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The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

80 cents: the five-franc piece one dol
lar. The French silver represented
about GO per cent of the silver circu-
lation.
German silver thalers worth 60
cents went at one dollar. Everything
above 80 cents was one dollar and
everything above rs cents was. so
cents A French hank in San Fran
cisco was said to have got rich ship
ping French coin in exchange for gold
dust. United States coin was scarcer
until the mint was established. In
the fall of 1856 the banks refused to
take any foreign coins except at n
heavy discount The result was that
in few months all foreign coin disap-
I peared. 1t proved bonanza for the
saloon people They would give a
drink for franc. while the banks
gave only 12is cents. The saloon peo-
! pie gathered them and the rupees in
I at old prices and sold TO the banks for
! bullion and made good thing.
] Rut for few years we suffered
badly for silver change. Even until
1856 gold dust circulated to consii
/ cradle extent in mining districts. But
! the scales were always used.
There was no paper money until d
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

The town that has good roads lead
ing to 1t is blessed. Surely there is
no more disagreeable thing. nor any.
thing more adverse to the business
interests of a place than impossible
DOGGY roads. There is little excuse
in the well settled community for poor
roads. 1t may in the beginning be
somewhat expensive to put the roads
In order. but in the end it will prove
that the saving in wear and tear on
wagons and horses will well repay all
the additional expense. And to the
town good roads are almost vital. The
average farmer would rather drive
three or four miles farther to a town
over good roads than do his trading
when it is necessary to go hub deep in
mud to the nearer place.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26
Who Makes the Town7

The editor of the paper at Coyle.
Okla, asks in large letters. Who
makes the town." To make a town
requires the work of many people. 1t
Is surely not the man who earns his
wages in the town and then spends
n's earnings elsewhere: not the farm.
er who sells his produce to the home
merchant and then takes the money
10 the express or post office and sends
1t TO the Chicago mail order house
for the goods he needs: nor the minis.
Ter VINO is paid for preaching by the
business Interests of the place. and
spends his spare time in working up
grocery clubs for an outside concern
NO, brother, these men do not maze
towns
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26
FIRST MONEY IN CALIFORNIA.
Queer Early coinase-o. o. Mills Is
sued First Paper Money.

Coins in California till the fall of
1856 were a queer kettle OF fish. More
than GO per cent. of the silver and at
least rs per cent of the gold was for
eisn.
Most of the other gold coins We're
private coins Moift & Co. got a per
nit from the government to coin gold.
Their coinage was confined TO ten and
20 cents and were stamped 'Motiit &
CO.
We had all kinds of doubloons and
similar South and Central Ameri-
can coius OF the smaller gold Coins
the French so.franc piece led all the
others.
The English guinea was fairly rep
resented But it passed for only its
face value. while the other gold passed
for more The a0-franc piece. value
Ss.75, went at four dollars.
There was still greater discrep
arcy in the silver coins, A one-franc
niece went for rs C. nts. and the East
India rupee value As cents, went 70,
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

Trade is the life of the agricultural
town. Any system that diverts this
trade is injurious to the community.
Here lies the evils of the mail order
system. By drawing the trade from
the towns. the principal support goes,
and with its going disappears the EN-.
pioyment for the people. the school
system.-and the churches and all the
advantages that the town affords to
the people of the community. Not
alone this but home markets are de,
stroyed and the farmer finds the value
oil his land reduced. Have the impor.
.ance Of home trading and home sup
port instilled into the minds of the
farmers in general, and there will be
rapid falling on of the catalogue
house patronage
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

On bottom land plowN deep and
close. II plowed early disc ii. 1t not
packed smoothing harrow will
90. Two or three days after
planting go across with sec
tion harrow, which thoroughly
section harrow which thoroughly
loosens up the ground. Then use a
shovel cultivator with small shoyels
next to the corn. Cultivate at least
twice more, using the broader shovels.
but not going too deep. If corn is well
plowed in the first place the corn
roots down deep and should not be
disturbed The brace roots near the
surface should be given a chance to
spread. The last time the shovels
should not go near the corn.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

Much has been said as to the vast
possibilities of commercial black wal
nut culture, but the profits from such
projects often have been prospective
rather than real. The fact remains.
however that the black walnut is a
most valuable tree. and possesses
many characteristics which commend
II Tor general planting. For roadside
planting 1t is often a desirable tree.
nut Its habit of coming into full leaf
,ate and dropping its leaves early. and
by inc tact that in the east it is often
u'shsnred by the fall web worm. AS a
Forest tree In commercial plantations
IT'S use is to be encouraged wherever
conditions of soil and site are aday ed
10 It's necds.-united States BN, au
os Forestry.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26
MickeyFiinn's
Big Fire
Cracker
The explosion that wound up the
Fourth of July Celebration
on Cooney Island.

Two mammoth Hrccrackers stood I'm
Tho window of Casev's grocery They
xyer. 70 inches long and nronor,Ion.
.,.,y ,l,cL
Fnr N ,nonth before the Fourth of
INV these yirantic indicators of on.
,hu.,n.m had stood I'm tho window like
uriiIsh soidIors an dress ,ar,ae while
+, nredntorv snIdcr hung dImv ham.
,noet between ,hem and c5imIv killed
,,,s ,,,,,i,. y,o,in,s oye, two ,owder
mine. -
m. o,scr,orers were tho ,am,r,.
,,on m, m. onvv M MI Nh. hovs in
Cno,cy Is,,nd !, w,s so,do, tint n
,,,,,,,,f,,i moo, ,,,s NO, c,,toro,, a,,irs,
a., ,.,tnanu, nana ,r ar,,,,,, c,,,o,o,,s.
,a.s
M, ,,, nr,,o ,am,naa, hv c,sov
r,r ,,,,, ,,u,aaro.s ,,a, r,,,,,,',,,vo 80,
,,r a, ,ha hn,s woro ,nrcnrnad onS
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The Lamar register., 1907-06-26
Aphis Mali.

elsewhere, often practically covering
these parts. See cut.
A. l.. Quaintance further says in
regard to spring and summer treat
ment that effective work In controll-
Ing these insects may be done in the
spring Just after they have Matched
from eggs and have collected on the
expanding foliage. Trees seen to be
badly infested at this time should be
thoroughly sprayed. taking pains to
wet as completely as possible all
parts of the leaves. twigs and
branches. However thoroughly the
work may be done, some of the lice
are almost sure to escape destruc-
ton owing to the difficulty of forcing
the spray between the unfolding
leaves. more or less covered with
hairs. where some of the insects will
have penetrated. A subsequent treat
ment in the course of week should
be made. especially If the first appli-
cation is seen to have been unsatis-
factory.
After the foliage is well out and
more or less distorted from the pres
ence of the aphides effective spraying
is quite difficult. since many of the in
sects on the lower surface of the
curled leaves will not be hit by the
spray. Repeated applications must
be made. therefore. as necessary to
keep the insects under control. 1t
will often be found practicable to
bend over and immense the terminal
shoots of badly infested young trees
in bucket of this spray solution, and
this treatment will be very effective.
For spraying after the trees are in
foliage strong tobacco decoction, Is
or 20 per cent, kerosene emulsion, is
per cent. crude petroleum emulsion
or whale oil soap at the rate of one
pound for each four gallons of water
are approved remedies. Since aphides
secure their food by sucking up sap
from within the plant. none of the
arsenical poisons would be effective.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

oats, etc, before sowing, but applied
to seeds of much smaller size, such
as tomato and eggplant seeds. AS
used at the New Jersey experiment
station. the bottle at A in the cut con.
tains pure water. upon which many
seeds are seen as floating and a larger
number at the bottom. These light.
floating seeds are to be rejected. In
the bottle at B is a 20 per cent solu-
ton of common salt Ia very thin
strip would have done as weld, in
which eggplant seeds that sank in
pure water were placed. with the re-
suit that many remain at the top aud
thereby may be easily separated and
thrown away.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

A minute passed and another. until
Mickey could stand the strain no long
er. He reached down and lifted the
firecracker from beneath the chair.
As he held 1t up in the moonlight
TO examine 1t. a mosquito lit upon hi.
fathers nose and the old gentleman
awoke. Grabbing the firecracker from
his sons hand he arose and holding II
aloft, he said:
Boys. there will be no explosion
tonight. I'm sorry to disappo1nt you
was Altered that Mickey might dc
some harrum wild that big cracker. sc
whin he wasn't lookin' this afternoon !
took the powder out of it end filled
1t wild clay. So. you see that the show
is over. and we may as well go home
and go to bed. There'n be no more
explosions only what l give Mickey
wild single afore I turn in. Good
night to we all. Come around some
other night whin there is somethin
doin'."
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

A new regulation in Victoria, Aus
tralia, makes it an offense for SUBJ
stance to be sold in that state as a
disinfectant unless it will, when used
as directed. kill the germs of disease.
and the explicit direction for its use
must appear on each bottle or wrap
per. The total imports of disinfect-
ants into the commonwealth of Aus
tralia amounts to about $25o.000 per
year.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

In the blush dusk of the mild, sweet
May evening the suburbanite squirted
the hose gravely-
Look here" said florist. mo won
der your grass and shrubbery don't
thrive. That is no way to water them.
Hold the hose high. Don't aim it at
them like a gun. man."
Mo-" said the other. why not?"
Because said the florist, grass
and flowers must be watered as nature
does it. You must initiate rain with
your hose. That's the idea. Up in the
air with it. Point it toward the sky.
Let the spray descend gently in o
shower. Now you'll get results
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

We reclaimed a field that had gul.
lies in it big enough to hide a house
by filing with cedar brush. then hnuI.
ing rocks, stumps and small logs and
throwing on top of the brush. writes
correspondent of Farm and Homr
Other gullies that We're just starting
were stopped by setting in slabs
crosswise and stalking to position
:. rock cliff was fenced of and set IN
cherry tree sprouts which are grow.
Ing nicely. A sink.hole was edged
with plum sprouts which are more
useful than the usual sassafras.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

1t is impossible to build up towns
without there being business to en-
ploy the people who reside in them.
The mail order system of doing bust
ness is killing of the small town. and
as a result the farmers residing near
them suffer by having poor market.
and poor schools and other blessings
of the kind that go with the live town.
Not alone this but farm values are
kent down.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

day. had fallen asleep in his rocking
chair on the back stoop, when Mickey
lit the stem of the big cracker and
placed 1t carefully under his fathers
chair.
The moon shone brightly. illuminat
ing the grin on every boyish face
Every ear was strained to catch the
faint kissing of the fuse and every eye
intent upon the sleeping man.
The fuse burned itself out, and the
silence and suspense was deepening
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

Recently a number of samples of
coffee. extracts and canned goods
sent out by premium giving concern
were examined by chemists in Mis-
souri, and in South Dakota and found
to be greatly adulterated. These goods
were sold at prices as high as the
local grocers charge for the best class
of articles. Those who are careful of
health should not buy foodstuff that
comes from the mail order houses, or
from the premium giving concerns.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26
Gov. Folk on Home Trade.

we are proud of our splendid cities
and we want them to increase in
wealth and population and we also
want our country town to grow. we
wish the city merchants to build mn
out we also desire the country mer.
chants to prosper. I do not believe in
'ne mail order citizen. If place is
good enough for a man to live in and
make his money in, it is good enough
LOT him to spend his money in
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

I'm going to see a new American
play tonight" she was saying. Its
by an English author. All the best
American plays these days are written
by English authors"
Il hope they are more apropos than
the songs they write" remarked her
friend. Have you forgotten the Eng
fish song that had a chorus about the
Cotton fields way down in Old New
Jersey 80
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

o. Mills & Co. issued their gold notes
about 1855. In getting change for an
old octagon $50. gold. often as many
as four or five nationalities would be
represented in the change.
Greenbacks were never recognized
as money; only as commodity. They
were used for buying postage and rev,
enue stamps. All mercantile bill
heads and notes had the special con
tract enforcement for gold. California
even paid the claims of the federal
government in gold. And it came in
mighty handy to Uncle Sam in 1s6:
and 1853. The old-style Californian
still has an inclining for the yellow
stuff.-P. +. Magazine.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26
THE APPLE APHIs.
Approved Remedies for Spring and
Summer Treatment.

The presence of aphides is indicated
by the curled. distorted condition of
the more terminal leaves. and II a
plant showing these symptoms be
closely examined small oval or pear
shaped soft bodied aphides. greenish
or pink in color. according to species.
will be found on the undersurface OF
the leaves along the tender stem or
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

I've tried to discourage Mr.. Nervie
from calling on you. snapped the
stern parent, but the young SCAMP
refuses to be sat upon
Why. father. you do him an injus
tice." Indignantly replied the dear
girl.-Kansas City Times.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26
SIMPLE TEST FOR SMALL SEEDS.
Gravity Method Which Will Give Very
Satisfactory Results.

The gravity method of seed separa-
ton here illustrated is the old-time
practice of "brining" wheat, barley,
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26
SAFEGUARD THE HOME
GOOD CITIZENS ARE THE Bull.
WARk OF THE NATION.
EDUCATION AND PROTECTION
Two Vital Things to Be Considered by
Those Who Would SEQ the
Greatest Progress and
advancement.

Where 10 found the greatest ad-
vancemert and civilization there is
also found among the people the high
est type OF fealty and love of home.
The American homes are the most
substantial pillars of the nations
greatness. and in American citizen
ship is found the bulwark OF our re-
publican government.
Where the home life is ideal. there
Is found genuine patriotism which is
always commensurate with the en-
lightenment and the domestic happi-
ness of the people. How important it
Is then that every safeguard be
thrown about the home, which is the
hotbed where are produced for devel-
opment all the strength that is neces-
sary for the perpetuation of govern
ment and the maintenance of a ma
tons greatness.
The student who will study into
conditions of the countries that are
continually wrecked by internal tur-
MOL. such as Russia and the Central
American republics, will discover the
homes are far from ideal homes, and
that there is an absence of the love
OF country that should be found in the
hearts of its citizens. There Is duty
that involves upon all, and which is
due to the generations growing and to
come. The duty is to surround the
home with such environments as will
make 1t attractive and develop in the
growing youth the highest qualities of
manhood and womanhood. Where the
people are oppressed by monarchy
and feudalism there is no incentive to
develop the highest state of home life.
In America where all are upon an
equal plane and opportunities are
open to every citizen. and where the
people are secure in their rights to
homes. there is every reason why
each one should make the greatest en-
deavor to found for himself and his
progeny residence place that will
be sure from intrusion and be an in
centive to higher mental and social
development
Education is all important and no
other country in the world offers to
all such glorious advantages to re-
ceive enlightenment as does the Unit
ed States. 1t is important that the
home be located near good schools.
Good schools are generally found
where there are good homes and good
towns. The quality of citizenship of a
community can generally be gagged by
the standard of its educational insti.
tutions. 1t is important to the home
builder that the town wherein he is To-
Gated or which he may reside near,
be progressive place. And the bet.
ter that this town be. the better will
be Its educational facilities for the
youth. 1t is essential to the greatest
good OF a community that 1t be real
lied by all residing within 1t that the
more wealthy 1t can be made, the
greater will be its advantages both as
to education and otherwise. BY sup
port to home institutions the home is
made better in every way. Patriotic
citizens Will make 1t their first aim to
be loyal to their own home interests
and then their state and nation. One
who is loyal to home is generally
faithful in the performance of all the
duties that good citizenship implies.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26
What He Wants

generally wants your praise.-Chester.
field.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

Don't forget to have some remedies
for burns at hand. When the skin
is not broken by burn scrape a raw
potato. place on piece of soft liner
and use as poultice. Bicarbonate Of
soda-the ordinary baking soda-is ex
cellent for burns whether the skin
is broken or not. II broken apply the
dry soda. II unbroken dampen the soda
with water to make a paste and apply
TO the spot. The pain will be instant
ly relieved.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

Don't neglect to send for a physi
clan at once in the case of a seriou.
burn. to prevent possible scar OF
worse still. blood poisoning. from ig
norant or improper treatment OF the
wound.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

Don't leave the windows of a town
house open II it is to be left for the
day. Stray rockets and sparks may
find an entrance
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26
FOURTH OF JULY DoN'Ts.

Don't allow the children to bend
over fireworks which will not go of.
They sometimes do 1t unexpected.
with unfortunate results to the ntt.s
meddler.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-26

Keep the wound open and send fol
the doctor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-02
ALCOHOL BILL PASSED.

Washington. March 1.-The denatured
alcohol bill passed the senate today by
a vote of So to 1. Senator Pettus of Ala
bams cast the negative vote. This &C
ton was taken after the committee
amendment requiring the presence of a
government stOrekeeper whenever al
cohoI is being manufactured had been
defeated by a vote of AZ to is. The bill
as passed contains a senate amendment
permitting rum to be denatured. Con-
sequently the measure must be re-
turned to the house for action. The bill
is intended to make it possible for farm
ers to establish stills of limited capa-
city for the manufacture Of alcohol to
be denatured-
Conference reports on the agricuitu-
raj. sundry civil, naval and postofice
appropriation bills were agreed to.
A bill was passed granting pension
of $50 a month to the widow of the late
General Joseph R. Hawley.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-02
WILL LECTURE
ON MORMONISM
Senator Dubois Under Contract
With the SIayton Bureau
for Coming Season.
lsnecial to The Herald.N

Washington, ID. c.. March 1.-Carl A
Badger. who has been private secretary
for Senator Smoot since his election to
the senate, will retire from that position
March to engage in law practice in So
Lake City as junior member of the firm
of Booth & Lee Mr.. Badger is a grad
uate of George Washington university of
this city He will be succeeded as secre-
tary to Senator SmOot by Charles NJ.
Morris of Salt Lake City, now a student
in the law school here.
Senator Dubois has made a contract
with the Slayton lecture bureau of Chi
cago to deliver a series of lectures on
''Mormonism during the coming sum-
Iner This is the same bureau under the
auspices of which Senators LaFollette
ana TIlman and Wllilam j. Bryan are
Iecturing. and it is expected Senator Du-
bois' engagement will prove a successful
financial adventure both for the bureau
and for Dubois. There is general de-
mand to hear him lecture on Mormonisn.
and he will commence as soon as the
lecture season opens.
Messrs Wells. Hoover and Wells. attcr-
news for Mrs. Bradley. were dinns hosts
tonight in honor Of George n. Hanson,
secretary to Senator Sutherland
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-02

San Bernardino Cal. March l-Weil
laden with passengers. including many
eastern visitors, the Santa Fe passenger
train which daily makes the trip around
the kite-shaped track, ran through an
open switch one mile north of Cotton,
about O'Clock this afternoon. killing one
passenger, fatally injuring the fireman
and infIicting more or less serious in
iuries upon over thirty others
The Dead.
I. Nagasaki, japanese. residence I'M
known.
Fatally Injured.
Fireman ]. NJ. McKenney. San Bernar-
dino. left leg broken In two places. thigh
broken. wrist and elbow dislocated, back
injured
The injured.
william futile, Philadelphia. cut about
". J. o. Conrad. Forona, Cal, leg broken,
back injured.
nal injuries.
Mrs. T. II. Harris. New York City, face
and head cut.
and head cut
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-02

active movements. ncminally headed by
her. and to much of which she must be
personally entitled
1T was clear that as Mrs. Eddy could
not personally do anything about TINS
enormous business carried on by her au-
thOrity and much of it in her name, nee
essarilV it was all in charge OF the
various persons surrounding her in Con-
cord and in charge of the affairs at Bos-
ton. who were not under any real res
possibility to her for what they were do
ing.
ssTherefore Mr. Glover, after consulting
with counsel. concluded il was his duty
TO have his mother take action for the
protection of her property He did not
make a hasty decision. but gave long con-
sideration to the question. At last ne
was advised that equity courts have au-
thoritv to take charge of the property or
eufeebIed persons like Mrs Eddy and to
see that those having it in their control
do not rnismanage it OF convert any OF II
to their own use. and that an equity suit
might be brought against them in Mrs
E,ddv's name by her son. her relatives or
any degree or by any good citizen Wiling
to act as her next friend for this purpose
Mr.. Glover's suit is not conceived IN
anv spirit of disrespect of or unkindness
to his mother. but is intended and be-
ieved to be for her real interest; nor IS
II directed against Christian Science II
means only what It processes 10 mean.
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