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The Lamar register., 1916-10-04
WOULD HAVE MEANT MUCH
England offered to Trade Gibraltar
for Florida, but the Deal
Was Not Made

You know that for everlasting sta
bility and stubborn resistance there is
nothing in the world like Gibraltar.
DID you ever hear Of a curious little
bargain. which was never consummat-
ed. but In which that great rock at
the mouth Of the Mediterranean fig
ured ms part Of the price7 II had TO
do with an important part of our
country. and vet II is seldom men
toned in any OF our histories, says
a writer In the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The impregnable fortress was fought
over by the Spaniards and the Moors
for two centuries, and II came in for
the keen interest of Oliver Cromwell.
who thundered at the British the fact
that If they ever hoped TO become the
dominating sea power Of the world
they must control the Mediterranean
from Gibraltar. This great necessity
was never lost sight of. but a suit
able pretext did not arise until the
war of the Spanish succession, when
England and France were at each
others throat for the mastery Of Eu-
rope.
Under Admiral Sir George Brooks
the British feet made an unexpected
attack on the Spanish defenses and
captured Gibraltar in 1904. Presently
the English sickehed of their bargain.
That was long before the digging Of
the Suez canal by the FrencN and the
Egyptians, and the cost Of maintain
ing the rocky fortress appeared to be
out of all proportion to its worth.
When Spain was approached by Napo-
The Lamar register., 1916-10-04
PERFECTION TO BE SOUGHT
Small Probability OF Mankind Reach
Ing It, But at Least the Effort
Should Be Made.

We hear great deal about the fin
ishrd produc' as applied to material
thugs. and enjoy tracing the details
which mark the successive develop
menis of objects from their crude con
dltlon to their finished state. In the
attainment Of all worldly objects We
want the best there is-the finest silks
the most beautiful pictures. tig han:
soonest furniture. the most exquisite
tapestries, etc. ere none too good for
on csthcti' taste. yet unfortunately
we do not apply the same standard to
our own morals. II Is enough that We
manage 10 live within the law, So TO
speak, to keep just within the lines.
and it Is rare indeed thIi we find
man who devotes his time and strength
to muEins finished spiritual product
Of himself. Perhaps such a feat is I'M
attuiuuble by mortal man, the human
side II his nature being too strong
TO permit his more spiritual side q"
gain the upper hand. Such relSonin.
apparently puves the way for the
conclusion that most of US reach thai
IL is impossible for any man 10 at
tain n condition OF perfection. This
i~ true, of course, but at the same
time we must not forget that for all
our inability to ascend to the heights
we can. at least. progress by easy
and natural stages toward their SUM
mits. It does not make very much
difference II we do not actually reach
the top If we honestly do everything
within our power To do so.
The Lamar register., 1916-10-04
CONDEMNATION

State Of Colorado.
County Of PrOwers. IS.
In the district Court OF said County
No. 1891
fhe Mountain States Telephone
7 and Telegraph Company,
versus Sis''' CONDEMNATION
o. y. Koen.
Eespondent
The People Of the State OF Colorado
70 o. 4. Koen. Respondent above
WHEREAS. 1t appears by the petit
ton nled with the undersigned by the
above named petitioner that you are
uou-resident OF the state Of Colorado.
and whereas. the said petitioner has
nled with the undersigned its petition
praying that the Court Will cause to
be asCertained the value or the lana,
including the right to trim trees and
the amount Of compensation 70 De paiu
to you for or in respect TO the property
sought to be appropriated or DANA ged
as owner Of that certain parcel Of land.
living and being in the County OF Prov
ers in said State, and described AS fol-
lows. to wit;
a butting upon and south Of the public
Highway In prowers County. Colorado,
running through Sections 2b, "a and 26,
Township % South. Range a West.
said highway beginning at section line
between : ctions 29 and 2s and run
ming East through said Sections IS.
"a and % to a point 1908 feet east Of
section line between Sections 20 and
25 said township and range. a right
of-way or easement over said lands for
with cross-arms and wires Of petition
er. Including the right to trim trees
as in said petition set forth the petit
TONER prsys may be condemned for the
The Lamar register., 1916-10-04

use In said petition set forth. under
chapkr thirty-one of the General Laws
Of o0orado. entitled Eminent Do
main" to wit. for the purpose OF fur
nishing telephone communication to the
public
to be and appear before the District
Court OF said County. at Lamar. Colo
rndo, on the 23rd day OF October. A
ID. 1916. at the hour OF 10 o'clock In the
forenoon OF said day. then and there
to answer unto the said petition, and
abide the order Of the Court or judge
In the premises.
Witness, A. +. Downer. Clerk OF said
Court. and the seal thereof hereto ar
nNed at Lamar in said County, the
18th day Of September. a. d. 1916.
(SEAL)
a. T.. DOWNER.
Clerk.
First pub. Sept. 20. 1916
Last pub. Oct II. 1916
The Lamar register., 1916-10-04
CONSIDERED HIS SOUL LOST
Soldiers Last Moments Passed in
Mortal Anguish Concerning His
Hopelessness Of Salvation.

Strange are the humors OF the dy-
ing Today a young German soldier,
badly wounded, was lying in his cot.
Little hope for him He came OF a
good family, was brought up by pious
parents The doctor. nurse and stood
watching by his cot The boy was
restless, and 1t was not the restless
ne.s OF pain alone. lie muttered to
himself, 81 nave missed it-missed
it at the last"
What asked the doctor.
Missed missed missed"
But what?'
Doctor, the boy spoke solemn and
wide-eyed. Il have missed the saliva
ton OF my soul
oh. no. the doctor and spoke to-
gether Do you remember the thief
on the cross?'
Yes. But the thief never said to
the Holy Ghost. Go your way. But I
did And now he is saying to me. Go
your way
He lay while looking up with star
ing eyes.
"A little time ago he said. Il was
anxious. but / did not want to be
saved then / am young wanted
to live my life as other young men. /
needed not my mother or my father.
did not trouble then about my soul
There was something then that
seemed TO say to me Don't put il of
ah. don't postpone IL But no no. no.
Later | would take up the subject at
a more convenient time And now IL
is too late and have missed
/ told him there were some who
came at the eleventh hour.
My eleventh hour. he answered
grayely, came when my conscience
woke. let ii pass.
There was Infinite despair and lone
illness in the poor voice.
We knelt and prayed for him. To
night he died.-From a Field Pastor 5
Tasa
The Lamar register., 1916-10-04
Rheumatism Follows Exposure

In the rain all day is generally fol-
lowed by painful twinges of rheuma-
tism or neuralgia. Sloan's Liniment
will give you quick relief and pre-
vent the twinges from becoming tor
ture. 1t quickly penetrate9 without
rubbing and soothes the sore and
aching joints. For sore, stiff, ex-
hausted muscles that ache, and thrcb
from overwork, Sloan's Lhiment af-
fords quick relief. Bruises, sprains,
strains and other minor injuries to
children are quickly soothed by
Sloan's Liniment Get bottle today
at your druggist, 25c.
The Lamar register., 1916-10-04

Ieon Tor the purchase OF Florida. rs n
blow at England from the western the
ater of the Anglo-French war, Eng.
land offered to trade Gibraltar for
Florida. Had the trade taken place
England would not have become the
mistress Of the sen.
The Lamar register., 1916-10-04
Don,l Let SIN trouble spread

Trivial blemishes are sometimes the
first warning of serious skin diseases.
Neglected skin troubles grow. DR..
Hobson's Eczema Ointment promptly
stops the progress Of eczema, heals
stubborn cases of pimples, blotchy,
red and scaly skin. The antiseptic
qualities Of DR.. Hobson's Eczema Oint-
ment kill the germ and prevent the
spread Of the trouble. For cold sores
or chapped hands, DR.. Hobson's Ec-
zema Ointment offers prompt relief
At your druggist, SOC.
The Lamar register., 1916-10-04
Bad Colds from Little sneeze sGrow

Many colds that hang on all winter
start with a sneeze, a sniffle, sore
throat, tight chest. You know the
symptoms Of colds, and you know
prompt treatment will break them up.
DIR. Kings New Discovery, with its
soothing antiseptic balsams, has been
breaking up colds and healing coughs
of young and old for AZ years. DIR.
Kings New Discovery loosens the
phlegm, clears the head, soothes the
irritated membrane and makes breath
ing easier. At your druggist, SOC.
The Lamar register., 1916-10-04
Constipation DuIls Your Brain

That dull, listless, oppressed feeling
is due to impurities in your system,
sluggish liver, clogged intentines. Dr.
Kings New Life Pills give prompt
relief. A mild, easy, non-griping bow
el movement will tone up your sys-
TEN and help TO clear your muddy,
DIR. Kings New Life Pills today at
your druggist, 2jc. A dose tonight
will make you cheerful at breakfast
The Lamar register., 1916-10-04

state Of Colorado.
County Of pruWers. SIS.
In the District Court
The Union Central Life lnsur-
auce Company, a corporation.
pIHfufIff
The Lamar register., 1916-10-04

DIR. Ray is known to scientific men
as "the Livingstone of South Ameri-
ca" To the literary world he is
known by his book, Through Five
Republics on Horseback" This book
is now in its twelfth edition, having
had remarkable sale.
DIR. Ray is English by birth, a cos
mopolitan by instinct. He was edu-
Gated in London, Montreal and Chi
cago. Taught Spanish in the college
Of Argentine. Served as special cor
respondent for the Buenos Ayres Her
aid. For number of years was Of
fetal explorer for the Bolivian gov
ernment. On a private expedition of
exploration into the interior of Par
aguay he discovered the Caingwa In
dians, who had never before been
visited by a white man. He spent
some months with them, living on SER
pents, parrots, monkeys and other
Indian delicacies.
He was adopted by this strange
tribe of savages and named "Wangan-
pangapthlingithma" By this method
he became thoroughly conversant with
their government, customs, strange
religious rites and ceremonies. He
found that the old men and women
of this tribe were usually buried
alive. No family was permitted more
than two children, the witch doctor
killing the others shortly after birth,
the insignia Of his office being, "The
Club Of Death" with which he exc
cuted the unfortunate children.
Not only in Paraguay, but in the
dark forests of Brazil, Argentine,
Uruguay and Bolivia, DIR. Ray spent
years of exploration among the saw
age Indians. Adventures that have
been the experience of few, if any,
men in modern times became common
occurrences with him. Neither the
wealth Of educational matters he
gathered nor the stories Of personal
adventure that befell him can be
found in biographies, encyclopedias
Of text books.
His lecture, like his book, is called
Through Five Republics on Horse
back"
After fifteen years spent in ev-
plorations in South America. he re
turned to his own country. Immediate
ly he submitted the data Of his trav-
els to the Royal Geographical Society
Of England-was made a member of
that group of scientists-and at once
delivered a series of lectures before
them and other noted people Of Eng
land. The largest halls Of London
were taxed to capacity to hear his
simple but thrilling story Of his fif-
teen years in darkest South America.
By geographers and men interested in
scientific travel he is recognized as an
authority on interior South America.
First Number Lecture Course
at the
High School Auditorium
October 9, 1916
The Lamar register., 1916-10-04
eardenIna Has NAM Joys.

You who have no garden are miss
ing one OF the keenest and most legiti-
mate OF the pleasures OF life. II you
are a happy garden enthusiast. you
have. OF course. made a careful study
OF the seed catalogues. whose name
Is legion. and have pictured in your
minds eye the glorious effect of a
massed planting Of this new flower
In that little nook which has always
looked trihe bare; you have perhaps
tasted in your mind as vividly as a
physical taste OF a moment ago. a de
licious new cantaloupe or sweeter
sweet corn, buttery green limas or
more delicately toothsome brussels
sprouts the very thought OF which
arouses an anticipatory keenness of
palatal delight that opens wide the
food gates OF the digestive fiuids.--
B. Vernon Ashley in Good Health"
The Lamar register., 1916-10-04
Assistant to Editors.

Assistant TO Editors.
80 you are literary?" asked the
editor.
"Oh. yes" replied the applicant for
work. Il inherit itN my father was
assistant to a number of editors in his
day"
Indeed, What particular work did
he do as ASSISTANT
He was scissors grinder '-Yonk-
ers Statesman.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-02-17
AN EMMETT PRuNE sroRY.

The Idaho prune Is profitable. Take
the experience Of State Senator Ed.
x. Hayes Of Emmett, Gem county,
Idaho. His prune orchard consists OF
10 acres bearing From 4 he took
for the 1915 crop 546,617 pounds OF
prunes. The check no received In
payment was Tor 1896 II or s2s7.70
pr acre. It cost Senator Hayes for
cultivation, picking and hauling t46
per acre. His net return from the
10 scres OF prunes for the crop OF
1915 was $242.7o per acre. On the
square isn't that = peach al prune
storya net INCOME Of 1851 80 from
- acres.
Speaking Of prunes ! am reminded
Of apples. There - that 2o-acre or
chaxA belonging 70 Harley D. coble
oat ~ wedser. What about II Oh.
nothing much only he has been al
TIE habk u taking t6ss.12 an acrs
~ year In peof&s from It. Whist !
Don't you believe TT Alright, don't
then! Hut ats tie truth jsst the
uatns. sfHirtaen thousand three hun
sfsd md thirty-xix dollars nom 90
lorest ytom the ooadsn iran.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-02-17
THE COMMON COIN OF LIFE.
milwaukee Journal.)

We read in criticism of the sort
Of realism many writer's have been
giving us: "They will have none OF
the virtues which. are the common
coin of most lives" It Is a good
phrase, and we ought to think of 1t.
For, in spite of the horrors of which
we read; in spite of the numbers
who go wrong; in spite of divorce
court records and blue sky promoters,
and the dozen other kinds of crimi-
mails with which good deal of fic-
ton deals, common virtues remain
the rule for millions of men and wo-
men.
Most men are not trying to cheat,
most wives never think of breaking
the seventh commandment, most
fathers are not ogres to their chill
dren Most persons, if they do not
think of most other persons as
heroes, do not go about expecting
every man to prove a villain. OF
course we shouldn't gain such an
idea from our serious fiction. OF
course to express it would be hailed
as not romantic; a writer who tries
it would be condemned by realists.
And yet the fact remains that most
men and women live decent lives.
OF course, the answer will be made
that these people are uninteresting,
that their lives offer nothing for bril-
liant stories and clever plays. Maybe
so. Perhaps the authors are light in
their selection of material, though
the thought will creep in that they
are rather less the artists We call
them if they cannot find an interest
in common Life that is not criminal.
However that may be, we shall be
woeful pessimists if we take their
word for things-if We forget that
kindness and truth and honesty and
yes, and self-sacrifice are,
lfter all, the common coin of most
ives"
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-02-17
TO STAMP OUT RABIES
IN THE NORTHWEST.
Spokesman Revtew.)

(Spokesman Rev1ew.)
The serious prevalence OF rabies
in the Pacific northwest last year
has drawn the attention of the ma
tional department OF agriculture Sec
rotary Houston states that the dread
full disease exists among the preda-
! tory and domestic animals OF four
northwestern states and spreads
rapidly. He therefore urges congress
to appropriate $4,000 for the des-
truction Of coyotes and wolves and
the resultant preservation Of farm
cattle, the loss Of which has been
heavy
The secretary makes a good case
for such spending of the nations
money. The situation was not serious
last autumn while his department
was preparing It's annual estimates.
1t therefore thought that the funds
already available would enable It to
handle the pestilence In connection
with its regular work Since then,
however, the conditions have become
acutely dangerous. The disease has
spread over so broad district that
the states affected can not deal with
the trouble. The funds OF the depart
ment do not suffice for effective CO.
operation with those states. 1t APP
pears Inevitable that the sum re-
quested from congress ought immed-
lately to be added to the resources Of
the department.
California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon
(where the wild animals rabies ap-
pears to have originated about 1910 !
and Washington are affected, while
Utah also is threatened. The known
area extends 400 miles north
Ind south and $50 east and west. The
peril to the stock breeding interests
8 enormous and the menace to hui
nan beings Is far from slight. If the
Ierious situation Is to be handled
appropriation as an emery
,ncy measure must be made ahmed |
ately. Secretary Houston believes 1t ,
for his department, pro- !
'ided the state and the local author I
ties continue to exercise drastic con-
rol over dogs and other household |
ndmale, to remove the danger and
o stop the spread Of the disease.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-02-17

A Farmers Movable School, under
the management OF the University OF
Idaho Extension Department, will be
held at Payette, presenting most
interesting and instructive program,
beginning:
FEBRUARY "a, THURSDAY.
Livestock Day.
10000 A. M.-Hog Management
A. E. Wade, County Agriculturist,
Lewis Co., Nezperce.
HOO A. M.-Poultry on the Farm.
A. l.. Johnson, Idaho Falls.
1870 P. M.-Boys' & Girls Club
Work.-T. w. Potter, State Club
Supervisor, Boise.
las P. M.-Sheep for the Idaho
Farm.-A. L. Johnson, Idaho Falls.
2:3O P. M.-Beef Production.-A. E.
Wade, County Agriculturist, Lewis
Co., Nezperce.
3:15 P. M.-Dadry Herd Testing
Associations Representative Bureau
Animal Industry, U. S. D. A.
Discussion invited following all
topics. Bring stock for demonstration
by livestock speakers.
Women's Sessions:
Women will be especially intereste
in poultry talk at II A. M.
200 p M.-Butter Making on the
Farm.-Mrs. Holt, Meridian.
$3.50 P. M.-Preservation of Eggs.
"A. L. Johnson, Idaho Falls.
FEBRUARY rs, FRIDAY.
Horticulture Day.
1000 A. M-Potatoes- Seed
and its Treatment and the Grading
Of the Crop.-E. P. Taylor, Field
Horticulturist, Ext. Dept, Boise.
1915 A. M.-The Farmers Vege-
able Garden and the Home Canning
1egetables.-C. c. Vincent, Horticul-
urist, U. of l., Moscow.
11:3O A. M.-Prunes-Ob Observation
IN their Growing and Marketing.
I. Brown, District Agriculturist, Pay
tie High School.
lis P. M.-Orchard Cover Crops. |
C. c. Vincent, Horticulturist, U. of
!, Moscow.
200 P. M.-The Cooling Moth and
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-02-17
BE IT EVER so HUMBLE,
IT'S "OUR TOWN."
statesman \


Anything from water tank t,
twenty hundred is a city; from
twenty-five hundred to a hundred
thousand is town; when 1t has
million or so population it is referred
to as ''the burg"
But 1t doesn't matter what 1t Is
called or whether it be a village OF
metropolis, If it's population LIS active
and bent upon constructive work 1t Il
contributing to the upbuilding of its
community, dts state and its nation.
Someone wrote that God must love
poor folks because He made so many
of them. Whether or not Providence
has been concerned with the progress
of the small towns, they seem to
have rested under the benediction of
some strong and favoring influence,
because there are so many of them
The metropolis is big, but it is not
as big as the little fellows, taking
them jointly as to their resources
and possibilities.
The commercial and industrial life
of the nation demands large cities,
but it could not get along without
the small ones. The big places may
constitute the tap-root of the nations
security, holding the tree firm so
long as it is alive, but the smaller
places represent the outspreading
roots that furnish the real nourish-
ment.
We have often heard people speak
of their own town be-
cause Ut happened to be small and
That not only discloses
but a species of mental
'peanuting" that is inimical to either
or individual growth.
The town where you live is your
home town. You should always be
ready to speak god word for it and
put your shoulder to the wheel to as
sist it.
To treat it with a measure Of con-
.empt because 1T is not so large or
perhaps SO prosperous as some of its
,edghbors, is equivalent to heaping |
>dium upon yourself because you are |
lot so rich or powerful as others.
Each of our towns can grow and
'ecome useful contributors to the
Welfare of the state, but there must
,e a prideful interest in them on the
'art of its citizens. Nothing will
reed it more than a healthful spirit
# development.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-02-17

The easy manner IN which the
Democratic papers of the state are
attempting to claim for Governor
Alexander the credit for the saving
OF some $4,000 to the taxpayers
which has been mainly due to the
efficiency OF State Treasurer John
W. Eagleson, is amusing, to say
the least And thus far the governor
hasn't injured his own lungs In
shouting from the capitol dome that
he IS being "misrepresented" or any
thing of that sort. Can dt be possible
that business methods In the manage
ment of financial affairs by a Repub-
lican State treasurer are Of no I'M
portance now. after so short a time
has elapsed since mismanagement
apd dishonesty in the same office
resulted IN the election of Demo
cratic governor? Our Democratic
friends should remember the old
axiom that "hypocritical honesty goes
upon stilts," lest by trying to step
too high, they take tumble.