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The Lamar register., 1920-04-07
SCULPTOR FOUND IN ERROR
stonemason Had to Be Called In to
Shave the Bust Of John How
ard Payne.

The man who never had a home"
meaning John Howard Payne. Of
course-also never had a beard.
When the author of Home, Sweet
Home" had died in Tunis and his body
was being brought back at the ex-
pense Of w. w. Corcoran the news
papers broke out all over in beau
tiful something about ''the man who
never had a home and was coming
home at last" And when Mr.. Cor
corsn had erected Il monument at the
poets grave In Oak Hill. about all
Washington attended the dedication
ceremonies. either AS privileged spec
tstors inside the cemetery or just
plain people packed against the rail
ings on the street side-which, gen
orally speaking. folks. is a good place
to be. so far as grayeyards are CON
eerned-but. anyhow:
The bust Of Payne that topped the
marble shaft showed dreamy face
bearded like unto the gentleman OF
western literature usually mentioned
ss "pard." And everybody said
what manly man he must have been,
'but--you know how things get around
after the Impressive ceremonies
were over-say about two weeks-the
town become aware that the late Mr..
Payne never wore beard.
And the next thing that happened:
he wns shaved by stOueHns0n.--
Washington Star.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-07
FAMOUS OLD ENGLISH "PUBS'
Houses Of Entertainment That Have
Been Popular In the Little
Isle for Centuries.

n the prohibitionists get their way,
and close all the pubs in town and
country, some long histories will reach
q sudden close. remarks writer In
London Answers. It is tossup which
Is the oldest public house in England
The Trip to Jerusalem, at Nottingham
claims 10 be. II has perhaps survived,
because II Is hewn out OF the rock be
low the castle. If name is any guide,
II apparently commentaries the Cru
sades. and Richard the Lion Heart Is
said to have drank ale there In llSo.
That seems old enough for anything.
Still. there is The Fighting Cocks. at
St Adams. which can assuredly point
back to 1850. Prior to that, II was the
Monks Fishing House. II Is octagonal
In shape, and Its ceilings are not six
feet high. Altogether n notable old
pub.
Nobody ought to go to Gloucester
without seeing the Cathedral first ana
the New Inn second. The New Inn Is
one of the oldest inns In the country,
and one OF the most picturesque and
best preserved.
The Seven Stars, at Manchester, Is
another old place. and so is the Rose
and Crown ut Bainbrldge, In Wensley'
dale Probably this was the first Rose
and Crown. which refers TO the Tudor
Rose. and II has been very extensively
copied, for in the neIghborhoOd OF Lon
don alone, there must be II dozen Of
that name.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-07
HIGH SPOT OF ADVENTURE
Pacific Coast Has for Many Years
Been the Hunting Ground" Of
Gentlemen Adventurers-

The Pacific coast seems to be IA
vored Of the gentleman hdventurer."
for one. Il Scot. has given n great col
lection Of South Sea relics. arms.
armor and utensils to the University
OF British Columbia at Vancouver. The
other, an American. veteran Of the
regular army who has seen much sery-
ice IN the army and out Of II. has
given Boxer flag to the Golden Gate
Memorial museum at San Francisco
Both loved the open, the stir Of arms
and the SAVIOR Of strange places. The
Boxer flag brings up what today Is al
most ancient history; the Siege of the
legations, the coming Of the occidental
troops and the perils and sufferings OF
the men and women In that siege, have
furnished novellsts and writer's of
stories with much stuff" The South
sea and its vast stretches have had
the same lure for the adventurous.
and now in their respective resting
places these relics and trophies are
there 20 show what two strong men Of
other lands found and kept. When we
say that the Boxer flag was with It's
owner through st. Mlhiel. the Mepes
and the Argonne combats, and at
Ypres, we have let an odyssey de-
scribe itself
The Lamar register., 1920-04-07
Need for fIuures,

A favorite Madison square argument
from the soapbox Is to hold up hat
and yell:
81 paid 50 for this hat; the man who
made 1t got "a cents. The employer
got S2.76. What are you going to do
about itf"
Now, the manufacturer Of that hat
knows that he rarely gets half as much
as the worker got he also knows that
the speaker neglects the cost OF the
raw material, the cost of preparing the
material. the cost Of transportation,
and the cost OF selllng-all Of which
involve labor: that also he, and every
one who handles either the material or
the finished hat, have to pay rent and
taxes. But instead Of posting In fig
ures that employer is more than likely
to suggest that more Americanization
Is needed and would like to have some
one play the "Star-Spangled Banner"
Samuel Crowther, in Worlds Work.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-07
ResiQned TO Fate.

In the early days of the war grouI
Of optimistic young men assembled al
the officers training camp at Fort
Myer, Va, with all the necessary ap-
purtenances of officers, from spurs to
an extra pair Of field glasses. Later on.
as 1t became necessary for the authori-
ties to hand out little pink slips and
one-way tickets home, II grew Into
custom for the departing candidates to
auction OFF his equipment.
One Saturday morning Captain
Blank said sharply to Candidate Jones
of Company y:
"Mr. Jones, drill the company"
Mr. Jones stepped forth. Taking his
place before the company, he was sud
denly stricken dumb.
"wellf" demanded the captain with
a strongly rising infection.
Jones gulped. "Wh-wh-what am l
offered for my truck locker7" he stsm-
--ered.-Home Sector.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-07
BoBBY's MEMORY ALSO GOOD
In the Matter Of Quoting Proverbs
Small Boy May Be Said to Have
Scored on Uncle.

Old Uncle Arthur was visiting his
given 10 the repeating OF proverbs,
especially to small Bobby on his COM
mitting any mlsdemesnor. Now Uncle
Arthur himself was not free of vices
and Bobby certainly hoped that some
day something would give q chance
to retort at his great uncle. Finally
his chance came.
The family was at the dinner table
when Bobby arrived home from school.
Being very hungry he rushed straight
to the table. The first thing Uncle Ar
thur did was to give him long
searching look, which showed him the
dirty little hands Bobby had neglected
to wash. Bobby" he began impress
siyely. Il see you've forgotten that old
proverb which says: Cleanliness Is
next to godliness.'
The family looked embarrassed. But
not Uncle Arthur. He felt that he had
done his duty and he maJestIcally lift
ed his cup of coffee and took a long
loud gulp of that beverage. That gulp
brought Bobby his chance. "Yes. I
had forgotten that one. Uncle Arthur"
he said sweetly, hut / remembered the
one that said Drink slowly and dis
tinctly.'"
Even Uncle Arthur was too much
surprised to tell Bob that he had made
a slight mistake In the quotation. But
they all did think It mighty fitting.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-07
MAN REALLY KNOWS LITTLE
Even the Wisest Of the Human Race
Amazingly Ignorant, Asserts q
Writer In Boston Paper.

The nisest man In the world knows
only tiny fraction Of what there is TO
he learned. and the mass OF human
knowledge, painfully acquired ana
handed ON since our far-off ancestors
came down out OF the trees, is only
fulnt gllmmer In the midst Of the dark
unknown.
Much of the unknown Is unknow-
able; little of ii, the human mind
laboriously takes possession OF as cen
turtles pass.
Most of us are amazingly ignorant.
We are like the classic example or
the school children, coming their
books. who couldn't tell what kind of
wood their desks were made Of.
Actually. we are afraid OF seeming
TO know too much outside Of the trod-
den ways; we despise the high
brow"
And at the same time how contemp-
tuous we are likely to be OF some one
who seems to be more ignorant than
ourselves.
The man who has stopped learning
Is living ut u standstill. Make every
one you meet your teacher, II you
would get the most out of life. That
boy scout. that venerable farmer, that
sharp young salesman-each has a bit
Of special knowledge for you.
Be student, even though your
schooldays are In the remote past,
and not a mere book Standardization
Herald.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-07
USED TOBACCO AS INCENSE
American Indians Inhaled Fumes az
They Burned the Fragrant Weed"
to Their Gods

Smoking was q habit acquired hy
European nations from tho InhInns
of America. In 1892 Columbus found
them using tobacco, not as /. now
done. but as an Incense burned in
honor of their deity.
Tobacco smoking began rs a re.
lisions rite. Tobacco was used by the
Indians much as oriental nations made
use Of myrrh or frankincence IN their
religious observances. NoyugerS 10
America after Columbus revealed diff
ferent customs In the tobacco habit
II was discovered that in certain part,
of the continent the natives Inhaled
the incense until they became eAhn
arated or even intoxicated 10y th.
fumes. This meant for them that they
derived Inspiration from the good
pleasure OF their deity. The honor
paid to the deity came back upon them
In eNhilarating profusion.
From that step was not far to as
c"rtain that incense offered tn god
could he employed as medicine. II
WIS drawn into the mouth through Il
hollow tube-a kind OF pipe-nnd
then expelled as smoking. To the ra-
tionalizlng European It was left to
transmit the poor Indians worship into
an ordinary pleasurable habit.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-07
London,s Fire Fin Trees.

n the average Lnndnncr We're asked
where the best show of n Trees was
10 lee seen IN central London he would
probably think YOU were pulling his
leg Yet here II Is. nnd IN surh n con.
spicuous place rs Trafalgar square.
The iiE tree against The lower walls
Of the National gallery inclo~ins the
little shnyen lawn. flourish exceeding
ly and give note of desirable fresh
ness to that much criticised piece "f
architecture
A thoughtful observer suggested the
other day that the leaves Of the Ma
tiunnl gallery fig trees might be- In.
tended for use inside London ChroD
icle.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-07
SATISFIED WITH TWO MEALS
Roosevelt Family, While on Vacation,
Decided There Should Be No I'm
necessary Dish Washing.

practical Politics" was but one Of
many subjects the late Colonel Roose-
velt had made his own. His many
sided common sense approached moth
Ing without going straight to the prac-
tlcal heart of 1t. In his inimitable
letters to his children the chapter, "A
President as Cook" gives an example
OF this, remarks the New York Eve
ming Post. The letter is from pine
Knot" the Isolated little Virginia re-
treat where from time to time dur
Ing their last years in the White
House, and when In need of complete
rest Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt repaired.
taking no servants with them. After
descriptions Of several meals Of chick
en- fried by the president with appe-
tizing mention of beefsteak and corn
bread. bacon and eggs, also cooked by
him-nll interspersed with animadver-
sions upon the Russo-Japanese war
and the peace he was endeavoring to
bring about-comes this: "As we
found that cleaning dishes took up an
awful time. we only took two meals
a day, which was all we wanted" How
tht housewives htuih, opSSiuiy IA
these without-a-cook times, warns to
that SENTENCED How true 1t is that
Cleaning dishes" takes up ian awful
time" and how practical the two
meals-a-day curel Few families
would lndorse the cure, OF course
It might be worse than Impractical
to establish 1t. And also, of course.
the whole thing would be heresy from
housewives themselves. But they
relish the comfort of such distinguish
ed sympathy.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-07
Cork Fabric,

Not so long ago we saw q descrip-
ion in n foreign paper OF fabric
which was made from cork by q re-
Gently discovered French process. 1t
was said to be waterproof, a non-con-
ductor Of heat and unbreaksble. By
using a special machine. thin slices Of
cork are placed in chemical baths to
remove the resinous parts which
make cork more or less brittle. Upon
the removal OF the resin the sheets
Of cork become flexible and may be
compared In that respect with leather
In fact the sheets may be folded and
bent without breaking. BY combining
the cork sheets with any suitable
cloth, preferably a thin and strong
cloth OF good color, an excellent
waterproof material may be obtained,
According to she description given al
adhesive preparation is employed 10
glue the cork to the cloth; or IL a
stronger garment is desired. the cork
sheets are placed between two layers
OF cloth.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-07
Chinese Town. Thrown Together.

One can never speak correctly Of a
Chinese village or town or even OF a
city as having been 'laid out" II is 4
mere tumble OF habitatlons. 1t has
streets. so-called, usually a network Of
them. But no two OF the streets run
parallel. except this occurs BY acci-
dent; and no one Of them Is straight.
Sometimes in village a quarter to a
third of a mile long there will not be
q single cross-road or street whereby
n vehicle can get from the front to the
rear of the village. Outside the treaty
ports and a few OF the larger towns.
the paths-they are little more-are
too narrow for even the passage Of
the rlcksha.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-07
Remembered Father.

Stanton understands that his father
Is q travelling man, and tries to count
the days until the two or three weeks
trip has been made. and few hours
romp begins. At the end Of two weeks
recently he received a card from ia
ther explaining 1t would be a few
Shortly after receipt of the card he
was heard talking TO his baby broth
er and quiet peeping enabled US to OBJ
serve him holding the card over the
baby's crib while he kept repeating
"This card is from father; don't you
remember fathsrr
The Lamar register., 1920-04-07
GIVE STIMULATION TO GENIUS
System Powerfully Affect the
Associative Faculties.

Genius is question of sensitlza-
tl"n Of protoplasm-it goes back to
physical fact. And the foundation of
the greatest cathedral OF beauty ever
erected by the mind OF genius rests
Squarely upon the flesh OF mans
body, writes Jeanette Marks in the
Yale Review. Sensitized prnt"plnsm
vhratcs in answer to outside impress.
sinns. with concentric waves Of vary
ing diameter The stimulated sensi-
lized protoplasm sets the associative
faculties TO work, and the bigger this
associative faculty. the bigger the
genius. II is just here In the morbid
stimulation Of protoplasm that tox-
ins. drugs, alcohol. enter in. Disorder
relgns supreme, chaos. noise. nervous
ness. nearmndness, through the slim
ulus Of some toxins manufn ctured in
mans own system. Ten. coffee.
drugs, alcohol. seem temporarily at
least TO put the mental furniture in
order. to bring harmony where there
has been disorder. Opium is not
genius. Madness Is not genius. But
both would sometimes appear to have
the power to act as umpire for genius
where Its right to go forward Is in
question. Aud II would seem that
The purchasing power in dreams was
even greater In insanity than with
either alcohol or opium.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-07
Steel Want General.

All around the globe there Is n de
mand for American steel. Portuguese
East Africa has extensive railroad
plans, and in Siam there is call for
g. 900 tons of rails. A New York firm
has contracts for $4,000 900 for office
buildings and other structures In
Tokyo and other japanese cities. In
Rome there is building program for
housing government employees. South
American requirements are extensive.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-07
LITTLE GOOD IN ARGUMENT
Many Men of Note Have Set 1t Down
as Useless Form Of
Biekering.

Lord Fisher, not arguing, of course,
with his opponents, but just telling
them, renewed a discussion with the
remark: 1T is only fools who argue"
Something of the sort has been said
before. In Plutarch you find:
"Euripldes was wont to say. silence
was In answer to wise man; but we
seem to have greater occasion for 1t In
our dealings with fools and unreason-
able persona. for men OF breeding and
good sense will be satisfied with reason
and fair words"
Jonathan Swift wrote:
Argument. as usually managed. is
the worst sort of conversation. as In
books II is generally the worst sort Of
reading"
James Russell Lowell gave this ad
vice:
There is no good In argument with
the inevitable. The only argument
available with an east wind is to put
on your overcoat."
In Samuel Buffers Notebook, which
holds much common sense, is an entry
TO the point:
Argument is general waste of time
and trouble. II is better to present
ones own opinion, and leave It to
stick or no. as II may happen. If
sound. It will probably In the end
stick. and that is the main thing"
II you are still fool enough TO argue
don't let the other fellow do 40. Re
member Mr.. Godkin's penetrating
warning that hearing both sides con-
fuses the mind"
The Lamar register., 1920-04-07
He Comes No More.

Ny friend came To see me on Satur-
day evening as usral. In beautiful
new suit. We went to the theater and
when we arrived at my home decided
to spend the remainder Of the evening
on the front porch. The porch had
Just been painted few days before
but, supposing II to be dry, thought
nothing of 1t until he, thinking II time
to leave, exclaimed, 20, I'm stuck r
He Just happened to sit on part of
the porch that had not completely
dried. To my embarrassment, he ruin
ed his new suit, and what was worse.
never paid me another visit.-Chlcago
Tribune.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-07
Gloomy Outlook.

When Mrs Crableigh died she told
Mr.. Crnbleigh she would meet him in
nnother world"
did Mr.. Crableigh act as If he
thought she would keep her promiseT
"T Judge so. The neighbors said he
looked greatly depressed."-Birming
ham Age-Hersld.
The Madison journal., 1920-12-04

Gifts for Milady

\ Gifts for Milady
= EcUCC.R LAE1FS
d -CR-TCNNE BOXED AND PLAIN
q STAT-CNERT.
4 -lFCRY MANICURE ROLLS.
I Ivory MIRRORS, COMBS AND
i BRUSHES.
8 NUT SETS.
,-MAEocANY SERVING TRAYS
4 -SHCE TREES.
i POWDER PUEFs.
I CARRIERS. ..
!. -riCTURES.
/ i,-EANDEERCHIEFS
/ Something y for Him
i-sMoKING SETS.
-s0X. =: p =
TIES
-SH!RTS :..
I -FyANDKE2CHFEFS
i-STATlCNEKY IN BOXES OR
! POUND. --
CUFF or COLLAR BUTTONS. -.
SOFT COLLAR PINS.
| What Baby Likes
DOLLS. ..
-RATTLEs, CELLoLIoD OR GRO
CHET.
IVORY TOILET SETS.
/. BALLS. --~ .-.
BEAUTY FINS
! -TkLCUM.
-TEETHING RINGS.
-BooTRES. =.
-WCsktseCKS
-MANY oTRER LJfrLE TOYS.
ANS TRiEKETstf The.
! BABY WILL sUhAY LIKE.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-12-30
A CRITICISM OF THE STAND
TAKEN BY G. H. JOHNSTON

George Il. Johnston. an anti
League banker in North Dakota, is
sending circular throughout the
wheat growing section intended to
prove that it never pays farmers to
hold their wheat. He also defends
the grain gambling system of the
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce.
Johnston's "dope" is being largely
printed by the anti-farmer press.
To "prove" his point Johnston
quotes figures to show that for the
ten-year period, 19O1-191O, the
average price of wheat from July
to December was 92.4 cents, while
the aveaage price from January to
June was 93.5 cents, an advance of
only 1.1Hcents.
Henry C. Wallace's Farmer Des
Moines, Iowa, and incidentally men.
toned as the man who may be our
next secretary of agriculture pokes a
hole in Johnston's statistics" big
enough for an elephant to walk
through. Mr.. Wallace points out
that Johnston's figures do not com pare
the price of wheat one fall with the
next spring, but with the previous
spring.
"He is in effect, holding his wheat
for prices which prevailed during the
six months Immediately preceding the
time the wheat was harvested says
Mr.. Wallace. Z" During the war we
stood for the turning back of the
hands of the clock an hour each day,
but it is going just little too far
to ask US to regulate our wheat
mrrketing by turning back time il
any such fashion as Mr.. Johnston
tries to do.
AS nattor of fact Mr.. Johnston
did not get the figures up for himsel5
They were originally paepared by
man named L. Fl. D. Weld, who wa;
from time to time professor in sew
eral institutions but who finally land
ed on the pay roll of Swift & Co.
1t would be interesting to kno,
how many of the fake statistics
! used by anti League papers an
and speakers we're prepared, like I'll
John ton figures, by the gamblers
foodstaffs.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-12-30
legion Ball New Years Eve

Langdon's soldier boys play the
part of host at the first annual Legion
ball New Years eve affair being
held tomorrow evening at the Ma
sonic Temple, The arrangement in
cludes the famous Finley orchestra of
Grand Forks furnishing music and
turkey supper being served at the
Brunswick Cafe for the dancers. The
event promises. to bring representa-
tion IF ex-service men from all over
the county and cannot otherwise tina n
be largely attended. The committee
Frank Heapv, Will Mnrie and am es
'Heapy have all the arrangements
we'll In hand to guaran tee it being a
big success both socially and in a
financial way.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-12-30
Langdon Woman Gets Passport

Mrs. M. L. Sullivan is planning to
leave about the end of the week for
a trip overseas, where her eldest
daughter. Miss Helen J, Sullivan, was
serving as war worker and since the
armistice has been with the American
expeditionary forces on the Rhine.
Mrs, Sullivan is booked to sail from
New York on Saturday, January 9Th.
and will be met on the other side by
her daughter. Together they will
make tour of the principal sights of
the Old World as far as possible, visit
ing many of the battle fields and
American military cemeteries. The
return trip will not be made until
early in the summer, when Miss Sui
livan returns with her mother to the
Langdon home after more than three
years active service with the colors
in the American overseas campaign.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-12-30
LangdIon Ma1l Weds New Yea

A New Years Day wedding to oc-
cur at DesMoines, Iowa, that will
prove of no small amount of interest
to Langdon people is that of Mr..
Joseph Godfrey, sou of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Godfrey of this city
and Miss Marian Daugherty, Of Des
Moines. 1t is about two months ago
that Joe left here to take position
with an electrical firm there, but it is
understood the acquaintanceship that
has ripened into the matrimonial
venture of the new year dates back
to the Camp Dodge days before Joe
went overseas to do his bit in the
worlds war. The wedding of Sat-
urday is one that will carry to Joe
Godfrey and his bride the hearty we'll
wishes for future happiness of the
people of Langdon and vicinity.