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The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
A FEAT OF MEMORY.
Wonderful Accomplishment to Which
the Mind Was Trained.

Some light is thrown on the posi-
bilities of memory culture by an inter
esting recital contained in the auto
biography OF Robert Houdin. the
famous conjurer. He taught his son
to glance at. say. shop window and
to memorize accurately. as in brain
picture. the windows contents. Then
he would ask him to describe the con-
tents. checking and correcting him as
he went on. On one occasion Houdin
was commanded TO the Tuileries to
give a performance before the French
court AS he passed through an ante
room to the salon he bade his son to
note the arrangement of the rooms
and the contents ot the bookcases
Then at the close of the entertain
ment Houdin astonished his audience
by giving what he called second
sight" test. Declaring his unfamil-
iarity with the Tuilieries, Houdin.
blindfolding his son, asked him 10
send his gaze through the wall of the
room to the chamber beyond. to de-
scribe the arrangement of the cham
her and to read the titles of the vol
umes on the shelves Of the bookcases
This feat the young lad accomplished.
to the astonishment of the court
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
AGREED ON THEIR VERDICT.
Jurymen Had Made Up Their Minds
and So Affirmed.

Ar Fort Scott CKan-) the other day
a jury in the District court returned
a verdict finding a certain accused
person guilty of larceny. The verdict
had not been prepared in the tech
nical form desired and the judge sent
the jury back to make the necessary
corrections. The jury was gone for
half an hour. and when it returned II
brought in a verdict acquitting the
prisoner. But a verdict even more
amusing was perpetrated by jury at
Pittsburg. The case was criminal
one. and after few minutes consul
tation the jury filed into the box from
its room. Have you agreed upon a
verdict" asked the Judge We have,
responded the foreman. passing l,
over. The clerk will read said the
Judge And the clerk read, We, your
jury, agree to disagree"
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
The Irishm n and the Sun.

An Irishman who had just landed in
New York from his home in Ireland
was stroiling around the city. taking
in the sights. In the course of lis
walk he came across 3. ttery park.
and seeing a bench unoccupied near
the water front. sat down. 1t was
just about sunset when the Celt took
his seat in the park snd as he gazed
across the water at Governors island
the big guns at that place doomed.
announcing sunset. Now, this noise
was new to th- lrishman. and he said
to a policeman who was passing by:
"Phat's thot noi7e fur?" "Aw. it's the
sun goin' down" piled the officer.
"Begobs," remarked the Celt. the
sun nivir went down thot hard in Ire
land. d.'-Philadelplia Bulletin.
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
couIdn. Be Very Sure.

The recent St Andrews dinners. ac-
cording to the Westminster Gazette.
have been noteworthy for the profu-
sion of Scotch stories, which in sew.
eral cases fairly set the tables in a
roar. Some of them have an ancient
ring, but there is one that is perhaps
not generally known. a doctor was
attending a dangerous case where a
Scotch butler was engaged. On calling
in the forenoon he said to Donald: Il
hope your masters temperature is
much lower to-day than it was last
night" I'm no sac very sure aboot
that" replied the butler. for he deed
this morning"
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
Herring Cleaned BY Machine.

Very clever is a Swedish inventor
named Ekenberg, who has construct
ed machine which takes herrings as
they come from the net. sorts them
into the four sizes recognized by the
trade. scrapes of their scales, cuts
off their heads, splits. cleans and
washes them inside and out. The
machine does all this automatically.
and turns out 10000 herrings per
hour. One of the big floating herring
factories which go out from Goteberg
TO the herring banks is to be equipped
with this astonishing apparatus.
which ought to effec' a revolution in
the price of bloaters.
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
STRONGEST MAN LIVING.
Gets More Than One Hundred Dollars
Day in London,

A strong man has appeared in Lon
don who. it is said. is the strongest
man the world has ever seen, as far
as all records go. He is drawing $3.50
a week and is booked solid in London
for a year.
The strong man is Russian, twen-
ty-four years old, and five feet eight
inches in height. with a weight of 21O
pounds, by name George Hacken-
schmidt. He can take two fifty-six-
pound dumbbells in either hand and
turn ten forward or backward somer-
saults. alighting each time in the
same place, covered by a handker-
chief He can take a twenty-eight-
pound dumbbell in either hand and
jump his height In wrestling match
with a heavyweight policeman in Lon
don he lifted the officer by the ankle
and held the squirming piece Of hui
manity at arms length, bowed and
thus carried the man off the stage.
But what would one not expect to
hear about a man who has a normal
chest of fifty-four inches?
He is a monstrosity of muscle who
lifts a 35O-pound dumbbell with COM
parative ease and throws it from one
arm to the other This young man
was educated for the priesthood and
speaks five languages.
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
A New Man at 79.

Major Frank O'Mahoney. Wes, Side.
Hannibal. Mo-. writes:
II am professionally a newspaper cor
respondent. now 20 years old l have
watched the growing power of the Peruna
plant from its incipiency in the little log
cabin, through its gradations of success up
to its present establishment in Columbus.
Ohio. and conclude that merit brings its
full reward
up to few years ago felt no need to
test its medicinal potency, but lately when
my system needed it. your Peruna relieved
me OF many catarrhal troubles Some two
years ago l weighed 2l0 pounds. but fell
away down to los pounds. and besides loss
of flesh was subject to stomach troubles.
indigestion. loss of appetite. insomnia,
night sweais, and foreboding of getting
my entire system out of order. During
some months l gave Peruna fair trial.
and it rejuvenated my whole system. feel
thankful therefore. for although 20 years
old feel like a young man. Major Frank
o Mahoney.
In old age the mucous membrane be-
come thickened and partly lose their function
This leads to partial loss of hearing.
smell and taste. as well as digestive dis
tuTbances.
Pefuaa oorrec.s all this by its specific
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
The Sleepy Hour of Nioht.

A head-on collision between two
freight trains on the Southern Pacific
in California was due to the careless.
ness of the engineer of one of the
trains. who slept at his post and paid
the forfeit with his life. Manager Al
ger of the Southern Pacific says that
the company has great trouble on ac'
count of men succumbing to sleep be
tween 3 and 4 in the morning. This
was the time at which the accident
occurred. 1t is the sleepy hour that
affects men more than any other ol
the day or night
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
American Generositx

Under the title. Gifts and Be
quests" Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia
enumerates gifts and bequests for
public purposes which were made. be-
came operative or were completed in
the United States to the amount of
more than sS5.00O.OoO This list does
not include amounts less than $4,000
nor der ominational contributions for
educational or benevolent purposes.
nor state or municipal appropriations.
Among these excluded contributions
ere those to the American board of
foreign missions. over SIS. .163.
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
How TO Achieve Success.

Often We see bright boys who have
worked. perhaps for years. on small
salaries. suddenly jumping, as if by
magic. into high and responsible posi-
tions. Why? Simply because. while
their employers were paying them but
a few dollars week, they were pay
ing themselves vastly more in the fine
quality of their work, in the enthusi-
asm, determination and high purpose
they brought to their tasks. and in
increased insight into business meth
ods.-Success.
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
A Puzzled YounCster.

Mamma" said a little boy. when
were George Washington and England
married." Way, Lawrence" an
swered the mother, what do you
mean? Washington was a man and
England is a country. They could not
be married. my dear" Then" replied
the youthful philosopher, Il don't see
why they call Washington the Father
of his Country and England the Moth
er Country, if they were not married" p"
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

In later letter she says: "I am only
too thankful to you for your kind advice
and for the good health that am enjoying
wholly from the use of your Peruna. Have
been out to the Yellow Stone National
Park and many other places of the west.
and shall always thank you for your gen.
erosity. Mrs. F. +. Little.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman. President of The
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus. Ohio.
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
"A VENERABL PASTOR
CURED BY PE-RU'NA.

Operation on all the mucous membranes OF
the body.
One bottle will convince any cne- Once
used and Peruna becomes lifelong stand
by with old and young
Mr.. Samuel Saunders of Blythedale.
Mo. writes: Ny disease was catarrh OF
the urethra and bladder. l got bottle OF
Pe-ru-na and began taking it. and in few
days l was relieved and could sleep and
rest all night. 1 think that Pe-ru-na is
valuable remedy. l had tried other very
highly recommended medicines. but they
did me no good My physician told me
that could not expect to be cured OF my
trouble. as l was getting to be an old man
t57 years.. I feel very thankful for what
Pe-ru-na has done for me-"
In later letter Mr.. Saunders says:
+" am still of the same mind with regard
to your e-.u-na medicine.
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
eathina the Baby.

Young mothers naturally feel anxious
about the baby's bath 1t is best TO be-
gin at six weeks to put the little one in
water. FIRST folding a soft towel In ;he
bottom OF the basin. Use only Ivory
Soap. as many OF the highly coIored and
pe-fumed soaps are very Injurious to the
tender skin of an infant. E. r. Parker
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
500 Reward 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased 20
fearn that there Is AZ least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages. and that i Catarrh Halls C1t4rrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known TO the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a cousiltu-
tionai disease requires constitutional treat
r,ent- Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces o. the system thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease. and giving the patti .
strength By building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doin- Is work TIE pro-
prietor> have 50 much faith in its curative
powers that they o-er one Hundred DollaTs for
any case that IL fails TO cure Send for LIST Of
Testimonials
address F J. CHENEY s Co. Toledo. o
Sold by. druggists &c
Hans Far.aily P!lls orc the bes.
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
A TRAVELLER
AT SEvENTY.ONE
YEARS OF AGE.

also cough. Now my cough is all gone.
and all the distressing symptoms of ca
tarrh of the stomach and bowels have dis
appeared. will recommend it to all as
rare remedy. l am so well 1 am con-
,emplating trip to Yellow Stone Park
this coming season. How is that for one
II wears old ?''
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
Pe.ru.na is a Catarrhal Tonic
Especially Adapted to the De.
Ginning Powers of Old Age.
The Oldest Man in America Attributes
His Long Life and Good Health
to Pe.ru.ua.

Mr.. Isaac Brock. of McLennan county.
Texas. has attained the great age of ia
years. He is an ardent friend OF Peruna
and speaks of it in the following terms
Mr.. Brock saws:
After man has lived in the world as
long as have he ought to have found ou,
a great many things by experience l
think have done so.
"One of the things | have found ou: to
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

m e dicine for
chronic catarrh of
the stomach and
bowels. l have
been troubled Sc
verely with it for
over a year, and
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

my entire SATISFACTION
is the proper remedy
for ailments due di-
rectly to the effects of
the climate.
For ia years l
have wiihs,ood the
changeable climate of
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
81 RELY UPON
PE.Ru.NA FOR
ALL CATARRHAL
DISEASES"

the United States. During my long life
have known great many remedies for
coughs. colds. catarrh and diarrhoea- l
had always supposed these affections TO be
different diseases. For the last ten or
fifteen years 1 have been reading DIR.
Hartman's books and have learned from
them one thing in particular: That these
affections are the same and that they are
properly called caiarrh-
''As for DIR. Hartman's s remedy. Peruna,
/ have found it to be the best. if not the
only reliable remedy for these affections.
IL has been my standby for many
years and attribute my good health
and my extreme oil age 10 this
remedy.
1T exactly meets all my requirements.
have come to rely upon it almost entirely
for the many little things for which need
m edicine. l believe il to be especially
valuable 10 old people. although l have no
doubt it is just as good for the young. :"
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

rs this the cracked wheat. Jane?-' 80
dun know. mum | ain't looked at IL oi
touched 1t. an II it's cracked 1t Wi
cracked afore ! come here
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18


rheumatic pains in limbs
as as
all cannot sak
fbutt
suffering
j. NJ Parker
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

Before the wedding he called me
Duckie and now he calls ME an old hen.
What do YOU think of that?" II think
YOU Were goose TO marry a man that
called you such fowl names
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

II smoking inIerferes with your work
quit working and smoke Baxter
Bullhead-5-cent cigar
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

One of the best names We know of
for a newspaper is The Umbrella
Everybody will take 1t.
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18
Around the World in Seven Months.

Seven months and half was the
time taken in travelling round the
world by a picture post card which
has Just been delivered to its sender
al Berlin
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

The Knight-Campbell Music Company
Is one of the largest music concerns in
the West. and report trade good in their
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

Her AdmIrer-Doe- your sister keep her
birthdays stin? Little Bessie should
say she did She never mentions EN-.
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

Teacher-Now boys. what animal sup
piles you with shoes and gives you meat
to eat Small boy-Me father
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

Bullhead scent cigar. II you have
smoked one you know how good they
are II you have not try one
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

Let the other powers say what they
will the Car Is evidently PREPARED to
DO a Russian business In Manchuria-
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

It's because OF their true merit that
20 many smokers prefer Bakers Bull
head scent cigar.
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

Mrs. winsIow's Soothing syrup.
For chi1ren teetning softens the gums, re5ces In
eA-puA;ion ailays pain. cures Wind collie - ooesls
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

Little Willie Cproudly)-My pa knows =
few things. Little Bob tcontempteousiyl
-Ho, Ny pa knows fewer things than
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

Have you heard the news Laura Il
she'n find him a good man to tie to
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

Stops the Cough and
Works on the Cold
Laxative Bromo Qui1ine Tablets Price &c
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

Mrs. F. Z. Little. Tolona. ILL.,. writes:
81 can recommend Peruna as a good !
The Lamar register., 1903-02-18

"In June. 1901, ! lost my sense OF
hearing entirely. MY hearing had
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11
WOMAN EATS VERY
LITTLE BETWEEN FASTS.

Chicago, Oct. n.-Fasting as a cure is
method used by Miss Hilda Smith, a music
teacher Of this city. She adopted It as ar
experiment. tested it to her " s~atisfac
ton and has made it a constant practic,
10 fast part Of every week.
for tWenty-sevcn avs on one occasion
she went without food.ivsRis was a test o.
P pg: snasF she be feT s9at on e SHd dan RG q %eel
Is suf1cient to fastoccasionSA
Her diet on othS persons Ms such al
T tSeY w egsd fs GEq1r Wheat and NS0 rn 6ehe s.
all that she eaungth." she says&
wheat for ST alone. Wheat is E&'YoJ
CAN'T I've on frside from that. the oSdec
thing l eat isiiss Smith has proven ton
DISQUALIFICATION that a person can
her own sat- a day. She has done this
live on . Gems, she says. During this
for six mos been working as much as
period she day, four in giving music
chit hours
lessons. v. you can buy enough pre-
pared whe cheap"
And fruit Auss Smith says, the person
At hrst, have a desire to drink water.
fasting wtlcond or third day this desire
will pass 2 drink. OF her experiences
clinaton Eenty-seven days fasting she
during the
says: II I became at all hungry
l found that the feeling by getting in
I could get rid soon as I was outside the
the open air. ASo eat disappeared"
house the desireat fasting would cure
She believes itch peOnle are afflicted.
many ills with WIVES that n one is
And she also belhout food at pleasure.
capable OF going wi rid OF all ills. here is
II you want to ger Miss Smith:
the way suggested ! 10 eat no food n
The way TO fast II any length OF time
10 drink only water iron. II, during that
that you may decide VI must break the
time. you feel as II y e IS another a
fast. remember that Il sak & eat moth
aoming. hnd Mhen Won
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11

ing except IEuI
are short fasts aLNfor the first meal There
IS begun after DIN Sd long fasts-a short fast
kept up until lunciauer IN the evening ana IS
a good idea to tax heou the next daV- II Is
The regulation Ae this fast every day.
five IN the afternoon hort fasf Is Started at
the second morning and is continued until
tast rs Kept W, a wee following: q longer
regular last Is kept up,k. while the longest
When you have ear.twenty-ssven days
eating. for four weeks .l1ed to DO without
from food for an indeinite-0u NAV abSafn
In a short fast you should length or time
deal Of water, as II cleaneA drink a great
II : IoA4S last Soa sAoNoG Us the system.
INK less each
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11

day until It becomes necessary only every
three days
The time to fast is when you are 81 OF
blue or cross A good time j. when you
are cut OF pocket. but really the best time
Is Just before your last money piece Is
gone. You viii always find that fasting Is
no c~atchpenny AFFAIR. II you have a head
ache ycu need 10 fast: II you have any
kind Of .atarrh. heart disease. lung trouble
rheumatism. appendicitis. nerve ailments,
physical or mental weakness you need TO
fast. tn reason IS that OF the two causes
for all diseases the prime one Is improper
digestion and assimilation Of food.
EVERY night you 20 70 bed because you
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11

say, your system needs a rest, but die you
W thlnk q emitting food at meal times.
ulsesuFe machinery a rete This appa-
Tatus L, among the most delicate in the
nuH@n 9 and IS the most abused Il
should be given a rest at least nee n
week. 50 hat Il may have an opportunity
OF readjustinE itself
YOU wan an Nample OF the result
OF this method watch the animals In their
natural. untamed lives h are the only
clean. pure living creatures on earth We
c1Anot be above or even on the same
plane with them until We can control U
apPeutes physical and mental
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11

be hard TO forgo, since there will be many
4 hard tug both at heart and stomach
brcaths and keep busy. The next meal
Will be more easily abstained from. and
start with a one-day fast during the
first week: then take a three days fast
tho next week and the week following
Allow two weeks 10 eiapse. now fast eight
days. wait three weeks and reneat fbe
length OF fast last mentioned. Let two
weeks go BY and fast seventeen days.
Wait three weeks, then fast twenty-sevon
days At , end OF this time you win be
cured, and likewise Etin In the nesh Hay
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11

Iou need not be overjoyed the next
tme any one calls you a dog. Tor he e
referring 20 the lazy. howlinE anime re-
fined by man. The dog in its Wild state
fasts once q week. The tiger fasts reg
Ilariy. some nimals fast every other
the year. These animals never eat during
their periods Of fasting until after living
which have become acustomei 10 the
spread feasts Of nan are called tame.
while in reality they are more savage.
for you to fast while the easIer Won and
II the less you need It The first meal win
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11

ing reached this stage. YOU Will be not
only 50 cheerful that you are a surprise
10 your frtends. but you will be able
without detriment 10 SIT up all night to
work. to sleep at any time hat Is con-
yenient. and Then you are not fasting TO
eat when the system. not custom, de-
mands II. Above an do not grow ron
ventional nor consistent Seemingly you
viii walk on air. your complexion will be-
come clear. and. while people say al
you are Working too hard and will hreaE
down. you will rest assured that Won ars
LIVING correctly. scientifically and eco
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-04-23

Women hare theEv pet col0-s al
their per fzrz, hz- fer hare Their 81
vDrlts materials. SIS Mrs. Tu, sloGsI
who rarely orders EU=r unless 4 n
Of vesEsE. exSegt. &C coarse. ~ sz-nEl
when sAe Is literally forced into can
ter clothes al FL other sezsoa
eTez iz the Ea0-aiEg. SIZE wears Ia
richest Of velvet gowns Her eTs1sg
frocks are invariably vs3Tst, and sTa
when Guchess satin was the rage q.
TslTsts were taaGcS5 entirely, Rl
S2Cans persisted t- her wearing q III
uEEzshSozAhIs goods. She wss oEe
the first &C TIRE New York women !
sUcc1Eh 20 the p2zas velvet fad, al
wher, three years Eg1. she appeara
On the GyEEgs I1 q gown Of y
crushed hooking vs1vet, she caused
genuine stir. As for cosor, Mrs slca.i
seems 70 prefer gllzaE brown Or y
deeper shades OF blge- SIZE dTsssa
quietly. but With q csgtaiz taste a.
richness thai czkT generations
wealth or else the Eoz51s greats
eress-akszs can izpsrL-Ssw Yef
Press.
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-04-23

Miss FForsnee Ltndley. school
teacher cf Brown county, Kansas,
years ago made up her mind that there
ware great possibilities in the Indian
territory. SO she saved her salary
ard hougat seventy-two lots IN the
little toEn Of Sapulpa, paying she In
dian owner tribe under 81 for each
lot The IGdizn r1ei his action and
wEe1 the courthouse and many real
estate records were burned not long
ago Qe brought s1iS, claiming the
young woman never had paid him. at
the trial AFTER he had tsstifed under
oath that the land -as not paid for
Miss Lindley brought forward his re
csipt for the amount IN fall. whica
she had preserved 70 Indian Il on
trial for perjury. The town lots IL
question ara valued AZ not less than
sI5.0E0.