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The Lamar register., 1907-10-09
The FLOATING Anchor.

Captain Sealby of the Cretic was
talking about the nautical ignorance
of the average tourist.
Il once overheard tourist" he said,
TASK her husband where their daughter
was"
In the blunt end of the Ship the
husband answered.
"Still worse, though" Captain Sealby
continued, was the nautical ignorance
of couple of landsmen who went sail
ing.
These greenhorns had for anchor a
lot of stones tied up in burlap bag.
when lunch time came the skipper
called to his mate:
Cast anchor!'
1.-THE other heaved the anchor over
board, but in the act the burlap slit and
the stones sank to the bottom while
the bag fioated.
Skipper said the man. after
watching the bag a little while, "the
anchor won't sink. What's to be done?'
Here said the skipper, capably.
AXE this pole and shove her down.. >
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09
TRANSFORMATIONS.
Curious Results When Coffee Drinking
is Abandoned.

1t is almost as hard for an old coffee
topper to quit the use of coffee as 1t is
for whisky or tobacco fiend to break
off, except that the coffee user can
quit coffee and take up Postum with
out any feeling of loss of the morn
ing beverage, for when Postum is we'll
boiled and served with cream. it Is
really better in point of flavor than
most of the coffee served nowadays,
and to the taste of the connoisseur it
is like the flavor Of fine. mild Java.
A great transformation takes place
in the body within ten days or two
weeks after coffee is left off and
Postum used, for the reason that the
poison to the. neryes-caffeine-has
been discontinued, and in its place is
taken liquid food that contains the
most powerful elements of nourish-
ment.
1t is easy to make this test and
prove these statements by changing
from coffee to Postum. Read THE
Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs There's
Reason"
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09
COINED A BIG WORD.
Little Ono Wanted to Pick the "Un.
derchildrenable" Flowers.

When the first little granddaughter
was big enough to want to pick the
garden flowers, the grandparents tried
every guileful means to save their pet
posies from devastation. A truce was
reached when it was agreed that Har-
riet should let the garden plants alone
and pick only "childrens flowers"
descriptive name bestowed at once
alike on dandelions, buttercups,
daisies and clovers. After this there
was peace in the family. One day
Katherine. the newest granddaughter,
was contentedly pulling grasses while
grandmother shipped off blossoms
from the forgetme-nots. Katherine
remembered that fresh flowers had
not been gathered for the dinner ia
BILE. She ran over to grandmother and
promptly coined one of the longest
words four-year-old ever used.
GRANDMOTHER" she begged, cant
pick the underchildrenable flowers
for dinner?"
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

This recipe is for bran gems, and
so delicious are they that anyone
might find eating them a gastronomic
pleasure, says a writer in the House
keeper. A clean hygienic bran may
now be obtained from any up-to-date
grocer.
The recipe calls for one egg. one
tablespoonful of butter, one-half cup
full of sugar, If liked sweet, one cup
full milk, one cupful flour. two cupfuls
bran, two teaspoonfuls baking powder
and pinch of salt. Bake in gem pans
in a hot oven. One-third OF a cupful Of
currants may be added, If desired. and
will be found extremely nice.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09
SAID TO BE SIMPLE
EASILY MIXED RECIPE FOR KID.
NEYs AND BLADDER.
Tells Readers How to Prepare This
Homemade Mixture to Cure the
Kidneys and Bladder and
rheumatism.

Get from any prescription pharma.
cist the following:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half
ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparila, three
ounces.
Shake well in a bottle and take a
teaspoonful dose after each meal and
at bedtime.
The above is considered by an emil
nent authority, who writes in New
York daily paper, as the finest pre-
scription ever written to relieve Back
ache, Kidney Trouble. Weak Bladder
and all forms of Urinary difficulties.
This mixture acts promptly on the
eliminative tissues of the Kidneys, en-
abling them to filter and strain the
uric acid and other waste matter from
the blood which causes rheumatism.
Some persons who suffer with the
Affections may not feel inclined to
place much confidence in this simple
mixture. yet those who have tried it
say the results are simply surprising,
the relief being effected without the
slightest injury to the stomach or 9TH
er organs.
Mix some and give it trial 1t
certainly comes highly recommended.
1t is the prescription of an eminent
authority, whose entire reputation, it
is said, was established by it.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A teaspoonful of pulverized alum
mixed with the common stove polish
will give wonderful polish.
Scalding the milk for custard pie
adds greatly to it's flavor. An addi}
ton of a teaspoonful of brown sugar
or molasses is also helpful.
To keep your favorite cook book
open at the right page use band OF
elastic an inch wide. When not in.
use you may strap it around the
closed book.
To save the great toe of the foot
wearing through the hose too quickly
cut a piece of chamoise and shape
1t to fit over the toe by sewing two
pieces together in n manner similar
to child's moccasin.
When one is compelled to hang
skirt against the closet wall instead
of on hangers extended from the cell
ing let the back of the skirt rest
against the wall. then II there is any
wrinkling 1t comes at the back where
it is not noticeable.
If windows move hard melt
tablespoonful of lard and pour lit
tie between window frame and casing.
and also little on the roller and
rope. 1t works like magic. This Is
good thing to know when the frames
are swollen from being closed during
rainy weather.
Stains made by medicine and lini-
ment are often obstinate to remove
in the hands of an amateur. Iodine
marks may be removed by washing
the spots with strong ammonia until
1t fades, after which wash with tepid
water and strong soap. Ammonia Is
equally good for removing cod liver
oil stains. Fuller's earth made into
a paste and thickly applied to the
snots will also remove them.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

Justice Brewer, of the United States
supreme court is said to be the author
of this story: A witness testified in
certain case that person named
Mary was present when particular
conversation took place and the ques-
ton was asked: What did Mary
say?" This was objected to and after
some discussion the Judge ruled out
the question. An exception to this
decision was Immediately taken and
on appeal the higher court reversed
the verdict and ordered a new trial
on the ground that the question
should have been answered.
At the second trial the same inquiry
was propounded and elected the infor-
nation that MARY said nothing"
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09
TO PICKLE SMALL cUcuMsERs.
instructions That If Followed VIII
Give Best Results.

Take a hundred small cucumbers,
dry-picked and fresh from the vines.
wash the sand from them and wipe
them dry. Place them in large
stone jar or wooden vessel, put on top
OF them a pint of salt, a piece o.
alum size of small nutmeg and cover
with boiling water. Cover with Il
close fitting lid or tie several thick
nesses of paraffin paper over the top
and let stand 20 hours. Take out tho
cucumbers, wipe them dry place them
in clean jar in alternate layers, with
following spices: Take one table.
spoonful of mustard seed, one of all.
spice. root of horseradish grated or
cut in thin strips, few small red pep
pers and sufficient vinegar to fill the
jars. which must be only two-thirds
full of cucumbers. When cold cover
closely and they will keep for years.
Pour the vinegar over the pickles
while boiling hot.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09
AIR IN THE BEDROOM.
sleeping Chamber Should Always Be
Well Ventilated.

1t goes without saying that the bed
room, according to DR.. Woods Hutch
inson in the American Magazine.
should be well ventilated. especially
in view of the heavy storing up of
oxygen in the tissues which goes on
during sleep. All windows SHOULD be
open from the top, at least one. and
better two to three feet, SO that
gentle current of air can be felt blow
ing across the face. 1t is just as pure
and as wholesome as day air. Night
fogs and rain are only injurious in so
far as they Brighten you into shutting
your windows. No air that ever blew
out doors Is so dangerous or poison
Gus as that inside a bedroom with
closed windows. The clothing should
be as light as is consistent with
warmth. the mattress elastic but nrm,
the pillow as high as the breadth OF
the shoulder, so as to keep the neck
and head horizontal or slightly above
when lying on the side. The good.
hard, common-sense of humanity has
solved all these problems. and the
modern hair-mattress, or its equiva-
lent single pillow, and blankets, or
Cheese cloth covered comfort
which can be cleaned and aerated by
turning the hose on it, can hardly be
much improved on. Beyond these
there is no virtue whatever in hard
beds, fiat or no pillows, and cold bed
rooms. The Doggy feather bed, col
lector of the perspiration and diseases
of successive generations, the bolster.
the eider-down quilt, the hard sail
cloth-like Counterpart, both alright.
and the latter heavy as board, have
gone to the attic or the ash-heap.
where they belong, along with the
four-poster and it's curtains, the night
cap and the warming pan.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

Wash and starch curtains. Hang
on line with pins about eight inches
apart; stretch even all around. Two
can do the work better than one; then
take bottom and pin up to top with
same pins. Stretch even again; take
bottom and pin up to top again.
When nearly dry take down and press.
They will need but little pressing;
will not be torn as with curtain
stretchers; hang even; look like new.
and it is less than half of the work of
the old method
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09
SLEEP BROKEN BY ITCHING.
Eczema Covered Whole Body for a
Year-No Relief Until cuticura
Remedies Prove a Success.

For a year ! have had what they
call eczema. l had an itching all over
my body, and when | would retire for
the night 1t would keep me awake half
the night. and the more would scratch,
the more it would itch. l tried all
kinds of remedies. but could get no re-
lief.
Il used one cake of Cuticura Soap.
one box of Cuticura, and two walls of
Cuticura Resolvent Pills, which cost
me dollar and twenty-five cents in
all. and am very glad tried them, for
l was completely cured. Walter w.
Paglusch. 2O7 N. Robey St, Chicago,
ILL.,, Oct. and 16, 1906"
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09
Corpse Could Not stand II.

The affable Captain Dugge of the
Hamburg American liner Prince Oscar
was commissioning with a seasick pas
senger.
"Seasickness, SIR" said the captain,
lis very nasty thing. Some peoples
sufferings, though, are far more afro
cious than yours. once carried a
Philadelphia who suffered dreadfully.
"At the height of his seasickness the
poor Philadelphia beckoned his wife
to his bedside and said in weak voice
Jenny. my will is in the CONNER
cial Trust Company's care. Every
thing is left to you, dear. My various
stocks you will find in my safe deposit
box
1.-THE man paused and sighed. Then
he said. fervently:
And, Jenny, bury me on the other
side. can't stand this trip again,
alive or dead New York Press
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

Make a batter with two beaten eggs.
five tablespoonfuls of flour. rather
more than a pint of milk. and a pinch
of salt. Remove the stones from a
quart of large ripe plums, crack them,
put the kernels inside OF the plums
again, mix the fruit with two heaping
tablespoonfuls of moist sugar and
stir it lightly into the batter. Turn
it into buttered pudding dish, and
bake in a hot oven until done, about
40 minutes. Sprinkle powdered sugar
over the top. and serve hot with half
cupful of butter. one cupful of sugar
and one well-beaten egg stirred to n
cream and favored with half tea
spoonful of nectarine. This dessert Is
especially popular with masculine pal
ateS
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

1t is very hard to make an impress
sion on those people who defend their
possessions on all occasions lady
was explaining to visitor the many
advantages of concrete hollow-block
construction. of which the walls of
her new home were built.
1.-THE air spaces in the walls afford
insulation against heat in summer and
cold in winter" she explained. BE
sides, such walls afford ventilation
and insure a more healthful house"
The visitor reflected a moment, and
replied:
Our frame house must be quite as
we'll built. Every night We lock the
cat in the cellar, and have to let her
out of the attic in the morning.
Youths Companion.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

To make these. take one pint OF
milk, two eggs, one tablespoonful of
sugar. one cup of flour, one tablespoon
full of baking powder. one cup cream,
pinch of salt. Sift the flour, powder
and salt together; add to it the eggs
beaten with the sugar and diluted
with the milk and cream, mix into
thin batter. Pour about half cup of
batter on a large frying pan, put on
hot fire and when well done, spread
with any kind of preserves, roll up,
sift over them plenty of sugar, and
glaze with a red-hot poker.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

An article of furniture too seldom
used is the clothes tree" resembling
the posts of our grandmother four
post bedstead. 1t stands on three feet
and has half a dozen prongs or hooks.
As it takes up SO little floor space and
holds so many garments 1t is an in
valuable article. In small hall or
vestibule 1t takes the place of the hat
rack, and in a larger hall it compile
ments the table on which gentlemen's
hats are laid. For the necessary air
ing of ones clothes over night 1t is
preferable to chairs, as it can so cas-
lily be set out of the sleeping room.
In the bathroom it is especially con
yenient
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

run down from $50 to 1876 pounds. l
was having terrible pain in the kid
neys, and the secretions passed almost
Involuntary. My left leg swelled I'M
til it was "a inches around, and the
doctor tapped it night and morning
until I could no longer stand it, and
then he advised amputation. i re-
fused, and began using Doan's Kidney
Pills. The swelling subsidized gradu-
ally, the urine became natural, and all
my pains and aches disappeared. l
have been well now for nine years
since using Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

While starch is still hot on the
stove, drop into 1t lump OF alum
and stir slowly until dissolved. A
lump the size of the end of your little
finger to a quart of starch in about
the right proportion. Your irons will
not stick and aprons and blouses and
so forth will keep clean longer. As
this starch gives the fabric somewhat
of a waterproof nature, spots can
often be rubbed off before the ma
terial has had time to absorb the
dirt
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

One pint maple strip, one cup Of
sugar. one-half box of gelatine. one
half cup of cold water. yolks Of six
eggs, one quart of cream. Mix the
sugar and strip together. cover the
gelatine with cold water and soak one
half hour; then add one pint of boil
ing water and stir until dissolved.
Beat the yolks Of the eggs and stir in
the strip and gelatine. Freeze. When
about frozen stir in quickly the cream,
which must be whipped stin. Set
aside, well packed in ice for two hours
before serving. This is nice served in
paper cups. There are innumerable
designs for these dainty cups. and
they look very pretty when served
with a cherry in the center of each.
Serve narrow slices of fingers OF
chocolate frosted cake with this souf-
fe
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

Late in the fall, or early in winter
as soon as the fresh seeded raisins
come in, buy as many as you will need
during the hot weather Remove from
boxes and pack into glass fruit jars.
Set the jars in a pan of cold water;
put on the stove, and boil until
hot through tabout one hour. Then
seal the bottles tight. and the raisins
will keep moist and fresh until the
next winter. 1t is best to put block
of wood in the pan under the bottles to
keep them from cracking.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

Great care should be used in wash.
ing silk embroideries. Even the best
silk will not bear having soap rubbed
upon it. One should use warm water,
not hot, and suds made from some
pure soap. With reasonable care white
silk embroideries can be laundered
many times without turning yellow,
which is generally the result of too
hot water and poor soap or cheap
washing powders.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09
A TASTY Salad,

AS attractive and tasty salad as
has been seen for many day was
served at a luncheon recently. Green
cages cut into halves and bananas in
cubes had been covered with or and
powdered sugar and allowed to stand
on the ice for couple of hours. Whip
ped cream topped the salad when it
was sent to the table.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

Happy marriages are surely possible
even in these unpoetic. hard-hearted
times. They are. If the people will
only follow the instinct of their better
natures and marry for love-the rever-
ent, impassionate love of the man for
the maiden, the pure, unsophisticated
affection of the maiden for the man
instead of bartering happiness for
rank or money.-Thorne.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

Broil about six slices Of breakfast
bacon. have ready six good sized ap.
pies sliced without pairing. Take up
the bacon and put the apples in the
meat tryings, sprinkle with half cup
of sugar, cover until nearly done. Re
move the lid and let them get little
browner, but be careful not to burn.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

A great. sensation has been caused
at Mantua, in Italy, by the discovery
in real life of what reads like the
lurid climax of redieval melodrama.
1t appears that n young woman named
CorneIia Orlandelli, IS years old and
of good family. has been immured in
lunatic asylum by her own family
in order to keep her from correspond
ing with young man of her own sta
ton In life.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

Many words, little sense.
To be over polite is to be rude.
The doctor can not cure himself.
HelIs torments are measured by
money.
There are thorns on all roses.
Inquire seven times before you be-
lieve a report.
He is clever man who can preach
a short sermon.
Treat every old man as thy father.
Thine own heart makes the world.
The throne of the gods is OH the
brow Of righteous man.-The Hes
perian.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by HAIRS
FL. CHENEY CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known f. j. cheney
orabie in all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made ny his hr'
wALDisG, KissAs q MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure IL taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system Testimonials sent free. Price Is cents per
bottle Sold by ali Druggists.
Take Halle Family PlIls for constlpation.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch. as 1t can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
The reward of kindness is more
lovable disposition and wider vision
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09
Not His Affinity,

The lank, long-haired young man
looked dreamily at the charming girl
on whom he was endeavoring to make
a favorable impression.
did you ever long for death?" he
asked, in low and moving tone.
"Whose?" inquired the charming
but practical young person.-Youth's
COMPANION.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

Consul G. II. Scidmore, of Negasaki,
reports the estimated value of the
catch of the Japanese deep-sea fish
ermen in 1906 as $557,0s5. They also
captured fish to the value of $l4O,415
along the Korean coasts, including
whales, worth $6S,O00.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

says: II had been
showing symptoms of
kidney trouble from
the time l was mus
tered out of the arEy,
but in all my life l
never suffered as in
1897. Headaches, dir
illness and sleepless-
ness, first, and then
dropsy. / was weak
and helpless, having
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

DYSPEPSIA Is often Caused BY Cata>rh
Of The .Sfomaeh-Peyuna Reiieves Ca
farrh ofthe Stomach and is Therefore a
Remedy for D.ysfcbsia.
! Hon. NJ. C. Butler, U. S. Senator
! from South Carolina for two terms, ]
in letter from Washington, ID. c., ]
I writes to the Peruna Medicine Co.,
] as follows:
az can recommend Peruna for i,
1 dyspepsia and stomach trouble. ! !
have been using your medicine for I
! a Short eriOd and I feel very much !
I relieved. IL Is Indeed q wonderful I
medicine. besides a good tonic"
CATARRH of the stomach is the cor
rect name for most cases of dyspep-
STA. Only an internal catarrh remedy,
such as Peruna, is available.
Peruna Tablets can now be procured.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09
A Fur lininu.

He found his hair was leaving the
top Of his head and took his barber to
task about it,
you sold me two bottles of stuff to
make the hair grow"
ut is very strange 1t won't grow
again" interrupted the barber. 81 can't
understand it,
% well. look here" said the man. II
don't mind drinking another bottle, but
this must be the last"-Detroit News.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease. A certain cure for swollen, sweating,
hot, aching feet. AT all Druggists, 25c. Ae-
cept no substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address A. S. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09

Keep thy heart, and then 1t will be
easy for thee to keep thy tongue
Leighton.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09
A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
How a Veteran Was Saved the Ampu.
tation Of Limb.

B. Frank Doremus. veteran, of
Roosevelt avenue, indianapolis, Ind,
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09
For the homecomers

For the Homecomers.
Persons who can afford to do SO
should always take a few days rest
after their vacation-Toledo Blade.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-09
important to Moth srs.

Examine carefully every bottle of cAsToRIA,
a safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and see that II
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-25
Personal MENTION.

Mrs Otis c. Webster is reported to
be i'll at her home on Willow street.
Howard Hilton of Randolph passed
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. o. G. Hun
newell.
Miss Mary Payne Of this city has
who is i'll with pneumonia.
Miss Kate Williams left for Bow
doinham Saturday to spend the Sab
bath at her home in that town.
Mrs. +. w. Drake of Madison. who
has been the guest Of relatives in Au-
gusta. has returned to her home in
that town.
Miss Winifred Briggs, teacher at the
Middle street school, passed the recess
at her home in Winthrop, returning 70
Augusta this morning.
Miss Marion Gussie Chapman of
Randolph, accompanied by her parents,
vas the guest Sunday of her cousin.
Alice Frances Hunncwcl.
Mrs. J. A. Anderson, who has been
the guest of her mother. Mrs. Charles
II. DrinkWater at Bangor, returned to
her home in this city Friday afternoon
on train 102
Miss NJ. Cary Barrows. one of tho
teachers at the Williams Grammar
ford, where she has been passing the
Washington's birthday recess at hel
home in that city.