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The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Dead or Not, He Wa. Buried.

Over twenty years ago 8. P. Ives, a
well-known legal light of Essex coun-
ty, and Charles p. Thompson of the
superior court were pitted against
each other in an important life insur.
ance case at Salem. Mr.. Ives for the
company and Mr.. Thompson for the
plaintiff. Mr.. Thompson was very
anxious to put into the case certain
afiidavits. and Mr.. Ives was equally
strenuous in opposition.
After lengthy arguments the Judge
decided in Mr.. Thompson's favor, and
he proceeded to read, with much en-
phasis. dispositions relating to surgi-
cal treatment, death. funeral and last
the interment of the insured
As Mr.. Thompson finished reading
this, which was from a sexton of the
cemetery. giving name. date. number
of burial lot. etc, he threw the papers
upon the table and. addressing the
judge, said, with bit of impediment
in speech which sometimes bothered
him: There, your honor. P-perhaps
Bro. Ives don't be-believe this man is
dead! B-but we've b-buried him, any
y.'-Boston Herald.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Poisoning Potato auos.

AS long as the potato crop Is grow.
ing, the potato bug should be fought.
The most approved method now prac-
ticed consists in poisoning this insect
with Paris green. Some have feared
to use Paris green lest the foliage of
the plant be injured, but all expert
ments go to show that the Paris green
not only does not injure the foliage,
but that 1t actually improves it. This
cannot be said of some other poisons
such as arsenite OF lime. Some farm
ers do not try to poison the bugs in
late summer and early fall. for they
say the potatoes have attained their
growth and the foliage is therefore of
little consequence. But IL the war on
the bugs kept up till the end of the
growing season, the crop next year
would be greatly reduced. While Paris
green is being put on the potato
plants. other plants used by the DO
tato beetles for food should not be
overlooked. Potato beetles feed on to-
mato plants and on quite a variety of
weeds. 1t is not desirable to spray
the tomato plants with Paris green
during the time of fruiting, but the
weeds at least on which the beetles
appear can be treated to a spraying
with Paris green without danger. 1t
must not be forgotten that the size of
the brood next year will depend very
much on how many are permitted to
go into winter in good health
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Carries His Own Glass.

Give me a glass of orange phos-
phate." said the red-faced man.
Then he took tall. thin glass from
his coat pocket and passed it over to
the clerk
What's that for?" asked tue clerk
ITO put the phosphate in" said the
man. 81 can't drink out of your
glasses. l sat in place once where
could see you fellows dabble your
spoons and glasses in that little pool
nnder the counter. That was enough
for me. Since then. when | go out for
a soda or phosphate, l take my own
glass along. You needn't be afraid OF
1t. 1t is regulation size. 1t won't hold
a drop more than your. own glasses.
The only difference is it is clean.
Hurry up, please"
The clerk seemed in doubt, but he
mixed the phosphate. The fastidious
man slipped it with appreciative
smacks and glared contemptuously the
while upon the common herd who took
their refreshments from drug store
glasses.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Buffalo Tree Honper.

The Buffalo tree hopper is a light
green. three-cornered insect, about
one-third of an inch in length. What
appears to be the head. really the
thorax. is large and broad and termin-
ates abruptly. having on either side a
short. sharp spine or thorn, somewhat
resembling the horn of buffalo, and
from this comes the common name of
the insect. This insect feeds upon a
great variety of plants. 1t does its
chief injury while depositing its eggs.
In August. These are deposited in the
limbs of various trees, including the
apple. Clean culture of orchards will
do much to keep down these insects
Where many eggs are deposited on a
limb. the only remedy is to cut of
the limb and burn 1t, but this may be
done in the late fall or early spring.
at which times it is easier than at the
present time to discover the eggs.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Canadian Export Butter.

Canada has been endeavoring to gair
a foothold for her butter In the Eng
lish market. The chief obstacle in
the way. however, is to some extent
the same as that which prevents the
American butter maker from selling
his butter in England. The American
market for high quality butter is the
best market in the world and draws
to itself all the best butter made in
this country. 1t permits to pass II
only buffers of inferior grades. and
these grades. when entering England,
have to compete with the first class
butter OF the countries. It can be
easily understood, therefore. why
American butter has a poor reputation
in England. For time the reputa.
ton of Canadian butter was good
The cities of Canada are too small tc
occupy the position of big consuming
markets, and this made it possible for
a large volume of first-class butter to
go to England. Now, however, the
matter is shaping itself differently.
The American cities are paying more
for Canadian butter than the English
cities will pay, and last year over one
half million packages of Canadian but.
ter found their destination in Amer.
lean markets. With the growth OF
American population, and the restric.
tions that naturally exist as to dairy.
ing, we cannot see why in the future
the American demand for Canadian
butter should not continue to increase.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23

and his thoughts. and with her came
Clara Faxon. He knew what his
mothers searching eyes meant, and
he fancied there was something in
the girls straight gaze that looked
out upon life in much the same way.
But she was on the other side of the
black gulf. and he must step across
to reach her. Once there. by her side,
with those eyes as Inspiration, be felt
there could be no heights too great,
no plains too broad, for them to COM
pass together.
1t was long. bitter fight. lasting
through the night and into the gray
dawn OF the next day; but in the end
his mother won. and with haggard
face he made the small roll into a
secure package and returned 1t to
Battlesea by his office boy, stating it
was something that had been left in
his Office by mistake. Then from his
notes he made out the reports for the
three mines.
One afternoon, week later, while
writing to the management of a min
ing company in another state in re-
gard to position. he heard someone
enter. but. thinking it the office boy,
did not turn. Then:
Il beg your pardon, Mr.. Bayland
Can / speak with you a moment?"
He whirled in his chair. to find
Clara Faxon standing before him, her
face little pale. but her eyes glow
ing.
''Oh. Mr.. Bayland." she cried i'm.
petuously. before he could speak:
Papa, and Mr.. Battlesea are so angry
with you. | thought you must have
done something dreadful from the
way they have been talking: but this
morning | learned just how 1t was,
and hurried here thinking you might
feel bad at their being angry. You
did nobly, and Everybody ought to
be proud of you. IL" She
stopped suddenly. confusedly. for he
had caught both her hands and was
gazing into her eyes in a way that
could not be misunderstood. Her
breath quickened little. then the
eyes met his squarely, and the hands
were not withdrawn.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
summer Flavor Of Butter.

OF all times of the year, summer is
the worst for the making of good fla.
vored butter. Butter makers on the
farm who have city customers to sup.
ply have the most complaints coming
in the summer. This is due largely
to two things. the shortness of the
pastures and the abundance of the
weeds. During the spring and fall
months when the pastures are good
the COWS pay little attention to weeds.
but in midsummer when the pastures
are dry and the weeds are fiourishing
and succulent, the cows eat a large
proportion of weeds. evidently to sat.
isfy their hunger. 1t is therefore COM
mon in the summer to find butter with
a weedy flavor. The remedy is to
feed the cows IN the barn during the
great shortness of the pastures. Even,
If there he no succulent feed at hand j
it will pay to feed some ground grainl
at loss, rather than to suffer a del
terioration in the quality of the butter.
A reputation for making good butter
is valuable and is hard to obtain, yet
may be lost in a few weeks.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
ovec cultivation Of Orchards.

There is such thing as cultivating
an orchard too much. This is the case
with orchards that have never been
accustomed to being cultivated. 1t is
safest to begin cultivation in the
spring as soon as the buds begin to
open, and continue the cultivation un-
I'll the end of July. By that time the
branches will have made their annuS
growth, and the fruit buds will have
developed for the fruit crop Of the
following year. When that has been
accomplished growth stops, and the
rest OF the season the tree spends in
hardening up the wood that has been
developed, and in filling the fruit buds
with material for the development in
the following spring. II cultivation
Is continued during the latter part OF
summer and in the fall. there is dan
ger that a fall growth of wood will
be started, and also that many of the
fruit buds will expand and blossoms
appear In the fall. Many good or
chard has been spoiled by over culti-
vation. One man in Illinois tells the
story that when he was young man,
his father being away, he thought to
surprise him by thoroughly cultivat-
ing an orchard of 400 plum trees. II
was early fall The trees took on
new growth. When his father re.
turned, instead of being pleased he
said: You have killed all these trees"
His prophecy proved true. as most OF
the trees died during the following
winter.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
HIS CLIENT WON THE CASE.
Impressive Appeal Backed Up by De.
fendant's Appearance.

Impressive Appeal Backed Up by De-
fendant's Appearance.
The late Charles p. Thompson of the
Massachusetts supreme court at one
time in his practice had client named
Michael Dougherty, who had been ar
rested for the illegal sale of liquor.
The police had no evidence except one
pint of whisky. which their search of
his alleged kitchen bar room revealed.
In the superior court this evidence
was produced and a somewhat vivid
claim made of prima facie evidence of
guilt by the prosecuting attorney. Dur
ing all this Mr.. Thompson was silent.
When his turn came for the defense
he arose and said:
Michael Dougherty. take the
stand" And Mike" with big red
nose. unshavSn face. bleared eyes and
a general appearance of dilapidation
and detection, took the stand.
Michael Dougherty. look upon the
jury. Gentlemen of the jury. look on
Michael Dougherty." said Mr.. Thomp-
son. All complied. Mr.. Thompson
himself. silently and steadily gazing
at Mike" for moment, slowly and
with solemnity. turned to the jury and
said: Gentlemen of the jury. do you
mean to say to this court and to me
that you honestly and truly believe
that Michael Dougherty. II he had a
pint of whisky. would sell it,"
1t is needless to say Mike" was
acquitted.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Watering Trees In Summer.

1t generally does little good to at
tempt to water trees in summer.
Keeping the ground pulverized will
generally accomplish more in supply
ing moisture to the tree than will the
supplying of water by the hose. The
great trouble in watering with q gar.
den hose is that enough water is not
given. The man will think he has
thrown on great deal OF water. but
1t will be found on investigation that
the ground has not been moistened to
greater depth than one inch. Many
OF the light showers in summer wet
the ground only to a depth of one
fourth or one-half of an inch. They
really do no good to the tree through
the roots. Their chief benefit con-
sists In washing the dust OF the
leaves. If man is to use a garden
hose on his trees, he will accomplish
more by washing on the foliage than
by attempting to water the tree from
below. The failure in the latter case
is due to too small supply of water:
and 1t is extremely difficult to supply
enough water through the garden hose
to affect many trees.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
PAT RAFFERTY, AND THE TELLER
Doubt as to His Identity Worried This
lrishman.

Doubt as to His Identity Worried This
lrishman.
There is q rule in one at least of the
savings banks In Massachusetts, that
when a passbook is presented with an
order for payment from the depositor
the identification of the payee is re-
quired for amounts exceeding 800.
One day an Irishman, evidently not
long in this country, appeared at the
paying teller's window for draft of
1923. presenting a passbook and an
order from the owner of the book to
pay Patrick Rafferty, the amount.
The order was in proper form. but
the payee was not known to the teller.
DO you know any of the officers
here?" he asked of Pat.
No, sor." replied Pat
well, then, you will have to be
identified to us in some way"
whats that?" asked the now con-
fused Irishman.
why" explained the teller, you
Will have to get some one whom we
know and who knows you to come in
here and identify you. You might be
anybody. and we want to be sure
that we are paying Patrick Rafferty,"
Pat looked dazed and went over to
a seat and for ten or fifteen minutes
looked stupidity at the passbook and
order.
Finally he approached the window
again. with the most dubious look i'm
aginable on his face. and said, Say,
young feller. If I'm not Pat Rafferty,,
who the divil am II"
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Make the Soil Richer

Cyril G. Hopkins. appealing to the
farmers of Illinois to improve their
farms, says: If we do prove conclu-
sively that the fertility of all of the
soils OF Illinois cannot be maintained
by the use of legumes and the manure
made from Illinois crops alone. and If
we do demonstrate absolutely that the
purchase of any element of plant food
is necessary and profitable, then, who
ever buys plant food for use on Iii.
nois soil, let him not buy tonic or
stimulant or trivial amount of some
highly manufactured and high-priced
so-called commercial fertilizer which
shall only urge the soil to greater ex.
haustion and result in no permanent
good, but let him buy liberal amounts
of the real elements as near to the
raw materials as possible such as fine
ground limestone from the immense
natural deposits of our own state, and
pure phosphates such as bone meal
(originally farm product), or as fine
ground rock phosphate from the very
extensive phosphate mines of the
southern states. and, If necessary, DO.
tassium from the abundant supplies of
the German potash mines; and then
let MN apply at least two pounds for
every pound he removes in crops: let
the supply increase and not decrease;
let the soils of Illinois not grow poorer
but richer and richer-for the lands
sake. for your children's sake, and for
Illinois sake. II we do learn that this
is possible, then let us have one coun.
try on earth-let us have one state in
this Union. whose soils shall not be
ruined and whose children shall not
be left with only memory or a tradi.
tion of the bountiful harvests of form.
er years.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
WASHING Udders.

Milk as ordinarily produced gets
the greatest amount of contamination
during milking from udders not wash
ed. To determine the amount of filth
that gets into milk in this way, seven.
ty-fve trials were made at different
seasons of the year with three classes
of udders, those apparently clean
those soiled, and those muddy. With
udders that were apparently clean. it
was found that an average of three
and one-half times as much dirt fell
from the unwashed udders as from
the same udders after they were
washed. With soiled udders the aver.
age was eighteen. and with muddy I'D
ders ninety times as much dirt from
the unwashed as from the washed
Prof w. j. Fraser.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Fruit Trees Not ornament.Is.

All trees are divided naturally into
two groups. the useful and the orna-
mental. The useful trees are those that
bear fruit. These must be severely trim
med and pruned to keep down the vol
ume Of wood SO that fruit production
may be encouraged. It is useless to
attempt to use fruit tree as an orna-
mental. with rare exceptions. The
amount of pruning required disfigures
it, and if such pruning is neglected
small crop of fruit will be the result.
Therefore the practice sometimes fol.
lowed of planting fruit trees on lawns
should not be encouraged
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Success With Orchards.

Orchards can be successfully grown
in all parts of the temperate
zone. but in many sections their
success depends on the care given
them. The man that plants out
an orchard and expects it to make
its own way may succeed If condi-
lions are exceptionally good. but there
are very many places where the win
ters are too cold and the summers
are too dry to permit OF the success
of an orchard without cultivation,
spraying. and pruning. We have seen
many uncultivated orchards which
have been planted by men who hoped
to make fortunes out of them. but
they forgot to give them care. Such
orchards almost always prove TO be a
financial loss,
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
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A Poisonous Mushroom.

We illustrate herewith one of the
deadliest of mushrooms growing wild
In our woods. This is the mushroom
that is usually mistaken for the edible
Kind. as it is fair to look upon and has
no bad smell to serve as warning.
1t is white on top. but sometimes has
slightly greenish tint-so slight,
however. that it is not generally no.
ticed. Avoid all mushrooms grow.
ing from a sheath as this one shown
in the cut. Moreover. the sheath is
frequently covered by the moss grow.
ing about it or by the dead leaves.
Avoid also a cousin of this one,
which looks like it but is yellowish
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
A Modern Convenience.

When Albert Bigelow Paine. the ex-
perinced author of The Van Dwell
ers,' was looking about him for a
home in suburban New York before
he found his nest on Long Island, he
was interviewed by farmer who had
a house to sell somewhere up the
country. He described the place in
sunset and sunrise and green field and
yellow grain colors, and Mr.. Paine
listened.
Has the house any of the modern
conveniences?" he asked.
You bet it has," replied the farmer
with enthusiasm.
is that so?"
Yes, stree; it's got the very latest
there's trolley car runs within a
half mile of the front door"
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
T3AKg!&11
Butter Scoring Tests.

Butter scoring tests are becoming
popular. So far as we know these
tests were originated by the Danish
government many years ago. IL was
done there to stimulate the national
industry of butter making. the gov
ernment every few weeks would teie-
graph certain creameries to send ior-
ward tubs of butter from their regular
makes. AS the creamertes never
Knew beforehand which ones were 10
be called upon to furnish samples II
was impossible to keep more thah
ordinary butter on hand. 1t was nee
essary for them always. therefore, 10
be prepared to send forward. at short
notice. tub of butter from their reg
uiar make. After many years work'
the average quality OF the Danish out.
ter was increased so greatly that IL
took first place in the English market
From that time to this Danish butter
has had the highest quotations in all
the markets in which 1t is sold. Not
until the last few years has similar
movement been made in this country.
Iowa was the first state to take active
steps for the testing and scoring of
butter received from farms and
- W thC a. SSANSo~'
Professor Mckay. head OF the dairy
department at Ames. had charge OF
this contest, and made a national rep
utation thereby. The National Cream
cry Butter Makers Association con-
Quoted several competitive tests. scor-
ing the butter at Chicago. At the
present time the Indiana Agricultural
College is conducting a test OF this
kind. Samples of butter are being re-
ceived at Purdue University every
other month from May to January.
The scores of all butter furnished are
referred to each butter maker after
scoring. The September assignments
will be scored at the state fair, and
each entry will thus have a chance to
compete in the state for prizes. In
January the entries will come before
the state dairy convention and will
also have a chance to compete for
prizes offered for butter at that meet
ing. We understand that the contest
in Indiana is arousing a great deal of
interest, and that some butter makers
and creamery managers whose cream.
cries have never before entered such
contests are making q record for the
production of good butter.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
A Good Bone Desirable.

A good bone in hog is a
thing to be desired. The bone
that is made of lime only and
has in it no mineral matter is a
very unreliable bone to have in an
animal, even though he is to be used
only for meat. The weakness of the
bone is the cause OF many hogs go
ing down behind" as it is called. A
good many hogs get fat and their
bones splinter and break being un.
able to stand the strain. Proper feed
that not overbalanced on the side of
the starches, will give good bone, but
not great improvement can be made
in one swine generation.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
UTILIZING the Hoo.

n. A. Clapp says: "One of the
most economical ways of feeding
corn to cattle is in the shock
While at first thought this may
seem like slipshod method. with
hogs to follow the cattle and to
consume the undigested corn that
passes the cattle. there is but little
lost. Under this method the food con
sumed by the hogs would be well
nigh valueless without them to con.
sumo it. Hogs fattened in that way
.ield large profit"
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
ministered to His ENJOYMENT.

Tommy. for the lands sake. where
have you been for the last two hours?"
Been havin' a good time with an
automobile
You don't mean to say you've been
taking a ride in one?"
Nav, Standin' off an hollerin'
get horse,' at a feller that was
tryin' to make a busted machine GO
Chicago Tribune.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Sensational Journalism.

"I understand that Crimson Gulch
has a newspaper"
YES" answered Broncho Bob. But
the fellers around here is SO sensitive
that they dasn't print anything about
EN-"
Its editorial stan must have many
difficulties"
Mister. that amt any editorial staff.
That's q suicide club"
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Good NiqhtI


Good night" so low and sweet
The homely phrase resounds
With far re-echoed beat
Beyond the garden bounds,
Good night the jasmine signs,
Good night the rose replies.
Good night" sad and clear
As song OF nightingale
The two brief words l hear.
While west the moon doth sail.
Good night! Alas we part!'
Good night! o dearest heart!"
Good night The moon does wane;
More purple grows the sky,
And dusker the plain
Where sleeping farmsteads lie
Good night! and di cams OF peace
Till darkness have surcease,"
All. long have gone their way
Fair Venus and red Mars.
Yet for US shine for aye
Loves everlasting starsi
So whilst tir-n faketh flight,
''Co~S 'r's'f' 71 tFen Good uis.,.!"
postcn Transcript
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Heard II for Years.

Her-Why did you laugh when
told you that joke was original with
me?
Him-Because I caught you in a
misstatement.
Her-Oh, you doubt my word?
Him-No. but you told me last night
you were only 23. If you composed
that joke, you are at least GO. That's
all.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Well Shaped Trees.

The tree that is properly shaped
will have an artistic appearance
in winter as well as in summer.
1t is not only desirable to have a
mass of foliage in the summer.
but its branches should be so arrang.
ed that it will give pleasing effect in
winter.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Graft.

Il want you to put in your Lost and
Found column an advertisement like
this: Wallet containing considerable
sum of money and papers. Finder Will
keep money; return papers. said the
man.
Don't you think" suggested the
clerk. you had better add mo ques.
tions asked'?"
mo. but you may say no questions
answered. I'm the finder"