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The Lamar register., 1905-12-13

ing Parisians who, before the Frer,ch
revolution, used to accept with graft
tude the privilege of crowding The
galleries of the royal dining room to
watch the king and his family at din
ner.
When the brewery horses had fin
ished their luncheon their rubicund
driver appeared. took off their ncse-
bags and mounting his seat drove
away. With a celerity surprising in
such bag of bones, the humble old
horse moved up to the place vacated
by the prosperous team and began to
eat the. oats left scattered on the
pavement. Lazarus did not eat more
greedily the crumbs which fell from
the rich mans table than did that old.
white horse devour the grain which
fell from the nosebags of the brewery
team. He cleaned the pavement as If
it had been gone over with fine
toothed comb and then, with a sigh
of repletion which seemed to say:
Fate cannot harm me-I have
dined," he settled back into his medi-
tations.-New York Press.
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dealer about six months, and was an
earnest. honest soul, but he did no.
seem to learn anything concerning tho
details of the business.
One morning after having delivered
coal to two wrong addresses. he was
rather short and crusty in answering
q regular customer. so the proprietor
discharged him, saying: Go to the
Cffce and get your money. I've been
as patient with you as | could be. but
you are too thickheaded to ever learn
anything
IAN roight. sir" answered Barney.
"Mebbe Oi'm t'ick-headed. as yez say.
Tut Owe learned wan ting. anyway
''If you have really learned one
thing and learned it we'll. I'll not dis
charge you" said the proprietor ban
terlngly. Now, tell me what you have
learned"
"Oi've learned. sor, that siventeen'
hundred makes a ton in this place
replied Barney. and he went back to
work.-Lippincott's
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COCKTAIL AT THREE FORKS

glasses full of the mixture.
The boys both tasted the beverage,
and 1t did not taste good. Each had
unlimbered big gun and, playfully
toying with the weapons, they suggest
ed that the bartender drink his own
mixture. 1t required some persuasion,
but finally, to avoid trouble. he swal-
lowed the contents of both glasses.
Now, make your will. you would-be
poisoncr,' shouted the punchers and
solemnly they put their guns back
where they belonged, treated the
house TO the cigars and fadded away
into the distance. their horses hitting
only the high srots as they disappear
ed up the valley.
And | tell you, the impromptu bar
tender had good occasion to make his
will For three of four hours he was
the sickest man | ever saw, and 1t
took the services of a doctor. who
worked over him for an hour or two. to
bring him back to life again. Ana
conda Standard.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-13

There is popular belief in the ex-
treme northwest that the north pole
will be discovered by a musher, and
not by any scientific polar expedition.
This belief is based on the conviction
that I'D stampede will eventually
he started toward north latitude 80
degrees, and that mushers will rush in
where arctic explorers have feared to
tread. So completely unknown to
fame is this newcomer in the rage for
the pole that to the majority of people
the name suggests nothing but cereal
breakfast food.
Gilbert Parker. the novelist, who
finds his most con@cnial tneme in
French Canadian life, has made his
readers familiar with "Marchet'en!"
the cry with which drivers OF dog
teams urge forward their painting ami
mails. French Canadian trappers were
an eng the earliest white men in the
fa. northwest, and American prospect
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thing a man may do to him seems
right and proper. So he doesn't mind
so much when the first restraining
sign is made to him. He is given the
halter free at the beginning that he
may learn the feel of 1t on his head.
There is no leading of him about and
worrying him into unnatural heat. He
is worry enough in this separation
from the mother. He is given a home
with fellows of his age and like family
distresses, and there he learns self
denial, and is in fine humor for the
handlers when he is to be halter brok-
en-. He hardly knows when this event
occurs TO him. He is led away from
the paddocks down into the open
fields and allowed to Craze with the
crowd, while a boy gently restrains
him with the halter strap if he ven
lures too far. So easily and natural
ly is 1t all done that before he realizes
it the halter control over him is com
plete.
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occupation is fishing. A few days
previous to the first earthquake shock
experienced in Macao the young man
returned home with couple of crabs
and a few small fish.
Nothing extraordinary was noticed
at first. but when the crabs had been
boiled one of them presented pc
culiar appearance. as on the red back
ground of its shell stood in gold relief
a design in white which resembled u
Chinese character. Neighbors were
called and the wise man of the village
soon explained that it was the king
of the crabs that had found Its way
into the old woman's kettle.
"Thereupon the village prophet pre-
dicted that some great calamity would
visit the unfortunate village. Mean
while the crabs of Macao and the
neighborhood, having learned the fate
of their king, assembled in great num-
bers, filling up every available hole.
and started to shake the earth. Thus
was their displeasure at the death OF
the king crab clearly shown!"
The Lamar register., 1905-12-13
Movable Fixtures,

The fixtures inside of the
poultry houses should be en-
tirely movable. Neither nests nor
perches should be permanently fixed
Under ordinary farm conditions the
mites and lice almost invariably at
tacS the fowls. All the fixtures, II
movable, can be taken out when the
house is to be whitewashed, or to re-
ceive other treatment. 1t is also easier
to handle poultry house when the
roosts and nests are movable. The
nests can be more easily cleaned out,
can be soaked in any kind of solu-
ton, and the roosts can also receive
easy treatment. Even the supports
for the roosts should be movable like
the rOoStS
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Rockefeller's Partner.

Marshall p. Wilder, the story teller.
says he had dream the other night.
il. which he entered into business with
Mr. Rockefeller. selling potted plants
The business did not thrive. and after
1t became apparent that the venture
would not prosper, Mr.. Rockefeller
suggested dissolution of partnership
ard a division OF the assets. Wilder
taking the pots and plants. At this
juncture the innocent bystander inter
rupted to inquire what Rockefeller
took Surely he must have gotten
something as his share. And he did.
He took the earth"
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EaA1lt!2X;H1
Size Of Si,o5.

The building of si'o is of a great
deal of Importance, and before it is
undertaken man should investigate
thoroughly the principles relating to
the construction and storage of silage.
One of the early mistakes was to build
silos too large in diameter and too
small in height. This resulted in get
ting very little pressure on the silage.
which permitted the air to get in and
consequently caused the ruin of the
feed. Wherever air can touch the sill
age, numerous kinds of germs from
the air attach themselves to the moist
surface of the silage, and the sugars
in the silage become food for the
minute plants that cause putrefaction
or molding. If the silage is very green
the putrefaction bacteria develops
most, while If the silage is old. that
Is, made from mature cornstalks, the
spores of mold develop most. In
either case the silage is ruined. The
first thing, therefore, a farmer must
look out for is to have sufficient height
to his silo. SO that the pressure on the
underlying silage will be very great,
All things chopped up fine, as is all
properly cut silage, develops a great
deal of lateral pressure. This forces
the silage out against the sides OF
the silo and packs it so firmly against
the walls that air cannot get in. Now
the plan is to build silo not less than
30 feet in height and generally not
less than 16 feet in diameter. If the
silos are built small in diameter they
become expensive, as a silo feet in
diameter would cost a great deal more
per ton of capacity than one 16 feet
wide. These dimensions are being
quite widely followed in the construc-
tion of most of the silos in Illinois and
Wisconsin. The diameter beyond 16
feet must depend upon the size of the
herd. The larger the herd the greater
may be the diameter of the silo.
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Feeding Ducks.

Both animal and vegetable food is
lsed by the duck, whether it be in
wild or a domesticated state. To de-
prive the duck of either class Of food
Is to disarrange its digestion. In a
wild condition the duck is a forager.
hunting its food in the streams and
marshes. 1t feeds upon the grasses
growing by the water side, upon the
soft flags growing in the water, upon
any small fish 1t may be able to catch
and upon the myriads Of insects with
which the waters of streams swarm
In the summer time. The birds in TAX
ing their food take also a great deal
Of water. and this makes the food very
soft. For this reason Nature has not
provided the duck with a crop in
which the food can be moistened be-
fore being sent to the gizzard. The
food of the duck passes directly from
the throat to the gizzard, where 1t ar
rives in mushy state. People that
feed ducks should remember what
their habits have been.
When a great deal of corn is to be
fed to ducks it must be soaked. II
the grain is fed dry 1t does not have
time to soak up before 1t goes to the
gizzard, and this dry hard grain makes
a good deal of extra work for the
gizzard. We hear some poultry rails
ers declaring against soft feed for
hens, but ducks must have soft food.
So much is this the case that some of
the most successful duck raisers new
er feed dry grain at all.
The young duck grows twice as fast
as the chicken and must have soft
feed that can be quickly digested.
Grind the grain and make it into a
mash. If it is cooked the better. as it
will then be more digestible. Feed it
thin and give 1t often If the ducks are
young.-Peter Graham, Bourbon Co.,
Kans., in Farmers Review.
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Relic of the Past
The Nuremberg of To-day, with Its
Artistic Marvels, Seems to the Visitor
n

is forcibly shown by me pride in
which the names and haunts of he.
great men are cherished. bronze
statue of Albert Durer hovers over
broad square near his dwelling, and
his home is still sacred to art-life as a
studio of Nuremberg artists. The
noble. genial face of the cobbler poet.
Hans Sachs, smiles upon us from its
grassy surroundings, while Adam
Kraft, the great sculptor in stone:
Wohlemuth. Durer's master; Peter
Vischer. the renowned worker in
bronze, and Martin Behaim, the IA
nous navigator. are household words.
The Old Meistersingers.
We have stood beside the grave OF
the chief of these and felt the lesson
of Hans Sachs life. He was much
beloved by his fellows and was
power in the town. He lies buried in
st. Johns cemetery near by Durer
and other noted dead. We picked our
way through the closely set mounds
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WHEN GEN. CUSTER sWERVED

Gallant Custer rode ahead
Guide and chief of brave command!
Arrow straight his good charger sped.
Never swerving to either hand.
Till-a touch. and the faithful steed
Neered aside In his headlong LEAD
What had happened to force their chief
out of his pathway? What dread fee?
Stiil his way must troopers go.
If the. General made detour.
They must follow him. that is sure.
So each rider. as up he drew
To the place where his chief had
Slackened his pace and detour made tuo.
Whilst below in the grass he peercd.
Wondering what he there should ,e,
That might battle the cavalry.
There deep-hid in the prairie grass
Lay the nest of "A meadow lark.
Birdlings Wee. in funny mass
Hid meath her wings so warm and
dark.
Right in the line of march they stood;
Little mother and tiny brood.
Gentle acts, and these softlier beat
Done for love In its dim retreat.
That was all: but In Custer's wake
Rode meek mentor a mother birl' $
sake.
Julie NJ. Lippman, in Boston Pilo'.
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Word was given; the bugle blew:
"I.oots and saddles!" It sigualed shrill.
J'p cnd mount. and each horseman flew
Astride his steed with right good will.
iIoofs were paving and necks were
Forth from the camp the troopers
marched.
In the plains they rode where dread
Iurked with doom In the panpas- grass.
Many serpent raised Its head,
Rattling death from the tangled
mass.
Many an Indian skulked unseen,
Spying from them ciuel-kccn.
No for these would the brave ranks
swerve:
S S.raight in the line of march they rode.
He who would soldier must needs pre-
serve
Heart that harbors no craven bode.
Into the prairie pressed the band,
General Custer in command
Nopn's sun down from the zenith beat
Scorchng the earth with ruthless rays;
Over the ground the quiNcfiug heat
lose and danced in a binding maze.
Never brook or tree was there
Serving to cool the fevered air.
Ev ,ry sound to heartward went:
Click of hoof or the ring OF steel.
Sudden clank of accoutrement,
r,ver soldier failed to feel!
While one step from the beaten
course
Reused to alertness man and horse.
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The Colts Food.

Fattening foods are largely lost
when given to the colt. The colt will
get about all the carbohydrates he
can use in any well-balanced ration.
What he needs is a ration that will
give him the material for muscle and
strong bone. That will permit him
to develop a magnificent frame, and
in years to come it may be found ad-
visable to give him a food richer in
fat-making properties. Among the
best foods for colts are oats, which
have in them good balance of the
things the colts need and which will
give them a surprising amount of
energy. Mixed hay consisting of clio
yer and timothy is better than hay
composed altogether of timothy.
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of stone, with their quaint sculpture
in German or Latin.
Not far away is the castle and l
think no one can stand on its terrace
without thought of the thirty years
war, when so many fell and the land
was brought to desolation. And can
we forget that memorable siege, when
Wallenstein led n mighty army upon
this city?
No authentic document exists as TO
the origin of Nuremberg, but 1t has
been proved that it was not Roman
settlement. Its name appears hrst.
we are told, in 1850. In the midst OF
fertile plain between the Rhine and
the Danube. she was exceptionally
situated, and she held sway in COM
merce. trading with Russia. the Le-
want. with Genoa and Venice. and
even with the far East Indies until
the discovery of the Cape of Good
Hope. All nations came to get her
armor, guns. paper. printing presses.
clocks aud watches. Her aristocracy
dates from famous tournament in
1893. when Emperor Eenry vi, pre-
sented thirteen burgher families with
the stamp of nobility.
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Sell the Surplus,

The surplus stock should be sold
out of the poultry yards now as rap
idly as possible. At this time of year
there is not likely to be an increase
of price for several months. We are
approaching season when the mar
kets will be full of poultry and prices
will have a tendency to sag. After
the holidays prices are likely to be still
lower than at the present time. After
a bird is ready for market there is no
profit in keeping it longer unless an
advanced price can be obtained. The
grain that is used in putting on growth
is almost always at a loss and is used
only to finish" the birds and make
them salable. The real profit has come
in growing the birds on cheap feed.
Get rid of the surplus as soon as pos
Sible.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-13
Little Remedy for Spoiled Butter.

In spite of the science of renovation
of butter, spoiled butter cannot be
made over to be satisfactory. Some
of the rancidity may be taken out and
new flavor worked in by the use of but
termilk, but there will remain in it a
good deal of the rancidity, which will
show itself in a few days. To prevent
this 1t is necessary to use preserva-
tives. But preservatives are not de-
sirable in food products. At best bad
butter can be worked only into an in
ferior product. The problem is really
how to keep it from spelling at all.
The science of butter-making and
selling is progressing, and the time
will come when most of the butter
made will be good and will be proper
ly handled.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-13
Hioh.scorina Birds as Breeders.

High-scoring birds would doubtless be
good breeders if they could be scored
ii, their own yards and not be taken
away to compete at exhibitions. In
preparing them for exhibition they are
frequently overfed and made so fat
that their future usefulness is i'm
paired. On the way to the showroom,
and while being kept there, they are
frequently exposed to all kinds of dis
eases, especially colds, many of which
are of contagious nature. These
things weaken the vitality of the bird,
and in many cases they never seem to
recover their former vitality
The Lamar register., 1905-12-13
New Breeds.

The difference between the old
and new breeds are generally in
favor of the old breeds. While
there are some good qualities in the
new breeds that do not exist in the
old breeds, yet the same end could be
obtained by developing a strain.
Where a new strain is developed it is
perfectly easy to keep to the regular
type, but where an entirely new breed
is produced. it is very difficult to keep
to any particular type.
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the hardness OF the progeny and the
African blood adds both beauty and
plumpness. Such geese should not.
however, be crossed for the purpose of
producing new breeds. For market
purposes only should such crosses be
made. Mixing up and thus increasing
the number of breeds is not to be rec
commended
The Lamar register., 1905-12-13
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Especial Correspondence)


1t is Monday afternoon and we have
just reached Nuremberg. From the
railway station which is without the
city's walls, we are confronted by
confusion of jagged roofs pierced by
lofty spires and massive towers. All
the artistic irregularities and details
If medieval architecture are below
US, such as peaked gables, projecting
easements, pointed oriels, dormers
thrown out In bold relief here and
balconies there, while fantastic gar
goyles leer from under cross-timbered
fronts.
After getting settled in delightful
modern hotel. which is also outside
the walls, we ordered a carriage and
were soon driving over the pretty,
lueerly carved bridges, viewing the
picturesque walls and castle with their
tdrrets and towers hung with lichens
and clinging vines, passing the iron
rallied bronzed fountains, pausing be-
fore the statues and homes of Durer
ind Sachs and alighting to visit the
gwo famous cathedrals of the city.
The churches of Nuremberg are rich
in historic associations and of the
many, none is more interesting lnau
that of St. Sebaldus. which is a grand.
old building brim full of curious monu-
ments and rare specimens of art.
This is the Oldest church in the city
and appears to have been begun at
the end of the Romanesque period
of architecture. Anyhow, the west
choir. the present LoffelholZ chapel,
the two towers with their portals and
four stories, and also the middle nave
show the plan and ornamentation of
that period while other portions plain
ly denote the Gothic period. On the
outside. between the two towers Is
a bronze crucifix, gift of two broth
ers named Stark. Passing around the
north angle of the cathedral we reach
the brides door. which has a pretty
significance. We were told that the
brides always enter and pass out this
way. This entrance is ornately dec
Grated with full-length statues of the
ten virgins, who form n semi-circle
on either side, five of them holding
their lamps trimmed and burning
while the other five prove themselves
to be the foolish virgins with untitled
lamps.
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Bio Duck Farms.

There are more ducks in China. and
more are eaten, than in all the rest of
the world. At some of the duck farms
of that, country fifty thousand are an
qua!ly Matched.
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CROSSING Wild Geese with African.

A few good crosses of African and
wild geese are reported. The fanciers
that have taken the trouble to make
this cross say they get the best re-
suits when they cross the gander of
the wild goose on the African goose.
The wild goose doubtless increases
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Tomb of ST. Lawrence.

Tomb of ST. Lawrence.
Having entered, what could be
finer than the masterpiece of Peter
Vischer-the bronze tomb of the
sanity patron of the church? In the
Loffelholz chapel there are some very
old paintings upon gold backgrounds;
also the bronze font at which the
Emperor Wcnzel is said to have been
christened in 1861. This cathedral
also contains interesting tapestries
and these two were described to-
gether with that marvel of art and
grace at Cologne, which surely gives
an idea of their beauty and majesty.
Near the Church of ST. Sebaldus
stands the gothic chapel of st. Nor
itz and nesting almost against 1t is
a quaint little historic inn. Although
1t Is ancient and lowly in appearance.
it is being carefully preserved by the
town and Is their pride. Nuremberg's
city council does not desire TO tear
II down or rob 1t of its birthright. for
Sachs and Durer and other famous
The Lamar register., 1905-12-13

Barney Had Been observant.
They called him Barney the Blum.
derer," because he made so many mis-
takes. He had been working for coal
The Lamar register., 1905-12-13

expenditure of s50,0O0,000 FOR Scad
roads.
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ones who lived and died here fire.
quented this restaurant.
Nuremberg is celebrated for its
unique and unusual fountains. ! was
fairly spellbound before the figure of
the Little Goose Man, representing
peasant with a goose under each arm,
from whose bills ran crystal streams.
II Is wrought of bronze and circular
fence Of bronze bars inclosos it..
through which 1t can be easily seen.
We fingered at the squara where the
market men and women held nigh
reyel and it seemed to me | had never
seen a more varied assortment OF How
ers. fruits and vegetables.
Very Atmosphere Breathes Art.
As we drovc along we stopped here
and there to view the sculptured gems
of Adam Kraft. Upon the wall of a
house. By the side of a shop. at a
street corner he has labored, and the
fruit has come forth in perfection.
The stations of the cross are thus de
plcted on the thoroughfares. The
very atmosphere seems to breathe art.
The Rathaus, or town hall. is an
imposing structure. Ihe great couH
Gil hall Is LIED with frescoes from
the designs of Albert Durer. spe-
cial interest is felt here, as so many
scenes of German history were enact
ed within its walls. Here kings and
emperors stood in state to be met by
the people.
Nuremberg is divided into almost
two equal parts by the River Pegnitz,
and / would that you could take the
drive | took over the many bridges,
where | caught glimpses of wooded
islands whose shadows were cast upon
placid water, side by side with dor
mer windows and projecting gables.
On either side were rows of houses
which are the most picturesque | ever
s.y. Honor to when honor is due
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-30
Value of Good Roads.

After careful inquiry it has been
found that the average haul Of the
American farmer in getting his prod
uct to market or to the nearest ship
ping station is twelve miles, and the
average cost Of hauling over the COM
mon country roads is 20 cents ton
per mile, or So ton for a twelve-mile
haul, says Portland Oregonian. An
estimate places the total tons hauled
at 30O,OOOOOO a year. On the estimate
Of So a ton for twelve miles this would
make the total cost Of getting the sur
plus products Of the farm to the local
market or to the railroad no less than
100000 figure greater than the
operating expenses Of all the railroads
Of the United States. If anything could
make an argument for good wagon
roads this statement surely may.