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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-05-17
wooDMEN OF THE WORLD

All members of Lamar Camp No.
36, w. o. W., are hereby notified that
the large class initiation was post
poned to June LIST, on account of the
tabernacle meetings and district court.
All members and visiting woodm II
of the World are requested to be
present at that meeting Of the Camp.
A class Of forty candidates will re-
eeive the Protection Degree, after
which luncheon will be served, some
thing doing every minute and on will
miss a fine time if you fail to come.
Don't forget the date, June l, 1916,
at p NJ.
GEO 4 WATSON
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-05-17

In the whole field Of medicine there
is not healing remedy that will re-
pair damage to the flesh more quick
ly than BILLIARDS SNOW LINZ
MENT. In cuts, wounds, sprains,
burns, scalds, and rheumatism, its
healing and penetrating power is eX-
traordinary. Price 25c, soc and 81 per
bottle Sold by all druggists.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-05-17

WANTED-1O,OOO acres of decided
land, if wanting to sell or exchange
any size tract Of upland. Mail us
description and location and price.
buyers. GRANADA VALLEY LAND
CO., Granada, Colo.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-05-17

Sollow complexion is dut to a tor
pid liver. HERBINE purifies and
strengthens the liver and bowels and
restores the rosy bloom Of health to
the cheek. Price soc. Sold by all
druggists.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-05-17

Barbed wire cuts. ragged wounds.
collar and harness gals heal up quick
ly when BILLIARDS SNOW LINZ
MENT is applied. 1t is both healing
and antiseptic. Price 25c, soc and
81 per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-05-17
PandemIc Of Grippe.

The grippe has not been merely cpl
demic this winter. the medical men
say. but pandemic. which means. not
worse but more OF it.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-05-17

from our Denver office. This means
that losses will be paid within 4s
hours from time of adjustment. Get
your application signed up now. Cook
Coker, agents. Phone Lamar 49J.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-05-17
GEO. A. WATSON.
Consul Commander.
H. d. APPLICABLE, Clerk.

Dizziness, vertigo. (blind staggersl
sallow complexion, flatulence are
symptoms Of torpid liver. No one
can feel well while the liver is in
active. HERBlNE is a powerful
liver stimulant. A dose or two will
cuse II bilioaus symptoms to disap
pear. Try 1t. Price SOC. Sold by all
druggists.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-05-17

The fad now is that corsage bou-
quet should be worn not on the cor
sage but on the hat. which is the most
altitudinous point the waist line has
yet reached.-Detroit News
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-05-17
HAIL SEASON is HERE

The Home Fire Insurance Co.,
$4,000, 10000 capitaD is again ready
to carry your hail risks. All policies
and drafts in payment of losses issued
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-05-17
Plants for Sale

CABBAGE, cauliflower and tomato
plants. First house east Of Goodale
farm.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06

sections regard the delta as char
nj zone, and you do not have to
90 outside of the state to get in
touch with this: sort of mistaken
ideas,
Bnt the work now under way is
to revolutionize these conditions
and place US first in the list.of elig-
ibles-to rivet the attention.of the
home-seeking agricutluraiist up)n
this county, even as the eye o
the medical world are centered on
DR.. Bass. The great good is ours,
without money and without Price.
His shall be the glory, blu: OURS
shall be the gain, So much for the
the dreames and his dream; bnt
the historian :of the future shall
link his name inseperably with
those who loved and wrought for
their kind, and the generations yet
to be horn shall call him blessed.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
WHO SHOULD KICK +?

When we hear farmers complain
ing that corn is dollar a busnel
syrup sixty cents, meat and lard
high, and cotton cheap, we can
help wondering. This kspring les
pedeza seed, for instance, have
peen unusually high priced, and
the result has been that smaller
acreage, has been planted than
otherwise would have been the chse,
in other years it is often the clover
seed. seed peas, or beans .are high
aud there is general complaint be
cause of this fact.
We have consistently held thai
for the average Southern farmer
cotton should continue to be the
chief surplus cash crop; but 1t Is Z
grievous Terror to assum sthat any
systemScan survive that depenq:
upon one crop. As surplus cash
crop. cotton is the greatest in the
world grown exclusively it is q
curse TO soils, farmers, aud the
CO lntry.
So lets make cotton production
a part of our farming system. ano
not the whole thing. Let't grow
cotton. but after we have proluc>e
plenty of the high priced corn, mea
syrp, clover seed. and Seed peas
beans. ets., that mean living a
home and adding TO our soil fer
tility and correspondingly reduc
ing our commercial fertilizer bills
This is real farming. Anythin,
else is only cropping, aud crop
ping means wasted soils and hin
dred progress. Progressive Far
mer,
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
Enthusiasm.

Enthusiasm is always connected
With the senaes whatever be the oD-
tect that excites it. The true strength
of virtue is serenity of mind COM
bined with a deliberate and stead
fast determination to execute her
laws. That is the healthful con-
dition of the moral life; On the other
hand, enthusiasm even when excited
to representations of goodness, Is a
brilliant but feverish glow which
leaves only exhaustion and languor be-
hind.-Kant.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
"Avpocriav,"

Nothing Is more unjust, however
common, than to charge with hypoc-
risy him that expresses zeal for those
virtues which he neglects to practice;
since he may be sincerely convinced
of the advantage of conquering his
vices as a man may be confident of
the advantage of voyage or jour
ney, without having courage or indus
try to undertake it and may hon
estly recommend to others those at.
tempts which he neglects himself
Johnson.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
MAN FROM
MISSOURI.
Had To: Be 'sshown" and Was

In tell ng :his :many friends of
the wonderful results obtained from
the use Of fonr bottles of the won
derful remedy "Havs' Specific
for run down systems that is now
being sold bv one of our wide awake
druggist, Mr.. Jon Hobbs. of Ber-
ME, Mo-, said:
was down with stomach trou-
bic about four years aud many doc
tors said l could not be cured, I
took four bottles of Hays Tpeci-
flc'' and am now working every
day. l feel that Il ami cured and
am a we'll man, l can truly recon
mend Hays Specific" to any one
suffering from stomach trouble.
Hays Specific is guaranteed to
be the greatest system tonic now
known and for sale by Patterson
Wall Drug Co.. of Rosedale.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
The Chicago Herald grows both

e The Chicago Herald grows both
eloquent and forceful in discussing
preparedness. when ii ssys' Con-
temr arary events are writing in
words of flame and charred and
biackened mb.rs the absolute ne
cessity of national preparedness.
Evide nee accumulates at every
turn in this county proving how
uuready we are Ito measure sup to
the simplest requirements of nati-
onal defense. lndicatloual defense
Iudicatatious are thick s'hat the
strer 9Th of our international pro-
t SIS are measured aboard by the
weakness IS of our means OF making
them effective. And Congress keeps
OIL talking. 1t is a spectacle tor
gods and men! Itis.a matter to
be. .wept with blood and tears"
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
AIa HandieAp,

"As I was engaged in the very dis
agreeable and undignified task OF split
ting up some hickory knots yester-
day." related Jay B. Iden. the poet, a
wayfarer came along and offered to
relieve me OF the Job in return for a
pair of my old trousers. Unfortunate
ly, had them on at the time and the
reading circle was ccnyening In the
house. On that account was unable
to avail myself OF his kind OFFER
Kansas City Star.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
Curious Old Watch.

An old French watch. square in
shape, which is so arranged that ev-
cry step of the owner helps to keep
the spring tightened, is the property
of a man living in San Diego. Cal
This watch Is described in the World q
Advance, as the only watch In the
world that winds itself. 1t keeps per
fectly accurate time, and has worn
out several good cases in It's day. A
key is provided for the watch, to be
used when the owner is i'll or unable
to walk about.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
Work Worth cu,tivatIne.

The art OF selling is very impor'
tant one, and should not be neglected
by any young man who intends to 80
into business, even II he does no. ex-
pect to be a salesman. He will GER
tainly have to sell his own services
and that is one of the hardest tasks
that any young man can undertake.
Dean Johnson, New York University.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
His AbysmaI Meanness.

IT cannot understand" confessed ].
Fuller Gloom, the wellknown pcssi-
mist, why every young mother In
town should hate me so bitterly, mere
ly because | limited to one OF them
that / did not care to kiss her infant
until 1t had its face washed!"-kan-
sas City Star.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06

Nero, who was nearsighted, had q
small transparent jewel, probably an
accidentally formed lens, through
which he watched the sports in the
arena. The principle of the lens not
being known, the power of the jewel
was supposed to be of magical origin
and the gem was regarded as very
wonderful talisman.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
Business ltem.

Honesty is the best policy" said
the ready-made philosopher. "Of
course, it is,"'replied MIR Dustin Stax.
But the public doesn't always realize
it. Most people would rather be cheat
ed a little in an affable way than do
business with q person whose con-
science keeps him in state Of irrita-
tiOn."
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
On Los,no Your Temper.

There is an old saying TO the effect
that the Jesuits are wise: they never
lose their temper. This adage we sup
nit for the consideration OF those
choleric people, male and female,
who canpot comprehend that COM
binatioo OF sound and fury may as
often contains elements Of low com.
edy a. OF strength. He lost his tenn
per IL frseusnt1y another way OF Say
inE he loat IN 0Ght--BAAt1moeU o1A-
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
Cleans Leather.

A reader of the Christian Science
Monitor writes: Il took my handbag
to a number of leather stores where
they all told me it could not be
cleaned, but l learned from a friend
that a tablespoonful of oxalic acid dis
solved in a quart of cold water cleans
cowhide, pigskin and sole leather very
satisfactorily"
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
Good Target.

A target having the usual center
and concentric rings is so constructed
that the marksman's bullet ignites a
colored fire at the point of impact,
showing the rifieman the place and
value of his hit and making it unnec-
essary to keep q marker at the tar
get.-"Wonders OF Today" in Ma
tionsl Magazine.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
Noticeable Resemblance.

Isn't that a Bouguereau?" asked
Mrs. Oldcastle as they stopped for a
moment to look at the new pictures.
oh, my no." replied her hostess;
its lion. But told Josiah when
he brought it home that It looked a
good deal more like one OF them things
you mention.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06

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-ypeIsu! eq3 10 IoAvU eq3 10 6l2qSHs
6Iuo ss4plIsd dnos aul 3eul pssn
sIs sslqe2e5eA Ms, os puu poured
3uoI IoJ psnunuo, lou 81 surFooo
egL .Is}uA pue pJno 1esq q}IM psHooo
sajqs3oSsA IsQao 10 'lucIdsSs 'peeA
-ses 'seqsIpsI 10 sdILls 10 s3s!suoa
dnos os!N 'mBSIo 10 Iv5ns lnoq@IA
'1asro 4unIp 81 puB 'sIesm q1L4 psAIss
sGpAIB 81 EEL 'qsY AIlTuogseaoo
pue saIHoJd 'dnos osIm 'soII 10 s3sIs
.uoo }seINeeIq es9uudur Iunsu sqx.
7ssjHesia essusder
Optimistic Thought.
True greatness Is that which pre-
duces the greatest amount OF happi-
ness.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
nu.hed 10 Mothers Defense.

When arguing the respective merits
of mothers, Benny never allowed MS
mother to be surpassed. This attitude
IN Benny's part delighted mother
,ed thirty-six. until one day he ran
hdushed OF face and belligerent OF
eyS Mother" he shouted. that guy,
bols said his mother was forty'three
year> Nd and couldn't stand for that
80 ! I'd you were forty-five II you
we're ASay!"-Woman's Home Com
! panion.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
Telephone I27.
Family Record Hard to Beat.

A family record that is hard to
beat is that OF man who has died
recently at Ilketshall, Suffolk, Eng
land, aged ninety-six. He belonged to
a family of Is brothers and sisters.
He is survived by two sisters, aged
ninety-four and eighty-two, and one
brother, eighty-four. He had nine
children, fifty-one grandchildren, fifty
great-grandchildren, and two great
great-grandchildren.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
To H.ra pletures.

Pictures hung by single wiSs Nave
an annoying way OF getting uneven
on account of the slipping Of tho wire
on the picture hook. This can some
times be avoided by nrst hanging the
picture face to the wall. and then
turning 1t around. The single turn
this makes in the wire near The hook
prevents slipping.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
pessImIst Unconouered.

Optimist-"Have courage and per-
severe and the world may yet make
a beaten pathway to your door," Pes
simist-"Yes. right across my lawn.
and then pick my flowers, scratch
their fool names on my window panes
and chop my front steps to pieces
fol souvenirs. Judge.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06

Prevents Formation Of Scale.
The use of zinc plates In boiler is
said to prevent the formation OIL the
scale which intarfeTes with the boilers
efficiency,
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
Indoor occupatIon.

''You must take an interest in out
door sports" said the physician. Il
do" replied the indolent citizen.
They provide my main reading every
day"
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
Tired Of His Condition.

"Muh husband am de trifiin' est mig
ger in dis town." declared Sister Mi
asma Waters. Hes been GONZALES
cent ever since we was mard, and /
sho' wish he'd git over it,"
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06

Has Monopoly Of Borax.
All the crude borax material used IN
this country is obtained from three
mines. ali in southern and southeast
arn California.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
Daily Thought

Life is made up, not of great sacri-
fees or duties, but of little things. in
which smiles and kindness and small
obligations given habitually are what
win the heart and secure comfort
Sir Humphry Davy.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06

Life, with all its fields OF Joy and
woe, is Just our chance OF the prize
of learning love-how love might oe.
hath peen indeed, and :s.-Browning.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06

Might Have Known That Before.
when a man goes around lookin'
foh advice" said Uncle Eben, about
all he finds fob certain is dat opinions
is bound to differ"
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06

Must Have Perfect Sight.
British eyesight tests require men
to distinguish colored lights, the size
of pinhead. twelve feet away before
they arc licensed to pilot mail steam
ers on the Atlantic.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
Mhx He MoIIrned

you say that jenkins owes every
thing he has 20 you. Worse! He
owes much more than he has to me.
Boston Transcript.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
o,pAMER AND WHAT
Ne DREAMED.

ao.oht may be lli''s"
!. wander expressed as to
'a 'l'' J, after all, the peop'e OF
If If ',supty afts really awakened
rs i ,ortance, the objects an d
in ,,,ibi1ities .for good of work
y . ,rtI.m ,laria campaign no"
,,,,,s within our borders
! Ne campaign has met with
,, d 10 obstruction and while
! ropI. have show'a most COM
,i,b,s and satisfactory cooper
have they really caught
pjrit Of the man behind the
work and gazed' with him
the vistas Of the future. Haye
been fully impressed
/ the dream Of the man who
il ago resolved within himself
malaria-the greatest foe to
ueople and land should be
squered. Have !they followed
10 bis tireless researches for the
he and cure Of this disease so
.ysert not only in the South,
trer alarge part of the world.
tlhey know that derison and dis
puragernent assaied him on every
hnd: that his theories as vagaries.
au lney truy appreciate and un-
Gstand how he tolied on and on
xtaiued by an unfaltering faith
ud ccnsc BUSINESS that his dreams
uudhe living verities. Can thev
sl0lce with him when the light of
rs patient research began to break;
|shen he had developed into the
|hddsn depths Of disease aud touch
"a them with the want of scie zee;
Nnan by reason of his daring to
dream and daring to KEEP faith in
@dreams, the world took a mighty
stride forward.
Such is a suggestion of what DR..
g. Bass, scientific director of
as an'l.malaria campaign in this
ounly, has done. 1t is the initial
'0'k in an extended field, and it
needless to say that the eyes of
le medical world are fixed o
0'llVar county. The eradica ion
ualaria has been his sole study
years and 1t was but fitting that
Sl'uld be given oversight, He
. na'orebondings of failure; nei-
sl nas the State Board of Helth
= VIC Zen who are supplying the
nos ell believe that as high up
:, 'ue 'emle of fame .iu letters of
y a. lnat'f aus man Who has
= :, iaetotto his race will be
!, ~" 'he nahe OF DR., c. C.B,ss.
- "na' extes we are to be be n
carries of Dr.. Lss' dream no one
: :, estimate NJ "ria is the great
a'aln on the dela aud the one
- obstacle to its 'evelopment.
nos only Ieapssits hsh m ,rtali-
rate but destroys i. a large
asure our efficiency. L.contrib.
10 our improvement , home
: pleludlces the outsiderorld
''us' u.s. excepting for thsear
health conditions he
= would long since have be,
most density populated agricu
III the United State.
"a uoes 1t profit to possess tt
ss' OF Gods acres if health col
oas are held to precluC
i settlement aud deyelopemer
uiay carry this .prejudice al
Y y as fallacy. but the tru
'aiH the people of ot h
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
Acquiring Ability.

The very best way to get ability is
to do thoroughly whatever you oo
Master every detail Of work that falls
to your lot.-Selected.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06

Proof Of Success.
The making Of friends who are real
friends is the best token Of q mans
success in Nfe.-E. e. Hale.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
Daily IhoEQht.

There are no chagrins so venomous
as the chagrins OF the idle; no pangs
so sickening as the satieties OF pleas
ure.-Ruskin.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06

World Is Unsympathetic.
Don't parade your troubles before
the unsympathetic world. Bury them
as dog docs old bones, and growl if
anyone tries to dig them up.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06

Most Precious Gems.
Emeralds are worth more a carat
than any other precious gems.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
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pue 'eoBId slI III s9moo Ieqloue puB
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Sutu} So uoos SO IoJ :meeLls ?ueI
OLA pue 'ueddpV uoIQM slu9As eq}
10 dn spem .ieAr.t 9H!I 81 QUILL
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
Hush Up.

he knows by how much he talks.
Nashville Banner.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06

A., ce4n@ 9>~'e'H
!. post.fice at Rosedale
= y. ...,ond.class matter
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-05-06
[,scR1prIoN, 81 50.

..,,.r11. EDITOR
AND LEssE.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-29
Neiswanger
& Lynn:

last week, at Masonville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Cross of Central
City visited over Sunday at the Wor-
ley home.
DR.. Dun Van was a business caller
in Ryan Monday.
+ DR.. Drinkwater was a visitor at Mt.
Vernon several days last week.
Kate Lyness was a Dubuque visitor
last week.
Ralph Keegan of Month was a visitor
at the A. ]. Keegan home Tuesday
DR.. OBrien was a business caller in
Castle Grove one day last week.
F. A. Kehrli was in Davenport last
peek, on business. ~
The many friends of the Worrell
family sympathize with them in the
of their mother, who died Saturday
morning. Mrs. Worrell had been in
poor health for many weeks. For
some inme she had made her home
here with her daughter, Mrs. o. M.
Wright.
Mrs. Helen Oehler, who was operat-
ed on for APPENDICITIS Monday fore
noon is getting along nicely, news
her friends will be pleased to learn.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-29
Protect the Birds.

For every plant that is grown there
is somewhere an insect to attack it !:
every farm, orchard and garden is
now infected with noxious weeds; for
every weed there is OF once was bird
that would eat the seed. Look at con-
ditions and see what change has
taken place in the last 25 years. What
will it be at the end Of the next 20
years? See what a burden we are
transferring to posterity--a crime that
the youngest child now on earth will
not live long enough to see corrected
Exchange. sit lst9 sf ~ h
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-29
Now That We Know.

.li3 An eminent mycologist declares that
weiare5in no danger Of installing poi
sonous toadstoelsa for mushrooms If
we arelcareful to-eat only the chest
nut-colored bOletus, the involute bole-
tus, the glistening ink-cap, the beef
steak mushrooms, the pine-cOne bole-
tus, Mary's russula, the edible chan
terel and the honey agaric. Now that
we know what's what, why should we
view the mushroom with alarm?
Greenville News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-29
Rubber Boots, Pocket Size.

A pair of rubber boots so light that
they may be rolled up and carried in
the pocket is principally designed for
the use of amateur fishermen, says the
Scientific American. For wading
through streams they are worn over
the leather shoes, affording all the pro-
lection Of the heavy boots without the
Inconvenience of the latter while on
the way to and from the fishing
ground. The boots are made of pure
gum, fashion lined and have an eles-
tic top, thus fitting tightly around the
leg.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-29
RYAN.

John Mangold was a Manchester
business visitor Tuesday.
Sheriff ]. j. Pentony Of Manchester
was here on Tuesday of last week on
legal business.
r. ]. Randall and family moved in
to the Mrs. Joslyn house on the east
side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Wilson left on
Tuesday to spend the winter months
with sister in Philadelphia.
James Delay shipped carload of
cattle and hogs to Chicago. recently,
r. NJ. Merriam was business call
er in the vicinity of Greeley Tues ".
George Pugh left last week for IN
dianapoiis for a few days before start
ing on the road for the, Road king
Grader Company. ii
Marietta Foley. Mary Weller and
Margaret Sullivan have begun their
winter terms Of school in the same
schools they were employed in during
the fall! lss
Miss Luella McEnany was surprised
by several of her friends recently, It
being her eighteenth birtniay.
John O'Brien, who has been quite
i'll, is SO as to be around again.
Mrs. p. F. McElliott and family and
W. H. Ward and family were visitors
at Monti last Sunday.
Mark Sheldon was a caller in Ryan
last Saturday.
John Riley was in Manchester on
Saturday.
will Gavin and wife attended Thea
Donahue-Duffy wedding Tuesday of