
clans have made the greatest military
painter in their country one of their
number.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-07
Trick of the Kodak.

Nowadays boy who goes fishing
without a kodak hasn't half chance.
He may catch some very large tsh,
but how is he going to prove it? When
he measures on his arm the length OF
plckerel or bass that bent his pole
double all his friends will wink know
ingly; no amount of argument will
convince them that he landed any
thing more than perch and "sunnies."
But II he has kodak he can prove
almost anything.
Not long ago Frank Newell, Chi
cago boy, went up into Wisconsin to
fish. He had his kodak along. and
when he came back he exhibited a
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-07
ERNEST CROFTS.
English Painter Clothed with Full
Honors of the Royal Academy.

HonOr6 OF the hoyai academy.
Ernest Crofts, the English painter,
who has recently been clothed with the
full honors of the Royal Academy, is
the only artist in England who is just
now prominent as painter of military
subjects. He was born at Leeds about
fifty years ago and studied at Rugby
and subsequently at Berlin. He took
a course In drawing at London and then
entered the studio of Herr Emil Hun
ten of Dusseldorf, who enjoyed the
patronage of the German court. Hun
ten painted pictures Of war and Crofts
adopted the same branch of the art.
He selected British subjects for his
pictures, and has illustrated the history
of the wars of the roundheads and cav
alters, Cromwell and Prince Rupert,
Wallenstein and William I'LL, and Blu
cher and Wellington. 1t was, however,
by his pictures of more modern and
immediate interest that Mr.. Crofts at
tracted most attention. Episodes of the