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The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
THE POPULAR cARNATIoN.
croueht From Italy to England Three
Hundred Years Ago.

The original carnation was five
petaled bloom native in the south of
Italy. 1t was imported into England
about the time OF the Norman Con-
quest. AS early as 1919 horticultural
works gave minute directions for the
cultivation of the flowers in winter.
The carnation industry has risen to
considerable Importance during the
last ten years. according to Town and
Country. AS 2.500,O00 of young carna-
tion plants are sold each year and
florists produce an equal amount.
grown by themselves, which are not
sold. the entire production of young
carnation plants approximate 100000
and Upward year. These plants are
grown under glass during the winter
time for cut flower purposes, produc-
ing an annual average of more than
100, 600 900 blooms. What becomes of
this enormous number of flowers is
somewhat of mystery. They are pur
to innumerable uses.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
Bound to Win.

Yes" said the young wife. Henry
and l had some words this morning
and l cant deny that he got the best
OF it." That will never do" returned
the experienced neighbor. you can't
afford to start in married life that
way" Il know it," answered the
young wife. I've thought 1t all over,
and when he comes home tonight I'm
going to bring him to terms so quick
that he'll hardly know what's hap
pened." That's right. my dear. Show
some spirit. What are you going to
do?" I'm going to bring up the sub
ject again and then cry."-Stray
Stories.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
A Wonder of Science,

The method known as spectrum Ak
alysis originated in the discovery of
Fraunhofer that ray of light decom-
posed and split up into its. seven prin.
cipal colors. numerous fine and thick.
black and colored lines, the number
of which soon grew to hundreds and
now amounts to thousands. Kirchoff
and Bunsen found G859) that these
lines have their origin in the chemical
components Of the burning or shining
substance. and that each element pro-
duces particular invariable lines, al
ways appearing in the same place and
spectrum-sodium. for example. a
light. broad. yellow line; thallium. a
blue: rubidium. three green lines, etc.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
Yes. Children Do Lie.

Do children lie? Yes; constantly,
persistently. and universally, says Kin
dergarten Magazine. A child does not
tell the truth. because he could not.
He does not know the truth, and his
approximation to the truth is much
vaguer than ours. And there are GER
tain qualities of his mind which make
1t inevitable that he should pervert
the truth. In the first place, truth is
synonymous with knowledge. He does
not know what truth is. In the second
place (and it is the same with u.s..
children gradually approximate the
truth. They have their ideas of truth.
In the third place. the child's imasin-
not true.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
THE FACE AND THE coLLAa.
Easy Means by Which Stout Man
May Make Himself Look Thin.


May Make Himself Look Thin.
Men who do not want to look any
fatter In the face thar they can help
have an easy means of accomplish
ing their purpose. Not all of them
are aware of the effect that may be
created by the form of collar or
cravat.
THE stout man who wants to look
as thin as he can" said. the haber-
dasher's clerk, ''ought to wear tie
of the kind known as four-in-hand.
Preferably it should be dark in color
and drawn tight. That carries down
the line of the face and lengthens it
to a degree that tends to make the
face look thinner.
Another aid to making man look
thin is in the height of his collar.
Stout men who want to look thin
should wear high collars and closed
ones. Any collar that opens in front
makes one look stouter under nearly
every circumstance. Such collars are
becoming to the thin men.
"The fat man should avoid the kind
of tie that has horizontal effect. This
will add pounds to his appearance
in his face at least On the contrary.
this cross effect will make the thin
man look stout"-New York Sun.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
UNCLE SANS PENSION ROLLS.
How the Vast Sums Are Paid Through
out the Country.

How the Vast Sums Are Paid Through
out the Country.
Some idea of the vastness of the
funds paid out at the various pension
agencies throughout the country
every three months. is given in a requi-
sition just forwarded by the secretary
of the interior to the secretary of the
treasury. The requisition calls for an
aggregate of s10,955. 900. and is to be
paid to small armies of veterans from
half a dozen of the agencies during
the first week in March. Payments
are made at each agency quarterly.
but for convenience sake the agencies
are divided into three groups, each
group paying off on different month.
Following are the figures for March:
Boston. Mass, $1,S40,000; Augusta.
Me-. 100000; Washington. D. c.. 81.
100000; Columbus. Ohio. $3.50 900;
San Francisco. Cal. $1.155, 900: De-
troit. Mich. $1.600.000.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
APES SING IN CONCERT.
African Traveller Tells of a Remark.
able Performance.

African Traveller Tells of a Remark.
able Performance.
In tn" Geological garden at Berlin
may be seen a curious-looking ape. 1t
is member of the species known as
"guereza"
Herr Schilling. an African traveller,
shot it near Kilmandscharo. in Ger
man East Africa, but the animal was
not badly wounded, and he soon sue
ceeded in restoring it to health.
This is the first adult "guereza"
which has ever beer seen in captiv-
ity in Europe. Three young apes of
a somewhat similar type. whose home
is in Abyssinia. were captured some
time ago. but died very soon after
they were photographed.
An interesting fact about the 'gue-
rezas" is that they hold regular con-
cert in their native woods every night.
which. while not very musical. since
1T consists merely of succession Of
growls, produces a startling effect on
those who hear it for the first time.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
She Wanted to Know.

Some years ago young woman re.
Gently from the Emerald isle called at
my office to have some dental work
done. | examined her teeth and found
that among them was one SO badly
wasted that it was not worth filling. I
told her this. How long she asked.
do you think 1t would last If it were
filled" 1 have no idea. l replied.
Not very long, anyway We'll. how
long do you think?' she persisted. I
cannot say returned. 4 would not
guarantee 1t for any length of time.
Still anxious and determined to secure
favorable and definite answer, she
asked: VIII it last longer than yor
think it will?'"
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
Juries Many Times Disagree.

Two juries have disagreed in the
case of William Gardiner, twice tried
for murder. There is no precedent
for this in England, but in the north
of Ireland some years ago a police
superintendent was tried three times
for the murder of bank clerk. and
then confessed. In the first trial of
Gardiner only one juryman stood out
against conviction; but in the second
trial it is believed that the majority
of the jury were for acquittal.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
Zurich Cleared of Bad Characters

AS result of the Introduction of
the Bertillicn system by the Zurich
police the town has practically cleared
out all its bad characters. Even
tramps give the place a wide berth.
for as soon as a person is arrested he
is photographed and his measure
ments taken. even If the charge is not
serious. OF late the police have had
SO little to do that there is talk OF
reducing the number of the force. So
few crimes are committed in the town
that Zurich is considered to be the
most moral town in Switzerland.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
The coneues. of Arid America.

Is the title OF one OF the most fascin-
ating books ever written about the
wonderful development and boundless
resources OF the West. 1t is just such
a book as every western man ought to
read himself and then send to his
friends in the East. Recognizing its
value. permission was obtained from
the author and his publishers to re-
print several of its most striking chap
ters, such as "The Blessing of Aridi-
ty." THE New Colorado etc. This
fifty-page pamphlet. with other liter
ature about the Sunny San Luis VAL
ley. will be sent free to any address
upon receipt of four cents in stamps to
cover postage. ZEPH. CHAS. FELT.
GIG Majestic Building. Denver. Colo.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
The Workings of Trusts.

An eminent English student of
economics. Prof. Smart, regards the
trusts in Britain "as, in the main. the
elimination of the unnecessary-the
unnecessary persons. the unnecessary
processes. the unnecessary machinery
of production and distribution. They
mean smaller cost of raw materials.
the dispensing with costly advertise.
ments. larger shipments, fewer mid.
dlemen and smaller staff" He does
not refer to the elimination of unnec-
essary profits.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
The Congressional Pun.

What has the capitol got that you
will never have?" asked Congressman
Fletcher of Minnesota of Congressman
Tawney. Give 1t up" said Tawney.
Two white wings" said Fletcher.
Pretty fair. pretty fair" admitted
Tawney. But what has the capitol
got that you give to applicants for of
fice?" Its too many for me-" replied
the other Minnesota man. "a mar.
BILE stair" At this point quits were
called.-Baltimore Herald.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
Claims Part Of Scotch Estate.

Claiming descent from the duke OF
Sutherland of three generations ago.
Mrs. Edmund D. Hennessey. wife of a
lawyer living in Brooklyn. is planning
fight for part of the estates of the
dukedom of Sutherland in Scotland
MY great grandmother was Mary
Sutherland, granddaughter of Lord
Rotsay Duffus, and niece of the then
duke OF Sutherland" says Mrs. Hen
nessey. She married Michael
Goeghan. an Irish physician, with
whom she came to New York to live
Later the family went West"
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
GOD WAS NOT DlsPLeAsED.
HoW Little One Obtained Absolution
for a Eib,

Little Dorothy Perkins was usually
a truthful child. When she was not
truthful she was plausible.
Coming in from her walk one morn
ing she informed her mother that she
had seen a lion in the park.
No amount of persuasion or reason
ing wavered her statement one hairs
breadth. SO at night. when she slipped
down beside her knee, her mother
said: ASK God to forgive you for
that fib. Dorothy"
Dorothy hid her face for a minute.
then she looked straight into her
mothers eyes with. her own shining
like stars. and said: Il did ask him,
mamma dearest. and he said: Don't
mention 1t. Miss Perkins. Taat big
deg has often fooled me-
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
Historic Battle Chests on View.

In the Irish House of Lords" now
the board room of the directors of the
Bank of Ireland. are at present on
view two great wooden chests strong
ly bound in iron, which are believed
to have contained the money with
which King William III. paid his
troops after the battle of the Boyne.
The chests were discovered in one
of the bank vaults some time ago. and
after having been cleared of the dust
and dirt of two centuries are now
decided objects of interest to visitors.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

the directions, bathing Charlie and
putting that nice Ointment on the
sores.
~ wouldn't have believed that
my baby would have been cured by
little thing like that. Not all of a
sudden, mind you. Little by little,
but so surely. Charlie and 1 both
got more peace by day, and more
sleep by night. The sores sort of
dried up and went away. l shall
never forget one blessed night when
I went to bed with Charlie beside
me, as soon as / got the supper
dishes out of the way and the older
children undressed when l woke
up the sun was streaming in. For
the first time in six months I had
slept through the night without
break.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
Not Usually So Fatal.

A man from Pittsburg was intro
duced to Representative Littlefield of
Maine the other day. II spoke in
Pittsburg last fall" said Littleaeld.
Yes" replied the Pittsburg man, 81
ran for office there and l was beaten
by only 1000" "Heavens!" said Lit
tlefield. 81 am not usually SO fatal as
that. l spoke out in Omaha in 1900
for Dave Mercer and they didn't beat
him until 1902"
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
NOTHING TO PRAY FOR.

Seven-year-old Elizabeth has been
very carefully trained and 1t was pre-
sumed as a matter of course that she
made her nightly petitions to the
throne of grace in the usual fashion.
But. to start a conversation with her,
one of her aunts asked her II she said
her prayers every night.
Mot every night" bashfully ans
wered the little lady. Sometimes
don't want anything"
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
HoW,s THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Props. Toledo. o.
we, the uhaefsehed. nave Known +. J. Shehsy
honorable in all business transactions and nanci-
ally able to carry out any obligations made by
their firm.
WEST & TRUAX. Wholesale Druggists Toledo.
Ohio; WALDlNG. KINNAN & MARVIN. whole-
sale Druggists. Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials sent free Price 15c per
bottle. Sold by all druggists
Halls Family Pills the best.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
American Snakes.

OF the 165 kinds of snakes found in
the United States but twenty are ven
omous. They are the copperhead and
water moccasin. which are closely re-
lated; the coral snakes OF the South.
west and the two species of sistrurus
and the fifteen species of rattlesnakes
The most dangerous of them. the wa
ter moccasin, is not seen north of Ten
nessee.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

Mr. PLEASANT OHIo.-I received the
sample of Doan's Kidney Pills. and never
had any medicine do me SO much good in
SO little time. had Congestion of the
Kidneys and Bladder so severe 1t caused a
pressure on the lungs like Asthma, but
through the use of Doans Pills am free
and easy now GEO. w. SMITH, Veter-
mary Surgeon, p. o. Box Al, Mt. Pleasant.
Ohio.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

BAXTER SfRrSes. KANSAS II received
the free sample of Doan's Kidney Pills.
For five years I have had much pain in my
back. which physicians said arose from the
kidneys Four boxes of Doan's Pills have
entirely cured the trouble. think ! owe
my life to these pills. and want others to
know it. SADIE DAVIS. Baxtar Springs.
Kansus
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

Aching backs arc cased. Hip. back. and
loin pains overcome. Swelling of the
limbs and dropsy signs vanish.
They correct urine with brick dust sedi-
mcnt high colorcd, excessive, pain in pass.
ing. dribbling, frequency. bed wetting.
Doan's Kidney Pills dissolve and remove
calculi and gravel Relieve heart palpita-
tion. slceplessness. headache, nervousness.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
MRS. RATH'S BABY
Tired Mothers Touching Story Of
Anxiety and Suffering.
Cutics1rn Brings Blessed Cure to Skin
Tortured Baby and Peace and Rest
Co Its Worn Out Mother.

no wonder that Mrs. Helena Rath taken sick
Sngehanded housewor and washed cooked and
mended for her husband Hans and their six children After
pucky fight keep her feet Mrs. Rath had to YIELD and early
in 1902 she took bed What followed she told visitor
who called her tidy home No S2I Tenth Ave. New York City
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win. This is why Defiance
Starch i5 taking the place Of all
others.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

Aunt May-Come here. Freddie. and
look at the new moon. Freddy
Pshaw: that amt nothin'; I've seen
lots of moons like that.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

Aged people find Doan's Kidney Pills a
great comfort for declining years
They cure incontinence and urinary
weakness peculiar to children.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

Have you felt slippers. sir?" she said
The hoy clerk blushed and scratched his
head
Then. smiling back he found his tongue:
81 felt 'em often when I WIS young"
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

at Is said that all parsons sons turn
out to be worthless. Do you believe it?'
''oh. dear. no! Some parsons have no
sons. you know
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

Tommy-What did -our mother do
for your cut finger. Johnny? Johnny
She didn't do nothin' but lick me foI
cuttin' 1t.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

Cuinn-So many drug stores sell
cigarettes of late. De Fonte-Well.
they are supposed to handle oil kinds
of poisons.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

Anxious Inquirer" is informed that the
failure to support clause in the divorce
laws does not give Colorado woman n
right to divorce II her husband falls to
support her for every Office for which she
may be nominated
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

The secret of the popularity of Baxter's
'Bullhead" 5-cent cigar is revealed in one
word-"Quality."
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

a smile of satisfaction goes with one of
Eaxter's "Bullhend" scent cigars.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
DOAN'S DEAL GENTLY.

of Doans Kidney pills In kidney
troubles that make theH
Women, ami Children.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

The miIdcst tobacco that grows is used
in the makeup of Baxter's Bullhead D.
cent cigar. Try one and see.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

"I hired a girl to mind the chill
dren and to do whatever else she
could. couldn't stay in bed long.
Sick as was, it was easier for me
to crawl around than to lie and
worry about my little ones. So
I got up after a few days, and let
the girl go. had noticed that she
had sores on her face, hands and
arms, but l paid no attention to that
until Charlie, my youngest, began to
pick and scratch himself. He was
then ten months old, and the girl
had paid more attention to him than
to any of the others. Charlie was fret
full and cross, but as he was cutting
teeth, didn't think much of that.
Even when a rash broke out on his
face l wasn't frightened. because
everybody knows that that is quite
eral of my others had it when little,
and thought nothing about it.
But the rash on Charlie's poor
little face spread to his neck, chest.
and back. 1 had never seen any
thing quite like it before. The skin
rose in little Jumps, and matter
came out. My baby's skin was hot,
and how he did suffer He wouldn't
eat, and night after night walked
the floor with him. weak as l was.
Often had to stop because 1 felt
faint and my back throbbed with
pain. But the worst pain of all was
to see my poor little boy burning
with those nasty sores.
"I believed he had caught some
disease from the girl, but some OF
the neighbors said he had eczema.
and that is not catching. they told
me. Yes, gave him medicine, and
put salves and things on him. l
don't think they were all useless.
Once in while the itching seemed
to let up bit, but there was not
much change for the better until
lady across the street asked me why
didn't try the Cuticura Remedies.
/ told her had no faith in those
things you read about in the papers.
She said she didn't want me to go
on faith nor even to spend any
money at first. She gave me some
Cuticura Ointment think the
box was about half full and
piece of Cuticura Soap. 1 followed
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

Il suppose he said. 'it would be use
less for me to ask you to be my wife"
.'It would" she replied. eff that's your
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

When a railway train IL telescoped the
passengers are ant to see stars.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

The agonizng itching and burning of the skin eczema
the frghtu scaling psoriasis the loss of hair crusting
of the scalp in SCALED head the facial disgurements
pmpes and rngwom the awful suffering of infants anxiety
of won-ou parents milk and salt rhcum,-al
demand remedy of almost superhuman successfully
with them That Cuticua Soap Ointment,
such stands beyond all doubt No made
regarding them that justified strongest evidence
The purity and the afford immediate relief
the certainty speedy and cure safety
and made them skin cures blood
purifiers and humour remedies of the civilized world
of6C
s sses Ns u1aons
Toaa So sas .Sd roTGn bsTs Avs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-18
turring 7dnesdap 5a Is, 1903

against e. F. Binford and Joshua Bin
ford, in which he asks 5000 as COM
mission for the sale of the block oc-
cupied by the d. S. Good store. He
alleges to have closed the transaction
with A. d. Meeker, not being aware
that the property had already been
sold by defendants to \. Il. Shorthlll.
Defendants failing to notify him OF
their transaction in the basis of the
claim.
c. II. Cronk, of Tama county, has
brought action against l.. w. Griggs
and wife, of Davis county. for the al
legged failure to fulfill their contract
on lease entered into for farm belong
ing to plaintiff. He asks $500 and in
terest since Jan. l., 1903, as damages.
a. E. Carter, of West Bend. asks
damages of Lee Blink. of Rhodes, to
the extent of $500 for the alleged mis-
representation of two full-blooded
short horn COWS which he purchased on
Jan. II, 1901.
The Glucose Sugar Refining Com
pany has filed an appeal from the ac-
ton of County Treasurer c. II. Smith,
in listing and assessing for taxation
property of the corporation during the
years 1898. 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1902.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-18
WAS REFUSED LIFE INSURANCE.
Rejected on Account of "coffee Heart

elected on Account Of Coffee Heart
Life insurance companies have fully
established the fact that the use of
coffee causes an organic arrangement
of the heart, shortening the long beat
and importing life. For this reason
habitual coffee drinkers are refused life
insurance in many cases. A well-known
merchant of Whites Creek, Tenn, pro-
prietor of a large store there, says:
Three years ago I was examined for
life insurance and to my surprise was
rejected because my heart action was
at times out of place Is beats in so.
Il consulted several good doctors and
was invariably asked by them do you
drink ardent spirits? use tobacco? or
drink coffee" to the first ] answered
Very little to the second No to the
last Yes and they would all say Quit
coffee
Il determined to do this. had read
about Postum Cereal Coffee and bought
and used it and liked it as we'll as the
best of real coffee and as result of its
use in place of coffee find myself
without a skip in my heart action and
I can get insurance on my life cheaper
by 25 per cent notwithstanding the
advance in age), than l could when
first commenced using Postum" Name
furnished by Postum Co.. Battle Greek,
Mich,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-18
GREAT WESTERN CHANGES.
New Rcadmaster Succeeds e. 3. Reddy
in This City-Frank Peterson Pro-

New Roadmaster Succeeds e. 3. Reddy
in This City-Frank Peterson Pro-
moted.
An official circular issued by the road
department. Of the Chicago Great West
ern railway announces several changes
in the department. number Of which
will be of interest locally. Jerry
lO'Leary, formerly roadmaster here, but
more recently in charge of the Fifth
and Sixth districts, headquarters Des
Moines, has been transferred to the Ft.
Dodge district, with headquarters at
TT. Dodge. He is to be succeeded at
Des Moines by f. B. Reddy. who has
charge of the Fourth and Fifth dis
tricts, headquarters this city. Mr..
Reddy's place will be filed by l.. E.
ReidingeI, formerly assistant civil en-
gineer headquarters St Joseph, Mo-,
who has been promoted a division
roadmaster, and will make his head
quarters here. Frank Peterson, OF this
city, who has been In the engineering
department. for a number of years, has
been promoted to be a division road
MASTER and succeeds Mr.. Reidinger at
ST. Joseph.
w. Mathie. who has been trainrnaster
of this division. headquarters Des
Moines, has been transferred TO Ft.
Dodge, and is succ aeded by w. c..
Whalen.