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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-21
Decide Parrish IL Entitled to Seat
in Senate

Decide Parrish IL Entitled to Seat
in Senate
Amos N. Parrish. Republican,
will represent the Twenty-fiftl
Senatorial district at the comm
session of the Legislature.
At a meeting of the state can
wasting board yesterday forenoon.
the Parrish-Dunlavy contest was
ended by the adoption of a resolu-
ton declaring that Parrish was
entitled to a certificate of election.
The state board of canvassers held
that although there might have
been frauds in the election OF Nov.
8 In Las Animas county sufficient
to overthrow Parrish's apparent
plurality of 60 votes, yet, since
the powers of the canvassing board
was purely ministerial, the board
had no legal right to go behind the
returns that had been properly GER
titled to the board. The official
figures are:
Parrish, $3.50.
Dunlavy. 6.S23.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-21

The country will not be particu-
larly impressed by the present ef-
iort in the house of representa-
ives to exploit the grandeur of
Theodore Roosevelt. while he was
president.
1t looks too much like making
aces At safe distance after shirk-
ng the tight.
President Roosevelt received
rec special trains and commissary
rom the Pennsylvania and other
railroad companies. Congress knew
he big truth. u not the details. at
the time. II there was something
reprehensible In the fact that he
ordered trains at his pleasure and
sed the special dining cars ad lib:
the time for the Investigation and
. emonstrance was while he occupied
lis high station. II congress
thought 1t was unbecoming in the
president. to travel In royal state
1t the cost Of privileged counters.
1t could have acted than.
Congress did not have the In
II the coura&e-to
meet Roosevelt on the issue while
he was president. II ought to be
as decent now a. It was prudent
then.
II the Pennsylvania railroad COM
piny. or any other. has an account
to collect for the personal tavel
a nd entertainment of Mr.. Roosevelt
while he was president of the United
States let 1t proceed to collect its
money in a legitimate way and not
by the PRONUNCIATION of scandal or
grievance.
The courts are open: but con-
gress ought to be closed to such
= litigation. FIX.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-21

point. we are suffering q fina ncial
loas. which In the aggregate.
amounts to millions Of dollars an
nually.
The facts given US by DR.. Mel
vim are CLEANED from statistics of
the federal meat inspection SER
vice. and are certainly interesting.
More than one-half of all the an
imals slaughtered for meat during
the fiscal year ending June 80.
1908. were inspected. There were
In round numbers nearly fifty-four
million animals inspected and of
these the following were found dis
eased with tuberculosis: Adult cat
tie, nearly one per cent; hogs, over
two per cent; calves. very few. and
sheep and goats. none.
The claim can no longer be Just
ly made that the tuberculin test
for tuberculosis 1t not reliable. A
record of tests made with the gov
eminent tuberculin. for fifteen
years. reveals the fact that out Of
100000 cattle tested (mostly dairy
cows) there were over nine per
sent Of reactors. and of $4,000 re-
actors that were slaughtered. about
80 per cent were found tubercul-
ous..
OF the economic Loss from the
disease we gain some idea. by not
Ing that there Is about two and one
half million of dollars annually lost
on animals that are inspected at
the abattoirs. and of course the
heahhiest animals are sold to
slaughter. SO that the loss from
tuberculosis in all animals slaugh-
tered for food is much more than
five million dollars annually.
In addition to this Is the econom-
lie loss. in depreciation of value.
loss in milk supply. loss in failure
to breed and in feed for unpro-
ductive animals. which amounts in
the aggregate to fully fourteen mil
lion dollars annually.
Many of the states are co-operat-
Ing with the Federal Government
In an effort to eradicate this dis
ease: 1t Il hoped that Colorado will
do likewise. GEO. H. GLOVER.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-21

C. r. Strain of the La Junta
Ice and Storage Company was a
La Junta visitor the first of the
week. While here Mr.. Strain an
nounced that work would be com
menced upon the foundation for
the new plant next Monday. The
twenty-five ton Ice plant will be
ready for business by March LIST
and will be located in brick build
ing 35xl1O feet. on the seven lots
Immediately adjoining the plan.
o the La Junta Cold Storage Com
Dany on the west. Part of the
building will be two stories high.
Mr.. Strain is Of the firm o.:
Strain Bros, who are at presen
operating q twenty ton Ice plan
la Lamar. They expect to be abb
to manufacture ice at a figure tina
viii make II an inducement TO
the Santa Fe to patronize them
Some of the ice purchased by tn
S-nta Fe costs them as high
s3.5o to 81 per ton. and forty pc
cent of It melts. But purchasin'
their supply from the local com
prny when they are in need OF !
they will be able to save the forty
Ter cent that melts.
Mr.. Strain will move to La Jun
IN In the near future and becom
a permanent resident of this city
Ia Junta Tribune.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-21
Adams, and the Apple

There must be no detraction from
the inspired tribute which former
Governor Alva Adams gave to the
Apple yesterday. HIS muse was
IN fire. and the poetic CONFEDERATION
was none too vast for the adequate
illumination of his theme.
But we would differ from him in
slight degree. while studiously
welding that forbidden detraction.
We cannot follow with cold log
lc. the license under which he says
hat. had apples been grown earl
er in the worlds history. that this
would have been a better world"
1t is information given only to
priests and poets-the knowledge o.
this spheres condition when the
apple first appeared. Did 1t fol-
low or precede man! Was It cause
Of effect? Here ordinary intel
ligence bows dumbly.
But what We do know In that
he world was never good enough
20 deserve the apple. until this its
latest and best age. And " Gov
,rnor Adams has made a truthful
lmplication-that the apple is one
Of the later gifts of creation--we
must conclude that heaven bestow-
ID It as q reward Of virtue. Where
Is most s'nlessness there the best
ipple grows.
Meaning Colorado.-Ex.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-21

A dispatch from Trinidad state
that the business men of that city
through their commercial club. ha,
formally depiored the axitatio
against unsafe coal mines. becaus
II Is hurting the industry and hur.
Ing Trinidad. The mines are per
fectiy safe. II is asserted.
Perfectly safe, And yet over
two hundred miners have beer
brought out Of those safe" mines
during the past year. laid In rougi
pine collins and buried on the bar
rem hillsides. Can business be hurt
in Trinidad by the mere assertion
that the mines are unsafe. after
the three CHASTITY accidents that
have already occurred there? And
are the business men of Trinidad
actually 30 given over to dividends
and profits that the will permit
conditions to continue for another
year as they have IN the past?
Surely the chamber OF commers.
does not represent the opinion OF
the people of Trinidad In this mat
ter. Surely the people OF tina
town understand that what hurt
The towns prosperity is not the
present agitation for safe Goa
mines. but the criminaliy careless
procedure Of the past few years
eliminating in the death of over
two hundred men.
But. whether II hurts business
temporarily In Trinidad or not. the
people of Colorado are aroused at
last. They can no longer quie.
their conscience with the though
that only a few mines in the state
are unsafe. The conviction ha'
been borne upon them. by the ir-
resistible logic over two hundred
dead men. from four of the larges
mines in the state. that the mines
are all more or less unAafe. an6
aha the so-called "inspection" has
In the past been. shastiy farce.
II may hurt business for q time
but the mines of Colorado are going
to be made as safe as modern
science can make them. That the
people have decided. That they
certainly owe.-and 1t IL little
enough.-to the two hundred who
have given their lives this past
year In the mines. Adequate laws
and honest inspection will be in
sisted upon. no matter how badly
business may be hurt. even II an
administration might have to be
changed to do it.-Pueblo Chieftain
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-21

On Friday Of next week the
lection will be heid to decide the
q, estion OF issulag Of bonds to
build a high school Tor the Lamar
district. which is to be used by
High School No. 2. The board have
made arrangements for the sale of
.hese bonds to the Central Saw
ings Bank and Trust Co. of Den
yer. ~ a premium of 500. the
bonds to draw five per cent inter-
'cst. Plans have been drawn for
he building and II the bonds are
voted they will be enabled to be-
gin work on the building At once.
There is no question regarding the
need OF this building as every de-
partment OF our schools Is now
crow6sl. :.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-21
Facts Gained From FasAerA MeSt
Inspection

There has been a suspicion for
q long time TINT We were suffering
severe financial loss from tuber-
culosis in our farm animals Now.
we are in possession OF facts gather
ed by the Bureau OF Animal Indus
try. and given TO Us In . report by
Chief A. d. Melvin. which are start
ling In the extreme.
OF course. the saving OF human
life affords the chief motive for
combating this disease. but TAX
en- purely from an economic stand
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-21

Our idea i to 80 that our
customers get exactly what they
ought to have; if you come here
Wen Try to show you what will
be really best for you; the col.
or, the style, the weave, the mod.
81 that il best suited to your
special case. Wen Try not to
think we know more about what
you want than you do. But we
do know something about styles,
and best fabrics; and we can
tell if . suit or overcoat looks
right on you; fits properly; il
becoming to you.
It's just as much to our inter-
est As to yours to get you into
the right thing. We can afford
to be disinterested about these
things; but we can't afford to
let you 60 anywhere else for
clothes when We know we've
got the best clothes made.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-21

One Of the opportunities you
meet up with to buy good high
grade Clothing at a cheap price.
Owing to the warm weather
there has not been the heavy
demand for heavy clothing and
We are making prices to move
this line.
You need the service we rem
der in the matter of good clothes.
It's q service nobody else can
render you; because nobody else
has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-27

mapping. Yet Mr.. Payne was literally
In that predicament during the gen.
erai debate on the surdry civil appro-
priation bill and he continued his
slumbers under conditions which made
even insurgents member of the House
come to the conclusion that Mr..
Paynes conscience Is SO entirely in
accord with the tariff bill OF which he
is the author that the laundering de-
nunciations of that measure had not
the slightest effect upon him.
Mr.. Payne has been hearing a lot
about the lniquities OF the tariff law
for more than year. He Ia usually
on the alert TO pick flaws in the ar
guments Of his enemies, and II 10 a
familiar sight to see the veteran from
New York with his hand curled over
his left ear. to form an ear trumpet.
On this particular occasion. however,
the tariff debate waXed particularly
warm. all unknown to Cereno. AT one
time half dozen members OF the
House In the immediate vicinity Of
Payne were talking at once. and the
confusion was so great that the official
stenographers threw up theif hands
in despair and abandoned any attempt
to get verbatim report of the~pre-
ceedtngs.
Representative Mondell, standing
next to the chair occupied by Mr.
Payne. was swishing his arms about
in careless, not to say dangerous,
manner. Jim" Tawney, across the
aisle. was boating the air with his
fists in manner which recalled the
old blacksmith days. Throughout the
din Serene siumtered peacefully on.
with hts hands folded across the ex-
tensive folds OF vest. The debaters
soon discovered the sleeping giant. and
evidently set about to talk as loud as
they could to see how long their
leader could stand 1t. At that mo-
ment a page boy came rushing down
the aisle and bumped violently into
Mr.. Payne's elbow. The floor leader
looked about him In a startled man
ner. observed the smiles of his COL
leagues, and promptly adjourned HIM
self 20 the republican cloak room.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-27

How big rs comet? Because no
two comets are alike 1T Is difficult to
give any definite answer. One comet
may have long tail and a small
head: another small tail and
broad head; a third may be mere
whisp OF light iii The sky. Moreover.
the selfsanre comet may change in APP
pearance, length of tail. and density
of nucleus In few hours.
Some idea of these wide variations
in the size of comets will perhaps be
obtained by the consideration of
few records. Perhaps the smallest
nucleus Of which we have any record
IN that Of the FIRST comet of 1919;
TOR Its diameter was only twenty five
miles. The biggest nucleus was that
OF the gerat comet Of lS4s. which nu-
cleus had a diameter of s.eee miles
Between these two extremes we have
diameters of 4eS miles for the nu-
cleus OF the cometaoE 1911. 5, 100 miles
for the nucleus OF the comet OF 1898
and $500 miles for that of Donati's
great comet of 1883
The dimensions OF the comas (the
envelopes surrounding the nucleD are
more impressive. Thus the great CO
met of 1911, which. as we have lust
seen, had a nucleus OF only 42S miles.
was adorned with a coma measuring
no less than 1880 miles. Halley's
comet In 1886 had coma of 35T 600
miles diameter. comparatively small
coma was that of the comet OF 1877
which measured but $4,000 miles.
1t is difficult. indeed. to give any
adequate conception OF the size oil a
comet. because that size Is, In large
measure dependent upon the comets
distance from the sun. For example
Encke's comet. which was the second
comet for which any astronomer
found period of revolution which
would bring IL back to visibility at
regularly recurring intervals. had a
diameter OF 2s1,000 miles on Octo-
Der 9, 1898: yet on December II.
when II was nearest the sun. it's diam
eter had shrunk to a paltry 5.ooa
miles. This contraction the sun Is
approached Is suffered by every comet.
When We consider the size OF a CO.
NETS tail we deal not with thousands.
but with millions, of miles. Perhaps
the longest tall of which We have any
Trustworthy record was that which
streamed behind the comet OF 1913
The length of that wonderful append
age was no less than 200. 00Q. 900 miles.
Huge, too. were the tails of the CO.
NETS OF 1911 Gao. zoo. 900 milesl: 1850
600, 100000 miles): 1918 $4,000,
600 milesl; 1882 lover 100. 600 600
miles,. and 1858 $4,000. 900 miles>
More formidable still are the Iii
mansions OF the orbits in which CO.
NETS travel toward and from the sun.
Haliey's comet. for example, Journeys
beyond the orbit Of Neptune. some
thirty times the distance Of the earth
from the sun. or. roughly, 1900 mil
lion miles. Hopelessly uncomfortable
as that distance Is. there are comets
that recede from the sun for even
greater distances The comet OF 1879
travelled 406. 20. zoe. 900 miles away
from the sun. Even Encke's comet,
which has one of the shortest tracks
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-27
A Virginian Page for Each Member Of the Family
THEGQOSE GIRL
II. a Romantic Story BY N
JHAROLD r1AGGRATH Sa
] author Of
& Melz1H01AteB0.. 7heLUip1f-bhe/H1.F, etc.
Copyright 1909 The Bobbs.HcrrtH Company.

should he run like that She raised
the latch and went inside.
From the opposite doorway III noun
tainecr, a carter, a butcher, and
baker stepped cautiously forth.
He heard something" said the
mcuntaiueer He has ears like a rat
for hearing. What a pretty picture"
oynlcaily AN the world loves
ver--sometfmes Touching scene"
No one replied: no one was ex-
pected TO reply. more than that. no
one cared to court the fury which lay
thinly disguised in the mountaineer's
tones,
''ro-morrow night; you heard what
he said. am growing weary of this
play. You VIII stop him on his way
to yonder house closed carriage
will he at hand. Before he enters.
remember She watches him too
long when he leaves. FOOL"
The quartet stole along In the dark
ness. noiselessly aud secretly.
The ytntner had indeed heard
something. He knew not what this
noise was but it was enough to set
his heels TO flying, A phase had de-
veioped in his character that defied
analysis; suspicion. suspicion Of day
light, of night, of shadows moving by
wallis. Of footsteps behind. only "a
little while ago he had walked free
d
habit OF skulking was gall and worm
wood Once in his room. which was
directly over the office Of the Ameri-
can consulate, he fell into a chair,
inert and breathless. What a night:
What II series of adventures,
only a month ago / was a boy. !
am man now. for l know what 1t il
! to suffer. Gretchen, dear Gretchen.
am black scoundrel, But If +
+ break your heart l shall break my
/ own along with il. l wonder how
much longer it will last. But for that
winners notice | should have been
/ lost
by and by he lighted Il candle. The
I room held a cot, a table. and two
/ chairs The winners wardrobe con-
sisted OF a small pack thrown care
lessly into corner. out OF the
drawer in the table he took severn.
| papers and burned them. The ashes
he cast out Of the window. He knew
something about police methods. they
were by no means ALL through with
him. All, A patch of white paper
! just inside the door, caught his eye
He fetched IL To the candle, What he
read forced the color from his cheek
and his hands were toucned WIN
! transient palsy.
! The devil, What shall / do now 80
he muttered, thoroughly dismayed.
t "sdt ilueed snouIu he 90 W nicn
! way shoGld he move? How long had
he been in Dreiberg? All, that would
be rich, What "A joke, 1t wouic
afford him a smile In his old age.
Carmichael. Carmichael, The vIntner
chuckied softly as he scribbled this
note:
IF Herr Carmichael would learn
! the secret of number forty Krumer-
veg, let him attire himself as a
vintner and be In the krumerweg at
eight o'clock tonight"
SO there Is a trap. and l am to
beware OF a mountaineer, carter a
butcher, and baker? Thanks.
! Scharfenstein. my friend. thanks You
are watching over me"
He blew out his candle and went TO
bed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-27
CHAPTER Mi.

Colonel Won Wallenstein curled his
mustaches. 1t was happy thought
that had taken him into the Adler
grasse This Gretchen had been
haunting his dreams, and here she
was. coming into his very arms, as
it were, The sidewalk was narrow.
Gretchen. casually noting that an
officer stood in the way. sensihly
veered into the road. But to her sur
prise the soldier left and sidewalk
and planted himself ifs-th..- middle ct
the road. There was no mistaking
this second maneuVer. The officer.
whom she now recognized was bent
on intercepting her. She stopped. q
cold fury in her heart. To make sure,
she essayed to go round 1t was of
no use. So she stopped again.
Herr" she said quietly. II wish
to pass"
That is possible Gretchen -
1t was nine o'clock In the morning.
The Adiergasse was at this time de-
serted.
VIII you stand nside?"
You have been haunting my
dreams. Gretchen"
THAT would be pity. But l wish
to pass.
Presently Do you know that you
are the most beautiful being in ALI
Dreiberg ,"
II am In hurry" said Gretchen,
There is plenty OF time.
Not TO listen to foolish speeches"
81 am not going to let you pass till
] have had kiss.''
"Ah! Battle famed up in
Gretchen'a eyes. Somewhere In the
past. in some remote age, her fore
bears had heeu men-a alarms or
knights In the crnsades.
ITO BE Continued)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-27
The Best Mouth to Marry.

According to an old rhFme;
Married in January's hoar and rhine.
Sorry youll he before your prime.
Married In. Fehruary's sieety weather.
Life you'll tread In tune together.
Married when March winds shrtll and
roar
Your home will lie on a foreign shore.
Married meath April's ehangefGi
skies
A checkered path before you lies.
Married when bees Ger May blossoms
fit
Strangers around your board will sit.
Married In month Of roses-7June.
Life will be one long honeymoon.
Married in July, with flowers ahlaze.
Bitter-sweet mem ries in after days
Married In August's heat and browse.
Lover and friend IN your chosen
spouse.
Married In Septemher's glow
Smooth and serene your life will go.
Married with leaves IN October thin,
Toll and hardship for you begin.
Married In wells Of November mist,
Fortune your wedding ring has kiss
ed
Married in days of December cheer.
Loves star shines brighter from year
to year"
Home Notes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-27

is nearly 400. 1000 miles from the
sun at one point of its orbit.
In the nearness of their approach
to the sun comets also vary consider
ably Halley's comet was about o.
600, 900 miles from the sun on April
90 on which date 1t swung around
that body and sped toward the earth.
Much closer was the approach or tne
comet OF 1913: for 1t came within
$4,000 miles of the sun. which Is
relatively nearer the center or our So
lar system than a finger held one incn
from a gas fame. The comet OF lTEs
was more cautious; for 1t kept at
safe dist.nce OF 3S3,S00 miles.
How many comets have been seen!
The ancient records are far from
Trustworthy. Moreover. the telescope
has enabled us to see many comet
that might otherwise have been I'M
recorded and we have systematicaiiy
searched for comets only In the last
decades All told, there are about l.
zoo comets on record, but the actual
number that have actually been seen
in historic times must run we'll up
into the thousands. Most OF the an
cient civilized peoples lived north OF
the equator, for which reason large
number of comets visible only In the
southern hemispheres have fiared up
and passed away without notation
A comet may femain visible for
days. and II may hover in the SKY
for years Halley's comet was first
discovered on the present return on
September II. 1910. II will be visi-
bile in the telescope well into the au-
tumn OF this year. In 1885. II was
visible for nine and one-half months.
The comet OF fs41 remained visible
for Il similar period. Nowadays "e
keep comet in view longer than
was possible nifty years ago. thanks
to our more powerful telescopes and
our astronomical cameras. Thus CO.
met ". of 1905, as IL Is known was
visible To the eye OF science for three
and one-haH years, comet |. Of 1889.
for two years: comet II. of 1880. for
twenty-five months. and comet ~, OF
1907. for ten months.
Copyright. 1910. by the Associated
Literary Press