davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29
BIRDS NEED MUCH CARE
Some Points to Be Observed n the
Pet Is to Be Kept In
Proper Health.

She had Just bought canary. and
the dealer was telling her what atten-
lions were necessary for the birds
welfare. He mentioned the proper
feeding. the daily bath. the cutie
bone for sharpening the bill. and fin.
ally mentioned the fact that the little
singer must have a regular pedicure.
"Pedicure!" exclaimed the buyer.
How In the world will I have to give
that?"
That's easy enough when you once
get used to IT," the dealer told her.
I'm the first place. the feet have to be
kept scrupulously clean. II they are
not the bird will not live long. And
then the nails have to be kept clipped.
II they are allowed to grow too long.
the bird will not be able to get a good
grasp on anything II he is let fly
about the room. The nails have to be
cut almost as often as those OF a per.
son. and 1t is equally important.
know lots of people who have ca.
naries never think of clipping their
nails, but the birds are much more
comfortable II this is done. and II
should be done fairly often"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

ly began to bark, but Dorothy made
him be still.
The Lion climbed the ladder next
and the Tin Woodman came last; but
both of them cried "Oh, MY" as soon
as they looked over the wall. When
they were all sitting in a row on the
top of the wall they looked down and
saw strange sight.
Before them was a great stretch OF
country having floor as smooth and
shining and white as the bottom of a
big platter. Scattered around were
many houses made entirely of china
and painted in the brightest colors.
These houses were quite small. the
biggest of them reaching only as high
as Dorothy's waist. There were also
pretty little barns, with china fences
around them. and many cows and
sheep and horses and pigs and chick
ems, all made of china, were standing
about in groups.
But the strangest of all were the
people who lived in this queer coun-
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29
SYNOPSIS.

Dorothy lived in Kansas with Aunt EN-
and Uncle Henry. A cyclone lifted their
amidst the excitement. crash awakened
her The house had landed in country
If t,s q or
Munchkins. The house had killed their
enemy. the wicked witch of East Dor
Wizard OF OF. who. she was promised.
Kansas: Dorothy released ssed e scarecrow.
giving him life. He was DESTROYS OF &C
the. wizard to get them. The scarecrow
told his history. They met a tin wood
5oned Them ionf TSey lU came sP6n terrible
az. VILE He decided to accompany them to
P rsxss upon Pen his pole in the middle Of the
neId. which caused Dorothy to fail
rescued her and her dog from the deadly
flowers: The lion fell asleep and being too
The road Of yellow bril- brick Which h led to the the
Held mice, ffhe woodman killed the Wild
TO- TO- draw the lion away from the poppy
sleep. They started again on the Emer-
painted ereea Tbeiye e Were to fsnee
green. houses of green and people dressed
In green. It was the Land OF OF. They
met the e, guardian Of the gates: He de-
ness; ness and glory q Emerald city blinded
green rooms. Dorothy went to the throne
room. In a chair sparkling with emer-
aids she beheld enormous head with
Snt body. legs or arms bigger than the
terrible, said the head oz ' ted herr that hat
Ehen she killed the wicked witch of the
East he would send her home. The scare
STOW si, admitted to the presence Of a beau
was promised brains when he killed the
witch. The woodman beheld a terrible
beast with a head OF rhinoceros and
heart II he would shay the witch. The
non saw ball Of fire and a voice from
ne object promised him courage IL he
The witch saw the party when it entered
her domain and caused a pack of wolves
wolves She sent crows Which the sca i@e
crow scared and killed. Bees were dis
patched next, but the woodman received
them prisoner and conveyed them to
ter on the wicked witch. destroying.
man and scarecrow She found a
fn IN golden sa, cup and s ST. back s
cup to eaii the WINGED o MONKEYS gsed w she
took them TO the Emerald City. The
charmed cha, cups story was told. Dor
humbug. He told his life story. The
wizard gave the scarecrow brains. the
woodman q heart and the lion a cour,
balloon to take Dorothy home. The
air craft broke loose and the wizard was
carried away without the girl Dorothy
were powerless. She went to Glinda. the
good witch of the south. All tourneyed
toward the Land of the South
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

The first special day chronicled for
the glad new years month Is
Twelfth Night" which comes on the
sixth. In olden days the celebration
Of Christmas lasted until this date. or.
as 1t was called. "old Christmas"
when the Lord of Misrule." whose
reign began on Christmas eve. ended
with the burning of all the Christmas
green's. This was done to propitiate
the evil spirits. who might otherwise
modest the household. This will give
the alert hostess the keynote for an
impromptu party.
What an opportunity for an oyster
supper after the bonfire. with piping
hot cheese sandwiches made in n
chatting dish! There must be "mys-
terry" cake. too. According to tradi-
ton. 1t should contain two beans. The
ones getting these symbols of favor
are to be crowned king and queen and
for the remainder of the evening
their word is law.
The hostess has an ideal chance In
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29
An oId-FashIoned Tea.

For n dozen elderly women this
charming tea was given. The house
was lighted with candles and for each
quest the hostess had a nosegay built
iround a stick with frill of lacey pa
DER. These were presented when re-
reshments were served. There was
program of old-time songs. and the
quests brought their fancy work. The
menu consisted of tea. pressed
chicken, tiny. hot. buttered biscuit.
ELY and pound cake. The invitations
we're written on paper. folded and
,ealed without an envelope. A copy
'ollows:
My Dear Madam: Ye distinguished
Honor of your Presence is requested
Thursday. we Second of October. from
Three of ye Clock until ye early Can
Height. at Four Hundred and Seven.
Sheridan Road. we City OF -. ye
State of -, to meet Mistress Abigail
Hastings Connor and Mistress Mary
Smith Brown. ye Honorable Mother
and ye Aunt Of your most Obedient
and humble Servant. Mistress Pen
tennis.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

try. There were milk-maids and shep-
herdesses, with bright-colored bodices
and golden spots all over their gowns;
and Processes with most gorgeous
frocks of silver and gold and purple;
and shepherds dressed in knee
breeches with pink and yellow and
blue stripes down them, and golden
buckles on their shoes: and princes
with jeweled crowns upon their heads.
wearing ermine robes and satin doub-
lets; and funny clowns in rufiied
gowns, with round red spots upon
their cheeks and tall pointed caps.
And, strangest of all, these people
were made of china, even to their
clothes, and were SO small that the
tallest OF them was no higher than
Dorothy's knee.
No one did SO much as look at the
travellers at first, except one little pur-
pie china dog with an extralarge head.
who came to the wall and barked at
them in a tiny voice. afterwards run
ming away again.
How shall we get DOWN." asked
Dorothy.
They found the ladder so heavy they
could not pull 1t up. SO the Scarecrow
fell of the wall and the others jumped
down upon him SO that the hard floor
would not hurt their feet. OF course
they took pains not to light on his
head and get the pins in their feet.
When all were safely down they
picked up the Scarecrow. whose body
was quite fiattened out, and patted his
straw into shape again.
I'VE must cross this strange place
in order to get to the other side" said
Dorothy; "for 1t would be unwise for
us to go any other way except due
SOUTH
They began walking through the
country of the china people. and the
first thing they came to was a china
milkmaid milking a china cow. As
they drew near the COW suddenly gave
kick and kicked over the stool. the
pail and even the milkmaid herself. all
falling on the china ground with a
great clatter.
Dorothy was shocked to see that the
COW had broken her leg short off. and
that the pail was lying in several
small pieces, while the poor millSmaid
had a nick in her left elbow.
"There!" cried the milkmaid, an
grily; "see what you have done! My
COW has broken her leg, and l must
take her to the members shop and
have it glued on again. What do you
mean by coming here and frightening
my cow"
I'm very sorry" returned Dorothy
please forgive u.s."
But the pretty milkmaid was much
too vexed to make any answer. She
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29
For the Hostess
Chat Interesting Topics of Many Kinds. by
Recognized Authority

this to plan a series of delightful sur
prises to be carried out for the will
Ing subjects. One good stunt Is to
command certain couples (congeniaI.
of course. that goes without saying)
to discuss great and weighty subjects.
such as, SHOULD Woman Propose?"
How Much Pin Money Should q
Wife Have?" AN Ideal Way to Spend
Honeymoon" etc. In 10 minutes q
report is to be made to the royal pair.
who In the interim from affairs OF
state will manage to have an enjoy
able tete-a-tete themselves. II bon
fire in the open is not practical. let us
hope there will at least be crate
available for the burning of the
green's. A rule is that each person
makes a wish while his or her armfui
is being consumed. This gives an ex-
cellent opportunity for stunt party.
each one being requested to do some
thing-sing a song tell story or In
some way contribute a part of the
evenings fun. Nowadays the accept
able guest is the person with some
specially. and Just at present the art
OF telling stories well is an accom-
plishment worthy of cultivation.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

As cut leather is one Of the popu-
lar crafts Of the season. we are CIV
ing a table mat design. The work Is
not difficult and the results are artis-
tic and pleasing.
The first step is to make whole
pattern on manila paper. one-quarter
Of the pattern is given. The easiest
way to do this is to blacken the back
OF the pattern cut from the page,
using a very soft pencil. Lay the pat
tern on the manila paper and go over
all the lines of the design very care
fully. Be sure to keep the sweep Of
the black leaves all going in one d.
rection, that is. one following the 9TH
er right around on eaci quarter.
Next lay a piece of carbon paper.
black side down. on the right side Of
the leather and the design on top.
Fasten down with thumb tacks. being
careful to place them outside the CIR
Gle. Otherwise there would be hole
In the mat.
They should be placed on a hard
board. With a sharp pencil go over
all lines. Remove the paper and go
over the design again in pencil. SO
that all parts may be perfectly dis
tinct for cutting.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

Next lay the leather on a piece Of
glass and cut out with n sharp knife.
The parts of the design that are
blackened and grayed In are the parts
to be cut out. A pair Of manicure
scissors will help with the round parts
Of the design.
Miroir velvet is to be pasted under
the berries and satin under the
leaves. Cut small bits OF velvet that
will fit under the groups of berries
and glue with the wrong side of the
leather on the right side of the vel
vet. Use very strong glue and be
careful that It does not spread.
Then cut a piece Of satin the size
of the mat and glue in. with the right
side next to the wrong side of the
leather. Special care must be taken
that 1t does not wrinkle over the vel
vet already glued in.
The color scheme of this mat Is old
blue leather. blue green velvet and
black satin; It is a striking combina.
ton. rl
Suede calfskin is the most attrac.
tive leather. II comes from IS to As
cents a square foot. One square foot
will be enough to make the mat
When purchasing be sure that the
leather is a perfect square.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

dispatcher. road master. train master
and assistant superintendent. The
last post marked the second stage in
Mr.. Mudge's upward course. Thence
he went to higher and higher posi-
lions. each Of which required in
creased ability and versatility.
On June 10. 1894. he had risen to be
general superintendent of the eastern
grand division of the Santa Fe. With
two more steps he was the general
manager. Mr.. Nudge left his long
service with the Santa Fe to take the
vice presidency OF the Rock Island on
May /. 1905. Few railroad men with
such brilliant success are more gen.
erous, gentle. courteous and democrat
ic than Mr.. Nudge.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

picked up the leg sulkily and led her
COW away, the poor animal limping on
three legs. AS she left them the milk
maid cast many reproachful glances
over her shoulder at the clumsy stran-
gers, holding her nicked elbow close
to her side.
Dorothy was quite grieved at this
mishap.
I'VE must be very careful here"
said the kind-hearted Woodman, or
we may hurt these pretty little people
SO they will never get over it."
A little further on Dorothy met a
most beautifully dressed young prin-
cess, who stopped short as she saw
the strangers and started to run away.
Dorothy wanted to see more of the
princess, so she ran after her; but
the china girl cried out:
Don't chase me! don't chase mel"
She had such a frightened little
voice that Dorothy stopped and said:
"Why not?"
Because" answered the princess.
also stopping, safe distance away,
myself"
But couldn't you De IHehucui
asked the girl.
''Oh, yes; but one is never so pretty
after being mended, you know re-
piled the princess.
Il suppose not" said Dorothy.
Now there is Mr.. Joker, one of our
clowns" continued the china lady.
who is always trying TO stand upon
his head. He has broken himself so
often that he is mended in hundred
places. and doesn't look at all pretty.
Here he comes now, SO you can see
for yourself"
Indeed, jolly little clown now
came walking toward them, and Doro-
thy could see that in spite of his pref
ty clothes of red and yellow and green
he was completely covered with cracks
running every which way and show
ing plainly that he had been mended
in many places.
The clown put his hands in his peck
cts. and. after putting out his cheeks
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29
NO CHANCE FOR A BARBER
One Time That Adjutant Had to Re-
frain from Use Of His Pet
Phrase.

At one OF the old volunteer camps
the newly appointed adjutant of GER
tain metropolitan corps contracted a
little habit of telling on men on pa
rade to get their hair cut. as much
to their annoyance as to the amuse-
ment of onlookers.
One morning. after having told on
about half a dozen men in this man.
ner. he came to a somewhat old
stager whose hair at the back was
perhaps Just long enough to take
away from a smart appearance. but
certainly too long to satisfy our ad.
jutant.
The latter's method OF procedure
was to pass behind the men and push
the culprit's peak cap over his nose.
at the same time shouting. Hair cut
here!"
As sure as fate. when the adjutant
came to the long-service man he
promptly told him on. and automat.
ically pushed his cap forward. But
oh, horrors! What pity!
"Er-er. as you WERE" murmured
the adjutant. The man was as bald
as a billiard ball. with the exception
of a thin. gray line" Of hair which
could be seen Just below the band OF
his cap at the back Of his head.
Collapse of the warrior bold and
bald. amid loud laughter in camp
London Tit-Bits.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29
NEWGOTHAM PRISON
Police Headquarters Moved from
300 Mulberry Street.
up-to-Date Structure Costing $25o,oot
Takes Place Of Famous Homo Of
Gotham's Guardians Of the
Peace

New York.-The police headquar-
tiers of the greatest city in the United
States are now located in a new build
ing which cost $25O,OOO. When Com
missioner Baker moved with his army
of assistants to the new structure, No.
300 Mulberry street became a thing OF
the past SO far as the city's guardians
of the peace are concerned.
1t was at 800 Mulberry street that
Byrnes, Devery. Bingham and other
famous heads of the Gotham police de-
partment held forth.
The new building occupies the tri-
angle bounded by Grand. Centre, and
Broome streets and Centre Market.
The building is of granite. trimmed
with marble, and 1t is designed to be
ample enough to serve the department
for many years. On the ground floor
are the reception and consulting room
for detectives, the Italian bureau. the
chief detectives office. the ''stand-up"
room for suspects, the homicide bu-
reau. the chief inspectors office. the
boiler squad and the bureau of infor-
nation.
The commissioner and the deputies
occupy rooms on the second floor
where the license bureau. the bureau
Of supplies and repairs, the complaint
clerks office. and the filing room for
records are quartered. On the third
floor are the chief clerks office. the
library. four record rooms. the pen
sion bureau. and the waiting and trial
room. The school for recruits.
draughstmen, photograph storeroom.
chauffeurs' waiting room. a room for
policemen on reserve. the chief sur
geon's room. the drill room, and n
running track are on the fourth floor.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29
[kAFScHlsS 0TM
-. ia gl6uI@N .w

Milan lace is worn as collar and
cuffs or collarette.
Dark tones are more fashionable
than light or bright effects.
Very attractive blouses are made Of
the Persian printed silk muslins that
come for scarfs.
A gorgeous dinner gown was OF
cloudy black chiffon. spangled in
gold.
The favorite skirt for suits and
linen frocks is killed on to a deep.
plain yoke.
A rather attractive millinery nov
city is a hat of light-colored silk with
black chantilly lace stretched smooth
" over, and a large velvet bow for
trimming.
Could anything be more alluringly
beautiful than the absurd new color
name ashes OF amethyst" -a
OF a pure radiance. shimmerins
white moonlight coldness are the love-
Iy evening gowns of filmy white gauze
over matching liberty satin. trimmed
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

making n ladder ~
from wood which he found in the for
est Dorothy lay down and slept, for
she was tired by the long walk. The
Lion also curled himself up to sleep
and Toto lay beside him.
The Scarecrow watched the Wood
man while he worked. and said to him:
Il cannot think why this wall is
here. nor what 1t is made Of"
REST your brains and do not worry
about the WALL" replied the Wood
man; when We have climbed over 1t
we shall know what is on the other
side"
After a time the ladder was finished.
It looked clumsy. but the Tin Wood
man was sure it was strong and would
answer their purpose. The Scarecrow
walked Dorothy and the Lion and Toto.
and told them that the ladder was
ready. The Scarecrow climbed up the
ladder first. but he was SO awkward
that Dorothy had to follow close be-
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29
Humblins a Hoosier Lawyer.

A prominent Indianapolis lawyer
tells a story Of letter he dictated to
a new stenographer to a client in Gin
cinnati. The client. a new one. had
asked his opinion as to certain bust
ness relations here. He dictated like
this:
Dear Sirs: Yours of the sixth inst
at hand. My first blush opinion as to
the matter" etc.
The new stenographer wrote the
letter and submitted 1t to the lawyer.
Since she was a new stenographer he
read the letter with care-to his ever
lasting relief. She had written It:
Dear Sirs: Yours Of the sixth inst
at hand. My first gush of opinion as
to the matter" etc.-Indianapolis Star.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

Vivid tones will be used by the mil
liner II not by the dressmaker this sea
son. Hats are not eccentric in shape
but they will make up for that lacb
in color. They will blaze and glow
through the winter.
One of the colors that will be used
is a fiery red. Whole hats will be
made of 1t. but the majority of women
should beware. A touch OF scarlet Is
one thing; a mass of scarlet is an
other.
Some Of the ways in which red will
be used on hats are as crowns. cock
AIDES. short thick tips at the upturned
side. and velvet bands. finished with
a fat pump bow.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

uc bdiu.
My lady fair
Why do you stare
At poor old Mr.. Jokerf
You're quite stin
And prim as IL
You'd eaten up poker!
BE quiet, sir," said the princess:
cant you see these are strangers.
and should be treated with respect ?"
well, that's respect. I expect" de
clared the clown. and Immediately
stood upon his head.
Don't mind Mr.. JOKER" said the
princess to Dorothy; he is consider
ably cracked in his head. and that
makes him foolish"
"Oh. | don't mind him a bit" said
Dorothy. But you are so beautiful"
she continued. that ! am sure | could
love you dearly. Won't you let me car
ry you back to Kansas and stand you
on Aunt Ems mantel-shelf? l could
carry you in my basket"
THAT would make me very unhap-
py," answered the china princess.
You see. here In our own country we
live contentedly, and can talk and
move around as we please. But
whenever any of us are taken away
our joints at once stiffen. and we can
only stand straight and look pretty.
OF course that is all that is expected
of us when we are on mantelshelves
and cabinets and drawing room tables.
but our lives are much pleasanter here
in our own country"
Il would not make you unhappy for
all the world" exclaimed Dorothy;
so I'll Just say good-by."
"Good-by." replied the princess.
They walked carefully through the
china country. The little animals and
all the people scampered out of their
way, fearing the strangers would
break them, and af'er an hour or so
the travellers reached the other side
of the country and came to another
china wall.
1t was not as high as the first. how
ever. and by standing upon the Lions
back they all managed to scramble to
the top. Then the Lion gathered his
legs under him and jumped on the
wall; but Just as he jumped he upset
china church with his tail and
smashed it all to pieces.
THAT was too bad" said Dorothy,
but really ! think we were lucky in
not doing these little people more
harm than breaking a cows leg and q
church. They are all so brittle,"
"They are. indeed" said the Scare
crow, land am thankful am made
of straw and cannot be easily dam
aged. There are worse things in the
world than being q Scarecrow."
tTo BE coNvINuEDI
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29
A Postcard Party.

At a church social the guests were
asked to bring a postcard of interest.
which they were TO talk about for
three minutes; the invitations were
issued on postcards bearing n picture
of the church. Judges awarded n post
card album inscribed with the lines
below to the one who told the most
interesting story. As the descriptions
were related the cards were laid on q
table where all could see them.
From round the world these cards have
come.
Thro' every sort of weather;
But here they find quiet home
And spend their days together.
Could we but hear with mortal ear
The tales they tell each other.
What Joys of travel we might have.
without a bit of bother!
MADAME MERRI-
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29
An American Saint.

Roman Catholics throughout the
world are interested in the fact that
the vatican is said to look with favor
upon the canonization of Mother
Elizabeth Ann Seton, who. a little ov'
err 100 years ago. founded in the Uni
ted States the first branch of the Or
der of the Sisters of Charity. under
the constitution of the Order of ST
Vincent de Paul. II she is declared a
saint she will be the first American to
be so honored. She was convert to
the faith, having been the daughter
of DR.. Richard Bayley and Charlotte
Barclay Bayley. and her mother was
before her marriage Helen Roosevelt
She was married at the age Of 20 to
william Seton. a New York merchant
who died within the year. She en-
tered the Roman Catholic church In
1905, and in 1909 she founded the or
der of the Sisters OF Charity at En-
metsburg. Md. There are now nearly
1000 in the work.