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The Republican journal., 1903-08-20

every man looked as if a great es-
tate had just been left him." wrote Ma
cauley, referring to the successful issue
of a British war which the populace of
London had been celebrating. Just such
contentment was depicted on the coun-
tenances of the shrewd shoppers who
the past week availed themselves of
the unwonted opportunities presented
by our all-over-the-store clearing sales,
and in view of the values would it not
be wonderful were it otherwise. It's
one thing to offer attractions that seem
alluring, quite another at times, those
that prOve so.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03

nod which signified that he was nca
to let himself be disturbed, she Glided
into the bedroom and reappeared with
pile of stockings. There was no In
terruption to their respective labors
until just after the stroke of ~, when
a rap on the door announced boy
with trap containing a supply of
sandwiches and two pots of beer.
"Mahomet ALL" exclaimed the pro-
fessor. Il had forgotten" And. though
his large eyes cleaned hungrily. he
said: Not to-day. Adolph. l am 60
ing out to luncheon. l will send you
word when | want you again"
mo, no, Uncle Phin; not on my ac-
count. i"
I'VE will go to Delmonico's, Peach
blossom" interrupted the professor.
rising and jingling the silver in his
pocket.
I'VE will do nothing of the sort, I'm
Gle Phin. You are to make no change
in your habits. Adolph." che added.
addressing the boy, who stood irreso-
lutte, listening to the dialogue. you
may leave Prof. Baldwin's luncheon
just as usual"
The lad grinned and glanced at his
employer. who extended his palms
and shrugged his shoulders. as much
as to say, you see how helpless l
am" after which Adolph approached
the table. and placed upon 1t one OF
the plates of sandwiches and one of
the tankards.
May not have the rest?" she
asked as he turned to go.
The attendant grinned again.
please. maam, this is for Mr..
Struthers upstairs"
Obi" she murmured. with little
laugh, that is awkward"
The professor surveyed her gloat-
ingly.
at would serve you right to go
hungry" he said; then he added. You
may leave the other portion. Adolph.
and tell Mr.. Struthers, when you see
him next, that 1t was stolen from you
on the staircase by a beautiful Anna
zon. Go now, and do not let him fam
ism long"
You will tell him nothing of the
sort. Adolph," said Eleanor, appropri-
a-.ng a sandwich. Il trust to your
discretion to let him know nothing
about it."
"Yes, ma'am." said the delighted
youngster. as he withdrew.
This is true workingman's re-
past" said Uncle Phineas. as he set
down his pewter after draught.
And am | not working-woman?
she said. AT least wish to be. But
where" she asked. after moment,
do you-do the other people here
take dinner? This is only a lodging
house, isn't it?"
ITO be continued.)
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
Profitable Waste.

"All that glitters is not gold" and,
on the other hand, not all that finds
its way to the dust-bin Is worthless.
For instance. in Stafford in one year
2OS,62O mineral-water bottles. 1900
other bottles, and ninety-seven tons
of broken glass, estimated to repre-
sent 100000 broken bottles. worth
$4,000 at retail rates. were picked
out of the refuse at the Instructors.
The marked bottles were returned to
the makers at Id. per dozen, while
the other glass was sold for G15O
to be used in making mortar. In Glas-
Cow the corporation issue bags to
business houses for the collection OF
waste paper. the contents being gath
cred periodically. In this way
eighteen tons of paper are collected
weekly, and profit of 92O0 per year
is realized. Solder is extracted from
old tin cans found among the refuse,
and is sold at a fair price.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03

Is tied or pinned the painted face of
rag doll. thus giving the owner two
distinct faces. Over the rag face the
ends of the hair are trained to look
as natural as possible. Surmounting
all this is cap made of strip of
white muslin about a finger wide.
with rufiies all around. and long
enough to tie with ends under the
real chin and in the same manner
under the "make-believe" one. This
finishing touch will make perfect
double face. A little ingenuity must
then be used to dress the back of
each girl exactly like the front. so
that when they all take their places
for the dance the spectators are
startled by the ludicrous effect pro-
| duced by the painted faces thus
turned toward them. When the dance
begins the effect is still more start.
ling, for every graceful. girlish move
ment produces strange contortions
among the false fronts" which will
| be sure to create much merriment
II the dance is kept up gravely to the
| end, without hitch or break.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
jolly Evening Games.


A number of jolly evening games
can be played with ordinary pins. one
scent paper of which will supply the
foundation for an evenings amuse-
ment.
A paper-spearing contest-Tear or
cut clean scrap paper into inch
squares and pile them on paste
board box lid. There should be sew
eral handfuls, enough to make good
sized heap.
Place the box lid In the center of
the table at which the game is to be
played and give each player pin.
The fun consists in seeing who in the
fifteen minutes allotted to the game
can spear the most pieces with his
pin.
By the rules of the game only one
piece of paper may be taken on the
pin at one time. II two are captured
by mistake both must be returned to
| the pile.
A small prize may be given to the
| boy or girl having the most squares
when the game is at an end.
Pins and marbles-Each boy or girl
receives three pins. which are stuck
upright in the carpet. Marbles are
then used to bowl over the pins. Nat
uraIly, there must be prearranged
place for the pins to be stuck and for
the bowler to stand. in order that
everybody shall have an equal chance.
If more than one boy or girl should
succeed in downing all three pins in
the three bowls allowed by the rules,
the successful players can have rub
her" games together until one or the
other becomes champion.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
A Way to Make Money.

When you boys and girls were ba-
bies and knew no better you used to
pull every one of your toys to pieces.
No matter how pretty or how expen-
sive they were to pieces they would
come. And probably mother and faith.
er. after trying to break you of this
bad habit, made up their minds that
you were genius, and wanted to find
out how all your different toys were
made.
How many of you could put the
pieces back in place? Not many, I'll
warrant.
But now, that you are older, 1t is
easy to replace the loose parts of toys
and other articles.
Why not make this little business
and earn some money by It? There
are many homes where broken things
accumulate for years, sometimes
never being mended.
Now boys or girls. If you have care
full, neat fingers. steady hands and
accurate eyes, this Is good sugges.
ton for you to follow.
Buy a small bottle of cement and n
small bottle of glue, II you have
enough money. If not, mother or faith
err or uncle will perhaps lend you the
money for an Investment.
Armed with these weapons, visit tho
neighbors and offer to mend china.
crockery and bric-a-brac. Practice at
home first If you can and be sure your
pieces are in the right places.
AS you become expert, you will hnd
that you need plaster of paris. putty, a
small box of paints and some varnish.
The plaster and putty are to fill up
chinks where pieces are missing; the
paint to color them, and the varnish
to finish OFF If necessary.
Try this little plan and see what a
success you can make os 1t with the
help Of the three p's-pluck, patience
and perseverance.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
DIED IN BEAUTY QUEST.
Uncooked Rice Eaten for Complexion
Proves Fatal.

Uncooked rice as an aid to beauty
recently resulted in one coroner's in
quest in Northumberland. England,
and several more are promised as re-
suits of the same cause.
In certain portions Of the colliery
districts of Northumberland the wom-
en- regard paleness as a distinctive
mark of beauty. To induce this they
have been eating starch in various
of its uncooked forms. principally as
oatmeal, rice and laundry starch. lice
has been more palatable and at the
same time has proved itself especial
ly deadly, as in the case of the dead
girl and several of her ailing friends
perforation of the stomach has fol-
lowed from swallowing the hard,
sharp grains.
The human stomach is regarded
now as having far more the nature OF
the triturating giZzard of the fowl
than was believed by psychologists
twenty-five years ago. Then 1t was
thought to be one of the main organs
of digestion and assimilation, credit
ed only with a semirotary. churning
motion following the taking OF food
Now 1t Is credited with being a pow
erful system of muscles operating to
squeeze and press and make ready
the food for digestion and assimilation
in the intestines. 1t was in this
squeezing OF the rice that perforation
of the stomach followed.
But even IL the resistance Of these
grains did not harm the uncooked
starch would be bad enough in the or
gans OF digestion. To be digestible.
starch in any OF its food forms needs
to be cooked thoroughly. and. further
this this, 1t needs to be thoroughly
masticated. Yet in so many cases it
is one of the least cooked and least
chewed dishes placed upon the table.
Luckily for some OF those who
might otherwise be led to the raw diet
in the interest Of paleness. the Amer
lean type of beauty to-day has no
kinship with the dawdling, pallid fig-
ure head of a woman which once was
SO popular with the illustrators of the
early magazines and "lady's books"
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
Found a Coin in His Thigh.

NJ. Lecuier of Sugny. in the Ar
dennes, an old pensioner who was
wounded on the field of battle during
the Franco-German war and suffered
from a tumor caused by shot in the
leg, recently underwent an operation.
The bullet had been extracted In 1870.
but the tumor continued. and finally
Lecuier could not walk.
The surgeons were greatly sur
prised in the course OF the operation
to find imbedded in the wound coin
of ten centimes "a penny bearing the
efTigy of Napoleon III. and the date
1856. Tho penny is believed to have
been carried into the thigh by Ger
man bullet, which had first struck the
soldiers purse. The coin was bent
in two and covered with powder on
one side. It will be placed in the local
museum.
The patient is now out OF danger
and doing well.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
The ROCKING Of Lake Erie.

The 25O-miIe trough of Lake Erie
lies approximately in the direction of
the west to southwest winds which
prevail in that part of the country
Thus the lake offers an excellent op-
portunity for studying the effects OF
the wind upon large body of inclos-
ed water, and very interesting these
effects sometimes prove. Rhythmic
gusts produce rocking motion. and
great blows from the west or south
west, like that, for instance. which
accompanied the Galveston hurricane
in September. 1900. sweep the liquid
body of the lake eastward, and some
times cause a rise of eight feet or
more at Buffalo in the course of few
hours. AS soon as the maximum
force of the gale has passed the water
swings back. Continued rockings are
observed on days when the strength
OF the wind fiuctuates.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
PASTORS FALL FROM GRACE.
Unfortunate Combination of circum.
stances the Cause.

Unfortunate Combination Of Circum.
stances the Cause.
Justice Shiras walked into his hotel
yesterday crestfallen and weary. Pain
was marked on his countenance and
he moved about in an atmosphere of
utter hopelessness. A friend sought
to tighten his burden.
Don't try said the justc, defect
edly. "Tis not the matter of mo.
ment. | am afraid 1t has come for all
time. A great sorrow possesses me;
disappointment, blighted hope in a
trusted friend, faith broken and
ruined"
Some secret sorrow, judge, that
you cannot"
mo, no; worse than that. My whole
town knows it. Pastor accused OF
fishing on sunday. Everybody talk.
ing about it."
why, judge, 1t can't
"Yes. yes. Worse still. it is true.
Reliable witness. You see. he was
waiting on a ferry boat one Sunday
morning to be taken across the river
to preach for a brother clergyman.
The ferryman, who had gone up to the
village on an errand, hau leIt a nsnlES
rod hanging over the side of the boat
with baited hook dangling in the
water. 1t would have been all right
had not some sinful and irreverent
fish taken the bait. The pastor. not
ing the agitation, simply put his foot
on the rod to keep 1t from going over
board. But you know it's the first
step that counts. This was his down
fall. His thoughts turned from saw
ing the rod to saving the fish. The
ferryman was nowhere in sight and
the poor man fell. He landed the fish.
Just then the village lawyer drove oy
and the gossips did the rest"
How much did"
THE ferryman says less than a
pound, but. worst of all, 1t was horn
pout. Post.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
A HUNGRY MANS PLEDGE.
Pathetic Story Of Lies Hardships In
a Great City.


It happened in a Sixth avenue res
taurant. A young chap who apparent
ly had seen better days came in. and
looking round in an embarrassed sort
of way, walked up to the girl cashier.
He stood for a moment undecided, and
then said: I'm absolutely broke and
I'm hungry. Next week I'll have good
place. I've been out OF work four
weeks, and everything I've owned of
value has been sold-that Is, every
thing but this" he added in choked
sort of voice. land well-you will un-
derstand-she-gave it to me when
she was dying. l know 1t looks aw-
fully silly for a man to wear thing
like this" And pulling up his sleeve
he disclosed to the girl thin gold
band bracelet. "Will you take 1t and
let me eat here for this week? I'll
buy 1t back again."
The cashier took the bracelet. A
week later an occasional patron who
had been a witness to the little affair
asked the girl IL the bracelet had been
redeemed. She said that 1t had, only
q few moments before.
81 guess it must have been his
sweetheart" she added. from the way
he acted when he put 1t back on his
arm. Anyway, I'm glad | had the
chance to help him out."-New York
Press.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
MRS. HAROLD stage.
Copyright. sooandlssoy By Bonner

Who dares talk of her going?
Avaunt. young man. she is never to
go; shall keep her forever; and woe
betide him-or her-or it. who dares
to try to rob me of her." and the pro-
fessor put his arm aoout her neck,
caressingly.
Dear old Uncle Phin!" she said.
laying her cheek against his, as the
young man left the room.
"A promising lad. l am becoming
fond of him.
who is he. uncle?"
Il have told you nearly all know.
| found him in the house when | ar
rived. His father was killed in the
war, his mother died three years ago,
worn out with the struggle to earn a
living for herself and boy, and just at
the time when he was beginning to
take the burden from her shoulders.
But come. let me look at you. How
stylish we are, to be sure. in our fine
dress and bonnet"
How unkind. when had purposely
chosen my plainest summer frock be-
cause knew you hated fuss and feath-
ers."
And pray. who has been enlighten-
ing you as to my tastes? But you are
waiting to see your room. The lady
who occupies 1t has gone to the sea
side to recuperate. She is a music
teacher.
Thereupon he conducted Eleanor up
another flight to the front of the house,
where she found herself in snug lit
tie room, plain but clean and refur-
bished. There were reminders of the
previous occupant over the walls and
mirror.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
Use for Their Horns.

The wife of District Attorney Je-
rome and her little daughter were
standing at a window OF their coun.
try house looking out over meadow
where there were cows.
"I want to go out there" said the
child.
But you mustn't said her mother.
"Why?"
What do you suppose those cows
would do with their horns now If you
went out there?" queried the mother.
The child thought awhile, and then
answered:
Maybe they would blow them as
you say papa blows his."-New York
Times.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
COURAGE,

When tenderest arms that around thss
twined
Have loosed their hold.
When, in the shadow of Loves shrine
Fond eyes grow cold.
Then bid thy soul stand nrm and true
And nothing rue.
II faith be found a shattered seed,
Smile and pass on:
And let no shivering heartstring plead
For what Is gone.
For every broken Idol dead
Be comforted.
II dreams of life must fade and break.
Then let them go;
And with unfaltering courage take
The hand of woe.
II firmly clasped 1t soon shall prove
Kinder than love.
Though every hope shall mock thy heart
With empty lies.
Though every treasured dream depart
Lift fearless eyes.
Make thy soul strong enough to stand
Without joys hand.
Glare Beatrice St George In Blooming
ton Paragraph.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
Travels of Glaciers,

Between Mount Kasbek and CHM
aral Khokh, in the Caucasus. glacier
decends into the narrow. wedge-shaped
valley of the Ghenal Don. which after
a course of thirteen miles joins the
Ghizel Don, a tributary of the Terek.
Like most glaciers of the Caucasus
the Ghenal Don has of late years re-
ceded considerably. and some years
ago copious springs of hot sulphur
water were uncovered by this reces-
sion. About the middle of July the
whole end of the glacier broke on and
slid down the valley. grinding down
everything in its path. Thirty-two
lives were lost. On July 10 another
huge block of ice broke off and fol-
lowed the first with terrible rapidity
for over eight miles down the valley.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03

odd bundle. Much of the fun consists
In having the tiniest and least valu'
able articles done up in the bulkiest
parcels. In such cases the bidding
naturally is most spirited when ap'
pearances are most deceptive. 10
make this game even more realistic,
the auctioneer should have arranged
for him a block or stand from which
he can more advaLtaseously cry out
his wares, and, II possible. reading
desk, on which he can sonorously
pound in realistic fashion when the
crisis of spirited bidding reaches the
stage of going. going. gone"
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
A poubIe-Faeed Dance.

To be very queer. indeed. this
dance, which, by the way, is the old
fashioned "Lancers," requires eight
girls, dressed exactly alike. A Qua
ker costume, with the full. quaint
skirt and white apron would suit the
purpose best, perhaps. though II
brighter colors are preferred the
same old-fashioned style might still
be carried out. All the hair is comb
ed up, and on the back OF the head
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
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matches, a brier pipe. and an old
cigarette, or a good imitation of one.
Now, take all the articles and place
them on the cardboard the same as
in the Illustration. Tie them on the
cardboard by having holes and using
string or ribbon. You want to divide
the basket in half, one-half for old
burnt matches and the other for. old
cigarettes. II any one tries 1t hope
they will report the result to me.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
By Raft From Rio.

Capt. I. FREDERICK Neves. formerly
an official in the Brazilian navy.
writes to a. friend in New York about
a novel and perilous trip he is to
make from Rio de Janeiro to New
York
Accompanied by. five Amazon In.
dams, Capt. Neves will set sail carly
in June on a raft such as Is used on
s.e Amazon river. The raft. which
has been christened Brazil. is forty
feet long and ten feet beam.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03

The only protection which the com
mander and his crew will have will
be a slanting roof made of palm
leaves. Two sails, one aft and one
forward, will be put on the rat.
The excursion will, 1t Is expected.
take between three and four months.
Several ports will be made on the
way for provisions.
II the Brazil succeeds In reaching
her destination she will be sent to
st. Louis as part of Brazirs exhibit
at the exposition.-New York Sun.
Can You Make a HAITI
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
Ma vi.lbIe Mean, Of support.

Mrs. Dauber-This is one of my
sons paintings.
Crittick-Ahem! Yes
Mrs. Dauber-Yes; he's quite we'd
ded to his art. and
Crittick-Rather an imprudent mar
Wage, WASN'T It?
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
Black Square.

Cut the above figures into six strips
of equal size: then arrange them in
such a way as to form square with
black square exactly half Its size
shown on its surface.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
The Sleepx Soma.

The Sleepy Song.
A. soon as the fire burns red and low.
And the house upstairs Is still.
She sings me a queer little sleepy song.
or sheep that go over the hill.
The good little sheep run quick and soft'
Their colors are gray and white;
They follow their leader nose to tail,
For they must be home by night.
And one slips over and one comes next,
And one runs after behind.
The gray ones nose at the white one
tail
The top of the hill they find.
And when they get to the top of the nil
They quietly slip away.
But one runs over and one comes next
Their colors are white and gray.
And over they go. and over they go.
And over the top OF the hill.
The good little sheep run thick ana fast,
And the house upstairs Is still.
And one slips over and one comes next.
The good little. gray little sheep!
/ watch how the fire burns red and low'
And she says that ! fall asleep.
Josephine Dodge Daskam In Mcciure's $.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03

silver dollar. Place a quarter of
dollar on the bottom of the glass
and on top of 1t the silver dollar,
which forms a sort of cover to the
glass. You can get the quarter out
OF the glass without touching glass
and dollar by blowing with all your
might at the rim of the dollar piece.
The dollar will turn around its own
axis and stand perpendicular, while
the quarter will be thrown out of the
glass by the condensed air. which you
have created underneath 1t.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
RaeheIor's Outfit,

Get a large piece Of dark cardboard
1Sx14 inches. Articles needed are: A
bunch of toothpicks. small basket,
two old black shoe strings, five or six
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03

La Montt-"So Mrs. Pearlpen wrote
poetry for two years without getting q
line accepted? l should think she
would be terribly discouraged"
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03
Parlor Auction Of Sealed Package

Parior Auction Of Sealed Packages.
Parlor auction is festivity that all
young folks will enjoy. Each guest
is given fifty beans or buttons In a
pretty little box or bag that can be
retained as a souvenir of the occa
sion. Then one Of the grown ups
who is appointed ''auctioneer," brings
In clothes basket filled with vari
ETY. of odd parcels. large and small
each one SO wrapped up as to abso
lutely conceal its identity. The auc'
tioneer proceeds to describe in most
taking fashion each parcel he offers
for sale, though in reality he does not
know In the least what the contents
are. The guests bid eagerly. some ex'
hausting their entire capital without
getting single purchase, others bid
ding more wisely securing many an
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03

The Coin in the Glass.
Take a small medicine glass. the
mouth of which Is a trifie larger than
The Lamar register., 1903-06-03

Can You Make a HAITI