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The Lamar register., 1908-04-22
ROCK OYSTER REEF
succuLENT BIvALvES FOUND
ONLY ON OREGON COAST.
Indians Gather Once a Year for An
nuaI Feast Of the Deiicaey-
Legend Of the Discovery
Of the Food.

Newport. Ore.-Rock oyster digging
is having the attention of a large num-
Der of Newport (Ore.) citizens, and
the native Indian jewellers. and conse-
qhently rock oyster soup and rock oys-
Ter fritters will take the first place at
the table as delicacy which will
ever be in the memory of those fortu-
nate enough to have had their palates
tickled with the fat and juicy bivalves
that inhabit this particular spot on the
coast of Oregon.
The home of the rock oyster is in
the soap stone rock, called reefs. be-
ing imbedded from four to seven
inches with hole to the surface AS
the oyster grows in size the cavity is
gradually made larger by the twisting
OF Its shell in semi-circular shape,
the neck extending to the surface of
the reef, thus obtaining its necessary
nourishment.
The rock oyster reefs are only ac-
cessible on the ebb tide for a short
interval. otherwise they would soon
become extinct. During the winter
months the reefs are exposed for
about two hours in the "a for period
of from five to seven days. About the
full of the moon the opportunity for
digging is best as the remainder of
the month the reefs are covered by
water.
During the months OF July and Au-
gust the reefs are exposed about six
hours in "a. 1t is during this season
of the year the rock oysters are
sought to large extent. selling read
lily at 25 cents gallon in the shell to
local consumers and so cents a COLON
in Portland
The coast Indians never fail to be
on hand at this time to have their an
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22


A landlord in the Highlands Of Scot
land had "crofter" tenant, who paid
him ten shillings a year as rent for
the little farm. At the end OF the
second year the tenant came to the
landlord and said that he was not
able to pay more than five shillings a
year. as crops had been poor. The
landlord agreed to this.
At the end Of the third year the
tenant appeared before the landlord
again and complained that things
were going SO poorly with him that
he was not able to pay any rent. The
landlord agreed to let him remain
rent free. AT the end Of the fourth
year the tenant once more appeared
before the landlord and said:
Colonel, II you don't build me a
barn I'll have to move"
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22
THE LIVING ROOM.
II Should at All Times Be "LivabIe''
Room.

What to do with the living room IL
a problem that confronts every house
keeper. The living room should be
in fact as we'll as in name living
room-a livable room. 1t is the room
in which the most of our time al
home is spent, the hours we have fol
leisure, the time we have for play
the place where we entertain our
friends and 1t is absolutely essential
that the walls and furnishings of the
living room should be harmonious In
color. suitable in texture, and durable
in material.
The rich, soft, solid colored walls
are the ideal walls for the living
rooms. They make better back
ground for pictures, throw the furni
ture out in better relief, are less dis
cordant with rugs and Competing. and
indicate a higher degree of taste and
culture than do the colored mon
strosities which we paste on when we
apply wall paper.
Who ever saw roses climbing up a
plastered wall growing out Of hard
wood floor? Yet, that is what we
suggest to the imagination. when we
paste paper covered with roses on
our walls. They are neither artistic
nor true. Roses are all very beauti-
full, but they were never made to
climb up interior walls and they do
not grow from hardwood flooring
The set figures of wall paper are also
tiresome and equally disagreeable and
repellant.
The alabastined wall Is the only
correct form OF a tinted or solid col
ored wall. Fortunately it is the only
clean way. and more fortunately 1t is
the only permanent way; the only
way that does not involve the end
less labor In the future.
In lighting the walls some thought
must be given the color. Light colors
reflect $50 of the light thrown upon
them. Dark colors reflect but 1870
Lighting bills can be saved by choos'
ing a color which will reflect the
largest degree OF light. In north
rooms use warm colors or colors
which reflect light. In south and
west rooms sometimes the light can
be modified by the use of darker
colors. Dark green's absorb the light;
light yellows reflect 1t; browns mod
ify 1t, and so on. through the scale
Of colors. The color scheme OF
room not only Is dependent upon the
color of the carpetings but 1t Is also
dependent upon the light Of the room
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

same class at the historic st. Johns
church on Lafayette square. by the
late Bishop Satterlee. Since Miss
Taft's departure for Bryn Mawr Miss
Ethel has left the cathedral school and
is receiving instruction from an Eng
fish governess.
II William Howard Taft should be-
come president of the United States
his daughter would make her bow to
society during her fathers second year
in the White House, for 1t is the pres.
ent intention of the young woman to
continue her studies at college till her
four years are completed. which means
that she still has two full years after
the present term expires.
White House debutantes are well
coined by Washington society, for
many brilliant functions are given
often for the younger set. Miss Taft
is said by those who know her to be
unaffected and as democratic and
genial as her father. She has never
accompanied her father and mother
on their long trips to distant lands.
but has spent her time preparing for
college, which she entered at an age
rather below that OF most girls.
1t may be that Miss Taft, like the
former Miss Root, now Mrs. Ulysses s.
Grant ILL.,. being stndlons and do
mestically inclined. will shun as much
as she possibly can the gayer life OF
the capital city after the novelty Of
being White House debutante has
worn of. This, Of course. in the event
of her fathers nomination and election
next fan.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

THAT famous editor and statesman
Charles Emory Smith," said Philadel
phia journalist, was modest man
He believed in modesty-even in jour
nalism. He thought it paid no better
for newspaper than for man con
tinually to be Dragging.
81 once drew up prospectus for
him. There were several blatantly
boastful paragraphs in it. and Mr.
Smith ran his pencil through them all
II let this CO. he said. 1T would
be pretty near as bad as the epitaph
that the young widow carved on her
aged husbands tomb. This epitaph
said:
Sacred to the memory of John
James Greer, aged eighty-four, who de
parted this life bitterly regretting that
he must leave forever the most beau
tiful and best of wives.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22
COFFEE EYES.
It Acts Slowly But Frequently Pro-
duces Blindness.

The curious effect of slow daily poi
soning and the gradual building in OF
disease as a result, Is shown in num-
bers of cases where the eyes are af,
fected by coffee.
A case in point will illustrate:
A lady in Oswego, Mont, expert
enced a slow but sure disease settling
upon her eyes in the form of increas-
ing weakness and shooting pains
with wavy. dancing lines of light. so
vivid that nothing else could be seen
for minutes at time.
She says:
This gradual failure of sight
alarmed me and | naturally began a
very earnest quest for the cause.
About this time | was told that cof-
fee poisoning sometimes took that
form, and while | didn't believe that
coffee was the cause of my trouble, l
concluded to quit it and see.
II took up Postum Food Coffee in
spite of the jokes of Husband whose
experience with one cup at neigh
boris was unsatisfactory. Well, 1
made Postum strictly according to d.
rections, boiling 1t little longer, be-
cause of our high altitude. The result
was charming. / have now used Pos
tum in place of coffee for about 3
months and my eyes are well, never
paining me or showing any weakness.
! know to a certainty that the cause
of the trouble was coffee and the cure
was in quitting it and building up the
nervous system on Postum, for that
was absolutely the only change made
in diet and / took no medicine.
MY nursing baby has been kept in
a perfectly healthy state since have
used Postum.
"Mr. -, a friend, discarded cof-
fee and took on Postum to see If he
could be rid of his dyspepsia and fire.
quent headaches. The change pro-
duced a most remarkable improve
ment quickly"
There's a Reason" Name given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22
John DIS Eagle Stone.

John d. Rockefeller pretends that
he is not and never was superstitious;
still he carries in his pocket an eagle
stone. 1t is a perforated stone Of great
antiquity, found in an eagles nest. and
is supposed to be charm against
disease, shipwreck and other dis
asters. 1t is of brownish tint and
shaken 1t rattles as II another stone
were inclosed within 1t. A ribbon
passed through the perforation is said
to possess more virtues than even
John d. himself. When the old gentle
man wants to confer particular favor
upon some one he gives few inches
of this ribbon.-New York Press.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22
ONLY DAUGHTER OF TAFT.
Miss Helen Now a Sophomore in 6ryn
Mawr College.

Washington.-Miss Helen Taft, only
daughter of the secretary of war and
Mrs. Taft. now is sophomore in Bryn
Mawr college. Before entering the
Philadelphia institution of learning
she attended. with Miss Ethel Hoose-
welt, the school which is connected
with the Episcopal cathedral situated
way out on the Tenleytown road.
The daughters of the president and
secretary have been close friends and
playmates since early childhood. Two
years ago they were confirmed in the
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

Bobby is the son Of a minister and
has had the experience OF moving
four times in the space OF his eight
years life. Some time ago an elder.
ly minister was visiting Bobby's father
and the course of the conversation
turned to Heaven and Bobby was
asked concerning the abode Of the
blest. Yes" said the youngster. with
a sigh of deep WEAKNESS. Il know. It's
the last place we're going to move to-"
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

I'VE cannot claim that our baking
powder is absolutely pure" said the
canvasser; such a thing as absolute
purity is impossible. We do our best,
however. For instance, We threw
away a hundred-weight tin last week
because it was discovered that one OF
our workmen had carelessly made a
chalk mark on the inside of the tin be-
fore the powder was put in"
The grocer surrendered.-hoya
Magazine.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of CataHh that cannot be cured py hairs
FL CHENEY CO.. Toledo. o.
We the undersigned, have known II. j. Cheney
for the last Is years and believe him perfectly hon
orabIe in all business transactions and financially
able TO carry out any obligations made BY his nrn
wALpis6. KissAs q MaKvIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Hairs Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous SURFACES of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price IS cents PEI
bottle Sold by all Druggists.
TAKE HsiTs Family Pills for constipation.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

Little Arthur stood peering down
into the countenance OF his baby sis.
ter, whom the nurse was singing to
sleep.
Say. nurse" he finally whispered.
Its nearly unconscious. isn't it,"
The nurse nodded In the affirmative.
and sang on.
Then don't sing any more. or you'n
kill it"
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22
Famous Theatrical Manager Dead.

John Ware Winston. one of the old
time theatrical actor-managers. died in
Buffalo recently at the age, of 81 years.
He was one of the first variety per-
formers in America. and by some was
called the father of vaudeville. He
was widely known as the original
facial caricaturist and was called the
man Of many faces. For many years
he was a manager of several OF the
Jacobs theaters.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

Martin w. Littleton, the eminent
New York lawyer, is noted for his tren
chant wit.
"At the beginning of his career.
said an Albany Judge the other day
"Littleton had an elderly, prosy, i5ng
winded lawyer for an opponent in an
assault case.
THE elderly lawyer in his conclud
ing address spoke for six hOurs-an in
terminable, foggy. stupid speech. Then
LittIeton rose. He smiled slightly
looked at judge and jury. and said:
Your honor. l will follow the ex-
ample Of my learned friend who has
Just concluded, and submit the case
without argument Los Angeles
Times.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22
What She Did.

Mrs. Stingy-Oh, Clarissa. l saw
such sad thing today; poor woman
with baby. shivering out in the cold,
singing along the street. never be-
held anything so pitiful before in my
life.
Clarissa (breathlessly)-Yes. aunt;
what did you do?
Mrs. Stingy (sighing)-Well. my
dear. l was so upset that l had to go
and have a cup of tea.-Royal Maya
zine.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

Say, ma" inquired an anxious dad
what ever's the matter with Grace.
She's out there in the sitting room do
ing high kicking, turning flip-faps, and
running all over the place. Is she
stage struck"
Stage struck exclaimed ma, II
should say not She's simply practic-
ing the new barn dance.'-Detroit
Free Press.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22
Falling OF in Spruce Gum.

There is a considerable shortage in
the spruce gum crop in Maine this
wear. and first-class gum is now worth
s175 a pound laid down in Bangor by
the pickers. The retailer gets 10
cents an ounce, and the price is ris-
ing Woodsmen say the decrease in
the supply is due to extensive lumber
ing operations for the pulp mills.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

no relief until used Doan's Kidney
Pills. They cured me five years ago.
and this is twice l have publicly said
SO. The cure was thorough"
Sold by all dealers, so cents a box.
Foster ilburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

succeed the late Senator Bryan Of
Florida in the United States senate.
Mr.. Milton is a grandson of former
Gov. John Milton of Florida and Is AZ
years old. He is successful banker
and business man. The appointment
is for the unexpired term Of the late
Senator Mallory, which had been filled
by the appointment of Senator Bryan
three months ago.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

Bill-"1 see he is trying to have the
judges sentence reversed"
Jill-"What was the sentence?"
Ten dollars or ten days"
well, ! don't see what good it would
do to have 1t reversed"
why not?"
wouldn't ten days or ten dollars be
Just as bad?'-Yonkers Statesman.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

"She came to in order her brother
some riding boots. I showed her the
last idea in riding boots. splendid
thing.
These 1 said, are called Roose-
velts.'
"She wrinkled her pretty nose.
How absurd! she said. Where,
! should Nike to know. will they ind
pair Of Roosevelts?'
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

Bunker-Has it ever struck you that
getting married is equivalent to being
sentenced to hard labor for life?
Smiley-Yes, but there is one good
thing about 1t. fellow generally has
the privilege of picking out his own
taller.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22
Explicit.

This is an age of Steel" said the
after.dinner speaker.
Permit me to suggest" interrupt
ed the chairman. courteously. that
for the beneSt of the reporters pres
ent you spell that last word"
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22
Very Likely.

81 heard Bagsby and his wife were
NOT getting on very well together
what are the present relations be
tween them?"
81 think they are her poor rela'
t,ons "-Baltimore American.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

Mrs. Gunson-Count do you con.
slider American girls good enough to
marry foreign noblemen?
The Count-Ah, madam, re beggar
cannot be re chooser.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22
Mjsunderstood.

Visitor-What lovely cut glass you
have. Mrs. Chump.
Mrs. Chump tindignantly)-The
hain't bit Of that cut. We paid full
price for all of it. We don't have to
go to no bargain sales.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22
Only Natural.

Did you ever go up in balloon?"
inquired Brooke.
Accidentally" replied Lynn. 81 hap
pened to be in the basket when the
ropes were cut, and didn't have time
to jump out"
II suppose you were angry"
Eyes, 1t did make me soar"
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

Political Mass Meetings Forbidden.
China strictly prohibits the holding
of mass meetings for political purposes
in all parts of the empire.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

The first Chinese school OF forestry
has just been opened at Mukden. The
Chinese empire paid no attention in
the past to the destruction of its for
ests.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22
She Wouldn't.

Bertha's Mamma-Don't let me-
catch You with Mr.. Staylate's arm
around your waist again, Bertha.
Bertha-Well, l should hope not!
I'll see that the parlor door is shut the
next time, mamma.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

Profit in EnsIand's Cotton Trade.
The capital represented by Great
Britain's cotton trade is $2,000.000, 900
a year, and the profits $3.50, 100000 a
vaar
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

Mr~. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, sofens the gurns, reduces in
Examination aays palm. cures wind collie 2ac bottle.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22
CONCERNING THE OLD MAN.

A man whose boy comes home from
school and wants help on his lesson
realizes that a little learning is dan
gerous thing.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-22

Didn't Want to Pay More.
you are fined ten dollars for con-
tempt of court"
I'm glad. judge, that this is not
higher court."-Harpers Wtekly.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-29
Hearing to Stockmen.

Washington. - Hearing was given
Monday ty the House committee on
interstate commerce to western stock
men in support Of the bill to compel
railroads TO maintain a minimum speed
Of sixteen miles an hour for trains car
rying live stock to market.
Addresses favoring the proposed leg
islation were made by President Fred
w. Gooding and Secretary George S.
Walker of the National Wool Growers
association, J. NJ. Wilson and E. J. Bell
Of Wyoming: c. B. Stewart, E. H. Cal
lister and John H. Seeley OF Utah; l..
L. Ormsby and P. G. Johnson, Idaho,
and Robert Scott, Arizona.
The stockmen contended that there
should be specific law requiring rail-
roads to maintain at least sixteen miles
an hour for stock trains. rather than
place the matter. as has been proposed,
in control of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-29
Course in Forestry.

Fort Collins.-President Aylesworth
Of the Agricultural College has made
the following announcement:
"A short course in forestry will be
held at the Colorado Agricultural col
lege, commencing Monday, March 1G,
1908, and continuing four weeks. The
course will be under the direction of
F. w. Morrell OF the United States
forestry service, who will be assisted
by members of the faculty of the agri-
cultural college and experts from the
forestry service. The course is open
to all interested in the many phases
Of this important subject and a special
invitation Is extended to city officials,
farmers, lumbermen, high school stu
dents and students of colleges and uni
versities. Among the subjects which
will receive attention are forest man.
agement. range and forest laws. study
Of timber its measurement, uses and
preservation; the entomology of for
ests, a study of insects and diseases,
government field work. forest admins.
tration, protection and transportation,
forest types, principles underlying the
life history of trees, forest physiog-
raphy, photography and many other
topics OF interest. such as packing
numbering, ETC., as applied to Colorado
forestry"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-29
Wo lid Enlarge Fort Logan.

Denver = The News Wednesday
morning says: General Thomas, com
manding the Department of the Colo
RADIO of tae United States army, yester-
day decided to recomend to the War
Department the purchase of the Rucker
and the Fabian ranches, which adjoin
the military reservation of Fort Logan,
and whicn command the surrounding
water rights. The tracts contain $40
acres.
The purchase price of the land is
$4,000. the Rucker ranch being val
ued at 500 900 and the Fabian at 500
600 simultaneously if the sale is con
summated, ten shares in the Hartman
irrigation ditch, sixty-four shares in
the Soda Lakes Reservoir Company
and fifty inches Of water annually from
Hartman lake will become the prop
erty of the government.
The Fort Logan military reservation
now contains $40 acres. The Rucker
tract will add 320 acres and the Fabian
tract twenty acres. When both are
joined to the present square mile of
reservation it will form a parade and
room for barracks to accommodate IA
brigade or even larger number OF
troops.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-29
Denver Auditorium Opening.

Denver-As fitting inaugural for
the opening of the building which is to
house the first national political con
ventiJn ever held west of the Missouri,
the board of directors of the Festival
of Mountain and Plain last night de
cided to hold festival lasting fol-. sew
eral nights and replete with music,
dancing and dedicatory exercises. The
celebration will be in itself a miniature
carnival, all the more to be enjoyed be
cause Denver has not had such an
event for five years.
At present the plan is as follows:
The first night will be devoted to dedl-
catory exercises and a grand ball, par
ticipated in by city, county and state
officials. One night Sunday will be
devoted to q sacred concert. A prone
made concert. made unique with other
attractive features, will take up an
other night. The closing night will
bring the new auditorium into activity
with scream, as a grand mask ball
that will eclipse any ever given in the
city will FIJI the immense structure.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-29
Carnegie Aids Koch Fund.

Berlin.-Ambassado Tower has re-
ceived a letter from Andrew Carnegie
confirming the report that Mr.. Car
negie would give the 100000 to COM
plete the proposed fund necessary for
the continuation of DR.. koch's re
searches into the cause and cure of
consumption.
MIR. Carnegie writes that his gift is
the result of a conversation at kiel
last summer with DIR. Won 1lberg, the
kaiser's body physician, who inter
ested him in the subject Mr.. Car
negie adds that he regards Koch,
Pasteur and Lister as the three great
leaders Of civilization. Ambassa dor
Tower has now brought the gift Off.
cially to the notice OF the Kaiser.
This is believed to be the first large
donation MIR. Carnegie has made out
side of America and England.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-29
Justifies Russian Severity.

1-ond0l-The Right Reverend Thorn
as Edward Wilkinson, bishop for North
and Central Europe. writes TO the Daily
Mail from Riga, describing the devas-
tation throughout Russia generally,
and particularly in the Baltic province,
by the revolutonists. He declares that
it's extent is quite unknown in Eng
land and fully justfies the measures of
repression adopted by the Russian gov
eminent.
1T is necessary" says the bishop, ito
travel through the great provinces of
Courland, Esthonia and Livonia and
see with ones own eyes in order to
measure the full extent of reckless
havoc and savage cruelty practiced
throughout the unhappy land. The
governments fault has not been over
severity, but too great leniency and for
bearance. Unfortunately the work Of
death and destruction is not yet at an
end.
"Wharever' concludes the bishop.
may have been the destruction of life
In the French revolution, l doubt if
the destruction of homes and property
was as great in France as in Russia.