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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-06-26

looking In the dressing room Of q
sleeping car as in her own private
one at home. In the first place, her
travelling bag contains everything that
she is used to in her morning toilet.
There are ammonia, toilet water, soap.
peroxide Of hydrogen, alcohol for
cleaning on spots and stains on neck
and face, scrubbing brushes, wash
cloths. powder. files and orange sticks.
brillantine, combs and brushes,
small box Of pins and jewelry. and
finally travelling clock. which has
something to do with a toilet, and
smelling salts, in case the air in the
dressing room Is sickeningly close. as
1t generally is.
There Is also q curling iron. which
can be used. II necessary. as in most
sleeping car dressing rooms electric
heaters are provided
A woman ought not to take too long
over her toilet on the train, because
there is generally string Of other
women impatiently waiting to enter
the small impossible place which is
provided for the fair sex, while. by
some unequal dispensation Of car de-
signers. for men there are enormous
dressing rooms with whole row Of
mirrors and basins. But woman will
find herself feeling much happier
about her looks II she refreshes her
self in the morning with 4 swift rub
with some toilet water or alcohol and
makes herself As neat and fresh look
ing as possible with the other acces-
SORES of her travelling case.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-06-26

amel he had so long and vainly striv-
en- to find. His discovery was made.
Now all that remained was to per.
feet II.
Four more years We're thus con.
sumcd. Every stick OF furniture.
every wooden house-fiNture went to
the snperhcating OF his furnace. He
sold his clothes. starved his family.
grew thin ms skeleton. But In the
end success came!
Designing colored plates and
p!acqucs and coating them with his
wonderful enamel. Palsy opened u
shop In Paris. Sixteen years no had
labored to complete his invention.
and now tardy triumph crowned Il.
The Protestant religion. despite all
efforts OF u Catholic king. was sweep.
Ing France. Palsy. though he well
knew that such an
'"p''s0""s"s WV act would wreck
"s"" " s' his court favor. be.
Ice. r,,,o n, ono, con.
vert to the new creed. He not only
declared himself n Protestant. but
also. TO the surprise Of every one.
studied philosophy and natural bis.
tory.
All this combined TO undermine his
standing nt court. Henri H. was re-.
lmctantiy cocrccd into signing "A war.
rant committing him To the state pris.
on Of Paris. the Bastilc. There. In his
cell. the king secretly visited Paiissy.
begging him TO rccant Professionalism
and promising him freedom.
Il pity you" added the king. but nm
long as you are IA hereto I am com.
PEELED to consent to your imprison.
mcnt"
1t is your majesty who deserves
pity. not l." r"torted Pniissy. You
say you are compelled You arc less
q king. then. than !: for no man can
compel ME- All the power Of France
cannot compel this one potter 10
bow down TO clay imaxcs'"
The king. too weak to save his old
friend. permitted him to b. condemned
to death: but. In 1859. before tho sen.
tcncc could be- executed. PAiissy died
In prison. lie WAS ~ at the time Of
his death. Nearly 80 years he had
iabored In poverty. Then. when glory
and worldly wealth NJ last were at his
feet. he deliberately threw both away
for the sake Of \ principle.
tcopyrish'sdJ
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-06-26
By Albert Payson Terhune
THE Man Who Would Take Nothing for Granted.

A 19-year-old Italian boy-small al.
most as child. and pallid from over.
study-sat dreaming in the gray shad.
ows Of the Pisa Cathedral one day in
1888. And from his dreams arose
some Of the greatest Inventions and
discoveries ever accomplished. The
boy was Calico, eldest son of an i'm
poverished Florentine nobleman. He
had spent his childhood devising
clever mechanical toys out of the
scantiest materials; had dabbled in
literature and painting as he grew
up; had sought to become monk,
and had been persuaded by his ia
Their to study medicine instead
The young medical student. as he
sat IN the cathedral, fell to observing
the great bronze chandelier that hung
oy long rod from the roof. Instead
OF remaining motionless, the chande-
lier vibrated almost imperceptibly to
and fro. Calico wondered why. Ten
thousand other Italians had seen that
swaying lamp and had taken it's mo-
ton for granted. But Calico had a
way OF taking nothing for granted.
he knew nothing of mathematics,
but In the working out of the vibrnt.
ing-lamp problem. mathematics would
be necessary. So he threw over med
icine and became 4 mathematician.
The throb of that cathedral chande.
Tier started him to bordering over a
rh e...,-, theory propounded
ne swinging many years before
S,.... by German named
~ that the sun stands stin and that
the earth revolves about it. Also,
that the various stars and the moon
have similar system of rotation.
Might not this alleged motion of the
earth account for the vibrating of
the chandelier? Calico resolved to
know more Of the matter He was not
content to take for granted the old
doctrine that the earth stood still and
the sun circled about It But to 20
further into the matter 1t was neces.
sary to study the heavens. This he
had no competent means of doing.
30 he went to work devising such
means. Some years earlier a Middle
burg optician had ground bits Of glass
In such a way as to magnify objects
seen through them. The experiment
had not amounted to much. But Gal.
leo thought he saw a way OF improv-
Ing on II. He figured out that by
placing . convex lens and concave
Ions In certain position toward each
other anything seen through the two
would be enlarged. This Is the prin.
ciple OF the modern opera.glass. He
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-06-26
RECIPE FOR A HAPPY HOME.
Brains and Good Housekeeping 90 To.
osthsr-Avoid Becoming Slave
Of Tradition.

A. . recipe for happy home there
10 none better than brains and good
housekeeping. The more . woman
knows the more easily she achieves.
Homework undirected by brains spells
drudGery.
The housewife with brains knows
the value Of system. Of disregardinG
traditions II they mean . waste Of
higher powers. Of making life more
simple II following the fashion means
cramped nerves and strained purse.
The brains shows the futiiity Of
scrubbinG. stitching. and busting ~
homemaking qualities: while the other
half will never let culture run ram.
pant while stockings are undarDsd and
meals are heller skelter.
A wom9n vas once asked to define
her ideal housekeeping. 1T IL that"
she said. where the woman keeps the
house and not the house the woman"
Houses have . way Of not only keep.
ing the woman. but binding her With
chains impossible TO break unIess
brains form more than half the mix.
ture used In that houses running.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-06-26
NEW TRAVELLING BAG
CONTAINS EVERY REQUISITE FOR
THE TOILET.
Latest Luxury 10 Really . Whole
Dressing Room Condensed Into
One Small compartmsnt-Means
Much for Comfort.

The newest travelling bag for Q
fashionable woman is a whole dress
ing room condensed into one small com.
partment. Everything that crowds the
dressing table and great many
things that have their usual place on
the bathroom shelf are compactly and
neatly ftted into ivory cases. stored
In bottles with ivory tops or held In
place by loops in this exceedingly
handsome alligator skin travelling bag.
The bag. you will be pleased to note,
is almost square, rather deep and very
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-06-26

experimental until he was able to
magnify threefold. But this seeming.
ly marvellous achievement did not sat
isfy him He continued grinding
lenses at various angles of refraction
until he had perfected an instrument
that would magnify 80 fold In other
words. he had made telescope.
Europe went wild at the amazing
invention, but 1t stirred up countless
rivals and enemies for the inventor.
Galileo's amazing declaration that the
earth moved was seized upon by these
rivals. who carried it to the lnquisi-
ton, with the claim that 1t tended to
deny certain passages of Scripture
and was therefore heretical. The In
QUESTION. always eager to torture or
put to death any so-called hereto"
warned Calico to advance no more
such dangerous theories. In reply he
wrote book satirizing his opponents
AS result he promptly found him
self in trouble. He was again brought
to trial and given
The Penalty for the choice of tor.
Prociaimin9 the ture or of recant.
Truth. ;nn IT.,
that the earth moves. Calico was
growing old and feeble. and courage
usually departs with strength So he
recanted on his knees. admitting that
the earth was stationary. But, as he
rose to his feet. he shouted in a temp
est of wrath: Just the same 1t DOES
novel" He was imprisoned in the In
QUESTION dungeons for an indifinite
period, but through the influence Of
powerful friends was later all0Sed
TO go free.
But, after his troubles with the In
QUESTION, the inventors spirit and
health gave way. His children died,
many of his friends deserted him. He
went hopelessly blind Yet even in
his blindness and old age his mind
harked back to the phenomenon OF
the swaying cathedral lamp that had
melted his whole career. Working on
the same theory OF rhythm, he in
vented the pendulum. and applied its
use to clockmaking. This was his
last achievement before. in 1912, he
died. He had been born on the day
OF Michelangelo's death. And the day
OF his death also witnessed the birth
of the great Sir Isaac Newton.
To the cathedral dreamer" we owe
almost wholly the telescope, micro.
scope. thermometer and clock pendu-
lum. To him, above all. we owe our
knowledge OF astronomy and Of the
earth's motion.
tCopyrighted.)
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-06-26

low. broad forehead II tho effect
which must be attained TO bs fash.
ionnblc.
For red hands = good lotion. con.
sistink Of honey. one ounce: lemon
juice. one ounce: eau do cologne. one
ounce. will both soften and whitsu
the hands. and may be applied with
benefit at night. Just before going 70
bed.
Obnoxious ~ Il may seem 10 many,
nevertheless the eating Of onions will
make q noticeable change In the com.
piexion. because onions contain Q Ger.
4Ain per cent Of arsenic. the same
~ lettuce. The onion II naturally
soporifc and induces sleep when
eaten 1t night. without harmful ~
suits. Lettuce has the savvs effect
II not eaten With vinegar
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-06-26
Good Lotion for Rough Hands.

An excellent lotion that can be
made at home and keeps Indefinitely
without spelling. can be made from
eight tablespoonfuls Of rose water. .
tablespoonful Of slycerins and one
drachm OF benxoin.
Besides being soothing to skin that
roughens easily. this lotion is excel.
lent to wipe on the face when one
wishes TO free 1t from soil In travel.
ing. or when out on dusty shopping
tour. A tiny medicine flask can BE-
filled with It and carried In the pocket
or bag.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-06-26
BARRIERS SUPPuES& CUTLERY

Grinding and Repairing of all kinds of Cut
lsry: Razors Eronnd ready for use. Core
GER BROS SUPPLY CO. l\3S Larimsr st.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-06-26
To Hold Decorations.

II you have = large iced cake that
you wish to decorate for = fetc or Q
table OF q bazaar. the quickest and cas-
lest way to fastcn the decorations Of
vines and flowers II to pin them SO.
curcly with tho smallest size insivibls
hairpins-new ones. naturally.
These pins hold tho trimmings So
curcly In place. and II carefully put
IN do not make unsixhtly marks %
tho cake.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-06-26

70 prevent stiffness Of the muscles
and joints they should be frequently
rubbed With oil.
Hair drssssrs sAy that the hair
ouee b worn aat On top and very
bgoal q he sides and AaAk. The
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
Dean of the Kansas Editors.

mold public opinion in the formative days of Kansas. He led the van or Republican Journalism for a quarter of century, and never faltered In ms zeal for the welfare of this state and party. He was one of the organizers of the Kansas Historical society, and was it's first secretary.
 Father" Baker was born at Fort Ann, N. r., November 1G, 1920. In 1863 he purchased an interest in the Kansas State Record of Topeka When that paper was consolidated with the Commonwealth in 1871, he retired. In 1875 he purchased the Commonwealth and was its editor and proprietor until its consolidation with the Capital in 1888.
 Then with his two sons he estab- lished the Kansas Newspaper Union and conducted 1t successfully until failing eyesight compelled him to re linQuish 1t in 1895. For two years he was almost totally blind, but an oper- ation restored the sight of one eye. In July, 1898, he was appointed to the Washburn college branch of the To peka postoffice, which position he held for several years.
 Mir. Baker was married to Eliza F.. Wilson of New York She died in 1S49. In 1850 he married Miss Orinda Searle of Racine, Wis. She survives him. There are four children, three sons and daughter. One son, Cliff Baker, was state printer of Kansas for four years, was president of the Topeka street railway, and is now in the manufacturing business at La throp, Mo.
 Father Baker was Mason and an Odd Fellow and during his life held many important positions in those two lodges.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
BROTHERS DIE IN
 BOILER EXPLOSION
]. E. Slocum and R. [. Slocunl Meet Death in Handle Mill Accident at Triton, Cross County
 Another Will Die.

Jonesboro, May 27.-J. E. Slo- cum was killed outright, his brother. K. l.. Slocunl, died m St. Bernard's hospital here last night, and Frank Parkorson, also in the hospital here, will not sur vive his injuries, as the result of boiler explosion at the handle mill owned by c. w. Kenuard at Hilton, in Cross county, Il miles south of Fisher on the Cotton Belt, yesterday afternoon between the hours of : and 4 o'clock.
 Those injured are: 40. Cagle, right leg dislocated, and All bert Slocum, both legs broken be- low the knees. The injured were brought to this city last night and placed in St. Bernard's hos pital. Cagle and Albert Slocum will recover.
 With the exception of J. k. Slocum, all were employees of the mill. ]. E. Slocum was farmer residing al Hilton, and at the time of the explosion was stand ing near the mill watching the works. His body was scalded and burned and was mutilated considerably and was lifeless when found few minutes later. He was married and had several children.
 The body of K. l.. Slocum was found burning on the grates from which the boiler had torn itself and blown over 250 feet away. He was badly burned, hls left leg broken near the thigh, his right arm broken and was otherwise injured, but lived until last night at I2 o'clock. He was employed at the mill, wheeling blocks from the saw.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
WIRELESS " SYSTEMS
 AND FOREST FIRES
Looked Upon as the Solution of Scisn- tific Fire Fighting in United States and Canada a--Arkan-
 sas in Line.

Spokane, Wash, May. % = Veteran timber men in the Inland Empire declare the time is not far distant when "C. Q. D." mes sages will be flashed by wireless telegraph as solution of the problem of scientific fire-Eghting in the forests of the United States and British Columbia, which contain more than 700,- 900, ,000 acres of standing timber, the patrolling of which costs the lumber companies and the United States forest service hundreds of thousands of dollars year, in addition to the enormous expense involved in constructing and maintaining the governments lines of communication.
 Lumbermen in Spokane ythat more timber is destroyed annually by fires than is cut by the saws, and add If some adequate protec- tion could be devised the standing timber in the Northwest would last for centuries.
 The plan advocated by K. H. Armstrong, an expert operator. IS to establish system of wireless signal boxes and teach the forest rangers the code, so that with the first alarm they could locate the blaze and summon assistance before the fire gained head dway. This would eliminate the danger of cutting off communication by fires destroying the poles and trees falling across wires.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
Men Past Fifty in Danger.

Men past middle life have found comfort and relief in Foley's Kidney Remedy, especially for enlarged pros. trate gland. which Is very common among elderly men. l.. E. Morris. Dexter, Ky, writes: up to a year ago my father suffered from kidney and bladder trouble and several nhy. slclans pronounced it enlargement oi the prostrate gland and advised an operation. On account Of his age we were afraid he could not stand 1t and ! recommended Foiey's Kidney Refue. dy, and the first bottle relieved him. and after taking the second bottle he was no longer troubled with this com, plaint" Sold by all druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
America Needs More urear,ers.

Day dreams, castles in Spain, fig ments of the imagination-ah, how we laugh at them all nowadays The are good enough for the little ones. fo, the boys and girls, perhaps, but as for us--we have long ago outgrown them. With what gusto we speak of So-and. So as hard-headed chap. a money getter, while we dismiss his rival with a lift of the brows as "an impractical fellow"
 Shame upon us for 1t. too! God give us more dreamers, l pray; more of those whose inner eye is free of cataract. We need them here fin America today; we are too practical a people. We are young in years, but we have fought an aging battle for the supremacy of great continent. We have come up out of the struggle with the rich trophies of victory fast clutched in our calloused hands. We have worked desperately hard for them, and they are good to look upon but we must have a care now lest we bow down before them in abject fetich worship.-Charles Francis Read In Smart Sot
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
WRAkGLING AS USUAL
Penitentiary Board Spends all After. noon in Accomplishing Nothing at
 all-About Appropriation Cut.

Little Rock, May 28.-A called meeting of the board of peEiten- tiary commissioners last after noon, to consider the state reform school appropriation bill, had the aspects of regular meeting, in that there was the old disposition not to get together on anything. Governor Donaghey stated that the meeting was called for the purpose of comforting on possible reductions for the bill, and moved that 1t be cut half, or that the board agree not to draw war rants on more than half the amount owing to the depleted condition of the state treasury.
 Attorney-General Norwood could not be present, and Conn missioner Tucker moved that the board wait until the following af- ternoon when all members of the board could be present. Mr. Lud- wig followed this suggestion with a motion to adjourn, but the mo- tion was lost, Messts. Tucker and Ludwig voting for it and Messrs. Donaghey and lobe against.
 The question of cutting in half the penitentiary appropriation bill was brought up from all sorts of angles, the governor fighting for it, backed by lobe, and being opposed by Ludwig and Tucker.
 Finally Auditor lobe. seeing no chance of any action, declared the board adjourned.
 A meeting will be called later when all members can be present, when the question will be decided by vote.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
Obituary.

Mrs. Annie Moseley, who was csiled to the great beyond Thurs. day afternoon, May 27, was born ill Marion county, Ark. February IS, 1858. When quite young, with her parents she moved to Lawrence county, Mo-, where she greaw into womannood and in the year 1880 was united in marriage to E. J. Moseley.
 During her 26th year she was united with the Methodist Epis. copal church, South, and has constantly lived a devout Chris tian since that time
 With her family sue has been living in Mena eleven years aEd has made innumerable friends. She Is survived by her husband, E. J.; two sons, Leslie and Jesse Moseley; two brothers, D. K. and J. A. Jaggers, the former of this city and the latter of Joplin, Mo-; aud one sister, Mrs. Mary E Estes of Waldron; all ot whom were at her bedside during the last days of her illness aud death
 While the father and sons have been deprived of the affectionatt tt love of true wife .and mother, they can only be consolcd b, knowing that she has been calico from the walks Of the earthly llft to one of eternal peace and resl in heaven. xxx
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
LEFT ALL TO FAMILY
WILL OF H. X. ROGERS, STANDARD OIL MILLIONAIRE FILED IN
 NEW YORK.
ARE NO CHARITABLE REQUESTS
A Fund of sfoo,ooo Given to Fairhsven, the Home of the Maenats, is the Only Thing in the Nature of Pub lie Request in the VIII.

New York, May 29--The will of Henry H. Rogers. the Standard oil millionaire who dled last week. was filed in the probate court in this city this morning. James NJ. Beck, who filed the will. gave out the following abstract:
 "The will of Henry H. Rogers gives to his wife the use. during her life, of the testators New York City resi- dence and all the household goods and furniture therein, together with the testator's stable and all of his motor cars. horses and carriages. It also creates a trust of not less than s500,000 nor more than s3,000,000 to provide an annuity of s100.000 a year for Mrs. Rogers. Upon her death the property of which she has the use and her trust fund become part of the residuary estate of the testator
 ''The residence and real estate of the testator at Fairhaven. Mass, are given to the testator's son, Henry H. Rogers, Jr.
 Various trusts. ranging from $10.- 900 to $200,000 each and aggregating t550,000 are created for the benefit of the testators collateral relatives. The income from these trusts Is paid to the various beneficiaries during their lives and upon their death the prin- cipai of the trusts revert to the tes- tators residuary estate.
 "A bequest of slOO.o0O is given to the town of Fairhaven, as perma- nent fund, the income from which is to be applied to the use of the pri- mary and grammar schools of the town.
 After providing for these bequests the residuary estate of the testator Is divided Into four trusts, one for the benefit of each of his children. As the children attain the age of 40 years they are each to receive one-haif the principal of the trust created for their benefit.
 "The other half Is to be held in trust during their lives; but the chil- dren are each given the power to dis pose of the principal of their trust by their last will and testament, and In default of such disposition. the prin- cipal part of the trust goes to their heirs at law.
 "The executors of the will are the testator's son, Henry H. Rogers, Jr.. John W. Sterling of New York. Walter P. Winsor of Fairhaven, Mass, and the Farmers Loan & Trust company of New York
 There are no charitable or public bequests, so-called, except the items in connection with the town of Fair haven. There Is nothing in the will to indicate the value of the estate.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
NOTICE TO TEACHERS
June Institute.

The June Institute will be held m the High school building at Mena, Ark, beginning June ' and continue five days. Under the law all teachers are required to attend this institute in order to make their license to teach valid. W. T. Adams.
 d&wlt County Examiner.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
Protectlna Indian Timber.

Oklahoma City. Ok. May 2s.--In compliance with an order issued a few days ago by ). George Wright, U. s, commissioner to the five civilized tribes. government officers have at. tached So.ooo feet of lumber and 1o.. 900 railroad ties n possession of r. L, Aann-hg at Bengal. Government officials are scattered over the timber district. covering unallotted Indian lands. and more attachments are ex. pected. In many cases the lumber men have been given 30 to 60 days to get their property off the lands.