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The Dolores star., 1907-03-08

Find 200 acres of good land almost
anywhere that is 20 miles from town
and you can buy 1t for $25 an acre.
bring @35, within nve miles its value
il $50, within two miles $85 an acre.
Thus that town has increased the
land within radius Of ten miles an
average Of $35 dollars an acre. As
that II about the age OF country towns
generally, you may figure that q town.
as long as 1t Is fairly prosperous. in
creases the land around it an average
of one dollar an acre every year.
Not considering staple articles like
cattle, hogs and grain which can be
shipped and sold anyway, the town as
. local market is worth at least $76
q year to the ordinary farmer.
For example: This year the peach
markets were so glutted no ordinary
fruit would pay the express. Around
the little town in which the writer
lives most farmers have \ few peach
trees. The 1000 inhabitants bought
nearly every bushel In the vicinity at
from 40 cents to dollar q bushel.
More than $4,000 was paid for peaches
within three weeks.
That was clear gain which must be
set over to the credit of the town.
Plums, cherries, early vegetables.
scores Of little odds and ends, perish
able stun that the farmer could not or
would not ship he turns into cash at
the home town.
& So II q man owns 200 acres within
reach Of town, he will receive $275 .
year direct cash value from that
town, none of which he would receive
from the mail order house.
To be sure. the town does mot do
nate him that amount, the town was
not built for the purpose OF philan-
thropy, yet he receives an actual cash
benefit because the town II there; and
he IL under actual financial oblisa-
lions to return that benefit by spend
ing his money at home.
Il Ii not m obligation that the law
uould recognise, but It IL one that ap-
neals to those Independent. clean
Aearted men Of high honor who feel
that perfect honesty demands that
when benefits are received from
stranger or brother, friend or foe.
benefits should be returned.
Social Obligations.
II IL right for the country to spend
its money with the home town because
az the social obligations between
thom.
The town ID the center Of your com.
munity. From It radiates your rural
man service; in It center your tele.
phene systsmS. On the streets q the
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08

town you meet your neighbors Satur-
day afternoons and exchange news
and experience. You 90 to 1t for day
the fair. or on holidays.
There during the winter lecture
coarse you hear great orators and ex-
cellent musicians. The political rallies.
the church conference or association
are held there.
By and by In the pretty little VII
lage church. whose spire you can see
from your farm. you son win preach
the gospel. In the brick building two
doo.s from the corner, q farmer boy
will open law ONCE, and in the little
frame two blocks away another son
of the soil. Just back from college. will
begin the practice of medicine.
There Is the high school to which
you send your children, and there
after awhile your daughter will teach.
AID some day when you find the
farm work too heavy for your age. and
want to get near the children. you will
build ON that grassy corner lot two
doors from the Methodist church and
move 10 tOWn.
Yes, the town is q mighty good
thing to have. q pleasant thing; anc
the more you put into 1t the more you
get out of 1t. For 1t grows according
to the trade It gets and the more 1t
grows the more II can buy and the
higher will go your land.
The Moral Obligation.
But the last and strongest reason
why it IL right that the country peo-
pie spend their money at home is the
moral obligation.
The town is yours, yours to ruin Or
prosper. The same sense Of obliga-
tion should prompt you to support it.
as prompted our old Teutonic ances-
tors in the forests of Germany to
stand elbow to elbow in protection ol
Their, village. The same spirit of loyal
ty should inspire you as fired the
Highland Scot to spend his blood for
the welfare of his clan.
The country town with all its faults
Is the best governed. most enlight-
ened. most moral. and happiest spot
in American civilization. 1t is a good
safe place. Not too swift, nor yet toe
slow. In touch with the current OF
progress, but not racing with greed
The place from which come nearly Ill
the great business men, lawyers
scholars. preachers, physicians. The
place where men are neighborly and
helpful.
This town. my farmer friend, II
yours. But the city belongs to the
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08
YOUR OBLIGATIONS
SOME OF THE THINGS YOU OWE
YOUR OWN TOWN.
You SHOULD lUY 1T HONE
TIE Country Town Can Be Made
the Very Best Place to
Live In the United
States.

(Coryright. by Alfred c. Clark.)
A preacher who was a crank on
doctrine wearied his congregation by
constantly harping on baptism. A
brother that longed for a rest handed
him text he thought safe. The way
of the transgressor Is hard"
Friends" said the preacher, there
are three things suggested by this
scripture: First. the transgressor
Second. his conversion. Third. his
baptism. We will pass over the first
two and come at once to the third"
Many reasons why people should
trade at home rather than send their
money away have been given, but sup
pose we pass them all by and come at
once to the one vital reason:
1t Is the right thing to do.
For after all the fundamental ques-
ton in every transaction is whether
it is right or wrong. Not will l save
money. but is 1t just? Not is it more
convenient, but is it fair? Not
whether is 1t good business, but
whether 1t is good morals?
For you and know, and all the
world is coming to know, that not
one dollar is ever saved or made by
unfair means that does not curse the
possessor. And man may be as dis
honest in saving money as in getting
it.
1t is right to spend our money with
the home town and wrong to send 1t
away because we are under obliga-
tions to the home town, but not to
the nail order house.
Financial Obligations.
In the first place the country Is un-
der financial obligations to the town.
OF course the town Is also indebted
to the country, but the town cannot
help but pay Its debt. its very exist
ence does that. Hence we are merely
discussing the country side of the OBJ
ligatiR-
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08
WEAK, PALE, Thin
Or. WiIliams' Pink Pills Restored Mrs
Robbins To Health and Also Cured
Her Daughter Of Anaemia.

Mrs. Jo;ie Robbins, of 1921 Clar
St. Decatur, ILL.,. says: Il was weak.
thin and troubled with headaches. My
appetite failed SO that did not rel
ish my food. I was unable to do my
work because my limbs panied me
30 and my feet were swollen. got
numb and dizzy, my tongue seemed at
times to be paralyzed SO that l
couldn't speak distinctly. My extrem-
tiles. when in this numb state. felt as
II some one was sticking needles into
me all over their surface. Through
my shoulders at times had such pain
that l couldn't sleep. Many times I
When the physician's remedies
failed to benefit me l began to look
for something that would. My sister,
Mrs. Mcdaniel, OF Decatur, recon-
mended DR.. Williams Pink Pills to
me and q. once purchased come.
was greatly encouraged when I saw
how they acted on my nervous condi-
tion and continued using them until
cured. am now able to attend to my
duties and have not consulted q phys
ician since.
II also gave them to my daughter
who had always been weak and who
at this time seemed to lack vitality.
Her cheeks were colorless and she
was thin and spiritless. She had an
aemia and we feared consumption. be-
cause every time she went out doors
II 1t was at all cold or damp she
would take cold and cough. But Dr.
Williams Pink Pills brought color
back to her cheeks and strength to
her body"
DR.. williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent postpaid, on re-
ceipt Of price, so cents per box. six
boxes for $3.50. by the Dr. Williams
Medicine Co.. Schenectady, N. Y.
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08

mail order houses and the devil. With
its corrupt government. its overflow
of population, and Its vice, the great
our liberties.
The city like the dragon swallows
the vast throngs Of country boys and
girls that flock into 1t, and by and by
when health, and virtue and hope are
gone, spews them out to die in want,
or wander as derelicts over the face
OF the earth.
And don't you see, my friend, that
when you take the money from the
country town. you destroy the chance
OF success there. and the boys and
girls will follow where you have sent
the money?
This town of yours was founded on
faith, ON the faith in the customs OF
men for hundreds Of years to trade at
the nearest town. These merchanta
and carpenters, masons and editors
are your neighbors. They have grown
UP amongst you or amongst others
like you.
They have put their all in little
business, money. time and hope.
Around the corner there IN little cot
tage. and the wife and the baby-it
may be your grandbaby-wait; and
there is smile of happiness when
business is good" but the troubled
look comes when business il poor.
They are struggling to live. and pay
for the little home. and by and BY ed
ucate the children. They are your
neighbors and friends, mot your enc
mics. They work hard-you scarcely
realize how hard-and. are not living
high. They have pinned their faith
to the town--your town.
Their success or failure 10 in your
hands. For your trade they win give
you good returns, and all will prosper
together. II you withdraw your trade,
failure must follow. Some poor strug.
gler must 70 down facing bankruptcy.
The light must 70 ont Of some wom-
ans eye, and hardship be laid NJ for
the child. Il
Even u you could save . littlA by
sending your patronage, to the city, do
you not think It the fair thing. the just
thing. the right thing. to trade 1t the
little homo town with those you know.
those whose prosperity and happiness
are In your hands?
FOR It u written. Thou shalt love
thy neighbor ~ thyself."
WILLIAM H. HAMBY
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08
Antrrtratt Aan,,tr1t
amn mnralH
BY LUDWIG fuEDA.
German Dramatic Poet and Ltttsrsteur.

their daughters this country for higher spirit they
would bring back would do Germany good.
The moral life of the American people higher plane than that
Germany Without question the life of the young people purer
the deneanor of themselves less frivolous sees less Of
the large cities than our own
The belief that the American over the ener x an
prevalent Europe ununded here provide for
eetng equal footing rather than have
the other A result OF the mngng of the childhood
marriages the whole happier for the man anil the
woman themselves and better know b
coins OF the other and the better side well Here young couple
which to judgment the question marriage while
the daughter virtually thrown upon the market bv er
she has learned anything the opposite x
Arsran something Single women are ll
sh equal respect and bener that shown married sisters
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08
DOLORES STAR
PuNlsAsd Wsskly.
eoUsoo 0oes. Edltse ed ere0.
0OLO8B0. COLOWAUO.
Terms: e2.oo Per Year.
Chimes View Of PhrsneIeey.

Chimes vIsw Of Phrsneiesy.
'Brain bag" IL the Chinese name for
the skull. and bumps and brains in
their notion are intimately allied. The
skull Is considered to be most perfect
when 1t IL round. with q tendency to-
ward . conical rise At the top. the
latter feature indicating great intel
lectual powers. A ''hatchet" face. with
broad. nat top to the head, means
vacilIation and indecision. The most
important parts OF the skull are the
forehead and the occiput. which IL
called the pillow bone. A high and
broad forehead gives good hope Of
long life. Bumps and depressions ON
the occiput play an important part.
Two connected bumps low down at
the back of the head denote marital
temperament. A bump nearer the top
shaped like an egg lying on its side
denotes truthfuiness and nrmness; two
similar egg shaped bumps standing on
end, one on each side Of the head. de-
note . fiery temperament and great
self confidence; two crescent shaped
bumps between these last two denote
longevity. A thin. pointed nose is a
sign Of homicidal tendencies. The Chi
nese believe the outer conformation OF
,he skull to be dependent upon the
shape of the brain within. And they
connect certain mental qualifications
with certain bumps and depressions
sound on the skull. In conformity with
the Confucian dogma that man was
born good and becomes evil only by
his environment. so they further be-
lieve that bumps and depressions are
developed on the surface Of the skull
by Influences within. These infiu-
ences, In their turn. have been In
spired from without.
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08

There should be some means where
by our halls Of justice should not be
turned into show places where the SEN
sation lovers go to crafty their NOR
bid love Of crime and its details. To
have court room packed with curios-
ity-mAddened spectators to drink in
the tales OF sin and misery forced
from the lips of unhappy Witnesses ia
certainly not conducive to high
state Of public morals. The courts
are for . higher and sterner purpose
than to serve a. places Of entertain
ment tor : depraved popular taste
The way In which the court room ir
New York where the Thaw case ii
being tried Il packed by the morbid
like . crowd Of hungry crows aftel
carion, i. declares the Baltimor'
American. 4 disgrace to the propel
and dignined course of law and jus
tice.
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08

backaches, and my general health was
affected when began using them. My
feet were swollen, my eyes puffed. and
dizzy spells were frequent. Kidney
action was irregular and the secre-
tions highly colored. Today, how
ever. am well woman, and am
confident that Doan's Kidney Pills
havc made me 30. and are keeping
me we'll"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-M Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08
navy . seeiness ProposIslen.

The navy to-day Is strictly q busi-
ness pfoposition--in fact. 1t might be
termed scientific, and venture to
say there are more good mathemati-
clans among the men than can be
found among any similar lot Of men
gathered from all sections Of the coun-
try, as these boys are. A few figures
in reference to target practice might
be Of interest in this connection. says
Admiral Robley d. Evans in National
Magazine. showing how economical
all this perfection is. and how much
better 1t 10 to maintain this regular
practice. As one old tar remarked:
"Blowed n grain OF powder In prAc'
tice does not save ton in service;
for when It comes to straight shoot
ing. the men put every grain where II
counts" Thus the ravages and waste
Of war are lessened in the actual out
lay. II target practice is regularly
held. The building Of the Panams
canal means an impetus to the trad
ing interests Of this country. and Il
the people could take the power Of ths
American nag ON the high seas. as Il
floats on the. masthead Of a moderr
cruiser or battleship. they would un
derstand that the navy is business
proposition, aside from the spirit o
national pride and patriotism and th'
necessity for preparedness.
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08

and other kidney ills.
will find comfort in
the words of Mrs.
Jane Farrell. OF COG
Ocean Ave-. Jersey
City. N. j., who says:
Il reiterate ali L
have said before in
praise Of Doan's Kid
ney Pills. l had
been having heavy
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08

The effect of wealth,
provided it be acquired
on equal terms of COM
petition; that is to say,
without the favor, con-
nivance or discrimina-
.tion of government, or
the aid of statutes, can
not be pernicious to re-
publican instit u ii o n 8,
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08
Crisis Averted.

The two men met, stopped and
glared at each other.
Then one Of them spoke.
Rivers" he said, you are wrong!
It's a lie! haven't the grip!"
Brooks" impulsively exclaimed the
other, 'it's an Infamous falsehood, It's
= base SANDER! / don't know OF any
cure for the grip. and 1 wouldn't tell
you Of 1t II did"
Then they solemnly shook hands
and passed on.
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08

A singular mental disorder II re.
ported Of patient confined at Bicetre.
He processes to remember nothing ex-
cept the month and year in which
he was born. Lest he should forget
the date of each new day. he filla
sheet after sheet Of paper with mem
oranda. It is not = case OF true am
nesia Of loss Of memory; otherwise he
should be unable to speak or write,
It + . hxed idea" OF forsetfuiness. 9
delusion. not an incapacity to remem-
ber. Il has been argued by some that
Ill the delusions Of the insane are the
result of the Imagination fIling the
gaps which, exist in an impaired mem
ory. put this y the first case which
has ben described Of une idee hxs
d'oubli::
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08

Preelds 4 l0Gssvsles declaration
that ISii % e5t - be iosd fathers and
hsssbsIia;l . Il 4 ahnt roaSsa ousht 70 b
nod wivss and mothers z one that
90 - nnnst ardent pollttcal enemiss
Hlu ~ vsntnrs 70 ccnt.Afet
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08

America is a far more
moral country than Ger
many. Its educational
system is equal to the
best of Europe. In WON,
ems colleges the United
States excels, and the
American woman leads
the world. German par
ents might well send
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08

In former times when anything was
desired to be extracted from . Wit
nese, IL 1atter Vas racked or pinch
"a viii hot irons. but even the re-
nnsd c:snsity 81 those dark ages drew
the lns. Their rlawyers never asked
hypothetical questions.
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08
TwIcE-ToLD TESTIMONY.
a Woman Who Has Suffered Tells
How to Find Relief.

The thousands Of women who suffer
hackache, languOr, urinary disorders
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08
A Ship Gat1al Jrnnt
thr Eakrs tn tlr Cult
bv HON, JOSEPH E. RANsDELL.
coneressman from Louisians.

HE transportation question is the most important one Deiore
The American peopendeed before the civilized word-and
that country that solves best quickest to win in
the race for commercial supremacy.
am firmly convinced that if could develop the water
ways of this they should be developed and as be-
eye they will day be developed the rate question would
settle itself least of the country without
resortinc to the interstate commerce commission
No man can estimate the effect the commercial rca-
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08
ldoIatr,y.

-Jsnninsp just worships his auto.
Il know It. In It he lives and meys,
and has his being."-Judge.
The Dolores star., 1907-03-08

of great ship CANAL joining IN inossoup
union the great lakes and the currents OF the
sunny gulf what it will cost for 4oo canal from Chi
certainly much the which
the Empire York spending the Erie canal to make
il IL feetfr Lake Erie to the Hudson river.
methnks shall live to the day when
stately vessels Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee, Duluth
and Chicago products of the the factories and the
fields of the great will float through that canal and down
the Father Louis Memphis Vicksburg New Orleans
Mobile and Galveston returning thence laden with the the
south and the coming shores from Europe the
through the Panama canal from the far of ASA South
America ourwe and the island of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-18
The American Corn Crop.

The indications point to d larger ca
nortation of corn from this country the
coming fall and winter than ever be-
fore i'm the history of this great and
distinctly American crop. Unquestion-
ahlv MANY sections Of Europe have Yet
ia learn the value of corn as food
nroduct. but the constant increase in
the amount annually exported from
this country indicates that knowledge
Of its virtues is gradually spreading in
tho old world. The high price of
wheat this fall, and the partial failure
of some of the European crops, BIAS
fair to make a larger foreign demand
for American corn than has ever been
experienced before in the history nt
our country. For 300 years corn has
been grown in America by white
people. as it doubtless was centuries
before that by the aborlSlnes. For
more than 100 years we have been an
ualIy exporting it to Europe. Within
recent wears the amount sent across
the waters has increased very rapidly
due largely to more concerted ana m
telIigent efforts to make the virtues of
this crop known to the people of the
cid world. Today we send abroad in
a single week, more corn than we dlu
in a year at the beginning of the civil
War-and the end is not yet.
In a few weeks millions OF dollars
will be coming into this country in
Dayment for this and other American
Agricultural products. and the financial
stringcncy occasioned by the great
demands of the crop moving period will
be at an end.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-18

Again Mr.. I'ryan's old theory that
silver and wheat are so intimately con-
nrctcd that the prices nf both 20 up
and down together receives a bad jolt
Western wheat is now bringing over a
dollar 4 hushcl while the prize Of silver
is going Down and is now at the lowest
a'oint il has touched for several years
past. It is only Just to Mr. Brvan to
state that lie has not had much to say
for the past few years about this
theory that figured 80 prominently in
his first campaign: but the fact that hr
ever entertained such an absurd idea
shows how shallow and fallacious has
been his thinking on economic ques-
tionS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-18

next week brought the news OF the
sudden decease Of John c.. Sanborn.
ESQ, class of 81, a prominent laWye:'
Of Lawrence. Mass, who had just cele-
brateG in perfect health the jubilee an
niversary of his graduation. IN this
same month of July there was starred
on our rolls the na4e Of one "ho for
years had been a tower of strength to
the college, and who, despite great
physical weakness. had been present at
the last meeting of the board OF trus-
tees, Gen. John Marshall Brown.
LII D., Of Portland, class Of go. In
the same week his colleSe-mate and
fellow soldier. George Edwin Mouiton.
class of 60. long prominent i'll the edu-
catiOnal circles Of the metropolis. died
at his residence in Brooklyn. In Au-
gust were recorded the deaths of Ed
ward Albert Kelly. class of 80. a sue
cessful and trusted lawyer Of Boston;
Professor kinGsbury Bachelor, l.. II.
D., class Of II, Of Hillsdale College.
one of the most Jealous and cultured
of the many teachers Bowdoin has sent
out: and DIR. Charles B. Brigham.
medical class Of 1863. beloved and
wcll-knoWn physician Of Coh2Sset,
Mass. In September We're announced
the deaths of Walter w. Fog2. class If
90. a faithful man, who made a gal
liant fight against disease; and Col.
Isaac H. Wing of Bayfield,, Wis. class
Of Sc, whose great generosity to his
Alma Meter is by no means the only
reason his memory should be cher
ished here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-18

In Spokane y man who has 81 zoe is
considered eligible to matrmGny. The
Louisville Courier Journal, which is
disposed {" libel New England at every
opportunity. declares that $3.50 usual
~ entities Il man t. CO nSider;ttion from
ii Boston maiden. This is a base
fabrication. The mcrcenary conSid.
crati"nS that prevail in L"usvill" have
Boston maiden who loves a man i.
quite Wiling t" take him on trust, anC
help him earn q competency.