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The Dolores star., 1905-02-10
COLUM DAY.
Italians Would Make It Legal Holi-
day in Colorado.

House Bill No. G5. by Mr.. Bromley.
might be entitled "A Bill for an Act to
Remind the People of Colorado" 1t is
a request" bill, introduced at the So
licitation of Mr.. Angelo Noce, speaking
for large number of his countrymen.
The bill provides that October 18th of
each year hereafter shall be a legal
holiday, to be known as Columbus Day
and observed as legal holiday.
This has long been dream of Mr.
Noce and the leading spirits among the
Italian people in Colorado, who under
took once to raise statue to the mem
ory of the great Genoese. Denver, as
usual, was Indifferent. but Pueblo
made an attempt to respond and mas
sive base for such a statue was set up
and still awaits the coming of its
crown. A Genoese also. though for
many years an American citizen and
for twenty-four years a resident of
Colorado, Mr.. Noce has hit upon hap.
py way of commemorating the men,
ory of Columbus The fact that the bill
was introduced, Friday the 18th,
which would seem fairly inviting the
wrath of fate, will not affect it, as Co
lumbus started ON Friday and discov-
cred land on Friday. Friday has al
ways been lucky day for this coun-
try.
There are in Colorado some $4,000
Italians, most of them very hardwork
ing and industrious people, some of
them highly cultured, but the average
American child sums up all the sons of
the erstwhile mighty Roman empire in
the one term of derisioS, ''Dago," and
let's it go at that. Perhaps il, once a
year, this self-sufIicient young person
should hear something of the strug-
giles. the, courage: the indomitable per-
severance of Columbus, the tragic
story of defeat and the more tragic
story of. success that ended in prison,
It might make him little less bump
tious, little better hammered to his
dark-eyed, olive-skinned comrades at
school.-Denver Times.
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10
Lies Call to the Poet.

! loose the choral trumpets gleam.
But half its thunder leave untricd;
Midway on doubling vans | glide.
Nor hasten to the heights Of dream.
shadow DER the vision runs;
| hear a grieving from the lands
Where Sorrow. heavy sceptcred, stands,
And meanings from the mist o. suns.
lo, men in the WEAKNESS behold
No respite from the tolls Of Time:
Their children wander in the slime
Round Mammon's domes of plundered
gold.
And taste the bitterness of dearth:
Must they beyond my conscience w4it
Or lack my voice as advocate
To cry their wrongs athwart the earth?
Shall Song, delinquent, win from Life
The light and rapture that she knows,
And sleep a last where Lcthe flows
stranger to the human strife?
Shall Art fare sunward. and disdain
The patient hands that smooth her
ways?
Shall she. delighting. scorn to raise
The fallen on their path of pain?
So questioning can I endure
The peace of mine uplifted place?
Accused and judge. fear to face
The dumb tribunals of the poor.
George Sterling. in The Testimony OF
the Suns
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10
-ZzP5 ARRzQT. .LL7ygGZIV

'"The crowning figure is the presi-
dent in the act of signing the procla-
nation. AT his feet are Liberty and
Justice. while behind sits Time. watch
ing the hour-glass, missioned. as it
were, from heaven. AT the base of
the steps leading from the center
structure are the equestrian statues
of leading commanders of the army"
1t can easily be seen from the
above description just how preten-
tious was the monument proposed, and
it is evident from such of the rec
ords as exist that the members of
the association lost interest in their
task before sufficient money was col
lected to enable them to begin work
on the memorial. There are Dany
prominent men in Washington who
think that Lincoln should have such
a memorial and they hope that the
awakened discussion of the matter
may lead to some definite result.
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10
New Story of Lincoln.

Lincoln's birthday brings out the
usual complement of Lincoln stories,
and most of them have been published
in one form or another, but ]. d. Vel
yer of New York tells one that he
says never appeared in print.
In the thick of the civil war. when
Lincoln was troubled almost beyond
what he could bear. two men from a
western state applied to him for some
minor offices. The president was dis
gusted at their opportunities. but
finally told them story
"One time king went hunting On
his way to the forest he met a subject
riding donkey. Hello, king said the
subject. Hello subject said the king
Where are you going. king?' I'm GO
ing hunting. subject Better not. it's
going to rain No, it isn't said the
king, my court astrologer said that it
would be fair weather. No. it's going
to rain,' persisted the subject, but the
king laughed at him and went hunting
1t rained hard and the king returned
to his castle wet and bedraggled and
ordered that his astrologer's head be
cut off. He sent for the subject who
had foretold rain and made him court
astrologer. But am no good at fore
casting said the subject But you told
me it was going to rain,' said the
king. I knew that because my jackass
hung his ears down, replied the sub
ject. Every time he does that it is
going to rain Then will make your
jackass court astrologer, said the king
and he did.
Lincoln stopped there and his visit
crs laughed little. but hinted that
they did not see much point in the
story. Then the president added:
Ever since that time every jackass In
the EirGdom has wanted a job
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Cullom, Samuel Shellenbarger and
Richard Yates. Senator Cullom of
Illinois, whose name appears as one
of the incorporators, said recently
that he didn't remember anything
about the association and couldn't say
why the project was not carried out
or what became of the 100000 col
lected in one-dollar subscriptions from
all over the country.
From the record it appears that on
June %, 1868, little more than a
year after the association obtained its
charter, Congress passed joint reso-
luton authorizing the Secretary of
War to place at the disposal of the
association damaged and captured
bronze and brass cannon and ordnance
out of which to cast the principal
figures surmounting the pedestal. The
act provided that no such allotment
of ordnance should be made, however.
until the voluntary subscriptions to
the monument fund should reach $780,
600.
While no record can be found to
show just how much money was col
lected, it is probable in view of the
above law that the amount was in eX-
cess of 100000, as the records of the
War department show that under the
act twelve brass cannon were issued
to the association.
The last Congress record of the as
sociation is an act passed in 1882. pro-
viding that five trustees should con-
stitute a legal quorum of the asso-
citation; and it is believed that this
provision was enacted owing to the
dying out of interest in the project
and the difficulty that had been ex-
perienced in securing attendance at
the necessary meetings.
Recently number Of the engraved
subscription receipts of the association
have been found. They were executed
at the bureau of engraving and bear
the signature of Gen. F. E. Spinner.
treasurer of the association and at
that time treasurer of the United
States as well. In view of this fact
1t has been suggested that IL the
books of the treasury department were
carefully examined the 100000 or
more subscribed by the people and
placed in Gen. Spinner's care would
be found on deposit.
The following description of the
monument. as designed by Clark Mills
and accepted by the association, was
published at the time:
THE pedestal to be Of granite. and
figures bronze. the whole structure to
be 20 Seet. surmounted by thirty-five
colossuf figures. Its construction trf-
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10
WISE OR OTHERWISE.
ne that loses a friend is careles.

vssSs IN
Ie that loses friend is careless.
A wolf in Sleeps clothing feeces
himself
What Satan promises and makes
good is bad.
II our neighbors were only as good
as we are. lawyers would starve.
II men would only walk as straich.
outside the church as they do to their
pews.
He who looks at the earth only and
what he can get out of it never sees
the sun.
1t is the bankrupts who pray: Give
us our debts and we will forgive our
debtors"
Some people make their friends
wish that the Lord had need of them
elsewhere.
Unlike the human being. The horse
with the biggest pull does the most
of the pulling.
A man does not have big heart"
II IT is only swelled with vanity. pride.
malice or envy.
The apple Of discord lies so near the
vocal chords that you can hardly tell
1t from Adams.
Many man every day prays fo- his
daily bread and then grumbles be.
cause II isn't cake
Heaven doesn't help those who help
themselves to other peoples property.
1t does not seem to have to.
II we lived as much like perfect
men as pigs live like perfect pigs"
the millennium would be here.
1t Is significant that when one seeks
light on how to live he doesn't look
into cannon or a gun-barrel.
Vain people are like small birds
with enormous plumage. They wear
feathers several sizes too big for
them.
If YOU can't attend the heavenly
feast because you've got new yoke
of oxen, take the oxen along for the
feast.-E. G. Holden in THE Sunday
Magazine"
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10

angular. the base of which and its
three groups representing slavery.
The first presents the slave in his
most abject state, as when brought to
this country. Here we behold him
nude. deprived of all which tends to
elevate the heart with any cpirit of
pride OF independence.
THE second represents a less abb
ject stage. He is here partly clad.
more enlightened. and hence, realizing
his bondage, startIes with a love of
freedom.
THE third is the ransomed slave.
redeemed from bondage by the blood
of Liberty. who, having struck on his
shackles. holds them triumphantIy
aloft. The slave is pictured CRATE.
fully bowing at her feet.
Between these groups are three
bas reliefs. The first represents fir.
ing on Fort Sumter. The two others
represent the serate and house amend.
ing the Constitution.
''The second story, first group, rep
resents the members of the cabinet In
council. while Seward points toward
Europe, as though explaining the i'm
portance of the act. The second
group. officers OF the navy and prom
inent Onion men who stood by the
president during the civil war
Third. the fall OF Richmond. and
the surrender of Lee.
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10

A movement to erect a monument
to President Lincoln has recalled the
existence and mysterious passing of
the National Lincoln Monument asso-
citation, chartered by act of Congress.
March 80. 1867.
The plan was backed by the most
prominent men in the country at the
time, and 100000 was raised by popu-
lar subscription. The design for the
monument was executed by Clark
Mills. the sculptor. site In front of
the Capitol was selected, and cap
tured Confederate cannon we're turned
over to the association by the war de-
partment from which to cast the
bronze figures surmounting the pedes-
tai
But the association ard its organic
ers seem to have vanished into thin
air. work on the monument was never
even begun. and SO far as can be
learned the money was never re-
turned.
From 1867 to 1882 the record of the
association is clear, but there is alb
solutely nothing to show what became
of 1t after that date. The list of in
corporators submitted to Congress in
the former year with the application
for a charter included such prominent
men as James Harlan. Alexander
Ramsey, Schuyler Colfax. Frederick
Douglass. Godlove S. Orth. Shelby NJ.
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10
Attempting Too Much.

The worst energy-destroyer is he
who attempts too many tasks and does
not properly perform any one of them.
At. the close of day If such an one
would look back and exercise little
reason he would soon discover why he
was not called higher in his occura-
ton. 1t is the employer who finishes
his task properly that is valued the
most. Incomplete work is the bane of
many establishments. Many expend
a tremendous amount of energy and
for the lack of proper training in the
first place they waste their time and
do not satisfy an employer. The hard
working competent employees must
often drag their companions along on
the pay roll
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10
NUGGETS.

Who rides Chance risks many a
fall
The swelling purse often marks the
shriveling soul.
He who has a noble impulse walks
a moment with God.
Luck is constant visitor at the
home of perseverance.
To-day is the father of Tomorrow
and the child Of Yesterday.
Habit is the spoiled child OF indul.
gence and chastity is the offspring Of
temperance.
Why preach eternal happiness and
deck ourselves with crepe?
II evil thoughts were crimes, what
penitentiaries would we need.
The reigning favprites seem to have
attentions showered upon them.
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10
z!&.1i&
KEPT CASH IN HIS POCKET.
Lincoln Had No Confidence in Banks
When He Was Postmaster.

THE developments in the postoffice
department" said Senator Cullom, RE
mind me of the early times in Illinois
when Lincoln. was the postmaster of
the town of Salem.
THE cash drawer of the postoftice
there was Lincoln's vest pocket, but it
was a cash drawer that was sacred to
him. remember on one occasion
when a postoffice inspector came
around and made a careful survey of
everything in the postoffice. He took
account of stock and figured out just
how much Lincoln ought to have in
cash belonging to the government.
Some of Lincoln's friends were afraid
that he might be little short and
went to him with offers of money if he
needed 1t. He replied that he guessed
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10

he had it all. When the inspector fig
ured out the amount that should be
there he went to Lincoln and told him
how much cash there should be in the
postoffice.
well. / guess have it, said Lin
coin, as he drew forth bundle o!
money.
He counted it out and 1t tailed to
a cent to the amount the inspector had
found due the government Lincoln
had kept the governments money sep
arate at all times. Although he car
ried 1t around with him. as the best
method of caring for II. he had never
allowed IT to become mixed mp with
his own money. That incident was
characteristic of Lincoln. He was scru.
pulously honest. st."-Washington Star.
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10
A FELLOW FEELING.
Why She Felt Lenient Towards the
Orunkard.

~ e'
A great deal depends on the point of
view. A good temperance woman was
led. in a very peculiar way, to revise
her somewhat harsh judgment of the
poor devil who cannot resist his cups
and, she is now the more charitable.
She writes:
For many years l was a great suf-
ferer from asthma. Finally my health
got so poor that found could not lie
down, but walked the floor whilst 9TH
ers slept. I got so nervous l could not
rest anywhere.
Specialists told me must give up
} the use of coffee-the main thing that
l always thought gave me some relief.
l consulted our family physician, and
he, being coffee fend himself. told
me to pay no attention to their ad-
vice. Coffee had such charm for me
that in passing a restaurant and get.
ting Whit of the fragrance | could
not resist cup. l felt very lenient
towards the drunkard who could not
pass the saloon. Friends often urged
me to try Postum, but 1 turned deaf
ear, saying, That may do for people to
" NUN SSnSS lo Uul uOl LOT
me-coffee and Will never part
At last, however. l bought pack
age of Postum although l was sure /
could not drink it. l prepared it as
directed, and served it for breakfast.
Well bitter as l was against it. l
must say that never before had l
tasted more delicious cup of coffee,
From that day to this (more than two
years) l have never had a desire for
the old coffee. My health soon re-
turned; the asthma disappeared, l be-
gan to sleep well and in short time
l gained 20 pounds in weight
tOne day l handed my physician
the tablets he had prescribed for me.
telling him l had no use for them. He
stayed for dinner. When l passed him
his coi.ee cup he remarked: L am glad
to see you were sensible enough not
to let yourself be persuaded that coffee
was harmful. This is the best cup of
coffee 1 ever drank, he continued;
the trouble is SO few people know
how to make good coffee When he
got his second cup told him he was
drinking Postum. He was incredu--
lous. but convinced him, and now he
uses nothing but Postum in his home
and has greatly improved in health. "
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich.
Look in each package for the IA,
nous little book, The Road to Well
VILE"
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10

and often could hardly straighten.
my back. The aching was bad in the
daytime. but just as bad at night, and
! was always lame in the morning. |
was bothered with rheumatic pains
and dropsical swelling of the feet. The
urinary passages were painful. and the
secretions were discolored and so free
that often l had to rise at night
felt tired all day. Half box served
to relieve me, and three boxes effected
a permanent cure"
A TRIAL FREE.-Address Foster
Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y. For sale
by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10
HELD GREAT RIVALS HAT.
Stephen A. Douglas at the Inausura.
tion Of Lincoln.

Stephen A. Douglas at the Inausura
tion Of Lincoln.
When Lincoln was inaugurated the
irst time there was one little Incl
dent that impressed those who saw it
The president-elect came forward
upon the platform prepared at the
east front of the capitol. with his
natural awkwardness increased by the
momentous circumstances of the oc.
casion, and by a gorgeous wardrobe.
in which 1t was evident he felt ex.
ceedingly uncomfortable. The stiff
dress coat, vest and pantaloons of
black broadcloth were enough of
themselves to disturb his mental and
physical equanimity, but TO these
were added other membranes in the
shape of brand new silk hat and a
ponderous gold-headed cane.
The cane he managed to put away
in a corner, but the disposition of the
hat perplexed him greatly. 1t was too
good to throw away. too fine, as he
thought, to rest upon the rough
boards, so, for minute at least,
pooi LihSoih s'oou 'htle III 'he SaIe
of assembled thousands. grasping the
hat desperately and seeking in vain
for safe place to deposit it. Doug
las. who sat Immediately in the rear,
saw the embarrassment of his rival,
and rising, took the shining beaver
from its sorely bothered owner and
held it during the delivery of the in
aueural address.
Probably had Stephen A. Douglas
been told, five years before. that he
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10

ney trouble, OF
eight or ten
years standing.
l suffered the
most S ev ere
backache and
other pains in
the region Of
the k i d n e y S.
These were es-
pecially severe
when STOPPING
Nsr.
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10

was destined to hold the hat of Abra.
ham Lincoln while that individual
was appearing for the first time as
president of the United States the
Little Giant would have laughed at
the very idea.
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10
AN OLD MANS TRIBUTE.

An Ohio Fruit Raiser, 70 Years Oh.
Cured of Terrible Case After Ten
Years Of Suffering.
Sidney Justus. fruit dealer, of Men.
tor, Ohio. says: Il was cured by Doan's
Kidney Pills of a severe case of kid
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10
suNELoweR PHILOSOPHY.

A man who always gets whipped
should quit lighting and become an ad
yocate OF peace.
A man who will turn up his nose al
beans his wife prepares for him will
nearly founder himself on them at q
free lunch counter.
A woman is never at loss around
the house An American woman did
not have paste with which to seal q
package, SO she used molasses.
AS time passes after the wedding
the husband finds he has 10 groan an6
scream to get the solicitudc that 6
sigh brought him in the first month
Do you remember lhat. when a boy
you insisted on acting worthless until
you just made your father whip you
And you do the same thing now thai
you are grown. unless you arc wiser
than we think you are..-AtchisoI
tKan.) Globe
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10

We say that women are the weaker
creechers. but I'm bettin' that II men
had had to wear the skirts an corsets
the race would of sorter dwindled
away some time ago.
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10

They's many. man that tells his
son not to lie that would hate to have
the boy have diagram an specifica-
tions of his pas conduc'.
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10
1 Lost Lincoln Monument.

II I'm
100000
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10

Sometimes see woman out in the
rain, an again see hen under the
same circumstances. an it seems ter
me that Nacher intended them to git
together an commiserate each other.
Sunset Magazine.
The Dolores star., 1905-02-10
AS NOTED BY JAsEz.

know some fellers that would be
recognized as saints eff they'd do to.
day what they're calculating to do to
morrow.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-08-04
Patient Sufferer Relieved.

Miss Lois Cragbon, of Holley, New
York, died Sunday morning at the
home of her grandfather, Ex-Mayor
M. @ Dawes, on Hickory street, where
with her mother, formerly Miss Clara
Dawes, and her sisters, she had been
visiting for four weeks. She was not
quite seventeen years old and has been
a sufferer since about two years of age
from spinal trouble and has lost
strength rapidly lately, so much so that
her death was not unexpected. But
through all the years she has been a
patient sufferer and was much loved by
all who knew her She was very de-
sirous of making the visit to Owosso
having formed pleasant acquaintance
here on previous visits.
Short, services were held Monday
evening conducted by Rev. G. H. Hanks
and on Tuesday the family left fol
home with the remains. Mr.. Cragbor
arrived Monday morning.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-08-04
Common Council.

The Board of Public works was in
structed to notify the Barber Asphalt
Paving Co., of Detroit, who put the
west Main street work in. that before
Sept. 1st. the cement stringers beneath
the street car rails must be relaid,
the pavement above relaid, and all
bad spots on the street put in first
class condition.
A communication was received and
filed from the Board of Public Works
suggesting and advising that petitions
for new water mains be accompanied
by deposit of ten per cent of the cost
of the improvement Bills of G. w.
Parker for services on the board of re-
view and Theron Stevens for cutting
weeds which were cut down were again
presented but the council refused to pay
the extra fee
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-08-04
Odd Fellows Picnic.

The annual picnic of the Odd Fellows
county association will be held at Nc
Curdy Park August 16 and will include
basket dinner, ST orts and games.
DR.. J. O. Parker. and A. j. Stevens
will sing and there will also be instru-
mental music. Addresses will be made
by D. E. Mcclure, of Lansing, Judge
s. f. Smith, S. S. Miner, Revs Benson,
Rowe and Coultard.
1t is hoped to arrange ball game be-
tween Owosso and Corunna for the
afternoon.
1t is expected that there will be a
large attendance and all Odd Fellows
are urged to come and bring their
families.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-08-04
County Sunday School Picnic.

The County Association of Sunday
schools will probably have picnic at
McCurdy park on Friday Sept. 1. A
basket dinner would be served at twelve
o'clock noon, after which singing, music
and addresses will be given in the
casino and then all will enjoy the
balance of the afternoon in games and
visiting. 1t is hoped that larger at
tendance than ever before can be Sc
cured and that one of the state associa-
tion workers will be present.