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The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

OF the great rush of travellers
through Milan during the season, 1t is
certain that every one visits the
grandiose cathedral of white marble,
which is the most striking spectacle
In the city. and every one walks in
the glass covered arcade or gallery
Victor Emanuel. A great number visit
also. the picture gallery of the Brera;
but those who visit the Poldi-Pezzo1
museum are fewer in number. and are
those possessed of vain curiosity or
a genuine love of art.
This museum, with its gallery, has
been created entirely by the late Cava-
lier Clan Giacomo Poldi-Pezzoli, who
was a passionate and intelligent col
lector of the choicest works of art. He
died in 1879, and by his last will and
testament he provided that the rooms
occupied by him at the time Of his
death, with their rich collection OF
arms, pictures and rare masterpieces
of various kinds, as well as library
and choice, artistic furniture. that
were in this house at the time of his
death, should constitute an art founda-
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

ietta) is under command of Rear Ad-
miral F. E. Chadwick and the Atlantic
training squadron has been in charge
of Capt. Royal b. Bradford. who be-
came Rear Admiral on the retirement
of Jewell.
The battleship Ohio. ready for serv-
Ice. is still at San Francisco. The
cruiser Chicago left San Juan, Porto
Rico, last week for the straits OF Ma
gellan. There the Chicago Will be-
come the flagship of the Pacific squad
ron. The new armored cruisers, West
Virginia and Pennsylvania. are ap'
preaching completion and will soon be
a part of the battleship squadron OF
the North Atlantic fleet.
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BIT OF RUSSIAN FArALlsm.
Lesson from Recent Destruction Of
Torpedo Destroyer.

so'pSoo oGou0yGEs
The light-heaIted manner in which
the commander of the Russian des-
troyer Rastoropny blew up his boat
at Chefoo after bringing dispatches
from Port Arthur was quite in har-
mony with Russian naval procedure.
Two Japanese torpedo boats were
waiting outside the harbor. and so,
after gallantly running the gauntlet of
an entire fleet in order t. reach Che
foo, he destroyed his ship.
An American or an Englishmap
would have done his best to escape.
A Frenchman would have undertaken
to fight his way out, and il defeated
have gone down with his colors fly
ing. A German in the last resort
would have prudently opened the sea-
cocks. He would not have blown up
his ship in a neutral harbor.
But to the Russian none Of these
things seemed worth while. What is
a destroyer more or less in the des-
tiny of an empire? Why go to SO
much bother to save it?-New York
World.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

! Princely Gift to Milan !
N-ss--ss3H-ss-.s|1r-ss-
Especial Correspondence

cipal council resolved that 1t should
he executed in white marble from Car
rara. The expense was great. and
money was scant, so the growth of the
arch was exceedingly slow.
Then came the first downfall OF Ma
noleon in 1914, and his recently estab-
iished Kingdoms tumblsd down like
house of cards. Years passed. and the
unfinished record of an extinct rulers
wedding was we'll nigh forgotten.
when, its name being changed by the
Austrian, who returned to rule here.
it was finished and designated the
Arch of Peace.
On the top OF it bronze figure OF
that sweet goddess, bearing an olive
branch in her right hand and a scep-
tre in her left, stands in an antique
chariot drawn by six prancing horses.
Figures of Fame at each corner an
ncunce the arrival of the olive-bear-
ing goddess. All is classical to de-
gree.
The inscriptions on the Arch Of
Peace now tell a story different from
that which they would have told
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
No More English Milkmaids.

Where are you going. my pretty
maid?" I'm going milking. sir" she
said. But the maid goes a-milking no
longer. DIR. A. f. Harris. medical
officer of health for Islington. Eng
land, in report presented to his
council, states that during his inspec-
tion of dairy farms in various English
counties, in no single instance did he
find that woman, as in the olden
days, milked the cows. THE loss of
the dairy maid" he writes, lis a ma
tional one, for she was at least clean
ly. Now it is nt unusual to find
man fresh from other work milking
the COWS with dirty hands"
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
An Awful Revelation.

Il wish you hadn't had your hair
cut so short. Harold" exclaimed the
young woman, turning from him invol-
unfairly.
What difference does it make.
dearest?" asked Harold, with tender
anxiety.
"You-you have destroyed an illu-
sion," she sighed. That is all.'
You didn think was a poet, did
you. Clara, because 1 wore my hair
long?"
mo; I never suspected you of be.
ing a poet"
Nor an artist?"
No"
Then what illusion have l de-
stroyed?" he demanded
Perhaps should say. Harold" she
answered, with tears in her voice,
that you have unconsciously revealed
a fact I never suspected. dear. Youd
ears don't match!"-London Tit-Bits.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Rolestvensky as Society Man.

Thirty years ago Admiral Rojest-
vensky was naval attache of the Rus
sian embassy in London. By his many
graces and especially IN waltzing, he
turned the heads of all the marriage
able girls of the English aristocracy.
Whenever he led the cotillon his host
ess was simply transported with joy.
Atrnn evening party not so long ago
a boble dame, who had been a lady in
waiting to Queen Victoria, was heard
to murmur the admiral's name. which
she pronounced with perfect and even
melodious ease. "Ah," she said, eth
a sigh, Il wanted to marry him."
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Identified.

What has become asked the oc-
casional guest, "of the pretty black
eyed girl who used to wait at that
table over in the corner?"
What pretty black-eyed girl?" frig-
idly inquired the young woman with
the snub nose and prominent chin.
''If / remember rightly, she had
little bit of mole on one cheek"
"Oh. that girl with the blotch on her
face? think somebody married her."
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

hopes of the Italian kingdom under
the auspices of Napoleon l. the Milan
ese dedicated this arch in the year
1907. says the inscription that faces
the city. and. having been freed from
servitude, they restored it in 1853. To-
ward the country another inscription
tells that Napoleon III. and Victor
Emmanuel H., liberators. entering
with glorious arms, Milan exulting.
Cancelled from these marbles the ser
vile imprints, and wrote there the in
dependence of Italy. 1859. Then Milan
was filled with enthusiasm for Napol.'
con III.
1t may be taken for granted that. in
whatever other way Italy would have
achieved her independence from for
eign yoke it would not have been done
under Napoleon, or which they did tell
in the days of Austrian rule. To the
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whose connubial bliss was occasional
ly disturbed by violent misunderstand-
ings. They were devoted in their own
way, however, and when the husband
died he left a temporarily inconsolable
widow. A friend dropped in to see
how she was getting along, and in the
course of a chat remarked: I'm glad
to hear that poor Mike died happy,
anyway" Indeed he did, Mrs. Laff-
erty," was the reasonably cheerful re-,
ply. Sure the lasht thing he done
was to crack me over the head wild .
medicine bottle. the darlin'."
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
FLEETS OF AMERICAN NAVY.
Rear Adr (iraI Evans to Be in Com
Ihand of Largest.

LHano OF IdF9cst'
Rear miral Evans, who was
year ago i'm command of our Asiatic
fleet. is tS succeed in March Rear Ad-
miral Albert S. Barker as commander
. of our Atlantic fleet. This now con-
sists of three squadrons and a tor
pedo fiotilla. Rear Admiral Barker is
in command of the three squadrons.
Rear Admiral Charles II. Davis COM
manding the battleship squadron, Rear
Admiral Sigsbee the Caribbean squad
ron, and Rear Admiral James IL.
Sands the coast squadron.
z All told there are in the North At
iantic fleet nine battleships, seven
cruisers, two of the new monitors, sew
en- torpedo boats and tive oolliers and
supply vessels Rear Admiral Evans
will in March have command OF the
largest fleet in the American navy
and one of the largest fleets in the
world Rear Admiral Davis will re-
main in command of the battleship
squadron and will be second in COM
mand of the fleet.
Rear Admiral 7. F. Jewell. who has
been in command of the European
squadron, was retired Nov. 10 and was
succeeded by capt. Harrlson u. ".
Colby. The squadron consists of the
Olympia. Cleveland and Des Moines.
The Pacific squadron. now at Pan
anna under command of Rear Admiral
Caspar F. Goodrich. is composed Of
the New York, Boston, Marblehead.
Wyoming (new monitor). and four
other vessels.
The Asiatic fleet. under command
of Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, is now
divided into three squadrons. The
battleship squadron (Wisconsin. Ore
gon and Monadnock) is under the i'm
mediate command of Rear Admiral
Stirling: the cruiser squadron under
command of Rear Admiral William
NJ. Folger and the Philippine squad
ron under command of Rear Admiral
Charles J. Train.
The South Atlantic squadron
Brooklyn, Atlantic. Castine and Mar
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Youth Of eexernor.EIeet Douglas.

Out in Colorado they still remember
Governor-elect Douglas of Massachu-
setts. who. when a young man. con-
Quoted cobbler shop in Golden. His
shop was a little wooden shack which
stood about where the Crawford
house is now located. and his fellow
townsmen little dreamed that will"
Douglas would one day be among the
leading shoe manufacturers of the
world, to say nothing of becoming
chief executive of the old bay state.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Afraid to Risk II.

pruccist-You didn't take vaca
ton this year, did you?
noctor-No: 1 couldn't afford to
take any chances.
Druggist-Why. how's that!
Doctor-Well. you see, nave
number of wealthy patients on the
string. and 1 was afraid II went away
for a few weeks they might get well.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Fashion Fooled.

Thomas Fogarty, the illustrator.
was talking about modern fashions in
dress.
ut is hard to keep up with the
fashions" he said. They are GER
tainly confusing. The other night at
the theater man in the rear seat all
of sudden jumped up excitedly.
Down with that red umbrella in
'front.' he cried.
But his wife pulled him back into
his chair.
For mercy's sake, hush!' she
whispered. That isn't an umbrella;
it's new winter hat.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Thinks eoxino Beneficial,

District Attorney Jerome of New
York is determined foe of lawbreak.
ers, but. being a great admirer of the
fistic art. he has tender spot for
pugilists. Il think boxing is one OF
the finest sports" he said recently.
Indeed, should favor its being legal
lied OF course" he added, with a
knowing smile, under such rigid re-
strictions as wsuld insure against bru.
tality."
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
A Straight Tip.

~ hear your engagement with
young Gotrox has been broken on
remarked the first fair daughter Oh
Eve.
Well. you are entitled to another
hearing" rejoined fair daughter NO. =
as she held up a graceful mana on
which a solitaire sparkled. you can
see for yourself that am still in the
ring"
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Woman in Toledo School Board.

Mrs. Pauline Steinem, described as
the most prominent Jewess of Toledo.
Ohio, and great favorite with the
late Mayor Sam Jones. has been elect
ed to the city's school board. She ran
700 votes ahead of her ticket. and her
plurality was about 5000. The total
number of Toledo women registered
as voters this year was 3.302. but they
electioneered zealously for Mrs. Stei-
nem and contributed $110 for her cam
paign expenses.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

as 1t was done without the very eff
cient help of Napoleon III. A gene
ration has passed since the coliberator
with Victor Emmanuel of Lombardy
from Austria died an exile, and the
equestrian statue in bronze which was
made of him, showing him as he en-
tered Milan triumphant. after the bat
ties that are famous in the recent
story of Italy, cannot be placed in
public square because the Milanese.
or certain number of them, will not
permit it. Therefore, this friend of
Italian regeneration languishes un-
visited in the courtyard of the Palazzo
Elvetico. saluting the irresponsive col
umns of the surrounding porticoes.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Making a Close Distinction.

Benevolent party-Young man, Pm
sorry to see you thus idling away the
golden hours of youth. Every time
look out of my parlor window l see
you sitting on this fire hydrant.
The young man-What's TIL matter
with you? What are you givin' me? |
amt idle when I'm doin' nothing. I'm
a sewer nspector.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Ely in the Ointment.

Poets, SIR" remarked the shabby
nerson with the unbarbefed hair. as
the editor handed back his manu-
script, "are born
We'll" rejoined the man behlhd
the blue pencil. there would probably
he no objection to that if they would
leave about nine-tenths of their poetry
uumade"
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
viII,oe 1urn. Out Great Men.

DR.. Alexander Mackenzie. president
of Elmira college. Elmira. N. Y, is one
OF fifty men contributed to the Pres
byterian ministry from the village Of
West Zorra. Ont. in the past half CEN
tur9. The village has only 500 inhab-
itants, but the church there is the
largest country congregation in the
Canadian Presbyterian communion
Zorra was settled seventy.five years
ago by exiles from the north Of Scot
land.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
No Cause for Alarm.

"oh, George" exclaimed Mrs. Car
vey. as she met her husband at the
door with tears in her eyes, mamma
has injured her hand. and the doc'or
says there is danger OF lockJaw'
Don't be alarmed. my dear. repiied
the knowing Garvey. "All they nave
to do is to keep the old lady awake
and her laws will never stay locked.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
k.i.erin s.udie. Medicine.

One of the most studious royalties
IN Europe is the German empress.
who cares but little for the pomp and
ceremony of courts. Her majesty's
favorite study is medicine and she has
instructed herself so well in the art
of healing that she is regarded as
quite an efficient adviser in cases of
ordinary illness.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
A Heartfelt Opinion.

Honesty is de best policy" said
Miss Miami Brown.
YES" answered Mr.. Erastus Pink
ley; but dat dom change de fact that
policy is abou' de pores kin OF hon
esty dat s.'-Washington Star.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Sizinu Him lin

Miss Kuhl-No, Mr.. Hunter. I can.
not marry you. | suppose you will find
some other girl.
Mr.. Forchen nHunter-Huh. Can't
you offer me any greater consolation
than that?
Miss Kuhl-O. yes, it may console
you to know that l am not as rich as
l am reported to be.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
The Bows Idea,

"D you believe the meek will In
herit the earth, pop?"
81 certainly do. my son."
well, / can't understand how that
can be. A fellow don't get anything
nowadays unless he has the cheek to
ask good and hard for it,"
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
The Coats Defect,

Customer-You know that coat
bought of you? Well. when / but
toned 1t the first time it split down
the back.
Clothing Dealer-Indeed? 1t must
be, then, that the buttons were sewed
on too strongly.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
His Busy Season.

The Judge-What was your idea for
breaking into the house during the
day?
The Burelar-I had another engage
m.nt for the evening, your honor.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Best Kind Of Governess.

Mrs. Bly-ls your foreign COVER
ness n success?
Mrs. Sly-Oh. yes; all of the chill
dren speak French. you know.
Mrs. Bly-Do you understand them! !!
Mrs. Sly-oA. no; that's the beauty
Of it; I don't have to answer any oil
their Observation-Disclosures Free-Press.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Ever Notice II?

Yes" remarked the man VINO oc-
ossiopally lets out only an audible
thought. "it is"
..Wbat Ills that is?" Queried the
party with the rubber habit.
"It is easier to cut an acquaintance
than il is to carve a steak with res
taurant knife" explained the NOISY
thinker.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Plan of a shrewd Saint.

Clericus-Why do you suppose St
Paul made it compulsory for women to
wear their hats in church?
Witticus-Because he wanted to be
sure that all the women would go to
church. Foxy old boy. Paul.-Cleve
land Leader.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
No Sport.

Mrs. Teacup-My husband tells me
1t was a fine hit Sothern and Mar
lowe made last night.
Mrs. Weecup-Oh. take no inter
est in what. my husband tells me
about prize-fights. What is the latest
shade of onion brown?
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Smile Seems a Frown.

The optimist-I tell you. my hoy. If
YOU only keep hustling. fortune is
bouad TO smile on you in the long run.
The pessimist-Didn't it ever strike
YOU that fortune has a beastiy, sar-
castic Brooklyn Life.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
A Compromise.

Now, sir, | told you I'd spank you
if you disobeyed me-" said the bright
boys mother, "and I'm going to do
it"
Say. ma" pleaded the boy. "lemme
off an I'll tell you what pas goin' ter
give you for Christmas"
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
FOUGHT New Ones.

Gen. Blank is not like some old
soldiers. He is not continually fight
ing his battles over again.
No. he doesn't have to. He is mar
ried Illinois State Journal.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
He Was in Luck.

But can you afford to marry, young
MANI" asked the dear girls father.
Sure" answered the would-be SON
in-law. 1--WE got n friend who has
Just been ordained as minister. and
he is willing to tie the knot free just
for practice"
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Making the Best Of L.

so you were sent to bed without
your supper?"
Yes" answered the boy with a
tenacious disposition. But l don't
like what they had for supper, and |
wsO sleepy anyhow"
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Not Substantial,

I'm surprised that you should think
our rates high for what we give you"
said the proprietor OF the mountain
hotel. THE air here is the most de-
lightful, and"
Yes" interrupted the half-starved
boarder, but it isn't very filing"
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Who Wouldn't BE ooodr

"Our new minister certainly IL
good man."
Huh! What's he good for?"
Because he gets $4,000 year for
being that way. You'd be good, too,
wouldn't you?"-Philadelphi Press.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
OF a Particular Kind.

Willie-Pa. how many quarts does
it take to make a peck?
Pa-It all depends. my son. Less
than one quart. for instance. will
sometimes make a peck OF trouble"
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Envy.

Il see it stated here that the sultan
wears an iron undershirI"
Say. l wish l had one like it to
send to my laundry. I'd like to get
even with 'em once in a while
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Cause and Effect.

Miss Knox-I saw him flirting with
a girl once. and he's married man.
Mr.. Smart-Yes. that's the way it
goes. If n fellow gives girl the least
announcement she'll marry him.
philadelphia Press.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
No I;me for Such Nonsense.

Josauny Geehaw-Paw, what's the
law OF gravitation?
Farmer Geehaw-t dunno. | haint
got time to keep up with all the fool
s,atoots the durn legislator passes.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Extrauauant Woman.

Really. dear" said the beautiful
dryad who. was Pans favorite wife.
81 must have new bonnet
What. More expense?' exclaimed
Fan. "You must think I'm regular
dus, a.'-Phiiadelphia Ledger.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Good Fellow.

Markley-See here! you've owed me
$25 for two years now. Don't you
think it's time you liquidated that
debt?
Borroughs-Sure! I'll buy you a
drink if that's what you mean.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Obeyino Orders.

THE doctors have ordered Bilkins
to be quiet and under no circum
stances to use his brain"
But how does he pass the timer"
II believe he is writing a novel"
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
John w. Foster Re.eIected.

John w. Foster has been reelected
president of the Washington Society
of the Archaeological Institute OF
America. !;
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
The Masculine View.

Shea married couple should pull
together like team Of horses.
He-They probably would If like q
team of horses they had but one
tongue between them.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Feminine Amenjty.

Solla-Jack and | are to be mar
ried.
Bella-What freak election bets men
do make!
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Easily Pleased Then.

Nell-So their engagement is off?
BELIEVES. She says he was too
hard to please.
Nell-That's funny. He must have
changed since he proposed to her
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Where the Trouble Was.

An Irishman who was not feeling
well after having worked overtime at
a Thanksgiving feast, dropped In to
consult pill dispenser. The latter
began operations by feeling the pa
tents pulse.
"Pfwat's tn good av feelin' me
wrist, docther?" asked the son of
Erin. Faith an it's in me sthomach
tn trouble do be-"
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

Undertake not what you cannot per-
form, but be careful to keep your
promises.-George Wasf ipSton.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Ministers Gather in Cafe.

Every Monday afternoon about =
o'clock a group of Lutheran ministers
meet in a quiet cafe near the New
York postoffice and discuss parishional
affairs, meanwhile decorously slipping
glass or two of lager. and maybe
smoking a cigar. DR.. Richter. pastor
of st. Peters German Evangelical
church in the Bronx. is a regular at
tendant at these gatherings, which
last for an hour or two each week.
The doctor has six strapping sons.
but he does not think any of them will
go into the ministry. there being no
inducement in this country, he says.
fof n young man to take up the pro-
fession. He wants them all to be.
come farmers.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Oodging It.

Junior Partner-"I think I'll have to
discharge that clerk. He doesn't do
any work" IN
Senior Partner-"Indeed? He seems
busy, all the time" t-r't
Junior Partner-"Yes: he manages
to keep busy so constantly that he
never does any work.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

Fact You see. I really earn much
more than the boss is willing to give
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Undcrpaid.

"It's simply impossible for me to
spend all the money | earn"
ooh come OIL"
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

Connubial Bliss.
Congressman Fitzgerald's latest
story is of an Irish couple in Boston
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

The Bucoiic Humorist.
visitor-Have you lived all ycI
life here. my little man?
Little man-No. not yet.
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