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The Lamar register., 1908-06-10

for you, Dan, old boy" or "iurrah for
Danny Dugan.''
lie had ballot showed at him with
the injunction. Make it unanimous.
Danny; hurl in vote for your own
ticket" and he put his ballot in the
other teller's hat and sat down in the
seventh heaven of anticipation. The
counting was finished in a few min
utes and Dugan smiled as he saw the
ballots all going over to one side. ITS
a walkaway." he whispered to the
man next to him. ITS a landslide"
said his neighbur. The chairman
stepped TO the front of the platform
and announced the vote for president
as follows: For Peter Casey, 1888
votes: for Daniel Dugan. one vote"
Dugan grabbed his hat and madly
rushed from the room. with perfect
howl of cheers following him. 1t was
his last appearance in politics..
The term political boss" images to
most people a stoutly-built man with
plug hat and a large diamond, who
smokes long black cigars and rules
his ward or district with rod of iron.
Sometimes he is represented as a man
with a heart bursting with sympathy
for the poor who squeezes the rich
citizen to help out the constituents
whose votes he harvests on election
day. He is generally typified as elo-
quently profane. and storywriters de-
light to set him down invariably as of
Irish birth
AS matter of fact, however, there
are just as many different bosses" as
there are nationalities in the large
cities, for a boss is simply leader
for the time being, and that may be
for a few months, a few years or
longer. And some of the most sue
oessful of all bosses" politically
speaking. have been Americans. The
present president of the United States
is one of the most masterful of politi-
cal bosses. Who in his party dare
openly say him may" with any hope
of winning out against his rock-rooted
strength?
The boss" in the cities, however,
especially the typical ward boss" is
often man who may be evolved by
either accident or design. Sometimes
man goes into the game to help
friend out, or TO satisfy a grudge, and
The Lamar register., 1908-06-10

Twenty or 80 years ago the back
country squatters. in order to destroy
kangaroos. used to dig huge pits at
the corners of their paddocks. running
yards Of calico along their wire fences
and then drive the kangaroos into the
pits. clubbing and shooting them. In
those days kangaroo skins were of no
value: now that they are almost ex.
tinct, there is a great demand for
them. The flesh of a young kangaroo
is by no means to be despised. and
kangaroo tail soup is a delicacy now
hardly to be obtained.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-10
Peruna Is NOT q nervine nor q
sfinIuIanL IL benefits the nerves
by beneGfing digestion.


Peruna frees the stomach of ca
tarrhal COMPOSITIONS and normal diges-
ton is the result, -
In other words, Peruna goes to the
bottom of the whole difficulty. when
the disagreeable symptoms disappear.
Mrs. ]. C. Jamison, Wallace, Cal,
writes:
81 was troubled with my stomach
for six years. Was treated by three
doctors. They said that l had nervous
dyspepsia. | was put on a liquid diet
for three months.
81 improved under the treatment.
but as soon as l stopped taking the
medicine, l got bad again.
81 saw testimonial of man whose
case was similar to mine being cured
by Peruna, so thought l would give 1t
a trial.
81 procured a bottle at once and
commenced taking it. | have taken
several bottles and am entirely cured"
The Lamar register., 1908-06-10

Mrs. Jones often declared that she
enjoyed little chat with their fish
dealer because he was man of such
original ideas. but one day. says Lon
don Opinion. she returned from mar
ket somewhat puzzled by his remarks.
81 said to him, just in the way of
conversation" declared Mrs. Jones,
that had heard that a man becomes
like that with which he most associ-
ates.
That's ridiculous. Mrs. Jones,' he
answered. I've been a fishmonger
all my lie and can't swim a yard"
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WV makes room for another.
The fluctuations in politics
are as sudden and abrupt
as the changes in the stock mar
ket and the boss" of last year
may be the plainest of plain citi-
zens the ensuing year. One thing
is morally certain. there will never
be an elimination of bosses" in
poo 'cs. because leaders are an
absolute necessity in every move
ment. and prime ministers and
presidents are as surely political
bosses" as are the ward politicians
who hold their wards in the hollow of
their hands.
Some people. good people. too. have
started in TO fight bosses" and have
ended up by cooperating with them
and getting their aid to improve con
ditions in certain districts. Fighting
political boss" is an uphill job. for
the respectables." so-called. are usu-
ally too busy to give any assistance.
and the boys" are all with the boss"
remember reformer who tried to
win out on the presidency of a ward
club against the boss" He tried
two years and was defeated. but-the
third term he seemed to be sure of
success. Nearly every one of the
members of the club promised him
a.d. and Dugan. as l will call him. had
high hopes. The night of the election,
with 1879 members present, Dugan's
name was put before the club amid
storm of applause. His nomination
was seconded by at least five addi-
tional speeches. each a glowing eulogy
of Danny Dugan's staunch qualities
and services to the party" Dugan sat
entranced with the praises which were
being handed out to him. The boss"
candidate. Casey. was nominated in a
lalfdozen words and feebly seconded
by only one individual.
Dugan himself was appointed one OF
the tellers, and roar of appreciation
shook the hall as the chairman an
nounced his selection. Dugan went up
and down the aisles. and everybody
gave him the glad hand" and folded
their ballots and tossed them into the
hat he carried with There's another
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so Shadiboy is in trouble again."
Yes, bit of a card scandal"
Il told him not 10 play unless he
could afford to lose"
He must have gotten your advice
mixed, and decided he couldn't afford
to play unless he didn't lose.'-Wash-
ington Star.
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Laura" said Mr.. Ferguson, cross
ing his knife and fork on his plate and
folding up his napkin. what is the
difference"
Now. George" impatiently inter
ruptei Mrs. Ferguson. you know I'm
no good at answering conundrums!
81 was going to ask you.' he re-
sumcd. looking at his watch and ris-
ing from the table, what the differ
ence in price is between the parlor
rug picked out for you at the store
the other day and the one you thought
you would rather have. but If 1t
doesn't interest you we'll let the rug
matter go by default. It's time for me
to start downtown. Don't forget to
feed Rover. ood-by.'-Chicago Trib-
une.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-10

Mrs. Spriggs-Why do you leave
those horrid blots in your letter to
Mr.. Richman, asking for business in.
terview?
Mr.. Spriggs-I want him to see that
I am business man enough to use {
fountain pen.--New York Weekly,
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What was his excuse for not meet
ing you last night?"
He said he was run down by an
automobile on his way to the appoint
cd place"
You didn't believe any such yarn
as that, did you?"
Sure. ! had to. You see. he was
in the hospital when he told it to me-"
Detroit Free Press.
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"a curious thing happened at a lit
tie gathering which l attended a few
nights ago.
for one of the guests, tell him it was
stupid?"
NO. A young lady who was asked
to sing got up without any urging
"Oh, I've seen girls do that
But this one could sing.
Record-Herald.
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NJ r. Z 49, HgzEz1G 9 2 -
Luck.

Luck.
81 suppose you wouldn't part with
this dear old farmhouse for anything"
said the enthusiastic girl.
No" answered Farmer Corntossel.
Il don't expect to-
You regard it as kind of mas
cot. don't you?"
well, the fellow that managed to
sell 1t to my father was pretty lucky.
Washington Star.
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Thin Boarder-I don't see how you
manage to fare so well at this board
ing house. have industiiously
courted the landlady and all her
daughters. but I'm half starved.
Fat Boarder-I courted the cook
New York Weekly.
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Probably.

PA, why did they kill the fatted
calf whom the prodigal son returned %
Probably because tthe. meat trust
had made prices SO high that they
couldn't afford to patronize the
utcher.--Chicago Record-Herald.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-10

Jones never can forget his bust
ness for minute. Even at the ball
last night
We'll. what happened"
When a young lady told him that
her partner had engaged her for the
next dance he Immediately offered
to buy out her artner."-Detroit Free
Press
The Lamar register., 1908-06-10

Are you going to make an example
of that grafter?" said one statesman.
Hes worse than an example now
answered the other. Hes a problem"
The Lamar register., 1908-06-10
AGAIN.,

Museum Attendant-We cannot tell
whether this mammal is one or several
million years old
Old Gentleman-Hem. l see Fee
male of its species, Ell?
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full ones do this, and the unsuccessful
ones remain at the same old stand. re-
Wiling the ingratitude of the ones who
made the rifle" and got away with
their bundle
The Lamar register., 1908-06-10

~ am glad to write my endorse.
n1enf of the great remedy, Peruna.
do so most heartily. "--JuHa Mariowe.
Any remedy that benefits digestion
strengthens the nerves.
The nerve centers require nutrition.
If the digestion is impaired. the nerve
centers become anemic, and nervous
debility is the result.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-10

Brought Humble Flower Into Favor.
Lord Beaconsfield's love for the hum
BILE primrose has been perpetuated by
the foundation of the Primrose league.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-10

How oft is genius without heart,
1nssnsible and cold.
We listeners humbly pay for art,
The singer sings for gold.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-10

Ward bosses" often combine to ac-
complish results, and they often cut
the ground from under one another
without the slightest conjunction.
never knew but one boss" whose
word was absolutely and entirely to
be depended on both as to what he
could do, and what he would do. He
could tell to a certainty about how his
ward would go, and If he gave his
word as to the delegates he never un-
der any circumstances broke. He
was man of strong likes and dis
likes and exceedingly blunt in his
way of putting things. But he could
neither be wheedled nor inundated.
The mere fact that he had promised
the support of his delegates in q con
vention to certain candidate did not
determine that he would support that
candidate at the polls on election. But
just so far as his word went, that
promise was iron-clad and irrevocabie,
Time was when a boss" was to be
marked by his reputation for physical
proves. But those days are in the
sere and yellow leaf. Strange to say,
even in the toughest of the tough
wards, the leaders" are very seldom
now men who depend on their knock
down and drag out abilities. The
boss of to-day aspires to be a
dresser and a wit. not a "slugger."
Pugil.sm is left to its regular expon-
ents, and though many of the "bosses'
may be PATRONS of the sparring
matches. they have given the rough
andtumble method of the past the
Good-by, and plume themselves on
smoother plans to achieve success.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-10

M YARD bosses" come and go.
They rise and fall, and one
WV makes room for another.
The fluctuations in politics
are MS sudden and abrupt
The Lamar register., 1908-06-10

Such a thing as conscience is
something that no unscrupulnus ward
boss" will harbor. for to him CON
science is dead letter in politics. Be
sides. boss" may be in one party
one year. and on the other side of the
fence the next year. He may support
a measure at first and then switch"
and fight it, EXpediency is his watch
word. and he will support a man
whom he cordially despises If he can
see advantage to himself in the end.
The questions of party principles have
an exceedingly hay interest to him,
for the class with which he mingles,
and the interests which he represents,
have no time at all to study Political
economy. and no inclination towards
the ethical side of politics.
1t was a matter of genuine interest
to meet the various bosses" big and
little. and weigh them and aualyze
them as they came into my perspec-
tive They were always triiie curl
GUS as to just how happened to be in
politics, and am quite certain they
were decidedly uncertain as to just
how ! came to be holding down fair
salaried position when | could not de-
liver delegates; and yet. meeting me
in the game at every turn, from the
primaries to the national conventions.
they knew | was keeping cases" az
they may have expressed ii. and that
in some mysterious way | must be Of
some value in the sum total Of ele-
ments making up political life.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-10

The question of silent bosses" and
laxative bosses" is one which has
been variously reviewed. and the av-
erage Judgment has been that the
silent boss was the great power
The fact was that the silent" boss
could talk fast enough when he want
ed to. and the laxative boss could
stand pat when he SD desired. II it
was the nature OF boss to talk he
did SO; If he was naturally secretive
man, he kept still generally. The most
effective combination was the Boss"
who could talk or keep still as occi.
sion demanded. and who could neither
be goaded nor coaxed into either
silence or speech against his better
judgment.
1t could be said in favor of nearly
every real ward boss that lie was
not an orator. Not in the sense of a
''silver-tongued spell-binder" Many of
them could give good. common sense
talks. and effective ones. too, but they
did not essay to split the welkin with
their perorations. and rather despised
in their hearts the wind jammer' and
his periods At the same time, for a
genuinely great speaker they had n
deep respect and enio,e ed hearing him
AS for the man with the pen," they
were never unwilling to avail them
selves of his services If he could
make good" with anything to help on
a campaign.
ERNEST MGhFFEY
Copyright, 1905. by Joseph B. Bowles)
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Not only is the horse entitled to
comfortable quarters and good feed.
but his harness should be made to
fit, especially the collar In buying a
collar. select one pliable enough to
conform TO the shoulder; do not make
the shoulder conform to the collar.
If 1t does not choke, it is long enough.
When doing heavy work in hot. muggy
weather. loosen the collar often and
let in the air.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-10

One farmer who has been troubled
with crows getting his corn has made
his fields immune from the.'birds' at
tack by sprinkling a pint of kerosene
over each peck of corn and shoveling
1t over until each kernel is tainted by
the oil. He says when the job is
done right there is no trouble with
the corn going through the planter
Another method used by some farm
ers is TO smear the corn slightly with
coal tar.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-10

The chicken yard can be too shady.
Do not plant too many trees. Shade
IL good for chickens in hot weather.
but sunshine is a necessity. Do not
have the trees so close together. or
so arranged. that all of the lot will be
shaded by them at any time of the
day. Be sure. especially. to give the
early morning sun a chance to get
in. Remember. too. the trees are H.
able to make very vigorous growth
II the soil is at all suitable.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-02-07

some forty different kinds Of clips Tor
holding papers and photographs and
bottles and test tubes, as well as some
larger ones for carriage makers use,
but its principal business is the manu-
facture of pins to hold the family wash
on the line.
The old problem what becomes OF
Ill The pins?" may be supplemented
by this: What becomes of all the
clcthespins?"
This one concern turns out every
year more than one clothespin for
every man, woman and child in the
United State., other factories turn out
4 considerable quantity, and the Maine
manufacturers put millions of the old
fashioned kind on the market, but still
the factories are frequently behind on
their orders.
The world lis their market. Every
part of the United States knows the
United States cohespin, as the orig
inal invention i: called, and the wash
erwomen of Peru, Brazil Australia
France, Germany, Turkey and Russia
NuUW lI6lu just CiS WNil. w WV
the cleansed family washing is hung
out to dry the Montpelier clothespins
are known.
The spring clothespin is the inven-
ton of Scion G. Morse and was pat
ented in the SOS.
The lumber for these clothespins is
cut in and about the little town of
Warren in the Mad River Valley and
the wooden pieces that are used in the
pins are fashioned there, being hauled
to Montpelier in carts. The springs
are made in the factory here and the
wooden parts are completed.
The parts when ready are passed u
deft handed girls who sit at little ia
bles. A spring is placed in position
in a machine, two pieces of wood are
put in the proper places, a treadle IS
pressed and a finished clothespin
drops out. These are packed in paste
board boxes and shipped by the car
load to the uttermost PARTS of the
earth.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-02-07
woMAMs PRoeREssIvE CLUB.

About year ago few ladies, bein
DESTROYS Of learning more Of intelli-
gent housekeeping and progress along
the lines of better living, came to-
gether and formed what is known as
"The Womena Progressive Club.
Some of these ladies we're members
of clubs in which the social and ar
tistic sides were emphasized, but as
vet there was no organization among
the colored women of the city which
made a systematic study Of "Hone
Economies" Accordingly they sought
to find a course, which treated of these
subjects. Fortunately, during vaca-
ton two of the members met thu
president of the only Negro woman S
club that had taken a real course in
/ 4 housekeeping school by correspond
ence. On learning that the course
| laid down by the school was hard, &C.
dious and somewhat expensive, they
almost de'paired of the clubs being
willing to do the work; but no soon
er had the real advantages Of the
course been placed before the ladies
than with one voice they said, 'Iet s
have it! Let us learn properly how
to care for our homes and our loved
ones" AS only a few could proftably
study together, the number doing the
work is small. And so these ladies
have begun a long course of study
and ioyfully look forward to receivinl
certified diploma from The school 0
Household Improvement" at the en-.
of four years. The ladies belonging
to this club are Mrs. Geo. w. Hende'
e son, Mrs. Lowell Landers, Mrs. w. il
McGavock, Mrs. A. c. Moore, Mrs. ia.
A. Myers, Mrs. Sanll Neale, Mrs. r
Richardson and Mrs. J. W. Work,
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-02-07
SHINING COLLEGE SHOES.
BootbIack's Low Rate Net by Any
Means a Loss to Him.


At one of the colleges there is
bootblack who advertises a monthly
rate of so cents and a yearly rate Of
$3.50 for an unlimited number of
hines. Some one figuring on the
harris of forty weeks to college year
made it out that a student could get
about $14 worth of shines for $3.50.
81 don't see how that pays you," he
said to the bOotblack
well, it means that if l can get
enough men to start with ] can begin
each year with a surety of an income
of more than $1,000" the bootblack
;aid. you see, at the start of the
college year. when the students have
money, they don't mind paying $3.50
and then they are fixed for the year
They figure out that the fiat rate
is better for them than having to pay
each time. Then, again, if they took
a shine only when they needed It,
they'd get less of them, think
Anyway, l can sell them shoe laces
and other things like that on the side
to make my income big enough. So
each side thinks the other is getting
the worst of it, and both are pleased"
Exchange.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-02-07
SPORTING NEW S.
REASONS WHY CANS is A WON
DER.

Joe Cans, the lightweight, is the
greatest man of his weight who ever
stepped into ring. What are the
methods of this marvellous lightweight
who has been going on and on for II
year: and growing better all the time?
What has he that he can last while
ether pugilists drop into the discard?
Those were the questions asked of
three great fighters who have met the
Negro champion. The total number
Of rounds that Cans has fought Willie
Lewis, George McFadden and Mike
tTwin) Sullivan in nine contests lis 1903
These men ought, therefore, to know
something about his tricks, his blows
and the force of them, They know
that Cans is not unbeatable. Lewis
fought him to a no-decislon affair at
Madison Square Garden and jabbed
him all over the ring. True, there were
spectators who thought that Cans was
not trying. Lewis, however, in condi-
ton is good enough to make any man
in the ring try.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-02-07
PACIFIC ELECTRIC COMPANY
CHANGES HANDS.
BOUGHT By ]. D. Crenshaw.


The only Negro electric company in
Nashville was sold last week, reorgan-
lied and placed under a new manage
ment It was the Pacific Electric
Company. The first sale was made to
John w. Chester 1t was bought for
him by ]. w. Allen The Last transfer
was made on January 81 (Friday).
when Mr.. ID. Crenshaw took charge
Of the company. The Pacific Electric
Company has been running in this city
for the past two years. j. e. Edwards
has been president and r. w. Reece,
Secretary and Treasurer. The con-
Germ is located at AL Cedar street
Mr.. Crenshaw, the new trustee for
the concern, stated to a Globe reporter
that he had fully decided to have the
company run on a larger and broader
basis, and that he had appointed Mr..
R. w. Reece as manager for the re-
organized company; that for the pres
ent their headquarters would remain
at 421 Cedar street in the Boyd Build
ing
Judging from the remarks of the
trustees after the purchase, it woult
appear that sufficient capital will be
put in the company to handle almost
any contract they might bid on ant
secure. The company has already
gained a reputation for good work
n-anship and reliability in this city
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-02-07
pEATH o. MRs. MARcELLus

The funeral services Of Mrs. Mar
cellus Bostic, who died on Tuesday
night, the 2Sth of January, were held
at the residence on Fifteenth avenue,
North, on last Friday morning. TIE
remains were held over awaiting tie
arrival of Dr. G. H. Clark, pastor of
Mount Olive, who conducted the flu
neral services. Mrl Bostic was a
young bride and had spent six CT
seven months in North Dakota, She
leaves a husband, a baby boy, moth
er, with several sisters and brothers.
She was a member of Mount Olive
Bapti t Church, and was related by
marriage to Mr.. J. West Bostic.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-02-07
MISS DELANEY COMING.

Nashville is to BE favored with
visit from Miss p. B. Delaney, of Fer
nandina, Fla Miss Delaney spent
about four years in Africa in the serv.
ice of the Foreign Mission Board of the
National Baptist Convention. Her Wis
it here will be to hold a special meet
ing with the women of this city Com
plete arrangements for the meeting
will not be made until next week.
The information comes from Mrs.
Flowers that Miss Delaney will be
here some time in March-date of the
coming and place of the meeting to be
given out later