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The Lamar register., 1902-07-09
COUNTY Notes.
tFrom the Holly News.I


tFrom the Holly News.I
Mr.. w. T. Boyd came down from
Lamar Tuesday afternoon to look
after some repairs on the telephone
line of the A. v. s. B. & /. L. Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Scott Robertson
Of Lamar, were the guests Of DR.. H.
D. Wilson and wife Tuesday Mr..
Robertson left for the ranches on
Butte Creek Wednesday morning.
Mr.. s. F. White is in the eastern
part Of Kansas this week figuring on q
proposition to take an interest in and
become the manager Of q large whole.
sale business that is being establish
ed there.
The farmers under the Amity canal
are irrigating this week. It is mix
ture of reservoir and river water.
After the expenditure of q months
work and q lot Of money in putting in
q temporary dam the A. v. y. B. & I.
L. Go. had the pleasure Of seeing it
washed away by the rise in the river
last Saturday night. This may cause
some delay in getting another run Of
water but the rains are helping the
crops and the prospect is good not
withstsnding these extraordinary
catastrophies.
The Lamar register., 1902-07-09
Your Prescriptions

and you can rest assured you
will get exactly what it calls for
properly compounded.
The broad ax., 1902-11-15
MODERN SURGERY.
Depends Upon the olOan-
MnSss aad EEsIuHivehOSS -
Ghs Operation.

Your modern surgeon of note hS
sterile" man. The operating room, Al
most Theoretically sealed and alta TEN
Perature Of 100 degrees or thereaboutH
is purified daily by means Of a hose
throwing a solution Of bichloride OF
mercury over ceiling, walls and floors
The surgeon arrives in an anterOOmin
his civilians garb. He is required 20
be clean shaver, like a monk, says the
New York Press. His clothes are re-
moved. Two attendants in the sterllH-
ing room hand him a white duck gown
resehing from collar to heel. and a eoWl
Of the same material, which covers
tightly every part Of his head except
eyes, nose and mouth. The sleeves OF
the gown reach to his elbow. He IN
cases his hands in the thinnest. hnesi
sterilized rubber gloves. These gar
ments are handed to him in sterilized
tOngs. There has been no human con
tact. Thus equipped, he il prepared !"
saw and slice.
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MIGRATION OF TIE sNIPB.
EOas OF LSsA Ore Fired 1t the AFtfuI
DOdSss - He yinEI HiS WaY
BOuthwaFd.

The EniPs, properly Wilson's snips,
GalinagO Delicata, but commonly
known as English snipe and wrongful
" called half a dozen other names, is
q widely distributS d species. 1t visits
every state at some season; its north
ward migration extends within the
arctic circle, while il is known to 60
southwark to northern South America
and the West Indies. Comparatively
few Of the birds which move north
ward from February until May breed
south Of the international line. Il is
quite true there are breeding grounds
at various points Of the northern
states, but the great breeding range
extends from latitude AZ degrees
north 30 soma undetermined point
much nearer the pole than most
sportsman Will venture.
Some time in September the first
south-bound birds pass below the
Canadian grounds, and soon most Of
the suitable marshy bits of east and
west have their share Of lOng-billed
prizes. Then begins an astonishing
attack which extends from ocean to
ocean and generally sweeps south
ward from Canada 20 California.
Probably tom Of lead, half Of which
10 wasted are fred At the artful
dOdRaF.
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ERGRORs DON'T MIGRATE.
Go8s aatsFsstiAE Fasts Abbut ths
ooloEOd Raos BsVsalsa ~ fhS
Recent coasua

Th@S were I. 500 900 colorsd persons
IN the United statesin ESQ, 4, SOC. 900 in
1880 and $4,000 in 1900. A"general
movement" OfeoIored inhabitants from
one stats 70 anothsr or from one sec
Ton Of the country 10 another. dne 70
oconOmic, political or hygiene reasons.
has been declared 70 be in progress Al
intervals Of two or three ysars since
ne close Of the eiViI IaE.
But the figures OF each rueessdinQ
census prove that the eolored populS-
ton Of the United States il By no means
migratory; It changes little year by
year except a. the result Of the ordi-
nary Increase IN population. Various
ambiti0us projects Of leaders 20 scol-
onizs' csrtain states have failed entire
y. In Kansas, for Instance, there are
only s.ooo more eolored inbabitants
than there were 20 years ago, though
Kansas has long been ths messa 81
many oolored colonizerp.
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Knowledge WAS PoWER.
HoU RamGIiaFaaV WITH Gha ohaasss
~~AgS HAAs. . WonAa
OouaaosA-

One the unmarEted women 81 DIP
lomstic circles e.. Warrington =
Countess Marguerite CaEsini. the a.
complained niscss Of the Russian am
bassador. who q q countess in her
own right, not BY hsrsdity, but BY Gps-
eial grace Of thu car, and curious
story - told Of the manner in which
shs won her titlez Il was when Count
Casaini had his fateful conference with
Ii Hung Chang a. Picking, long before
the Boxer troubla. The counts inter
prefer WaszHWay. for i'&can Wa un-
expected, and ~ the Chinese states
man could SPEAK Russian and the
Russian diplomats did not understand
Chinese the conference came 70 q
deadlock. The counts niece who had
picked up something Of the language,
stepped into the breach and the affair
was arranged TO the satisfaction Of
both parties. The Chinese empress
loaded her with presents, the cars
government made a note of the service
performed, and when there was 6
question q couple Of years ago Of the
young lady'G precedence at Washing
ton, where the count was then ambas-
sadOr, the car himself COMPOUNDED
her rivals by making her a countess.
This was something like rapid promo
ton for the Lady.
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SECONDHAND FOOD BARRED.
Lsav1ngs 81 RIoh Mems Baauu.s
Mast Hot BE Eaten b. the
Poor OF Paris.

"What Is one mans meat is anOthsTf
poison" is a prOverb Just now bonn
out in literal fact by the police rad
upon the areIquinE Of Paris. repOrtIs
London paper.
The arelguins are the keepers Of
small restaurants at the market. whose
supplies are provided from the broksr
remains of repasts at different fash
iOnable restaurants.
The proprietor takes each morning
a tour of the fashionable quarters and
by paying a small amount to different
maitres d'hOtel he has the privilege Of
selecting a menu for his house from
what is left of q swell dinner the DAY
before. This he serves up to his Gus
toners for two cents and the latter
have the privilege of eating what The
aristOcrats had set before them.
The elegance Of the courses, how
ever, Is Outweighed by their unWhOIe-
some effects. So many maladies are
laid at the door Of these secondhand
feastS that the police have undertaken
to protect the public stomach from pcs
sible indiscretiOns. The arelquins vi
soon be a picturesque feature Of the
past, for a. their licenses expire -
viii fade from existence.
The broad ax., 1902-11-15
GoTHAM's cOURTING CLUB.
GA Orgs.1satioa IN New York cStY
that Dee Net Contemplate
MatrinOaY.

The city Of New York boasts . club
which has for its object the promo
ton Of courtEhip in so far as
matrim. r1ncerned. A number
Of young men tzere have banded them
selves together TO make love to dam
sells, who, instead Of looking for pro-
posals, are content with what IL called
"a good time"
Their knights escort them 20
theaterE, picnics and other amuss-
ments, make them presents, and are
generally attentive 10 even q greater
degree than the ordinary enamored
swain. Couples who break the rules
Of the club by marrying have to pay a
ine Of $50 and are forever banished
from the club. One or two couples
have already paid this fine says the
Detroit NeWs-Tribune, and entered
into the forbidden state, q dinner for
each occasion being held By the club
70 console the members for their loss.
An equally curious club has for
some time been in exiEtsnce IN Chi
cago. II s. composed Of young men,
all Of whom bear the Christian name Of
Joseph, and who have entered into q
solemn compact 20 WOO no girls sx-
cept those bearing the Christian name
Of Mary. The club has q considerable
membership, and It Is q noteworthy
fact that, far, It's rule hanover been
broken.
The broad ax., 1902-11-15
HOW'LL PRISON REFORM.
EtaAy PFODosas Conpsnsafien fer MsR
WhO Have Been Ua5ustIV
Condemned =.

n NV criminal bin Is about 70 be
oSeused IN Italy, and Il is thought
IN Rome that It win be passed. Il
proposes 20 eoncede 70 those found
TO have been unjuVtly condemned 70
prison an indemnity, 70 be decided
upon By the courts, ays q report tothe
Chicago Tribune.
If the person has been IN prison
through a real judicial error the indem-
nifty viii in some way correspond to
the financial loss which he and his
family have sustained. while II he has
been condemned through the bad faith
Of third person, through false testi-
mony (for which, Of course, the court
which condemned him Is not resDon-
sible), the indemnity win be less. bot
e leasthe win have tie WhsnaWftha to
begin life anew.
4 has been proposed 20 indemnity
those living when tie Law passes Who
have already been released from IN
merited condensation or the families
Of those who have died Hhils undsrzo-
ing uniu8 sentences.
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YOUR SHARE OF MONEY.
ne AaouEt q Cash Rash Person q
o. Population shOlId Have
60 he EveA-

Have you S2s.e67 If you have not
you are short your per capita share
Of the money circulation Of the Unit
ed States, and some one has what
would be coming 70 you If the
money that is in circulation were
equally divided. This statement Is
made without reservation, on the au-
fhority Of the latest report Of the
Treasury department, says the New
York Herald
Another thing; you are entitled 70
seven cents more than you were one
year ago. according to this same re-
port, even though there has been
allowed for an increase of $4,000
in the population. for in that same
time there has been an increase of
more than 65,OOO.OOO in the money in
circulation So you see you are bet
ter on than you were a year ago-if
you get Jour dues.
In fact, you are getting better on
al Of fhe time. What has happened
since 1877 The population has in
creased So per cent, and the money
IN circulation has increased I7s per
cent and more than One-half Of that
increase IN circulation has been In
gold o. n gold certificates.
The broad ax., 1902-11-15
CARIBOU MURDER.
ARgs COnPaaiss That SIanShtsE
HundFSds OF the AninsIs N
newfoundland.

Newfoundland IL probably the only
country in the world where venison,
sslted or fresh, is a staple article Of
diet for the masses. The coast folk
make their plans with method and de-
liberation, says Outing. From the har-
bors where they reside they go in their
boats TO the rivers and fOrds which
strike into the interior. When naviga-
ton il no longer possible they debark
and continue on foot 70 the deer coun-
Try. They carry barrels filed with salt
and sometimes 60 in large companies.
When the rendezvousi is reached they
camp. Then they ambush themselves
along promising lead" or deer track.
armed with long, six-fOOtmuzzle-lOad-
ing sealing guns, which they charge
with about eight fingers" of coarse
gunpoWder and ''Slugs" Of lead, frag-
ments Of iron or bits of rusty naila
whichever they. may have. They frd
point blank into q herd Of caribou. as n
passea, and being usually good shots,
cOntriVe 70 kill almost anything they
aim at, OF TO wound Il 50 badly with
these dreadful missiles that il soon col
laPSes. Then they skin and cut up the
meat, for these men know a little-Of
every trade, and pack it in the barrs8
Wt4h ths SAL as preserTatiVa.
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SHOE TRADE OF CUBA.
srs Have Been Very Largely
en- the Increase.

From statistics relating 70 the
boot and shoe trade of Cuba, while
under United States control, as
shown by the last commercial sum-
mary Of the island for Nay, 1907,
published by the bureau Of insular
affairs of the war department, it
appears that for the period men
toned purchases, including sandals,
were made to the amount of $685.
O9s pairs, valued at S6,s12,O17, the i'm
portatiOns coming chiefly from Spain
and this country in the ratio Of 70
per cent. for the former, against %
per cent. for the latter, though a com
parison by years disclOses the fact
that under an equitable adjustment
of the tariff rate on merchandise of
this class, in effect prior to United
States intervention, American man
ufacturers Of boots and shoes have
largely increased their trade with
Cuba.
In connection with this statement
the fact is mentioned that during
each month Of the three calendar
years, 1899, 1900 and 1901, the total
impOrtstiOns Of boots and shoes into
the island were $3.50, 1921, $685., 643 and
S467,77s, respectively, considerably in
excess of the shipments from our
customs houses destined for all Eu-
rope excepting the United King
dom). the expectation from the Unit
ed States for this trade being S212,-
9s5, S2s5,172 and $780, s1 during the
periods mentioned
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As Rrs1a-sa ~ the Esssst HIMtuEV
achsGgEA Are . Hosi Pnla-
e. table yea

sBsans are the soldisrs' mEiuEtays
says Thomas p. Dillon, q retired Unit-'
ed States cavalry ofieer, according 70
ths PhiladeIphia Record. The Amer-
ican soldier, at pinch, can equal thar
performancs Of an Arab on handful
Of dried dates-he can ride and hght
al day on q mere handful Of beams
propsrIy prepared. There q nothing
70 equal the army baked bean. Your
celebrated Boston baked are bu4 q
poor imitation Of the sueeuleat articlt
turned out bya regular army cook
There's AMI art in cooking them that no
body but an army man can ever ae-
quire. I've been on service when for
q week ata time our menu conziEted OF
beans for breakfast, beans Tor dinner
and beans for supper; and did the
troopers tire Of the mOnOtOnys
Not q hit Of It. They sang for more,
and in spite Of hard work and lack Of
variety &C mesa the fellows actually
got fat. That demonstrated 70 me the
nutritiYs quality Of beans, and I made
il q point 20 get into the good gracss
Of the cook and learn how 10 bake
them. Il isn't such an slabOnats proc
ess, but there's a trick in doing Il
right. Ny frienda are AL fond Of beans
the way cook them, and many time
I've been asked for the recipe. but
that's thing don't give away to
everyone. You see people enjoy o
dish al the better when they lmoWit's
something that not everybody can get
up. 4 might take some OF the EsSt
away Il they could cay Of my bsAnas
7 know how to make them"
The broad ax., 1902-11-15

Eova euaFdhoase In PsaHHyiv~Aia
Ehas - BeEsly q ConVsaisnos
q Ger FElsonsEA.


ElinbsthtoWn, the county SEES %
Essex, in the Adirondsckss possesses a
comedy jan, according to the Philadel-
phia Ledger. It1s small, having win
dows secured By wooden bars and .
jaiIyard inelossd By a solid fence Of
three-quartsrlnch boards which .
healthy male could push over with his
Ghouldor. But the prisoners rarely, If
ever, sttsmpt 10 escape. Some good
stories are told by Judge Kellogg,
Judge Hand and other residents Il -
. custom 20 allow the prisoners ont
on paroIS, % that they may cut the
grass on nsighboring lawns, do gar
den work, or repair roads for the vii
lage or county. Recently one prison
or, who should have returned At eight
o'clock, did not apply for admission
until nearly an hour later. The war
den angrily demanded to know the
reason, and added: Don't let this
occur again, OF I win not allow you
70 come in. I lock the door at eight
o'clock, and won't open it in the future
for you" Another accused Of and
awaiting trial for granddaughter, over
stayed his parole and pleaded as an ex-
cuss that az il was Saturday he
thought he would go and spend Sun
day with his wife, returning to the jail
on Monday morning.
The broad ax., 1902-11-15
INVENTOR OF THE BATOE.
HoE II Causod ne Death Of the Mas
WAC First introduced the Band
Leaders wand.

he inventor Of the baton has beel
discovered. According to the investr
cations Of Frenchman the credit BE-
longs to Lully the composer, who
eventually had cause 70 regret his ID
yentiOn.
Before he adopted the baton. cor
ductors were in the habit Of pounding
on the floor with their feet or claPPlng
their hands TO mark the time. LulJ
found it wearisome to keep his foo'
constantly in motion, and so used ;
stick to strike the floor and beat tina
he used q pole six feet long.
One day be brought down the Poif
with such force that it struck his foot
and made deep wound. He paid no
attention to the matter. The wound
grew worse and ultimately caused bus
death.
After hin time conductors tried
more and more to improve the baton
and i was ultimately brought 70 ~
present form.
The broad ax., 1902-11-15
panty WOMEN OF JAPAN.
!Ths Pieturesqus Little Ladies CsR-
tAinIy Cannot BE AeeuHea %
the SIN 81 OFereattng.

The Acknowledged, dainty little fs-
male Of Japan is easily satisfied in the
matter Of food. She begins the day by
eating when she wakes a couple Of lit
De green plums picked in vinegar and
rolled in sugar. This traditional
breakfast Of japan Is completed by q
cup Of tea The dinner, which is
brought on a red lacquer tray, Is the
drollest affair. The viands are in tiny
. cups with covers and among them are
'sueh dainties as q hashed sparrow, a
.stuRed praWn, a salt sweetmeat, sea-
weed with sauce and a sugared chill.
After these dishes, which are mere
''fgi'ls." the substantial part Of the
5na u Is begun. A wooden bowl. bound
with copper. is brought in, filed to the
brim With,Ties plainly boiled in water.
From this t1e flower Of japan fills her
bowl--a eapacious one-and. having
mixed Il with a, black sauce favored
with fish. she then lifts e TO her mouth
and Grams IL down with the aid Of her
ehoPstieks.. Thus ends her dinnsF.
The broad ax., 1902-11-15
AMERIcAH PRECIOUS sToNBs.
HurGlya sale a. Chs Unfoa a. EhasA
there y Rot sonS TFasa
oaTAsA 49,

When We think of the mining 81
preciOus. stones our thoughts are
quite certain to leap into South Al
riea, over to the orient. among the
mountains Of Asia and Europe, or
perhaps to South America. but We
are not likely 70 think Of our own
land yielding them; but the fact Il
that no insignificant Value IN gems
a taken from the soil right here at
home The report Of the geological
survey, Just compiled for 1901, shows
that during the year we mined in the
United States precious stones 70 the
value Of about $500, 900, reports the
New York Herald.
Diamonds represent only 500 OF
this amount but the fact that they
are found at all gives encouragement
20 the hope that paying 'helds OF
them may some time be found. Last
year one diamond wa found In Lee
county, Georgia, where diamonds
were not before known 70 exist. New
Mexico furnished $4,000 IN tur-
quoises, and these have been placed
on the uAANAotss AoAbAAA eafo -
$4,000 in sapphires. which come
next, They came from FerguH eoun-
". Granite county Is now being eI'
plored for fancy colored sapphires,
that give evidences OF being there IN
paying quantities.
Fine and extensive rhOdolits garnet
deposits are found in Mason county,
North Carolina. Many dark green,
blue and yellow beryls, a. well -
amethysts and emeralds, were found
IN that state. There is hardly q
state Of the union In which there Il
not some trace OF precious stones,
and IL appears not at all unlikely
that before many years we may be
competing with the old world in fur
nishing gems.
The broad ax., 1902-11-15
CHINESE ARMY ROLLS.
TAsy EAsInas with thSsoIdisE., Their
HOFsOs aad Every Article -
HGuiPRSat.

Now that China has Russia for . near
neighbOr, it remains to be seen how
successfully, or otherwise, the middle
kingdom will continue to practice its
tavOrite game Of bluh. How Il has
REINFORCED itS army il ahoWn BY the
iEhexplOror, HSrdin, says Youths
Companion
The Chinese have a most extraOr-
binary way of enumerating troops.
They are not content with counting the
SOLDIER only, but reckon in also their
horses, rifles, shoes, breeeheE and 80
forth, 90 that the resultant total So q
long way above what il ought TO be.
They apparently 60 on the,EuppoEi-
ton that the rife il al least as valuable
as the man, and by an analogous train
Of reasoning they argue that a man IS
Of little use il he has-to travel on foot,
that he cannot go about naked, and 20
On Hence they count the whole hit,
horss, rife, breeches and all.
By this peculiar process Of arith-
metie they fancy they deceive the Rus
Eiana into believing their garrisons
mnah stronger than they are.
The broad ax., 1902-11-15
AUTO CLIMBS A TOWER.
Two Hu.a-sd Pound Mashlns IN c.
PeahaEea Perforna . Hest
RsnaFkable Feat.

A curious performanee was late
" accomplished BY an automobile in
Denmark. Copenhagen possesses .
circular tower 100 feet IN height,
which was formerly used for astro-
nomical purposes. Its top e only
reached By ascending a spiral pas
sage y feet broad which winds be-
tween the outer wall OF the tower
and an inner eircuiar vail From
the base 70 the top g Is entirely
without steps, and the gradient Is
seven inches per en- An automobile
Of hVe-horse power. weighing 200
pounds, and carrying three persons,
assembled the tower the other daH.
taking one minute for the journey.
and afterward making the much
more dangerous descent with equal
success. II q Of Interest 10 recall
that TIE Car Peter the Great. on
visiting Copenhagen IN 1716. made
the same ascent and descent q
carriage drawn b four horses.
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ANCIENT AMERICAN BOOK.
New ToEk Hasszn 70 HaVSNsry Ola
ooUv OEsAHtss WO<k n Bs-- ,
oglyBhss4

When hieroEiyph aremenfiOned one
naturally thinks Of the records of an
cient Egypt; yet before Columbus
landed on these shores the Aztecs Of
ancient Mexico had q most elaborate
system Of writing in hieroglyphE.
They formed long strips Of deerEkin
into books folded generalization, on
which were depicted signs and repre-
sensations Of ceremonials. These old
pre-Coiumbian books the Spaniards
greedily collected and burned so that
only ten are known to-day in the whole
world.
One Of these has only recently been
found in one Of the libraries Of Europe
and an exact copy presented 20 the
American Museum of Natural History
IN New York, where il will shortly be
placed on exhibition The text repre-
sents the history Of the lives 81 sew
eral individuals. One reoounts the life
of the Lady Three-Glints. who has two
husbands and child and goes through
elaborate ceremonies.
Another portion Of this old "Codex,"
a. It is called, says the New York
Times, treats OF the life Of a great lord
and cOnqueror named Fire Deer, who,
in company with other chieftains,
makes many conquests. This old book
proves most eonelusively how love, re-
Hgion and warfare went hand in hand
in the lives Of the ancient Mexicans,
Just as in peoples lives to-day.
The broad ax., 1902-11-15
F1sHAs, FACES ,DBcEIvINe.
oaecannst Always TtII ~ TAsa-ES-
preaEdoa what uhelr Char
acters Aes.

sFish are a good deal Ike people"
said Superintendent Spencer, Of the
New York aquarium "You can't al
ways tell by their cOuntenanees what
to expect of them. Look ct that fell
low there, noWl"
He pointed 20 a tiger hsh which
was butting its nose against the
glass Of its tank. No more villain
Gus face Of the pugnacious sort
could be found in q days search in
the haunta Of the thirdsrate pugil-
lists.
Looks as II he would fight at the
wriggle Of a I'm, doesn't hep" the
superintendent continued. "See those
jawsl Bad eye, too. Wen, sir, that
is the most gentle fish in the aquaH-
ium-one Of the clinging kind, that
seeks affection and kindness. Now
over there Is a lady Ash. Just OBJ
serve those brilliant coloys. - shat
dear, innocent face, and notice the
coaxing, graceful movements Of it's
tail. You'd think It would eat out
Of your hand, and -droop II you
scolded e.
'On the contrary. it's the most IN
ladylike fish in this collection; its
temper is shrewish, and its habits
are bad, and IL you give IL a chance
it would bite you like a savage bull
pup. It's a vicious fish, and doesn't
deserve all those fine airs IL has"
Mr.. Spencer put his hand near the
glass front Of the tank. says the
New York Nail and Express. There
was an instant commOtion; the in
sinuating tail dashed the water, and
that angelic mouth bumped sharply
against the barrier in a swift effort
to nip the tip Of the superintend-
ent's finger.
would you eyer think ftp said
Mr.. Spencer. LADY fish, indeedI"