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The Lamar register., 1905-09-13
Refuoe for Travellers.

The first anniversary of the erec-
tion of the statue known as the Christ
of the Andes. which occurred recently,
was celebrated by the conservation of
large tract of land in the neighbor-
hood of the statue to be used for the
location of of house of refuge for
travellers. in the mountains, many of
whom perish annually in the storms.
Chile and Argentina. the two nations
concerned in the treaty of peace
marked by the erection OF the statue,
are cooperating in the movement, and
the idea originated with Sonora An
gela de Costa of Buenos Ayres, who
was also leader in the movement
which led to the erection of the Christ
of the Andes. Only the site of this
house has as yet been secured, but the
sonora hopes that the house will cone
in a few years.-LondOn Telegraph.
The Lamar register., 1905-09-13
Proaresa in Steam Turbines,

That the actual displacement of the
reciprocating steam engine by the
steam turbine for many purposes is
proceeding at rapid pace in this
country is indicated in the statement
that II single company, manufacturing
but one of the several types of steam
turbines in the United States, took
orders within the last half year for
turbines for generating electricity hav-
ing capacity of $4,000 kilowatts. or
nearly 10000 horse power Three
of these engines are for a Brooklyn
power station and will be the largest
ever constructed 1t is interesting to
note in this connection that wonderful
as is the transformation in power
mechanism. there are engineers who
predict still more radical change in
the not distant future in the develop
ment of power from gas engines. This
form of engine has been developed
to n marked extent in Europe, espe.
cially in Germany, and American and
English engineers are just beginning
to awake to the possibilities in this
direction. According to one author
ity. I'VE may yet see steam engines
and turbines sent to the scrap heap"
philadelphia Ledger.
The Lamar register., 1905-09-13
Sailors Have Sport Racing Turtles

placed, and the snappers sailed away
from the post in a manner much
similar to the way the horses leave
the scratch line at race track.
THE after deck of the steamer was
made race track. There was real
bookmaker. and several dollars of real
money changed hands. The heavy
losers walled and declared No. 3 or
No. 6 was dead one. and could not
get around the track unless 1t was
carried
Lem Fugle reflled his pipe and
looked wistfully at the entries in 40
morrow's races, carefully picking out
the winners. and assuring the reporter
what "cinch" Mad Mullah would be
for show"
Il have gambled on every kind of
race that has ever been run, with the
exception of the turtle race" spoke
the sage in sorrowful tone, "and
think 1t is up to the sports of New
York to build track for racing the
crust covered creatures. You can put
me down on the list as charter mem
ber of the Metropolitan Turtle Racing
association said Mr.. Fugle, and the
tugboat E. s. Booth left her mooring
at Pier No. 4, East river, and started
down the bay for a tow.-New York
American.
The Lamar register., 1905-09-13
Man Arrested for Completely in
Bank Robbery Had Reasons
for His Belief in
Love Affairs.

AS to circumstartial evidences, it's
queer thing" said the man in the
brown suit. Five or six years ago
was in a certain town for night
when bank was robbed. Next
morning was arrested as an accom-
plice. it being contended that I was
seen idling in front of the bank and
evidently acting as sentinel to those
within. Three different persons iden-
titled me as the man, and n fourth
claimed to have seen me enter the
hotel at late hour by way of shed
and window was locked up for
examination, and with a chance of
things going hard with me, when evil
dence began to come forward on my
side.
THE landlord asserted and swore
that | was sitting in the office at 10
O'Clock p. IN. Two servants swore
they saw me going to my room half
an hour later. A man having rooms
opposite the hotel swore that he saw
me smoking at my window at mid
The Lamar register., 1905-09-13
Start Big Snappers Across Deck
and Bot on Thoir Finish
Gambler Thinks Track Should
Be Built for Them.

Il have heard of horse races, bicy-
Gle races. foot races. dog races. and q
dozen different kinds of races, but
never before in my long life have 1
heird of turtle race" mused Lem
Fusle. the sage, philosopher and guide
of the battery. yesterday afternoon.
as he hung his feet over the stern of
the tugboat f. S. Booth. and puffed
nonchalantly at the pipe of peace.
Yes" he continued. that Is the
story brought in by the steamship
Queen Eleanor from Samarang and
Alden. A friend o mine. who is a
stoker on the Queen. told me they
had reg'lar Saratoga during the trip
over The sailors bet their money
and when that was lost staked their
dunnage on races between score of
big swapping turtles. which were
brought over by the men simply to
have little sport with.
"On the second day out the sailors
dug out half dozen of the monster
snappers and pasted numbers on their
backs. Strong ropes were tied around
the necks of the turtles. the bets were
The Lamar register., 1905-09-13
Was Down on Circumstantial Evidence

night. A guest of the hotel who had a
room next to mine swore that my
snores disturbed him from midnight
till o'clock and that he heard me
turn over in bed at 3. and SO l was
honorably discharged from custody"
But about it being queer?" was
asked.
why. all the people on both sides
were mistaken. | was not outside the
bank at the times named and neither
was in the hotel"
But you were somewhere?"
"Oh. of course. Fact is. got
mashed on the landlords daughter
and we sat up all night in a balcony
and talked love and looked at the
moonlight. Yes, sir, sat there all
night like couple of idiots, and
though | declared would die for her
and she said she only wanted me and
a humble cottage, she was married to
a red-haired butcher within a year and
/ was being sued by snub-nos@d
widow for breach of promise. l was
simply observing, you know, that cir
cumstantial evidence is queer thing
and / wish to add that juryman
shouldn't be influenced too much by
II t'-Til- Bits
The Lamar register., 1905-09-13
Charles Wesley's Seven Thousand Hymns

from place to place upon his duties
in the church. In those days graphite
pencils and flowing pens were un-
known, and he wrote with piece of
soft lead he always carried with him
on any old scrap of paper. He lived
to be so years of age. and was born
in 170S.
The hymns of DIR. Watts come next
in number to those of Charles Wes-
ley. namely, G97, but they mostly ap-
pealed to children. although never .cr-
gotten in later years.
The fact is that Wesley commenced
writing his sacred hymns at the age
of 30.
The Methodist hymn book in this
country. as well as the Wesleyan
hymn book in England. BET so re-
plete with the hymns of Charles Wes-
ley is accounted for by the fact that
both Charles and his brother John
were clergymen of the Church of
England, but John, taking exception
to some part of the ritual of that
church, went out to preach to the
multitudes, and after he had organ
lied what his followers called the
Wesleyan church his brother Charles
joined him and wrote the hymns, to
which were added the favorite hymns
of other sacred writer's.
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Founder of Church Indefatisa able
in His Sacred Writings
menced at the Ago of Twenty
nine.

Wonder is always expressed and
doubts arise when the statement is
made that the Rev Charles Wesley, a
clergyman of the Church of England,
actually wrote seven thousand hymns
during his lifetime. This statement is
verified by the publication over his
own signature of thirty-nine books of
poetry. sacred and secular. 1t is doubt
full If there exists hymn book adopt
ed by any religious denomination
which does not contain several of his
sacred songs.
Thomas Moore wrote very few sa-
cred songs, but Of these few one
stands out pre-eminent and will be
sung till time be no more by the peo-
pie of this whole earth. This song,
that always reaches the heart. is
Come, Ye Disconsolate." found in al
most every hymn book and never ac-
credited to the author.
The Rev. Charles Wesley must
have been writing hymns all his life.
and it is recorded of him that he
wrote on horseback while travelling
The Lamar register., 1905-09-13
"said could marry ye. If I'd have ye.'

drew a new one from his ample coat
pocket. lighted it and set it beside the
expiring one.
"Tallow candles" he grunted. "an'
gas goin' to waste in this town."
Another hour passed in silence, ex-
cept for the rumble of the rain on the
roof not ten feet overhead. Then the
woman opened her eyes and looked up.
SIS it you, John?" she asked quiet.
ly. searching his face with her eyes.
"Yes. Kittie; the child came for
me. Did you send?"
"Yes. l remember that I sent.
There is a note for you. I was to give
it to you sometime. But I got SO Ill.
pretty soon"
"Where's Joe?" asked Dent.
Kittie put her hands to her face and
shuddered.
He is dead" she said. KILLED in q
riot in Daggerty's saloon. 1t was Joe
who left the note for you"
1.-THE dew"
Eyes. They brought him here; and
he made me leave the room. while
Daggerty wrote the note for him. It's
sealed"
Kittie's thin hand wandered under
the pillow and presently came out
again with an envelope in it. John
took it and broke 1t open.
Dear John" he read by the dim
candle light. its all on account of a
lie l told Kittie about you. And now
that I've got big hole in my side, and
they say I've got to die, | don't mind
telling you straight, so you can come
on and marry Kittie If you want to
and make her somehow comfortable
for God knows she has had n rough
and tumble time of 1t since she mar
ried me. I've been devil and treated
Kittie like dog sometimes. But I'm
sorry for it now, and 1t won't do you
| any good to stamp around on my grave
and kick over the head board. IL there
| is any; so don't mind telling you this
| too. Hope you'll take pity on the
poor little soul I'm leaving behind.
am yours, Joe Lineman."
What is 1t, John?" asked Kittie
/ when he had finished.
| John hesitated moment. Said II
was all on account of lie he told yt
| about me. little one he answered
"an'-an' said I could marry ye. if ye't
have me. What about it. Kittie. ar'
ye willin' to go back with me five
years an begin where we left off wher
Joe happered along?" He had caugh
both of Kittie's hands and was liftint
her slowly toward him.
"If get well. John"
A beautiful wan smile for n momen
played about her lips. then she allowed
her tired head to drop over upor
Johns ample breast.
The Lamar register., 1905-09-13
HAVE AN ACE LEFT.
Speaker cannon's Idea of country's
Future Greatness.

"Uncle Joe" Cannon, discussing the
subject of foreign policy in our diplo-
macy, illustrated his point by a story,
which he opened with an explana-
ton.
In the game of pinochle there are
two aces in each suit" he said. Keep
that in your mind and you may COM
prehend how view the relative situa-
tion of the United States in the great
game of international politics. l hold
that the real era of our Importance
will be at hand when we dominate the
entire world without question. but per-
haps not territorially or by conquest.
Maybe 1t will be in commerce and the
leadership in thought. We dawned
suddenly on European statesmen after
our war with Spain. as an ace that is
played Unexpectedly in game of pin
ochle.
Once startled German gamester
addressed his adversary in a contest:
Did you blay dot ace?'
"Complacently the one addressed
replied:
81 dit he fingered card with af-
fection. but not yet
This country still holds an ace."-
New York Times.
The Lamar register., 1905-09-13
Thought Aunt About Due.

Sir Edward Monson, the veteran
English diplomat. who is now visit
ing America. served under Lord Lyons
on Washington under Lincoln's ad-
ministration. and has many interest
ing stories of Lincoln to relate.
"A distinguished old woman" he
said the other day. "once called on
Lincoln and rallied and stormed over
some fancied wrong that she had suf-
fered at the governments hands.
MIR. Lincoln listened to her po-
litely, he talked to her in the kindly
was he talked to everyone, and then,
after she was gone, he turned to me
and said:
Little Edith heard the other day
that neighbor had shot his dog be.
cause it had grown old and cross.
She studied the matter out awhile
and then she looked up in her moth
er's face and said:
Mamma, when do you thi-k papa
will shoot Ar,.t Martha?'"
The Lamar register., 1905-09-13
Sprishtly Centenarian Says Amor
leans Eat Too Much and Drink
Too Little-Offers His Life in
Evidence.

Continual use of whisky, beer and
tobacco is the reason Josiah Zeitlin.
who celebrated his Tooth birthday at
his home, 1876 Lexington avenue,
Brooklyn. assigns for his long life and
good health according to the New
York Herald
Americans eat too much and don't
drink enough" he told his friends last
evening.
Drink a lot and drink regular"
was his advice. Don't give doctors a
chance to work on you, and you will
live longer Don't drink too fast
that's the trouble with you in this
country-and keep smoking some
thing most of the time. I would have
been dead years ago If had followed
doctors advice and stopped drinking
whisky and beer"
With all his senses in almost per-
feet condition Zeitlin steps as spright-
ly as the average man at 60. He came
The Lamar register., 1905-09-13
Value of Study of Greek.

President Hadley of Yale has lately
declared that the old school college
and university instructors who set
great store upon Greek as a means of
mental discipline and development
were half right and half wrong. They
were right, he says, in holding that
hard work and precision of thought
were more important by far than i'm
mediate utility or the students ma
tural interest in the subject studied.
But they were wrong. President Had
ley maintains, in supp.sirg THAI
Greek was necessarily more effective
: than other subjects of study can he
made.
The Lamar register., 1905-09-13
Declares Longevity Due to Drink

to this country to live with a sister,
in Lexington avenue. eighteen years
ago. from LodZ. Poland. where he
made comfortable fortune as mer-
chant. He follows his own inclina-
tions and not prescribed routine of
life. AS a rule he retires at about 10
o'clock and arises about 5 O'Clock.
His first act every morning is to drink
a glass of whisky. He takes it slowly.
Then he smokes a couple of cigarettes
made of Egyptian tobacco. At 6
O'Clock he is ready for glass of beer.
eats II light breakfast and then
smokes black cigar. Following this
he takes walk for few blocks.
BY 8 O'Clock he is ready for another
glass of whisky. This is followed by
two or three cigarettes. At 10 o'clock
another glass of beer is due. At noon
he eats a sandwich or two. taken with
two glasses of beer. During the after
noon he smokes, drinks and reads,
slipping his toddies and beer. About
o'clock he eats a light supper, al.
ways accompanied by a liberal supply
of drink.
Mr.. Zeitlin spends little time in
doors during pleasant weather.
The Lamar register., 1905-09-13
Lyric Of Action.

In the struggle lies the glory.
In the bearing of the burden
Up the pathless promontory
Lie the glory and the guerdon;
In the rigor and the riot
With cxultant action teemlng:
Not In sitting snug and quiet.
Wasting days In wanton dreaming,
For the glory's in the striving, and the
guerdon's in the fight.
And the victory to the valiant who Is
gloved and shod with might!
'Tis in battling toward the summit
Life achieves its best endenvor.
IL there hardship? Overcome 1t,
Drop the plummet. lift the lever:
Chain the sea and sun and planet;
Conquer nature. sullen. sodden:
Mine the gold and carve the granite:
Pierce with paths the wilds untrodden.
For the glory's in the gaining. and the
gueidon's in the strife.
And the joy of doing something Is the
robe and crown of life.
Then with dolce far niente
Let's have done. but let's be doing!
There is waiting work a-plenty;
There are spheres for our subduing;
There are virgin wales for tilllng:
There are fields of fertile promise:
II our hands and hearts be willing
NauSht can hold the triumph from us.
For the glorys in the doing, and the
guerdon's in the deed.
And the triumph to the pioneer whose
pleasure is to lead!
-I.eslie's Weekly,
The Lamar register., 1905-09-13
Bereaved Husband Needed the Tiger

few moments. looking alternately at
the man and the tiger. evidently try.
ing his best to reconcile the two.
Now, young man. he finally said.
you need not take this animal unless
you want to, for there are those here
who will take it off your hands"
Il don't want to SELL was tho quiet
reply.
What on earth are you going to do
with such an ugly beast if you have
no show of your own and are not buy
ing for someone who is showman?"
well. I'll tell you" said the pur-
chaser. MY wife died about three
weeks ago. We had lived together for
ten years, and-and I miss her."
He paused to wipe his eyes and
steady his voice. and then added:
so I've bought the tiger"
Il understand you" said the great
Snowman in husky voice, as he
turned to hide his emotion.-London
Tit-Bits.
old. Before doing so he placated his
children by giving each of them $50.
600. Mr.. Applegate is rich man, and
as he says. will have enough left" 70.
himself and his elderly bride.
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TitE EAR OF THE COURT.
Counsel at Last Had Got What Ho
Desired.

Many years ago, when Hugh l..
Bond was judge of the United States
Circuit Court, and was holding term
late Henry A. Gillian. afterward
Judge of the Superior Court of this
state. appeared as counsel in some of
the cases that were being tried before
the Baltimore judge. During these
trials the rulings of the court were
uniformly against the clients of Judge
Gillian, and frequently Judge Bond
would say to Judge Gillian that there
was no merit in his contentious and
instruct him to proceed to something
else.
After the session of the court had
been concluded. Col John w. Hins-
dale. one of the leading lawyers of
the court. gave a dinner to Judge
lawyers who had attended the
court.
In the meantime Col. Hinsdale had
asked Judge Bond what was his IA
vorite dinner dish and had been told
hogs head and turnip sallett."
Judge Bond occupied the head of
the table. and noticing the dish of
hogs head and turnip sallett imme-
diately before him had the waiter
present the same to Judge Gillian
with his compliments. The waiter
did so, and Judge Gillian seized the
knife and commenced to saw on the
hogs ear, remarking at the time that
this was the first time during the
week that he had had the ear of the
court.'-New York Times.
The Lamar register., 1905-09-13
Beer-Drinkins in Germany.

An American consular report draws
attention to the enormous consump-
tion OF beer in German cities. In cer,i
tain places unfavorable social condy n
tions have decreased the consumptioA r.
notably in Saxony and Bavaria. butr
throughout the German empire in the
last twenty years there has been an
increase n the consumption of beer
from ten AID 0ne-half gallons per cap
ita to thirty-two Esllons and three
quarts. The most suggestive figures
are those from Munich. the capital of
Bavaria. where fourteen years ago the
consumption of beer reached the al
most incredible figures of nearly ten
gallons per capita per annum.
The Lamar register., 1905-09-13
A Little Ait.

ANY news down my way?" repeated
the farmer as he stopped his team and
bit a chew off his plug. Wall. | kin
give yc leetle bit. guess. 1t hain't
earthquakes nor cyclones, but it does
purity well for our place
"Well?" queried the tollgate man.
wall, the news Is that Jim VII
liams' wife's canary bird got out of the
cage the other day. and she had to
chase it more'n two hours to get it
back"
That isn't much news"
Nope, | 'spose not: but l was savin
the best for the last
And what is it?"
why. a tin pediler come along and
bet Joe Harkins that he could outjumr
him, and Joe held his breath and
jumped seven feet and won the bet
and it's already settled that we are tc
run him for the Legislature next fall
The Lamar register., 1905-09-13

Stubbie and Fatty and Billy and ME,
We bin a fishin' fer catfish. b gee!
We bin fishin' where fishermen go.
Up in The Run" where the pickerels
We bin fshin' with 'hoppers an things
spit on yer hook and yer lucky, b
jings.
Stub got bite that was almost "A whale,
Fat caught n coal-scuttle right by the
Stubbie and Fatty and Billy and ME.
We found II nest in slick'ry elm tree!
Down by the bridge they's 'whook-
whacker's'' goal;
"Whookwhacker'' sobbies the "fraidy-
cats" whole!
Dassen't touch toads er they'H give ye
their warts,
We knows where gooseberries grows by
the quarts!
Stub caught honey-bee right by its
wings.
hooked a mud-turtle. too. once. b jings,
Stubble and Fatty and Billy and ME.
We hung our clothes on thornappie
Anchored our poles in crotch fer the
eat
Last t git in is niggeri' sez Fnt.
Skitin we skipped fer tn oil swimrnln'
hole.
The Lamar register., 1905-09-13
Praise the Little Folks.

a. you wish to get child to do Its
best, encourage rather than discour-
age him: discouragement acts like
wet blanket and puts out the fires of
ambition most effectually in the child
ish nature.
Children ought to be trained to be
self-helpful: to know how to do for
themselves. 1t is a mistake to think
that they must be watched every
moment and have a nurse stand over
them from morning to night. A healthy
child is the better for being alone a
portion of each day.
1t Is difficult to be always patient
and gentle with young children, but it
is best to inquire into the merits of
quarrel before passing judgment. All
are liable to error, therefore liable to
misjudge. Children are very quick to
feel injustice, but gentleness and pa
tience are the surest and safest means
to bring about harmony and real JUS
tice with the little ones God has
placed under our care.-Exchange.