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The Lamar register., 1911-09-06
Want n lift. miss?'

want lift mlssT
I'D like one' she said in "A hoarse
voice. coughin'. but haven't any
money
"'Gtt up says the driver. says he
But l stOl bed him. tellin him I'd pay
the gals ire to Denver. l got down
and opened the door. She got in.
fOllered her and set down beside her
She was nighty 'bleeged to me for
payin' her fare and cottoned to me
light away
"She had red cheeks and was purity
as a pictu =. all except her hair, that
looked as If it hadn't never been
combed 1t was tousled all over her
forehead. axed her If she'd like
comb outen my sntche for to straight
en- 1t out She larfed and said that
was the way ladies wore their hnir.
l axed her what ladies'. and she said
ladies from the eastern states. where
there was big towns.
"Of course. she bein' under obliga-
lions to me for payin' her fare. we
got on mighty fast. One thing led to
another and we was thicker and
thicker with every relay. Lucky for
me nobody got In. though there warn't
much danger of that. for there wasn't
a settlement between Cheyenne and
Denver. pumps her to know who
she was. and finally she let out that
she had i"en lndy's maid to an Off
GERS wife M Fort -. She was
goin' to s. Louis TO see her mother.
who was sick She'd spent all her
money staPin' 1t and was walkin' the
rest of the way. except when she
could git lift
"Well. we KEEP Piffin' thicker and
thicker till Mt last | begun TO make love
like a steam engine Then when I'd
got through tellin' her how purity she
was and low | loved her come
down to business and tole her I'D
struck a hole up on Clear creek pan
min out $500 to the ton; that was
mighty lonely and wanted a wife TO
help me spend the money | WAS max
In.
"She said she wouldn't give up her
sick mother for no gold mine and was
gOin' right OIL to st. Louis. | tried to
coax her. but II didn't do no good
She 1T shy after that. aud the shier
she fit the more tried to persuade her.
"When y . got within about ten miles
Of Denver she opened the door aud
was goin' To git out. but | TUX hold
Of her and held her. She turned round.
and I never see Sich change in any
one In my life She was just boilin'.
"'I beg yer pardon. said. I didn't
intend to INSULT you. | WAS lust goin'
to try one more To- get you To listen
to-
"'You keep your hands on me-. she
hollered Ia different kind of voice
from befor.. I'm goin to git out of
the coach. you bloonin' idiot. and II
you try tn --p me III knock you into
the middle III next week
ut was wonderful. how that love that
had been welliu W. la my heart like
balloon collapsed and was a-sinkin'
down like the outsid. with the gas all
out of H.
"'Who air you. and what you doin'
In them togst' ! holl-r-d.
81 don't cnre now who knows-they
won't foler me this far 1'm de
serter from the TIL Infantry. station
I'd ut Fort -
with that he jumped down ON to the
road and <kedaddled In a southwest
direction. and that was the last ! seen
Of him.
81 got up with the driver He was
laughin IL To kill himself I knowed
she was d,Serter he said. from the
fust. Thei- * scarcely 4 trip make
this way that | don't overhaul one pr
more Of 'm Sometimes they're in
The Lamar register., 1911-09-06
dlingi" she asked.

! oiihs' she hsheu'
NO III i"ohi"e "r""hu ior SOME
'hihe pe'ier' III ee',ihe my uoilarS
.ose'h'r I" :" u" Ne" iorh' Aunt Sa'
~, can yo" '""h
i've had 10 u" u Tor ABOUT forty
years. she answered WIN rueIu'
smile
les you We "ad 10 COOK meat anu
taters' pu' nave you got specially
daVe you cooked something thae
everybody mas praisedf
Il amt n" Drag. stranger. but I've
had hIty people praise my pumpkin
pies.
anything eiseF
yes, my pancakes. When they used
10 nave summer hotei uowh py the
lake ! used " sell EN- pumpkin pies
anu uoZehs q PeoPie useu 10 come mere
10 cut my pancakes On got iots OF
praise.
Anything pecrlar ABOUT your pies
ana pancakes 2 asked the peddIer.
can say as there was. put tney
got the praise. Mebbe II was peculiar
TWIST OF the wrist Some folks said
So
Iecuiar 'WiS'' en- Wen tnat
"hat New YORK is Always looking Tor
peculiar TWISTS UNI um! pc
cuiiar TWIST III New YORK means a par
rel vi money ior 'he twis'er LOOK
mere now 'ot lhe SUM III 'he mouse
10 make PIE ana pancakes:
WIN "ehipiihe ups anu tears reaoy
10 s'ar'' Aunt Saiy rep'e" she was
very poor
The Lamar register., 1911-09-06

Hewitt-He doesn't talk much.
Jewett-No. He is an economical
sort Of liar.-New York Press.
The Lamar register., 1911-09-06

Dissenting on the changes In life and
work brought about by time. n farmer
said. When ! was young used to
think my father had ma muckIe sense
but my sons look on myself as a born
eediot" "Reminiscences" by Sir Archi-
bald Geikie.
Tabby.
"Tabby" cat, ought to be really
"atabe. being derived from .'atab."
the name II famous street In Bag
dad which used to he the great mar
ket for silks. a tabby c;ft's coat was
thought to he like the wavy markings
of watered silk
The First Horse Show.
In the mouth Shebat. in the second
year of King Darius, a man riding a
red horse stood among the myrtle trees.
and behind him were horses red. sorrel
and white Wasn't that the earliest
horse show of which any authentic
record still abides!
The Lamar register., 1911-09-06

THE END.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-12-01

con went to the SIN oking compart-
ment and sat himself down, gloomily,
in a corner.
of course" he chided; Il mignt
have known some rich man would
want her. I'm surprised she ever
got away from New England witholt
being married" With that he watch
ed vague and delightful dream
which had come into his life In the
past 4S hours fade as the light of
evening faded on the distant noun
tains.
The rich Mr. Hewitt stalked into
their conversation and spread him
self around like a wet blanket fire.
Quently; after that Gideon tried to
avoid him, and SO did the school
ma'am girl. But he was evidently a
character not accustomed to being
ignored. It was patent to Gideon he
had nominated himself to be the hus-
band of little Miss Serena and that,
furthermore, Serenas parents were
eager to ratify the nomination
Once, when they were looking over
some of the girls snapshots they
came to a man posing under a tree,
a man with his hat tilted knowingly
back, unaware that he showed a fore.
head from which the hair was reced-
ing. He had an upcurled. oily-looking
black mustache. and wore a satisfied
smirk.
who's that?" demanded Gideon.
That's Mr.. Hewitt" returned Ser
emo.
why, he's old!" cried Gideon, with
fierce triumph. And then he leaned
forward to look into her eyes. Bun,
don't marry him! He"
Mr. Rush,"
For the first time Gideon felt the
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-12-01

Copyright. 1911. by Associated Literary
Press.)
Gideon Rush noticed the girl before
they reached Chicago. though he was
q shy. Woodworking young man who
had really noticed few women in his
day.
But even Gideon could be pardoned
for looking again at the "schoolma am
girl" as he quantity nicknamed her
None but a school teacher would
have that air and that pencil. And
she was so young and 80 good to
look at that Gideon was reminded OF
little girls who played at various
games. like keeping house. and going
visiting. and teaching school. she
was a school teacher; and yet the
title wasn't distinctive enough. 1t
did not classify her. She was all girl,
too-young and sweet and happy. So
"school-ma' am girl 1t was.
Gideon, who was going out to Ore
gon to grow apples, saw that the
school-ma'am girl had ticket much
like his own-a green one as long as
his arm.
Was she going west, too, maybe to
Oregon? But no; that was impossl-
Bile. He would lose her at Chicago,
where she would change to one OF the
other hundred trains that shuttled
away in every direction.
1t was dark when they rumbled
into the bedlam called Chicago She
seemed so little ant alone and grave
some of her bright cheerfulness
had departed-that Gideon said re-
gretful farewell with his eyes. And
she answered the same way.
Gideon hurried into the sticky mid
summer night, because everyone else
was hurrying; found modest res
taurant in the glare and clatter: hur-
ried through a meal and trotted back
to the great station as the uniformed
man at the gate was bawling his
train
He found his tourist sleeper. Half
way down the aisle he paused. de-
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-12-01
were really not far apart.

were really not far apart.
why, we shall be neighbors!" said
Gideon II can run over after supper
most any evening" They both laugh.
ed at this slender joke; but 1t did
seem cheering that the two little
black dots were separated only by a
few score miles of mountain ranges
and rivers.
"Edensville is growing wonderful
w." said the school-ma am girl, with
new but genuine western enthusiasm
for her own town. Mamma says it's
half as large again as when they
moved there. Papa has all the work
he can do; he Is carpenter, you
know. and carpenters are scarce-so
is capital. man with some money
is sure to make success You could
do well there"
81 can do well at Gilesburg." re-
turned Gideon. sturdily loyal "The
finest apples in the state are raised
in that district. It's good shipping
point. too"
But see here. what mamma says
about a young man from home, who
has only been in Evansville two
years" She unfolded a letter and
read: "'Abram Hewitt Is doing
splendidly. He is the only money
lender in town. and is one Of the rich
men now. He is building beautiful
home and is very helpful to your
father and me. You would not know
him for the same Abram. Ee m
quires every day when you" She
broke off abruptly
Gideon WINGED inwardly. 81
wouldn't do as money-lender," lie
replied; too much sympathy tor the
other fellow. I've had to borrow,
myself"
Constraint fell with that, and Gid
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-12-01
MAKE CANDY OF VEGETABLES
Pennsylvania Woman Claims to Have
Process for Making Caraneis
From Potatoes, Etc.

A Pennsylvania woman claims to
have discovered process for making
candies out of vegetables. II the dis
covery proves to be of practical value
We shall doubtless soon become ia
miliar with the product. though the
process may remain a secret Long
cooking, she says, Is an essential part
OF the program. after which the pasty
vegetable mass Is nodded into attrac-
tive forms. Potato caramels. carrot
nougats. turnip fudge, beet marsh
mallows and bean taffy are among the
confectionery triumphs announced. 1t
is even solemnly stated that a tempt
Ing CONNECTION has been made OF pars-
nips.
If all this proves true, the good lady
will have accomplished two desirable
results at one blow. She will have
been the first to convince the children
that garden truck Is acceptable Tor In.
ternal use, at the same time providing
strong competition for sulphur
bleached marshmallows, fudge color
ed with iron rust, furniture-polish bon
bons-in fact. for all the glittering
combinations of chemicals and glue
that child with penny has at his
command
A boon to juvenile humanity surely;
we should credit the entire story glad.
ly If it were not for the parsnips.-I
Success Magazine.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-12-01

rev moments before. Stealthily shs
dabbed her eyes with her handker-
chief.
Just then the train started: 80 did
Gideon. He rushed up the steps or
the car. treading on the toes of the
conductor, and nearly knocking over
the porter. dropped his suitcase In
the vestibule. and marched up the
aisle
Bun" he said. quietly. and sat
down beside her.
She turned, with sudden catch.
ing of breath. There was Joy in
her dewy eyes. Unconsciously she
stretched out her hand and Gideon
took it in his own.
"Oh!" she sighed. with a trenulous
smile, 1T seemed SO lonesome. But
the train--we're leaving Gilesburg.
Where are you going?"
"With you," he replied. simply.
But" she struggled to release
her hand. You cant!" Her eyes
fell on the trunk-check between his
fingers. Your trunks back there
your orchard Why, Cid"
I'VE will come back to them. it,
tie schoolma-am girl" he said, when
the honeymoon's over"
Blushing, she let her hand lie in
his.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-12-01
Signs OF a Spree,

The signs by which discerning wives
read husbands souls vary with en-.
vironment. A New York social work.
er found a Broom street protege in
tears over the imminent delinquency
OF an erring man. The suggestion that
possibly things were not quite so bad
as she imagined brought out the con.
vincing retort:
Don't tell me. He's up to some
devitry, all right. He amt shaved
for two weeks. know what that
means. He always let's himself go
like that. and saves the shaving money
when there is chance OF his being
sent up and the city shaving him for
nothing"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-12-01

weight Of the icy school teacher toI;e
The humbled Gideon sought refuge
In the smoking compartment, where
he stayed until bedtime.
Next morning he recalled with a
start that they were but Ia hours
from Gilesburg He sought Serena.
The schoolma'am girl was encased
In the manner which he knew strange
teachers adopt at an institute. She
was painstakingly polite and pain
fully friendly. and as impersonal as
the multiplication table For once,
Mr.. Iiowitt did not get into the con
versation.
Even at dinner, dining car extrav.
agance on which Gideon insisted be-
cause it was to be their last meal to-
gether, the girls armor remained in
place.
The hours passed inexorably. AL
most before he could believe it, the
whistle screamed, the brakeman
cried "Gilesburg!" and Gideon was
standing in the aisle. saying goodbye
to Miss Blythe.
So with heart sore and rebellious
he descended into the soft darkness
of the little town, suitcase in hand
Mechanically he fumbled In his peck
cts for his trunk check.
The engine was taking water Gid
con walked forward. Tor one more
look at the schoolma'am girl. Her
seat was toward the middle of the
car on the other side The platform
was high, and by standing on tiptoe
he could just see her.
Her head was turned away; chin
on hand, she was looking out into the
darkness. There was droop to her
had hidden him cheerful goodbye a
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-12-01
Way for tho Business Love Letter

A love letter ought to proceed on
business lines. The fondest lover In!
the world cannot tell a woman more
about her eyes and hair and teeth than
she knows herself. Writing to his
wife he may commence his letter,
my precious darling" and end II,
"Your own forever" and be perfectly
safe even If she has her doubts about,
him; but this sort Of thing to a girl
he, perhaps. dreams Of making his
wife in a world where there Is many
a slip twixt athe cup and lip 10 not q
wise insurance against accidents. to say.
the least. Oh, for the business love
letters--if any!-Philadelphia Public
Ledger
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-12-01
Outrage.

Mr.. Hayseed-What's this extra
charge for?
Hotel Clerk-We charge extra for
gas burned all night.
Mr.. Hayseed-Why, consarn y'rl
picturs, you've got sign there plains
as kin be: Don't blow out the gas"
Mex York Weekly.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-12-01
A Distrauqht Husband.

Doctor, just word with you be-
fore you go in to see my wife,"
"Well?"
II don't know whether she is after
new clothes or summer trip, but for
the love of Mike, recommend physic."
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-12-01
RebeIled Against Dining Car Charges.

spite the pushing procession behind
him, his eyes wide open and his
heart humping: for there, comfort
ably disposed in her seat. was the
schoolma' am girl.
Next morning Gideon and the
schoolma'a am girl had spoken to each
other almost before they knew 1t. BY
noon they had decided to make com
mon cause against the frightfui
charges of the dining-car with their
united lunch. boxes. BY evening, Gid
con had told her the story Of his life,
and conf1ded that he had $4,000 with
which to buy an apple orchard.
The schoolma'am girl was equally
frank. She told him that her real
name was Serena Blythe, but that all
her friends called her Bun" She
had come into a heritage OF school
teaching in a New England town at
sixteen. She had expected to stay
there always But her fathers health
had made a change imperative. and he
and her mother had gone west the
previous year. Now they had made
a home in northern California and
had written her to come.
Together Gideon and the school
mas girl discovered that Gilesburg.
oregon, and Edensville. California,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-12-01
The School,
s710'a171 Girl
t BY Michael J. Porter

copyright. 1911. by Associated Literary
Press.)
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-12-01

The year 1912 being Presidential year
everyone should take an up-to-date news
paper, so as to keep posted on the impor
tant events Of the year.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-14

ment especially provided for that
purpose
1t has been found quite feasible 20
confine the entire flock within the
house for week at a time. The
deep litter, consisting of rice straw
chopped in three-inch lengths keep
ing them busy and happy all the time.
The material used for the frame Of
the house throughout is 1Xi-inch
Douglas fir (NOrwest. This may be
either rough or dressed, the latter
making the house somewhat lighter
and more attractive, and adds slightly
to the expense. The floor sides and
roof may be made Of one-half-inch
pine or redwood, the latter, while
more expensive, is less inclined TO
check
The Beaver building bowl has
been substituted for lum lumber, and
when thoroughly taned answers
admirably, as there are fewer GREY
ices and the material is considerably
lighter than wood The cost is about
the same as clear dressed redwood.
1t has been suggested that the heav-
Ter ply of felt roofing might answer
the same purpose but since this ma
terial is inclined to sag unless backed
with stilfeniug, it is questionable
whether it would answer the purpose
as we'll as the two other materials.
The house may be stained with
creosote stain, which is at the same
time a powerful disinlectant as well
as a repellant against vermin The
college has used extensively stain
made by mixing equal parts crude oil
and kerosene to which Natelic or
Venetian red is mixed at the rate of
one pound dry pigment to one gallon
of the liquid The roof should ne
tarred.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-14
FOUR YARDS OF QUEENS TRAIN
IS MADE OF IRISH LACE

The presentation to Queen Mary of
a beautiful Irish lace court train for
the Indian coronation durbar at Delhi
has directed attention to the remark.
able revival Of this ancient Irish in
dustry says a Dublin dispatch.
The work on the presentation train
was commenced six months ago. and
day and night since then until it was
finished shortly before her majesty
sailed no less than sixty lace makers
were engaged in its manufacture. In
chasteness and appropriateness of de.
sign and in exquisite delicacy of finish
1t is certainly a splendid specimen Of
the needlepoint work Wild roses and
fuschia very neatly treated are the
principal ornamentation, and connect.
ing interlaced ribbon-work lends
pretty conception Of singular aptness
and beauty. The incest care and skill
are manifest in every detail and the
work is undoubtedly one of the finest
fabrics of its kind which has been
produced locally for many years
Train Four Yards Long.
The train is four yards long and
with breadth of two yards, and the
fact of it's being entirely the work of
the school is in every application of
the word a most conclusive testimony
Of the skill of the Youghal lace maxi
ers and a magnificent tribute of the
success which the guidance and train.
ing of the nuns has inspired. The in.
1uence of the industrial movement
which has quiCkened enterprise and
Energy in so many directions has i'm !
parted fresh stimulus to several Ian !
crafts in our midst. and prob.
lbly in no one direction has the result !
'een more apparent or more encourage !
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-14
ENORMOUS POWER OF MODERN
WARSHIP AND ITS UTILIZATION

ton of the ship is done by electric
fans. Electric lighting is now the rec
ognized form of illumination, and when
any special scheme of night decora.
ton is to be carried out, electric lights
are used. Signal and searchlights are
electric.
In case of a collision all the bulk
head doors are closed by electricity
from the bridge. An officer there has
two switches. and with a turn to each
he can close all the doors, thus divid-
ing the ship up into a number of water
tight compartments. Little signal lights
tell him whether they are all closed
or not. OF course, there is great
likelihood that men will be shut in
by the closing of these doors. There
is no danger even if they are, because
each door is fitted with a switch that
enables the man inside to open the
door again and let himself out The
man has not to bother closing the door
after him, for automatically it closes it.
self.
A small electric vessel is now under
construction for the navy. The idea
is to put a turbine plant on board to
generate electricity, which in turn will
be used to propel the ship Actually,
the ship will be DECENTRALIZATION.
Whether it will be a success or not, of
course, cannot yet be said as series
of tests will have to De carried out.
The California has about forty men
engaged in the electrical department
on board
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-14

When one sees that a warship has
an indicated horsepower of $4,000, such
as the flagship California has, there
is engendered a feeling of wonder as
to whence all this power is derived.
The figure is certainly a great one, but
in nearly every case the fact is lost
sight of that down in the engine room
there is much more power in electri-
city, that is not spoken of. IN some
cases there is enough power on a war
ship to light a small city.
On the California for instance there
are four one hundred kilowatt ma
chimes and three fifty kilowatt ma
chimes. The power Ut these machines
is simply enormous. They are used
for many purposes. They supply the
light and power, thus leaving very lit
tie to be done by manual labor
Take the big guns for instance. They
are depressed, elevated and trained by
electricity. This operation is simple
ity itself A man has alongside of him
a device similar to the controller on a
street car. BY a turn of the handle,
he switches the gun into the desired
position. The power is controlled in
such way that he can move the gun
slowly or rapidly, and then the firing
is done by electricity.
The large cranes on the sides of the
ships are worked electrically. Coal is
hauled up by electric lifts, so is the
ammunition. Pumps are worked by
electricity, and, of course, the ventila-