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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-12

playhouse of his own invention. This
will enable him to go in for really up
to-date touring. The theater-house.
seats. stage. wings. flies. scenery.
properties. costumes. wigs and all
will be contained in a road train of
several cars linked together. 1t will
travel easily from town to town and
there will be no more negotiating with
local lessees or difficulties with rail.
way transportation of dresses. NJ
Gemier and his company will be the
strolling players of the twentieth cen
tury.
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in Indianapolis alone more than 1900 homes
have been mortgaged during the past year In or
der that householders may buy
Purchasers of automobiles have been deceived
In the matter of cost and upkeep. the difference
in the representations in this respect In CON-
parison with actual experience. makes II unwise
to take or own a car even a gift.
The menace OF the automobile now threatens
the stability Of the home, and the danger is by
no means confined to any. particular section.
Even farmers buying them. Perhaps you can
hear one Of these devil wagons while
you read this paragraph about them. 1t would
be worth while to think of them seriously. with
the view of reducing the hazard they undonbt-
edly signify. The bankers Of Kansas City and Of
the southwest who are dependent on the Kansas
City banks have agreed to lend no money to any
one who intends to II with which to buy a
motor The bankers of Kansas alive to
the menace of the automobile. well they may
be when 1t is understood that s32 100000
invested in motor in that state during the
last twelve months.
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DAME NATURE HINTS
When the Food 10 Not Suited.

When Nature gives her signal that
something is wrong It ia generally
with the food. The old Dame is al
ways faithful and one should act at
once.
To put OF the change is to risk that
which may be irreparable. An Arizona
man says:
For years could not safely eat any
breakfast. l tried various kinds Of
breakfast food. but they were all soft,
starchy messes which gave me dis
ressing headaches I drank strong
coffee. too. which appeared to benefit
me at the time. but added to the head
aches afterwards. Toast and coffee
were no better. for I found the toast
very constipating.
"A friend persuaded me to quit the
old coffee and the starchy breakfast
foods. and use Postum and Grape-Nuts
instead. l shall never regret taking
his advice. / began using them three
months ago.
THE change they have worked in
me is wonderful. now have no more
Of the distressing sensations in my
stomach after eating, and / never have
headaches. have gained ~ pounds
in weight and feel better in every way.
"Grape-Nuts make a delicious as
well as nutritious dish. and 1 find
that Postum is easily digested and
never produces dyspepsia symptoms"
There's q Reason"
Get the little book. 1.-THE Road to
Wellville." in pkgs. XIII.
Ever read the above Iettefs A new
Sne aDDears fr0n time to time. They
eatefest.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-12

Now" said the suffragette orator.
sweeping the audience with her eagle
eye. II see Mr.. Dobbs sitting down
there in the third row-a man who
has condescended to come here to-
night and listen to our arguments. He
has heard what ! have had to say.
and think we should like to hear
from him. and get mans view of our
cause. Mr.. Dobps. tell us what you
thinks of the suffragettes"
"Oh. I c-c-couldn't m-m-ma' am"
stammered Dobbs. II rur-really c
couldn't. Thu-there are ll-lul-ladies
pup-present. "-Harper's Weekly.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-12

Scours in calves is an infectious dis
ease. Prevent trouble from this
source by keeping the surroundings
clean and feeding clean warm milk
In vessels that are scalded frequently.
A little trouble? Certainly. Disease
was invented to make trouble SO clean
illness would be necessary to prevent
1t. II we had no Troublesome things
in the world we would still be living
clubs
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What He Found Out

found himself in the asylum.
The doctors examined him. and fine
ing him far from tractable admins
tered an emetic. Then they gave him
a shower bath and next vaccinated
the enterprising journalist. After that
they held a consultation in the pres
ence of the "lunatic"-whose bona
fides they evidently suspected-and
brutally but unanimously agreed that
the only treatment in such q case was
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-12

An Italian journalist. Sig. Tommaso
ctloni has just had some disagreeable
experiences. DESTROYS OF knowing
aomethinx OF the lunatic asylums from
.v,tb,n With the object Of ameliorating
hhe lot of the insane. he presented
himself at the gates OF the Cimarosa
ASYLUM and asked for an audience OF
the king Of Italy. The attendants
rhowed him the door. and then he ran
Tom, Of the police. and in the end
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-12

TO THE EDITOR: We want to heas
from people who would appreciate 81
curing n fruit. dairy or poultry farm In
Valley. California. at half the true value.
Best water right In state. Low maints-
nance cost. Work costing millions now
actually being done. Roads, drainage
and water right included In price. Ten
months growing season Ten tons alfalfa
per acre. Splendid dairy conditions. 800
hens earn 800 a month or better. Oranges
lemons. grape fruit. figs, English walnuts
and a thousand other fruits. nuts. vege-
winter and summer. Charming place to
live. Very heaithfui Who wants such .
homer Land selling fast. Work for eve
erybody. Write us for enthusiasm. II. L.
HoIiister g. Co. 26 La Sale ST.. Chi.
cago. or rs Fourth Ave. Pittsburg. Pa
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Jacob H. Schiff, at dinner on the
yacht Ramona. condemned a concern
that had gone up.
Straight business methods are the
only Ones" he said. There is moral
in the receiver story.
"A man, you know. said one day to
a little boy:
"'Well, Tommy, what are you 60
ing to be when you grow upr
"A receiver. SIR Tommy answered
promptly Ever since pas been a re-
ceiver we've had champagne for din
ner and two automobiles
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-12

BY this time Sig. Tommaso Giloni
thought the best he could do was to
confess. This he did. and found him
self at the police station. The mag
istrate. however. released him, OBJ
serving that he thought the doctors
had administered sufficient punish
ment.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-12

Modern stroIIIro Players.
NJ. Gemier. manager Of the Theater
Antoine. Paris. France. is said to be
nearly completing motor-caravan
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II am positive this actress buys her
puffs.-
which ones-newspaper or hair.
dresser's?" .a.eH
Gilpin observer., 1910-03-03

opened port-hole. A sudden fear that
the ship would founder and that he
would be drowned. cooped up there in
the cabin, seized him and he leaped,
clambering. for the portfolio. 1t was
not far above him, but ere he could
reach 1t, it was below him and he was
thrown toward it, receiving a second
waterspout full in the face, drenching
him to the skin. But he was as active
as a monkey and succeeded in thrust
ing an arm through the opening. He
hung on with will, and as his side
OF the vessel hove into the air again,
slammed the window to and gave
few frantic whirls to the screw, suf-
ficient to make it catch and form a
solid object to which he could hold
He secured the window and rolled to
the floor, where he rested on hands
and knees, with his limbs spread out
as widely as possible to keep himself
from rolling about. while he took
stock of the situation. Enough water
had come in to drench him thorough
ly and to wet his blankets and bag
gage, but not sufficient to food the
floor Of the hold.
He crawled to the door and tried to
open it, but to his surprise found it
locked. He pounded on it and shouted,
but to no avail This discovery
aroused in him again the sense of
danger, and the face of Aisome, as he
had seen it in his dream in the train,
took shape before the eyes of his
memory. Selling the knob of the
door, he threw his entire weight
against it several times, with the in
tention of breaking it in, but, to his
surprise. II offered unexpected resist
ance. AS he stood thus, still holding
to the knob and wondering why he
had been made a prisoner. there was
n horrible grinding. grating sound; the
ship shuddered as though wounded to
the death, and the stern rose high in
the air and remained thus. Hardy
knew this from the fact that he was
now almost lying on the door, against
which. IA moment ago. he had been
leaning. The grinding continued, ac-
companied by bumps and slidings,
giving him very much the same SEN
sation that he had once experienced
In building that was being shaken
by an earthquake. The waves, over
which she had but now been leaping
against her with terrific and angry
violence.
my Cod" gasped Hardy, Eve have
run upon rock and shall be
drowned here like rat In hole. II
they do not let me out! Open this
door! Hello, Open. say"
Gilpin observer., 1910-03-03

ing learned that he was under sus-
picfon and would soon be arrested. 1t
was he, | am sure. who entrapped you
into taking a photograph of the forts.
You are under suspicion and would
have been in terrible danger, had you
gone with him. You will sail, now, on
another ship and will be safe"
He will be in danger!" said Hardy,
mystifed. What sort of danger?"
did l say that he would be in dan
ger?" asked Aisome, sweetly. mo,
l said that you would have been in
danger We have taken the plans of
the forts away from him, but he still
has them in his head-and-and-
perhaps you have, but 1 do not think
so-a man who could speak SO beauti-
fully of a woman" 7t
But why are you doing all this for
me?" asked Hardy.
why? Because | am a woman, l
suppose. Because you have said there
is moonlight in my cheeks, that my
lips are ripe cherries, that am made
OF gold dust, that l am queen of
fairy-land. l am known as the Fox
but / have woman's silly heart and
cannot resist flattery." There was
something elfin-like in her beauty as
she stood there with her face raised
to his in the moonlight. "Old Sano
says my head is turned" she sighed,
but it is easy to wheedle him.
"Sano? He is not your father,
them"
mo, he is my superior in the secret
service. And now good-by; you may
kiss me once, If you really meant
what you said. 1t will be the only
kiss of my life, as it is not the GUS
tom of my country
She raised her lips to him and he
stopped and kissed her. The lips
were dewy and very sweet, and he
was conscious of some subtle perfume,
as if she herself were some exquisite
flower.
"Good-by," she whispered, "and
think sometimes of the little Lilac
Blossom
She turned and was gone, and he
stepped into the boat waiting to take
him out to the ship.
Gilpin observer., 1910-03-03

We'll. to me, she's about the dainti-
est and most exquisite creation my
eyes ever rested on" persisted the
American. IF there's any yellow in
her cheeks. it's slight tinge of moon
light. or, perhaps. one might fancy
little gold dust mingled with the
mortal clay of which she is made She
is as dainty as a March lilac blossom,
her lips are as red as cherries, and
the blood that shines through her
cheeks, like-like freight through a
delicately-stained window as
warmly red as If she were Anglo
Saxon. l can understand now how
foreigners, like your own Edwin Ar
mold. for instance. have married Jap
anese women. Is it true that they do
not kiss? Such lips as those were
Providence for kissing"
You'll jolly well change all those
ideas after you'd been here a while, :"
replied Neville. You grow sick of
yellow people after living with them.
AS far as I'm concerned, I'd as soon
kiss rat as Japanese girl"
WELL" said Hardy, to whom the
conversation was becoming distaste-
full, "it's not the thing to discuss a
lady. even II we are in a foreign
country and observing and discussing
everything. must insist, however.
that | should weary of people like our
little friend opposite very slowly"
An idea occurred to Hardy-Neville
was so disagreeable. he would talk to
Miss Sano. He proposed the matter
to Masatsura, who informed him that
the young lady would be incredibly
honored. Masatsura addressed a few
words to her and she smiled on Hardy
by way of assent and comprehension.
He sat down by her. and Masatsura.
standing before them, acted as in.
terpreter. She was not the least en-
barrassed or silly. Her manner COM
bined the most deferential interest
and quaint suggestion of roguishness.
When night came on, Aisome-Ah-e-
some. so she was called-left the
compartment for the women's quar-
ters and Hardy and Neville lay down
on the benches, which ran around the
sides of the car like the seats in n
Turkish house. instead of across 1t.
They all slept soundly. but the
American was troubled with an un-
pleasant dream during the night.
1T amounted almost to night
mare" he explained to Neville. "I
thought that Aisome came in with two
Japanese and they searched us as If
we had been thieves. Aisome was still
beautiful, but she did not look child.
ish any more. Twas positively afraid
OF her in my dream. The, girl held
the lantern and spoke once or twice,
sharp and quick, as If giving com.
mands. Her eyes were hard and
eager. like those of a ferret. could
feel the mans hand running rapidly
over my person, going into my pock.
etc. crumpling up my shirt. They
opened the valises, and even felt in
our shoes. Then they all stole out
again. closing the sliding door noise.
lessly."
THE Japs are all thieves" replied
Neville. Perhaps you were half
Gilpin observer., 1910-03-03

helpless when his standing ground is
tilted.
There was at last more violent
upheaval than any before. The ship
plunged and settled. leaving the cab
in floor nearly level. Hardy sprang
to his feet
"She has either broken her back"
he cried, ''or she has gone over the
reef and settled in the shallows!"
She listed to port and rocked gently
from side to side, rendering 1t impos-
sible for him to stand without holding
to something. And now the water.
which had been pouring into the for
ward part of the hold, came seething
from beneath and around the door
and through the cracks of the parti-
ton. Every time the ship listed to
starboard. it reached "a tiny knot-hoie
and spouted for several feet in
kissing stream.
'She has settled on the bottom"
muttered Hardy; 'she will hold now,
she will hold! The water can't pos
sibly rise high enough to drown me.
will climb on the table, on the" di.
van"
1t rose to his ankles, to his knees
and he got upon the table, and sat
there holding to the edges. The wind
began to subside somewhat. and he
could hear the ghostly, unearthly
noises made by the wreck itself:
meanings and groanings. creakings,
knockings, mutterings, whisperings,
the gurgle and seething of the water
as 1t rushed in and out with the
rhythmical listing of the ship.
He climbed to the port-hole. opened
1t and looked out. The early sun was
cleaning redly on sulen heavinE
sea. The waves were whitening over
long reef: Perhaps, If he could pro-
cure something in the shape of a stick
or pole that he could poke out of tho
window, with his shirt tied to it-he
looked about, and. to his surprise. dis
covered that the door was partly open.
He jumped down and waded To il,
thinking for the moment that the Jap
anese had come to release him. He
pushed the door open and gazed into
the dim hold. where mattresses and
planks from the berths were floating
about in rather dangerous confusion.
He gained the ladder, mounted and
stood upon the deck: there was no
sign Of a living soul. Evidently the
Japanese had gone off and left him to
his fate The door, he had no doubt,
had been jammed open by the strain
Ing and plunging of the ship. There
was land in the distance, faint coast
line. which he knew could not he that
OF Russia. for the Shikoku Maru had
been out only few hours when she
struck Hardy remained ON the wreck
till nearly noon. He had abouN made
up his mind. should the crew return,
to let them get aboard. pick them on
with his revolver and take to The sea
with their boat. when he discovered
steamer approaching. He signaled her
and she sent n small boat that took
him and his baggage on She was a
Russian steamer, bound for vlad.
ivostok
xTO BE CONTINUEDl
Gilpin observer., 1910-03-03
CHAPTER III.
The Queen Of Fairy.Land.

They were of for Aomori. at the
north end of Nippon, in the early
morning, leaving Yokohama on a toy
train that started at GAS. All day
they Travelled through a country titled
like garden. country of vivid
green. with many brawling streams
of water clear as crystal. and hillsides
thickly wooded. The sky was dark
blue, reminding one of the excess of
color used sometimes by impressionist
artists. and seemed ever low and near.
Objects evidently close by appeared
far of, an effect sometimes attained
in skillful landscape gardening, or per-
haps in fairy-land. The : frequent
farmhouses were built OF bamboo set
on end. and were matched with straw.
AS Hardy and his companion gazed
from the window, they were enter
their guide or dragoman, Masatsura
Tsuchiya. whom they had picked up at
Yokohama. This young Japanese had
spent several years in New York.
knew English, and was bright and
officious to the verge of pertness.
When a Japanese merchant and a
pretty young woman boarded the
train about the middle OF the day, 1t
was Masatsura who acted as intro
ducer and apologist.
This is n Japanese silk merchant"
he explained, "and he is going with
his daughter to Hakodate. If the hon.
orable gentlemen. do, not object, he
will bring his daughter in with us.
have explained that such is the Gus
tom in England and America"
Bring her in, of course" said
Hardy, rising and making one of his
most graceful bows. I'VE shall be de-
lighted to have the lady's society,""
This was translated to Mr.. Sano, the
merchant, who executed series of
supple obeisances. and to the daugh-
ter, who arose and courtesied demure-
ly in Japanese style.
She's quite an acquisition. eh, Ne
ville?" observed Hardy. by the way"
turning to Masatsura-"does either
Of them speak English?" :.
Not word" replied tho guide
She's positively beautiful. don't
you think 30. Neville?" Hardy in.
quired of the Englishman.
NO" replied the latter. ~ can't say
that do. There's something sicken-
ing in their beastly yellow skin to me
md those slits of eyes. pitched at that
angle. strike me as deformed. or, as
physicians would say. monstrous. All
foreigners living IN Japan regard the
natives as an offensive. inferior lot
"No. can't get up my enthusiasm
over your Jap girls beauty"
Gilpin observer., 1910-03-03
CHAPTE Err v.
A. the Mercy Of the Waves,

The crew of the Shikoku Maru con-
sisted of Ave persons; the captain, the
engineer and three sailors They were
the fret filthy, unkempt Japanese that
Hardy had seen One of them, a
shock-headed boy, who seemed to
have brought to sea with him all the
smells of Chinatown, came and stood
by the Americans side and gazed into
his face with Unsuitable, devouring
curiosity. Hardy was watching the
twinkling lights of the town and think
ing Of Aisome, with whom he had
been thrown SO brief a time, yet who
had played such large part in his
life and left such an indelible impress
sion on his memory.
The lights grew fewer, fading in the
distance one by one.
1T might be as WELL" unused Hardy,
to make myself as agreeable as pos
sible to these Japs. | am alone with
them in the middle of the sea. and l
heard rumors in Yokohama that, de-
spite their exquisite politeness. they
hate all Caucasians. Perhaps Also
me-but no, she certainly was sincere.
/ wonder where Neville is now?" The
American felt in his hip pocket and
was comforted by the cold touch of
his revolver handle. The reflection
that he was one of the most famous
amateur shots in America gave him a
distinct feeling of security.
The lights were all gone now. That
one yonder. at which he had been
ri u a 60 10
was star. he was quite sure. He
turned and walked forward to where
the captain was talking with one of
the sailors. and indicated. by laying
his cheek on his open palm, that he
was sleepy and would like to go to
bed. The captain, with sudden COM
prehension and many exaggerated
gestures of politeness. led him to a
hatch, and opened the door. Hardy
saw a ladder and as much of the. dark,
roomy hold as a lantern hanging from
a beam could illuminate. The cap
tain went down the ladder and Hardy
followed.
The captain took down the lantern
and opened the door. The cabin into
which he led the way was nearly semi
circular in shape, as 1t was bounded
by partition across the hull and the
walls of the ships stern. A cushioned
divan extended in n semi.circle around
the rear end. there was n carpet on
the floor and furniture in the form Of
n table over which was swung a din.
ing rack. and a couple of chairs. The
captain made an inclusive. hospitable
gesture, accompanied by low salaam.
Hardy's mind was relieved.
The divan looked comfortable, so
he lay down on 1t and composed him
self for sleep. He woke up about an
hour later on the floor. The wind was
rising and the. increased plunging of
the boa. had rolled him from his
cuucli.
He spread his blankets on the floor,
lay down and soon dozed OFF. He was
awakened a second time by cold
stream Of water. spoutlng full upon
him with terrible force lie jumped
to his feet. only to be thrown sprawl.
ing. The little vessel. which was light.
was rolling from rail to rail. and the
water had coughed in through, the
Gilpin observer., 1910-03-03
CHAPTER VI.
A Terrible Hour.

The ship had evidently ridden part
ly over the rock or reef upon which
with long free strides. pounded
1t was perched and was resting at an
angle with nose downward. This was
fortunate, because 1t precluded any
immediate danger of drowning Har-
dy's .position was uncomfortable in
that there was not level surface In
the entire room for him to rest on.
Man, inferior in this respect to a cat
or q fly or worm, becomes next to
Gilpin observer., 1910-03-03

awake. We'd better look and see if
anything has been taken"
The Englishman did not appear
greatly perturbed, yet he went careful
ly through his pockets and his va
lise. Hardy followed his example.
saying after he had finished: t
"It was dream right enough Had
1t been anything else, should have
walked"
Gilpin observer., 1910-03-03
SYNOPSIS.

Frederick Hardy, a fashionable Boston
society man. lost his wealth. was Tilted
by girl and sent by a friend to take
charge of an American Trading Company
store in Russia On his journey through
Japan he met Stapleton Neville. sup
posedly an Englishman. They agreed to
go together to Russia. Because OF sus-
picious circumstances they were several
times molested by the Japanese. Hardy
was arrested and found upon his person
were papers showing maps of Jap forts.
Hardy was proven guiltless.
Gilpin observer., 1910-03-03
CHAPTER ~.
One Fond Kiss.

They all took dinner together, Also
me, Mr.. Sano, Neville and Hardy, at
the Aomori restaurant. Neville OBJ
jected strenuously to this arrange