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The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
TALE OF A CONNECTING LINK.
Apparently Authentic Account OF
Infant Born With Tail.


The Darwinian theory has recently
received more tangible support in the
Gaya District, where au infant has
been discovered who s possessed of
tail. The case is reported to the
indian Medical Gazette by Capt. Chat.
terton, l. NJ. s., and the infant is ap-
parently causing a sensation. and
may in time. for aught that can be
said, be worshiped as the god Hanu
man. the monkey god come back to
earth. Capt. Chat,erton describes
this curious child as follows:
THE child had what appeared to be
a tail. | made the following note at
the time. The spine is apparently
perfectly normal. Over the base of
the sacrum is a brawny swelling, from
the lower portion of which emerges a
perfectly skin-cover, tailike append
age, about three to threc.anda-half
inches long. This appendage is cap
able Of a limited amount Of motion.
1t wags slightly when the infant takes
the breast. There is no evidence of
any bone in this tail 1t feels tough
and elastic. 1t appears to be connect
ed by soft attachments to the sacrum.
The tip OF the coccy& can be felt in
its normal situation. under cover of
the tail All the other parts of this
baby were normal. The parents alb
solutely refused to entertain the idea
of having the tail removed. The
reason Is, | think, that the fame OF
the baby has already begun to spread
and have no doubt that. by judicious
management. 1t will prove source o.
income to its parents. From the
Amrita Bazaar Patrika.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
RliJB2
H|JESA~

Gold tissue. veiled in white chiffon.
forms exquisite ball gowns.
Women as well as girls wear the
coil OF hair so low on the back of
the neck that it rests on the shoul'
ders.
Colored wells are conspicuous by
their absence. Milady seems to care
for noting but black or white veil
or a combination of the two.
The matched sets of turnover col
lar and cuffs will be as popular the
coming season among tailored neck
wear as they have been this summer.
Chiffon wells ornamcnted with che
mile velvet, hand embroidery and
Mexican drawn work are on view.
but they are not nearly so popular as
the self-edged palmer sorts.
sash of mousseline chiffon or
liberty silk is charming finishing
touch. It SHOULD be gracefully
draped around the waist and is best
with either no loops or only one.
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Butter.
Eggs.
Eggs, fresh, loss off, doz..
Eggs, fresh, case count, doZ

Another Largest automobile In the
world" is a harvester in southern Cali
fornia. The machine is sixty feet long
and thirty feet wide. The motive pow
er is furnished by oil. Eight men are
required to run 1t. AS the machine
starts off the grain begins falling in
sacks on the opposite side from where
it is cut, and the straw drops into the
cart behind.
The Colorado wheat crop this year
is a marvel even to dealers and millers
themselves The first of the new crop
commenced to arrive at the Denver
mills a month ago. and lots were re-
ceived that the sellers claimed went
from seventy-five to eighty bushels to
the acre. Since then the average yield
reported to the millers by producers
is seventy bushels to the acre. Heads OF
this wheat measured from six to seven
inches in length and the berries were
fat, round and perfectly formed. 1t has
been a phenomenal season, climatical-
. ly perfect, and to these conditions, to-
gether with greater knowledge of soil
requirements demanded by wheat on
the part of the farmers is ascribed the
record-breaking crop.-Field and Farm.
The past season was SO interspersed
with weekly showers in some parts of
Colorado that good deal of ergot ex-
lists in the rye and native hay. In addi-
ton to the rye thirty species of grasses
are subject to attacks of ergot. among
which are the various species of bronze
grasses, timothy. fescue. rye grass. dog
tooth. couch. meadow foxtail. orchard
grass and several species of the poas.
For the eradication of ergot careful
screening of all seeds should be done
.at- 1T. Il trfl flNtttt t.,rv tvn-
fected material from one field to an
other by means of hay or stock. In
case Of pastures which have become
seriously infected as is the case on the
Divide. some cultivated crop should
be employed for few years until the
danger from propagation has passed.
Field and Farm.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
WHY SAILORS WERE SLOW.
With Soft-Spoken Captain They
Missed Usual ENCOURAGEMENT.

With Soft-Spoken Captain They
Missed Usual Encouragement.
Admiral Watson always prohibited
swearing on the vessel where he hap
pened to be. and IL any luckless officer
enforced an order from the bridge
with an oath, he was called upon for
a private interview with his superior.
But another matter in his squadron
troubled the admiral His was the
flagship. and yet her men were some
times the last to finish the execution
OF command. or to carry out n
manoeuvre. One day when the sea
men were behind in getting down
from the rigging he called the captain
to him.
why is It," he asked. that here
on the flagship. where we ought to be
the quickest, the men are behind the
other ships?"
While the officer was seeking for an
inoffensive reply. volley OF oaths
came floating across the water from
the captain of the nearest ship.
well. you see. admiral. our men
don't get the right kind OF encourage
ment, sir."-New York Times.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
Mo1ey-Ma akinG
Independence

few years ago l met farmer
who told me that from his earliest rec
objection he had never worried about
how he was to get q living or make
money. He always felt competent to
handle those subjects without any
special mental effort.
There were other subjects over
which he worried, and no doubt many
who worry great deal about how to
get living are free from trouble
when 1t comes to subjects that wor-
ried the farmer.
II a person can be born so that MAX
ing money or getting living does not
cause any trouble, there must be a
mechanical path to follow in reaching
these desirable conditions.
One rule for earning money Is to
find out what You can best do. and
then seek the right market for your
work, and study supply and demand
and competition.
Naturalists tell us that in school
of fish those in the fore part are fat,
while the fish that bring up the rear
are always lean. This was true in a
certain locality on the subject of
small fruit. Those who began raising
berries made nice sums of money
from their investments. but In few
years, when everybody was raising
them, there was no money in it.
Commercial sense enables one to
anticipate conditions and wants. and
be among the first to supply those
wants.
noticed a few months ago shoe
maker selecting very desirable loca-
tion, one that would grow better with
each succeeding year. and he illus
trated his foresight in looking over
the field and securing the place which
he did for his shop Selecting a
location is one of the main sources of
success.
Just after the war, a friend told me
that he went West looking for loca-
ton. He studied two cities, and at
that time he was unable to see any
difference between them. but since
then one has grown but very little,
while the other has doubled several
times in population.
From the way in which some men
select wisely nine times out Of ten.
there must be signs or principles to go
by in this important part of prosper
ity.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07

While talking with salesman no
told me about framed poem in 4
business office. One day when near
there 1 copied it and. though it may
be old to you. 1t is given here for
those who may not have read 1t, as all
of us need occasional encouragement:
PLUCK wins! 1t always wins. Though
weeks be slow and nights be dark
'twixt days that come and go. still
pluck wins-its average is sure. He
gains the prize who can the most en-
dure. who faces issues. he who never
shirks. who waits and watches and
who always works.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
THIS ACCURACY REVIEW
DEPART M EN- T

10 for eooperdtion In Information TO reduce
mutually erpensire mistakes. II 10 for mechon-
ieai, commercial and proTessiondi people; the
employer. emp,oys and customer: and consists
of extracts taken By pern'ission from the copy
righted letters. the lectures note books and libraries
of Dr. Earl N. Pratt. When you secure on any
subjeet an idea personduy useful to you. and
you pish to girs il to him, dddress him In care
Of The John Crerar Library. Marshdl Field
Buiiding, Chiedgo. lie is hunting the rhois trorid
0oer for Information OF eoery day uss to yot:.
and he regrets his Inability. persohaiiy 10 reply
10 contributors. 50 far possible he trishes 10
hare in fais space The rery ideas you rousd Ike
to ind here. You are at liberty to send him
any sugyestion you may care to. His arcade
Iader libraries trere stdrted In 1872 and nOB CON-
tain unpuslished Information dating back TO 1895
uifh systematic plans extending 10 1889. Your
short story Of some erampie oJJorefhought dc
posted In the Arcae fder collection may prors to
" yovr best monument.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
The Cruel Husband.

why. daughter said the rich
father OF the girl who had married
the penniless nobleman, what does
this mean? How comes 1t that you
are home again, with all your trunks?"
Father" wept the girl. 81 cannot
live with the duke any longer"
Cant live with him any longer?
Has he been cruel to you?"
Indeed he has she sobbed, cling
ing to the tender hearted old man.
He is always taunting me with our
poverty"
Poverty? Why. dadgum him!
Didn't l buy him outright for your"
That's Just it! He sneers that we
were so poor that he was the best wo
could afford"
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
For the Individual
Information for
the Business Man

From now on to what extent must
the business man make use of printed
information? The knowledge and en-
perience of many men on various sub
jectj is being gathered. Is it neces-
sary for the business man to know
about this and to possess 1t?
Many men are devoting their whole
time to original researches on single
subjects and their reports are pre-
pared In the form of books. booklets
and editorials for periodicals. Must
good business men sift these and
make use of the best parts of them
in order to continue as good business
men?
A short time ago an official of an
insurance company stopped me as
l was passing him on the street. He
held up small cloth-bound volume OF
deep and dry reading. Why did he
spend his money for it in order to
spend his time on 1t? His actions are
worthy of consideration because he.
together with his partner, has done
with very little money what many
men with much money have tried with
all their might to do and failed. Why
cid he buy the book?
He knows how to use men. their
time, their strength. their ideas and
observations. Why can he not use re-
corded ideas. experiences and observa-
tions? He does not use all men, only
a few dozen are in his employ at pres
ent; but he has talked with hun
dreds. and it may be thousands, to get
that few dozen. Is not this necessary?
After he had shown me his book
and had glanced at some of the mys-
terious equations in 1t, | began asking
him questions and was surprised to
hear him say that he had not read
certain work. Has he neglected 1t
because 1t has not been properly pre-
sented to him? He is not bookish
ness for the pleasure of reading.
rather would he squeeze books for
information to help him work better.
Is not this what books are for?
Some day l expect to make special
call on him to find out why he does
not own that book which ! think he
should read, and If he is able to up
set my reasoning it will not be the
first time 1t has been discounted. Can
you confess the same?
The danger point to the pencil point
is where you record things which you
should remember without recording
Is not the blunder with books cen
tered in ignoring them or looking up
to them in place of getting acquainted
with and walking on them? Isnor-
ing or adoring books weakens the
worker: but tapping books for daily
useful hints and facts strengthens the
worker. Do you think otherwise?
To know what you do think and
what part books have taken in help
ing you woul be useful to me. Will
you drop me letter or a postal card
on the subject?
A man put thirty thousand dollars
into advertising and waited for re-
turns. While he was tottering be-
tween holding on and falling the re-
turns began to come in. If they had
been few weeks slower he would
have been a failure. How much right
have some successes to glory over
some failures?
There are retail stores in which the
trade is watched as the fireman eyes
the steam gauge. The cashiers desk
is visited often and If sales drop plans
are laid to push harder.
Fine trades have been industriously
and no grammar.
1t is better to advertise your busi-
ness than yourself
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
The Closed Door.

1 never crossed your threshold with n
grief
But that went without 1t: never came
Heart-hungry but you fed me- eased the
blame.
And gave the sorrow solace and relief.
I never left you but took away
The love that drew me to your side
again
Through that wide 6sor that never
could remain
Quite closed between u for little day.
oh! Friend. who gave and comforted.
who knew
SO overwell the want of heart and
mind?
Where may turn for solace now. or
Relief from this unceasing loss of you?
Re II for fault. for folly. or for sin.
Oh! terrible my penance. and most
sore
To face the tragedy of that closed door
whereby | pass and may not enter in.
-Theodosia Garrison, in Harper's Ba-
Ear.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
Nv Resolution,


A few years ago. when my wife saw
me reading The Crucifxion of Philip
Strong" she nervously waited till
had finished 1t and then anxious!y
asked what had resolved to do.
She does not believe it is necessary
to be poor in order to be happy. and
she knows that | am more liberal
than wise, and also that | sometanes
forget that he who neglects to care
for his own is worse than an infldel.
In reply to her question I stated that
my resolution had been made and that
1t was to pay thirty cents day for
my noon lunch.
Her breath came more evenly after
hearing this. as she had told me that
the cook said that did rot eat
enough to keep a canary bird alive. or
something like that.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
A Toilet Hint,

Oatmeal for the face and hands
wet with water soon sonrs. but pre-
pared in the following way 1t VIII
keep any length of time: Take three
cupfuls of oatmeal and five of water
or less quantity in the same proper
tion; stir well and let 1t stand over
night in a cool place: in the morning
stir again: after awhile sur thorough
ly and strain: let II stand until it
settles. then carefully pour on the
water and add enough bay rum TO
make the sediment as thick as cream.
or thinner If preferred. Apply to the
face with soft cloth: let 1t remain
until nearly dry. then rub briskly
with n soft flannel. Shake the mix
ture well before using.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07

The first gown is Of brown cloth.
The skirt Is plain. but covered half
its length with the full basque of the
jacket The upper part of the latter
Is in the form of blouse with plain
yoke extending in rounded tabs over
the shoulders. forming epaulets. The
yoke is ornamented with passemen-
terie buttons and trimmed around the
neck and down the front with bias
bands of white silk bordered with
dark brown galloon or braid. the ends
finished with tassels.
These white silk bands and gal
loon trim the girdIe. which is of dark
brown velve7. ;nd from the cuffs, all
the ends being finished with tassels,
and the cuffs also finished with frills
Of lace The full upper part OF the
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
Love Before Money.

Mrs. Gertrude Atherton, the author.
ess, tells of conversation touching
the advisability of marrying for
money which took place between two
young ladies of her acquaintance,
aged respectively twelve and thirteen.
Said the thirteen-year girl: 81 shall
not marry any but very rich man.
| couldn't for the life of me be tied
down to pauper.'
oh" came from the twelve-year
youngster. how can you talk so?
couldn't marry unless l cared for the
man. I'd rather marry a man who had
$4,000 year If | loved him than a
millionaire couldn't love!"-New
York Times
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
Corn Starch Merinaue.

Scald one pint of milk. add two
ccant tablespoonfuls of corn starch
mixed to a smooth paste with cold
milk. stir until smooth and thick,
cover and cook for half an hour. Beat
together the yolks of three eggs. two
tablespoonfuls of sugar. and one
quarter of teaspoonful of salt: add
to the corn starch and stir for five
minutes, then flavor and turn into
n pudding dish. Cover with mer
ingue made by whipping the whites
of the eggs to stiff, glossy froth
with three tablespoonfuls of powder
ed sugar; dust with little more
sugar and put into moderate oven
until pale Drown. Serve cold.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
Blue Shaded Muslin.

Shaded muslins are the moments
fad. dainty gown of this descrip-
ton is of blue muslin in striped effect.
shading from dark blue to almost
white. The skirt made perfectly plain
and full. The bodice is made with
chemisette of white Irish point lace
and deep collar of same. Plain. full
sleeves. The high waist girdle of the
darkest shade blue. The hat Is Of
blue lace straw, adorned with white
violcts.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
laccs Match the Gown.

Chantilly, Russian and many other
laces are now colored to match tho
gowns. In the heavy laces. Cluny,
Flemish and Renaissance color well.
They match In color the gown they
trim and are most effective. On some
of the imported gowns the entire
waist is of colored lace. Pretty para
soils of colored lace are also seen.
also dainty little toqucs and turbans.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
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The Secret Of Good Coffee.

Most Americans boil coffee in q
pot over hot fire. but that Is not the
right way to make it. Nobody makes
better coffee than the old negroes Of
the West Indies. They are famous
for 1t, so If you want good coffee try
their way.
Put the coffee in an enameled pot.
pour the boiling water on 1t, cover
it up, and then let 1t Just come to tho
boil again. Do not let 1t stand. but
strain 1t at once through a clean bag
made of flannel. The quantity of
coffee used should be one tablespoon
ful to each breakfast cup.
Never use condensed milk with cof-
fee unless you want to spoil 1t. Always
serve and drink 1t hot.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
The Tail Of a Cat,

Silently he stole forth from meath
the bushes, with noiseless tread, to-
ward the dark and gloomy mansion
where dwclt his lady-love.
Then he burst forth in the fulness
of his spirit the song of the tale OF
his love.
AS II in direct answer to his sere-
made. window was raised, and i'm.
mediately came the sound of boot
hurling through the air.
The brokenhearted lover turned
away into the cold and cheerless night
muttering as he went:
Human beings never appreca,e
us cats when we are In love-"
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07

sleeves falls like rufile over a pun
OF the material The standing collar
is of lace.
The other gown is OF sage green
cloth The skirt is made with groups
OF plaits On each side of which at tho
bottom is trimmed with gold buttons
and the black galloon, the ends Of thu
latter finished with tassels.
The bolero is bordered with the gal.
loon with tassels at the corners. The
revers collar is trimmed with white
guipure in which the galloon is run.
The waistcoat is Of white cloth orna.
mented with gold buttons. The full
sleeves. bordered with the trimming.
flare over puffs OF the material fn.
ished with cuffs trimmed With .hs
gaIloon and gold buttons. The girdla
is OF black velvet.-wiener CHE.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
Came Down Hard.

Freddie is a boy of five years, ard
ne has a little brother who is just
beginning to walk. The younger
brothers name is Frank. and while
Freddie likes him in certain way, his
nose has been rather out of joint
since his arrival.
The other day he said to his mother:
Ma, did our baby come right from
heaven?"
Yes, my son." replied his mother.
well. then" said the young hope
full. 'T guess he must have lit on his
feet: that's what makes him SO bow.
legged"
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
Value Of Ideas.

In a field found team, harness,
a chain, an unpulled stump, boy and
failure. BY adding thought to the
boy, which caused the boy to chain
small log to the stump. left field
in which there was a team, harness,
a chain, a log, a pulled stump, boy
and success.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
A Good Dentifrjcc.

Camphorated chalk is one OF the
simple dentifrices that never go out.
One can prepare it at home just as
well as to pay druggist to do 1t. All
that is necessary Is an ounce OF pow
dered camphor and fifteen ounces OF
prepared chalk. If 1t Is desired to
have the dentifrice foam, add little
powdered CASTLE soap Mix thorough
ly by sitting through coarse cambric
a number OF times.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
The TeIepbone Voice.

For couple of years have had a
desk in a room with telephone ex-
change board. The voice and face of
one of the exchange board operators
act as looking glass to those at the
other end of the wire and give me
view of the manners Of many peo-
Dle
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07

Washington Oct. "a good deal of
pressure has been brought to bear on
the President to induce him not to call
Congress into extraordinary session in
November. but to all callers who have
spoken to him in that vein he has said
that this government is committed to
the proposition that the Cuban reci-
procity treaty be made effective at the
earliest possible date. and he regards
1t as a matter OF good faith that this
country should keep its word.
He has declined. therefore. to con-
slider any proposition looking to the
abandonment of the idea Of an extra
ordinary session
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
Sheep.
GRAIN.

Wheat. choice milling. per 100 lbs.
$1.O7; rye. Colorado. bulk. per 100 lbs.
9Oc; oats, bulk. Nebraska, new. white,
$1.21; mixed, $1.1S; In sack. Colorado,
white, $1.25: corn in bulk. soc; corn
chop, sacked, 97c; Colorado corn and
pat chops. sacked. $1.25; bran. Colo
RADIO, per 100 lbs, S5c.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
Have You?

Did you ever try to find copy of
a paper for the 36th of the month? An
old editor looked through a bundle Of
papers to get that copy for humor-
Gus friend In time the truth dawned
upon him.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07

Stained flower vases can be clean.
ed by adding to lather made of
soap powder some vinegar. Shake
till all stain is removed.
II you allow house plants. or rather
the pots containing them, to stand in
saucers containing water that has
drained through the pot rottiIg of the
roots will result
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
Eor tho LITTLE Girl.

Outdoor costume of serge for little
girl the skirt forming box plaits
at the hem, and with box plated bo.
lero to correspond. The bolero has
no collar, bit is finished with a shad.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07

The necessities for Hpin0 do not re-
guire great sums of money. The men
tai requirements for money making
need not be ertensire but they must
be special. Trade is mathematical
On1ne
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07

Upland. per ton. 3l2.OOG 1900: sec
ond bottom. choice to fancy, $1,000
1000; good to choice. $1,000 500;
timothy, 1890; timothy and clover,
$11.0O: alfalfa. prime. $3.50; straw
IS .OOQ Q. 90; South Park wire grass.
$500.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
sashes Of China Ribbons.

Very pretty are the sashes of old
china silk ribbons. with their swathet
Wristbands. and od-fashioned bows
pinned up a>iinst the bodice in true
old.world style.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
Pretty Breakfast Gown.

For wear at the breakfast table
the newest design for morning coat
that complies with the prevailing de-
sire for long lines.
Made OF any of the delicate silky
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
Policy Of Goodness.

Learn something by errors and you
will make less of them, but get ex-
cited over mistakes and they will in
crease till the insurance companies
will refuse you.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07

Intelligent investigation oils and
ertends the hours of life. Uhile fght-
ing irresistible conditions multiplfes
our troubles and diuideS our ddrdn-
taOeS.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-07
How Is This?

Letting others do for you what you
should do for yourself tends to pau
periZe energy, degrade intellectual
thought and action-it machines the
man.