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New-York tribune., 1902-08-10
Reed and Rush Furniture.

Made from best selected reeds finished red blue natural color
Chairs, s.. to $500
Rockers. S245 to S28 90.
Seees, SI,. so to S45
Tables, So. so to S24-
Rus Furniture braided Of rush. finished
very strong and durable.
Chairs, So so to $500.
Rockers, S.. so $500
Settees, SI25o to S45.oo.
Tables IS. so S24
Stools, S. 50 to $1,000.
Book Racks, So. so to SI5 90
New-York tribune., 1902-08-10
Library Furniture.
Dining Room Furniture.

golden oak oak Cathedral oak and solid
hopnv dull or polished Many styles shown Empire Sheraton
and Colonial Seboards Extension Tables Serving Table
and Chairs O match.
Sideboards SI2 S65o.oo.
Closets, $50 $4,000
Extension Tables IS $500
Serving Tables IS. Sos co.
Dining Chairs, ST $500
New-York tribune., 1902-08-10
JUST REMEMBER.

One matter not to forget to-day is to look
over those "LtttIe Ads. of the People"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01
HOW TO MAKE POETRY.

IA correspondent to the book section of the
New York Times frantically inquiries if there is
any way he can learn to write poetry.1
If you want to be poet, you must buy quart
of ink
And some paper and pen, and gently settle
down to think.
With your paper and your pen you must settle
And every now and then insert your pen into
your ink.
Rule the third you must observe IL you'd rank
Always put your pen in ink; never put your ink
in pen.
Having put your pen in ink and having settled
down 10 think,
Never stick your pen in muciage when reaching
for the ink.
Rule the fifth: You must not cut such an aggra-
AS reaching for the ink not with your pen, but
with your paper.
vi.
Now we come to rule the sixthly: When you've
ink upon your pen
Let it dry up while you cogitate-and reach for
ink again.
Rule the seventh Chew your pen point as you
settle down to think
That perhaps the little bottle isn't full enough
of ink.
VIII.
Take the bottle by the neck Tor by the base, If
you preferO
Fill it up, and then go back and start again Just
where you were.
TX.
Having grabbed and filled the bottle with un-
sympathetic ink,
Take your paper and your pen again and settle
down to think.
X.
Having thunk, just keep on writing till you're
paralyzed with cramps;
Then destroy the burned old poem and conclude
to save your STAMPS
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01
PROPERTIES OF THE MAIDSTONE.

The maidstone is supposed to be
taken from the stomach of a white
deer. 1t is about the size of an Eng
lish walnut, and slightly porous.
When person is bitten by an animal
afflicted with rabies the stone is placed
on the bite. 1t Immediately sticks,
sometimes for half an hour.
One of the greatest fears of the
cowpuncher is of being bitten by
skunk. In the cattle country, when
the puncher is on the range and must
sleep out of doors of nights, he hard
ly ever lies down on the ground with
out thinking of this danger. When
he is bitten it is almost always in the
face. Nine times out of ten hydro
phobia symptoms develop. In most
cases he is anywhere from twenty to
fifty miles from a doctor, and search
is made among the ranchers for a
maidstone. The cowpuncher is SIM
pie in his faiths, and he clings to this
one. And, indeed, many marvellous
tales are told of the success of this
somewhat vague healer.
The writer knows of one remarka-
BILE case. A man in New Mexico
cattle town was bitten on the arm by
a mad dog. The nearest doctor gave
his aid, but he was not able to de-
crease the swelling. A maidstone
was sent for from a distance and ap-
piled to the bite. The curative prop
critics Of the stone lie in its power of
absorption. 1t adhered at once to
this mans arm. Running up the
elbow was thin blue streak, tracing
the course of the poison. As the
stone stuck this streak gradually de-
creased, and was not to be seen when
the inanimate little doctor fell off,
after thirty minutes adhesion. The
stone was put in water, and a blue
film Immediately formed on the sur
face. The man got well.
The value of a maidstone varies
with its owner. The stone just told
of was held at $500.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01
THE SINFUL BROTHER.

1t was at certain church meeting,
and the good bishop was calling for
reports. He had a rather stern,
sharp manner which sometimes Jared
little on the nerves of the more
timid. By-and-by he came to Brother
B., lay delegate.
"Brother B., what is the spiritual
condition of your church?" demand
ed the bishop, briskly.
81 consider it good" said the
brother.
"What makes you think it is
good?" went on the bishop.
"Well, the people are religious.
That's what makes me think So"
"What do you call religious. Do
they have family prayer?"
"Some Of them do and some do
not"
"Do you mean to say that a man
may be Christian and not hold fam
lily prayers?"
Eyes, sir think so.''
DO you hold family prayers +!
eyes, sir" returned the brother.
"And yet you think man may be
Christian and not hold family
prayer?"
II have brother who is a better
man than / am who does not hold
family prayer"
"What makes you think he is a
better man than you are?"
Everybody says so, and know
he is.
"Why does not your brother, if he
is such good man, hold family
sprayers1" thundered the bishop.
"He has no family" meekly ans
Wered the brother.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01
NEW WAY TO CLEAN GLASSES.

The observant man who is always
aware of what is going on about him,
and always alert to gather useful in
formation, recently had an interesting
experience in Chicago hotel. His
attention was drawn to an old man,
a stranger, who sat next to him at the
table.
Excuse me-" said the observant
man, "but do you know what you
are doing9"
eyes, sir. 1 am wiping my eye
glasses"
''Do you know what you are us
ing7" -,
Eyes. / am using new So bill.
1 never use anything but a new bill
for that purpose.
"But isn't it rather expensive?"
cit would be, perhaps, if l took a
new bill every time I wiped my glasses
and threw it away afterward but it
is Just as good to spend when / am
done with it. l don't do it for show
or to make display of eccentricity,
but have found that there is moth
ing quite so good as perfectly new
bank-note for cleaning glasses. 1t
cleans them perfectly, and never
scratches the surface of the glass.
Make note of it. {"
The other man did so, and in turn
has passed the recipe on to his friends.
1t may be a new idea to many per-
sons who wear spectacles.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01
ESTABLISHED 1850.

burg, started in 1910. In each some
of the leading men of the country
were interested and, anticipating
commerce, wharves were built at both
places.
The recognition of the commercial
advantages is to be seen in the num-
Der of wharves laid down in the maps
of L Enfant and Ellicott, which reach
from the mouth of Rock Creek to
East Capitol street. The depth of
the water at the latter point was IS
feet-the same as Georgetown and
for the purposes of navigation the
Eastern branch was equal to the
main river, and, doubtless, the gov
ernment or commissioners in laying
off the city and setting apart the
present site for the navy yard, re-
garded its advantages as superior.
This was, in the language of Mr..
Stoddert, the first Secretary of the
Navy, designed to be an extensive
building and dock yard" That it
fully met with the requirements, and
that there was suficiency of water
there, has been demonstrated in the
fact that some of our largest vessels
of war were built and launched there
the Columbus, of "a guns, in 1919 /;
Potomac, A guns, in 1921 Brandy
wine, "A guns, 1923. At times there
have been as many as half dozen of
Our largest vessels at anchor off the
yard.
As late as the 6fties one of our
largest ships was launched at the
yard. Thus has been justified by
the experience in the first half of the
nineteenth century of our navy the
wisdom of locating the seat of gov
ernment at "that point in the United
States to which the largest vessels
can be navigated into the interior. +"
The time was when, in the language
of an old inhabitant, the fish in the
river were so plentiful that it looked
to him as if he could walk across on
their backs, and in many of the
streams it was not difficult to catch
a mess where now is the heart of the
city,"
We have not now such depth of
water as the founders had, and Bla-
densburg, more than fifty years ago,
ceased to ship tobacco from her wharf
the last vessel being the schooner
Rover, in I843. The fish have not
been so plentiful in the river, nor
have the woods and fields been for
years the abode of game. Yet we
have the convenience, salubrity and
beauty ascribed by Morse.
DIR. Martins assertion that no OBJ
lection to the location could be raised
on the score of diseases has been vim
dicated by the longevity of many resi-
dents. On the eve of our own cen
tennia1 some inhabitants here have
turned a hundred years more than
a dozen have passed ninety years,
and there is as good a percentage of
those who are passed "three score and
ten" as can be found anywhere.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01
EARTH ROADS.

The question of good roads is one
that at present is receiving much at
tention, and under the direction of
experts of the Office of public road in
quiries of the United States depart
f1lent of agriculture sections of roads,
as object lessons, are being built in
different parts of the country. It is
hoped that before many years all
roads in the United States used for
heavy traffic will be macademized,
graveled or otherwise improved. But
the absence in many places of rock,
gravel or other hard and durable sub
stances with which to build good
roads, and the excessive cost of such
roads where suitable material is
scarce, will necessitate the use of
earth roads for many years to come.
Under favorable conditions of traffic,
moisture and maintenance the earth
road is the most elastic and most sat-
isfactOry for pleasure and light traffic
The United States department of
agriculture has in press and will soon
issue farmers bulletin No. 1856, en-
titled Earth Roads" 1t was pre-
pared Maurice o. Eldridge, assistant
director public roads inquiries.
The bulletin states that the aim in
making road is to establish the ca
siest, shoitest and most economical
line of travel, and that it is therefore
desirable that roads should be firm,
smooth, comparatively level and fit
for use at all seasons of the year.
They should be properly located so
that their grades shall be such that
loaded vehicles may be drawn over
them without great loss of energy /;
properly constructed, the roadbed
graded, shaped and rolled and surfac-
ed with the best available material
suited to their needs.
Attention is called to various errors
in laying out roads. especially the
common error of endeavoring to Sc
cure routes covering the shortest dis
tance between fixed points. For this
purpose the road is often made to go
over hill instead of around it. A
road halfway around hill or through
a valley is sometimes no longer than
a road over hill or through valley.
The difference in the length even be-
tween straight road and one that is
lightly curved is less than many sup
pose.
The Importance of proper drainage
is pointed out and suggestions are
given for the construction, mainten-
ance and repair Of earth roads.
The bulletin contains twenty illus
trations. 1t is for free distribution,
and copies will be sent to any address
on application to senator's, represen-
tatives and delegates in Congress, or
to the secretary Of agriculture, Wash
ingtOn. D. C.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01
UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS.

A Wheaton (Ill.) lady who had
"tried everything in vain until I COM
menced taking your valuable rene
dy'' has written the following testi-
monial to country druggist who is
booming new tonic:
Dear Sir - Before taking your medicine was
too weak to spank the baby. but now can lick
my husband. Heaven bless you -
This reminds one of the Shakopee
man who was nearly blind and took
certain physician wonderful Elixir.
He wrote:
"Dear Sir Before taking your Elixir could
not see six inches before my face. Yesterday
saw wood. / feel that ought to let these facts
be known. Send me another bottle"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01
THE REWARD OF PATIENCE.

Old Bill Jones,
He used to kick
An never worked
A single lick.
An Hiram Smith
Worked night an day
An never had
A word to say.
When workin', Bill
Seemed at a loss,
An so they had
To make him boss.
An Hiram, he
Works with a will
A tryin' hard
To please OIL Bill.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01
DoRoTHY's "MUsTN'Ts.v

I'm sick of 'mustn'ts,'" Z" said Dorothy D.,
"Sick of 'mustn'ts' as can be.
From early morn till the close of day
hear mustn't and never a may
It's You mustn't lie there like sleepy-head,'
And You mustn't sit up when it's time for bed :
You mustn't cry when comb your curls;'
You mustn't play with those noisy girls;
You mustn't be silent when spoken to-
You mustn't chatter as parrots do;'
You mustn't be pert, and you mustn't be proud :
You mustn't giggle or laugh aloud;'
You mustn't rumple your nice, clean dress;'
You mustn't nod in place of yes;'
So all day long the 'mustn'ts' go,
Till dream at night of an endless row
III That goDn stao a4 Is w1ah gFeau Dig eyes,
Oh l hope shall live to see the day
When some one will say to me, Dear. you may, >
For I'm sick of 'mustn'ts,' said Dorothy D.,
Sick of 'mustn'ts' as can be.r
Ella Wheeler ViZc0r
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01
THE MISSION OF WOMEN. .

In his address to the first gradual
ing class of the Baltimore City Train
ing School of Nurses, which is under
the auspices of the Sisters of Mercy,
Cardinal Gibbons said
my dear young ladies of the train
ing school, you have adopted career
the most honorable and useful any
young women could select. You put
to shame those fashionable women
who are daily worshipping at the
shrine of idleness and pleasure. It's
true you cannot, like our blessed Re-
deemer, work miracles by giving sight
to the blind or strength to the paral-
yzed limbs, but you can work mir
acles of grace and mercy by relieving
the suffering of your fellow-beings,
and never do you perform an act
more pleasing to God than when you
alleviate the corporal affection OF a
fellow creature"
THE AVERAGE woman can't get OH
a joke any more successfully than she
cau Oef off a fr011au car
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01
DON'T.

Don't make any one feel self-con-
scious in your presence. Itindicates
that you are excessively self-conscious
yourself. Be unconscious of yourself,
and that will make people unconscious
of themselves when with you.
Don't expect too much from other
people, but encourage other people to
expect great deal from you-and be
sure that you fulfill their expectations.
Don't make too much of your bod
lily ailments. 1t makes you tiresome
to yourself.
Don't be cynical. 1t indicates that
you are very young or that you have
never become mature.
Don't vent on one man the lrrita-
ton caused by the mistake of anoth-
er. Don't vent on others the irrlta-
ton caused by your own mistakes.
Don't vent your irritation on any
body.
Don't apply these "don'ts" to 9th
er people. Apply them to yourself,
or else don't apply them at all.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01
A DIFFICULT TASK.

"Mr. Spondlong," the youth be-
gan, hanging his hat on the back OF
his chair, "I will occupy only few
moments of your time. / have come
to ask for your daughter. L"
Young man," said the elderly
banker, "do you"
eyes, sir, / realize fully that she
has been tenderly nurtured, and that
she is very dear to you; also that her
home is one in which she has been
surrounded by every luxury. But
she is willing to leave it."
"Can you-"
''No, sir, l can't quite maintain
her in the style 10 which she has
been accustomed, but have good
salary, and I'm ready to chance 1t.
So is she. +"
''Will you-"
eyes, sir. I will keep my life in
sured for a sum sufficient to provide
for her if l should be taken away"
Would you-"
''No, sir, would not expect to live
with the family. I am able to buy
and furnish a modest home for her"
Young man." said Mr.. Spond-
long, looking at his watch, I rather
like your style. You can have her,"
Morning, sir"
EDITH-"Oh, mamma, don't cry,
please" !"
Mamma (who has broken favor
ite jar) Its dreadful. What have
got to live for 7"
you've got me, mamma"
eyes, child. But you are not
unique. There are six of you-a full,
complete set. .
WHAT DO you think, James = re-
marked Mrs. Meekton. Mother
SAYS she wants to be cremated." "
"A1l right, replied Mr.. Meekton,
quickly; ''tell her to get her things
on and I'll take her down now.
THE PEOPLE who run into debt
generally have to crawl out.
BORROWING IS sorrowing, and SO
is lending half the time.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01

"I HAVE not much luck with Miss
Edith-she's about as cold as the
north pole.
$50 l should think you'd get
on famously, then, for you're about
as awkward as polar bear"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01

SOME FELLOWS rise in the world
by putting up bluff.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01

THE PEOPLE who run into DEBT
generally have to crawl out.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01

BORROWING IS sorrowing, and SO
is lending half the time.
La Junta tribune., 1902-08-20
Asm,nis.,s.e,.s no,,es.

ESTATE OF JAMES O'TOOLE. DECEASED.
= Th~ nndersigned having bssrn appoinfeei
administrator of tho estate Of James
O'Tooie. late of the county of Osero In the
state of Colorado, deceasrsi, hereby gives
notice that he will appear before the county
court OF said Otero county. at the court
August term. lsOz, on the last Monday In
August next, at which time all persons hav-
Ing claim. agninsf said estate are notified
sssd requested TO attend for the parIo-e OF
having the same adjusted. All p-rsons In
debted to said estate are requested To make
immediate pa Inent to the undersigned.
Dated at La Iuntn. Colo, this .,th day OF
July. 4. D., 1sc.
GERALD DOUGHERTY.
Administrator.
First publication July Is, iaE.
Last publication August Il 1900.
La Junta tribune., 1902-08-20
Fin: c.r,ess shipment.

The first carload shipment Of
cAntaloupes for the present season
left La Junta last Friday night by
express, destined for the New
York market. They were grown
at NewdaIe, which seems to be =
particularly favored spot for the
early bird in the cantaloupe line.
Whether this is on account of the
presence Of Mayor Willis, who il
famed far and wide as cantaloupe
expert. we are not prepared to say,
but il is q TACT, nevertheless, that
Newdale growers have made the
first shipments for several seasons
Two carloads from Newdale and
Rocky Ford and one from Las
Animas were shipped by express
Saturday night on No. .. The
shipments BY freight will probably
be ID. progress before the close oi
the psesent week.
La Junta tribune., 1902-08-20
osmoes..s consrse.se.

The members OF the democratic
county central committee met in
:he county court room in this city
last Saturday afternoon, Chairman
E. w. Mcdaniel presiding, and
II. G. Bourne officiating as secre-
tary. Representatives from a ma
jority Of the nineteen precincts 10
the county were present and par
ticipated in the proceedings, which
were OF a routine character. The
date Of the county convention was
set for August goth and will be
held in Rocky Ford. The basis
OF representation will be one dele
gate for each fifteen votes cast for
II. w. Potter for sheriff. The
convention will have I3o dele
gates. forty-three being from the
hve precincts OF La Junta. The
primaries to elect delegates to the
county convention will be held on
Tuesday, August 25th.
La Junta tribune., 1902-08-20


COLORADO will be represented in
the aerial contest al the Worlds
Fair by d. NJ. Bodwell, OF Cripple
Creek. Mr.. Bodwell says: "My
aeroplane No. 3 works like a
charm and has for motor a sys-
TEN OF eight-day clock springs,
and have already proven that the
larger the scale OF construction the
greater the degree OF perfection,
especially along the lines OF carry
ing power, smoothness OF sailing
and obeying the rudder we'll IN a
fair wind"
La Junta tribune., 1902-08-20
WEDNESDAY. AUG. 40, 1909

LA JUSTAITEs, who at this time
OF year allow their fancy to lightly
turn TO thoughts OF fried spring
chicken, are having considerable
difficulty in finding the two-legged
wherewithal to appease their ap-
petites. "Springers" are a very
scarce article and hard to get at
any price. One OF our leading
groceryman says the meat trust is
responsible for the unusual condi-
ton Of things. Owing to the
prices established by the trust the
farmers were forced to eschew
meat and chewed chicken instead.
Consequently, old birds and young
birds alike are very hard TO get.
Eggs are selling at twenty cents
per dozen, an unusual thing at this
time of year. and our groceryman
predicts that they will be worth
their weight in gold before the
ides OF November. That will be a
very poor month for good eggs
and hardshell democrats.
La Junta tribune., 1902-08-20
Notice to con,ssetess.

cRALKD PROPOSALS. ADDRESSED TO
y the secretary OF the school board Of Dis
trict No. II. will be received af the oficc Of
said secretary. in the First National Bank Of
tenb.r 20, 1907, for the building of a school
building addition to school building No,
OF said district. in accordance with plans
now on file with said secretary. Each pro-
po~al must be accompanied by a certified
check for ) per cent of the bid, payable to
said school board, as . guarantee that the
bidders, II sacce~sful. viii enter into prop
or Contract with said district for said work,
and that said bidder will furnish a good and
sufficient buad. to the sstisfacfion of said
board. for the fui6llment Of said contract,
Aaid certified check to he forfeited In case the
bidder fails.or refuses to make such contract.
or furnish snch bond. in casr his proposal
aud bid are accepted. The school board re-
serves the right to rcjeet any and ali bids
ROBf VI. PATTERSON, Scrrrsary.
First publication August 10, lp0s.
Last publication September Is, IRn
La Junta tribune., 1902-08-20
The s.s, Imminent, 10, Strains.

Mr.. F. II. Wells, the merchant
at Deer Park, Long Island, n. Y,
says: IL always recommend
Chamberlain's Pain Balm as the
best liniment for strains. used
it last winter for severe lame
ress in the side, resulting from a
strain, and was greatly pleased
with the quick relief and cure ii
effected. For sale by all drug
gists.