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The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

Dear Mrs. Herrick:
Oh. didn't mean Heart culture, a bit
That's all right. and suppose we ought to
have 4: but why can't we have something
more Hike FUN culture's7
IN for fun-aiways Tam toe dreadfuliy'
sfangy to talk to? fou see, I've brethers),
and l know you'll find heaps of the other
girls are, too.
OF course, want more prosaic things,
too. butt guess It's my sense OF duty
THAT same sense Of duty.s mighty weak, as
rule1 that wants It.
Won't you please. please; please leave
room for fun? Your enthusiastic little
friend. BETTY.
Dear Mrs. Herrick:
l read Bettys letter last week. and I
want to pipe out little me, teo.''
Please let's be something. don't know
how nor what. but 1t would be fun to have
lot of fellow-members among girls you've
never seen.
Please do 1t and fden't tell me I'm i'm
polites do hurry 1t does take SO long for
letters to get through-it's weeks before you
answer.
Am I q selfish. rude little mortal? hope
not. With love. NJ.
Dear Mrs. Herrick:
VIII you please give me Betty's address?
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
Manicuring in a Hotel

Dear Mrs. Herrick:
am glad to see that you are taking
such an interest In young women and girls,
and what they intend to do with their lives.
me-
:. To start, I am poor girl. in a way. that
that can be help to my father and
mother when my father grows old and is
not able to keep things going as they are
put 1t In a trade. While some people en-
courage me. others do not. so Will tell
putting it. in use. I learned facial massage.
scalp and hair treatment body massage.
manicurfng. shampooing. I have had very
but my mind is set on getting In big
frst-class hotel. You know, they all have
work. and l would like to do this so that
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
What One Girl Wants to Do
With Her Life
Nv Dear Mrs. HerrIck !:

NV Dear Mrs, Herrtck:
am going to tell ycu what would like
to do with my life. AT the present time
am going to college to get business edu-
cation. | expect to go in an office by
March. at least as Typewriter and stenog-
rapher. but would not want this to be my
lifework alone.
1 have always had desire to get out in
the big world and see what it consists of.
and | have always had desire to be loved
by one person alone-to be everything to
some one person in this great world. Do
you not think can do both? do want
70 get married. but not before I have seen
the world for five or six years yet
Perhaps / am moro frank In this respect
than other girls. Do you think am wrong?
IRIS.
I don't think you are in the least
wrong, although I question if the girl
who counts confidently on getting mar
ried does as good work as the one who
thinks only of that work. and let's mar
riage take care of itself, so to speak
But your idea of life is very natural.
and IL you make up your mind to do
the best you can with your life for
the sake of others. you will probably
be as successful and happy as the ma
jority of women.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

plying hotels. and register your name
there and at the Y. ". c. A. 1t might be
well to put an advertisement 1T hotel
trade paper or In a Sunday or daily
paper In your city. Inquire among
your friends, and even go to the differ
ent smaller hotels and make Inquiries
It may take work and effort. but you
ought to be able to find the sort of
place you want. I put your letter hera
In the hope that 1t may meet the eyes
of some one who can offer a practical
suggestion
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

one T Is always q pleasure to help them
how or what to do to try and get into such
a hotel? 81
You ought to be able to get a good
position II You understand your busl-
ness. Go to some employment oflca
that makes special business Of siip-
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
You Should Precede

Dear Mrs HeFrfck
VIII you please advise me on this sub
jectf Suppose you. lived In q house whare
you had to go up high steps onto porch.
and you had to pass through It to get to
the pRrlor. Would gentleman precede
open the door. enter first. while you follow
ana close the door. and pass through the
or how should It be dons3 Also. In going
out
What are the best words to acknowledge
an Introduction with? G.. K
The young man should preceda you up
the steps, stand aside while you open
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

i can build myself up
and get acquainted
with a good class Of
people.
I think I could
make myself very
useful in such q
place attending to
petty wants. such as
doing a little mend
ing, darning, sewing
on a button, or CIV
ing a little help to
those who cannot do
such things for them
selves. / am very
anxious to work. and
/ must do something
very soon. as. / said
before. l. have al
ways thought OF do
ing such things, and
I love to be kind and
0laa ga MT IN oyro,.xr
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
AH Three Are Matters Of Prefer
eace

My Dear Mrs. Hcrrick:
VIII you he kind enough, to answer me-
three questions? Some say one way and
some another, SO I thought L would leave
it TO you.
Having received a card to a wcddinG
Church only Is 1t proper 20 send present
or not? The same question In regard to an
announcement.
Are seals used for common use on letters
vance for your reply. G.. T.
The sending of 4 present is entirely
within your own inclination. There is
no reason why you should do 1t just be-
cause you have heen invited to the we'd
ding or received an announcement of
the marriage. That does not involve you
In the least. Send card of acknewIedg-
ment in either case.
It Is not bad form to use seal This,
too, is a matter of preference.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
The Behavior of Girls on the
-ADisGussion Suggested
by a Letter Telling How Two
Young Men Forced Themselves
Into Two Girls Notice

while ago I had a letter
from a girl who told me how she
made the acquaintance of young
man. She and another girl friend
had been walking on the street
one evening on their way home.
from work when a couple Of
young men stepped up to them and
offered them their company. The
girls We're silent at first, and then
said they preferred to walk home
by themselves. To this the
young men paid no attention.
but continued to walk with the
girls. The four finally entered into
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

would probably take at least three months
and l really ought to be earning money
now. Then again do not find stenogra-
ply congenial. and should SO much rather
work at something which would interest
me.
omitted saying that whatever do must
be done here, as I cannot leave home.
r. NJ.
Why don't you try to do what you can
with your music as 1t is? You surely
have enough education in that line to
teach children. In every town there
are parents who wish to have their chill
dren begin music with teacher whose
charges are not high. Can you not
teach them? Then you can work up
and get the chance to do more study
ing on your own account. 1t strikes
me that YOU have work ready for you,
If you will only look at 1t in the right
way. Try it and let me hear from you
again.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
''Jast be Natural and Pleasant"

Dear Mrs. Herrick:
I am constant reader OF your interest
ing articles in the paper written for girls.
Now am going to ask you to help mo out.
I am 16 years old and have couple OF
gentlemen friends. Mother always objected
to boy friends coming to the house. but has
now given her consent that I may have
them at the house.
One Of my gentlemen friends Is going to
cab soon. VIII you kindly tell me what te
say or do or how to make the evening
pleasant for him. Would you invite any
girl friend. or would you just have your
boy friend and yourself? He Is about sew
enteen years old. s. H Z.
In the first place. don't speak OF him
as a gentleman frfend.' II you must
use any word besides simply friend, .
call him hoy friend" as YOU de later
in the letter. The other phrase Is much
less pleasing.
Don't do or say anything especial for
the lad when he comes. Welcome him
cordially. as you would friend Of the
family, or girl with whom you were on
terms Of pleasant acquaintanceship
Talk to him about the things you think
would interest him. but don't make an
important occasion of his eau. If you
know some nice girl you would like to
ask. you may do 1t, but don't make a
point of it. Just try to be natural and
pleasant. as you would with any one.
ana the call Is pretty likely to go off
well.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
SOME OF. THE LETTERS BROUGHT OUT
BY "BETTY'S'' LETTER OF A WEEK AGO

I've veou tot the letter
n eu ok i1 1 o girls rt ki atg getting
N Ig hArb paIh OF Hink that
~o 0 OF h
% share eyous
rel ueyn she'd
n gtd tu
fm the of
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

teachers. and advised
to study for O. lit
erary C ar e err or
course. 1t is nonsense
for a girl OF II to ex-
pect to leave High
School at 10 and start
right in to write
stories. In ( q c I,
/ have d ou b t e d
my capabilities In
that line. but I sup
pose time VIII tell.
Recently you asked
us to tell you our
plans for the future.
Don't you think that
q girl who under
stands the essen
tfals Of English,
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

conversation became amcable, and then began an
acquaintanceshp which had continued.
The girl who the letter said that the
be nice boys" She did not state what
based her opinion To it though there
doubt the niceness of the boys who
would speak girls and would force their
company upon them after being informed that 1t
not wanted.
That however is another matter and not the point
which speaking to-day. The behavior of girls
the street is what 1 considering just at present
Choose the Right Place for Merriment
I witnessed crowded street. The time early
eyening-about 7.3e. Three girls walking along
abreast giggling chatering. They did look like
girls. They Intentionally doing anything
attract notice But their laughter
loud and frequent that many look
them just behind them. and could 1t ALL and
not at all surprised when tough-ooking
elbewed them with remark Two of the girls
seemed shocked and became quiet but the third evidently
regarded it less Of joke giggled hys-
tercaIly
mention this occurrence. especially because 1t
place not long after the arrival OF the letter Of which
have spoken. And wondered IL the girls who ad
dressed by the young perhaps behaving in the
thoughtless and noisy those
1t is natural for young people be merry
times boisterous. know that do that they
would choose the right place manifestations
There is evening, and there is hardly day
when the street. that do girls acting
that would be to observe in girls
I particularly interested in Sometimes
them having interest In all girls,
siby of them be girls who have written
and whom feel that know although have never
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

cnduCe slip 10 ilI-
prove herself In
anything that came
near her, and slle
could have done
waiting or cooking
or sick nursing as
we'll as she took
care of children.
This may be an ex-
ceptional case, but
1t is true in every
particular = except
that have not
told all her good
IrL1
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
Some of the Thoughtless Things
Done in Public Places Which
Give a Bad Impression Street
Car Etiquette and the Chew
ing Gum Habit

course and ignore the form of returning thanks
My dear girls, thank is very phrase, and
like please it is little word that everything
easy confess to having a nice little glow about
heart when thanked for service have
dered Don't you have the same feeling? It's rather
agreeable isn't it? Then don't think while
to try to give that
There lots of hard in this
things will smooth. but there times just
kindly word of appreciation will life good bit
brighter for all concerned.
don't want to have you girls think scoldng YOU
I'm not only want to help to make the best of
yourselves Girls are such fine things and they have Ia
them the possibility of being finer STILL that
can't bear to the beautiful fruit by specks
and flaws. Cut them out girls Il don't mean that for
slang, although it sounds that wayD
wonder IL seem unappreciatve. So many girls
whom don't know have done nice things for me-have
given me seats. have pinned skirbraid-onc
even had one in shop it for mc-have yielded
me their places at ticket windows have even made way
for me to get earaithough think that only hap
pened oncei love thom for It. You would all do
things f would only think Try Consider
how you affect other by your conduct public
and see II there isn't something that be
How Hate the Chewing Gum fiabiti
There is thing wish speak about-and yet
hardly dare trust myself the subject For could
fill the whole page up with remarks chewing gum
Some tells the habit is the decrease don't
believe IT. Or 1t Is every who stt
chew come and stand in front rue. by me
when they going do 1t.
Sometimes say / the only woman of my age In
the country who has chewed gum. Perhaps then
don't know tsfascinations But the habit with
perfect hatred like be one of the charter
members Of an anti league. any you
girls interested In ft2 hope so!
Once was talking temperance my small boy when
he was small boy. thought making an I'M
preston, but when had finished he long breath
and said: "Oh, mamma, If get drunk hope
won't do II on the street and get arrested do In
the house. where will me-
That Is the way feel about the chewing habit
II you must chew do 1t In the house. can
and fellow passengers the street
and In the cars the very unpleasant spectacle
@L,z h. <4-.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
IN Expert Needlescoman Asks
Adyice

Ny Dear Mrs Herrick:
a feeling comes to me when heading your
eevices 20 your girls such as Games 20 enc
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
What My Girl Friends ASK
A CORRESPONDENCE DEPARTMENT IN WHICH
MRS. HERRICK ANSWERS QUESTIONS

A short time ago
] wrote an article
asking you girls
what was to be your
work in life. A
number of girl 5
have written to me
In reply, and I put
here a few of the
best letters / have
received on the SUBJ
ject. Some Of those
that came are too
long to put into
print, others are too
confidential to set
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

this is within the reach of any girl who
will give, herself to 1t earnestly ard
conscientieusiy.
Proofreading and Note Paper
Dea- Mrs. Herrick:
A short time ago you gave some excellent
advice to the girl who would write"
am one OF those girls who are praised b.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

UtLUTt lH5 StflHfHI
samples of the majority Of them.
wish to call your especial attention
to the first letter.
La Junta tribune., 1905-05-27

yunta will then be in line for q fed
eral building. and that also can be
secured provided the necessary pres
sure is brought 10 bear and IN effort
is made in that direction. It's about
time for some of the people Of this
burg who have been asleep for nigh
on TO twenty years TO wake up TO the
fact that La Junta is not only the
best town in the ArkAns.s Valley.
but has the best prospect Of any city
Of its size in the state Wake up
and go after free delivery! Do it
now!
La Junta tribune., 1905-05-27

II certainly do pay 10 advertise.
Last week the TRIBUNE had lot Of
garden and flower seeds that were
occupying valuable space. We
wanted to get rid Of them and ad-
vertised the fact. The seeds did not
hold out half long enough to supply
the demand. Whenever you have
something that you are willing to
give away as free as salvation, the
main prerequisite. we have learned,
is to have at least carload of stock
on hand. Unless you have. don't
advertise. 1t does not pay-unless
you want to do business. We had
calls from $50 people who wanted
seeds after our stock had run out,
besides three letters enclosing post
age 10 forward seeds-one from
Arizona. another from Washington.
and still another from Missouri.
We have had to write three letters
explaining conditions and returning
postage sent. besides making a per-
sonal explanation TO a small army of
people. The next time a congress
man sends US a mail sack full of
seeds for free distribution. We are
going to send 'em back that is pro-
vided the congressman will pay the
freight.
La Junta tribune., 1905-05-27

= heestpA.- eHp>ees trip - Dsaver.
Santa 1e Land ! Live SSuek Co. tsr
ca s.-rS.S.. esd .d,,.r-i = 4 a, On
esn- e1l1ey ottorney. eHpease 9aaea Pc
L0oa . Eivs So1Rk Co. tan ease
hgog.rADsR . Oyeil ssppties c1aFt
hsoss I.rh
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NJ es.A1sf. hsalsA c<1errt supplies ssrl
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La Junta tribune., 1905-05-27
SATURDAY. MAY q. 1905.

- -. A JUNTA Is city Of 5.oD pop
alstion and the county ssAt Of
e: : :;s &; ];
AAAa<@ miles southeast of Denver. -
mile. east Of Pueblo. and 81
mile. north and .as, Of Trinidad The santa
Pc Railroad Company rKp-nded tsD.4D in iA,s
Tor prrn an-nt construction sork. consisting OF
MACHINE .hotss. stor-hou-s. addition 10 round
hou-s foundry and extensive car-hops- Ihs siti-
tade Is sOs5 fe-t. and the climate, taken the
yes< round, : unsurpassed Almost constant
s4nskin- char.ct-riz-s the winters and = holly
cloudy day Is a rarity. La Junta has all the
metropolitan con s-uience- NEEDED b. city OF
.5.0O population. Including many miles of
brick sidewalk, perfect system of sanitary
s-xrragr. an electric light plant which sup
pile. an all-dsy aud All-nizht serytc-- water
works owned bs the city, plant for the manu-
f.etur. Of artificial Ice. three rural free delivery
routes. FIR. dspa rtmsnt. telephone system With
IgS sut-rrih-srs, free exchange With Rocky
Ford and loaz distanc. connections With anJ
part Of the .tat-. a school system exc-li-d by
90 city in the state employing tsenty seven
tearhers in :. rooms ten churches, nft.-n secret
aud frat-ruaf orders, two banks. SsD.tsD capital
and ssO.tsD dspo-its; thr-e DsSspsp@r.. op-r.
hou-- Of 20 seating capacity, brick plant Of
SlGD daily capacity. manufacturing best quail
ity of yitrifs-i brick. four mill Of 20 barrels
daily capacity Utopi.n Cement block Plant,
employing t~snty-h nan canning factory
second largest in the state. In fact, La Junts
l. one Of the best towns OF it, sire in the state
Of Colorado
La Junta tribune., 1905-05-27

p. B. Armour. the first. never
bothered himself over the selection
Of Christmas presents for men in
his employ. His invariable ex-
preston of good will was a suit of
clothes, and some of his men had a
new suit every Christmas. One
year he asked all the men in the
Office of one branch of his business
to order suits and send the bills to
him. Most of them contented them
selves with good business clothes.
but one young man decided to adorn
himself sumptuously at Mr.. Ar
mour's expense. He ordered him.
self frock coat. waist-coat and
trousers that set his employer back
nearly hundred dollaIs. Mr.. Ar
mour paid the bill, and then he sent
for the brash Solomon in all his
glory.
Il have decided to dispense with
your services" he said. You
have evidently misjudged me.
should think you would have known
that | have been in the packing
business not to know a hog when |
see one. Washington Post.
La Junta tribune., 1905-05-27
NAV AROUT
Town

Harry Miller. who does an "end
stunt" on the occasion Of the
second annual outbreak Of the
Elks' Imperial Minstrels. is a
dead game sport and will take a
chance on almost any old thing. He
stood Bob Fisher off yesterday for a
chance on the $500 diamond, and
declares that he will be perfectly
happy if he don't win it. He says
he takes great deal Of comfort in
the thought that he can't lose any
diamonds no matter what happens.
Wise old boy. that.
La Junta tribune., 1905-05-27

Nothing has been done by either
the Board Of Trade or the city coun-
Gil in an effort to secure free deliv-
cry in this city. Postmaster Dalton
made a canvass of the town a short
time ago in order to learn the senti-
ment of the business men in regard
to establishing free delivery in La
Junta. Twenty-nine business men
were in favor of il. two we're OPP
posed, and five were Indifferent.
Free delivery is like a telephone -
you wonder how you ever got along
without it after becoming accus-
toned to its use. The argument is
made that La Junta is not large
enough for free delivery; that it
would be q detriment to business
men. This has not been the exper-
ience in Rocky Ford, where they
have had . free delivery system for
nearly t~o years. The business men
of that city still get their mail at the
postofiice. but = very large majority
of the people find free delivery .
great convenience. and we believe
this would be the experience in La
Junta- We now have nearly al the
conveniences Of . city Of u. 900, and
free delivery would give u quite .
metropolitan aspect- II would give
eaployment to three carriefs. with
. mil delivery between z and 8
O'e3oek, smother about II IN the fore
Duua, md one IN tie afternoon. L.
La Junta tribune., 1905-05-27

The janitor of the Columbian
school building says the summer of
his discomfort" has arrived. and no
prospect Of a glorious summer.
The seclusion of the school house
steps seems to be a favorite trysting
place for ardent lovers. where
spooning by moonlight is a very
popular pastime. The janitor does
not object to spooning. for he prob
ably has a hazy recollection of ex-
periences Of his own in the days of
his adolescence. What he does OBJ
ject to. however. is the extra work
he has to do in cleaning up the mis-
cellaneous assortment of peanut
shells, empty popcorn bags, cigar
and cigarette stubs. torn bits of
paper, to say nothing of rivers and
lakes and oceans of tobacco juice
these all being included in the choice
collection of refuse which the jani-
tor sweeps up every morning. In
order to save himself whole lot of
unnecessary work he has decided
upon some strenuous measures. By
q clever mechanical contrivance sew
eral sections Of hose are to be
trained on the school house steps.
The hose is to be operated from the
basement. and at intervals during
every evening. from to IL o'clock,
showers Of water will be made to
play directly upon the steps. The
time for these showers will never be
announced. and will vary each even
ing, 50 that no one will know when
the deIuge is to take place. When
ever you see . pair Of lovers prom
enading in the evening. and carry
ing m umbrella, you are ut liberty
to entertain the suspicion that they
are going to beard the janitor in his
den and take q chance on the school
house steps any w. deiuge or no
deiuge.
La Junta tribune., 1905-05-27

He seldom is handsome or nAtty,
And has none of the charms Of
the dude;
Is oft more distracted than chatty.
And sometimes unbearably rude.
He courts us. then sights US and
grieves US
As much as he possibly can:
He kisses US. loves us and leaves US,
This perfidious newspaper man.
Our mothers won't have him come
calling.
He's no earthly good as a CATCH
His morals tthey say) are appalling.
His finances usually match.
He's rollicking, reckless. uncaring.
Lives but for the hour, the day:
He's dangerous. dubious. daring.
Not fit for husband, they say.
But somehow we girls are forgiving
Perhaps he but needs US the more
Because he goes wrong in the living
And knows the old world to the
core.
So we pass up the dude and the
schemer
Who lead in society's van.
And cherish the thinker and dreamer
Enshrined in the newspaper man.
By One Of Our Girls.
La Junta tribune., 1905-05-27
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CsriAed copy Of p1prsion Of ths pronssdin~,
Of the board Of co0missiooers Of Oeero eoanSy
trAn.Aetsd at th< AAy. lsln. nesting thereof
1ks following claims ASainst the ooanty are
mosioas di.alloUsA:
B Van G1ndy. bAlAnes dus elainsd for
pohl.-hinS county elerks ssai-Annusl
skAhcnSok - o. - - y - -
The folIosinx claims against the eounsy ar<
nov presented and after das eoasidosasian
90 noxioAs AIlouei- and warrants are
hereby ordered drawn in payment therefor. a.
follow. TO nit