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The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16
PROTECT THE HANDS
SOME SIMPLE PRECAUTIONS
WORTH NOTING.
SOM z
Use Of Rubber and chamois Gloves
viii Do Much to Retain Beauty
importance Of Drying
Perfectly.

All women engaged in housework
or any occupation Of disfguring
character to their hands should EN-.
ploy every available means OF protect.
Ing them. Yet many women neglect
even the very simplest treatment Of
improving and shielding these faithful
plodders. being guilty OF the very
things that initiate against their
preservation and beauty.
The very first thing to do Is to In.
vest In a pair Of rubber gloves. vari
ously sold from SO cents to $1.5O. &C.
cording to the quality Of the rubber
and length OF glove. These should be
worn when washing dishes. scrubbing
and whenever the hands require such
protection. For dustlng and dry clean.
ing pair Of chamois gloves will pre-
vent the CRIME from getting into the
skia and making 1t rough. Two dol.
Lars SO spent for gloves will repay =
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16
HUGE COAL BILL or RAILROADS.
Locomotives Burn Many Thousands Of
Tons Of Fuel.

The bill for locomotive fuel Ia the
largest item Of expense for materials
incurred by railroads and It averages
about IL per cent Of the total op'
Grating expense. The annual reports
Of railroads. which are now coming
out. give a few figures relating to fuel
which help In forming an idea Of the
enormous consumption u coal by rail.
roads In the year covered. says the
Railway Age.
Thus the report Of the Rock Island
system for the year ended with June.
1906. when It operated 1857 locomo.
tives. shows that the coal bill was
nearly 15.0OO.O0O On the Chicago Z
Northwestern for the same period
when It operated l.3&2 locomotives.
the cost for fuel for them vas t5.36:..
900.
The interstate commerce commits.
sion statistics for the year 1904 shows
that the locomotive fuel bill for all
the railroads In the United States
amounted to Si5s. 900. 900. II We take
the average cost Of coal at $50 per
ton. which IL probably high for the
whole country. this would represent =
consumption Of l0s.0o0. 900 tons Of
coal. The number OF locomotives
owned by railroads In the year 1904
was <s.sss. and assuming eight per
cent. Of these to be In the shop under
repairs. there remain 37.S0s engines
In service. and this number. divided
into l06 900 900 tons gives 2.s2s tons
a. the average consumption Of coal
per engine year.
Coming now TO something more
definite. for . single road. we hnd
from the annual report Of the Union
Pacific for tho year ended with June.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16
Ml,ss Of Railway Built.

More miles Of railway were con
strucied In the United States during
the year 1906 than have been built
during any year since the wonderful
era Of railway construction In the
later sos. The Railway Age has made
. thorough canvasa. and while some
Of the small roads stiii arc to BE- heard
from Its returns show that since Jan.
last s.oS7 miles Of track have been
laid on 3Ss lines In ~ states and ter.
ri,orics. making the country's total
mileage s73.i3S1%.
II 10 necessary 10 20 back 70 1858
to nnd . year In which this record
has been beaten. The number Of
miles built that year vas 7.i0s. Ia
the banner year Of railway construc.
tioa IN the United States. 1887. the
number Of miles Of track laid vas H..
Se3. Since 1855 construction has auc.
tuated between 1903 miles in 1895 and
S.7ys milss In 1903.
TIE largest amount Of railway buiid.
Ing during the year has been doss In
Teas. whore 7oi miles OF track have
kssn laid. LOUISIANA aad DoSth D..
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

BY the completion OF the Tehuante.
pee National railway. which crosses
the isthmus Of that name, an impor.
tant new commercial route from At
lantic seaboard cities to ports on the
Pacific Is established. At the same
time a competitor to the Panama
route is to be reckoned with.
The American-Hawaiian Steamship
company has concluded contract
with the railway. by reason OF which
hereafter the dangerous and lengthy
voyage around Cape Horn will be
avoided. The company's fleet Of u
large steamships will be divided. one
squadron operating In the Pacific. be.
tween Salina Cruz. the southern ter
minus Of the railway, San Francisco
and Hawaii. and the other steamships
of the line making trips between
Coatzacoalcos. the gulf terminus. and
New York and Philadelphia. About
5000 miles will be saved by this ar
rangement.
Shorter Than Panama Route.
II is expected that the new railway
will. In a short time. relieve the Pan.
anna road. which. as a matter OF fact.
is being used to the limit OF Its ca
pacity in transporting material Il
connection with the digging OF tn;
canal. The projectors Of the new rail.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

hands after washing them. Nothing
will cause them to chap and smart
more quickly than such treatment
especially when exposed to the winter
air.
To dry thoroughly means wiping
each finger separately. and this 10 to
be done with towel that Is soft
enough to absorb moisture. Many
towels are so harsh that while they
do not scratch the skin they still are
not absorbent. Wiping should be
done BY beginning at the tip Of tho
finger and rubbing down to the palm.
The back OF the hand should be pat.
ted and gently dried until there Il NO
trace OF dampness remaining.
Some skins dry quicker than others.
and II simple friction with . towel
does not effect It. use 4 little powder
and disseminate by rubbing one over
the other Fine starch will do a. well
as anything. or fine oatmeal powder.
Lemon juice and glycerine Is . mix.
ture which used to be used for tho
face as well as the hands In the sig.
ties. before people had reduced the art
OF making the best Of themselves TO =
science 0lycerine and rosewater IL
not to be despised. but there il no
doubt that the addition Of lemon juice
doubles its value.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

At least one size larger gloves than
Is usually worn should be selected. so
as to give free play to the muscles.
and II care is taken to cleanse the
rubber gloves after using. with soft.
warm water. they will last long
time. while the chamois gloves wash
beautifully.
The face should never be washed
when going out within an hour unless
\ good cream is rubbed into the skin
and then lightly powdered. Much an.
noyance and discomfort Is caused by
not thoroughly drying the face and
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16
TACK THIS NEAR THY MiRRoR.
Philosophy Of Lie Get Forth In . Few
Sentences.

Keep thy dress and houshold ex
penses within thy weekly allowance.
Any Kind Of . woman can manage TO
run In debt
he p,ompt and cheerful At breakfast
II thou wouldst have thy husband the
same at tea.
he not q ioQuacious "chatterbox."
for the shallowest streams always
make the ioudest noise.
Beware Of welcoming thy husband
with iuxubrious narratives Of the
days troubles. A brave and cheerful
optimism on thy part will endcar thes
far more to him than the constant
recital OF woes.
Cast not thine eyes with vain long
ings on thy peighbor's newest lrsss
or the latest thing" In bonne,s. Re
member that one cotton gown paid
for" Ii worth . dosen silk ohss gol
'on credit"
Let not the latest scandal or the
a6zirs OF thy nsighbors b. all that
thou taikest Of to thy husband. The,
will seem but dull and commonplace
after what be has heard At bis club
beware Of the selling OF" anl
summer sais'' scrambles. Many 70
called "bargaias- are not worth The
necessary ashuns.
Above oil. restrain thy curiosity.
Remember that the surrsptltious
searching Of thy husbands pocksls 10
not At al eoaducivs 70 thy moral ~
fare.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16
PORTFOLIO EASY TO MAKE.
viii De Found Useful for Carrying
Drawings or Music.

This is a very useful portfolio for
carrying drawings or music: II may
easily he made At home In American
cloth. that can be bought now In tan
color as well ~ dark shades Of
brown. green. and black. II may. OF
course. be made to any measure. but
. useful size Ii rs follows: back II
inches by II. with nap on each side Of
four inches The top nap is six inches.
the lower one II. Cut one pieoe Of
cloth 22 inches and II inches deep.
then another 2S inches deep and ~
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

way have made . point OF showing
that by the new route the distance be,
tween New York and certain Pacific
ports is. on the average. about LOO
miles shorter than by the Panama
route. When the canal is completed
however, the convenience OF the wa
terway over line of rail may to some
extent Offset this present advantage.
At the present time the Tehuante
pee railway offers more direct com.
munication between the Pacific and
the gulf than does Panama. and
where the only alternative is voy.
age around the Horn" 1t is likely tc
be selected for certain kinds OF
freight. 1t has been pointed out that
even after the completion OF the Pan
ANA canal the advantage in time saved
will still be with the Tehuantepec,
Advantage Over Canal.
The estimates made for the Pana
ma canal show that 1t will take near
ly day for a steamship to pass
through. As freight can be taken
from one steamer. carried across
Tehuantepec and loaded upon another
vessel In "a hours. the claim is made
that. owing to the average mileag.
saved. <he Mexican route will show an
advantage Of nearly four days over
Panama in the majority Of instances.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

Four.nf,hs Of the operatives In the
Japanese mills are women. probably
due W the .act that they will work for
lcs, than ;ic men. who can do better
outside. Men are cniy employed when
absolutely necessary, such as for
bosses. loom Hxcrs. the heavier card.
room work. etc. Weaving In Japan
II almost entirely u woman's Job. ms
spinning IL with us.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

Frederick J. Strater. OF Boston. n
mctallurgist. who has spent several
years experimenting over the smelling
cruciblc. believes that he has discov-
cred hitherto undreamed source OF
wealth In common coke. the melting
Of at least $50 worth Of TIN from II
ton Of coke costing only 81 now at re-
tail. His method, known only TO him.
self. Is a simple one.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16
ko,a are tied for second place with
3si aud 3ss respectively.
American Rolling sseek In italy

According TO Daily Consular and
Trade Reports. American railway car
and locomotive builders have scored
success In itais In contracts with
the Italian government for equipment
for the steam railways taken over by
that government. Thirty passenger
coaches. American pattern. arc b~lnx
built at Wilmington. Del. and 20 loco.
motives arr under construction In
PhiiadrlphiA
II 10 estimated that e:s5. 900 900 will
b~ required by the italian state rail-.
ways during the next ten years for
the purpose of briaging the rolling
stock and plant up to modern require.
msnts. That II one Of many Ameri.
can opportunities.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

In order to let them know who Is
ruler the new shah Of Persia is going
10 start business by cutting OF few
heads. He might make a more last.
inG impression and prove that he is up
with the times by giving each OF the
pendiCitis
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

nap. and In the middle OF the vide
nap: hand OF cord or Of = double
strip OF the cloth bound At each edge
should be sewn to the top to carry
II by.
II a very smart case Is desired. tho
whole might be lined with silk or
satin. or II may be made stronger by
having the nAps In double material.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

The sultan Of Morocco has written
= letter TO the president. In which he
addresses the latter as the beloved.
the most cherished. the exalted. the
most gracious friend. the most hon.
ored and excellent president Of the
United States who 10 Americas pillar.
the moet celebrated preserver Of the
ties Of true friendship. the faithful
friend. Theodore Roosevelt" That
ought to give the Dcliamy Storcrn .
jar.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

II is hard to understand why a Mon
tana girl In her teens should have
eloped with a man over so. In Mon
tana girls are so scarce that they can
take their pick Of the men. Now. II
II had been In Boston We should not
have been surprised. Tor no unmarried
girl In Boston ever gets out Of her
teens.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

The officers OF the better managed
and most successful cotton mills OF
Japan pay good deal OF attention
to the improvement OF conditions
among the help and to increasing the
facilities for education. especially ed
ucation along textile lines.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

inches wide. round the corssrs that
are TO form the smaller aaps. place
the smaller pieces on the larger. A
sti2 pisos Of cardboard may BE- nxed
between the two with bookblnder's
paste. but Il ID really not necessary.
o. the drawings and music are sti6 In
themselves. and keep the case 10
shaps, whersss the card only odds
70 the weight. Stitch the two togcth.
er along the dark line At each end.
bind oil the edges with ribbon Of the
color Of the ,loth. sew ribbons o. TO
each VI the side naps. also 70 ~ too
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

Over in Philadelphia the newspapers
are raising a great howl because deal
ers In lacteal fluid are blending skim
milk with the other kind. Compared
with other stories OF clever financing
In that city. this one does not seem
to deserve the prominence that is
given to IT,
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

Mrs. Ella Burr McManus, In pro
yiding for memorial of her jour.
nalist father. stipulated for com.
petent and gifted sculptor, remark
ing also on the many atrocities In
the name of art inflicted upon our
American cities"
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

Justice is the cornerstone OF true
religion, and unless 1t is laid deep in
the heart and soul Of man there Is
no lasting happiness.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

A fashion magazine says the girl
OF 1907 is tall and slim. She will have
TO wait awhile because the man OF
1907, SO soon after Christmas, is still
rather short for a good appearance in
her company
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

The Pail Mall Gazette expresses
pride and wonder in having received a
letter composed OF a single sentence
of 209 words. Henry James will pro-
badly say tut. tut" in much more
elongated fashion when he sees this.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

Less than five per cent of the ex-
penses of the "a slaughtering and
meat.packing establishments OF Chi
cago is for wages.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

AS the censor has suppressed the
last volume OF Kuropatkin's Lessons
Of the War" II is apparent that the
general had not learned his lesson ac-
cording to governmental standards.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

The largest bird of prey In the world
is the bearded vulture. which meas
ures. from wing tip to wing tip, as
much as nine or ten feet.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

The Dublin corporation adopted
propose! to provide the captain and
mate OF the mud barge Shamrock with
gold lace uniforms OF Irish manufac-
turc.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

The Morse Christian name Haakon
and the English family name Hawkin
or Hawkins come from the same root.
and are pronounced in the same fash
ion.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16
Nls WIse's.

knox--Hsupeck's ~ iusissiAoant
little creature. Un1sshsnd. too. doa's
you thinks
Wiss-No: merely uades thvaA-
Catholic Standard aad T.aes.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

Within year England will have SO
submarine boats, while France VIII
have So, Russia has 30. Japan 10.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

Keeping secret. forgetting an in
jury and making good use OF rich
leisure is the most difficult task OF
life.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

Another had boy has been made
good ~ the result Of . surgical opsrs
ton. Why not try II on politicians
and legislators?
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

1905, that II paid for its coal 1894.
5sS. and that the average cost pei
ton was Sl.16. SO that the coal con
sumed by locomotives on that line
amounted to 1925. $50 tons. The mum
ber OF locomotives then owned was
s?5. from which We deduct eight per
cent. leaving 7S7 In active service:
this fiEure divided into the tons. ~
given. shows an average consumptioD
per engine year OF :.6l5 tons.
In the Chicago 4 Alton annual re
port for the year ended with June
1906. we nnd the coal bill vas S75t.
900. and the average cost per ton was
Si.20. which corresponds to = COZ
sumption Of 62s. 800 tons. The total
engine equipment il $50. iess eight
per cent leaves $50 In active service.
which divided into the tons shows .
consumption Of 2.730 tons Of coal per
engine year. In the I-ehiEh Valley re-
port for the same year there IL .
statement showing that the locomo
tivcs on that road made an average
OF 3<.s3i miles per year. and that the
coal consumption per engine mile was
1894 pounds. The product Of these
two figures Kives 6.32l. $50 pounds. or
..sss tons per engine year. This hx.
ure lies between those obtained for
the Alton and the Union Pacific. and
we may infer that the average con.
sumption Of coal by locomotives on
roads having modern equipment IL
probably about $500 tons per year.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

A aai man is half.brother to dead
man. ..
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16

Seeing Double Shows.
Intoxicated lndividual-Shee the
show,
Euthusiast-Yes. ! saw II twics.
Intoxicated lndividual-6o'd I.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-16
Sweet OH for Tender Hands.

woman 80 times. both In the appear.
ance Of her hands and the prevention
OF needless suffering.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
CUNARDER IN STORM =,
MANY PASSENGERS Ill

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-The first really
severe storm of the season that has
struck the transatlantic liners was re-
ported yesterday when the Cunarder
Carmania reached port. She had battled
with the seas for the last three days Of
the journey across, and while no damage
was done, It was an unpleasant expert
ence for the passengers.
At times the giant waves washed the
forward deck and made necessary the
keeping below OF the steerage pas
sengers. Even in the cabin there was
little comfort and the passengers kept
below much of the time. Many Of them
were ILL.,
A land bird. the species of which none
of the people on board could designate.
followed the ship for almost half the
journey from the other side. 1t was a
mystery how IL rested. as IL would seem
necessary for so small a bird TO 10 do.
and Il Is conjectured that the little bird
perched at times on The back OF one OF
the gulls that were constant attendants
OF the ship from the time that She Ieft
the other side until Sandy Hook was
reached.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
ITCHING TORTURE
OF LITTLE BABY
Head and Face Covered With Awful
itching Sores and Scabs-WOuId
Scratch Until Blood Came
Mother in Despair for Treatment
Did No Good-Dread Disease
YIELDED TO CUTlCURA
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY

Il was IN despair about my baby.
When be was about two months old his
face and head were fun Of scabs and
very itching sores with terrible running
matter I had to tie his little hands ia
bags for he used % make his face and
head bleed had two or three doctors
but they did not DO any good. / was
told u try Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment snd ] can say that they
stopped the running matter Immediately
and soon after [ had washed him twice
he looked almost well, but used about
three cakes Of Cuticura Soap and four
or five boxes Of Cuticura Ointment, con-
tinuing the treatment for two or three
months. l also used Cuticura Rene
dies Tor my other children and took
Cuticura Resolvent myself to purify my
milk for my baby whom I nursed while
he suffered with that terrible itching
and sores be had Now I always have
CutiCura Soap and Ointment in the
house handy. / shall be glad II you
want 70 publish this letter SO that other
sufferers will come to know what good
the Cuticura Remedies can do Mrs.
Frances RizzO, 1205 Dickinson St., Phila-
delphia, Penn, Nov. s and IS, 1906"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
TRANSFORMATIONS
curtous Results when CofEee Drinking
Is Abandoned.

1t is almost as hard for an old coffee
topper to quit the use of coffee as II is
for whiskey or tobacco hend to break
of, except that the coffee user can aunt
coffee and take up Postum without any
feeling of a loss OF the morning bever
age, for when Postum is well boiled
and served with cream, 1t is really bet
ter in point Of flavor than most Of the
coffee served nowadays. and 10 the
taste OF the connoisseur IL is like the
flavor Of fine, mild Java
a great transformation takes place IN
the body within ten days or two weeks
after coffee is left of and Postum
used, for the reason that the poison to
abe nerves-caffeine-has been discon-
t:nued and in it's place is taken liquid
food that contains the most powerful
elements OF nouTiShment.
1t is easy 10 make this test and prove
these statements by changing from cof-
fee to Postum. Read The Road TO Well
ville," in pkgs. There's a Reason"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
Murder AbOundS
lnNeW YOrkCitV:
FeWCOnViCtiOnS

NEW YORK, oct. 5.-Criminal Stats
tics recently compiled show a frlghfuI
condition Of affairs IN New York city.
ON an -avcrage 30 murders are commit.
ted in this city every year.
SiXty-five arrests are made for these
murders.
Thirty-three alleged murders are
brought 10 trial
Twenty convictions result
Two OF the convicted men are sent
enCed to death
Three others receive life sentences. .
A murderer in New York city stands
a chance Of one in 100 OF escaping the
penalty Of his crime.
In the first twenty-five years of the
nineteenth century there were only two
uDsolved murder cases in New York.
From 1900 to the present day there
lave been over 800 unsolved murder
cases in New York city.
Besides the known murders In this
CITY every year there are at least twen-
ty-dve which are never heard of. These
take place in every walk Of life, and
are usually accomplished by the use Of
poisOns, although frequently a knife or
"a pistol infiicts a death wound and
members Of the family conceal the
facts Appendicitis, heart failure or some
similar cause IS marked down as the
medium Of death.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
GIDDY JOHN D.,
IN GREEN VEST,
HITS NEW YORK
Rejuvenated Oil King
Fools Newspaper Boys
and Is Joyful.

NEW YORK. Oct. S.-John D. Rookie
feller. attired in a green waistcoat. the
latest fashion set by King Edward.
stopped the Lake Shore express at Tar
rytown today. got of. had sever teen
pieces Of baggage dropped. and drove
TO Pocantico Hills chuckling, willie a
score OF newspaper reporters and pl.o-
tographcrs waited FOR him at the Grand
Central Station.
The richest man IN the world was as
tickled at his little trick as II a million
had been added to his income by a jump
in the price Of oil.
Mr.. Rockefeller left Cleveland at 8
O'Clock yesterday afternoon accompanied
by Mrs. Rockefeller. his secretary, nine
servants. and seventeen trunks.
As early as o'clock this morning Mr..
Rockefeller and the members OF his
party crawled from their berths Mr..
Rockefeller sent for the conductor, who
hurried in.
you know, there viii be a lot OF these
newspaper fellows waiting for me at
the Grand Central Station" ne said.
81 want TO lose them"
IT'S all right. Mr.. Rockefeller" he
said. You can get of at Tarrytown.
I've got an order to stop there and
pick up General Superintendent Mccoy:
and that will give you plenty Of time.
When the train stopped, Mr.. Rookie
Teller alghted with the agility Of a
younSster He hustled over to the plat
form and looked up the baggage master.
who Immediately assumed an air OF
business and hustled the seventeen
Rockefeller trunks out Of the. baggage
car.
Then the whistle sounded a long "toot
loot and the train drew out Mr.
Rockefeller stood on the platform a few
minutes looking at IL reaectiveIy
Then his thin smile widened the line
In his lips. little wrinkles gathered ir
the corners Of his eyes. and he turned
and went 10 his automobile.