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The Lamar register., 1899-04-26

Ii kalsomtnes are cheap, tenn
porary preparations made from
whiting, chalks. clays, etc,
and stuck on walls with de-
cnying animal glue. ALABAS-
TINE Is not q kalsomlne.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-26
Stale of Spanlsh Trade.

United States Consular Agent Mer-
tens, at Grao, has submitted figures
relative to the Spanish trade last year.
showing that, Notwithstanding her de-
feat in war and her distressed econo-
mic condition, Spain was able to show
balance of trade in her favor for
1898. The total exports were S132, ,4O1,-
O3S and the imports s91. .772,45O
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Had Enough.

Parson Howlett-Mah tex fo' dis
ebennin's disclose am toe be foun' in
Philippians. chapter Deacon Goode
(arising and making for the door,
Sorry TO toe cause talk, but l hears
dis Philippines question six days in de
week, an doan sit TO- to hear it on
Sundays nohow. Bangs the door,
Judge.
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A GALLANT SOLDIER.
BRILLIANT RECORD OF
DAKOTA VOLUNTEER.
smith Wins the Medal of Honor-HIs
Encounter with Two FnIpinos who
Sought to Assassinate Him brings
Its Reward.
CsIoax FaIls. S. d. Letter.l

N@+N'"N ans lJ.s lJtlltI.l
Among the gallant United States SOL
diers now upholding the honor OF their
country at Manila who have performed
deeds which win win for them the
coveted medal Of honor is Thomas
Smith. private OF Company E, South
Dakota volunteers. To him WAS also
accorded the honor Of being personally
congratulated by Gen. Otis. In an en-
counter with two FilipInos. who
sought to assassinate him while on
picket duty, Smith. after being badly
wounded. shot and instantly killed one
OF his assailants and wounded the 9TH
er 50 severely that he died a short time
later. Sergeant Kicker. Corporal
Wheeler and three priyates. among
them Private Smith, were assigned to
outpost duty at Blockhouse No. 2,
north Of Manila. At $50 in the even
ing Private Smith went on picket duty.
His beat was one Of the most danger
Gus patrolled by American soldiers.
passing along narrow road thickly
fringed with trees and bamboo thick
cts. shortly after O'Clock, tine sun
having set, Private Smith dIscerned
two Fillpinos approaching him. appar-
entity on their way to Manila. They
were dressed In white and walked in
single file, one about six feet behind
the other. He challenged them and
they answered promptly. the first
greeting him with the words "Bueno
nOches, ameEO" tgood evening. friend.
The second repeated the greeting and
accompanied II with military salute.
Smith replied in English, and should
erinG his Springfield rifle turned to re-
sumo his beat. Just as they passed he
careIessly turned his head to look after
them. This fortunate circumstances
saved his life. for Immediately after
passing him the second Filipino drew
machete. sprang at the sentry and
aimed 4 terrific blow at his head The
stroke would practically have severed
Private Smiths head from his body
had he not caught sight OF the descend
ing knife In time to dodge slightly.
causing the blade TO miss It's mark. AS
II was, the blow was sufficient to cut
his left cheek open TO the bone from
the temple TO the Jaw. With the blood
pouring forth In a stream he whirled
to face the natives. who instantly took
TO their heels In their effort to escape.
Smith raised his rifle and shot one OF
the fleeing natives through the heart
before he had gone twenty feet. BY
this time he was so weak from pain
and loss OF blood that he was forced
to drop to his knees. and while in this
position he reloaded his rifle and fired
q shot ut the other Filipino. who was
Just disappearing in the edge of the
thlcket at the side OF the road. This
shot also took effect. for the dead body
OF the native was found next morning
in the thtcket, he having evidently
erawled as far as possible before expir-
ing. for the body was discovered some
distance from the point where he dis
appeared In the underbrush as Smith
fred at him. Comrades, attracted by
the firing. rushed to the aid OF the
brave soldier. and procuring a horse
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woULp-BE REvoLuTroNIsT
IParis Ietterl

Paul Deroulede, the founder OF the
League of Patriots. who. has been ar
rested for melting revolts against tn.
civic authorities, is a fiery agit2tar
whose championship of the army ha.
been conducted in literature as well as
in politics. His ability TO write II
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An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFoRGIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities Of the
remedy are obtained from senna and
other aromatic plants. by n method
known to the CALIFoRNIA Fro SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL
LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK. N. z.
For safe by all Druggists Price Soc per bottle
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The Cheerful Idiot,

"a live copper" said the Cheerful
Idiot. just before the other boarders
escaped. "can often prevent a dead
steal.' After which he laughed me-
taliically.- Indianapolis Journal.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-26

IABASTISE is the original
and only durable wall coating.
entirely different from al kali
somines. Ready for use in
. white or twelve beautiful tintS
n by adding cold water.
AIDES naturally prefer Ala
BASTINE for walls and cell
ings. because Il IS pure. clean.
durable. Put mp in dry pow
dered form. I'm flye-pound pack
- ages, with full directions.
IL kaIsomines are cheap. tenn
porary preparations made from
\ whiting, chalks. clays, etc.
4 and stuck on walls with de-
cnying animal glue. ALABAS-
"a TINE is not kalsomine.
= EwAaE of the dealer who
says he can sell you the same
u thing as ALABASTINE or
\ something just as good. He
is either not posted or Is try
y ing to deceive you.
ND IN OFFERING something
he has bought .heap and tries
to sell on ALABASTINE'S de-
! mands, he may not realize the
damage you will suffer by a
IA kalsomine on your walls.
l ENSlblsE GeaierS Will NOT uuy
! a lawsuit. Dealers risk one by
selling and consumers by using
y infringement. Alabastlne Co.
own right to make wall coat
= ing to mix with cold water.
n HE INTERIOR WALLS Of
every schoolhouse should be
coated only with pure. durable
ALABASTINE- 1t safeguards
health. Hundreds of tons are
used annually for this work.
N BUYING ALABAST1NE. see
that packages are properly Ia
beled. Beware of large four
pound package light kalso-
mine offered to customers as
a fivc-pound package.
/. ITSANCE of wall paper is OBJ
Waited by ALABASTINE. 1t
can be used on plastered walls.
wood ceilings, brick or can
vas. A child can Orush II on
1t does not rub or scale on.
|. STABLISHED IN favor. Shun
- all limitations. Ask paint dealer
or druggist for tint card Write
for "Alabasttne Era" free, to
ALABASTINE CO.. Grand
Rapids, Michigan
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placed him upon the animal and con-
yeyed him three miles to the company's
quarters, where his wound was dressed
by the surgeons. Smith bled SO pro-
fusely that in going the three miles
To the company quarters his clothing
hecame thoroughly saturated. his shoes
full and the horse covered with blood.
He was afterward taken to the hos
pital. That a man after being SO Sc
yerely wounded should have the pluck.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-23

It out, but without any idea Of the stage.
/ was ambitious to write a drama As a
literary production, but felt that I was
entirely ignorant Of the many technicali-
ties necessary to do well anything for the
stage. Yet, when | came to write il, it
grew to be the novel, very different from
the original sketch, however, SO different,
indeed, that the play as it will be pro-
duced can scarcely be called an adapta-
ton. The characters are the same, but
you will recognize the difference.
MANY persons fancy that The Cad
fly is founded on incidents taken from
my husbands life. They are utterly mis-
taken. There is absolutely no connec-
ton between him and that book, both
the character and plot Of which are pure
" fictitious. Although my husband has
located permanently in England, he is
not and never has been q Siberian exile
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-23

principal reasons for its present poPuf
larity.
Another explanation Is that the waltz
has suffered the fate Of the bicycle, only
by q slower process. 1t became too popu-
lar, and when prizes were given TOR tbs
best lady and gent walters" at Bowery
festivities it hurt hat particular dance IN
other parts of the
OF course the fact that f~ashionnbit
folks nave deserted the waltz for the two
step does not prevent people who do NOT
care for the dictates Of fashion from
waltzing all they like, and they viii DOH
too. But the dancing masters will en-
deayor to modify the dance for those Wne
insist on keeping it alive. They declare
that the man mi let his left arm hang
IN a stir, military fashion by his side,
leaving the lady's right hand free. 50 that
she may manage the voluminous folds
Of her long, trained skirt. This stylt
was tried In Newport his summer
Among the new dances taught this win.
ter will be the Pompadour gavot- It ID
a slow, stately dance, patterned after the
minuet, and was devised by q New xora
dancing professor.
A novel cotillon figure has also been In
vented. 1t is called the laundry figure.
A basket of white clothes, q line q
some clothespins are the essentials.
The Verona minuet, a Boston dance Il
another novelty. 1t is slow and classical
and graceful and about as much fun as 4
funeral procession.
Each year the members Of this Ma
tional Association Of Dancing Masters
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-23
SOUVENIRS.


= CCtAAA1G y VI ARA 09CSAD -
HoteIs and Cafes.
"You had better leave that tray with
me. I can find use for it here"
The words. quietly spoken a few even
ings ago, came from the lips of the pro-
prietor OF a handsomely furnished restau-
rant recently opened In the center Of the
city, says the Philadelphia Inquirer. The
well dressed young man to whom they
were addressed blushed violently, and,
reaching down inside his vest, drew out
a small silver platter, which be placed
on the table from which he and his COM
panion, a stylishly dressed young woman,
had just risen.
"Only a bit Of a joke, you know" he
stammered. II intended to bring 1t
back"
The restaurant man said nothing in re-
ply, and the couple went out. When the
saunterer felt sure that they were be-
yond hearing distance, he turned to the
restaurant man.
saw him take it, / suppose?" he re-
marked, suggestingly.
"Nop,r was the response. Il didn't see
him, but the tray, which is o valuable
one, by the way, had been left lying on
the table at which he was seated by the
waiter a few minutes before, and | no.
ticed it there. / also happened to know
that the waiter had not been back to the
table In the interval, and when ! saw the
couple ready to 80 u and didn't see
anything Of the tray / just put two and
two together. That was ALL"
What did he want with the tray? In
tended to pawn it,"
"Oh, no. Took it for q souvenir for the
young woman probably. Its like carry
ing off umbrellas, this souvenir fad. No
one seems to think that taking a restau-
rants silverware or cut glass is stealing
just a sort OF q joke, you know. But it's
an expensive joke and one the average
restaurant or hotel proprietor fails to APP
preciate. l am acquainted with one hotel
man who kept tab on his disappearing
stuff for a couple Of months. Then one
night, armed with the proper documents
and accompanied by a detective, be went
on a recovering trip. When the two re-
turned, 1t was with a cab tworthjrds ELL
cd with stuff ranging from cut glass salt
shnkers to quadruple plate ice pitchers.
Oh, it's a great game, and you'd be sur
prised TO know the full extent Of It"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-23
OVER NIAGARA FALLS.
Sailor Wood VIII Ride the Cataract
In q Novel Boat.

Sailor Wood Will Ride the Cataract
In a Novel Boat.
Fred T. Wood, a Chicagoxsailor, pro-
poses to go over Niagara falls in an APP
paratus Of his own design consisting of a
cylindrical balloon, a car and a boat. The
balloon, from which the car and boat are
suspended. is ten feet long, six feet IN d.
ameter and pointed at the ends 1t Is
made of very stout materials and Is capa-
BILE of supporting 500 pospds of weight.
The car is as light as it can be a with
safety. The frame is Of steel, although
the inventor believes that bamboo would
be preferable il z sufficiently tough yari-
ETY. could be had in this counSy. -Four
feet long and two feet wide are b di-
mansions Of the car, giving room for the
operator Of the machine to be seated and
TO move about In directing the course Of
the boat as it descends the rapids It Is
also impervious to water and viii float
Attached to this car by four steel rods
is a boat weighing 100 pounds or a little
less. The four rods are fastened to q
footplate by bolts. These are arranged
so that pressure on the footplate viii
withdraw the bolts simultaneously and IN
an instant release the boat from the car.
At the end of the boat and also Of the
car is a rudder managed By a tiller con-
nected with the car The car also Is pro-
vided with two air planes, % practically
two immense wings, one on each side.
These are 20 By Z feet and can be turned
to stand at any angle from the side OF
the car. The whole, it will be seen, IS
modelled on the plan of Maxim's aero
plane.
Woods plan for sailing over Niagara
| falls is this The balloon boat Is to be an
cbored in midstream, about 1000 feet
above the falls. The water Is shallow
| there, and the bold navigator proposes to
walk out to his boat. He viii take q seat
in the car, cut the ropes and begin to
shoot down the river rapidly toward the
| moving cataract. The boat viii descend
so fast, owing to the ~buoyanXyorce Of the
! balloon and the swift currenf, that steer
| ing will be child's play. Just as the boat
| dashes over the curve Of the falls be will
press the footplate in the bottom OF the
car and release the boat from the car
and the balloon. The boat will be dashed
into a million pieces. Then, il Woods
calculations do not fail, his car and bal
loon, relieved Of the 100 pounds weight
of the boat, will rise slightly and sail out
through the mists and away from the
powerful suction Of the boiling torrent
| The navigator will allow some Of the gas
| to escape from the balloon, q it will be-
gin to come down. Here the wings on
| each side Of the car will come into play
| Ordinarily as gas escaped from the bal
| loon the car would settle straight down
1 and strike the water with q broadside
dash. Wood intends to u these wings
at an angle OF about 45s degrees This
will cause the car to glide into the water
somewhat as a sled slides down hill. The
alright car, buoyed up by the balloon,
win glide down the turbulent stream be-
low the falls to where it can be picked
up by the Maid Of the Mist, the little
steamer which plies niagara river.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-23

as the sounds evolved IN music from the
scale. l think the most of the tunics are
shorter than they were so as to show
more Of the lower skirt. Notches, waves,
scalIops and curved effects are seen on
the lower edges. These as the season adj
vances will be bordered with some of b
least expensive or ribbed silk. Stitching
and fancy braids will also find place, and
SO will the pretty taffeta applique mem
toned above. Jet passementerie Is too
heavy, md as one part of a tunic has to
be on the bias it would soon pull it out
of shape,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-23

MAUI wHITEMAN SHOOTING A WILD HORSE.
physique. He is, however, no longer
young, and the 65 years that have passed
over him have limited his opportunities
for work, SO he decided TO kill wild horses
for their hides. Neither his age nor his
lack of capital hindered effort In that di-
rection, while prices for hides were fairly
good, and wild mustangs were plentiful.
From the first Maud was q active
partner in this business. She Is a bold
rider and a fine shot and can bring down
a horse at a distance that would win a
sportsman's admiration. When engaged
in this pursuit, she dresses like q man,
donning overalls In addition to a flannel
shirt and a mans soft hat.
The method of killing is ingenious.
Mounted on horses, the father and daugh-
ter set out for the task. They keep dis
creetly In the background, however, while
dogs drive a small herd Of their own
horses to the spring. These serve as a
decoy. Gradually wild horses come up.
mingling with the rest. When suspicion
has been quieted, the man steals near,
~wounding, with a view to disabling, the
leader of the herd. All others Of the wild
band Immediately rush away, but, soon
they return in quest Of their leader. Now
is the opportunity. The mounted riders
rush from hiding, shoot as many as pos
sible and follow the fleeing victims until
all, or nearly all, are killed.
Maud is an expert at removing hides.
When her father has taken the names
and tails. which are also salable, she
strips off the hides. These are dried by
spreading them upon sagebrush, placing
bags or blankets between them to admit
of free access of air. At the end of three
weeks they are ready for shipment. Some
times as many as 10 are thus disposed in
q month.
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$<0OA
MING.
two of them knife plated, two gathered
and all bordered By one row Of black
velvet ribbon a quarter of an inch wide.
The upper rufles were put on in a way
to initiate a tunic.
The waist was simply beautiful. It
was tight and had a belt made by two
rows OF black Jet beads as big as peas.
There were a very elaborate bertha of
ruffles and a fat design in ~spangles. The
waist and sleeves were of the satin and
were studded, like the skirt, with the
~spangles. The upper part of the purple
satin was cut away and filled in with
white satin, and this in turn was cover
ed with gathered net with lengthwise
stripes of ~spangles. The collar was as
high as it could be and covered with
~Epangles. The sleeves reached but to the
elbow
There are some set pieces for evening
wear where there are some silver, gold
or iridescent spangles. Woman will shine
In society this season literally and fig
uratively.
Next to jet and spangles for trimming
come the new fringes. These are in ev-
cry conceivable width, style and material,
HUH MOOl " OCdQog Win DAAs tapes 0AA
chenille thrown in. Wool fringes are
mostly for golting capes, though l find
some very rich twisted fringe for trim
ming tunics and skirts OF wooden gowns.
/ noticed one plaid skirt where there
was a fringe In the same colors n about
six inches deep, used to simulate a tunic-
There was a cape of brown cloth to
match the color in the plaid, and this had
soro-n ard hax1 10Th IN I'D NTH fbo
fringe. The effect was very fine indeed.
There are rich and elaborate fringes,
and they viii be used to an unheard of
extent. Jet belts are made with fringe Of
5et all around, sometimes pointed, some
TINES graduated. More ways than 1
could tell 10 a day have been invented for
the proper use Of fringe as dress trim
ming. In festoons, vandykes, tunics, real
or simulated, and waved or straight lines
we shall see 1t as soon as the season ful-
n opens, which it has not yet done.
The season does not open until the
Four Hundred return to the city, and
each succeeding year they seem to remain
10 the country or at the great watering
places or IN Europe later rnan perore, 70
the great injury of all kinds OF business.
Anyway, fringe is handsome and snowy
and achieves dressy results with q small
amount of labor. We won't speak OF
its cost. Silk fringe is expensive. The
deeper the knotting above the fringe the
more it costs. Chenille fringe mingled
with jet is the most SNOWY at the least
cost. But fringe IS IN. 5.
Braids are to be much used on ali
WOODEN gowns. The castle braid Is pro-
duced ii such beautiful set designs that
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-23
WILD HORSES.


How Hand Whitemnn- OF Nevada Gets
n Living.
Shooting Wild borses fora living seems
odd employment, especially fox a woman.
but there IS a woman In Nevada who
earns her livelihood ID just that q
She Is d Californian, too, n q young
woman, only % years old Her name is
Mrs. Maud Whiteman. Until she went
to Nevada six years ago her home was
on q ranch some few miles from Fresno,
says the San Francisco Examiner. Be
ing Of a sturdy and venturesome DISPOSE
ton, Maud early learned to manage
horses and to feel at home in the wilds,
SO it happened that when her father by
some misehapcc was forced to part with
his home In California his daughter was
fitted to be his helper in the rude region
selected by him for a further struggle
with fate.
The father. whose am is Wilman, il
an old soldier, Having served his country
In both the Mexican and civil wars. He
Is a tall, fine looking man, Of splendid
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-23

white ones. The best style will be to
have the white ones black and vice versa.
For evening wear for all occasions ex-
cept dancing the black applique may be
laid over white silk or poplin with most
artistic effect. The most effective way
for this is to have six or seven rows of it
around the skirt. A white silk waist has
a black net overwaist, and this in turn
has lengthwise stripes of this applique.
The filter jet or ~spangles will be used
to an extent unheard of. / saw a beauti-
full reception gown the other day. The
dress itself was of Cyrano purple satin
duchess, with an entire overdress of black
brussels net uneyenly sewed with quite
large black ~spangles all over. Around
the bottom of the skirt were four RULES,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-23
Eoufvocal

Jack-So you spent last evening with
the colonel. How did you enjoy your
self?
Bob-Bored to DEATH
Jack-Why, I'm surprised! The colonel
is a VIGOROUSLY entertaining fellow.
Bob-I know it, but he spent most Of
his time telling jokes that he had read.
Jack-Well2
Bob1WeIl. / had written most Of them
myself.
Jack-Oh, / see! No wonder You were
bored.-Detroit Free Press.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-23

sion Of her popular novel, is ar English
woman who was born in Ireland. Her
husband is a native of Lithuanias In Rus
sian Poland. So altogether she is some
thing of a cosmopolite.
Mrs. Voynich Is a tall, slender blond,
with faxen hair and gentle She
is not the sort of woman You would ex-
pect to produce such a work as 9Vhe
Gadfy," with its strong emotional scenes
and razor edge moral balancing. She
says Of her novel:
when ! FIRST conceived the plot It was
to be a drama. That is the way I thought
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-23

OF Lord Salisbur's five sons, the Oldest
and youngest are in Parliament the third.
Lord Cecil, Is a barrister; the Premier's
fourth son, Lord Edward Cecil, Is a lieu
tenant in the Grenadiers. and has the
Dongola expedition Of 1896 to his credit;
Lord Ernest. the second son, is in the
Church.