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Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30
THE MASTERY OF HABIT.

The word habit comes from the
Latin habeo-"to have" or told hold. :"
We speak of one having a certain
habit. Would IL not be more correct
to say that the habit has him? We
say that he holds to a certain fixed
habit. Would IL not be nearer the
truth to say that the habit holds him.
often In a viselika grip7
Some of Bonapartes marshais, men
OF low birth, had learned in their
youth rude tricks of the eye, the
hand grimaces. and foolish laughter.
Even the emperor and his bothers
and sisters were not guiltless of such
habits. He could not rid them OF these
aigns OF childish rudeness. They could
not rid themselves of them. He could
make them kings and queens, and
they could handle their scepters right
royalty; but old habits ruled them
still.
A century ago John Vaua, a young
man making 1.-The grand tour" wrote:
81 was impatient TO plunge into the
dissipation Of Paris. had not, how
ever. counted on the hold which old
habits had upon me. They had been
cleanIy Every act, word. or familiar
custom of my pure English life al
home held me now like an iron cord
could not plunge into the foul depths
wished to do 1t. but | could not
There are few young men who dc
not wish to make their lives solid ant
enduring. Let them remember tina
this lnexorable natural law is equal,
strong in good as In bad habits.
Every high. pure aim In his fathe
or mother. every honest. modest Gus
tom of young mans home. the clean
ly life of his boyhood. the prayers h
learned. the habits OF reverence, o
kind. unselfsh actlon---these are AZ ~
many stones In the rampant whic
shall defend him In middle age froE
storm and ruin.--Selected.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30
COLORADO NEWS.

A l4-year-old boy at Wheat Ridg,
was struck by a flying board during
high wind and instantly killed.
The Denver county jail contains l7C
prisoners. They We're treated to all
the comforts of home on Christmas
The Canon City Elks distributed
$500 worth of turkeys and coal to the
needy of that city on Christmas day
Joe Hamilton is in jail in Trinidad
charged with forging $50 check
This is the second time In the last
two months.
Despondent from drink Charles w.
McReynolds, a telegraph operator OF
Denver, suicided by shooting himself
Christmas evening.
The Larilner County Democrat has
been sold under mortgage for $1,000.
1t is stated afsyndicate a of local men
will take charge of it.
The eonyicts at the state peniten.
tiary were given a fine Christmas din.
ner and attended a vaudeville show
in the afternoon. The latter was fur
nished by the inmates.
J b. McFarlane. mine operator at
Idaho Springs, lost his balance and
fell down a 150-foot shaft. His dead
body lies under several feet of water
in The sump.
T.. NJ. Shay, a yardman at Palmer
Lake. was killed by a d. & r. G.
passenger train. while walking on the
track. He was slightly deaf and did
not hear the trains approach.
A Denver woman went into gam
bling place in search of her husband.
She found him but he refused to ac-
company her home. She pulled a
gun and shot up the place and forced
the man to go with her.
Henry Johnson, a 5-year-old boy of
Colorado Springs was killed by his T.
year-old brother. The latter received
a present Of a % rifle. which he point
ed at his brother and pulled the trig-
ger.
by the explosion OF the ashes of
tlue he was cleaning, Frank Boldic,
fireman at the Pueblo steel works
was probably fatally burned. His eye
sight was destroyed and he has slight
chance of recovery.
S, j. Mcmillan, an old soldier OF
Colorado Springs received Christmas
present in the shape of government
warrant for s302, in payment OF his
services TO his country for three days
in November, 1865. He will have the
warrant framed. At the time of his
DISCHARGE he Was a cornnral
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

Six-yeat- old Marie Is mlaiater'H
daughter. and found half a dozen
dolls under the Christmas tree, There
hey stood during the Christmas
week, when mother resolved to Kid
nap one OF the family, and put II by
for the next year. TO all appearance
the scheme was successful. and last
years baby appeared under the new
tree Christmas morning Marie. accom-
panied by the usual number of admir-
ing grown-ups. was taken TO view the
tree. Fixing her eyes ON the absen.
tee. and holding her dimpled chin
with a chubby hand. aftera period oil
deep thought, she remarked In a
puzzled tone. Where In the dickens
have ! seen that face before!"
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30
MARCH OF NEMESIS.

In 1881. nearly one hundrer years
ago. there was at the present site Of
Brookville, Indiana. a curious combin-
alton in the way of man. He was
preacher farmer ,distiller and bar
keeper all rolled in one. He had come
into the then territory in 1897 and was
the first Methodist minister among the
early settlers of the Whitewater The
town of Brookville. in Franklin county.
near tho Ohio border, was laid out in
1907. just century ago, and this
preaching whiskey seller was a main
actor in starting the place, On Sun
day he preached regularly to his con-
gregation of surrounding settlers.
mostly small farmers, and after serv-
ices set up the liquor" to the "sin-sick
souls. Everybody drank In those
days, what they called "drams" the
white and water clear product OF the
old-fashioned copper still. In fact the
first industry in every pioneer com
munity was d distlllery, being regard
ed as equally important with the mill
that ground the grain. The preachers
were all tipplers and many of them
drank to excess and the very first OF
all the temperance reform movements
in this country was organized for the
express benefit OF the clergy
Times have changed. We want our
readers, especially the farming class,
To take note Of the contrast presented
between 1907 and 1907 and the event
full century intervening. Take note OF
Parson Manwaring. mixing his ser
mons and whiskey In the same log
cabin, where entertainment WAS fur
nished for man and beast" then look
around in the rural community where
you live aud count up the farmers who
drink liquor to excess or even mod
crate. A drinking preacher. OF
course. would no longer be tolerated
He is as extinct at the dodo. No
liquor Is served on the sideboards as
1t was in 1907 in every home. Drink
ing has become unpopular and I'M
fashionable. No farmer thinks Of
serving whlslSey in the harvest field
as was universal a hundred and even
fifty years ago. The churches are now
all standing In solid column behind the
temperance movement. The W. C. r..
o., the Y. NJ. C. A. the Endeavorers
| and other Christian associations are
all working heroically against the uni
versal curse. The advance has been
great and no class has been beniftted
omre from the reform than tillers of
| the soil. There is not strictly farming
| community In the United States where
| the saloon has a particle of show in Il
| standup vote. The farmer has become
| sober. He finds better use for his
corn than TO run it through a still |;
better use for his fruit than to convert
it into the brain-maddening apple
jack"
Nemesis Is marching on. This go.l-
dess sacred In the old Greek calender
to revenge. is coming into her own,
4 The fight has been long. the battles
have been bloody. the centuries are
strewn with millions Of men dead
from drink, with countless homes
wrecked and ruined, with blasted rep
utations, with scared consciences
with that hope deferred which maketh
the heart sick John Barleycorn. gen
cralissirno Of the hosts OF OWL, this
4 beasts Of prey, the legions Of devils
4 the nends incarnste. is being driven t.
the wall, he scorpion is being sur
rounded with fire. The bounds II tn,
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30
ITALIANS AND THE WHITE
PLAGUE.
Brooklyn Eagle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
distinguished physician of Rome,
DIR. Giuseppe Bastianelii, has been in
this country investigating the condi-
tions under which his fellow-country
men OF the laboring classes live. He
doesn't hesitate to say that the teue.
ment house environments are decided
ly less conducive to health than those
under which the poverty stricken work.
man dwell In Italy. In other words,
he would have us to believe that n
poor wretch living in Il cave at the
roadside, anywhere among the mala
contract consumption than In New
contract consumtion than In a New
York tenement. He says the Italian
poor come here to escape malaria, OF
which they have a dread and en-
counter a far more dendly disease In
the white plague" He calculates
that about 20 per cent OF those who re-
turn take hack with them baciilI OF
tuberculosis. which are spread among
the cities and villages. Higher wages
In this country are obtained at the
expense of health, and often life.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30
TeLEeRAPHIc RREvITlEs.

The condition of John Mitchell. pres
ldent of the United Mine Workers of
America, is critical and 1t is feared
he will be an invalid for life
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy head of
the Christian Science church. al
nounces plan for the erection in
Boston of ,000. 600 institution for the
poor,
Justice Harlan of the United States
supreme court, speaking at banquet
of Kentuckans in New York. declares
there Is no clash between the govern
ments of the states and the nation.
Walter Wellman, writing from Wash
ington, declares that Secretary Taft.
instead of beng entirely subservient
to the president, overrides hs wishes
on accession, and, in his race. is going
it alone.
John Fl. Paley, editor of the Jewish
Daily News. was found dead in his
home in Brooklyn. asphyxiated by gas.
The coroner S trying to determine
whether Paley's death was accidental
or not. No motive for suicide has
been established.
The Republican club of New York
city indorsed Governor Hughes as a
candidate for the Republican presiden-
tial nomination and called upon Re-
publican organizations throughout the
country to cooperate in securing his
nomination and election.
Wallace, Idaho. is without telephone
service as a result of the enforcement
of the Sunday rest law. The tele-
phone exchange was opened on Sunday
but was closed by the authorities and
the manager placed under arrest and
fined s25. The company gave no no
tice of appeal and Monday the ex-
change did not open.
Albert Ballu, under whose supervi-
sion the historical researches at the
ruined city OF Timgad are being con-
Quoted, announces the discovery OF a
large monastery covering II 900 square
yards surrounding Christian basilica.
The monastery incloses four chapels, a
eoister with well preserved cells and
a Christian burying grand.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the paper mill of the Falls Manufac
| turing company at Oconto Falls, Wis.
and cost the life of Henry Hertwig
| the engineer The charred remains
were found among the ruins of the
mill. Property loss, 100000. fully in
sured. The flames were first discov
cred in the basement Of the heater
room and spread quickly To all parts ol
the mill.
| State Health Commissioner Porter ot
New York announced that he had ap
pointed an advisory board, composed
of experts on tuberculosis, to give tt
the state department OF health sucf
advice and suggestions as In thei
wisdom and expert knowledge the.
may deem proper and expedient," II
dealing with the ravages of consump
tion. Ten well known physicians hav'
been named, and all have signifie'
Willingness to serve.
The publication OF retraction o
statements made In the New Yorl
American and Evening Journal In Ot
tober connecting William Astor Char
, ler brother OF Lieutenant Governo
, Lewis S. Chanler, with the case G
Raymond Hitchcock. II is stated ma
: result In the abandonment of the erin
: NAL libel proceedings instituted b
MT chanler against W, X. Hearst.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Our idea Of good boss IL one wis
can boss without bossing.
People don't enjoy scandal nearly -
much II there is truth in It.
Bachelors are the only men Who
have amy Illusions about women.
Human nature with a safety braAte
attachment is an excellent thing.
The last drop of water will mot come
tc the man who waits BY river.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

When a man scrapes and saves.
puts his money into a bank and it
to, he feels sore, and he has a right
to. But when after n few years the
bank resumes and pays dollar for dol
that much velvet for he Ives just
the same meantime. This Ii funny
world, concludes the Telluride Journal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

An upcouDtry business man was
once Introduced to Abbot Lawerence
"Mr, Smith" said Mr.. Lawrence,
with mnsing air, II don't think
know you do ~
well you ought to. was the re-
ply. "Pve traded with you for TWEEN
ty years"
Always paid your bills, perhaps '
"Of course"
THAT'S accounts 70 It," said MT
Lawerence. Il know the others
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

boyish novice in smoking turn
ed deadly pale and threw way his
cigar Said he: ''Thar's something
in that cigar that's mnde me SICK
II know what 1t is" said his com
panion pulling away "What?' TO
packer"
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

Wishing to pay his friend a com
Dliment. q gentleman remarked: II
hear you have very Industrious
wife" Yes" replied the friend with
q melancholy smile. She is never
idle. She always finds something for
me to do"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-30

A
Irhe color Of your gown Is unimport.
Mint Black, dark green, crimson;
brown AMI yellow take nearly the
same shade. while white and the light
tints reproduce about alike.
Your neck should not be dressed too
high or toostight or In an exact circle.
With high neck dressing long face
Eoyefhangs and becomes almost deform.
ed. while a round face looks button
shaped, and none Of the little tricks
|ot EMBARRASSING or expression can rem.
! edy it. "a
II Your neck is short do not lose
what you have. but lower the drapery,
do; a little judicioas borrowing, and.
lprestol the face that was round be.
comes oval. :
In any case the neck must not be
hidden. for all the action and grace
Of position In bus. portrait centers
there. A dress cut low in the neck al,
ways seems much higher in a photo.
graph than to an observer. A heavy
featured face Is softened and made
delicate by soft bit of Sneck dressing,
a bit of lace being preferable to the
stiff, standing collar.
II you have a Thoroughly artistic
photographer it Is worth while to con.
suit him beforehand as to your dress.
Let him know what 1t Is to be. or you
may be undecided which Of several to
use and he will tell you at once which
Is the best in color orstn cut, etc.
While you are talking with him about
dress he is studying your face, express.
sion and figure and style generally.
If he also be an artist and expert.
encsd, he may Sc at glance that
your customary way of dressing the
hair is not becoming; for, strange as
II may seem, comparatively few wo.
men have the knack OF arranging their
hair in the mode demanded by their
faces.
While be knows that the portrait
must not be ruined by the hair being
done up in an unfamiliar way, he may
yet give a few valuable suggestions;
for instance, to be more careful in
dressing the left side than the right.
thas signffying that the left side of
the face is the better. Few have both
sides alike,
The uneven shaping Of the lips alone
may decide which side of the face
should be prominent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-30
THE AMATEUR GARDNER.

From the Denver Republican.
A fool there was, and he made his
bluff
Given as you and ~
AT hoe and a rake, and a shove,
rough
dater be called himself names
enough,
But he thought his garden would
bloom with STUFF
Gwen as you and ~
Oh the seeds we waste and the sweat
We taste
And the blisters on each soft hand
That are guyed by the men who did
not know
eAnd Of gardening they never could
know
And could not understand.
a fool there was. and his hoe he
Gwen as you and ID
And the garden was left with weeds
to choke,
And his back is the kind ,bey cal,
near-hroke. @
But he is unable to see the joke,
Gwen as you and ~
Oh, the beans we lost and the mean.
We lost,
Aud the cucnmbers We had planned,
They're brought by the huckster VII,
did not know why,
land we know he never knew wny)
We should ever disturb the land.
And it Isn't the shame, and st lsa4
the blame
Thai stings like a red-hot brand:
For The seeds that we plant by two
and two
Shall sail to come up by one ana on.
IS all We can understand.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-30

: No. cordelia, the cloak OF friendship
and the mantle Of charity are not
made from the same piece Of cloth.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-30
Trust to Nature.

A great many Americans, both men
and women, are thin, pale and puny, with
poor circulation, beeuuse they have M
treated their stomaclis by NASTY eating
holie beverages. or by too close eontine.
meht to home, office or factory, and in
consequence the stomach must be treated
N natural way before theycan rectIfy
their earlier mistakes. Tho muscles Ii,
many such people. tn fact in every weary,
thih and thin. blooded perSon, do their
work with great difficulty As a resai.
fatigue comes early, is extteme and lasts
long. The demand for .nitrftive aid Is
shead OF the supply. To insure perfect
heaith every, tissue. hoih. nerve and
muscle should take from the blood Ger.
tain materials and return 70 1: certain
others, II Is necessary y prepare the
stomach for the work OF ttking up from
the food what Is necessary b make good,
nch, red blood. We must 10 70 Nature
roots known 70 the Indians OF this
country before the advent tthe whites
which later came TO the Knowledge OF
the settlers and which are nov growing
rapidly in professional favor for the cure
o. obstinate stomach and liver troubles.
tain In their cleansing and invigorating'
elect upon the stomach, liver and blood.
These are: Golden Seal root Queens
root, Stone root, Bloodrooty Mandrake
Ioot. linen There Is Black Cherrybark
The medicinal principles residing in these
native roots when extracted with glyc-
crime as a solvent ma he the most reliable
and efficient stomach tonic and liver In
vtgorator, when combined In Just the
right proportions, Us in DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. Where there
is bankrupt vitality Siich as nervous
exhaustion, bad nutrition-and thin
blood, the body acquires vigor and the
nerves. blood and all the tissues feel the
favorable effect OF this sovereign remedy.
Although somof physicians have been
aware OF the high medicinal value OF the
above mentioned plants, yet few have
used pure slycerine as a solvent and
usually the doctors prescriptions called
ptth alcohol.
The Golden Medical Discovery Is q
Scientific preparation compounded OF the
Rlyceric extracts Of The above mentioned
vegetable ingredients and contains no
alcohol or harmful habit-forming drugs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-30
big INCREASE !.
M PERSONAL psoPeRIx lAluA.
TON IS EaPEcTEp BY Ts,s i
coMMfssicNER Dill on
3 THIS YEAR.

CHARLESTON March 20 Ta !
Commissioners Dillon Is Of the sptRion
that thore ought TO be 4 way large
increase in the value Of tas psrse,aaI
property assessment this yessr saa ths
assessors are urged 70 ge .ss per.
s i, properly on the sho5siass ..at lis
rue anil actual value. He tatrs out
that the railroads. In making thelr
appeal agafsst the assessnent made
by the board OF pabiic works, declared
that .theE asssssmiept wiis higher IN
proportion to value than any other
psopesty M hsstate.
q Nj Dillon thipEs that In view 81 the
low rats Of -ire. TAX levy, PERSONA
9ropert can easily stand higher
assfssasns-'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-30
How to Dress for Business,.

How 70 Dress for Business.
The problem Of dress Is formida,
tbis onesto the woman who engages in
q profession Or business.
The teachers. the ssaIeswoman. gor
lone IN any walk Of life. must have
iher things shipshape or she is.sooni
out OF the race. The domestic woman
may take her time to choose and put
on her clothes. or she may at least
choose whether or not. she MAY ap.
pear before the public eve, while the
business woman WHO Is pledged 10
toll must appear, willy ni9y. and be
ever ready, and. half her success de,
tpends upon her personal appearance.
She cannot afford to wear shoes that
look shabby: nor gloves that are ZIP.
ped, nor clothes that drag and come
apart. !Neatness is essential !;
So many women wear out them.
selves instead of their clothes. Max.
ing the best Of bad bargain, an IN.
fitting shoe or dress or other wearing
apparel necessary to live I'M causes
many case OF nervous prostratsor.
Time means sosmueh that 4 bust.
ness woman should wear as few
clothes as will suaiee for appearance
and comfort. Their quality must be
carefully chosen. First and most I'm.
portant is the union suit, which should
be Of light wool or silk and wool ant,
unshrinkable.
There are in the substitute for the
corset, compromises galore. The wise
woman hunts until she finds the thing
that suits her. 1t should be made in
strong material, washable and shape.
ly.
Hose supporters are attached to the
sides and front, not front alone. All,
therein lie great danger and WEAKNESS
every day.
Then the shoes. A pretty penny IL
she is hard to 1T and with tender feet.
They should be hand-sewed, broad
soles. low heels and made to support
the arch Of the foot.
Some women toe.in in spite of all
the physical culture possible, and
those who walk on the outer edge OF
the foot should have an orthopeaic
last; but one who treads right win
suffer shoes that point the big toes at
each other.
The business woman steps on and
of cars, into carriage. ap and down
stairways: her shoes are her most i'm.
portant adjunct.
She must have several pairs, wear.
ing them alternately day and evenings
They must fit and be whole, otherwise
she will suffer from tired feet and
corns. Boomers are worn in cold
weather of soft flannel, in summer Of
silk or mohair.
"A shIrtwaist and skirt or a coat suit
is the usual thing, but each garment
must be simple and perfect; nothing
Should be fixed with pins. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-30

Cure Laws would be needed, Il all
Cough Cures were like DR.. Shops
Cough Gre Island has been for 20
years. The National Law now re-
CURES that If any poisons enter into a
congn mixture, 1t must be printed on
the label or package. For this rsa.
son mothers. and others. should insist
on having DR.. Shops Cough Cure. No
poison marks on Mr.. Shops labels
and none in the medicine. else it must
by law b. on the label. And it's not
only sa,e- but It is said to be by those
that <aew 1t best, truly remarkable
cough ,eiy. Take no chance, par.
ticularly with yoar children. Insist
on having DR.. shoop's Cough Cure.
Compare carefully the DR.. shoop pack.
age with others and see. No poison
marks tlltrei You can always be on
the safe side by demanding Dr..
sboop,s Cough Cure. sirarIy refuse
to accept any other, Sold 10 E, a.
Biiiingsiea G Co.