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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-08-18
AXE the Inventor" offers Them to
the Government to Bark at
Submarines.

A man who described himself as
Isaac Blake, better known as Ike the
Inventor" walked into the Brooklyn
borough hall, says the New York
World, and unfolded brand new
scheme for protecting American ships
from attack by submarines.
81 live down at Hook Creek" said
Ike, land own lot of dogfish. which
| have tanned and trained II the gov
eminent will hire them. will send out
a pack of my sea hounds to escort any
American vessel bound for the war
zone. When the ship reaches there,
my trained doghsh will go ahead OF
her scouting for submarines. Spotting
an undersea boat, they will come to
he surface and bay Justify.
The man on the bridge. thus warned
Of danger. will change the course of
his ship so as to elude the submarine.
70 prevent the submarine from follow
ing its prey. my dogfish Will bite and
otherwise harry 1t until 1t is driven on.
am looking for somebody in the serv-
ice of the government to whom may
properly submit this scheme"
Ike was advised to go down to the
navy yard and tell 1t to the marines.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-08-18
VISITOR WHOM ALL DREAD
Frenehwomen AnsiousIy Watch Course
Taken BY "Man Who An
nounces the Dead"

was talking to the concierge one
afternoon, and noticed that somehow
she didn't seem to be so interested as
usual. Her eyes were on a man who
was coming up the street. He turned
In at the epicerie, and she seemed still
more absent minded, watching that
door until presently he emerged. II
nalLy, as he passed us on the other
side of the street, she came out of her
abstraction
DO you see that man over there?"
she asked me. Il hope he never comes
in here"
He seemed to be merely an ordinary
man-an ordinary Frenchman: that is,
with the usual little mustache and
curly beard and longtoed shoes.
"Why?" | asked.
He is a clerk at the marie" she
answered, still watching him. See
those envelopes in his hand? Do you
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-08-18

with a heap OF false hair-I suppose
Jack didn't see It was false-and fash
ing teeth. Poor boyl l felt SO sorry
for him. She was not a good woman
at least. II she were good she
wouldn't have worn false hair and
been SO terribly overdressed.
After that l never went to Flavin's
again. l began to think more Of Jack.
Was It my duty to try and save him
from that creature. at any personal
secrifice?
Before l had decided a terrible
thing happened. The empty office OF
our floor was rented. One day / saw
that the painter had put up new
name on the brass door. Whose do
you suppose it was? Jacks. He had
rented that office for his business
OF course, to annoy me.
And the next day l saw him.
had known that we would meet. and
I planned to show him my complete
Indifference to his prosecutions. l
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-08-18
DEUS Elk MACHINA
BY GEORGE muNsoN.

was so angry with Jack that l re-
solved never to see him sgain. He
had called me a fllrt and refused to
listen to me when / said that really
had known Mr.. Oliphant years before.
and that my meeting him at the cor
ner was quite an accident. He was
so vulgar, too, and Jack had never
been vulgar before. l suppose he
thought he had me on string and
could show himself in his true colors.
He told me that | had made date
with Mr. Oliphant, who was one of
fathers old friends. and whom hadn't
seen for years.
Just gave him back his ring
quietly-right on the street corner,
and said | was glad he had shown
himself as he was before marriage in
stead OF afterward. Then l walked
away. / didn't care a bit / hated
Jack
OF course. never expected to see
him again. but to show him that all
was over l moved from Mrs. Brum-
melrs. ! left my address with her,
but told her not to give 1t to anybody,
and | knew Jack would have to try
hard before he got it out OF her. OF
course. she can't really keep anything
secret II you insist
New York is large enough for two
people not to meet Jack knew that
I worked for Mr. Stevens In the Bent
wich Building, but he couldn't very
we'll come there when his own office
was so far downtown. So altogether
I felt he wasn't likely to trouble me
again. Days passed. and he made no
attempt to see me. was more fur
ious than you can imagine. and yet 1t
showed me very clearly that my es-
innate OF him had been correct.
/ didn't let the grass grow under
my feet went out to dinner with
old Mr. Oliphant, who is the dearest
man. and suggested Flayin's. be-
cause | know Jack sometimes has an
extTavagant habit OF dining there when
his work keeps him downtown. |
waited Jack to see what he had lost
Well. would you believe men can
be so base7 The second time Mr.
oliphant-who is a perfect dear-took
me there. whom should see but Jack.
seated at a table near me with a
dreadful looking person. a blonde,
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-08-18
Save the PInafore STUFF.

They have canned" the singing
master and stopped the singing les
sons at the United States naval
training station on the great lakes.
substituting Swedish athletic eXer-
cises. Because explains the COM
mandant, this is no Pinafore. We
haven't time for musical comedy sail
oring."
But you might as well cut the crow
out OF a rooster as the song out of
sailor. Singing moreover, is about
the largest asset of patriotism. 1t is
one of the sweetest commentaries on
our sweet state of civilization that
fighting must be set to music.
Let us hail the blessed day when
war shall be carried on exclusively
with our vocal cords,
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-08-18

afternoon was fair. but the farm path
leading up to. the house was muddy
From the porch, however. Pearl made
urgent gestures, apparently directing
the attention of Merrill to "a package
on top Of the letter box.
Merrill saw that 1t exactly re-
sembled the one he had delivered to
Miss Blake two days previous. 1t
felt soft and funny and he decided
it was some article OF feminine adorn-
ment, a lace collar. an embroidered
handkerchief. or the like Merrill had
heard that the elder sister OF Miss
Blake was about to be married. This
new parcel. he theorized might be a
contribution to a prospective linen
shower.
At all events he took it up, waved
it at Pearl to indicate that he under
stood, and his pulse heightened as she
vigorously bobbed her pretty head
and smiled radlantly.
At the list delivery point Merrill
had picked a spray Of forget-me-nots
He released the tiny thing of beauty
from his buttonhole and placed it be-
tween two letters directed to Pearl.
Then he went on his way.
The next afternoon he sighted
Pearl again on the porch. He hoped
she would come to the road in person
for the mail. Merrill even waved the
letters intended for the house invit-
ingly.
But coy Pearl betrayed an inexpli-
cable shyness She made a gesture
and half hid behind a post. On top
of the mail box was fine bouquet of
red roses.
All, another errand to Miss Blake ?"
soliloquized Merrill, taking up the
pretty flowers. He raised them to in
hale their delicate perfume. Then
his heart beat fast Was 1t fancy?
Could it be reality7 Pearl had waited
him light kiss with lighter cooling
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-08-18

The New York Medical Record,
calling attention to a paper in the
Journal of the American Medical Asso.
citation of December 10. 1914. on the
need of segregating young children
born Of tuberculous mothers, shows
how promptly this suggestion has
been acted on. Such an institution,
called the Farmingdale IN " Tuber-
culosis Preventorium for Children, has
been established where more than 1870
children are accommodated. Recently
provision has been made for the recep.
ton of infants under one year OF age.
The children are kept here for an av-
erage period of four months, so that
the institution provides for nearly 600
children wear Tha schema of traat.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-08-18
By Rural
Delivery
-By-
EMMA WALTER BR0SS
..a.a.as,,aal asssssS


(Copyrlght, 1915, by W. G. Chapman.)
The goodlooking but modest post
man on Rural Delivery Route q, Dis
trict X, experienced a token OF inter
EFT and a fiutter of expectation as he
nolred the half tubular zinc rec eptacle
labeled Adam Foster"
Beyond, at the end of leafy-roofed
arcade two hundred feet long, was the
substantial inviting-looking old farm
house. II held three daughters and
two sons. In one OF them young
Worth Merrell was especially inter
ested. A shy. blushlng, nuttering
young creature. the morning previous
she had fitted down the shady lane
10 the side of the mail cart, light and
graceful as some fairy.
He had handed her some letters ad-
dressed TO her father and a couple or
magazines. She had smiled upon him
IN a way that set his nerves tingling.
In her embarrassment she had
dropped letters and bundles. Their
heads had bumped together as they
stopped mutually to recover them.
Then both had smiled
Gould you-would you-that is.
must get a small package to Nellie
Blake-you know?-the next farm
house"
Surely" assented Merrill eagerly.
81 cant go there and can't wait
to have il mailed
AS a private individual | am at
your service" bowed Merrill.
"Oh. thank youl" and Pearl Foster
handed him a neat parcel, smiled be-
witchingly and fitted away like a
frightened fawn.
The Blake home was the last farm
house ON Merrills route. lie delivered
the package to Miss Blake aud went
on his way. dreaming fondly of the
lovely girl who had broken the ice OF
a mutual acquaintance
Merrill looked eagerly for his
charming ideal the next day, but it
was raining. SO she did not come down
to the mail box at the road The next
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-08-18
The ncameln AMONG Plants.

The New York Botanical garden
possesses a curiosity in a plant which
supplies its own water from an in
ternal reservoir. 1t comes from the
Sonora desert in Mexico, and is called
the Buarequi. The plant develops
large, thickened root and stem base,
and, in the short season-only few
weeks in length-during which 1t can
obtain water from the soil. 1t supplies
itself by means Of short tendrils.
which then dry up. After that 1t lies
on the desert entirely detached from
the soil. 1t is said that this odd plant
can store enough water to last quar-
ter OF a century.-Wide World Maya
zine.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-08-18

Why the northern boundary OF Della
ware should have been circular in form
is often a source of wonderment. It
Penn had obtained a grant of Penn
sylvanie he was DESTROYS OF owning
the land on the west bank OF the Del
aware to the sea. He procured from
the duke OF York. in 1852. a release
OF all his title and claim to New Cas-
tie and IL miles around. and to the
land between this tract and the sea
A line that was the arc of a circle of
Emile radius was then run with
New Castle as a center When the
three lower counties" on the Della
ware became a state they retained
this boundary.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-08-18

know what they areZ''
No, l didn't, of course. know what
they were. He might be mailing let
ters, ! thought.
He goes all over the arrondisse-
ment," she said; and then her voice
dropped. He is the man who an
nounces the dead"
l looked at him again Just as he
turned the corner. on, he was no or
binary man now! There were the lit
tie mustache and curly beard that l
would never, never forget And all
the way to the Folies Bergeres it kept
running through my head-the man
who announces the dead!-Estelle
Loomis in the Century Magazine.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-08-18

Charles NJ. Schwab. at a dinner in
bethlehem, told story from the
trenches.
Some OF the soldiers in those
trenches he said, don't get a chance
TO wash for weeks at a time. They
eat like bears. they never take cold.
their health Is superb-but, dear me,
how they must look, with never a
wash!
a humorist OF the Coldstream
Guards was singing In a second line
trench a parody OF 'Tipperary' 1t was
funny parody. and in the midst OF
it a young sergeant shouted to the
singer:
Yer maxim me laugh till l cry,
Bill! Won't yer stop it! The tears
are maxim me face all muddy -
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-08-18
A Deep Sea Mascot.

One of the favorite mascots of deep
sea fishermen, to which they attach
great Importance, is a tiny fiat stone,
or bone. found in the ears of plaice
and other fish. The wearer of one OF
these stones is supposed to be i'm
mune from the danger of drowning.
1t is easy to find these stones in
the ears of fish, although they are
no bigger than a split lentil. Anybody
who cares to look for one and to eH-
anime it will see or its surface light
and dark rings. similar to those found
on larger scale in tree trunks. The
number of rings tells the age of the
fish, as a new ring appears each
vaar
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-08-18

Prince Henry of Prussia, brother OF
the German emperor, has just received
a patent for an apparatus for cleaning
the wind shields of automobiles. 1t
has wipers on both sides OF the glass
hand may be moved over the glass to
remove dust and water
D0GFlSR .I.lNED FOR WAR
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-08-18

ment is simple: Plenty of good food, a
24-hour day in the open air. an init
mate acquaintance with the fields and
woods and practical lessons in cleanli-
ness and hygiene
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-08-18

1850, -. ~, obi. ,,,o,s In.
terested IN MIN But the next morn
Ing she dld not even appear on the
porch. Inc second morning she
passed across the lawn, her chlh high
In the air she actually turned her
back upon him.
The third morning there was
sheet OF paper across the mall bo2'
1t bore one "ord:
stupid!
Merrill went his way ponderlng.
When his route was hnlshed ne
dropped the reins OF the old horse, sat
back in the gig hstlessly and saw lie
and all Its hopes and motives drop
into sea OF despalrlng gloom.
what does II mean! ne murmureo
delectedly' stupid - surely! IL
was meant for me but why? WHY
The horse. left guideless, had
strayed from the road into thicket.
In his present 1oyless mood Merrill
allowed him to Craze. His days labors
were over and he was in a frame OF
mind where solitude was boon. Sud
denly, however. Merrill was startled
by the echo of a vivid scream.
That is woman's voice!" he de-
cided, and leaped from the gig and
dashed through the underbrush in the
direction from which the cry had
sounded. He came to an abrupt halt
where a path intersected the Wild
wood
Miss Blake stood rigid with fear.
confronted by a brawny tramp. who.
cudgel in hand, menaced her.
"Out with your purse and on with
your jewelry. my prettyl" ordered the
man, and then he went sprawling at
a well-directed blow from the strong
fist of Merrill and made on bafied, as
Merrill caught the half fainting girl
in his arms.
Miss Blake was hysterical with graf
ltude, but in few moments had some
what regalned her composure.
Il had Just left Pearl-that is, Miss
Foster" she explained, when that
horrid man came along"
"Then perhaps that fellow has
started after her-began Merrill in an
anxious tone
"Oh. she is surely home by this
time" interrupted Miss Blake. Then
she paused. There seemed to be
something on her mind. She finally
placed a pleading hand on his own.
You have been so good to me-"
she spoke falteringly, 81 think | should
tell you something about - about
Pearl.
Anything about Miss Foster will
be OF infinite Importance to me-" as
sured Merrill ardently.
"But-but It Is breach OF conf
dence, perhaps" She hesltated. Then
she burst out. 1T was about those
flowers"
ooh, the roses Miss Foster sent
YOU"
"She did not mean them for me-"
"Indeed7" questioned Merrill puz-
zled.
mo. They were intended for
you"
For me7 oh, | understand nowI"
cried Merrill in a quick, comprehen.
slve gasp. why. l never dreamed Of
such a thingi"
your forget-me-nots-"
81 fancied she would scarcely no.
tice them"
nated Mas pIaka arcbIv
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-22
As the Guide Told II.

tell you, mister, it was day to
make a man feel tickled to death with
himself ard everything else in creation.
That is, il started out by being that sort
OF day.
j. Esterbrook, he felt il, too. He was
up forward, sitting straddle of the bow
and waggling his head around at the
mountains and things Bimeby be came
working his way aft, ha ging into the
gunwale, and set down on the starboard
locker that run along the cockpit.
Don't you feel the subtle urge of ma.
turei" says he to me.
see he wanted to elm with me and /
felt like mebbe that was part of what
/ was paid for, so ! says 10 him;
mo, I can't say feel no urge. feel
Just like q cat with a sssser Of cream in
front of me. They amt nothing want
what ! amt got"
Strange" he mutters TO himGelf. "The
intellectual processes q the proletariat
seems to be the reserve of those Of the
higher social strata"
kind Of suspicioned his remarks want
exactly favorable 10 me. but didn't say
nothing. Five dollars a day is s. day.
Anybody can call me q proletarist for
that, II they don't say IL in a mean tone
Of William Merriam Rouse in
the Countryside Magazine for June.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-22
Eoonomie Strain on Italv

On both sides Of the Alps Il seems to
be taken for granted that Italy's en-.
trance into the war il but a matter Of
days. What part u means 20 play Is .
military secret, but II b. matter 81
course that in the months since the var
began an elaborate program has been
prepared and Kept constantly up q date.
IN the 81 in tactics and material the
Italian army has bad an invaluable
ehsnce 30 profit By the experiences of
others. IT. strategy ell ~ douht D.
governed both bv military snd political
consideration. but b. Italy is 10 assuuie
the fisks of var. q would ~ uerilaus
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-22
If GERMANY SHOULD WIN
II Would Make Disarmament Impossible
Says Theodore S. woolsey.

Monhonk Lake, \. Y, May 2l.-Ths
triumph OF Germany would make dis
armament impossible. said Theodore 5
Woolsey last night in an address before
the Lake Mohonk conference on inter.
national arbitration. The speaker for
merly was professor of International Law
at Yale university. His subject was
war and Disarmament"
"lf the war ends with German Fri.
umph." he declared. disarmament is
impossible, for a philosophy bound up in
militarism will have triumphed also.
Then truly must the rest Of the world
arm itself and try conclusions over
again. But if Germany and what she
stands for, il overthrow, there comes
the question OF the future.
How can peace in the future b. safe
guardedf There are two possible WAYS,
One j. 10 weaken Germany and her al
lies. the other 10 disarm Europe. The
first course, granting that the situation
permits, is sufficiently obvious Bereft
Of Alsace- Lorraine. Of German Poland.
perhaps Of Schleswig Holstein and East
Prussia. Of colonies and war harbors,
Germany would BE- weakened 10 the
point Of hsrmlessness and an indemnity
such a. she would gladly have imposed
upon France and England. might com
plete her discontinue. To all Of this
she has laid herself open. FOR All they
they that take the sword shah perish
"a ith the sword But q merely weaker
Germany viii b. refengeiul Germsny
seeking hsnceforth new combinations
" hich viii hardly make for the peace Of
Enrope. And too. weaker Germany
means stronger neighhors Who nav On
iertain smbitious. uuhsllowcd plans 81
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