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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18
STARTING A YOUNG ORCHARD.
Points to Be Observed in Securing a
Good Growth.

There are many farmers who keep
themselves busy saying that there is
no pay in botherins with an orchard.
and with them and the way they man
age 1t. it does not pay.
After you have set the trees the
work of profitable orchard is not all
done. That is only the beginning, and
it is well to make a good beginning.
but the young trees need some future
care. They need cultivating especially
while young. You had possibly bet
ter not set trees at all as to set them
in sod and let the grass grow up
around them. for then they will grow
slow. be stunted. and likely die before
coming into bearing. The grass takes
up the moisture and the plant food
and robs the tree of vitality.
Young trees should be cultivated
frequently for the first few years un-
less you know better method. Some
are using the mulch method and |
think it is all right SO far as the tree
is concerned. l think it is fully as
good as cultivating If it does not make
too much of harbor for mice. 1 have
never tried this method.
My success in caring for the young
orchard. writes an orchardist in Farm
ers' Mail and Breeze, has been to cul-
tivate the young trees during the
spring and summer and go over the
ground about once a week, or after
every rain. Keep the surface Guilt
waited. Either do this by growing some
crop which needs cultivating, or be
sure and go through the trees any
way. Likely you will neglect it If you
do not plant some crop, and the crop
will not hurt the trees.
Set the young trees on good ground
SO they will grow well, and plant DO
tatoes between the rows or any other
crop. but be sure ard keep the sur.
face cultivated
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18
THE OLD HiTchING POST.
II May Be Useful. but Is UnsishtIy and
Generally a Town Nuisance.

That good old hitching post, What
familiar object to all of us who had
the good fortune to be reared near a
country town. Still. while tender
memories hang around the old posi-,
there is much about II at times worthy
of condemnation. There is nothing
that makes a main street of q small
town look so shabby and thoroughly
countrified and back-woodish as a row
of rickety old hitching posts on each
side of the street. Constant trampi1g
and paving near them makes holes in
the ground, unsightly mud-holes In
damp weather and ill-smelling and Of
fensive in numerous respects. 1t may
appear bit of enterprise on the part
OF the merchant to erect a number of
posts in front of his store, but does he
gain business by It? How often do
you see Farmer Shortcrop drive in. tie
his team to the post in front of Smiths
store and go over to Green's to do his
trading? AS long as hitching posts are
allowed to occupy places in front of
stores on main streets it will be i'm
possible to keep the streets in the
neat and good condition that they
should be in. Far better to have on
some unoccupied street within easy
reach of the business sections posts
where the farmers can hitch their
teams. Every town which has the
power to control its own affairs should
make regulations that will keep the
hitching post from "ornamenting" the
main streets.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18
PRICES OF COMMODITIES.
"Labor Should Reap Its Reward" Is
the Keynote Of Commerce.

The matter of prices and profit Is
always interesting. not alone to retail
ers OF merchandise. but to consumers
as we'll There has been nothing that
has been so troublesome to every class
as the matter of prices. 1t is all easy.
there is no great problem to solve.
and it all rests in the little phrase.
labor should reap its reward" Cost
IS an all important thing in every
product There is the raw material.
the expense of putting the manufac-
tu-ed article in mercantile form. 1t
matters not what the product is. It
is the expense of preparing it for the
consumer, the price of the raw mate
rial, cost of manufacture and distribu-
ton that counts. Allowance must be
made for an equitable compensation to
all having part in the production of
any article of commerce. We hear
of cut prices. of cheapness in this or
that staple. but when 1t is given con
sideration. where is the cheapness?
Every article has or should have a
standard value. There is no good
reason why ths worker in the shop
should not have fair and equitable
compensation for hiS labor- The man
ufacturer who has thousands of cap
ital invested should have interest and
Fay for his time; the man who places
the product in the hands of the re-
taller is entitled to pay according to
his ability as a salesman. and the
retailer should have equitable inter
est on the capital he has invested and
COMPENSATION for his time and labor
Here you have all in a nutshell. The
elimination of the middleman de-
stroys one of the established customs
and Industries. When any article of
commerce is placed on the market at
a lower price than cost of manufac-
ture and the expense of placing it be-
fore the consumer. somebody is the
loser. Here is food for reflection. and
it behooves the merchants and con-
sumers to think the matter over
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18
Good Pruning Rules.

Here are few fruit tree pruning
rules; Trim little every year, rath-
er than much in any one year Peach
trees require more pruning than most
trees; at least one-half of the new
growth should be removed each sea-
son. Cherry trees require the least
pruning merely cut out dead. broken
or crossed" limbs. Other trees need a
Judicious thinning out and, some
times. cutting back" If two branches
interlock, remove the smaller one.
Avoid cutting SO as to leave stubs; d"
make neat cuts close to union; paint
all large wounds. Be chary of cutting
on large limbs; if 1t must be done, saw
on underside first. partly through, and
then saw from above. Prune now or
In June. Spring trimming induces
wood growth; June trimming induces
fruit growth. Which do you want?
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18

One of the latest gratis to gather in
the farmers is the cooperative store
game. The field for this work is pro-
life: the west has had prosperity that
has filled the pockety of many farm
ers. and it has made them greedy for
more. and easy victims for the man
who has a scheme that promises a
field for investment and the saving OF
more dollars. The cooperative store
is a plan that takes, and everywhere
a success has been made of a co-opera-
tive elevator or similar enterprise
that may be in the farmers line the
promoter of the cooperative store gets
busy. If only little stock is sub
scribed for, all the same. as 1t gives
the promoter and his hackers n better
swing, and the jobbing houses that
are behind the movement will have
things their own way. The big rake
of is in the supplying Of goods ut from
ten to fifteen per cent. more than the
legitimate dealer would be required
to pay. and selling at smaller per-
centage of profit. The salary of the
manager and the clerks takes up the
big share of the profits" but as long
as showing of earnings can be made
the scheme succeeds. and the regular
stores find business dull Dozens of
stores of this class have failed with
In the past few years.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18
HURT HOME TRADE
WHAT GREEDY, SOPHISTICATED
PEoeLE 90.
WAYS THAT KILL CUSTOM
Fair Treatment by Trsdesmen Assists
in Building 10 Towns and In
creases Business for

One of the troubles in email towns
GEMS to be that petty iealousies keep
the business men from working in har-
mony. There is Just so much business
to be had. and it either goes to the
home stores. the mall order houses.
the department stores or some near
by city. or perhaps is let go to a
more progressive neighboring town
1t should be the aim of every town
to make its trade territory as large
as possible. 1t is the attitude OF the
business men that counts One good
live man in business in a small town
is benefit to the whole place He
brings trade to all. People are
swayed to and fro By opinions that are
formed sometimes without careful
reasoning. 1t is the best policy to
treat each and every one fairly and
honestly.
Let the average farmer think that
he has been given the worst end of
a bargain. and he will ponder over the
matter for years. II Is not good
idea for a merchant to have a scale
of prices for different customers.
Charge John Jones s12 for a suit Of
clothes. and sell the same suit to his
neighbor. Jim Smith, for 81, and
Jones will find 1t out and feel that he
has been treated unfairly. and Jones
is right about it. too. There is one
town, &. county seat. in western
state. place of nearly 5000 popula-
ton. Its trade territory extends for
a dozen miles in each direction. The
country has a large foreign popula-
ton. They are the best classes of
customers. liberal buyers and. not
quibblerB over prices. Still. they de-
sire just treatment. few years ago
thousands of dollars in trade was di-
verted from the town through deal
er in agricultural implements being
a poor business man. A wealthy Ger
man purchased from him several hun
dred dollars worth OF agricultural ma
chinery. wagons and other goods
The farmer wanted a harrow a
price was made-s33. A few days
later the farmer was at a town where
there were but two stores and an ele-
vator. He saw the same kind OF haF-
row and was told that $3.50 would
buy it. He visited the county seat
few days later. called on the man
from whom he purchased his imple
ments and again asked the price of
the harrow, and was told the same
as before. He then stated that thu
same make and kind of harrow had
been offered him for $3.50 less. After
some talk he was told that he could
have the piece of machinery for the
same price. He did not take it, but
secured the one Offered him by the
man in the smaller town. He did not
like the style of the dealer in the
larger town. In fact. he concluded
that the other storekeepers of the
place were OF the same caliber. He
quit trading. and not alone was his
trade lost to the county seat town. but
the trade of a score of his neighbors.
and even they changed their post Of
flee addresses to the smaller place.
The trade OF this one farmer lost to
the county seat was the means of
building up healthy trade in the
smaller town and bringing to it other
business places. ID. NJ. CARR.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18

The report of the Salvation Army
anti-suicide bureau started in London
a year ago shows that 1.125 men and
95 women applied to the bureau dur
ing the last IL months.
Most of these belonged TO the mid
die classes, and more than so per
cent. of the men attributed their dis
tress to financial embarrassment or
poverty. and 81 per cent. to accidents,
sickness and other misfortunes.
Two-thirds of the women were suf-
ferlng from melancholia caused by
poverty. and the remainder from
drugs and drink. The bureau was
founded for the purpose OF giving ad-
vice and encouragement. but no direct
financial aid. Its managers estimate
that about three-quarters of those who
applied were diverted from their pur'
pose.-Medical Record.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18
Gets $500 Pennies as Pay.

Chester. Pa.-Believing that he had
been overcharged for an improvement
which he had made to his residence,
A. b. Van Buck. merchant. rendered
$500 pennies to Thomas d. Hannum.
the contractor.
Hannum obtained bucket. in which
he placed the coppers. and started for
the bank. where the cashier refused
to accept the pennies. saying that
they must be wrapped in packages OF
rs each.
Hannum carried the bucket back to
his house, several squares distant
and has arranged to have penny
wrapping party" to which he will In
vite his friends.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18
Good Orchard Ladders.

advisable to use and they should al
ways be of the tripod style-having a
bread base for the main part and sup.
ported by one leg.
A three-legged step-ladder will
stand firmly on uneven ground and is
quickly set, while the ordinary step
ladder of that height is dangerous to
use in orchard work. For very tall
trees. long, single ladders may be
necessary.
Most orchard pruning is done in
late winter and early spring because
that is the most convenient season.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18

s.-s Of 10 degrees. The muzzlcs OF the
pressed so that the operator can
deluge with bullets any spct hs may
select
As no shell. powder nor other am
mention aside from the balls are
used. all that the gun truck is called
on to transport are the gun. the crew
of two men. the bullets and the gaso-
line or storage Observation-Disclosures
may be used in furnishing power.
The absence of powder and shells in
creases the carrying capacity Of the
automobile so per cent. SO far as the
projectiles are concerned. because
Just that much more space is avail
able.
The inventors idea, he declares. is
not to destroy life. but to place the
nation that uses his gun in such a
position that no other power would
be so rash as to make war against the
one armed with such a formidable
weapon He says that ten Of his half
inch guns. firing in the aggregate 90.
000. 900 bullets an hour. would equal
the work of many regiments of infan-
try and sweep away an army of ZOO
900 men within so minutes. If only
one Fer cent of the missiles found
human targets.
Danger of the capture of the gun,
he declares, would be reduced to the
minimum, because no enemy could
withstand the storm of bullets to get
near the piece. to say nothing of its
a Enaph nf 81
miles an hour.
Fred Rangerter of 404 Avenue |.
FIatbush. the inventor of the so-called
preventive of war. is a practical en-
gineer and has invented and built
many automatic machines that are in
use to-day in different parts Of the
world.
He has gold and silver medals and
diplomas that were awarded to him at
the Paris exposition in 1900 and at
the Belgian exposition in 1905. He is
a native of Switzerland and is 80
years old. While in the army of his
country he maze a study OF the
weapons used. and since leaving
Switzerland. at the age Of %. he has
Travelled in many countries. devoting
pIoyed in the service Of leading pow
e-s.
Mr.. Bangerter has been In the Uni
ted States three years. and now is the
superintendent of a large machinery
plant in Brooklyn. where several Of
his inventions are in use. The inven-
tor says he will sell the secret OF his
gun to any government that will pay
an adequate price for it. but II salts
factory arrangements to that end are
not made he will preserve the secret
and not reveal it even In his will.
When he is satisfied that he cannot
make the terms he desires he Will de-
stroy the gun.
No application has been made to
patent the deadly machine. and none
will be. for Mr.. Balgerter says that
he has had experience in that line. He
asserts that he does not propose 10
have any more of his ideas stolen.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18

A commercial club. business
mems association or whatever 1t may
be called. that is useful in furthering
the interests of any city or town is a
highly useful organization. The field
for work is unlimited. Its extent is
only limited to the power of the mem
bers to act and accomplish. One of
the chief aims of all such associations
should be to advance the varied in
terests of the towns in which they are
started. Sometimes these organiza-
lions fail in their purpose because
they are not started rightly. Some
person who has nothing to do but col
lect rent, pay his money for supplies
to some mail order house. and collect
interest from the bauk. or the ones
whose property is mortgaSed to him,
is made the president, or given place
on the executive board. What is the
result? The club goes under. Its use
fulness has been destroyed even be-
fore its organization. The only sue
cessful clubs are the ones that are
under the control of the live bust
ness men of the towns, who have
made their money by their business
connections and who depend upon the
growth of the town for their continued
success. Keep the knocker out of the
commercial club. He is sure to be
a disturbing factor. His place in the
club affords him place to further
his own selfish interests. which in
ninety-nine cases out of the hundred is
in keeping back every enterprise that
will possibly increase his taxes.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18
Results of Cleaning Seed.

Very few farmers here are using
winnowing machines. though l find
that corn and grass seeds are greatly
improved by their use, and the result
OF this cleaning is nearly a solid crop
OF grain or grass. All seed brought
in from the outside should be cleaned.
declares a farmer correspondent of
Farmers Review. and I say emphati.
cally that no chances should lie taken
in this matter. as have known of
very bad weeds being introduced
through carelessness in this regard.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18

One Of the best garden tools that I
have ever used and one which NAV he
made for few cents by any black.
smith, or even made at home. IL the.
farmer has forge and anvil, consists,
of cultivator made from an old
pitchfork that has outlived its useful.
ness by having one or. more of the
tines broken. If as much as six
inches Of the tines is left these NAV
be cut on evenly, bent at right angles
like hoe and sharpened. Such an
implement as this far SURPASSED the
hoe in the cultivation of small plants;
in fact, there is never any need of the
hoe unless 1t is cutting large weeds,
for this will kill all the weeds and
keep the ground pulverized better and
with much less labor than 1t can b.
done with the hoe. ,-....
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18
ENGINE OF WAR THAT THROWS
BULLETS BY THE MILLION.
Is Invention Of a New York Man
Weapon Works Automatically,
Makes No Noise, No Smoke,
No Flash Nor Report.

New York-Securely hidden and
carefully guarded in loft in a
building In F1atbush. there is gun
that by mysterious force can dis
charge 100000 bullets an hour. The
machine. which. because of Its de
struciiveness. is expected to prevent
war. is not fired by powder. 1t makes
. no noise. no fash. no odor nor fumes.
No crank has to be turned by hand.
Compressed air is not the force
used. 50 that there Is not even hiss
Ing sound produced. No dynamite.
guncotton. nitrog'yceTine nor other
chemical or explosive Is employed to
send the Niagara Of bullets hurting
mile through space at the rate of
500 a second. 30 coo minute when
the gun is worked at ordinary speed.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18

would well fit lad of twice his years.
A diet of one egg daily seems to de-
velop the gray matter. for Howard
makes all the other boys in his depart
ment at school hustle some If they are
not TO be eclipsed by "weakling."
Physically he is deficient, for his
tender muscles and undeveloped body
will not stand the romp and tumble of
the ordinary playground. But Howard
makes hard try at being a bow.
even If it does use up about all the
energy he can accumulate in the
course of a week. The birthday cele-
bration was a bright event and
brought many OF his playmates to his
home.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18
ONE EGG A DAY IS BOYS DIET.
Little Howard Elliott Is "the lightest'
Eater in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia.-Not many lad in
the land could subsist on a diet of
zone egg a day" but it has proved suf-
ficient for Howard. the little son OF
Mr. and Mrs. S. w. Elliott of North
Uber street. who celebrated his eighth
birthday the other day.
Physicians have been puzzling their
brains about this strange case for
many months, for 1t has seemed queer
to them that a boy could exist on SO
slim a ration. But 1t is necessity
for Howard Elliott. for his organs are
so weak that he cannot digest any
heavier food. So. he eats an egg every
day.
The boy is a bit stronger than he
used to be, and he has a brain that
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18

The giving of bonus to gain trade
is prima facie evidence that the deal
er is selling goods at a price which af-
fords the giving away of a portion OF
his profits. Would it not be better
to reduce the price. and with the saw.
ing to the customer he could buy what.
ever he wants? But the people want
something for nothing. and think that
they are getting it when they pay
ten or fifteen per cent more than they
should for goods, and in recognition
of their deals receive a coupon or
ticket for some article valued at
about half the extra money they paid
the dealer. AS long as people figure
this way. 1t seems that their wants
must be satisfied.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18
THE ORCHARD LADDER.
One with Three Legs is the Handiest
to Use Among Trees.

1t is advisable to use ladders as
much as possible in pruning. as climb
ing in the trees with heavy shoes is
likely SO injure the limbs more or less
by barl'ug. Most of the pruning can
be done with the stepiladder except on
quite large trees and one eight feet in
height is about as large as ordinarily
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18
Horseshoe Put OUer Door.

at the Jail. but every time he has been
incarcerated something has happened.
That is the reason the sheriff and his
associates have tackled a horseshoe
over the door. are carrying rabbits
feet in their pockets. and hoping that
Coan may be granted pardon at
once.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18

The small boy that doesn't try to
make more noise than some other
small boy is not in good health and
should receive medical attention.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-18
A TIp,

Never do any worrying to-day that
can bs put OF till tomorrow.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-18
SHE SHOOTS NEGROES.
Georgia Woman Tries 70 Avenge AS,
sault on her Daughter.

POWDER SPRINGS, Ca, Septic
After forming and heading posse
TO chase Robert Bostick, negro who
had attacked her nine year old daugh.
ter, Mrs. Sarah Reed wife OF a promi.
nent citizen, shot the negro full oi
birdshut as soon as he was over
taken.
Bostick was employed at the Reed
home and enticed the little girl into
an clubhouse, where he attacked her
and then fled. When the girl told
her mother, Mrs. Reed, her husband
not being at home, armed herself with
shot gun, formed a posse Of neigh
bors, and led them in pursuit Of the
negro. After long chase the negro
was discovered hidden behind log
in woods, Mrs. Reed called on the
members Of the posse to stand back,
raised her gun and discharged both
barrels into the negro, probably fa-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-18

2s, tails, $40
Clans--Iittle neck, per box, $3.50
razor CLANS. 81 per box
Oils, Lead, Etc.
'Benzine--v. M. and :. and Uniol
Naptha, cases, 20Ic; iron barrels,
l3sc.
Coal Oil--Union and pearl and as
.ral oil, cases, i8sc per gallon; water
white, iron barrels, lie; eocene and
extra star. cases, 2iac; headlight oil,
cases, iolc; iron barrels, l3cj elaine,
cases, 29c.
Lead Strictly pure white lead, In
ton lots, 7ge; s00-lb, lots, Sc less; less
than 500c lbs, Bic; red lead and lith-
arge, ac higher than white.
Linseed Oil--Raw, 5-barrel lots,
SIC; i-barrcl lots, 5sc; in case, Ole;
boiled, s-barrcl lots, Soc; l-barrel
lots, SIC; III cases, 63c.
Gasoline Union and Red Crown,
bbls., i5sc; cases, 22ac. Motor. bbls,
i6ae; cases, 23ic. 80 degrees, bbls.,
30c; cases, 37sc. Engine Distillate,
bbls, oc; cases, l6s