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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-03-10
CERTAINLY CALLED FOR NERVE
Young Man Claimed He Had Il, But
Didn't Want Position.

A young man entered the ONCE d
the director of the city zoo in New
York and asked for . Job. The usual
formula. mo vacancy" trembled ON
the lips Of the man in charge, but .
second look at the applicant checked
its utterance. You want a Job. do
your" was the question that took its
place. 81 do-and want It bad"
Have you nerve?" IT had enough to
Ask work from the city without .
pull" That speaks well for you.
We do want a man. but l don't think
you would like the place" Try me
once. What IL it!" Extracting poi
son from the fangs of the snakes"
"Twenty-three!" remarked the sppli-
cant. as he turned to go. "stung
again" mo, but mean IT," said
the oficial. And he did. He took
the young man to the snake house and
showed him the snakes. Then he ex-
hibited . bottle Of poison extracted
from their fangs. The position offered
has other duties. but the essential re-
Quirement IL that the incumbent shall
at stated seasons corner the snakes
and pump them free of poison. The
young man asked for a hours for con-
sideration. He has now had over ~.
and has not even sent . postal card.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-03-10
FEW EARLY MARRIAGES NOW
Men and Women Await Arrival oil
rears Of Discretion.

The marrying age is steadily re
ceding. and 1t is quite within the
range of probability that Al will be
regarded in the future as the equiva
lent of the present 81.
This is partly due to the keenness
Of the struggle for existence: a man
desires to attain = position before
marrying. and he ands the years
slipping by with disturbing rapidity
while he is climbing the ladder.
Both men and women too, fear that
they may be deceived and many
enter into partnership with one who
will turn out to be undesirable.
So they will spend the earlier years
and then the glamor Of his single life
will wear on. They will have gained
experience enough to enable them to
Judge character with fair accuracy.
and then will thus be less fearful OF
being taken In"
They will feel that after all. It Is
better to settle down with a partner.
And then marriage will come in mid.
die age. The love making will not be
he Same. but 1t may well be a more
olid fre-quieter. but more enduring
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-03-10
PROGRAM.

Program Of the Prowers County
Teachers meeting at Holly, Saturday,
Aiarch 20, 1909.
Music
Education Tor Citizenship MIR. N.
d. Cnley.
Discussion:
Co. Supt. C. G. Smeltz
Miss Lizzie Campbell.
Grammar in the Eighth Grade. Miss
Thusa Sabin.
Discussion:
Miss Mabel Graham
Miss Mary Christy
Music
Teacher's Reading Circle-Moral
Training in Public Schools. Miss
Anna C. Batman-
Discussion:
Mrs. Carrie Robinson
Miss Anna Swope
Dramatization in the Grades Miss
Ella Boyer.
Discussion:
Mise Rosa Thoman
Miss Daisy Robinson
Music
- Banquat--6 p. NJ. to 8 p. NJ.
Lectures P. NJ.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-03-10
BY RAIL rHRouan AUSTRALIA
= .rress Trains Carry Travellers With
Speed and Comfort.

The four chief towns Of Australia
adelaide. Melbourne. Sydney and Bris
oaAe-are now connected throughout
by railway. . total distance of 1900
miles being accomplished by express
trains in SO hours. A visitor from Vic
toria to New South Wales enters the
latter colony at Albury. On the south
ern border and 1902 miles from Sydney
Albury is the changing place. where
the traveller would have to leave Q
Victoria broad gauge train and enter
New South Wales train of the or
thodox four foot eight and . half inch
gauge. Pullman vestibuls combined
sleeping and drawing room cars and
corridor first and second class cars
with lavatory accommodation and
electric lighting. are provided. Stop
pages for refreshments are made Al
convenient intervals. and Sydney IL
reached shortly before the middle o.
the day following the afternoon de
parture from Melbourne. The time &C.
cupied in the Journey of $50 miles IL
seventeen and a half hours In goinr
from New South Wales to QueensiGne
traveller would leave the New South
Wales railway system at Waliangarra
1872 miles from Sydney. and - would
then pass into narrow gauge Queens
land train. arriving at Brisbane. the
capital of Queensland, about a. m
on the day after leaving Sydney. the
distance of 725 miles being accom-
plished in 2S Notwithstanding
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-03-10
TWO GREAT THINGS IN LIFE.
Doing Real Work Well, and Love, Says
This Writer.

On this gloomy day. beginning with
. troublous morning . spirit Of content
grows upon me. Perhaps 1t 10 because
rescued those half-burned notes, but
somehow 1t comes to me with renewed
force that two Of the great things in
life are real work-that 10 worth the
mism, q reasonable and eager hops.
and you have certainly the Ingredients
for happiness. There II . spirit Of wor-
ship in work. recognizes by the monks
long ago in their proverb. Work ID
prayer" The same spirit exists in true
love. that impels US to high ideals,
and calls out the best. the truest, the
noblest sentiments we possess. I'VE
needs must love the highest when We
see IT." Real Joy and happiness often
exist in the weariness of toll, and in
striving to live up to an ideal and b
worthy of love. There IL NO great mys-
tory in this. for real troubles have
their part in life, yet after all. . great
many Of them are mere pha toms, that
vanish Is the sunlight spells the
gioom.-Joe Mitchell ChApple In Ne
uonal Magazine.
Tennls and Temperament.
In tennis tournament (mors truth
fully than in q confessionaD are 70
vealed the good and bad qualities OF
human nature. The man who loses
gracefully, plays with . bad partner
without Afterwards abiding to his de-
nciencies. and honestly admires An op-
ponent's skill, may be trusted not to
fail in any other trial Of Ife.-London
Black and White.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-03-10
Then The scholar. Under.tooo.

The written language Is SO far from
the spoken in Scotland that spelling
reform is an academic question. A
story which illustrates the many dia
iects is told of an examination al
Aberdeen university. The examiners
were an English clergyman and a
Lowland Scotchman. The master OF
the scholars put many questions to
them which were admirably an
swered; the boys brought the Is
raelites out of Egypt with a simple
directness which Noses would have
envied. Then the clergyman asked:
How did Pharaoh dis?" The boys
sat dumb. The Lowlander. to make
It more plain. repeated the question:
Hoo did Phawraoh dee?" Again
here was a dead silence. Next the
Master himself took the matter in
aand-"Fat cam to Phawraoh at his
hinder end?" The boys answered as
with one voice: He was drooned!"
To dee" means in the Aberdeen dia-
lect to de in ones bed. These care
full sehslars knew that Pharaoh had
not deed"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-03-10
REALLY AFRAID TO De LUCKY


Its bad enough to b superstitIous
In any case" said the man who II.
but there are some uncomfortable
homemade superstitions which can't
get nd Of.
For instance, when I'm bound mp
town in . hurry and get into the sub
way to take an express train I am al
ways afraid that I'm not going to get
what I'm after, If catch Just the train
l w-nt right away. II want to 60
up on Lenox avenue and the nrst
train along is a Lenox avenue express,
l take 1t with haunting fear that
things are breaking too we'll for ne
right at the start for success in my
errand.
Then. again, when I come home, II
I dip into my pocket and get the right
key for the outside door the first time.
I feel afraid that something will b.
wrong whom I get inside. Now most
persons would think that ought to be
pleased with being lucky like that,
but I always reason 1t out the other
way.
Come to think of It, thus far I
haven't really suffered by these minor
successes at the start. But" and
he Knocked ON the wooden edge OF the
table 1t which thsy we're sitting
Nv yesA -
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-03-10
Tennis and Temperament.
Paint Protect. Iron Work.

A new blue-black paint for protect.
Ing iron-work is obtained from adding
ammonia to the waste chloride of iron
solution obtained in preparing iron
and steel for wire-drawing, galvaniz-
ing and Timing. The oxide Of iron
precipitate proves valuable pigment.
while the chloride Of ammonia pro-
duced is likewise useful.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-03-10
Honor Among BrIeands.

A recent fight with brigands in
Chaicidis resulted in the death of q
soldier. The brigands sent $500 to
his widow. Bushrangers who held up
favorite Australian o6icial discov-
cred later the identity Of their VIC
tim. They returned his hsrse, with
his wallet tied about his neck. and
his money and watch iaside. Even
the Chinese pirates have some honor,
a consul reports. and will pay for the
hire Of vessels which they have com.
manded for their expeditions.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-03-10

Don't you love me?"
yes. dear. but I'm already en-
gagged"
Break your engagement"
"Oh George, that wouldn't be hon
orable. An engagement IL = sacred
thing and not lightly to be entered
into or broken on. Besides"
"Well?"
well. I'm engaged to two men. and
that makes II even worse"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-03-10
FoR GALE.

New five room house on two cor
ner lots. Soft water, barn, chicken
house. good location. easy terms. In
Quira ct AAngEaysis 0Fesssy.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-03-10

NOV" said the physician. you viii
have to eat plain food and not stay out
late at night"
Yes" replied the patient, that II
what have been thinking ever since
you sent In your hill"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-03-10
NOTES FROM ALONG
THE VALLEY.

Cheyenne county has just completed
q handsome and well arranged $28,
900 court house. It Is dry farming
county with about mefourth the pop
ulakion OF ProweB county. but the
people are enterprising and mp-to
date.
A white man accused Of stealing
chickens in Pueblo hired a colored
lawyer to defend hun and was &C
quilted. He knew a man Of expert
ence would be able to handle a case
OF that kind.
A marine died at Las Animas the
other day and over five hundred dol
lara was found on his person- 1t is
presumed he died because he was
ashamed to be in a town too slow
10 take his money.
Another victory has been recorded
for the Las AnAmas county sheep
Barela holds his JOB. and the state
senate still has a daddy"
Ordway has given up It's ambition
TO be a county seat for another two
bears, and has ordered a new hat
several sizes smaller than the one
they have been wearing for the past
few mouths.
Some Holly people have been vic
,ttms Of a smooth man selling mem
bershtp at $3.50 per in a grocery
club which will give Its members
100 polnas OF sugar for s1.75. He
may visit. other valley towns, ana
tine people snould keep a good neayy
elm club handy for his reception.
HIS proposition is too good TO BE-
true"
Twenty years ago the Tribune did
not approve OF local building aLd
loan associations. for the reason that
house building would be carried on
much more rapidly by foreign asso-
citation that was willing to furnish
the money In advance than 1t could
be by a local company. In which 1t
would require several weeks to &C.
cumlate enough money to build one
house. The Tribune was a bad CUES
eer-twenfy years ago. The local
company has always had offers OF
more money than it could use.-La
Jmta Tribune.
The Gazette at Rocky Ford has
been revived by men. who are not
content to watch the two papers al
Deady there starve, but are deter
mined to starve with them. Misery
loves company, 1t ID said, but this
- hanting misery to find Company.
Rocky Ford Is not dead. but it is
enjoying a Rip Van Wrinkle sleep.
A stock company has purchased the
Granada Times plant from N. ii.
Lewis and will take charge OF 1t at
once. The company rs composed OF
J. L. Mayfield and other Granada
men.
The directors Of the Fort Lyon
Canal Co. held their regular month
ly meeting in the office Of Secretary
Kreybill Monday. Reports from the
engineer and contractors Of work at
Horse Creek reservoirs were heard
and were satisfactory. The reservoir
will be ready for the spring floods
and II these flood waters are as a
bu,ndant as In other past years the
farmers under the Fort Lyon canal
will not need to worry about water
for their crops amy more. 1t Is safe
70 say there Is not another water
system in Colorado that can COM
pare with this work in solid and sub
stantial construction. Forty cars OF
cement have been used in the mead
gates. tailgates. symptoms. ETC., and
the entire cost Of the construction
work will total nearly four hundred
= housand dollars.-Bent County Demo
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-03-10

WANTED-A good gardener
by p. S. Lynch. Can furnish a
house for man who will work on
shares.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-03-10

Home was never like this said
Mr.. Henpeck, as he was shown about
the deaf and dumb III ..lm.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-06

US all strike while the iron IL hot ana All
strike at the same time.
Our State university Is IN q position 70
have Influence with this central commit
tee. So the purpose OF this letter ~ 70 suE.
Gest that every college and normal school
president and every city superintendent
write Chancellor Samuel Avery at once,
authorizing the university 70 represent
their institutions, 50 that the university
may not only voice it's own wishes, but also
the urgent desire OF all educational instl-
buttons In the state. The university COM
mitteo is deservihg OF much OF the credit
for changes made in the rules three years
ago.
Permit the further suggestion that later
on your athletic board, coaches and foot
ball players make suggestions OF changes
In detail and sent TO the university COM
mittee. But first OF all let US write the
chancellor 30 that the university can start
the ball 10 rolling at once. The university
is not soliciting authority OF the other In
situations. 90 that We can more cheerfuily
extend tho honor 10 IT,"
President CrRbtree has for several years
been urging foot ball reform and has chosen
THE as the proper time for taking a more
active hand.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-06
TWO SWEDISH DOCTORS
MARRIED Ar CREST0N
Happy Ending of international RO-
nance Takes Place at lows
Town.

CRESTON, Ia, Dec. ~5.-(Special. "A
pretty romance has just illuminated in a
marriage here, when DR.. Olga Holmor ar
rived here this week from Sweden to wed
DR., oke FjAestad, her longtime lover in
the old country. From childhood the couple
had known each other and were sweet
hearts when mere school tots and later
during their collegiate course, both being
graduates from one Of the leading colleges
Of Sweden. In May, 1908. they were be-
trothed. DR.. Fjaestad came to America
soon after to carve out fame and fortune
for himself and the girl. He located first
in ST. Paul MINI, coming to this place
about four months later. Letters passed
back and forth between the lovers and sew
eral weeks ago Dr. Fjaestad sent for his
flancee to come here. She arrived a few
days ago and the nuptiais were solemnised
At the home OF q friend. Both are prac-
tioing physicians, specialists In the Swedish
massage movement. Both are highly edu-
Gated. each one understanding and speaking
four different languAges-Swedlsh. Hun
garian. German and English. The bride Is
the daughter Of 3 wealthy and prominent
jeweler in Stockholm, while the groom's
father is the president Of a large pulp paper
mill In Sweden.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-06
Iowa News Notes.

ESTHERVILLE-Elmer f. Moore and
Helen Bowman, two OF E~sthervllle's promi-
nent young people, were married here yes
terdey.
ARION-Pat Hedderman. owner OF the
Arion saloon. must pay $1,000 damages to
Mrs. Marvin Lex OF Dow City, Ia, for
selling her husband liquor, making him
drunk so that he fell from his wagon
and broke his neck.
ARION-The Baptist church. which was
built at Arion sixteen years ago. was sold
for $50 today to Halver Norman OF
Denison. The Baptists moved from Arion
and the church has not been used for
many years. The proceeds of the. sale
viii be held in trust by the Baptist assoc
citation of the state. a
ESTHERVILLE - Paul Campbell, the
young switchman who was run over by
a car and had both legs cut off. died
from the effects OF the shock at the city
hospital here yesterday. He was employed
by the Rock Island Railway company.
He was 25 years of age and leaves a wife
small child to mourn his untimely death.
Decentralization has decided to make
great improvements during the coming
year. The initiative was taken at a meet
ing OF business men. when IL was agreed
to build a &5 900 opera house next year
and to take preliminary steps for paving
the principal streets. II was 4 part OF
the original Improvement plan that a hos
pitRI hotel and opera house be built by
local capita lists. The two former have
been built and are now IN operation.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-06
PICKING OUT DIPLOMATS


CONTINUED from First Page.)
the diplomatic service shall be graded ac-
cording to the Importance, volume, diff
Guilty or other aspects OF the work done by
each mission in proportion to the number
Of men allotted to it. and this classification
shall be made known to the members of
the service.
THE examination herein provided for
shall be held In Washington at such times
as the needs Of the service require. Candi-
dates win be given reasonable notice to
attend, and no person shall be designated
to take the examination within thirty days
Of the time set therefor.
Subjects for Examination.
THE examination shall be both oral and
in writing and shall include the following
subjects; international law, diplomatic
usage, and a knowledge Of at least one
modern language other than English, to
wit, French, Spanish or German; also the
natural, Industrial and commercial re-
sources and the Of the mite
States, especially with reference to the
possibilities Of increasing and extending
the trade OF the United States with foreign
countries; American history, government
and Institutions; and the modern history
since 1850 OF Europe. Latin America n
lAlC AdI cast no OpJCCl OI inc Oral eAhul-
lnation shall also be to determine the candi-
dates alertness, general contemporary IN
formation. and natural fitness for the serv-
ice, including mental, moral and physical
qualifications. character. address, and gen-
ersl education and good command OF Eng
lish. In this part OF the examination the
applications previously filed win be given
due weight by the board Of examiners. In
the determination Of the final rating, the
written and oral ratings shall be OF equal
weight. A physical examination shall also
be included as supplemental.
Examination papers sha be rated on q
scale OF 100, and no person with a general
rating OF less than 80 shall be certified as
eligible. M
mo person shall be certified a. eligible
who is under "a or over 50 years Of age, or
who is not a oitisen Of the United States.
or who is not OF good character and habits
and physically. mentally and tempera-
mentally qualified for the proper perform
ance Of diplomatic work, or who has not
been specially designated by the president
for appointment 20 the diplomatic service
subject to examination and subject 20 the
occurrence OF n appropriate vacancy.
Upon the conclusion the OSCILLATIONS,
the names OF the candidates who 8lsll have
attained upon the whole examination the
required mark viii be certified by tbs
board 20 the secretary Of state as eligible
for appointment.
I'm designations for appointment subject
10 examination and In appointments after
examination, due regard viii be had TO the
rule, tha as between candidates OF eaua
merit. appointments should be made so a.
to END 70 secure proportional representa-
ton OF all the state ana territories In th'
diplomatic service; and neither in the
designation for examination or certifcatioT
or appointment after examination VIII thi
political affiliations OF the Candidates b
considered"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-06

KEARNEY-The annual memorial serv-
Ices Of the Benevolent and Protective Or
DER of Elks were hold at the local cub
rooms Sunday afternoon. Local vocal and
instrumental talent assisted In rounding
out a very appropriate program in honor
OF the deceased brothers.
KEARNFY-A meeting OF the Presby-
terian synod of Nebraska win be held in
kearney. beginning Tuesday, morning. To
this meeting will come the ,eeders OF the
church throughout the state to hear the
report Of the commission that was ap-
pointed some time ago to Investigate the
conditions OF the Presbyterian colleges of
Hastings and, Bellevue.
KTARNEYZGeorge L. VanDyke OF Des
hoines, assistant superintendent OF the d.
vision OF salaries and allowances for the
Postoffce department was here today re-
Tied by. the uostoffice. The lease was eX-
tended from May 1 until the new postoffies
is ready FOR occupancy, which will be
about November I 1910.
ALFONSO Ter as weather IL concerned,
tho oldest lnhabitRnt is forced to take a
hack s~e2t-avay back. The rains. SHOWS
aand freezing have put the roads in ar
slmost impossible condition. A great por-
ton or the corn Is in the fields and viii
remain there until conditions are ma
terially improved. on account OF the bad
condition OF the roads no produce IN coru.
ing to otwn, and business Is at a standstii-
PTRU-The village council let the con.
tract for tho engineering work on the pro.
posed water system to Burns and Nc
Donnell OF kanses City. BY this contract
the firm IL TO mako the preliminary sur
yeys and furnish tho preliminary plan,
Tor the system, before the election and. A
the bonds carry and q system IS Installed
they VIII do the engineering work ant
superintend To, construction. In case TIL
bonds fail the town will be at no expens'
for their services.
ALR1ON-Judge Hanna will convene tn,
adjourned term Of the district court De
cember 10 for the purpose Of disposing o
the unfinished business on the docket
One of the most important cases to b
heard is an action by Selma Johnsoi
against the saaloon Keepers OF Newma
Grove and Oaidale. and their ~sureties. TO
the death Of PLAINTIFFS husband. who, I
Is alleged, was killed at Oakdale Will
under the Influence OF liquor. Deceasel
was on his way to the Trip county AN
drawing.
KHARNEY-The public highways in an
around Kearney are now IN the worst con
dttion possible. owing TO the rains Of las
week, followed by snow and freezln
weather. Local merchants have take
their delivery wagons off. as Il is near
Impossible to drive r. wagon. The Adam
and Pacific express companies rave bee,
making their deliveries in push carts an
taking TO the sidewalks. Farmers are uH
able to come to town and the trade Satuf
day was dead. Owing to the sandy sol
deep ruts have been cut. some place
eight and ten inches deep. The only rem
edy for this condition viii be continue
warm weather.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-06
DOGS BITE NOT THE CAUSE
OF DEATH OF THOMAS LONG
Trial In Mins County, Iowa, Court
Results I'm Verde fer
Defendant.

GLENwooD. Ia, pee. 6-Cspeoial)-The
November term OF the district court
opened at this place with a large docket Of
some $50 cases. The first week was taken
up with small cases and on Monday OF
this week the celebrated damage suit
against c. c. Knight WAS begun. This suit
was begun by ID. A. Moore. as dminis
traitor OF the estate OF Thomas Long,
against C. c. Knight and was for the
sum Of 10000
The plaintiff claimed that in June Of
1903, a dog, owned by Knight bit Long and
thai afterwards the said long died Of
blood poisoning caused from the bite. Long
was a solicitor for the Nonpareil at the
time, The case was finished on December
3 and went to the Jury about s o'clock In
the evening At IL o'clock the jury re-
turned a verdict for the defendant, Knight.