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The Lamar register., 1908-06-17
The Man Lifted His Arm.

| pleading that Mary was awakened on
the instant. She sprang out of bed.
As her bare feet touched the floor a
pistol shot rang out close by. She
had been trained to quick action. and
superb health left no room for cob
webs to linger in the brain when she
was suddenly aroused She had no
need for explanations. The shot was
enough. If more was needed there was
the lighted window across the way
and here was Louise crouched before
their own. Swiftly and silently she
seized her revolver from the bureau,
glided to the window and fired three
times in rapid succession, the reports
mingling with the sound of shattered
glass.
Il think l hit him the second time.
Louise she said, with dull calm.
Il can't be sure"
She lighted lamp and began to
dress mechanically. Louise stayed not
to answer. In the hall she encountered
Paul Langford. just as sA-,.he" sho'
rang out.
Go back. Miss Dale" he cried. hui
riedly but peremptorily. You mustn't
come. 1 am afraid there has been
foul play"
She looked at him 1t hurt. that
look.
He is dead" she whispered. 81 am
going to him. and glided away from
his OBTAINING hand.
He hurried after her. Others had
been aroused by the nearness of the
pistol shots. Doors were thrown open.
Voices demanded the meaning of the
disturbance. Putting his arm around
the trembling girl Langford fastened
across the street with her. At the door
OF Gordon's office he paused.
81 will go in first, Louise. You stay
here
He spoke authoritatively; but she
slipped In ahead of him. Her arms
fell softly over the bowed shoulders.
Her cheek dropped to the dark, gray
streaked hair. There was little change.
seemingly. The form was only a lit
tie more relaxed. the attitude only
little more helpless. 1t seemed as If
he might have been sleeping. There
was sound. faint drip. drip. drip.
in the room. 1t was steady. monoton-
Gus. like drops falling from rain pipes
after the storm is over. Langford
opened the door.
CTO BE CoNTINUED.)
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SOLONS SHIELD FEATHERED FLOCK

kept or not. In the present day of an
awakened conscience 1t Is a different
matter. and shippers are put to 1t to
get their game to the cities without
having it discovered and seized by the
watchful officials.
| recently saw several dozen quail.
which had been taken from the mat
tress In folding bed. the bed and the
mattress having been shipped to the
city as a harmless bit of household fur
niture. Many a barrel of apples has
core OF grouse. and below the upper
layer of eggs in the ordinary shipping
box frequently are found woodcock
and quail,
1t was left for Minnesota man %
Guido all others in ingenuity when 1t
came to question of an attempt to de-
ceive the game warden. Not long ago
IA pine box of the regulation cofiinin-
closing size and marked on the outside
Corpse was delivered to a city COM
mission house. The box came through
on a passenger ticket as Is usual
when body is shipped. The rail-
road people treated that package with
respect and doubted not that the per-
son to whom It was addressed was an
undertaken. At the depot in the city
a man appeared and took charge of the
remains There was a suspicious
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seeming ito fall over one another" in
their anxiety to get into the trap.
The device used for their capture looks
like an ordinary bird cage, save that
midway between the top and bottom
it is divided into two parts. In the
lower section a decoy bird is placed.
The upper section has swing door
in the roof. which opens and lies back
fat on the top of the cage. Within is
n perch upon which the victim. lured
by the notes of the decoy bird, alights
Its weight upon the perch frees
spring and the door in the roof closes
with a snap.
The men who sold bobolinks. indigo
birds and goldflches after having pur-
chased them from the trappers were
guilty Of a petty deception which GER
tainly had its humorous side. There
are no more beautiful birds in spring
time in the whole range of feathered
life than the three species named. In
addition ID their beauty the gladness OF
the early years stirs them to song
As the sumner wanes, however, the
birds lose their beauty. dropping their
gag attire for a garb of dun color.
1t is doubtless unnecessary TO say
that the dealers, In selling the tune
full spring beauties. made no mention
of the fact that with the coming OF fall
their plumage would be dulled and
their sweet voices changed to dis
NAL creak. The purchaser bought
and learned later that he was sold
The ends to which dealer would go
to make a sale are illustrated by an
experience / once had with side
walk merchant. who was offering
Gagged bobolinks to the passers.
said to the man that soma one had
told me that the bird would lose its
voice and its beauty in the fall. He
assured me with never change of
countenance nor even the suspicion
of twinkle in his eye that all his
bobolinks came from a certain county
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CHAPTER xlx.-continued.

1t was girls voice, clear and firm.
Mary had been the first to realize that
Blacks friends, not Langfords had
Joined in the struggle. She snatched
her revolver from her cowboy belt
she had not been without either since
the Lazy was burned-and cried out
her challenge. CHANGING quickly from
the cleaning barrel to the determined
face of the young girl, the men let go
their hold of Langford and fell back
precipitately.
Instantly Langford sprang forward.
but Black had made good use of his
moment of grace. Swinging his arms
to the right and left, he had beaten his
way to the window, when Langford
again seized him. but he he'd the ad-
vantage this time and he tore himself
loose, throwing Langford violently
against the window-casng With his
bare, clinched fist he shiyered the
glass and leaped out-into the arms
of Jim Munson.
The officers made gallant plunges
through the sampeded crowd in their
efforts to get clear of the room to fol-
low the fugitive But certain men
ildHdSeu 10 keep themselves CluIlSlly r,
but with marvellous adroitness. never
theless, between the deputies and the
doors and windows. so that several
moments elapsed before the outside
was finally gained.
Meanwhile Jim struggled heroically
with the outlaw. Black was far SUI
perior to him in weight and strength
of limb. but Jim was quick and tough
and daring. Expelled from the court
room, he had been watching through
the window. He had seen Mary's
quick action and his boss's splendid
attack. He had also seen the little
gun play" and his eyes glowed in ad-
miration of "Williston's little girl"
though his generous heart ached for
love of the woman who was not for
him. He saw Black coming. He was
ready for him. He grappled with
him at once. II the boss or the officers
would only come now!
When they did come they found Jim
stretched at length on the frozen
ground. He sat up slowly.
You're too late, boys" he said;
tie boss thief was too much for me.
He's gone
1t was true. The little street
stretched before them still-desertei.
Early twilight was coming on. The
biting cold struck them broadside.
The deputies scattered in vain pur-
suit.
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game warden. however. VINO had re-
ceived some Information from tho
north. lie approached the man who
bad charge o: the box and asked what
was in 1t.
The man hesitatcd second. and
then said it was corpse. II was tho
hesitation that made him lcse. The
slmc warden opened the box With
blow of hammer. and. looking in.
said: III you had made corpse plural
you would have told the truth.
There were 1900 dead quail in the
box
Not long ago member of the Audi
bon society found a box of snow bunt-
inEs in front of commission house
What are these?" he asked OF tho
dealer.
Reed birds" said the man.
Rats" muttered the questioncr.
That word cost him his case. for
when 20 minutes later thu game war
den appeared at the store on informa-
tion lodged by the bird protector. tho
snow buntinss had disappeared as COM
plctely as though they had come to
life and had fled to their summer homo
within the arctic circle.
EDWARD II. CLARK
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WASHINGTON CENSUS

part of the year the just medium"
Such feel the charm of Washington, a
place which possesses all the urban
conveniences and facilities and yet 10
free from the jar. noise. confusion and
congestion of great cities. To this
charm, this mingling of city life with
the possibilities Of individual leisure.
Washington owes no small part of Its
wealth. To 1t is attributable the cree
ton of many residences justly to be
characterized as palatial for winter
occupation. while houses all of fair as
pect are today found in a section of
the northwest in which the census
enumerators OF 1900 discovered but a
sparse population.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
The Moving Shadow.

I'D rather not talk about 1t tonight.
I'm not equal to it. It's too-too-it's
devilish, Paul. | don't seem to be able
to grasp it. I>can't think about il
with any Conference. l was sure-so
sure"
Gordon was staring moodily out of
the window, one arm hanging idly
over the back of his chair. He had
taken up office room in an empty shop
building across the street from the
hotel.
It's so devilish, it's weird agreed
the ranchman. But your part was
great You vanquished Jesse Black.
That is more than we hoped for
week ago. Is it your fault or mine
that those fool deputies acted like
flies in tangle-foot and went spraddle-
fingered when something was expect
ed of them? We have nothing to do
with a little thing like a broken win
dow-pane."
There was an ugly cut on his fore
head caused by his violent contact
with the sharp edge of the window
casing. He was pale, but he had lost
none of the old faith in himself or in
his power to dominate affairs in the
cattle country. Defeat was intolerable
TO him. He refused to bow his head
to it. To-day's check only made him
the more determined, If that were
possible, to free the land of its shame
I'll pull myself together again.
never fear" said Gordon. Just give
me tonight. You see that's not all.
I've something else to think about
too, now that | have time. 1t takes
fellows nerve away to have every
thing that is worth while drop out at
once. But I've rallied before. know
I'm beastly selfish not to talk to you
tonight, but"
Dick" interrupted Langford, blunt
ly, did she turn you down.
Il never asked her. She is going
back-home-next week"
If you let her."
l You don't quite unerstand, faui'
said Gordon, little YEARLY. She
said she could never live in this coun-
uy-never. She would die here Could
ask her after that? Could / ask any
way, and be a man? l know. she
would just pine away"
Girls don't pine-only in imasinu-
uon. They are tougher than you give
them credit for"
But somehow, Mary seems dinss-
The Lamar register., 1908-06-17

One cupful of flour. one-fourth level
teaspoonful of salt, one cupful of milk.
one egg well beaten. one-half teaspoon
full of melted butter, apple sauce. Stir
together the -four and salt and add the
milk. egg and butter. Beat for two
minutes with an egg beaten. Pour
into kissing hot buttered iron gem
pans and bake for So minutes in hot
oven. When done make small open
ing in the top of each and fill with APP
pie sauce. which has been sifted.
Serve with lemon sauce.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-17

There is some discussion going on
In England as to the advisability of
women studying for the profession OF
architects 1t is claimed that there is
not enough work to keep all the men
architects busy and that 1t would be
impossible to persuade many English
men that women could supertntend
and carry out the work. However.
women as consulting architects seem
to be very greatly In demand in that
country as well as in the United
States.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-17

Five ounces OF stale bread cut into
small pieces, three ounces of lemon
peel, three ounces of sugar. three
ounces raisins. Pour a little orange
Juice over this and stew awhile. Put
little butter into pan with little
milk. three or four Jumps of sugar.
Stir until turned n light brown. Take
four eggs and beat, then make Gus
tard with these, and the buttered
milk, also the remainder of a pint of
milk; mix these well with all the 9TH
ers. put into a buttered mould, and
stand in a saucepan Of boiling water.
Boil for three or four hours until firm
in the center. Turn out and serve
with a good sauce.
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living native American song
y bird. 1t doubtless will be a
U revelation to many people
who have Gagged cardinals or knocking
birds as pets to know that they are
law breakers. But such is the case
and instances are not rare where own
ers of feathered prisoners have been
summoned to court and fined.
Probably 1t may seem to the pet
bird owner that the law is drastic and
one which should be repealed. but
when he learns the real facts in the
case he may be willing to admit that
the lawmakers knew what they were
about. Until within few years scores
of species of native birds were
trapped, Gagged and sold with impunity.
To-day the traffic is largely confined to
hooking birds minus polyglottus)
and to cardinal grosbeaks Cardinals
cardinalis), or, as they are called more
frequently, redbirds.
The fight of the bird protectors
against the dealers and trappers of
hooking birds and redbirds is hot.
Many of the northern states have laws
against caging wild birds which are
extremely faulty in the wording. If
the bird is brought from another state
the owner of it cannot be convicted in
the state in which suit is brought.
This is true. however, in comparative,
ly few states. In others the posses
sion Of any living bird, no matter
where it was trapped. is made an Of
Tense.
The recently enacted Lacy law.
which is a part of the interstate com
merce statute. makes 1t Illegal to
transport birds from one state into
another II they have been Illegally
trapped.
Bird protectors were confronted by
a hard task when they started the
work of preventing the traffic In native
American song birds. Hundreds of
men. the majority of them Germans
and Italians. who had been engaged in
the same kind of work In the old
country, made their living trapping
birds during the nesting season. in
the suburbs of the great cities. In
the north the birds captured most FIRE
quently were the goldfinch, the bobo-
link (DolichonyX oryzivorusJ. and the
indigo bunting tPasserina cyanea)
The capture of birds of these three
species is one of the easiest matters
in the world. the victims actually
The Lamar register., 1908-06-17

After protracted sitting an English
town council was desirous Of adjourn
ing for lunch. The proposition wss
opposed by the mayor. At last an i
literate member got up and exclaimed:
81 ham astonished, | ham surprised, !
ham amazed. Mr.. Mayor. that you will
not let us go to lunch" I'm sur
prised," exclaimed one of his col
leagues, that a gentleman who has
got so much ham in his mouth wants
any lunch at all"
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ILLEGAL TO POSSESS NATIVE
AMERICAN soNGsTERS-WoRk
OF TRAPPERS.
HOT FIGHT AGAINST THEM
Expert Clark Diseourses on the Nu'
merous Devices for Illegal Shipping
Of Game Birds-A "Corpse" of
1900 Dead Quails.
EY EDWARD 8. CLARK.
associate Member American Ornithol-
ogists Gnion.)
Copyright. Joseph b. Bowles)

in the Hoosier state where the quality
of the food and water was such that
the birds never moulted and never lost
their sprinstime song.
Members of the Audubon society
caused the arrest of man who had
trapped FIVE goldfnches IN city sub
urb The trapper was one who sup
piled the great city dealers with ma
tive songsters. The case was test
one The man who was arrested had
little money. but the bird dealers raj
lied to his defense. The case was
The Lamar register., 1908-06-17
ORANGE Cake.

This is a good orange cake: One
cup sugar. two tablespoons melted but.
ter two eggs, one teaspoon soda. two
teaspoons cream tartar, two-thirds
cup milk, two cups -four. juice and
rind of one orange; bake in square
pans; when done sandwich together
with white of another egg. one cup
powdered sugar, and rind of one or
ange and frost with the yolk of the
egg and five heaping tablespoons pow
dered sugar and orange juice stirred
together; frost cake while hot.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-17
This Is the Sugar Age.

Our national sugar bowl now holds
approximately 100000. 900 pounds and
the contents thereof cost us not far
from $500. 100000 a year. The size of
the bowl and our individual extraction
from 1t increase steadily. We eat
more candy. more 1ellies and more
preserves. and where the cook books
of earlier days prescribed "one cup
molasses" the books of to-day call for
sugar.
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A doctor asserts that the nose Is
often made crooked by the custom OF
using the handkerchief with one hand
only. This. scarce need to say. Is
nearly always the right hand. He adj
vises that the left hand be used in
such cases and grayely atfirns that ho
has known several cases in young per-
sons where crookedness of the nose
has been entirely removed by this
means
The Lamar register., 1908-06-17

One housekeeper in the interest OF
economy buys her lemons when cheap
and bottles the juice. She extracts
the Juice with glass squeezers. strains
it through fine muslin and bottles ii
in half-ounce or ounce bottles, which
she seals so as to be perfectly air
tight Though the juice will keep
some time when bottled it will spoil
quickly on being exposed to the air;
hence the small size of the TASKS.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-17

Damp shoes are difficult to polish;
try putting a drop or two of paraffin
in backing and you will find they
will polish up at once. Leather that
has become dull and shabby looking
may be improved in appearance by be-
ing rubbed over with the well beaten
white of az egg.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-17

Bats were the only family of native
mammals found on the thousands of
small islands in the Pacific. These is
lands are SO far away from the great
continents that no mammals but the
flying bats could reach them. The va
riety of bats known on earth is about
The Lamar register., 1908-06-17

II the eyes close irritably at the
light, IL they twitch or the eyelids
jump or blink rapidly after some
strain of work. If the eyelids redden
in strong light and nervous crows
feet or wrinkles appear around tho
eyes. any time before at least so years
of age. then trouble lies ahead II he
eyes are neglected.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-17

In England parliamentary reports
and official publications presented by
the crown to both houses of parlia-
ment are covered with blue wrap
per. In Spain the official color is red.
in Italy green. in France yellow. in
Germany white.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-17

Into two pounds of round or other
cut, rub salt to taste and a light tea
spoon of soda. Let it lie overnight for
breakfast, then before frying rinse in
two waters. dip in flour and fry in boil
ing fat until well done. Serve at once.
either with or without gravy poured
over II
The Lamar register., 1908-06-17

n s, majority of the states of
the union 1t is misdemean-
or to have in possession a
living native American song
bird. 1t doubtless will be a
revelation to many neOple
The Lamar register., 1908-06-17

|hne-1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-05
COMPANIES FORMED
Negro Museum and Art school
for Richmond.

aar
Under the name OF the Negro De-
velopment Corporation stock COM
'pany, with the stated purpose OF es-
Htablishing and maintaining In Rich
mond museum and school OF art, to
be known as tho National Negro Mu-
suen. secured a chs.Ttcr yestel day
from the State Corporation Commission.
The officers are w. I. johnson, presi.
dent: D. Webster Davis, vice.p president,
and r. T. HILL secretary.
Tho principal object which the OFF,
GERS. who are among the most re-
spected and influential colored citlzers
of Richmond have In lew, is TO trans
port the Jamestown negro exhibit 10
this city and make permanent fcatut e
of It. Negotiations are now under way
for the purpose OF getting the govern
ment to donate the building atiJnmes-
town as we'll az the exhibit. IN tho
event that this is Gone--and there Is
now every prospect that 1t will he
.dane-tle don building and Its contents
will be brought here as soon as pos
sIble. and Will be i.t up In consplc.
.uous part OF the city. nc the exhibit
will be added from time to time ar
sticles showing the progress OF the
negroes. especially. along indus
trial lines. The promoters OF tho scheme
think that great benefit VIII result 10
their race by showing in the capital OF
the Confederacy what the negro ts
able to accomplish in the South.
The art SCHOOL and other features
gresses. BY the sale OF the stock and
by help whlch4has been promised from
tile different States whose exhibits
were In the Jamestown collection, It
is thought that sufficient funds can be
raised to carry the project through.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-05
NIGHT-RIDERs AT WORK
Win Two Men Nearly to Death and
Notify One to Leave

whip Two Men Nearly to Death and and
Notify One to Leave.
SALEM. KY, February two nun, ,l
.drsd ma sked might riders visited
.Dycusburg. KY. early this i morning
ard burned Benssd so o,,lsf ygera' =
mouse and dIstillery. Loss q, 600.
The mob shot UP the home OF Will
lam b Groves. foreman Of the tobacco
factory, driving him from the build-
ing, and when captured ne was
.whipped almost to death. Henry Ben
nett, member Of the firm Of Bennett
Bros. was taken from his home. tied
ia a tree and severely whipped. He
was left bound to the tree. Bennett
Eros. operate al, independent factory,
and have been buying tobacco from
non association growers, it Is claimed l
When the mob called at o1r. Grovess .
house they requested himato come out.
He declined to do SO, and shooting at
once began Mr. Groves was trsa room
with his wife and children. and ns the
bullets began to fly through the win
idows he went out In order TO save
the lives Of his family.
Notice to Leave.
CLARKSVILLE. TENN, February
al. IL. Tyler, a prominent attorney
TODAY received n letter warning him
TO leave the country. The letter stated
that If he and his family did not leave
within two weeks his property would
be burned and he would be murdered
The letter was signed Night Riders