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The Lamar register., 1904-08-10

on a farm near bingham, and who
was once acquainted with Jessie Car
den? Was he John Burt?
From the time I was thirteen un-
til ran away from home" Blake con-
tinued. with nonchalance and conn-
dent mendacity, Il lived on farm
about three miles from the old Bish-
op mansion. Miss Garden used, to
visit there in the summer seasons
and l saw her frequently. The last
time | saw her she cantered past our
house with friend of mine. That re-
minds me-dear old John-I must look
him up when l go to Rocky Woods.
Blake threw back his head and re-
flectively exhaled a wreath OF cigar
smoke.
Does this explain the mystery? l
don't see anything wonderful about 1t
except that you have her portrait, and
that is probably easily explained. I'm
not prying into your affairs, old
mani"
Not at all-not at all! Rammohun;
brandy and two bottles of soda or
. dered Norris. mopping his forehead.
by Jove, this is remarkable! You
speak of friend of yours-John, you
call him-what was his last name?"
Burt"
where is he now?" Morris leaned
eagerly forward, his face gray and his
lower lip twitching.
Sure, don't know! He was with
his grandfather on the old Burt farm
in Rocky Woods when l left Massa-
chusetts. Why? Do you know John
Burt?"
"Confound it, man, he shot me-"
exclaimed Morris, springing to his
feet and pacing up and down the
room HE shot me, tell you. and all
but put me out for good And he did
it on account of the girl whose por-
trait you're admiring. The blasted
cad was crazy jealous over Miss Car
den, who had been so foolish as to toll
crate his company. He picked quar-
rel with me in a tavern and shot me
through the left lung. Laid me up
for three months. That old desperate
of grandfather of his nearly killed
two officers and aided him to escape.
He has not been heard of since.
Blake piled Morris with questions.
The latter took large draughts OF
brandy and recited the successive
chapters which led to the Tragedy.
Except that he made himself the he
ro of the tale, his account agreed with
that told by John Burt. Blake par
took sparingly of the brandy, but Nor
ris fed his aroused hate and recollec-
tion with the fiery fluid.
According to Morris he was madly
in love with Jesise Garden from the
moment he saw her. Before he re-
covered from his wound she was sent
abroad by Gen. Garden to complete
her education in Paris and Berlin.
Two years later Gen. Garden failed
in business. his private fortune being
wiped out in the crash. Jessie came
back from Europe and remained
year with the Bishops. Arthur had
= induced his father to place Gen. Car
den in a salaried position with the
Morris bank in New York, and he
persuaded Gen. Garden to accept
loan sufficient to defray Jes-
sizes expenses in a second
trip abroad. She was in Paris, but
had completed her studies. and would
- in: a few weeks. He was en-
The Lamar register., 1904-08-10
Worry Over Rubber Supply.

Automobile makers are beginning to
worry already over possible substi-
tute for rubber for tires. It is claimed
that the demard for this material has
rapidly increased in the ,last few
wears. the importatiors into the United
States alone the last year being over
80, 900 over those of 1903. This
means, 1t is said. that rubber trees are
being oyertaxed and that there is dan
ger OF their dying out. The copsump-
ton of rubber for vehicle tires is phe.
vomenal in it's magnitude.
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Works of untausht Sculptor.

Henry Merwin Shrady, who is to
model the Grant memorial monument
to be set up in Washington, is son
of DIR. Shrady of New York, who was
Gen. Grants physician during his last
illness. Young Shrady, singularly
enough, never took a lesson in draw
ing, painting or modelling. Still he
has on his merits succeeded in sew
eral competitions for the production
of heroic statues, in addition to the
one above noted being Grant monu-
ment for Brooklyn and statue of
William the Silent for Riverside
park, New York.
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New Workers. Savage Criticism.

DIR. +. C. Savidge of New York has
been casting his professional eye over
audie noes in the Metropolitan opera
house. and this is how he sums them
up, male and female Look at the
men-agile, keen. quick of movement.
still in the game CT life. of use to
their family. age and race. Turn TO
their consorts-save a few exceptions
for our chivalry they are obese or
scrawny. hebctudinous or jerking.
habby bundles of tissue hanging in
folds: each fold, to the esoteric eye.
full of burnt-out tissue juice. poison
ing the individual with the ashes of
her own life"
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EFFECT OF DISMAL WEATHER.
Lowers the Moral Tone Of Many
Human Beings.


Thomas A. McQualde, superintend-
ent of detectives in Pittsburg, has
long held the idea that depressing
weather has decided effect on the
moral tone OF human beings. Many,
he says. are unable to work during
the periods of low barometer and es-
pecially on sticky. rainy days, On
such occasions he has remarked men
walking the streets who are on the
verge of insanit-- Time and again
he has made 1t his business to watch
people who are on the streets on
such days and discovered for the time
being they are entirely irresponsible.
In many people, he says. the animal
passions are aroused to such degree
that they are unable to continue their
work. They wander about the streets
in dazed condition, often requiring
constant watching, so that they XII
do no harm to themselves or to 9TH
prg
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look, familiar. It's Sam Rounds!
Stop, driver, Hollo, Sam. How are
you?"
Seated in a stylish road cart. behind
a rangy. housekeeping trotter was one
hood. Sam checked his horse and.
with puzzled grin, looked into the
speakers face.
"Haou de ye dew?" he drawled.
slackening the lines. Yer face looks
fee-miliar like, en- yer voice don't
sound strange like. either. l believe
l know ye, It's Jim Blake! Haou
air ye. jim? Well, well. well! Who'd
a thunk it-who'd thunk it?"
Sam reached across and shook
hands with a vigor which nearly
pulled Blake out of his carriage.
"Air ye the James Blake I've been
readin' erbout? The one that's been
givin them New York sharps a whirl
in stocks?" asked Sam.
Blake smiled and nodded his head.
as that so? Well, well, well! Say.
I'm plumb glad to hear it," and Sans
smiling face showed it. "Ain't never
hearn of John Burt, have ye? No?
Well, he'll turn up on top some day,
an don't ye fergit, Sam Rounds al
lers said so. Where be ye goin' to.
Jim?"
Pm going back to New York to-
night" replied Blake. From. there
l return to San Francisco, but expect
to make New York my home"
SIS that so? I'm livin' in New
| York now" said Sam, handing Blake
his card Moved there several years
ago. Mother an are here on a
visit fer a few days. I've been do
| in fairly middlin' well in New York.
| Jim. When you write me, be shore
an put Hon before my name" and
| Sam laughed until the rocks re-echoed
| his merriment.
/ How is that?" asked Blake, gazing
| blankly at the card.
Read what it says" insisted Sam.
I'm alderman of my deestrict, an
have Just been reelected tew sec
ond term. Fact"
Il congratulate you, SAM" said
| Blake, heartily.
| Sorry ye haven't time tew wait
over an go back with u.s. Sam said
But if ye are goin' tew locate in
New York. I'll see lots of ye.'
Il certainly will look you up when
I'm in New York" said Blake. My
regards to your mother, and say I'm
sorry l didn't have time to call on
her. Are you married. SAM"
| Mop, but I has hopes" laughed
Sam, gathering up the lines. Good
bye. Jim, goodbye, an more luck tel
ye!"
Same to you, Sam: good-bye'"
Ten days later James Blake ar
rived in San Francisco. He drove tc
Johns apartment, and was greeted by
him in the old study room. Blake sal
where he looked at the portrait o
Jessie Garden. His heart sank with
in him.
ITO be continued)
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Some customs of snain-

Writing of Spanish customs, Israel
Zangwill says: ITO call one another
by our surnames in Spain would be
wanting in friendly courtesy; indeed
for the most part, we are ignorant OF
them. A very grave and reverend Sc
nor might be addressed by his sur
name-and his surname alone-but
even he were better adressed by his
Christian name, preoeded by Don.
Senior Don is reserved for letters,
and then the honor costs you CEN
timos. That the Portuguese are not
to be confounded with the Spaniards
is most lucidly learned from their
methods of address, for, so far from
addressing young lady as Juanita or
Isabella. l should have to say her ex-
cellency.' Here, in our palacio. the
very waiter has been heard to give
the order: Fried eggs for Isabella.
And Isabella is very stylish
demoiselle."
The Lamar register., 1904-08-10
CHAPTER XVI.
Bad News.

When Blake arrived in bingham
he felt like a stranger in a foreign
land. His parents were dead and his
relatives scattered. The village look
ed smaller than when he was boy.
He felt himself in living graveyard.
Securing an open carriage and a
driver from livery stable, he rode
through the quiet streets and out into
the country. Drive to Thomas Bish-
ops house." he ordered.
The drawn and dust-covered shut
ters of the old mansion told their own
story. From passing farmer Blake
learned that the Bishops had moved
to New York months before. Half an
hour later he knocked on Peter Burt's
door.
AS boy, Blake stood in awe and
The Lamar register., 1904-08-10
Women Would Be stock, brokers.

A number OF New York women
have set themselves" task of''se-
curing admission to the floor OF the
stock exchange. 1t is not so much
their purpose to try their hands at
the bulls and bears in an endeavor to
increase their already large bank
rolls as to elevate the tone of the
exchange and by their presence lend
to 1t refining influence. This idea
is the result of the recent announce
ment that a woman has applied for
membership on the Dublin stock ex-
,hange.
The Lamar register., 1904-08-10
Ethics Of Summer Boarders.

Preachers In Stroudsburg, Pa. are
taking the summer boarder question
by the horns, so to speak. One OF
them preached Sunday evening On
Are Summer Boarders and visitors
a Help or a Hlndrance to This Coun-
ty?" He took occasion to say that
these guests were welcome. OF course
but they were expected to behave
themselves while taking their outings
Evidently Stroudsburg has had an e.e'
-uent of vacationists that hiss oaiated
the town gayly.
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Planning for koseiusko Statue.

The secretary of war and congress
sional committee appointed for the
purpose expect soon to take up the
matter of erecting the statue of Kos
ciusko, which is to adorn one of the
corners of Lafayette square. opposite
the white house. Just before its close
congress passed a resolution author
izing the acceptance of statue to
be erected at the expense of the Pol
ish-American citizens of the United
States. Theodore NJ. Helinski is pres
id.nit of the central committee OF
Polish organizations.
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and wind were against her. however,
and she lost minute and half in
the thirty-six miles. Rear Admiral
Whiting, who acted as the govern
ment's representative aboard ths
Ohio. and Capt. Forsythe. represent
ing the builders, were sanguine that
the Ohio would show the required
speed. Capt. Forsythe said the Ohio
will have another trial run, possibly
within a week or ten days, over the
same course.
The Lamar register., 1904-08-10

The battle-ship Ohio was given her
speed trial in Santa Barbara (Cal)
channel Aug. 1. The course was up
the coast thirty-six miles to stake
boat opposite Point Conception. On
this run the Ohio more than made
the required speed, and as she swung
around the stakeboat at full speed
was half a minute ahead of tie time
raouired to make, eighteen knots.
On the run down the coast the tide
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CHOSEN AS SUPREME RANGER.
r. C. sherrard Of Chicago Honored
by Eoresters, Order.

r. c. Sherrard of Chicago was elect
ed supreme ranger of the United Or
der of Foresters, at the society's con-
vertion in st. Louis. the office being
the highest in the important and ex-
tensive organization of Foresters. Mr..
Sherrard has been for eight years
harbor inspector of Chicago. For
four years hts position in the society
of Foresters has been that OF high
ranger and state organizer for Illinois.
The st. Louis convention was attend
ed by over 1000 members of the 80
ciety, the delegates In convention
numbering $50. Judge James Schoon-
maker of St Paul. Judge OF the superb
or court of Minnesota. was elected
supreme counsel Of the order. this
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ovERcoAT HIS ONLY GARMENT.
Patrick o'erien Hurried From Bath to
Cast Vote in Parliament.

SaSh WIG III FdTIldTncnt.
Members of parliament are called
Upon most unexpectedly to attend a
division of the house. When the bell
Gopnds the summonses there is In.
variably gathering in haste to present
snap votes being taken by the oppo.
s!tion. Patrick O'Brien. an Irish mem.
Der. was once caught in an uncomfort-
able predicament when a division was
called. He was enjoying a piping hot
bath Off the dressing room in the par
lament building when the changing
of the bell reached his ears. 1t was a
desperate situation, but Mr.. O'BrieI
was not dismayed. He put on some
kind of overcoat. walked boldly up to
the division lobby and did not allow
even his nearest friend to suspect
that. except for the overcoat. he was
dressed with the same absence of the
superfiuous as the first parents when
they wandered happy and unclothed.
and probably unbathed. in the mean.
dering paths of Eden.
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Helplna the shipureeked.

Emile Robin, the aged vice-president
of the French Society for Saving the
shipwrecked. has not only done a
great deal for this association, but he
also assists similar societies in other
countries. AT the recent meeting or
the allied German society it was an
pounced that NJ. Robin had again sent
handsome sum-s7, s7,000-the interest
on which was to be divided among old
mariners and widows and orphans.
The Lamar register., 1904-08-10
violinist's Great Fortune.

Herr Kubelik. the Bohemian violin
ist. who lately received word that he
was the proud father of twins, Is said
to have made over 100000 in the last
three years. With some of his grea.
earnings from his violin he purchased
KoIin castle. near his native place. in
bohemia.
The Lamar register., 1904-08-10
Mrs, Deacon.

age. Count Albert Mensdorff, cous-
in of King Edward and the first sec
retary of the Austrian embassy, is
devoted to Mrs. Deacon. and man
ages to go to every party. race meet
ing. dance. etc, where the fair Amer
ican widow is present.
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Ace Has Not withered.

Rev. William w. Howe, the yener-
able Baptist clergyman of Cambridge,
Mass, celebrated his ninety-eighth
birthday on Wednesday last. Mt.
Howe. except for a severe cold, is in
good health and is remarkably bright.
qe still keeps up a keen interest in
hat is going on throughout the
orld and on many matters of public
,terest has decided convictions.
The Lamar register., 1904-08-10
Assassin Took His Cue.

on the very day of the lifting of the
ban on the use of balloon torpedoes in
warfare dynamite should have been
employed by an assassin in St. Pc
tersburg for the destruction of human
life.
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FIGURES THAT DIDN'T JIeE.
Man From Village Thought He De.
tected a PalpabIe Exauoeration.

tected PalpabIe Exaggeration.
Henry Clews. the banker, who has
had an experience in Wall street ex-
tending over thirty years, was riding
on a crowded New York elevated train
a few weeks ago. He was accompa-
nied-by a friend from up the state.
and the latter, not accustomed to be-
ing jostled. remarked with great
deal of emphasis that it was terrible
the way people were packed into the
elevated cars. This system" said
Mr.. Clews. who has a penchant for
statistics. carried 2i6.5S7,O22 passen-
gers from June 30, 1902, to June 80,
1903.' II know they do big bust
ness" said the man from the quiet
village. but they couldn't carry that
many people. You know this country
only has a population of 10000. .OOO."
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MRS. DEACON MAY MARRY.
Austrian Diplomat Said to Be tho
happY Man.

There is whisper that Mrs. Dea-
con. who is still a lovely woman. is
considering second marriage,
which would make 1t better for her
two daughters. who are now depend
eat upon their friends for chapercn.
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OVER "ToM" REEDS GRAVE.
Granite Monument Reared in Memory
Of Ex-Speaker.

Of Ex-Speaker.
a granite monument has Soen
erected in Evergreen cemetery, Port
land, Maine, over the grave of ex-
Speaker Thomas Bracket Reed.
The monument is cut from white Hal
lowell granite. and rests on broad
base stone of the same material IN
the form of parallelogram. The
monument itself, which is ABOUT ten
feet high, tapers slightly as 1t rises,
and its rugged simplicity is relieved
only on the side bearing the inscrip-
ton. There is carved in relief
laurel wreath, after a design of St
Gaudens. as seen upon the Shaw me-
mortal in Boston. Beneath the
wreath is this inscription:
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The man who has only flowers in
the garden of his life does not need
to build a wall about 1t.
The Lamar register., 1904-08-10

Great Author Died in Debt.
The estate of Maurus Jokai, the
ungarian author. who recently died,
:ows liabilities to the amount of s'O,-
~ wit assets practically vii
The Lamar register., 1904-08-10

S a boy, Blake stood in awe and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-30
TO PROBE CHARGES
AGAINST PHYSICIANS
Board of Medical Supervisors Will IE-
vestigate Complaints Involving
Professional Characters.

Late this afternoon a hearing will be
granted by the Board OF Medical Super
visors at which certain charges against
DIR. Samuel W Young and DR.. Sigmund
a Czarra, both of Washington, viii be
investigated. The hearing will be held
in the Office of the Health officer, in
the District Building.
The charges have been preferred by
Charles w. Proctor. a member OF the
Metropolitan Police Force The specific
allegations advanced by Mr.. Proctor are
that DR.. Czarra's license as a prac1icing
physician should be revoked on account
of his having been guilty Of distributing
obscene literature and having confessed
the offense. and that DR.. Young's should
be revoked because he has been guilty Of
'unprofessionable and dishonorable con-
duct in extorting money from divers
persons" among whom. Mr.. Proctor
says, were t. b. Franklin, ID. s. Rec
tor, ID. w. Hopper, and Walter l.. Du-
lin
Mr.. Proctor's communication to the
Board of Medical Supervisors states
that DR.. Cara forfeited $50 collateral
I'm the Police Court on the charge of
distributing obscene literature and aft
erward confessed that he had distributed
such literature.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-30
CUSTOMS INSPECTORS
RESENT NEW ORDERS
Think Duplicate System a Reflection
On Their Honesty-This Is De-
MED at Treasury.

Customs inspectors at New YORK are
said TO be wrought up over ruling
of the Treasury Department which re-
ouires each deputy collector, in taking
the declarations OF passengers, to make
out duplicates which are handed 70
special Treasury agents. The inspectors
say the new order reflects on their hon.
esty and puts them under the observa-
ton of department detectives.
At the Treasury IL is said the order
was simply Intended TO promote good
administration, and was not a rehee-
ton on anyone's honesty. Collector
Stranahan at New York gave out a
similar statement
The facts seem TO be that the Treas
ury Department has long had reason
to suspect the thoroughness Of the bag
gage inspection in many instances et
New York and other large ports. AZ
New York in particular the abuses have
been many The department has on is
payroll special men whose duty Is tc
spy out abuses, and the inspectors are
hedeed round with a system Of secret
scrutiny that rivals the Russian secret
service system. Through confidential
men on whom the Secretary OF the
Treasury and the collector can rely, the
inspectors least lapses are reported
The new order is simply another phase
of the system of inspection OF the In
spectors themselves.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-30
Usage INDIANS TASTED
WASHINGTON FIRE WATER
Then Twas Ali Of With Negotiations
and Chief Big Heart Roamed
City Alone.

Deep. dark, and dismal IS the gloom
that hangs over the tepees Of the
eighteen Usage Indians who came 10
Washington to sign an agreement for
the pareeling out OF their lands in
Omaha. Chief Jim Big Heart, who is
the governor of the tribe, was TO be at
the Indian Office. with his counselors,
Wednesday at o'clock to have hear
ing and sign the agreement with Com
missioner Jones. Two o'clock came,
end Big Heart and Agent Mitschler ap-
peared unattended. The rest Of the
Osages were indisposed. and the hearing
was put of until Monday.
Inquiry disclosed the Iamentable fact
that the Usage bucks had run afoul Of
plentiful supply of fire water and had
lost a six-round "go" with John Barley
corn. There was no referee. and the
bout was not according to Queensberry
rules.
John Barleycorn landed his most eff
festive blows under the Usage belts,
and the delegation went down and out
All day they were I'm a condition OF in
pccuous desuetude and could not re-
spond 70 the call OF time" Yesterday
they were still groggy. but able to sit
up and take notice at infrequent in
battered warriors lay at rest. There
were three roonfuls of them, and they
were lying aDout In various attitudes
In one room three two-hundred-pound
braided and blanketed Osages were ly-
ing prone upon as many narrow iron
beds, snoring peacefully IN resonant II
inharmOnious tones.
Every now and then they awoke,
turned over. looked around, pulled their
blankets over their heads, and again
went to sleep. In another room
seven or eight were found. some lying,
some sitting, and a few standing-all
grooming a weird Indian chant that
might have been a paean Of praise and
admiration of the conquering fire water,
or a penitentlal anthem Of hopeless re-
morse.
In the meantime Big Heart went about
the city seeing the sights and calling
on friends until the hc1r of sobrieJy
should arrive and he could lead his del
egation before Commissioner Jones
clothed I'm their right minds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-30
NO OPEN WATER
IN LAKE MICHIGAN
First Complete Freeze-Up
in TWenty-fOur Years.
ANCHOR ICE 30 FEET THICK
Frozen Surface Suggests Scene From
Arctic, and Bergs Are
Numerous.

CHICAGO. Jan. 30.-Lake Michigan Is
frozen over from shore to shore. The
condition is the cumulative result Of
continuous cold weather. the average
temperature during December and jan
uary having been lower than in any
other winter since 1876 1t is the first
time the lake has been entirely COW
ereG with ice since 1880. a year made
memorable In the annals of lake navi-
cation by vast destruction OF shipping
by bergs and foes.
Entire Lake Motionless.
Even in severe winter strip of blue
water usually remains unfrozen in the
middle of the lake. For weeks this
strip had been growing narrower The
cold weather ca Thursday bridged this
fairway at last and Lake Michigan
from end to end stretched motonless
as a prairie under a silence OF ice and
snow One could start across the lake
today and arrive dry shod in Michigan.
Along the city's front, especially near
the mouth OF the river the ice IS par
ucularly heavy. Wind and waves have
piled IL against numerous Instructions
into semblance Of glacial bergs- An
Choir Ice at the cribs is forty feet thick,
reaching from the bottom to twenty
feet above the surface. On sunny days
the CFlDS, IN the InlOSt Oh lHelE SURROUND
ing walls Of crystal and snow, show
through the haze like fairy fortresses-
Windows of Ice.
In appearance the lakes frozen sun
face suggests a scene from the Arctic.
Windows OF Ice fifteen feet high often
are half a mile long. Numerous Ice
bergs have been formed by the upshoot
OF the pack under lateral ice pressures.
Their height has been increased by
dashing waves until many of them
stand thirty feet above the surface.