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The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Schools and Expense.

Some idea of the magnitude of the
work that the School Board has been
doing for New York may be gathered
from the casual announcement made
by an official of the Board of Educa-
ton that during the past year s12.-
3s0.237 has been appropriated for
school sites and bildings. This. OF
course, is but a fraction of what the
city of New York spends every year
upon public education. On the East
and West Sides, with their teeming
population, school houses dot nearly
every other block. Brooklyn, Queens.
Richmond and the Bronx have not
been overlooked When we consider
that about 90 per cent of the child
ren leave school at the age of IA years.
the Importance of implanting in each
child the groundwork OF good educ
alton cannot be overestimated. This
is spending the taxpayers money in a
good cause.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20

Contrary to orders and custom the
men of the marching column caught
step and went swinging across the
bridge to lively air whistled by
those in advance. Warnings were
shouted by sentine,s and officers, but
too late The bridge parted and scores
of Unionists and Confederates went
into the river. There was great con-
fusion, but boats were at hand and
most of the men were rescued. Many
of the guards dropped their rifles and
swan to shore. But one large, fine
looking fellow went head first into the
mass of floating timbers. He went
down with his gun at right shoulder
shift
"IIe came up shortly. but l wts
startled to see that he still carried
his gun at a right shoulder shift and
that he made no motion with his feet
or hands. He went down again in a
swirl of water, lurching to one side.
but making no struggle to save him
self. | ordered the men in the boats
to watch for him. One of the watch
ers declared that the body came
nearly to the surface with gun still
at a right shoulder shift and then was
carried down stream by the current.
"A few days later soldier, with
clothing none the worse for wear,
came trudging into camp with gun at
right shoulder shift. l was officer of
the day, and he was brought to me.
He was the man who went lead first
into the river the day the pontoon
bridge parted, and who came up and
went down with gun at right shout
der shift. He seemed to me uncanny
and ghostlike, but he was ready to
answer questions. He remembered
the breaking of the bridge, but remem-
bered nothing after his plunge into
the water.
when consciousness returned he
was in a negro cabin. some miles be-
low Bridgeport. The woman washed
and ironed his clothes and the man
cared for him until he was able to
walk back to camp. This was the
story. He had evidently been struck
on the head as he went into the water,
and he was not in his right mind.
He insisted that he did not belong to
the regiment that was guarding the
prisoners, and declined to talk on that
point. He was not himself for sew
eral months, but l never knew until
after the war that for all those months
he thought he was some other per-
son.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
MiIIionaires in overaIIs.


New York society experienced
sensation when the announcement
came out of California that young
Charles Chauncey Stillman, son and
heir of President James Stillman, OF
the National City Bank. who is one
of the leading ministers in the Stand
ard Oil Cabinet, was earning a meaaer
s75 a month in Oakland was an or
dinary or extraordinary - baggage
smasher. simultaneously with this
bit of news came a paragraph from
London saying that John Cecil Rhodes,
a nephew and heir of the late South
African nabob, had donned overails
and gone to work in the Kimberley
diamond mines. Other instances of
millionairs wearing the habilimerts
of toll have come to light in such Num-
bers recently as to resemble an cpl
demic of labor-a plague of overallitis
which is shifting scions of wealth
throughout the social and fnan sal
world.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Winter Poultry Shows.

Poultry shows begin to be
held in the summer but
most of them that amount to
much are held in the winter time. This
is largely because the birds are in best
condition to be shown in the winter
weather. Exhibitions of birds are
largely composed of birds less than a
year old. In the summer time these
have not obtained enough growth. and
especially have not become plump
Their plumage also lacks in quality.
After cold weather sets in the birds
have become mature, and their plum
age is perfect for protecting them in
the cold weather. The birds seem to
be thriftier at this time than at any
other. 1t is altogether probable that
all poultry shows of any great magni-
tude will continue to be held in the
winter.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
MjIIet Seeds for Fowls.

Millet is good as food
for fowls provided it is fed
with other things. When made
the exclusive diet of fowls of any
age 1t is said to be very indigestible
This is especially true of young birds.
Millet seed is good to scatter in the
litter to make the birds work. 1t is not
good to be thrown in SO that the fowls
viii eat 1t in bulk. There is danger
that this will be done by men that
have incubators. as the seed is small
and seems well adapted to the use OF
the chick only a few days old.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Have No Use For Farm Work.

In tsree years the removal commit
tee o. the United Hebrew Charities
has succeeded in removing from the
city to the country an average of
4 250 persons per year. while as many
new immigrants have arrived in the
city in one week. The difficulty has
not been matter of funds or places
for families. but unwillingness
on the part OF the families to go. If
struggling, sometimes starving Jews
of New York refuse to go to the coun-
try under the persuasion OF their
own leaders, what good will it do to
endeavor to effect inducements By
railroad land settling advertisements?
On the other hand, tie Italian repre-
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Million on Pension Roll.

The pension roll reached the maxi
mum number in its history on Jon.
81 last, the number being 1.004,196
The roll passed the million mark in
September of last year, and gradually
increased the next four months. The
decline began with the first of last
February. and by the following May
had dropped below the million mark.
These facts are developed in a
synopsis of the annual report of Pen
sion Commissioner Warner covering
the operations of his office for the
fiscal year ending June 80 last At
the end of the year the number of
pensions had declined to 99S.441, a
net increase for the year of 3,679.
During the year the bureau issued
1s5.242 pension certificates, OF which
number over $4,000 were originals
The annual value of the pension roll
on June 80, 1905. was $136. .745. .295.
BY the term annual value" is meant
the amount of money required to pay
the pensioners then on the roll for
one year.
During the year 43.Ss3 pensioners
were dropped from the roll by reason
OF death, and of this number 30.324
were survivors of the civil war. On
June 80, 1905. the roll contained the
names of 6Si50s survivors of the
civil war. a decrease of over 5000
from the previous year.
The total amount disbursed for pen
sions for the fiscal year was s1i1.-
142,S61, of which amount $4,197,16
was for navy pensions and s3.409.9
war and s133,022,170 TO the survivors
of the civil war, their widows and de-
pendents.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Gsttina to Morgan.

10 get into the banking house of
J. p. Morgan is great deal more diff
ficult than it looks. The two richest
thoroughfares in the world. Wall and
Bread streets. cross before the door.
The corner has been nipped of the
building so as to form a narrow facade
facing northwesterly. and here a
flight of steps leads invitingly up to
tho open door. Nothing could seem
sip.2ler than to enter, yet nothing is
harder than for stranger to get past
that open door. For just beyond the
threshold a big man is lounging in
great comfort. his thick right arm
lying loosely along the counter. every
thing about him a picture of indolent
ease except his keen. good-natured
blue eyes. They begin to measure
YOU before your foot has neared the
top step. II you have no legitimate
business in the o.ice you cannot pass
this man. He is James McDermott.
late a policeman of the Broadway
squad. He was a tremendous fellow
evon among that army of giants. big
jim they called him. He could throw
the 16-pound hammer and lifted the
50-pound weight farther than any
other man on the force up to the time
John Flanagan came over from Ire
land to break worlds records. For
twsnty-six years McDermott wore the
Uniform of the police.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Adver.isino Scheme Eel, Flat.

In order TO increase his business
an uptown hotelkeeper in New York
distributed half hundred invitations
to an elaborate dinner, sending them
to prominent actors, writer's and ar
lists. The dining room was profusely
decorated for the occasion, a fine or
chestra was in attendance and the
chef outdid himself. Not one of the
Invitations was accepted. the recipi-
ents to a man refusing to become part
Of any such advertisement
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Veteran Rejects Large Pension.

William Elliott, a civil war veteran
OF kokomo. Ind. who has been notified
that an accumulated pension of $15,-
900 is awaiting his acceptance, de-
clared he would not accept the money.
Il was soldier all through the war"
he declared, but merely did my
plain duty, nothing more, and am not
entitled to premium for that. Christ
would refuse to accept money for the
performance of his duty and will
not take it"
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Talk of Ambas.adorship for Low

There is revival of talk that ex-
Mayor Seth Low of New York is to
have an important foreign appoint
ment. His preference is said TO be for
Rome. but he is silent on the subject
will not admit even that he has an
aspiration in that direction. Mr.. Low
possesses the necessary Intellectual
qualification. beside having a large
fortune on which TO maintain a fitting
Establishment
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
G. A. r. Pension Committee.

Commander in Chief Tanner of the
Grand Army of the Republic announ-
ces the committee on pensions as fol-
lows: Chairman. Bernard Kelly. OF
tawa, Kan; David F. Pugh. Columbus,
Ohio; Henry NJ. Nevius. Redbank. N.
j.; William Shakespeare. Kalamazoo.
Mich; D. E Denny. Worcester. Mass:
William Rule. Knoxville. Tenn, sand C.
E. Adams. Superior. Neb.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20

the west, the south
and n ei g h b orin g
countries on the
contirent. They
are here mostly to
float stock in new
e ises and
most of them seem
to know how to do
II. They are all
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20

It is the marvel OF foreigners that
Americans visit the old country who
haze never seen the wonders of their
own-the Mammoth Cave, the Natural
Bridge, the Yosemite Valley and other
places-but how many New Workers
really know New York? The little
TRIP of forty miles around Manhattan
in a seeing New York yacht is
liberal education, The man who
makes the talk through the mega
phone can tell the natives lot about
his own city that he never dreamed of
as the truth. For example. New York
was bought by the Dutch from the In
diAns for the sum of s24. paid in
beads and blankets That was some
tine ago. 1t has grown since. Ac-
cGrding to the megaphone man, 1t is
at the present time worth about s3.-
90O.O00.000. all told. A square foot
the.efore the size OF a pocket handker-
chief is worth 81 1000. If not more.
Fall and sufficient reason this for
erecting buildings in the atmosphere.
which costs nothing. And as for the
bi.,ness and richness of New York,
" no would have known that one of
her steamships-Jhe Baltic-is the
length of two gigantic skyscrapers
tc:a up by the roots, laid fiat and
pasted together lsugthwise. if it had
not been for the megaphone?
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20

provided with the proper credentials
and they talk OF millions as though
money in that bulk was the only
thing they handled. Many of their
81 heme will fall through. but many
moie will be launched. 1t is always
important for a western promoter to
loos his part, and therefore, the wide.
stft hat and untrimmed mustache
is part OF the regular makeup.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Retire. After Fifty Years, Service

John G. Clark, cashkeeper of the
Bank of California, San Francisco.
has retired from Office after fifty
years of honorable service with the in.
stitution named. The bank was or.
ganized Dec. l, 1855. but was no,
known by It's present name until the
summer of 1864 Mr.. Clark was born
in Delhi. n. Y. in 1893. and went with
his parents to California eighteen
years later
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
HE Scheme.

"Gaddie certainly is stuck on him
self
"Oh. l don't know. He's always
running himself down..
"Of course; that's the only way ne
can keep on talking about himself
and get people to listen to him.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
EI.g9

number lost his own life. When it
is considered that these men work at
dizzy heights and are constantly lax
ing chances of slipping or stumbling
the fatalities among them are rensSk-
ably few.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20

sCcAAAAi ChttAo oA
music in correct
ing the girl inmates
and thus encourage
discipline. Although
cruel and unusual
punishment is pro-
hibited New Jersey
calmly anticipates
the horrible spec
tacle of a wayward
girl being sentenc-
ed for an hour to
h ear "Hiawatha," :"
"Tammany" or In
the Shade OF the
Old Apple Tree"
on a phonograph.
Persons living near
the home fear that
the shrieks of the
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Her Ocjnion.

Man. remarked the youth with
ehe noisy tie. lis a superior animal.
That's what" rejoined the young
lady in the parlor scene. "A man can
be more kinds of a donkey than
donkey can"
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Embden.rouIouse Cross.

Herewith we illustrate the kind OF
birds obtained by crossing an Embden
gander on Toulouse goose. The birds
are plump and have the ability to
make a rapid growth. For market
purposes the cross is a good one.
Nothing. however. would be gained by
attempting to develop a breed from
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20

dltutNlAlt u q ) =
days because they
have fine costumes
rhe method of gain
ing favor among
managers is 10 dis
play a wardrobe and
then make a blum
at inging or giving
n monologue. No
matter what the
genius of q young
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20

this cross. The vigor obtained by the
one cross would not continue TO mani
fest itself in future generations. and
the mixing up of the characteristics Of
the two breeds would give almost end
less variations. For market purposes
1t is believed the result is to give
greater power Of digestion and there
fore of growth.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20

Soils for orchards should be well
plowed and well pulverized before
the trees are set, SO that the soil for
the small roots may be well aerated
and well-drained.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20

ed on New York sky
scrapers and bridges
that during the past
two months they
have neither killed
any one through
carelessness nor has
one of their own
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20

woman she has no chance unless she
las a wardrobe. The cue is taken
from the succes made by Lillian Rus
sell with her $4,000 wardrobe.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20

victims will disturb them. A neigh
Dor suggests change of name to the
New Jersey State Musical College.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
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Bits of Information Gathered in Ramble Through
the Metropolis


sents the farmer readymade. but al
though nine-tenths of the Italians who
have come to the United States have
followed agricultural pursuits they are
ready to do anything else for any rate
of pay rather than continue farming.
In Southern Italy. from which the mass
of immigrants come, there is no consid-
cradle industry except farming. and
men who are naturally gifted for other
pursuits must work in the soil TO live:
therefore. each overburdened peasan;
has come TO look on the soil as his
master and he as its slave.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Shah Objects to Lobster.

SHsH ObJects 70 Cobster.
The Shah of Persia will not sit At
table on which either salmon o.
lobster is placed
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Foul Deed Of Reformers.

The New Jersey State Home for
Girls has decided TO try the farfamed
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20

High. well-drained land is suits :. y
for cherries.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Clothes Make the Woman.

There are a number of only fairly
bright young women doing well in
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Iron Worker. Show skiII.

Tfoh WoTKcrs SHOW SkIII.
1t speaks we'll for the sobriety Snd
skill OF the 5000 structural iron work
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Eustlers Flocking In.

The big hotels OF this city are
r-aHded these days with men from
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-03-18
A STRONG APPEAL TO.
SOUTHERN FARMERS
Vice-President Bostwick, Of Georgia Division
Southern Cotton Growers Association
Issues Stirring Address.

tain1y get $4,000 per bale or
$45O,OOO,OOO.OO for the crop.
You see that we would get $50,
600, 100000 more for the 5000, 900
bales than we would get for the
100000 bales, besides we are
saved the expense of making g.
900, 900 bales, which is not less
than $50 90 per bale or $90,OOO,-
100000. This added to the $780,
900, 100000 would make the 9,O0O,-
900 bale crop worth $4,000, 600
90 more than the 100000 bale
crop. Now wouldn't it be the
most foolish thing Imaginable
for the people of the south to
raise 100000 bales when they
would receive $24O,O0O,O0O.OO
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-03-18
Mass Meeting Held.
From the Ocilla Dispatch.

Rev. Crawford Jackson, Of a
lanta, delivered splendid q
dress at the mass meeting
Irwinville last Tuesday. n
Jackson is 1ecturing througho
the State Ia the interest Of
lS.eformatory School for Juvenl
1,mina1s. He is chairman
the State committee, which
co.mposed of Governor J. M. Ts
rell. Holl. John Temple Grays
Hon. Clark Howell. and ma
others of liAe ability. and is :
thusiastic in his work, and
eloquent speake.r.
He addressed a large audienk
and when he asksd all who fave
ed legislation creating such
school to rise to their feet, NOT
man remained seated. Col.
Kennedy was elected local pre
dent an w. M. Rogers local IA
rotary.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-03-18

more by raising 100000 bales?
To impress upon the indivi-
dual farmer the fact that it will be
a great deal better for him to
raise a small crop of cotton, and
plenty of feed stuff than to raise
all cotton, we will take 80 acres Of
medium Georgia land aud raise
all cotton and then we will take
80 acres of the same grade of
land and raise cotton and corn,
and count the cost of production,
and the value of the crop in each
case, and compare results. In
the case of the all cotton crop
we will suppose that the price
will be S cents per pound, and
where we plant half in cotton
and half in corn it will be 10
cents per pound.
We will take first 80 acres of
land and plant all cotton.
Rent of land, 1000 lbs lint cot
ton at 5 cents. IS 5000
Three tons of fertili-
ger at $1,000 per ton 5000
Mule feed to make crop 5000
Extra help for hoeing
and picking. 5000
Mule rent. ............ $500
Ginning, bagging and
ties for II bales. "a 90
Years work for one man 10000
Total cost of production $465 90
The average yield on 80 acres is
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-03-18

For the people of Georgia. and
the South, to raise another big
crop of cotton this year, would
be the height of folly. To prove
this assertion. we will suppose
that 100000 mules are used in
producing the cotton crop of the
south. Now if each mule should
produce II bales of cotton, this
would make a crop of 100000
bales. With a crop this size fol-
lowing a crop of $4,000, 900 bales,
we could not expect over $4,000
per bale, or a total of $30O,000,-
10000 for the entire crop. If
the mule should produce only 9
bales of cotton, and make crop
of 100000 bales, we would GER
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-03-18
7 tons shredded
stover at $1,000
per ton .......
1000

The cost of production in th:S
case is $3.50 90 and the value o.
the crop is $4,000 showing a net
profit of $4,000. If to this we
add the loss on the all cotton
crop $93 90. we will have $343 90
in favor of the cotton and corn
crop.
If we had planted wheat, oats,
potatoes, etc, the profit would
have been more.
The fact that I would like
most to impress upon the farm
ers of Georgia and the south is
this: A 100000 bale crop
this year would mean cent cot
ton and financial disaster, not
only to the farmer, but to every
business interest of the south.
A 100000 bale crop, with p1en-
ty of food products, would mean
10 cent cotton and general pros.
perity. Any man who attempts
to raise big crop of cotton this
year, under existing conditions,
is an enemy to himself and to his
country. I advise the farmers
of Georgia to plant at least half
of the cultivatable land in food
crops. This will insure a mod
crate yield of cotton and prevent
the panic that will surely come
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-03-18
Total value of crop. .372 90

Net loss on crop. IS $500
We will now take 80 acres of
land and plant half in cotton and
half in corn.
Rent of land, 1000 lbs lint cot
ton at 10c per pound. -. $4,000
Three tons fertilizer at
$1,000 per ton ..... $500
Mule feed to make crop. 5000
Ginning, bagging and
ties 9 bales. ..... 1900
Years work for one man 10000
Total cost of production $4,000
Is acres of land with 2
tons of fertilizer wellpr
pared and cultivated
will make 9 bales of cot
ton at $4,000 per bale
$4,000
270 blu. of seed. $500
IS acres in corn
with l ton of fer
tilizer, well pre-
pared and cult
waited, will make
Is blu. per acre
-225 blu. at 90
cents 4OOsOO
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-03-18

about II bales at $500 per
bale. $4,000
800 bushels cot
ton seed at zoe
per bushel. 49,. 1900
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-03-18

with a large crop and Eve ceI
cotton.
john BosTwIs
Bostwick, Ga, March
(The Courier please
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13

interest in the fighting craft which
bears our state name and as a further
indication that we are not insensible
to the distinction which has been con-
ferred upon us by the general govern
ment.
SUPREME COURT COMMISSION.
The legislature of 1908 made pro-
vision for the temporary continuance
OF the supreme court commission, six
commissioners to be appointed for the
period of one year and three commits
sioners to be appointed for the period
OF two years from April 10, 1903. The
court is unable to keep up with the
work which comes before it, the num-
ber of cases filed each month being
in excess of the number disposed of.
1t seems imperative that commission
of at least three members should be
provided for the coming biennium, to
the end that the rights of litigants
who are seeking relief may be con-
served without unreasonable delay.