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La Junta tribune., 1907-06-01
Model School Grounds.

The school and its grounds should
be benutifnl. models In every way.
that the children and their parents
may wish their homes beautiful and
sanitary. says the Los Angeles Times.
The vines that cling to the brick walls
OF the school. replacing its staring red
With waving masses of foliage. or
those that adorn the porch are types
OF what may he done TO transform
the humble home OF the mechanic or
the preientious but unlovely mansion
Of a wealthy parent TO more beauti-
full exterior. Beauty has market
value that Is rising rapidly. A home
with Il well kept garden. neat lawn
and thrifty shade or fruit trees IS as
scssed for far more. will sell for more
than any adjoining weedy, unkemp:
lot, even though the latter bears q
large or costly home. TIE city with
beautiful homes attracts population.
business and prosperity. The citizen
with home that he Is making more
beautiful has therein testimonial to
his worth TO any employer as well as
to his family and bis fellow citizens.
The school garden that sends children
home to ask their parents to start
home gardens. even ff these must be
only in boxes. is doing Its community
good service.
La Junta tribune., 1907-06-01
NAME PLATES FOR TOWNS.
An Idea From Abroad Which Might
Prove Valuable Here.

Automobiles who have done any
amount OF touring. either In the United
States or abroad, have frequently won
dered why some method OF designating
towns and cities has never been adopt
cd by municipal authorities. says the
New York Post. Some few months
ago the suggestion was advanced In
the United States that perhaps the
postoilice department might be induced
to put the names OF the towns on its
postotiice buildings in various places.
but SO far as Is known nothing has
ever been done in this direction.
With characteristic British thorough
ness. the English Automobile associa-
ton has taken this matter up in the
tight little island. and it Is the inten-
ton Of the officers OF that organization
to fix name plates on the first and last
buildings In all towns aud villages
throughout the kingdoui In order that
motorists as well as other travellers
may learn the name of a town or vii
lace MS soon as they come to 1t. II
would seem that this IL an idea
which might be considered by the vari-
Gus state associations of the American
Automobile association.
La Junta tribune., 1907-06-01
How 70 s.,rae, tiome rr.d..

Some merchants and other business
men complain because the people do
not patronize home Industries.
This newspaper is a home industry
Most OF these complainers do not
patronize this paper.
Now. this paper has advertising
space for sale.
You. Mr.. Merchant. have goods for
sale.
Suppose a man or woman wants
certain thing. finds 1t advertised in a
mail order catalogue and does not find
II advertised in the paper. what will
the man or woman do; Why, send to
the mail order house. of course.
By persistent and Intelligent adver-
Using you are sure to attract md keep
much OF the trade that now goes OF
by mail to the city.
Did Il ever occur to You?
La Junta tribune., 1907-06-01
Home Trado Hints.

The home trader Is the home builder
The man who trades nj home knows
n good trade when he sees It.
When you trade ut home instead of
by mail order you save both postage
and prestige.
Lots of women refuse to take rrall
orders. but they are 80 fond OF sendin:
mail orders that they risk their cash
that way.
Some women sweep disdsinfully 10y
bargains In the home stores and send
to the big city just because they like To
get mall.
In my opinion the man or woman
who uots around 10 the postOtiice to
mall money TO the bi; city mall order
houses aud then truts around to n
neighbor's aud complains that this
town i- NJ good IS neither philoso-
pLer uvT patriot.
La Junta tribune., 1907-06-01
Mr.. Brown of shople.. Town.

Mr.. Brown Of Shopicsy Town
II very much distressed
Cannot buy the things he needs.
The stores are all non est
Merchants closed 'em UP last year
And started out TO roam
TIL they found trading place
where people trade a; home.
Mr.. Brown Of Shopless Town.
When shops were plenty there.
Used to mail his cash afar
For triiies light as mir:
For substantial things as weil,
To thos. mail order trusts
'Tis no wonder that at home
The merchants went on ''bus.s."
Mr.. Brown OF Shopicss Town
fs very sad and sore.
Stands arogrd from dawn TO dusk.
Emitting quite n rear.
Needing food and cioihcs-but- see.
Postcf,ice. too. eecamps,
So he mails no orders now
He Garnet bny the stamps
T. sArP. IN
La Junta tribune., 1907-06-01
s..si .iTH HlTcHlaG POSTS.
Why They Should Be Abolished an5
She1s Provided In Thcir pla-e,

STc-S PsostctC IN ner fi1=e.
Clarke NJ Drake OF rsatisbnrg. y.
&. who wants the village hiichlag post
aboilshed. writes rs follows 10 the
Farm Journal:
To many horse the hi;chIns post
becomes freezing post. Ii viii have
to 80 as did the old time whipping
post.
In tie gales that often sweep through
the principal business streets OF VII
lage or town a blanket viii not or1i-
narily stay on horse. II sudden
rain comes up. the men and women
seek shelter. but the horses have to
soak. The horses are fastened to
post. and no one could blame them for
breaking away and finding place
which their faithful service has pur-
chased. Many OF them are driven hard
to and from the village and severely
suffer at the post from the effects OF
wind and storm.
In return for slackncss In not provid-
ing sheds for the horses the village
people have TO endure a stable odor on
their streets whenever the weather Is
right for II. These odors drift into the
stores. and when the droppings are
dry and fine the winds blow the parti-
cles In also.
Some villages provide well built
sheds with feed managers where horses
may not only enjoy freedom from wind
and rain, bur also have the protection
of their blankets and the pleasure Of
catlp. hite before returning home.
If goods are purchased. they may I've
placed In the vehicle and be kept as
dry as when they came from the store
till the owner IS ready to go home. II
Is very unpleasant 10 think OF riding
home sitting on wet cushion aud un-
der wet blankets.
Public sheds are not more or less
than guest barns where horses are to
stand In comfort and safety while the
ness men who have not enterprise
enough TO provide place for custom
ers' horses do not deserve patronage.
know n village OF l.2G0 population.
a live business town, which has not
free public hitching shed. and since
May /. 1896. 1t has been a license
town. What viii many faithful
beast have TO endure these winter
DAYS and nights hitched in the open
streets. with its driver filling himself
with whisky. fnsuring Il merciless drive
homeward and perhaps an empty man
ger:
La Junta tribune., 1907-06-01
TIE MAIL ORDER OCTOPUS.
Quit Feeding an Organization Tns.
Hindsr- -FOUR Tc.sn's G-cYsth.

Hind-r- -FOUR Tcvn's Growth.
There's new Octopus. with bii: o.
/, Is belng .el ani fattcnei by the
farmers aud tie residents Of snian
towns zal the lesser cities throughout
the United States. without being con
scious II the fact these well intention
ed people are pouring fodder into
great. hulklns. mastodOnic octopus that
Is reaching out It's teuiacles 10 seize
and swallow thousands OF local enter
priSes.
Every day In the year this octopus
eats Up some country town or small
city merchant. body and breechcs. Ev-
cry day II deveurs some local manufnc-
turin. industry. And every day the
country people and the citizens OF tho
small towns and cities are sending 10
their tidblts TO help faticn this octopus.
II is ike handing peanuts TO the ele-
phant. One peanut would not do him
much good. but when 80 many are
coming all the time from every direc-
ton he cannot help but grow fat and
get strong enough to ruke In whole
peanut helds with his trunk.
This is the mall order octopus.
Let MS consider briefly what the mail
order octopus eats. First he eats your
dollar You may now aud then get bar
gains by mail. but II you would look
around at home you might hnd the
same things for sale at tie same price.
The octopus eats up your dollar and
your neighbors dollar. and so on. and
d. It...r tf..,s sa..st Hoo
whole store Of your ncIGhbor in town,
who closes up and goes out OF husi-
ness
But that IS only Il bite for this octo-
pus. When the stOrexcspcr goes ont OF
business be goes out OF town goes TO
some town where people trade at
home He takes with him his family
and his clerks perhaps. That decreases
the population OF your town. Thus the
octopus eats a slice out OF your popula.
tion.
Perhaps five years ago your town
had II Thousand people. Now II may
have fallen of 10 half that number.
You own lots there or you own farm
land near by. Your lots and land are
not worth so much In or near n town
OF 800 as they were In or near Il town
OF 1000. Thus the octopus eats OF Il
considerable slice OF til. value OF your
real estate
This octopus also eats up that iine
new schooihouse which you might have
II your town kept on growing. 1t eats
up your childrcn's opportunities TO get
a good education II eats away their
and your social privileges by reducing
the population. II your town remains
stationary or goes backward. you are
not going TO have an opera house. or II
public library, or n lecture course. or
a young peoples club-not very soon:
never IL you keep on handing peanuts
to the octopus.
This octopus Is only about n dozen
years old, but II Is OF adult size. and
yet 1t IL st'il growing. most ABNORMAL
iy, eurichin- Itself at the expense OF
your community. II all OF you in
your own community would quit feed
Ing tlIis octopus anI feed your local
enterprises. your town would take II
forward movement aud you would be
feeding yourselves In the end
DId that ever occur 10 yout
Think II over.
La Junta tribune., 1907-06-01
Advertise In hem, eaesrs.

II is quite within the range of POS
stbility that II the local merchants
woaid advertise little more in the
local paper the local people would buy
many things from them which they
row buy from the mail order houses.
La Junta tribune., 1907-06-01
..s.ore cIosee- Signs.

People who patrunize the mail order
houses constantly are very likely 'to
Ike in towns where the sheriff does a
rushing business In tackins up store
Closed signs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-06

The headaches and dizzy feelings that trouble so many persons, are often but symptoms of kidney com plaint.
 Kidney diseases are very treacher- ours. They come on silently, gain ground rapidly, and cause thousands of deaths that could have been pre- vented by treatment in the beginning.
 Nature gives early warnings of every disease, if you would but note and heed them. Backaches, twinges of pain when stopping or lifting headaches, faint spells and urinary disorders are among the first warn- ings of kidney trouble.
 If these signals are unheeded, there comes a steady, dull, heavy aching in the back and loins, noticeable weakness and loss of flesh, rheumatic attacks, weakening of the sight, IT, regular heart action, languor, attacks of gravel, irregular passages of the kidney secretions, sediment, painful scalding sensation, dropsical bloating, etc. I p
 But there is no need to suffer long. Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kidney troubles. This remedy has made for quick relief and lasting
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-06

cause my New Discovery medicine tones the stomach up to required strength in about six weeks time. That is why have had more people come and thank me wherever l have gone to introduce my medicine, than I have had time to talk with"
 Among the immense numbers of peo- pie who are now strong believers in Cooperis theory and medicine is Mrs. M. E. Delano. a prominent resident of the suburb of Brookline. Boston, Mass. She says: For several years I was broken in health, caused primarily by stomach and nerve troubles. I gradu- ally became worse. until recently I was compelled to go without solid food for days at time. I had sour stomach. palpitation of the nerves of stomach and hearL dyspepsia, and extreme nsr. vousness. I suffered terribly with fu somnia. and ny liver. bowels and whole system gradually became de- ranged I felt Instant relief the frst day I began this Cooper medicine. | nov feel like new being. Today | walked all over town. shoupfnr- I have net done for yssrz
 f make this statement whoTlv fms a sense of duty. I feel | ore fl to anyone vho night fnd rsIisf ard rs1sEed happiness ss I have done"
 Ihs record ua6s by ths Cooper ned ici1es Is ssto1fshing We vfn take plsaszrs In disruzsinz 1t with auyurs Eho Eis1ss to h0w ssozt tLa -G l. Dexter ( Co
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-06
STOMACH IS SEAT
 OF HUMAN LIFE
New Theory Advanced by Young Man Is
 Spreading Over Entire Country.

L. T. Cooper's theory concerning the human stomach, which he claims to prove with his new medicine. is being given more respect and comment every day.
 Cooper claims that 90 per cent of all i'll health is due to stomach trouble. When interviewed about his theory re. gently. he said: Stomach trouble is the great curse of the 2Oth century 90 far as the civilized races are con- eerned- Practically all of the chronic III health of this generation is caused by abnormal stOmachic conditions. In earlier days. when the human race was closer to nature, and men and women worked all day out of doors, digging their frugal existence from the soil. the tired, droopy. halfsiek people that are nov So common. did not exist
 To be sure. there vas sickness In those days. but it vas of a yfruIent character. and only temporary. There vas none of thIs hsIf4fek condition all the tine with Ehieh 30 many are sEicted nowadays
 T know positively that every bst os this chronic III hszlth is caused byI stozach trouble. The human EtouschI Ia ciEilirsd people today Is dezsnsrsta It lacks to1s and strength This weak Eess has ErzdzzIly cozs thruuxh al sscsztsrT sxAste1cs I further kno- tat fsw people can ts ssck with the eigsstfvs spparzt1s ia perfect shsua Ths soss rszsoa fer IT szccsx Is bsl
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-06
HILL URGES WATERWAYS.
Railroad Resources Nearly Exhausted
 He Tells Committee.

He Tells Committee.
 Washington, Dec. 6.-Before the riv CTS and harbors congress James J. Hill president of the Great Northern Rail road company, was greeted as wiz ard of transportation and one of the greatest railroad builders in the world. " MT. Hill created great enthusiasm among the 2,500 delegates, represent ing thirty-six states, by declaring that the railroads of the country would SUD- port cordially any proper plan for the development of the legitimate water ways of the United States.
 Calling attention to the fact that during the last few years the increase Of railroad mileage in this country had been 22.7 per cent while the in- crease of traffic had amounted to 126.4 per cent, Mir. Hill said the wonder was that the entire business of the country had not been paralyzed because the railroads nearly had exhausted their resources for public service. He point ed out, too, that freight rates continu- ally were declining, while wages and operating expenses were increasing. This. he believed, was the reason for the withdrawal of much capital from railroad building. and he said that it would be necessary in some way to re- move this lack of confidence before much could be done to promote rail road construction.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-06

ms way here from New York. Mrs Laimbeer attended q performance at Albaugh's theater in the afternoon and returned to the hotel apparently in the best of spirits. -.a Ea ]
 Before retiring to her room she, had talk with Mir. Emerson, who says that he observed nothing unusual in her demeanor. Mrs. Laimbeer had been working very hard, he said, and had expressed some fear that she might suffer nervous breakdown.
 Clara BIoodgood's Career.
 Mrs. Bloodgood belonged to a family Of great prominence in New York. She was daughter of Edward Ste. phens, who married Miss Clara Sutton, daughter of the late Mir. and Mrs. Cornelius Sutton. Mrs. Sutton was one of the four beautiful Sutton sis. ters as they were known. Her pater- nal grandmother was the late Ann S. Stephens, noted authoress of her day. Clara Bloodgood had rather an eventful life.
 When but seventeen years of age, about twenty years ago, she eloped with William Havemeyer, a member Of the well known family of his name of this city. Their married life was of brief duration, and she obtained a divorce, marrying soon afterward the late John Bloodgood. Jr., of New York. who died soon after Mrs. Bloodgood began her stage career. Subsequent ly she married William Laimbeer of this city, a man of excellent family and one of the best known brokers of New York Mrs. Bloodgood has been on the stage about ten years.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-06

a remarkable scarcity of currency. The clearing houses in nearly all the promi nent cities of the United States fell obliged to adopt such measures of relief as they found available. The remarkably sound and prosperous condition of the country would seem to warrant the belief that the strain will leave behind no ex- tensive business depression.
 When the story of the recent commer- cial and industrial disturbance has been fully told I am confident that many mis- apprehensions will be cleared away and that the interdependence of all sections of the country will be more fully under stood. It is said that many of our people have hoarded money. This is undoubtedly true, but so have many of the banks. We hear little. however. of the untold num- bers of patriotic citizens who. knowing that the banking situation throughout the country was essentially sound, did not al- low themselves to be influenced by the excitement of the moment, but co-operat- ed with national banks. savings banks, trust companies and other instit Itions to support credit and restore confidence.
 Urges More Elastic Currency.
 If no action is thought advisable at this time fully 10 meet this need. deem it important that something be done as speedily as may be consistent with thor ough consideration to provide under gov ernment guaranty a greater elasticity to the curTency-something which shall be automatic in its operation and which shall tend to equslize rates of interest not only in different sections of the country, but at different periods of the year.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-06
CLARA BLOODGOOD.

tude of her room st her hotel. It was a few minutes before 8 p. n. when John Emerson, her stage manager, who was waiting to accompany her to the theater, became uneasy on account of her failure to appear and had bell boy sent to her room to summon her.
 Three Shots Fired.
 Mrs. Bloodgood was apparently wait ing for the summons or the knock at her door reused her to the deed she had arranged. Her response to the knock was three pistol shots.
 Mir Emerson and attaches of the hotel hurried to the room, where Miss Bloodgood was found lying upon the bed, with her mouth open. dying from pistol wound. She had thrust the muZzle of revolver we'll toward the roof of her mouth and sent a bullet into her brain. She was lying upon the bed, attired only in a silk chemIse, with the revolver in her hand. her arms folded across her chest. Her life was then fast ebbing away. and she died without recovering consciousness. The room was iE disorder. Her dia- monds and other jewels were thrown about on her dresser.
 Motive Mystery.
 The theater was notified of the sui eide, and the audience was dismissed with the announcement that there would be no performance owing to the sudden indlsposition of Mrs. Blood good"
 The motive for her self murder may be discovered when a note left by Mrs. Laimbeer to her husband has been read. NIT. Laimbeer is said to be. on
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-06
To Launch Bryan candidaev

Omaha, Neb.. Dec. 6.-Arrangements have been completed by the Dahlman Democratic club for the launching to. morrow night of the Bryan candidacy for the Democratic nomination next year for president of the United States. The club has prepared a dollar din. ner to be given at the Auditorium. Mir. Bryan will deliver the principal address.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-06

cures. It is simple compound of pure roots and herbs that have a di- rect action on the kidneys. It was the secret 76 years ago of an old Quaker lady. It was given to the public by James Doan, a druggist, and is now known and recommended the whole world over.
 Home cures prove the value of Doan's Kidney Pills to our readers.
 WATERBURY PROOF.
 Mrs Robert Fisher of 66 North Riv- erside street, Waterbury, Conn. says: "Doan's Kidney Pills rid my husband of pain in his back from which he had suffered for long while. It was a kind of a dull grinding pain and caused him a great deal of misery. After trying number of remedies without much benefit he got box of Doan's Kidney Pills at the H. w. Lake Drug company, and began using them. Doan's Kidney Pills cured him and there has been no more complaint about backache since he tried them"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-06
Mauretania Breaks Eastward Record,

Queenstown, Dec. 6. The Cunard line steamer Mauretania, which left New York last Saturday afternoon on her maiden eastward trip. arrived here after breaking the eastward record The Mauretania covered the distance from Sandy Hook lightship in days 2 hours 2S minutes. The previous record, twenty-two minutes slower. was made by the Lusltania, sister ship of the Mauretania.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-06
ACTRESS ENDS LIFE,
Clara BIoodgood Shoots Herself
 In Baltimore Hotel.
A NEW YORK SOCIETY WOMAN
Fires Three Bullets Into Her Brain as the Curtain Awaits Her Coming. Left a Scaled Note For Her Husband, William Laimbeer.

Baltimore, Dec. 6. - Mrs. William Laimbeer, known on the stage as Cla- ra Bloodgood and one time as the sprightly Mrs. Jack Bloodgood, mem- Der of New York's ultra fashionab ble set, killed herself at the Hotel Staff ford here. 4 self directed shot through the roof of her mouth ended a career that, while brief, had been constant succession of episodes dramatic, but not wholly of the stage.
 While the audience was waiting at the Academy of Music for the curtain to be rung on the performance of the comedy "The Truth" in which Mrs. Bloodgood was the star, the comedi- enne was facing tragedy in the soli-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-06

Navigation on Upper Hudson Closed
 Catskill. N. r., Dec. 6-The Catskill evening line steamers plying between Coxsackie and New York went into winter quarters. Navigation on the upper Hudson is practically closed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-06
Senate poorkeeper Dies Suddenly.

Washington, Dec. 6.--Major w. T. Seward Of Guilford. Conn. a doorkeep CT of the senate. dropped dead while entering a revolving door of the cap. itol.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-06
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-06
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