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The Lamar register., 1903-01-07
Trees in England.

Christmas trees were unknown in
England until the reign of Queen Vic
toria. The first one was ornamented
by Prince Albert for the amusement
of the Princess Royal and the Prince
of Wales. who were children of and
years old at that time.
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First "Dalmatian" Powder.

German newspapers call attention
to the fftieth anniversary of bug
powder, or "Dalmatian" powder. A
German woman named Anna Rosseur
found out the fatal effects of chrys-
anthemum flowers on insects. She
told a druggist of her discovery and
the insect powder trade is now worth
millions to Dalmatia.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07
In This Gilded Ace.

Now it's to be S7,5OO.0OO hotel
In New York. The man who went
TO the Waldorf-Astoria and was afraid
to put his boots outside the door of
his room lest the porter would gild
'em will have renewed occasion for
apprehension.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07
Ball Bearings for Railroad Cars.

railroad company is said to be
conducting series of experiments
with a freight car the trucks of which
are fitted with Da.l bearing journals.
These, 1t is claimed, make the car run
SO easily that a single person can
Hove it. If they prove practicable
train loads can easily be doubled and
hauled with the same power now used.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07
Work of American Astronomers.

Within twenty-five years American
astronomers have won as many an
nual medals of the Royal Astronomi,
cal Society of England as astrono.
mers of all other countries. except
England, combined.
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Lona Past Century Marx.

In an official advertisement pub.
lshed in Vienna citing Baroness
Bourscheid to declare her where.
abouts and appear before court of
law, it is mentioned that she was
born in February, 1895.
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The largest Holly Trees.

The largest holly-trees in the world
grow in the Northern United Sts.os
and in Canada, where the tree attains
height of 20 feet, and girth of
six to eight feet.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

graduate of Co
lumbia College
and who served
t h ee years at
West Point. has
t h e following to
say of Peruna:
ALLOW me to
express my grati-
tude TO you for
I h c b e n e fl t de-
rived from your
wonderful rem :
edy. One short
month has brought
forth a vast change
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07
Superstition in Venice,

There is curious superstition in
Venice that if a stranger dies in n
hotel the number of his room will
be lucky at the next lottery.
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Nelson's Old Flagship.

Nelson's old ship, the Victory, is
still to be accessible to the British
public, although she is shortly to be
superseded as the admiral's flagship
at Portsmouth.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07
Many Specimens of Glover.

Specimens of four, five. six. seven.
eight and nine-leaved clovers have
been presented to Queen Alexandra by
Welsh lady.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

What have you ever done for your
country?'' asked the indignant citizen;
the practical politician TOO busy find
ing out what my country can do for me-"
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Sensible Housekeepers.

will have Defiance Starch. not alone
because they get one-third more for
the same money. but also because OF
superior quality.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07
Oldest Printed Calendar.

The most ancient printed calendar
l.. the world has been found in Wies-
baden. 1t was printed by Gutenberg
i'll has.
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Lowest Death Rate.

The lowest death rate in the coun-
try, according to tn report of the Ma
tional Bureau of Labor, is reported
from st. Joseph. Missouri. where the
deaths were only 6.49 to the thousand.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

life contributor drops into poetry as
follows: THAT the flesh of beasts Is
wholesome. there are some who argue
still: howbeit beef and bacon have made
Chicago. ILL.,"
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Iona Lawsuit Decided.

The ownership of plot of land
near Brooklyn has just been decided
by the courts after a lawsuit of thir.
ty-fivc years.
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Stops the Cough and
Works on tho Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Price 25c

oh what tangled web we weave
When first we practice to deceive
But when We've had more practice. my
How straight and tluently We lie.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

Chamberlain's Trip to Africa.
One hundred thousand repicas of a
special medal struck to commemorate
Mr.. Chamberlain's tour have been
ordered for the Cape.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

ALL UP TO DATE HoUsEKEEPERs
use Defiance Cold Water Starch, because
II is better and OF. more of 1t for same
money.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

Storekeepers report that the extra
quantity. together with the superior
quality. of Defiance Starch makes 1t
next to impossible to sell any other
brand.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

Mabel-Do you think a girl should an
swer n young mans proposal by letter?
Tom-Not one letter. but three. Mabel
Three letters? Tom-Certainly! Y-e-s.
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Mrs. Bacon-My husband thinks mar
can't feel at home unless he is smoking
Mrs. Egbert-That Is why he thinks h,
will feel at home in the next world.
suppose.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07
Few churehaoers in London.

The bishop of London says that
only one in every eighty OF the popu-
lation of London go to church or
chapel.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

Wife-I see by the paper that silver
dollars are only worth 43 cents. Hus-
band-Well. the next time you go shop
ping suppose you buy few at that price.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

Sharpe-This paper says there are
many struggling students in the great
colleges. Wheaiton-Yes the man that
wrote the article must have seen them
playing football.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

The Chinese potato growers of Stock
ton. California. have formed a trust to
maintain prices. The Chinese are not
slow to take the queue from the Amer
leans.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

FITS rermansn;lyCurcd.N Nonts [ nervousness aftsi
brat days use OF DIR. klins's GroAt Nerve Restorer
send for FREE S2.OO trial bottle and Treatise
pR. X. H. KLINE. Ltd 9Sl Arch ST.. Philadelphia, Pa
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

There can be no doubt that the woman
whose husband is addicted to limburger.
beer and onions is entitled to a divorce.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

Bullhead scent cigar II you have
smoked one you know how good they
are. II you hnve not. try one
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

what makes you rush about so?' 81
have to keep moving these times to get
money enough to pay my rent. "Oh.
no! l keep moving to save rent.
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Heart Is Kept Workino.

All the blood in mans body
passes through his heart once IN
every two minutes.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

II smoking interferes with your work
"quit worSing''-and smoke Baxter s
Bullhead-5-cent cigar.
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Piso's Cure cannot DO too highly spoken o. -
. cough cure.-J. w. o'BRIEs. 3s2 Thirc Ave.,
N. Minneap apolis MIMI. Jan. 8, 1900
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Marry After Long courtship.
After thirty years courtship a
couple. both over fifty, have just been
married at Leeds, England.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07
Some EnaIish Slang.

Frightening their intellect" is a
Birmingham (Englanc! euphemism
for violent assaults on the police.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

NOT A FISH STORY.
BaXtcrs Bullhead cigar as as good q So
smoke as you can find.
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Mixed Bathing to Be Allowed.

Mixed bathing VIII be permitted
next wear at the majority of Ger
man seaside resorts.
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

Medical Examiner U. S. Treasury.
DR.. Llewellyn Jordan. Medical Ex-
aminer of u S. Treasury Department,
The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

actually penetrates to the pain
and cures where other lin
iments and salves either ab-
solute1y fail or fall far short of
complete success.
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W. N. u DENvER.-No. 2.-Ieoa

Ehen Answering Advertisements kiadlyy
Mention This faper.
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The Southern Massachusetts,

when, about twenty-five years ago. I
moved to Atlanta from the old north
state. said Mr.. James s. Jenkins at the
Raleigh. II was looked upon by some Of
the natives as a carpetbagger. a class thor.
oughfy detested throughout the south at
the time. For long period I got the hot
end OF it in my profession Of the law IN
consequence Of the prejudice against me-
One day a would-be client walked into my
ONCE ana announced that he liked me per.
sonally and would like to give me his case,
but he hesitated because was a carpet.
Dagger. Informed thin that I was
southern-bred man, and that 1 had never
been north until I entered Princeton, and
that while that was the case was born IN
Massachusetts. This staggered the old man
and he asked me to explain. told him
that in the northern end Of North Carolina
there was narrow strip of territory called
Massachusetts in which was born.
Why did they call 1t such q doggoned
ornery name as thatr querrisd my visitor
Because, I replied. prior to and during
the civil war there wasn't . ID ssces-
sioIflst In it,"
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ANNUAL VIsITATIONs.
Grand Master COLLISION, I. o. o. F., Be-
gins Round Of Official Duties,

Grand Master Geo. z. COLLISION Of the
Grand Lodge. I. o. o. F.. and his associate
grand officers began their annual vista
tons to the local Odd Fellows: lodges this
week. They opened Monday night at lodge
No. II. on Capitol Hill. There was a large
and enthusiastic attendance. Union Lodge
degree team entertained the Grand Lodge
by putting the second degree on in full
form. The work was excellently done, the
effectiveness being much aided by the flne
scenery owned by the lodge. Representa-
tive Charles Q. Terrell. who Is past grand
master OF Massachusetts. made an address
and remarks were also made by several of
the grand officers. all Of whom were in at
tendance except Grand Treasurer J. A. B.
Espey.
The visitation to Metropolis Lodge, No..
16. occurred last evening. Here again there
was large turnout. and the grand off,
GERS were received with courteous attention.
The lodge Is one Of the leaders In the ju-
risdiotion. Next weeks grand visitations
occur as follows: Excelsior. No. II. Mon
day: Friendship. No. u, Wednesday; Phoe-
nix. No. %, Friday. The last mentioned
lodge meets at Benning. and a large num-
Der OF city brethren will make the subur-
ban pilgrimage.
The ofncers Of the Grand Lodge. I. o. o.
r, also paid their official visit to Eastern
Lodge. No. I, I. O. O. F., on Wednesday
evening: They were received and welcomed
by the lodge in regular form. after which
friends not members Of the order admit
ted. The company was entertained by q
hne program rendered by the following
artists: Recitation. Geo. c. speidell; comic
song. Leo Monkey; monoloSue. Thos. T.
Trodden. r., violin solo. Harold Nachman:
song. F. Hagan; monologue. L. Nachman:
recitation. r. Phillips: pianist NJ J. An
derson. All then adjourned to the blue
room. where refreshments and cigars were
provided for all by the lodge entertainment
committee. This lodge is one Of the oldest
in this Jurisdiction, yet still young in the
work OF Odd Fellowship. II was Instituted
February Is. 1889, and numbers among its
members many Of the best-known citizens
OF Washington. one Of whom, p. G. Robert
Clarke, now a resident Of Erie, Pa. was
initiated on the night of its Institution. He
has been in continuous membership since
that time. The record shows that Mr..
Clarke on the 25th of February will have
been a member Of this lodge for sixty-four
years. and 1t Is believed that he is the
banner Odd Fellow Of the Union.
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movement will be at double time If neces-
sary.
Music by Engineer Band.

1.-THE Engineer Band will take post just
inside the entrance to the site Of the cor
ner stone. leaving room for persons to pass
in and out, to and from the reviewing
stand. It will. in this position. render the
necessary musical selections, at the proper
times. In accordance with signals to be pre-
arranged. To avoid loss Of time the band
will proceed by the most direct line to its
position after the President has passed the
line of troops. so that 1t will be in position
Immediately after the presidential party
has been seated.
Just before the conclusion Of the cers-
monies the foot troops will be formed in
line again by deploying ON the leading
company. The band will at the same time
take its place in line. The prescribed hon
ors will be rendered as the President again
passes in front Of the troops. after which
ALI except the band will be dismissed. The
band win remain in position. playing ap-
propriate selections, until the audience has
dispersed.
'aThe Presidents flag will be furnished
to the commanding officer at Washington
barracks. This will be run up as the Presi-
dent enters the reservation, ana Will De
the signal for the light battery to COM
mence firing. The commanding oftcer at
Washington barracks will arrange for the
Transmission OF the necessary signals from
the gate as the President enters it.
"As soon as the President leaves the post
officer in charge OF public buildings and
grounds by the commanding officer at
Washington barracks.
The Gatekeepers.
'"The commanding officer at Washington
barracks will detail at least eight non
commissioned officers Of good appearance
to act as Eatekeepers at the entrances to
the reviewing stand. They should include
representatives from each branch Of the
service He will also detail about fifteen
selected priyates for sentry duty about the
site Of the corner stone; these men should
also represent all branches Of the service
These non-commissioned officers and en-
listed men should report to the constructing
engineer for special Instructions not later
than 1890 am. February q. 1908.
1.-THE band from Fort Myer VIII furnish
the necessary music for the Gand Lodge
and escort on their way to and from the
grounds at Washington barracks. In ae-
cordance with special instructions to be
Issued later.
Especial instructions for the aids Of the
chief of engineers and for the Engineer
Band will be issued In due season.
these orders are issued by authority Of
the Secretary OF War.
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ANNUAL FUNCTION.
Master Painters and Decorators Give
an Entertainment.

At the twentieth annual entertainment OF
the Master Painters and Decorators Asso-
citation of this city, held last evening at
Frerrsd's. a handsome oil painting Of Mr..
Thomas A Brown. the dean OF the orgara-
zat!on, was presented to the association.
Mrs Charles Coomes. on the part Of the
committee Of ladies having the entertain
Inent In charge. making the presentation
speech Mr.. A H. McGhan, president OF
the association. accepted the picture and
replied In hitting words to the presentation
speech Mr.. Brown. the original Of the
portrait, being present. was called upon to
make a short address. The following are
the officers Of the organization: A. II. Nc
Chan, president: II. c. Holther. vice presi-
dent; c. Macnichol, secretary. and Howard
MarkWard, treasurer.
The hall was tastefully decorated In red
and green, roses and trailing ferns being
employed In an artistic manner. A buffet
supper was served. and the closing hours of
the evenings merryuaking were spent in
Canoeing.
Among those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
A. H. McGhan and the Misses MoGhan,
Dir. and Mrs. Thos. A. Brown, Miss Bessie
Lee Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Macnlchol.
Mas Sallis Macnichol, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Turnhurks Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Farr. Mr..
Cieland. Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Mann and Miss
Mann, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Coomes and
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Russell. Mr.. and
Mrs. n. c. Holther, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Lerch,
Mr.. ana MrA William Lsatman, Rudolph
Yeatman. Mr. and Mrs @. H. Hilbert, Mr.
dell. Mr.. Kslliher. Mr.. Joseph Jennings.
Mrs HAIRY Heeker and Ma. seck M n ana
3esmsH -A0S Murphy. Mrs. Greenfield. Mr..
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ANSWER FILED.
Secretary Root and Gen. Corbin Reply
to Lieut.. Edwards Petition.

Secretary Root and Gen. Corbin Reply
to Lieut.. Edwards Petition.
Secretary Root and AdJt. Gen. Corbin to-
day filed In the District Supreme Court
their answer to the petition of Frank B.
Edwards. lieutenant Of artillery. U. 8. A.,
In which the petitioner asks the court to re-
store him to relative rank. which he claims
was Illegally reduced by the appointment
of former volunteer officers to the artillery
corps.
The answer sets forth the circumstances
under which the new appointments were re-
quired to be made. and challenges the con-
struction placed by the petitioner upon the
several acts Of Congress providing for the
increase OF the army. 1t is stated that the
rank OF all the appointees under the pro-
visions OF the act OF February 2. 1901. was
to be determined by length Of commissions
ed service. irrespective OF the date Of the
commission.
The defendants In their answer also ques-
ton the Jurisdiction OF the court of the
District OF Columbia to take cognizance of
the cause and to coerce the action Of the
Secretary q War IN the application Of the
La9A
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WITHOUT A LICENSE.
Fortune Teller Fined In Police Court
Sergt. Doyle's Good Luck.

Florence Miller. who Is also known as
Madam Florence Of s18 Rhode Island Is
land avenue northwest, was in the Police
Court this morning on a charge of carry
ing ON the business of u fortune teller
without having first secured the neces-
sary permit from the proper authorities.
After hearing the evidence Judge Bundy
imposed . hne Of -. and informed the de-
ferdant that she must not again carry on
the business Of telling fortunes and reading
palms without a license. The fne was
paid.
It was stated that Madam Florence. as
she styles herself, resided near the corner
Of 11th and r streets northwest during
November last, and that she made appli-
cation for q license, but the request was
rejected because she had not been q resi-
dent Of the District OF Columbia for a
year prior to the date OF the fling OF
the application. al required by law.
Later she moved to $40 Rhode Island
avenue, where. It 10 alleged, she carried
on the business without q license.
Complaint was made to the police, and
Sergeant Robert q. Doyle OF the eighth
precinct donned civilian attire and yiaited
the fortune teller for the purpose Of learn
ing his past, present and future.
s,6he told me lots o. nice thinss," the
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HEATED BY NATURAL GAS
Ono New York Town for Which thu
Coal Famine Has No Terrors

II know of one town on the map" said
Mr.. Thomas Pitts Of Honeys. n Y, at the
New Willard. for which the present coal
famine has no terrors. 1t Is the town in
which I live. and 1t Is Illuminated and
heated by natural gas. piped from a we'll
near West Bloomfield. which as early as
1853 was accidentally discovered by per-
sons sinking a well for OIL The tnhabi-
tants Of the town not only have all the
heat needed. but the gas In the street lamns
Is permitted to burn with as full head DIR
Ing the day as at night. as 1t costs less to
90 SO than to hire a man to extinguish and
reiight the lamps. When the wen was frat
sunk some one touched the escaping gas
with match. and for months the entire
country was Illuminated. turning night into
day. Unlike other wells in other parts of
the country our well keeps up its now
or gas and promises to last for an tndefi-
mite period.
"Honeye Ii located in the extreme west.
ern end OF Ontario county and is In Mr. Sc
reno E. Payne's district. A few DAYS eince
a new well was bored In the same localitv
and gas struck at the depth Of 936 feet
with a pressure OF $50 pounds Other wells
are being bored In the same territory. and
1t Is proposed by the several companies in
terested to pipe the gas to towns within a
radius OF from ten to fifteen miles, IL the
flow proves sufficient"
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sergeant explained. with smile. when

sergeant explained. with a smile. when
tne case was called in court today
was informed that the people Of tho
United States would one day select me al
their President" he added with a far away
look on his face, land also heard some-
9hing about girl with auburn hair, who
was informed was deeply in love with
me and who desired to keen me IN bsr
sight at all times.
don't know about the President part
OF II, put the auburn haired girl is rather
1unny, the sergeant declared. because
my whe mas auburn hair and we have
been married for eleven years."
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TOOK A STRAW VOTE.
EXPERIMENT IN
INTERESTING
TAURANT,

An advertising agent. representing . prominent
New York nashsins. while q recent western
trip. ives dining one evening In a Pittsburg REF.
taurant.
While waiting Tor his order he glanced over his
newspaper and noticed the Advertisement OF .
weil-known dyspepsia preparation, Stuarts Dys.
pepsia Tablsts; as he himself was a regular uses
Of the tablets he began specializing to how many
Of the other travelling men IN the dining room
were also friends Of the popular remedy for indi-
gestion.
He says, 81 counted twenty three men at the
tables. and In the hotel ONCE I took the trouble
to interview them and was surprised to learn that
nine out Of the twenty three made q practice q
taking one or two Of Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets
after each meal.
Zone Of them told me he had suffered much
from stomach trouble that at one time he had
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets had been entirely free
from Indigestion. bat he continued their use. sspa.
cially while travelling, account Of irregulerity
In meals and because, like all travelling men. he
was often obliged to eat what he could get and
not always what he wanted.
"Another. who looked the picture OF health. said
he never ate a meal without taking q Stuart Tab
let afterward. because he could eat what he
pleased and when he pleased. without fear Of /
sleepiess night or any other trouble.
''Stin another used them because be sub.
5ect to gas on stomach. causing pressure heart
and lungs, shortness Of breath and distress IN
chest. which he no longer experienced since using
the tablets regularly.
"Another claimed that stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets was the only safe remedy he had ever found
for sour stomach and acidity, he had formerly used
common soda TO relieve the troubls. but the tab.
lets were much better and safer to uss.
After smoking, drinking other excuses. which
weaken the digestive organs, nothing restores the
stomach to 4 healthy, wholesome condition % ct.
fsctually Stuart's Tablets.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets contain the natural
digestfves, pepsin, diastase. which every weak
stomach lacks. a. well ~ nux. hydrastin and yels
low parilla, and can be safely relied upon %
radical cure for every form ef pcof diseSt5ep Sold
By druggists everywhere Saee4oo
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TOBACCO INSTEAD OF COTTON.
South Carolina Farmers Will Make a
Change This Year.

The farmers Of the Beaufort neiehbor-
hood are making arrangements to substi-
tute tho planting OF tobacco for cotton,"
said r. g. Donaldson OF the South Carolina
city at the New Willard. They have held
several meetings recently. and It has been
ascertained that the best yields Of cotton
In that section amount to about $40 an
acre. while II tobacco can be successfully
grown 1t would yield from $50 to Sips an
acre.
"This Information IL CLEANED from the ex-
perience Of tobacco growing countries
from which It IL taken that the substitutes
crops will prove Of great benefit to the
agriculturists It L. believed that the cost
Of raising tobacco and cotton Ii about
equal.
They win start out by putting IN about
forty acres on a cooperative basis and en-
ploy a supervisor familiar with the work
Of growing tobacco. and 1t Ii believed that
the result Of the experiment win more than
pay the necessary cost. and that the farm
ers win secure such benefits that they can
start out on their own hook anothse sea-
SON.