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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-21

F'AF1 AfI iA'+s'l f44tit- $50 tAA ones II
home might be sent back Bv ,his III
lot. ana So il was we had enc more
word for the home faI-s
'"' on 'l' "i"at peep.
Slow!E we steamed away out out
the great deep ANA ia three hours
Tine were out IF sight Of all land.
ONLY water water everywhere. Sow
We SCI INTO room so. 30. Mr.. Mats4c
'1d !, ana ere soon joined ~ AIr.
J W. Eldrcdgc. II Chicago, who is Il,
the tl.ird berth IN the room.
II you have never looked in,o an
ocean steamship stt.croom y,l, csn
hardly appreciate how complete ami
COMPACT they Arc. You first fee! tfat
There - not half ro9:u enough ~
E"u and there is no where to put this
ana mat and tho other. but ~ the~c
IS nothing else to do you soon qc'
used 10 II and wonder how well yod
some families Of ten people are Nv
.na IN two ana three room house,.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-21


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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15

rut boss doesn't appreciate your "a
forts. Interest In your business wear.
ing thin at the edoss: Eli: Thought
SO! Well. what are you waiting for!
You know nothing really comes to
the fellow who waits, except the
push" Some people never get
there" unless they're pushed.
II you're sick Of your job you're do.
ing yourself and your boss bad turn
by hanging on. Start looking around
for another iob-that'n keep your
mind liquid. Wonderful what a pick.
me-up job-hunting 10 TO some people.
If you get turned down" two or three
times you'll begin to think what small
potatoes you really are after all. and
that's good tonic for business sickness
the first sign Of recovery. in fact.
Your present Job will. maybe. &C
Quire 4 fresh interest to you. and
you'll come At It again ike two-year.
old.
II you were born with square chin
and the normal amount OF gray mat.
ter you'll probably want to get ahead
OF the procession. There is only one
sure way. and that Is know how" A
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15

Nineteen women holding seats In
congress. What do you think OF II?
Not In any little congress Of women's
clubs or anything Of that sort. but In
the lawmaking body OF I nation.
Not one In ten thousand people In
this quarter Of the globe know this II
= fact. although there ID really no rea.
son why they should not know Il.
These women have won congressional
honors and assumed the duties Of law.
makers 10 Finland. At the election
held In that country only . couple Of
weeks ago the socialists developed sur.
prising strength. and. consistent With
their pretcnsions. they nominated q
number Of women for congressional
seats. This forced the other parties
to do the same thing.
Whsa the ballots were counted 4
was found that 10 wo0sn hAA bosn
elected. nins Of them socialists. They
have taksa thslr ssats aA1 proaise
10 make good lawmakefe. - fully -
preclato ~ lnpostaaee q this Il nasl
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15
That Man with the overa,,s.

When the man with the overalls
comes into your store don't turn
around and take your time to walt on
him. Don't snub the man with the
overails In order to wait upon some
elite of your town-that Is. II the over
all man came into your store first.
Your overall man usually stands by
the home town. He works In the
shops, In the stock yards. In the fac.
tories and in the mills. Ills dollar 10
Just as good as the dollar given to
you by the man who tries to put on
all kinds Of airs In your town. The
old American eagle on the silver dollar
given TO you by the man attired In
overalls counts for Just as much and
screams Just ms hard as the bird on
the dollar turned over by the man
who belongs to the upper tens" Be
sides, II the man In the overaiis wants
credit until Saturday night or until
the first OF the month. you'll stand to
win to get the cash from him when
he says he'll pay you. Don't give him
the marble heart. You want his
trade. He needs dry goods and gro
cerics. and he will spend his money
with you II you treat him right.
Stuck In . rut. arc you! Same old
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15
Search fer Old Cannon.

A tradition still survives In Luzerne
county. Pa. that when Gen. John
sullivan marched through that region
in 1873 on his eypedition agaIns, the
Indian confederacy Of central New
York. he buried some supernuous
brass cannon along the Wilkes Barre
mountain. To search for these revoiu.
tionary relics number OF the best
known citizens OF Ashley have formed
themselves into an historical society.
Ono recent Sunday the members
secured the mountain Ia the vicinity
Of Laurel Run. but could nnd no relics
except q few Indian arrow points.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory II the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness. II Is usually neces-
sary to use SO much starch that the
beauty and fineness Of the fabric is
hidden behind paste OF varying
thickness. which not only destroys the
appearance. but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch. as It can be applied
much more thinly because OF its great.
er strength than other makes.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15

fellow with know how" never loses
interest In his job He wouldn't get
the know how" II he did.
Its marvellous nov Interesting bust.
ness Is when you get the proper spirit
Some men obtain more genuine pleas.
ure from business than they do from
play. II you want to enjoy business
study it-soas yourself In II. and ina.
CINE it's play.
You won't have 10 imagine long, and
when you've got he spirit OF the game
you couldn', be Kept out Of It with .
pickax.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15
Homo Trade Hints.

A Collar spent At home stays around
hone AID may return to you after
few days
II yoa want to make your own town
prosperous you will spend your money
n your own town In preference to
some bigger burg long way on.
The way 10 start . wagon out OF the
miro Il for oil the horses to pull to-
ee4Asr. One way 70 pull together Ii
~ everybody TO pstroniss home Indus
tsSos Whenever possible.
Noooy In circulation around tue
town you live In Ii much better Tor
yoss iatsrssts than the same money
n circulation IN . city hundreds of
miles away. Your dollar Is lonesome
II . VIC city. bat II has friends around
hoos sad Ii therefore more ussfuI.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15
Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitation t
Senator Morgan a Model.

Senator John T. Morgan. of Ala
bama, occasionally writes magazine
articles which involve great deal OF
research, but he uniformly refuses TO
accept pay for them. In the course
OF his career many railroad passes
have been offered him, but he never
accepted any either for himself or any
member Of his family. Though over
50 years old. he thinks nothing Of
working half the night. The sena-
tor never haunts the departments
looking for jobs for constituents. OF
moderate means when he entered the
senate. he is now a poor man. having
little or nothing but his salary.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15

Push all the time and your feel
tne better for 1t. and make more
money.
II takes hard thinking and hard
"ofk 10 increase business in the face
oi STRONG competition. But the bust.
ness Is there, and somebody will get it
YOU or your neighbor, or perhaps
your competitor in the next town.
Which shall it be.
help your employees increase your
business.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15
His Usual Nightly Stunt.

Il must not listen to you. Mr.. Pen.
nyaline." protested the blushinG girl.
with eyes downcast. You are only
trininE snd--and. besides. II Is get.
ting late
please hear me out. Miss Helen"
pleaded the infatuated young report
er: I'll cut 1t down to $50 words
Roseleaf.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15

~ nan Who says nothing ABOUT
aao4hee unlsss he can ray sometn'n.
80 = mech more likely 10 b. good
0tisea 81 Q good friend thaa me
- ~ essls Il u psrt Of bic Job 70
- tn111se tsise OFT OF school Of CRIT
toao1ne eehee mss. Tbs worlA v 20
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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15
Fire Damp ossseser.

The IRE damp detector Of n. Hardy.
4 Frenchman. is an ingenious appilca.
tion of the microph0us. Two pipes Of
equal pitch-onc in The mine and the
other above Eround--sre sounded sim.
ultaneousiy. and tho sound waves I'm.
pinEe tho microphones connected Ia
series with telephone. II both pipes
are In. pure air a clear note II heard
In the telephone II Tie pipes are Ia
air Of diRcrcn, density beats are
heard and these give waruing Of the
presence Of IRE damp 10 tks mine.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15
Fashion Is Ever chsoeIca.

Mrs. Shoppers that hat that was
s35 this morning the same price stillf
misunderstanding! Why mott
Mrs. Shopper-weii. It's not such .
new style AS It Was thct..-Judge.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15

be borne In mind thHA never before
hsve women or a woman been elected
to the national lawmaking body OF any
country.-Woman's National Daily.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15

A joke is joke. but business Is no
Joke. and it is mighty hard to make
the two mix.
A man once said: 1T pays to adver.
tise most businesses. but mine is diff
ierent- The sheriff sold him out, and
now he works for his successor. who
does advertise.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15

words will come home to roost. Some
times they come homo when home II
not prepared to receive them.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15
Success.

The secret OF most successes lies in
the man rather than in the method.
Making people want the goods is.
after all. about as near the secret of
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15

whaling u &c alag islustsy 10 ~
soath AtlAatic. ceatesiAg oreuaA tho
rnlkiao1 lslauds.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15
pc,es 81 supsr,se lnts,Wpsoes.

Two citizens Of The state Of Wash.
ington had . prize aght over . girl
Thea she rejected them boa. Moas.
hacks still talk Of ~ infsslority q
woman's intciiigcncs. -psuoklyr nAsia,
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15

II as there comes to being any secret.
Make the public want what you have
to sell and the sale Is half made.
Epitaph Of failure: He worked
overtime lodging work"
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-06-15
FOR THE MERCHANT
LITTLE POINTS THAT HELP IN
SELLING GOODS.
Be READY FOR OPPORTUNITY
Let the Public Know What You Have
e 8eii-Never Stop Pushing
A Hint for the
Clerks.
Pluck.

Pluck.
How often YOU hear one business
man SAY Of another who has been sue
cessfui; Amt he lucky" Luck has
nothing to do with anyone's success
1t - PLUCK
Pluck and enthusiasm are the pow!
err which make the winner. With
these Two qualities, which are in
variabiy found together. man will
succeed
business men who have achieved
greatness in their line are those who
possess Al abundance Of enthus-
iasm-
possession that is better than any
thing else to man Is that determine
ton OF character known as pluck. and
An enthusiastic confidence that he will
succeed.
To persevere against great odds.
and to make victorious fight in the
face OF almost impossibilities. it re-
quires pluck which is not governed by
impulse.
To cultivate pluck one must encour.
age steAdfastness of purpose. When
. thing IL begun II should be fin.
ished.
The trouble with most OF us is not
20 much that We have hard row
to hoe but tina, we dislike hoeing.
Q dozen times-at every door. bu,
you have DO kick against the fates IL
Opportunity knocks. finds you lost in
. pipe dream and turns away never to
return.
Bacon said: The mold of mans
fortune is in his own hands"
All men cannot be captains OF indus.
try. All men cannot succeed phenom.
enally. All men. 1t seems, cannot sue.
coed even moderately, but all men can
make An effort TO succeed.
We must not stop striving to reach
. higher and better place until We are
willing to sink to the bottom. II We
simply expect to float and not try to
swim We might just A. well quit. 1t
motto before US: Perseverance and
pluck conquer all things" for 1t bears
close relationship to the subject
chosen. II We regarded the little op-
portunities in life more seriously and
made the most use OF them We would
be better able 10 master the golden OPP
portuniues.
Let Il Be Known.
You may know that you have the
best assorted stock In town. but the
public will not know 1t unless you tell
them about It; they are not clairvoy-
ants. First use the newspapers liber'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-03

~. VITA an exclamation neaflg pro
fame. yet before be could speak Miss
Spencer INTERVIEWED.
iunchansenl Why, Nj. Mcneil
ron surely do not intend 10 question
the truth of III. NIonat's nasratye
The iorsnans ~ Is twinEle dihrtno :
ousIy. but tie lines d his ace re-
NAMED calmly impassise eh-
reterence, be explained, graSely, was
eh- entirely to the eh local color
the expert touches
sotfls
ayes; miss. It.s-eh=-bad taste out
here to-eh-doubt anybodys word
eh-publlcly.T
Mofat stirred uneasily, his hand
flung behind him, but Mcneil was gar
Ing into the. lady,s fair face, appar:
emily unconscious Of any other pres
ehce.
..Rut all this time You have not ia.
pofed me with any Of your own I'D,
ventures Mr.. Mcneil. tamsyery sure
YOU must have had hundreds out on
these vide plains"
Tho somewhat embarrassed foreman
shook his head discouragingly
ITO be Continued)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-03


stlll hung over the valley MAZDA, TOSS
ing restleaais upon bier strange bed
within the humble yellowhouse 81 the
fork or the trails, vas aroused to
wakefulress by tie peunding q q
hones hcofs On the plank bridge
spanning The creek She drew aside
tie curtain ana looked out shading
her eyes 70 see clearer through the
poor gas. an she perceived was 9
somewhat deeper smldge when the
rider swept rapidly past horse and
man atshape less shadow Three hours
later she aWoks again, this time to the
full glare Of day; and 10 the renem-
brance that she was now facing new
life. AS she lay there thinking, her
eyes troubled but fearless, far away
on the sun-kissed uplands Hampton
was squirting forward bis horse. Al.
ready beginning to exhibit signs Of
Weariness.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-03
Our Fleet for the Pacific.

To sum up, then, we have no griey.
ance OF any kind against Japan, and
the regrettable incidents in califor.
MIA are the only ground Of grievance
that Japan could have against US. But
no sensible person could for amoment
find in those Incidents any difference
upon which two great nations should
20 to war, sacrifice many thousands
OF lives, and waste thousands Of mil
! lions of dollars worth of property. To
mention such a thing is ridiculous,
and to suggest it as likely would seem
10 indicate either maleyolent mind
or a feeble understanding. But some
readers may say it is now admitted
that we are to send great feet OF
battleshlps to the Pacific ocean, and
this must mean that the government
seriously apprehends difficulties. Such
an inference is not correct, 1t is
quite true, as announced by Mr.. Met
calf. Secretary of the Navy, that the
government expects in the early fu'
ture to send feet OF about sixteen
battleships around the coasts of South
America to our own Pacific seaboard,
There are those who have said that
wa ought not to send these ships be.
cause such an action might be con
strued as menace of war against Jap
an. II we we're to wait for more per
feet ccord to exist betweent he two
governments, we should have to wait
a long time. 1t is not likely that the
ships will sail until some time next
winter. The Pacific coast is just as
much part of our country as is the
Atlantic. There is no possible reason
why we should not give our navy the
experience Of this long voyage. Our
officers will learn a great deal about
coalihg at sea, and the merits and de
fects Of our ships will be better under
stood by the experts after the test OF
so extended cruise. The ships must
be somewhere, and If war against
us should ever break out in the Pacific
we should have to transfer numerous
vessels, just as we brought the oregon
around Cape Horn, nine years ago. No
sensible people anywhere should re
! gard the experiment of moving our
own ships from one seaboard to anoth.
er as a matter of international con.
cern. We have no militant designs 10
the Pacific ocean nor in any other
quarter of the globe.-From THE Pro
gress of the World" in the American
Review of Reviews for August.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-03

Free, for Catarrh, tast to prove mer
It, trial size box Of DR.. Shops Ca
tarrh Remedy. Let me send it now,
1t is a snow white, creamy, heallngt
antlseptic balm. Containing such heal
ing ingredients as Oil Eucalyptus, Thy
mol, Menthol, etc., it gives instant and
lasting relief to Catarrh Of the nose
and throat. Make the free test and
see for your self what this preparation
can and will accomplish. Address Dr.
shoop, Racine, Wis. Large glass jar, 81
cents. Sold by E. A. Blllingslea 6 Co
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-03
cHLApTERy
lThe AfFlYal a ,Mlss. speneer.

=L l
Miss Phoebe Spencer the pioneer
school teacher OF Glencaid, came di.
rect from the far east, her startins
point some little junction place back
In Vermont, although she proudly
named Boston as her home, having
once visited in that metropolis for
three delicious weeks. She was Of an
ardent, imptessionable nature. Her
mind was nutured upon eastern con-
ceptions OF our common country, her
imagination aglow with weird tales Of
the frontier, and her bright eyes per-
ceived the vivid coloriny Of romance
in each prosaic object west Of the
tawny Missouri, All appeared so DIFF.
ferent from that established life to
which she had grown accustomed
the people, the county, the plctur-
esque language,-while her brain so
teemed with lurid pictures Of border
experiences and heroes as to reveal
romantic possibilities everywhere. AS
her eager eyes traced the serrated
peaks Of snow-clad mountain range,
her heart throbbed with anticipation
Of wonders yet to come, Homesick-
ness was thing undreamed of; her
active brain responded to each new
impression.
She sat comfortably ensconced in
the back seat of the old, battered red
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-03

Piles get quick and certain relief
from Dir. Shops Magic Ointment.
Please note 1t is made alone for
Piles, and its action is positive aud
CERTAIN. itching, painful, protruding
or blind piles disappear like magic
by It's use. Large nickel-capped glass
Jars so cents. Sold by E. A. Billings
lea & Company. II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-03

Sir Frederick Young, the grand old
man of the London colonial world,
completed his ninetieth year recently.
and a London exchange took occasion
to describe his life and activities. He
is still wonderfully active and Vlgor.
Gus. He did nearl ythe whole round
of festivities in connection with the
recent visit of the colonial premiers.
AS far back as 1889 he was associated
with Edward Glbbon Wakefield In the
colonization Of New Zealand, and ever
since he has furthered every move
ment for the benefit of the New Brit
aims beyond the seas.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-03

coach, surrounded by cushions for pro
lection from continual bouncing, as
the Jehu in charge urged his FESTIVE
mules down the desolate valley Of the
Bear Water. Her cheeks were flushed,
her wide.open eyes filled with ques.
tionlng, her pale fluffy hair frollcking
with the breeze. as pretty picture Of
young womanhood as any one could
wish 10 see. Nor was she unaware Of
this fact. During the final stage Of
her journey she had found two con-
genial souls, sufficiently picturesque
TO harmonic with her ideas OF wild
western romance.
These two men were loliing In the
less comfortable seat opposite, secret
Is longing for a quiet smoke outside,
vet neither willing to desert this east
ern divinity to his rival The big tel-
low, his arm run carelessly through
the leather sling, his bare head pro-
iecting half out Of the open window,
was Jack ,Moffat, halloween of the
Golden Rule" and enjoying q we'll
earned reputation as the most ornate
and artistic liar in the territory. For
two hours he had been exercising mis-
talent to the full, and merely paused
now in search OF some fresh inspira-
finn holding in supreme and silent
contempt the rather feeble limitations
Of his less.gifted companion.
The fly in the ointment of this long
days ride, the third party, whose I'm.
desirable presence and personal
knowledge Of Mr.. Moaats past career
rather seriously interiered with the
latter's flights Of Imagination, was VIII
liam Mcneil, foreman Of the bar v"
ranch over on Sinslnlwa creek. Nc
Neil was not much Of q talker, having
an impediment in his speech, and be-
ing trifle bashful in the presence OF
lady. But he caught the eye,-s
slenderly built, reckless fellow,
smoothly shaver, with strong chin
and bright laughing eyes,-and as he
lolled carelessly back In his bearskin
chaps" and wide!brimmed sombrero,
occasionally throwing in some cool,
InsInuatlng comment regarding Moi.
fats recitals, the latter experienced a
strong inclination to heave him over
board. The slight hardening of Nc.
Neils eyes at such moments had thus
far served, however, as sufficient re-
stralnt, while the unobservant Miss
Spencer, unaware Of the silent duel
thus being conducted In her very pres
ence, divided her undsguised admira-
ton, playing havoc with the suscepti-
BILE heart Of each, and all unconscious
ly laying the foundations for future
trouble.
why, how truly remarkable" she
exclaimed, her cheeks glowing. ITS
all SO different from The east; heroism
seems to be in the very air of this
country, and your adventure was so
very unusual. Don't you think SO, Mr..
McNeil?" :.
The silent foreman hitched himself
suddenly upright, his face unusually
solemn. "Why-eh-yes, mlss-you
ralsht-eh-say that, He" with a Zip
Of his hand toward the other, Che
minds me-of-eh-aa old friend
Indeed? How extremely interest,
ingl" eagerly seeming new story,
please tell me whoit was Mr. Mo,
Nell.s s;
ooh ell kneW: him when. 4 was g
boy eH iu1cl arsen., ,'ss4 3s y m
NJ. Meaat dtew taAls head i0lsat;