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The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
A Question of Etiouette.

Marion invited twelve friends to
party, but forgot that the table would
seat only that number. Eleven OF her
guests were seated and Marion had
her hand on her own chair when she
saw Alice still standing. Here was n
dilemma; Alice was the Oldest girl
present and must be treated with re-
spect, but Jessie, the youngest, was
lame, and certainly could not be asked
to stand. The servant suggested
Sadie, the next youngest. but Marion
remembered that Sadie had promised
her a ride in her papa's automobile, so
it would never do to vex Sadie. All
this time, of course, Alice was stand,
ing. while Marion pondered what
chair she should give her Her own
idea was to make Katie get up. as
she was poorly dressed. but Alice
would not permit that. 1t was a per-
picking problem in etiquette for Mar
ion. What chair should she give
to Alice? The answer will be found
concealed in the above paragraph
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
READY FOR THE DRAWING.
Tho Great Land Lottery to Take Place
at Provo.

Provo. Utah. Aug. 16.-Many visitors
are In Provo tonight to be present at
the drawing for Uintah reservation
lands which begins at 0 o'clock to-
morrow morning. Hundreds of per-
sons from neighbering places are mere
and a big excursion from Colorado Is
due In the morning. In addition TO
these. it is expected that hundreds OF
men who registered and then pro
ceeded to Salt Lake City and Ogden to
pass the intervening time Will return
for the drawing. The town Is making
preparations for an immense crowd.
Interest In the drawing has been
greatly Increased by the announce
ment that s6.isO acres that had been
withdrawn have been restored to en-
try. This materially increases each
applicants chances for a farm.
The drawing will be conducted by
Land Commissioner Richards. irving
Howbert of Colorado Springs, anu
John Dorm of Salt Lake City.
The platform upon which the draw
ing will take place has been erected
in front of Proctor academy. and the
box or wheel" that VIII be used in
drawing the envelopes is already in
position.
There will be III slips drawn one by
one. and the list of numbers viii then
be posted.
The drawing will continue at the
rate Of about 1000 names a day until
the entire $500 chances for entry have
been drawn.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
NEW TARIFF SCHEME.
Maximum and Minimum Rates to Be
Available for All Nations.

Chicago. Aug. 17.-"Dual tarih' in
all probability is the war cry which
will ring through the United States for
some years to come, instead of the
familiar call for reciprocity.
The new slogan means the passage
of a maximum and minimum" tariff
law, permitting the establishment OF
reciprocal trade relations with friendly
foreign countries by the vote OF Con-
gress.
Alvin II. Sanders, chairman of the
executive committee of the national
reciprocity conference. which opened
its two days session here yesterday,
is credited with originating the war
cry.
MIR. Sanders broached his suggestion
to a few friends after the word reci-
procity had received rather rough
handling on the floor of the conven-
ton, and It met with approval among
the delegates.
They had assembled to discuss reel
procity trade relations with other
countries. amendment of the Dingley
tariff law, alterations of the interstate
commerce laws and kindred matters.
The West sent a large delegation. the
great stock raising and farming indus
tries of the West being especially well
represented. Manufacturers from the
eastern states are also strongly rep
resented.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
THE COUNTRY OF THE NASAL

Twenty-four years ago a mission
ary in East Africa wrote that a half
century might elapse before the coun-
try between Mount Kilimanjaro and
Victoria Nyanza was explored The
Nasal nomads, herders and warriors,
permitted no intrusion on their wide
plains. Native traders dared not cross
the Nasal country. and no explorer
would be reckless enough to enter it.
No news of the past year has been
more significant of the stupendous
changes occurring in Africa than the
cablegram the other day announcing
that all the Nasal. the most famous
of tropical African peoples. will soon
be living on reservations like the In
dian wards of our country. The chiefs
and their people have given their con-
sent. They have signed treaty with
the British in which are defined the
boundaries of two large reservations.
one in the northern and the other in
the southern part Of Masailand. They
have agreed to remove to these re-
serves with their cattle, to be gov.
erned by two British administrators
who. with their constabulary, are to
preserve order and keep out intruders.
No one would have dreamed twenty
years ago that this was to be the fu-
ture Of the proud and formidable
Nasal. They are not negroes, and
for centuries they have kept their
race practically pure. They are of
Semitic origin, and ages ago they
probably fought their way from Arabia
or some neighboring part of Asia
present habitat. They are stalwart
and handsome physically, with long
and narrow faces, superb carriage and
naughty bearing, the result, perhaps.
of their invariable success in war with
the tribes bordering their land. Lead
ing the life of herdsmen and warriors,
they have excelled in both pursuits.
They have loked upon freedom as the
greatest blessing and have never
owned slave.
Two Nasal were recently in the
employ of the German zoologist Schil-
lngs, and when they went with him
10 the coast to receive their pay in
rupees for fifteen months service,
they used the money to buy the free
dom Of a middle-aged woman living
near Mombasa, a member of their own
clan of the Nasal. No Nasal" they
said, Should ever be slave"
One of the most brilliant achieve
ments of African explorers was the
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No Fun to Grow Up" There.

1t isn't any fun for a wild boy in
the Australian bush to become
grown up" because the tribe ini-
tiates him by knocking out one of his
front teeth.
When there are lot Of boys ready
for Initiation into the order of young
men, the whole tribe is assembled.
Then the medicine men take the boys
out into the bush and rub them all
over with red ochre. giving them
selves a black coat of charcoal at the
same time.
Then the medicine men indulge in
wild dances and noisy tricks to fright.
en- the boys. After a while the boys
are allowed to go where their mothers
and sisters are waiting. but the women
pretend not to know them and drive
them back into the bush with blows.
The medicine men make the candi-
dates stand in row and open their
mouths Then one of the front upper
teeth OF each boy is either knocked
out or pulled out. If the tooth comes
out easy. it is pulled out by being
bent upward, but If it resists it is
knocked out with club. After that
the boy is boy no longer. but n
young man. and in some tribes leaves
the general camp and goes to live in
camp of yourg men.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
COMING OF THE GA. R.
PREPARATIONS TO FEED THEM
Tables at Railway Depots-Reunions
and Campfires Every Day Dur
inq the Encampment.

Denver, Aug. 17.-During the ma
ional encampment of the Grand Army
OF the Republic in this city during the
week beginning Monday. September
4th, the traffic will be so heavy on ey-
cry railroad entering Denver that 1t Is
feared there will not be sufficient ac.
commodations In the dining cars and
railroad eating houses for the crowds
of passengers. In order that none of It's
patrons may suffer from hunger the
Burlington. through General Traffic
Manager p. S. Eustis, has made unique
arrangements. ......
At every station with an eating
house on the route of this line. benches
the length of a depot platform, and
chairs, will be installed on both sides
of the track. Patriotic societies and
church guilds will be in charge OF
these and will serve meals to the trav-
elers who cannot be accommodated
elsewhere.
A fifty.minutes' stop will be made at
all those stations. instead OF the usual
one of twenty minutes. The MISSOURI
Pacific has adopted the same plan, ana
other lines will probably do so.
There will be more reunions at the
Denver encampment than at any prev
ious one. The committee OF reunions
and campiires at the G. A. II. headquar-
ters has provided places where mem
bers of regiments and battalions can
meet and talk over old times.
On the evenings of September 4th,
5th, 9th, 7th and Sth there VIII De
campfires at Broadway park presided
over by such prominent men as Sena-
tor Depew OF New York. Bishop Nc
Cabe of Ohio and Bishop Moore. Those
attending these campfires VIII DC
seated according to the regiments tney
served In during the war.
II Colorado has no objection to yei-
low fever, General Cook, chairman OF
the executive committee of arrange
ments, las received word from Colonel
Bauuien, assistant adjutant general OF
the Department of Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi, that New Orleans will send
delegation of sixty to the encampment.
General Cook has written Colonel Ia
uuien that Colorado is perfectly I'M
mune from all yellow fever germs ana
assured the southerner that IL the New
Orleans veterans come to Denver they
will not encounter any mosquitoes or
other pests.
Mrs. William Mckinley. wife OF the
late President has written her regrets
at not being able to accept the invita-
tion rendered her to be the guest OF
the thirty.ninth National q. A. II. en-
campment at Denver.
On Sunday, September Sd. National
Chaplain in Chief of the Grand Army
]. II. Bradford will hold services at the
First Congregational church. Rev. u.
Monroe Marklcy, the pastor OF the
church, will deliver an address OF wei
come.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23

country. Their spears were no match
for the weapon that could kill man
a mile away. They had met the first
intruders whom they could not con-
quer; and close behind the white man
came cattle plague they had never
heard of before. Rinderpest wiped out
nearly all of their herds. their only
food resource. They had never titled
the soil. and now they perished by
tens of thousands. 1t is believed that
about 100000 of them are still alive.
but they are broken and humbled in
spirit. and are turning to agriculture,
for they will never again place their
sole dependence upon cattle.
They are born children of the
steppe, and there they will remain.
Schillings tells of a Nasal who walked
one day up to a nest of bees, thurst
his naked arm into it and brought out
piece after piece of yellow honey
comb, which he distributed among the
white mans carriers.
why did the bees not sting you?"
the astonished porters aske.i.
Your work is to carry loads" he
answered. But my home is the
steppe, and 1t is mine to enjoy all
find in it, The bees sting you, but
they love me-"
Many men, including some of the
leading German travellers. have made
a careful study of the Nasal in the
past few years, and few of the tribes
of Africa have so many friends to-
day among the writer's on that con-
tinent as this interesting people. who
were so dreaded only few years ago
that their country remained unknown
long after every other route to the
great central lakes had been ex-
plored The most authoritative work
on them is Die Nasal" written by
Mr.. Merkes and published in Germany
last year. After losing nearly all that
was of value to them as property, they
have finally relinquished, apparently
without much regret, the greater part
of the land where they were once SUI
preme. But in spite of the shortcom-
ings which they have in common with
other barbarous peoples. they have
the good opinion and friendship of
those who know them best.
"If | we're not myself" wrote an
official in German East Africa, early
this year Il should like to be Nasal
of the olden time before their af-
fiictions of recent years"
1t is hoped that the Nasal may
prosper under the new conditions and
Justify the expectation that they will
attain a considerable degree of de-
velopment in the new role of farmers
attached to the soil they till.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Juggling a Small Coin.

The following handkerchief trick
will be opportune at an entertainment
where any jugglery is essayed:
The amateur juggler takes any
handkerchief and puts a quarter of a
dollar or dime into it. He then folds
it up, laying the four corners over the
coin, so that it is entirely hidden by
the last corner, and asks the COM
pany to touch and feel the coin in
side. He then unfolds the handker
chief and the coin has entirely dis
appeared. Apparently no one has
touched or removed IL. yet 1t is gone.
Privately put a piece of wax on one
side OF the coin; place it in the center
of the handkerchief with the waxed
side up; at the same time bring the
corner of the handkerchief marked A
Gas represented in Fig ID over the
coin SO as to completely hide the wax
on it. Now press the coin very hard,
so .ne wax will stick to both coin and
handkerchief; then fold the corners
Z. C and d until 1t looks like Fig. 2.
Fold the corners B. c and d Gig
%, leaving A open. Having done this,
take hold of the handkerchief with
both hands Gig. 81, and, sliding your
fingers along the edge of the same,
the handkerchief becomes unfolded
and the coin sticks to 1T. coming into
your right hand. Detach it. shake the
handkerchief out, and the coin will
have disappeared.
To prove to the audience that the
coin is in the handkerchief when it is
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23

A special train loaded up with eN-
perts and dairy paraphernalia is now
travelling through Kansas and Missouri
giving Instructions along dairy lines TO
those who come to hear in the various
towns. The lecturers are hired by a
big creamery concern operating in that
section.
The sheepmen in southern New Mex
leo shear twice year-in the spring
and fall. The wool grades fine medium
and medium and is mostly rather
short staple. A few have adopted the
method of shearing only once year.
but 1t is the general opinion among
them that the sheep do better and are
more free from scab when shorn twice
a year The last shearing occurs in
October.
The following method OF weaving
calves has proven complete success:
Mix together one tablespoonful of
Norwegian tar, one teaspoonful OF
aloes and lard or vaseline enough to
give 1t the consistency of a thick oint-
ment. Keep the calves away, say for
a night. In the morning milk the COW.
smear her teats well with this mixture,
then give the calf chance. The taste
of this mixture will disgust any calf.
Two or three applications have cured
the worst cases.
Some of the dry farm people in the
northern part of the state are feeling
very jubilant over the success of their
crops this season. On DR.. Ieberton's
ranch, near Pierce. in Weld county.
the Campbell system has proven quite
a success. Durum wheat Will run over
,bir,,. b,.sb.Ic tn tho acrp ba rley forty
and oats nt least Shirty-hTe. Turkestan
alfalfa, without a nurse crop has done
very well indeed, and in one field the
crop stands over two feet high. sturdy
and rugged and in full bloom. II was.
sown broadcast, five pounds to the acre
on carefully prepared ground May Lst.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23

1t up to his mouth and set his leg
teeth to work tearing his lunch to
pieces.
OF all his pastimes tie King of Crab
vile enjoys most a good dig in the
wet sand. Now watch! See how he
braces himself with his long spike
like tail, His house is in two parts.
with hinge in the middle. He is
bending down the front half to use as
scoop. Now his ten legs make the
sand fly. There. just see how fast he
is disappearing. Now only the tip end
of his tail is sticking up like a tiny
flagpole. A moment more, and that
too. is gone. The king has retired for
his MONDAY siesta and must not be
disturbed.-Los Angeles Times.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
All Had Their Preferences.

1t is reported that on a recent oc-
casion when Arthur Balfour. Joseph
Chamberlain, Lord Charles Berestord
and the Japanese minister were dining
out together Mr.. Balfour, VINO was
standing treat, asked Mr.. Chamberlain
what he would have Thanks, III
take Scotch Arthur" was the re-
snonse "And what will you take, Lord
Charles?' "I1l take lrish' arthur
And what will you take?" addressing
the Japanese minister. III take fort
Arthur. thanks" was the answer.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Tree Is a Government Ward.

Last year" said Uncle Dick to the
children. Il saw tree that is sup
ported by the government. Every
year the people vote 5000 for its sup
port and when the cold weather ar
rives fine house is built around it
SO that it won't suffer in the winter.
This tree stands in the Royal gar
den in Pillnitz. near Dresden, and the
people have good reason for taking
such care of it, for it is one of the
Europe. II is very rare plant, too,
and II anything happened to 1t it
could not be replaced.
Last winter the house that was
built around it caught fire and all
Dresden was excited. The fire depart
ment managed to eXtinguish the
flames in time. but the people were
not satisfied till a number of experts
had examined the tree and declared
that it had not been damaged,
This precious tree is camellia
tree and in the spring it is absolutely
covered with thousands of brilliant
red camellias. Visitors come from
great distances to see it. When it is
ready to blossom the papers announce
the fact.
1T was imported in 79S from China
and has grown to a hight of more
than twenty feet since then. 1t was
one of five plants that were transport
ed. The others were planted in Wei
mar, Berlin, Paris and London. but
the specimen in Pillnitz is the only
one that survived. Now every one is
watching the precious tree Tor fear
that the fire ard the exposure before
new house could be built around it
last winter has injured it seriously"
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Great Maritime Cities.

Suppose you were asked to tell
which is the greatest maritime city
of the whole world, judging by the
vessel tonnage movement? You would
in all probability say Liverpool, Lon
don, Antwerp, New York or Ham
burg. Wrong. To be right you would
have to say Hong Kong. according
to the report of the bureau of statis-
tics of the department of commerce
and labor. The general supposition is
that Hong Kong is a city. Wrong
again. 1t is an island, British crown
colony and naval station, with Vic
toria as its capital. But Victoria is
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Coming Fairs.

Prowers County Fair. I.amar-AuS-
ust Oth-September LIST. Charles Max
well. secretary.
Akansas Valley Fair Rocky Ford
September 5th-Sth. G. NJ. Hall, secre-
tary.
Fremont County Fair, Canon City
September 20th22d w. IL. Peabody,
secretary.
Western Slope Fair. Montrose-Sep-
tember 19th-22d. Z. w. Mcneil, sec
retary.
Grand Valley Fruit Fair. Grand
Junction-Septenber 1Sth22d. c. ID.
Fisher, secretary.
New Mexico Territorial Fair, Albu-
uerquo-September 1sth-25d. ID. X.
b. Sellers, secretary.
Northern New Mexico Fair and Fes-
tival, Las Vegas September 26th-23th.
w. A. Buddecke. secretary.
Arizona Territorial Fair. Phoenix
December ith-9th. w. y. Tiffany, sec
retary.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
A Distinguished Parent.

They had given the cantata of Bel
shazzar' in our town with local talent
to raise money for the church." said
the Sunday school teacher.
THE following Sunday | thought l
would take the opportunity, while the
matter was fresh in their minds. to
round my class on the Bible story.
After | finished started to examine
them on what | had told them.
who was Belshazzar?" | inquired.
Instantly an eager little voice
burst out: He was my father"
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
An AMUSING Game.

The game of Mysterious Guests is
played as follows: The people as
semble in one room. A stranger ap-
pears at the door He is dressed to
represent some character in history
poetry or song. The purpose of the
game is to recognize who the guest
is. He may be Sinbad the Sailor, Mar
tina Washington, Santa Claus or Lit
tie Bo-Peep or a host of other friends
of us all. AS the guessers say 1T is
so and so" If their guess be wrong
the mysterious guest shakes his head
sadly. II the guess be right he clasps
his hands and bows pleasantly and
disappears. A lot Of fun can be had at
a children's gathering where the char
acters chosen are all popular with the
children's tastes.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Youth a Successful Editor.

Cecil Ranney for over a year has
been editor and publisher of the New
Auburn, Mimi. Herald, although he
is only 16 years old. Since he bought
the paper he has been getting out one
of the neatest weeklies in the state.
During the fall and winter months he
not only got out a creditable paper but
managed by great deal of hustlins
to keep up his studies in the New Au.
burn high school. from which instttu
ton he expects to graduate two yasrs
heE.e.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Eqcs That Dance.

Place in a basket five eggs that you
have emptied by means Of pinhole.
In each of the five holes pass thread
of black silk which you attach to the
eggshell by means of sealing wax.
Then fasten the five threads to the
FIVE fingers of your right hand and
announce that you are going to make
the eggs dance.
Extend your hands until the threads
are stretched, holding the hands as
houGh you were endeayoring to hyp-
lotize the eggs. and then on moving
he fingers you can make the eggs
move about as you wish.
tn. person who tries this trick
,hould be at some Little distance from
he spectators in or6c- that thI zpken
breads may be invisible to Item
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Mysterious Guests.

People assemble in one room. A
stranger appears at the door. He is
dressed to represent some character
In history. poetry or song. The pur-
pose of the game is to recognize who
the guest is. He may he Sinbad the
Sailor, Martha Washington. Santa
Claus or Little BoPeep or a host of
other friends of us all The guessers
say 1T is SO and So" and if their
guess be wrong the mysterious guest
shakes his head sadly. If the guess
be right, he clasps his hands. bows
pleasantly and disappears. A lot of
fun can be had at a children's gath
ering where the characters chosen are
all popular with the children's tastes.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Kmgacra1

Take time to look at me- | am the
King of Granville. Some folks call me
a horse-foot crab, because my palace,
which | always carry about on my
back. is shaped like a horses shoe.
Did you ever hear of a king whose
teeth grew on his legs? Mire do; but
then my mouth is right in the midst
of my ten legs. SO that is the place
where my teeth should grow.
All, see a sea worm wriggling
down there in the mud' and quick as
wink the brown king seized the
worm with his hind pair of legs, held
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
Terrible Tragedy in a Quarry.

Allentown, Pa, Aug IA masrsof
limestone weighing thousands of tons
slid from side OF the quarry mill of
the LehiRh Portland Cement Company
at Ormrod at noon yesterday just five
minutes before time to quit work. and
eighteen men were buried and killed.
Twenty seven men were at work in
the quarry, which is 1000 feet long,
$50 feet across and 100 feet deep. The
heavy rains OF the last two days had
softened the earth and caused the slide
of rock.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23
A Lesson.


High up upon the mountain
tiny blossom grew.
With soft. sweet. velvet petals
And little heart of blue;
A hot and rocky Granny
The only soil it knew.
And yet 1t never murmured.
There on its sterile height,
But glorifled the crevice
That patience made so bright.
In Summers golden daytime
Or Winters silver night.
No life is all so barren
But some green spot is there.
Some memory its perfume.
Some hope that makes 1t fair.
Ard sheds its sweet aroma
Around 1t like a prayer.
And yet another lesson
That I have not forgot.
We each may shed n glory
About some desert spot
And feel n new contentmenut.
Whatever be our lot.
Maurice Smiley in Four-Track News
The Lamar register., 1905-08-23

B. C Gig. -, as shown in the accom-
panying drawing. This operation will
give you twelve pieces. The prob
lem is to assemble them together in
such way that they will form an oc-
tagon-the pieces lettered to be
fitted together in the center, the pieces
b and C to be fitted together alternate
ly around the pieces lettered A after
the A pieces have been fitted together
See if you can solve this interesting
geometrical puzzle before you examine
the solution Gig. p.