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The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
ODD TALES OF ELECTIONS

parliament" which was ordered to be
returned, though the seat was not
forfeited.
A burlesque bill of costs for a
late tory election in the west print
ed in the Flying Post for 1715, con-
tains some very significant items con-
corning old-time English election ex-
penses For roarers of the word
Church. E4O," is one; For demoish-
ing two houses. GOO" is another.
Others were: For secret encourage
ment to the rioters. G4O." For n
dozen of perjury men. f1O0." For
breaking windows. eco For gang
of aldermen abusers, G4O." For a
set of notorious lyars ESQ"
This was not so much of bur
lesque. though. as might he supposed.
In the elections of 1921. for instance,
voters of the opposing candidate were
constantly surrounded by mobs hired
for the purpose. and cut of from the
polling booths. while others were ac-
tually carried off by force and kept
under lock and key until the election
was over.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
FOR APPINESS AT HOME

ways your fault. because You are not
man enough to support her.
Never be cross When you come
home at night. having failed once or
twice during the day or been insulted
by a total stranger, or with a large,
powerful pain in your stomach. laugh
it off and conceal your real feelings.
Never tell her the truth. When She
asks you how you like her new hat
or cloak swear that you think it is
the greatest thing for the money you
ever saw When she shows you her
new gown be lost in admiration.
When she is cross and irritable tell
her she is an angel
Never disagree with her. When
she suggests that you have cold and
need hot mustard plaster grin and
bear IT, When she tells you she needs
a change tell her you are glad she
mentioned it.
Never interrupt her
This is the only way to manage a
wife Eureka Herald.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
HERE'S A NEW SUPERSTITION

ding ring fifty times around marie
woman's finger the very next man
She meets is the man who'll propose
and the man she will marry. It's thu
very latest thing in superstitions, you
know"
oh" said the matron. with appro-
ciative comprehension. That certain
ly is more symbolic than the super
stitions of my time"
"Forty-oiRht, forty-nine. fifty" cor
cluded the girl. Then she gasped in
sudden alarm.
"Horrors!" she ghuddered. "Hers
comes that odious Billy Haverstraw!
Hen be the first one to meet me after
the count. No, he won't. either!"
There was nutter of white skirts
and the debutante lodged around a
palm, while poor Haverstraw passed
on with burning checks, wondering If
he was an ogre. Then as the chosen
Jack appeared the debutante huttered
into sight again. and the latest
Gotham girl superstition was afforded
an ample trial.-New York Press.
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The debutante with the golden hair
rushed up to her chaperun in an al
cove at Park avenue reception and
wl.hout ado grasped her hand and
loosened her fingers from the fan she
held Then, smiling arologetically.
she took hold of the chaperon's wed
ding ring and began twirling it around
frantically. After the golden circlet
had spun around the married woman's
chubby finger about ten times this
matron inquired the why and where
fore of the strange action.
"Oh. its Jacks next dance with
mel" said the sweet young thing.
THAT doesn't come near explaining
why you're making "A merry-go-round
ont of my ring" murmured the other
woman.
"Twenty-one. twenty-five, twenty
three." counted the debutante as the
ring still made the circuit. oh, it's
the latest superstition of us girls. Not
that believe in such things-oh. no.
but that | cant afford to leave a
loophole in the occult when Jack is
concerned. After a girl twirls we'd
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In bygone days men We're often I'M
Willing to be made members of the
British house of commons. 1t was
costly and therefore difficult posi-
ton for roor man. but at the same
time representatives Were not easily
TIC be found among the well-to-do
classes. There Is an amusing account
of how the sheriff rode up to the coun-
ty court in the fourteenth century,
ready to nominate candidate. A gay
knight. fearful of election, hastily
withdraws from the crowd at the
words election and parliament. and
spurreth of as fast as his good horse
may carry him On the other hand,
some sought election by any means.
and the first instance of corruption in
electioneerirg matters is said to be
that of Thomas Long. in 1911. who,
being found to be very simple man,
and not fit TO serve in thai place. was
questioned how he came to be elect
ed" The simple mGn" admitted that
he gave to Anthony Garland, mayor
of the town, a ts2O) for his seat ir
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
TO KEEP FISH ALIVE

Consul General Richard Guenther
of frankfort. Germany. in the old
days plain Dick" Gueniher of Wis
consin, writes of report that the
French naturalists Billiard and Bry-
ant have made a discovery with ref
erence to keeping fish alive which
may be of practical importance.
The reported discovery concerns a
tiny alga, by itself not visible to the
naked eye, which possesses the re-
markable property of preserving the
water in which 1t exists in a state of
great purity for an almost unlimited
period. The little pant possesses also
the advantage of multiplying rapidly
and thriyes liz almost all kinds of
fresh water. To the naked eye the
presence of these algae is noticeable
through the brilliantly green color of
the water, provided it contains a
large number of them.
The two scientists have succeeded
in keeping brook trout alive in a
large-sized vessel for six weeks, so
that their taste at the end of this
period did not appear to be impaired
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

4 great many persons have suggest
ed methods as to the best way TO
manage a husband but it remained
for Eureka man to reduce to writing
a set of rules for the successful man
agement of wife. The following
rules were handed to reporter after
much persuasion and many promises
not to reveal his identity by bust
ness man who claims to have follow
ed them to the letter during the last
year and says they have never been
found at fault in single instance dur
ing that time:
Never. contradict her. You are
right. of course, nine times out of ten.
and she knows it, but to tell her so
makes her always unmanageable.
Never oppose her. When she sue-
gests that in the absence of the cook
YOU get up and light the fire do so at
once. willingly and cheerfully. If she
wishes you TO walk the floor with
the baby obey with aIacrity.
Never deny her, Possibly she Will
exceed her allowance, but this is al
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

in the least This is all the more re-
markable as 1t is well known that
otherwise brook trout can only be
kept alive in running water. Leeches
have been kept alive by the same pro-
cess one and one-half years without
change of the water. Experiments
have already been made to make
practical use of the discovery for the
Transportation of live fish.
Live brook trout. for instance, were
shipped by rail the journey consum-
ing seven hours. at temperature of
% degrees. in vessels filed with
water to which these algae had
been added. The trout were all fresh
upon arrival. while others shipped at
the same time in pure water not con-
tanning these algae not single trout
arrived alive. The explanation of this
phenomenon is probably that these
algae. like other green plants. decom-
pose the carbonic acid exhaled by the
fish and so reoXidize the water. The
two scientists are also of the opinion
that the algae render the poison
which may have been secreted in the
fish, harmless.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

Gred dollars. The cashier could not
swear it was you, but he supposed ev-
erything TO be all right. Low declares
he could not have been mistaken, for
he knows you as well as do"
Yes. Low knows me, but be-
lieve he has been deceived. I will
see him and talk with him. Nine
thousand dollars. Is that the sum-"
Yes
And my bordsmen had to pay it,"
Yes"
We'll. it shall be paid back, every
cent of it, If it can be really proved
that it was | who took it. But as the
matter now stands, it looks to me like
foul conspiracy to rob me of my
good name. Though why any one
should want to do it can't conceive.
Tony must have been mistaken. 1t
must have been burglar"
so we thought until we heard from
Low"
Have you had detectives at work."
asked Mr.. Hamilton, after period OF
deep thought.
Yes, two of them; private detective
Bruce, and Swan. of the police head.
quarters in Boston"
Swan followed the river affair
You were thought to have been
drowned or murdered. And Bruce
looked up the defaulting matter. He
fancied at one time that he got on
the trail OF you. or some one that
looked like you. in the West, a man
named Ashley
What sort of man was Ashley"
l,n,, .tt,I1 prttp
saw his photograph; looked like you.
Bless my SOUL who knows but he was
the man Low saw
II thought of that but 1t seems too
unlikely for belief
ASHLEY had wife named Lenora."
said Mrs. Hamilton. Is the name new
to you?" she asked. keenly.
1T is. never remember to have
heard it
And yet YOU said in your dreams
the night before you went away, lie
nora-Nora-a pretty name"
He looked at her in amazement.
Are you sure?"
"Yo.: and the Srecn-haired woman
who spoke to you was named Lenora.
and she was Ashley's wife
Il have no recollection of any such
name. Dreams are hard to explain.
But how do you know all this about
Ashley and wife named Lenora?"
1T was brought out by Bruce's in
vestigatious," said Mr.. Carter. You
see there was reason for suspicious.
SO it seems. This Ashley may be
| my double. Well | shall look into the
| matter. talk with Low, and If find,
| beyond doubt. that | have been guilty
of altering notes and other question
able acts. | will set them right"
(To be continuedD
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
SAILORS FAITH IN oMENs.


Sailors superstitions are usually
picturesque. Many of them are very
old and many of their beliefs are com
mon the world over. To break a look.
ing glass on shipboard means a shat
tered compass sneeze invites mis-
fortune unless you sneeze to the right.
The man AT the wheel under any flag
will tell you that he can rot steer
straight If there is cross-eyed pas
senger aboard.
Women are considered extremely
unlucky on a warship or merchant
man and are supposed to bring squally
weather and dangerous gales. Away
back in the early SOS. 1t was custom
airy for a captain i'll the navy to take
his wife and family with him on long
voyages. but today the women are
left at home,
St Elmo's light are another source
of uneasiness to the sailor. They are
usually seen in the tropics and are
probably due to electricity. but they
certainly present 4 spectral sight on a
dark night at sea. when the little
globular. greenish-blue flames are
seen aoating and Pickering above the
yardarms,. jumping at bound from
topsail yard TO topgallant yard or dis
appearing there. only to reappear on
the truck of the mainmast. These
phenomena preceda storm and be.
come visible during calm that is
generally followed by deluge of rain
and an electrical display of unusual
brilliancy.
Originally known as Corpus Cristi
lights. the sailors have corrupted the
name to 'corposants" and believe them
to be the souls of departed seamen
appearing to presage misfortune, usu-
ally the loss of the ship. II was for
merry hard task to get sailor into
the rigging while Il "corposant" was
Pickering alOft.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
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ManiIa.-The inaugural ceremony In
connection with the induction OF
Henry c. Ide into the Office Of COVER
nor general took place Sunday with
the. civic and military display. Three
thousand troops of all arms attended,
together S;lth vast array of citizens.
In the inaugural address. Governor
General Ide spoke in part as follows;
The policies Of President Mckinley.
President Roosevelt and Secretary Of
War Taft will be our policy. The Phil
ippines must be Philippines for the FIJI
ipinos. This duty we have assumed.
The tariff barriers existing between
the home country and our islands will
be broken down.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

saw" walking away from her in great
agitation. But you are tired. Your
uncle will be here tonight, | will
explain all then. Meanwhile, you
must rest. Go to your room and
will sit here"
She looked at him gratefully. Then
as il a sudden recollection seized her
she murmured something about the
chilGten.
Yes. they will be home from school
soon, | suppose. | must wait. They
will find l have not forgotten their
commissions" he said. smiling.
Constance stood watching him while
he talked, and then, with dazed
questioning look in her eyes. walked
toward the door. Il will do as you
say" she said. for l am very tired.
His look followed her from the
room. Then. as the swish of her long
silken gown died away and the door
closed behind her, he turned his face
away and struck his breast with his
clenched hand, but no word broke the
stiffness.
Perfectly immovabe and rigid. he
stood in the middle of the room for
several minutes. Then he walked
about examining the pictures. books,
and the view from the window, as is
the way with one who has been long
absent. And upstairs in her room.
with her door locked. Constance lay
on her bed with wide-open eyes gaZ-
ing at the ceiling and thinking. study
ing.
AT tea-time MIR. Carter arrived.
Strangely enough no tidings OF MI
Hamilton's return had reached hlm'
and it was, therefore, positive shock
TO see him sitting there with Percy
in his arms and Clare beside him.
while Constance, with grave, preoccu-
pied gaze, was busy about some
rrifing household matter.
Bless my soul, Vane. he cried
and stopped. gasping.
Vane grasped him heartily by MS
hand and said:
You hadn't heard of my arrival
them"
Not word. not one word. Well
am glad. more than glad. to see you
back, hey. Constance?" vaguely I'M
easy at his niece's stiffness.
Yes. uncle: but he has not eN-
planned yet why he was gone so long
Yes. | will tell you why sta!eu
so long when | meant to nave re-
turned in two weeks You VIII won
der greatly when | tell you that l
lost all knowledge OF my own ihentit!'
my very name. even, soon after lelt
GroveGale. My memory was gone TO-
tally. absolutely. What | did, or saw
or where | went then. | know no more
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

Denver-A Republican special from
Aspen Saturday says: Joseph NJ.
Parry has been drowned in Castle
creek. near Ashcroft Friday Mr..
Parry had assisted men to open road
over Taylor range, between Ashcroft
and TAYLOR Park About 3 O'Clock he
sent word that he was going to catch
fish for supper. This was the last seen
OF him alive. When he did not return
al 10 O'Clock in the evening his part
ner began a futile search for him. This
morning Mr. Parry was found with his
fac. in about ten inches Of water in
the creek. II is thought that as he
reached the creek he was taken with
heart failure.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

weeks. or perhaps | should say my
past was a blank. for somehow man
aged to support myself, through man.
ual labor, perhaps. for when | regain
ed my consciousness | was at work
with gang of men in Seattle, Wash
ington.''
When" she asked did this loss of
memory come to you?"
Il think about the time | reached
Portland, for recollect some Incl
dents of the journey there in vague
way. but nothing clearly"
DO you recollect a woman's speak
ing to you on the street before you
took the cars at Grovedale? She
came out of the Essex House"
Yes, | recollect that perfectly. She
was stranger, very pretty woman
with curiously tinted hair. almost
green. or am | mistaken" he asked,
with puzzled look.
NO: they said she had green hair"
said Mr.. Carter. She ought to have
travelled with Barnum. Well, what
did she want of you?"
She thought she knew me. at first
but ! assured her of her mistake"
But did she not go on the train
with you to Portland. or part of the
way" asked Constance.
Not that remember, and yet
stay That is one of the vague recol-
lections | alluded to- 1t seems some
times as If | did see and talk with
her on the train"
You certainly did. Vane; the con-
ductor saws so: but she did not go as
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questioning. uncle. What is it."
"Vane, you are looked upon as a de
faulter here in Grovedale."
"A defaulter! Why, | did not take
one penny of the bank funds when |
went away. | remember that per
fectly."
Yes. but Tony Osborn declares you
came to the bank on the twenty-sec-
ond. at about seven O'Clock in the
evening
He must have been mistaken"
No. he is positive; and besides.
there is proof OF it
What proof
You spoke to him. 'Hullo. says
Tony: you said the same. and that he
probably didn't expect to see you so
soon. He said he didn't, and passed
on. You opened the door with your
own key and went in
Strange! What does it mean? Did
come here"
No. you evidently came as far as
the river bank, and there all trace
seemed swallowed up. We thought
YOU might have been drowned A.
man was found in the river-his re-
MAINS, mean an" "a A"'
them buried at her expense
But how do you kho" l came to
the river
Your travelling cap ana one oil your
shirtstuds were iouhd mere me iast
by an Italian employed on the rail
road, the first by Tony Osborn. An
other shirt-stud was found on the
desk at the bank the morning after
you entered 1t.
Who says so!
Tony"
Does Tony think me deiaulter?
No. he does not. He and Con
stance-and-an d-myself were the
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
PASSING OF LITTLE BILL"

no word had come from Big BIZ
who, with his wife. had moved far
away. One morning Little Bill saw
prairie schooner coming up the
road. Walking along with the tired
oxen were a half dozen red-headed
children. In front of all was Big
Bill" while the former widow brought
up the rear.
When Big Bill" saw Little Bill"
he commenced shooting. With the
first fire his victim fell. Then in
tears Big Bill" rushed up to his old
time friend and partner and apologize
ed, knelt by him and chafed his chill
ing hands.
"Oh Little BILL" he sobbed. II
never thought you would have stack
ed the cards on me like you did that
night, And when seed you sittln'
thar in the shade so pleasant like. /
jlst couldn't keep my hans off'n my
gun. But please don't die, please
don't"
In a little while Little Blll's" spirit
had flown.
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CHAPTER x-continued.

CHAPTER x-Continued
The man looking at him wondered;
but he did not know Mr.. Hamilton. so
he wondered less. Presently, how
ever. as a culver went through her
eyelids, her husband dropped on his
knees beside her and clasped her
hand in one of his, but timidly. the
watcher thought, and said in a low,
hesitating voice:
Constance, my wife,"
And she opened her eyes and looked
at him, vaguely at first, then with a
questioning. half-frightened manner
The man gazed into her face as if
he would drink his fill of its sweet
lineaments. The eager gaze did not
seem to please her, and she drew
away her hand.
There is much to explain" she
said gravely, for she was now quite
recovered.
You are right. Constance and this
is not the place for you now" and he
glanced at the monument.
Casual as was the look. it brought
the color to her face, ard she arose
and drew down her veil.
Mr. Hamilton and his wife passed
out together and up the street to their
house. both silent. both evidently CON
strained by deep emotions of which
they did not speak the one to the
other till they reached the Hamilton
grounds.
Mr.. Hamilton held open the gate for
his wife to enter, ard it reacted with
a bang that made her start nervously.
You are not we'll" said her hus-
band. land no wonder"
No, | am not well, ana. as you
say it is no wonder"
They were soon at the door. and
they entered the house together. but
Constance with hesitatrg step
Finally, as they stood side by side in
the sitting room. she whirled sudden
ly about and cried Historically:
Why did you leave me? Why did
YOU leave me?"
Constance. can you believe would
leave you willingly. BY heavens! you
are the most beautiful woman ever
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
DREAM TIP WAS GOOD.
But the Dreamer Did Not interpret II
Correctly.

Correctly.
LAS a rule | place little faith in
dreams" said Bob Stone of Weber's
Music Hall. but one | had the other
night impressed me so strongly that l
looked upon it as a special 'hunch'
and followed 1t up.
Il thought | was at a country fair.
or some other outdoor gathering.
There was a race course in the dis
lance. and all about me were people
decked out in holiday attire. What
most impressed me was couple COM
ing along the path | was walking.
They were negroes and the woman
was gorgeously dressed. She did not
seem to be the ordinary type of neg
ress. but appeared to be more like a
queen of some African tribe. The man
| hardly noticed. but kept looking at
the woman as she approached with her
escort So intent was my gaze that,
without intending to, | separated the
couple. they passing on either side
OF me.
The face and appearance of the
woman so impressed me that | felt
sure there was some significance to
it. AT breakfast | looked over the
Sheepshead entries, and almost shout
ed as | saw Maid of Timbuctoo on the
list There was my dream for sure.
| sent a few dollars down to the track
and got comfortable odds against the
mare. | even let few friends into
the good thing.
We'll. my dream was all right, but
I hadn't interpreted it correctly. Go
Between won in a romp."-New York
Press.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

st. Petersburg-The League of Rus
sian Writers has issued an appeal 10
the Russian people to unite in the
name of their consciences and self-re-
spect to prevent the Jewish massacres
which. they claim are beyond doubt
being prepared in southwestern Rus
STA for Eastertide. The appeal says
that it is no fancy. but fact. that the
police and gendarmes are arranging to
let loose the Black Hundred upon the
members of the poor helpless race. 1t
declares that the authorities are priyy
to the present propaganda.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
THE GOD OF THE HAMMER

sun feels that thy hammer Is here
Oh Thor. wonderful Thor
Thy mates are shadowy band
But that hammer of thine, it is fair to
Opine.
Does business yet at the old stand.
Does your ncighbor do something that
YOU cannot do?-
Here's to your health, mighty Thor
Then get cut the hammer. make use OF
1t. too.
And teach him what ncIRhbors are for.
Does he show inclination to mount rather
hight
Who said, charming Thor, you were
deadI-
WHY a hammer Will show him the plac.
he should lie.
Make him eat OF humlllty's bread.
Oh Thor. wonderful Thor
Perhaps you are dead as they say.
But IL II is so here's one thing know:
Your hammer descended This way
A j Warehouse In San Francise'
CAL
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
Proposed Panama Exposition,

Washington. - President Roosevelt
has been asked to give interest and
support to another international expo
sition. II is the desire OF the people
of Florida that such an exposition be
held ir Tampa in January, February.
March. April and May of 1908, to com.
memorGte the beginning Of the digging
of the Panama canal. The President
was not enthusiastic about the propo
sition, as he said he had about all the
york on hand concerning exposltions
kat he well could stand.