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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07
BLIND HAVE MANY AMus1MEhrs
Handicap Of Loss Of Sight Overcome
In Many Ways.

Handicap Of Loss Of Sight Overcome
In Many Ways.
With closed eyes, two young men
in the blind asylum were playing
chess The board they played on had
the black squares raised and the
white ones sunken. while the black
pieces were rough and the white ones
smooth.
Give US this handicap on account
Of our blindness" said one Of the
young men, "and we VIII play as
quick and accurate a game of chess
as anybody. Give US checkers and a
checker board constructed on the
same plan. and there. too. our playing
win equal yours.
81 would rather be blind than deaf"
he went on. Blindness doesn't rob
you of much. The blind are excellent
anglers. They play good game of
euchre, or poker. or bridge. They use
cards that have embossed pipR
1.-THE blind are good runnera, good
gymnasts. In our last sports the hum
dred yards were done In under twelve
seconds, and on the horizontal and
parallel bars, the giant swing. the
corkscrew, the straight arm balance
and the finger balance were executed
In a way that ELECTED salvos of ap-
plause.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07
She Had Not Played.

A Westport fond father oAade his
daughter mad and. incidentally, held
up to view his lack of knowledge of
violin music. His daughter is a violin
ist A visitor was In the library, and
the fafher suggested that his daughter
play. She was willing.
"Mary's been studying in the EAST -
said her father" and has Just got
home. 1 haven't heard her play much
myself yet"
The girls mother went to the piano
in the next room, and the girl got her
violin. For three or four minutes
twanxing from the two instruments
was heard. Then there was a halt.
It was there that the fond father made
his mistake.
''Now play something simple.
Mary" he said. That was nice. but
it's too classical for me-.
The girl glanced through the door.
Her face wore q look OF disgust
i've been tuning. father" she said.
Kansas City Times-
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07

Mr.. stingiman's antiquated steed is.
10 p~t 1t mildly, somewhat attenu-
ated. AS II to make up for the thin
ness Of its body. however. Nature has
given the animal head many sizes
too large.
OF course people talk about that
horse, and Mr.. Stingiman doesn't like
X The other week, for example. he
had gone to the expense Of a new COL
lar for the brute.
Ten minutes after delivery he was
back at the saddler's with the collar
"Ycu blunderers!" be observed, in
the polite way characteristic of him
you've made 1t too small. l can't get
Il over his head"
"over his headi" calculated the
saddler. Man. 1t wasn't made to go
ever his head. Back him into It'll"
And Mr.. Stingiman was quite rude.
London Answers.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07
SOAKED SEED IN BRANDY.


Vermont Woman Tries Experiment
With Unexpected Results.
An item appeared in the Barre
Times one day early last week which
told how to raise lettuce In forty-eight
hours by soaking the seed In brandy
over night and planting 1t In sand
lime. One reader tried 1t. She soak
Cd the seed and planted 1t, according
to directions. Then she watched for
1t to come up. The item said it would
grow full-sized lettuce heads In forty
eight hours, but, this didn't come up
in that time.
The season being so backward, and
several attempts to persuade lettuce
to come up In the garden having fall
ed, the woman said she'd give 1t III
tie more time. Twenty-four hours
were passed and 1t hadn't come
through the sand. The woman began
to think she had been fooled. More
she thought about it the farther she
got from that serenity OF temper
which is so admirable in woman, and
finally she threw the whole mess into
the chicken yard.
The chickens liked 1t. They thought
a special feast had been prepared FOR
them, and they greedily ate 1t until
It had all disappeared. and then hud-
died down in one corner of the yard
to bask in the sun. But the sun had
. bad effect on them; they grew dizzy.
and were unable to move about with
out tumbling over each other. This
was too much for the good woman,
and that's how the Times came to
hear Of 1t. When it was explained to
her that the chickens were not used
to brandy diet the receiver was hung
up with q bang.-Burlington Free
Press.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07

Il have noticed" said the serious.
offhand philosopher. that a woman
will get a golf dress when she has no
intention of playing the game"
That's So" admitted the man with
the low forehead.
And" continued the offhand philos-
opher. she will get ball gown when
she cares nothing about dancing, and
Q tennis dress when she wouldnt
play tennis for fear she would freckle.
and bathing suit when she has no
idea of going into the water, and a
riding habit when the very thought
Of mounting a horse gives her chills.
and"
YES" interrupted the man with the
low forhead. but when she gets a
wedding dress she means business.
Ever notice that7"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07
USED HIS FOES AMMUNITION.
Little Afro-AmerIcan Scored Heavily
With the Last Word.

Little Afro-Amerlcan Scored Heavily
With the Last Word.
A little Afro-American was trying to
sell papers near Times Square. He
evidently was novice In the ways
Of newsboys. for he displayed no timid-
ity about poaching on others terrific
~. But his innocence Of custom was
not to last long. A boy Of about his
own age came along and looked his
African rival over. Then he said un-
kind and even rude things to the new
conner. They were to the effect that
II the African tarried long in the vi
cinity various and sundry unpleasant
things would happen to his anatomy
that would make 1t difficult of identi-
ncation after his body had been laid
on wet slab at the morgue.
The Information was impaired garb-
ed in language far more forceful than
would have been approved by the
also informed his rival that he was
many things. which. It seemed. was
news to the African, whose counte-
nance was q picture Of 'amazement
and incredulity. The TRADE of the
white boy lasted about three minutes
when he paused because he had run
run out of anathemas. Then he spoke
once more, and followed his remarks
with a swing for the right side of the
others jaw. The blow was neatly
lodged. and as the African FASTENED
away he cried back:
AL them things what you said
Ii you Is 'em."-New York Times.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07
Goo Nnowo.

Through all my daily car99 there 10
One thought that comfort brings when.
e'er II comes.
It's this; God knows" He knows
Each struggle that my hard heart makas
Ny will to His. Often. whom nighttime
Ny heart Z fun of team. because IL.
good
That seemed at morn SO Easy to be dsos
Has proved % hard; but thsI. remember
Ehat a kind father y ~ Judge. say,
He k1ow.. And 80 ! ny me down
Ehat his good hand win s4vs me needsz
strength
- better d Lis work in ssming days,
-0AFriet McEUnA Kimbau
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07
.Persenal" Easy to Understand.

William H. Ellis. the negro pro
mo,er. who has returned from Abys
sinia with the dukedom OF Harrar to
show as a mark of Menelik's favor
was asked the other day IL he was
glad to get back home.
81 am glad to get home" said Mr.
Ellis. laying down his newspaper
"Even the personal column of the
daily press plsases me with its home
like look.
81 read the personals of this pa.
per here. 1t was amusing. One OF
the items ran:
'Alonzo-Return at once to your
Matilda. The piano has been sold"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07
CONTEST NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT LAMAR, Colo. I
Feb. u, 1901,

LAND OFFICE AT LAMAR, Colo.
Feb.l2 1901,
sufficient contest affidavit having been fled
in this oifilo by James o. Scott, contest ant,
against Homestead entry No. 5ll., made April
2ith, 1901 for the South West one quarter of
Section IS, Township % s. Range A W, by John
+. Logan, Contested, in which it is aliesded
that the John +. Logan has abandoned the said
lsndsfor more than six months last past before
the fling of this affidavit; that he has never
resided on the same and has never built thereon
house of any kind that he has never made
any improvements whatever on the said land ;
and that said alleged absence from said land
was not due to his employment in tho army
navy or marine corps of the United States as a
private soldier. officer, seaman marine dur
ing the war with Spain, or during any other
war IN which the United States may be eng az
ed. said parties are hereby notified to appear,
respond and otfer evidence touching said allega-
ton at 10 o'clock q. M. on March S0th, 1906, be-
fore the Register and Receiver at the United
States Land Office in Lamar. Colorado.
The said contestant having in q proper affi-
davit. filed Feb. 18th, 1905. set forth facts
which show that after due diligence, personal
service of this notice can not be made, il is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publication.
JOHN A, WILLIAMS, RAgisters
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07

In Java 1t is supposed that. If live
sheep is thrown into the water, it will
indicate the position Of a drowned
person by sinking near it. A curious
custom is practiced in Norway, where
those In search of drowned body
row to and fro with a cock in the
boat, fully expecting that the bird will
crow when the boat reaches the spot
where the corpse lies.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07
ahe Resta.

Tho woman that really wants her
husband to be happy. and doesn't find
delight In saving her blacklist, most
Aoleful side for him. rests before it is
time for him to come home. She
doesn't work hard until she hears his
step. and then, worried and nervous,
run TO meet him with q complaint
upon her lips. She stops work before
1t is time for him to come. battles
her face. combs her hair. slips into
. comfortable, clean dress. and either
nss down o. sits doing nothing until
- oo0AACnahangA
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07
"WIsOe From the Bible.

4 ministaP of New York had oc-
- or to at4ond en- out q town meet
h one day, and had told his wife that
- would b home the same night.
A. lie was . man of his word. and
knew that his wife would become
alarmed shoald he stay away. he
VIred her ~ follows when he found
u Il he could not get home,
i'rs. A. 3. O.. New York-Psalm ",
/ See firse clause Of verse.
A. B. C.
We mystfaed wife turned to the
70 and read: My voice shalt thou
" IN the corning"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07

sYoL must make your window dis
plays according to the weather." said
the successful merchant to the new
clerk. "On sunny days. have dress
goods of bright colors; when it's cold
show dark. heavy fabrics. Thus you
Will catch the women"
~ see. And when 1t rainA, am to
make a display of umbrellas, I sup
poser"
mot at all. Fill the window with
fancy hose"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07

Representative Dixon Of Montana,
b telling Of the experience OF young
Eastern woman with one Of his con-
stituents. She left the train at a way
station on ths Eastern Montana rail.
road one afternoon and asked the only
man In sight how she could get to her
destination, far out in ths country.
sYou'll have to wait Tor the stage
n the morniag." said The man. You
can't get any rig here"
But whore am to stayf" inquired
the young lady. There's nothing
here bot the station. and I can't sleep
- the hoons
-0uess yoxn have to bsnk with tbs
station agea1s
"Sir!" she exclaimed, Il am a lady.
"So's The station agent" said the
aan.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07

NOTICE of the change of date for the discon-
" tiuuance of the Bent Land District in the
state of Colorado, with office at Lamar, Colo
RADIO. and its consolidation with the Arkansas
Valley Land District, with office at Pueblo
Colorado. Notice No. I'LL, dated November %,
Eo5. liking February y, 1906. for the discontin-
uance OF the Bent land district in the State of
Colorado, with office at Lamar, Colorado, and
the transfer of tho lands, business. and archiv-
es of said land district and office to, and their
consolidation with, the Arkansas Valley land
district, with office at Pueblo, Colorado, on
March 1905, under authority of Executive
order of November Is. 1905, Is hereby amended
so as TO discontinue the land office at Lamar,
Colorado, at the close of official business hours
on Saturday, June 80, 1905, and transfer its bus
mess and archives to the land office at Pueblo
on Monday. July 2. 1906. Given under my hand
at the City of Washington, District of Column
bia, this 9TH day of February. A. ID. 1905. WA.
RICHARDS. Commissioner Of the General Land
Oilicp.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07

No. is California express and makes local
stops between Lamar and La Jnnta.
No. is Denver express, stops on flag at Las
Animas. Carries free chair car and Pullmans.
No. is the Mexico and California express.
No. and No. both carry tourist and Pullman
sleepers. No, connects at LaJunta for Pueblo
Colorado Springs and Denver.
Train No. 50 runs to La Junta and will accom-
mediate passengers for intermediate points.
No. is through California express and con-
meets at La Junta with train from Denver car
ries passenger through to Chicago without
change. Has Pullman and tourist sleepers.
No. is Denver express and runs through to
Chicago without change. Carries free chair
car and Pullman sleeper.
No. is local passenger and makes all stops.
Carries chair car and Pullman sleeper. Runs
through to Chicaao9sithout change OF cars.
Inquiries solicited and promptly and cheer
fully answered. Descriptive literature and
time tables folders free by applying to
q. GARvIN. Agent
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07
Tho YeIIow Eever Germs

has recently been discOvered. tt beArs
q close resemblance to the malaria germ
To FREQ the system from disease germs,
the most effective remedy is DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. Guaranteed TO cure all
diseases due to malaria poison and con
stipation. $50 by all druggists.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07
FrIghtfuIIy Burned

Chas. w. Moore, a machinist. OF Ford
City, Pa, had his hand frightfully burn
cd in an electrical furnace. He applied
Buokleh's Arnica Salve with the usual
result; "a quick and perfect cure.'
Greatest healer on earth for burns,
wounds, sores, eczema and piles. Only
$50 all druggists.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07

The best safeguard against headache,
constipation and liver troubles is De
Witt's Little Early Risers. Keep u vial
of these famous little pills in the house
and take a dose at bed time when you
feel that the stomach and bowels need
cleansing. They don't grippe. Sold by
L H. Myers
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07

Reporter-"well. to make long
story short"
Editor-"A good copyreader is nee
sssary."-Clsveland Leader,
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07

Indigestion Is much OF habit. Don't
get the habit. Take little Kodol Dys
pepsla Cure after eating and you VIII
quit belching, putting, palpitating and
frowning. Kodol digests what you eat
and makes the stomach sweet. For
sale by /. ii. Myers
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07

sold Doughgraft has made another
assignment. It's getting to be chronic
with him, isn't tit"
"oh, yes! The boys on the stree:
refer to him as old Peach Cop"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07
Lucklest Man in Arkansas.

"I'm the luckiest man in Arkansas ~
writes IL. l.. Stanley, of Bruno, '.since
the restoration Of my wife's health after
fye years of continuous coughing and
bleedinfi from the lungs; and owe my
good fortune to the worlds greatest
medicine. DR.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption which l know from e1-
perience Will cure consumption il taken
10 time. My wife improved with first
bottle and twelve bottles completed the
cure" Cures the worst coughs aod
colds or money refunded. At all drug
gists; goo and 81 guaranteed. TRIAL
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07
A Healing Cospo,

The Rev. ]. C. Warren. pastor of
Sharon Baptist church, Belalr, Ca.
says Of Electric Bitters: ats a God
send to mankind, 1t cured me OF lame
back, stiff joints, and complete physical
collapse. l was 30 weak it took we half
an hour to walk mile Two bottles of
Electric Bitters have made me so strong
have just walked three miles IN 80
minutes and fell like walking three
more. It's made new man Of me-
Greatest remedy for weakness and all
stomach, liver and kidney complaints
Sold on guarantee at all druggists
price only 50c.
The best way to rid the sistem of u
cold ID to evacuate the bowels. Kenne-
Laxative Honey and Tar acts us a pleas
ant, yet etfectual cathartic on the bowels
1t clears the head, cuts the phiegm out
OF the throat, strengthens the bronchial
tubes, relieves coughs, colds, Group,
whooping cough etc. Sold by l. Ii.
Myers.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07

idea in cough syrup should have been
advanced long before it was. 1t seems
the only rational remedy for coughs and
colds would be to move the bowels and
clean the mucous membranes of the
throat and lungs at the same time.
hennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar does
this. 1t il the original laxative cough
syrup, the best known remedy for
cough syrup, the best known remedy
Tor coughs, colds, Group, whoop,nc
cough. etc. Tastes good and harmless
Sold by l, III Myers '''o''
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-07

II you are troubled with piles and
cant lind cure. try Witch Hazel
Saive, but be sure you get that made by
T. Y. Dewitt il Co. Chicago. 1t is the
original. II you have used Witch Hazel
Saive without being relieved it is pro b.
able that you got hold of one Of the
many worthless counterfeits that are
sold on the reputation OF the genuine
DeWitt's Witch Havel Salae.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-02
INDIAN PRoDIeAL's RETURN

Solomon Homer, the brilliant Choc-
taw Indian, said at his home I'm Caddo
that he needed to be a very intelligent
and Industrious Indian who would go
out into the world and make name.
Many Indians" he said, "go out
into the world and some of them, of
course, succeed. Those who fail re-
turn home; and that is a sad returning,
for every one sneers at the young man
whom the world has conquered and
driven back.
1T is not much of a welcome that
the returned Indian gets even in his
fathers house.
There was Black Eagle, Choctaw,
He went to Chicago. failed and came
back home. But he was afraid to go to
his fathers house till an old man said:
Are you going to your fathers,
Black Easle?'
81 don't know answered the youth
Go there, said the old man, for
you will be very welcome. There is no
doubt of it
"Heartened little, Black Eagle did
go to his fathers, and the next day he
met the old man again.
THE old man smiled kindly.
$50 the prodigal returned, he said.
And did your father kill the fatted
calf?
"'No,' Black Eagle answered, he
didn't kill the fatted calf, but he nearly
killed the prodigal.' kansas City
Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-02
HOW TO BE POPULAR

II you are a woman andi wish to be
popular with women never tell them
the truth. Tell them something pleas
ant. They will think you are charming
and will desire to meet you again.
The woman who hides her inteli-
genee under guileless questions will find
herself admired and sought by men,
but despised and avoided by women.
A woman who is popular with men is
rarely liked by women. She Is gener-
ally a clever actress and her sister
women see through her.
When woman finds all else fails in
her efforts to attract and hold a man,
she appeals to his strength. Unless he
Is strong that generally fetches him.
AS long as men have faults, women
will condone them; and as long as
women condone them, men will have
faults-and longer.
A man does not admire a brilliant and
witty woman unless he is more brilliant
and can match her wit and go her one
better. II she Is brilliant and witty
and beautiful. more men viii admire
her II she hides her talents behind her
beauty If she Is merely beautiful, all
men will admire her.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-02

cred his power of speech yesterday. The
return of words was as mysterious as
the affliction which silenced him so
long.
Mendelson is thirty eight years old
and until yesterdays has not spoken
since he was seventeen years old. To
the surprise of his three brothers and
his friends he walked into their whole
sale liquor store and said
Hello, is this hot enough for you?"
Samuel Mendelson, one of his broth
ers, was so shocked by the unexpected
remark that he failed to answer the
question.
Mendelson was unable to explain the
phenomenon. He told his brothers he
had felt sudden tickling in his vocal
chords and the impulse to attempt
speech had grown so strong that he
could not resist it. When he tried he
discovered that his voice responded.
Mendelson lost his voice after an at
tack Of fever when he was in his seven
teenth year.