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The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

to rome place in Ohio. At first the
animal did not appear In an ugly
mood, but Richardson was suspicious
and put the crate containing 1t in one
corner of the car. 1t soon began to
show symptoms Of ugliness, and bit
at the sides of the crate with great en-
ergy. Richardson then placed large
pile of trunks around 1t, thinking that
II 1t did break out the trunks would
serve as an additional barrier. But
soon the trunks fell away, and the
boar made his appearance with
streaks of froth covering his entire
body. The animal began to cavort
among the trunks and to set Rich
ardson running from 1t.
The express messenger soon perched
himself high upon the trunks which
he had piled together. and he staid
there until the train reached this city.
as his cries for help were drowned
by the roaring of the car. His appeals
were heard by the station men here.
and they would have let the boar es-
cape from the car when they opened
the door had not Richardson called to
them. 1t was soon caught and tied.
but Richardson refused to accompany
1t any farther. and it awaited later
train.
The boar is of fine Poland China
stock. and weighs 4S0 pounds. In its
career around the car 1t tore open
several trunks and the garments,
mostly women's, were strewn over the
floor.
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Thousands of dollars go out of JET
ferson county each year in connection
with the mail order business. to the
loss of the local dealers and manu-
facturers. 1t does not help very much
to appeal on the ground of patriot
ism to those people who buy of outside
dealers, as purchasers go where they
think they can find the best bargains.
Every one must recognize the fact
that the local dealer cannot prosper
without local trade, but there are a
lot of people who fail to govern them
selves accordingly. Orders for goods
are sent to Syracuse or New York or
Chicago which could have been as
cheapIy bought in WATERFOWL, but this
is frequently the local dealers fault.
The great success of the big mail or
der houses has been built up almost
wholly by advertising. Fortunes are
spent In letting the people of the coun-
try know what they have to sell. Lib
eral space In the newspapers and mag
azines is used to exploit the mail or
der business in addition to the cata-
logues issued. These are the avenues
through which the houses draw
large part of their business.
Is there not lesson here for the
local dealer? Cannot he hold some of
the business which goes to the outside
mail order houses by judicious use of
the columns of the local newspapers?
The Waterfowl newspapers have a
large circulation through the towns
and rural districts of northern New
York. The Standard believes the local
merchants and manufacturers could
divert much of this trade to them
selves If they took the proper meth
DDS. The Standards interests are
wholly with the local dealer and these
suggestions are made with the firm
conviction that he has remedy for
his loss of trade In local Advertising
Waterfowl IN. W Standard.
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Millionaire's Fancy Breed Stolen &c
Furnistt Poor Mans Feast.

Greenwich. Conn.-When C., A
Moore, multi-millionaire manufacture
er. of the firm OF Manning. Maxwell
G Moore. bought six fancy hens mt
the Madison Square poultry show at
$50 each and hired an expert bird
fancier to take care OF them. he did
not suppose that inside of IL hours
they would have been stolen and
killed, plucked and ready for mar
ket. But they were.
Mr.. Moore has a fine 100acre farm
at Round Hill. which he has stocked
with. Arabian steeds from Egypt. with
blooded cattle and fancy poultry.
When the expert went out to see
how the beauties were getting along
the other morning they were missing.
Sheriff william E. Ritch1 was sum-
mouedJ hastily. He set to work to
track the thief. This he did with great
ease for the thief had worn pair OF
shoes which he had patched himself.
The local sheriff followed the prints
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29
Pennsylvania Man Carves Marveis
with His Knife.

Mohnton. Pa.-Justice of the Peace
Daniel NJ. Peiffer. chief executive of
Cumru township. is Berks county's
cleverest artist with the penknife. Last
week he called at the recorders ONCE
and presented the entire stafr with
cleverly carved wooden pocket pens.
The Jolly squire's courtroom. where
he nfetes out justice. is flied with
hundreds of objects made by his
skillfnl blade. lie has been justice
for Is years. serving his first term at
Sinking Spring. where he became ia.
nous as whittier and since then he
has whitfield himself to fame in Berks
county. From youth he was mo-
chanic. and having first learned his
fathers trade. backsmithing. he final
ly began to whittle away upon me-
mentoes. Soon he had whitfield a
complete miniature. set OF blacksmith
tools, all the sizes and styles OF horse
shoes he used to make. even the anvil
and the forge.
He has carvings that he made from
wood picked up at Johnstown after
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Whites Himself to Fame.

the great food: from wood that came
from the railroad wrecks at Shoe.
makersville. Exeter and Ludwig's;
from wood used for building purposes
at the Pan American exposition and
from nearly every old church OF
Berks county. From wood obtained
from the old Reformed church at
Singing Spring he whitfield out the
pyramids in miniature.
His cleverest little carving is his
own watch charm. whitfield out OF
mahogany and weighing an eighth OF
an ounce. of an octagon shape. with
little ball in the center which can.
not lie removed.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

The potato crop is one of the best
crops that any farmer can grow. Po-
tatoes exhaust the land little in COM
parison with the money value of the
crop. The tubers are composed very
largely of water and starch, and the
leaves and salks fall on the field and
are plowed in. There are few diseases
that attack the potato and they can
mostly be controlled by spraying.
Only one insect of Importance has to
be fought, and that is the Colorado
beetle. 1t is SO big and easily found.
that destroying it is merely a cues.
ton of effort. Potato growing there
fore seems to have less obstacles in
its way than several other kinda al
EFFORT on the farm.
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feet in length as seen at A; and four
pieces of AKA. 3 feet long. as at B. with
the braces made from 1x16 inch stuff.
The frame should be firmly put to-
gether.
E is an iron rod one inch thick and
"a inches long. Make bend in the
rod III feet from one end to which a
treadle is attached to be worked with
the foot. This treadle is fastened to
the frame with leather hinges.
A grindstone wheel, F. is placed on
the rod at one end just inside the
frame. explains the Prairie Farmer,
while at the further end a wagon
wheel is fastened to the rod outside
the frame. A crank. G. can be added
IL desired.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

Scoop and Tile. the ditch. This
advice, when began. would have been
worth $50 to me. says writer in
Farm and Home. The second course
need not be so wide, If for laterals,
and you need not cut the sides, but
thrust your spade in, cutting lightly on
one side and deeper on the other; then
contrariewise push forward to break
loose. then lift out Keep your scoop
lying near you. and when you have
gone far enough SO you can reach
back. scoop out the crumbs before
they become slushy.
Be very precise with the spade in
the last course. II you strike soft
soil don't even allow a half-inch va
Ration. Then when the crumbs are
removed the floor is almost ready to
lay a perfect drain. True up bottom
with scoop. Take twoinch piece. re-
lnforced at one end. ana nail or bolt
a foot piece on this to hold the tile.
Tuck them into the trough and you'll
have done one thing that will be a
JOY forevermore.
In meeting distractions, IL they do
not throw you out of line too much.
cut back under the bank six or eight
feet on each side and you can get
around nicely without removing them.
A manure hook is very convenient
for drawing in sods in filling, but on
large joys a pillow with long while
tree. or a road grader. can be used.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29
A Pointer for the Merchant.

The encroachments of the great mail
order houses of the east on the legiti-
mate trade of the local merchant are
growing daily more threatening to the
prosperity of the town merchant and
through him the towns-people, says
the editor of a country paper. Some
thing should be done by the merchants
of every town to prevent future opera
lions Of these gigantic corporations
which supply, as a general rule. an
inferior article for the egregious price.
1t is business which is like that of
the street fakir. bargain is offered
to the buyer at his first appearance.
He bites and on his second order is
bitten.
Local merchants should teach their
towns-people and the farming element
surrounding them the invidious conse-
quences to'the town. to the buyer and
to general business conditions, of
patronizing these establishments. The
local merchant should do this by
judicious advertising in his home pa
per. That certainly reaches the peo-
pie whose trade he is seeking, and
through Its columns he can oner, in
light of the existence of the general
rural delivery service, to send light
packages by mail to them, just as to
the mail order houses. By careful at
tention to this business and by send
ing out only goods which person
would himself select from a stock OF
goods. the local merchant can kill the
mail order business of an eastern
specially house in his territory.
Help your local paper to push trade
for you through articles designed to
wean the farmer away from these mail
order houses. by giving him your pat
ronage. Your local PAPER cannot at
ford to set type to boom your business
| unless you respond by assisting the
cost of publication through using its
advertising columns.
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EXPRESS MESSENGER
STAMPEDED BY BOAR
BRUTE BREAKS OUT OF CRATE
AND CREATES HAVOC IN
THE CAR.

Fort Wayne, Ind.-To be confined
in the same car with an angry boar.
which had broken out of its slender
confinement, was the unpleasant ex-
perience of N. B. Richardson. express
messenger on the Wabash Continental
limited, east-bound, recently. Rich
ardson's home is in Detroit. and when
he was rescued by trainmen here from
his perilous position on the top Of a
big pile of trunks. which he had
gained to escape from the frenzy of
the boar. he was very weak and could
hardly tell what an exciting time he
had had.
The boar had been received in .
small Illinois town. and was consigned
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cAsTAWAY LIVED AS APE.
Survivor Of Wreck Jumped from
Tree to Tree in Forest.

Brussels.-Through the efforts of
Baron Grynsdaal. the Norwegian phil
anthropist, a man who had lived like
an ape for 12 years in the forests of
Belgium and France has been re-
turned to his home in Norway. He
was the only survivor of the Norwe-
gian bark Mygrean. which was
wrecked in 1895. He had lost his rea-
son from the shock.
When found the man was in the for
est of Soignies, where he had lived
for some time, and had inspired the
population in the neighborhood with
fear. Finally 1t was decided to form
a party to capture him. He was seen
to be moving along very quickly,
jumping from branch to branch. The
men tried to seize him. but he got
away from them and successfully hid
himself In the thicket.
another attempt-this one success
ful-was made by a crowd of villagers
who surrounded him. His body was
covered with short hair. He had flow
ing, disorderly locks and long mat
ted beard. resembling an ourang
outang. When seized he shrieked,
but did not reply to the questions put
to him. The bread offered him he ate
ravenously.
The man was identified by the
medal attached to a string around his
neck bearing the word "Mygrean."
When he boarded the vessel for Nor.
way the captain addressed him In
Norwegian. The man was seized with
violent emotion and tainted. When
he recovered he was able to answer
the captains questions sensibly, and
told how he had lived in the forests
for a dozen years.
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two miles. until they led to the home
OF John Volgoz. Polish farmer
There the sheriff found the six fowls.
newly killed and plucked. Voleoz de-
MED that he had stolen them. but
Sheriff Ritch asked him what he fed
his fowls on aud he said corn.
The sheriff then took the crop out
OF one OF the birds and showed that 1t
was full of whole wheat. such as Is
used at the poultry show. That set.
tied it. Volgoz was arrested. II he
is convicted Sheriff Ritcli will reap
$50 reward. which Connecticut offers
for the apprehension OF chicken
thieves
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THIS AND THAT.

1t pays to have good fences at all
seasons of the year.
A poor old lantern is bad thing
to go through the winter with.
Throw it away and buy a good one.
Fall blowing kills many. Injurious
insects, which are thus turned up to
the air and the frosts.
1t makes a great difference what
variety of a plant is grown on a farm,
as some yield twice as much as
others.
There is a great fight on between
commercial fertilizers and the ma
nure spreader. The latter. however,
seems to be still spreading.
After finishing the fall blowing
clean up the pillow. grease the bright
parts and put 1t away dry. SO it will
be ready to use in the spring.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29
GREAT IncNgAse> IN TRAFFIC.
FROM ATLANTIC To~PAclEIc.


Washing<on.-Move than $40. o00.te0
worth Of merchandise originating In
United Slater territory crossed the
isthmuses Of Panama and Tehuante.
pee ID 1907. most Of It being inter-
changed between the eastern and
western ports OF the United States
including Hawaiian islands. This traf
fic in merchandise originating under
the American flag is more than three
times as much as that OF any earlier
date.
The sudden and large increase in
the interchanges between Atlantic
and Pacific ports by way of the mar
row strip OF land which separates
those oceans is due chiefly to the
opening early In 1907 Of the Tehuan.
tepec railway, which connects the
waters of the two oceans by land
haul OF 100 miles, its termini being
Coatzacoalcos on the Atlantic. ar
Gulf OF Mexico side. and Salina Cruz,
on the Pacific side.
The enterprise of connecting the
two oceans by this short land haul
was planned before the construction
OF the earliest transcontinental rail-
way in the United States. the first
concession for the road having been
granted by the Mexican government
in 1867. This and subsequent conces-
sions having failed to produce results.
the Mexican government in 1882 itself
took up the work. making series
of contracts under which line was
completed from ocean TO ocean in
1884. but owing to defective condi-
lions Its partial reconstruction be-
came necessary, and this rrconstruc-
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29
Mouse Held In Her Waist.

Cleveland, O.-Riding from Lorain
to Cleveland on Lake Shore car
with a mouse imprisoned in her waist
was the experience of Miss Elizabeth
Tristram, school teacher.
She felt something crawling about
inside her dress. With a shrek she
clutched at her side and was Mortified
when her hand closed over the animal
Miss Tristram confided her predica-
ment to companions, but none was
brave enough to aid her.
When the car reached Cleveland
Miss Tristram was still holding on to
the mouse. which was nearly dead
from squeezing.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

Washington, Pa.-Thomas Holder
of Green Grove. who was thrown over
4o-foot embankment by a fractions
horse. the other day. owes the saving
Of his life to feather pillow. which
he was taking home to his wife.
Holders horse scared at an. object
in the road, throwing him headlong
to a rocky ravine; but he failed to
loosen his hold on the pillow. which
fortunately struck the ground ahead
Of him.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

Hamilton. O.-Mrs. Jennie Gruver
Sorg. widow of the late Paul ]. Sorg.
n millionaire congressman. and one
of the largest tobacco manufacturers
In the state. has been elected presi-
dent of the Merchants National bank.
one of the largest institutions In Mid
dletown. She will succeed former
Judge William l.. DE Chant. Mr.. Dc
Chant formerly was manager OF the
Sorg estate.
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correspondent of Prairie Farmer, that
the general idea is quite clearly
brought out in the sketch. All that is
necessary are two hooks to catch onto
the chime of barrel. These hooks
connected with short rope, which is
in turn connected with the tackle
rope.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

A parcels post threatens the contin-
lance of the country stores business
by enlarging the opportunity of the
mail order houses. Who will spring
to the defense of the cracker barrel
and box of sawdust--together with the
little red schoolhouse. joint palladia
of our berties?-Providence (R. ~
Bulletin.
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Against Sound Economic Laws.

Any system of business that draws
from community the earnings of the
people which should be retained to add
to the wealth Of that community, is a
system that should be discouraged.
The plans devised by many large con-
Germs to draw trade away from agri-
cultural towns may be legitimate, but
are not in harmony with sound eco
nomic laws.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

Thus far soft woods alone have been
utilized in paper making. Spruce fur
nishes three-fifths of the total amount
used and hemlock one-fifth. The re.
naming fifth is composed principally
of poplar and balsam. In the United
States these varieties Of timber are
found chiefly in the Vtrginias. New
England. New York, PennrYivania
and the northwest.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

iToIu Oue moor 10
another or from a
wagon to the Sec
ond floor OF a
building, a tackle
made and arranged
after the method
shown in the &C.
companying illus
tration will be
found to be a
thing of great con-
venience.
/ think, saws the
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

wild grass turf.
keep a file near
to occasionally
touch up the edge.
Watch for Unequal
tiles in surface as
you proceed. Cut
no wider than will
accommodate your
feet. then care
fully grade bottom
of the first course
as 1t is much cas-
Ter to take out the
inequalities now
in the bottom of
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29
LAYING A TILE DRAIN.
How the Work Can Be Done the Most
Satisfactorily.

Secure a tile scoop and narrow
pointed spade, and II you are cutting
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-06-25

star for each state as il should.
come in. 1t has never been
changed since, except toadd to the
constellation Of stars.
Until 1857 the government
flags were D,ade of English bunt-
ing. Then General Butler estab-
lished his bunting factories and
killed the English industry in the
United States. The first flag Of
American bunting was unfurled
on the day that the Union Pacific
Railroad, that stupendous piece of
engineering, was completed, and
stuck on top of the monument
where the last spike was driven.
If any of you we've asked why
! the American stars are FIVE pointed,
while the English star has six,
what answer would you give?
Betsy Ross and Washington had a
scrap over that one point. Wash
ington drew six-pointed star for
the Flag and his shirtmaker re-
fused to make it. ''That is a
British STAR" she said, and folding
a bit of paper she made five-
pointed star with a snip Of her
scissors The six-pointed star was
simply relic of the rowel spurs
of heraldry, and when Mrs. Ross
had made Washington understand
that, he oapitulated, SO that to a
woman is due the Americans
original conception of the five-
pointed star.
Suppose a child asked you how
many Flags the United States has
had, what reply could you maker
Sixty-four, at the very least calcu-
lation, led our forces on land and
sea up 10 1777.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-06-25
A Tragedy Of Real Life.
Continued from page one.)

Continued from page One.)
The landlord spoke: "How long agone
wuz thatp Faith in the gentle lambs
shattered ever afterwards 2" A general
laugh followed and Dave joined in.
SWELL" replied Dave, lit was long
time ago as was ONLY fourteen then;
the time came when l took up with
another lamb, then another, few
more, but it WAS the old story. lost
faith in both Sexes, grew reckless, met
Bob Burns, cattle rustler, and we
worked together for awhiIe-in fact,
until we drifted behiad the bars. Dur
ing our enforced exile from the world
Of men l became familiar with the
route to wealth by rapid strides. AS
soon as freed started out to make
stake-and retire. The court, however,
took winning hand and sure retired
for ter spot. Thus my chance to
forget came and during the dark years
I learned to enjoy life, free from care,
worries-alone. l had recourse to
books, temptations were kept away,
secured pipe learned to smoke and
after four years was contented."
"Then what?"
"Oh, child of the past, grown to
womanhood learned OF my fate and
thinking to encourage, began writing.
Twas the old story. We became en-
gagged Twice week or more her mis- /.
sives came and there were troubles at
the old home, disappointments, trag-
edies of every day life and all such-in
u few words my life again became al
lied to human. interests and, of course,
troubles. Finally resolved to be
stray sheep for life"
For short time nothing was said.
"You see," resumed Dave, "this girl
was what sentimentalists term the one
of all. However, some fifteen years
of experience made me skeptical of the
whole humat' family and when she in-
sisted that l had to drop mans srlacing.
smoke, the span of love soon ended"
At this point Dave grabbed his ram
coat, put it on. stepped to the door,
turned and said: "Just such night as
this I wrote her for the last time-six
months later she was laid to rest"
Dave Allen strobe out into the face
of the raging storm. The following
morning was bright and clear, birds
were singing in the tree tops-sudden-
ly galloping horse came toward the
halfway house-it was Dawes horse.
Shortly afterwards his lifeless form
was found in nearby stream.
Fastened within his coat pocket was
a faded photo of young girl and q ,
lock of pretty hair Tenderly they laid
him to rest-then all passed on, along
the trail of life. ERID.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-06-25

Knicker-"Jones claims his air.
ship can fly, wheel and 6oat.'
Bocker-"Ye s; il is built on the
principle of q spring derby. -
Elk.