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The Lamar register., 1909-12-08

For children who are of dollhouse
age. and it's pretty hard to define at
Just what period in girlhood that age
ends. nothing will be found more sat.
isfactory than dolls party to be
gwen at this season. Let the notes
sent from the doll who is to be the
hostess be written on the very small
stationery to be found by little seek
ing. Have a small tree trimmed with
diminutive ornaments and light It
with candles no bigger than a match.
Gifts for each doll should be wrapped
up and marked. Everything used by
adults is now made for dolly. and the
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08

| the left side OF the Tin Woodman's
breast. Then. going to a chest OF
drawers. he took out a pretty heart.
made entirely of silk and stuffed with
sawdust.
Isn't It a beauty?" he asked.
1T is. indeed" replied the Wood
man. who was greatly pleased. But
is 1t a kind hearth"
"Oh. very" answered Or. He put
the heart in the Woodman's breast
and then replaced the square of tin,
soldering it neatly together where II
had been cut.
There" said he; now you have q
heart that any man might be proud of.
I'm sorry had to put patch on your
breast. but It really couldn't be
helped"
Never mind the patch" exclaimed
the happy Woodman. 81 am very
grateful to you. and shall never for
get your kindness"
Don't speak Of It," replied OF.
Then the Tin Woodman went back
to his friends, who wished him every
Joy on account Of his good fortune.
hC hSioh NJ" " lut
room and knocked at the door.
Come In" said OF.
Il have come for my courage" an
nounced the Lion, entering the room.
Very WE'LL" answered the little
man; Il will get it for you"
He went to a cupboard and reaching
up to high shelf took down a square
green bottle. the contents Of which he
poured into a green-gold dish. beauti-
fully carved. Placing this before the
Cowardly Lion. who shifted at It as
IL he did not like 1t, the Wizard said:
Drink"
What is it," asked the Lion.
Well" answered OF. "if It were
inside of you, 1t would be courage.
You know. OF course, that courage is
always inside one; SO that this really
cannot be called courage until you
have swallowed 1t. Therefore I ad-
wise you to drink 1t as soon as Dos
sible."
The Lion hesitated no longer, but
drank till the dish was empty.
How do you feel now" asked OF.
Full Of courage" replied the Lion,
who went joyfully back to his friends
to tell them of his good fortune.
Or. left to himself. smiled to think
OF his success in giving the Scarecrow
and the Tin Woodman and the Lion
exactly what they thought they
wanted. How can I help being a
humbug." he said. when all these peo-
pie make me do things that everybody
knows can't be done? 1t was easy to
make the Scarecrow and the Lion and
the Woodman happy. because they
imagined l could do anything. But it
will take more than imagination to
carry Dorothy back to Kansas. and
I'm sure I don't know how 1t can b.
DONE"
(TO BE CoNTINUED)
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SYNOPSIS.

Dorothy lived in Kansas with Aunt EN-
and Uncle Henry. A cyclone lifted their
amidst h 'f the Excitement. crash awakened
her. The house had landed in country
Sf 5ssSy Groups Of OF
aiunchkins. The house had killed their
enemy. the wicked witch of East. East; Dor sn.
started for the Emerald City to md the
Wizard Of OF, who, she was promised:
Kansas nm. Dorothy released a scarecrow.
giving him life. He was DESTROYS OF &C.
curing brains and started n with her ro to
man who Ionged for a heart. He also
Hon. The lion confessed he had no cour-
age. He decided to accompany them to
e ene ~ IN pushina he u ,af S became i'm
psied upon his pol. in the middle middle, Of 1t the g
ys sSh Caused Ts pss5Sy D0P Ps
asieep. The scsrecrow and tin woodman
rowers. The lion feil asleep and being too
heavy to lift. was left. On the search for
@ CIV .hsy oI met villa e cat and
held mice. The woodman killed the wild
cat. The queen mouse became friendly.
to draw the lion away from the poppy
neld: Dorothy awoke from her long
painted green. There were farmers OF
green. houses OF green and people dressed
In green. 1t was the Land of OF. They
:e s 9s the power 81 Of the wizard a
ness and glory of Emerald City blinded
them. The wizard decided to receive one
of the party each day. All were put in
green rooms Dorothy went to the throne
room. In a chair sparkling with emer-
AIDS she beheld an enormous head with
out body. legs or arms. bigger than the
biggest giant. 81 am OF. the great and
when she killed the wicked witch Of the
East he would send her home. The scare
crow. admitted to the presence of a beau
tifui lady, who said she was the wizard.
was promised brains when he killed the
witch. The woodman beheld a terrible
beast with head of rhinoceros and
hve eyes. The wizard promised him
heart II he would slay the witch. The
lion saw a ball of fire and a voice from
the object promised him courage II he
slew the witch. The search commenced
The witch saw the party when 1t entered
her domain and caused n pack of wolves
to attack II. The woodman killed the
wolves. She sent crows which the scare
crow scared and killed. Bees were dis
patched next, but the woodman received
the stings. Finally winged monkeys took
them prisoner and conveyed them to
the witchery. Dorothy threw water on
the wicked witch. destroying her. Dor,
othy rescued the lion. woodmsn and
cup and started back to OF. She be-
eauae lost She used the cup to call the
winged monkeys who took them to the
Emerald City. The charmed cups story
was told. Dorothy discovered the wizard
to be q humbug. He told his life story.
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cuse me for taking your head on. but

cuse me for taking your head Oh. but
shall have to do 1t in order to put
your brains in their proper place"
That's all right" said the Scare
crow. You are quite welcome to take
my head off. as long as 1t will be
better one when you put 1t on again"
So the Wizard unfastened his head
and emptied out the straw. Then he
entered the back room and took up
measure of bran, which he mixed with
a great many pins and needles. Hav-
ing shaken them together thoroughly.
he filled the top of the Scarecrows
head with the mixture and stuffed the
rest of the space with straw. to hold
it in place. When he had fastened
the Scarecrow's head on his body
again he said to him:
Hereafter you will be a great man,
for have given you lot Of bran-new
brains"
The Scarecrow was both pleased
and proud at the fulfllment of his
greatest wish. and having thanked OF
warmly he went back to his friends.
Dorothy looked at him curiously.
His head was quite bullying out at the
top with brains.
How do you feel?" she asked.
81 feel wise. indees." he answered.
earnestly. when l get used to my
brains l shall know everything"
why are those needles and pins
sticking out of your head?" asked the
Tin woodman.
THAT is proof that he is sharp" re-
marked the Lion.
well. l must go to Or and get my
heart" said the Woodman. So he
walked to the throne room and
knocked at the door.
Come in" called Or. and the Wood
man entered and said:
Il have come for my heart"
VERY WE'LL" answered the little
! man. But l shall have to cut a hole
in your breast. SO l can put your
heart in the right place. hope 1t
won't hurt you"
"Oh, no." answered the Woodman.
Il shall not feel 1t at all"
So OF brought a pair Of timers
| shears and cut a small. square hole in
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08

The idea which was brought out in
September of running bias seam
across the coat from the collarbone
under the rever to the hem back of
the knees is growing in favor. 1t was
claimed to be fad that would not
probably last into the latest suits, but
1t is still popular, and gives quite q
decided air to long coat.
1t is a marked seam. because It is
done in the French fashion. with q
welt on the outside. The new coats
are so severe. only Boosting of reyers
and cuffs of fur If any trimming is
used, that this seam is startling.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08

OF courage tomorrow" replied OF.
How about my hearth" asked the
Tin Woodman.
why, as for that" answered Or
q think you are wrong to want a
heart 1t makes most people unhappy.
II you only knew 1t. you are in luck
not to have a heart"
"Tha. must be a matter Of opinion
said the Tin woodman. For my part
/ will bear all the unhappiness with
out a murmur II you will give me the
heart"
Very WE'LL" answered Or. meekly.
Come to me tomorrow and you shall
have a heart. have played Wizard
for so many years that / may as well
continue the part little longer"
And now" said Dorothy, how am
/ to get back to Kansas?"
I'VE shall have to think about that
replied the little man. Give me two
or three days to consider the matter
and I'll try to find a way to carry you
over the desert. In the meantime you
shall all be treated as my guests. and
while you live in the palace my people
will wait upon you and obey your
slightest wish. There is only one
thing l ask in return for my help
such as 1t is. You must keep my Sc
cret and tell no one I am humbug."
They agreed to say nothing Of what
they had learned. and went back to
their rooms in high spirits. Even Dor
othy had hope that THE Great and
TarrttIa uuuhu0 as she callad him
would find a way to send her back to
Kansas, and II he did that she was
willing to forgive him everything.
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There All the Time.

1t is told of DIR. Thorold that he was
once asked to give away the prizes at
a school belonging to the London
school board.
In the course of his opening address
he gravely asked the children, (which
was the largest island in the world be
fore Australia was discovered?"
When the youngsters gave 1t up. he
said in the same grave way, which
made them laugh all the more. why
Australia, of course; 1t was there all
the time,"
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08
Death of the Sun.

Mathematician differ as to the time
Of the extinction of the suns light and
heat. One of them declares: AT all
svents, it seems that, radiating energy
NJ its present rate, the sun may hold
out for 100000 years. or possibly for
100000 years, but not for 100000
years" This authority claims that
the sun has already dissipated about
four-fifths of the energy with which It
was originally endowed. and that its
span cannot possibly be run out be-
yond a number of million Of years.
which can certainly be counted on the
fingers Of both hands. and probably on
the fingers OF one.
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Christmas Party for Children.

christmas FdTtJ TOT SHhofcHs
This affair was arranged primarily
for young folks. but | think it would
be jolly fun for grown-ups. There
were rs guests. so there were the
same number of little fish whitfield out
of wood by the handy man in the;
family Each fish had a small screw
eye in its back. Then there was a
large wash tub placed In the middle
of the room. decorated with holly and
evergreen to represent a pond. (
In the invitations the guests were
asked to bring gift securely
wrapped not to cost over ten cents.
A member of the family received the
packages and numbered them. Fishes
with numbers corresponding were
then placed in the tub. Each fisher
man was given n pole and line upon
which there was hook. and all began
to fish at the same time. The one
catching the first fish was awarded an
extra prize. also the one who hooked
the last There was no unlucky fish
erman. and when all had caught one
the package bearing the duplicate
number was brought opt. and such
merry time as followed; the sounds
| come echoing down the years right
now. The dining-room table had n
big mirror for a pond. and on 1t was
large sized Noah's ark. Around tho
table. safe on dry land. were the ami
mails. each tied to the ark by long
bit of red ribbon. As they marched
around the table each child took an
animal. and at given signal all
pulled and wee barley sugar animals
came out of the ark. 1t is certainly
delight to find these quaint confec-
lions made of pure barley sugar on
the market. They disappeared for
many years. and even now | believe
they are imported. as are many of our
holiday CONNECTIONS.
MADAME MERRL
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08

troll Of these properties. Hawley for
some reason did not get the promotion
he thought he deserved. and for which
he was SO well qualified. SO he re-
signed and started out anew with no
very kindly feeling for Mr.. Hartman.
Nor did the two men ever draw any
closer toward each other in the after
years.
The following is a list OF the roads
now credited to Mr.. Hawley, and
these have all been acquired since
his quarrel with Hartman.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08

A famous dean was once at dinner
when. Just as the cloth was removed
the subject Of discourse happened to
be that of extraordinary mortality
among lawyers. we have lost" said
a gentleman, mot less than six emf.
nent barristers in as many months.
The dean, who was quite deaf. rose as
his friend finished his remarks. and
gave the company grace-"For this
and every other mercy. make us truly
thankful"
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08

Francis. aged az. was given bunch
of grapes on his solemn promise not
to swallow the seeds" Very care
fully he removed them all. and en-
joyed the fruit as a child always does
enjoy a new goody. When he had re-
moved the last grape from its clinging
place. he handed the empty stalk to
his father.
Daddy" he said. will you send
this back to the store and have the
man put some more grapes on it?'
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08
CHAPTER xv-continued.

The wizard continued his life
story. He said: THE balloon came
down gradually. and was not
hurt a bit. But found myself
in the midst OF a strange people. who.
seeing me come from the clouds.
thought l was a great Wizard. OF
course let them think SO. because
they were afraid of me. and promised
to do anything ] wished them to.
Just to amuse myself. and keep the
good people busy, l ordered them to
build this city. and my palace; and
they did It all willingly and well. Then
I thought. as the country was SO green
and beautiful. would call 1t the En-
erald City. and to make the name fit
better I put green spectacles on all
the people. SO that everything they
saw was green"
But isn't everything here green?''
asked Dorothy.
mo more than in any other city.
replied Or; but when you wear green
spectacles. why, of course. everything
you see looks green to you. The EN-
erald City was built q great many
years ago, for / was q young man
when the balloon brought me here,
and I am a very old man now. But
my people have worn green glasses on
their eyes so long that most Of them
think 1t really is an Emerald City. and
It certainly ID a beautiful place.
Astounding in Jewels and precious
metals. and every good thing that is
needed to make one happy. / have
been good to the people. and they
like me; but ever since this palace
was built have shut myself up and
would not see any of them.
"One Of my greatest fears was the
Witches. for while had no magical
powers at all soon found out that
the Witches were really able to do
wonderful things. There were four
of them in this country. and they
ruled the people who live in the North
and South and East and West For
tunately, the Witches of the North
and South were good. and knew they
would do me no harm; but the Witches
of the East and West were terribly
wicked. and had they not thought I
was more powerful than they them
selves, they would surely have de-
stroyed me. As 1t was, lived in dead
Iy fear Of them for many years; so
you can imagine how pleased l was
when heard your house had fallen on
the Wicked Witch of the East. When
you came to me / was willing to prom
ise anything II you would only do
away with the other Witch; but, now
that you have melted her. l am
ashamed to say that cannot keep my
promises"
81 think you are very bad man."
said Dorothy.
"Oh, no, my dear; I'm really very
good man; but I'm a very bad Wizard,
I must admit"
Cant you give me brains?" asked
the Scarecrow.
You don't need them. You are
learning something every day. A baby
has brains, but 1t doesn't know much.
Experience is the only thing that
brings knowledge, and the longer you
are on earth the more experience you
are sure to get"
THAT may all be true" said the
Scarecrow, but shall be very I'M
happy unless you give me brains"
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08

Real boar bristle has been the main
desideratum with brush purchasers
heretofore. but this season the whale
bone hair brush has appeared with a
strong bid for popularity. The
bristles are of extra stiffness. and are
of prepared whalebone or fishbone in
stead of the porcine product. These
are set in a rubber cushion which. it
is claimed. gives greater elasticity
and makes the brush especially dur
able.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08

time l was annoyed with sharp twinges
across the small Of my back and IT.
regular passages of the kidney secre-
lions. Since using Doan's Kidney Pills.
/ am free from these troubles"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents n box. Foster
Milburn Co, Buffalo. N. Y.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08

the need OF a Spe-
cial remedy to re-
move and cure the
congestion or in
fammation of the
kidneys that is in
terfering with their
work and causing
that pain t h a t
makes you say:
"Oh. my back"
Thompson Wat
kins. professional
nurse. 420 N. 23rd
St. Parsons. Kan.
SAYS: For some
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08

"COngratulate me. ~
/ am going to OF to get my brains at
last. When 1 return l shall be as 9TH
er men are"
81 have always liked you as you
WERE" said Dorothy, simply.
1T is kind of you to like a Scare
crow" he replied. But surely you
will think more Of me when you hear
the splendid thoughts my new brain
is going to turn out" Then he said
good-by to them all in a cheerful
voice and went to the throne room.
where he raped upon the door.
Come in" said OF.
The Scarecrow went in and found
the little man sitting down by the
window, engaged in deep thought
81 have come for my brains" re-
marked the Scarecrow. a little un-
easily.
"oh, yes; sit down in that chair.
please" replied Or. you must ex'
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08
HoW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
easr Of Catarrh that cannot be cured By Halls
CAtarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY A Co. Toledo. o.
We the undersigned. have known D. J. Cheney
for the IS years. and believe him perfectly hon
orable In all business transactions and financially
able TO carry any obligations made by his nrm-
NALDIso. KIssAs A MsRvfs.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls CatArrh Cure Is taken Internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of ths
system Testimonials sent free Price rs cents -
bottle. Sold by all Drugeiss
lake Halls Family Pils for constipation
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08
For the Hostess
Chat Interesting Topics of Many Kinds by
Recognized Authority

wants of baby dolls. boy and girl dolls
and dolls from foreign countries, may
all be supplied. and the articles for
kitchen and the furniture is fascinat-
ing to those of us far past the doll
age. Serve simple refreshments on
the dolls dishes. and l assure you
this Christmas tree will live in the
memory of the children for many
year to come.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08

The first real control attributed to
Hawley was the Minneapolis C st.
Louis in 1895. which extended to Al
bert Lea, the Rock Island continuing
the remainder OF the route to the
southwest and northwest. II had not
paid anything in years until Hawley
got hold of 1t and made 1t earn diyi.
dends. Later he secured control of
the Iowa Central. and. 1t is said, Rus
sell Sage chuckled at the thought of
having palmed of gold brick on the
Young railroader when he induced him
to take over the property. Hawley
soon had 1t. too, paying dividends.
Hawley's wealth has been estimated
at S2O,OO0.000. but owing to recent
successful operations he is believed to
be worth much more than that amount.
He lives very modestly and goes into
society very little. He belongs to a
few clubs and takes a lively interest
in sports, such as riding. driving, mo-
toring, golf and the like. He is finan-
cially interested in many valuable
properties besides railroads, and is
president or director in a great many
companies, yet he allows his business
AFFAIRS to remain where they belong
when he goes out for recreation and
to otherwise enjoy himself. II he has
troubles he keeps them to himself.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08
Sufficient Evidence.

Father was evidently drinking
again last night"
what makes you think that?"
"He sassed the janitor when he
came in."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08

In making the fall coat. care should
be taken to have a little warm inter-
lining put I'm. as the autumn winds arc
apt to be just the least bit frosty. VI
Julia flannel is an excellent material
for this purpose. as 1t is light weight.
though very warm.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08
BAcKAcHE is KIDNEYAcHE.
Usually There Are Other Troubles to
Prove II.

Pain in the back is pain in the kid
neys, in most cases. and 1t points to
The Lamar register., 1909-12-08
CAARXN nv
The Magic AEtep7
the Great H@t4iS4S1

Next morning the
Scarecrow said to
his friends:
Congratulate me.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

der color and the adorning ribbons are In
the faintest shades. blue which rs all
but white being preferred to the deeper
aZures the yeIlows and pinks showing a
corresponding deicacy also being favored
There is little change in materials. and
the most up-to-date cut will resale itself
1n a texture handed down to us from our
grandmothers' day. All the old favorites
are seen-swisses. muslins, mulls. nne
lawns white pongee and surah and mes
saline silk: while ribbons show the old
quaint flower effects or line borders and
are often put on in plain skirt bands and
lie In old-fashioned sashes at the back of
the waist.
Numerous pretty laces trim the various
models. but though these too are often
old friends. insertion IS always used in
stead of edging. Bands Of this. between
tucks in varying widths. trim skirts and
bodices fatty. for nothing must hang
loose enough to futter In the breezes.
Good taste calls for some modification
of the extreme modes in vogue, but the
little empire and princess models supplied
for young girls are all delightfully."- skinny
and details very closely follow those in
the grown-up world Indeed, the mothers
most welded to fashion eliminate every
thing once thought necessary for the
graduation toilet-the big hair bows the
pretty flowing sashes and infantine lace
berthas which once so sweetly gave the
Evening star., 1909-05-09

hard school days for the conscientious
young teacher.
At a private school a girl may usually
ask as many guests as she feels inclined
to have. But as public schools are averse
to too much crowding, the number OF
tickets issued for guests Is often limited.
Therefore any one who receives an invita-
ton for this important day should re-
spond with some acknowledgment If 1T is
impossible to go. A pretty note congratu-
lating the girl on her school achievements
and expressing regret at not being able
to appear for the graduation is quite
necessary. Also until exercises are over
guests should not expect to claim the at
tention of the graduate, for. as on her
bridal day, the girl herself Is the all-im-
portant person.
1t is only when she has stepped forward
with that tremulous little smile we all
know to receive her diploma-when she
has bent like lily or plump rose per-
haps in her courtesy to the faculty-that
she is yours again. Until this moment
treat her as a distant saint, to be wor-
SHIPPED, perhaps, but not worried with
questions or a sign of happy tears. For
the girl will know herself that she must
not cry, and sometimes it is pretty hard
to keep from doing 1t when she sees some
one else in the weepy stage at her COM
mencenlent, just as she is certain of be-
holding later on at her-wedding.
PRUDENCE STANDISH.