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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-26

When the need for a new law
arises or seems to arise, under
-he representative system, the mem
oers elected to a legislature set to
work in a business like way to
provide the new measure. A dozen
Jr more members may try their
lands at drafting bills for the en-
.ctment of the law. The several
traits are presented to the legis-
iative body. Thereupon begins
me process of selection, elimination
md correction through which it is
desired to determine:
First-Whether there is an ac-
ual need for the new measure and
whether it will in any way con-
ribute to the welfare of the peo-
pie.
Second-Whether there is not
llready upon the statute books a
aw which might be amended to
serve as well the end desired. or
any with which the proposed new
let would conflict.
Third-whether the proposed
measure is consistent with the
constitution of the state and there
ore such a one as the courts would
hold to be valid should it be en-
acted.
every point must be carefully
..Lssage OF the measure through
ne two houses. The routine OF
.,dssage is one to require delibera-
.ion, pains .aking care. and careful
stuay. There is nothing done hap
hazard. The proposed bill is read
again and again; 1t is printed and
copies circulated among the mem
oers; lawyers of standing are heard
on the question of whether or not
the measure would conform to the
eAisting laws and constitution, serve
the purpose for which it is intend
ed andstand the tess of the courts.
Innumerable court decisions of the
enacting and all other states must
oe considered as bearing on the
probable Interpretation OF the
law; its bearing upon the common
law or the principle of all law.
must be weighed. Committees con-
slider the wording. the form, the
meaning of the bill and amend it
one after the other. Every pos
sible caution must be taken to pre-
vent the encumbering of the stat
utes with worthless measures or
rendering more intricate the al
ready too intricate windings of JUS
tice through the courts and the
books of decisions. The many
bills are merged into one. the good
idea of every legislator embodied.
the poor ones eliminated and the
new act built up piece by piece
rs carefully as a mason lays
brick wall and in the same hope
that it will be enduring.
1t is the acme of foolishness to
expect the voters en- mass to pass
upon such measures as the cranks
will be compelling them to vote
against under the initiative and ref
erendum and avoid encumbering
the statutes with conflicting un-
constitutional and wholly ineffect-
i've measures. The people who
might be able to weigh the need
or the worth of the proposed laws
simply will not take the time even
to vote upon much less read them.
and the result will be statutes load
ed with a mass ofrubbish which
will keep the courts delving for
years to straighten out. Take the
me to vote once against the pro
posed amendment ard forestall that
avalanche of grief which your fall
ure to do SO is certain to bring
down upon the state.-Ex.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-26

Ladies-We have an unusually at
tractive chance for. bright. ener-
getic women, well and favorab'y
known in this community. For de-
tails address, enclosing stamped
self addressed envelope to Man
ager. Lock Box 75o. st. Louis, Mo.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-26

The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will hold a rummage sale
in the near future, the date OF
which will be announced later.
The Carlisle independent., 1910-02-17

the President" On these occasions the presi- dent and Mrs. Washington were conducted to sofa placed under a canopy. The president did not stay there much, but moved about among the other guests with the dignifed courtesy which always marked him in society.
 On his birthday in 1797 he and Mrs. Washing ton were in Philadelphia. The ships in the har bor were dressed with flags and the houses were decorated. Every half hour the church bells rang.
 Government officials and foreign diplomats called to congratulate him. The ball at night was in the amphtheater, specially doored and deco rated There were about 800 guests and accord ing to eye witness "every countenance be- spoke pleasure and approbation; even Democrats forgot for a moment their enmity.''
 The next year. 179S Washington attended the celebration given by his friends and neghbors at Alexandria and some accounts declare that it was the last time he did so He was at Mount Vernon in 1799 on his birthday it being the sion of of the greatest festivities in the his tory of the mansion. the marriage of Nelly Gus tis The ceremony performed at early candleght in the banquet room and attend ed by the gentlefolk from all the country around.
 In spite of the wedding, however, Washington seems to have slipped away for a look in the dongs at Alexandria; for there is account of that celebration in an old copy of the Alexandria Gazette in which his presence Is mentioned The great event of that particular day was sort of sham attack the town by three companies of local infantry. They embarked the armed schooners Neptune, Trial and Mercury and succeeded in making two landings, but after "a heavy and continuous street fighting" were finally compelled to surrender
 The general had arrived soon after the affair began and when the evolutions closed he presented his highest respects to all the parties engaged in them" Apparently being due for the wedding eight miles distant he did not remain for any of the dinners which followed and at which extreme number of toasts were drunk that trembes at the thought of how the youthful soldiers acquitted themselves at the ball in the evening.
 That was the last of his birthdays which Washington himself lived to celebrate, but his home town faithfully continued the custom. G. w. P. Custis, the grandson of Mrs. Washing ton, spoke at the public dinner in 1S49 and said it the sixtieth celebration of February 22 which he had attended in Alexandria The count of that dinner. by the way, says that "the
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sumptuous provision was enjoyed with much hilarity. tempered, however, with moderation
 Besides the birthnight balls there another feature of the early celebrations in Alexandria which was peculiar to that town. Washington had founded an orphan asylum there and when on his birthday there would be a meeting, with an orator, in of the churches, the orphans were conspicuously present and in for special piece of oration. The account of the meeting in 1S4O says that after the orauon col lection taken up for the benefit of the asy- lum.
 The Alexandria celebrations were often ad dressed by G. w. P. Custis. In 1911 Richard B. Lee was the orator. Some idea of newspaper methods of that day may be had from the fact that although the celebration that time was toned in the Gazette of February 23 1t not until February 25 that real account appeared
 During the civil war the celebration of the birthday ceased. Alexandria ardently south ern in its sympathies and was, moreover too much in the track of war to take notice of even it's own pet anniversary. It was not until 1870 that 1t began feeble revival of the old festival That time there merely presentation of a stand of colors to the cadets of St. Johns acad- emy by the young ladies of Mount Vernon Insti- ute.
 In 1872 the cadets paraded and there was birthnight ball once more In 1876 real celebra- tion was arranged, to which thousands of strang- CTS" and upon which occasion the houses that were mourning at Lees death"-Robert E. Lee-"all displayed the American flag" Many houses displayed pictures of Lee and Washington side by side. But there was no birthnght ball. and the platform of the speakers stand there vacant chair placed to honor the memory of c. w. P Custis. "the old man eloquent"
 Since 1876 the celebrations have been rather irregular in the town which originated them But of late years society has been formed which arranges and carries out an elaborate programme every alternate year. Whereas the orphans used to be center of birthday attention, the interest is divided now between the firemen and the sol diers.
 Last year there were attachments of federal troops and of United States sailors in addition to the District militia. Washington has a perma nent claim to pose Alexandrias "favorite son and these biennial affairs are the biggest things of their sort in the country February 22 is the Alexandrian's glorious Fourth.
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Put a Shirt on Greeley.

The excellent cut of Horace Cree ley's birthplace at Amherst, N. H., in the Sunday Herald of recent date sug- gests this aEecdote which may be of interest:
 The room in which he was born is now occupied as a sitting room A visitor some years ago asked a lady living near by if she remembered ever seeing Horace Greeley, and she re- piled: Well, yes; l have a very early remembrance of him. I put the first shirt on him."-Boston Herald.
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Mrs. AUGUsTE VEsPERAIANN, De For. est, Wisconsin.
 Another Operation Avoided.
 New Orleans, La.-"For years suf- fered from severe female troubles. Finally was confined to my bed and the doctor said an operation was neces- sary. I gave Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound a trial first, and was saved from an operation."- Mrs. LILY PEYRoUx, Ill Kerlerec St, New Orleans, La.
 Thirty years of unparalleled success confirms the power of Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound to cure female diseases. The great volume of unsolicited testimony constantly pour ing in proves conclusively that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is a remarkable remedy for those dis tressing feminine ills from which SO many women suffer.
 Ifyou want special advice about your case write to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. Her advice is frees and always helpful
The Carlisle independent., 1910-02-17

ist throng that visits Mount Vernon Is 1ouho ID the isolation of Washingtons plrthplace Ill eea iuno+ion with the erection of the governmental monument at Wakefield substantial pier was built extending some distance out into the roto, mac. but this pier is now in shoal water ana none of the larger steamers plying on the foto- mac can reach It. In consequence the ehiy as1i ob1e means of reaching Wakefield is to take pas sage on one of the steamers bound for Colonial Beach, the leading summer resort Of the lower Potomac, and upon arrival at the beach to either charter launch for the trip to Wakefield or else reach the same goal by a considerable orlVe over roads that are none too good. Even this time consuming method of making a pilgrimage to Wakefield is impractcable in winter.
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COULDN'T DO IT,.
STATE OF OHIO CITY OF TOLEDO.

STATE OF OHIO CITY OF TOLEDO,
 LUCAS COUNTY. s. FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY & Co.,. doing business in the City of Toledo County and State aforesaid. and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case Of CATARRH that cannot be cured by the of HALLS CAIARRH CURE.
 FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before and subscribed in my presence. this 6tn day of December, 4. D., 1886. A. ". GLEASON. | SEAL NOTARY PUBLIC. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly upon the blood and surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
 F. J. CHENEY X CO.,, Toledo. O. Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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some appreciation for its associations. sue ceeding generation. however, demolished the chimney and the remnants of the walls in order to secure the bricks.
 marble slab. bearing inscription giving the date of Washington's birth and other infor- nation, which had been set into the great arch of the fireplace above mentioned was removed to the old family buryng ground but in placing it beneath two ancient fg-trees planted by the
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during his lifetime.
 The honor of having originated the public ob- servance of February 22 is one of which the town was Washington's county town. He attended church there; he voted and paid taxes there; his physician lived there he bought of it's trades men, contributed to its charities, was head of it's Masonic lodge, organized its fire brigade.
 Washington and Alexandria either contradict the theory that prophet Is not appreciated at home they exception to prove the rule. began to celebrate the birthday of her hero.
 Perhaps the old town had acquired the habit, for the brthnight balls in honor of King George had been the climax of social functions under the old regime. At any rate allegiance more ardently transferred and the new birthnight balls became even elaborate than the old
 Alexandria having set the fashion. other places took up the custom. In 17S4 the French officers who had served under Washington cee- brated February 22 in Paris; that is to say, 1t was not then February 22. but. according to the reckoning of that day. February II.
 While he was president the birthday was al ways celebrated at the city which the capi- tai for the time being At night there gala performances at the theaters and ball which the president and his wife attended
 It is recorded that of these balls in Phila- delphia was enlvened by the fact that many of the young ladies twined among their curs bandeaux embroidered with the words Long live
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mother of Washington, it was broken and it's fragments lie there to- day, moss-grown and vine-covered. Later on picnic parties landed on the sandy beach and made such a prac- tice of carrying away the bricks as souvenirs that John w. Wilson, the owner of the farm, took steps to prevent furth CT trespassing. Only a few of the old bricks, together with the cornerstenes, are now left. These bricks, by the way, were brought over from Eng land nearly two centu-
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STARTED IN VIRGINIA

Come, boys, close the window and make good fire Wife, children. sit snug all around; Iis the day that gave birth to countrys blessd
 sire,
 Then let 1t with pleasure be crowned Dear wife. bring wine and in spite of hard
 times
 On this day at least we'll be merry; Come. fill every glass till it pours OCT the brim. If not with madeira-then sherry.
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res ago. serving as ballast for the vessels which also brought all the woodwork and other fur nishings. The broad portico of the old house faced the Potomac which is here miles in width, and in the estimation of many persons the view at this point surpasses that at either Arlington Mount Vernon
 In the year 1895 the national government erected at Wakefield a miniature copy of the Washington national monument with the inscr1p-
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Impaired Diunity.

Why is a man never a hero to his valet?"
 Probably because his valet sees him in the slippers, smoking cap and lounging jacket that he got for Christ mas s'-Washington Star
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Important to Mothers.
Johnny Knew.

The class in physiology was being called on.
 Remember, children" said the teacher, there are no bones in the stomach"
 Johnny Smiths hand went up
 If you please, teacher, my baby brother has one in his. He swallowed a dollar yesterday"
The Carlisle independent., 1910-02-17

Washington is the mightiest name of the earth-long since mightiest in moral reformation On that name a eulogy is expected. It cannot be. To add brightness to the sun or glory to the name of Washington is alike impossible. Let none attempt it, In solemn awe pronounce the name and in its naked deathess spendor leave it shining on.-Abraham Lincoln.
The Carlisle independent., 1910-02-17

Doan's Kidney Pills, is long one, but will interest any sufferer with backache or kidney trouble, and Mrs. Shearer will tell it to any one who writes her en- closing stamp. q am well and active. though 65 years old, and give all the credit to Doan's Kidney Pills" says Mrs. Shearer.
 Remember the name-Doan's. For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co.,. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Carlisle independent., 1910-02-17
For Colds and cripp-capudine.

The best remedy for Gripp and Colds ia Hicks Capudine Relieves the aching and feyerishness Cures the cold-Headaches also. It's Liquid-Effects immediately--10 25 and soc at Drug Stores.
The Carlisle independent., 1910-02-17

tion "Washington's Birthplace" and in sznall letters at the base the words: Erected by the United States, A. D. 1885" Latterly plans have been pro iected for rebuilding the old mansion. placing in a conspicuous portion or the structure the few bricks remain ing from the old house and using the original cornerstone.
 In the old family burying ground at Wakefield there has recently been put in place a granite slab in memory of Augustine Washington, father or George Washington. This stone was provided by the Society of the Colo nial Danes of America. In this grave ward. also, is a marble slab bearing an inscription that indicates that II was placed in its present position III 1729.
 Probably the principal reason for .ho nog1ect of Wakefield by the tour
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HE foregoing verse is from one of the old birthday songs in honor of George Washington. These songs were sung even during the lifetime of the first president. For Washington was alone among Americans in having his birth day regularly and publicly celebrated
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 FROM AN OPERATION
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When Rubbers Become Necessary

And your shoes pinch, shake into your shoes Alen's FOot-Ease, the antiseptic powder for the feet Cures tired, aching feet and takes the sting out of Corns and Bunions. Always use it for Breaking in New shoes and for dancing parties Sold everywhere 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address. Allen s. Olmsted. Le Roy. N. '.
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The more expensive thing is the easier it is to get along without it.
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Fraud on the Face of 1t.

uNN cNN OI Medium.-The spirit of your wife craves to speak to you Man-Youre rank fraud; my wife would never ask permission to speak to me!
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America has furnished to the world the char acter of Washington And if our American fnsti- tutions had done nothing else that alone would have entitled them to the respect of mankind
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and wet is the first step to Pneumonia. Take Perry Ddpis' fdiRbdller and the danger is averted. Un- equaed for colds throat quinsy c, 35c and 5Oc
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NoncommittaI.
rxpOSTrRF To corn

What do you call your cook?" Mary is her name"
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kidney gone, the other badly diseased, and five doctors in consultation, wa S thought to be in 8 hopeless state. The story of Mrs. Shear CTS awful sufferings, and her wonderful cure through using
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but, ouoIy enough, the birthplace of the Father of His Country, located some miles nearer the mouth of the Potomac, is neglected and to a con- siderable extent unknown. Fortu- nately a movement has been recent ly 1naugurated to restore and pre- serve Wakefield plantation, where Washington was born and where he spent his boyhood. This project is coincident with the plan for the res toration of Stratford. the birthplace of Robert B. Lee.
 The opportunities for memorial shrine to the military leader of the confederacy are, however, somewhat superior to those at Wakefield, for whereas the ancestral home of the Lees is yet standing in fair state of preservation there are no rem nants of the old buildings at Wake field save some tumble-down log structures of uncertain origin which are reputed to have once served as slave quarters, but which are now utilized as corn cribs.
 The Old manor mousse III WHICH George Washington opened his eyes upon the world was burned in the last century, but the brick chimney. within the arch of which four people could sit, and the cornerstone with a portion of the foundation were saved. Shortly before the civil war the his toric farm passed into the hands of a family which at the outset showed
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ONLY ONE "BROMO OUININE." That $ LAXATIVE BROHO QUININE. Look for the signature of E W. GROVE. Used the World oyer to Cure Cold in One Day. 25c.
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THE SHADOW OF DEATH
Remarkable Recovery of a Washino.
 ton Woman.

Mrs. Enos Shearer, Yew and Wash ington Sta, Centralia, Wash. with one
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Anything is wrong that is almost right.
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sumptuous provision was enjoyed with much hilarity tempered, however with moderation"
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3 ORGE WASHING ton'g home and tomb at Mount Vernon have become a Mecca for continual pilgrimages by the people of a grateful nation, to say nothing of the ire quent visits of dis tinguished foreigners;
Arizona republican., 1910-11-07
STRENUOUS DAY AT
 THE BOARD OF TRADE
Fair Visitors Being Taken Care of In Great Shape-OVer Hundred Ac-
 commodated Yesterday.

Wearing d broad smile of welcome for all who had come to see the sixth annual territorial fair, Harry Welch was at the board of trade, corner Second avenue and Adams street, all day yesterday and far into the night. At five o'clock he found time to say that he didn't know how many per sons he had directed to private homes, where they could find accommodations during fair week, but thought that the number was over hundred. Then he turned to a bunch of Yuma school teachers and gently told them where they should go to find rooms.
 If there are any who do not find ac- cOmmodations this week it will not be the fault of the board of trade. Moth ing has been left undone to let incom ing visitors know where they could se- cure accommodations. Hand bills have been distributed on the trains and let ters have been sent out to all the territorial papers.
 Hundreds of rooms remain listed It is believed that there are enough listed to take care of everyone but if there are any who can spare rooms uuIlHE lilt Mtth IL lo i'N Stl bOO lcilt to report them.
 The boards room does not present the appearance it will present a few weeks hence, for it has been less than week since the board moved from it's temporary quarters in the Fleming block Everything has been arranged as conveniently and artistically as possible. One long table is covered with papers from all parts of the ter ritory and visitors are invited to call at any time. read their home papers and write their letters.
 Mrs. w. E. Deity has volunteered to furnish a huge boquet of roses every day during fair week for the decora- ton of the secretary's desk. Several strangers remarked yesterday on the beauty and fragrance of a bouquet she brought in during the morning and could not believe that they were Arizona roses.