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The Lamar register., 1907-12-18

"Disenchanted" is the headline over
a letter in a Vienna paper from cor
respondent in Constantinopie. When
l told my friends that l was coming
to this city they envied me. and when
one man said: You go to the city Of
beautiful women smiled with salts
faction because l believed as he did.
and pictured to myself the living
forms of those whose pictures we had
seen so often as representing the
women Of Turkey. l have seen them.
Those who are young. If they have
any beauty no one knows 1t because
their faces are hidden. and those who
have pas sed beyond the youthful
perio. are-well, certainly not beau
tiful. Take a walk when you come
here, on d day when the streets are
wet. when the women lift their gowns
to save them from the mud. and you
will find that there is not a well.
formed Turkish woman's foot in the
place and that the majority are stock
inglm"
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18

stocks The common name is horse
nettle or sand brier (Solanum Caro-
lnense). 1t comes from the south.
When 1t first appears it is not usu-
ally observed. II comes in pasture or
along roadsides. 1t is spread by
means of its little yellow berries. like
potato apples. Sheep eat these and
thus distribute the seeds. Let alone.
II overruns all the grass land and is
troublesome in cultivated land. The
smoothness and beauty of pasture and
roadside are forever destroyed. 1t will
cost $25 per acre probably to eradi-
cate It from a pasture and along road
sides It is even worse. The way to
eradicate 1t is to cut it OF several
times each year a little under the
ground. or to pull It up. The stem is
thorny. but 1t can be pulled by man
with gloves. One pulling will not de-
stroy it Four pullings will kill it If
done in succession. II is no use to
try To dig It up.
Salt will help destroy it. When the
first one comes It is easily killed, but
II 1t is allowed to live till 1t has
spread over an acre or more the dam
age is very serious. Most of Ohio.
Indiana and Illinois will in a rather
short time be covered with this vile
weed. because men are too lazy to
fight II in the beginning The ex-
penditure of two dollars a year. and a
watchful eye. will keep It on a farm
and out of a mile of roadsides. After
it has established itself 800 per year
will be needed to hold 1t in check.
Watch for II. Jump out of your
buggy and pull up the first one you
see. II it has berries. on burn them
Do not let the vile thing overrun your
place The writer has seen the
weed in its glory where it came from,
making an ugly eyesore Of what would
be a lovely blue grass pasture. SO be
on your guard.
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18

jectfse. that litany Of Lowell Alas, it
was quite evident that she had passed
out Of his life as suddenly and mystic
riously as she had entered it He
would keep the purse as a souvenir.
and some day. when he was an old
man. he would open it
There is something compelling in
the human eye. magnetism upon
which Science has yet to put her cold
and unromantic finger. Have you
never experienced the sensation that
some one was looking at you? Doubt
less you have. Well, Max presently
turned his glance toward his silent
fellow traveller. She had lifted her
veil and was staring at him with won
dering. fearing eyes These eyes
were somewhat red. as II the little
bees of grief had stung them.
YOU" he cried. the blood humping
into his throat He tossed his hat to
the floor and started for her end of the
compartment
She held up hand as II to ward on
bis approach. Il can hear perfectly"
she said; lit is not needful that you
should come any nearer"
He sat down confused He could not
remember when his heart had beaten
SO irregularly.
May j ask how you came to enter
this compartment? she asked coldly.
Il jumped in."-simply. What was
to account for this strange attitude?
so observe. What 1 meant was.
by what right"
1T happened to be the only door
at hand. and I was in a great hurry
Where was his usual collectedness OF
thought? He was embarrassed and
angry at the knowledge
did you follow me7" Her nostrils
were palpitating and the corners OF
her mouth were drawn aggressiyely.
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18
rEarILIziNa VALUE OF AsHzs.
informstIon Regarding the Matter by
Prof. Ten Eyek Of Kansas.

Wood ashes are frequently recon.
mended as q fertilizer for soil. Some
interesting Information Is given By
Prof Ton Eyck OF the Kansas expert.
rnent station. Prof. Ten Eyck says:
ran average sample Of unieachei
wood ashes contains seven per cant
Of potash and two per cent OF phos-
phoric acid, which 1t current retail
prices Of these plant foods makes
wood ashes worth about I'VE cents per
hundred pounds. or nine dollars per
ton. Besides the actual ferdlizing
value by reason OF the potash and
uhosphoric acid cootatnea In the
ashes. there Is some yslue In ashes
simply from the power which potash
has to make the nitrogen Of tho soil
available for plants by the chemical
action on the organic matter and
humus In the soil. altsSt
The potash In ashes exists in read
fly soluble form. and - thus tmmedi-
ateIy available for plant food Ashes
also contain a little magnesia and
considerable amount Of carbonate Of
lime, which Is Of some Importance
because of its effect on improving the
texture Of heavy soils. The farmer
can better. afford to pas. IS or so
ton for good wood ashes than tho
usual rates for almost any potash fer.
tilizer.
Leached ashes have rarely mora
than one per cent. Of potash and one.
half per cent Of phosphortc acid.
which will make them worth about
one or two dollars per ton as fertil-
izers, but on heavy soils they may
often be applied with profit just for
the loosening effect. and they are val.
liable as a top dressing or mulch in
fruit gardens.
Sifted coal ashes absorb liquids. Az
volatile ammonia, prevents offensive
odors. and are valuable as absorbents
under hen roosts or in stables. Wood
ashes should not be placed under hen
roosts or in stables. because potash
liberates the manure and the value
of the ashes as a fertilizer IL de-
Perforated.
On average soils, fruits and vege-
tables are benefited by liberal appli
cation of wood ashes and remarkable
results have been obtained BY the US,
W dshes VI iSSuho SiopS' SSpSS"'
Swer and alfalfa.
Ashes are best applied in the spring.
separately or in connection with phos-
plate fertilizers as a top-dressing. For
cultivated crops the ashes should be
spread broadcast after the land has
been narrowed and made practically
ready for the crop. and cultivated in
by light narrowing.
Wood ashes may be applied at the
rate of IS to so bushels. 1000 to 1000
pounds to the acre. One ton of good
wood ashes will contain about 40
pounds of potash and 40 pounds OF
phosphoric acid.
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18
Levers Tribute TO Dickens.

The greatest imaginative writer. un-
questionably since Shakespeare, is
the author of "Chuzzlewit- (wrote
Charles Lever in 1859. With him we
encounter no repeitions; all Is varied.
novel, and interesting as nature her.
self; and this great master Of humor
moves US to tears or laughter without
the semblance of an effort on his part /;
and as for those inexpensive guests
that sit beside our fireplace at lone
hours, or stroll with US in our solitary
rambles, we owe more Of them to
Charles Dickens than to any other
writer of the century
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18

Another pause. II take it. from the
character Of this dialogue. that their
morning rides must have been rather
Interestingly
You told me that you were in Bar.
scheit to study nerves. -wickedly.
so thought l. up to half-past nine
tonight. but it appears that I am not.
-gloomiIy.
You are running away. too?--with
suppressed eagerness.
Running away, too he repeated.
Are you running away
AS fast as ever the train can carry
me. am on the way to Dresden"
Dresden? 1t seems that Fate is de
this day. Dresden is my destination
ALSO
Let ne see your passports. "-eI
tending firm. white hand
He obeyed docilely. as docilely as
though he was married. She gave the
paper one angry glance and tossed ii
back.
George Ellis: so that is you
name?--scornfully. You told me
ask you to tell me your name; you
took that service upon yourself" She
recalled the dukes declaration that be
should have her every movement
watched II this American was watch
ing her, the duke was vastly more
astute than she had given him the
credit for being Are you in the pay
of the duke? Come. confess that yor
have followed me. that you have beer
watching me for these four days
How bitter the cup of romance tasted
to her now. She had been deceived
Well. you shall never take me from
this train save by force. / will moi
go back"
H- rro BE CONTINUED 1..
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18
FARM ITEMS.

"Lazinsss grows on people. 1t be-
gins in cobwegs and ends In iron
chains"
Next to the dairy cattle sheep are
the best animals to put fertilizer back
into worn out land.
The good tenant is much malixned
The trouble is. the good tenant soon
ceases to be a tenant.
Bank the house II 1t needs It, but
do not use manure. The foundation
does not need fertilizing.
You can make your own storm
doors. (Some building paper put on
the screens will do it,
You can pick out the rented farm.
In any section. where both landlords
and tenants try to get the most out of
the land.
The average man doesn't like to
have the farmers Institute lecturer
preach at him-and he likes scoldtnp
even less.
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18
Storing Produce for Market.

Almost every small town has an ice
house of sufncient capacity to supply
the people locally with Ice 1t would
not be very expensive to conduct in
connection with 1t cold storage plant
Of capacity great enough to care for
the storing of fruit. eggs and other
produce brought in from the surround
ing country. Such. an establishment
would often save farmers considerable
money by enabling them to keep thass
prod00&0 for q favorable market.
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18
FALL FLOWED LAND.
Freezing Of Winter Brings Soil Into
Better TiIth in Spring.

As much blowing as possible should
be done In the fall on the western
farm. The soil turned up is exposed
to the frosts Of winter, and they pene.
trate it to a considerable depth. 1t
has been found that soils that are
covered with sod are not penetrated
more than half As deep by the frost
as are those soils recently plowed. 1t
lis desirable to loosen the earth below
the depth to which the plow goes.
This is especially valuable in clay
soils. With ground plowed well be-
fore the coming of frost. the soil will
be found frozen often to the depth
Of 20 inches. This means that every
particle to that depth is moved, to a
small extent. The expansion Of the
particles of moisture pushes apart
and breaks up the most retentive SOIL
Clay soil that has been well drained
IS thus made friable to Q great depth.
and when spring comes and the frost
goes out Of the ground the soil will
be SO loose that air can penetrate to
a great depth and chemical action be
made way for.
The manures In the surface soil are
disfntegrated and some of them are
washed down to the depth the frost
has gone. says Farmers Review. The
following result is that the roots Of
the plants seek the cool moist earth
below II there be in 1t plenty of plant
food. and the plants supported by the
roots are the more able to resist any
drouth that may come in summer.
Where drouths are common it is de-
sirable to have plants root as deeply
as possible. .--.
Fall plowed land also will be found
freer of cutworms and other injurious
insects in the spring. Some of these
insects try to get below the frost
line, or at least to a point where freez-
Ing and thawing in the early spring
is not possible. The blowing of the
land turns up these insects and.
though they be still covered by the
soil. leaves the ground SO loose about
them that they freeze. and that sew
eral times in the late fall or early
spring and are thus killed. While
fall blowing does not entirely wipe
out the army of cutworms that may
be in any ground 1t greatly lessons
their number.
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18
These Chickens Paid.

A Delaware man has kept an ac.
count with rs hens. He penned them
up the first Of last January, and kent
strict account OF the cost of every.
thing led to them; also kept an ac-
count OF the number of eggs received
from the 20. For the first six month.
zoos eggs We're received, enough of
this number being used to raise 1ss
chickens. At the ending Of the sIx
months. besides the 1888 chickens. he
had $23.Ss in cash. all profit, as coat
OF all feeding, care. etc.. had FIRST been
deducted. What do our folks thipk
OF this kind of record? Deiav.r,
eitner mas some good poultrykeeper,
or some good -
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18
GOOD ROADS LESSON.
Highway Improvement Causes a Bet.
tsrment in Agricultural Districts.

Good roads for the people" means
a saving Of hundreds Of millions of
dollars yearly to residents of agricuI-
tural7 districts Good roads mean bet
ter rural towns. better country schools.
more happiness and greater reward
for labor. Yet there are other things
that should go hand in hand with good
roads. and one of them Is opposition
to every means that win cause trade
to drift from the home town. II mat
ters not how good the roads. the coun-
try is impoverished II the roads are
the means of sending morn dollars to
the large cities. In !ccnner1on with
the good roads Improvement, let every
taxpayer be Impressed with the fact
that the more money kept IN each com
munity makes the pro rata share of
taxes for the maintenance of good
roads less: that the dollars sent to the
big financial centers will not help pay
for local improvements.
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18


"a to be looking out Of the opposite
window. Well. SO long as she did not
bother him he would not bother her.
But he WOULD much rather have been
alone. a. =,
He took out his passport and tried
to read It, 1t was impossible So he
rose. steadied himself. and turned up
the wick Of one Of the lamps.
He did not hear the munied ex-
clamation which came from the other
end.
He dropped back upon the cushion
and began to read So he vas George
Ellis. an American student in good
standing; he was aged 20. had blue
eyes. light hair. was six feet tall. and
weighed 154 pounds Hai he had. then.
lost 30 pounds in as many minutes,
At this rate he wouldn't cast shadow
when he struck Dresden He had
studied three years at the college; but
what the deuce had he studied, II
they we're only asleep at the frontier.
He returned the document to his
pocket. and as be did SO his fingers
came into cantact with the purse he
had picked up in the road that morn
Won Heidlon. What
meant Fate in crossing her path with
his7 He had been perfectly contented
in mind and heart before that first
morning ride; and here he was, sigh
ing like a furnace. She. had been
merely pretty on Monday. on Tuesday
she had been handsome. on Wednes-
day she had been adorable; now she
was the most beautiful woman that
ever lived fAh the DrOzressiye ad-
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18

One OF the Oldest and most respect
able types OF ghost is the banshee.
which may be regarded as a near rela-
tive of the death wrath" inasmuch
as 1t gives warning of impending
death by uttering ,lamentable walls.
says -Lippincott's. Some families take
great pride in the possession OF such
'spooks.' good example OF which Is
described by Mrs. Levey OF Castle
terrace. London. who. writes: The
night when my mother lay dying was
one Of great pain. ! At about nine
o'clock there came . fearful wall OF
woman's voice. as II swaying to and
fro past the windows. I ran to the
window. but no human being could
be there. as the room was two hignts
up and NO houses near. She died al
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18
BANSHEE OR DEATH WRATH.

1880 p. M My father and family sat
at dinner on the evening of February
4. 1868. when the same fearful cry
or wall nlled our house. At eight
o'clock next morning my youngest
brother died quite suddenly. The
same thing happened on my fathers
death in 1887: likewise on the death
of my sister in 1888. and on the death
of another brother in 1890 This
banshee seems to have been rather
out Of place in London. such wailing
ghosts (which are not seen and can.
not therefore be properly termed ap
paritions being especially doinesti
Gated in ireland. where they are usual
ly associated With dilapidated castles
and an impoverished and long-de
scended gentry.
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18
4 REIGN OF GRAF I.
GRAFT" NOT A NEW WORD IN
THE WORLDS LExIcoNs.
OF HIGH AND LOW DECREE
IensbIs Practices That Are cea-
osmned, But Rseosnizsd in Dusi-
nsss-PsepIs Responsible fer
Their Existence.

r.. 0r4H II not q recent innovation.
Hfstofy Of remote periods tell Of II,
though perhaps the word that dssig-
mates It now may belong to the newly
created words. and may be credited
to the category of slang In the times
OF Aoses and Solomon there vefe
grafters. and the Egyptians and later
the Greeks had their priests and their
oracies. common gratis Of the times-
History IL rsplete from beginning to
ths present with tales of graft and
grafters. Without graft to add its
sest. the work Of the netionists and
the historian would be prosy reading.
Graft lends its charm to The Epi-
curean," -Rasslss," and the works Of
hstorians from Pliny down to the
preSent would be voefully dead with
out the numerous recitaIs Of the do
ers In, general Who has not been
charged with the tale of the diamond
Necklace" and what reader Of history
has not laughed over the other opera
lions OF 'C9giiostro? f
Perhaps never In the past has Sraft
been reduced 10 the science that il is
now. 1t II 80 closely interviewer in
the mesh of legitimate transactions
that there Is hardly a branch of bust
ness that II free from it. Alas. not
alone is II found in commercial and
financial Affairs. but is abundantly in
evidence In governmental transaction.
national. state and municipal Revela-
tons Of the methods Of great corpora
tons, the timber land frauds, count
less railroad transactions. government
buildings. construction of municipal
improvements. etc. give a wide knowl-
edge Of the world Of graft
Like an unbroken chain It extends
froLi the highest to the lowest in pow
er. The greater the interests. the
greater is the opportunity for the
operations for the grafters. The small
fry politician lives by it. The big
gun IN congress adds to his prestige
and his bank account by it 1t ap-
pears that 1t Is only 4 matter of de-
gree between the CRATER who stands
on the street corner and hawks his
wares and the man Of honor who holds
a place in the United States senate:
between the policeman on the beat
who cautiously takes a dollar to close
his eyes to the doings of the law
breaker. and the man Of millions at
the head of some mail-order house, or
monopoly who can rob the masses
high-handed SIX days in the week and
teach a Sunday school class ON the
seventh.
Graft teaches an ignoble lesson. IL
is creator OF the hypocrite. and the
hereto. 1t is poison that benumbs
the finer qualities OF manhood. and
strifies all that develops the spiritual
Yet God reigns; immutable laws en-
list; and it is poor philosophy. indeed.
that teaches that such qualities as
sincerity. goodness, and other virtues
are merely creations OF the wind.
They are real. living, lasting. eternal
truths that cannot be downed. Graft
may exist. and have its baleful infiu-
ences: yet in the end will be vic
torious.
D. n. CARR
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18
MErrLE A raousLEsoME WEED.
Why You Should Be Careful Not to
Let Home ksttis Oct . Feothoid.

Let me cali attention to one OF the
worst weeds In the world that Ii now
invading all parts Of Ohio. and pre-
sumo other states as we'll. It looks
somewhat Ike . potato vine. u
'smaalss.r 1ess }eafy. rbnt the leaf aad
bloom are like the potato. and bugs
eat It (its one -redeeming featured.
writes~a correspondent of Breedsrs'
Gazette. 1t Ii = perennial and spreads
rather fast by underground root
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18

A lot of farmers are feeding their
products to live stock and not making
any money. They are simply selIine
their crops through the live stock A.
market price with the labor thrown in
Accurate cost accounts are the oniy
thing that will show Just what 4. ~
ing accomplished In this line.
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18

Poultry papers are filled with talks
on leg weakness" about this season
OF the year. There is no leg weak
ness among farm raised poultry. Leg
wakness comes first of all from lack
OF sxereise. and lack Of exercise is
unknown on the farm. where chickens
often wander too far from the prem
tses.
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18

found very useful in avoiding heavy
lifting and also In the economizing Of
time. ..
The benches should be about two
inches wider than an ordinary wagon
box so that the bed pieces Of the
racks that are bottomless can be set
upon them. ,.....
The main piece used in the CON
struction Of these benches IL . AKA
oak. The legs are made of 7xfs.
Braces were added for strength.
The height of the benches. sug.
gests Prairie Farmer. should depend
upon the height Of the wagon. They
should be about even with the tops OF
the wheels.
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18
CHAPTER TX.

3 There was very little light In the
compartment into which Max had 80
successfully dived. Some one had
turned down the wicks Of the oil lamps
which hung suspended between the
luggage racks above. and the gloom
was notable rather than subdued. go
far as he was concerned he was per-
fectly contented: his security was all
the greater. He pressed his face
against the window and peered out
The lights Of the city flashed by. and
finally grew few and far between, and
then came the blackness of the coun-
try. II would take an hour and a half
to cross the frontier. and there would
be no stop this side. for which he was
grateful He swore. mumbling. To
have come all this way to study, and
then to leg IL in this ignominous fash
Ion, It was downright scandalous,
Whoever heard OF such laws? OF
course he had been rather silly in
b pulling his gun. for even in the United
states-where he devoutiy wished
Z himself at that moment-it was a mis-
4 demeanor to carry concealed weapons
2 He felt OF his cheek He would return
Bome day, and fit was the last thing
he ever did. he would slash that lieu
tenants cheeks. The insolent beggar!
To be struck and not to strike back
He choked-..
SaGradually his eyes became accus
toned to the dim light. and he cast
shout. 49, a. .s.a,=
1.-The deuce!" he muttered.
I,,lA t. =.
far corner was q woman heavii,
yelled Young or old. he could mo-
tell. She sat motionless. and appear
The Lamar register., 1907-12-18
LITTLE TOWN HELPS.


Many a town goes backward BE-
cause its business men are too lazy 70
get . move on themselves to improve
it
Don't lose hope in the future Of yeur
town. but study conditions that need
correction and set about to apply Q
proper remedy
Four town viii not lose anything by
impressins each and every farmer In
the neighborhood with the fact that
the place exists for his benent Is much
a. FOR those Who reside within its cor
-porAte limits
When there Is any work to be done
doue wait for your neighbos. Tom
Jones or Dick Brown. TO commence.
Geta move on yourself. and go 70 them
and pull hand in hand with them
- s----e--- --s.---
Don't be afraid Of criticism. Study
vel your duty AZ 4 citizen and go
about II without fear or favor. and you
win ind that those simpletons who
may At drst call you a busy body win
be willing to give you credit for being
N enterprising citizen when the need
ed reforms are brousht about by your
work.
Give support to the local paper 1t
can be made a power for good in the
community. BY the news and adver-
Using pages of it the stranger can gain
an excellent idea Of the Importance Of
the place Encourage the editor by
giving him all the support that ysl
can
Good schools can be maintained
only in live. 'up-to-date communities.
II has been generally observed that the
education Of one generation, means
benefits to coming generations. No
community can AFFORD to let its eks-
cational facilities decay.
Remember that there are few places
outAide the courts and the reform in
situations where liar is useful Don't
be liar 1t may work all right for q
tins. but a single lie may cost a repu-
tatfon that will be destructive to bust
ness and success. II you are at fault,
better tell the truth and abide by the