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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04
STILL THE LAND OF PROMISE.

That America is still looked upon -
. land Of promise BY the people Of for.
eign countries 10 we'll illustrated BY
the desertion Of some 200 men from
the British warships which visited
New York for the Hudson.Fulton cell
sbration. The United States 10 still
the lure Of Europe. says Cleveland
Plain Dealer. The Eldorado IL yet
west Of the Atlantic. The experience
Of the English feet 10 but repetition
Of what has been met many times be-
fore by fleets visiting the American
coast There is always the tempta-
ton for the visiting tar to come ashore
and forget to return. Perhaps they
have relatives in this country ready
to shield them and give them q home
and . start in the new world. Per
haps they have merely absorbed the
current European opinion that the
way to fortune and comfort lies
through the gates OF New York. A
striking contrast 10 offered between
the experience Of the American feet
on its recent world tour and the usual
experience Of the fleets visiting this
country. 1t was one OF the boasts Of
the returning American ships that the
men aboard and ashore had conducted
themselves with almost project de-
corum; that none had deserted. though
opportunities to do 80 had been many.
This Is not to argue that American
tars are any better grade OF men
than those Of other navies-though We
are pleased to believe they are-but
merely indicates their different point
Of view.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04

American exporters. II appears from
. report Of Special Agent Butman. are
not sufficiently courteous In their bust.
ness correspondence with Spanish.
American dealers. and the fact 10 rep.
resented ~ operating to our disadvan.
tase. Politsnsss goes far with the
Latin-American buyer. he points out.
and an instance Il cited Of loss Of
trade due to . curt acknowledgment
By New York house OF q check from
. Panama importer. Except with the
mercantile arms q the old school with
which traditions are strong. the omis.
sion has become general from CON.
msrcial corrsspoodencs Of the formu.
las of courtesy which once character.
sssd It. The little nicstiss OF phrase.
oloU with which letters we're begun
OF sndsd are dispensed with under The
new order Of once economics, In
which ttmssaving has become ~
main thing.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04

The custom Of turning up the trous.
ers in damp weather presumably orr.
ginated In the metropolis Of Great
Britain. Its practice there has been
universal for several generations. and
has been initiated by Americans A..
fscting English styles. Years ago.
when the fashion Of trousers too long
for the legs Of the wearers. with the
deliberate intention that they should
b psrpetually turned up. was nrst in
eroduced. the humorous paragraphers
said that Anglomaniacs who adopted
It were going about With their trous-
ers turned up because II was raining
m London. From Loadon. however.
comes now Q warning voice to tho Of.
feet that turning up the trousers 10 Q
practice prejudicial to health. London
q suffering from an epidemic Of In.
auenza. and Q physician connected
With one Of the great hospitals sus.
gssts - among the causes Of the out.
break the habit oe turning up the
trousers.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04

In his. "reminiscences OF Grover
Cleveland. George F. Parker tells =
story concerning prodigal expendi-
lures In politics. A rich man who
had been nibbling at the Democratic
nomination for governor Of New York
asked william c. Whitney's advice.
This u the advice: "Of course. you
ought to run! Make your preliminary
canvass. and when you have put in
100000 you viii have become SO
much interested In It that you will
feel like going ahead and spending
some money"
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04

Georgia 10 complsting more thas IN
miiss Of good roads . day. Over $500
coovicts are ct work Ia los counties
out Of the 10. aHft p
o. his arrival at Qvssastown % the
steamer lAssitaaia. Or Thomas llp.
ton talked abeut The Americas Gun.
He oAys ~ viii buil1 two boats. WITH
rte tAe IsiDe10A designer. Ths
aAaares3 ~. vi 3 . OO.5octsr VIZ
a1oee ~ oA0o ~ oeoa q Deeviosa
eAA1eoooe Oo0eoo1 according 10 ~
oeo4tlooe q ~ uaiveesal fujo -
~ Challenge - - ssot b MaeoA
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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04
oecRgT WoRkGRS
Tho plaa Vpen Whseh ceepoe opeeates.

CoGss y such . secret worker that
q y eoe suspected % ths cause oe SICK.
eees O disease. but there b very
sure way TO anA out Ne truth.
4 ~ n Memphis gives a intcr.
see11S expssssace her Husband had
With eo9se. Il seems that ~ had bsen
80 u foe seos tans I'D wss an
0va1A.
To physician "a charge sArewdly
ouspectol that eoGee vae ths worn
q ths seot q tAs trss." aaA ordered
Il 1iseoetasssd WITH Instructions TO
~ ro ass. REGULARLY !. y. nlae':
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04
The Darky's idea o. u.

A correspondent OF the Walker
County Messenger tells this one:
"A darby was On trial in the GRIM
inal court last week on . charge OF
blGamy. After Tie jury has returned
. verdict Of guilty Judge AcReynolds
remarked:
1.-The best I can do. Crum. 10 to
give you the minimum
Lordy. mercy me. jedge. don't do
dat! "a rather 60 to the pen.' said
Crum."-Atlanta Constitution.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04
Avoiding Popularity.

"How shall We avoid popularity ?"
John Wesley once asked his preach.
srs. and straishtway gave them the
answer IN . set Of rules. Here IL rule
4: warn the people among whom you
are most Of esteeming or loving you
too much" And here u rule 8: "Con.
verse sparingly with those who are
particularly fond Of you"
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04

Burlington H., has adopted ~
commission plsn Of city government
BY . vo:s Of ASS to 1858.
Reports OF the election on the 2Sth
ult. show that the proposed prohibi.
ton constitutional amendment was de-
feated at the polls in Alabama by
considerable majority.
The gigantic meteor that was OBJ
served shooting across the sky in tie
vicinity Of Dubuque, Ia. split into two
Parts. one falling near Manchester.
The latter portion weighed over = toa.
Bradham hall. the girls dormitory
of the South Caeolina State Agricultu.
raj and Mechanical College for me-
groes. together with the dining hall
and kitchen. was burned q few days
since. Loss. $4,000; insurance. $780,.
Dexter Smith, thirty years ago .
well known musical critic and the al-
thor OF several popular songs. died at
his home In Boston on the 18th uit.
Smith was born in 1888. Among his
songs were "Put Me in My Little Bed"
ind Gross and Crown"
In order to attend the hunting party
Of the Marquis de Polignac at Berru.
in France. Hubert Latham flew in his
monoplane from Chalons. a distance
OF nineteen miles. in thirty minutes.
He killed . goodly number of pleas.
ants and partridges and at sunset
boarded his monoplane again and re.
turned to Chalons.
Three hundred Americans were
present At a Thanksgiving dinner In
Exposition Park. Berlin. where the
American Exposition will be held next
year. Consul General Thackara pre-
sided and Prof. Benjamin Ide Wheeler
president Of the University OF Cali
fornia, made the principal address.
The gathering sent an address a
greeting to President Taft at Wash.
ington.
The new railway running between
Bergen and Christiania was inaugu.
rated November Goth with a grand
Banquet. At which King Haakon was .
guest. The line completes the system
Of communication between Christiania
and Bergen and the North Sea. 1t has
occupied fifteen years in construction
and II considered the greatest eco
nomic national work Norway has
achieved.
Scion Chase, q celebrated figure IN
the days Of the greenback agitation. 30
years ago. died OF heart disease Q few
days since ct his home At Chases
Mills. in Maine. He was 81 years old.
During the height OF the greenback
campaign Chase stumped the country
~ far n the Middle West, driving Q
pair Of steers hitched to . hayrack.
from the rear end OF which he dsliv.
cred his speeches.
Col John .. Mostly. Confederate
guerilla chieftain and alumus OF the
University Of virgiaia, deaounces foot.
ball In . remarkable interview IN
which he compares the game with -.
tual warfare, maintains that the large
number OF fatalities represent 10 many
men murdered and declares that the
past and present ideals Of manhood II
the great American universities rep.
resent the difference between Stone.
wall Jackson and John L. Sullivan.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04

The popular conception q warm
eosstf!ee. w. Msxieo. = tAaG ~ ~
laaes q p,saty. because a tAs success.
ssea q sroes tAae en- - ready
raised But Asx1ee rspeets a. sxpeet
sses ssgssstias . 1i1seset state q
tAa.e. ~ appeal comes ttoa oysaa,
juaSe. whees ~ eFeps wses lssefoysl
~ - unusual visataaloa q ee,l
weather 80 eoe&. lAe 0sssenneat
~ os6es01 6o0 ~ UnDte1 o>aess b
1ooe0BaOA ooAooo baaAelD e essA. -
uD1eub4e1ly neeo v111 hGso - y ~
V11ol
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04
psst to XIII Rockefeller.

Clsvsland.-Acting upon informa.
ton given By . man who said he
overheard . Conversation in which
plans TO assassinate John d. Rockefel.
ler were discussed. the police guard.
ID Forest Hin. Mr.. Rockefsller's
home. all night. The Information was
givsa By Sawyer Smith Of Minerva.
Ohio. who said he heard the plot dis.
cusesd By two men ct Alliance. O.,
Sunday night. o.
we might - veil 81 our moasy
for killing old John D.. one Of then
sa1d. accordins 70 Smith. ''for We win
ct what 10 coming TO 10, whether
We kin or kidnap him. Bin and ths
other fellow have plenty Of money and
ars willing TO pay well for puttins
hin out Of the way" -
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04

The disruptioa Of the intsruatiousl
potash syndicate. which 10 reported
from Germany. calls attsntioa 70 a
Industry that has grown 70 enormous
proportions u rsesat years. Potash
70 ussd Tor rsvivias impoverishsd
soils. Thses are Immense bsds q Il
n Germany md II tAe UniesA staAee.
Dsrfng ~ present ysar Germany has
taken steps 70 prsvsat The sxportatsoa
q Detash mon Germany. Il b -
pseesa hat WY low Driese VA 'rseuit
freAi ~ disassssosae bstvsss ~
owners q lafgs German mines, n
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04
Imperfect

Imperfect
Tommy-Ths doctors brought the
baby.
Ffeddy-It looks Just like ma had
beea shopping By telephone again
Hafper's Ba1ar.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04
FRIED At LAST
From The Aw)sl Terturss Of Kidney
= 81 ~ btsqase.

Mrs. Rachel Ivis. HSnristta. Texas.
says: II would be ungrateful II I did
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04

ChSco0o.-Chicaeo railroad officials
win hold . special meeting next Moa.
DAY 70 consider The subject Of pro.
posed reduced rates o. tourist travel
% Colorado for the summer OF 1910.
Governor eAasrotA q Colorado and q
1uDber Of Colombo business men viii
appeas beeore . special nsstiag u he
exeeativs committee Of The Western
Paeseassr Association h the iatsrsst
q lower rates. .TAs rooAa have bsea
requested that these b placed on IL
eeeas q eSS rosn1 trtD Instead of ~
~ rate which has besa IN effect fos
several yeass.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04

meridian. Wyo.-Hundreds u freight
safs are stalled o. the Burlinstoa
se0foA1 here because q ~ refusal
6 ~ Northern Pasifie - aseeel
6reogA frst0At . Q result G a.
eveeDosos sts1ee. 0oly Ioeol
freeoA0 afe bsiag eDeee4s1.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04

house. Ny back ached all the time and
was utterly weak. unable at times to
walk without assistance. The kidney
secretions were very irregular. Doan's
Kidney Pills restored me to good
health, and am able to do a. much
work AZ the average woman, though
nearly eighty years old"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. 80 cents box. Foster.
Nilburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04

not tell what Deans
Kidney Pills b ave
done for me. Fifteen
years. kidney trouble
chung to me, my ex.
fstence was one Of
misery and for two
whole years I was un.
able to 60 out Of the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-30
PREACHING.


Not long ago a writer IN one of the
literary papers remarked that the
average sermon was, of all creative
productions, the least likely to be pre-
served, ard he called attention to the
fact that of all the sermons preached
only an infinite3imal part of them
had founL their way into book form.
And these are not read.
Why is it that body of men who
have received an academic education
extending over a large part of their
lives and whose training has been for
the sole purpose of expounding and
imparting truth, should yet say so
very little that is even worth repeat
ing? This would seem to be an un'
answerable argument against so-called
learning.
AS a matter Of fact, it is. Suppose
there was Whole Dogma of Swim
ming one would have to learn the
comparative philology Of Hebrew
Greek, Sanscrit and Latin-would any
one ever learn to swim by such a
method?
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-30
A Narrow Escape.

When Mr. Hartman returned an
hour later than usual, Mrs. Hartman
asked him the reason, and his good
natured face was solemn as he an
swered her. 81 haf had one narrow es-
cape from drowning, Katchen," he
said.
How was that happen?" asked his
wife, as she helped him unwind the
knitted scarf from his neck. Tell to
me it at once, Hans"
"It was at the ferry that l came
late" said Mr.. Hartman, from the
blocked cars, and the boat she was
just starting. A man he called me
out, 'Joomp! joomp' and for one mo-
ment l thought to make as he said
But reminded myself to be cautious
and wait, and in one minute more
Katchen, came great patch Of water
showing! Then l took holt of the
post whereby I stood, and said to my
self, Hans, you were the wise man
that you joomped not at first when
that man advised"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-30
EMULATiNG BYGoNE
VARIETIES.

Recent discoveries in Crete show
that the wasp waist, the corset, the
elbow sleeve and the short spreading
skirt were familiar to the civilization
Of that island four thousand years
ago. How Insignificant though still
interesting, beside such revelation.
is John Colby Abbott's exhibition, up
on which these comments are founded,
of Marie Antoinnete's straw hat, which
5even exceeds to-day's Merry Widow"
N its extravaganza of inches!
II In emulation of bygone dandies,
Zen appeared at the London opera a
Hw seasons ago carrying ornate tas-
Billed canes. The varicolored waist
cRats of the present moment are in
rNyival of a fashion. Of the early six
tias, which was in its turn an echo
mIlny times removed of vastly earli-
er original
Invention produces new materials
for the dress of men and women and
cheaper ways of making both the stuff
and the clothes There are feathers,
lace and glittering trimmings for the
millions now where once they were
for the thousandc. Practically the
only new thing about a new fashion
Is the fresh stamp of the generation
that calls it back.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-30
CITIZENS 8 MILE RACE.

In hopes that every athlete will
read the following suggestions, they
are herein printed for their guild
ance.
First, before competing, or even
entering upon the course of train
ing necessary to compete in this
event safely, each athlete is ad-
vised to have his heart examined.
Second, not only should the athlete
have his arms and body covered in
his practice, but he should likewise
wear a loose fitting pair of long
wooden trousers, and he should have
his feet we'll protected, by strong
soles, from the pebbles and hard
road, and thus avoid bruises.
While the man running feels
warm, his arms and shoulders being
exposed to the cold air it is very
easy for him to contract rheuma'
tism and colds. which will result
later in life in much pain and dis
comfort.
The training should be started
with long walks at rapid gait with
frequent jogs, and the distance Of
the jog should be gradually in
creased until by the Is of May every
contestant can safely jog at about
two-thirds his best speed the full
course of five miles without great
inconvenience. He should be es
pecially sure to cover up warmly af
ter his work, and after his hear
and lungs have resumed their nor
NAL rhythm, and his temperature
has become normal, to be rubbed
down in a warm room, free from
draughts, after which he should res
In bed warmly covered up for a
least an hour.
Since the race is to be in the af
ternoon, the best time to train fol
this race is at that hour.
Tobacco and liquor should b.
avoided. as no man can get In hi
best condition and partake of thes'
things; especially Is this true OF thu
young athlete who has not formed
the habit of depending upon thes'
stimulants.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-30
The Clarinet.

The clarinet has the richest, sweet
est voice Of all the wood-wind instru-
ments, although it's sound does not
travel quite so far as that of the oboe.
Whenever, as sometimes happens,
there are two melodies to be played
at once, the clarinet takes the lower
Of the two, while the violins play the
upper and more important one. But
in military band, where there are no
strings at all, the clarinets play the
chief melody. The bass clarinet is
not so smooth or so sweet as the
higher ones. 1t has rather choky
sound, though softer than that of the
bassoon. the Drum of the
Savage to the Great Orchestra" in St
Nicholas.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-30
Liquid Sheep.

A business communication in Arabic
recently reached a Manchester firm
and when translated by Syrian in.
terpreter proved to contain request
for the price of coppering two water
sheep" of certain given dimensions
The translator was confident of his
version, but admitted that he did not
know what water sheep" could be
For the moment even the heads of the
firm were puzzled, until it struck
some one that this was the nearest
synonym in the vocabulary of a pas
toral people for hydraulic rams."-
Manchester Guardian.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-30
An Inopportune InterruptIon.

Prof. Brander Matthews, the bril-
liant writer and teacher, was discuss
ing literary quaintness at Columbia.
In illustration of the quaint, he said ::
"a little girl know was very bad
one day. She was so bad that other
corrections failing. her mother took
her to her room to whip her.
During this proceeding, the little
girls older brother opened the door
and was about to enter. But in her
prone position, across her mothers
knee, the little girl twisted round her
head and said severely:
Eddie, go out! Can't you see
we're busy?'"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-30
FATHER KNEW WHAT TO Oh
A Child In a Subway Train Who Cried
Once Too Often.

OuS6 tUo OttSUs
An Italian with his wife and two
little children got into New York
subway train bound uptown. There
we're seats enough, SO the wife with
one child in arms sat down. The
man, carrying the other infant, pre-
pared to take seat.
The moment he sat down the little
girl in his arms set up a cry. She
wouldn't stop until the man got up.
For time, as long as he remained
standing, she was quiet The moment
he started again to be seated she
walled again.
So he had to remain standing. The
child then reached for the cord by
which the signals are given from car
to car. It was too high above her
head. So she cried again.
The father tried to divert her at.
tention to the straps as being more
worthy of her notice But she wouldn t
be appeased. What was he to do?
Soon answered. He turned the baby
over his knee as he sat down firmly
and gave her something to cry for.
A shocked look came over that little
girls face and then, after a few last
howls, she was very silent.
Her father sat there with look as
of one who has solved a problem.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-30
MEMORIAL DAY
To be Observed Monday
May 3lst.
SUGGESTIONS BY COMMANDER.
The Silent Camping Grounds of the
Nations Dead to be Decorated
With the National Flag and
the Spring Flowers.

Henry N. Nevius, commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, has issued the following gen.
eral order relative to the observance
of Memorial Day:
In 1868 General John A. Logan.
at that time commander-in-chief of
the Grand Army of the Republic,
promulgated an order to the Grand
Army Posts of the country, calling
upon all comrades to observe the goth
of May as Decoration Day-to seek
out every comrades grave and to
decorate it with the choicest bios
SONS of early spring time. Since
that time, by legislative enactment,
the 3Oth of May has become le-
gal holiday. This year, as the goth
of May occurs on Sunday, the 31st
of May will be observed as Memorial
Day. Should there be posts who
have already engaged speakers and
made arrangements to hold services
on Saturday. the 29th of May, they
may do so if they cannot change
without great inconvenience.
For forty successive years the
Grand Army of the Republic has OBJ
served this day by visiting the silent
camping grounds where sleep our
comrades, the nations dead, and
honoring their memory by garland
ing passionateless mounds with flags
and flowers and teaching lessons OF
patriotism to all who may unite with
them and to the generation growing
up around them. Let us this year
do our full duty to those who died
that the nation might live, and with
tender hearts and loving hands honor
their memory.
Upon department and Post com.
manders the duties rest attending
the fitting observance of the day.
earnestly hope and desire that should
a confederate grave be found in any
camping ground visited by the G. A
R., that his grave may not be passed
by, but that a flag and flowers be
placed upon it, The war is over and
peace reigns and the Old Flag floats
over all, and though he fell in the
lost cause, were he living to-day he
would be found following the flag
Let us forgive, as the nation forgave
his comrades who survived him.
Department and Post command
ers are reminded OF the fact thai
their memorial exercises should in
clude attendance upon divine service
in a body Sunday morning, May 80
and that. all allied organizations be
invited}to attend with them when
ever practicable. This custom has
prevailed for number of years ant
the commander-in-chief trusts tha
it will continue to be observed.
Department commanders will di
rect Post commanders to invite al
schools in their respective localities
to hold patriotic services on Friday
afternoon preceding Memorial Day
and that comrades from each Pos
cooperate with the teachers in thi
work.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-30
VENEZUELA
ALSO.

The world is moving. for sure. Even
Venezuela is falling into line and get
ting ready to advance with the pro-
cession of nations toward better con-
ditions and freer institutions. AS soon
as the dictator who had kept it in sub
lection and prevented any progress
was safely on the other side CT the At
lantic the people seized the opportun'
ity to put an end to his tyranny, and
they are now rejoicing in liberty
which they have not known for many
years.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-30
THE SECRET OF
POVERTY,

DR.. Woods Hutchinson of New York
unlocked the secret Of general power
ty in an address at the American
Museum of Natural History in New
York when he said: What is killing
the people of this city may be stated
as overwork, underfeeding. and over
crowding; and two of these may be in
cluded under one word 'underpaid.'
The message of the church and of
medicine to-day to the community is
not Give to the poor but Don't take
so much away from them"