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The Lamar register., 1909-12-01

Scarecrow the dress and the mask he
had worn when he seemed to be the
lovely Lady; and the Tin Woodman
saw that his Terrible Beast was moth.
ing but a lot of skins. sewn together.
with Stats to keep their sides out. As
for the Ball of Fire. the false Wizard
had hung that also from the ceiling.
1t was really a ball of cotton. but
when oil was poured upon 1t the ball
burned fiercely.
Really" said the Scarecrow. you
ought to be ashamed of yourself for
being such humbug."
II ami certainly am" answered
the little man. sorrowfully; but 1t
was the only thing ! could do. Sit
down. please. there are plenty OF
chairs. and l will tell you my story"
So they sat down and listened while
he told the following tale:
81 was born in Omaha"
why. that isn't very far from Kan
sas!" cried Dorothy.
mo; but it's farther from here" he
said, shaking his head at her. sadly.
when grew up became a ventrilo-
quist, and at that was very well
trained by a great master. can imi-
tate any kind of a bird or beast"
Here he mewed so like kitten that
Toto pricked up his ears and looked
everywhere to see where she was.
After a time" continued Or. Il tired
Of that, and became a balloonist."
What is that?" asked Dorothy.
"A man who goes up in a balloon
on circus day, SO as to draw a crowd
of people together and get them to
pay to see the circus" he explained.
oh" she said; Il know"
We'll, one day / went up in a bal
loon and the ropes got twisted. SO
that l couldn't come down again. 1t
went way up above the clouds. SO far
that a current of air struck 1t and
carried 1t many. many miles away.
For a day and a night l travelled
through the air. and on the morning
Of the second day I awoke and found
the balloon floating over a strange
and beautiful country"
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
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CHAPTER xv-continued.

Then he led them into his little
room and locked the spectacles from
the great box on all their eyes. Just
as he had done before. Afterward
they passed on through the gate into
the Emerald City. and when the peo-
pie heard from the Guardian Of the
Gate that they had melted the Wicked
Witch Of the West they all gathered
around the travellers and followed
them in a great crowd to the palace
of Or.
The soldier with the green whiskers
was still on guard before the door.
but he let them in at once and they
were again met by the beautiful green
girl, who showed each of them to their
old rooms at once. SO they might rest
until the Great OF was ready to re-
ceive them.
The soldier had the news carried
straight to OF that Dorothy and the
other travellers had come back again,
after destroying the Wicked Witch;
but Or made no reply. They thought
the Great Wizard would send for them
at once. but he did not. They had
no word from him the next day, nor
the next. nor the next. The waiting
was tiresome and wearing. and at last
they grew vexed Tat Or should treat
them in SO poor fashion, after send
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then she dreamed she was In Kansas,
where Aunt EN- was telling her how
glad she was to have her little girl at
home again.
Promptly at nine O'Clock the next
morning the green whiskered soldier
came to them, and four minutes later
they all went into the throne room OF
the Great Or.
OF course each one of them ex-
pected to see the Wizard in the shape
he had taken before. and all were
greatly surprised when they looked
about and saw NO one at all in the
room. They kept close to the door
and closer to one another. for the still.
ness of the empty room was more
dreadful than any of the forms they
had see OF take.
Presently they heard . Voice. seem.
ing to come from somewhere near the
top of the great dome. and 1t said.
solemnly:
81 am OF. the Great and Terrible.
Why do you seek me?"
They looked again in every part of
the room. and then. seeing no one.
Dorothy asked:
Where are your"
Il am everywhere" answered the
Voice, but to the eyes of common
mortals l am invisible. l will now
seat myself upon my throne. that you
may converse with me-" Indeed. the
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|EMEgeH1sS oEM|
+. Ia S1tuIm1N .~

The jet button craze already shows
signs Of waning.
Rough homespun is intended for mo-
tor coat and outing wear. -
The toque still reigns supreme for
walking In Paris and is seen In wide
variation.
Kimono silks that have large wa
tered silk blotches Of blurred tints
are fashionable.
Fur is to be generously used on
many Of the afternoon as well as I'M
dress tailormades-
Smart tailored suits are being made
of the new diagonals, which are very
rich in coloring.
The newest fur NUTS are, finished
with dangling heads and tails that al
most sweep the ground.
The roll that has been removed
from the pompadour allows hats to
sit more firmly. and they will be worn
very low on the head.
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NOT ONLY FOR BRIDESMAIDS
Intimate Friends Of Prospective Ma
tron Are Also Invited to the
Luncheon.

The bridesmaids luncheon given a
day or two before the wedding is lar
ger but simpler than formerly.
Instead of limiting her guests to her
bridesmaids only, the bride-to-be asks
also as many OF her intimate friends
as she cares to entertain.
Surprising there are from four to SIX
bridesmaids and a maid of honor,
these, to do them extra honor. are
seated at a table with the hostess.
and the other guests at one larger ia
BILE If they number more than half a
dozen.
Il the entire company is no larger
than IL or IA, bridesmaids and extra
guests sit at the same table. which is
almost invariably trimmed lavishly
with pink flowers.
At this luncheon the bride presents
to the bridesmaids her souvenirs. the
other guests each getting pretty IA
vor in homer Of the day.
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A Glasgow doctor who was recently
touring the Highlands had some
what unique experience with seagulls
while passing through the Caledonian
canal, says the Glasgow News. The
birds, were as usual. following the
steamer and were being fed by the
passengers.
To prove how tame or bold they
were, the doctor fed them by plac.
ing pieces of biscuit on his cap. The
birds soon displayed much skill in
swapping up the food. Then the doctor
placed a piece of biscuit in his mouth.
The gulls were shy at first. but ulti-
mately one bird holder than his fel'
lows partook of the morsel, and be.
fore long there was brisk competition
for the titbits. The snapshooters on
board were kept busily engaged. SO
that there is now pictorial proof of the
incident.
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Voice seemed Just then to come
straight from the throne itself; SO
they walked toward II and stood in a
row while Dorothy said:
I'VE have come to claim our prom
Use. o. o."
What promise?" asked o.
you promised to send me back to
Kansas when the Wicked Witch was
destroyed" said the girl.
And you promised to give me
brains" said the Scarecrow.
And you promised to give me a
heart said the Tia Woodman.
And you promised to give me cour-
age" said the Cowardly Lion.
rs the Wicked Witch really de-
stroyed?" asked the Voice. and Doro-
thy thought 1t trembled a little.
Yes" she answered. Il melted her
with bucket of water"
Dear me-" said the Voice: how
sudden! Well. come to me tomor-
row. for must have time to think 1t
over
You've had plenty Of time already"
said the Tin Woodman. angrily.
I'VE shan't wait a day longer" said
the Scarecrow.
You must keep your promises to
us," exclaimed Dorothy.
The Lion thought it might be as
well to Brighten the Wizard. SO he
gave a large. loud roar. which was SO
fierce and dreadful that Toto jumped
away from him in alarm and tipped
over the screen that stood in a corner.
AS 1t fell with a crash they looked
that way. and the next moment all Of
them were filled with wonder. For
they saw. standing in just the spot
the screen had hidden. little. old
man, with a bald head and a wrinkled
face, who seemed to be as much sur
prised as they were. The Tin Wood
man. raising his ak. rushed toward
the little man and cried out:
who are your"
81 am OF, the Great and Terrible"
said the little man. in a trembling
voice. but don't strike me-please
dont!-and I'll do anything you want
me to-"
Our friends looked at him in sur
prise and dismay.
II thought Or was a great Head"
said Dorothy.
"And I thought Or was a lovely
Lady" said the Scarecrow.
And ! thought OF was a terrible
Beast" said the Tin Woodman.
And l thought OF was a Ball Of
Fire." exclaimed the Lion.
mo; you are all wrong" said the
little man, meekly. Il have been ma
king believe"
Making believed" cried Dorothy.
Are you not a great Wizard?"
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Flush, my dear" he said; don't
speak SO loud or sou will be over
heard-and / should be ruined. In
supposed to be a great Wizard"
And aren't you?" she asked.
Not a bit of it. my dear; Pm just
a common man."
You're more than that" sait the
Scarecrow, in a grieved tone; you're
a humbug."
Exactly sol" declared the little
man, rubbing his hands together as If
1t pleased him: Il am humbug."
But this is terrible" said the Tin
Woodman; how shall ever get my
hearth"
Or / my courage?" asked the Lion.
Or l my brains?" walled the Scare
crow, wiping the tears from his eyes
with his coat-sleeve.
My dear friends" said Or. Il
pray you not to speak of these little
things. Think of me. and the ter
rible trouble I'm IN at being found
out"
Doesn't any one else know you're
a humbug?" asked Dorothy.
No one knows 1t but you four-and
myself" replied OF. IL have fooled
every one so long that l thought
should never be found out 1t was a
great mistake my ever letting you into
the throne room. Usually l will not
see even my subjects. and so they be-
lieve 1 am something terrible"
But, don't understand" said Doro-
thy, in bewilderment. How was 1t
that you appeared to me as a great
Head?"
THAT was one of my tricks" an
swered Or. Step this way. please.
and / will tell you all about it,
He led the way to a small chamber
in the rear of the throne room. and
they all followed him. He pointed to
one corner, in which lay the Great
Head. made out of many thicknesses
of paper, and with a carefully painted
face.
This l hung from the ceiling by q
wire" said OF; Il stood behind the
screen and pulled a thread. to make
the eyes move and the mouth open"
But how about the voice?" she In.
quired.
"Oh. / am a ventriloQuist." said the
little man. and l can throw the sound
of my voice wherever l wish; SO that
you thought 1t was coming out Of the
Head. Here are the other things
used to deceive you" He showed the
The Lamar register., 1909-12-01

To make the department especially
helpful, Nine. Merri will give the de-
partment to-day entirely up to ideas
FOR the approaching Christmas sea
son. The daily papers for some time
have been warning us to make our
purchases early. but there are always
some who by force of circumstances
or habit are late. For some weeks
past every available suggestion for
the holidays has been jotted down.
hoping that every reader would In
this way be able to find something for
her own special need. Many of these
are merely hints upon which to en-
large as each individual deems best
The first off the spindle is a now
and jolly method of distributing pres
ents, suitable for a Sunday school,
club or a large party for children. Ar
range a stage with a curtain, which.
when raised. will show a windmill re-
volving with Santa Claus in his usual
costume, but acting in the capacity
of the miller. Swarming around in
busy manner. Brownies. in costumes
of the dude. policeman. the Irishman
and the Indian. all dumping the con-
tents of paper sacks into the hopper
from which Santa" explains the
gifts for all. both great and small.
will soon emerge" AS the arms Of the
mill turn. out of big spout will tum-
BILE the tissue-paper-wrapped parcels.
much to the establishment of the spec
tators. During all this performance
music nIayed snffIv adda tn tho mys.
terry. and the proper lighting of the
stage is also important. To give n
touch of seasonable interest the mill
might be represented as being on top
of the north pole. using quantities OF
diamond dust and cotton for the back
ground and having two figures dressed
as Cook" and 'Peary" as "Santa's"
assistants. Just the right person
must be chosen to impersonate
Santa" one who can keep a string Of
nonsense going and mystify the chill
iren.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-01

At the British Authors club ban
quet in his honor. Lieut.. Shackleton
told an amusing story of man who
went home one night after dinner and
took with him four or five others.
Come in. boys" he said. "and have
last drink"
But your wife might not like 1t.
one of the party replied.
My wife!" was the answer; Il am
Julius Caesar in my house"
On entering they were received by
the lady of the house with the words:
oh, walk in. gentlemen: there Ii
plenty of drink In the dining room
As for julius Caesar. he is going tc
bed"
The Lamar register., 1909-12-01

In his "reminiscences OF Grover
Cleveland. George F.. Parker tells a
story concerning prodigal expendi
lures in politics. A rich man who
had been nibbling at the Democratic
nomination for governor OF New York
asked William C. Whitney's advice
This is the advice: "Of course. you
ought to run, Make your preliminary
canvass. and when you have put in
100000 you will have become so
much interested in 1t that you will
feel like going ahead and spending
some money"
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FINEST CATHEDRAL
Scottish Rite Temple in Fort
Wayne Is Dedicated.
Masons of High Degree at Exercises
Attending Opening of 100000
TempIe-Has Fine Ban
quet Hall.

Fort Wayne, Ind.-The new Scot
fish Rite cathedral in Fort Wayne,
costing about 100000, and said to be
the finest in America, was dedicated
on the evening of November II in the
presence of visiting members of the
order from most of the larger cities of
the far east and the middle west. The
dedication was preceded by banquet.
at which 1000 plates were laid. The
banquet-room of the cathedral fills the
entire ground floor and is one of the
largest and most ornate banquet halls
in the west.
Owing to the Illness of Sovereign
Grand Commander Samuel c. Law
renee. SO, of Boston, the master of
ceremonies was Barton Smith of To-
ledo, SO, puissant lieutenant grand
commander, assisted by John Corson
Smith, SO, grand minister of state.
William Geake. SO, of this city. COM
mander-in-chief of the Fort Wayne
Sovereign Consistory. assisted In the
dedication.
The dedication was held at the reg
ular time of the fall meeting of the
consistory for the Valley of Fort
Wayne. and 300 took the Scottish
Rite degrees. Degrees were given
from the fourth to the Thirty-second.
Heretofore this valley had no jurisdic-
ton beyond the eighteenth degree,
and the degrees from 10 to 80 were
conferred here for the first time. AS
the consistory has already nearly l.
100 members, the Fort Wayne consis-
tory has become one of the largest in
the country.
The cathedral. which was designed
by Mahurin & Mahurin of Fort
Wayne. is at Clinton and Washington
streets, IN the residence section. with
the handsome First Presbyterian
church across the street. 1t is built
of Bedford stone on all sides and is
thoroughly fireproof. being finished
within with concrete floors, marble
stairways and wainscoting. and iron
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Novel Hair Ornament.

A French jeweler has, made an or
Eament which can be bound around
the hair in a straight line. quite far
down on the forehead. l.e s.. Ill.,
1t consists of a narrowi band of rib
bon edged with pearls strung on a
platinum wire. This band surrounds
only the front OF the hair. and is heid
securely in place by platinum wires,
w.'"h pass through the hair at the
back. r.uf..
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SECRET WORKERS
The Plan Upon Which Coffee Operates

Coffee is such a secret worker that
It is not suspected as the cause Of sick.
ness or disease. but there is a very
sure way to find out the truth.
A lady in Memphis gives an inter
esting experience her husband had
with coffee. It seems that he had been
using 1t for some time and was an
invalid.
The physician in charge shrewdly
suspected that coffee was the Worm
at the root of the tree" and ordered
1t discontinued with instructions to
use Postum regularly in its place.
The wife says: I'VE found that was
the true remedy for his stomach and
heart trouble and we would have glad
ly paid hundred times the amount
of the doctors charge when we found
how wise his judgment was.
"The use OF Postum instead of cof-
fee was begun about a year ago, and
1t has made my husband strong. well
man. He has gained thirty-five pounds
in that time and his stomach and heart
troubles have all disappeared.
THE first time I prepared 1t I did
not boil II long enough and he said
there was something wrong with 1t.
Sure enough 1t did taste very fat. but
the next morning followed directions
carefully. boiling It for fifteen minutes.
and he remarked this is better than
any Of the old coffee
I'VE use Postum regularly and never
tire Of telling our friends of the bene-
fit we have received from leaving on
coffee"
Look for the little book. 1.-THE Road to
Wcllville." in pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above letterS A new
one appears fFOna. tine to time. They
The Lamar register., 1909-12-01
Biggest Noses, wor.. Colds.

"One thing have noticed" said the
ear and nose specialist, lis that peo-
pie with the biggest noses have the
worst colds In the head. don't know
which is cause and which is effect;
whether the nose is big because a sue.
cession of severe colds has extended
the cartilage or whether the colds are
heavy because the nose affords such
ample breeding space. The one thing
I am sure Of Is that the combinatioa
prevails"
The Lamar register., 1909-12-01

Most children are ardent post card
collectors. so this party will appeal
to them. There should be enough
cards to permit of each guest having
three or four when the final distribu-
ton takes place. Use ordinary cards.
inexpensive. with few colored ones
and a half a dozen with Christmas
symbols. Hide them throughout the
rooms. explaining that uncolored
cards score one. colored ones count
two points, and Christmas cards score
three. Allow ten minutes for the
hunt. then blow a whistle. which
means that all turn in their cards to
have the score made up. The Christ
mas cards go to the winners. and the
remaining cards are divided equally
between the guests. after reading on
the scores. I.al..
MADAME MERRI.
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house. My back ached all the time and
l was utterly weak, unable at times to
walk without assistance. The kidney
secretions were very irregular Doan's
Kidney Pills restored me to good
health, and l am able to do as much
work as the average woman, though
nearly eighty years old"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents a box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-01

All through the markets Of every
Turkish city and village are little
shops where the fez can be pressed
and ironed for few cents. At his
prayers a Moslem could not use hat
with a brim. as his head must press
the prayer rug certain number OF
times during each prayer. As the head
must be covered at all times. fez or
some other brimless covering must be
used
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Ing them to undergo hardships and
slavery. So the Scarecrow at last
asked the green girl to take another
message to Or. saying 1t he did not
let them in to see him at once they
would call the Winged Monkeys to
help them. and find out whether he
kept his promises or not. When the
Wizard was given this message he was
SO frightened that he sent word for
them to come to the throne room at
four minutes after nine o'clock the
next morning. He had once met the
Winged Monkeys In the Land OF the
West. and he did not wish to meet
them again.
The four travellers passed a sleep
less night, each thinking Of the gift
Or had promised to bestow upon him.
Dorothy fell asleep only once. and
The Lamar register., 1909-12-01

At a club party for children last
year they had a big box on a plat
form covered with red cambria to
which sprays of holly were pinned. At
Just the right moment Santa Claus
appeared. saying he had an assistant
this year who was so popular he Just
had to keep him shut up. He said all
children loved him so that he was
sure he would be recognized immedi.
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For the Hostess
Chat Interesting Topics of Many Kinds. by
Recognized Authority

ately Then he unlocked the box and
Jack" leaped out with spring. his
arms full of packages; Jack" is push
ed down into the box with a great
deal Of difficulty and Santa" COM
mands him to look for more presents,
and hooks the box. In moment I'M
hooking. when Jack" springs up with
more parcels. This act may be re-
peated several times.
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A MAN OF RESOURCE.

Actor (of provincial company
Can you give me ten cents on ac-
count? l must get a shave. l have
been playing Hamlet for four days.
and my beard is beginning to grow.
Manager-Well, that's easily RENE
died. Well put on Othello.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-01

Yes. they bring in a lot Of eggs
related Storekeeper Jason. as he dust
ed out the prunes. Why. we even re
ceive eggs in exchange for the latest
songs,
"Shake!" said the big man in the
checked suit. as he lit stogie: SC
do l."
Hin! Storekeeping. too?"
mo. I'm . minstrel man..
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Imperfect.

Tommy-The doctors brought the
baby.
Freddy-It looks just like ma had
been shopping by telephone again
Harpers Bazaar.
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not tell what Doan's
Kidney Pills h a v .
done for me. Fifteen
years kidney trouble
chung to me. my ex-
istence was one of
misery and for two
whole years l was un-
able to go out of the
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FREED AT LAST
From Il s Awful Tortures Of Kidney
Disease.

Mrs. Rachel Ivie. Henrietta. Texas.
says: 81 would be ungrateful II l did
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-23

New York, Nov. 2o.-It is au-
thoritatively stated that an appeal
will be taken from the ST. Paul
decision in the Standard Oil cases
to the United States supreme
court.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-23
IN NEW INTERuRsAN FIELD.
centervilIe Capitalists Promote Line
in South Dakota. Well Pleased
With Iowa Lines.

Centerville, Ia, Nov. 22.-Growing
enthusiastic over interurban building.
local capitalists have become interest
ed in the construction of line which
will eventually run from Sioux City to
Mitchell, S. D. L. F. Phillips of Wag-
ner. S. D., formerly resident here,
has been in consultation with influen-
tial men of this section and has COM
pany organized to back the enterprise.
The contemplated route leads through
Centerville, S. D.. Memo and Olivet.
Plans contemplate building this sec
ton of the line first, beginning with
Centerville. The plan will be to have
the people along the line subscrib S
per cent bonds. secured by the prop
ertyt of the company, subscriptions to
be payable to designated trustees, and
the road to be completed by Jan. Is.
1911. This line would run through a
well improved flaming section intersect
some good lines of railroad, and be the
means of transporting both passen-
gers and freight for a large section of
country. Ultimately the intention is to
complete the line from Centerville to
Sioux Citq, and from Olivett, or
whatever may be the northwest ter
minus for the present, to Mitchell.
Among those interested in the COM
pany formed here are those who were
active in getting the line from Center
vile, Ia, to Mystic, which will soon be
ready for business.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-23
Hero Fund Given cludry Family.

Dubuque, Nov. 22.-Mrs. Cludry, IN
all her grief, over the death of one of
the bravest husbands, has one conso'
lation, she will receive a monthly m
come from the Carnegie Hero Fund
commission and will not have poverty
to contend with along with her other
troubles. 1t is practically assured infs.
Cludry and her child will receive a
monthly income, the amount OF which
will be fixed by the Carnegie commts-
sion after investigation of the circu-n-
stances in which the husband and
father lost his life in rescuing his
family from his burning home.