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he gentleman is now advocating. d

the gentleman is now advocating. On
yesterday, however. the fond hopes which
1 hitherto had had raised in my soul that
the resolution might receive a favorable
consideration were dashed to the ground
by the fact that the gentleman from
Georgia, a democratic member of the
House. and a very distinguished one (Mr.
Howard), reported from the committee on
the library that resolution back to the
House with the recommendation that 1t
lie upon the table. and there ii lies. l
suppose never to rise again. And l am
sorry to say that the efforts of the dis
tinguished gentleman from New York and
myself, both combined or separate. have
been unavailing to secure to Mr.. Smith.
who Is entitled, in my judgment, to bet
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INTERMENT IN ARLINGTON.
Plans for Funeral of Lieut.. Col
James A. Bates, u. S. Army.

Lieut.. Col. James Allen Bates, lisa.
retired. died about $50 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon at the Army General Hospital.
Washington barracks. after an illness of
more than a year. of Bright's disease and
other complications. His home was in
New York city. and relatives from there
have been summoned to this city. The
remains were removed yesterday to
Speare's establishment in F street.
James Allen Bates was born in Scotland
In 1910, but came to this country when a
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ALLENTOWN. March ga large feed
pipe in the engine room of the local plant
of the American Steel Wire Company
burst early today and a section fell on
Engineer w. Conner, Jr. and crushed him
to death. He was thidty-four years old
and left a widow and two children. The
breakage caused shutdown of the entire
plant
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young man. He was appointed to the
army from New York and served with
distinction with the Union forces in the
civil war. losing a leg in one OF the hard
fought battles in Virginia. He was re-
tired from active military service with the
rank of brevet lieutenant colonel April
3d. 1904.
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CHURCH FOR SMOKERS.
Atlantic City to Have One-Coats
May Be Shed,

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. March 26.-
Religious services exclusively for men. in
which the congregation will be privileged
to smoke and divest coat and collar il de-
sired, is an innovation planned by the
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ter treatment the removal of the Grant
memorial to a place better suited to it
than the Botanic Garden and leave the
Botanic Garden. ii ought to be left, to
botanic garden purposes. Applause)
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Mr.. Mann Expresses Regret.

Mr.. Mann then took the floor and. after
remarking that he was glad there was one
subject on which he and the gentleman
from New York could agree. said:
Il will not undertake to say who origi-
mated the idea, but some time ago I intro
duced in the House a joint resolution
changing the location Of the Grant me-
moriai from the place in the Botanic Gar
den and putting it up on the ellipse which
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MUSLIN WEAR.
Home Needs.

Highly Decorated Parlor Lamps.
solid brass trimmings. gold shellac
center-draft burners. Worth 81 O2
up to $3.50. For. ............
A lot Of Assorted White China
Plates; all sizes. Worth up 2iL
to Csc dozen. Choice, each. WV
A lot Of Vitrif1ed China Meat Dishes
large size. Sold regularly for n0c
2Jc. For.
lot of Assorted Granite Ironware:
some pieces white lined the lot in
ties. Coffee Boilers, Drip Coffee Pots.
Covered Saucepans., Dish Pans, AOc
etc. Worth up to Csc. For. W.
3 Mission Wood Clocks. large size:
warranted ar .e timepieces. Reg S1.O2
ular s.. 40 value. For. ~
lot of China Cups and Sau-
GERS: slightly Clipped. Worth 3Sc r.
dozen. Each. W.
A lot Of Heavy Galvanized Iron Coal
Holds: extra we'll made. Worth De-
45c and 49c. For. .s~S
Large-size Decorated Bisque Tied
dy Bears" Regular $1.25 value kOc
1Or
19c Neatly Decorated Warwick e.
China Spoon Holders for. ......... w
1Oc 5O-foot Cotton Clothes Lines. kc
extra strong. for. .............. w
10c Knife Sets, serrated edge;
Bread, Cake ana Pairing Knives, 10
ior. ...........
29c Hardwood Bath Tub Seats, nMc
nickeled ends. for. ...........h> ~
pc Neatly Decorated Warwick
China Tobacco Jars and Tea nnc
Caddies, choice. AVS
Hanging Bracket Lamps. good nnc
burners. with reflector. for. u ~
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

THE origin of the paragraph in the
! last sundry civil bill, restricting
the activities of the secret service.
which provoked the hot denunciation
of the president. is decidedly interest
ing. While a subcommittee was fra
ming the sundry civil bill it was
brought to the attention of the mem
bers that a secret service man had
been assigned to keep watch over the
conduct of a certain naval officer. The
application for the detail was made to
the navy department by the wife of
the officer. who was not entirely salts
fled as to the faithfulness of her
spouse. The officer was not even on
duty at the time, but was away on
leave of absence.
1t occurred to members of the APP
preparations committee that this was
the limit of governmental espionage
and that the time had come to call a
halt. President Roosevelt, of course.
had a secret service sleuth detailed
for such purpose and when the sub
committee wrote and inserted a pro-
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

In view of the fact that in tmeir ma.
tive country most Italians of the peas.
ant class are given to singing in public
on all and every occasion, it is curl
GUS that we hear so little of their
vocaliZing in public here. This state
of affairs was brought sharply to a
man familiar with Italy as tourist
when he heard a group of half dozen
young Italian men of the working
class singing some of the lovely pop
ular songs of their native land In an
elevated train in New York on a re-
cent Sunday. 1t was delightful music
to hear and entirely different in every
way from the songs and the singing
one so often hears from a group of
native young men. 1t was the first
time this particular New Yorker ever
had heard Italian singing in public
and the charm of the music was great
enough to make him regret that It was
not heard more often.
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30
Time to Call a Halt on the Practice

vision limiting the functions of the
secret service, 1t was not striking at
the president, but at custom. At
least that is the solemn assertion of
all the members who had anything to
do with it, Representative Walter l..
Smith of Iowa, drafted the provision
and it was put in with the approval of
Chairman Tawney and all the mem
bers of the appropriations committee.
Gradually congress itself has en-
larged the inspection, or espionage,
system of the government, but for the
most part, it has done SO under ex
ecutive pressure. Naturally. the fact
that the congressman helped to ere
ate so many spies" would be expect
ed to stop their criticism, but 1t is
fashionable now to blame good many
things on the president. The army of
government detectives numbers all
told about 5000. Nearly all of these
men are engaged in travelling about
the country and mingling with the
100000 people outside of Washing
ton. The list includes secret service
men. postoffice inspectors, special
agents of the land service, pure food
inspectors, meat inspectors and 9th
ers. The talk that in some instances
secret service agents have been used
to work up damaging Information
about congressman who are objection
able to the administration seems to
be without the slightest foundation.
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

WAsHINGToN.-Tha branch of the
w public service which its detract
ors called 1.-The government spy sys
tenn" or the Black Cabinet" has been
brought into conspicuous prominence
by the tiff between congress and the
president, growing out of the criticism
in the presidents message of the &C
ton of congress in circumscribing the
activities of the secret service.
The system of government es
pionage over the private citizen has
grown in an unprecedented manner
under the administration of President
Roosevelt. Whether it conduces to
the general public welfare is a matter
for publicists to discuss, but as to the
fact that the secret service has
reached greater extensions than ever
before there can be no doubt.
This extension has been brought
about by the executive branch of the
government. and its justification, in
large degree, is that law has nc
value unless 1t is enforced, and the
only way to enforce 1t is to look after
violations.
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30
In Justice To Xanthippe.

To speak i'll of one who is dead and
cannot defend him or herself is gen
orally conceded to be disgraceful
deed. Yet from generation TO genera
ton this has been done in the case of
Mrs. Socrates (nee Xanthippe), says
Katherine Smith, who undertakes a
defense of that much-abused lady in
the Smart Set.
Xanthippe's parents were poor but
proud when Socrates sought her hand
in marriage. She began life hampered
With many drawbacks. There was her
name, long, and beginning with that
rarely heard consonant. X. She was
the youngest of noble family, and
the rest of the alphabet had been ex-
hausted in providing for her 23 broth
ers and sisters.
What could be her endearing nick
name? Was it Xanree? Could it be
Thippe? Not at all. The modest,
shrinking child grew up to woman
hood as Xanthippe, lived as Xanthippe,
Med as Xanthirpe. Centuries after
her death the word is used to illus
trate the alphabet as one of the few
word. beginning with the mellifluous,
but 4,ldom encountered, letter X. She
has at least, that individuality, poor
woii.n.
Socrates was an old man when he
married, and far from a beauty.
Xanthippe, much younger, would prob
ably have taken pride in the comeli-
ness of husband. but Socrates went
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30
Gossip of Washington
What Is Going On at the
National Capital.
Federal Sleuths Kept on the Jump

Originally the secret service of the
United States had two functions and
two only. Those were the detection
of counterfeiters and the hunting
down of Illicit distillers. good many
years ago, however, long before Mr..
Roosevelt entered public life, one of
the presidents detailed secret serv-
ice men to serve at the White House.
There was not the slightest authority
in law for such a procedure, but con-
gress had good deal of considera-
ton for the executive and this vio-
lation of law went on year after year.
Finally congress, seeing that the prac-
tice had become permanent and not
wishing to engage in dispute with
the executive branch, conferred the le-
gal authority necessary to enable
presidents to make such detail.
Gradually the presidents enlarged
the practice of detailing secret serv-
ice men and sent them hither and
yonder on all sorts of errands. Then
other administration officers-cabinet
chiefs and even bureau heads-with-
out the remotest authority in law,
called upon the secret service branch
for agents to send out on confiden-
tial missions. Chief Wilkie of the
secret service was up tree. figura-
lively speaking. He did not have
men enough to go around. Congress
allowed him a blanket appropriation,
but it was not large enough to hire all
of the detectives demanded
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30
Gridiron Club Gives Annual Dinner

after the recent national campaign, the
dinner presented an exceptional OPP
portunity for the mcrry-makers.
One of the funniest skits was a roll
call after the recent national political
battle. The mournful tap of a drum
was heard in the anteroom and there
came marching in a tattered and dilap-
dated troop. The uniforms showed
the members had been on the firing
line. The president of the club an
nounced in solemn voice that the
slaughter had been terrific. The
members of the troop answered
to the roll call Sergt. Jim Wat
son was reported as killed while
riding to the front on the water
wagon" Private Charlie Lands fell
at Watson's side" Private Charles G.
Dawes passed in his checks" and
Private Frank Lowden was shot In
the pocket" Corporal Norman E.
Mack was reported as "burying the
dead" Corporal William ]. Bryan was
among the missing" Corporal Loeb
was lin the hands of his friends" Pri-
vate Taft was reported present and
Color Sergt. Hitchcock was announced
as here, with the colors"
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30
INToLERARLEIT
Fearful Eczema All Over Baby's Face
professional Treatment Failed.
A Perfect Cure by cutieura.

when my little girl was six months
old l noticed small red spots on her
right cheek. They grew SO large that
sent for the doctor but, instead of
helping the eruption, his ointment
seemed to make 1t worse. Then
went to second doctor who said 1t
was eczema. He also gave me an oint-
ment which did not help either The
disease spread all over the face and
the eyes began to swell The itching
grew intolerable and 1t was a terrible
sight TO see. | consulted doctors for
months, but they were unable to cure
the baby. paid out from $40 to $50
without relief. One evening l began
to use the Cuticura Remedies. The
next morning the baby's face was all
white instead of red. l continued until
the eczema entirely disappeared. Mrs.
p. q. Gumbin. Sheldon. Ia, July 10, 'OS."
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Solo Props, Boston.
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

HE annual fall dinner of the Grid
iron club. held the other night, was
made noteworthy by the presence of a
distinguished company of guests. An
extended program devoted entirely to
fun-making. made the night one long
to be remembered by the organization.
The company was one only possible
to bring together at the capital of the
nation. The president, president.
president-elect, vice-president-elect,
presidential possibilities of the future.
senators and representatives almost
without number. an English lord. dip
lomats of this and other countries.
newspaper men whose names are
known far and wide. captains of
finance and industry, and men of af-
fairs generally were seated about the
gridiron shaped table. Coming so soon
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

for the most part barefoot, was un
calmly and dressed poorly. That his
wife was of tender heart is evinced by
her naming her first child Lamprocles
1t will be seen that her object was
to find name capable of pretty and
endearing diminutive. Here was a
woman who, even if she felt inclined
to use an endearing name toward her
fiat-nosed. thick-lipped husband, would
be obliged to call him Soc or Ratty.
Is 1t any wonder then that she longed
for some euphonious nickname for her
first-born? Lammie it was, but ira.
dition hath it that this petted and
spoiled son repaid Mrs. Xanthippe's
kindness by saying that though she
had been a good mother to him-"did
not kick him, did not bite him-yet
her tongue was worse than her teeth"
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30
TOOK EDGE OFF THE EFFECT.
His Mistake When He Boosted of Mod.
est Act of Charity.

Taylor got on the subject of mod
esty one night at the Press club.
Practically all acts of charity" said
he. ARE performed out of vanity. Mod
est charity is very rare, yet it is the
only sort that counts, you know, with
th-er-Recording Angel, Ell? re-
member once, motoring in the east,
came to a small town that had suffered
from flood. In the empty post office
there was a contribution box for the
flood sufferers.
Not soul was present Nobody
saw me or knew me. i pushed a $40
bill into the box and slipped away IN
seen. And that act, claim, that mod
est act of charity. was worth more
than these acts involving many thou
sands, which are made on public SUBJ
scription lists, to the loud fanfare of
trumpets."
Taylor paused and relighted his
cigar. His companion said:
Quite right. Yours was genuine
modest charity, Taylor. No wonder
you brag about it."-Detroit News-Tri-
bule.
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30
Shameful Treatment of Uncle Ike

as if he will have TO stay there for a
few months anyhow.
AS consequence. he is an exceed
ingly sad-looking senator these days.
1t is said that some one heard hirs re-
mark the other day that he would put
up temporary Office building of his
own on The capitol grounds If he could
get the permission. Vain hope.
Two other senators have been sent
over to the house Office building with
Uncle Ike. They are Cummins of
Iowa and Du Pont of Delaware. But
that doesn't console him any.
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

The Rev. Sam Jones greatly disliked
being interrupted when speaking. and
the rash auditor who attempted 1t
generally met with a pretty sharp re-
tort.
He was preaching on prosperity.
when little man in the front row
shouted:
prosperity hain't hit me very hard
yet! Tell us about suthin' we know
about
The speaker paused and glazing
down at the diminutive interrupter
squelched him with the following:
$50 prosperity hain't hit you yet, eh :?
Well. you can't expect it. to till you
grow some. 1t is pretty hard work to
hit nothing!"
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30
WHAT THE ooLLIEs HAD.
Small Wonder That the Little Mother
Was Really Alarmed.

Little Mary was really very IN.
Mother said she was sure it was an
attack Of appendicitis, but Grandma
was equally sure the little one was
threatened with commissions.
The argument waxed warm in
Mary's presence, and appropriate RENE
dies were used, and the next day she
was better.
Coming into her mothers room dur
ing her play she said:
Mamma. two of my dollies are very
sick this morning"
Indeed, dear. am very sorry. What
is the matter with them?"
well l don't really know. mamma,
5ut think Gwendolyn has "A pint
o'spiders' and Marguerite is going TO
have 'envulsions.
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

TT NCLE IKE STEPHENSON, cham
" pion buttonhole story teller of the
senate, has certainly been treated
shamefully since he came down here
last winter to take Mr.. Spooners place
as one of Wisconsin's Legislators. He
has the distinction of being the Oldest
man in the senate and at the same
time of being one of the wealthiest
and he is used to having his own way.
He had no sooner got here last De-
cember than he discovered he had
been assigned a committee room over
in the Maltby building, on B street
northwest. This was too far from base
to suit Uncle Ike, SO he made a good
sized kick, and finally got himself as
signed to a room on the senate ter
race, away down in the ground.
But great surprise was in store for
Uncle Ike when he returned this De-
cember. He had no room at all. His
office furniture was all standing out In
the corridor. This was too much. Off
he went to see about it. What he
found ont was that there had to be a
place to put new power plant, and
his room was the only one available.
Where was he to go now? oh, he'd
have to go over in the house office
building ratil the senate office build
ing was finished.
So now, Uncle Ike, who has more
money than he knows how to spend
and who could buy himself thousand
committee rooms, is located away over
in the extreme southeastern corner
Of the house office building-Anacostia
they call 1t In the house-and it looks
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

Persia's rug industry has suffered
materially as a result OF the closing
fthe bazars at Tabriz and other Per
sian cities. The difficulties of trans
portation on the highways of Persia
and the lessened American demand
for luxuries have contributed in no
small measure to the depressed con-
dition of the Persian rug trade. Prices
have fallen recently by one-third and
rug exports have fallen OFF by one
half. Labor there now commands
only between five and ten cents a
day
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

Great Scott" snorted the irritated
Did gentleman, as he dropped his pa
per. what is all that noise in the H.
brary?'
ITS me, grandpa" responded Tom
my. I'm playing | am ship pound
ing in the surf
playing you are ship, eh? Well.
young man, think you need a spank
err"
And the next moment grandpa was
slipping off his slipper.
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

They were engaged in purchasing
shoes for the children. The husband
was a former teacher, but the wife
was very intelligent and practical
person, relates the Chicago News.
For school purposes I don't want
and duh kids for they roughen up so
easily" said the wife to the sales
woman. adding: What do you think
of ii, dear?"
We'll" he said absent-mindedly. 81
have known a good many dull kids at
school, but never regarded them as
any rougher than other children"
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

Maurice Maeterlinck. who. it is an
nounced. is to receive the Nobel prize
for literature this year, has been
called ''the Belgian Shakespeare"-a
title he is by no means averse from
holding. AS he is now only 46, it is
probable that he has not yet given of
his best. Last year he purchased the
ancient abbey of Saint Wandrille, in
Normandy. This historic retreat was
in ruins, but the poet set about hav-
ing the place repaired, so that he can
entertain his friends amid picturesque
surroundings.
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30
EVENLY MATCHED.

Magistrate Ito witness)-And where
were you when this assault occurred?
Witness-Just across the street,
your honor.
Magistrate-Then why didn't you go
to the plaintiffs assistance when you
saw him attacked?
Witness-Faix. wasn't sure then
that he wouldn't be the defendant,
your honor
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

mercury Will surely destroy the sense Of s-nei
and completely deraner the whole system whef
entering Il through the surfaces. sucl
articles should never be used eNccpt on prescrip
tons from reputable physicians. the damage thcy
Will do is ten fold TO the good you possibly de
rive from them. Hairs Catarrh cure. manufactured
by y. ]. Cheney a Co. Toledo, o.. contains mrr
curry and Is taken internally. acting directly upef
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the system. II
buying Halls Catarfh Cure be you prt tn,
genuine. II Is taken internally and made In Toledo
Ohio. by +. J. Cheney n co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 7bc. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

The visitors in the historical muse
um gazed curiously at small feather
pillow which nestled in a glass case.
II don't see anything unusual about
that pillow" remarked one of the visi'
tors turning to the guide.
Its a very valuable pillow" re
piled the guide. THAT is Washing
toms original headquarters ."-Lippin-
colts
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

The meteors which fall upon the
earth in vast numbers every year add
their weight TO the earth. Thus the
earth is increasing a minute quantity
in weight each year. but not enough
TO be perceptible in thousands
of years. Except for the escape of
light gases from the atmosphere there
is no known way in which the earth
can lose weight
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

whats the matter with your eye
Tommie?'
THE boy next door struck me
mamma.
what for. pray"
He said | struck him first"
"And did you?"
NO; honest. I didn't, mammal"
"Well, why didn't you?"
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

II hear you are going to marry
Charley?"
Yes; he asked me last evening"
Let me congratulate you. Charley
is all right. He is one of the incest
fellows | was ever engaged to-
Stray Stories.
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

There is no doubt that Chumpleigh
has the correct appreciation of what
is expected of city farmer"
what has he done now?"
why. he has just sunk $1,400 well
on his place in order to supply water
to his $14 cow"
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

Over in France they are testing
some artificial clouds that are design
ed to protect the vineyards from the
too direct rays of the sun.
Think of a plant for the manufac-
ture of clouds and hazes and artificial
rainbOWsi
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

How is this? | thought you dis
liked your mother-in-law, and here
you are carrying flowers to her
gravel"
Exactly, She hated 'em."-Jour-
nal Amusant.
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30
JUST A TEST.

Goodness, sonny, what's the
trouble?"
"Nawthin'. / Just wanted to see If
/ had forgotten how to cry-boo-hoo!"
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

Duty vitalized by love will open a
spring that unselfishness cannot dry.
Fuller.
The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

Use Aliens Foot-Ense
Cures tired aching sweating feet. BE Trial pac kase
free. A 5. Olnisted. I.e Roy. y. Y.