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La Junta tribune., 1906-01-03

In July. Isss. Mr woodruff purchas-
ell 735 volumes selected mainly with
reference to reading for the young
provided these books with labels
numbers. etc. packed them IN cases
provided for the purpose. prepared a
printed catalogue. and the necessary
material for circulating the books. and
shipped the OUTFIT fcosting over s10ob
to La Junta. all ready to set up and
put IN use. This collection was placed
In the charge OF Miss Clara :. Sher-
wood. a trained kindergartusr. who. In
pursuance Of the same motive. had
been sent to La Junta short tim. be-
fore. to establish and carry ON a free
kindergarten. She continued TO act in
tn. double capacity of Kindergarten
and librarian for a number OF years
unfil early In 1ssi--When sh. was sue
cee1ei as librarian by Mrs. Laura
I.i-b. who served until within recent
years. Since her retirement there has
been several incufnbents OF the place
for short periods Of time.
The beginning thus made seventeen
years ago was followed by purchases
Of books. from time To time. which
were shipped to II Junta. ready FOR
circulation. Indeed, the founder
made II his principal business for a
number "f years to collect books for
the library. having special facilities in
Boston for making purchases. not only
rom the publishers. but also through
second hand stores and auction
sales. which he haunted regularly. ac-
quiring thus many books Of value. not
readily procurabie otherwise. He
early began to send also. pictures and
other objects Of interest. including -
classified collection of shells and cor
ale.
Mr.. wooirur set aside for the use
II the library and Kindergarten. lot
twenty-four, block thirty-seven. a
corner lot. centrally located. near IN.
-outheast corner Of the park. and pro-
r.eded to erect thereon a building for
the joint use of the kindergarten and
library; plans and specifications for
hich. prepared In Boston. provided
for a much more substantial building
than was customary IN la Junta. al
that iim. Tn. building was coinplet-
ID early In 1859. at a cost Of t2.117.s2.
and while well ada aptei to its purpose
AZ that time. IL failed to make adequate
provision for the unforeseen growth tina I
La Junta has experienced since then /:
although In 1883 and 1880 In order "a
have open space about the library.
and to provide rom for possible fu-
ture needs. additional lana was
bought, the adjacent lot twenty three
A portion of the building. fronting on
Colorado avenue. was planned to be
used for business purposes. in order
to furnish some revenue for the Ii
brary: and has continued to be 50
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-03

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La Junta tribune., 1906-01-03
Youne FolkS' liSeAay.

There l. and always has been a
public library. free to residents Of La
Junta and vicinity. II mad its origin
in the thought Of Thomas T. Wood
ruff. at that time a resident of Bos-
ton. Mass, though IN. owner Of conf
siderabi. property in La Junta. where
h. made his hom. later. The motive
leading to the founding OF the insti-
tuition is briefly indicated on the
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-03
Schools OF La JUATA
What They Have Been Ml
WAT Iley Are Iolly.
PLANS FOR NEW BUILDING
sdy SeiisitClsy wak ACCOMPLISHED N
All Departments Duin9 he Past
um-PIsHess Of Sh.d

II there is one institution in which
the citizens of La Junta may be said
to take a special pride. it is the city's
public school system. Such pride is
psydonable. too. for it is safe to say
that few cities of the same size in
the whole country possess better
educational facilities. From the
time when the first school district
was organized in 1877 by Rev. Mer-
ritt. and the first little lOxl4 school
house was built Of cottonwood logs
at { ,ost of S25. the history of our
schools has been one Of steady pro-
gress. Realizing the value and i'm
pprtance Of placing before their
children the best possible opportuni-
ties in the way Of education. the
people have been ever loyal to the
Schools and always ready to assist in
increasing their efficiency. As a
result the school system has more
than kept pace with the growth Of
the city.
The stone building on West Second
street. known as No. /, was erected
in 1888, at a cost of $500. and a
five-room addition was completed in
1904, the improvements costing sl2,-
60. The Columbian building, on
Colorado avenue. was ready for oc-
supancy in December. 1880. the cost
being SIS $50. In 1893 the first class
of four members was graduated.
through the kindness Of 7. 7. Wood
ruff. the kindergarten was establish
ed in 1888. and this became a part
81 the school system in 1894. Union
High School No. !. county high
school. was organized in 1895 with
about fifty pupils and three teachers.
Since then the number Of scholars
Aas increased to over 80, and FIVE
teachers are employed, not including
the instructors in music. sewing and
Craving. and manual training.
Our high school is one Of the very
best in the state. In 1899 it was
accredited to the State University.
and in 1904 to the North Central
Association of Secondary Schools
and Colleges. including colleges such
As those in this state. and the Uni-
versity Of Kansas. William Jewell.
University Of Nebraska, Ann Arbor.
Northwestern University. Oberlin.
and fifty others. At its affiliation
with these schools its rank was sixth
in the state. yielding position only
ITO Denver. COLORADO Springs. Pueblo,
Greeley and Cripple Greek. Since
1896 there have been 1856 scholars to
finish the high school course, over
half Of whom have entered higher
institutions Of learning. Their re-
cords at these schools have been
6rxY-class and have rejected much
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-03

credit on our local schools and the
instructors employed. Many of
these have taken up teaching for a
vocation and have been well repre-
sented in the schools of this county
and city. Others have risen TO posi-
tions Of trust and influence in our
own city and elsewhere. The fact
that twelve or more teachers, who
were formerly employed in the
schools of La Junta, are now occu-
pying positions in various higher in
stitutions. is the best testimonial to
the qualifications and efficiency Of
the teachers.
The total enrolment so far this
year is ,lso, about 100 more than
that Of last year. The scholars are
attending. TOO. in way that is en-
couraging 10 the authorities, the
average attendance to date for the
whole city being nearly 80 per cent.
The term just concluded was a
very successful one in every respect
and presages a magnificent showing
for the remainder of the school year.
All the branches from the kinder
garten up to high school have ham
died the work assigned to them in
hne style. There are now twenty
six teachers employed. an increase
Of three over last year.
II is interesting To note the pro-
gress Of Sioyd since it was introduced
in the schools last September. The
boys have taken hold Of the innova-
ton in an enthusiastic manner and
the interes. they evince is fattering
to those who have il in charge. Not
only does il tend TO keep the mind
and hand Of the youngsters active
and self-reliant. but it seems TO add
zest 10 the more monotonous parts
of school life. making it better
for both teacher and pupil. As il
was something new all the pupils had
10 pexiH on dirtlo-t tile SdiHc N'ei'
but now as fast as they master the
elementary principles. their work Is
being changed. More industrial
work is being introduced in the sixth
and seventh grades. and mechanical
drawing is making much headway
in the higher grades, many Of the
pupils displaying great aptitude in
this line. Professor Stendahl. who
has charge Of this work. Is very well
satisfied with the progress made and
predicts even greater advancement
during the rest Of the year.
Among the girls. sewing has made
much progress under the direction
If the instructor. Miss Reid. especi-
ally in the seventh. eighth. ninth.
tenth and eleventh grades. From
now on much attention will be given
10 instruction and practical work in
mending. darning. fine stitching.
etc. IL is planned to introduce cook
ing into the schools next year.
For some time the problem Of
providing accommodations for the
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RAILROADS.
Bait. more and Ohio r. z

ROYAL BLUE LINE
NEW TERMINAL. Esd ST. NEW YORK.
R Rlass f P.nIO1 pa HG Train
1890 am. Diner and Pullman Parior Car
tii.oo am. Diner aod Pullman PaIlor Gar.
pm D kSy.I az missd All ' Pulim.a.
too pm. Coaches to Philadeiphia
800 pm. Coaches to Philadelphia.
'll.3o pm. Seepers.
ATIaST Ii s GffpT TOO 1900. t11oo an.
EVERY HOUR on THE HOUR"
TO BALTIMORE nc writ iii PULLMAN In SERVICE.
s SS s5S sS6 10 ' s.s 500 s Sos 'i $780,
SUI sSnds y IS! oS ssS; SOs issS sSS.
1000 n'so ila' wEF@s:rw.Rp
1905 am. .ao5 pm. :i24s night. -.
sis p cs1S BUS %
WHEELING, 1905 a m. $50 pm.
WiXcTIETTER $40 an. tsos, IS 90 Pm e noon
eco pm. SUNDAYS, $50 a m and $50 pm
FREDERICK, 1885. ss15 $1,000. fll.oo a'm'
H$eEkstoI&S ftlSoS an and 20 ts-oo pm, y,
$50 BOYD and sS g yG ,6 POffis so ss5 1913
sm.. fi25o SIi5, 1880, sos IS. teao' i7sc,
sl%Sl Rssnfl l$T I'm JUNCTION and way points,
ts.a5, 1918. s1.15. 1900. 1890 pm.
Reservation Of Steering or rarior Car space;
TELEPHoXE at all of the following Ticket 20 Of
phone Main 1891: GIG Pennsylvania ave-. Telephone
Main 27s; station, New. Jersey ave and ST. b.,
reau, East T24 mis- tf-b4
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RAILWAY.
General Passenger Agent

rains ieaye from Pennsylvania Station.
I y m. Daily. Local for Hsrrisonburg, War
reutou. Duuyille and way stations.
II u an. Daily. Washington and Florida Linn
tied. Through coaches and sleeper 10 Columbia.
Savannah 10 Jacksonville. Dining car service.
it:15 an Daily. United States Fast Nail
First-class coaches and sleeper to New orleans
40 pm. Week Days. Local for Harrisonburs
and way stations Manassas branch
49, pm. Daily. Local for Warrenton aud Char.
7.so pm Daily. New York and Atlanta Express.
First class coach TO Atlanta. sleeper to Columbus
Ga; Sunset tourist sleeper Washington 10 San
Francisco Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays.
Through coaches and sleepers to Columbia. sayan-
nah aud Jacksonville. Sleeper TO Augusta and Port
Tampa. Dining service Ia carte.
1000 pm. Daily. New York and Memphis Lin
TIED tvia Lynchburgl. Firstclass coach and sleeper
10 Roanoke Knoxville. Chattsnooga and Memphis:
sleeper 70 Birmingham aud New Orleans. Dining
car faryiee.
1913 pm. Daily Washington and Southwestern
Atlantis and Macon: club car to Atlanta; sleepers
to Nashville. Atlanta, Macon. Birmingham and
New Orleans Dining car service.
TRAINS on BLUEM0NT BRANCH.
Leave Washington sic IN, 80 4:45, 800 D. m
week days. for Bluemont. :2S p. m week days for
l.eesburg only. On sunday leave Washington 9:io
an, sos pm. for Buemont.
Through trains from the south arrive Washington
G'42. 6:o2, $3.50 l1:oj am, 800. $3.50 and $50
pm. daily. Local trains from Harrisonburg III :55
a m. week days and 800 pm, daily. From Char
l0ttesville $40 Ia, from Lsnehburg, $50 pm.
Tickets. sleeping car reservations and detailed
Information eau be had at ticket Offices. 7oo 18th
ST. 5ii Pa. and Pennsylvania Station Bagga &c
checked through from hotels and residences.
Phone MAIN $780, T; R 4. Cab Service.
April 10. s. II. IIARDwICK. Pass, Traf. Mgr
lSCe W. II. TAlLoE. Gen. Pass Agent.
l. :. BROWN. Gen ACT.
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GERONIMO DYING.
Noted Indian Chief Frays Tor Exten-
sion of His Life.

Geronimo, chief of the Apache Indians
Is critically Ill at his home on Fort Sill
military reservation, and the tribe decided
yesterday that he could live only few
days. When his biographer called on him
yesterday Geronimo said:
II am praying to the white mans God
who has made me a man fit for heaven,
to spare my life for a few years longer;
to spare ii until / am freed from custody
and see my people in free homes.
God knows my heart ia good, but ! am
telling Him my people need me here more
thansI am needed in better world"
Geronimo Is seventy-six years old. lie
is living with his eighth wife. to whom ne
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.

lines. II, QUO 81. Sl2o: VIZ. S252: mo-. 81. 70
f. $. RANDALL POTOMAC RIVER LINE CO.
STEAMER HARRY RANDALL. MONDAYS AND
SATURDAYS at am, for landings Potomac.
including Port Tobacco creek. Maddox creek
Wicomico river and Nomini creek landings WED.
NESDAY at p.m for river landings, including
landings the Wicomico river. Nomini and lower
Machodoc creeks.
Returning. steamer arrives in Washington Tues
day nd Sunday afternoons and early Friday
nor ming.
Steamer for GLYMoiJT and intermediate land
tngs at am. daily except Sunday; returning
about d. nO15-tf
MARYLAND. DELAWARE AND VIRGINIA
RAILWAY COMPANY
On and after February steamers will leave 7th
st. wharf every Sunday. Tuesday and Thursday at
pm for Baltimore and river landings, arriving
IN Baltimore early Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
morning Returning, leave Baltimore, Pier No. @
Light ST.. every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at
pm, arriving in Washington early Thursday,
Saturday and Monday morning.
All river freight must be prepaid.
Accommodation for passengers unsurpassed.
7. MURDOCH, STEPHENSON & BRO
G. p. Agent. Agents.
fe7tf.2O Telephone Main 745.
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4 TLANTIC COAST U .INE
Effective April It'll. 1906.

Effective April Tth 1906
Nottce.-These departures are given as inforna
ton well connections with other companies.
but arrivals and connections not guaranteed
4:3o am. daily-Sleeping Car New York to Jack
sonville Fla.
3;45 pm. daily-Sleeping Cars New York to jack
sonville Fla, New York TO Port Tampa, Fla, via
JACKSONVILLE New York to Townsville, Ga. Tues
days.; New York to Augusta, Ga; New York to
Charleston, s e.; Washington, d. c., to Whining
ton. y. C. Connects Mt Petersburg for Nc-folk via
y & w. DINING CAR SERVICE this train.
For tickets and all information apply at the
OFFICE or THE LINE. 80l PENNSYLVANIA
AVENUE NORTHWEST, AND PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD STATION.
GEO p. JAMES,
District Passenger Agent, Washington, d. c.
W. j. CRAIG.
Pass Trnfac Mgr Wilmington Y O.
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SeabOard Air Lime Railway

TICKET OFFICE. 1921 PENNA AVE.
For Petersburg. Raleigh. Wilmington, Columbia,
Savannah, ia rksonvllle Tampa Atlanta. Birming-
ham. Mobile. Pensacola and New Orleans.
1910 An DAILY - Seabeard Mail - Through
Pullman Sleeper to Jacksonville. Fla. connecting
at Hamlet with Pullman sleeper TO Birmingham
Cafe dining Washington TO Hamlet. n. G.
7.25 PM. DAILY-Seaboard Express-Solid train
TO jacksonville and Tampa, with Pullman seepers
Through sleeper to Atlanta, Birmingham and Mem
phIs Also through sleeper TO Pinehurst daily ex
Sunday. Dining Car
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Chesapeake 6 Ohio RY.

$50 PM DAUY-CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS
SPECIAL. Solid vestibuled Electriclighted
Dining Car Train, reaches Cincinnati 500 an.
l. uisvlle IL 100 an, ST. Louis 6:2s pm, Chi
cago $50 pm. Pullman SIeepers 10 Louisville,
Parlor Car for Virginia Hot Springs without
change, week days. Dining Car
iI:1O P.M. DAILY-F. F. y. LIMITED. Solid
vestibuled electric GIFTED Dining Car Train to
Cincinnati. Pullman Sleepers TO Cincinnati
Lexington and Louisville without change Com
psrtuent Sleeper 20 Virginia Hot Springs daily
except sunday Sleepers Cincinnati to Chicago
and st. Louis Dining Car service.
Reservations and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio
Office. 513 Pennsylvania avenue; 900 Fourteenth
street, +. and Mt the station. Telephone Main
273O for Pennsylvania r. r. Cab Service.
H. W. FULLER
TeieDhona MAR 1895 General Passenger Agent.
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After Dinner.

The mind is most recep-
tive of impressions after
dinner. Your advertisement
in The Evening Star tells
its story to willing ears.
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The FtPrincess" Figure.

. Wo years ago, when fashion vo-
taries began to whisper of the
n coming Of the "princess
styles, fashionable womeT shook their
heads. The modern figure, they said,
would never stand the test Of the clas-
sic "princess' outlines. But the
"princess' gown made its way.
All this time, however, the modistes
weree only paving the way for the pure
and unadulterated >"princess" gown,
and now all the best-dressed women In
society are CARRIED "a la princess, ("
soft, clinging folds of chiffon, velvet.
trimmed with sable or chinchilfa for
outdoor, and pearl white satin, or even
silver tissue for the evening.
eve make the figure as well as the
gown was the matter-of-fact explana-
tion put forward by a Bond street
dressmaker yesterday. And the state
ment is literally true.
Horsehair, neatly padded and quilted,
is the secret of the perfect figure un-
der the fashionable "princess gown.
A breastplate Of horsehair makes up
for the thin bust. The shoulders and
hips are thickly padded with the same
material. Even the sleeves are mould
ed into beautifully rounded curves over
couple Of thicknesses Of wadding.-
London Mail.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
Hints to Help the Busy Girl.

w HEN you buy an umbrella be
w sensible enough to get a
good-sized one that won It
permit drippings on your shoulders and
skirts.
When you buy pair Of rubbers get
those that come up well on your feet
and protect them, rather than the strap
sandal, which is. only Of use to women
who can pick their steps as they 60
along.
When you are fixing your skirts over
make one Of suitable length for b rainy
day so that your ankles will not get
wet.
Eat suitable food for your luncheon
rather than unpalatable things. Choose
bread and meat rather than sweets.
Make your room, even if it is but a
hall room, pleasant and sweet and have
your girl friends in to see you often
to enjoy it.
Try not only to say, but to think
what is kindest and most pleasant about
people. -,
Rid your brain Of the silly ideas thai
some special favors are shown to some
girls and that there is a clique agalns
YOU. Watch the other workers and yo1
will be very apt to discover that specia
favors show result from their being
good workers and from their employer
recognizing that the one who merit
it deserves consideration and praise.
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Woman Runner"
For Confederacy

~ OWN at Port Tobacco, southern
Maryland, where colonial Gus
toms still prevail and the tele
phone and the telegraph are still almost
unknown, there was buried last week
Miss Olivia Floyd, famous thruout the
south as one of the "runners" Of the
Underground railroad"
She became one of the runners in the
underground railroad between Wash
ington and Richmond, and altho her
place was surrounded and searched sew
eral times, so sharp was her lookout
and so careful her conduct and SO many
her resources that the federal troops
were never able to catch either her
dispatches or conveys Of merchandise.
She conveyed clothes, money and let
tiers thru the lines from prisoners.
One fugitive intrusted $4,000 in
bank notes to Miss Floyd. She hid the
money in the stuffing of hassock.
Federal soldiers frequently searched the
house, and even sat upon the hassock
ignorant that it contained fortune.
The full amount Of this deposit subse-
quently was returned to the owner.
She assisted many escaped prisoners
to pass the line, hiding them in the
woods and feeding them until an op-
portunity for escape occurred, and then
passed them across the Potomac. In
one Of her dreadful experiences her
hair turned gray in single night, and
her relatives wondered at this marvel
Gus change.
When colored troops were being en-
listed in 1864, some one came to Miss
Floyd's home for the purpose Of entic-
ing her negroes to the county seat, en-
listed them and got the bounty.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

then throw in the materials to be dyed.
This method of procedure is sure to end
in failure. The correct way to go about
it is as follows: ~.
Take dress, for instance, after all
greasy stains have been removed, put it
into a large pan or basin in which there
is plenty Of hot water, sufficient to COM
pletely immense the stuff to be dyed.
After it is thoroly wetted it is lifted
out, wrung and laid aside until the dye
stuff is put into the bath. Then instead
Of simply dropping the dye powder into
the hot water, it is best to put it into a
small bowl and pour on it plenty Of hot
water. Stir the dye solution thoroly
until every particle is dissolved, when
there should be no appearance Of spots
or specks on the spoon or stick employed
for stirring.
When all is dissolved 1t can be poured
into the pan or basin containing the
hot water and thoroly mixed with a
stick. When this is done the wet goods
are then put in and gradually moved
about in this hot dye solution until the
proper depth of shade is obtained.
+ i.
It is well to remember that fast-dyed
goods always take a long time to dye
WOODEN and silken materials cannot be
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

or what chemists term "affinity," for
color stuffs. 49,
Indeed, they absorb the dye SO readily
that the fabrics generally come out
spotted, or uneven, when not carefully
dyed. The materials have absorbed the
dye quicker in one place than another,
hence the unevenness. ..
+ j. !. +
Before dresses can be dyed they
should be carefully examined to see if
there is any grease, oil or fatty marks.
All greasy stains must be removed, ell
Their with a few drops of benzene rubbed
in or with soap and hot water and a
! little ammonia. After all such stains
have been carefully removed the goods
asa ready for the dyeing.
MThe dyestuffs can be obtained from
the chemist and are sold in small pack
cts suitable for dyeing small lots Of ma
terial. Where stitches and sewing can
be readily let out it is always better to
do SO, but by attending carefully to the
directions here given this can be dis
pensed with.
j. j. !.
One great mistake in dyeing at home
commences at this first stage. Generally
/ beginners just drop in the dye powde7
Ito the hot water, give it stir ant
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Dveing at Horne---Ho,u You May Do it Successfully.

in the water until the latter is luke
warm. Squeeze the gloves hard, and
throw them away. Dip lace in the liquid
and leave it in for one hour. Shake and
gently pull out. Hang up to dry, fold
and lay under q heavy weight for
week. The kid, as well as dyeing, adds
stiffness to the lace.
To dye feathers green take one ounce
Of verdigris, one pint Of gum water;
mix them we'll and dip the feathers into
the mixture, shaking them well about
In 1t.
j. i. !.
To dye straw hats black boil them
for three or four hours in strong
liquor Of logwood, adding little green
copperas occasionally. Let the hats re-
main in the liquor over night, then hang
out in the air to dry. If the black is
not satisfactory, dye again after drying.
Rub inside and outside with a sponge
moistened in fine oil.
To dye a wooden shawl scarlet use half
am ounce Of cochineal, half an ounce
of cream Of tartar, and two and
a half ounces Of muriate Of tin. Boil
| the dye, and put In the shawl. Work
briskly for about quarter of an hour
then boil for an hour and a half, stir.
ring slowly while boiling. Wash in
clean water and dry.