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The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

Mr.. Herbert Knox Smith, whose zeal in the
cause of economic reform has been in no wise
abated by the panic which he and his kind did
SO much to bring on. is out with an answer to
President Moffett, of the Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana. The publication of this an
swer, 1t is officially given out was delayed sew
eral weeks, for business reasons" because 1t
was not deemed advisable TO further excite
the public mind, which was profoundly dis
turbed by the crisis. Now that the storm
clouds have rolled by, however, the Commits
sioner PUSHES again into the fray.
Our readers remember that the chief points
in the defence of the Standard Oil Company. as
presented by President Moffett, were ~ that
the date of six cents on oil from Whiting to
EastSt. Louis has been issued to the Standard
Oil Company as the lawful, rate by employees
of the Alton, (2) that the 1Scent rate on file
with the Interstate Commerce Commission was
a class and not commodity rate. never being
intended to apply to oil, 90 that oil was
shipped in large quantities between Whiting
and East st. Louis over the Chicago & East
ern Illinois at 81 cents per hundred pounds.
which has been filed with the Interstate Com
merce Commission as the lawful rate, and %
that the 1S-cent rate on oil was entirely out OF
proportion to lawful rates on other commodi-
ties between these points of similar char
acter, and of greater value. such, for example.
as linseed OIL the lawful rate on which was
thousands of tons of freight had been sent by
other shippers between these points under
substantially the same conditions as governed
the shipments of the Standard OIL Company.
This defence of the Standard Oil Company
was widely quoted and has undoubtedly exert
ed a powerful influence upon the public mind
Naturally the Administration. which has
staked the success of its campaign against
the trusts upon the result of Its attack upon
this company, endeavors to Offset this infu-
ence, and hence the new deliverance Of Com
missioner Smith,
We need hardly to point out that his rebuff
tai arguments extremely weak, although as
strong, no doubt, as the circumstances would
warrant He answers the points made by Pres-
dent Moffett substantially as follows: "a The
Standard Oil Company had traffic department,
and should have known, that the six-cent rate
had not been filed, (2) no answer. 49, the Chi
because it read, not from Whiting but from
BOLTON, which is described as "a village of
about /, 500 population just outside of Chicago
Its only claim to note is that 1t has been for
many years the point of origin for this and
similar secret rates" The Commissioner ad-
mits in describing this rate that there was
note attached stating that the rate could also
be used from Whiting.
The press has quite generally hailed this
statement of the Commissioner of Corpora
IDENTIFY recognized as the strongest rebuttal
argument advanced by the Standard.
In fact 1t is as weak and inconclusve as the
remainder of his argument. The lines Of the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois do not run into
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29
AN ADVERTISING TRICK FOR
WESTERN FARMERS.
Real Estate Agents" Go After
Men with Land for Sale and
Reap Rich Harvest.

A smooth scheme for separating
farmers from their money has been
worked with much success in South
Dakota. An oily CRATER calls on a
farmer and makes a bid for his land
The figures are absurdly low at first
but by degrees are raised as high as
$50 an acre, and the farmer consents.
Then the visitor explains that he is
only an agent. but that he can sell the
land at the price named IL the owner
will agree to pay for advertising at
the rate of fifty cents an acre. The
agent" promises orally that the adj
vertising money will not be payable
until the land is sold, but this stipula-
tion is not contained in contract
that the farmer signs.
In few days he receives a copy of
an ad and not over-courteous demand
for money. 1t is said that twenty
two agriculturists were caught with
this bait in Brown County and that
one of them gave up 1920. Others de-
clare hotly that they will not pay but
they will make fight in the courts
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29
CUBS FOOD
They Thrive on erspe-Nuts.

Healthy babies don't cry and the
well-nourished baby that is fed on
Grape-Nuts is never a crying baby.
Many babies who cannot take any
other food relish the perfect food,
Grape-Nuts, and get well.
MY little baby was given up by
three doctors who said that the con-
densed milk on which l fed her had
ruined the childs stomach. One OF
the doctors told me that the only
thing to do would be to try Grape
Nuts. SO got some and prepared it-as
follows: soaked IL tablespoonfuls
in one pint Of cold water for half an
hour, then / strained off the liquid and
mixed IL teaspoonfuIs of this strained
Grape-Nuts juice with six teaspoonfuls
Of rich milk. put in a pinch of salt
and a little sugar, warmed 1t and gave
1t to baby every two. hours.
'In this simple. easy way 1 saved
baby's life and have built her up to a
strong healthy child, rosy and laugh
ing. The food must certainly be per-
feet to have such a wonderful effect as
this. can truthfully say / think it
is the best food in the world to raise
delicate babies on. and is also deli
cious healthful food for grown-ups as
we have discovered in our family"
Grape-Nuts is equally valuable to
the strong, healthy man or woman. 1t
stands for the true theory of health.
There's Reason. Read THE Road
to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidneys and
azure is obtained quickest by proper
treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel
ing badly you can make no mistake by
taking DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
1t corrects inability to hold urine and
scaldiug pain i'll passing it, and over
comes that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to go often through the day,
and to get up many times during the
night. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized.
1t stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is
sold by all druggists i'll ffty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have a
sample bottle of this wonderful new dis
covery and book that tells all about it,
both sent free by mail. Address, DR.. Kill
mer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, Swamp
Root, DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root, and the
address, Bingharnton, N. ", on every
bottle
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

Even the prosaic washing of dishes
has been subject of scientific investi-
cations. In the interests of the mi
crobe-fearing mortal, Christiani and
Michele, Swiss psychologists, have
tested the effect on germs present of
different methods of washing. such as
"a simply wiping glasses with a ster-
ilized cloth, (2) rinsing with cold
water and wiping with no particular
care. and go thoroughly washing and
rinsing in fresh water and carefully
drying. They find that the partial
washing or wiping SO common in no.
tel. restaurant and family kitchens
leaves the germs practically I'M
touched. Thoroughly washing, even in
cold or lukewarm water. with vigorous
wiping. may remove practically all
bacteria; and safety is the more abb
solute the nearer the water is to boil
ing. Dissolving two per cent of car
Donate of soda in the water makes
sterilization still more thorough.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29
cUTIcuRA CURED FOUR
Southern Woman Suffered with Itch
ing, Burning Rash--Three Little
Babies Had Skin Troubles.

"My baby had a running sore on his
neck and nothing that / did for it took
effect until used Cuticura. My face
was nearly full of letter or some sim
liar skin disease. 1t would itch and
burn so that ! could hardly stand it.
Two cakes OF Cuticura Soap and box
of Cuticura Ointment cured me. Two
years after 1t broke out on my hands
asd wrist. Sometimes | would go
nearly crazy for 1t itchcd so badly.
went back to my old standby. that
had never failed me-one set of Cuti-
cura Remedies did the work. One
set also cured my uncle's baby whose
head was cake of sores, and another
baby who was in the same fix. Mrs.
Lille Wilcher. 40 Eleventh St, Chat
tanooga, Tenn, Feb. 16, 1907"
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29
How Helen Keller "sees."

Think of one blind and deaf from
early childhood who finds the world
"alive, ruddy. and satisfying" That is
Helen Keller's own expression; and
certainly 1t is a unique and important
human document which is promised in
her essays on Sense and Sensibility,"
the first to appear in the February
Century. Here she tells, to the world
for the first time. how she sees" and
hears:
How can the world be shriveled
when this most profound. emotional
sense, touch, is faithful to its service ?
1 am sure that IL fairy babe me
choose between the sense of sight and
that of touch, I would not part with
the warm, endearing contact of human
hands or the wealth of form, the no.
bility and fullness that press into my
palms.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

II was telephoning the other night"
said the girl, land a voice crossed
mine, a Whispering voice. couldn't
help wondering what the game was.
What are you whispering for? !
asked.
"'Hush,' she said, still in the whis-
per. I'm trying to talk under my
breath. don't want my hucband to
hear. Please get on the wire. Won't
your
Il got of the wire, but I couldn't
sleep very well that night for wonder
ing what it was she didn't want her
husband to hear"
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

Miranda" said the mistress. you
are good cook, and just know that
you are too good for us to keep. Some
man will come along one of these days
and induce you to marry him."
20, no, num-" answered Miranda.
fervently. i've lived with you and
your husband too long to want ever to
get married"
There are two conclusions to be
drawn from the reply of the faithful
servant; one is that she was loyal to
her employers, the other is as it
may BE-.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

two great cereals, makes growing and fat.
tening hogs and cattle possible in Oak
Mont, Ida. Colo. yes. everywhere. and
add to above Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass
the IL ton Hay wonder Teosinte. which
produces 80 tons of green fodder per acre
Emperor William Dat prodigy. etc, and
other rare farm seeds that they offer.
JUST CUT THIS OUT AND RETURN IT
with l0c in stamps for packing. ETC.. to the
John A. Salzer Seed CO.. La Crosse. Wis,
and get their big catalog and lots of farm
seed samples. X. & w.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

II don't think it is SO nice to have a
truthful child" said she. Not SO
truthful child as my neighbor has
across the hall. The other morning l
missed my paper that Is left at my
door. / knocked and asked her If she
had seen 1t. She said no, but her
small son, aged five, ran to the table
and got 1t and brought 1t to me.
Here. he said. mamma took 1t to
read it. but you can have it. She is
through with 1t now"
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

Girls in Denmark never experience
the pleasure of receiving a diamond
engagement ring. They are presented
with plain gold band. which is worn
on the third finger of the left hand.
On the wedding day the bridegroom
changes the ring to the right third
finger. which is the marriage finger in
that country
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

The commuter handed the brake
man a five-cent cigar.
Say. George" he said. why does
the engine always let OF such heart
rending howl Just as we pass Long
Oak?"
George shook his head sadly.
"Ah." said he, ut was here that the
engineer. poor fellow. first met his
wife,
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29
RANCH LIFE IN THE WEST.
still Plenty e Chances to Get Rich and
Views and Man Free,

Views and Map Free.
A new book has been published describing
ranch life In the West: There 4. an enor-
body wants IT. Reads like fiction. yet abb
soiutely true. 1t describes big ranches. tells
how farmers and ranchmen amassing
huge fortunes and shows how new citizens
may do likewise.
The book gives the government land and
mining laws. fsh and game laws. together
with late county map of Colorado. Con-
tains 100 photo.engrayings of farm and
ranch views cowboy life. etc. Editions cost
$1,000 to Issue.
troduce our biz Illustrated western family
magazine !established 1so3) we will! send
our famous nightly maganine whole year.
Clubs Of 3 and > books roc. 5 for 81. Money
back H. not more than pleased. Our maya
!sntpgs and sketches hss and tells all about
Ranch Life Magazine. Blk. io2. Denver. Colo.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

'T have called" said the captious
critic. ito find out what reason you
can give for representing the New
Year as a nude small boy"
THAT is DONE" responded the art
editor. because the year does not get
its close until the 31st OF December"
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29
$500 in Gold, Free.

Send US the names of your friends
who want piano. and II we secure an
order as a result we will give you IS
in gold for your trouble. Send all the
details you can and write plainly. The
knight-campbell Music Co., 1625-31
California St. Denver, Colo.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

How long have you been here?"
asked physician. when his little Of
fee boy announced his intention of re-
signing his job.
six months" replied the boy.
And you don't like the doctor bust
ness?"
Nav, it's no good. I'm mighty sor-
ry / learned It,"
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

Hiram l.. Spencer. one of the veteran
poets Of the country, is spending the
sunset Of his life in quiet country
home at White Head. New Brunswick.
He was born in Vermont in 1929 His
best known poem, "A Hundred Years
to Come" was written when he was
at school
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

Lucius Teter. who has just been
elected president of the Chicago Saw
ings Bank & Trust Company, is the
youngest bank president in the coun-
try. Only sixteen years ago he was
messenger in the bank of which he is
now the head.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

William Kent of Chicago, now at
Kentfield. Cal, has decided to the
United States government tract OF
land OF 1916 acres of natural redwood
forest in the southern slope of Mount
Tamalpais, about six miles from San
Francisco. 1t is the intention to name
the national monument Muir woods.
after John Muir, the noted naturalist.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

Some one has said that kiss is
the language of love-" remarked the
young man in the parlor scene.
Well" rejoined the fair maid on
the far end of the sofa. why don't you
get busy and say something"
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF CatarrL that cannot be cured BY Hsls
FL CHENEY & CO., Toiedo. O.
We. tho undersigned, have known y. j. Cheney
for the last IS years and believe him perfectly hon
prabie in all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his nrm.
wALDIx0. KIsSAs a MkKvIS.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure II taken Internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price 10 cents PEI
bottle. Sold by al Druggists.
Take Halls Fam iy Pills for constipation.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

1t was announced, on the ice.
But how on EARTH" said the girl in
the white skating suit. did you get
him to propose, dear?"
The girl in sables smiled slightly.
"Oh, easily enough" she retorted.
IT told him that you we're crazy about
him and reminded him that it was
leap year."
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

Mr.. Murphy-Oi want to buy pair
Of gloves.
Clerk-Here's something l believe
will just suit you. It's suede glove.
Mr. Murphy-Niver. begorra! Oh
want Irish gloves. Swade gloves, in
dade!-Kansas City Times.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

Oranges, pears. grapes. cherries, ETC.,
are now being packed In paper boxes
containing nitrogen. and the exclusion
OF oxygen seems to keep the fruit from
decay for an indefinite time. Fish
shown in Paris in 1907 had been pre-
served in nitrogen for seven years.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

ter l began to suf-
fer with my kidneys.
/ had pains in my
back and hips and
felt all worn out.
Dizzy spells both
cred me and the
kidney secretions
were irregular. The
first box of Doan's
Kidney Pills brought
decided relief I am
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

Many Old People Suffer from
Bronchial Affections particularly at
this time of year.. Browns Bronchial
Troches give immediate relief.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

Don't worry about your complexion
take Garfield Tea, the Herb laxative and
blood.puriier! An Improvement will be
seen in a week,
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

The crushers of the Edison cement
works, at Stewartstown, N. j., can
crush a six-ton stone.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

However things may seem. no evi
thing is success, and no good thint
failure.-Samuel Longfellow.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29
WORN OUT WOMEN
VIII Find Encouragement In Mrs. Mer-
rltt's Advice.

Mrs. w. L. Merritt. 207 s. First
Ave, Anoka, Mimi, says: Last win
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

sure they would do the same for any
other woman suffering as l did,
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE''
That Is LAXATIVE BROMO QUISINE. Look for
tho signature of E. W. GROVE. Used tho World
over To Cure n Cold In One bay &c.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it-lieart dis
ease, pneumonia.
heart failure or
apoplexy are often
the result of kid
ney disease. If
kidney trouble is
Observation-Disclosures
the kidney-poison-
ed blood will at
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

1t is vain to be always looking to-
wards the future. and never acting to-
ward it.--Boyes.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

Show us a man who lives the simple
life and wen show you a cynic.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

Mrs. windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, sofenA the gums reduces In
nammation. siinys pain, wind collie sc bottle
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29

Justus Granich. aged fifteen. was re-
Gently arrested in Philadelphia for
wife desertion.
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths,

There is disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decep-
The Lamar register., 1908-01-29
Important 10 NNo,ne.c.
Sing at Your Work.

Whenever the baby at midnight
Is Inclined to be noisy and fearful.
Whatever you do.
As you tramp the house through,
Oh. do not forget to be cheerful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-28
REPORT ID CHECK
 THE BOLL WEEV|L
State EntomoIogist of Missis-
 sippi Works on Problem
FIVE COUNTIES INFESTED
President Whitfield of Industrial Insti- tute and College at Columbus, Says Prospects Are Good
 For Coming Session.

Jackson, Miss. August 27.-(Special.)- J. State Entomologist Herrick, who has been spending a lot of his valuable time in an effort to check, if not to stop, the invasion of the boil weevil into other counties of Mississippi, has issued rules and regulations to govern farmers and cotton buyers, so as to reduce the danger of spread as much as possible The rules are:
 T. That no individual in the state of Mississippi shall send any living boil wee- vils. eggs, larvae or pupae through the malls or transport them by any other means from one locality to another in the state.
 '2. That no individual in uninfected dis tricts shall transport, for the purpose of planting or feeding to stock any cotton seed from infected districts of Texas, Louisiana or Mississippi, and no trans portation company shall accept such for transportation.
 3 That no individual in the infected districts of Mississippi shall export any cotton seed to be used for planting or for feeding to stock into the unaffected portions of this state,
 A. The counties of Adams Wilkinson, Amite, Jefferson and Franklin are hereby declared infested districts"
 President H. L. Whitfield of the Indus- trial Institute and college of Columbus, was In the city today looking after the interests of his big school for girls, and states that fha for ft,1I r. tendance next session was never better In fact, he declares that he has had to turn down good many applications from some of the counties which have gone beyond their pro rata number, while in other counties the applicants are fewer In number than the county is entitled to- The object Is to have the girls who at tend this big state college distributed around over the state, the number to which each county is entitled being based on white population or number of edu- cable children.
 President Whitfield goes from here to Neshoba county, where he will deliver several addresses in the cause of longer school terms, better school houses, etc.
 The Hon. George R. Hightower, presi- dent of the Farmers union in Mississippi, requests the following made public: Il have noticed several reports sent out from here to the effect that my name will be presented to the national union at Fort Worth, Tex, September 1, for the | national presidency, and I desire to say to my friends that do not aspire to that position, and that the Mississippi delega. tion will not present my name to the convention. l think such positions should seek the man instead of the man seek ing the position. I have on all occasions discouraged the use of my name, and 1 make this statement that the members of the order everywhere may understand my position"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-28
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE.
Fireworks At a Funeral

Every country has it's peculiar customs and even in the matter of burials certain ceremonies take place which are entirely incidental to the manners of the people In that particular locality.
 For instance, the Chinese funeral is one which attracts especial attention, on ac- count of it's uniqueness. It is told that when a native dies, his relatives place the body in a roughly-made coffin, some- times merely a wooden box serving this purpose. A procession is then formed which solemnly parades round and round the bier. burning joss sticks, and chant ing dismally all the while. Next the mourners draw up in lines on each side of the coffin, and such articles as rice, chicken, bread and imitation money are passed to and fro above the body, and are finally enclosed with it. The lid is then put in place, and the procession Of mourners, with the coffin at its head, re- formed.
 The journey to the burial ground is now begun. Crackers are fired off all the way. On arriving at the graveside, another demonstration takes place, the followers walking around, saluting the corpse, and firing off more crackers to ward off evil spirits. Then, only, is the body laid to rest.
 After a certain period, however, the coffin is dug up, and the bones taken out and placed in an earthenware jar away upon some hillside. This urn Is regular ly visited once year by the deceased s relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-28
Laundry Items

The laundry at this season of the year is most important item, and one cannot always afford to send every difficult piece to an expert laundress. At home the maid can do things in a short time which means no additional expense. and with little experience may be beautifully laundered. In the matter of colored frocks, for instance, take the advice of an experienced person and observe some "don'ts'
 Don't use hot water. Always have clean warm water.
 Don't put bluing in such frocks. as 1t alters the colors for time, if not for ever. Wash such frocks in a strong father, adding a tablespoonful of OK gall.
 Don't, if the material Is lawn, organdie or swiss, handle 1t roughly, but wash 1t gently and add a tablespoonful of gum arabic water in with the starch. Wiring or squeeze the gown well and dry 1t as quickly as possible.