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The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
Enterprising Holland Reporter.

an amusing story comes from Hol-
iaud of Queen Wilhelmina. who was
visiting the peoples eating houses in
Amsterdam shortly before her Illness.
court lady conducted the Queen
through all the rooms and also into
the kitchen. where her majesty tasted
the food, which she found excellent.
much to the delight of the old cook.
And where do you keep your provis-
ions?" asked the young Queen. Here.
your majesty" said the lady, throw
ing open the door of huge cupboard.
Then the three women screamed. for
inside the cupboard stood a man. The
cook. on being accused of hiding a low
er, angrily declared she had never
sesa him before, and he was forced to
confess that he was the reporter of an
Amsterdam paper. who had crept in
there in order to give a full account Of
the queens visit. Her majesty, after
a hearty laugh, shook hands with the
reporter on leaving, and told him to
send her a copy of the paper.-Lon-
don Modern Society.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
Kit Carson Was Quiet.

Kit Carson was a grandson of Dam
iel Boone and was born in 1903.
Hough describes him as foilcFs:
Five feet six, with twinkling, blue
gray eyes. large and well-devcIoped
head. with hair sandy and well
brushed back. Kit Carson at his pest
was the reverse of impressive. He
was simple, peaceable and quiet in
disposition. temperate and strictly
moral in time and place when these
qualities made one marked man.
Yet throughout the length and
breadth OF the Indian country this lit
tie man was more feared. single and
alone. than any other trapper or In
dian fighter in all the west. He was
respected as well as feared"
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
Not So Fast After All.

At the present time we are always
talking about the rush and hurry of
the twentieth century. Are we really
so rapid as we think we are? Ger
tainly few girls of IA have anything
like the amount of experience and
emotion in many weeks of life that
Juliet, Shakespeare's heroine. had
crammed into five days and a half.
The time is thus apportioned: On
Sunday the ball took place, and on
Monday Romeo and Juliet were mar
ried. On Tuesday Juliet took the
draught, and on Wednesday she was
placed in the tomb. On Thursday Ro-
meo returned, and on Friday the hap
less pair committed suicide.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
HEAPEp GOALS OF FIRE.
Lord Beaconsfeld Paid Carlyle High
Commitment,

Carlyle was once offered baronet
cy by Lord Beaconsfeld. To his
brother he wrote: The enclosed let
ter and copy of my answer ought to
go to you as a family curiosity and
secret-nobody whatever yet knows
of it beyond our two selves, except
Lady Derby, whom | believe to be
the contriver of the whole affair. You
would have been surprised. all of you,
to have found unexpectedly your poor
old brother Tom converted into Sir
Tom Bart, but. alas, there was no
danger at any moment of such a
catastrophe. | do, however. truly ad
mire the magnanimity of Dizzy in re-
gard to me. He is the only man | al
most never spoke of except with con
tempt and If there is anything OF
scurrility anywhere chargeable
against me | am sorry to own he is
the subject of it; and yet see, here
he comes with pan of hot Goals for
my guilty head, | am on the whole
gratiied a little within my own dark
heart at this mark of the good will of
high people,"
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
TOO HAsTY A olAeNosls.
Victims Glass Eye Nearly Condemn
ed Him to Death,

Stories of railroad accidents were
being told at Tuxedo. Spencer Trask,
banker and author. of New York, said:
In certain railway collision one
of the victims lay for long time on
his back across the ties. Finally two
men picked him up and carried him
to the station and placed him on the
floor.
Hell lie easier here they said,
till the doctor comes.
"The doctor came a little later.
1.-The poor chap is done for, m
afraid he said. glancing at the pros
trate victim.
Then he knelt down. lifted one Of
the mans closed eyelids. and peered
into a dull, blank. unseeing, lifcless
eye.
"'Yes. he's dead all right. Take
him away said the doctor.
But the pale lips of the injured
man moved slightly. and feeble
voice murmured:
THAT was my glass eye, you
fool New York Tribune.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
War Sacrifice Great,

A French statistician, Dr. Charles
Richet. has arrived at the following
estimate of the number of men who
died in the wars carried on by the
various Christian nations during the
last century. The total reaches to the
figure of 14,6O0,000. 1t is made up as
follows: Napoleonic wars, 5000 ,0Go;
Crimean war, 100000; Italian war.
300, 900; American civil war. 100000;
Franco-German war. 100000: Russo
Turkish war. 100000; civil wars in
South America, 100000; various col
onial expeditions in India, Algeria.
Mexico. Tonquin, Abyssinia, South At
rica and Madagascar, 100000,
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
RAYS From Sounding Bodies.

The so-called N-rays. the new form
of invisible light. discovered by Blond
lot, in France. is found TO be given on
by bodies under strain, as in compress
sion of bending Hence vibratory
body. such as tuning fork or bell,
which is undergoing rapid alternating
strains, is source of the rays. which
also emanate from the vibrating air
surrounding sonorous body. The
rays are detected by their property OF
increasing the brilliancy of a phosphor-
escent substance. When the revolving
disk of siren is made slightly phos-
phorescent. it is seen to shine out
more strongly every time the instcu-
ment is sounded.-Success.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
SAID CABLE WOULDN'T SINK.
Many Persons Thought Water Was
Too Dense.

When it was first proposed to lay
marine cable many intelligent people
said it would not sink to the bottom,
but would remain suspended at GER
tain depth because of the density of
the water due to pressure from above.
OF course the pressure increases with
the depth on all sides of the cable in
it's descent through the sea, but as
practically everything on earth is
more compressible than water it
is obvious that the iron wire,
yarn, gutta-percha and copper con-
ductor forming the cable must be
more compressed as they descend.
Thus the cable constantly increases
in density. or specific gravity, in GO
ing down. while the equal bulk OF wa
ter surrounding it continues to have,
practically speaking. very nearly the
same specific gravity as at the sur
face. Without this valuable property
of water the hydraulic press would
not exist.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
SAVED CHILD'S LIFE.
Remarkable Cure of Dropsy by Dodd's
Kidney Pills,


Sedgwick, Ark. July 1.-THE case
of w. S. Taylor's little son is looked
upon by those interested in medical
matters as one of the most wonderful
on record. In this connection his
father makes the following statement:
Last September my little boy had
Dropsy; his feet and limbs were
swollen to such an extent that he
could not walk nor put his shoes on.
The treatment that the doctors were
giving him seemed to do him no good
and two or three people said his days
were short. even the doctors. two of
the best in the country told me he
would not get better. l stopped their
medicine and at once sent for Dodd's
Kidney Pills. | gave him three Pills
day. one morning. noon and night
for eight days; at the end of the
eighth day the swelling was all gone.
but to give the medicine Justice. I
gave him eleven more Pills. l used
thirty-fve Pills in all and he was en-
tirely cured. l consider your medicine
saved my child's life. When the thir-
ty-five Pills were given him. he could
run. dance and sing. whereas before
he was an invalid in his mothers arms
from morning until night"
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
Queens Names on Oaks.

Many English Queens have chosen
oak trees in Windsor Forest whereon
their respective names, with the oates
of their choice, have been commem-
Grated by means of brass plates. In
different parts of the forest, with
seats around them, are oaks bearing
the names of Queen Elizabeth. Queen
Caroline, Queen Charlotte. and Queen
Victoria. "Herne's Oak" mentioned
IN the Merry Wives of Windsor as
teins in Windsor Park. was destroyed
Ly a gale on August 81. 1868.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
Where Travel Is Difficult.

Some idea of the delights of trav-
cling in Korea is given by the follow
ing description by a traveller of the
bridges" in that country: A fiji St
class bridge in Korea is simply an
assortment of planks nailed together.
These are scarce. A second-class
bridge is a series of isolated stones
from one to another of which the
visitor may jump. A third-class
bridge. much the commonest variety
is invisible, its position being indi-
Gated by couple of posts, one on
each side of the river. They mean
that you may safely wade across, as
the water will-probably-not go
much above your chest,
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
A Matter Easily Understood

A. II. Hummel. the well-known law
yer, was dining with group of actors
at the Waldorf.
Apropos of certain breach of
promise suit, one of the actors ex.
claimed: t.9ft
II can't understand how an honor
able woman can jilt man and at
the same time keep the engagement
ring he gave her.
THAT is very simple" said Mr.
Hummel. "The woman has changed
her opi"ion of the man. but she ad-
mires the ring as much as q, cr.'
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
TOO READY IN ARGUMENT.
scotchman Over Eager to Prove His
Innocence.

Innocence.
Lord Burnham." said an American
journalist. presided at the recent an
nual dinner in London of the News
paper Fund. He told a number of
stories.
"One thing he said was that, on a
fishing trip in Scotland. he set out on
n certain morning with large lunch
con basket. intending to be gone for
the day. He fished till noon. Then
hunger seized him. At the same
time, too, he recalled the fact that he
had left his luncheon at the foot of a
cliff on the road, where he had stop
ped to rest.
"The cliff was two miles back, but
the hungry lord set out for it on a
fast walk. On the way he met shah
billy dressed Scot.
''Did you he asked, find anything
on the road as you came along?'
Ma said the Scot. Ma; not I.
Could ma stray dog ha' found and
eaten it?'"
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
Philippine HOMES.
Many Interesting Facts Disclosed by
the Census Report

The revised figures of the Philip
pine Census Bureau have been given
out, and a population of 7635.426 is
given to the archipelago. OF this num-
ber. 6,9s7.6s6 are civilized. or partly so.
while 647.740 are wild and uncivilized,
although not without some knowledge
of the domestic arts.
In regard to the public land of the
Philippine archipelago, the report
says:
Setting aside the intermediate
water space. amounting to 717.942
square miles. and considering the land
alone, the area is estimated to be u.s.
026 square miles. or 73,616,640 acres.
OF this about 100000 are private
lands and over 6l.OO0.OO0 public land.
OF the latter. 100000 or more are
ferest lands. leaving about 81 100000
available for agriculture
Much of the land covered by for
ests is of great richness. and il
cleared would be capable of very
high degree of cultivation. This may
be said of nearly all parts of the Phil
ippines in which the soil is especially
adapted to tropical agriculture. pro-
ducing all kinds OF tropical fruits and
vegetables and many of those equal to
the temperate zone.
of 1884 acres may be acquired by any
citizen of the Philippine islands, while
corporation can acquire 2.530
acres. The grant or sale of land is
conditioned on actual and continued
occupancy, improvement and cultiva-
tlon of the premises for a period of not
less than five years. during which time
the purchaser or grantor cannot alien
ate or cucumber the land or the title
thereto.
THE Philippine islands offer many
Inducements TO the immigrant, and
forsthe Investment of capital. in either
large or small amounts Although
within the tropics. the climate is not
detrimental to- those who are in good
health when they arrive and who take
reasonable care of themselves after
wards"
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
In SUNNY France.

At first sparkling wines were only
made in the French province of Cham
payne. In the early part of the nine
teenth century the first experiments
to manufacture sparkling wines were
made in Germany. The wines. how
ever, grown in Champagne are best
suited for this purpose. hence most
of the German firms manufacturing
champagnes obtain their wines from
Champagne and mix them with Ger
man wines.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
ST. Louis and Return, SIPS, via
Union Pacific.

Tickets to St. Louis and return at
the low rate of s17.25 will be on sale
from Denver. Colorado Springs or Pu-
eDlo. July 9th, 10th and 23d. good for
return within fifteen days. The same
or a similarly low rate ticket will be
on sale from all points.
Ask your ticket agent for the exact
rate. or write me for full information.
Be sure to ask the agent for ticket
via Union Pacific.
Write me enclosing 2-cent stamp for
Worlds Fair Guide. L. X. GRIFFIN,
General Agent. 941 18th St. Denver.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13

Don't be deluded. Don't go a thous-
and miles. far from railroads and mar
kets to hnd "A location. Go where you
can take your tools and stock to start
with. Colorado is and al ays will be
better than Idaho or Wyoming. We
have good land. absolutely no altali.
right on. the railway line, with splen-
water rights dating back to 1855.
which we sell cheap and on easy terms
to good farmers. Conejos County Land
and Investment Company, Zeph. Chas
Felt. president. GIG Majestic Building,
Denver. Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13

Hundreds of dealers say the extra
quantity and superior quality of De-
fiance Starch is fast taking place of
all other brands. Others say they can
not sell any other starch.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
IaIt Not Worth While

X you travel, on business or pleasure.
to get the best service for the lowest
rates? Ask the Erie Railroad Com
pany. 555 Railway Exchange. Chicago.
for full information. Booklets free de-
scribing Summer Tours and the Beau
tiful Chautauqua Lake Region; also
Cambridge Springs.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13

Dealers say that as soon as GUS
toner tries Defiance Starch 1t Is i'm
possible to sell them any other cold
,vater starch. 1t can be used cold or
boiled.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
Important to M others.

Elvira-And did he kiss you before
your chaperon? Marcia-Oh. no. He
was wise enough to kiss her first.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13

whats the difference between the
natives of Manchuria and the girls
during leap year," "Oh, that's easy:
the first are Manchus. and the second
are man choosers."
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13

Fiso's Cure for Consumption is an infaiiible
medicine for coughs and colds--N. W. SAMUEL,
Ocean Grove. n. j., Feb. Il, 1900
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
MARBLE FLOOR PAINT

It's awful easy to convince a girl
she's too pretty not to be kissed.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
Stick to Colorado,

intellectually is the cause of bald
ness. So says a baldheaded scientist.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13

The luckiest fisherman is the one
who orders his hsh when the market
is well stocked.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13

When trouble calls. it usually finds
a man at home.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13

Man on the Bank-How's the fishing?
Fisherman-Well. it's purity good. mis-
ter, considerin' that this is a presiden-
tial year.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13

A wife provides for the inner man
and husband provides for the outer
woman.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13

Is made from material best adapte,
for painting floors; color card. Asl
your dealer or write us. The Hum
phrey-Jones Mer. Co, 1921 Arapaho'
St. Denver. Colo.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13

This Just fills the BILL" said the
crane. as he swallowed the frog.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-26

selling some $4,000 shares of stocks in
New York. A matured consideration Of
the Saturday bank statement did not
nelp 10 reassure speculative mind. The
question is raised whether the heavv
accumulation of funds in New York
may not be an indication of slackening
trade, which would not be favorable to
an advance in stocks.
Weakness in the copper market a.
stock brokerage failure in Baltimore
one or two minor banking embarrass-
ments elsewhere and several reports of
decreased net earnings of railroads for
december aggravated the downward
tendency. The Peoples Gas rose on the
decision by a court in favor of it's con-
tentlon against the city of Chicago's
right to nix a rs cent rate for gas. The
other points of strength in the market
We're due to special causes and the
gains were generally yielded before the
close.
Bonds were active and irregular. To-
tai sales par value $S,OS5, 600. United
States As coupon advanced a and the
old As declined Il on call.
Total sales of stocks to-day, 760. OOO
shares, including: Atchison, 25 900:
Baltimore and Ohio, $4,000; Canadian
Pacific. $500: Erie, 1920; Erie first
preferred, 5000; Missouri Pacific. % 4o0.
Norfolk and Western, 300: Ontario
and Western, $4,000; Pennsylvania, &c.
900; Reading, 43,9OO; ST. Paul, 22,5O0;
Southern Pacific. 24.5O0: Southern, s.
500; Southern preferred. 300; Union
Pacific, $4,000: Wabash preferred, 49,
800; Copper, $4,000; Smelling, II, 900; Su-
gar, $4,000; Brooklyn, 1000; Peoples
Gas, 10000; United States Leather. 13.-
900; United States Steel, q 300: United
States Steel preferred, $4,000.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-26

The exports of turpentine and rosin
so far this season have shown up well.
The volume has been fully up to ex-
pectations.
The present naval stores season will
end the latter part of March. BY that
time the present exports will be con-
siderably increased, so that the season
promises to make satisfactory show
ing for its exports.
Savannah has the steamers, and these
continue to bring the business. Find
ing here steamers for all parts of
Europe, with equitable freight rates,
exporters are disposed to bring the
business to the port when it is posi-
BILE for them to do so. OF course,
when they buy at other ports the ad-
vantages of exporting the stuff from
there are first considered. Operators
are being prevailed upon to consign
to Savannah on the ground that the
facilities here create a steady demand
for the offerings in factors hands.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-26
shipping Memoranda.

Charleston, S. c., Jan. 25.-Arrived,
steamer Apache, Staples, New York,
and proceeded for Jacksonville; u. S.
monitor Amphitrite, - Norfolk; bark
Wynford (Br), Bellringer, St. Junin
Georgetown, S. c., Jan. 25.-Sailed,
oath, schooner S. j. Dawson, Simmons,
New York.
Arrived, 25th, schooner Massachu-
sets, Lane, Wilmington.
Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. '25.-Arrived,
schooner Everett Webster, De Mean,
Sagua La Grande, Cuba.
Cleared, schooner Ida M. Shafner,
Mailman, Cardenas.
Fernandina, Fla, Jan. 25.-ArriVed,
steamer Manchester Spinner (Br), Hy-
mann, Queenstown.
Key West, Fla, Jan. 25.-Arrived,
steamer Olivette, Turner, Port Tampa,
and sailed for Havana; tug Massasoit,
Tortugas; schooner Fearless, Kemp,
Nashua.
Sailed steamer Jupiter, -, Nor
folk.
Baltimore, Jan. 25.-Arrived, schoon-
ers William K. Park and Thomas M.
Pollard, Savannah.
Philadelphia, Jan. 25.-Cleared,
steamer Lexington, Savannah schoon-
er Lizzie H. Patrick, Charleston.
Barcelona. Jan. 22.-Sailed, steamer
Alabama. Tybee.
Liverpool, Jan. 25.-Arrived, steamer
Dictator. Pensacola.
Pensacola, Fla, Jan. 25.-Arrived,
steamer City of Belfast (Br), Henry,
Trinidad; schooner II. G.. Morse, Dem
ton, Tampa.
Cleared, steamer City of Belfast
(Br). Henry, Malmo; banks Ferrucio
S. QtaD, Muoja, Oporto; H. Wick
stroom, Jr. (Swed), Lofrengrin, Buenos
Ayres.
Sailed, bark sumerlide (Nor), Brooch,
Rosario.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-26
A PnIatiaI Train, Indeed.

The famous New York and Florida
Special, operated via atlantic Coast
Lime, is q train representing the
standard of excellence In passenger
service. The only electric lighted train
in service between the East and Flor
ida. No pains have been spared 20
perfect the service of this train to give
the travelling public transportation
with speed, luxury and comfort. TIE
table d'hote service in the Dining Car
of this magnificent train is among the
many desirable points of the service.
The Special leaves Savannah for jack
sonville and st. Augustine at 1885 a.
M, arriving Jacksonville at 2:50 p. M,
ST. Augustine 400 p. m. North bound
this train leaves Savannah at 400 p.
M. arrives New York 4:45 p. m. One
trip in this palatial train will convince
you that it is the finest, quickest and
best.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-26
SeabOard Florida Limited-Luxuri.
Gus Passenger Service.

Only Florida Limited train from the
East operated daily. Absolutely the
quickest time, because the route is the
shortest. Time only three hours thir-
ty minutes Savannah to Jackson
Vile. Time, only twenty-five hours
fifteen minutes Savannah to New
York city. Train southbound leaves
Savannah at $3.50 a. m, arrives Jack
sonville 1:20 p. m, St. Augustine 2:30
p. m. Train northbound leaves Sa-
Vannah 500 p. m, arrives New York
3:15 p. m. (All time shown is railroad
time, one hour slower than Savannah
time). The Seaboard Florida Limited
is composed exclusively of Pullman
cars, including compartment cars,
consisting of separate private rooms
or compartments, which can be used
singly or en- suite, affording perfect ex-
clusiveness, if desired; two double
drawing room cars, observation car.
which is now one of the necessities in
the best of modern travel. the comfort
and freedom of which adds greatly to
the pleasure of the trip, and the mag
nificently illuminated and richly dec
GRATED dining car, with its splendid
service of silver and cut glass, and
snowy linen, presents but a fitting
palace on wheels within which to enjoy
the tempting feasts which are offered.
consisting of all the dainties of the
season. That Savannahians may en-
joy the very best this famous train
affords, ample space has been assigned
the Savannah office, including state
rooms and drawing rooms, assuring
positive reservations of the choicest
accommodations. Complete information
at Seaboard Air Line, city ticket Of
flee, Bull.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-26

The general superintendent of the
llte-saving service, in his annual re-
port, says that although the number of
disasters to vessels during the last fis-
cal year was not as great as in the last
two preceding years, it was still above
the yearly average.
The number of disasters to docu-
mented vessels was SAC, carrying 1852
persons, of whom twenty were lost
The estimated value of the vessels was
$7,10l, sos, and their cargoes were val
ued at $l,746,610. OF the combined
value of vessels and property, $7,6S3,-
$50 was saved. The number of vessels
totally lost was fifty-seven.
The life-saving crews assisted in saw
ing 573 imperilled vessels and their car
goes The general superintendent
again asks that members of the life
saving crews be pensioned.