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The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
IMPROVEMENT.

The Snfest principle through
life, instead OF reforming others,
n to set about perfecting your
Self.-B. II. Hayden.
To hear always, 10 think al
ways, to learn always. ii Is thus
that we live truly. He who as
pires 10 nothing, who learns
nothing, is not worthy of living.
Helps.
II II necessary TO try TO sur
pass oneself always, this OccuRa-
tIOn ought 10 last nS long ns life.
queen Christina.
Judge of thine Improvement
not by what thou speaiScst or
writest, but by the hrmness OF
thy mind, and the government
ct thy passions and Affections
Fuller.
Infinite toll would not enable
you 20 sweep nwny mlstI but
by ascending n lIttle, you may
often look over IL altogether. so
IL g. with our moral improve
ment; we vyrestIe fe-cely with n
vicious habit. which would have
no hold upon VS. II we assembled
into a higher moral atmosphere.
Helps.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
Improvement Means Lining Better Each Day.
Remember the Mistakes of the Past
Only to Profit by Them.
THIS WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

Trinidad
n.
Seventeenth
Cicely
Claude
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07

termination, permitting no obstacles 70
halt YOU and tacRling them hard and
low as they loom Up in the distance ana
come toward you. bringing with II a re-
action OF JOY and satisfaction.
ROBERT y. STEINER.
80 North Carolina avenue southeast
AS intelligent human beings we are
honestly seeking improvement along all
lines Of endeavor. social. moral and
physical We want good. sane minds.
strong. wholesome bodies; pure. stead
fast souls. We believe that with faith
In Gods love and mercy we can attain
these things; We possess the ability 10
appropriate His manifold blessings. and
we know that there is the power within
Us all 20 overcome evil with good. Daily
We are seeking a more harmonious adj
Justmeut OF our lives, believing that all
I things work together for good. that Moth
/ ing is sent as but which can be employed
/ FOR ultimate good and higher develop
meme. that joy should be the keynote Of
| our existence. and we should be brlm-
ming over with the happiness OF living.
/ Life should be a labor of love with no
/ time for fretting any faUlt-hnding. We
should strive diligently 10 change adj
verse conditions 70 live the best life
possible under all circumstances. and
! 20 patiently, lovingly, tactfully help our
| felIOw-man.
A smile, a word a touch
/ And each IS easily given,
| Yet either may win a soul from sin.
/ or smooth the way 10 heaven.
A smile may tighten the failing heart,
A touch may lead US from sin apart,
/ a word may soften pains kcenest dart;
/ How easily either is given.
NJ JANE MOOR
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07

edge gathered from all sources, make the
road TO Improvement safe, short, and
sure. "A fresh mind keeps the body
fresh. Take IN the ideas Of the day. drain
of those Of yesterday" ]. LEE
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07

Let Us AueA % W anu uDiAef
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving. still pursuing.
Learn 70 labor and TO walt"
Do each day a kind act that entails
some self-denial. but DO not imagine you
are growing when YOU DO good acts for
loved ones. for this IS natural, and II
you're congratulating yourself on this
you're = pagan. The counting act is the
one OF sacrifice, the act one does FOR one
IN whom he has no interest for one who
has injured him or whose actions cause
unhappiness. This tells. and each day
one can overcome personal antagonisms,
uprooting hate where hate was sOwed
That person never ceases 10 grow, even
though the growth Is so gradual II Is i'm
perceptible The world was not made In
a day. but sometimes kingdoms have
been overthrown IN day. beginning with
the discord OF hate. But when the har-
mony or eternal. unchangiug love enters.
and there is a striving 20 90 the best one
can and a chance IS given 10 do that
best, then IS the time 90 overcome. For
20 him that overcometh, the same shall
he clothed in white raiment and shall be
made n pillar In the temple OF Cod, and
shall inherit all things"
CICELY CLAUDE
Oh
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
Arlington Va

Improvement can be accomplished only
by keeping everlastingly at g."
II required hard. sustained, intelligent
effort. and the greater the effort the
greater the improvement.
Anything worth having is worth strlv-
ing for. In addition 20 the desire TO i'm
prove, there must be the actual work e
that end.
There must be aiertneSS 10 see, hear
| think. and then to put ones experience
Observation. and knowledge 70 the bes
use. In a word. there must be intelligent
/ persistent action for a worthy purpose.
ARTHUR LENOX
Lock Box rs
The question IS How can we best &C
| complish Improvement?
/ By our will power With some it l.
easy to learn and remember; with Others
I II is hard. Why2 Because the one con
/ centrates all his faculties 20 do, while IN,
other does not go after 1t with will.
! To improve one must be steadfast, an
true. ever ready 20 see the faults IN one
! self. and the virtues In others. To clim
/ 10 the top and remain there. never way
ering. but always striving to know more
AGNES Z. WILKINSON.
PomoaAey, Nd
now can we best accomplish improve
ment?
Obstacles are many TO accomplish a de
desire or purpose. yet no goal has ye
been reached without constant applics
ton and good, conscientious labor.
Following the rutS in the road, or IN
well-trodden path, is but routine. but {
20 beyond the best endeavOTs and cut
NEW road or path with courageous an
lalmost heroic efforts, through thick an
tangled underbrush. is improvement.
That Is best accomplished by gettin
into the scrimmage or struggle with d.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
HOW CAN WE BEST ACCOMPLISH IMPROVEMENT?

but benevolence be our guide. Sympa-
thiZe with the less fortunate, do every
thing in our might 20 improve the stand
ard OF mankind; gaze at the SAMMY side
and breathe In the wholesome zephyrs OF
this world Of sunshine and blossoms as
we only know il 20 be. BE not discour-
aged in a laudable undertaking at the III
success of the first attempt, but strive on
with a merrier and more Jealous determi-
nation. Treat your fellow-men just ana
ever make honesty your pilot
JAMES J. KEANE
I'll Corccgan Building.
Things are either growing better or they
are becoming worse. That. Of course. is
true whether II refers 10 ourselves indi-
vldually or to institutions, governments,
nations. We must all realize that there
is not such thing as standing still How
can we best accomplish Improvement? Is
a large question. A keen desire for the
improvement aimed at. a determined eff
fort to succeed IN the particular matter
IN which We are Interested and recep-
tive mind win accomplish much. In order
TO reach a given goal the essential thing
IS 10 get started IN the right direction and
then to keep on going. Narrowing the
question down to its relations 70 self-im-
provement. Il seems TO me that the quail
ties best calculated to effect the desired
end are determination, patience, and un-
tagging zeal II 20 these can be added
some such outside influences as the kind
" appreciation and announcement OF
others, we shall doubtless run the race
more rapidly; but mainly we must depend
on ourselves, and once our faces are de-
terminedly set in the right direction we
can hardly fail OF ultimate achievement.
ARTHUR W. BEER.
Seventeenth and Hamln streets northeast.
I think we can best accomplish I'm
provement by beginning with ourselves
/ Let us strive 10 elevate our lives by a
/ constant endeavor and then remember
/ that If one life shines, the next life must
/ catch the light, FOR
mo life can be pure in its purpose and
! strong I'm the strife.
] And ali life not be pure and stronger
! thereby" Ms NJ JEFFRIES.
Box rs. Culpeper. Va
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07

It is necessary in order TO accomplish
Improvement TO always wear merry
ccuntenance (conspicuously characteristic
in the makeup Of the optimlstic). and a
clean heart is the only means 10 such a
glorious possession. The countenance is
the "expositor Of the heart" We should
at all times kneel to the pure, and naught
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07

TRY myself unwearie5ly I'll thou find
est the highest thing thou art capable OF
doing. faculties and outward circum-
stances being both duly considered, and
then do IL. Nothing Is impossible 70 the
man who can will W. ii. REED.
lbs = .-Ln,L u.r-.Nns.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-01-15
Suit For Insurance.

Mrs. Bessie Lowther, whose
husband was killed in Alamosa last
February, has sued the New York
Life in a Denver court for 81 ,OOC
policy on her husbands life. Low
theirs last act before he died in a
Salida hospital was to transfer the
policy to his brother. The insur-
snce company contend the transfer
was legal but Mrs. Lowther con-
tends it was not legal because not
recorded on the company's books
until some days after her hus-
bands death.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-01-15
Trufb and
Quality

appeal to the Well-lnformed in every
walk OF life and are essential to permanent
success and crcditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA is the only remedy of
known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
swcetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any debiltating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-01-15
=. MANASSA -.

George Carr left Tuesday morn
ing for short visit to his sister
that lives in New Mexico.
Mrs. May Carr, who has been
visiting her parents, left for her
home at Mare Island, California,
Wednesday.
A hog buyer shipping to Cali
fornia was in town Monday and
bought six car loads of hogs which
he loaded Tuesday at Romeo.
Since the snow of Sunday night
no new cases have been reported
among the children and high
school will start Monday morning.
Frank O. Soule moved from
Mrs. Willis house TO a house on
Fourth street that was once used
for store but is now a very nice
dwelling.
Harmon Sowards and family
have returned from an eastern
visit. They say they had an en-
joyable time and the weather was
warm and pleasant in Tennessee.
l.. w. Sowards left last week on
Mission to the southern states,
His nephew, Wilber Sowards, left
on a mission to California, and
T. Grantham departed on IA mission
to the eastern states.
We are quarentined out of San
ford in a social way but they didn't
seem afraid to come to our sale
which was attended by people
from all over the county. Well,
anyway the scare is nearly over.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-01-15
Notice of Stockholders Meeting

Manassas, Colorado. Jan. 2nd. 1872.
To the Stockholders of The Grautham
Hardware Company:
a meeting of the stockholders of The
Grnntham Hardware Company will he
held at the office Of the company in the
town OF Manassn. Colorado. at Granthan
Hardware Store, at one o'clock y. m. Mon
day, February list. 1909, for the purpose of
voting to dissolve the Corporation, prior to
the time limited 10y the bylaws and 10y the
terms of its articles of incorporation and
for such other business as may come
before the meeting.
JOEL GRANTHAN.
Attest: President.
J. +. GRANTHAM.
Secretary.
First publication, January S. 1909.
Last publication. January -, 1909.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-01-15

ladened with farming impliments
and stock. This shows their good
intentions to remain with us. We
heartily extend a welcome and
wish them success in every enter
prise that they engage in.
A very pretty social function
was that given last evening at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. n. n.
Smith, it being the occasion of the
celebration of their wedding ami
versary. A host of friends were
invited, among them your corre-
spondent, but the particulars come
too late for publication in this
issue.
Two runaways enlivend matters
on Main street in Sanford last
Tuesday and Wednesday, The
first one Mr.. James Haggard was
most interested in and his buggy
was badly broken as the result of
not tying up. Bert Stevens team
attached to wagon afforded the
second spectacle. After running
a few blocks his team collided with
a telephone pole and was brought
to a standstill with a somewhat
broken wagon.
A large gathering of friends and
relatives celebrated the 63rd birth
day anniversary of Mrs. Lars Nor
tensen, last Wednesday evening.
Over thirty guests were present
and the occasion was very en-
joyable one. Mrs. Mortensen re-
tains remarkable degree of robust
health and almost youthful vigor.
She is very much respected and
loved in the community and is
still quite active in social and re-
ligious functions in the ward
Tonight Friday the celebrated
violinist, g. w. Oles is advertised
to give popular, classical, musical
program in the Sanford opera
house. 1t promises to afford a
rare treat to music lovers as Prof.
Oles is perfect master of his
instrument. having long been a
pupil of DIR. Baxter of New York,
and, later, of some of the greatest
music teachers on the continent.
1t is expected that there will be a
crowded house as there has been
no date for the professors appear
ance at La .Jara, and the date at
Manassa was cancelled on account
of the prevalence there of an
epidemic among the children.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-01-15
The Rev. Irl r. Hicks Almana

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The La Jara chronicle., 1909-01-15
HOW'S THIS?

We offer one Hundred Dollars Reward for
luy case OF Cntarrh that cannot be- cured by
Halls Catarrh cure.
F.. j. CHENEY * co, Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the past II years, aud believe him
perfectly hor orabln in all business trausac-
tons and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
WALpISG, kISSAS x MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Tcstim monials sent
tree. Price IS cents per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists
Take falls Family Pill- for cor tipation.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-01-15
Notice of Stockholders Meeting

La Jara, Colo, Dec. 20. 1905.
Notice is hereby given that the regular
annual meeting of the stockholders of The
Home Lumber. Coal and Grain Company
will he held at the office of said company
in La Jura. Conejos County. Colorado. on
Wednesday, January 20. 1909. at Eight (s)
O'Clock p. M. for the purpose of electing
officers and directors for the ensuing year.
and for the transaction of such other
business may properly come before
said meeting.
W. +. MCCLURE,
Secretary.
First publication December .. l9OS.
Last publication January Is, 1909
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-01-15
SANFORD -.

Geo. lrVln lett Tor w alnut
Iowa on land business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl of Creede
Colo, are visiting at Sanford with
the family of J. l.. Reed. Mrs.
Pearl is Mr.. Reeds daughter.
J. T. Norton of the Excelsior
ranch, lying between here and
Alamosa, spent last Sunday at
Sanford in social way, the guest
of l.. FL Valentine and MIR. and
Mrs. Chas. Hansen.
Orson Rasmussen and wife have
returned to Sanford with view,
possibly, of making it their future
home. For some years they have
been living in Wyoming but of
late in Nevada.
Mrs. Franklin, IA sister of Mrs.
a. p. Mortensen came i'll from
Fruitland, n NJ, the early part of
this week. She will spend a
month or two here visiting with
relatives.
How it comes that SO renowned
a musician as Dr. Oles is making
Il tour of southern Colorado is ex-
planned i'll this way. He is at
present a resident of this state,
living at Boulder, Colo, for his
health
Mayor Peterson is completing
his handsome residence. Messrs.
Loren Nelson and brother are
putting on steel ceilings in the
parlor and reception rooms, and
Sam Thomas is doing the paint
ing.
Hans Frederik5on is seen around
daily on the streets of Sanford
Up to the holidays he WAS "A col
lege student of the b. y. L. at
Provo, Utah, but in consequence
of rheumatism, he was Obliged to
return home to Sanford
A petition will soon be pre-
sented to our county fathers, the
commissioners, asking them to
open up "a county road, from
Thomas Faucets northward to
the Aamosa county road. This
will be of great convenience to
Iowa settlers recently locating four
miles or SO northeast of town.
Bert Whitney, James and Mel,
win Nelson, college boys at Ma
nassa. are seen at Sanford the past
week, in consequence of the cpl
demic tie-up at Manassa. The
Misses Adella Peterson, Florence
Whitney. Mabel Crowther. Flor
euce Cornum. Gertrude Decker
and May Downey are also at home
this week.
Many of our citizens have con-
cluded that the raising of pea-fed
hogs is a very profitable industry
X. +. Mortensen returned last
Wednesday from La Sauses where
he has been investing heavily in
legions of ''shoates" with which tc
stock his porcine pastures.
The late snow fall has spoiled
the skating pastime hereabouts
So for awhile there will be no more
neck breaking, shoulder -dislocat.
ing, ankle-spraining complaints
from that source, but the ducks
will suffer. 1t is said that the
Rio Grande is great resort fol
ducks every winter.
Several of our townsmen attend.
ed the Helm auction sale a,
Manassa last Monday, among then
being j. S. Valentine, john White
Charles Hansen and l.. H. Nalen.
tine. The two last named gentle
men, late of Iowa. returned heavily
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-01-15

The National Stock Show and
Horse Fair at Denver the week of
January 1928, 1909, will be one of
the biggest events of the year. 1t
will be held in the new national am
phitheatre constructed especially
for the holding of this annual
show. The exhibition of stock
will be the finest ever seen west of
Chicago.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-01-15

FoUSD-Heart shaped gold cuff
button. Owner can have same by
calling at this office and paying
for this notice.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-01-15

We are selling New White sew
ing machines at $40 less than
Denver price. Now's your chance.
Murphy-Newcomb Hardware Co.
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The Nan1e PENS

How should "PepyS" pe prououncedy
Percy LubhccS. who wrote, bioS-a-
ply OF Samuel repyS. declares Peep,
but there are many people living aut
talking who call themselves "I'epplS.
In 1919 was published volume called
Lucida lntervaila." by James Car
caSSe. who was a clerk i'm the office. OF
PepyS. He did not ike pepyS and
would have been glad 10 spell il
Peeps" But he fidn't. lie wrote:
Get thee behind me- then: DUMB devil
beSone
The Lord hath Ephthatha said TO my
tongue.
lips.
Sent me from navy 10 tie arS by Fepys.
From this the London Chronicle CON
Guides thar 10 Ms contemporary pepys
was "PipS"
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FANCY WAISTCOATS.
introduced by an English Monarch BY
Way Of Economy

introduced by an English Monarch BY
Way OF Economy.
The waistcoat-when az least il is 4
fancy vest"-is the last remaining
vestige OF the gorgpuuSnesS which was
once displayed in mems dress. and on
Oct -. 1866. PepyS chronicles its first
appearance on the person of Charles
IL The novel garment was a long
cassOck." as the diariSt terms il. worn
close TO the body II was OF "blac5
cloth. pinked with white silk under H.
Men will agree that the wai>tcoat is
a convenient and commercially gar
ment. the absence of which NSud de-
prive them. 10 speak OF no other dis
comfort. Of an invaluable set of peck
cts Ii appears strange. therefore. that
II should not have come into being at
an earlier date
Soon after the restoration "a sleeve
less vest. which likewise left the waist
open. was worn under the douhlet. IL
was not a true waiStcoat. This stvle
OF dress was brought from France by
Charles II. From beneath the fullness
OF shirt exposed by TIE open vest The
breeches displayed their expanded
width. with lunches OF ribbon M the
waist ana lace rltiie~ below the knees.
The doublet worn over the vest was
richly laced and embroidered. So cost
~ was this mode OF attire that the
King resolved to give tho lead toward
a more economical and sober fashion.
and In the fulhllment OF this design he
donned the new garment. which Pepvs
hailed with pleasure
such We're the circumstances which
attended the Introduction Of the waist
coat IL came in the name OF economy
and reform. but ere long IL developed
into IS expensive and decorative a gar
'ment M any which man has ever tax
"n 10 himself. Gradually IL was ex-
'uded downward till IL almost reached
ihr knees. IL was made Of The richest
materials. and the outer coat was
SNAPPED 10 hang we'll open 10 display
its maSnitcence
E1travagance and love OF Emery were
simply transferred from one style TO
another. and on the waiStcuat WAS ,av-
iShed all the establishment which nre-
viouSly had been bestowed ON ne
breecheS Those lowered and en-
oroidered waiStcoatS or Sheeny Saun.
with laced tap>. may certainly nave
been less troublesome and fantastic
than the preceding fashion. hut wueth-
er they reduced the wearerS account
with his tailor Is highly doubtful.
The long Tapped waiStcoat remained
IN favor many years. IL was Stiu worn
by noblemen and gentlemen wn-n
George ]. was King. IN the f0lIowlus.
reign somewhat shorter waiStccar
was prevalent. aud from this time the
nap began 10 decrease Ia ieugth. IN
stead or reaching almost 10 the Suee il
came only halfway down tue thigh.
AS mems dress became more simpi-
led toward the close ot the eicht-ei.tn
century and putting. lace and embroid.
cry were abandoned the dap disaD-
peared. -LOudon Globe
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y suffered with nay heart from
Sirihood; could not sleep on Jeff
side Eleven bottles of DIR. Mics
Heart Remedy removed all these
troubles and brought complete re-
covery." MRS. II. c. CRUISE.
San Francisco, Calf.
The life Of the body is the blood.
IL runs on and on. carrying nourish-
ment and gathering up impurities as
,onS as lie lasts-the heart makes
Il go. When the heart Is weak n
cannot do this, and dizzy spells, pal
pitstion, short breath, indicate that
It " doing its work imperfectly.
Dr.. Miles Heart Remedy
strengthens the heart nerves and
muscles. and restores normal action
TO the heart.
The nrst bottle will benefit; N not.
ss1' e'vaaiss VIII return your money.
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DON'TS.

Don't put sulphur in the dust box.
It's wasting gold dust
Don't let your Brahmas and Cochins
wade in icy water. IL will cling 70
their feather leggings and freeze OF
their feet
Don't use open water vessels in
freezing weather. Water will freeze
on those Leshorn wattles and combs.
Don't worry about some other fell
lows bull headed blunderS or be
scared 10y Bill Blowhard when he thun-
ders.
Don't use hellebore and slug shot for
lice. They cause canker and surfoca-
ton.
Don't scatter Stacked lime every
where. The white dust brings sore
teroat and rOup.
Don't be n red pepper crank. II
causes liver disease and death.
Don't use Stacked lime for louise
powder. II burns. beaches le = and
spoils plumage.
Don't ri, = chickens whisky for Gods
1t will make them drunk and dunk