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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08
Baptist Church.

The Sunday School lessons are now
following the history OF the early church
They are both interesting and iinstruc-
tive.
Come to Sunday School each Sunday
at 10 o'clock.
The IL o'clock sermon next Sunday
will be discussion OF the Qualities
tions for Soul Winning" Come and hear
II practical, pointed discourse, which
will help YOU 10 he better servant Of
Jesus.
At 7:D Z. N. the question Is there
need Of more religion in Monte Vista
will he discussed and answered. This
service will be sure to interest you.
You are invited.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08
Annual Cemetery Meeting.

In accordance with u provision
OF the BY Laws of the Monte
Vista Cemetery Association, notice
is hereby given that the Annual
Meeting Of the Stockholders of
the said association will he held
at " allace's Hall, Monte Vista on
Monday March Bird. ut 9 p. M, for
the purpose of electing two direc.
tors in the place of Robert G..
Breckenridge and Harry Franck.
lin whose terms of Office expire on
that date, and for the transaction
OF such other business M may
legally come before said meeting.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08

Our second car of Implements,
Disc Plows. Harrows, Drills and n
general line of farm Machinery.
Studebaker Wagons, Buggics and
Surveys also Columbus Buggies,
Road and Spring Wagons. We
are prepared to suit you in quail
ity, style and price.
SHROPSHIRE 4 son.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08

Vim. Hawlcy Smith at the NJ. T..
church Saturday night Of NEXT week.
Come out and hear him. He will come
- nearly making you laugh and cry
10th at oncv ss any lecturer in A'nerica.
Reserved srats. ~ cents. on sale at
Pasta,
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08
1850 Takes II.

l60 acres Il miles from Monte
Vista, Broom house, stable, gran
ary. cellar, artesian well. all fenced
; wires, 10 acres hog tight $3.50
cash, balance in I annual pay
men,s. Will be sold soon.
&. G. KERR. Agent.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08

The ~. Cecilia Club met for r.hoar.
.al at the Blanca last Tuesday evening.
a dcrp interest Is being taken snd next
Tuesday the membership of the club
will l- declared closed.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08

Aliss Mamie q. Bushingcr en,aincd
party u school friends Thursday even.
ling hrtwccn 4 and q o'clock ut her home,
4 nice lunch Was spread and n social
time MAS enjoyed.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08

The Knights Of Pythias will celebrate
their 18th anniversary of the order, ON
Feb 10. 1902, with ball and banquet. a,
Hotel Blanca. This will bc an invitation
Anair.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08

Go aud hear Vim. ilawlcy Smith and
In convinced that a lecturer can bc
humorous aud sensible at the same time.
Reserved seats. ~ cents; now on sale ut
Fas&,tt',.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08

. The Woodmcn Hall is an assured
success. All the stock has been sub
scribed for. Much credit is due to
Mayor Boutwell, for pushing the matter.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08

RoRS:-Saturday February lst to tn,
wife Of L. f. Hooker, a son. Mrs. DR.
Powell in attendance.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08

Miss EfRe Pickett gave social part.
toa number OF young lady friends Sat
trday evening in honor Of Miss Retta
Fassctt.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08

The spinisters Of the city will meet at
Miss E. A. Norland's this Friday eve
ming. Their program has not been
Sivsp out.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08
Methodist Church.

Subject for morning sermon Eschat-
ology." Evening sermon ON the 10th
Commandment Thou Shalt Not Covct
Clarence Matthias leads the League
service The Pathway to Peace
The Ladies give chicken pie supper
Friday. Feb. lith Vim. Hawlcy Smith
lectures Saturday. Feb. 18th. Both
warranted Ia Ill.
Mrs. Nichols gave delightful talk at
the League Reading Circle at 4. l..
Stroup's. The Circle meets mex, Mon.
day night at James Johnson's.
We are the People" b, VIZ. Hawley
Smith.
The Valley Teachers Association will
meet nj the high school building On
Saturday the 18th, forenoon and after.
noon. All citizens are cordially invited.
and urged Ia attend. We expect Prc~i
dent Snyder 81 the State Normal and
WIN. Hawlcy Smith la liz present. in
addition to local talent The program
will bc intcrsperscd with good music.
Now is the time Ia get Ladies' jackets
al n reduced price At t'assott's.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08
FL. BISHOPS Bee Hive.

Mrs. Hattie Hurd, who has been
suffering from pneumonia, is reported as
Approving
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08

Tbs Ladies' Aid Society of the
NJ. +. church will give chicken
pie social in the lecture room of
the church, Friday eve, FEY. l4th,
at 4 o'clock. A cordial invitation
Is extended to all. Supper 25cts
II plate.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08
Bitch Notice.

Notice is hereby given that E special
meeting Of the stockholders of the Rio
Grande and San Luis Ditch Company
will he held at the residence of II. W.
Gilchrist in the town Of Monte. Vista,
Rio Grande Co. Colorado on Monday
March 3. 1902 at 2o'clock p. m. for the
purpose Of voting on the question Of
renewing the Corporate life Of the said
company for . period Of twenty years
H. H. GiLcHRIsr. President,
G. 8. ALDRIcH, Secretary.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08
Plymouth Rocks

A few full blooded Plymouth
Rock Roosters for sale by
Mrs. 4. j. ADAMS.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08
w. B. PEACOCK & SON,

Public buildings and artistic house.
= speciality. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Plans and Specifications furnished. S~~
VI Tor psscs~ IN Lum,rr. Sash. Dooss.
et. Aiso ~ our samples 81 wsll Paper
ios 1901. t'ciosr buying.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-08

Now is the time Ia get Ladies' Jackets
al n reduced price nj Fassott's.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-13
She Wanted to Knnxv.

One Sunday morning In the Brooklyn
Tabernacle, while the pastor was in the
midst of an interesting sermon and the
eyes of the great congregation were
fixed upon him, and stiffness pervaded
the huge edifice, an exceedingly conf
cal incident occurred.
Down In the center of the church, al
most crowded out of sight by her older
neighbors, sat black-eyed miss of six
years. Directly In front doomed the
bald head of an aged man.
While the little girl was looking, a
fly circled around and allghted on the
bald head. 1t stood motlonless for a
second, and then moved softly over
the smooth and shiny surface.
The aged gentleman was deeply en-
crossed in the sermon. and for a while
evinced no uneasiness.
All the while the child's eyes followed
the movements of the fly. She was
deeply interested.
Suddenly the old gentlemans arm
shot up and came down with a resound-
Ing whack upon his Uranium. The little
one behind had been waiting for this.
Sliding out of her seat before her
mother could check her, she placed her
chubby little hands on the old gentle
mans shoulders, and, peerng over into
his face, unmlndful Of the time and
place, asked with much animation:
did 90 kill IT."
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-13

have a large assortment of theories re-
garding their government. They read
the addresses delivered at mothers
congresses every mothers con-
gress is almost certain to have two or
three mothers in it-and they listen to
the pedagogical and sociological pro-
fessors expound their theories concern
ing the procliyities and authorizations
of the Juvenile mind. But children, I'M
fortunately. cannot be studied In the
abstract; they are decidedly concrete.
One must get Sin touch" with them In
the concrete way in order TO handle
them and understand them. Besides,
the theories of those who study them
at a safe distance are conflicting. One
authority says they may be spanked
until they reach the age of II, another
declares they should not be spanked
at all. At last the situation is cleared
by a judicial ruling on spanking. Judge
TuthIll, who presides over the Juvenile
Court In Chicago, places the spanking
age at 10 years. After child Is III
years old, says the judge, spanking has
no effect. Notwithstanding the gener-
allzation of the learned judge, 1t Is prob
ably n fact that the spanking age
depends upon the child, and the judge
might have added that in most cases the
parents should be spanked and not the
child.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-13
All's Well That Ends Well.


/ visit is to Jack, so I must hot take Il
to myself"
Eyes" interposed Blanch, "you want
ed to see him, didn't you? Mr.. Graham,
my brother Jack Cyril has been so
good and useful TO us all this summer,
Jack, 1t seems quite absurd to think
you have never met him."
Better late than never" laughed
Jack. perhaps we will be able to
make up for lost time now. Are you
here for long, Graham?"
~ 60 back tomorrow; at least, may
have to go then"
NO, don't do that, Cyril" said Mrs
Holland. "Change your mind while
take Jack to get some bulrushes. Come
Jack, you must row while l gather
| them"
"Blanch," began Cyril, when the
others had left them. Il must write be
fore post time if am going to get back
| tomorrow"
well, Cyril, there are pen, ink, and
paper in the drawing
And you think | must 60"
Eyes"
Cyril come and stood by her chair.
"Blanehy, l did not know you meant
your brother. | thought you loved an
other man as | wanted you to love me
In that case, had no right to be here.
As it is only your brother, | don't think
| need go | think must stay and
scorch my wings a little more"
But what about mineY
Cyrils surprise gave way to a de
llghtful dawn of happiness.
surely you cannot care for me after
alli" he exclaimed.
ut is before all, Cyril"
But you always said"
Because l didn't think you really
cared until l heard about the money
then | knew"
MY dear little girl, how short-sighted
you WERE" he said as he drew her gent
ly to him.
Presently he reminded her that she
would be poor mans wife.
"Neyer mind" was her laughing an
swer. 81 would be poorer still with
out you, and some one else will benefit
by the money"
"An asylum for lunatlcs, expect"
COR lovers"
The random shot proved correct. The
money was left to the lady who had
had the courage to trust "her welfare
and safekeeping into the hands of my
nephew, Cyril Graham, and to depend
for her livelihood on the work Of his
| hands and brains"
Its case of Fortune favor the
brave" was Jacks comment. "And
after all you deserve compensation for
the bad opinion he expressed of youl
husband, Blanch "-Chicago Tribune.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-13
AuRoRAs MADE TO ORDER.
One Can Have Brilliant Displa y
Whenever 1t Is Desired.

| One Can Have Brilliant Display
Whenever 1t Is Desired.
The aurora borealis Is celestial phe-
nomenon seldom seen in these lati-
tudes, but according to European sci
enlist any family may have one If 1t is
desired. BY plunging the negative wire
of a powerful induction coil in YES
sci of water and bringing the positive
wire into contact with the surface of
the water, or slightly below it, he has
succeeded in creating the perfect au-
rora borealis, or northern lights, we
have been in the sky with such wonder
and admiration.
The Pickering streamers, now faint,
now brilliant; the dark are or half cir
Gle from which they fiow-all the va
ried phenomena that have puzzled the
mind of the observer are accurately re-
peated on n small scale.
NJ. Plante thinks that the aurora of
our northern skies Is produced by n
flow of positive electricity through the
upper regions of the air into planetary
space, the fact that lightning and 9th
err similar phenomena are not frequent
at the polar regions showing that the
discharge Is not toward the earth.
He believes that all the planets are
charged with positive electricity. and
that this flows out from the neighbor-
hood of their magnetic poles. When it
meets no resistance 1t goes off In OBJ
scure rays, but when 1t encounters
masses of yapor then it becomes the
glorious aurora.
These mysterious lights, waving and
dancing in the northern sky, have al
ways been a marvel and puzzle TO man
kind and any information that we can
gain as to the cause of their coming
and going Is welcomed by old and
young. This beautiful experiment
proves that the aurora is but another
form OF the mysterious force that
speaks to us through the telephone and
telegraph. that heats our houses. cooks
our food, gives us light in darkness and
conveys us over land and sea.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-13
NOT A SISTER TO HIM.
But She Proposed Another Relntionsh
to Her IIderiy Euftor

But She Proposed Another Rclntionshi d
to Her Ilderiy Suitor.
lie was past 80 and thought he was in
love with a girl of 20. He should have
known better, but somehow some men
of that age don't know anything better
than n girl of 20. He was old enough
TO be her father, for his own son was
five years older than the girl. The man
Ind been widower for only two years
and was just beginning to take notice
which may have accounted for his
youthful taste.
She was not in love with him n little
bit, and had no idea that he was loving
her until lie sprung It on her In the most
unexpected fashion, as elderly men are
liable to do In their love affairs. Wild
ows are likely to be that way,
too, so that 1t may be said to be char
acteristic common to either sex after
a certain age.
The incident was almost tragic.
MY dear Margaret" he said to her
one afternoon when he had met her by
chance downtown and walked home
with her, 81 have known you since you
were a little girl and have always liked
you. Since you have grown to woman
hood and | have talked to you on sew
eral occasions, for | think you do not
dislike me, have more than liked you.
Indeed, ! love you, Margaret, and
want you to be my wife"
"W-w-w-why, Mr. Blank" suffered
the girl, according to the Detroit Free
Press, utterly routed by the sudden and
unexpected attack. I'll never thought
of such thing | have the greatest
respect for You, but | do not love you
and cannot marry you. | would"
Il don't know what you are going to
say" he interrupted, but for heavens
sake don't say you'll be a sister to me-"
The girl laughed. She was recovering
from the first shock.
Il won't Mr. Blank" she said "but |
do want to be a daughter-in-law to Won
Your son asked me to marry him n
week ago. and | said yes | think he
Is perfectly dear, don't your"
"Oh, of course" assented the father.
but he wasn't as happy as she was.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-13
THEY FUzzLE THE MEDlcs,
Some New Disease, that Doctor. Car

Some New Diseases That Doctors Can
Neither Eiagnose Nor Cure.
When Solomon declared that there Is
nothing new under the sun the art of
the physician was yet in its infancy. All
practitioners Of the present day bear
testimony to the fact that new diseases
of the human system are constantly de-
yeloping aud of necessity they require
new modes of treatment.
One disease which the doctors are
trying to find out about, with very lit
tie success. is berl-beri, which seems
TO be Identical with the sleeping sick
ness" OF the west coast Of Africa. The
attention which the medical profession
has paid recently to eastern and tropl-
cal diseases has brought beri-beri to the
fore, whereas little scientific attention
used TO be paid to It. Negroes are pc
euliarly susceptible TO the disease. and
on the wesi coast Of Africa whole vii
lagos of natives have been known to
| lie down and sleep themselves to death.
Some time ago there was an outbreak
of this disease In a lunatic asylum in
| Dublin, and several patients slept to
death. How this malady, supposed to
be peculiar to the tropics and the far
east, came to appear in Dublin is a
mystery. Recently the Norwegian bark
Taurus put into Falmouth, England,
having had seven cases and four deaths
from berl-beri on her way from Jack
sonyille. Fla. Here, again, is mys-
terry, for the disease is unknown In
Florida English and American sol
diers serving in the far east rarely sur.
fer from berl-beri, but French and
Spanish garrisons are greatly subject to
It. A couple Of years ago out Of gar
rison Of 250 at post in French Ton
quin fifty died from ber-beri.
As If the doctors were not bothered
enough with the old diseases, new
one has appeared in Sardinia and Sicily.
The doctors in these Mediterranean isl
ands recently noticed that many of the
peasants showed symptoms of poison
ing from eating beans They developed
curious symptoms and all Of them were
overcome with a drowsy stupor. In
some eases those predlsposed to the dis.
ease have been seen to fall unconscious
simply from inhaling the scent Of a
bean field In flower. Yet to the average
person there Is nothing poisonous about
beans. Horrible thought Suppose this
new disease should spread TO Boston.
Another disease which puzzles doctors
Is that form Of ldiocy known as cretin-
Ism. Why does 1t exist only In certain
distrlctsl II has been said that It is
epidemic only in limestone regions, yet
there are plenty of places where the
rock Is Of this character and yet the
disease is unknown. For Instance, It Is
very rare in England. where there Is
plenty of magnesium limestone and
prevalent In similar districts in France.
1t generally is put down as being pecu
liar TO mountain districts, yet on the
island of Niederwerth, below Coblentz,
on the Rhine, there are 13l cases among
$50 people.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-13

Things art moving along in the edu-
cational world. Even the higher instl-
tutions of learning are making what
appears to be a strenuous effort 10
catch up with the procession. 1t appears
to be dawning upon them that lgnor-
ance Of spelling and inability to reelte
the multiplication table are not always
the hallmarks of genius or the open
sesame to scholarly distinction. At the
Northwestern University, Evanston,
III. the students have stopped erubblng
for Greek roots and are digging up the
little green spelling books. They are
compelled to go away back and sit
down with the elementals of an English
education because of ruling OF the
faculty that no student will be allowed
to graduate from the Institution who
spells yield ''yeald," or shadow "shad-
dow" The boy who spells villain "vil-
Ian" may get hundred in chemistry,
but as spelling is fundamental proc
ess in the art of communicating thought
the university believes it will be more
useful to young man in the battle OF
life than knowing the formula of hydro
zincite. OF course this will be regarded
as very old-fashioned proceeding on
the part of the institution at Evanston.
1t is not exactly in line with the "new
education" which lays very little stress
upon the "three RS claiming that
"readn', 'ritin' and 'rithmetic" may
now be regarded as the non-essentials
of education. But condition CON
fronted the university, not theory.
Most of the students admitted to the in
stitution come from high schools and
academies Their inability to spell the
commonest words In the English Ian
guage made some of their manuscripts
unintelligible. When q young man is
writing about a wonderful feat and
spells it feet how is the professor to
know what he is driving at? The fact
is, we will have to go back very close
to the little country schoolhouse In
some of our educational ideas. Not all
the young men who are attending the
colleges will be able to hire stenogra-
piers and typewriters to do their spell
ing for them Moreover, who Is to do
the spelling for the stenographers and
typewriters?
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-13

OF the sixty Cuban school teachers
who have begun a two years course at
the New York State Normal School at
Newpaltz, Principal Doremus Scudder
declares he never had so eager, inter
esting and congenial group of pupils.
Besides book-learning and the English
language, their instruction includes
cooking. keeping house clean and other
domestic arts; weaving, carpentry and
such practical industries as will grow
out of their home environment; gym
nastics to correct their weak muscles
and "short wind" and the vital art of
amusement for their leisure hours. One
of the girls, in fleeting moment of dis
enlargement over all she had to learn,
recently exclaimed: "Our brothers who
gave their lives for Cuba did not begin
to suffer as we who are living for
CubaW
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-13
A Marriage Endemic.

Servia Is in trouble now with an cpl
demic of marriages. The cause is the
system Of marriage banks founded as
an encouragement to thrift. but which
have proved to have quite an opposite
effect. The young men and maidens Of
Servia begin paying in to these instl-
buttons at an early age on the promise
of premium on marriage. Immediate
ly small sum has been accumulated
the desire for marriage grows over
whelmlng, with the result that the first
offer is snapped up. In consequence,
prematurely early and unhappy mar
riages are general. The matter has
now reached such lengths that it is Sc
riously troubling the government, and
the ACCESSIBILITY of abolshing these
banks, which are held to be the root
of the evil. Is being debated
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-13

While European engineers discourse
concerning the redemption of the Sa-
hara desert the process Of the redemp-
ton of arid lands in the United States
Is being practically carried out. An
irrigation company Is rescuing about
a million acres of desert land In south
western Arizona, southeastern Califor-
MIA and northern Lower California.
This desert land needs only water to
make It fit for cultivation. Since June
of this year hundreds of families have
been brought to this district by the
irrigation company which Is prepare
to water the vast sun-baked area. Dur
ing the present season crops have ma
tured on 1000 acres and in short time
over $4,000 acres will be ready for the
Man with the Hoe. Within three years
1t is estimated the fertile land viii be
increased to 100000 acres, providing
a livelihood for thousands of settlers.
Already the population of this once
desert land has been increased from
five voters to one thousand. The larger
problem of irrigation must doubtless
be solved by government action. The
demand for more land is growing into Il
great chorus of pleas and 1t must reach
Washington. Meantime private enter
prise is working on a smaller scale in
a very successful way. The desert is
TO blossom as the rose.