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The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
The Value of, a Mother.

AChicago man told me about little
event in his boyhood which seems to
me to be a great event in his life.
One day he was playing around the
bench of a carpenter and accidentally
broke the workman's rule.
Not being discovered he quietly
showed the rule to an unnoticed posi-
tion and left the place.
But lHter he made confidant of his
mother and told her about it. She was
able to show him his error and to get
him to purchase a new rule for the
man.
The boy had mother and she had
his confidence and the man had now
rule-nothing unusual in this.
Yet the man nearly half century
later thought it worth while to tell
about it and think it worthy of even
more space than | am giving it.
1t is suitable for all of this page and
also big type because it is starting
point. The necessary basics are SO
few you can count them on your fin
gers.
When a vital start is made in real
wisdom it is more important every
year we look back on it. We are more
and more grateful to the parents and
teachers who did some very little
thing which created some great condi-
ton.
When boy my parents encouraged
me in memorizing and speaking, at
Sunday school entertainment, Mono
gomcrys little hymn, Sow in the
- FrI. I.t. ..,I.
perplexed and among strangers that
hymn jumped into my head at the
right time to give me Just the en-
couragement | needed to go on and
believe.
That entertainment has made me
ever thankful to that church and my
teacher, the superintendent and my
parents. There is sunrise glory
around the whole event
Children know more than they hear
and see, and they feel more than they
know. The wisdom of parents speak
ing well of the teacher is self-evident
yet easily neglected. A wise teacher
can see the home through the man
ners of the child-even read the home
opinion of the teacher in the treat
ment received from the scholar. Have
you wondered If well-taught parents
forget that they were taught and
trained at great effort. and let their
children grow up in a wild state? I
have noticed that some unframed par.
ents pay special attention to the edu-
cation of their children.
What part of your early life has
proven most useful later on?
What one thing have you read or
heard which has helped you take bet
ter care Of children?
What one useful hint do you know
about children's clothing?
What is the subject on which you
would like to see useful Information
| gathered?
What is the best way to keep chill
dren quiet in church?
How can a mother learn the best
diet for a peculiar child?
What have you learned by expen-
sive experience which you think you
should have learned by observation?
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11

Prof. Theodor Mommsen. who died
at Berlin Nov. l, was the foremost
jurist and historian of Germany. P:of
Mommsen was nearly sc years Old. He
was born at Garding. formerly Dan
ish Schleswig. Nov. 80, 1917, and was
professor of law at the age of 30 in
the University of LEIPZIG. In 1852 he
occupied the same position at Zurich.
going thence successfully to Breslau.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
knowino HELPS poinq.

We would do better If we knew how
Some think that concentration is a
first requisite and that attention is
the beginning of concentration while
some can see no difference between
being attentive or having concentra-
ton of hought. Interest in AID
strength to do are back of both.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
Sam Parks Sentenced.

New York. Nov. Sam Parks was
yesterday sentenced to two years and
three months in Sing Sing prison. This
sentence was passed on the charge
of extorting $500 from the Tiffany
studios. 1t was alleged that Parks.
as walking delegate OF the House
smiths and Bridgemens union. forced
the Tiffany studios to pay him $5oo TO
call of a strike.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
Bishop seott's semi.centenni

Rt Rev Thomas Fielding Scott. the
first bishop of the Episcopal church
in Oregon, was elected to that office
Oct. 22, 1853. The semi-centennial of
his consecration will occur in Portland
Jan. 8 next. Bishop Scott was former
ly resident of Illinois. and before 60
ing to his new field he secured do
nation of 81 1000 from William Aspin-
wall toward building a new church in
Oregon.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
Modern Surgery.

Seeing a man on crutches with his
left leg bandaged straight and three
inch soled shoe on his right foot, l
asked about it and found that the shoe
was to lift him up SO he could walk
with his broken leg in straight brace
with an inch or two of pad and board
on the bottom of his foot. They tell
me you can break your leg and go to
your business in three days. But ac-
curacy beats that If it prevents the
break.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
Starvation Of Cattle.

Cincinnati, Nov. 7.-At Thursdays
session of the American Humane SO
ciety the address OF E. X. Whitehead.
secretary OF the Colorado Bureau OF
Child and Animal Protection. on the
annual starvation of cattle on west
ern plains. ELECTED a lengthy discus
sion and 100000 copies were ordered
printed for general distribution.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
Fire in kearsarse Mine.

Virginia City Mont. Nov. Fire in
the Kearsarge mine, six miles from
here, early yesterday morning. killed
nine men. The damage to surface
buildings is slight. Among the dead is
Superintende mt r. B. Turner of Butte.
one of the best-known mining men in
the Northwest.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
Inventor of Golf Ball.

Rev. Robert A. Patterson of Pitts
burg was the inventor of the gutta
parcha ball now used almost exclu-
siyely in the game of golf. Mr.. Patter-
son is now ~ years old and still loves
to see game on the links. occasion
ally taking stick himself.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
Have You Tried This?

It iE easy to advise others to 40
things which we are not able to do.
ourselves. But we can keep wishing
for wisdom to do as well as we would.
advise others to do and also seeking
for greatness of mind to enable us to
overcome evil with good.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
A Witty Reioindcr,

There is a remarkably small church
In Langdale. England. and story is
told that when Sir George Rose was
dining on one occasion with the late
Lord Langdale. patron of the living.
mention was made of the building. 1T
is not bigger" said Lord Langdale.
than this dining room" No" re-
turned Sir George. land the living is
not half so good"
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11

Berlin, LEIPZIG, and again to Berlin.
where he was tried in 1882 on
charge of having slandered Bismarck.
but he was acquitted. His works corr
sist chiefly of historical studies OF
Italy, and his history of Rome is
masterpiece. Prof. Mommsen favored
the Beers during the South African
war, and at the time uttered severe
structures on Dritain's policy.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
The Practice Path.

Keep trying is a road which leads to
Whatwewishedfor When we get
there we may not like it as well as we
thought we would. but this possibility
i5 not a weak point about the plan for
getting there.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
Rsnort Where or What.

II you have piece Of printed in
formation which you wish to keep and
which is too long to copy. but which
you think / should have for my col
lection, on a postal please tell me
what 1t is and where I can get it u
possible.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
purino Momentary Goodness.

Have you ever decided on inaugur-
ating better methods during ceme-
terry visit and on your next visit to the
same place wonder to yourself how
you could so easily drift back into the
old ways of doing and thinking?
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
Work and Water.

Do you believe that the kind of
work you are doing and how you are
doing 1t has more to do with your
coming disposition than the kind Of
water you drink has to do with your
blood and muscles.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
The Permanent Help.

We are surrounded by all kinds Of
offers from the birth to old age. How
to tell the good from the bad is dis
elimination. Can you give an example
OF event which exhibits this personal
quality?
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11

First City Girl-Who is this AL Falfa
we hear SO much about? Second Cit,
Girl-Oh. imugine it's some hayseed
from the country.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
Work and WALKING,

How many miles of walking are
averaged daily by workers who have,
to walk the most to do their regular
duties? A letter carrier told me he
averaged sixteen.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
Electric Steel.

Microscopic experiments have shown
that the electrically made steel is not
different in any way from crucible
steel
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
Sheep.
GRAIN.

Wheat. choice milling. per 100 lbs,
81. .O5; rye. Colorado. bulk. per 100 lbs.
soc. oats. bulk, Nebraska, new. white
$1.13; mixed. LII; in sack. Colorado
white, 81. rs: corn. in bulk. S2c.; corn
chop. sacked, S9c.: Colorado corn and
oat chops. sacked. $1.25; bran. Colo
RADIO, per 100 lbs, 75c.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
African Prince in American School.

African PrInce IN American SCHOOL,
King Lewanica. ruler of Basutoland.
is educating several of his many sons
in England and Australia. and has Just
sent one to be placed in school at
Winfield, Kas. The boy will board
with a colored man and will be al
lowed $500 a year for expenses.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
uon. of Musical Fish.

Lake Batticaloa. Ceylon, has the
probable unique distinction OF being
the home of musical fish.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
Hay.

Upland. per ton. $12.Oo@13.o0 second
bottom. choice to fancy. $9.0OM1O.OO;
good to choice. $7.OOMS.00; timothy,
$1,000; timothy and clover. $l1.OO; al
falfa, prime, $3.50; straw. $4.5Od5.OO;
South Park wire grass. $14.O0.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
Pointer From Atchison Globe.

To the old girls-Get out " a buggy
forward as long as you can; to get out
backward is a siSn CT age.-AtchisoA
Globe.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
Hogs

Comparative Receipts:
Month to November 9th ... 2,639
Same period last year .......... 664
Increase 1875
Year to date 120. .562
Same period last year 73,264
Increase 47,25s
The following quotations represent
the prices paid on this market:
Choice heavy ...........S4 S4oou =. 10
Light and mixed packers 4.65M4 4.95
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
DENVER MARKETS
Cattle.

The following quotations represent
the range of prices paid on this mar
ket:
Beef steers, choice grassers.
1,1OO to 1850 lbs. 50. .6OM3.76
Beef steers. medium to good
1000 to 1 100 lbs. ......... 3.3Od3.60
Beef steers. common to fair. 3.OO43.25
Cows an d heifers, choice
Grassers, 1000 to 1.lOO
lbs. 2.75M3.OO
Cows and heifers, common
to good grassers .......... 2.25n2.5u
Gamers 15OM2 90
Calves, veal, choice ......... 3.5Od4.5O
Bulls. stays, etc. ............ 1.5VM2.ou
Feeders, 800 to 1,15O lbs.
good to choice. FL r. -. 3.30M3.1S
Feeders, 600 to 900 lbs,
common to fair. F.P r. =. 3.OOM325
Stockers. choice. F.P. r. -. 3.25M375
Stockers, fair to good ..... 2.75M300
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11

Cats, like politicians. give voice to
their most decided utterances while
on the fence in the dark.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
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M7o6A
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Nlo52A

snpioye and customer; and consists OF extracts
taken by permission from the copyrighted letters,
the lectures, notebooks and Libraries Of Earl N.
Pratt, OAK Park Illinois. He is hunting ne
,choie ,rorld ouer for Information OF erery day
use TO you and he regrets his Inability. personally
10 repiy TO contributors. So far as possible ne
uishes to hdoe In this space the rery idea you
tcouid like to fndhere. You are at liberty TO send
hin, any suggestion you may care TO- HIS eohec-
lion ,rgs started in 1872 and now contains un-
published Information dating back 10 1886. trith
systematic plans extending TO 1859. Your short
story of some example Of Jorethought gtoen to
him may proce to be your most rdtudote g0s 10
Others.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
Early to bed and early to rise, has
doubled the length of thousands of lives

FOR THE BIG FOLKS
WHO LIKE LITTLE FOLKS.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11

This accuracy rerfe,o
department is for CO.
operation in inJorma-
fioa on the enemies
Of easy errors and
friends cJ.JoretNought,
to reduce mutually er-
pensips mistakes. 10 is
for mechanical, COM
mereiai and proJes-
siondi people; the in
diridudk employer,
The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
Butter.
Eggs.
Boulder Oil Outlook.

Eggs, fresh, loss OF. doz.
Eggs, fresh, case count. doz. -.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17

people in the territory are now wisely
considering If it is not dangerous to
deviate too far from the paths of JUS
tice in the treatment of these wards
of the government Guaranteeing
them small homestead safe from
Alienation for 81 years is no protec-
ton against their ignorance and i'm
providence. A citizen has asked the
timely question, what is to become
Of their allotments and money? 1t
would be as difficult to handle 10000
Indian warriors who felt themselves
aggrieved as it would be to provide
for $4,000 blanleted paupers. There
is no necessity for either of these two
contingencies to happen if the rights,
property and funds which the Indians
still possess are carefully preserved
to them. The coming generation in
Indian territory should not have the
duty and burden thrust upon it of
keeping UP either a large standing
army or innumerable poorhouses and
other charitable NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CITY Journal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17

life, and of scores Of thousands OF
these yellowbellies who preferred
death to canned freedom. That
laundering and Costly bargain has
been followed by shame and humilia-
ton in the record of water cure and
other tortures, kill and burn orders,
and treachery like that of Funston's.
1t has brought about the violation of
American ideals and the practical re-
pudiation of the Declaration of indie
pendence. 1t has made subject an
alien race of distant people whom we
cannot assimilate, whom we must rule
despotically or, confessing failure, free
in the end. 1t has given us territory
in which no American can dwell long
and live and the commercial advant-
ages of which many are barren
ideality. In this Legitimate GROWING
result of honorable warfare there has
been neither honor nor profit nor hope
of any. For the Nebraska republicans
to congratulate the country on this
colossal and wicked blunder that has
brought such results in its train is
fine example of unconscious mockery."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17
THE PLEDGE TO CUBA.

Opponents of an extra session or
congress fail to recall that the presi-
| dent pledged himself to Cuba to as
semble congress not later than No
vember. This pledge was given after
the United States senate had ratified
the Cuban reciprocity treaty with the
proyiso that it should not become ef-
fectiye until after it had been ratified
by the house of representatives. 1t
was to prevent the rejection of the
amended treaty by the Cuban senate
that the president gave the assurance
and it goes without saying that the
tulfllment of the promise so made in
wolves the nations good faith. Prom
lses are not made to be broken by
presidents of the United States. and
President Roosevelt is no pledge
breaker in either his private or public
capacity Therefore, an extra session
of congress may be considered to be
as sure as fate" That the president
adheres to his determination to call
congress to meet not later than No
vember will not be doubted by any one
who knows him or who has observed
his course. but for the benefit of any
who might need proof, it may be point
ed out that this. appeared the other
day in the correspondence with Secle
rary Root relative to the la.ter's le-
tirement from the cabinet In his let
ter to the president, Secretary Root
pointed out that the name of his sue
cessor might be sent to the senate for
CO nfirmation in November, and the
president acquiesced in the suggestion
by accepting MIR. Roots resignation to
take effect on his successors appoint
ment and confirmation. Talk of an
earlier date than November for the
extra session is not associated with
the necessities of Cuba, but arose in
connection with the prospect that the
session might be taken advantage of
for submission of currency refoT,c leg
islation. Differences on this point
have clouded the prospect for an Oc-
tober session. but the presidents
pledge to Cuba requires that there be
session in November so that the
house of representatives may act on
the reciprocity treaty in time to ex
tend its benefits to this years sugar
crop-Pittsburg Gazette.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17
a CHASTITY MocKERY.

The recent congratulation of the
country on the acquisition of the Phil
iEpines as "the legitimate browning
result of honorable warfare" in the
recently adopted republican platform
Of Nebraska has moved the Portland,
Me-, Argus to discussion Of the mat
ter. Gas statement of fact" says
this paper, "this is not strictly accu-
rate. The Philippines were not the
spoils of warfare, but were bought at
Professionalism, and the Ameri-
can people are becoming more con-
vinced every year that it was far and
away the worst bargain this nation
ever made That original investment
of s20,000,000 in yellowbellies at 81
"a head, as the late Mr.. Reed phrased
It, has involved the expenditure of
hundreds of millions more. 1t has cost
the lives of thousands of American
soldiers cut down in the prime of
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17
Davenport Democracy
THEIR PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.

The Republican candidates for
Office on the state ticket. those who
are backing them with money. nearly
all the congressman, quite a number
of postmasters and some other office
holders met in Des Moines Tuesday.
The burden of their gathering was
how to save Iowa. 1t is rather omi-
ten out of the IL congressman, and a
complete sweep of the federal pat
ronage the Republicans of this state
should assemble to make strenuous
efforts to save their scalps. But this
is what they did and what they will
do over and over again before the
first Tuesday in November.
They decided with practical unani.
nifty to do these things among others:
To have round and fat campaign
fund at the start Everybody is urged
to call upon the treasurer without de-
lay.
To assume an outward appearance
of harmony and keep all knives con
cealed.
To make the campaign short, con
fning it mostly to the month Of octo
Der.
To watch Governor Cummins close
ly and see to it that he suppresses all
7! his ideas of reciprocity.
| To whoop it UP for Roosevelt with
out any evasion or equivocation.
To draw as many outside spellbind
ers into the state as possible, includ
ing members of the cabinet.
To discourage all reference to the
postoffice scandals and the numerou!
other scandals.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17
IOWA DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

IOWA DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
We, the chosen representatives of
the democratic party in Iowa. in dele.
gate convention assembled hereby de-
| clare anew our faith in the fundamen-
tai principles of the democratic party
and renew our allegiance thereto.
We find much in the domestic affairs
of the nation that ought to be changed.
The tariff policy, originally adopted
for the avowed purpose of raising rev
enue to meet the enormous burdens of
the civil war, has been turned to use
of individual and class interests until
it. has become the creator of countless
unearned fortunes and the shelter of
huge combinations of capital, organ
lied in the form of trusts. which are
strangling competition in many of our
Industries, destroying individual effort,
crushing ambition largely in every
line of industry and already acquiring
power which enables them to dictate
in their own interest the prices of
labor and raw material and the cost
OF transportation of finished products.
We declare our unqualified opposi-
ton to the principle of government by
injunction.
We renew our demand for the cleo
ton of United States senators by di-
rect vote of the people.
We demand economy in the admin
istration of state affairs, repeal of the
mulct law and the enactment of a local
option law
We demand the contracting for sup
(, sponsible bidders.
In the interest of the much needed
Improvement of public roads, we ia
yor state aid in the building of perma
ncnt highways.
We are unalterably opposed to the
policy of imperialism by this govern
ment instituted fostered and MAIN
tanned by the republican party And
We demand that our government shall
declare it to be its purpose and with.
out delay adopt such measures as
| shall give to the people of the Phil
| ippine islands and Porto Rico their
inalienable right to self-government.
We condemn the republican party
| for it's financial policies, which would
| foist upon the country an unstable
currency based upon uncertain prl-
| waite securities.
We protest against the plan pre-
sented in the Aldrich bill, recently
before the United States senate, by
| which the money of the nation shall
be loaned to capitalists upon the
bonds and securities of private cor
porations as an effort to give value
and stability to watered bonds and Sc.
curities of corporations and trusts,
many of which are maintaining mo-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17
a. R. M,eook.
Democratic Candidate for superintene
ent of Public instruction.

There is no higher mission for man
than to be an educator of his fellow
men. One of the thinkers of the past
generation said: "The exact measure
OF the progress of civilization is the
degree in which the intelligence of
the common mind has prevailed over
wealth and brute force; in other
words, the measure of the progress of
civilization is the progress of the PEG.
ple."
The precious legacy the present
generation is enjoying and profiting
by is the cumulative wisdom of the
past, stored in books and handed
down to the present, enabling it to
stand on the shoulders of the pre-
ceding generations. To be service
able as a public educator, it is essen
tlal that one be not only student Of
the books which record the achieve
ments of the past, but he must be apt
in applying their lessons to the uses
and needs of mankind Extensive
reading, watchful observation and a
careful study of the human mind
places A. r. McCook in the front rank
among educators.
The realm of an educator like that
of the Judiciary is, and should be, en-
tirely separate and distinct from par
tisan politics. They owe their SER
vices entirely to the public and not
to party. While there is not a
partisan or political function pertain
ing to the duties of either of1ic. the
only means of getting their names be-
fore the people is a party nomination,
which is regrettable.
This nomination for state superin-
tendent came to Mr. McCooS entirely
unsolicited, and in recognition OF his
superior fitness, his high personal
character, combining as they do, the
essential elements of the successful
educator. Though comparatively a
young man, he has been popular and
successful instructor in the schools of
the state, earning and obtaining a first
grade certificate before he as nine
teen years of age. With too many
when they reach this degree of success
their efforts end With him they had
Just begun and today he is just as
diligent and persistent in the pursuit
of his studies in all branches of liter
azure and science as when he first en-
gagged in their pursuit
AS lecturer he is not unknown.
His lecture Literature as an Educa-
tor" ranks as a gem in the lecture
field, having the unanimous endorse
ment of press and pulpit He is now
principal of the public school at Ell
ma, in this country, and is held in
high esteem, as we'll for the purity of
his private life and his personal char
acter, as for the other attributes of
which we have spoken.
This is a feeble tribute to and por-
traiture of the person whom the in
telligent and independent voters of
Iowa can elevate to an office, the
duties of which are superior TO the
claims of party or creed, and which
office in Mr.. McCook's hands would
be conducted entirely in the public
interest