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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-01-28

According to report by State
Treasurer Hastings, the bonded
Indebtedness of Idaho is 81, $780,
600 against an assessed valuation
of $12O, 100000. He asserts the
state has reached within $40, 900
of the constitutional limit of its
right to bond. This simply
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-01-28

If a few of our exchanges that
have been taking such pleasure
lately in lambasting Clifford
Pinchot would take time to pc
ruse the leading article in La
Follett's Weekly of the 18th inst.
They might haye an awakening.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-01-28

means another boost in property
values so that the bond limit can
be extended, as it is impossible
for our high priced state officials
to get along on any cheaper
basis, and who cares for the tax
payer, anyhow.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-01-28

Cards of thanks, resolutions of re-
spect, poetry, and church and lodge no
tees where an admission is charged,
will be charged for at cents line.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-01-28

Copy for change of ad. must be handed in by
Wednesday noon to insure change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

Crossn' His fathers of the Gov ment big guns
If Moody's father is like the Gov ment he amt
no good!" Peloo snar1ed.
You amt got your license yet eh, Peloo?" Red
queried innocently.
Il amt; but | wasn't thinkin' of that There's
other things this north country is gettin' all the
wu'st of it over
How did Moody get scurvy?' Blair asked the
question abruptly.
Red scowed. There was something disagreeable
in the others harsh wording of the dread disease
There amt gold up there Peloo he said irrele-
God in this Country t Slack remarked senten
tiously lis JUS kidneys in the rock; fattern ham
for jus a mouthful, an then peters out same's
somebody had stole it,
where's Tommy Kazoo an the dogs?' Peloo
asked.
THE dogs is dead. VISIT l could say the
about Kazoo!" Red snared. Then he lapsed into an
aggravatng silence.
Peloo could read his whetted interest reflected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

in the faces of the Others There sarcasm in his
voice as he said ostensbly addressing Blair Reds
goin' to write novel some day. Guess he's savn up
this story bout how he had to eat up his dogs"
1t Peloos solemn manner perhaps more than
his words that caused Blair laugh heartily that
Red, angered, snapped, Il didn't say l eat my
dogs"
Blair rendered an intrinsic apology. Have
other nip, Mr.. Meekins?' he suggested.
AS Red complied, Peloo leaned toward Blair and
stage-whispered, Reds terrible bashful. He's
afeerd we'd think he was BLOWN if he told how he
sedded that poor sick cuss all the way from Moose
Crossin'-thats about two hundred miles,
Its only hundred an eighty" Meekins corrected
How d'you come to go to Moose Crossin9 You
Blair as much as to say Now we're off"
THE last drink had evidently overcome Reds
pugnance to speak of his own Deeds and he fell
into the trap. II knocked about with that fool
Continued page IS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
By
Kate Masterson
Drawing by Joseph Clement Coll

1EURASTHENIAi is nice rustling sort of word
~ There is little shiver in it, like the wind in
the trees. 1t is the name of a comparatively new
disease bred of Progress and relation whatever
Poverty. The Hookworr1 seems to be the only up
to date germ that has the bad taste to prey upon
thu lower classes.
l. is amusing to look back upon those simple
days when Dyspepsia was regarded as America
tonal complaint 1t was not difficult to trace it to
pleasing but unregenerative diet of pie and fried
things that appeared three times day in the
best families. Tables groaned under elaboration
of good things and the farmers who led the popu
larly advocated active outdoor life perhaps the
worst sufferers, owing to their doughnut breakfasts
and mlncemeat suppers.
There fortunes made through the sale of pills
AMI compounds for the alienation of the scourge for
which there seemed no actual cure Saratoga be-
came fashionable Mecca with the moneyed victims,
less owing probably the fact that they drank vast
quantities of pure water which they might just as
well have had at home but did not, for the reason
that the doctor always prescribed pepsin powders
which, taken in conjunction with the inevitable pie,
used to produce indescribabe agonies in the pa
tents midsts.
Abstinence, simpler diet, water, and intelligence
drove out Dyspepsia sent it at least into compare
tive obscurity 1t lost its prestige together with its
mystery when some medical Sherlock Holmes traced
it plainly and distinctly to overlooking and other
pretty vices disease, like woman, should be
misted with a certain misunderstanding to retain
any attraction.
But we must have complaints SO the doctors
hold secret conclaves now and then to invent new
for it has begun to dawn the world generally
in this century that disease is a result penalty a
payment, that make for sins
Remedies have become SO simple that every news
paper now has its column of advice, which, read
from first to last consists in varied regmens of fast
right thinking, and above ali the elimination of
worry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

Good Health was almost on the verge of becoming
quite the correct thing, when Neurasthena came in
diseases that had been heard of with plain old
fashioned Nerves, which only women were guilty of
in the old days.
They were known then Mysteries and were very
ladylke things to have when crossed in love or de-
MED the realization of new bonnet. The victim at
laughed, and beat her heels on the carpet This
strictly up stairs affection. Parlor maids might be
allowed an occasional attack; but cooks could not
master it.
known as Decline which you find in all the old
novels cured and illustrated in the last chapter by
the arrival of the lover at the lacy bedside of the fad
ing girl.
Neurasthena is direct evolution of this old
trouble, which among the unlettered known as
Tantrums. If you can fancy Tantrums grown i'm
proved shorn of its ser features and invested with
a sad temperamental charm, rendered tragic by
tendency to self destruction and entirely bereft of
the old orchestral effect of the heels get the
est and loveliest complaint; for which European
travel is the favorite remedy trained fire.
quen necessity and humoring the patient abJectedly
to the point of a poignant and hideous selfshness,
the prescription which the Neurasthenic always
swallows with horrible bone-headed complacency
that makes long to have him pictured by
modern Dore all others but himself cannot fail to
see him.
Neurasthena, in fact, is the last cry in the true
and intelligent understanding of disease merely
the result of weak and always selfish letting go Of.
the moral nature the exit of that fine unconscious
spirit that sends the normal wholesome and
into the days duty, service, strife, with
temptation and cheap evasion of ifes ordinary fric
ton. Neurasthenia is kind of etherialized shrink
ing of obligation to all but the
The mother watching her sick child S bed
working by lamplight for living when her husband
has become one of the Nerve patients at a corner
cafe is never Neurasthenic The girl who works
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
When the Family Butts In

When the Family Butts In
A BOUT this time her family range themselves like
tin soldiers round the situation. She becomes
the Loud Noise the Person Who Cannot Sleep, Who
Does Not Care to Eat Sanatorium literature begins
to arrive with every mail and sadness rules except
on the pillowed couch where, harassed with imagi-
nary horrors the poor self corked soul wrthes in the
down cushions drowses under the spell of some
drug. The Hypodermic Heaven comes later, and
after that oblivion.
This, of course, is during the last and piteous
stages; but before this the Neurasthenic woman
walks cheerfuly to her doom. There is training
farm for her where the brutal truth may be told her
to what actually ails her. And there is not even
that spiritual swatting that the world administers
socially for active sins She coddles herself
and is coddled into her uneasy grave.
Maybe the modern Neurasthenic may be reached
through novel of which she would be made the re-
pulsive heroine, as George Moore did of morphine
victim in of his least attractive stories?
1t would be the +" Uncle TOMS Cabin of our time
rescuing army of slaves, most of them yet unborn
from bondage that unlike most discipnes, has no
redeeming features. The best women vain, and
no truly drawn picture of this peevsh, untidy,
crooked minded fairy who turns home into hospi-
tai and reads the song of life and the great forever
as though it was a doctors pamphlet but would
wake that dormant vanity and rouse this Twentieth
Century sinner who starves amid plenty and turns
from the glory of the dawn and the beauty of the stars
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-09-21

The season is here, and the time
to paint and paper has commenced.
We have fine line of Wall Paper
in hand and can fill any ordinary
order at once. However If some
thing is wanted that you don't find
ON our shelves. we can and will
order it foryou. A few days wait
is the only Inconvenience. We can
also furnish all sizes in glass. Don't
put off getting your windows fixed
until the cold weather comes.
Lamar Wall Paper { Paint Co.
C. g. CuYYal AahARnr.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-09-21
The Republican Ticket

The Republican County Conven-
ton did its work well last Thurs
day putting in the field ticket in
(which the public has confidence.
The members of the ticket with the
exception of Mr.. Stream have all
previously held the positions to
which they have been nominated,
and have proved themselves eff
cient, faithful and courteous official
They have been tried and found
to be good timber for the places.
and the delegates felt the party
could safely leave the county gov
eminent in their hands. AS for
Mr. Stream, he is well known and
popular throughout the county. A
clean able and businesslike farmer.
he has been in the front of all en-
terprises for the advancement of
the county for over twenty years,
is deserving and capable of holding
any office the people may elect
him to.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-09-21

Even in politics there is some
lines heartrendering situations tina.
all for plentiful weeps. The fol-
owing is about the substance of
he resolutions adopted by a Kiowa
ounty convention that would bring
ears to the eyes of King Solomon's
mummy:
Whereas, c. Frost Liggett has
evoted the best years of his life
o the service of the government at
only $4,000 per year.
And whereas. II ousted he nigh
return to Kiowa county; now there
fore be II
Resolved, that we denounce the
attempt to turn him out TO grass in
ais old age without providing a
suitable pension to enable him to
live outside of Kiowa county.
Resolved. that copies of these
resolutions be sent to the mayor o:
Brandon. Senator Guggenheim. the
Secretary of Interior. the President
II the United States. Emperor of
Germany. and the Bashaw of Tim
buctoo."
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-09-21
The Revival Campaign

The expectations of week ago
have been fulfilled. The attendance
has been very gratifying and the
interest continually deeping. Evan
gelist Pratt and his helpers have
commended themselves to the
confidence of the community by
their straight forward and trans
parent manner and their down.
right earnestness in their efforts in
behalf of the people of Lamar. The
music, led by a large chorus and
orchestra. has proven an attractive
feature and reflects credit upon
the director The congregation als'
sing with zest, and listen pleased
ly to the solos by Mr.. Henderson.
The evangelist does not indulge
in invective but breaches the gospel
pending upon the spirit of God to
give it effectiveness.
The crowd of last Sunday night
was conservatively estimated at
1900 people gathered in and about
the tent.
The mems meeting at 3 Sunday
afternoon was attended by about
400 men who heard with interest
the manly message of Mr.. Pratt.
The meetings have already been
fruitful, but sill greater things are
looked for.
This week Mr.. Pratt instituted
a series of "Store TALKS to Men,.
which are being heard by an eager
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-09-21

According to plans now made SUI
gar beet harvest will start next
Monday. September 20. and those
whose beets are in condition to ship
and who get orders from the COM
pany to ship are urged to get their
beets on the cars as soon as posi-
BILE.
Filed testing has been going on for
sometime, and beets are being
brought into the A. B. s. Co., fac
tory for tests daily. The American
Beet Sugar Co.. growers will ship
from Koen, Morse. May Valley and
Sugardale dumps. while there is no
scarcity of labor. growers are urged
to make the necessary arrangements
for handling the beet harvest.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-09-21
crowd of men at 10 O'Clock each

crowd of men at 10 o'clock each
morning in some place of business.
Nine cen home prayer meetings
are being held simultaneously each
day at 10 in all parts of the city.
attended by about $50 women.
The afternoon services at oclocl
are at ended by growing numbers.
No services will be held ON Satur-
day or Saturday night.
The program of the Sunday SER
vices Is as follows:
3 A. NJ. Union prayer meeting in
! the tent
9.45 Sunday school in the various
churches.
in the tent.
3 p. NJ. Meeting for men only, in
the tent
Married womens' meeting. in the
Presbyterian church.
Young womens meeting for those
over Is years of age in the Bap-
T, fist church.
Boys under Is, in the Christian
church.
Girls under Is. in the Method.
ist church.
$50 Union Young Peoples meeting
in the ten, led by Rev. w. T. Cum
Minis.
100 Union preaching service In
the tent.
All are cordially invited and urged
20 attend the services.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-09-21

The first copies OF the Prowers
county booklet. authorized by the
prowers county Commercial associa-
ion are being delivered in Pueblo
o used with the Prowers county
exhibit at the irrigation Congress
exposition. The balance of those
ordered will be delivered for use at
the Land Show exhibit in Chicago.
The booklet is one of the finest
of its kind published in the valley.
and every one is a -yeritable souve-
nier of Prowers county. The
cover is done in two colors and Is
very attractive.
The Prowers county exhibit is
being set up at Pueblo. and will en-
ter into competition with the other
counties of the state for the vari-
Gus trophys being offered for
county and individual exhibits.
Not only Is Prowers county get
ting out literature. but every other
section in the country is prepar-
ing to be represented in attractive
advertising matter at the various
Fairs. and Shows and expositiohs.
part of which is being handled by
the Arkansas Valley Commercial
Association of Colorado. and part
by individuals and county organ
izations. All together however. the
advertising campaign to put this
section on the map is one of the
largest and most successful attempt
ed for sometime.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-09-21
The Alfalfa Gasoline Roller At
Work

What train ran over Stevens"
This is the simple and innocent in
quiry which Is being propounded by
Las Animas county Republicans. as
the result of the Senatorial conven-
ton held at Las Animas Saturday
last. Notwithstanding the fact that
the former county assessor received
the unanimous endorsement of the
Las Animas county republicans for
state senator from the 25th Senator
ial district to succeed the present In
cumbent. Senator F. r. Wood. and
Notwithstanding also that he car
ried with him 40 proxies REFRESHING
as many chosen delegates from this
county. which constitutes n majority
at that convention. Stevens did not
secure the nomination which went
to Newt Parrish of Lamar.
The fact was. Stevens himself was
the only eligible delegate from this
county at the conven- ion. F. w.
Clark honored the convention with
his presence but Clark was not
delegate. Stevens went there loaded
down with proxies the una nimous
choice of his party in this county
The credentials committee sat and
reported and the result was that
there were charges of irregularity
made against the Las Animas dele
CATION and the proxies held by Stew
ems we're thrown out. likewise Stew
ems. II was claimed that while the
majority we're prenectly regular that
the remainder were signed In the
same handwriting and by the same
person which caused the credentials
committee to sit up and take notice.
They reported and the entire bunch
of proxies were thrown out and Stew
ems was not permitted to vote them.
Stevens being the only delegate pres
ent, his vote alone was counted as
the representation of this county.
and Parrish received the vote of the
entire delegation present and was
declared the party nominee for State
Senator by a vote of 26 to 1.
This report of the credentials COM
mittee in giving a vote to every del
egate present but debarrfng all
proxies from being voted. made the
convention unanimous for Parrish.
Stevens protes ed but 1t had no ef-
feet and Parrish was declared the
nominee. This news of the result of
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-09-21
,OOO OoOO OOOO 100000
fWDTY YEARS AGO.
ksaes Prem Lamar Register 81
September 20, 1900.

l.. Writ Markham expects to
start a new Rock Island town on
his farm. ut missed him about 100
miles when constructed.)
A. Rhodes of Wilde was in town
Tuesday. Mr.. Rhodes is a staunch
Kentucky republican and an old
soldier. being one of the few sur
vivors of the explosion of the YES
sci Sultana on April 81. 1865. when
1900 Union soldiers were killed.
Frank Kelsey sold out the Ala
mo hotel this week and has re-
tired from business.
L. Writ Markham & Co. shipped
the first car Of grain Tuesday. They
expect 70 sAiD tive eass tAis vsek-
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-09-21

The republican convention for the
district composed of Prowers and
Baca counties met in the club room
Lamar on Monday evening. Dwight
Miser was elected chairman and IL.
Z. Homsher secretary. DR.. ]. S.
Hasty was unanimously nominate'
for representative from this dis riot
A new central committee was cho-
sen with H. b. Manville as chair
man. and w. A. Merrill and H. Z.
Homsher as committeeman.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-09-21
The Storage Season For Coal
is Over

But getting and I'LL your bins We also
getting would like orders
the We also handle all kinds OF
the Trinidad district and re-
We car OF gen
uine smelling coal.
Also dealer Poultry and Stock Com
pound Lice Killer Horse Remedies
Call get a cent? poultry book free
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-09-21
F. J. Mccarty went up to Colo

r. D. mCOdTty WcHt up " Ooio
RADIO Springs this week to assist in
the republican convention.
The Dodo-Fisk show on Tuesday
was as well attended as could be
expected after the parade had dis
closed its meagre proportions
Mr.. Harry Wallace, the expert
manipulation of the Register-Sparl
linotype. left for Grand Junction
Monday afternoon. He will return
the latter part of the week, but
pany he expects to form there.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-09-21
The Lamar Seed Company
F. II. KELSEY, Manager.
Wanted

Horses to pasture. $50 pr
month. Plenty Of feed and water.
Pay monthly In advance. Opens
Sept. s. PRATT. Phone Lamar No.
26e.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-09-21


G. ]. Garvin left Monday night
for Denver ON a short vacation.
II. ]. johnson has moved into
H. w. Koen is in Colorado Spring
this week attending the convention.
Mr.. Nubie of Longmont was in
Lamar Saturday attending to bust
ness.
Miss Gem Creech left Sunda!
morning for Denver to spend the
winter.
l.. N. Taylor spent Saturday ant
Sunday in Colorado Springs with hi
mother.
w. o. Long and w. C. Purdue
went to La Junta Saturday morn
ing an No. IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Nevius return
ed Tuesday morning from a short
trip to Texas
Lou Davies received a new Au-
burn automobile last week from
Wichita, Kansas.
Miss Florence Sayler left Sunday
morning for Greeley to en-. er the
state normal school.
Granada had another bad fire
Saturday night burning out a dry
goods sore and saloon.
W. A. thinner returned Monday
morning from Denver after bus
iness trip OF several days.
Hugh Murphy. special agent for
the government. is in Lamar this
week attending to business.
Miss Gail Parrish left Sunday
for Columbia, Missouri. where she
will enter the state university.
George Pingree is confined at
the home of his brother. Rev. Pin
gree, suffering with the fever.
Mrs. John Mace returned Satur-
day night from Missouri where she
has been visiting with relatives.
James Fortune left Tuesday night
for an extended eastern trip through
Ohio. Pennsylvania and New York.
Last week saw about thirty can
didates out at foot ball practise. so
the outlook for a strong team is
good.
E. NJ. Mears went to Colorado
Springs Monday night for a short
business trip and to take in the con
vention.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Burke will
leave the latter part of this week
for Rensselaer,. Indiana, for a visit
with relatives.
The militia night school for non
commissioned officers candidates
was held Tuesday night in the I.
o. o. F. hall.
st. George Creaghe and daughter
Miss Madge are visiting this week
In Colorado Springs with Miss
Helen Creaghe.
About fifteen Lamarits went to Pu
bio Wednesday morning to attend
the fair and irrigation Congress
which has opened.
Lyle Cook, son of Mrs. Addie NJ
Cook who has been seriously i'll
Is much improved and has been
taken from the sanatarum.
The auditors of the Mccoy and
Company Bonding House of Chica.
go are auditing the books of the
Two Buttes Company. this week.
Mrs. L. Writ Markham and daugl
ter, Miss Iva. left the first of the
week-for the east. Miss Markham
will enter the University of Chi
cago and Mrs. Markham will visit
with friends In Ohio.
The Lamar High School has
opened with an enrolment of 13s
students the largest in the history
of the school and just twice the
number enrolled five years ago
The Senior class has twenty mem
bers.
The mems meeting Sunday after
noon at the big tent was well at
tended there being about five hun
bred present. The evening service
drew the largest crowd yet. there
= being about one thousand people
present
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-09-21

Two desirable lots for sale; three
and four, block seven. A. K
Brown. 106 West Glenwood Ave-,
wildwood. NV Jeusay.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-09-21

For Sale-Full blooded white
wyandott ROSTERS 800 each.
j. w. Lilly. Phone Ranch 1131
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-20
C. W. MOFFITT
DIES SUDDENLY
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN IS VICTIM
THIS AFTERNOON OF PARA
LYTIc STROKE.

G. William Mof1tt, aged 81 years, a
well know citizen and former
employe Of the Morrell packing house,
died suddenly >this afternoon at; l
o'clock. Death resulted from para
lytic stroke which affected his heart
and caused his sudden death. His
death caused a shock to his many
friends. Mr.. Moffiitt had been a resi-
dent Of Ottumwa for over twenty-eight
years, having been employed at the
packing house until stroke of par
alysis about year ago forced him to
quit the work. His death occurred at
his home, 230 South Walnut, and his
wife and relatives were near him when
the spark Of life expired.
He is survived by his wife, four sons,
Rule, Bert, Elmer and Hugh Momitt,
all Of Ottumwa, and one daughter, WHO
resides in Cedar county. Eight BROTH
ers, James Moffiitt Of Portland, Ore;
Hugh and Ed Moflitt Of Iowa county.
Michael and George Mofiiitt OF Ottum-
wa, Artemus of Sigourney, Lincoln
Mofaitt and Bruce Moffiitt OF Des
Moines, survive him, besides one SIS
ter, Mrs. Mary Cow of Ashland, Ore.
Funeral announcement later.