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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-05-15
RATHDRuM KooTENAI COUNTY, MAY 1905
PRESIDENT NO DICTATOR
Political Gossip at the National
Capital.

Political Gossip at the Nationa
Capital.
Washington, D. c., May o.
Chairman New of the Republican
national committee, took luncheon
with President Roosevelt this weel
and while he was unwilling to dis
cuss the details Of his conversation
with the President he said there
was no truth in the reports tina,
Mr.. Roosevelt was seeking to die.
tate the arrangements for the
national convention. The Presi-
dent declines, also, to express an
opinion as to the second man on
the ticket, declaring that should
ne even hint at preference for a
running mate for Taft, the cry
would 60 up throughout the coun-
try that he was attempting to
"dictate" the Vice Presidential
nominee. Regarding the selection
OF temporary chairman of the
national convention, Mr.. New said
that he would act "with the advice
and consent of the members of the
special committee on arrange
ments". By politicians here in
Washington this is translated to
mean that Senator Beveridge's
chances are nil and that Senator
Dolliver will be chosen as tempor-
ary chairman, and there is every
indication that the permanent
chairman, who will of course be
chosen by the convention, will
be Senator Lodge. Chairman
New has already left Washington
and will open the national COM
mittee's headquarters in the
Coliseum in Chicago on May nth.
President Roosevelt insists that
the House 'make an honest effort"
to put through anti-injunction
legislation, amend the Sherman
antitrust law, and enact into law
the Vreeland Currency bill, as we'll
as enact law making the govern
ment responsible for accidents to
its employees. Representative
Watson. Republican whip of the
House, spent an hour with the
President one day this week with
the result that his hope of an ad-
journment by May 18th is some
what modified. He told the
President that the House would do
nothing with the proposal to
amend the Sherman antitrust law.
The signing of the general arbi-
tration treaty between the United
States and Japan, by Secretary of
State Elihu Root and Baron Ko-
goro Takahira, japanese Ambassa-
dor to the United States, was a
complete surprise to officials and
in Washington, as only
a few persons were aware that
negotiations were in progress.
The treaty will he in force for a
period of five years. and marks the
first definite result of the resump-
tion Of treaty negotiations which |
were discontinued during the win
ter of 1906 on account of the
action of the board of education of
San Francisco in excluding Japan
ese children from the public
schools, and also because of the
assaults upon Japanese subjects IN
various cities on the Pacific Coast.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26

The chemist in charge of the labora-
tory of the department of agriculture
at Chicago has been paying careful
attention to the purity Of foods. Re-
Gently he made statement that one
great spice company annually ground
up 600 tons of cocoanut shells and fla
vored the same with essential oils and
then sold the powdered stuff for pure
spices. He related about another con-
Germ which sold 100000 worth of
spices annually. only five per cent. of
which were pure. The common arti-
cles used for adulteration of spices
are sawdust, brick dust, burnt grains,
cocoanut shells and other kinds OF
shells and barks. 1t is the aim of the
United States government to put an
end to this adulteration of foods.
Since the government has become
active in tracing down such frauds a
number of INSCRIPTIONS grocery
houses have been compelled to go out
OF business.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26
BUILDING UP THE CHARACTER.
A Few Words to the Youth Who Would
Make the Most Of Life.


1t is well that the majority Of us
value being well thought of. Few
young men, anxious to make the most
of life, care to have what is common
ly known as bad reputation" Do
you. young man, ever stop to think
that there are immutable laws that
control the universe and all therein?
Do you ever consider that light is
only the evidence of luminous body?
That the brilliancy of the diamond is
merely the rays reflected from the
perfectly crystalized carbon? Reputa-
ton is only the reflection from char
acter as 1t is variously projected upon
the screen of public opinion; but rep
utation is not character, any more
than the light is the luminous body,
but is merely the effulgence, the re-
suit of character.
The imitation diamond for a time
may rival in splendor and brilliancy
the reflections of light of the genuine
gem, but this brilliancy is soon dulled.
The same with reputation, which
sometimes attaches to character
which will not stand the test of time.
or the scrutiny of the exacting eye of
in the pages of the press of the
downfall and disgrace of men high in
public estimation. and who. until their
duplicity was exposed. were men of
most excellent eputation-reputation
reflected falsely from an unclean char
acter.
Character is the mold of moral con-
seriousness. 1t Is the outgrowth of
the heart carefully nurtured by truth
and love and directed by intelligence
solely influenced by that which is
moral in man. 1t is by reputation
that we are to be judged by those
with whom we are thrown in either
business or social intercourse. Our
own acts are the standard by which
we will be either praised or con-
demned. Our own acts are the indica-
lions of the spirit within. Though we
may be most excellent in character,
sometimes We may be falsely estimat-
ed; may acquire through some misun-
derstood circumstance reputation I'M
desirable. But character ever counts.
1t is sure to bring to the front its
worth. The diamond may be robbed
of its brillIancy for a time by CRIME
and dirt, but 1t Is nevertheless dia-
mond. Your true worth may be OBJ
scured for time, but it is sure to
become known.
Character is the greatest thing the
young man has to guard. 1t is the only
sure foundation upon which hopes can
be rightly based. He who is true to
himself cannot be untrue to others.
Would you have character and repu-
tation, you must work. constantly, I'M
ceasingly. as conscience becomes dead
ened and degenerate when not exer-
cised. and conscience directs the
building of character. There are
qualities in man that mark his great
ness and his superiority-the moral
and the mental. and 1t is by the exer-
else of these that greatness and sue
cess are gained.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26
AUTOMOBILES FOR THE FARM.
FILTERS Of the Soil to Be on Equality
with People Of Towns.

One of the large companies en-
gagged in the manufacturing OF farm
machinery proposes placing on the
market at an early date an automobile
especially designed for farm use. This
machine will be sold at a reasonable
price, and will be put out in various
styles ranging from a runabout to a
heavy farm truck, which the farmer
can use in transporting his grain and
other produce to the markets.
Transportation of farm produce to
the railroad stations and the markets
is a question of economy. 1t is esti-
mated that at the present time it
costs the farmer about nine cents per
hundred pounds to carry his grain a
distance of ~ miles to the railroad
station or market place. 1t is ex-
pected that. the installation of auto
mobiles for hauling purposes will de-
crease the expense to three or four
cents per hundred pounds. The COM
ing of the farm automobile means fur
Their improvement of roads. Already
the automobile and the rural deliv-
cry OF mail has worked wonders in
the way of stimulating interest in
road Improvement Once the farmers
become automobile users they will
be more energetic workers, in fact,
enthusiasts for high-class highways.
Another use of the automobile in
agricultural districts is it's employ
ment by merchants for delivering
goods to patrons in the country. In
a number of eastern states enterrsis-
ing merchants send out their clerks
with automobiles in the morning to
solicit the orders of the people resid-
ing on the nearby farms, and use the
automobile for delivering goods in the
afternoon. Merchants who have
adopted this plan have found it prof
liable and their business greatly in
creased, not considering the adver-
Using received by this innovation.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26
Parable Of the Foolish Citizen.

Once there was good man who
labored hard on the farm, and on
each Sunday went religiously to
church. In time he gained sufficient
wealth to move into a nearby town,
where all his children were afforded a
chance for acquiring an education.
For all his supplies he sent to dis
tant city. He opposed every PROPOSE
ton to pave the streets of the place,
to improve the very schools his chill
dren attended, and when the assessor
for taxation purposes. This man was
a highly moral man, a pillar in the
church. and even worked a soap-club
deal in order to secure for the Sun
day school an organ. At last he died.
1t is recorded that he entered the
pearly gates for which he long hoped
and prayed. The streets were golden,
and there was beauty on every side.
He marveled; became enraptured
with all he saw. To some angels
standing by he spoke: This place
must have cost pile of money!"
Yes" replied one of the white-winged
attendants, but 1t has been paid for
below. Each one coming here must
help bear the burden of taxes Just
then a saintly-looking man approached
with book, and the new arrival from
the farm took one look at him, and
believing him to be the assessor, bolt
ed out through the gate-and then
woke up.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26

No enterprising. growing COM
munity, nor any other kind of a
place, has any use for the malcontent,
usually known as "knocker." Many
OF the worst specimens of knockers
are not the ones who by their words
injure the home town, but are the
ones who without good reason send
away all the money they have to
spend to some distant place, thus
robbing the home town of the support
that it should rightly have. 1t is the
business that keeps the town alive.
Anything that decreases the volume
of business Injuries the place. One
may claim that their money is earned
by hard work. and that the right to
spend it wherever they wish is theirs.
But there is such a thing as princi-
pie. and by principles are men gagged
by their fellow men. The 'knocker''
is one who values principle as moth.
ing worth preserving or protecting.
Sometimes it is ignorance, the lack
of knowledge. which impels people to
do things contrary to their own In
terests and the interests of their
neighbors; but it matters little how
these things are brought about, the
evil effect is just the same.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26
MORE ROTATION NEEDED.
Farmers Who Have Not Adopted sys
tenn Should Do So.

Some Of our farmers have adopted
systems of rotation, but more need to
do SO. We have as yet too many
farmers that are growing one crop on
the same area continually. Where
there is rotation. 1t is noted that the
rotation frequently consists of the fire.
quent changing of two crops, like corn
and oats. A wide rotation is better
than narrow one, for by the wider
system of rotation a greater number
of crops can be grown. Thus, rota-
ton that includes clover, potatoes.
peas. beans. corn, wheat and oats, is
far better than rotation Of corn and
oats only. Although rotation will not
of itself keep up the fertility of land.
1t assists greatly in keeping the land
in a good condition. by keeping it free
from weeds and predatory insects.
Many farmers already grow half a
dozen crops on their land and could
easily change their methods so that
these crops would follow each other
on the same fields rather than each
crop growing in a particular place
year after year.
To keep up the land. rotation OF
crops should be combined with a good
system of fertilizing, says Farmers
Review. On the great fertile prairies
of the west the farmers have become
30 accustomed to farming without put
ting manure on the land that they
have already continued the practice
TOO long. Even new land will not
stand this process forever.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26
GRIP GERMS FROM MARS.
Iowa Weather Prophet Puts the Blame
on Sister Planet.

Waterloo. a.-Interpo!ated In his
predictions for February. John c.
Busby. weather prophet OF Indepen-
dencc. advances theory to explain
the presence of the grip germ. The
native habitat of the germ. he says. is
the planet Mars. which Is now very
near to the earth. and the germs have
leaped through the intervening space.
He believes that Mars is inhabited by
human beings like ourselves, who. he
would infer. have suffered recurrent
attacks of the prevailing malady for
years.
Mr.. Busby draws u gloomy picture
for February. but one which will cheer
the iceman's heart. He says the posi-
ton of the planets augurs much cold
and stormy weather.
Mr. Busby Is the man to whom was
imputed the movement last summer to
form a weather prophets organization
TO regulate tho price of sunny days.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26
Some Built Nearly Century Ago and
Still Good.

Jacksonville, Ind. - Charlestown.
nearly three-quarters of a century the
county seat of Clark. probably lays
claim to possessing more old houses.
some of them within a few years OF
century old. than any other town in
the state These houses are mostly of
brick. and some of them, apparently.
good for a century more. Among
them is one owned by Louis Badger.
which was built by Isaac Selby. an
early day county official. and for a
time 1t was occupied by Gov. Jonathan
Jennings. whose home. after retire
,ment from office. was near Charles
town. This house was built about
l1S12.
Another house. erected about the
same time. and perhaps earlier. be-
came the property of Capt. Daily in
that year. and has remained In the
possession Of the family ever since.
The Chris. Badger house is supposed
to have been built in 1872 by Andrew
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26
QUIET THINKS.

Can you tell what things cost?
1t is not a good plan to feed grown
up fowls too much soft food. as 1t
tends to make them dyspeptic.
Here is sensible Nebraskan:
When times are out of fix and folks
are out of work, the old farm is the
best to tie to-
When one has to take pick to dig
cut his corn to get 1t to the shelter, it s
time to think about growing a variety
Of corn that will get ripe ard sound.
Keep sowing clover. Both the hay
and seed crops have paid well and the
demand for good seed has not slack
ened. Be careful to get good, clean
quality. A whole lot of mischief may
be mixed up in a bushel of dirty clover
seed.
Too much live stock is quite as bad
for the farmer as too much land. Do
not crowd the stock and do not keen
more than can be fed well. II you
have more than this sell the surplus
speedily.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26
TO SAVE THE BUFFALO.

The American bison or buffalo. our
grandest native animal. Is in grave
danger of becoming extinct. and 1t Is
the duty of the people of to-day to
preserve for future generations this
picturesque wild creature, which has
played SO conspicuous a part in the
history. OF America. We owe 1t to our
descendants that all possible effort
shall now be made looking to the per-
petual increase and preservation Of
this noble animal. whose passing must
otherwise soon be a matter of uni
versal and lasting regret.
1T is CONCEDED. particularly by all
authorities. that. owing to the uncer.
tainues of human life and the changes
In fortune and in policy among pri-
,vate individuals and private corpora.
lions. the buffalo cannot be perpetu-
ated for centuries. and preserved from
ultimate extinction. save under gov.
eminent auspices. AT present nearly
all the bu1aloes In the United States
are in private hands. and with few
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26

New York.-A new fashion set by
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish interested the
Tea drinkers in the Plaza the other
afternoon.
Mrs Fish arrived at the Fifty-eighth
street entrance OF the Plaza when the
rooms were thronged. She wore a
long coat of broadtail fastened by a
diamond ornament of great size. Eek
cept for these gems there was no
dash of color to relieve the costume.
, In flash this innovation had sunk
deem in the hearts of other women.
and the way in which jewels were
quickly shifted after Mrs. Fish had
been seen. seemed to indicate that
in future gems will not hide their
light under fur coats.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26
APPEAL ISSUED FOR PREsERvA-
TON OF. AMERICAN BEAST.
Plan Proposed 10 to Have Herds Es-
tabiished on Suitable Ranges
Under Government
Auspices.

Mcriden. N. H.-The American
Bison society. with headquarters In
this city has issued an appeal for
the perpetuation of the American buff
falo. To best preserve the animal the
society has planned "a systematic
campaign OF ambitious proportions.
The president of the United States
is the, honorary president Of the organ
ization. and the honorary vice-presi-
dent Ii his excellency Earl Grey. gov
ernor general Of Canada. The secre-
tary is Ernest Harold Baynes. whose
post Office address is Sunset Ridge.
Meriden. N, II.
The following Is an extract from an
address issued by the society:
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26

The Union Stockyards. Chicago,
nave now been doing business for AZ
years. A report has just been made
OF the number of animals of all kinds
received during that time. The totals
for each class of animals follow: Cat.
tie, S4,So4. ia; calves. 4,525. 3O5; hogs,
gag. S5s.2OS; sheep, 79.505,S95; horses,
z,Sos.oS6; grand total. 41s.0O4.07S.
During the year just closed the re-
ceipts were: Cattle. 3.305,314; calves,
421 1884; hogs. 7.2o1.O61; sheep, 4.21s,-
os3; horses. 102.os7. The number of
cars used in hauling these animals
r. market totaled 2s7,981.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26
HOMES IN CHARLESTOWN, IND.

McKeever. In 1880 1t was a barracks
for troops. and housed the Rangers.
Another two-story brick house near
by was erected by Rev. James Gar
ner. pioneer Methodist preacher, and
the house known as the Alpha home,
was constructed by man named
Faulkner. who built second house
about the same time, still in use and
in good preservation. AT the time
the majority of these houses were
built. town lots in Charlestown sold
higher than in Louisville, KY, on ac-
count of the elevation of the ground
and consequent healthfulness.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26

Paris.-A novel surgical operation
has just been performed on leopard,
Paul. at Pezon's menagerie. by Prof.
Dramard of the Military Veterinary
college. The animal recently while
eating his dinner also bit his tall. gan
creme set in and 1t became necessary
to amputate portion of the tail to
save his life. The leopard was lassoed.
thrown on its back, piece of soft
wood was given 1t to gnaw, and while
held by ten men the veterinary pro-
ceeded with the ablation of portion
of the tail and cauterized the wound.
The animal roared considerably. but
the operation was declared success
full.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26

c91htl .
to
oanpo purebooded Filipino The majority Of the assembly
Of Mr.
further favored both radically patriotic record by his
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26

feet long and taper down on one end
about four inches. Then get two 2x4s
two inches longer than your wagon
box is wide. Use eight-penny nails in
mailing the floor to the 2x4s and six
or eight-inch boards for the floor Of
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26

New York.-Frederick H. Metzger
of Jamaica, l.. L.. whose right foot was
amputated at st. Mary's hospital.
asked that the member be given de-
cent burial.
1T was a good foot" he said. land
l mean to do right by 1t now
He was hurt by locomotive. The
foot was buried in the Lutheran GENE
terry.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26
Splinter in Body twenty-five Years.

Allentown, Pa.-Henry Walker of
Emaus. underwent an operation at his
home, and splinter nearly three
inches long was removed from his abb
domen.
Mr.. Walker does not know how
the splinter became lodged In the alb
domen. but for the past % years he
had been having pain in that part Of
his body.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26
PROFIT ON SMALL FARM.
An Instance Where Twenty Acres
Proved Very Remunerating.

Many farmers bewail the fact that
they haven't got room enough and
that they can not make money on a
2o-acre farm. A farmer of the middle
western states has made the following
figures of what he produced on 20
acres in one season:
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26

scoop board. Nail together and bore
a five-eights-inch hole through the out
side floor board about eight inches
from the end for the rods. Use three
Fights or one-half-inch rods with one
joint about four inches from the upper
side boards at the ends and nail two
N0VN n cleats on the up
0S per and lower
side of the five-eightsinch holes SO 1t
won't split out when scooping from the
board. Bolt 2x3 to the end piece of
the wagon box. using bolts three
Fights by So inches long. Bore two
holes in a piece of side board iron or
thin iron about one inch wide and
eight inches long for screws. bending
it as shown in small end. to fasten the
rods and hold them In place to keep
the board closed.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26
WAGON SCOOP BOARD.
How the Farmer Can Make One for
Himself.

This is my description of a scoop
board for a wagon. writes CORE
spondent of Farmers Mail and Breeze:
First, get two S-inch boards about ~
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26

the shop floor, explains the Prairie
Farmer. place the box over 1t, catch
the eyebolt into the hook. place the
wheel on top of the box with a board
washer and tighten the nut on the eye
bolt to hold the wheel while at work,
as in fig. 2.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26
REPAIRING BUGGY WHEELS.
Holder Which Will Make the Task an
Easy One.

Make box eight or ten inches
square at the bottom and six inches
square at the top, 2hs to feet taff, as
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-02-26

Fig. 1-WheeI Ready to Paint.
make screw hook and eyebolt OF
half-inch iron of a combined length to
match the box. Screw the hook into
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We would be pleased to have our read
ers, and the public generally, send in
such items OF news as may come under
their observation, sLch as births, deaths,
marriages, goings and comings, etc.
Many things transpire that we may over
look, hence we ask you to assist us In
this matter that We may be able to pub
Nah ALL the news.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-05-09

STAR ROUTES.
Mails arrive from Penrose and
way at IL 100 a. m.
Mails leave for Penrose and
way at / 100 p. m.
Mails arrive from Stone and
way at $50 p. m.
Mails leave for Stone and way
at $50 a. m.
Office hours from a. m. to 0 p. NJ
Eva G. Wilcox,
Postmaster.
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LOCAL MAILS.
MAILS ARRIVE.
= From South ,.so , =,
MAILS CLOSE
Going South ','s d. M
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Garland Globe Office.