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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-08-24
PRETTY GIRL IN BUSINESS.

every now and then," said a
New York business woman of many
years. experience, Zone hears tales of
the trials and tribulations which beset
the pretty girl in business, especially
in large cities like New York. One
hears of her fruitless efforts to obtain
desirable employment, or at least to
keep place for any length of time,
because of the jealousies of other wo-
men, and one hears constantly of the
offensive manner of employers toward
an extremely attractive employe.
"This state of things seemed to me
so lamentable, if true, that I recently
devoted an afternoon to making a
tour of the different establishments
in New York making business of Sc
curing employment for women. The
result was that l could find no one
who considered beauty in any other
light than valuable asset to the self
supporting woman, provided it was
accompanied by proper self-respect
and common sense.
"'How do I propose to solve the
problem of the pretty girl business 2
repeated the manager of one estab-
lishment, as he looked up at me in
surprise. why, don't see that
there's any such problem, at least not
any more in the business world than
in society.
"'The pretty girl in either case
must make her own decision as to
whether her beauty shall be curse
or a blessing. OF course, I admit
that pretty girl is more apt to be
the target for women's jealousy and
mems attentions than plain-looking
girl, but I'm not prepared to admit
that pretty girl isany more exposed
to temptation in reputable business
house than she would be In society.
cts all nonsense to say that a
pretty girl labors under disadvantages
in trying to secure employment in
New York. ."-Pitts6u,g Press.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-08-24

Pat was invited to wedding. He
arrived at the house and was shown
upstairs to the gentlemen's dressing
room.
The guests assembled below were
startled by hearing commotion
above. Rushing into the hall, they
were startled to behold Pat come tum-
bling head first down the stairs, COM
pletely disheveled.
"Why, Pat, what's the matter!"
asked the host.
"Shure and 1 wint upstairs, and
whin 1 wint inter the room I seed a
swell young dandy wild a white car
nationarymum in his buttonhole and
kid gloves on his hands, an I sez to
m who's your 'Shure, he sez,
'an I'm the best man. and, begorry,
he is.'
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-08-24
ESTABLISHED 1867

spirit on its heavenly. fight, so the
Indians say, and they have great faith
in its effectiveness.
Our breakfast, consisting Of frijoles
(beans), eggs, cheese, tortillas, black
coffee and sugar was set before us in
rather primitive way-no knives or
forks-these are luxury which this
little village does not indulge in.
Our fellow traveller, smiling at our di-
lcmma, politely informed us that we
would have to eat Mexican style, and
he proceeded accordingly. This con-
sists in breaking off little pieces of
tortilla and using them as spoon
only you swallow spoon and all. This
reminds me of what Mexican friend
told me a few days ago. We were
discussing Mexican and American
customs, and he langhingly remarked
that the Mexican manner of eating
should be the better as they used
clean fork or spoon with each mouth
full. Even with good appetite We
could not reconcile ourselves to use
our fingers, besides we did not know
how, when to our great satisfaction,
we found we had little spoon in our
saucer which might serve the purpose
of knife and fork but as this inn only
afforded three spoons, when we came
to sweeten our coffee, we could not
very we'll use the same spoon, even if
we were in Mexico. The gentleman
kindly offered us his spoon which had
remained untouched. Now this self
same spoon served to sweeten the cof-
fee of the three travellers. Who will
say this savors not little of romancea
Romance of primitive form, l fear,
but bear in mind we were in Mexico,
how can we expect anything modern?
The tired mules having been re-
placed by fresh ones, we were soon
again bounding on our way.
The latter part of our journey was
more monotonous-not a single Iu-
dian village to remove the monotony
of rocks, brush and cactus. remem-
Der of meeting only one Mexican on
horseback during the latter part of
our journey. The Mexican man on
horseback is a picturesque figure; the
tall hat, erect figure, and the numer-
Gus trappings of horse and saddle make
altogether an imposing spectacle.
At Altilla,, hill so called from its
elevation, we had a lovely panorama.
Fuerte with its quaint fat-roofed-
houses and green court yards lay at
our feet. To the left, the Fuerte
river dotted all along with green trees;
beyond lay the hills, while on every
side, as far as the eye could reach are
mountains with their slopes of ever
changing hue. Oh, for the brush of
an artist Ny pen refuses to paint
the glories of the scene.
At II A. M. we reached our desti-
nation. - W01d and Works,
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-08-24
For "THE UNION" /"
I WANT YOU TO KNOW.
BY ARTHUR NJ. EASTER.

Yes, the story is old, yet I'll tell it again.
That wonderful story of love;
How Jesus my Saviour, the Saviour OF men,
Came down from His kingdom above,
Where angels forever are singing His praise
From His place at the Fathers right hand,
In the mansions of glory, to spend darkest days
In q far away, disloyal land.
Or. perhaps you've not thought, though you have
heard It told,
And repeated again and again,
So I'll tell it once more His great love I'll unfold
And maybe you'll understand then,
How He gave up all heaven for you and for me ;
That heavens Joy our hearts might know,
For to all the world now salvation is free,
Because our Lord paid all we owe.
He came all alone from that home of the soul,
Where angels and seraphim live;
Where pain never enters and all hearts are whole
That God all our sins might forgive;
For sinners the sinless, the perfect, the just
Was sacrificed on Calvary,
That you and /, ransomed in Gods grace might
And with Him forever might be.
Who gave up His son for your sake;
There was no other way even God could think OF,
All evil from mems souls to take;
The story is old. but it's just as true now
And want wa you to have too His mark on your
And all His salvation to know.
And when the time comes that this earth you
must leave,
I want you to come up with me,
To regions of glory, where souls never grieve;
The home of the perfectly free;
want you to know the bliss angels know of,
The blessing ga and a9ty beauty yf,nss,w OF aea,yen. @
The depths of the love God has given.
BALTIMORE. MD.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-08-24
WHAT Is WORTH WHILE.

After being housekeeper over fif-
ty years, and all that time on farm,
would it not be natural wonder if I
had not learned that to provide the
wherewithal to eat and drink is all of
life?
What then is worth while? May
I be allowed to say few words in re-
gard to the family circle (the oldest
institution on earth) =? Is it worth
while to starve the brain and dwarf
the soul by overwork to keep spick
and span, or to get rich in pocket that
some one may live in idleness and
spend it on luxuries? To earn good
living is clear duty, but 20 have a
happy home is greater one. A
good stock of love is the main thing
in the beginning. Let in the sun
shine, and after the necessary work
is accomplished for that day, swing
quite round-sing, tell stories, or
dance, if there is music, and don't
forget to do kindness for some one.
As do not cook much now can
not send an original idea in that line,
but do go away sometimes, and
will offer some notes on that. Not
long since I was at home where
there was only one child-a daughter
about twelve. Suddenly she cried
out: "Do, mamma, please be quiet !
I am doing the very best I can, and
you are scolding me all the time."
The mother was nagger, veritable
scold. In olden times they fastened
such on ducking stool over the wa
ter to wash the sin away-a few de-
scendants still live.
Later on John, the husband, appear
ed, and then the nagging began to
work again. Why do you do this ?
Why don't you do that? He looked
as though good victuals were wasted
on him, for the nagging process was
wearing him. away, flesh and spirit.
l thought: "Poor woman, it would
be hard to have a brain without
tongue, but deliver US from a tongue
without a brain"
In case John was little stubborn
and could not see that his wife need
ed help, would it not be better to use
the rule of the statesman or captain
of ofindustry-diplomacy (or call ittact,
if you like)?
For instance, if you have large
wash on hand and he has the labori-
Gus task of going to the city or tax
ing trip to the country, make the
proposition that he help you in the
forenoon, and you ride with him in
the afternoon. He may say: BE
fore I'll come to that, I'll have it
done" But he doesu't need to come
down. The Good Book says: "The
husband is the head of the household"
but it also says, "The wife shall be a
crown to her husband" and we all
know that the crown is just above
the head of the good wife who never
-nags.-Lau,a ". Kennedy.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-08-24
HOW SAL DIsGRACED THE FAMILY.

A traveller in the State of Illinois
some years ago came to lone log hut
on the prairie near Cairo and there
halted. He then went into the house.
It was wretched affair. An empty
packing box served for a table, while
two or three chairs and disagreeable
stools graced the reception room, the
dark walls of which were ornamented
by display of tinware and broken
shelf article or TWO. The woman was
crying in one corner, and the man
was sitting on stool in the other,
with tears in his eyes, with pipe in
his mouth, and with his sorrowful
looking head supported by the palms
of his hands. Not a word greeted
the interloper.
"Well," said he, "you seem to be
in awful trouble here. What's up?"
"Ah, we are almost crazed, neigh
bor," said the woman, "and we amt
got the patience to see folks now"
"That's all right" said the stran-
ger, not much taken back by the po-
lite rebuff "but can be of any SER
vice to you in all this trouble :"
"Well, we've lost our gal; our
Sal's gone off and left u.s." said the
old man in tones of deep despair.
"Ah, do you know what induced
her to leave you p remarked the new
arrival.
"Well, we can't say, neighbor, as
how she's so far lost as to be induced,
but then she's gone and disgraced
u.s." remarked the afflicted father.
eyes, stranger, and-not as I
should say it as is her mother-but
there warn't potter gal in all the
west than our Sal. She's gone and
brought ruin on her own head now,"
walled the stricken mother.
"Who has gone off with her? in
quired the visitor.
"Well, there's the trouble. The
gal could have done we'll. and might
have married Martin Kehoe, capi-
tai shoemaker, who, although he has
but one eye, plays the flute in lively
manner, and earns a good living.
Then look what life she has desert
ed. She was here surrounded by all
the luxury in the country" said the
old man.
eyes, but who knows what poor
Sal will have to eat, drink and wear
row?" groaned the old woman.
"And who is the fellow who has
taken her into such misery?" quer-
led their interlocutor.
"Why, she's gone off and got mar
ried to one of those literary fellers, a
critter called an editor, as lives in the
village, and the Lord knows how he's
to airn living" howled the father.
With that the stranger vamoosed.
BEWARE of worrying about little
things. It is the malady of happy
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-08-24

Huh" snorted one, land they
think they give you food in New York
think you can live on sole leather
and weeds and ragtime p
Il guess" said the more cheerful
of the two, "we've had some kind of
lunch, anyway, even If we didn't
get 1t to eat -
In this fashion, dear reader, will
the Pennsylvania Society of Feeders
be started.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-08-24

| per. Don't know ANYBODY WHO
does 'em up we'll enough to pay. I
do know a man though that pipe
clays shoes better than anybody else
/ ever saw.
"He's the valet with friend OF
mine down on Long Island. Takes
any kind of old white chamois shoe
and make it look all right. I always
put lot of shoes in my trunk when
go down there.
Zone day the host happened to
come into my room for some reason
and saw seven pairs of white shoes
lined up against the wall. They
were as white and creamy as if they
had never been used before.
No wonder Murray never gets
the chance to valet me-, he observed
drily, If every man who comes down
here from Saturday TO Monday brings
seven pairs of white shoes to be put
into condition. I never knew he was
so good at the job
cts the speciality of your house,
old man. told him, and don't you
make any kick abouti it. Every house
has to have some particular attrac-
ton nowadays for its guests. Yours
is the pipe clay. Don't you spoil it,
"He laughed and said he was glad
to hear there was one thing at least
that made him attractive to his friends
as a host"
Various things have combined to
make it natural for persons who go
to visit a great deal in country houses
to think of other things than the mere
charm of their host and hostess. Ac-
cording to the testimony of visitor
who has been going the rounds since
April the personality of the host or
hostess has much less to do with ones
pleasure than formerly.
"Take my experience last week" "
she said. "I arrived at a house on
Friday afternoon at tea time. There
had been bridge and there were lots
of people there for me to talk to.
"When they went away went to
my room and rested awhile before I
dressed for dinner. When I got down
stairs there were already dozen per-
sons there who had been invited to
meet me and the other guests.
1--WE played cards until so late that
there was no time to talk. Nobody
came down the next morning until II,
and at noon we drove down four-in-
hand to meet some new arrivals.
Everybody was invited out to
lunch, so I saw nothing of my hosts
in the morning. There was tennis in
the afternoon, and it was only on the
drive home with six others that we
talked with the people at whose house
we were stopping. There was another
dinner that night and bridge, and we
met one another only when the game
brought US together.
"On Sunday none of us appeared
until late; then we went down to see
the stables. There was more COM
pany for lunch and in the afternoon
the party divided itself up in various
motors. At night we were again in
vited out to dinner and in the MORN
ing I left.
"You can we'll understand what
kind of time I would have had if
my enjoyment had been altogether
dependent on the pleasure of the So
ciety of my host and hostess. saw
no more of them than of the others in
the house. Indeed, there are some
places in which engagements are
made so long in advance that 1t is by
no means unusual for the hosts to go
out to dine at one house while the
guests are sent to another"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-08-24

BEWARE of worrying about little
things. It is the malady of happy
people.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-08-24

"WHAr a we'll informed woman
that Mrs. Wadleigh Is, isn't she?"
"Why shouldn't she be? Her cook
has worked for nearly everybody in
the neighborhood."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-08-24

SOME people dread being angels
for fear they will find flying hard
work.
La Junta tribune., 1907-10-12
D...h Of 1.s,.e.r x,nese,e..

Engineer Fred Kincheloe died a;
the Santa Fe hospital in this city
last Friday evening about Z O'Clock.
The accident which caused his death
was the slip of foot while his train
was IN motion at the time he was
adjusting the headlight Of the en-
gine. Losing his balance he re-
ceived jolt from some of the moy-
ing machinery and fell under the
wheels of the train. nearly one half
of the cars passing over and mang-
ling his body. The sccidant occurred
about ten miles south Of Ration. n.
NJ. and the injured engineer was
brought to this city last Thursday
in special train and taken to the
hospital where both legs were am
putated, death coming to his relief
twenty-four hours later.
Frederick Lewis kincheloe was
born September 10. 1876. at Nelson.
Mo. and died October 5. 1907. aged
81 wears and 9 days. Mr.. Kinche-
loe entered the railroad service nine
years ago. and has held post at the
right side of the cab for almos, six
years, the youngest of the more
prominent engineers He fired into
La Junta for three years with Pete
Smith. and had run over the same
territory :or two years.
Two years ago Mr.. Kincheloe be
came member Of the Benevolent
and Protective Order of E,ks. Ration
Lodge, No. sos. 1t was under the
La Junta Lodge. Nc. 70i. that the
lodge service was rendered in La
Junta, Rev. Conrad Bluhm. the
chaplain. pronouncing the eulogy.
The bereaved of nearest kin are
the aged mother. who married Mr.,
Samuel B. Thompson. the present
assessor Of Saline county. Missouri
Two uncles by marriage, Messrs
George A. and Price l.. Thompson
of La Junta, also a cousin. Charles
Herndon, of La Junta.
A large number of Elks and Others
attended the last ceremonies in the
spacious club rooms Of the loca
Elks on Monday morning and the
body was shipped on No. 10 back te
the old home for interment. accom-.
panied by representatives of the
Ration Elks and Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Engineers.
La Junta tribune., 1907-10-12
Sale OF state Lands

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ will .~li. at pahlie auction. TO the high
ess responsible bidder. the sfh day ot
Nosesaher .i9p.. At .. ~. O'Clock. At the ofhes
Capitol Building. Denver. Colorado tbs fol
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County. Colorado. viz:
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E est- minimum price pr aere. SieM0-
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La Junta tribune., 1907-10-12
WIN, s....,... /. Tough !. Colorado.

This complaint about tough beef
steak Is as old as civilization in the
West. The question Is often asked:
Why do we have 50 much better
meat in the Eas. than We do in the
West7' The difference l. easily ex-
planned. In the Eas, the range con-
ditio1s do rot exist: the animals are
fed and kept growing every day
from their birth In Colorado
range conditions largely prevail. 1t
i either feast or q famine, animals
thrive on the ricn. nutritious grasses
Of the western range during the
summer. and in the winter, IN most
cases, are allowed to shrink. An
animal that has once become poor
will never make good juicy beef
steak afterwards. no matter how
fat he may be at the time of killing.
This is the secret of tender beef and
the reason why We do not get good
meat in this western country. where
the live stock business is one of the
cardinal industries
La Junta tribune., 1907-10-12
J. 7. kirhmsn prems,ea.

j. T. Kirkman. who has been
agent for the WelIs-Fargo Express
Company in this city for the past
two years, was today presented with
a fine travelling case. gift Of the
prominent business men of Coffey-
vile, showing their appreciation of
his services to them.
Mr.. Kirkman came to Cotfeyyille
two years ago as agent for his COM
pany from La Junta. Colo. where
he had served as agent for five
years.
Mr.. Kirkman received word a few
days ago that he had been promoted
from agent to route agent with
Headquarters at Hutchinson. Kan
This is indeed a much deserved pro-
motion as Mr.. kirkman has served
his company well for number Of
years. -Coffeyville tKan.) Daily
Record
Mr.. kirkman is well known in La
Junta, where he was in the employ
of the Welis-Fargo Company as
messenger and later as agent for
many years. His numerous friends
hereabouts will be pleased to learn
of his promotion.
La Junta tribune., 1907-10-12
~ s,...... ce~e..y.

The attraction 1t the La Junta
Theater. Friday evening. October
18th, will be George Primrose and
his big minstrel company. which IS
said to be the largest and most elab-
orate in the world. and Judging
from the list Of comedians. singers.
dancers and musicians associated
with Mr.. Primrose. it is safe to say
that this IS no idle boast. Theatre
goers of today will no. content
themselves with the minstrel per
formances that have been presented
in the past. consisting Of a few or
dinary musicians. singers and vaude-
Vile acts. Mr.. Primrose being
aware Of this fact, has therefore Sc
lected the best vocal talent in the
country, as well as an operate or.
chestra of picked musicians. also the
greatest comedians and dancers ir
the minstrel world.
The opening first part is said tf
be the handsomest scenic interior
ever pu. on the stage. being done ir
green and gold. During this part
all the latest comic songs. jokes anc
ballads win Be rendered By host oi
comedians, singers and dancers.
The second part will contain many
new pleasing features rendering IN
spiring pictures Of the south with
new and up-,o-date novelties. .inelud'
ing very funny burlesque on our
national game. baseball. which Il
said to be a very ridiculous satire or
the nations leading ball teams.
La Junta tribune., 1907-10-12
Y. n. c. 4 Meeting.

On Sunday evening in the opera
house. at T:3O o'clock. there will be
a union meeting of all the church
congregations and other people Of
La Junta to consider the matter of
n Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton for this city. As is well known.
for a long time past number of in
fiuential people in La Junta have
been considering the establishment
of a Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. and have been in touch with
the State Executive Committee in
Denver. which has charge of the
extension of association work in
Colorado. State Secretary Bilheim-
er was here recently. and after con-
ferring with q number Of citizens.
expressed the opinion that cam
paign undertaken this fall could be
successfully inaugurated and car
ried out.
Mr.. Bilheimer and Mr.. Dillon.
and others of the state secretaries.
Of Denver. viii be in the CITY on
Sunday and will present . number
Of illustrated views Of association
work throughout the country. These
pictures will give . better idea of
the work Of the association than
in any other way. There will be no
financial solicitation 1t this meeting.
but merely = presentation Of the
work Of the Young Mems Christian
Amociation. and doubles = confer
enee Of Leading men win be held
before or after the meeting ut
which decision in reference to the
Proposed organization win b.
renehed.
There win be good music under
the d;rsrtion Of Prof. E. z Condit-
Evasybg1y invited to attend.