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The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
MEXICO's MARRIAGE PROBLEM.
state and Church Laws Cause Con-
fusion and Women Are Victims.

From the san Antonio Express,
City OF Mex!co-The problem OF civil
and religious marriages in Mexico has
again given rise 10 an animated discus
sion in the press and pulpit. The reform
laws Of Juarez. which accomplished the
complete separation OF church and state.
made marriage a civil institution. The
church ceremony is not recognized by the
state as a legal marriage contract. and
children born Of such unions. where there
has not also been civil marriage, are
legally classed as illeEitimate.
on the other hand the church does not
recognize the civil marriage as being
matrimony AT all, but merely a civil con
tract Heretofore. indeed. many priests
have discouraged the recognition Of the
odlous reform laws by their parlshioners
who have sought union IN wedlock
Out OF such conditions have grown seri-
Gus social evils. Many, especially among
the common people. are married by the
, priest and neglect 10 legalize such unions
/ by going before civil magistrate Men
easily take advantage Of women IN this
way. The wife is deserted. and being
unable 20 show that she was married &C
| cording 70 law. she has no legal recourse.
! Cases are numerous IN which the man has
two wives being married 70 one by the
! church formula and 10 the other by the
civil ceremony. He cannot be prosecuted
for bigamy. as only his civil marriage can
be recognized IN the law courts.
Commenting upon this state OF affairs
the clerical press has found occasion n
again attack the policy OF the government
in dealing with things that are claimed
20 belong exclusively 10 the jurisdiction
OF the church. on the other side. th'
supporters OF the government blame th'
priests for neElecting 70 enjOin upon al
who are married IN the churches th'
necessity OF having the civil ceremony
performed and the marriage duly recorded
Archbishop Mora. the primate OF Mex
lcO, has sought a solution Of the problem
by Issuing a pastoral letter calling upoi
all the priests 70 preach from the puIpl
and advise from the confessional the cele
Ibration Of the civil ceremony IN addition
10 the religious in the weddings os al
| Catholics who henceforth contract mat
rimOny.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
Lighting Central Park.

From The Scientific American
Central Park. New York, IS 20 be N.--
minated with 1.f77 electric lamps IN place
OF the 400 gasoline lamps now iu Vse-
Three reasons have been given for this
change. In the first place, the park Is
insuficiently illuminated at present; sec
ondly. the use OF gasoline has resulted IN
the destruction OF grass around each
lamp post, due 20 dripping or leakage.
and finally. the lampllghters have worn
paths across the turf from one lamp ID
another. The use Of electricity viii not
require unsightly overhead wires, as the
circuits viii be contained IN armored
cables placed underground.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
NO FILTRATION.

Disgruntled is the pretty miss
Perched up on land;
He doesn't want 20 steal a kiss
Or hold her hand.
He coldly leaves her sitting there
TO fume and pout,
While from a boat he tries 70 snare
A paltry trout.
70 doesn't want TO talk OF love
TO her alone,
Or dodge the supervision Of
Her chaperone.
No wonder that she curls her lip
And murmurs ''Pish!'
1t seems he took this fishing trip
Merely 10 fish.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
A Forgotten Art.

from PurS.
New Customer see you have Van
Falutin for a customer. Are you aware
that his ancestors came across on the
Mayhower?
Tailor-So? It's too bad he doesn't try
20 emulate their nobel deed.
What do you mean?"
Il made him two suits. and he hasn't
come across yet"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
Distressing.

From The Cllzr7 Inter Ocean.
Bobby" said his mother. 'sit up
straight and don't tuck your napkin un-
der your chin. I've told you hundreds
OF times"
There exploded Tommy; you've
made mo lose The count, don't know
now whether It's 255 or SIS times I've
chewed this cIamr
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
To the End!

From INt-Bits.
Let US not waste our time" yelled the
temperance lecturer. Let rs not waste
our time in dealing with small saloons
and beer shops. Let us 60 20 the foun-
tain head. Let US go 20 the brewery, my
friends"
"Au right, boss" chimed in an old
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
A Use for BOyA

From the London Tribune.
The ever-burning question, What shall
we do with our boys?" seems TO be sat
isfactory answered In the following ad-
vertisement, which appears IN the win
dow OF harrington Road butchers S
shop: Wanted a respectable boy for
beef sausages."
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

When a man is applauded for doing
or saying smart thing, he tries so hard
20 score again that he becomes a nui-
sance." says the Atchison Globe. Per-
haps the Globes idea is that we should
revise the old motto to read: 'If at first
you do succeed, stand pat"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

The stenographer 20 whom he (Mr
RoosevelO dictated nfty-flve letters
gained the impression that ne would
make things interesting on his return
SAYS Mr.. Bryan. Gabby stenographers
seem TO be starting a lot OF things now
adavg
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

New York has recently enacted law
which permits a man 10 get drunk once
a YEAR" says the Virginian-Pilot. II
will not touch some people unless Il IS
supplemented by another requiring all
citizens 20 show up sober az least once q
ueak
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
SchnnIhnr aI7Ihs.u

From the Oxford ISIS
Some masters labor under the pleasant
delusion that the average scboolboy
would scorn a lie. The majority would
perhaps shrink from one Of the "frigid
and calculated variety. but there are a
host of conventional untruths sanctihed
by custom
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

little Joe" Brown is not saying a word
about who Is 20 he the next governor OF
Georgia little Joe" may slip his troll
ley IN north pole discussions and poetical
endeavor now and then. but he is some
artist at keeping his mouth shut about
his own business at psychological mo-
ments.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
A NIntter of Businens.

From the Detroit Free Press.
What are you taking your vacation so
early for?"
''WeI. you see the baseball team will
be out Of town for a month now, and
want TO be sure that my employees are
looking after the business while I'm
away"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
THE RICH MANS DREAM.

] have crushed my competitors ont,
have Won in the glorious game:
By guards l am hedged all about.
have wealth and position and fame.
On the labors Of others I thrive.
I bend mighty men % my will;
live on the Riverside Drive.
Stocks tumble whenever I'm IN.
Now I shall he free from regrets
And nothing may temper my Joy,
II my daughter but shuns cigarettes,
And no chorus girl marries my boy!
-6. II kiser, in Puck.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
At Last "A Discovery.

Frum the Boston Transcript.
After an elaborate invest gatiyn- he J1iied states
Department q Agriculture has reached ne eonelr-
sion that tomato CatsgD can bo Eept g7od without
ths yse nf h-rzoare n sJa. The housewives Of the
r-rDt-- tba- is those ~ them who know the an o.
r1fcrU rarirr-wiu crrc1r IN this decision.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
An rn.nrnI.nbIc nI.n.ter.

From tbs Springfield Union.
We call upon the long haired. frerkefacsd. and
rr7crsa Democracy q Grand Old Texas 70 take note
of the fact that s. Paul. MINI. repenting q many
years OF sinf1lness under DemCatic u-e las sought
favor in tie eyes q the Lord by slectiug HeVlb-
hcau mayor.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
Plenty of Publicity.

The reporters don't pay much atten-
ton 70 Us stars these days" complained
Yorick Hamm.
stars Amt In IT," commented Hamlet
Fatt THE comet IS getting al the press
notices"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

The Norfolk Landmark is hedging, and
hedging right, IN all probability. when It
saws. IF Tennessee goes Republican. II
will not be because OF President Tafts
administration, but because Of Gov. Pat
tersons"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
Very Expert.

He vows that I am the first girl he
ever kissed"
do you think he is not telling tho
truth?"
IT don't know II he is he must have
practiced on a dummy. that's al"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

Count Boni de Castellane was defeated
for a seat in tho French Chamber Of
Deputies recently Boni used 70 pull
through handsomely when the countess
checkbook was the principal plank IN his
platform.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

On May 3, 1909. the second jamestown
charter was granted. It is the date Ma
poleon was crowned King Of Italv al
Milan in 1895, and IN which the battle Of
Families occurred in l7O6. 1t is the
birthday Of Empress Catherine Of Russia
Q729); Samuel W. King, who suppressed
DORIS rebellion O7S6); Zadoc Thompson.
the historian Q790; Samuel Warren. the
author QSOD. and Henry NJ Teller. Sec
retary Of the Interior under Arthur
uSs1). It is the date on which Henry
Ibsen died in 1906.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
Extremely Radical.

From tho Indianapolis News
Tie idea that enpoye should b loyal 20 ths
government that pays HIM rather than % the officer
who can frc him seems % strike tho practical states
nan a. danFary.sLg rar5luti1nAry.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

Both sides are reported 70 be anxious
to wind up the Ballinger investigation" 8"
says the Chattanooga Times. And yet
the general public is hoping every day.
we imagine, that It viii run down.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

A man has been arrested in Philadelphia
for stealing the roofs from churches.
The gentle art Of reaching for things
seems more abundantly developed in Phil
adelphla than anywhere else on earth.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

And, at last, Edward has taken his
place among the great silent majority
His bones are dust. his good sword
rust; his soul is with the saints. we
trust"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

In reply to the query. Where shall re-
trenchment begn?' Senator Clay sug-
gested the cutting off Of one battle ship
from this years naval appropriation bill,
thereby saving 100000. The suggest ton
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
OF Conrne.

I hear you are teaching professional
dancing"
Yes; my class OF salome dancers grad
yates soon."
I presume the graduating costumes
will DO very simple
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
Might suFgcst n Remedy.

From tho Atlanta Constitution.
50 many colleges have made doctor Of Rooas-
welt. he should bo competent 10 diagnose The sad
case Of his party.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
Positive Proof.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Pesry has evidently proved 20 the UuSiacti'n oi
British gecgnphers that be is the only and original
lie showed them tie sled which he took 20 the
syfs
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
Apn1nuse from the Gallery.

From the kansas City Star.
Mr.. Bauinger went into the Cabinet with an al 70
grind and The public win nsve- b satsied until
the Al f. used on BGllinCUT.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

Commander Peary delivered a free
lecture IN Rome" notes the Mobile Reg
lister. The world will demand that he
bring on his Esklmos. instruments, and
original data 20 prove Il.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

Senator John Kean has looked the sit
uation over IN New Jersey, and finds
his health immune 10 the retiring inclina-
ton Just at present.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
Edinon,h Idra.

That concrete house seems quito
A settled fact;
I knew It was all right
In the abstract
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
Something New.

''I have written a high-brow drama,
and It Will be easy to stage. too
"As to how?"
Instead OF a lot OF expensive gowns.
the leading lady merely has several
changes OF mind"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
Plenty Of Changes.

Z always dress according 10 the wealth
er"
7 haven't as large a wardrobe as that
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

Business offers greater rewards than
politics" observes the Speaker. Moral:
You stick 10 business and Uncle joe
Will stick TO politics.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

It is suspected that the straw hat may
venture forth from its lair now, and
everything Will be all right.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

one OF the dreadful certainues OF the
future, we suppose. is that Alfred Austin
will write n coronation ode in due season.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

IS so precisely and definitely TO the point.
however. that Congress probaniy VIII re-
ject It promptly.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
The Innocent Poet.

The rich all talk poor and the poor all
talk rich. it's hard for a bard 10 tell
which IS which
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

Tho way Secretary Carpenter keeps out
OF things IS a point IN the admInistra-
tions favor that should not be over
looked
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

THE weight OF the earth e 100000 -
OO0,O0OO0O pounds" says the Chicago
Tribune. And yet ct is a little old world,
after all"'
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

The comet is as shy and shrinking as
a sweet summer girl-as some sweet
summer girls, that Is
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

The ultimate consumer IS harmless. q"
says the birmingham Age-Herald IN
fortunately, however, he is not stomach
less.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

The entire Louisiana legislature e COM
Ing to Washington. Let It come; It can
not bluff MS.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
Minor Events.

From the Kansas City star.
Col. Roosevelt's bronchial trouble IS 4 reminder
that Il has been many years noe 10 broke hroucho.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-23

Dr. Fred 6. Newman. OF Boston, who IS
o- the SloreEam, said last night that
insomnia and Indigestion were the na-
-.ouaI ailments Of the American people
Humanity suffers from few ills more
harasslng than sIeeplessrsss- Many peo-
pie take drugs 20 induce sleep. That Is
bad ro- two reasons. First. the species
II sleep which drugs induce s. not natural
and not refreshing 20 the full extent
Secondly. the more drugs a man takes
for sleep.ess-ass. che more he needs. 50
much iS this the case that many in
stances are known OF people who. hav-
ing taken uorphia or choral for a few
nights. have never again been allie 90
sleep ar night without artificial assist
ance. Il is true that IN certain dis
eases OF the brain drugs are absolute"
necessary. but even then they should
never be employed without specific weL.-
cal authority for each separate dose.
Where actual brain disease IS not pres
ent, natural sleep may nearly always
be induced without the slightest risk Of
injury 70 the system.
Tt occurred 10 me some years ago
that condition favorinE sleep
might be produced II the tnsomrlst
could be induced 20 make an effort 20
keep his eyebaIls rotated upward. Hap
| PLY. I have never suffered much from
sIeeplessness, and. IN consequence. such
/ experiments as have tried upon myself
I are OF a very doubtful value. 7 may
/ say, however, that on rare occasions,
when I do not go 10 sleep readily. al
. a.
. my eyebars rotated upward. So Ear as
/ I can Judge, sleep invariably follows
within minute or so. except. naturally,
/ upon occasions when acute pain or some
/ other defuite autagonistic factor inter
| feres. The pain, however, must bo
| severe 10 prevent the result"
Arizona republican., 1910-08-12

Vegetable Compound has done for me during this trying period. Complete restoration to health means so much to me that for the sake of other suffer- ing women l am willing to make my trouble public so you may publish this letter" MRS. CHAs. BARCLAY, RED, Graniteville, Vt.
 No other medicine for woman's ills has received such widespread and un- qualified endorsement. No other med icine we know of has such record of cures of female ills as has Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
 For more than 90 years it has been curing female complaints such as inflammation, ulceratiOn, local weak nesses, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, indigestion and nervous prostration, and it is unequalled for carrying women safely through the period of change of life. It costs but little to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and, as Mrs. Barclay says, it is worth noun tains of gold to suffering women.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-12

from an extended trip to the Pacific coast, where he went to investigate the results of experiments.
 Dry farming experiments. which he also inspected, he considers of the utmost value, because they will be the means of spelling success to set tiers who otherwise. in the majority of cases. would reap nothing but failure from their efforts to make the desert blossom. From these experi- ments. said MT. Powell. it will be d number of years. probably twenty five, before the department will be able to formulate general principles as to precisely the best methods to pursue in dry farming in various sec tions of this region. which covers 400.000 square miles. and extends from the Rockies to central Kansas and from North Dakota to Texas.
 Investigation also was made of the department farms on government rec lamation projects in California. Ore gon. Montana and Nebraska. Farm CTS are coming hundreds of miles to experiment farms. he said and are most eager students of the methods there explained to them.-Omaha Bee
Arizona republican., 1910-08-12
HENRY GEORGE IDEA IN SOUTH. Alabama Woman Tells of Success of
 the Only One-Tax ViIIaqe in U. s.

Mrs Frank Johnson, disciple of Hen ry George, and a resident of Fairhope, Ala, the American haven of the sin gle taxers, and representing the Fair hope School of organic Education, is in the Twin City visiting relatives.
 Fairhope Is the only place in the United States where the famed doctrine of Henry George prevails. and Mrs. Johnson describes the experiment as successful and indicative of the sound ness of the great American economists principles Mrs Johnson is connect ed with the Fairhope School If Organic Education, which in itself is a revolu- tion from the standpoint of education. and which she describes as another crank institution"
 But we feel proud of the title of crank in Fairhope, where perhaps 90 per cent of the inhabitants are cranks of one sort of another" said Mrs. John son. In telling of the experiment of the single taxe in the little seabord town, Mrs. Johnson said:
 Fifteen years ago three men, F.. Gaston, Frank Brown and James Bel langer Of Des Moines, who were ardent believers in the school of Henry George. went to Alabama and bought up a tract of two thousand acres and bound themselves under contract to administer the land according to the principles of Henry George.
 According to this agreement anyone could go to Fairhope and buy lot any size up to ten acres by paying a yearly tax which amounted to the unearned increment in its value, and when per son took land under these conditions he entered the corporation and thence forth had voice in it's proceedings Anyone could join the corporation on the payment of fee and could occupy land
 "The town grew steadily, more so than the surrounding towns, until the tract had increased to four thousand acres and the membership of the cor poration to about seven hundred. 9th CT residents in the town who do not belong to the corporation are disposed to fight the single tax system at every opportunity.
 "The plan was originated primarily to abolish land speculation, and in this it has succeeded, for while privately owned property is high in Fairhope, it is not salable. since the people can get the land held by the corporation by paying the annual tax. Public owner ship is the rule, and the progressive measures of initiative, referendum, re call and universal suffrage are in vogue.
 Yes, the state and county exact the usual personal taxes. The authorities levy the taxes and then the corpora ton pays them from the general fund raised by the annual land tax.
 ''The village is ruled by the mayor council plan of government in which | the women do not have suffrage, but the commission plan of city govern | nent. which is looked upon as a splen- did measure. is sure to be adopted. - St Paul Pioneer Press.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-12
MESA DEPARTMEMz
REPUBLICANS
 IN HARMONY
They Are Ready for the Coming
 Convention.

Possibly from the fact of the re- cent controversy existing in the demo- cratic ranks which was ultimately carried into the convention, has led the republicans to make an effort to steer clear of all tendencies toward party discord. At any rates indica- tions at the present time are that the delegates from Mesa and the adjOin- ing precincts will go into the cOnven- tion Saturday with the strongest avail able candidate
 The meeting of the republican club last night at the town hall for the ex- press purpose of suggesting the very best man for the position left no doubt in the minds of those present that a candidate would be put in the field from this place with a clear field and clean record and with the support of every republican voter in the pre- cincts above mentioned. While the party unity has been a prominent fea- ture of the nominations, that will be kept in mind, yet that feature has not been the paramount issue in the look ing about for a candidate.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-12
GOOD RECORD 0F
 THE TEMPE TEAM
C Company Gets Five Men on the
 Camp Perry Team.

F. C. Hitchcock, one of the mem bers of the company N. C. A, who participated in the tryout shoot at Fort Huachuca, returned Wed nesday evening. Wiley Hanson, also of this place was at the fort but did not shoot for a place on the team.
 According to Mir Hitchcock, the Tempe team made a fine showing Tempe has the distinction nf having more men from its company on the team than any other company in the territory. They are Captain Woolf, Lieutenant Harris and Sergeants Woolf, Fogal and Mullen. Tempe has enough men on to participate in the company shoot which will be held at Camp Perry after the big shoot The Tempe men plan to take in this shoot and it is MT Hitch cocks opinion that they will make a first class showing in it.
 The team left Benson Wednesday forenoon and the members will probably be back about the first of September.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-12
NOTES AND PERSONALS.

James Wallace of Mesa stopped over here yesterday between trains. He was on his way to Mexico.
 It was something of d credit to Tempe to have Tempe man get the best vote in the democratic con vention in Phoenix the other day.
 Guadalupe Villineuva was fined s20 by Justice Carr as result of the Villineuva Gomez family row which was aired in court Nednes- day afternoon. Guadalupe came through with the cash.
 Floyd Fisk who has been on the Mullen range near Hillside for the past three months, returned yester day and will attend school again this winter.
 Charles Alexander has returned from San Diego where he has been spending a months vacation
 It is understood that Professor McMurray has reconsidered his de- termination to resign from the high school faculty and will teach school this winter
 Tempe had a little shower of rain from clear sky yesterday about noon.
 Tom Dennis came in from Hayden yesterday afternoon and will be here a few days on business.