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The Lamar register., 1905-07-12

Smiling and the Weeping" as the cas-
ket was slowly lowered into the grave.
President Roosevelt, his features pale
and drawn, stood with his eyes fixed
upon the casket until it had disap-
peared from view; then. with sad
shake of his head, he turned from the
spot and leaning on the arm of Vice
President Fairbanks. he was escorted
to his carriage
Responding to the thanks of rep
resentative of Mrs. Hay for his pres.
ence at the funeral, the President said
yesterday:
81 could not for any reason have
missed the opportunity of attending
the funeral of one who was not only
my official companion, but my very
dear friend, and one to whom ! had
looked for advice from boyhood."
An immense crowd gathered In
front of the Chamber of Commerce.
where, since its arrival from New
Hampshire. the body had lain in
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
A sIiehtine Orchard.

A subscriber writes us: Il have an
orchard four years old that is blight
ing very badly. l have sprayed 1t
with a mixture of blue vitriol, Paris
green and lime. What further can
do for it?"
The spraying is all right, but is OF
doubtful efficacy in the case of blight.
We would, however, approve of the
spray, for a man should spray his
orchard whether he knows there Is
anything the matter with it or not
Spraying may help keep down the
blight and probably does. but it Is not
generally considered an effective rem
edy The lime doubtless does pre-
vent the spread of the blight to some
extent by deterring bees and other
insects from visiting the tender ends
of the twigs.
Blight is produced by fungus that
lives over winter in the live wood OF
blighted tree. In the spring there is
an exudation from the tree and this
liquid is partaken of by the bees and
other insects. which then fly to the
blossoms of apple and other trees and
carry some of the spores 1 the fun
gus with them. Sometimes the tender
shoots are visited and the spores left
on them. The tender open tissues per-
init the blight spore to send in fila
ment at the time of its termination
and thus tbs disease begins. The
spores are sticky and cannot be blown
by the wind, and must be carried by
insects or some other moving things.
As the fungi are inside Of the wood 1t
is easily seen that spraying. cannot
reach the blight after it has become
settled in a tree. The only thing that
can be done is to cut off the blighted
portions, hoping to get below the seat
of the disease. The dead twigs con-
tain only dead fungi. The living fun
81 are in the live wood joining the
blighted portions. The parts trimmed
off should be burned at once to pre-
vent the spread of possible spores.
Likewise precautions must be taken
against carrying spores from infected
to healthy wood. and so it is neces-
sary to sterilize the knife or saw after
every amputation. This may be done
by using some germ destroying liquid.
Professor .Evarts Weed says that the
cutting should be done foot below
the blighted wood.-Farmers' Review.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
TIAlqK&YY
A Hairy Goat.

A hairy coat is good for bear or a
dairy COW. but I do not know that 1t
is especially good for a mixer. This
thought comes home to me as result
of some of the observations that l have
made in the stable of neighbor. He
has been milking cows for years and
during all the time 1 have known him
he has worn one coat for milking
He thinks he cannot AFFORD to get his
regular coat dirty, SO he has special
coat in which he does his milking. He
evidently regards milking as dirty
job and keeps a dirty coat for that
service. This is Just the opposite
course advised by the men that are
trying to place an extra quality OF
milk on the market. Some of these
gentlemen insist that their mixers
shall change their clothes before milk
ing and shall put on a white duck suit
white. SO that it will readily show
dirt. These suits are washed twice
week. But the hairy coat that l have
in mind has not been washed for years
and never will be. On Its right sleeve
1t Is thickly Layered with hairs OF all
kinds, as the owner has several diff
ferent kinds OF cows. There are black
and white hairs from his IIolstein
cows, yellow hairs from his Jerseys.
and red hairs from his common scrub
cows. There are more red hairs than
Of any other kind. He has been lean
ing that arm against the fianks of his
cows for years and SO sometimes those
cows are very dirty. The coat has
come to have smell all its own and
can be detected by its smell even in
the, open afr. l am sure that 1t has
enough smell to taint any milk that
can be drawn by the milker with it
on.LJames Garlinger. Berrien Co,
Mich, in Farmers Review.
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NOT PUNISHED FOR KISSING.
Wellington Could Not Find Sentry Had
Transqressed Rules.


"'rhe Military "reminiscences of a
Retired Colonel contains the follow
ing story, relating how the Duke of
Wellington overcame somewhat en-
)arrassng difficulty. F
The sentry on duty one day at the
gate of Hampton Court palace many
years ago was asked the time by
yong lady, the daughter of the widow
OF i distinguished officer, who occu-
pild apartments in the palace. she
happened to be wearing dainty
apron. and appearing to the soldier
to b. neat ladys maid. his reply to
her question was, Half past kissing
time" and-a kiss.
The indignant young lady fed to re-
port the impertinence to her mother,
who promptly sent letter of com
plant to the colonel of the sentry's
regiment. The colonel regretted the
occurrence, and referred the lady, half
in Jest and half in earnest, to the com
mander-in- chief. To the highest quar-
ter. accordingly. she went for redress,
and received the following reply;
Field Marshal the Duke of Wei
Iington, while regretting the occur
renee of which Miss @ complains,
begs to say that he has searched the
Army Regulations and the Articles of
War. and he can nowhere find that
kissing is a punishable offense from
military point of view. 1t is against
orders for sentry to converse when
on duty; but in this instance 1t ap-
pears that Miss @ opened the
conversation and that the sentry, al
though he answered in an unusual
manner. committed no actual breach
of discipline"
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
Historic House Destroyed.

Boston. July 6.-Mischievous boys
have destroyed with firecrackers the
famous old Brook farm house. the
ancient dwelling in West Roxbury
where sixty years ago Ralph Waldo
Emerson, George William Curtis, Mar
garet Fuller. Frank B. Sanborn, the
elder Parker, Charles A. Dana and a
dozen more kindred spirits set up
their shortlived idealistic social DEM
ocracy. 1t was there that Hawthorne
wrote at the beginning of his literary
career.
The old house had been vacant a
long time.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12

| train and they. too. Joined the party
at the station.
There was a big crowd present at
the station and with solemn tread the
distinguished party, representing the
flower of the dignity and authority in
the United States, proceeded to the
street. Troop A of Cleveland acted
as honorary escort to the President.
Though the day was warm, the Presi-
dent elected to ride in a closed car
riage, and through the streets to the
Chamber of Commerce the procession
| drove slowly. the crowds standing by
respectfully until the last carriage had
passed. All business was temporarily
suspended and the city gave itself up
to the last melancholy tribute to
greatness. Flags were half-masted
everywhere and great streamers OF
black hung from the fronts of many
| of the buildings. The sky was cloud
less and brilliant sun shone through
! nnt dnV
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
French Socialist Barred.

Berlin, July 7.-Chancellor Won buc'
low telegraphed to Prince Radelin, the
German ambassador at Paris, to-day,
to inform NJ. Jaures, the French Social
ist leader. that the German govern
ment thought ii best to dcbar him from
speaking in Berlin July 9th, as 1t haG
been announced he intended to do.
The chancellor's telegram to Prince
Radelin was, in part, as follows:
1.-THE German Socialists would use
the presence of Herr Jdures in Berlin
to cover by his person their hostile
endeavors against the state and ma
tional interests. The imperial govern
ment cannot refrain from using the
means at its disposal to prevent the
party seeking to destroy the existing
and coustitutionally established Or
dor -
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
The Whole MIX Creamery.

The creamery that uses whole milk
still has the advantage over every 9TH
er kind of creamery in being able to
control. to a considerable extent. the
quality of the material out of which
butter is to be made. This is of great.
est Importance in the summer time
when cream is. likely to be too acid at
time of churnipg. The gathered cream
is more often too acid than the cream
that is taken from whole milk in the
creamery. 1t Is the butter made by
the whole milk creamery that geneTt
ally scores the highest In the markets.
though here and there are to be
found establishments making good
butter from gathered red cream.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
PoIiteness.

I saw a little event on a Chicago
street corner to which think it worth
while calling your attention. A lady
thoIghtlessly walked directly in front
of cable train rounding corner, and
a man near her picked her up and set
her down in a safe place, much to her
surprise and embarrassment. But in
place of standing there to receive her
thanks and observe her embarrass-
ment. he jumped on the moving car
and thus politely relieved her. He
did not intend to take the train. and
in half block jumped from it. 1t
was case of quick forethought on his
part. and something that | have
thought of several times since observ-
ing the event.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
A Sam Jones Yarn.

~ heard Sam Jones, the evangelist.
get after newspaper reporters in a.
lively manner one day" says a Ten
nessee representative. He was
winding up one of his big meetings,
and. looking over at the row of re-
porters, he said: r
"T like you fellows in spite of your
faults. You boys don't treat me
right. though. You take my sermons
and, pick out piece here and piece
there; then you string the pieces to-
geeher, and. naturally, they read fun
NY.
j." Now suppose | reported the Bible
that way. A man asks me what the
Bible tells him to do. | read in one
place. And Judas went out and
hanged himself" ] turn over and
read, Go, thou. and do likewise"
turn over and read in another place.
And do 1t quickly" Now, my boys,
see that sort of thing won't do
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12

closed casket. fag-draped and sur
rounded by the floral tributes from
kings and commoners. Great crowds
lined the streets throughout the four
miles covered by the funeral process
sion from the chamber to the ceme-
terry. and on the heights overlooking
the grave another throng. with uncov-
cred heads. silently watched the last
sad act Of all.
Practically the entire official family
of the government was at the grave.
Dressed in black and showing in their
faces the grief they felt, came the
members Of the Cabinet, excepting
Secretary Taft. In addition to these
were Former Secretary Root, ex-Secre-
tary Paul Morton, ex-Postmaster Gen
eral Smith. former Attorney Cen
eral Knox and DR.. Rixey. Former Sec
retary of the Treasury Gage and Rob
ert 7. Lincoln arrived on an earlier
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
Must Have Felt Awful.

Quite a gathering of politicians met
in Memphis a few days ago fighting
for mastery of a leyee board. Late
hours were kept, long conferences
held and many blaD dishments in the
way of entertaining were resorted to.
Gov. Jefferson Davis of Arkansas was
in the thick of it and the partial VIC
tory he won cost him many sleepless
nights. On the night OF the hnish
Clyde Coin. district attorney for Chit
tenden and several other counties OF
eastern Arkansas. saw the. governor
sitting wearily and with halfclosed
eyes IN one Of the leather-cushioned
chairs of the Gayoso hotel. Feeling
bad, governor. eh?" asked Mr. Coin;
you're looking pretty rocky.
Rocky" CALCULATED the governor.
see here, Clyde If were as rocky as
/ feel I'd need blasting"
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
FUNERAL SERVICES OF SECRETARY HAY
HELD IN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND

Cleveland. Ohio, July 6-The body
of John Hay was committed to its last
resting place on knoll in the beau
tiful Lakeview cemetery here at 1906
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
President Roosevelt, Vice President
Fairbanks and the entire Cabinet, ex-
cept Secretary of War Taft, stood with
bowed heads at the graveslde when
the final honors were paid to the late
secretary Of state. Mrs. Hay and a
small party of relatives and close
friends stood on the opposite side of
the grave.
An inclosure had been built for the
hundreds Of floral tributes sent by the
great and lowly from all quarters of
the earth. and within this the final
simple. touching and impressive scene
In the career of John Hay was en-
acted.
A male quartet sang Beyond the
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
The Sick Cow.


The sick COW should not be per.
mitted to remain with the other
cows. for in many cases the dis
ease with which COW is sick is a
contagious one. but this is not always
discernible at the time the COW is first
taken sick. Milk from a sick COW
should not be used. even for the feed
ing of farm animals. Give the animal
the benefit of free air and moderate
sunshine and deprive her of food for
awhile unless 1t be some sickness
whose character is known. Often the
sickness is merely the result of too
high feeding. If the ailment is a very
serious one it will pay better to call a
veterinarian than to risk not doing
the proper thing for the relief of the
animal.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
Quu LIN the Floor.

Just after we turned out our cows
for the summer we began the repair
ing of our stable floor. 1t had been
built on the level and for ten years
had been soaked in urine all the win
ter months. Parts of it were rotten.
and 1t is wonder that 1t was not
more rotten than 1t was found to be.
But it was decayed enough to hold
manure and urine. 1t is no wonder
that we found it impossible to get a
sweet smelling stable, which we did.
We tried to pull up the boards and
planks byVdrawing out the nails. but
found the nails rusted and the planks
rotted about the nails. so we dug up
the planks with picks. | will never
again build floor that is on a level.
This floor was double to make 1t warm
and between the floor had been paper.
This space was filled with the remains
of urine and 1t is probable that 1t had
not been dried out In all the years VI
its use.
We built a new floor with a slope to
1t that will send the urine down to
the end where there is an outlet for
1t. Then we shortened up the part
where the cows stand SO that each
COW would have a dry place to stand
on. Behind each COW we made a gut
ter that is so deep that the urine will
not flow back under the COW before 1t
runs off, and the droppings will not be
able to effectually dam it up. This
gutter is deeper than it is for beef
cattle, as we don't care whether the
beef cattle get dirty or not. The only
objection to deep gutter is the COW
slipping OF and lamlng a foot, which
sometimes happens.-Charles Bufort.
Becker Co., MINI.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
First Automobile Train.

Chicago, July THE Erie automo
bile train, carrying three motor cars
belonging to E. r. Hollenden, Webb
Jay and C. ]. S. Miller, which left Jer'
sey City the night of July 4th at 7:44
d. M, arrived at Chicago Wednesday
evening at 5:55 and was delivered to
the ChicagoGreat Western road at u
a. m.
The train is said to be the first OF
the kind on record. The special car car
rying the racing motors was attached
to the Chicago Great Western express
and was to be delivered at st. Paul
yesterday before 10 a. NJ. so as to par
ticipate in the races there.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
Chinese Adopt Boycott.

Hong Kong, July Ga meeting rep
reseuting 10000 Chinese was held at
Canton July 1st to discuss the chihes''
exclusion act. AS result the native
Christians formulated a petition u
President Roosevelt protesting aga'nhse ha
the exclusion act and pointing OUT tne
hardships it entailed upon merchants
and students. h,uo
Placards bearing the appeal nave
been posted throughout Canton: Lv,
us with one heart boycott American
goods"
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
Sure Sjon of Peace,

st. Petersburg. July 6.-Japan has
another proof that Russia has decided
on peace in the abandonment of further
mobilization in st. Petersburg and
other districts, where in spite of the de-
plorable internal situation such step
would not have been taken If the gov
ernment seriously contemplated con-
tinuation of the war.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
washino Without SOAP.

Clothes washing by electricity, With
out soap, is the idea of a Hungarian.
The stream of electrified water Is
claimed to- remove all spots and dirt,
and the 300 garments held by the ma
chine are washed in less than fifteen
minutes,
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
Street Car Conductors Troubles.

Street car and railroad conductors
and gate men need to be mind read
ers and angels with four pairs of
wings to satisfy all patrons of the
lines. Some passengers will go to
the conductor to ask question just
at time when he will think the pas
senger wishes to leave the car, and
then again passenger will prepare to
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
Bombardina Theodosia.

London, July THE correspondent
of the Daily Mail. at Odessa says the
Kniaz Potemkine is bombarding Theo.
dosia: that the town is burning and
that the soldiers of the garrison are
engaged in looting. He says 1t is also
reported that another torpedo boat has
ioined the mutineers.
A late report comes from Odessa
that the Kniaz Potemkine has been
blown up. ...
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
Hay Bones.

While visiting at her grand
fathers farm d short time ago,
a 4-year-old city. girl. upon seeing her
uncle throwing out the cornstalks the
cows had left in the manger. ea-
claimed, "Oh, papa, see what big File
of hay bones Uncle Joe is throwing
out"
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
The Inevitable Result.

isn't he drinking a good deal late
ly?"
Yes. He says he's bad lot of
trouble and he's drowning It,"
We'll, he'll have q lot more to
drown"
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
Pass word to the Tower Of London

The password TO the London Tower
is so carefully guarded that only one
man in London outslde' the Tower is
intrusted with it and that is the Lord
Mayor. The password is given to l. m
by the order of the king.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
Almost Alone.

First Villain (playing in small town.
Hist. are we alone?
Second Villain (glancing at the scars
almost.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
Gave Herself Away.

Mrs. De Style-Bridget. you have
stolen one of my new skirts, and you
can't get out of II.
Bridget-Yis. Oi kin, mum; 1t ships
over me hips aisily.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12

A stitch in time may save nine. If
gu can ind the needle
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12

Water allowed to remain in the soil
keeps it cold.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12

For use in summer cottage and bun
salow mission furniture is increasingly
in demand, and although the latest
productions retain the simplicity OF
outline that characterizes the ancient
models, they are finished less crudely
and are both comfortable and service
The soft brown tone of this dull-fn-
Ished. dark oak is in the case of some
fancy pieces set in relief by trimmings
of oxidized copper, as in the bookcases
seen in the accompanying sketch.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12

Man Is made of dust-otherwis ise
woman would not have much use for
him
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12

This is a compact and attractive piece.
of furniture that would fit in harmpi1-l
ously in the city home as well as in!
the country retreat. Another good ac-'
quisition for the library is the revolv-
ing book stand with tall pedestal. The
ornamentation here is in pewter;
which combines with weathered oak
as satisfactorily as copper. The third
sketch in the group is that of cir.
cular chair which is Just the thing
for the corner of the porch or NOOK
in the sitting room.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-19
U. OF M. MATTERS.
Debating Club Votes to Accept Bates
Challenge.

Orono. Nc. Jan. S.-(SpeciaD. TN"
University Of Maine Debating club
met. Tuesday evening. and discussed
the question. "EcSolVcd. that Il student
can obtain more advantages from cE-
pcrience at debating than from play
ing on an athletic team" Miss IIl"n-
tine. '05. and Chase. 'oS, lei the affirm
ative against Totnan. ~. and Reed.
0l. The question was decided in th'
affirmative both on the merits ana the
argument.
After the debate 4 business meet
ing was held and several opinions
heard concerning the challenge re-
Gently received from Bates After
considerable discussion it WIS decided
to accept and Il committee WAS ~
pointed to draft Il formal letter oi d'-
members is To be filled out by T.. r.
Stanford. chairman. a committee OF
three was also chosen to mako some
changes in the constitution. II. M
Emery. '06, was chosen chairman wih
Dinsmore, '05, and Miss I'alcntinc, ~
as the other two members.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-19
COOLEY A COOL 'uN.
Quietly Escapes from Police Van I'm
der Eyes of Boston Police.

foStnn, Jan. lS.-While Icing taken
across tn" city from the Eoxbury po-
lice court to the Deer Island boat. this
evening, Charles Cooley, ~ years old
we'll known to the police as n ,lospcr-
at" character, cut an opening in the
bottom Of the van with a small saw.
which he had secured in some unknown
way. dropped To the street and escarCd.
Cooley had been held in Sl4OO for TIN.
grand jury by judge Bolster on the
charge of larceny
He was arrested about two weeks
ago. after desperate struggle with an
officer. who had been summoned to n
Back Bay residence where Cooley had
attempted to collect money to nav
charges on freight which he alleged
WAS whiting its owner at 4 local freight
house. Tho officers claim to have dis
covered evidence connecting him with
similar proceedings IN various parts of
the city, in several instances obtaining
money.
snort tim" ago Cooley. who wa:
awaiting trial in tn mt:Eicipal court
on some serious charge, answered to
another Prisoners name Paid the lat
ter's fine Of 81 for drunkenness and
walked out to freedom before the mis-
take vas discovered
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-19
A GENERAL STRIKE.
10000 Neva Workers Quit-Govern.
ment Work at StandstiIl.

st. ] etersburg, Jan. 1S.-Early We'd
ncsday morning. the employees of the
Neva shipbuilding works decided to
support the strikers of the Putioff and
Franco Russian, formerly the Baird
works.
Twelve thousand of the Neva work.
erS had gone out on general strike.
The situation is regarded as threaten
ing.
The strike at the Ncva works in
cludes the suspension of the construc-
ton of the submarine boat Protector
which was being carried out under the
supervision of an American engineer
and also the work on two Ocean-going
vessels similar to those of the vOlun-
teen fleet and several Gunboats and
t0pedo boats. besides the preparation
of war material urgently required for
naval ami military purposes. The com
pleticn of the gunboats and torpedo
boats had been ordered within two
months.
Extra police have been sent to the
works. many fearing that the workers
III tie steel work will join in the move
ulnnt thus adding 10000 TO the ranks
of the strikers.