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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04

is a bed. The pole should be jointed and that is
the one concession to civilization. because you
might have TO camp where you could not get the
right pole and because you cannot well carry
full-length tent pole in bag. And all your outfit
should be carried in n bag bundle without
single box or hard package bigger than your fry
ingpan and kettle. The Indians would not have
dragged their teepee poles around with them had
they been able to get fresh at every camp.
Tent pins you can get in metal: but while they
compact they too heavy for carriage. SO
these you must cut afresh.
In size your peaked top tent need be only
about seven feet square to accommodate two or
three persons. The fly will make storeroom.
II necessary. These will make into
packs to hold loose articles in your canvas
pack bags get overcrowded OF course you can
camp without any tent at ALL II you like. The
writer and friend once spent a night in the Vel
lowstone park in winter. when the thermometer
26 degrees below and had tent.
only a strip of light canvas. We dug hole in
six feet OF snow and kept fire going all night.
That sort of thing is cold work. though a tent
would not have helped much. The trapper.
who sometimes covers a hundred miles his
line of traps. has lean-tos or log novels with open
fronts. that he can keep a fire going in
he has not cabin tent with a stove Even
a good log fire does not offer complete comfort
in OF rain. Rainy weather is far worse than
cold weather and snow in camp and against rain
you must have some sort of roof. Bark and
boughs sound well. but hard to get into
practical roofing shape.
Your bed ought to be good for IL you do not
sleep comfortably you cannot enjoy yourself or
do your work good Dough bed is difficult and
slow to make although most writer's pirate about
1t learnedy. Again. hay or straw may be impos-
sible to secure What then? An air mattress?
Certainly not for any od-timer. good pair of
real wool blankets weighing in the neighborhood
of IL or IL pounds. heavy cotton comforter and
a long strip of wide canvas to roll 1t all up in
tight and snug and dry. and you have a cow
puncher's bed. the best outdoor bed ever yet in
vented and good for any weather.
Observe. especially, that this canvas. which
folds in your folded bedclothes. keeps out
the dust and the rain. Your bed should be clean
and 1t must be dry. Roll 1t tight and compact
and tie II snugly when you move camp.
Your camp site should never in fly time be
too near the water Get up on the bluff where
the wind will strike you and you will be much
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04
BUMPER CROPS OF POTATOES
No Sense In Trying to Grow Them on
Exhausted 0round-care In lrrl-
qatlon Necessary.

We can see no sense in trying to
grow a bumper crop of spuds on old
exhausted ground. Turn under thick
coating Of manure on a third crop Of
alfalfa, water thoroughly and then try
the thing out this spring. II early po-
tatoes are desired plant the last Of
March. II late. the last Of May and
even up to the middle of June. but
never between these periods. Do not
water until blossoming and then keep
moisture continually at the roots. but
never wet the tubers. This can only
be done by deep burrows and using a
very small stream of water in alter
nate rows. Next time water the other
rows and pillow in each time after ir-
rigating. but keep this one idea in
mind: to have the roots moist and the
tubers dry while the tops will take
care of themselves. II the soil around
the potatoes becomes too wet. It will
bake and harden until growth is
stopped. but II kept loamy. the spuds
will have a smooth. shiny skin and a
dry. mealy interior at harvest. An
amateur should learn to grow one
fourth of an acre before trying ten
acres.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04

Beans can be drilled at the rate OF
one-half bushel the acre in rows 80
inches apart. covering to a depth of
from two to three inches. A twohorse
corn drill does very well for It can be
adjusted to drill beans of most any
size. After the final disking harrow
the ground smooth. When the bean
sprouts are about one-half an inch
long. go over the field with a weeder.
generally twice the same day. Then
let the beans alone until they are up
and the seed beans have fallen of the
stalk. when It Is time to irrigate and
follow again with the weeder.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04
ARMY's NEW TELESCOPE.

After years of patient experimenting Dana Dud-
ley of Wakefield. Mass has Just had the satisfac-
ton of having his pan angle" telescope adopted
by the war department of the United States. The
invention is simple in its construction yet. it is
said. may revolutionize modern warfare 1t con-
sists of rejecting lenses arranged at angles in
a tube that persons objects above or below and
on all sides may be viewed rom place of conceal
ment. The device constructed for in war
fare is arranged SO that even disappearing guns
or guns used in trenches and fired from any point
invisible from the exterior the operator may
tain the location of the enemy. target other OBJ
jective point without exposing himself.-Philadel.
phia Record.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04
ALFALFA KNOWN TO ANcIENTs
Word is From the Arabian and Means
"the Best Fodder"-Ranks Among
Oldest Known Plants.

The word alfalfa is from the Ara
bian and means "the best fodder
The plant ranks among the Oldest
known products of cultivated fields. 1t
may have formed the food Of Nebu-
chadnezzar and there is historic EVIL
dence that 1t was carried from one
ancient country to another. but 1t Is
only within a decade that Its remark
able adaptability to conditions in the
west has become evident to all. When
Xerxes invaded Greece in 400 B. c. he
carried this plant, or the seed. with
him and 1t was taken to Rome In 146
B. C. The Moors carried alfalfa to
Spain and from there 1t was taken to
South America by Cortez in 1919. 1t
has been grown in California since
the days of the mission fathers. but
the areas devoted to 1t formerly were
small.
From the windows of any train
passing through the western parts OF
the United States frequent spots OF
rich. vivid green can be seen wher-
ever civilization is practiced and even
those who are entirely unfamiliar
with agriculture soon learn to recog-
nize the color of alfalfa In spite OF
the fact that millions of acres are de-
voted to the cultivation of this plant
the price of alfalfa on the open mar
ket is steadily rising.
Alfalfa is called the poor mans
friend and the rich farmers best in
vestment Its friends call 1t the great
est of all mortgage filters. the best of
ha asoat toh lob Whan
the Mormons, who were the first
white irrigators in the United States.
began work in Utah Brigham Young
gave them as a text: Pillow deep and
plant alfalfa" The wisdom of this
plan is known to every small farmer
throughout the west. as well as to the
millionaires who have devoted thou
sands of acres to this purpose.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04

Neatly cared for house and barr
and farm is the indisputable evidence
of method and prosperity. 1t rarely
happens that the slovenly man is sue
cessful. He has too much opposing
him to succeed. The effect OF his owr
careless habits constitute too great q
drain to be offset by any amount OF
energy. 1t profits very little to earn
money in the fields. If, because of neg
ligence. the house and barn are decay
ing. for want of paint. II tools are
rusting in the weather. and the stock
not thriving because of the lack OF
intelligent attention. 1t takes brains
to be a successful farmer.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04

James A. Patten. in the smoking
room, said one night:
THE smooth shaven face is depart
ing from America. The close-cropped
moustache, short and stiff, is now the
fad. That reminds me of story.
Mama said a little Chicago girl.
do men ever go to heaven
why, of course, child. What
makes you ask such question as
that?
WELL said the little girl, I've seen
lots and lots of pictures of angels, but
l never saw one yet with whiskers.'
Nevertheless replied the mother.
smiling, men do go to heaven; but
they get there by a close shave.'"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04

The fly which produces the wheat
joint worm will issue from straw
stacks and old stubble fields. Warm
weather will hurry them out. Farm
ers should make an immediate exami-
nation of their unused straw and old
stubble fields and ascertain II the in
sects are present in the hardened
portions Of the straw and II they are
about ready to emerge.
When present in any numbers
worth considering 1t is recommended
by the Ohio experiment station that
the infested straw be burned at once
and that wherever possible old stub
BILE fields be burned over. Where
clover interferes with burning stubble
loosen as much of the stubble as pos
sible with a hay rake or harrow and
drag the borders of the field and burn.
or burn in windows in the field, even
II 1t be certain that some clover will
be killed.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04

An irritable old farmer and his an
calmly, slouching son were busy grub
bling sprouts one hot, sultry day,
when the old man suddenly stumbled
over a small stump.
Gosh durn that everlastin'
stump" he exclaimed. II wish 1t was
in tophet."
The son slowly Strengthened up
from his work and gazed reproachful-
ly at his father.
why. you oughtn't to say that.
pap" he drawled. You might STUN
BILE over that stump ag'in some day."
-Everybody's.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04

Fads In the color of fowls have con.
siderable influence in certain markets.
In some places a yellow skin ia
wanted; other markets demand a
white skin. and in some places fowls
with black legs can hardly be sold.
Breeders Of Minorcas claim that black
pin feathers are great advantage be-
cause you can see them. 1t all de.
Ponds on the view point. II person
is hungry. almost any kind of a fowl,
II well fed. makes good eating.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04

campers hundreds and thousands of women who
do not like bugs and smoky fires and other incon-
veniences of traditional camp life In its more ele-
mentary form And because the women have
gone In for camp life in considerable numbers
and have. OF course. taken the children to the
camp environment It has come about that the
average permanent camp. unlike the makeshfft
affairs. is occupied for weeks or more likely
months at time-and. where circumstances per-
init. continuously from June to October.
The very term permanent camp implies some
thing much more costly and pretentious than the
tent or tepee Of the od-tme camper. but while
this is usually the case 1t is not necessarily
There are canvas abodes which rank as perma-
nent camps. but they usually take the form OF
tent houses" rather than the hastily pitched
tent of the nomad. tent house. 1t may be ex-
planned. has the canvas roof and walls stretched
on an inexpensive wooden framework which gives
a stability that is welcome when high winds pre-
vail. Likewise does the tent house have a floor
In the form Of wooden platform sufficiently ele-
waited from the ground to dodge dampness and
most likely IL has facilities for leading through
the canvas roof a stovepipe which constitutes the
tangible evidence of cooking equipment of a sup
posedly more dependable character than the open
campfire In the less expensive grades of the
permanent camp too. are bark houses that
be constructed quickly and at very low cost yet
will remain weather tight for months with
attention.
Ascending the scale of expenditures come
to the cabins. the shingle houses and the stone
lodges that have become so popular as rustic
homes where the camp" is designed as family
abode for months at time. And from these
camps. which may cost only few hundred dol
lars apiece at most a few thousand. we ad-
vance to those marves of the modern camping
world-the log cabins of mutimillionaires.
wherein may be found all the luxures from tiled
baths to electric lights. These present-day We
hicles of the rich for 'roughng it" in approved
fashion are really entitled to rank as marvels Of
Yankee achievement Some of them. such
the camps" of Alfred Vanderbilt and ]. Pierpont
Morgan are buried deep in the heart of the Adj
rondack wilderness-miles from the nearest rail-
road station or crossroads store, and yet house
parties of from 20 to 80 guests entertained
at these retreats with all the perfection OF detail
as to menus and service that could reasonably be
expected in a Newport villa
For a temporary camp a single-pole tent with
a fly is the most popular. II has many advan-
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

Kind treatment putteth on more fat
Don't allow sows to run among cat
tie, horses or colts.
In making a ration for any kind of
stock the cost of the feed Is an i'm
portant factor.
The dark. damp narrowing pen kills
more pigs than all the medicine in the
world can save.
OF all the many advantages claimed
for alfalfa the best is that 1t is a pre-
ventive of hog cholera.
Go easy with the colt when breaking
him in at springs work. Better lose
a days work worth IS than ruin a colt
worth $3.50.
The eleven hog markets OF the
country are running a million a month
short of the normal supply and this
accounts for the stiff prices now pre-
vailing.
Growth in a farm animal commands
a low price in the markets when 1t
is not accompanied with condition. 1t
is combining growth and condition
that brings home the money.
II a man can keep a flock of sheep
that will pay good returns in money
and fertility to the soil. and at the
same time destroy the noxious weeds,
he will be doing business on a paying
basis.
A trough for dipping lambs can be
made for very little expense and no
sheep raiser should be without one.
A tank IL feet long. 4 feet deep and
8 feet wide is big enough for lambs
and grown animals.
The mule is a very profitable AMI
NAL to raise on the farm. because he
is less subject to blemishes than any
other Of the horse kind. and he is
much less subject to diseases than
any other animal on the farm.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04
Give narrowing sows Attention.

Unless you are prepared to give
your narrowing sows a good deal of
attention you will probably not make
money in the hog business. Pigs
should not be allowed to become
chilled. To prevent this will take
some work and the loss of some sleep.
perhaps. for they are nearly always
born in the night A little watchful-
ness and care and an old blanket in
which to huddle them for a short time
has saved many dollar.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04
Got Him Going and Coming

theater. New York. young man
whom he had noticed in conversation
with two other men in front OF the
theater left his companions and,
crossing the street, said:
81 beg your pardon. but are you
Chauncey Olcott?"
NO" responded the comedian. I'm
his brother"
Then l lose my bet." exclaimed the
stranger. darting in front Of a car and
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04
Poor Ananias,

This" said the guide as he led his
little band of tourists about the odor-
ferrous byways of Damascus, sis the
home of Ananias."
That's funny" said the thin Con-
necticut man from Danbury; 81
sposed old What's-his-name lived in
Winsted. But mebby this is his sum-
mer home.''
The guide shook his head.
His summer home is not men,
toned in ears polite" he said and
passed on.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04
Sir Walters Reuret.

Sir Walter Raleigh was Just COM
ing away from the cleaners, where he
had left his muddy cloak.
And to think" he muttered, that
no sooner her she walked on it than
noticed she had her arctics on"
Whereupon he invented smoking as
a solace.-Judge.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04
Spraying Fruit Trees,

Spraying is sometimes necessary to
aid nature in keeping down insect life
that is preying on plants and fruits,
but 1t requires the closest study and
discrimination to understand when
and for what purpose It should be
done. The habits of each family Of
pests must be learned.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04

rejoining his companions.
Mr.. Olcott saw him hand one of the
men a bill. and. not wishing the
stranger to lose his money. he started
in pursuit to explain. but there was a
rush OF traffic at the moment and he
lost sight of them.
An hour or so later Mr.. Olcott was
walking up Broadway when the same
young man approached him with an
other man.
Are you Chauncey olcott?" asked
the man.
Yes. am, and / want to say that
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04

wealthy folk who have long been accus-
toned to the acme OF luxury In their daily life
now most enthusiastic about "roughing 1t" for
an interval every year. Perhaps the secret OF
the conversion Of these lovers Of their own COM
fort to the camping fad is found in the fact that
every attribute of luxurious life is now found In
only slightly modified form in the unconventional
life of the realm OF woods and waters.
There could be greater mistake on the
part of the unintiated than to suppose that
camping out" In this twentieth century neces-
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04

when l told you little while ago
was not didn't know you had bet
on it,
We'll. I'll be bowed!" exclaimed the
stranger. That's two bets I've lost
on you this afternoon. just bet Jim
here a five spot that you weren't
Chauncey Olcott. and thought l had
cinch." And he turned and walked
dejectedly away.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04

camping in the winter time you may find It better
to suspend your boiling kettles over the flame by
means Of long sticks thrust into the ground or
at the other end. Such stick is called by
the Canadian Indians chiplok-quorgan. In other
places 1t is known as n crow" After your camp
is done you must be careful to throw this stick
down and not leave 1t standing. else you will have
bad luck
In the eastern section OF the country the Adj
rondacks. and to lesser extent the Catskill noun
tains constitute the supreme paradise Of the camp
ers. although there is much camping along the St
Lawrence river. in the lake district of New Hamp
shire and in the Blue Ridge mountains. In the
middle states the shores Of the Great Lakes AFFORD
one far-hung camp ground and one of the most
popular camping meccas in the entire world Is
embraced in the beautiful lake regions OF Michi
gan. Minnesota and Wisconsin. where the smaller
sheets of water seem to enable a closer acquant
ance with nature in her most aluring form. Colo
RADIO has become a great camp ground for summer
tourists of late years and the Pacific coast there
is no end of camping. All sorts of settings are
available for the west coast campers-woodland
seashore and mountains, not forgetting that pctur
esque tent city which rises every summer on the
alluring Coronado beach, near San Diego. Cal.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04

'I1l bet the census for this locality
is complete"
yourself. eh?"
Yes. and l also gave him a lot of
inside information about the neigh.
bors."
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04
sss HARNESS FOR $25
Hydrotite RoofIns Per So. 81 .e1

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Our Hydrotite Rubber Roofing is
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Ing asphalt VIII last for years. is fire
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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04
chauneey oIeott's Denial Of Identity
Caused Smart Young Man to
Lose Both Bets.

Chauncey Olcott is somewhat con-
science-stricken rather unusual
thing for an actor-and the cause of
his -emorse came about In this way:
Ono afternoon while he was re-
hearsing his company in his new play.
Ragged Robin" at the Broadway
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04

"She declares she is going to es-
tablish a permanent residence in
Reno"
Jaw. she's only here to get a d.
vorce."
But she'll want other divorces
won't she?"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04

pretty much all OF the United States
you will not require one. You do not
need lot OF fancy camp dishes. but
require at least one fryingpan. better
two. sheet-iron coffee pot. riveted.
and some sort of cooking oven-a
Dutch oven of cast iron. II your trans
portation admits II. Above all, you
should remember that your campfire
is not your cooking fire and that you
do not cook on the flames but on the
Goals You bake with hot ashes
rather than with Goals. because much
camp cooking is burned when hur-
ried. OF course in snowshoeing and
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04

bdTuy Hiehus tue TdtneT pTltultiNt Ca
istence we have always been wont to
associate with the nomadic expedi-
tons of hunters and fishermen. That
form OF life In the open is still in
vogue among n steadily growing num-
Der of devotees and they are. one
and all. ready to declare that It is the
only form of camping worth while.
All the same these sportsmen-camp-
ers who dwell for the most part In
temporary habitations of canvas.
brush or bark. are hopelessly In the
minority these days in comparison
with the new-fangled campers who
dwell in what are known as 'perma-
nent camps"
These permanent camps are In
many instances set down IN surround
ings just as rustic and rugged as
could be found for the temporary shell
tiers. but they are designed for longer
continuous occupancy. II Is the per.
manent camp which has been respon-
sible for enrolling In the category of
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04
IN A FIX.

That clerk of mine is going to ask me for my
daughter. He amt earning enough to marry on"
"Well?"
But il l bring up that objection he'll strike me
for salary raise.'-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04
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more free from mo-
squitoes. NJ a n y
campers try to get
into the shade OF
the trees and some
times make a mis-
take in doing so.
On the building
and conduct Of your
fire depends your
comfort in camp.
Never use a camp
stove II 1t can be
avoided. In much
OF coastwise Alaska.
where the fuel Is
often largely COM
posed OF crooked
porous alders. you
may need a Yukon
camn Rtnya- In
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04

It's human nature never to be sat
!sfied with our lot unless there's .
lot Of It
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-04

U FORM OF American
summer vacation life
has shown greater ex-
pansion and develop
ment during recent
years than camping.
The appeal of this meth
cd of getting back to
nature seems to be well
nigh universal. It as
suredly has no geo.
graphical limits and It
is not restricted to any
class of society. In
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-11
PACE OFTHE TACOMA TIMES
God Bless the Dear Judge"

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families mand
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the afn ion
Aregmarc indd injt the miner
prhib Fo example
One the min a tn member % he famous Tnl egi
dh a had 70 for
a
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the msn and the
cmmdeh ad Fought the Injunction h
r in
After the burial nlgerha vin o the an merely de-
ndant IAN njlntn case he mourn home by a about and
were going o
give sins OF depui k O tn law dthe Judge
wa
rafting =
he and t nn w al atp
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open
in fo nmakeh to
when they TOwup