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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-07
THE "CHILTERN HUNDREDS"
An Ingenious Constitutional Fiction
Practical In England.

Government is full of ''make be-
heyes." One of the fctions Of the
English system is that a member OF
parliament cannot resign his seat
But, although he is not allowed to
resign, he may nevertheless retire
from parliament at his pleasure.
He asks to be appointed steward OF
the Chiltern hundreds. 1t is the
theory of the British constitution
thai when a member Of parliament
accepts office under the crown ne
must obtain the consent of his con-
stituents. Thus his seat is vacated,
and he must be elected again aI.er
his appointment if he wishes to ac-
cept the new office.
4 member who wishes to retire
from parliament applies for this
nominal office Of steward Of he
ChiItern hundreds, is appointed,
thereby yacates his seat and then
Immediately resigns his stewardship,
50 that the situation IS vacant Tor
the next member who wishes to re-
tire.
\ crown steward is custodian Of
Of one of the manors, hundreds or
honors belonging to the royal &C.
mesne. The manors were Anglo
SaXon townships, and ''hundreG p"
were collections of townships within
a given shire. The abuses perpetrat-
ed by these stewards led to the re-
duction of their numbers until final
i, under Charles H., nearly all the
s.ewardships were abolished.
One of the few crown steward
sips which survived was that of
tle three hundreds of Chiltern, in
the county of Bucks. Through this
region pass the Chiltern hills. From
the earliest Norman times this prop
erty has been Gin the hands Of the
lord the king
In 1850 the -"ingenious constitu-
tional felton," which is noted above,
came into practice. In that year
the stewardship of the Chiltern
hundreds was conferred upon John
Pitt, M. P, solely that he might va
cate his seat. 1t has been constant
" in use for that purpose ever since,
and now the stewardship5 Of the
other crown manors have been ap-
piled in the same way at various
times.-London Quarterly Review.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-07
Plants That Mimic Stones.

In South Africa a plant of the
genus mesembryanthemum, growing
on stony ground, so closely resem-
bles a pebble that it has been picked
up in mistake for a stone. Another
species of the same plant growing on
the hills around the Karru produces
two leaves about as large as ducks
eggs, having a surface resembling
weathered stone of brownish gray
color, tinted with green. These
plants look like stones, but for a
short time they put forth bright yell
low flowers. Still another species of
the same plant resembles the quartz
pebbles among which it grows.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-07

The new automobile law works
pretty well. It's a little one-sided;
don't give the man in the machine
much discretion, but when a horse
man holds up his hand as a signal
that his horses are scared, it's up to
the benzine buggy expert to stop.
Sometimes it works well; sometimes
it doesn't. Some horses are more
frightened of a dead auto than a live
elephant, Others will quiet down
when the racketing chug-chug stops.
Anyway with numbered AUTOMOBILES
and the law of the road laid down in
black and white, it makes it a good
deal easier for the man with the skit-
fish horse. Hold up your hand; if
the gas-wagon doesn't stop, take its
number.-LudIow Tribune.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-07
A Bad Scare

Some day you will get a bad scare,
when you feel a pain in your bowels,
and fear appendicitis. Safety lies in
DR.. Kings New Life Pills, a sure cure
for all bowel and stomach diseases,
such as headache, biliousness, costiVe-
ness, etc. Guaranteed at l.. A. Wad-
leigh's drug store, only 25c. Try
them.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-07

twenty years /
was doctoring
for kidney and
liver tr ouble,
but without BEN
eft. Just before
I began using
Doan's Kidney
Pills I was all
most paralyz-
ed. I could
hardly stand on
my feet be-
cause of the
numbneSS and
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-07

Mothers lose their dread for THAT terrible
second summer" when they have DR.. FoWleT's
Extract of Wild Strawberry in the house.
Natures specific Tor bowel complaints OF
every sort
La Junta tribune., 1905-08-30

lou Will always nnd pfe2cfip-
ton clerk at the La Junta Drug
Company.
H. W. Lance, postmaster at Rocky
Ford. was q county seat visitor yes
terday.
Mrs. S. c. Foxworthy left Monday
for Stansbury. Mo-. for visit with
relatives.
Miss Verda Seeley. Of Rocky Ford.
was a guest Of Miss Marie Hively
last Saturday.
For SALE-Camp wagon. team
and harness; also two farm wagons.
Inquire Of J. H. Rapp.
Gem" flour. best in the market.
Every sack guaranteed or money
refunded. La Junta Milling Co.
Mrs. J. o. Wood left Saturday
morning for Albuquerque to visit
relatives and friends for several
weeks.
Miss Myrtle Raldridge. accompa-
MED by her guest. Miss Mabel Rar-
Der. left last Saturday for Colorado
Springs for a few days visit with
friends.
People who Use gasoline ought to
provide themselves with q fire ex-
WoDderly keeps in stock
ut all times the very best fire extin-
guisher made.
A marriage license was issued
from the county clerks Office last
to Robert l.. Mills. Of
Haswell. Colo. and Blanche Trush-
EFT, Of Ordway.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. T. Griffin.
father and mother Of Mrs. X. G.
Dalton. arrived from Salt Lake last
and viii reside perma-
nently in La Junta-
II. ID. Garwood. our county clerk.
has made application to join the
Summer Widowers' Club. and wants
. front seat. Mrs. Garwood left
last Sunday for Colorado Springs
for an extended visit.
E. X. Wells. who returned Thurs
day night from . trip 70 the Port
land fair. has resumed his Cd posi-
tion rs depot master.-Albuquerque
Citizen. 'Blackie" visited in La
Junta just before returning to Al
J. J. Cooper returned from Utah
and Idaho Saturday. where he went
to buy sheep. but found the market
in bod shape for buyers. 20 he made
no purchases. Mr.. Cooper says il
frosted every night while he was in
Idaho. LAS Animas Leader.
Walter Dillon returned home Mon
lay from the San Luis Valley. where
be has been for nine weeks on .
ishing and hunting expedition.
Earl Cunning. Of Pueblo. and two
,ther piscatorial sports Of the Little
Pittsburg Of the West accompanied
him..
Mrs.. r. Phillips, accompanied by
her children. Martha and Robert,
arrived home Monday night from
California. where they have been for
the pest two months. During the
pest two weeks Mrs. Phillips ard
children have been enjoying an out
ng 1t Manitou.
he two-days' Seeing Denver Ex-
last Sunday was well pat
the number Of paasengers
,n tie arrival Of the train in Denver
being 1lZ7. The number Of tickets
,old ct the local ticket Office was l28,
and g 1t Rocky Ford. The train
started from Larned. Kan, and on
IL arrival in La Junta had 1888 pas
senGeFs.
Forest Ray Moulton. Ph. D.. F.
r A. s.. professor Of anstronOmy
in the Univerity Of Chicago. will de-
liver m illustrated lecture on As
at Commercial College
Hall, next Saturday night, under
he auspices Of the Santa Fe Read
ing Room. Prof. Moulton is the
most authoritative lecturer on
astronomy in America to-day. and
his address will be both interesting
and Instructive.
Cantaloape shipments from the
Arkanlns Valley at the present date
are averaging about twenty car.oads
\ AZ
Arizona republican., 1905-07-26
AN ENDLESS CHAIN
Tucson and NOsales Lawyers Suing
 for Fees.

Nogales. Ariz., July 24.-(Special correspondence of The Republican)- A case somewhat out of the ordinary is to be tried in this city at the next term of the district court. The fact that Attorney G. K. French of this city has brought suit against Dr. ". F. Chenoweth, formerly of this city, but now of different points in Mexico, for the sum of five hundred dollars for legal services rendered is not peculiar within itself, but the facts leading up to this case are not of the ordinary At the April term Of court MT. French represented pr. Chenoweth in a suit filed against him by United States Attorney Frederick s. Nave for the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars for legal services rendered to the de- fendant in a litigation over some rich mining properties. In this case of Mr.
 Nave, MT. French secured a disagree ment of the jury. It is now reported that pr. ChenOweth has engaged a prominent attorney of Tucson to fight the suit brought by Attorney French. It remains to be seen if some other NOgales lawyer may not later be em- plOyed to contest the claim Of the Tucson attorney for legal services rem dered Dr. Chenoweth in contesting the claim of MT. French for legal services which legal fee may yet be cut down to ten dollars and then settled in Mex ican money. There are a few yet who can work the lawyers. This case is being watched with great interest.
 The organization of boards of trade, improvement leagues, etc. is very not iceable throughout Arizona, which is indicative of the present prosperity. and assurance of our front rank in business enterprises of the south west. Nogales has at last commenced
 to realize the necessity of a good live board of trade, and the business men are trying to formulate plans for the organization of such a board chief among these enterprising promoters Is MT. J. $. Hunter, formerly of Los An geles but now manager of the South western Commercial company of this city. President E. Titcomb, William Schuckmann, Bracey Curtis, and many other leading citizens are talk ing an active interest in this move. and if the plans as formulated are carried out, such prosperity as has never visited Nogales will be ours. Every new organization in the terri tory or the revival of an old organfza- tion seems to have its special effect on some other section to begin it's work for prosperity
Arizona republican., 1905-07-26
IRON SPRINGS AThOSPHERE
It is Morally, ReIigiOusIy and Phys
 icaIly IncOmparable.

The physical atmosphere of Iron ] Springs is known to be about as near perfect as that of any place in the
 world in the summertime and the lit tie camp is becoming famous as an outing resort. But it's moral atmos- phere next week should be even more salubrious than it's health giving ozone, for it is to be the scene of a. sort of a McAfee family reunion and that means an aggregation of people whose lives are devoted to religious
 and educational work and the better
 ment of not only their own race but nearly all the variegated races of the
 world.
 ] Dr. Lapsley A. McAfee of this city
 left last night for Los Angeles where
 he will preach Sunday evening and
 next week return to Iron Springs. His family leaves for Iron Springs this
 morning. Miss Taylor of the city schools, a sister of Mrs. McAfee, will accompany her. Another sister, Miss
 Kate B. Taylor, who is a missionary at Paris, Idaho, it is hoped will be able to join the party next week also l Rev. Dr. Taylor with his wife and 1 four daughters who are now on the
 way here from the east, will arrive 1 in Iron Springs Saturday night Dr. | IS- and both he and his wife are mission aries in Laos, North Siam, and have ] been for over fourteen years, having served two seven year terms in that 1 field. They now call Siam their home
 and their four daughters were all born | there. Two of the children will re- main here with pr. and Mrs McAree
 during the next year that they may receive educational advantages not
 available in the orient. pr. and Mrs ] Taylor and the other two children are 1 en route to their home in Siam and
 will leave in the middle of August 1 for the west. By continuous travel
 they expect to reach home by Thanks giving.
 1 On Saturday, August }, Rev. and
 Mrs. George $. McCune will arrive in
 Iron Springs from the east to join the
 party. Mrs. McCune is d sister of pr. ! McAfee and has spent three winters l here before, being therefore quite well known in Phoenix. Rev and Mrs.
 McCune are enroute to their home in Pyeng Yang, north Corea, where he takes charge of the educational work
 in the Presbyterian mission.
 Miss Mary M. McCarle, until recent l ly with the Indian mission school at l Tucson is now visiting in Phoenix and will also join the party at Iron l Springs. Miss McCarle was at one 1 time a student under Dr. McAfee a. l Park college when he was engaged in | educational work there. She has just 1 been transferred to the superintendent 1 cy of the Indian mission school at 1 Tahlequah, Indian Territory
 All these persons mentioned have at one time or another been students l of Park College, Mo, so their gather l ing is not only of a family and friend l ly nature but is in reality a college reunion.
 The above, however, is not a com | plete list of the moral teachers that
Arizona republican., 1905-07-26
SALT RIVER FLOODS 1905
Sufficient WA-er Passed Ph enix to
 Fill Reservoir Three Times.

During the rainy season last spring there was much curiosity expressed as to the amount of water that ran through this valley to the sea, and various opinions were given concerning whether there was enough of it to have filled the Roosevelt reservoir had lit been completed, or if more than enough, how much more. W. A. Far ish, who has charge of the stream measurements in Arizona for the rec. lamation service, secured as accurate data as was possible of the daily flow both in the Salt and Verde rivers, at the various gauging stations. The data is comprehensive and aggregates an immense quantity of figures which the office force has been engaged in tabulating as occasion permitted since then for purposes of calculation. The totals have now been secured for Jan uary, February, March and April, the four months including the floods, though there has been a large river flow much of the time since then.
 During the four months named the number of acre feet flowing by the Roosevelt dam site was as follows: January 99,0S0 February, 445,5G1; March, 952S95; April, 746. .991 making a total of 2,224,527. AS the capacity
 
 1,100,00O acre fe2t, it is seen that during those four months sufficient water passed through the basin to have filled 1t more than twice, so if the dam had been completed there would have been beautiful test of the strength of the dam and of the operation of the gi- gantc spillway around the end of it.
 During the same four months the Verde river discharged into the Salt river, just above the Arizona head, 1867, ,02O acre feet or more than 267- GOO acre feet over the amount neces- sary to fill the Roosevelt basin. Add ing the two totals it is seen that the water passing Phoenix was more than three times the amount necessary to fill the Roosevelt basin. except for the comparatively small amount that was diverted into the canals and lost in seepage, which could not have been great at that season of the year
 During the month of March alone there was nearly enough water pass ed the dam site to have filled the ba- sin and in April about tWO-thirds of the amount necessary to fill the ba- sin ran ripping away to the sea. The figures for May are not yet available but there was considerable flood during that month, apprOximated by those in position to guess, at about 100000 acre feet or more than one third the capacity of the dam. Since that tine there has been a good strong flow in the river most of the time and all the time more than for several years past during the same season.
 These figures will not be especially surprising to those who were here and witnessed the floods, but it is perti- nent to request that they be carefully noted by the little cOterie of obstruc- tionists over in PinaI county who have insisted from the beginning that there would never be water enough in Salt river to fill the basin if the govern ment should construct it.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-26
BUSINESS WOMEN.
A lunch Fit for a Kinn-

A Lunch r. It for a King.
 An active and successful young lady tells her food experience:
 Some three years ago suffered from nervous prostration. induced by continuous brain strain and improper food, added to q great grief
 'I was ordered to give up my work. as there was great danger of my mind failing me altogether My stomach was in bad condition (nervOus dyspep- sia, I think now) and when Grape Nuts food was recommended to me. had no faith in it. However I tried it. and soon found e marked improvement in my condition as the result. I had been troubled with deathly faint spells. and had been compelled to use a stIIn- ulant to revive me I found, however, that Fy eating GTape-Nuts at such times I was relieved as satisfactorily as by the use of stimulants, and suffered no bad effects, which was a great gain. As to my other troubles-nervous prOstration, dyspepsia, etc.-the Grape Nuts diet soon cured them.
 'I wish especially to call the atten- ton of office girls to the great benefit I derived from the use of Grape-Nuts as a noon luncheon. I was thoroughly tired of cheap restaurants and ordin- ary lunches, and so made the experi- ment of taking a package of Grape Nuts food with me, and then slipping out at noon and getting a nickeTs worth of sweet cream to add to it. found that this simple dish, finished off with an apple, peach, orange, or a bunch of grapes made a lunch fit for a king, and one that agreed with me perfectly.
 "I throve so on my Grape Nuts diet that I did not have to give up my work at all and in the two years have had only four lost days charged up against me.
 Let me add that your suggestions in tke little book, Road to Melville" :" are, in my opinion, invaluable. especial Iy to women" Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
 "I. ..e Road to Melville" in each pkg.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-26
RECORDER,S OFFICE.

R. II. Greene to Josefa Paco. deed, lots IS. 19, block 3, Irvine addition.
 William Everett Prizzee to Leo L. Brizzee. deed, lot. 9, block 2g- Mesa City
 Almon H. Linebarger and wife to Henry Linebarger, deed lot 16. block ?. Simms addition.
 Henry Linebarger and wife to Ada COrlett. deed. same
 Walter Smith to M. T. Afford. deed, lot 8, block 66, Phoenix.
 United States to Patrick White, pat ent, N. w. 1-A, sec. 2l, township N, range E.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-26
TRANxCRIPT CT RECORDs

The following transcripts of the rec ords of the offices of the district clerk. the probate court and the county re- corder are furnished by the Arizona 4 bstract and Title company.
 The records for yesterday were.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-26

Canning Grapes-The finest and on- ly good seedless grapes in the valley for canning delivered at your door for 9 1-2 cents per pounds. See our agent, MT. F. T. Stovall at J. w. Doris grocery store. Mesa Grape Growers association.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-26

will be gathered at Iron Springs. TO begin with it is not a fruitful field for missionaries as all Of the people at Iron Springs are required to have at least coaventionally proper regulations t.afore they are accepted as either club members or guests and a man who in vades that locality is expected to climb mentally and morally as well as physically. But in the event the above named find more religious work than they can attend to they can call for assistance on Rev. Ar Coates of the Phoenix Baptist church who is just now stopping there with his family. Incidentally, MT. and Mrs. Coates. jr.. who were married only a few days ago, will join the family there today.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-26

Mrs. John P. Bodet leaves Monday morning for an eastern trip including Chicago and New York and her store will therefore be closed until her re- turn about Sept 15. While in New York she will take a course in Brad bury's school of dermatology.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-26
NOTICE TO WATER BUYERS.

Your gates will be locked down un- less summer water is paid for in the Grand, Maricopa and Salt River Valley Canal Co.'S.
 VIM. B. CLEARLY,
 Secretary.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-26

Coronado Tent City is better than ever
Arizona republican., 1905-07-26

People think they do enough for you if they don't help to do you
Arizona republican., 1905-07-26
See McI1ee's flour price today.

Coronado Tent City is better than ever
Arizona republican., 1905-07-26

Adjusted to heat and coId-Southern Pacific.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-26

For ATizona-The Santa Fe. Coronado Tent City is bettert han ever See aIcKee's flour price today.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-26

Railroad company
 N T. SMITH.
 F. r. CALVIN, WILLIAM HOOD. l. ". HELLMAN. JEl-. JAMES K WILSON. J. NJ. HANFORD. PETER F. DCNNE. J. l.. WILLCUT. FRANK B. KING. CHAS- P. LINCOLN, c. L. KING. Directors of said Southern Pacific railroad company,
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-07-27
ONE OF THE ABLEST DOR
MEN Is OFTHE TIMES.

This report of the Frfck COM
mittee on recent Investigation Of Ole
of the largest life insurance CONF
panie5 in the world is perhaps the
abIeet d~eIiverance on the subject
with which ii deals that has ever
been written. One proposition Iaid
down by this report ana which will
not be controversial in the future Is
''the mere size Of "a l fe insurance
company has n0 effect on it, ability
to furnish sound and economical
protection to its individual D Icy
holders" The report recognizes the
true object OF life insurance to be TO
furnjsh"ab5olutely perfect protection
a. the lowest possible cost" and en-
phasizas 'ftne high and delicate ma
ture Of the trust" IN such a way that
the entire conduct of the life insur-
ance business Of this country Will be
on a safer, more conservative aud a
higher plane than il has ever been
before.
It does credit to the soathern Life
and Trust Company of Greensboro,
that the management has demon
strated as clearly as it h Is its APP
probation OF the responsibility in
volved, and the caution and con-
servatism required in the conduct of
| the business of life insurance. Tnis
company a. has for its consulting
actuarX the leading insurance eX-
pert in America. (2) is conducting its
life Insurance business with uppre-
cedented economy as shown by the
profits on its initial operations. 81 All
the end of two years, with lnsur-
ance in force on the lives of 700
poJicyhOlders, has not had a single
death from natural causes, such has
been its care of selection. a. Has re-
ceived for its policies th1se rates OF
premium which the experience OF
every successful life Insurance com
pany has demonstrated to be neces-
oary, refusing 20 Qnderoell exper-
fence or to unierbid uccess. Pie
Southern Life and Trust Company
&C upies a distinctive place among
Southern life IneuIance companies.
o. 1t is the strongest hf5 Insurance
company (not Indu9tria in tht
lSouth. ~ Make a larger reserve dc
North Carolina than any other com
: pahy. (3) Is the only Sou hern life
E insurance c 1mpany which issues AL
%annu.{i dIvIdebi policy.
me company IS living up to it
motto, t"Solid, Sound, Successful
Rev. j. J. Barker, of this city, i
f Especial agent for this excellent com
pany.