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The Lamar register., 1909-12-22

made up their minds that only the
first row of trees could bend down
their branches, and that probably
these were the policemen of the for
est, and given their wonderful power
in order to keep strangers out of 1t.
The four travellers walked with
ease through the trees until they came
to the further edge of the wood. Then,
to their surprise. they found before
them a high wall which seemed to be
made of white china. 1t was smooth.
like the surface of dish. and higher
than their heads.
What shall we do now?" asked Dor.
othy.
II will make a ladder" said the
Tin Woodman, for we certainly must
climb over the wall"
tTO BE CONTINUED)
The Lamar register., 1909-12-22
Ten Strike by Electricity

tenpins in bowling alley, and then
at the bottom you see appear. out
lined in electric lights. hand holding
bowling ball of electric lights. and
then you realize that what had at
first seemed an outlined column is
really an outlined bowling alley.
You see the electric hand swing the
electric ball and then this ball of
light rolling swiftly down. or in this
case up. the alley, and 1t knocks down
every pin, which is to say that 1t ex-
tinguishes every one of the pyramid
ed ten lights; in short it makes ten
strike. and at the same time the cleo
trio ball goes out, dropping. 1t may
be imagined. out of sight in the pin
pit.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-22
Women Farmers In West.

Miss Mabel Sudduth, a university
of Chicago girl. took up homestead
claim of $50 acres near Broadview
Mont. 80 miles from Billings. Shs
lived in a tent while getting her rhach
ready, and afterward designed and
built a pleasant bungalow. composed
entirely of logs. She has now taken
more prizes for her farm than any
other exhibitor in a recent exposition
at Cheyenne. Miss Anna Christensen
who was formerly nurse jim a hos
pital in New York city, is another Of
the women settless Who has pros
pered. She has made a speciality OIL
small vegetables.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-22

ment of commerce and labor to prac-
tice law.
Cable is a son OF the late r. r.
Cable of the Chicago. Rock Island and
Pacific railway. He is a lawyer by
profession and is the personal choice
Of Secretary Nagel.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-22

good-by. and they all shook hands
with the green soldier with the green
whiskers, who had walked with them
as far as the gate. When the Guar
dian OF the Gate saw them again he
wondered greatly that they could leave
the beautiful city to get into new trou-
BILE. But he at once unlocked their
spectacles. which he put back into the
green box. and gave them many good
wishes to carry with them.
You are now our ruler" he said to
the Scarecrow; so you must come
back to us as soon as possible"
Il certainly shall IL | am able" the
The Lamar register., 1909-12-22

What would you do with an honest
man when you found him?" Il don't
know" answered Diogenes reflective
ly. IF he was one Of those people
who are honest simply because they
have never been tempted. I'd have
to struggle with myself to keep from
getting up . green-goods game or o
get-rich-quick scheme to take his
money"
The Lamar register., 1909-12-22

ing wax formalities with them and
goes to church, where he is quietly
baptized. After receiving the certifi-
cate of baptism from the priest he re-
turns to the police, has the word
Jew" which brings SO many disquali-
fcations with 1t. struck out-and re-
turns 1t to Its owner. who now has the
right to live where he likes.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-22
String to the Kite.

He-Will you marry me?
She-Yes. I'll marry you to-mor-
row.
He-This is-er-rather sudden.
She-Oh, not necessarily. To.mor-
row never comes you know.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-22

HERE are more ways OF max
ing a living than appear In
solemn government reports
on trade and labor. and 1t
Il happens that the writer. In
various journeyings In Eu-
rope. has run across some OF them and
made personal Investigations. led
thereto. II must be confessed. more
for the humor Of the thing than from
any profound taste for political econ
omy.
The results proved diverting and.
put at their lowest value. they repre-
sent original ideas. For instance. 1t
would hardly seem worth a restaurant
keepers while to pay n man to make
his soup looks greasy. even when the
service only costs a few cents a day.
But. at any rate. one Paris cookshop.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-03
CHICAGO TO HAVE SUBWAY.
Plans VIII Call for Construction Of
$so,ooo,ooo Tube System.

Chicago. Aug. 3O.-A proposal that
the city of Chicago consider George
w. Jackson. Inc, as possible builders
of comprehensive subway system
costing $S0,000,000 will be made by
Mayor Busse to the city council this
fall. No tentative ordinance outlining
the terms ofla prospective agreement
has been drawn. but George w. Jack
son, president of the corporation bear
ing his name, said he is ready to take
the first step leading toward the draft
ing of such franchise and the petit
tion of formal request to the city.
This first step will be communica-
ton asking the council to give Mayor
Busse the power to appoint a commit
tee to investigate the ability of the
corporation to carry out plan of a
complete subway system.
Roughly the plans contemplate the
construction of 80 miles Of subway
with about IL miles in the town quar-.
tiers. The routes include three to the
south, one to the southwest, two to
the west, one to the northwest and
| two to the north.
Mr.. Jackson asserted some time age
that he had COPYRIGHT on the only
feasible plan for building subway
railway in Chicago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-03
.l|TTLE G[|DDEN
TOUR ON WAY
NINETEEN MACHINES SENT OUT
FOR ANNUAL RUN ACROSS
STATE.
TWIN CITIES TO FARGO AND BACK
Minneapolis Leads In Entrants-Many
Autos viii Follow Tourists.-
Forty Cars Altogether In
the Tour.

Minneapolis. Aug. 27.-The Little
Glidden" tour Of the Minnesota State
Automobile Association to Fargo and
return started from Minneapolis at
1880 a. m. Nineteen contesting cars,
18 non-contesting cars, besides a con-
fetti car, committee car and press car
started.
After being checked out from Min
neapolis the drivers of the contesting
cars were not allowed to stop their en-
gines Until the first control is reached
at st. Cloud where stop was made
for dinner. The only stops allowed
without penalty of 10 points are
those ordered under the state law re-
quiring automobile drivers to bring
their engines to complete stop when
signaled to by teamsters.
The cars were checked over before
the start and the parts sealed. DR..
William Card, of Minneapolis, is chief
observer and will direct the work Of
assigning an observer to each car, who
will check each infraction of the rules.
Minneapolis made the best show
ing in the procession that started on
the trip. Twelve contesting cars and
eight non-contestants besides the
press car represented this city. From
st. Paul there were seven contestants
and ten non-contestants Besides that
there is q car entered from Redwood
Falls and one from Luverne.
st. Cloud First Stop.
From Minneapolis the cars went to
st. Cloud for lunch and ended the
first days run at Alexandria, MINI.
Preparations have been made there
for the entertainment Of the drivers
and their passengers. Of whom there
will be on an average Of four in each
car. Saturday the run to Fargo will
be completed and the contestants will
rest over Sunday, returning by way
of Benson and ending in St. Paul
Tuesday evening.
All of the non-contestant cars will
not complete the trip, few of them
dropping OF at Alexandria or Fargo
but most of them will continue with
the party for the entire Journey.
The owners who have entered cars
are as follows: ]. ]. Barclay, Mime
apolis; Rud Stensvad, Fergus Falls;
H. ]. Clark, Minneapolis; Theodore
Wetmore, Minneapolis; F. M. Joyce
Minneapolis; F. E. Murphy, Minneapo
lis; Harry Kemp, Minneapolis; Har
| vsy Haynes, Minneapolis; George
Doerr. st. Paul; Gus Hanson, Mime
, apolis; Reuben Warner, st. Paul; Bur
! ney Bird, ST. Paul; Stanley Johnson
st. Paul; Brictscn Manufacturing
| Company, Luverne; Bazile Auto Com
pany, ST. Paul; H. s. Johnson, st
Paul, and Robert Rose, Minneapolis
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-03
By Louis Joseph Vance

eyght a. m. Passengers is requested
not to be lyte at tyble."
Depositing the bottle on the said ia
ole, the captain searched until he
found another glass for Kirkwood and
sat down.
do you good" he insinuated, push
ing the bottle gently over.
mo. thank YOU" reiterated Kirk
wood shortly, little annoyed.
Stryker seized his own glass, poured
out strong mans dose of the fiery
connection, gulped it down and sighed.
Then, with a glance at the Americans
woebegone countenance, he filled his
pipe.
The fumes of burning shag sharp.
ened the tooth of desire. Kirkwood
stood it as long as he could, then sur
rendered with an eff you've got any
more of that tobacco, captain, I'd be
glad of pipe"
An intensely contemplative express
sion crept into the captains small blui
eyes.
Il only got one other pyper of this
ere 'baccy," he announced at length
"an' carn't get no more till gets
'ome. simply couldn't part with il
hunder art quid.''
Kirkwood settled back with hope
less lift of his shoulders. Abstractedly
Stryker pulled the smoke his way
until he could endure the deprivation
no longer.
81 had about 10 shillings in my
pocket when l came aboard, captain
and few other articles"
"Ow, yes; so you 'ad, now you men
tion it,
Stryker rose. ambled into his room
and returned with kirkwood's posses
sions and fresh paper of shay
While the young man was hastily fill
ing. lighting and inhaling the frs
strangling but delectable Whit thu
captain solemnly counted into his owl
| palm all the loose change except tire,
large pennies. The latter he showed
over to Kirkwood in company with
miscellaneous assortment Of articles
which the American picked up piec'
! by piece and began to bestow abou
his clothing. When through he sa
back, troubled and disguised. Stryke
| met his regard blandly.
"Anything can do?" he inquired, Il
suave concern.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-03
Ito be continuedl
Maude Tyner, St. Louis, Mo.

So many women suffer from ccnsti-
patton and stomach trouble that they
should pay attention to the statement
of Miss Maude Tyner, S3S McLaren
ave-, St. Louis, Mo. She suffered in
that way for many years, but finally
took DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and
was permanently cured. She recon-
mends it to American womankind. She
considers it the best laxative and tonic
Obtain "a Die. 1t will do all that is claim
ed, and if you want to try it before
buying, send your address for free
sample bottle to Pepsin Syrup Co., lis
Caldwell Bldg, Monticello, Ill. 1t is
sold by all druggists at SOC and $l.0O a
bottle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-03
AUTO, TRAIN, ONLY 5 DEAD
MACHINE is DRIVEN DIRECTLY
ON TO THE TRACK.
Wreckage Still on Cowcatcher When
Stop Is Made Quarter Of Mile
Away.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 30.-Five per-
sons, four of them closely related,
were killed when an automobile in
which they were riding was struck by
a fast passenger train of the Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific railway, two
and half miles west of Vigus station,
on the Creve Occur lake road, St.
Louis county.
All the victims of the accident were
residents of st. Louis.
The Dead.
Theodore F. Wittee.
Theodore F. White, Jr., aged three
years.
Mrs. Karl Klinge.
Miss Halcyon Campbell.
Frederick o. Witte
Two men were brothers and officials
of the Witte Hardware Company, one
of the Oldest mercantile establish
ments of the city. Mrs. Klinge was
their sister-in-law.
The party had been at Creve Occur
lake. resort IL miles west of the
city, earlier in the day and were
speeding homeward when killed.
Theodore White was driving the ma
chine, with his brother beside him,
and the two women and the children
in the tonneau
The railroad track at it's crossing
with the lake road, runs along an en-
bankment about 10 feet high and
view along it in either direction from
the road is obscured by thick grove
and dense underbrush.
Unable to see the train or to hear
its approach because of the noise
made by the motor in driving the car
up the embankment, Mr.. Witte steered
directly in the path of the on-comins
train, which was making about 40
miles an hour.
The locomotive struck the automo-
bile squarely and Mr.. White and his
brother We're tossed 40 feet away.
The boys body dropped in front of
the train, an eighth of mile down
the track, and the women, caught in
the tonneau were crushed almost be-
yond recognition in the wreckage
which was carried quarter of mile
beyond the scene of the accident and
was still on the COW catcher when
the train was stopped.
Theodore White was the only men,
Der of the party who was not instantly
killed He survived long enough to
be brought to hospital in st. Louis,
but died there without regaining con-
sclouSneSS.
One Killed at Bloomington.
~
Mosiman, grain dealer, of Morton,
was instantly killed and his brother
Joseph was probably fatally injured,
when their automobile was struck by
an interurban car near Morton.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-03

Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills relieve pain.
FOR headache DR., Miles Anti-Pain Pills
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-03
suave concern.

why. there was Il black pearl
scarfpin"
wy. don't you remember? You
gave that 20 me. count of me avin'
syved yer life. Twas me throwed you
that line. you know"
ooh" commented Kirkwood briefly.
The pin had been among the most val
liable and cherished of his belongings.
"Yes." nodded the captain in remi-
nisccnce. you don't remember? Like
ly twas the brandy singin in yer cad.
You pushes it into my 'ands-almost
weepin', you was-an' seq. seq you.
'Strykcr.' you sez 'tyke this IN triflin'
toling of my gratichood; wouldn't
hinsult YOU you seq, by hofferln' you
money. but this | can insist on yer
acceptin'. an no refusal says you.'
"Oh," repeated Kirkwood.
''If for an instant thought you
wasn't sober when you done it But
no: you're gent, if there ever was
one, an I'm not the man to offend
you
ooh. indeed"
Captain Stryker thoughtfully meas,
ured out second drink, limited only
by the capacity of the tumbler, en-.
! quilted it noisily and got up.
Guess I'll be turnin' ill.," he vol
unteercd affably, yawning and stretch
Ing.
81 was about to ask you to do me g
service" began Kirkwood.
"Yes?" with the rising infection OF
mockery.
Kirkwood quietly produced his cigal
case, a gold matchbox, gold cardcast
and slipped signet ring from his fin
ger "Will you buy these" he asked
"or will you lend me f5 and holt
them as security?"
Stryker examined the collection will
exaggerated interest strongly tincturet
with mistrust. "Ill buy EN-" he OF
fered eventually. looking up.
That's kind of YOU
, "Ow, they amt much use to me. bu
; Bill STRIKERS nllus willin' to accom-
| modate a friend. Four quid, 70,
, said?"
| "Five."
"They amt with over four to me-"
I. every well. Make it four" KIRK
7 wood assented contemptuously.
The captain swept the articles int
! one capacious fist, pivoted on one hee
!. at the peril of his neck and lumbere
. unsteadily off to his room. Pausing
t the door. he turned back in inquiry.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-03
cuLBERsoN FOR PRESIDENT.
Senator Taylor Names Senior Upper
House Member From Texas.

Montgomery, Mo-, Aug. 3O-United
States Senator Robert L. Taylor, of
Tennessee, departed from his Chautau-
qua work here long enough to nomin-
ate a democratic candidate fer presi-
dent in 1912. He named the senior
senator from Texas. Hon. Charles A.
Culberson, on a platform advocating
tariff for revenue only and other
sound democratic principles"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-03
WATCH A SUMMER COLD. :

Sometimes the colds of Summer hang
on so persistently that strength is gone.
health undermined, and possibly serious
Lung troubles follow.
Eckman's Alternative, beyond all other
medicines. has proved effective in such
cases. Read the evidence.
Ellsworth. MINI.
Gentlemen: Send me bottle of your
Alternative. / have used it with excel
lent results and want it for one of the
Sisters at the Convent here.
(Signed) William u. Il. Griffin.
Eckmans Alternative is good for
throat and lung troubles, and is OF sale
In
Cresco by P. A. Clemmer and other
druggists. Ask for Booklet of cured
cases.
JUST BoUGHT-A big lot OF new
Sepia post cards. Sec them at
MILES GRAF'S.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-03
A Hurry Up Call.

Quick! Mr.. Druggist Quick!-A box
of Bucklen's Arnica Here's a
quarter-For the love of Moses, hurry!
Baby's burned himself, terribly-Jo Ohm
ME cut his foot with the axe-Mamie' S
scalded-Pa can't walk from piles
Billie has boils-and my corns ache.
She got it and soon cured all the fami-
ly. It's the greatest healer on earth.
Sold by P. A. Clemmer. F
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-03
AUTO RACER DIES.
Crosse, Hurt at Brighton Beach Mo.
tordrome, succumbs.

New York, Aug. 80. - Laurent
Crosse, driver of the Stearns car, who
was injured in the 24-hour automo-
bile race at the Brighton beach Mo-
tordrome Friday night, is dead. Leo
nard Cole. his mechanician, was in.
stantly killed in the accident.
Crosses back was broken and his
spine shattered. He was 26 years old
and lived in New York.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-03
lie sueur Man Kills Self.

lie Sueur, Mimi. Aug. 3O.-James
Gebbie, of lie Sueur, for many years
manager of the ST. John elevator here.
committed suicide by cutting his
throat. Mr.. Gebbie had been i'll for
quite while and had expressed much
fear of approaching insanity, and had
said that he could not Danish the
thought of suicide from his mind.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-03
sa,loonists, Insurance Cancelled.

Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 30.-Geis.
Botsford. secretary of the CONNER
cial club, Des Moines, has received a
letter from his life insurance com
pany cancelling his policy Of $4,000
if he goes up in dirigible balloon with
Lieut. Lahm at the military tourna-
ment next month. Botsford secured
permission of the war department to
make the flight and says: ''Drat the
insurance company; am going any
way"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-03
Gov. HUGHES Gusts Hatfen.

Albany, N. Y, Aug. Finding
him guilty of charges of misconduct in
office and neglect of duty, Governor
Hughes has ordered the removal from
office of Louis F. Haffen, president of
the borough of the Bronx, in the city
of New York.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-03
mcHARe DOWN AND OUT.
North Dakotan Retires From Assist.
and secretaryship.

Beverly, Mass, Aug. 30.-The resig-
nation of Ormsby McHarg, assistant
secretary of the department of COM
merce and labor, will be accepted.
Secretary Nagel head Of the depart
ment, had an extended conference
with President Taft and discussed
with him the question of successor
to Mr.. McHarg.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-03

Accused of EmbezzIine $4,000.
Cherbourg. Aug. 30.-On the arrival
of the steamer Cincinnati, from New
York last night the police arrested an
accountant named Treinitz of Fiume,
on the charge of embezzling $4,000
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-10-17
MAKING RAILROAD COLLISIONS
n IMPOSSIBLE.

An ambitious device is the LaCrolN
cab signal and automatic stop. YER
liable Poo Bah in steel and copper
with almost as many functions as a
rural justice of the peace. About the
only railroad jobs it does not attempt
to perform are to raise low joints
and tend to cross babies in the sleep
ing cars. Here are some of the things
IL is designated to do:
Blows an air whistle in the cab on
approaching a fixed signal. which Is
set against the train; rings bell In
the cab under similar circumstances
displays a red light in the cab under
above conditions; stops the train II
the engineer doesn't by closing the
throttle and applying the air brakes
should the train attempt to pass q
stop signal: makes a record OF the
circumstances with the time Thereon
for the enlightenment of prying su-
perintendents and others who may
want confirmation of the engineer
version of any given accident; re-
cords all stops. showing when they
were made. how long they lasted and
whether they were due to signals be-
| ing against the train not; holds the
train after it has been brought To
stop until the conductor comes vi
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-10-17
THE RICHES OF SOUTH AMERICA

Bolivia east of the Andes rs one OF
the richest regions of the world In
timber. rubber and minerals. and 1t
has some fine agricultural lands.
writes David F. st. Clair. in The En-
gineering Magazine for october. IL
has no outlet on the Pacific coast.
Its only outlet is through the Amazon
and Para, and since peace was made
with Brazil a railroad activity in this
direction has taken possession of the
whole republic East of Bolivia Is
the great Brazilian state of Malto
Crosse, territory nearly three times
the size of Texas. A dozen large
navigable rivers pour northeastward
out of this state into the Amazon. Its
agricultural. mining and grazing pos
sibilities are very great 1t is said
that a great deal of this territory VIII
grow as fine long staple cotton as
Mississippi or Alabama The Brazil
ion government has matured a plan tc
connect by canal one of the tributaries
of the La Plata in this state. thus
opening an all-inland water route
from Para to Buenos Ayres. a distanc'
| of nearly 5000 miles. This extensive
route would reach the whole interiCI
/ of the continent.
Turning to the west and northwest
the Amazon is navigable in it's chic
tributaries in Peru. Ecuador and Co
lumbia to the very walls of the Andes
One may go aboard a steamer at Par
and remain aboard until it ha
ploughed its way up to the hill cit
of Iquitos and several hundred mile
beyond. Peru has little Pacific coas
trade now and the development o
this country must pour its wealt
into Para. But IL Brazil and Para ha
none of these Andrean republic
draw trade from. the development c
the Brazilian Amazon valley alon
must III time amount to untold wealth
In the states of Para and the Anna
zonas and the federal territory {
Acre there are near the waters edg
10. 100000 rubber bearing trees of tn
Hevea variety. These trees, il proper
ly tapped. will live indefinitely an
steadily increase their yield. Tt
| state of Para is considerably large
than Texas. and much of this stat
will grow excellent cotton. North {
| the Amazon II has vast fertile tab
lands possessing a fine climate. suite
, to the white man under the equator.