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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-09-01

doorways mending nets and gossip
ping as fast as their French tongues
can wag.
The conditions that make this q
woman run town come about In the
most natural way In the world. All
the men are fishers and they spend
the greater part OF the year at sea.
They are good sailors and they man
the craft that venture across the At
lantic to the French fishing grounds
along the Newfoundland coast II was
their rights that used to come up fire.
quently for adjustment by fishery
commissions. and ii is the loss of their
vessels that almost every year brings
sorrow to Cancale and the neighbor.
ing coast.
When the men do return they find
that the town has been managed so
well in their absence and the thrift OF
the women has been SO well exercised
that they are content not to NEEDLE
and to let things go on as they have
been going. There are proportionate-
ly more widows. and young widows.
too. in Cancale than in any other town
of France. A fisherman's bride waits
for four years after she has heard
that the boat her husband sailed away
upon has not been reported and then
she puts on her mourning. 1t is this
uncertainty as to the fate of the men.
thrown helpless and homeless upon
the fear that at any time they may be
their own resources. that makes the
women of Cancale self-reliant and
that leads them early to seek some
means of their own for an honest live
lihood.
For the men that remain in the
town the women do not seem to en-
terrain the greatest respect. Most of
them have become incapacitated for
work or are shiftless and idle. So the
women run matters themselves.
The thrift that the conditions men
toned inspire is something of a pas
sion among the women. II seems that
there is a constant struggle with each
one of them to make more money
than the man who goes to sea. They
frequently accomplish this, too, for
the returning fisherman finds fire.
quently that his yearly gain of $50 or
$500 got after a hard battle from the
sea is more than equalled by the pa
tient and careful housewife that he
left at home.
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wrapped up in its development all
these objections disappeared. It was
not, however. until the famous loco
motive contest at Rainhill in 1929 that
the hitherto doubtful question OF its
practical success was settled once and
for all. On that occasion the Rocket,
designed by Stephenson, astonished
the spectators by running 80 miles in
one hour 45 minutes and attaining a
speed OF nearly 80 miles per hour
pulling n load of 10 tons.
This historic engine weighed In
working order Az tons and was car
ried on four wheels: Its tender fully
loaded weighed 81 tons. The driving
wheels. which were the foremost OF
the pair. were four feet 8h inches in
diameter. and the cylinders. placed
outside on the sides OF the firebox.
were eight inches In diameter with a
stroke of 1914 inches. But the chief
feature which undoubtedly contrib
uted more than anything else to the
success of this crude-looking machine
was the tubular boiler with which II
was fitted. These tubes greatly In
creased the evaporating power OF the
boiler and enabled the engine to run
at higher speeds without getting short
OF steam. The Rocket is now to be
seen In the South Kensington mu-
scum. having. however. undergone
several alterations from its original
state. Some idea of the size of this
engine compared with one of our
modern giants can be obtained when
we find that the total weight OF the
Rocket was not half as much as Is
carried on one of the driving wheels
of the Great Bear.
The natural outcome OF Stephen
sons success was the appearance of
many other engines OF various de-
signs and embodying some queer
ideas. As. however. the railways be-
gan to spread over the country and
the great trunk lines to be formed. SO
the work of the locomotive grew heav-
Ter and development became essential
to cope with the increasing traffic and
to meet the demand for faster trains.
The latest development of locomo-
tive building on our railways is
shown in the illustration OF the Great
Bear This engine. which was con-
structed last year at the Swindon
works of the Great Western railway
to the designs of Mr.. q. ]. Church
ward. Is the biggest running In the
kingdom. II weighs in working order
81 tons, and with its tender 143 tons:
II has four cylinders. all Is inches by
&c inches. and driving wheels six feet
eight inches in diameter. On account
of the great size of its boiler II is
carried on II wheels, so that the ex-
ira weight is spread out over a longer
wheel-base and the strains on the per-
manent way and bridges are not in
creased. When we compare this mon
ster with its predecessors of 20 or
so years ago some Idea of the vast
change and development that has
taken place In the steam locomotive
can be realized. The iron horse has
indeed revolutionized the social and
commercial life OF the world and In
its present form represents perhaps
the greatest of the many triumphs of
steam.-J. II. Balm.
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TRAINING Future Hotel Keepers.

An interesting scheme under the
patronage of the chamber of com
MERGE of Mentone is afoot for the
foundation In the Riviera of a hotel
keepers school for Frenchmen- 1t is
pointed out that the hotel Industry on
the Riviera alone represents capt.
tai of e75.O00.OOO sterling, and that
most of the hotels belong to Swiss
and other foreigners. There is no
real reason why Frenchmen should
not make excellent hotel keepers. but
hotel keeping has to be learned. and
the idea is to found a school at which
Young Frenchmen may be trained in
everything pertaining to the hotel.
from languages TO cooking and by
giene. In Switzerland a number of
these schools exist.
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1t was at an Italian table d'hote,
and the girl in the yellow hat was
taking some account OF her neighbors.
back. enjoying his cigar and most ev-
identity the sense of his own impor-
lance and astuteness. Across the
empty wine glasses he was saying to
the women with him: Il understand
your character perfectly-perfectlv."
The girl in the yellow hat looked at
her companion.
IF ever you understand my char
acter perfectly. don't dare tell me so.
for won't like it. not a little BIZ;
Neither does the woman at the next
table. but she has to stand for it, be-
cause he's paying the bill"
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o, the Munchkins were odd looking

of the Munchkins were odd looking
dwellings. for each was round, with
big dome for a roof. All were painted
blue. for in this country Of the East
blue was the favorite color.
Towards evening. when Dorothy
was tired with her long walk and be-
gan to wonder where she should pass
the night. she came to a house rather
larger than the rest. On the green
lawn before it many men and women
were dancing. Five little fiddlers
played as loudly as possible and the
people were laughing and singing.
while big table near by was loaded
with delicious fruits and nuts. pies
and cakes. and many other good
things to eat.
The people greeted Dorothy kindly.
and invited her to supper and to pass
the night with them: for this was the
home of one of the richest Munchkins
in the land. and his friends were gath
cred with him to celebrate their free
dom from the bondage of the wicked
WITCH
Dorothy ate hearty supper and
was waited upon by the rich MUNICH
kin himself. whose name was Bog.
Then she sat down upon settee and
watched the people dance.
When Bog saw her silver shoes he
said:
You must be a great sorceress."
WHY" asked the girl.
Because you wear silver shoes and
have killed the wicked witch. Be-
sides, you have white in your frock.
and only witches and sorceresses wear
white
my dress is blue and white
checked" said Dorothy, smoothing out
the wrinkles in it.
1T is kind of you to wear that" said
Bog. BLUE is the color of the MUNICH
kins, and white is the witch color: SO
we know you are friendly witch"
Dorothy did not know what to say
to this. for all the people seemed to
think her a witch. and she knew very
well she was only an ordinary little
girl who had come by the chance OF a
cyclone into a strange land.
When she had tired watching the
dancing. Bog led her into the house.
where he gave her room with q
pretty Deu III IT, ne bheeto wa"
made of blue cloth. and Dorothy slept
soundly in them till morning, with
Toto curled up on the blue rug beside
her.
She ate a hearty breakfast, and
watched a wee Munchkin baby. who
played with Toto and pulled his tail
and crowed and laughed in n way that
greatly amused Dorothy. Toto was a
fine curiosity to all the people. for
they had never seen a dog before.
How far is 1t to the Emerald Cityf'
the girl asked.
Il do not know" answered Boo.
gravely. for I have never been there.
II is better for people to keep away
from OF. unless they have business
with him. But 1t is long way to the
Emerald City. and It will take you
many days. The country here Is rich
and pleasant. but you must pass
through rough and dangerous places
before you reach the end of your jour
ney."
This worried Dorothy a little. but
she knew that only the great OF could
help her get to Kansas again. SO she
bravely resolved not to turn back.
She babe her friends good-by. and
again started along the road of yellow
brick When she had gone several
miles she thought she would stop to
rest. and SO climbed to the top of the
fence beside the road and sat down.
There was a great cornfield beyond
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A novel method OF attaining longevi-
ty was practiced by Mrs. Yetta Schulz
man, who died recently In New York
at the advanced age of los years. Mrs.
Schulman paid no particular attention
to points of diet. exercise. sleep. etc.
which usually figure largely in rules
laid down for those growing old. She
believed that the lives OF aged per-
sons could be prolonged IL they asso-
ciated constantly or nearly SO with
young people. and she apparently veri-
fed her theory. for she spent the
greater part of her time in company
with children. even taking part in
their sports with lively interest,"
Leslie's Weekly.
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We'll 3.31o Feet Deep.

The record of the deepest well In
the world is claimed by France. Stu
ated at Ronchamp (Haute-Saone), the
Buyer oil well is said to be the deep
est that has ever been sunk for in
dustrial purposes. 1t reaches a depth
of 1910 feet The temperature at the
bottom OF the well is not less than
lis degrees Fahrenheit when 1t IL SO
degrees Fahrenheit at the mouth Of
the well. Apart from wells. the deep
est boring ON the earth's surface il
probably that of the Paruschowits
mine. in Upper Silesia- 1t attains .
depth Of 6.408 feet
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A Balancing Feat.

The only things required for the
game here described are a large
clothes-basket, a broomstick, two ap-
pies and two chairs.
The broomstick is first put through
the handles of the basket. with the
protruding ends resting on the two
chairs. The apples must also be
placed on the chairs.
A person then sits astride that part
of the broomstick over the basket.
with his feet resting In the latter. and
endeavors to knock the apples OF the
chairs with a walking-stick.
The occupant Of the basket will in
variably press one foot down more
than the other. which causes the bas-
ket to tilt sideways and himself to be
thrown out on the floor.
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The problem OF storing supply of
water for their own use and OF pre-
venting 1t evaporating has been solved
by the desert plants in many most In
geriious ways. Perhaps the most note
worthy example is the so-called wa
ter barrel" which. OF about the size
and shape of an ordinary beer keg. is.
in fact, nothing more nor less than a
living water tank. Its whole interior
is composed of storage cells SO ad-
mirabiy arranged that the pulp which
they form contains something like SO
per cent. of pure water.
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When Dorothy was left alone she
began to feel hungry. So she went to
the cupboard and cut herself some
bread. which she spread with butter.
She gave some to Toto. and taking a
pail from the shelf she carried 1t down
to the little brook and filled 1t with
clear. sparkling water. Toto ran over
to the trees and began to bark at the
birds sitting there. Dorothy went to
get him. and saw such delicious fruit
hanging from the branches that she
gathered some OF II. finding 1t Just
what she wanted to help out her break
fast.
Then she went back to the house.
and having helped herself and Toto to
a good drink OF the cool. clear water.
she set about making ready for the
journey to the City of Emeralds.
Dorothy had only one other dress.
but that happened to be clean and
was hanging on a peg beside her bed.
1t was Bingham. with checks Of white
and blue; and although the blue was
somewhat faded with many washings.
It was still a pretty frock. The girl
washed herself carefully. dressed her
self in the clean Bingham. and tied
her pink sunbonnet on her head. She
bread from the cupboard, laying a
white cloth over the top. Then she
looked down at her feet and noticed
how old and worn her shoes were.
They surely will never do for a
long journey. Toto" she said. And
Toto looked up into her face with his
little black eyes and wagged his tail
to show he knew what she meant.
At that moment Dorothy saw lying
on the table the silver shoes that had
belonged to the Witch of the East.
Il wonder II they will fit me-" she
said to Toto. They would be Just the
thing to take a long walk in, for they
could not wear out"
She took of her old leather shoes
and tied on the silver ones. which
fitted her as well as IL they had been
made for her.
Finally she picked up her basket.
Come along. Toto" she said. I'VE
will go to the Emerald City and ask
the great Or how to get back to Kan
sas again."
She closed the door. locked it. and
put tne KEY the poChct VI
her dress. And SO, with Toto trotting
along soberly behind her. she started
on her journey.
There were several roads near by,
but 1t did not take her long to find the
one paved with yellow brick. Within
a short time she was walking briskly
toward the Emerald City. her silver
shoes tinkling merrily on the hard.
yellow roadbed. The sun shone bright
and the birds sang sweet and Dorothy
did not feel nearly as bad as you might
think little girl would who had been
suddenly whisked away from her own
country and set down in the midst Of
a strange land.
She was surprised as she walked
along. to see how pretty the country
was about her. There were neat
fences at the sides OF the road,
painted a dainty blue color, and be-
yond them were fields of grain and
vegetables in abundance. Evidently
the Munchkins were good farmers and
able to raise large crops. Once in a
while she would pass house. and the
people came out to look at her and
bow low as she went by; for everyone
knew she had been the means Of de-
stroying the wicked witch and setting
them free from bondage. The houses
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WHERE women RULE
Fine Sight for Suffragists at
Cancale in France.
Feminine Police Keep Order and Fem
mime Labor Carries on the Oyster
Industry That Makes the
Place Famous.

Cancale, France.-ln these days Of
discussions of sut'ragist movements,
women's rights and feminine business
acumen, anyone in search of an exam
pie of an unusual sort might drop in
upon this French channel port of
some $4,000 souls when they are all
at home and see truly woman run
town.
There is no woman mayor, no wom-
an in the town council. The offices
are left as a mere matter of form to
the men, who are seldom there to fill
them. but the women are law unto
themselves; they make up the whole
town, transact all the business, police
the place, maintain order and strict
sanitary conditions. manage the
schools, and at the same time carry
on the most famous oyster industry of
France. doing the entire cultivating
and selling and transporting the prod
uct of the ocean beds, even loading
and unloading the seagoing ships that
come and go at the port.
And what is still more interesting
to their sisters in other parts of the
world. the girls OF Cancale are the
first to be married OF all the girls of
north and central France. Ask a
French sailor where of all ports-ex-
cepting of course out of chivalry his
own native town-the most beautiful
of French fisher girls are to be found
and he will tell you at Cancale. You
will believe him. too, when you walk
along the quays and the narrow
streets and see the pretty faces and
neat trim figures set of to the best ad-
vantage in the Breton dress and clean
white caps. or watch the little groups
In the shade OF the street in the after
noon or within the deep set stone
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DOG BURIED WITH FAMILY
Faithful Dumb Friend of Vermont
Lies Beside His Dead
Mistress.

Ryegate, Win a wayside Gene
terry between MacIndoes and Ryegate.
in one of the most beautiful lots. side
by side with other members of the
family, lies a faithful dog. The anil
NAL was placed there at the request
of his mistress, who before her death
asked her brother. R. s. Kelly, to have
him buried close to her. Every sum-
mer day flowers are laid upon the
grave.
r. S. Kelly is considered some
thing of a philosopher. He can not
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end of her nose, while she counted
zone. two, three" in a solemn voice.
At once the cap changed to a slate. on
which was written In big. white chalk
marks:
LET DOROTHY GO TO THE CITY
OF EMERALDS.'
The little old woman took the slate
from her nose. and, having read the
words on 1t, asked:
rs your name Dorothy. my dear?"
YES" answered the child. looking
up and drying her tears.
Then you must go to the City Of
Emeralds. Perhaps Or will help you.
where is this city," asked Dorothy.
ut is exactly In the center of the
country. and is ruled by Or. the
Great Wizard I told you of"
is he a good mani" inquired the
girl. anxiously.
tie is good Wizard. Whether he
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CHAPTER discontinued.

CHAPTER lI.-continued.
"Who is Aunt Emu" inquired the lit
tie old woman.
She is my aunt who lives in Kan
sas. where l came from"
The Witch of the North seemed to
think for a time. with her head bowed
and her eyes upon the ground. Then
she looked up and said:
81 do not know where Kansas is.
for | have never heard that country
mentioned before. But tell me, is 1t
a civilized country?"
"Oh, yes" replied Dorothy.
Then that accounts for 1t. In the
civilized countries I believe there are
no witches left: nor wizards. nor sor-
ceresses, nor magicians. But. you see.
the Land of Or has never been civil
liked. for we are cut OF from all the
rest Of the world. Therefore we still
have witches and wizards amongst
u.s."
Who are the wizards?" asked Dor
othy.
"Oz himself is the Great Wizard"
answered the Witch. sinking her voice
to a whisper. He is more powerful
than all the rest of us together. He
lives in the City of Emeralds."
Dorothy was going to ask another
question. but just then the Munchkins.
who had been standing silently by.
gave a loud shout and pointed to the
corner of the house where the Wicked
Witch had been lying.
What is it?" asked the little old
woman; and looked. and began to
rf ha
had disappeared entirely and nothing
was left but the silver shoes.
She was so DID," explained the
Witch of the North. that she dried up
quickly in the sun. That is the end
Of her. But the silver shoes are yours.
and you shall have them to wear"
She reached down and picked up the
shoes. and. after shaking the dust out
OF them, handed them to Dorothy.
THE Witch of the East was proud
OF those silver Shoes" said one Of the
Munchkins: land there is some charm
connected with them: but what 1t is
we never knew"
Dorothy carried the shoes into the
house and placed them on the table.
Then she came out again to the
Muncbkins and said:
Il am anxious to get back to my
aunt and uncle. for I am sure they
will worry about me. Can you help
me find ny way?'
The Munchkins and the Witch first
looked at one another. and then at
Dorothy. and then shook their heads.
AT the East. not far from here"
said one. there is a great desert, and
none could live to cross it."
1T is the same at the South" said
another, FOR l have been there and
seen II. The South is the country of
the Quadlings."
II am told." said the third man.
that it is the same at the West. And
that country. where the Wrinkles live.
is ruled by the wicked Witch Of the
West. who would make you her slave
II you passed her wa..-."
THE North is my home" said the
old lady, land at its edge is the same
great desert that surrounds this land
of OF. I'm afraid, my dear. you will
have to live with u.s.
Dorothy began to sob. at this. for
she felt lonely among all these strange
people. Her tears seemed to grieve
the kind-hearted Munchkins. for they
Immediately took out their handker-
chiefs and began to weep also. As for
the little old woman. she took on her
cap and balanced the point on the
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the fence. and not far away she saw a
Scarecrow. placed high on a pole to
keep the birds from the ripe corn.
Dorothy leaned her chin upon her
hand and gazed thoughtfully at the
Scarecrow. Its head was a small
sack stuffed with straw. with eyes.
nose and mouth painted on 1t to rep
resent a face. An old. pointed blue hat.
that had belonged to some Munchkin.
was perched on this head. and the rest
OF the figure was blue suit Of clothes.
worn and faded. which had also been
stuffed with straw. On the feet were
some old boots with blue tops. such
as every man wore in this country.
and the figure was raised above the
stalks OF corn by means OF the pole
stuck up its back.
ITO BE CONTINUED)
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II want handsome linen when
dine at a restaurant" declared the
first citizen. Il want first-class food:
want tastefully arranged table:
and, above all. want perfect service"
And you want 1t all for Is cents"
responded the second citizen. That's
all that ails you"
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CIerk-Here is something nes In
chatting dishes.
Customer-what is Its special fea.
ture?
Clerk-It produces only Nightmares
that are perfectly gentle.-Judge.
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This is an age of invention" re-
marked the bumptious philosopher.
Then" said his friend. maybe you
ean concoct a new excuse for me to
give to my wife for not going home to
dinner tonight"
whereas the punctured philosopher
fatIv suhs.ded.
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He proposed to her by mail. and by
letter she replied; he read her brief
refusal. then committed suicide. Alas I.
ee'd be alive to-day and she q happy
bride. had he but read the postscript
penned on the other side.
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Algy-If there is anything detest.
1t is this so-called 10y riding"
Miss Tartun-I don't doubt IT,
saw you on horseback the other day.
and you didn't look the least bit like
a 10y rider.
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live in II man could swap half a
dozen of his air castles for three
room cottage on a few square feet OF
real estate.
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They say they found that new
singer in a humble position. By the
way. they say. too. she has a fine
range. Can she manage IT."
she ought to: she used to be .
cook"
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SYNOPSIS.

Dorothy lived in Kansas with Aunt En-
and Uncle Henry. A cyclone lifted their
home into the air. Dorothy falling asleep
amidst the excitement. A crash awakened
Of marvellous beauty. Groups of queer
little people greeted her to the Land OF
Munchkins. The house had killed their
enemy. the wicked witch of the East.