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The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
Fun With a Comb.

Every boy and girl using comb
to smooth out their tangled locks on
cold morning has heard and wondered
at the electricity that cackles as the
comb passes through the hair. This
property OF the comb can be used in
an interesting experiment. Cut out
a lot of little paper figures. On the
next cold day when your hair begins
to snap and stand on end In Its effort
to follow the comb. hold the comb
over the figures. The puppets imme-
diately appear to be endowed with
life. They commence to jump and
dance, or stick to each other and the
comb, as II fastened with glue. Often
a figure will stand on its head; an
other, fixing himself by one hand hold
his tiny form upright in comical
fashion: sometimes they will form
themselves into long strings and go
through all manner of seemingly in
tel,igent movements.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
Or. Gladden's Reply.

Columbus. Ohio, April DIR. Wash
ington GLADDEN., moderator of the gen.
eral council of the Congregational
churches OF the United States, last
night gave the following signed reply
to the statement Of s. c. T. Dodd, gen.
eral counsel of the Standard OIL Com
pany:
"Mr. Dodd says that Standard Oil
does not own share of stock In any
railroad company. By this statement
Mr.. Dodd intends 10 convey and does
convey to the public the meaning that
the group of men with common inter
ests who have always owned and con
trolled the Standard Oil Company. and
for whom the phrase Standard OIL is
an accurate and convenient synonym.
do not own any railroad stock or con
troll any railroad.
SIS this statement. which Mr.. podd
intends to convey, true statement?
VIII Mr.. Dodd specifically state hat
the group of men thus described do
not own enough stock practically to
control many of our important rail
roads?
Until this question is definitely an
swered. other parts of the manifesto
may be neglected.
WASHINGTON GLADDEN."
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
R0CKEFELLER'S PLEA
DENIES CHARGE OF DISHONESTY.

Statement OF STANDARD VII SOLICITOR
Defends Great Oil Mag"ate-Says
Allegations Of Ministers Are False
and Vile.
New York. April rs. C. T. Dodd,
chief solicitor of the Standard Oil
Company. gave out statement yester-
day with reference to the recent dis
cussion as to the acceptance of a gift
of 100000 offered by John D. Rookie
feller for missionary work.
Mr.. Dodd declares that the state
ment that Mr.. Rockefeller made his
money dishonesty as false is vile
and. being made by ministers in the
pretended interest of morality. is
doubly vile"
Mr.. Dodd then says that the Stan
dard Oil Company does not own a
share of stock in any railway: does
not control any railroad company, and
that since the enactment of the inter-
state commerce law, has not received
lower rates than other shippers by re-
bates, arrangements, devices or plans
OF any character.
The testimony of Howard Page.
freight agent of the Standard Oil
Company before the Industrial Com
mission, is quoted in this connection.
With reference to gas and coppe:
companies, Mr.. Dodd says:
No doubt many have been preju-
diced against Mr.. Rockefeller by SEN
sational writers, whose articles, ac.
companied by portraits and carica.
lures, are intended to create the i'm.
preston tht Mr.. Rockefeller was prin.
| cipal in the affairs relating to the or.
ganization of the gas and copper COM
panies, although no fact showing such
connection is stated. The Standard Oil
| Company has already denied that 1t
| had any connection or interest, directly
or indirectly, In the organization OF
these corporations, and on the best au-
| thority the same denial is now made
| for John d. Rockefeller He had NO
connection with nor interest in, direct
| ly or indirectly. the organization OF
these corporations"
| corporations"
In his statement Mr.. Dodd says:
There may well be difference o.
| opinion on the abstract question
whether the board OF missions should
receive gifts unless satisfied that the
giver is honest: but all will agree that
If he who would bring his gift to the
altar must come with clean hands. still
more should he who ministers at the
altar and receives the gift be FREQ
from stain. There is no excuse for
those who make money dishonesty,
and still less excuse for those who. In
the name of religion, falsely accuse
their fellow men,"
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
EARTHQUAKE IN INDIA
DESTRUCTION AND LOSS OF LIFE
Damage In Many Cities. Houses
LeveIed to the Granddaughter
Families Among the Killed.

familieS among tne NilIeo.
Calcutta, April 6.-Late accounts
from various cities tell n tale of severe
damage to property arising from the
earthquakes of the morning of April
4th, but 1t is impossible as yet to estf-
mate the extent of the loss of life. No
news has been received of damage to
buildings in Agra. No loss of life is
reported from Delhi but many build
ings were damaged. Visitors from
Mussoree report considerable damage
to private property. 1t is curious
fact that the older houses In Mussoree
escaped with less damage than mod
ern buildings. The only fatalities re-
ported were to two natives.
Many houses were completely de-
moIished. The assures In the roads
have been closed and repairs to build
ings have been started. The weather
was bright and warm when the earth
quake occurred.
Dharmsala station, eighty-fve miles
northwest of Simla, was destroyed.
all the houses in the place being lev;
eled to the ground and some Eu-'
ropeans and many natives killed,
Women and children are sleeping In
the open air. Food is not procurable.
d
dicate that Dharmsala felt the full;
force Of the shock.
The deaths include C. w. Loxton. !
who. only the previous day. had as.
Bumed the office of district Judge from
Captain Elliot, who, with his family.
left the same day. escaping the shock
Mrs. LOTIONS fate Is not known. 9th
ers who perished were F. NJ. Levi, c.
r. Young. T. Miller. F. Farleys, all pub
lie officials: Captain Muscroft and
Mrs. and the two Misses Robinson.
Colonel Robinson appears to have sur
vived.
The hills show the worst effects OF
the shock. although Information is
very meagre from some of the summer
stations where telegraph stations have
not yet been opened. like the vale Of
Kashmir. communication with which
has evidently been cut by landslipB
or accidents to the lines.
Reports from many more towns
show widespread damage and many IA
talities. This is especially the case in
Firozpur (forty-seven miles southeast
of Lahore). Amritsar. Tarana, Dahra
Dun and Srinagar. at which places
many natives were killed or injured.
Personal stories from Mussofee
state that the reverberation which
preceded the shock will never be for
gotten by those who heard 1t. The
mountains heaved and swayed a full
minute and then three severe shocks.
each lasting few seconds. were felt.
in quick succession. Between @ O'Clock
In the morning of April 4th and mid
night there were twelve shocks. Many
narrow escapes are reported. The ef-
feet of the shocks In sickness and diz-
ziness with many still continues. A
number of DeODln sat or silent out Of
doors during the whole of last night.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
Up-heiIY-A.

Up-Helly-A! one of the few ancient
British customs which. survives, is
still kept as a carnival by the Guizers
or the Shetland isles at the end of
January. at Lerwick.
Thirty squads of from six to twenty
persons each are formed, and every
squad has distinctive fancy dress.
A fine model of Morse galley Is
built. gilded and decked with glitter
ing shields and Morse raven banners.
Sometimes there are two or three
small galleys.
Early on Up-Helly day an immense
poster, attested by the sign manual
of the Worthy Chief Guizer. is placed
at the market cross. declaring the
route of the procession.
In the afternoon the children par
ade the streets. drawing pretty little
models of galleys and dancing round
little bonfires, in which the galleys are
burnt.
In the evening there is torchlight
procession of Guizers. The great gal
ley. with a crew of quaintly-attired
musicians, is drawn through the town
and afterwards burnt in the market
close.
Then bands of Guizers. still in
fancy dress, make house-to-house Wis
its in the town, and eat, drink and
dance far into the night with their
ntertainers.-London Mirror.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
Funny little Hand Mill.

Thrust a needle through a cork
lengthwise. SO that you can make it
stand point up.
Now cut piece Of thin. very light
paper into square about three-quar-
tes of an inch along each side. Bend
one corner up a bit and one down.
in about the shape of the wings of the
common pinwheels.
Then find the exact center of 1t and
adjust 1t on the point of the needle
% that 1t can turn easily.
Now tell the company that you can
make the card revolve at the word of
command. Rub your hand without
letting any one see 1t. This is done
to warm 1t, for the success of the
trick depends on the heat OF the hand
Then rest the hand on the table
so that your open palm will be toward
the card. Gradually bring your palm
to the card till 1t is SO close as almost
to touch 1t. The card will begin to
turn almost Immediately II it has
been adjusted properly. and IL your
hand is warm enough.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
New Mayor Means Business. :.

Chicago. April 7.-Mayor-elect Dunno
has sent the following cablegram:
Lord Provost, Glasgow. Scotland: -
Chicago is the first great city in
America. following the lead OF Glas-
gov and other progressive cities OF
Europe. that has declared for the mu-
nicipilzation of its street car system
by $4,000 plurality. VIII you give the
manager of your municipal tramways
a furlough of thirty days to visit Chi
cago for the purpose of comforting with
me? All expenses (first-class travel.
hotel. etc) will be paid by myself
EDWARD DUNNE,
Mayor-elect
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
Wrieqles-A Game,

The worse artist you are. the more
fun this game is!
Give each player pad and pencil.
and have each draw a short. crooked
line on the paper. Then let each ex-
change pads with his neighbor. The
person who receives his neighbor's
pad must then make a picture-bird.
beast or whatever else he pleases-in
which he incorporates his neighbor's
"wriggle" and makes 1t heavier in out
line. so as to distinguish 1t from the
rest of the drawing.
Shouts OF laughter will greet the
drawings when they are hung up for
exhibition.
A prize should be awarded to the
cleverest. and also to the most ridicu-
lous one. and the artist of each one
should be compelled to rise and ac-
cept his prize and bow his acknowl-
edgments to the audience.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
The Bells of Japan.

One of the sweetest of them rings
ou. many times every day into the
waiting air, in a far-away little city.
Its tone is intensely thrilling and
pathetic The bells are not sounded
by a clapper. but are struck from the
outside by sort of wooden arm. Be-
ing withdrawn to the proper distance
and released. it strikes the bell once;
the strokes are allowed to succeed one
another on,y with dignified and stately
regularity. Tradition says that the
finest bells have much silver in their
composition, which may account for
their deep and wonderful sweetness.
Whether this be so or not, the bells
make profound impression upon all
sensitive and musical persons. here
tofore accustomed to the more discord-
ant bells of our western civilization
ST. Niche las.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
A Trick With Water.

II drop of water is let fall on a
piece of paper. it spreads in large
circle. If, however, the paper has
been oiled, or covered with lamp
black or some similar substance, the
drop of water will roll upon it as a
ball slightly flattened. This fact may
be made use of for the performance of
a pretty trick.
Take band of rather strong paper,
about foot wide and as long as pos
sible-several sheets pasted together
end to end will do admirably-pass 1t
over a smoking lamp, or better. still.
cover one side of 1t with graphite.
commonly called blacklead or plum
bago. Stand upright on the table sew
eral books decreasing regularly in
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
kina Edward in Paris.

Paris. April THE arrival of King
Edward in Paris yesterday was the
occasion for a notable manifestation
of Anglo French cordially, which is
being generally interpreted as a con-
spicuous response to Germany's atti-
tude regarding Morocco although the
king remained but short time.
He was met outside the city by
President Loubet, who held a private
conversation with his majesty last
ing nearly an hour. The details of the
conversation excite a wide range Of
speculation. but its actual purport has
not been disclosed.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
Will Envelop Lineviteh.

London, April THE correspond
ent at st. Petersburg of the Times
says:
"The latest official information
leads to the belief that the Japanese
are advancing in crescent formation,
Oku on the left. Nodzu on the center
and Kuroki and Kawamura on the
right, and with total strength OF
475.OOO. 1t is feared that Linevitch
will be compelled to withdraw
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
Electric Railway Plans.

Colorado Springs. April Ga special
to the Gabette from Cripple Creek
says: Word was received in this city
to-day from a reliable authority that
an electric railway, having one termi-
nus in this city and the other in Colo;
rado Springs, will be started in the
next few weeks. connecting Pueblo,
Florence and the two cities above men-
toned.
1t is understood that Thomas Robin
son, president of the Florence Street
Railway Company. is the authority for
this statement. Passengers. express
and freight will be handled on the new
road.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
Annle Pie.

When our cook she makes pie.
You oughter see her fingers fly!
She sits an holds a yeller bowl
An stirs so fast she keeps a hole
Down through the middle OF the stun
There's milk an egg. an flour enough
And maybe other things, but
Ferget Just all that makes pie!
When our cook she makes pie.
She rolls the dough that by and by.
Is two round blankets; then you II sec
Her slice some apples evenly.
Plump into bed she makes EN- hop.
An cuts some peep-holes through the top
So they won't smother when they lie
All warm an sugared in the pie.
When our cook she makes pie.
She balances the plate up high.
And with a pleasant snippy SOUND
She trims 1t nicely all around.
And when she's thumbed the edges uent
The apples can't get up at night.
But when she's baked It, then. oh my!
You never ct such apple pie.
-Burges Johnson. in Harpers Weekly.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
The Fiuhtino Pellets,

Lay two cork pellets on water in a
glass or small basin. and they will
approach each other more and moro
until at last they dart together with
a rush. Now take away one of the
cork pellets and put tiny pellet Of
wax in its place. Immediately the
two pellets will fight-that is. the
cork pellet will push the wax pei
let violently away from 1t.
Why is this?
Owing to adhesion, the water under
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
Dare Base.

Dare Base is tag game. At each
end of the yard is a goal. Midway be-
tween draw a line. which is daSe base.
A child or catcher is at each end OF
the dare base. AT a signal the child
ren pass from one goal to tie other,
and those who are tagged as they
pass over the dare base become catch
ers with the others. So on till all
are caught. After the children cross
the dare base they are safe.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12

size, and pin the band of paper on
their backs, taking care that the
waves In the paper are longer and
more shallow as you approach the
smallest book. At the lower end of the
band place dish. At the other end
pour water drop by drop on the paper.
The drops will roll rapidly down the
first incline. and with the impetus
thus gained will remount over the
back of the second book. and so on
over one book after another till they
drop into the dish.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12

each of the cork pellets is little
higher than it is on the rest of the
surface. In its efforts to equaliZe
this the water draws the two pellets
together.
The wax pellet, however. exerts no
such influence on water. 1t sits lower
on the water, therefore. than the cork
pellet, and actually slides away from
the latter whenever it approaches its
little hill of water.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12

Corporations formed in the eastern
states during the month of March with
a capital of $l,OO0.OOO or over. accord
ing to statistics compiled by the Jour
nal of Commerce, involve total of
s192 G45,OOO. u-
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
Eggs.
Losses at Mukden.

Harbin. April 6.-Complete returns
received at headquarters give the total
Russian losses. in killed, wounded and
prisoners. at the battle of Mukden, as
1O7 900 The wounded are being taken
away from here over the Siberian rail-
road as rapidly as possible in order to
free the hospitals preparatory to re-
newal of the fighting. BY General
I.ineyitch's order the bands play daily
at all the Russian positions.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
Sheep.
GRAIN.

Wheat. choice milling, per 100 lbs.
$1.7O. Rye. Colorado. bulk. per 100
lbs, soc. Oats. bulk. Nebraska, new.
white. 31.O7: mixed. S1.O5: in sack.
Colorado, white, SLIPS. Corn, in bulk,
SIC. Corn chop. sacked. 96c. Bran.
Colorado, per 100 lbs. 85c.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
Will Call for Money.

Washington, April 6.-Secretary
Shaw has announced that he will make
a call on national bank deposits for
about 1921, 900 900, in two installments,
the first falling due May LIST and the
second July /, 1905.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12

An effort is being made to form an
actors union in England. Every actor
and actress in the country is being
asked to join. Seymour Hicks and
II. b. Irving are at the head of the
movement.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12

At an auction sale at the Chatham
dockyard thirty-one obsolete British
war vessels sold for s6S0.000. The
original cost was sl5.O00,0OO. Accord
ing to the terms of the sale. they must
all be broken up within twelve
months.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12

let each lay his or her hands, with
the fingers open as wide as possible.
upon a sheet of plain white paper.
and then with a pencil mark the out
line of the hand. Then shuttle the out
lines and let all guess which is whose.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12

Frederick De Funiak. a prominent
capitalist. and for long time chief
engineer of the Louisville Nashville
railroad, died at Louisville. Kentucky,
a few days ago. He was an Italian by
birth. and as a youth served In Carl
baldi's army.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
Hay.

Upland. per ton. $9.Oo@1o.O0: sec
ond bottom. $500 to $500; timothy.
$11.OO@12.OO: timothy and clover.
$1O.OO911.OO: alfalfa. prime. $5.5O@
$500; straw. $3.5OI4O0; South Park
wire grass. $l1.5O@12.50.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12

elbows when the hands are held up.
(See picture No. 81
In the curtain. just in front OF
Johns eyes. small round hole has
been cut. so that he may see all that
transpires in the parlor.
After the guests have assembled
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
Minko.

siinko is a game played by the Japa-
neve boys. Two boys play 1t; one
throws a red disk face down on the
ground, and the other tries to strike
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
DENVER MARKETS
Cattle.

Comparative receipts:
Month to April 7........... 1896
Same period last year. 1,419
Increase 3.547
Year to date. te............... 50.O47
Same period last year ... 33.567
Increase 16,4S0
The following quotations represent
the range of prices paid on this mar
ket:
Beef steers. cornfed, good to
choice .................. 4.25 44.I5
Beef steers. corrfed. common
to medium .3.75@4.25
Beef steers. hayfed. good to
choice .................. .4.OOQ4.5O
Beef steers. hayfed common
to medium .3.25@4.Oo
Cows and heifers, cornfed,
good to choice. .3.5O@4OO
Cows and heifers. cornfed.
common to medium. -. .2.75Q3.5O
Cows and heifers, hayfed.
good to choice ......... 1925 43.75
Cows and heifers. hayfed,
common to medium. .2.25@3.25
Gamers .1.50@2.25
Calves. veal, good to choice AIS @6.OO
Calves. veal. fair to good. 3.50@4.75
Bulls, stays, etc. .1.50@3.00
Feeders. r. p. R.. good to
CnOlCe fOOW t.io
Feeders. F. p. R., common to
medium ..................3.25@4OO
Stockers. F.. p. R.. good to
81 choice ................... $40 U4.2o
Stockers. +. p. r., common to
medium .3.O0@3.io
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
Live Poultry.
i.OOM7.OO
Butter.

Elgin butter ......-..... q
Creameries. extra Colo.... ~
Creameries. extra eastern. ~
Creameries. firsts. Colorado
and eastern ............ -
Process and renovated
goods. lb. ............. "a
Roll or print. wrapped, Ia
bic grade .............. q
Roll or print. other grades 11n ~
Packing stock. fancy. ~
Packing stock other grades 16m II
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12
Flower Emblems.

For Fun.
Do you know your friends hands?
Some time when several are present
The Lamar register., 1905-04-12

back and sides of the head a witch's
ruffie hood is put on and is tied snug
ly under the chin. From the wrists,
which form the neck. dress is hung.
with rag arms attached. The dress is
to be long enough to fall below the
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-11-20
Going to the Federation.

The state federation of women's
clubs meets in Austin tomorrow, and
it promises to be a most interesting
session of the club women of the state.
A number of delegates will go from
this city. In this connection the Her
ak would again be pleased to say to
the ladies of the various clubs of
city that it woDls.-hs glad to plbnth
reports of their various meetings, but
cannot do SO in every instance unless
we are furnished the data. IL is so
easy matter to have press reporter
in the club, who can supply this data.
Will you do it7
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Bazaar and Baby Show.

Don't forget the Bazaar and Baby
Show to be given Thursday, Dec. 18th
17-tf
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CottonMiIl's Large Profits

Spartanburg, s. O., Nov. 20.-At to-
days annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Gainesville Cotton Mill
report was pres nted by the treasu-
rer showing that the net profits of the
mill in the year ending Sept. Goth,
amounted to nearly $4,000. More
than $4,000 was netted in the six
months preceding the last day of
September, and in the half year before
that term more than $4,000 was the
earnings.
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MissOuri's InsuranceCase.

jefferson City, Mo-, Nov. 2o.-State
Insurance Superintendent vandiver
came to Jefferson City today to ap-
pear before the Federal court and
show cause why he should not be per-
manently restrained from enforcing
his order excluding the New York Life
Insurance company from doing bust
ness in Missouri. F. N. Judson and
former Attorney General Grow were
on hand in behalf of the company
Should the company fail to obtain q
permanent injunction, it will be re-
strained from writing further insur-
,ance in Missouri, though the thirty
thousand policies already held by
residents of this state will not be af-
fected.
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Albert Rogers Killed.

News reached the city yesterday Of
the accidental death of Albert Rogers,
aged IL years, which occurred in New
Orleans. Death was due to an acct
dent while switching in that city, de-
ceased being railroad man. He
lived in this city up to few months
agO, and is well known here. Last
night his father and two brothers left
for some point in Mississippi, where
the remains will be shipped for burial.
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A Card of Thanks.

To the Citizens of Palestine:
And to our friends anu aequsint-
ances, especially, we want to render
our sincere thanks to all who have
been so kind to Us in assisting and
helping us during the illness of my
dear husband, and for your generosity
since bis death. l hope and pray that
you will be sbundsntly rewarded by
our Heavenly Father.
Mrs. j. Q. HUGHES.