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The new era., 1909-04-08
Center of Capital Social Life.

Washington has distinct code OF
social rules different entirely from
those of any other city in the uni
verse, and once these are learned by
rote, the aspiring dame or damsel
needs only ordinary horse sense" to
obtain and retain social position
which will put her in possession of
the good things of life. as viewed from
the standpoint of the winter-time resi-
dent of the capital.
Taking things as whole, no other
city affords such a wide latitude as
to what does or does not constitute
Society" 1t all depends upon the
point OF view, and as ten persons out
of every dozen rush frantically into
the diplomatic camp 1t is pretty good
evidence that general interest centers
among the men and women who, as
guests of the nation." occupy a
peculiarly Influential position in Off
cial society. The social phase of
things, moreover, receives distinct
emphasis at the hands of the repre-
sentatives of kings and potentates,
and nowhere in Washington does
swaggerdom so cheerfuity congregate
as in the drawtas rooms of the sew.
eral embassies.
The new era., 1909-04-08
This weeks items

Mr.. j. L. Ish and son Leslie went to
CRANKY and back last week. The road
could not have been very bad as they
made the trip in two days and brought
back lot of freight.
John and Henry Jurgensen have NOV.
ed camp again, from Lppelt ranch up to
the timber at Nixsons' Cabins. Wehear
they went to CRANKY last week after
their summer supply of groceries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold and Wenzel
Krzyzanovsky spent Wednesday at Mark
Baldwins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Shearer spent a
couple of days with Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
Howard.
Mrs. Ensign and sister Miss Sallie Rid
dings spent Sunday with Mrs Baldwin.
From there they went to Mrs. Ensigns
place.
Jack Howard is working for Fred
Hills for time.
Tom Howard is still at Mark Baldwins
he has been on the sick list, but is i'm
proving.
Fred Hills dehorned bunch of calves
last week. Mark Baldwin started dehorn-
ing last Saturday, would have finished
in couple of days, but the storm inter
fered.
The new era., 1909-04-08
REPORTS from RAND
Last weekS Items

Erwin Beutler brought the mail owe
from Owl last Tuesday on snowshoes
1t was the first mail we had had for
week. 1t seems sort of lonesome moi
having the stage come in every othel
day.
John and Henry Jurgensen made q
trip to CRANKY. leaving here on the 25tl
and returning on tn Both.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Baldwin and Fred
Hills visited in Walden last week.
Leslie Ish went to CRANKY on Wednes
day of last week, returning Saturday.
Mrs. Maude Allen and Mother Mrs.
Bundy, spent Saturday With Mrs
Hatch.
Henry Seymour was in Rand last
week.
Mr.. Welch is having his store papered.
1t looks fine.
Harry Howard, Willie Allen, Jack
Howard, Jim Hatch and Frank Dorsey
have been helping Fred Hills move cat.
tie the last few days.
Harve Lampman went over to the
West Side last week.
1t was great dance we had in the
Bunaglo on Friday Evening. Besides
Wash Alderdice, there were about forty
present. Cliff and Bent Ridings furnish
ed the music, which was fine. The sup
per was served at the Hotel
A crowd of dancers came over from
the West Side among whom were the
Misses Rdings, the Misses Wade, Mrs,
Ensign, Mr.. Fred Vinegar Mr.. Carl Rib
lett and Dennis Brennan.
Frank Baldwin and Ed. Fogp came
from down the creek.
The dancing lasted from ten in the
evening until six the next morning.
Wash was floor manager, and he seemed
to know just what to do, though he
swore this was only the second dance
he had ever attended.
The new era., 1909-04-08
ANOTHER FuLLBLooDEp
HORSE FOR COUNTY

1t will pay anyone that is interested
in horses to call at the Windsor barn
and see the stallion, Prince, which Mr..
Winslow has just purchased from Will
lam Bodily of Fdrbury Ill. The horse
is an American bred, fullblooded Bel
gian. The sire was an imported regis
tered, fullblood Belgian. Prince is q
dark. rich bay. six years old and weighs
over 1900 pounds, and his colts are said
to be equal to those from the best horses
in our country. Mr. Winslow is Offering
the horse for sale and if not sold in
short time will stand him this summer.
If anyone wants stallion at bargain;
a stallion that is practically perfect;
that is one of the best breeders ever
brought to Laramie, he will do well to
call at the Windsor stables.
This horse has been seen by Hartford
Loucks of Walden.
The new era., 1909-04-08
WALDEN LARAMIE STAGE
OUT OF BUSINESS

The Laramie stage line was abandon.
ed by George Trabiug Monday morning,
the Walden mail having been turned
over to the Laramie Plains Line. Mr.
Trabing is still operating the mail route
from Lrramie to Gleneyre, Colorado.
Sid Lawrence is driving on that line
now.
Mr.. Loucks will carry the mail from
Albany, Wyo. to Walden.
Mr.. Trabing was in Walden Sunday
and Monday looking after his business
affairs here.
The new era., 1909-04-08
JACKSON
COUNTY
the TELEPHONE SAYS !
HAVE IT NOW. +
About three O'Clock Monday after
noon the bill passed its last read
ing in the Legislature and the
governor is believed to have sign
ed the next day.

Monday afternoon telephone call
from Denver. G. E. Mosman talking,
announced that the County Division
bill setting North Park off Larimer
County under the name of jackson
County, had just passed the 3rd reading
in the senate, having passed the house
last week, and was on its way to Gov
ernor Shafroth fof his approval. Fs
The order in which the bills were
scheduled would allow the Governor to
reach our bill some time Tuesday after
noon.
There is great jubilation in North
Park over this event and the fun that
has been going on in Walden since the
news came is equal to Fourth Of July
picnic
The new era., 1909-04-08
ELECTION DANCE

There was a very pleasant infoelnal
dance at the l. O. . F. Hall Election
night.
The floor was not overcrowded but
enough gay worshippers of Terpsichore
were present to fill the hall full enough
for enjoyable dancing The Music was
the best in long time, though rather
short winded, their strength giving out
about o'clock. and stopping the festi-
val.
A lap supper was served at Mrs. Posts.
which was enjoyed by all. :ssss
The new era., 1909-04-08
CITIZENS MUNICIPAL
TICKET Is ELECTED

At the regular Municipal election
Tuesday the Citizens Municipal ticket
won easily. The High License and Cit
lzens Municipal candidates were iden-
tical except for one Office, Trustee.
For this Office E. N. Butler, High Lii
cense candidate received Al votes and
VIM. Slee Citizens Municipal candidate
received 63 votes.
There were 40 straight Citizens Mu-
nicipal and IA straight High License
ballots cast 43 ballots were scratched
and three were spoiled. DR.. p w.
Fischer received 105 votes, Irene Mos
man 06, G. E. Mosman 90, Il. Loucks 95,
E. N. Butler Al, and VIM. Slee SO.
The new era., 1909-04-08
When Success Came.

WAS he a drinking mani" asked
counsel of woman who was testify
ing on the stand in regard to the hab-
its of her husband. We'll" was the
reply, for the first six months after
our marriage he didn't drink any to
speak of, but after that he drank to
great success"
The new era., 1909-04-08
The Choice !, one. Own.

Some persons assimilate only what
is ugly and evil from The same moral
circumstances which supply good and
beautiful results-the fragrance OF
celestial nowers-to the daily life of
others.--Nathaniel Hawthorne.
The new era., 1909-04-08

remember t h c
time when there
was a deep-seated
scheme to remove
the capital of this
country to st
Louis, and l also
remember that q
great many of the
good people OF
this city were
m II C h perturbed
over the possibili.
ties of the plan
becoming q sue.
The new era., 1909-04-08
TelIinu the Truth.

Sometimes" said Uncle Eben, you
feels 1t yoh duty to tell a friend de
truth. But de chances are you'll be
so disagreeable bout 1t dat he'll git
rad an lose all de benefit. Wash
ington Star.
The new era., 1909-04-08
His Vocation Settled.

Parke-"I don't know what l am
ever going to do with that boy Of
mine. He is careless and absolutely
reckless of consequences, and doesn't
seem to care for any one." Lane
Good! You can make tax,cab
driver out of him."-Life.
The new era., 1909-04-08
Roads to Wisdon,.

There are three ways by which we
can cone to wisdom: First. by means
OF meditation this Is the noblest way.
Second, by means OF imitation; this Is
the easiest way, and third, by means
OF experience; this is the most diff
cult way-Confucius.
The new era., 1909-04-08
FldoetabIes.

Kitty" said her mother rebuk!ns-
ly. you must sit still when you are at
the table" Il can't. mamma" protest
ed the little girl, I'm fidgetarian."
The new era., 1909-04-08
JACKSON COUNTY NEWS

S%SNoSN SS0Nuu N.VVS
tiURRAw! for jackson County.
huRRAW! for Mosman, Hunter and
shlppsy.
A. j. Monroe started for the market
with a bunch of beeves Monday.
Joe Coyte brought in a fine Belgian
stallion from the Laramie River this
week. The horse had been brought
there from Greeley
Brush Monroe of Spicer attended the
dance in Walden Tuesday night.
Ralph Coyte came in from Denver
on last Thursday nights stage.
Tom Don and George R. Haymaker
arrived on Loucks stage Friday. They
came in via of Albany, Wyo. from Ft
Collins.
Monte Blevins. Harry Hunter, Bertha
and Bruce Kerr came in'with H. Loucks
from Laramie Friday.
Louie Svedland was in Walden Sun
day.
John Ross was in from Bennetts saw
mill Tuesday attending the dance.
Herb Hahn and Earl Turner were in
town last Thursday.
Joe and Harry Hunter were up from
the Jack Hunter ranch Tuesday taking
in the Ball. Harry has just returned
from Texas where he has been for some
time.
Wash Alderdice has come down from
Rand where he has been feeding cattle
for Monte Blevins and is now helping
with the feeding on the Home ranch.
VIM. Macarthur and George Taylor
visited the New Era office Saturday
The new era., 1909-04-08
The EXPLANATION.

The woman who complained that
her husband kept her awake al
night neglected to state that she was
insanely jealous and that the poor
man had a habit of talking in his
sleep.
The new era., 1909-04-08
Makino a pistol Safe.

When you wish to show person
how to use revolver remove the
cylinder, put on the SAFETY catch and
keep your finger of the tri-ger.- st.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The new era., 1909-04-08

Learning Wisdom from Others.
1t is a great thing to mix betimes
with clever people. One picks their
bralns unconscfously.-B Lytton
The new era., 1909-04-08
Her Vocation.

She has looks, youth, money and
little trace of the maternal instinct
she was born to be a wijow.-F'rom
AN Adventure in Exile" by Richard
Duffy
The new era., 1909-04-08
Sermon In Eiv. Lines.

Some people, in addition to cross
ing bridges before they are reached,
go to the trouble and expense of build
ing bridges where there is never like
ly to be any water.-Chicago Record
Herald.
The new era., 1909-04-08
The Time to Boast,

A great French chef used to say to
those customers who praised his din
ners: Never boast Of having dined
well till the next day."
The new era., 1909-04-08
Lanouaoes Hard TO Learn.

OF modern languages taught In the
schools Russian is considered the most
diff cult. German next, French third
and Spanish is perhaps fourth.
The new era., 1909-04-08
Pnoncsrsph In Austrian schools.

The phenesraph is in use in some
Austrian schools, and by its means pu-
pills are made familiar with famous
speeches in history.
The new era., 1909-04-08
NUMBER 6.

Harve Lamprnan is helping Joe Shear.
er feed for awhile.
Will Shearer says that himself and
wife have been riding the grub line the
last few days with great success. His
neighbors are thinking seriously Of fol-
lowing suit if this beautiful Spring
weather" continues.
After due consideration of all sides Of
the question, Arkie hoffman has decided
to take the job of Sheriff of the new
county Anyone wishing any business
done in this line will find him at the
Donelson Ranch. Satisfaction guaran-
teed.
The new era., 1909-04-08
Also He Might Be Leneiy,

The man who says he would be
good. If he esuld be rich, may be
rasher than he thinks.-Columbus Dis
patch.
The new era., 1909-04-08
From the Unseen World.

Voices unheard by the outer ear
speak to the soul; presences unseen
by he eye ore yet felt, giving their
sympathy and stimulus.-Lillian Whit
ing.
The new era., 1909-04-08
STALLION FOR SALE

Young Percheron Stallion, weight a.
bout !, 800 pounds for sale or will trade
for other horses.
Address w. E. NELSON.
Loveland, Colo.
The new era., 1909-04-08
Thouaht of a PHILOSOPHER.

When l play with my cat, who
knows whether l do not make her
more sport than she makes me?-
-Montaigne.
The new era., 1909-04-08

Must Have Had Trouble with Cook.
A faithful and good servant Is real
godsend; hut truly tbs q rare bird In
the land,-Martin Luther.
The new era., 1909-04-08
Real Brains.

Where woman has real brains is
to be able to fool all men without
them.-New York Press.
The new era., 1909-04-08

Strong for Woman Suffrage.
1t is said that there are 1913 organi-
cations advoc a. ins woman suffrage in
the little Kingdom of Belgium.
The new era., 1909-04-08
No Money Could Buy It.

Did any enc ever hear of mother
wishing 10 be paid for her love?-
Friedrich NietZsche.
The new era., 1909-04-08
ALDEN. COLORADO. APRIL 8 1903
LlYr. A NIGHTMARE
PROJECT THAT STIRRED UP CIT
izENs OF WASHINGTON.
Threatened Removal of the Capital &c
St. Louis Is Still Remembered
with Horror by the Old
Residents.

Yes" said the old resident quoted
by the Washington Post, II can well
The new era., 1909-04-08
Convenience In City.

In Leipzig there are street kiosks
where for penny the city directory
can be inspected.
The new era., 1909-04-08
Too True!

II a man is Bohemian be quite sure
that his next words will be: Say,
old chap, can't you lend ne dollar?"
The new era., 1909-04-08
YleId of cinoer plantation.

Jamaica ginger plantations raise
about 1000 pounds to the acre.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-30

lily washing and ironing with it. I'm
going to tune the piano with it. I'm
going to use it as a photograph and
lamp chimney cleaner. I'm going to
convert it into an old-fashioned claw
chord and play on it in the middle of
the night il the neighbors will let me.
l am going to make patent hencoop out
of it, and go into the poultry business
right here in the sitting room. 1 am
going to turn it into a lateen-rigged cat
boat and sail on the lower Potomac
with it. ] am going to make an aero
plane out of it and explore Darkest Ana
costa. I am going to convert it into
a collapsible bathtub. / trust that I
have now comprehensively answered
your cute, sensible little question. I am
going to raise more strange and diver
sifed divilment and destruction with
this typewriter than
Oh put in Mrs. Jobson at this point,
striving to conceal her smiles. Il was
quite aware of the purpose for which you
intended to use 1T, but"
Then" slammed in Mr.. Jobson. why
in the name of Beelzebub and his smok
ing pals didn't you say so, instead of
asking that danged-
What 7 meant to ask interrupted
Mrs Jobson. was this: Are you going
to learn to operate the typewriter or do
you want me to learn ito"
Mr. Jobson tossed his head back and
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pie more folks-man and woman, both of
the stage-came the actress who had done
the fainting thing only little while be-
fore. She was very merry. So were they
all. They required caviar on toast anu
champagne. and things to sort of make
the circulation cirk. Their require
ments were attended to and they be-
came merrier. The young actress,
being privileged person. smoked about
when it came to the cognac time. why,
she clearly showed that she was Just as
good at that as her lamented father had
been, poor chap The young actress and
her party didn't leave the grill Till the
lights were being lowered. and when she
did leave she had a large oriental cigar
cite stuck between her teeth, which are
becoming discolored despite the efforts OF
her dentist-and looked very rakish in
deed if you like that rakish stuff.
Eheu, How they go the path. the pain!
Just few years ago this girl was the
uuintessence of daintiness. the entertained
of the elect the brilliant fgurante OF
swagger house parties innumerabie, with
addictions of any sort; the pink OF groom
ing, form, manners, charm.
I don't set 1t down particularly because
this is my gloomy day, but there is a
gradually developing tragedy impending
here-the tragedy Of brokenness and de-
spair on the part of woman who had the
world a bivalve, in her pretty hands 10
juggle with such a short little time ago.
The writing of all of which makes no
particle of difference. Even the Chaldean
Shepherds probably croaked and gave
warming it, indeed. the very cave dwell
ers were not addicted to that useless
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assure you: This machine is the candy,
whether it's standard or not. It's all the
bonbons and then some extra saccharlne
tossed ~in for good measure. It's called
The Business Mans Friend, or something
like that-name's painted on the top OF
the thing. One of the new, simple little
machines. Now. what dye s'pose l paid
for it,"
We'll replied Mrs. Jobson, seeing that
you've already told me that you were OPP
posed to the more expensive standard
kind of typewrters, why 1 suppose per-
haps you paid seventy-five or eighty dol
lars for it. Or
'Nixerno.' cut In Mr.. Johson, with an
air of triumph. Nothing like it. ! should
say not. I'm no such a sucker. 1 coughed
up just one cunnin' little stack consisting
of nineteen bones for this typewriter, and
If it hasn't got all the rest OF the big
puffy-wuffy so-called standard machines
beaten from here to the Ganses river and
back, then I'll eat it with tomato sauce
from ribbon to rubber roller. That's
what I'll do Another thing about this
baby of a machine is that you can learn
to use it at a single sitting. I'm going to
60 right at it after dinner. and I'll bet
that inside of half an hour I'll be rafting
letters off on it like any gum-chewing
typewriter girl Watch little Algy's curves
as a typewritist. that's all. Dinner ready!
I'm In q hurry to get through eating, SOS
| can take a wallop at this machine and
show 'em all what sure-enough type
writer bangor is.
Mr. Jobson took the machine that was
all the bonbons up to his room after hur-
rying through his dinner. Mrs. Jobson,
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habit But who listened? Nobody So
let's get on and tell d sure-enough hard
luck story
THIS sure-enouSh hard luck story con-
Germs a young Brooklyn fellow who
evening about three years ago. On this
evening, as he was on his way home
along Henry street In Brooklyn, he came
upon small boy who was engaged in
popping away at sparrows with a fobert
rife. He didn't want any OF that small
boys game, and SO he did all sorts of
ducking and lodging and side-stepping.
All to no purpose. A small boy, anyhow,
is pretty hard to duck or dodge side
step when he's got so much a snow
ball I'm his hands.
So the Brooklyn young fellow caught
one of the charges out of the small boys
fiobert rifle in his left eye, and thereupon
lost that eye. Eye was shot plumb out
of his head.
Bad enough. that. eh? Certainly. But
he was a philosophical sort of sturdy
young chap. and when he got out of the
hospital why he went and blew himself
to a glass eye as nearly resembling the
again and did the best he could with one
sure-enough wick.
Well, one evening last week he was
again walking along Henry street in
Brooklyn on his way home. when real
close to the place where he'd lost that
lamp, he got another wallop from the
mailed fist of Destiny 1t appeared that
an annoyed boarder in lodging house
or something was attempting to discour-
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operate it with about twenty minutes
earnest study and attention. But the
idea of your sticking to anything long
enough to learn it-even if the time re-
quired were only four and three quarter
minutes-thats what gets my nanny Be-
sides, you know. you haven't the time
You see. to operate any old kind of
typewriter, you can't sit perfectly still.
with your hands in your lap. gazing va
cantly at the wallpaper. You've got to
sort O manipulate your digits a little,
even If you don't use your mind Well.
you get my meaning, don't you? That's
where you're let out. You'd never have
the time. You're too tired. Why, I'd
be brute, baboon. Lascar pirate.
son of sea cook. if were to even think
of intimating to you that it wouldn't be
any bad idea for you to learn how to
manipulate this simple little contrivance.
Well l should say SO! Therefore, there
is only one natural inference. isn't there?
Or do you imagine that I'm going to
have the cat learn how to run this ma
chine? Or the canary bird? Or the fox
terrier pup? Or maybe one of the kitchen
sink water bugs?''
Then you're going to learn how to
run it YOURSELF" suggested Mrs. Jobson.
Brilliant guess-go up FOOT replied
Mr.. Jobson. Wonderful powers Of
analysis. Amazing method of untangling
difficult skeins Marvellous"
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The Poor Old Senate.

e PEAkER CANNON at the recent Grid
- iron Club dinner stood up for the
Senate.
You'd think, the way the Senate is
blamed for everything he said. that 1t
had supernatural powers.
"A crowd of farmers were knocking
the Senate one market day last month
when an old fellow of only one-horse
power brain hustled into their midst.
Well, byes.' said he, what's the
Senate up to now?
Why, amt We heard. Zachary said
young farmer. winking at the others
The Senate's went and passed a bill
addin' two extry months to the winter
Zachary struck his forehead with his
red -mittened fist
do tell!' he groaned. Gosh durn the
luck! An here am clean out O. fodder. I"
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So Mrs Jobson. conforming to the IN
voluntary custom, shuddered slightly
when. upon his arrival home in the even
ing about ten days ago, Mr.. Jobson lu2sed
through the door a square, dark some
what-cumbersome- looking box or case or
something.
Mrs. Jobson. however, didn't ask him
what it was. She knows by experience
that he prefers to tell these things in his
own way and in his own time instead OF
being asked about en-
He removed his hat and coat and
placed them upon the rack with great de-
liberation. Then he picked up the thing
he had logged home by it's top handle,
placed it on. the sitting room table, rub
bed his hands, stood off and looked at it
approyingly. and then looked at Mrs. job
son less approvingly.
"Well?' he said to Mrs. Jobson. In a
tone Of somewhat petulant inquiry.
Well"
..Weil?" repeated Mrs. Jobson after
him, not exactly knowing for the moment
just what else to say.
Haven't lost your thoraX or your ton
sis or your larynx or anything like that
or those?' inquired Mr. Jebson. You
can still open your mouth, can't you?'
az was just going to ask you what 1t
was, SAID MIS- JODSoH, SibiiiiSiy.
"Oh, you were. hey?" said Mr.. Jobson.
Just going to ask me. were you? Well.
then. supposing you do ask me?'
well, then. what Is it?' inquired Mrs.
Jobson. still smiling cheerfully.
Well" said Mr.. Jobson. apparently
soothed by her diplomacy. 'since you ask
me in set terms like that. permit me to
reply that that which you see on the table
yonder is a typewriter"
"Oh. a typewriter" said Mrs. Jobson.
pleasantly.
"Uh-huh-typewriter. said Mr.. Jobson.
You've perhaps heard of a typewriter?
Representatives.. typewriter. Mechani-
know. Keys attached to it, you see, and
you press the keys with your fingers.
and then"
ooh, Of course 1 know about type
writer's" put I'm Mrs. Jobson, in her
agreeable tone. But what are You go
ing to do with it?'
as he gaZed at her sternly.
What am 1 going to do with it," he
asked her in a tone Of icy elaboration.
Now, that. permit me to inform you.
is perfectly CHARACTERISTIC question.
1t is a question that no other human
being on the globe could or would ask
except you It's got to be given to you.
you are the original and dandy little
questioner You inquire then. what I am
going to do with this typewriter? Well
madam. I'll tell you: I'm going to do
a whole lot Of things with this type
writer, such as are commonly done with
typewriters. I'm going to do the FAM