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The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

Ger the thirsty. un-parched desert
toiled those stalwart men and true.
Beaconcd by the Star of Empire smiling
downward from the blue,
Westward. Westward. ever Westward.
TIL each hillside and ravine
Opened to them as the heavens opened
to the Florentine.
Long years have fed; those days are
dead; but still their wealth is ours:
The golden grain on many plain, the
orchards and the bowers.
The lowing herds, the bright-plumed
birds. the homes of peaceful rest.
That crown the soil won by the toll of
those who went out West"
Robert Mackay in Success
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15
INSIST on GETTING 1T.

Some grocers say they don't keep De-
fance Starch because they have stock
in hand of u or brands. which they know
cannot be sold to customer who has
once used the l6 OF. pkg. Defiance Starch
for same money
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win. This is why Defiance Starch
is taking the place of all others.
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

"Slogo is getting lazier every day"
whats new with him now?" when
his wife made him do the churning he
Invented churn that could be worked
by the motion of q rocking chair"
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

FITS PermanentiyC Nonts CT nervousness aftei
frrt day use of Dr. Kline Great Nerve Restorer.
send Tor FREE s2.OO trial pottle and treatse-
pn IL II. kIINE. Ltd. ~ Arch st. Phgdephla, Fa
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

City Maiden lin the country)-Gracious!
How savagely that COW looks at me.
Hiram Hayrick-Thet's because of yer
red parasol. City Maiden-Well. l knew
1t was a little out of fashion. but I didn't
suppose country cow would notice it.
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

Nellie-Do you know that a deer likes
tobacco? Jane-Your dear may. but I'm
glad mine doesn't
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

MIDI" Well, l should say so-Rax-
ters Bullhead &c cigar. Smoke many
you like; they won't hurt you.
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15
THOSE WHO HAVE TRIED IT

will use no other. Defiance Cold Water
Starch has no equal In Quantity or Quail
ity-l6 o. for 10 cents. Other brands
contain only II oz.
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

SIS this a free Thomas concert?" aske
the dog. NO" said the cat. pausing 4
his contented monologue. 81 get SO muc
purr.'
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

Judge-Have you anything to say for
yourself? Prisoner-No. sir: I'm mar
riel man,
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

A cry sis arrives in the family wher
the first girl baby is born
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

1t takes n pretty miss of sweet sixteer
to make a decided hit.
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

Lots of pugilists blow so hard before
the fight that they unable to get in
a blow, during the progress of the dis
turbance.
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

Too late to cure n cold after consumption
has fastened its deadly grip on the lungs
Take DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup while
yet there is time.
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

Dyspepsin-bane of human existence.
Burdock Blood Bitters cures it, promptly,
permanently. Regulates and tones the
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

It's because of their true merit tina
so many smokers prefer Baxter's Bull
head scent cigar.
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

If smoking interferes with your work
'quit workinE''-and smoke Baxter.
Bullhead-5-cent cigar.
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

Teacher-There is one kind of bat that
me what 1t is2 Johnnie-A brickbat.
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

(which would you rather be-a cowboy
or n sheepman?" "I don't know; i an
only kid"
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

Life is worth living a great deal better
than the most of us live 1t.
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

Mr.. Dooley says that the newspaper
comforts, the afflicted and aiiicts the
comfortable"
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

lam sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-Mrs. THos. RoDBiNs'
Maple Street. Norwich, N. Y. Feb. II. 1900.
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

Try me just once and l am sure to
come again. Defiance Starch.
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

NOT A FISH STORY.
Baxter's Bullhead cigar as as good . SC
smoke as you can find.
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

''And is that spirituallst a good friend
OF yours?" "OnIy medium"
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color
more goods. per package. than others.
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

1t Will hardly do to call woman
matchless because she fails to make
match.
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15

Mrs. yyInsIow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teetng. softens the gums, reduces IT.
na;uaton, aliays pain wind coiic 25e abotle.
The Lamar register., 1902-10-15
Old Home Week.

The children are coming home again!
The old town stands at the door
Homesick women and weary men.
She welcomes them all once more;
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-22
An Educational Advantag e .

She was an ignorant but ambitious
woman, relates the Chicago Tribune
and the great ambition Of her life
was gratitied when he husband was
elected a member of Congress. Imme.
diately after the result Of the election
was known the new Congressman
wife drove in from her country home
to the county seat to call in triumph
on her dearest friends in a social
way. She called first on the wife OF
the local banker, who had sent her
three daughters through Vassar. and
after receiving the congratulations of
the family, she turned the conversation
to her plans for the future of her own
daughter, Jennie. II am going to give
Jennie every educational advantage"
she said. "As soon as the Congressman
and get to Washington we are going
to put Jennie in the Smithsonian lnsti-
ute"
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-22
Courtesy in street Cnrs.

"a new order of things has come un-
der my observation Of late" reporter
was told by man who lives in the
suburbs and who rides down town in
the morning and back home in the ev-
ening on street railway cars. In the
past, so it seemed to me, a woman,
without regard to age, deemed it a
sort Of constitutional right that she
should forthwith be offered a seat in a
street car, no matter how crowded the
conveyance might be at the moment
she entered
"But it is gratifying to note that a
turn for the better has occurred. Ev.
cry day for a week past, as | have
clung to the straps, it has pleased me
to see women promptly, and with ap-
parent eagerness, surrender their seats
to elderly or infirm passengers. This
appears to be growing as much of n
custom as it is for men to vacate a
car cushion in favor of those OF the
gentler sex. Only this morning, in the
car transporting me, middle-aged
woman insisted that an old gentleman
should take her seat, she choosing to
stand. And yet some folks declare the
world is becoming more and more
selfish and unsympathetic day by day."
Washington Star.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-22
Trip in \ unin ne Boat.

Captain r. II. Greenleaf and a party
of gentlemen are planning a novel trip
by water from Albuquerque to New
Orleans, and their boat is now under
construction on the captains premises
on Silver avenue, Albuquerque. The
boat will be about twenty feet long
and four and half beam, and viii be
well fitted with a stove, also cOmpart-
ments for cooking utensils, tents, blan-
kets, guns aud ammunition.
Ducks and geese are plentiful along
the river, and the boat is to be fitted
out with grass blinds and decoys, thus
making n complete sportsman's outfit.
This craft is designed for river protec-
tion, and will carry heavy Hotchkiss
steel swivel gun forward and two Cat
ling guns behind, with one torpedo
anidships.
The craft will be under the command
OF Captain George Toffey, and Cap
tain Greenleaf will act as pilot. he
being well acquainted with the intri-
cate channels Of the rlver.-Albuquer-
que Citizen. ---------.-.-----.-------
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-22

struck him, and turning, he said;
didn't think it was part Of his work,
but he said It was all right and insist
ed. He told me that he used to be in
the regular army and that he knew
you had been in the service, too"
That's it, Eliza" said Henry, "an
old soldier likes to do things for an
other old soldier. He washed our win
dows because We had both done hard
duty on the plains. Nothing like 1t,
He must be a good, steady fellow. for
he has wife and two children. They
have a fat in the basement"
Mr.. Sparks met William quite fire.
quently after this. William always
saluted If he happened to Oe stand
ing still as Mr. Sparks passoc ne would
come to attention" clicking his heels
together the while and saluting like
the old campaigner he was. Almost
every night when he would reach
home Mrs. Sparks would tell Henry
Of some new act OF attention on the
part of the janitor. 'He came up and
went all over the plumbing today"
she said one night. "He said he wanted
to make sure there wasn't any sewer
gas in the place. l suppose he fears
for the health Of his wife and children.
He spent an awful long while in the
kitchen examining the pipes there. He
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-22

sances. I'll bet the one in this building
will prove to be worse than any Of the
others, and even a man accustomed
to using strong language can't say any
thing stronger than that. Just look at
this muss, will you, and no one to help
us fix it up"
Just then the front-door bell rang.
Henry Sparks stumbled over two
trunks. his daughters bicycle, barked
his shin, bruised his toes and finally
reached the door. There in the hall
stood a young woman, comely and
strong. looking. rs this the place you
want a girl?" she asked.
A sudden joy leaped into Henry
Sparks heart. Yes" he said, "come
in. We've just moved; we're all up
side down here. Look out for the
boxes"
Then Mr.. Sparks led the way into
the dining room and turned the caller
over to his wife. Yes, we want a
girl" said Mrs Sparks; we've just
moved in, and may be you won't want
to stay now; you see how things are
and what cleaning is TO be done"
I'm not afraid TO work." said the
girl.
At this answer Henry Sparks, who
stood in a corner, almost tainted. The
girl produced a letter from a Lutheran
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-22
Licking Envelopes.

The task of clicking" $4,000 long en-,
velopes is one which confronts the
United States Pension Office once every
three months, says the Helena Daily
Record. At one time this was Her.
culean undertaking, but the inventive
genius of man has now made it easy.
BY means Of an electric automatic
sealer the envelopes containing the
check and voucher which are sent TO
10000 pensioners each quarter, are
clicked" and sealed at the rate of 25,-
600 a day. This daily capacity is not
reached however, as not so many en-
velopes ara ever ready at one time.
The daily run during the quarters pay
is from 5000 TO 10000.
This machine, which clicks" and
seals envelopes as fast as they can be
fed into it, is simple in design. The
envelope is fed, flap open. 1t passes
between two rolls, the under one of
which is dampened by an automatic
fountain. In its passage through an
other set Of rolls the flap is dexterously
turned over by means of a small catch.
and third roll presses 1t firmly in
place.
All this is done in the twinkling of
an eye, as.fast as the operator can drop
the envelopes into position to be caught
by the first rolls. The machine, which
is equipped with an electric attach
ment, is longer than a typewriter, but
not so bulky. 1t also has foot power
attachment. s.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-22
HE WASHED THE WINDOWS EVERY OTHER DAY

said they would need attention for an
other day or two. | was afraid he
would interfere with Rosa's work, but
she said he didn't"
There, it's just as told you, Eliza"
said Mr.. Sparks; "this janitor doesn't
want to see the family of an old SOL
der suffer. I'll give rim box of Gig
ars tonight. Eliza, this is the finest
kind of life. Never talk to me again
about taking a suburban house. Here
the best girl that ever worked out
stumbles in on us by accident. and we
get q janitor who serves us as though
we were moguls. Wen just drift along
in this Elysian atmosphere until either
we. Rosa or William die. It's great"
Things went on this way for two
months. Henry Sparks told five real
estate agents to quit looking up a coun-
try home for him. you can't beat the
combination I've got right here in the
heart OF Chicago" he said.
A box OF cigars went a long way with
the janitor. He insisted on beating the
Sparks rugs, he gilded the radiators,
he fixed the door knobs. and toward
the end of the second month he was
washing the windows every other day.
The windows Of the other flats were
diDgy and 6nger-marked, while those
in the Sparks fat were Us undimmed
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-22

clergyman in a little country village.
1t happened that Henry Sparks knew
the man. The girl was taken ON the
spot as she declared she was ready
to 20 to work then and there and would
have her things sent right over from
her cousins.
During the whole conversation Mrs.
Sparks face had worn a rather puzzled
expression. When the girl had volun-
teered to stay Mrs. Sparks said; How
did you happen TO know we wanted a
girl?
II saw your advertisement was the
answer Here it is," and the girl
pulled out copy of the morning paper.
Mrs. Sparks took it. Mercy she ex-
claimed, that's the advertisement Of
Mrs. Smithkins, who lives in the fat
underneath this You came to the
wrong apartment"
well, l like tie looks Of this place,
anyway, and III stay"
Henry" said Mrs. Sparks, won't
1t be case Of false pretenses il we
keep herr"
mot by jugful I'll send Mrs.
Smithkns the price Of her advertise
ment in an anonymous letter. TO have
and to hold is a good motto IN a case
like this"
The girl Rosa, who stumbled into
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-22
Ancient and Modern,

An old man and young one, while
travelling from London 10 Brighton in
a train, got into conversation. The old
man asked:
(which would you sooner travel in
the up-to-date railway train or the old.
fashioned stage coach"
why the up-to-date railway train, OF
course" the young man answered.
"Ah, l would sooner travel In the
old-fashioned stage coach Il"
"WhyY
"Well, If you are in the old-fashioned
stage coach and the wheel comes off,
and you are thrown into Il ditch, it's
'Hullo, old party, there you are" But
If you are in the up-to-date railway
train, and the boiler bursts, it's not
'Hullo, old party there you are" bur
'Hullo, old party, where the dickens are
you| London Answers.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-22

The street rights Of a street railway,
as regards pedestrians and vehicles, is
clearly stated in a recent suit, states
the Philadelphia Record. 1t was con-
tended that street railways are SINH
lar to steam railroads, in that the rule,
"Stop, look and lister," is applicable.
The Judge held that this Is not en-
Joined by the premises, and only holds
good in exceptional cases 1t is pointed
out that the rights of a street ear, NO
matter by what power propelled, arc
not superior to those Of other vehicles,
save in the one instance where We.
hicle is bound to get out Of the way
and not to obstruct the tracks as the
car cannot travel on any other part of
the street. The clement Of trespass is
entirely absent in the case of a pedes-
trian crossing a street railway at any
point, the only care required being
that which a reasonably prudent man
would exercise, having due regard tc
the rights Of others, and knowing that
similar care is imposed by municipal
restriction upon the persons operating
street cars.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-22
QUEENSLAND CUISINE.
Methods of the Aborlgines in Procuring 3
and Eating Their Food.

A bulletin, prepared by DR.. Roth,
dealing with the search, capture and
preparation Of food by the aborigines
Of Queensland. affords some interest
ing reading. In cookery and the care
Of the table-if one may be permitted
to use the expression-the aboriginal
displays width of choice which. If not
attractive to civilized palates, has at
least the merit Of variety. For meats,
they employ roasting, baking and broil-
ing, and DR.. Roth has seen grlling
practiced at Atherton and CoOktown.
Roasting is perhaps the simplest and
easiest method, the meat being Just
thrown upon the ashes, while in bak-
ing the use of hot stones is resorted
to. Boiling is done in a bark trough,
or more usually in large shell, and
for grilling grid of crossed sticks is
formed.
Clay from the ant hills is used to
"fill up" when no other edible sub
stance is available, and apparently a
white clay "a form of kaolin) IS con-
sidered rather as a delicacy. After be-
ing dug out of the earth it is carefully
pounded and sifted, so as to render it
quite smooth and free from grit. 1t Is
next placed in a bark trough. and by
the addition Of water worked into a
stiff paste. This paste is then made in
to a cake, placed in the sun for six or
eight days, eventually wrapped in
leaves, buried in the ashes and hot
fire made over it. When it is cool, it
is ready for eating and is devoured
with n gusto. Green ants, as well as
their larvae, are eaten as food, as well
as medicine, in some localities. Great
ingenuity is displayed in the capture
Of fish, for which several methods are
employed. Translation with the feet
is common on some portions Of the
Georgina and other creeks, while mud
dying the water with the feet and then
hitting the fish as they come to the
surface is a common procedure every
where. The practice of poisoning"
the water by special plants and cap
turing the fish as they come to the sur
face is also fairly common.-London
News.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-22

crystal. Rosa was a pearl OF great
price. She anticipated every wish of
every member of the family. There
was little left for Mrs. Sparks TO do but
to embroider and to mend Frances
| stockings. For some reason or other
Henry Sparks, though he had always
prided himself on his persplcacity,
never noticed that whenever William
found that something in the Kitchen
needed fixing the job was always one
that required three or four days time.
He told his wife one day that he must
| give William another box of cigars, be.
| cause, although he was an old soldier,
| he did not like the idea of having the
man do so much work for simply the
sake of sentiment. "I gave each of his
children quarter this morning and l
gave his wife dollar the other day,
but that's not enough to do for q man
who spends most Of his time making
your life happy in a fat"
That night Mr.. Sparks went down
town to do some work. He didn't get
back till one o'clock. He slipped off
| his shoes at the door so as not to
| awaken his wife. He passed into the
hall and, feeling hungry, he went back
through the dining-room with a mind
and appetite bent on exploring the
kitchen pantry. The door leading into
the kitchen was shut In his stocking
feet Mr.. Sparks made no noise. He
opened the door quickly. The kitchen
gas was burning From the far end
Of the room came n clicking noise.
William the janitor was standing at
attention with his heels brought sharp
ly together. AS the man jumped to
the position Of a soldier Mr. Sparks
saw that one of his arms had just
dropped from its position Of embrace
about the waist of Rosa, the maid.
Mr.. Sparks was Mortified. He went
back to days when as mon com" he
had verbally lashed some bluecoat duty
derelct.
William" he said in a voice Ot thun-
der, "how dare you! You're scoun-
drel, SIR"
W
in salute. "Rosa and are to be mar.
ried next week, Mr.. Sparks" he said.
Married. was the gasping response;
chow about your wife and two chill
dren down stairs"
That's my widowed sister and two
little ones. She's been keeping house
for me-" said William.
Mr.. Sparks groaned and weAt Imply
back into the front room. He walked
his wife. Eliza" he said, "our dream
is over. Rosa is going to marry the
janitor. 1t wasn't any old soldier senti-
ment at all that made him wash win
dows. I'll tell Hunt in the morning to
look for home for us in the country"
and signing, Mr.. Sparks went to bed.
At the breakfast table the next morn
ing William and Rosa came in, hand
in hand. Were going to be married
next week, Mrs. Sparks" said Rosa,
but my sister wants a place and I'll
send her here. She's better cook than
l am"
At this bit Of information Mr.. Sparks
face cleared. visibly You both have
my blessing" he said; "send in your
sister Rosa, and if William leaves here
I'll get old Highrates, the landlord,
to send a good janitor in his place, but
I'll take good care that he's not an old
soldier" And then, forgetful of every
thing else, Mr.. Sparks turned to his
wife and said: "They can't resist an
old soldier, can they, my dear"-Ed-
ward b. Clark in the Chicago Record
Herald.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-22

With regard TO the glass hospital
which is to be erected at Philadelphia
for the cure of consumption, with iso-
lation for each patient and n constant
supply of rarefed air, similar expert
mental hospital is already in use in
London. The patient sits in a glass Gu
bicIe, breathing an atmosphere spe'
cially treated by ozone. The value Of
oxygen, or ozone, in the treatment Of
ulcers, burns, wounds, lupus, etc, has
been proved there by several cures of
hitherto incurable cases during the
past FIVE years. Great as has been the
actual relief thus afforded. this oxygen
hospital exists equally for purposes of
demonstration and experiment.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-22

The conclusion to be drawn from M.
Santos Dumonts repeated successes
and failures with his airships is what
was to be expected from the first, that
a big balloon is not a real airship and
never can be made Of any practical use.
1t is nothing but a costly toy for rich
men, and the experiments made with
it are scientifically important only as
they lead the way to what is sure to
follow, namely, an airship with no bal
loon, that conQuers gravity by sheer
force. one Of Professor Langley's type
thinks the New York Independent.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-22
Turkish Courtesy.

In Turkey it is considered polite to
ask the visiting stranger, Are you
married" If the answer is in the
affirmative, it is followed by, How
many children have you?" If in the
negative by, why? Did no man ever
ask for you?" In every harem of any
pretenslonsin Turkey there are French.
English and German governesses. In
Constantinople there is n great high
school, called the Gate to Knowl-
edge" where Turkish girls are being
trained as teachers. Thee American
College for Girls, chartered under the
laws Of Massachusetts. draws pupils
frSm as far west as Spain, north to
RusslG, east to the Euphrates and
south to the Quator.-New York Press.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-22

An industrious foreigner has been
collecting statistics concerning dogs.
He has discovered that France among
European countries, has the most, ac-
tually and prcportionately, the total
number being 2,S64,OOO, or 75 to the
1000 inhabitants Ireland has 73 to
the 1000, England but 3S. Germany 81
and Sweden II. Russia has only
100000, all told, and Turkey but $780,
600, while this country is credited with
from 100000 to 100000 Ard YETI
as the rural philosopher remarked, Il
suppose half the number would do all
the business"
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-22

Profitable Advertising remarks that
1t isr't difficult to account for the
American commercial invasion of Eng
land when we consider the situation in
all its phases, particularly the differ
ence in the methods Of the manufac-
turers Of the two countries. The Eng
lishnan has always conducted opera
tions Oh the principle that he had q
right to dictate the wants of the public
and TO say what should and should
not be the vogue. He tries 10 convince
you that you are really in need Of
something you do not want, He liter
ally forces something on you that at
the outset you decline to accept. In
the past the English buyer had no al
tentative. He was confined 10 the lin.
its set by Tie leader. Dissatisfaction
was the consequence. Now along
comes the American manufacturer with
his fingers on the pulse o. the people
Instead Of telling you what you want
he leaves the matter entirely 10 youl
own judgment. and then sets abour
the work Of manufacturing the very
thing you have been looking for. In
this way America has won commercial
supremacy in England, and will hold
that supremacy until English manu-
fact1rers apply modern methods 10
their operations.