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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-02

was a,mo directly northx est
through the rugged defiles of the great
chain of mountains that guards the
border line between the three states
Georgia. Alabama and Tennessee.
Few knew whittier they were 60
irg.
Sherman kept his secret we'll
Among the officers. however, ttg
facts were known.
In his march from Chattanooga ia
atlanta the Federal general had been
compelled to fight almost every foo,
Ct the way.
To accomplish this. indeed, to re.
main even at Atlanta for months /.
was necessary that his line of cufn
muNication with Chattanooga remain
intact.
or course, once Atlanta fell. the Con,
federates saw the chance to reduce
their victorious enemy. and for the
time their energies were devoted tn
the task of cutting of his line of com
munications.
If this could be done. Sherman
would be in a serious condition indeed.
There promised to be some lively
times on the scenes of former desper-
ate battles.
Colonel John and his regiment had
been ordered to join the column about
to move back to the relief of the brave
general who had been left among the
mountains of Georgia TO guard Al
toona Pass, a point of immense value
to Sherman in keeping up communal
cations with his base of supplieu at
Chattanooga.
Messages had been received from
General Corse, messages that told of
Overwhelming foes against which he
and his little command were holding
out with bravery born of despeI;,.
tion.
So abrupt was their departure. ox.
ing to the need of haste. that Colonel
John was not given chance to have
another interview with the girl whom
the fortune of war had made his wife.
He sent her a message. however.
Just MS they were leaving the city,
The march was one Of haste.
Should Altoona Pass be taken by
the enemy. much OF Sherman's hard
work must be done over again.
That meant desperate fighting
climbing the granite-facc33 hills In the
midst of a deadly fire. of awful hand
to.hand fights--all this ana more II
brave Corse had been compelled to
surrender before Sherman arrived to
succor him.
There were not many obstacles In
the way.
Ito be continued.)
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VINTAGE OF PORT IMMENSE.
Good Wine So Plentiful That Poorer
Qualities May Not Be Exported.

WashingtOn.-Such glut Of wine
has been accumulated in Portugal.
owing to succession of good years
in all the vintage provinces. that
growers of the cheaper class of wines
have been unable to find market by
Offering their produce under a true de-
scription.
Certain of the growers have accord
ingly. Lisbon correspondent telc-
graphs. resortcd to the expedient OF
exporting these wines after adultera-
scriptions. This. of course. brings
great injury to exporters of genuine
port. So great is the evil that the
Portuguese government has decided to
try to end 1t by submitting proposals
to the cortes for commercial conven-
tons with foreign countries as to Gus
tomhouse duties. for prohibition of the
export OF any but the best Douro vint-
age from the northern seaports. for
strict supervision OF the purity of all
exported wines and Limitation of the
area of vineyards.
Reports from other countries show
that the French wine harvest is yield
ing one-fifth less in quantity. tho
Rhine and Moselle vineyards three
fifths less and the Algerian vineyards
one-fifth less. Quality in all places Is
exceptionally good. Prices will there
fore probably rise.
The 1906 wine Is the best s.Icc the
famous 1898 crop.
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PIGEON BORE MESSAGE TO NEG.
LEcTFUL LOVER.
Feathered Carrier Killed by Hawk Con
veyed Plea That Surely Should
Have Touched the Heart Of
Recreant Youth.

Lawton, Okla.-The text of a unique
little romance has just been reveale,.
by the discovery of a dead carrier
pigeon by prospector in the Big Pas
ture. To the pigeons neck was at
tached a locket about the size Of a
silver dollar, and inside the locket
were two pictures. little note and
slips of paper containing names pre-
sumed to be those of whom the pic.
lures were made.
The name and address beneath the
picture of the girl is Grace Deliver. No.
1857 Clark street. Chicago. while the
name beneath the picture OF the young
man is Clarence Peckham.
The note read as follows:
Dear Clarence: This note may
never reach you. who are SO far away
in the south. but you have neglected
me so long | am hcartbroken. and fear
that my days on earth are few. God
knows. Clarence. | love you. and all
during these long. dreary weeks since
you went away ! have wondered why
you never wrote. II by any means
this note should reach you. hope that
1t will remind you OF the little girl
you professed TO love. and whose life
you have blighted."
The pigeon must have flown from
Chicago bearing the note, and the in
dications are that the heartbroken girl
dispatched the bird to the southland
in search OF the hoy that deserted her.
She is a fair-haired maiden OF about
II, with big. expressive eyes that look
to be blue. The character OF the pic
ture indicates that the girl belongs to
a good and respectable family in Chi.
cago. The young man appears to be
about 81 years old. The face is that
of a student or of an actor.
The pigeon was killed by n hawk in
the Big Pasture. The little son of a
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Fall SEEDING Of Alfalfa.

The Pennsylvania experiment sta
tion has gained much experience In
fall and spring seeding of alfalfa, and
says that the principal objection to
spring sowing is that weeds come mp
and choke out the young plants before
they can get a good start. The fall
seeded alfalfa on dry land was able
to withstand the severe winter climate
perfectly-in fact. better than the
common red clover Under average
good conditions from 20 to 30 pound S
of seed should be sown to the acre.
Manure gave better results on Penn
sylvania soil than did commercial fer
tilizer Lime did not give satisfactory
results In some instances it gave no
appreciable results, and in others II
was decidedly harmful, but in no case
was it applied to advantage. Deep,
well-drained soils are the best for
growing alfalfa.
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COOKING FEED FOR SWINE.
II Pays for the Extra Trouble-Pump
kins Good Hog Food.

1t probably pays better to cook food
mails. While It is probably true that
cooking food does not greatly increase
its digestibillty in all cases. yet 1t is
certain that cooked food proves in the
aggregate better than uncooked.
There are many things that can be
utilized for hog food If cooked that
are not available for hog food If raw;
for instance, potatoes. On every farm
where potatoes are grown there are
always small ones that can be used
for hog feed II cooked.
food II they are cooked and mixed
with corn meal and shorts or any
other meal. Perhaps mixing them
with ground oats would give the best
combination. The swine also enjoy
warm food in winter more than they
enjoy cold food. and 1t is now proved
that the more food Is enjoyed by ami
mails the better is IL digested. because
the mental effect on the animal re
suits in the secretion of larger
amounts OF the digestive Juices.
The cooking of food for swine re-
suits in the securing of greater vari-
ETY. than would otherwise be the case,
and the greater the variety the better
will the hogs thrive. The giving of
the hogs n warm meal may require a
little extra effort on the part of the
hog raiser. but 1t will increase the
warmth and comfort of the animals
and will have money in the way of
carbonaceous feed not expended in
the production of heat.
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Soap Is Basis Of Human Life, Accord
ing to Scientist.


New WORKMAN is made of soap
and not of dust, according to state
ment delivered before the Hervey so
ciety at the Academy of Medicine In
this city by Professor J. G. Adami.
Man is not entirely made Of soap,
of course. but there are scattered
through his body an unknown number
of tiny globules. called "myelins."
which are now believed to be print
tive form of true soap. II is the only
pure type of soap on earth, and scien-
lists say 1t may be that man vas orig
finally constructed on selfcleansing
principle.
All he had to do was to exercise his
will power. think hard. and set his
myriads of soap globules in motion.
The soapy nature of human beings has
been discovered by means Of the pol
ariZlng miscroscope.
Professor Adami gave e hi0tory of
the curious researches which led up
to the great find" Fifty years ago
Virchow stumbled on the presence of
myelin slobules in nearly every tissue
OF the body They were plentiful in
tn, brain. They dissolved in hot al
cohol. Strong alkalis caused them to
shrink
It was not until 1898 that it was dis.
covered they possessed peculiar re-
fractive power. Finally Professor
Lohlein of Carlsruhe made an elabo.
rate study Of the globules and showed
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His Prize.

A Pittsburg widower. while away
from home on business trip. met and
married lady who, though famed foI
her goodness OF heart. would be spC-
ken OF even by her friends as plain. =
The man believed that she would be
kind mother to his two children,
however. and as she was also pos
sessed of fair amount OF this worlds
goods. was not inclined to expect the
beauty of the peach IL a potato.
After his marriage he telegraphed
to the eldest OF his children. a girl of
fifteen:
Have won a prize. Am married.
Will be home tomorrow"
When the bride anil groom arrived.
the children were watching at the
door. and at sight of their future
mother. gave a little gasp Of conster-
nation.
The second child, a boy. nudged his
sister and whispered:
Say. Nell. that must have been the
consolation prize that pa got!"-Har-
per's Weekly.
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GOOD SOIL FOR CROPS.
Some Comments BY J. r. Volta, Of
Gustavus Adolphus College.

An ideal soil for the growth of
crops should be one containing the
property of being friable. loose and
porous: one that retains a reasonable
amount of moisture and heat: one
that will allow itself TO be worked over
easily and of which drainage is good !;
one whose aeration or ventilation is
good. To get such soil We would
recommend the following composition:
1. A certain amount OF clay. enough
to regulate the capacity OF the soil for
water and heat as well as mineral
matter.
2. A certain amount Of humus to
supply nutrition and regulate capacity
for moisture. heat and chemical &C
ton.
8. A certain amount Of sand to in.
crease capacity for drainage and till
age.
This would, in brief. furnish good
mixture of the various soils for such
climate as is found In this middle
northwest
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PATHOS IN GIRLS NOTE

lessee observed the fight between them
Just after the pigeon had flown from
the brink of pond, where 1t took
water. The fight was fierce one.
and lasted five minutes and when 1t
was over the boy gathered up the
pigeon and took II home. 1t was ex-
hibited to an Illinois man who was
passing through the pasture. and from
him this story has been received.
II the Maynard young fellow who
figures in the above reads the story
he should 20 back to Chicago and com
fort that little girl.
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THE SIZE OF FARMS.
They Should Be Smaller Rather That
Larger For Best Results.


The American farmer has always
had before him the temptation to
grasp a large amount OF land. This
is not surprising when we consider
what his education has been. 1t has
Heen seven or more generations since
on: ancestors settled in this country
and during all of that time the de-
scendants of the old settlers have had
the thirst for land bred into thom.
This was because In the beginning
of the development of this country
land was very easily obtained. and
the most common way for men to
enrich themselves was to get posses-
sion of large tracts Of land.
But to-day the new conditions are In
conflict with the tendency to own
land for the mere sense of owning
1t. Before man buys more land he
should first sit down and consider
whether he can use that land, says
Farmers Review. He should also
consider more carefully the question
of whether he can not more fully use
the land he has. To-day there are
multitudes of families that are made
miserable by the possession of too
much land. A man known to the
writer had so acres of land located
within a few miles of thriving town.
He had only himself and wife to pro
vide for. and he found it hard to
get help even to take care of the
so acres But he had always owned
a farm of from half to n square mile
in area, and he was miserable on his
little piece of so acres. His wife
wanted to stay there, for she lad been
oVerworKeu =, the big farm. But he
insisted IN selling the nice little farm,
an" then moved to the city while
waiting to get hold OF big farm.
What the country needs is a larga
number of well-tilled small farms.
That means more Independent farm
ers and fewer hired men. 1t means
| a solution OF the bird help problem.
1t means more families in township.
and that too of families that own the
land on which they are located. Such
make the best citizens in the woril.
Such people thrill with the delights OF
| ownership. They are help to the
communities. Their children do not
have to rush to the cities to make a
| living. More farms means better
schools. 1t means more electric
lines running here and there over the
country: for the electric lines go
where populations are sufficiently
dense to insure them patronage. II
the American farmer does not get
down to this idea the foreigner will
take his land. The foreigner comes
in from his little piece of land IN
Europe. He has been accustomed
there to farm intensively little piece
of territory. He takes small piece
here and is contentcd with 1t. lie
works. and his family work. They
have no hired help problem. They
SOC, own the land on which the
| An erican farmer was lord, but on
VIII. ch he had a mortgage. The thirst
for mere ownership of land is thirst
that can no longer be gratified with
on. the danger OF losing even the land
necessary for the support OF the farm
| era family.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-02
CHAPTER XIV.


War in the Mountain Passes.
Though strongly tempted to take
her in his arms John forbore, and It
was Just as well, for Mollie had not
yet realized that she loved him, this
man whom a strange fate had made
her husband.
He squeezed the little hand. while
his eyes eloquently declared the burn.
ing language his dumb lips dared not
speak, for there was no clause in that
contract prohibiting the language of
the soul.
Then he dropped her hand.
Good night-God bless you. my
dear girl. shall hope. yes. more.
will believe that when this crnel war
again united as of old, you will not
deny me the privilege of calling you
by that blessed name of-wife. shall
say no more-good night"
She was gone, and Colonel John, left
alone in the library. paced up and
down for half an hour wrapped in
thought. and judging from the smile
upon his face, he must have had pleas
ant cositations.
Then he went out to give more pos
Rive orders 10 the men on guard. hav
ing an idea that. the venomons Major
Wordsn might make still another at
tempt to unhorse him.
Morning came without further ad
venture. and with 1t sudden order
from Headquarters calling for Colonel
Johns presence.
He was not even given a chance to
see Mollie again. but looking back as
he galloped down The avenue he saw
fiuttering white kerchief held In a
hand that protruded from the shut
tiers of her room. and raised his cap
in answer.
Reaching Sherman's quarters. he re
ceived instructions to get his com
mand in readiness for immediate ac
ton.
Already relief detachment had
gone forward to assume the guardian
ship of Lyndhurst, and John would
thus have all that was left of his COM
mand.
Upon leaving Alfalfa their cnurse
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nuugh, de kentry am sabed agin." and
he triuuphantly dragged forth the
missiye that had been intrusted to his
care.
rs this for me?" she asked. receiv-
ing 1t.
>He done said so, missy"
who gave 1t to you?" unfolding II.
DE majah wild de curly mustache
and de fierce eyes wat make trem-
bile come up from old Pomp's shoes.
Her eyes were fixed upon the page.
Colonel John moved step nearer.
and, unobserved by either, stood in the
doorway. his gaze fastened upon the
face of the Southern girl, his wife by
: the fortune of war. II was as though
he expected to read his fate there.
Over her usually composed features
there shot a sudden look of alarm, OF
even horror, as she read Worden's
message
Can it he possible they have done
this terrible thing? Why. I saw him
here only few hours ago. alive and
we'll. At eleventh is now half past.
And Worden has done this-he ex-
poets to win my esteem by such an
act. Colonel John was an enemy to
my country. but an honorable foe. To
me he was friend. oh! l cannot
believe this-it is a dream. He can
not be dead-that would be too cruel
! have seen a cousin and brother
80 to battle never to return, and now
the game fate overtakes this
friend"
She suddenly caught the darky's
arm.
..Pomp. wore you present when this
terrible thing was done-answer me"
Deed an wasn't. missy. but dey
had de rope all ready. an de Yankee
ossifer he smoke UNI cigar Jest as cool
as a cucumber" returned the ebony
messenger. showing his worries.
She wrung her hands in distress.
at is too late then. He has before
now suffered the extreme penalty OF
the court-martial If | had only known
of It in time would have saved MIN,
even as he did me from the burning
house. Oh. | shall never forget the
clasp of his strong arm as he bore me
out of the flames ! awoke then to
knowledge of the fact that I no longer
hated him as formerly"
Sweet words to the man who stood
at the door and strained his hearing
to catch what she said.
He saw her press n small kerchief
to her eyes-she was weeping for him.
Ye gods. how 1t thrilled John Ridge
wayne mad never before felt the in
! fluence of the divine spark. and as is
natural, when man reaches the age
of thirty without having given any
time to love matters. then the shock
when 1t comes has an Irresistible
force.
Then her frame seemed shaken with
emotion, and the tears could be seen
Eiistening in her eyes as she turned
- the negro.
DO you really believe tn :y--h'ing
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-02

Experiments continuing for three
years at the Indiana experiment sta
ton with barnyard manure as ferti-
lizer for corn. showed that while three
tons to the acre increased the yield
14.9 bushels per acre. six tons made
an increase of but 1862 per acre Thus
the addition of the second three tons
of barnyard manure estimated as hay
ing value of two dollars per ton as
a fertilizer, or six dollars for the three
tons, increased the yield only 10
bushels or about Go cents IN yalnc.
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CHAPTER xxlIl.-continued.


AS he finally passed beyond the en-
cmy's pickets and felt safe, his
thoughts began to turn once more
towards Lyndhurst.
He wondered whether the old Garky
with his snaimoving mule could have
arrived and delivered the note Major
Wort!on had so kindly written CON
corning his fate.
II SO, how would she receive lit .r
Colonel John wanted to be magnan.
fmous. but he was deeply interested
here, and he never in his life wished
so much for anything as chance to
witness what occurred when that note
. was delivered.
II would possibly settle scme little
majors in his mind. which were be
ginning 10 worry him.
And thinking thus. he reached the
gate that opened into the spacious
grounds Of Lyndhurst
Then The house doomed up.
Lights could still be seen abou, the
house, though the hour was close on
to midnight
He wondered at this. for they re-
ti:ed carly as usual thing.
L -on entering the house John felt
..ecp satisfaction over his escape
Somehow he seemed TO associate ii
with Moliie-why not. when she was
tae prime cause of his adventure?
He advanced to the library: a voice
fell uron his ears, voice that was
peculiar. and which he knew belonged
10 the odd genius of a darby who had
driven the mule by means of which
NorGen conducted his prisoner of war
10 the shell-wrecked house.
The snecial courier had arrived
ahead Of him.
Colonel John halted just beyond the
door. A mirror I'm the hall reflected
the interior Of the library, and he
could see that Mollie was alone with
Worden's messenger. who was FUN
bling in the pockets of his ragged
army coat.
II done speck ! lost i'm missy. De
majan he skin dis darby alibe II dat
he true. I'd Jest as soon be dat Yank
wifi de rope round his neck as dis ole
coon. Oars on'y one last chance dat
Put 1t in de linin' OBJ my hat Shore
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-02
Underground Lake Is Found.

Akron. O.-An underground lake
was discovered in Hudson township
during the construction of the new
Lake Erie & Pittsburg line from Lo-
rain to Pittsburg.
A trestle was built over the spot.
which is marshy, and when the men
returned one morning the trestle re.
sembled roller coaster track. parts
having sunk into the earth.
Investigation showed that under
nenth an 1S-foot crust of earth was a
labc, in scmc places IS feet deep. IN
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-02
Germs.

Cupid was showing us through his
laboratory. There were rows and
rows of great jars that contained the
germs that thrive in kisses.
SHOW us the most harmless germ,
we implored.
Cupid removed the cover from a
big green jar.
These are the most harmless. They
are found in the kisses of schoolgirls
and elderly maidens."
-And now the most dangerous
germs"
Cautiously Cupid unscrewed the
cover of steel protected jar.
Here are the most dangerous OF
ALL They are foun . in the kisses OF
chorus girls and grass widows"
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Wheel Attached to Heavy Gate.

vator wheel After the wheel is fast.
ened to the end Of the PA l fasten
the latter to the gate by two or three
strong bolts. Place the exi and who :,
iust high enough 70 tho gate WI, c,ea.
the ground when swuus 70 o,e eide
MheA '"e e is shut the wheel
- between the end of the gate
and the post. as shown in the cut
When gate of this kind is arranged
properly child can open and shut
i without difficulty.
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The theory that the female presence
Invariably commands respect is work.
ing like a charm in the alcoholic ward
at Bellevue Hospital. Once there was
much turmoil among the delirious per.
sons confined there. but since DR.
Armstrong has placed an elderly WON
an to sit constantly al one end of the
ward all is quiet. When new ar
rival bursts forth in song or snout
all nurse has to do is to touch him
on the shoulder and say:
There is lady up there"
The newcomer bows and goes q';:et
ly to his cot.-Ney York Sun.
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as that all. Mollie?" advancing an.
other step.
why, what more can I say?" trem.
bling.
He picked up her kerchief.
This Is moist-I saw you cry
tears shed for me! All, Mollie, dare
not say more-that oath prevents my
making advances-they must come
from You. pray you let no false mod
esty stand in the way to wreck our
lives"
She suddenly held out her hand.
How can I help It. John Ridgeway?
hate you no longer. We are friends
yes, you may even hope. Let me go
now, please. Good night, john
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-02

Trees naturally grow where thcr,
Is moisture. In the fall leaves fal
from the branches because they ART
not needed there any longer but ar,
needed to protect the roots and retair
the moisture in the soil you Away
find q little rise around the base o
trees. The raise around the trees
keeps the water away from the stem
and also keeps the ground frozen anf
mice or worms are not attracted t
winter there.