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The Lamar register., 1906-05-30


won by Sue Smith.
Received Many Presents.
By the will Miss Lewis got in all
100000. This was only a small por-
ton of her benefits. When she was
23-hcr last birthday-Mr. Brown
handed the delighted girl 10000 in
new bills. Only few months before
he had given her a beautiful big house
on Greenfield avenue. worth $4,000.
This is where the bride will live when
she returns from her honeymoon. She
got 100000 worth OF diamonds, too.
and in all $4,000 in cash. say Mrs.
Browns friends. before the old mans
death.
The Browns have taken the daugh.
ter-in.law TO their hearts. She is
again mistress of the old Brown man.
sion. there to stay as long as she
pleases. w Harry Brown, the broth
er. even wealthier than S. S. Brown,
who inherits the bulk of the estate,
is understood to be against Miss
Lewis claim.
There was a tragic scene when the
will was read. Mrs. Elizabeth Will
lard, sister of the dead man, knew
nothing of 1t. When she heard 1t
gave the young widow but 100000 in
beer bonds she burst out weeping and
ran from the room crying: "Oh, Sam
uel, how could you have done this
thing?"
A strange feature of this strang case
is that the millionaire provided bet
ter for the young widow after her
death than during her life. A niche
by his direction has been reserved for
her in the rich marble mausoleum out
at the cemetery. There she will rest
with the others of the family's dead.
And whether an old mans tickle
fancy changed at the last or a design
ing girl succeeded in plot to secure
wealth at the expense of reputation
and standing in society, is the ques-
ton.
Probably it will be answered in the
courts.
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1t Is a common mistake to suppose that
eggs kept always in a cold place may be
Kept indefinitely. 1t is true that keep
ing them too warm starts the germs
into life, but even then the egg is
spoiled quicker and more effectually by
being chilled. The germ is sensitive to
cold almost from the first We have
known poultry keepers who made rule
to set eggs the day they were laid, and
II possible without ever having the
warmth which they received from the
hen impaired. The necessity of keep
ing the eggs reasonably warm until
they are set is greatest in the early
spring months. Many eggs are kept in
cold rooms where the temperature at
night goes down very near the freezing
point. If they are in earthen or metal
vessels, which take away the heat froI
the egg very rapidly, the egg will VJ
worthless for setting long before its
shell Is cracked by frost Without doubt
many early settings of eggs get chilled
in this way. While the weather is cold
not so many eggs should be put under
the hen as she will care for and hatch
IN summer. when eggs will hatch with
little more heat than the sun furnishes
II covered with something at night TO
keep them from being chilled
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HILLSIDE ORCHARDS.

The orchard on the top and sides of a
hill must have different treatment from
that growing on the level or gently
slipping land. The latter may be cult
waited annually The hill orchard can
not be cultivated, as that would result
in disastrous washing during heavy
rains. One object in putting an orchard
on rather steep hill is to utilize it in
a way that will prevent loss of soil and
its fertility by the means of running
water But in the case of the hillside
orchard it is not generally necessary to
set out the trees on the native sod and
leave them to their fate. In many
cases, where the soil is composed of
heavy clay, drainage is help. We have
seen clay hillsides that would hold wa
ter in holes and hollows for a week
after rain. In such soil the excava-
ton made for the tree at the time of
setting out will prove veritable water
bowl, in which stacnart water will re-
main for days to the great dejrlment of
the tree. We call attention to this fact
for the reason that many people have
the idea that all land with a declivity
is naturally well-drained.
The hill orchard will generally have
to be kept in sod, but this does not al
ways prevent the use of the spade
around the trees. After the ground has
become well filled with the roots of the
trees it is sometimes advisable to use
mulch. This destroys the grass, but
does not disturb the soil. To what ex-
tent this can be practiced will depend on
the conditions of soil, slope of land and
rainfall.
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stalled as his protcse in the big house.
Young Mrs. Brown baked some, but
she did as she was told But she
refused to introduce the girl to her
friends, and she still was Mr., Browns
mentor when he went to New York
on matters social.
Martha L. Lewis was the daughter
of a boat caulker employed by Mr..
Brown. When only n child in short
dresses the millionaire had taken to
her because she reminded him of his
dead daughter when she was tiny
girl. When she grew older he made
her his almoner in his many charities.
and when she was out of her teens
he had her made secretary of the Sun
day school which he had endowed.
Gifts were showered upon her just
as the were upon Miss Grace Brown.
For awhile things went along smooth
! ly enough on the surface, but Mrs.
, Brown gradually discovered that she
was being undermined. Miss Lewis
finally got control of the establish
ment and ran it with an iron hand.
Family Makes Objections
The other Browns-brothers, cous.
ms and nephews-didn't like this at
all. They demanded that Miss Lewis
be at least sent to live elsewhere and
that Mrs. Grace Brown be brought
back from Kentucky. where she had
gone, to give tone to the household.
Not for minute" retorted the old
man. Grace has chosen to live away
from me and l will not trouble her."
| Apparently, however, the aged raiAr
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Better an old mans darling than
a young mans slave" runs the old
song.
Probably Martha f. Lewis will con-
cur. but Mrs. Grace McGoodwin
Brown, daughter.in-law of the late
Samuel S. Brown. Smoky City mag
nate and multi-millionaire, can hard
ly be expected to.
Idolized and petted by her father
in-law for Is years, taught to con-
slider herself his heiress, and intro
duced everywhere as his daughter. she
finds herself left paltry 100000.
while her supplanter. Martha f.
Lewis. has been given sum exceed
ing s250,000.
And contest in the courts which
will enrich lawyers and furnish sensa-
tions to satisfy the most scandal
hungry dame is promised.
For Mrs. Brown and all the rela-
tives Of the dead millionaire assert
that his latest will. executed on his
death bed. was made under undue
influence and is unjust and unfair.
Worth Over S2o,ooo,ooo.
oumutl .. bToWu uleu last Dtttul-
Der. He left an estate scattered all
the way between Pittsburg. New York
and New Orleans which is conserva-
lively estimated at $20.000.000. He
also left will which is the bone of
contention.
Mrs. Brown, young widow of the
dead magnate's only son, had been
told that she was to be his bcne-
ficiary. A goodly portion of the
estate was to have been hers. Yet.
when the will was read, she found
herself cnt off with paltry batch of
brewery bonds, and these to go should
she remarry.
But Miss Lewis. bitter enemy of the
millionaire's daughter.in-law. bene-
fitted to the extent of a quarter of a
million. and more. She had already
supplanted the beautiful Kentucky
belle as the head of the old mans
house hold before his death. That was
the last straw; then came the open
breach.
1t Is a strange story--how these two
young women came into the life of
the millionaire. There We're son
ana a daughter whom the old man
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mahtng 1tfe
4Dortb 4Dbtle
By PROF. ALBION SMALL.

perpetual all would
strike in two and have he conditions changed.
We how to-day that there thing irretrievable
the knowledge and have rebuild what is
Had flood like that swept away Galveston
Rome the time OF Maris would have been
ugusnan had Athens been earthquake and fire uch
struck San Francisco the OF battle OF Saam
would have been OF Perces
Life strong proportion
ability sacrifice those things which dearest
u.s. obtain those things slch
the things have sacrificed principle dangerous
have the choice what the sacrifice and
decision such destiny.
The Lamar register., 1906-05-30

The adulteration of food seems to
have no limit. We thought when they
began to adulterate butter with oleo-
margarine that the business would be
profitable enough to the promoters
and they would be satisfied to sell that
article at least pure. But now they
have begun to adulterate the oleomar-
garine with starch, paraffin and so
forth. Next we may expect they will
adulterate the stare with something
still cheaper. Verify greed is both
blind and Unsuitable. If we allowed
these manufacturers OF bogus products
to have their way we would soon be
feeding on sawdust and sand. This all
shows the need of pure food laws, both
for the state and the nation
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BACK TO THE FARM.

Soon after graduation week
His home he'll hang his hat in.
And give the mule a roast in Greek,
lashing loud in Latin!
But soon he'll strike
The same old song
"Cee-haw! Gee-haw"'
And cit along"
For nothing classics in the mule.
Whose hide is far from brittle;
He knows more than is learned in school.
Although he brass but little.
lie waltzes to
That same old song
"Gee-haw! Gee-haw!'
And Git along!"
The Lamar register., 1906-05-30
KEEP THE cULT1vAToR GOING.

This is good year to keep the cult
vator going in the cornfield up until
the evening of the last day possible,
The fields are weedy The corn is
small. The ground in many places is
in poor mechanical condition. Thu
abundant rainfall has made the corn
root shallow, and dry weather will hurt
it. Keep the cultivator going to kill
the weeds, to fine the soil, to save the
water for the corn-it will probably
need it all.
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So deeply is the hui
man impulse toward
action an d growth
rooted in our natures,
that we would find a
condition in W h i c h
there was nothing to
do the sincerest hell"
Why, if Heaven were
as il is pictured. a
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were ordered to keep it secret and
meckly complied. The family lawyer
fur .ished an extract to the newspa-
per.. but all reference to either of the
yot ag women in the case was careful
ly eliminated.
That's all we care to give out to
the newspapers was the lawyers
curt rejoinder when pressed for an ex-
PLANTATION.
But the New York Sunday Worlds
correspondent in Pittsburg made
things so interesting for all concerned
that finally the entire contents of the
will were made public as provided by
law.
Then the storm broke. The feud
became public property. Promptly
there came a demand from the officers
of the Mary Brown church that Miss
LOWS resign her position in the Sun
day school.
Forced to Leave Sunday School.
The church had Mr.. Browns s1O.-
OO0. They cared no longer. They had
bowed to his will in life. and they
had installed his protege to posi-
ton of distinction in church affairs.
Now they would have no more of her.
At n public hearing she was asked
to resign. and she did.
Then she announced that she in
tended marrying and that was her
ostensible reason for retiring. She
and William Arthur Porter, race
track employe of old man Browns.
had long been in love. In fact, they
loved each other before he was taken
i'll.
Here were the provisions of the will
concerning the young women in the
case:
Bequest. to Martha Lewis.
Second.-''G give and bequeath to the
Union Trust company OF Pittsburg first
mortgage bonds of the Pittsburg Brew
ing company to the aggregate value OF
$4,000, in trust nevertheless, to pay the
ret interest and income therefrom to
my daughter-in-law Grace NJ. Brown
for and during the term of her natural
life. If she so long remain widow and
from and after her marriage or death.
In further trust to divide or distribute
the principal OF said trust fund to the
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idolized. When they grew up moth
ing was too good for them.
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of gold. valued at $4,000. 1t was
won hy Sua Smith
New-York tribune., 1906-09-30
is THE HORSE A cowARD9

In1prirnis. the horse is a coward-nature made
him so-an unreasoning coward, who fears
everything with which he is unfamiliar; moth
ing, however horrible, 10 which association has
accustomed him; q creature given over TO sud-
den and uncomfortable panics, and, in their
paroxysns stopping at no injury TO self or to
those who cherish him. His overpowering in
stinct in such is flight; frequently, but not
always, associated with determination to clear
himself from any hanpering surroundings. He
has no feelings of revenge, unless trained TO
cunning by the abuse or the mistakes Of man
his vengeance upon any particular individual.
but upon humanity in general. with no regard
for age
The sentiment OF revenge is usually as
sociated with cowardice that IL may almost be
classed as q phase OF that instinct. Cowardice
ways-with one It is terror Of the dark, which
will make him kick his stall all night, doing
himself possibly serious injury; yet in nine cases
out OF ten a light left in the stable will so COM
petely reassure him that he will not lift foot.
Another is alarmed at blowing paper, yet stands
is this very attribute Of cowardice which en-
ebles US to handle the animal as dot to train
him TO our will and for our purpose; which
makes him, once he is thoroughly deceived and
intimidated, the useful servant we find him; not
a willing slave, but one who fears again to tempt
and who labors for us because he has been made
20 co so and fears to rebel. Give to the most
docile the idea that he may successfully disobey,
and prestol you shall discover another attribute
Of the coward-for your steed forthwith be-
comes a bully, and very dangerous one since
each little act of rebellion which succeeds awak-
ems him to the idea that he need not obey and
that in power and will he is superior. Forth
with disaster impends-F. NJ. Ware, In The Out
ing Magazine
New-York tribune., 1906-09-30
Constant Reader Tells What He
'O, ,r:...5 in Last Weeks Papers.


Aos and Hearst" said the Busy
and hear that iil..'
Man ,.ote for the editor.
going to V0.s Ne way" returned the Constant
IT'S t-o the ,s a big Democratic faction.
EeadeE ...a5 with the Buffalo convention
which -, a third ticket or vote for MT.
threaiens ,es.,r1ct Attorney Jerome said he was
EugheA - the stump for the Repubhcah CHI
diaste" .os Aid Mr. Hughes get in the
no" ." asked the Busy Man
cODveh'i0- ,.son was unanimous" was the
"his A1 -, che convention first began last
reply. - si.,etIon was all in the dark. Gov
3u's higgins had declined to run mus ieanIns
srnol 1-rce Black. Bracket and Woodru'I
hDs, s,ah, Nr Parsons. the victorious ie'.1 -
- ssH. work. City delegation. stuck TO MI.
The Hs" ,.ov-over. through thick and thin
Husnes, poosevelt finally telephoned to sara
PTesias'-, A.. hughes was his choice also. Then
iosa -. boorn overwhelmed everything. Inc
~ - an the ticket are: NJ Linn bruce, u NC"
othei' ,s,tsnaut Governor; John T. o'Brien. OF
1,,.,on Secretary Of State; Merton H. Ne"is, %
OIl''9-I controller: julius II. Mayer. OF New
- Attorney General; Henry A van Ais'S &c.
1i1 10ih 1-nstneer. and John G. Wallenme'er OF
-. state TreaSuISl' <@-1 "a -,
BIZ - o,oen+ in the case Of Mr.. Lewis"
~. s that has become Of the down-and-out
.,-rop asked the Busy Man.
.1Ja has lost his Job as chairman OF the Re
-, state Committee" was the reply.
-, 7. woodruff instead is now head OF
=. orranization. Colonel Reuben L. Fox sur
--ss-s5 the secretaryship Of the committee to
.-s.,...,e p. Gleason, clerk of the Senate"
~ nos astonished TO hear that Mayor McClel-
=. u..s gong to support Hearst for Governor"
spid the Busy Man
.7bat repor: came out Of Buffalo" said the
,c..s,or. Reader. but as soon Mr.. McClel-
- ,ot home he publicly declared that he would
- against the editor. Mr. Hearst's nomina-
49,, hiss spit the Democratic party in two. The
.,,,,o,-,on AZ Buffalo ended almost In riot.
,,a,r,v all the contests We're decided IN favor OF
g.o-s+ Sullivan finally swung his delegation
,,.- n Hearst and Murphy stuck TO Hearst
,,-orrbollt. Murphy held ninety-four votes to-
ether as If they were shackled. on the first
.oucsu Hearst triumpled. getting 300 votes;
el,ar 124 and Dix II. The rest Of the ticket
t"cIT5es Lewis S Chanler, of Dutchess, Lieu
go. Governor: John s. Whalen, Of Monroe,
ssc-stsry of state; Martin II. Glynn. Of Albany,
Controller: W s. Jackson, OF Erie, Attorney
General, Frederick ". Skene, OF Queens, State
TSrgsnear and julius Hauser Of Suffolk, State
T-ees1rer Jersey Republicans had a hot fight
a. the primaries. with the result that the Colby
New-York tribune., 1906-09-30
sToNEMAsoN AND PREMIER

In South Australia one of the labor leaders
Thomas Price, is Premier of the state govern
ment He was formerly a stonemason and
worked by the day on the Parliament House In
which he now sits, chief ruler of the state He
is of this class. the same order of the econ
omic student; he is a graduate Of the same
school, in Which the lessons are learned at night
when the days work is over He has this char
acteristc reserve like the rest of the leaders but
/ judge that at times he is capable of losing It.
Ten years ago, when he was only member of
the South Australian Parliament, he told In a
campaign speech certain things about this same
Shipping Trust that threatens to grip by the
throat the ocean commerce OF Australia. All that
he said has since been demonstrated before the
Federal Commission to be perfectly true, but at
that time the trust had not been attacked and 1t
was arrogant. By an arrangement similar to
that employed In Mr.. Lawsons case, the trust
put up a dummy to sue Mr.. Price for libel The
libel laws OF Australia a relic of sheer saw
agery The trust got verdict Of $500. Mr.,
Price owned his cottage, the result Of years OF
toiling at his trade. and beyond that he had not
G dollar. So the great Shipping Trust, which an
nually gouged millions from the people of AUS
tralia, purposed to seize the 5000 cottage to pun
ish him for telling the truth-Charles Edward
Russell in Everybody's Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-30
THE CzARINA's CHARM.

The general appearance Of the Czarina may
e fairly well known IN this country, although
fever pictures have been published Of her than
q sny other crowned head But no picture that
had seen gave any idea Of how she really looks.
seen thus face 10 face. Perhaps this may be for
the reason that much OF her beauty comes from
exquisite colOrng. and that there IS about her
slEile charm impossible 70 picture and difT-
cult 70 ssscribe She is very tall and very slen-
Der YET most finely propOrtioned. Her features
are almost Greek in their regularity and the
natural oppression Of her face struck me at once
as sing1lerly wistIul and sweet sadness that
never went quite away, even when she smiled.
Her hair is strikingly beautiful and luxuriant,
long. heavy. glossy and brown-gold in color.
der eyes are large, soft luStrous gray blue, With
long lsshes, and I painted them cast down, as
they nearly always are; for she is shy, and
hardly ever looks up without blush.
tet with all the CZanna's blushing shyness
her bearing impressed me with sense Of some-
ning much deeper and grayer than mere ad-
nirauon for a beautiful. graceful woman. II is
difficult 10 define Just what this impression was,
out u may be termed majesty, for lack OF e.
suoter term; and the feeling of II increased
curing the entire time that was privileged to
enter her presence, although no one could have
peen kinder or more simple IN all that she said
tho olo-Analia Russner Coudert. IN The Cen
taTy Magazine
New-York tribune., 1906-09-30
THE CHINESE EMPRESS.


Inc chinese Empress is triae under tho
ssefaee height of European ladies' YET SO pe.~
Iect are her proportions and so gracerui her Sats
rage ,hat she seems TO need nothing 70 auo ~
ner majesty. Her features are vivaciouS allu
pIeasng rather than beautiful Her conpiedon ~
rs rs not yellow. but sub-olve, and her Iace d rs Is
Illuminated by orbs of jet half hidden py ualh n
iashes, behind which lurk the smile OF favor OF or
the lightning of her anger. NO one woulo take
her to be more than forty.
She carries tablet on which, even curing u :,
conversation she jots memoranda Her pencii
is the support of her sceptre With II she SENDS
out her autograph commands, ana Win IL she
inscribes those pictured characters which are
as the proudest decorations of her minis
ters. I have seen them in gold frames in the
hall of viceroy.
The elegance of her culture excite5 sincere
admiration in a country where women are IL
literate and the breadth Of her understanding
is such as to take in the details OF government
She chooses her agents with wise Judgment ana
shifts them from pillar to post so that they
may not forget their dependence on her Will
Without a parallel In her own country. she Is
sometimes compared with Catharine II Of Rus
sia. She has the advantage in the decency of
her private life.-Dr. w. A P. Martin, in The
Worlds Work.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-30
WHY AREN'T WE HANDSOME?

Now, what's the consequence of this univer-
sal lack OF exercise? Mind you, am not sug-
gesting that somebody get up actual un-
beauty show. but surely Mr.. CoTnstook will not
object II in our minds eye imagine all
the men we know standing pedestals and
posing as the Apollo Belvidere. ana all the
women know as the Venus de Medct
think it would be right funny Such wizened
skinniness! Such shapeless bagginessl
"Oh but you protest, I'VE can't all be Apol-
los and Venuses."
We aren't, If that's what you mean. but I'm
not so sure that couldn't be II we had been
treated right
why aren't we all handsome, then?
The main reason is that not mother in
a thousand knows her trade. An old Irish
woman who raised five fine. big, strapping
honest sons, said TO day. 1.-THE Lord
forgive me for speakin disrespectfuI OF him.
but I declare to you I dunno what He's thinkin'
Of whin he gives some women chidher" And
that's about so. The doctors tell us that 90
per cent of troubles may blame our
mothers for. And yet they're not so much to
blame, either. The only way they had of get
ting a living catching a husband. Once
caught. they had him for life. The catching
was the main thing. Ignorant they may be OF
their trade as mothers and some say they are
Ignorant of their trade wives but nobody
will accuse the women of being ignorant of the
art and craft of catching husbands.
The start a wise mother can give IS q lot
but II isn't everything. We too busy 10 be
good looking. 1t just about takes our time
scuffing around for food and clothing and
sheter.-Eugene Wood. in Womans Home Com
onin
New-York tribune., 1906-09-30

The advantages Of concrete on the mechanical
side are thesei 1t is proof against fire. wind and
water rats, insects and as rot; and the danger
20 eIec+ricitv 1t needs painting or repair.
Fire or water overflow inside, can do only
local damage 10 the contents OF a room and no
n becomes stronger and harder with age,
which is of course, an advantage, except when
additions or alterations are made. involving hard
49,, roofs no damp or cold east or north rooms
There is great economy OF heating: Being a
en- mass throughout. like house made of baked
-, ttere Is no vibration. and in case one spot
of he foundations should be undermined the
well knit structure might not show so much az
a cracir II As practically earthquakeeproof
Concrafe is healthful because 1t leaves no rs
e,,res 9or dust or for insects which spread dis
eaee n &c cool in summer and warm In winter.
en6 ,,t,b a noinirnum of exertion CAP be kept
sweet and clean. on the ARTISTIC size, ss the
houss hssutifui Il lends ttseh - soalptuse -Sna