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The Lamar register., 1906-01-17

One of the greatest of living jock
eys has a most remarkable collection
of tributes from admirers, unknown
and otherwise. 1t contains, among
other strange things, pawn tickets.
writs and summonses contributed by
unsuccessful hackers of his mounts,
talismans of all kinds to bring him
luck in his races, sermons and tracts
for his spiritual welfare, recipes for
all kinds of ailments from coughs to
a tendency to corpulence, forms for in
surfing against accidents, offers of
marriage accompanied by bundles of
photographs of would-be wives. welsh
ers' tickets and pair of wornout
boots with the legend: "All that is
left of them after walking from
York to London; backed all your
mounts"
A few years ago. after his horse had
lost an important race, well-known
turfman went up to the jockey and
made him formal and public presen-
tation of silver snuffbox. saying
that If he would look inside he would
see the kind of horse he ought to ride
in future. The jockey opened the
The Lamar register., 1906-01-17
MVST FIGHT FOR SUCCESS

Many man has tried to justify his
failure on the ground that he was
doomed by the cards which fate dealt
him, that he must pick them up and
play the game, and that no effort.
however great, on his part could ma
tcrially change the result, says n
writer in Success. But, my young
friend, the fate that deals your cards
is in the main your own resolution.
The result of the game does not rest
with fate or destiny, but with you.
You will take the trick IL you have
the superior energy. ability and deter
mination requisite to take it. You
have the power within yourself to
change the value of the cards which.
you say, fate has dealt you. The game
depends upon your training. upon the
way you are disciplined to seize and
use your opportunities and upon your
ability to put grit in the place of su-
perior advantages.
Just because circumstances do
sometimes give clients to lawyers and
patients to physicians, put common
place clergymen in uncommon pulpits.
and place the sons of the rich at the
head of great corporations even when
The Lamar register., 1906-01-17

Poles. and grayish colors predomirate
in it. Their language has great SINH
larity to the Sanskrit The popular
poetry of both the Let's and Lith-
uauinans is rich in both idyllic ana
lyric songs. imbued with the tendeHest
love and melancholy and most po'
etical feeling for nature. and are re-
markable for their absolute chastity.
The national character is fully ex-
pressed in them-not warlike at all.
but melancholy and sociable. In the
Lettish song there is an added cLar-
acteristic. the hatred which the :eo-
pie feel toward the German landb"ld-
ers.
Despite the fact that the people are
either Lutherans or Roman or Greek
Catholics. the names of the old pasan
divinities. very numerous in Their sor-
mer mythology. are continually Zen
toned in songs and also in comihon
speech. The forests of Livonia and
Kurland have played an important
part in their history Their chief
priest worshiped in the forests, the
people brought their offerings to their
divinities at the foot of mighty oaks,
and even during the fourteenth cen
tury the "zincz." an inextinguishable
fire. was maintained To this day
traces of the worship Of oak trees
may be seen
The Lamar register., 1906-01-17
WHISKY BOTTLE IN ARCHIVES

A whisky bottle is filed away with
care among the archives of the Ha-
waiian government, as are also two of
the nodding chicken feather helmet
adornments formerly worn by King
Kalakaua on state occasions. The
bottle is certainly unique "docu-
ment" for the archives, but written
statement across the face of the label
shows that 1t played an important
part in the revolution of 1895, when
the attempt was made to overthrow
the republic and restore the queen to
her throne.
Th bottle is an ordinary one. with
a bulging cork, and is about half full
of a liquid of which, for some reason
or another. no one in the capitol is
willing to partake.
Across the face is the following
written with pen and ink
I'm re treason of Gulick ct al. Ex
B. Filed this 21st day of January.
1895. j. w. Jones. list Lieut.. Co. d..
N. G. H., Recorder"
After the death of Charles Carter
at Diamond Head, who was killed by
revolutionists. the government troops
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were dispatched to Bertelmann's place
and put on guard. 1t was strenuous
time. One night when the guards
were being changed every hour. so
that no sentry would have an oEpor-
tunity of falling asleep. the officer in
charge is said to have sent for some
hot coffee. This would aid in keeping
the. soldiers awake. The coffee came.
Also bottle of whisky was brought
along. The officers said the men
could drink coffee. but not whisky. 1t
was suggested that whisky might be
put in the coffee. No. 1t might make
them drowsy. But it happened that
one of the soldiers drank some whis-
ky. He fell asleep half an hour after
ward and did not wake until the next
morning about daylight. He was
shaken several times during the night
but he was in deep. heavy slumber
and could not be awakened.
The bottle of whisky was kept in
the camp. The contents are. and prob
ably will remain untouched. for there
seems to be n general impression about
that the contents were. and may be
still. "doped. d."-Hololulu Commercial
Advertiser.
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Not so the raven. Its distrust of us is
profound, and its nest is placed in
some wild spot far out OF reach of
our possible attack or succor. But
there are other enemies. know of a
pair that built on one side of pro-
iecting crag high up on the cliffs OF
Rathlin island. Some fierce reregrine
falcons occupied the other side of the
crag. and when one day their eggs
were taken by an adventurous collect
or, they sharing the popular opinion
OF a ravens blackness. concluded that
their neighbors were the offenders
and wreaked their grief and vengeance
upon them. When. on their return
from foraging expedition. the falcons
found their nest despoiled they were
seen to hold consultation and after
much deliberation, they suddenly
arose and both, with one accord flew
at the ravens nest and sacked 1t.
tearing it in their rage and indignation
until not one stick was left upon an
other.-London Standard.
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they have only average ability and
scarcely any experience. while poor
youths with greater ability and more
experience often have to fight their
way for years to obtain ordinary sit
uations, are you justified in starting
out without chart or in leaving a
place for luck in your program? What
would you think of the captain of a
great liner who would start out to
sea without any port in view and trust
to luck to land his precious cargo
safely?
Did you ever know of strong
young man making out his life pro-
gram and depending upon chance to
carry out any part of it? Men who
depend upon luck do not think II
worth while to make thorough prep
aration for success. They are not
willing to pay the regular price for it.
They are looking for bargains. They
are hunting for short cuts to success.
Power gravitates to the man who
knows how. Luck is the tide. moth
ing more. The strong man rows with
1t il it makes toward his port; he
rows against it If it flows the other
way"
The Lamar register., 1906-01-17
Never Too Busy.

TO go for "A romp with you
Through the forest of Transformation.
In the island of Hullabaloo;
once there, I'm horse to ride on.
m a booger-bear to alright,
Contrived for babes delight
I'm an "ellunt" and n "hippossum."
And camel and a zebra. too;
m a sake" that twists and wriggles,
:. And giggles and hollers "Boo!"
m horse and my loose suspenders
are lines you can drive me by;
Where the waves dash mountain high.
I'm a ship on the tossing ocean.
Ana you are my captain bold.
And / toss and roll beneath you.
But my ears they are strong to hold.
And you laugh as the breakers grumble.
And you fear no dire mishap
As your laugh browns out the tempest.
And your glad voice calls "Diddap!f
I'm glad am not too busy
At any old time OF day -.
To get on the floor and tumble.
And grumble and growl and play;
TO Just put aside my paper
Ana romp when you want me TO.
Through the forest of Transformation
To the island of Hullabaloo.
I'm glad I am not too busy.
Nor tired. nor glum. you wis,
To stoop when you steal beside me
With your lips held up to kiss:
To romp till your heart is glad:
I am glad that the Lord picked me out,
Dear baby. to be your dad.
j. NJ. Lewis in Houston Post.
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OVER GIFTS TO JOCKEYS

box and found in 1t half dozen fat
snails. 1t was the same satirical own
er who on another occasion presented
his jockey with a sumptuous casket.
which on being opened disclosed
wooden spoon. and to a third jockey
who had faiIed to win an important
race he handed pair of crutches
bought from beggar on the course.
When John Singleton. a clever jock
ey of nearly two centuries ago. first
won a race in Yorkshire the farmer
whose horse he had ridden to victory
was so delighted with his achievement
that he made him a present of eve.
whose offspring soon mustered
round dozen, and really started the ex-
shepherd lad on his career as jock
ey. Singleton was very proud of and
grateful for his singular fee.
In this respect he furnished great
contrast to a well-known jockey who.
when check for $500 was handed
to him by the owner of horse on
which he had won race, crumpled it
up contemptuously with the remark
that he had often received more for
riding a 2-year-Old"
The Lamar register., 1906-01-17
How 20 Make Peanut Dolls.

Very odd and funny and instructive
little dolls can be, made from peanuts
You may have an Indian chief squaw,
and little papoose: John Chinaman, a
Japanese lady. Dutch woman. Norman
peasant woman with high white cap, a
witch In peaked hat and red cloak,
wizard arrayed in star trimmed
cloak and high hat, a Hindoo Yogi
with white tprbaned head. a gypsy
and many other characters in this
jolly company.
The peanuts are threaded whole
upon coarse white twine, through the
length of the nuts. Very short nuts
are used for feet and hands and the
round single nuts for the heads. A
thick peanut forms the body, or, IL
more bulk is required. use two. Long
slender nuts form the arms and legs.
Now for the wigs. For the Orientals
use horsehair or the hair filling of a
cushion; glue the locks in place and
then fasten on the head covering
New rope. if combed out fine. will
make splendid flaxen wig; by color
ing 1t you can have an auburn or
brown tint. Fasten this wealth of hair
with jaunty bow. Outline the feat
ures with ink. The wigs of the "wiz-
ard" and the yogi should be white:
use cotton picked out fluffy. and glue
in place SO it will fall long over the
shoulders and make flowing boards.
Material for the dresses can be of
tissue or crepe paper In gay colors or
from the scrap bag. The garb of the
Chinaman will be silk cut the two
garments from paper patterns; the
shoulders are naturally very narrow.
Gilt paper will be very useful to
help decorate the gypsy and yogi
dresses.
1t is only half the fun to make
and dress these curious little figures
They can be made to act on minia.
ture stage, like little puppets.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-17
WHY THE STOVE WAS ELEVATED
Professors Might Have Reasoned Long
Without Success

During the college days of ex-Mayoi
Bessom of Lynn he had two of the
professors of the college as guest.
at hunting camp in the Maine
woods. When they entered the camI
their attention was attracted to the
unusual position of the stove. which
was set on posts about four feet high
One of the professors began to com
msnt upon the knowledge woodsmen
gain by observation. Now" said he
this man has discovered that the
heat radiating from the stove strikes
the roof. and the circulation is SC
quickened that the camp is warmed
in much less time than would be re.
quired If the stove was in its regular
place on the floor"
The other professor was of the o, in.
ion that the stove was elevated to be
above the window, in order that cool
and pure air could be had at night.
Mr. Bessom, being more practical,
contended that the stove was elevated
in order that good supply of green
wood could be placed beneath it to
dry.
After considerable argument each
man placed dollar bill upon the
table. and it was agreed that the one
whose opinion was nearest the guides
reason for elevating the stove should
take the pool. The guide was called
and asked why the stove was placed
in such an unusual position.
Well said he. when | brought
the stove up the river | lost most of
the stovepipe overheard, and had to
set the stove up there so as to have
the pipe reach through the roof"
He got the money.-Boston Herald.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-17
The Vanishing Dime.

This is a cleveriItrick, and may be
done with good efrect in the following
manner: Previously stick small
piece of white WAGON tie nail OF your
middle finger. lay dime on the palm
of your hand, and, state to the com
pany that You will make it vanish at
the word of command, at the same
time observing that many persons per-
form the feat by letting the dime fall
into their sleeves, but to convince
them that you have not recourse to
any such deception, turn up your cuffs.
Then close your hand, and by bring
ing the waxed nail in contact with the
dime it will firmly adhere to it. Then
blow upon your hand and cry be
gone" and suddenly opening It and
extending your palm you show that
the dime has vanished. Care must he
taken to remove the wax from the
dime before restoring it to the owner.
if it should have been borrowed from
some one in the company.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-17
FOR THE HANDY CHILD.
To Make an AeeIian Harp.

This instrument can be made by
almost any ingenious boy. 1t consists
of long. narrow box of very thin
wood. about five or six inches deep.
with circle in the middle OF the up
per side an inch and half in diane
ter, in which are to be drilled small
holes. In this side seven. ten or more
strings, of very fine gut. are stretched
over bridges at each end. like the
bridges of a fiddle. and screwed up or
relaxed with screw pins.
The strings should all De tuned
to the same note, and the instrument
be placed in some current of air,
where the wind can pass over its
strings with freedom. A window, the
width of which is equal to the length
of the harp. with the sash just raised
to give the air admission, is a proper
situation. When the air blows upon
the strings of the harp, with different
degrees of force, IL will excite different
degrees of sound; sometimes the blast
brings out all the tones in full concert,
and sometimes it sinks to the softest
murmurs.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-17
THE DISCONTINUED ROOSTER AND CAT
by EUGENE O. nAYrIELD cREx NJ

The Cat and the Rooster were visit
ing in the back yard. They would
have visited in the front yard. but the
Lady would not allow it.
II am getting tired of being bossed
by a Woman said the Rooster.
What is the trouble now?" inquired
the Cat.
Nothing more than usual was the
reply. But. just the same. am tired
of 1t all, and II She don't stop '.shoo-
ing me every time I peep around the
corner of the house, there's going to
be war
What would you do?" laughed the
Cat.
81 would do lots of things if
dared.' said the Rooster, tapping his
wings. "In the first place I'd scratch
all the covering off the bulb beds. But
| dare not do that. as I'd be caught,
sure, and l might be served up for
Sunday dinner for the minister. in or
der to keep me from making further
raids"
That would be joke on the min
lister" mewed the Cat.
Tho Rooster was SO angry that the
flew up on the fence. and crowed
three times, as loud as he could.
For several minutes not word was
said by either the Cat or the Rooster.
Finally the Cat apologized and the
Rooster flew down. and the two were
soon on friendly terms again.
All of a sudden, brilliant idea
struck the Cat. 'Tll tell you what
we'll do he said. I'VE will run away.
and go to the woods, and gather nuts,
and have fine time, with no one to
'shoo,' you or scat me-
Agreed" exclaimed the Rooster,
and they started.
1t was almost dark when the woods
were reached-such big, dark woods
that even the Rooster was afraid to
look to either the right or left. and the
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said the Cat. in a louder tone, at the
same time scratching the Rooster on
the comb, to awaken him.
"Hoot. Hoot, Hoot!" came the call
of the little owls.
The evil one is abroad in these
woods groaned the Rooster, now
awake TO his danger.
Again came the call of the owls. and
the Cat started down the tree.
Where are you going?" asked the
Rooster.
Home" called back the Cat, and
the Rooster flew down and started.
too.
II was ve.J late when two animals
could have been seen crossing a lady's
front yard on their way to a friendly
barn and coop. Both were footsore
and weary. Both staggered as they
walked But their trials were not vet
ended. The barn door was closed. and
the coop was locked
Poor old runaway Rooster. Poor old
runaway Cat. Until daybreak they sat
on the fence, in the once mucb-abused
back yard, and shiyered-sbivered
win cold, and whispered to each other
ABOUT the awful sounds they heard in
the woods.
But that was long. long time ago.
ard now there is no happier Rooster
or Cat in all the wide world. than the
pair who once became angry at a Lady
who said "shoo" to the Rooster. and
scat" to the Cat.
MORAL.
After all. there's no place like ees,s
~ IN back yard"
The Lamar register., 1906-01-17
HAD FUN ON GROCERY WAGON
Most interesting Thing Damsei Did
During Summer.

Most interesting Thing Damsei Did
During Summer.
"The most interesting thing did
Hhis summer" The girl with tan
bronze repeated the question he asked
her. u don't have to draw straws TO
tell you. for one particular experience
islands all by itself"
"Was IL count or an automobile
tracing millionaire?" the man asked.
Nothing that you would ever
guess" She returned. with toss of
her dainty head. THE most interest
ling thug | did this summer was to
drive a grocery wagon for one whole
day through country district on Cape
Cod
'Yoa'd make n pretty grocer's girl"
no admitted. but | thought grocers
aud butchers always had boys on their
wagons"
she went on, "a nice boy. too-not n
spoiled city man. They said that |
didn't dare make the rounds with
him. hut I did. 1t would have been
worth while II only to see the stares
with which the Cape Cod folk greeted
me. but there were other experiences.
"For instance. there was a deaf and
dumb farmer who wanted to give an
order. but neither the boy nor l I'M
derstood the sign language. He got n
piece of chalk and tried to draw what
he wanted.
''Potato!' | cried, and | picked up
one out of the stock in the wagon.
"The old man shook his head and
began To draw again. 1t was worse
than before. Finally his son came
along and told us that his father
wanted Il patent fly catcher. the
screen sort, which lets the flies into a
trap and will not let them out again.
Then there was woman who
came to her back door and shouted
that she wanted "hour jumper
I'D have lost out again If it hadn't
been for the grocery boy. He prompt
ly took out a cake of yeast. and 1t
proved TO be the required flour jump
e."
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kind. and the American man-o.war's
man is no exception to the rule. A
favorite amusement among the
United States sailors is, of all things.
pie-eating contest. With hands behind
their backs. the contestants kneal
around a table. and pie on tin
dish is placed before each man. The
pie" consists of two layers of pastry
on round tin platter, with apples,
rhubarb. peaches, mince meat or what
nor between them, and IS 1t is baked
on the platter the lower layer sticks
tightly. 1t is most comical to watch
the mems faces as they wrestle with
the sticky crust or endeavor to swal-
low terrifcally hot fragment OF
fruit. The man who first disposes OF
his pie is. OF course, decided the win
ner. and it is considered a distinction
to be declared pie-eating champion,
The Wide World Magazine.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-17
A Simple 1ookrack.


This is handy piece of work that
can be made by any boy who has
tools, some wood and follows direo.
tions. 1t can when finished be hung
upon the wall of a room and serves
Just as we'll as one bought at store.
First get two pieces of board two
feet two inches long. nine and a half
inches wide and one-half an inch thick.
These are for the sides of the book
case. Two and a half inches from
the top draw light line and with a
scroll saw saw as shown in the dia-
gram and saw half circle in the mid.
die in the bottom of the wood.
For the shelves get three pieces OF
board two feet long and nine and a
half inches wide and a half inch thick
lorg. two and a half inches vide and
half inch thick, and sawiwith scroll
saw as shown in diagram. For the
bottom get a piece of board of same
dimensions as for the top piece and
saw in curves on bottom edge.
When all this has been completed
nail the shelves to'the sides, The. first
one two and a half inches from the
bottom. the second nine and Three
quarters inches above the first and
the third nine and It. quarters
inches above the second. Then nail
the bottom piece in. to the front be-
low the first shelf. Then nail the
top piece in, to the back above the
third shelf.
Now if this is given a coat of var
nish or paint you will have q service
able bookrack with little labor or ex-
pense. =
The Lamar register., 1906-01-17
THE OLD LOVED TUNES

A boy we had belongin' us. an och. but
he was gay.
An we ID sooner hear him singin' than
we ID hear the birds in May;
For n bullfinch was a fool to him. an all
We had to do.
Only name the song We wanted annie d
sing 1t for ye through
wild his '.Up now therc.' an his Look
about an thry for 1t,
Faith. he had the quarest songs of any
We could find
''Poppies in the Corn too, an "Mollie.
never cry for it,
The pretty girl l courted." an
"There's trouble in the wind"
Music is deiudherin', ye II hear the peo-
pie say,
The more they he deludhered then the
better is their case;
/ would sooner miss my dhrink than
never hear a fiddle play
And since Hughie up an left us this
has been another place.
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Buttons.

Boys are stamp collectors. and fire.
quently they have the coin craze. But
unless girl gathers picture cards
and even If she does-she can hardly
have the pleasure in collecting" that
her mother had 80 years ago.
1t was buttons we collected then.
writes correspondent, and the girl
with the longest string was a person
to be envied. There were glass but
tons and bone buttons, metal buttons
and pearl. Some had shanks, and
others had holes with which to attach
them to the string; but whatever they
were, they were priced as much by
their owners as any modern boy val
ues his collection.
1t is so natural for us to have but
tons and buttonholes that we never
consider that not SO very long ago
poor mortals did not use this mode
of fastening their clothes. The Eliza
bethan era gave vogue to the button
and the buttonhole, two inventions
which may fairly be regarded. as i'm
portant, since they did much to revo-
lutionize dress.
The original button was wholly
product of needlework. which was
soon improved by the use of a wood
en- mold The brass button is said
to have been introduced by a Birm-
ingham merchant in 1853. 1t took 200
years to improve on the method of
sewing the cloth upon the covered but
ton. Then an ingenious Dane hit up
on the idea of making the button in
two parts and clamping them togeth-
er, with the cloth between.
Buttons are now made of almost
everything, from seaweed and cattle
hoofs to mother of pearl and vegeta-
BILE ivory. Excellent buttons are made
from potatoes. which. treated chemi-
cally, become as hard as ivory.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-17
Fable Of the Two Nephews.

There was once Rich and Stingy
old Bachelor who had Two Nephews.
And one, being Hypocrite, said in his
Heart: "All men are Mortal, and this
One must Die sometime. although. un-
fortunately, his Doctor understands
his Case. So l will Pretend to Love
my Uncle and Bear with him and Tend
him with Great Care and Tender AS
siduity." But the Other Nephew who
was blunt and Honest in his Feelings.
said to All Whom it Did not Concern:
why should pretend to Care for My
Uncle when Don't and Play the
liypocrite. He cannot but Respect