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The Lamar register., 1905-12-06
WERE CHRISTIANS IN PoMPEII
Symbols of That Religion Unearthed
During Excavations.

Newly discovered evidence that the
Christian religion was known in the
city of Pompeii before its destruction
by the eruption of Vesuvius in the
year 10 runs counter to the accepted
theories of the archaeologists. OF
course the proof may be disputed as
not being conclusive. But the terra
Gotta lamp of common Roman pattern
bearing the symbols of Christianity
which had been unearthed in the
course of excavations by the Italian
government is stubborn fact. Stu
dents of antiquity have frequently
constructed elaborate theses on film
sier foundations.
There is nothing inherently improb-
able in the idea that followers of the
Christian faith existed in Pompeii.
Twenty years before its destruction
the Apostle Paul had reached Rome.
The Christian sect had already gain
ed foothold there and Paul was al
lowed to continue his preaching un-
harmed for some time. When he was
brought back captive TO the imperial
capital and sentenced to death in the
year 60 the Christians had plainly be-
come numerous enough to be regard
ed as dangerous influence in the
state. In fact, five years earlier Nero
had laid the burning of Rome to the
Christians, whom he afterward cruel
ly prosecuted. Short of positive proof,
what more plausible presumption
does history offer than in the twenty
years following Paul's arrival in Italy
the Christian doctrine should have
been heard at Pompeii, only days
sail from Rome on much travelled
route?
So far less than half of the buried
city has been explored. What secrets
about the life of the people remain
concealed under the ashes of Vesuvi.
us no one can say. 1t may be that
further research will establish beyond
a doubt that Christianity was an ac.
tive religion in Pompeii in the days
when the elder Pliny perished at the
spectacle of its ruin.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06
Chinese at West Point.

Two Chinese cadets. ring Chiachen
and Wing Hsing-wen, are doing well
at West Point. They are handicapped
by their lack of a thorough knowledge
OF English-especially the technical
terms used in mathematics and other
branches-and that accounts for their
low standing in purely English stud
les. But their conduct has been ex-
cellent. They are diligent in their
studies and in all other matters their
conduct is admirable. They have the
respect and friendship of both officers
and cadets.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06
ITALY TO BE ReckoNeo WITH.
Continental Trade Condition Liable
to Be Overlooked.

italian cleverness in machinery is
one of the continental trade condi-
tipns which it is pointed out, Amcri-
can enterprise sometimes forgets
when rating European manufacturers
who have been In the field longer
then themselves and have some oppor-
tuEities superior to those of the Yam
kee. The Italian ability to copy ma
chlnery made In other countries is
remarkable. The Italians are keenly
alive to the fact that they might not
only supply their own home markets
frog their own workshops, but that
they may enter the export trade as
one of the strongest competitors of
America. The greatest thing for
Italian trade this year has been the
success OF the pair of Italian ma
chines in a series of motor car races.
IN Milan and the country round there
ara about a dozen factories capable of
competing In the manufacture of au-
tomobiles. paper bags. wrappings.
tools. engravings and engraving ma
chimes. electrical and other machines
aud their parts, and of many other
articles. IL Is these and all of Ameri-
cas- other strongest European com
peiitors that will exhibit in Milans
exposition next year. The American
send his best goods thither, vest by
failing to do so he lose much business
and prestige.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06
WITH THE HUNGARIAN cyPs1Es

Down in some grassy valley about
an open wagon the family has its camp
and here the mother sews and putters
over the cooking while father and
sons fell the giant Lombardy poplars
that make beautiful this section of
gypsy land, says Felix j. Koch in the
Pilgrim. These trees, be it said to
the Shame of Croatia. the government
is now selling to the gypsies at an
average price of so apiece, for the
no nads to fell and cut up into timber,
to be sold to manufacturers of wooden
wares.
Picturesque, indeed. are these men
with their long hair braided across the
top of the head so that approaching
them from the rear, as they repose
for moment from their labors, it is
difficult to tell the men from the wom-
en-. Others are horse trading, as are
most of their kin in Turkey proper
mot n few are itinerant smiths be-
sides), whom one meets travelling the
roads with long trains of steeds that
take one back in fancy to the Arabs of
the desert, or with a portable bellows
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06

generated through uselessness.
Nearly every horse will buck" he
declared. IF you turn him loose in a
pasture for several months and then
try to ride him, but he will only kick
up a few times and then quit. The
outlaw will buck, though, after he has
been ridden successfully, just as soon
as another man gets on his back. 1t
takes years TO break him of the habit,
and he is never safe. If he ever gets
gets chance he will start out buck
ing again, and he is always dangerous.
You rarely hear of famous bucker
now. although ten or twenty years ago
every large range had several outlaws
that nobody could ride. The cowboys
can ride as well as the old time boys,
and they are not degenerating.
THE breed of horses throughout the
country is improving steadily, and this
is the death knell of the outlaw. 1t
will take away some of the most pic
turesque Western life when they go
entirely, but that is going rapidly any.
way. and horse owners will be the
gamers"
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06

1.-THE choice is worthy of considera
tion." the speech flowed on, every
word, every gesture as he had heard
and seen. 1.-The whole country will
hail the day." he cried, and finally.
arise. San Diegans; stand here
before you to emphasize-to empha-
size"
He turned cold with fear He could
not remember what came next. He
struck the platform savagely with his
right foot. struck it over and over,
but the gesture did not bring the
words. Then he remembered why.
"Oh. didn't hear no more" he said.
forgetting the paternal warning.
That was where dad fell into the
hogshead." Big tears began to streak
his cheeks. "Oh. If could only say
the rest l could make you vote for US
sure" he burst out, "but won't you do
it anyway? I'll be an albright govern.
or's son and he'll make the best gov
ernor You ever had cause he's an A
No. 1 dad Sarah Comstock in Lio-
pincott's Magazine.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06
Coal Tar Butter Color.

1t is an encouraging fact that the
Department of Agriculture has de.
tected the fraud of coloring butter
with coal-tar dye at or in the vicinity
of Philadelphia. For myself, do not
believe in coloring butter with any
artificial matter, not even that extract
ed from vegetables. 1t is not Just
right, fellow farmers. We have made
brave fight against the manufacture
and sale of artificial butter; now let's
not be party to fraud ourselves by
adding any foreign matter to the prod
uct of our dairies. Let them stand or
fall for just what they are. We can
get COWS that will make butter that is
as yellow as gold. We can give our
cows feed that will bring the color ID
where it should be to please the most
exacting fancy. That is the way to dc
it. The idea of having but. sr highl.
colored is only fashion at best. The
coloring matter adds nothing whatever
to the flavor of the article. Pure bur-
ter, Just as it is given to us by nature
is by far the best.-E. C. Vincent.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06
Balance of European Power.

II is a sound maxim that the proper
function of diplomacy is not to make
war but to make peace and secure its
continuance. Certainly no public ser
want can bc more usefully employed
than in the preservation of good neigh.
borhood between the nations. The
maintenance of immense military ar
maments by the great powers, how
ever, proves that they have not yet
reached the stage of perfect mutual
confidence. 1t has been the policy of
European statesmen generally for
some 400 years - secure by bal
auce of power" immunity against the
agGressiveuess of any one dangerous
iy strong state-New Orleans Picay-
Iyup
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06
WASHING Fowl3.

Recently l purchased number of
fowls that had been brought up on a
city lot. They were White Leghorns
and had been kept in a locality where
there was much smoke from soft coal.
In addition they had been confined on
a small area and had padded the
ground into mud. Their plumage was
gray and black with smoke and the
spattering from the rains to which
they had been exposed. They had also
become very dirty from the mud in
which they had been compelled to
walk. They were disposed of at a
sale and presented such lamentable
appearance on the day of sale that
no one wanted them. Every one
seemed to think them scrubs of the
scrubs. But | did not. l knew from
their combs that they were pure-bred
but that they had not been given a
chance to make their toilets for some
time. l bid low price for them,
about meat price, and got them.
took them home and subjected them to
washing. | used, a strong lot of soap
suds and worked the soap into and un-
der their feathers. found they had
some body lice on them and suspected
that they might be harboring mites.
So l worked in the soap good and
hard 1t took. a long time to wash
each fowl, but when I had washed
them you should have seen them. They
fairly shone. and when l turned them
out onto our green lawn they were a
pretty sight. They showed by every
movement that they appreciated the
cleaning up. find in washing fowls
one should be careful and do thor
ough job, especially If the birds have
had lice. Every louise can be disposed
of If the washing is thorough enough.
For some reason or other lice do not
like soap.-Sophia Belknap, Allen Co,
Ind, in Farmers Review.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06
The Age of the Profitable Feeding
Steer.

1t requires about one-half as much
grain to produce a hundred pounds of
gain OIL calves as on twoyear-olds.
The work of the Missouri Agricultural
College has definitely demonstrated
that the most profitable age to fatten
cattle is while they are still young.
The older the animal the more food
is required to produce given gain.
Other stations have also investigated
this question and have arrived at the
same result. The Central Experiment
Station Farm at Ottawa, Canada,
found by comparing one thousand
pounds live weight in the case of
calves. yearlings, two and three-year
olds, that the profit for each one thous-
and pounds was: Calves. $31.0O;
yearlings. $1,000; two-year-olds,
1910; three-year-olds, $3.50. When
all of the cattle of all ages were pur-
chased at 4c a pound and sold fat at
DC pound. the profit on $1,000 invest
ed in feeding cattle was: Calves,
s557.50; yearlings, s2S4.O0; two-year-
olds, s19S.75; three-year-olds, $177.5O
Nine-tenths of all the cattle fed in the
Middle West are two-year-olds at the
beginning of the feeding period. When
these cattle are in thin condition at
the beginning of the experiment they
are often fed with profit; but starting
with calves in the same condition it
is unquestionably true that the calves
return more profit for each thousand
dollars invested than the older cattle.
F. b. Mumford
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06

Once upon time in Tennessee there
lived a man named John Templin. He
seldom did any work, not even chores.
He was called the LATEST man in Bled-
soc county. He had no pride, and
would rather beg than work.
Now there was an exhorter preacher
named Fentress who occasionally
filed various pulpits, and on one occa-
sion he filled the pulpit where John
Templin worshiped, when he was not
too lazy to worship. Rev. Fentress
opened the Bible and began reading
the seth chapter of Exodus. When he
cane to the 10th verse. he stopped
and looked hard at Templin, until
everybody saw by his demeanor that
he was going to say something un-
ussaI, and then he read that verse:
-A,,s he made covering for Gae
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06

like those seen on the New England
pixies. Now and then the women COME
into the villages to beg or barter, or
as the village folk hint. to steal; teh-
ing fortunes to those who may harken,
as incentive to other business.
Seated on one of the crude rock
walls that hem in the flats OF corn
land in the shadows of the Lombardy
poplars, these gypsies, men and won-
en-, smoking their pipes and chattering
in their curious lingo, ever tempt the
much-abused camera. For background
there will be some old Magyar caste,
It's turrets peeping through the aisle
of trees, and with the sentinel at It's
gate-a soldier in uniform but gypsy
at heart, for while they pay no taxes
in Hungary, they are forced to do m IL
itary service. much as they retei
against it.
Less and less each year grow the
number of the gypsies, less and less
frequent their visits, until it will doubt
less not be long before, like the Arabs,
they will have folded their tents for
all time and silently stolen away.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06
I1AK!211

Pr vate Customers for Farm Butter.
IN building up a private trade for
farm butter, it is necessary to have
en- ugh COWS SO that the butter sup
ply can be kept up summer and win
ter. The farmer that has only few
coIgs and produces a large quantity
OF milk in the summer, and almost
mole in the winter, cannot expect to
buId up profitable trade. He Will
be able to produce butter only when it
Is cheapest and when there is large
amount of very cheap butter on the
ma 'ket. There will be then little in
dut ement for customers to seek his
but err He will also be producing but
ter at time of the year when all
conditions are against its keeping quail
ities, on account of the temperature
bel Ig so high that all germs multiply
wi a great rapidity. The farmer that
wishes to build up such trade must
provide for as large quantity OF milk
in the winter as in the summer. He
can then hold his customers the year
round. He can also make better
prices with them than he otherwise
would; for he can fix uniform price
for summer and winter. This, how
ever. can be done only when the buyer
and seller are willing to act fairly.
The producer must not try to sell his
butter elsewhere in the winter, be-
cause hi, IAN get little more for 1t;
nor mus. the buyer try to buy else
where in she summer, because he can
get his butter at lower price. Some
farmers that have built up this kind
of a trade, instead of making uni
form price that will hold throughout
the year, base their price on the Ell
gin market report. There are many
farmers in Illinois, Wisconsin and the
neighboring states that have private
arrangement to supply their customers
with butter at several cents above the
Elgin quotation. One Wisconsin man
gets at least five cents above the Ell
gin price and his customers are al
ways glad to receive his butter That
is because he has studied buttei-mak-
ing for several years and always pro-
duces a fine quality. His butter is
never 'off" flavor. His customers are
willing to pay him more than the
market price for the satisfaction they
experience in always having high
quality of butter. 1t is at this point
that profit comes in having private
customers for farm butter. There is
no disadvantage in farmer securing
private customers, If he produces but
ter of such quality that it will bring
only the current price. In that case,
it would be better for him to turn it
over to the corner grocer.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06
CONVERSION OF JOHN TEMPLIN

tent of rams skins dyed red; and a
covering of badgers skins above
that"
There. BRETHREN" shouted Fentress.
Il was sure that it was in the Old
Testament somewheres. You see what
they did to beggars in those wise old
days. They skinned 'em. Now, amt
namin' no names. Now, then. | amt
maxim no situations. But I'm Just
thinkin' that in this neighborhood
there's at least one that goes about
beggin' Std O. workin'. An I'm ony
thinkin' that mebbe good skinnin'
on a moonlight night mought be
good thing for this neighborhood. That
kind O. folks ought to be skinned, and
stuck up on pole. too"
John Templin went to work the mex
day. He never begged afterwara-
Los Angeles Times.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06
How She Came

She had just arrived from a journey.
On the seat by her and on the one in
front had been two nice-looking men
with whom she would not have object
ed to conversing from sheer wear!-
ness. But they had somehow failed to
avail themselves of their opportunity
TO talk with a pretty girl.
Did you come by easy stages?" in
Quired a friend.
Recalling the two silent fellow voy.
ayers, she replied with shrug:
No; by SLOW coaches! New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06

telephoned the asylum, and Doherty
was released
of course the story leaked out. and
Doherty became the butt of all the
boys, who. every time they saw him,
would call out: Are you the man
who brought the coal?"
One day load of coal had been de-
liyered at house in East Bridgewa-
ter, and the man who delivered it had
gone without collecting his money.
Finding this had happened. the lady
of the house came out, and saw Do
her.y coming down the street. Think
ing he was he man who had been at
her house few minutes before, and
wishing to pay him, she called out:
Are you the man who brought the
coal?"
Doherty looked at her minute, and
then replied: "Oh, go to a warm
place."-Boston Herald.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06
In Crusade Against Check Rein.

The duke of Portland, who holds
the position of master of the horse
at the courts of King Edward, des-
cribed the bearing rein (known in
this country as the check rein) as
vulgar at recent meeting of the Eng
lish Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals. TO my mind"
declared his grace, 'the bearing rein
is vulgar, and its effect is by rn means
beautiful. 1t is ignorantly supposed
to be the correct thing, nowever,
among those who knr- 20 better"
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06
They Got OFF.

II was at a football match between
two local village teams. Excitement
ran high, and rough play was the or
der of the day. The ball fell at the
feet of "A man running down the field.
Instantly he was pounced upon by
half a dozen players: In the midst
OF the confusion muffled voice was
heard:
"Hey." it said. Three or four of
you fellows get off my face while /
blow the whistle! I'm the referee!
London Tit-Bits.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06
Women as Poultry Exhibitors.

Some of the most successful exhib-
itors of poultry that we know anything
about are women. At nearly all of the
leading poultry shows women are
among the exhibitors. and we have oft
en- found them more attentive, both to
their birds and to their customers,
than are the men. This is of great i'm
pcrtance to the visiting public who
generally find it very difficult to get
information concerning the poultry
on exhibition. Women are naturally
very successful raisers Of poultry, and
when they prepare them for a show
room they spare no pains to make
their birds put on the best possible
appearance. The increase of the num-
ber of women exhibitors is to be en-
couraged.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06
TO REPRESENT UNITED STATES.

Henry White. ambassador to Rome.
has been selected 10 represent this
country in conjunction with Minister
Gummere of Tangier at the approach
ing Morocco conference. Mr.. White is
chosen because of his special knowl-
edge Of European politics and his gen
eral qualification and experience as a
diplomat. Temperamentally he is re-
garded as particularly well suited for
this important mission.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06
coIored Egyptian Geese.

So'oTeo egyptian Scese.
The Colored Egyptian geese are re-
garded as being the most beautiful OF
all the breeds of geese. They are not
yet extensively bred in this country.
and are found chiefly in the pens of
the fanciers. They are known quite
widely as the Nile Geese. The goose
Is tall and slender and has better
appearance than any other kind. The
difficulty of breeding it in confinement
is very great unless the males are
kept separate. The males will fight
each other to the death. 1t is thus
necessary that each male have a sep
arate pen.
These geese have 1edium-sized
heads, bills of medium length and
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06
: Age of Grape Vines,

We asiied-Mr. soverhill how long a
grape vine, would grow and
bear frnie He said: ~ do
not know, but when I was 81 years
old my brother bought the, Robin son
Farm, and took up grape vine
there and re-planted it. It has been
growing now, so far as know, for
49 years During all this time 1t has
been bearing fruit" @
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small necks. The wings are long and
have horny spurs in front. The color
of the head is black and gray. The bill
is purple or blush red. The eyes are
orange. The standard weight of the
male is Is pounds and OF the female
IL pounds. Young ganders weigh ~
pounds and young geese 8 pounds.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06

North of Illinois it pays to cover
the strawberry vines in the fall. but
this covering should not be dore till
tie ground is frozen.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06

II you have difficulty in threa itrs
your needle. try holding it ur in i:.l.ti
Of piece of white paper. This sis..
~ the eye plainly.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06

When a disease has existed among
the hogs on the place the premises
should be disinfected and the pens
should be whitewashed.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-06

ter of the late Charles A. Crocker of
San Francisco, and inherited $1,000
900 from her father.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1905-12-29
Sir Henry MORGAN
BUCCANEER
BY CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY,
Author Of THE Southerners;' For
Love of Country" The Grip of
Honor Etc. Etc.
Copyright 1905, by
G. W. DILLINGHAM; COM PANY
Synopsis of Preceding Chapter

Sir Henry Morgan. former pirate, having
purchased immunity and knighthood
from the king of England, has reformed
lea. He is deposed and, killing the Off
GERS sent to arrest him, determines to
become again a freebooter. Benjamin
teriy wronged by Morgou, joins the for
tunes of the latter in order to seek an OPP
portunity to wreak vengeance on him.
Having recuited crew OF ex-pirates and
other desperadoes, Morgan sezes
English frigate and murders her crew
Off for the Spanish coast in search OF
are shown the daring and resoursefui-
ness of Morgan and the courage OF his
men, he defeats two Spanish frigates
and captures their convoy, treasure
salIeon carrying an abbess and priests
as passengers, Morgan shows his
qualities by heaving overheard a muffin
tempts to save the man. Wrecked on
the Venezuelan coast, near la Cuayra,
to which city Morgan is attracted by
Donna Mercedes de Lara, daughter Of
the viceroy OF Venezuela. Donna Mer-
cedes and Captain Dominique avarado,
comandante of La Guayra, are in love
with each other, but the unknown par
entage OF Avaradc prevents their mar
rage. Donna Mercedes is betrothed by
her father to Don Felipe de Tobar, friend
of Aivarado. Aivarado is tempted by his
loved one to forget his dutyto the viceroy
and Ooh Felipe and to fly with her in
stead of conveying her safely from Car
dCdS 10 la 1uaSF9. ne rGSlSIS-
They abandoned themselves with all
the fervor of youth and passion to their
transports of affection. They wandered
away from the others and by the side
of the brook beneath the shelter of the
trees remained together and whisper
ed all the love that beat within their
freed breasts They might die tomor-
row: today they lived and loved. Fain
would they have prolonged the Elysian
dream forever, but the descending sun
of the afternoon at last warned Alva-
RADIO if they would reach La Guayra
that night they must resume their jour
ney. Reluctantly he gave the order to
mount
This time. utterly Indifferent to the
Sonora Agapi,!a. Mercedes, mounted on