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The Lamar register., 1921-01-05
the states farm operations.

the states farm operations.
The counties just north of US in the
central east part of the state are alb
solutely dependent on dry farming and
are yet the second largest producers
of wheat, corn, barley and oats. They
have proven beyond any possibility of
doubt that dry farming in the state is
great success.
The Lamar register., 1921-01-05
Some Bird, Maggie Is

Doc Bird of the Denver Post in his
Christmas story describes some Of his
pictures of the old home place. One
he describes as Showing the whole
d family, the dog and Maggie's
Teddy Bears" Maggie sure must be
some bird herself, to get her picture
took that way.
The Lamar register., 1921-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs. C. V. Newman visited
friends in Lamar the first of the week.
Mr.. Newman was returning from a
trip to California to their home in
Wichita where he is manager of the
Wilson Wetterhold Grinding Machine
Co.
The Lamar register., 1921-01-05
Last Four Months Figures


imported from foreign countries into
the United States absolutely free:
Cotton, 42,96l .69l pounds.
Corn, 5,3l7,376 bushels.
Wheat. l2,O4O.54l bushels.
Wheat flour, 22l ,9S9 barrels.
Wool. "A ABS ,246 pounds.
Beef and veal, 10 ,456, ,96l pounds.
Mutton and lamb, Ga ,776 pounds.
Cattle, 1913 head.
Sheep, 1850 head
Cow hides, SO,023,347 hides.
Calf hides, lO,782,49l hides.
Cabrctta hides, ASS hides.
Buffalo hides, 3,27O,450 hides.
Other hides, 53,Ol3.ls6 hides.
Oil cake, l2S,6l5,57i pounds.
Chinese nut oil, 3,354 ,90l gallons.
Cocoanut oil, 62,4O2. .4SG pounds.
Cottonseed oil, 579,l72 pounds.
Palm oil, l2,962,0lO pounds.
Palm kernel oil. ,403, ,65l pounds.
Olive oil for manufacturing, 1896
gallons.
Soya bean oil, 26,923,725 pounds.
Other oils, S37s,O53 worth.
1t doesn't require an expert to real
ize Just how much the above free COM
petitive imports have Disseminated
against our farmers and stockmen and
their consequent losses thus occasion
ed, besides the great loss in revenue
to the government. We raise annually
about $4,000, 900 head of cattle, while
South American countries with only q
little more than a third of our popula-
ton raise over 90,000,0 900 head of cat
tie yearly. Due to their tropical eli.
mate, cheap and luxuriant grass, cheap
labor, ample water and little feeding,
our cost of production is about five
times rs great as theirs per pound.
The American Market Situation
The time has come. when we must
take products of American farms and
ranches, and all competitive substi-
tutes, off of the free list and let our
American market afford a living wage
and return to our producers, and when
we must so arrange our tariff sched-
ules on such products and substitutes
as will equalize our cost of production
with that Of foreign countries. To a
certain extent this principle was rec
ognized and followed in the tariff ac,
of October 3, 1918, in placing a duty
on certain products largely raised by
cheap labor in foreign countries. And
during the last fiscal year ending June
30, 1920, the following dutiable pro-
ducts were imported from foreign
countries into the United States and
duty paid upon same, to-wit:
Rice, uncleaned, 22,437,l97 pounds;
duty, " cent.
Rice flour. l,265,i9S pounds; duty,
q cent.
Rice, cleaned. 56,2l7 $50 pounds;
duty, / cent.
Beet sugar, 1919, ,s34 pounds.
Cane sugar, 1888 ,2OO,33s pounds.
Molasses, 154 $40 200 gallons.
Peanuts, shelled, l2O, O,344 ,425 pounds,
duty, q cent,
Peanuts, not shelled, 1906, ,99s
pounds, duty. N cent.
Butterine and cocoa butter. 1850
pounds.
. Olive oil, edible, 6,Sl2,596 gallons;
duty, 30 cents.
Linseed and flaxseed oil, 4,550,39l
gallons; duty. 10 cents.
Peanut oil, 22,064 1868 gallons; duty
6 cents.
Rapeseed oil, ,229 ,526 gallons; duty
6 cents.
Other dutiable oils, ! ,432,6 2,695 gal.
Ions.
Certain wheat, 35,O52 barrels; duty
10 cents
Certain wheat flour, l,l6O barrels.
If it is democratic and American to
place a duty upon rice, peanuts and
cane products, then why not upon our
corn, wheat, cotton, wool, hides, live
stock and far-eastern vegetable oils
and substitutes that daily compete
The Lamar register., 1921-01-05

ef why not place n proper and adj
equate duty upon all such items to do
some good?
Their Wants Are Different
The millions of city consumers who
inhabit New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Washing
ton. Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, St.
Louis and our other large cities, while
demanding and getting their Sc, IS,
SO, SIS, 500 and s25 for six to eight
hours work each day, are constantly
demanding that everything they eat
and wear be furnished to them at the
lowest minimum. They never give a
serious thought to the subject of liv.
ing wage to the producer who feeds
and clothes them. And | am afraid
that it has been the clamoring Of these
millions of city consumers whose votes
are very much desired which has caus.
ed free raw materials TO be written in.
to Democratic platforms. Much too
long have We Democrats permitted
rest needing politicians to entwine in
to our platforms and policies some
city-vote catching slogan to the detri-
ment of our producers. With blink
ing eyes We Democrats have sat by
and let our brother Republicans pass
their measures to place duty upon
pearl buttons, chemical glass, surgical
instruments, tungsten, magnesite and
the numerous other products their rich
millionaire friends are interested in,
thus placing unneeded millions into the
pockets of few wealthy millionaires,
and we have let our worthy producers
appeal to us in vain.
The proper solution of this question
more vitally concerns the consuming
millions in cities than anyone else. For
suppose our producers were to get tir-
ed and quit? There would be starva-
tion in cities. When the manufacture
er can't make a profit he shuts down
and prevents loss. But after the pro-
ducer prepares and plants his ground
in the spring and oranges for the
season growth OF his flocks and herds,
there is no shutting down for him
without losing his whole years in.
come. He must combat drought,
floods, disease, grasshoppers, boil
weevil, rust, deprediations, plots of
gamblers and the score of other enc.
mics that seem to combine for his de.
struction. Just now there is ample de.
mand for our products abroad, but
want of funds and credit prevents a
sale. At an enormous expense we
have built a large merchant marine
50 essential in bringing the markets
of the world to our producers, and we
must not let It stand for naught o,
slip out of our hands. We must fine
n safe way to assist worthy purchasers
TO obtain necessary credit. We must
see to it that our producers are moi
forced off their farms and ranches.
What suggestion have you to offer
This problem will soon be before Con
gress for solution. 1t must be SOLVED
properly. We must get out of ruts ant
meet the present,
The Lamar register., 1921-01-05

with our farm and ranch products
And why beg the question any long
err? Why not place proper and adj
equate duty upon all such items to do
some good?
The Lamar register., 1921-01-05
One Reason for Conditions
BY Congressman J. ". BIanton, Texas

Those who the tariff dead issue should carefully
read following up-tOdte facts furnished by leading
democratic congressman who the light
The Lamar register., 1921-01-05

Soya bean oil, 195, 5,773. .594 pounds
Other oils, 81, ,542,271 worth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-29
Do You Know

What general had three horses sho'
from, under him? Fitzhugh Lee.
What naval hero in his first battle
conquered the British Navy? Captain
Perry.
What General sold his honor fol
money? Benedict Arnold.
Who was known as the silver
tongued orator? James G. Blaine.
What military man was a midship-
man at the & Of IL years? David
Farragut-
What great statesman began his
education under his fathers instruc-
ton in his own home? Patrick Henry,
What, American graduated from
Princeton while his father was Presi-
dent of the college? Aaron Burr.
Who after he left the Presidential
chair was in Congress IT years? J. Q.
Adams.
Who delivered the memorial ad-
dress on Washington before Congress ?
Richard Henry Lee.
What two Presidents of the United
States died on July 4th? Thomas
Jefferson and John Adams.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-29

ar course, I've missed you like
anything, Louis. but Nv had con-
tsolations." sale Dorothy.
"Consolations, eh?" replied
her brother, looking puzzled. II sup
pose by that you mean Margaret
Jones or somebody like that came on
= visit"
Guess again." retorted Dorothy.
"Well, somebody came" said Louis,
nothing else would console you much.
ute you're alone. Now, 'fess up.
Somebody came, didn't they?"
yes" admitted Dorothy.
when did they leave?" asked her
brother.
"They didn't leave" replied Doro-
thy.
Louis looked all about him. The
porch was empty except for Grandma,
who had always lived with them, the
lawn was neat and inviting but it as
we'll as the house inside was quite
devoid of company.
1T guess you're kidding me-" he
said, land If so you'd better quit or
/ won't give you the nice present ]
got you while I was In Hampden."
mo, honest I'm not kidding" re-
piled Dorothy. Follow me and I'll
show them to you"
Louis followed with a very doubtful
look on his face as his sister went
around to the back Of the house and
stopped at the kitchen door.
"Humph, some kind Of a pet!"
thought Louis.
"wait," said his guide. "I'll have to
get an apple"
She stepped briskly into the house
and brought out an apple and a knife.
Then she sat down on the back step
and cut up the fruit. one-quarter she
laid on one end of the last step which
was Of stone. and the other quarter
she laid on the other end. After that
she gave Louis the third quarter and
began on the last one herself.
Here they come! Here they comet"
she cried in triumph.
Louis followed her gaze and saw
some wavy feelers projecting from a
crevice under the stone step. After a
little hesitation the feelers came out
followed by a head and a black shiny |
body.
"A cricket. b'gosh!" exclaimed Louis,
scornfully.
"That's the one that walks by HIM
SELF" explained Dorothy. 81 found
him up at the Monument n day
when I walked over there with Mother
and I brought him home to be with
the others. but he won't associate with
them. He looks different too. 1t
makes him proud SC I have to feed
him by himself. Oh, look! Here come
the others"
Feelers appeared at h other end
Of the stone and soon six dusty black
crickets came filing out. Three of
them had white marks on their backs.
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.z SID -FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE, C. e.

grass and poked it down into the hole
by the stone steps. When she drew 1,
out there was Monnie clinging to the
end of it. They took him into the
house and put him on the nice warm
hearth.
Look he's getting away!" exclalme ed
Louis.
mo, he's just finding himself a nice
hole or crack to sit in then he'll forget
that it's cold weather and sing us a
little song-listenI"
They sat still awhile and pretty soon
they heard a cree-cree-creek! and
Dorothy cried in triumph: There!
Isn't that pretty!"
"Say!" cried Louis. IT have an idea.
Let's raise these crickets and sell EN-.
A cricket on the hearth is good luck.
and people ought to be glad to have a
trained cricket to sing to them"
Il wouldn't sell dear old Monnie
and he's the only house cricket, the
others are field crickets, and don't
like it indoors so much" replied Doro-
thy.
well, let's get a few more for our
own fun" cried Louis, snatching up
his hat. I'll go right over to the
Monument and find me a cricket.
Whereabouts did you find Monnie? I
think I'd like to have one of my own"
Dorothy squeezed her brothers arm
and made a queer answer to his cues
ton. She said: "Oh. Louis, it's awful
nice to have you back and I do like you
better than cricketsI"
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said thoughtfully, Did I tell you
about the time ! was on listening post
duty?"
NO" answered Ted eagerly. whats
a listening post?"
"A listening post was a hole in the
ground-sort Of a pit. I suppose you
would call it," replied John. And a
man would be posted in each pit to
listen for sounds from the enemy" b
But how could you hear anything
in a pitt" asked Ned. wonderingly.
Through a telephone" answered
John. There was In the bottom of
each post Cor PITY a curious looking
little observation-disclosures and fiat with
a funny little top. And to this were
attached wires running into the
ground and also rubber-covered wires
with ear plates the soldier could put
to his ear. The lookout would go
down in the pit and then put the ear
plates to his ear. Through this, he
could hear vibrations in the ground
which told him whether enemy troops
were advancing and many other
things soldiers must know"
"But wasn't It awfully lonesome,
staying down In a pit all alone?"
asked Ned.
"Lonesome!" exclaimed John. cts
plain to see you never went to war!
I should say it was lonesome! But 1t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-29

I~HE materials necessary for the
shovel will not be hard to secure.
The drawing shows a handle
- made Of round stock. but If this
Is not available, a piece Of square
stock may be used, in which case,
however. the corner should be round
ed as well as possible with a Jack
knife. 1t will be noticed, also, that
the cross piece at the end of the
handle sets into the latter slightly. 1t
is not necessary that it be made in
looks better this way. If desired, the
cross piece may be fastened without
especially forming either piece to OBJ
tain a fit
The making of the part B will be
the hardest part of the problem. This
should be made Of heavy galvanized
iron for the best results. The pattern
is shown in the lower right hand
corner. &c out the stock first to the
overall dimensions, then mark out the
patterns according to the measure
ments shown. Note particularly the
full n the dotted lines. The cutting
Is to be don on the full lines, being
careful not to go beyond the points
indicated. The patterns should then
be bent along the lines shown dotted.
Following these directions we note
that the outside strip x Of one-half
inch is to be folded up at right angles
to the bottom. as Is also the small half
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-29

/ put down my apple and let then
have II. After that l fed them every
day. and they're just as tame as car
be, and the big black one 1 brought
from the Monument, his name is Mon.
ME, likes to sit on the hearth when the
fire is lighted and he chirps too cute
for anything"
"Well. / declare" exclaimed Louis,
They are cute little critters"
Eyes. but very weak in the legs"
Dorothy sighed. II picked one up
over there, see him? He's crippled,
and I've named him Hippity-hop."
"What'd call the others?"
"Oh, there's Bob and Herman with
white marks on them and those two
little ones are Lightfoot and Sam"
what are you going to do with
them?" Louis wanted to know.
"Just keep them for pets" answered
his sister. 1--WE been reading a lot
about them and I'm worried about
poor Hippity-hop cause now that he's
lost one leg he may be hard of hear
ing"
"Why?" asked Louis.
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But 1t was too irregular to mean any
thing I decided. And pretty SOC 1t
stopped.
Il forgot all about 1t and for an
hour all was still as a church mouse.
ever get lonesome? Why don't you
answer back?'"
mo. I didn't really hear the words,
the real words; but those words came
to me. And then that tapping began
again. I got really bothered. Then
suddenly. just like a Hash ! knew
what 1t was. OF course! Stupid!
Why hadn't I thought OF It'll
THE chap in the next listening post
knew the Morse telegraph code and.
hoping that I would know 1t too. he
was tapping lightly On his listening
phone a conversation to me-"
But how did you know the letters.
John?" asked Ted. "You never were
a ~telegrapher."
Fright you + son, I never was"
agreed John. "Rut n summer when
I was a kid I learned the Morse code.
and I never used 1t till that night.
That was why I was so slow getting
IN to what he was doing" ,
And after that did you and the
other soldier talk back and forth all
the timer" asked Ailesn.
I'VE did not" laughed John. ''we'd
have been thrown in Jail II we hadi No.
those wires wers for important
business and we knew enough to let
them alone. But once in a while,
when the night was very dark and
when WI were very lonesome, we
would say a sentence back and forth"
WELL" said Ted with a big sigh
as John went of to read, II didn't
know what I could do this summer.
But now I know. I'm going to learn
that Morse code SO If ever there's
another war or anything like that I'll
know how to send messages too"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-29
IN THE LISTENING POST

IN OW tell us another!" exclaimed
the children as they sat around
the dinner table and eagerly
= II begged for more-and more
stories. Tell us another"
Now lots of boys and girls have
uncles and cousins and brothers who
went to war. But not all those boys
and girls hear stories from the ex-
citing days overseas. because most OF
the soldiers don't like to talk more
than they have to about those days.
But Ned's big brother was different
Perhaps because he had been such a
long time getting home and the hard
part of the war wasn't talked about
so much. For after the war ended.
John, that was Ned's big brothers
NAME, went to work over in France
and only a few days ago, much more
than two years after his friends and
mates had come home. did he come
back to the family circle.
And of stories. he had plenty. sad
and sober and funny. or so 1t seemed.
The children kept him busy telling
about the days he spent in France.
Every meal time they wanted more
and every bed time more. till their
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-29
ALFRED TENNYSON Born August 6, 1905

poem written while at college and
two years after that. when he was
but twenty years of age he published
his first Independent volume Of poems.
This book did not meet with the
praise tor which the young poet had
hoped 81 for the next two years he
strove to write verses which would ap-
peal to the public. This collection.
however. shared the cold reception of
the first volume and the young poet
was SO discouraged that for nine years
he could not find the heart to publish
his works for fear his own judgment
Of his poems which proclaimed them
good may have been false.
It 10 strange that these very verses
which the critics passed SO colby by
have since become the examples Of
the finest and most beautiful type Of
English verse. Tennyson's va a soul
stirred by music and his poems ex-
press the beauty and glamor and
mystery Of romance. The verses are
so lyrical many Of them almost sing
themselves as we read them, and it is
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-29

small wonder that when at the end OF
nine years unceasing labor Tennyson.
with courage and hope revived, pub
iished two more volumes the critics
and the public acclaimed him ENG
lands new king OF poets" He was
appointed Poet Laureate OF England,
and that same year at the age of forty
he married. His life was not without
its early struggles. but once success
came his way his future happiness
was assured. He settled after his
marriage in a beautiful country estate
and spent his days weaving musical
words together to form beautiful
verses. He was elevated to the peer
age as Baron Tennyson, Of Freshwa-
ter. and Aldworth. the counties in
which he lived. and ne ruled the lit
erary world Of his day as an undis-
puted monarch Of verse.
When Lord Tennyaon died. in 1892.
he was buried in the Poets Corner in
Westminster Abbey. London. and ac-
corded the highest honors that q man
may have.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-29
85poruY5.D Apl1nes

The six settled, around their portion OF
apple and began sucking away at II
while the shiny black one chose the
other piece of apple.
You see," explained their proud
mistress. Nv marked some of them
SOS / could tell them from the others.
That fat one with the straight mark
is Louis, your namesake."
"Humph " grunted the brother, but
he was interested in spite OF himself.
(which one is Dorothy?"
None of 'em." replied the girl.
I've decided that they're all gentle
men because they sing"
Don't lady crickets sing?" inquired
Louis. And how do you know any
way?"
well. 1t was like this" said Doro-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-29

didn't mako any difference what II
was-some fellow had to stay there
all the time Just the same-that's
war! You have to do what you're
told whether you like 1t or not!"
But o were telling us about a
particular time" said Aileen coaxing-
ly. She was afraid that John would
lose track OF his story and that
would be a pity.
"Oh. yes" laughed John, 'this par
ticular time. Well, I was in one post
and a chap that had Just Joined us
was In the next I didn't know him
at all as I did the other boys. W.
had been assigned to midnight duty,
which we hated the worst Of ALL"
Didn't you have any lights?" ex-
claimed Aileen awesomely.
"Oh. a bit OF a candle-sometimes."
admitted John. "but for my part I
hated a candle worse than I did the
dark. Crouching there In that tiny
pit with a candle glowing right In
front of me. I could imagine the worst
horrors you eve thought Of! No. on
the whole I preferred the dark be-
cause nobody could see me so we'll.
And 80 this night" coaxed Ned.
"Oh, yes" laughed John. you folks
are awfully afraid OF your story!
Well, it's not SO much of a story after
all perhaps. ! was sitting. couched
down there in the dark and I heard
a tap. Tap, tap. tap-tap. That way.
1t wasn't marching. ! knew that; but
what 1t was. I didn't know. I lis
tened again and again ! heard 1t.
Long taps. short taps: I couldn't
make a bit of sense to 1t.
FINALLY I thought I'd count" con-
tinued John. $50 7 began counting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-29

inch strip Y between the outside strip
and the part that Is fastened to the
handle. Strip Y should be bent first,
then X. the small half inch section
at the end Of the latter strip, then
being bent to fit against Y. Solder
these corners. for 1t will be noted that
there are two operations like the one
just described, n on each side.
If you have followed the directions
carefully. you will have a shovel
measuring four inches wide by five and
a half inches long, with a strip in the
middle at one end measuring one and
a half inches long by n and FIVE
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-29
The Monthly Birthday Book
AUGUST

l, 1871. George ricknor. historian.
2. 1850. Pope Leo XII.
3, 1862. John Henley, orator.
4, 1892. Percy Shelly, poet.
5, 1850. Guy de Maupassant, author
.. 1903. Alfred. Lord Tennyson, poet
z. 1742. General Nathaniel Greene.
8, 1851. Dominic Bandius, jurist.
o. 1881. John Dryden, poet.
10, 1910. Cavour, Italian statesman.
II, 1897. President Carnot of France
IL. 1774. Robert Southey, poet,
IL. 1743. Acknowledgement Lavodsier
chemist.
IA, 1860. Ernest Thompson Seton
writer of animal tales,
15, 1858. Napoleon Bonaparte.
16, 1879. Catherine Cockburn, dram.
atist.
IT, 1884. Benoit, composer.
IL, 1880. Francis Joseph, late EN-
peror of Austria.
10. 1903. James Nasmyth, engineer.
20, 1888. Pres. Benjamin Harrison.
21, 1928. Greuze, painter.
%. 1917. John B. Cough. temperance
orator.
23, 1884. Moszkowski, composer.
"a, 1910. Theodore Parker.
rs, 1889. Bret Harte, author.
rs. 1919. Prince Albert. consort OF
Queen Victoria.
27, 1873. William Woollett, engraver.
20, 1749. Johann Wolfgang Won Goethe
poet.
20. 1909. Oliver Wendell Holmes, poet
and author.
80. 1743. Archdeacon William Paley,
t~heologian.
81, 1928. Gustav Carl Richter, painter.
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THE JUNIOR COOK

then owe III hea so cake can cool
IN very slow oven. Chocolate will
scorch easily. If the, cake is baked
IN two thin layers. 1t will need about
rs minutes. If in one layer, a little
longer. Test by tapping the top with
the finger, If cake is done there will
be no mark left.
Ice with white icing made by beat
ing together:
IN cupful confectioner's sugar
1 tablespoonful butter
u teaspoonful vanilla
Cream to make a smooth paste 1ust
soft enough to spread.
This Is a very easy cake to bake and
Is delicious for a picnic.
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mother put a stop to bed time war
stories and set a limit of two for after
each dinner. Perhaps you might
think that even John might run out
of stories at that rate, but it wouldn't
have mattered If he did. for the chill
dren liked to hear them over again
almost as well as they liked a new
one.
On this particular evening. John sat
very still for a minute and then he