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The Lamar register., 1905-11-15
He Was Accommodating.

The domineering young man pos
sessed a square chin and an insistent
voice. and had. therefore. been a sue
cessful hill collector for a downtown
installment house. says the New York
Press. At last the inevitable hap
pened. and he hobbled into the office
on cane.
You know that you sent me to col
leot that old bill from Mr.. Groucherly,
and not TO be any too polite about it?
Well. | wasn't"
You look it, said the manager.
Surveying him.
Well. | goes into his office on the
fourth floor and yells out: Say. you
Groucherly. want you to foot this
hiui'"
He locks me over quietly mo-
ment, and then asks me: what's
your name, young mani
"'Aw, | says. getting tougher. Viii
liam is my name. but call me Bill
Now. l want you to foot this bill right
away, see?'"
Did he do so?" broke in the man.
ager.
Sure: he footed this Bill down four
flights of stairs and didn't ask for a
recent"
The Lamar register., 1905-11-15
DISTINGUISHES Group.

Al Interesting photograph. taken in
1867 az Fort Sanders near Lamarie
station. Wyo. on the Union Pacific
viiiway. has been discovered. The
f,ctrre shows Gen u 5 Grant and
hia party while making tour of the
scsiun. There are twenty figures.
among them. besides Gen. Grant. be
ws Gen william 7 Sherman. Gen.
y ~ Sheridan. Gen Grenville NJ.
todse. Gen. John Gibhou, Gen. VIII
NAN 5, Harney. Gen Adam Slemmer,
Boesdier General Frederick Dent.
Gsssdie General James C. Potter.
Erigaiief General Adam Kautz, Col
y Cass Hunt. and a number of wom-
en- nni children. wives and daughters
"f some Of the officers named. The
picture is an interesting souvenir of
the early days OF the great railroad
,hit has transformed the old over
pnd route." that in tine '5Gs was not
uty7rsed even by the mail in less
'bnn twenty three days between St.
1 outs and san Francisco. into a high
way OF travel. over which express
rates pass in three days between Chi
.,so aud San Francisco.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-15
suHocation and "stuffoc atom

Thousands of people. especially
women and children, die annually
from suffocation in ill-ventilated
homes. Probably still larger num-
ber die from what has been aptly
called 'stuffocation,' an appropriate
name for designating the Gormandiz-
ing in which multitudes of otherwise
intelligent men and women indulge
at certain periods of the year in con
nection with club meetings. sociables.
church fairs and various society
events
The functions of the body may be
very quickly perverted by inhaling air
laden with germs. With equal readi.
ness health may be ruined and bodily
vigor dissipated by using the body as
sort of catch-all into which sub,
stances of all sorts, irrespective OF
their value as bodybuilding materiaH
or their possible influence as body-de-
stroying agencies, are dropped after
the palate has done with them.
With suffocation and "stuffocation"
in operation at one and the same
time, and in the same individual the
march toward the cemetery is rapid
Notwithstanding, these destructive
modes of life are becoming so com
mon that one is constantly reminded
OF the Hibernian witticism once vi
tered by Horace Mann, who declare
that "if some people lived for q month
as other people do, they would Be
dead in fortnight
The Lamar register., 1905-11-15

Herewith we show the kind of crate
in use in the ontario station for the
fattening of fowls The crate is easily
built and every farmer can construct
one or have it constructed at slight
cost. If the experiment stations find
it profitable to have such helps. sure
ly the general farmer cannot afford not
to have one. In such crate his birds
can be kept from moving around, and
that is the desirable thing to do when
fowls are being prepared for the mar
ket. The fatter the fowl the better
the price that can be realized for it.
Fat costs the farmer less than lean
meat and the more of It he puts on
his fowls the better. 1t is not a de-
ception of the public. for the public
understands the case and is willing
The Lamar register., 1905-11-15

THE LILY OF BRANAGHANS PATCH
Portrait OF a Lndy-A Memory of Boyhood

Hcrt, no maid of song or story,
Hcrc's no girl OF high degree,
G,h.nn1cd wiih lturclcd glory.
'fpn!,t of lsnighily chivalry3
Oh lcl1ins Of -ftowning castle
on have walked TIM poets lyre.
Hpusrd tho chuTlish Ecri or vnssnl
Touched them with Promcthcau FIRE.
Hrtr's no maid OF old romanccs
harlug Of dim vanished years,
or no light o. love whose glunccs
t.lvoc wrought. gray grief and tears,
'pt did as grey. dcwy dawn Is.
hrtlcss as rich ripping rain
stu icy shy supple lawn t.,
"Jundins hiitheiy o'er the plain.
Pure oval face fair as a flower.
Y ,r~tiuG for the dripping dew,
Hc,Jty ~ your suniptupu- dover
Hes lend their grace to you.
Car indcd with tHwny tcsses,
Tie rtppling spray Of shaggy sea
Whirh the clustering hrHeZe cpressc..
sEt as muaica mournful plea,
THO shy soft brow as sweet as slumber
Tac ivory breast ~ pure snow.
Nht milk white teeth IN p"ufly uurnbcr.
nc ailycry laughter 7Hc"t and low
witch like awcet .ltrAhiue o'"r tile sea.
hnd flushed with quaint md old rpuTuc's
h,d sparkling blithe w,th gitlish Blee.
SHY aud timprars ls some rleJiur"
f.tmbling through green. l.gtff glade
tre.h - foam each pcItcct feature.
4 mtlis white delicious maid,
AUD her luktIouh eyes arc elrumuS
q icgius Ger somces punded bird,
The Lamar register., 1905-11-15
Clean Surroundings for Milk.

We used to have q great deal of
trouble with the quality of the butter
made at our house, and sometimes the
milk itself became sour early and at
other times had a peculiar taste after
it had stood for only eight or ten hours.
After visiting one of the great dairy
schools of the country l became con-
vinced that the trouble with our but
ter and milk was that things were
not clean enough where we kept our
milk. l went home and examined the
cellar. 1t was summer and all the
old vegetables had been taken out, but
decayed leaves and roots were left
here and there. | tried hard to find If
they were sending off bad f1avors and
found that l could detect some smell
that was not desirable in butter. More
over | noticed that here and there
flies were active and that they visited
the milk and cream as well as the de.
cayed and half-dried roots and leaves
am now sure that the insects help
carry the germs of different kinds of
things to the milk and complete what
the bad air begins.
We had alwsr. kept the cellar win
dows closed in summertime to keep
the cellar as cool as possible. We
used to think that 1t was useless to
have a cellar and yet let it get up in
temperature. But in keeping the win
dows closed we kept all the bad odors
in, to the detriment OIL the milk and
cream-consequently of the butter. l
determined to have cleaning up and
| did.
=
cellar all milk and cream. had a
boy dig out all the remnants of pota-
toes and other things that had de-
cayed or could decay. l had him even
take up some of the boards that were
lying on the cellar bottom and hold
ing moisture. The cellar was most
thoroughly cleaned from bottom to
top. The top was swept carefully but
energetically. The windows were
opened and the cellar aired. had
the windows hinged so they could be
opened with ease. and then had them
fixed so they could be left open a
little way for ventilation if desired
Lastly l had the cellar whitewashed,
both as to the woodwork and the
brick. The bottom is of earth. 1t
should be of cement. But we have not
yet got around to putting a cement
floor in the cellar. 1t costs money
The whitewashing helps kill all
moulds and then helps us see whether
the cellar is getting dirty or not.
When the milk and cream were put
back the flies had all been killed off
and hanging shelves erected for the
milk. After that time we had no trou-
bic with the milk or butter. The win
dows have been frequently opened in
the evening and again shut after they
had been opened for an hour or so.
We have screens also to keep out the
flies. This cleaning up did not cost
much money, but it was worth a good
deal in the improved quality of the
butter made.-James Addison, Bureau
Co., ILL.,, in Farmers Review
The Lamar register., 1905-11-15
Cattle in Cuba

The number of cattle in Cuba is
not great at this time, but Is is Ger.
tain to become great. The problem of
how to ESCAPE Texas fever is being
dealt with both in the island and on
the mainland. The Cubans are becom.
ing quite large beef eaters. and it
is necessary that they import special
beef breeds If they are not to i'm
port the finished product. There is
law in the island at present pro-
hibiting the killing of dairy cows
This is done to foster the dairy inter.
est, but at the same time 1t shuts off
one cheap supply of beef. The Cubans
at the present time are eating seven
times as much beef as pork, and about
$500 times as much beef as mutton.
According to recent report the per
capita consumption of beef in Cuba
in 1902 was 43.07 pounds, of pork 6.S2
pounds. while the consumption OF NUT.
ton was only 8 pound per 100 inhab.
itants. This opens up a great possi-
bility in the sale of beef stock by
American growers.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-15
Temperature of Soils.

One great field OF EXPERIMENTATION
is as yet almost untouched, and this
is the field Of soil temperatures. In
some of the experiment stations of the
world an apparatus is in use for de-
termining soil temperatures and 1t
proves very valuable in giving data
from which the experimenters can de-
termine the effect of cold and heat on
plant production. Any farmer can
make such an apparatus by using a
thermometer and attaching to it any
instrument that will permit it to be
inserted to any desirable depth The
farmer who studies his soil will find
ii to his advantage to know the differ
ent temperatures of the different fields
of his farm. He VIII be surprised to
find out how greatly these tempera.
lures vary. The temperature controls
to very great extent the gerrination
of seed in the soil. If the seed is put
into a cold soil it will. in many cases.
rot before sprouting. This is especially
true of the corn seed. Many a farmer
has planted valuable seed corn in soil
that was yet too cold to allow of ger.
mination and has afterwards had to
replant the field at great loss to him.
self. -f
Generally cold soils are damp soils
or wet soils. But this is not always
the case, as sometimes the cold soils
are simply heavy clay soils. The farm.
er who has the wet soil is deceived BY
the drying out of the surface. The
water present keeps down the tenn
perature Immediately Under the sur.
face. and when the seed is put in the
result is that it is lost. The matter
of soil temperature is one that has, up
to this time, been considered general
ly the work of the scientists; but the
time is coming when every progressive
farmer will make this study for him.
self
The Lamar register., 1905-11-15
Calcium and MaanesIun.

Calcium and magnesium are
10th soil elements which enter
into the composition of plants.
They are. however. so gener.
ally distributed in the soil that they
are little considered by the students
of plant nutrition. One German ex.
pressed a theory that there must be
a certain ratio maintained between
the calcium and magnesium in the
soil or plants would not grow. Some
German scientists have recently com
pleted some experiments to determine
the truth of this expressed opinion.
and it was found that there was no
needed relation between the presence
of calcium and magnesium. Hence
what is known as the "Loew hypothe.
sis is discredited.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-15
TWISTING the Palate.

A large share of the physical desen-
eracy that is increasing on every hand
may be traced directly to unworthy
eating of things never designed to be
eaten. and which no one would ever
think OF eating except for the fact
that they momentarily give an agree
able sensation to the tongue and pal
ate. No thought or consideration is
given to the possible effect of these
palate-tickling substances upon the
stomach after they have entered IT. A
gentleman once said to the writer: II
eat mustard. pepper. and similar hot
substances because | like things that
give my palate twist" This gentle
man, with thousands of others like
him. quite overlooked tho fact that
those things that twist" the palate
are equally able to twist" the stom-
ach. the liver, the nerves. the brain
and every organ and tissue With
which they come in contact in their
journey through the body.
An unperyerted palate is wise and
ever wakeful sentinel. which says
promptly TO the eater. Enough, ''
when he has taken sufficient amount
OF nutrient material C meet the pres
ent requirements OF the body.
The palate was given man, not as
an instrument of pleasure, but as a
guide whereby he might select In
proper quantities food substances of
the quality suited TO his needs. The
debasement of this function to the
ends of pleasure is the beginning of
prostitution of the body which ends
only in abandonment to the grossest
forms OF selfindulgeroe and tends to
premature exhaustion of the vital re-
sources. early decay of the body's
forces and ignonlinious death; for no
death can be considered honorable
which is the direct consequence of
ones own acts, or suicide. Said an
eminent French writer. Man does not
die; he Kills himself"
The Lamar register., 1905-11-15

Of said storage houses by the general
farmers is out of the question. More
over the farmer wants to use these
roots during the winter and cannot
afford to make a trip frequently TO a
cold storage house.
The men in charge of the sugar beet
factories have found pits to be the
most economical method Of storing
beets. In our first cut is shown the
style of pit used in Nebraska. The
cut shows the transverse section of
a long row of beets stored in a long
pit This section represents, as to the
beets, about four feet in width and
height. The layer of dirt over them is
six inches thick. Above the first layer
of beets is layer of straw. and above
that is a layer of two inches of dirt
This last layer is put on only on the
approach of cold weather. At V there
is a ventilating hole about one foot
in diameter. 1t must be remembered
that this method. though successful
The Lamar register., 1905-11-15
|IIVEf
| STOCK

The Reindeer as a Farm Animal.
In all the northern part of this con-
tinent the reindeer has become prac-
ucaliy the only farm animal that can
De successfully bred and used. Under
the auspices of the United States De.
partment of Agriculture, they were
some years ago introduced into
Alaska, where they are now being
used both for food and for draft pur.
poses. There is just as great oppor-
tunity for improving the reindeer as
FOR improving our other farm animals.
In the regions where life is hard these
animals thrive. and fall Il thrive In
regions where the OK and the horse
are at their best. The zone of use
fulness of the reindeer is north of that
in which the luxuriant agriculture is
possible. Its food is the lichen and
herbaSe native to the region where
the ground at some depth is eternally
frozen. 1t is fortunate, perhaps. that
the reindeer cannot live upon the
kind of forage we feed to cattle and
horses. In the far north where the
moss grows rapidly in the summer
and where 1t covers the lodges even
to a great depth, these animals find
their natural pastures. 1t is the me-
dium for Transforming this vast amount
of otherwise useless material into pal.
atable meat and rich milk. The in
dustry of developing the reindeer is
in its infancy. We may be certain
that this animal, adapted by thou.
sands of generations of habit to the
cold north, will yet become a domes.
tic animal of great Importance.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-15
RECORDS OF HoMlNe PIGEON:
One Old Bird Accompanies a Certain
Train Every Day.


Homing pigeons are the craze in
England just now, and on one recent
Saturday between 100000 and 100000
birds were released in various compe-
titi1ls.
A number of these were raceG to
Lon lon from Retford and Branston.
The distances are 127 and l13 miles,
resi- ectively. but no birds of the sew
cral thousand released made the trip
in the traditional milo n minute, al
though every circumstance of wind
and weather was favorable to record
breaking.
Much better time was made in 4
con. est from Templecombe to London,
in which one bird made the los miles
in hinety-four minutes, an average of
sixtS-nine miles an hour. and more
than 100 exceeded a speed of sixty
miles an hour.
Ole of the oldest homers is a bird
which makes its home around the rail
way station at Liege, in Belgium.
There is train from Liege TO Wa
rerlme which starts every morning at
10 O'Clock.
As soon as the train pulls into the
station the bird commences to circle
in the air. and as soon as headway is
gained follows the train to its destina-
ton, returning Immediately home,
where ii flies about the station foi
the rest of the day.
1t pays no attention TO any other OF
the trains, and no one is able 10 offer
an explanation as to why this partic-
rlar train should be favored.-New
York Herald.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-15

Like some chaste Madonna dreaming.
When her tender PHYS stirred. .
The roscleaf face where bcautys dTeH-
ing.
As tender as the dream of dawn:
The piquant mouth with laughter SWELL
ing,
The step as supple as the fawn,
Sweet the shapeiy, sloping shoulder,
with Its ivory rise and fan.
Charms the gaze OF cach bcholder'
Like pure, snowy, marble wall
Her face is fairer than the flowers.
That gem the green cool dewy Held,
As hcaitenod by sweet. savory showers.
Her checks have caught the tint of roses
Her brow has filched the lily's glo%;
As dropping in tho dell II dozcs,
TO shyly dream OF long ago!
And her voice sounds low and tender;
Soft as Swinburncs sumptuous strain
And her eyes show qucenly sple ndor
Pure as stars drcnchod with thc RAIN
Brave Viking Nag those tawny trfssc1'
Rchcllious ms the whimpcring hree2e'
That shrnlks from the suns cnfos-'c5
As frank and chainlcss as the seas
Rose, your beauty is n treasure.
Richer than GolcondNs gold.
Nenus gave YOU gnodllost measure,
Furcst nedgling Of the fold.
Juno lent you puccnly spleudor
psychc sent you angel face,
st Cecilias hand so tender
Touched you with ethereal grace
JAMES II. KINSELIh.
Registry Division. Chicago Postofhco'
The Lamar register., 1905-11-15
Work as Remedy for Nervousness


Work alone does not unnerve US.
Overwork seldom does permanent
harm-the damage is done by worry.
that arch enemy of peace and hap
piness.
'It has been proven over and over
again." says DR.. II. j. Hall, that hon
est manual work, even of the con-
mon. everyday sort. has in it the pow
er to drive away worry. The wor1-
an who works with her hands ut
housework. day after day, may not D
preciate the blessings of her hard
task, but the blessing is there. and
the average of nerves is far lower
among the workers of this type than
among those who plan and think and
have the social burden to bear. If the
lady whose time is full of social en.(
gageTonts, and who is distressed over
the servant question, would sometime
go into the kitchen and cook, would
get down on her knees and scrub. shs
might thereupon taste the joys of the
simple life. and she might be sur
prised to find how soon, under the be
nign influence of work, the problems
of life would grow less complicated.
An hour of work each day, good hard
work that clears the brain and leaves
no room for worry, may prove saw
ing of time and of strength for the
woman of affairs, for it will break the
monotony of the intellectual strain
and make life brighter and easier in
every way"
The Lamar register., 1905-11-15
Outdoor Treatment for Tubercular In.
sane Patients.

1t was found desirable TO take the
tubercular insane patients on Wards
Island out of the hospital wards for
their own good and as a measure OF
safety for others. The consumptives
We're sent to live in tents on the lawn
of the institution, and there they have
remained at ali seasons ever since
With sufficient clothing. ample bed
covering and large coal stove fires in
the tents, they are entire comfortable
even in winter. Ini.eed. the benefit to
them is marked. Almost immediately
cough is lessened. fever and night
sweats decreased or abolished, appe-
tite improved, and in nearly every
case weight is stril;inSly. increased.
The mental condition of the patients
is also improved in many cases.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-15
.GRl(l[EIURFI
Pits for Storage of Roots.

At this time of the year the farmer
is considering how he may best store
his roots and tubers for the winter,
1t Is desirable to so store potatoes
beets. turnips, carrots and the ike
that they will remain in a temperature
Just above the freezing point In the
cellar it is frequently so warm that
tho different roots lose much mois-
ture and in some cases begin to grow
A regular cold storage house in which
the temperature is kept at about the
freezing point is the desirable thing,
but to most of our farmers this is an
impossibility Most of our farms are
situated at considerable distance
from such houses, and the hauling
would be SO much trouble that the use
The Lamar register., 1905-11-15

in Nebraska, must be modified for
places further north where the layers
of dirt and straw would have to be
thicker.
Our second illustration shows the
pits used for the storage OF sugar beets
IN Wisconsin. A greater degree of
cold and otherwise adverse conditions
must be provided against. The beets
are placed in deep and wide furrow.
which may be as long as needed. The
pile here shown is six feet wide and
three feet high. Above the beets are
piled eighteen inches of earth. At v
is shown a piece of ventilating tile.
These tile are placed in the row every
six feet This tile is left open while
the beets are sweating, but can be
closed after that process is completed.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-15
Worth Remembering,

Remember that well-tanned peopl-
are not apt to be sick.
DR.. Sunlight is the most successful
doctor in the universe.
Chew your food-don't bolt it. The
quick-luncher catches the early train
for the cemetery.
Keep your lungs well filed with
fresh air. and you won't need to have
prescription filed
Bathe regularly, and use cold water,
not warm. Cold-water baths and eX-
ercise are wonderful appetizf-s.
Exercise works off the old tissue
and assists nature to build UP the
new. Lazy people get a lift in the
black wagon before they expect it.