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Gilpin observer., 1909-11-18
To Whiten the Hands,

The Juice Of a stewed ounce, to
which has been added teaspoonful
of lemon juice. is good wash for the
hands. Smear 1t over them and let
1t dry; then take 1t off with soap and
water. A slice Of lemon is fine
whitener. Rub 1t over the hands, then
wash them In soapsuds, and finish up
with olive oil. The hands will come out
Of this white and soft.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-18
ART" IN POLITICS
Odd Method Adopted to Defeat
Tammany Ticket.
New Workers Startled During the
Recent MayoraIty Campaign to
to Find Strange Statue in
Long Acre Square.


New York.-"Tammany on the
Square!"
mo! Surely not"
"Yes. Long Acre square,"
New Workers faring down Broad
way one morn before the recent elec.
tion, were startled to see rising up
like some white vision fresh statue.
seemingly representing a creature in
long white robes, which had been
dumped in Long Acre square by some
band of philistine citizens.
Rubbing their eyes and pinching
themselves to make sure that they
were not still asleep. the more ven
turous advanced closer and examined
the legend attached which purported
that this deadly offence against art
was the outcome of resolutions passed
by persons unknown who, under the
cloak of THE Association of New
York." had resolved to confute the
culumniators of their beloved city's
purity in government by representa-
tion of Purity.
Further inspection showed that the
figure which, for reasons unknown,
bore shield, had unfortunately sus-
tanned on the said shield three globs
of mud-not metaphorical-but real
dirt-which some of the wiser among
the crowd surmised might possibly
mean that some one or others fair
fame was sullied.
Two gentlemen who could not agree
amicably as to whether the statue
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-18
Fully Qualified.

"I'm Mt loss to find somebody to play
the light role" said the theatrical
manager. Can you suggest any one?"
"You might get the baker Just
around the corner" suggested the low
comedian. HE makes a specially Of
light rolls"
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-18
ROLL AROUND THE WORLD
Barrel Is the Vehicle In Which ItaI.
ians Hope to Circle tho
Globe.

Paris.-Of all the strange methods
of travelling around the world none is
more unusual than that adopted by
Antonio Zinardi and Joseph Vianelli.
who have arrived here fromo Venice.
The Paris houlevards have seen odd
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-18
TO BE MADE UP IN TWEED
Medium Shade Of Gray Would Be
Most Appropriate for This
Charming Costume.

There are many pretty tweeds from
which this costume could be made sue
cessfully: our model is in medium
shade of gray. The skirt, which is
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-23

A eolored man in Atlanta, Ga, is a
preacher on Sundays and barber on
week days One Of his customers
makes it a rule to be first in the chair
on Monday morning, when he is sure
of being entertained by a resume Of
"Uncle Rastus' Sunday dissertation.
At night the family always looked for
the latest from the colored brother.
This was one Of his recent illusions;
Yesterday took for my text Clean
illness am next to godliness, and
dun reach my climax wild dis argu-
ment: Now, what day follows Sun
day? Why, Monday. Monday is
wash day in all well regulated fam
blies. Monday comes mex to Sun
day; SO, my bredden, that settles it
that the words of my tex am true.
"Cleanliness am mex to goodness"
Chicago Record-Herald.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-23
A Dickens Manuscript.

H. r. Dickens, K. c., tells an inter
esting story concerning the original
manuscript of his fathers famous
Carol" The novelist presented the
MS. to Thomas Milton, an old school
fellow. In 1875 Mr.. Milton sold it to
Francis Harvey, a bookseller, for ESQ.
Then it passed into the hands Of
George Churchill, an enthusiastic au-
tograph collector. Mr.. Churchill treas
nred 1t until 1882, when circumstances
compelled him to part with it. After
photographing every page Of it, it was
sold to Mr. Bennett, a Birmingham
bookseller and curio dealer, who
eventually found a purchaser, who
readily signed check for f200 for it.
Finally it was bought by Stuart NJ.
Samuel of Kensington Palace Gardens
for E3OO, who is said to still retain the
precious document.-London Tit-Bits.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-23
THE BACK OF THE NECK.

Make It Proof Against Drafts and
Colds In the Head
"When I was boy" said q doctor,
II didn't believe in drafts. l thought
that they who imputed colds to drafts
were cranks. But one November
night at a concert l felt all the even
ing a strong draft on the back of my
neck. 1t was so strong it resembled a
suction pump Now said l to N.Y.
self. wen see If this draft will give
yours truly cOld.'"
He shuddered
For week, he said, 81 was laid
up with so vile cold that couldn't
breathe save with my mouth open.
And now l am satisfied that nine out
of every ten colds are solely due to a
draft ON the back Of the neck.
Il know how TO prevent such colds.
Hence | may practically say that
know how to prevent all colds. 1t is a
fact that none Of my patients, thanks
to my method know what a cold is,
"They learn from me to do this-to
-bathe the buck OF the neck every
moruing in cold water Thus the spot
becomes hardened. 1t becomes draft
proof
"And when a new patient, peculiarly
sensitive to colds, visits me, my pecul-
Lar treatment is to blow on the back
yof bis neck with a bellows for several
days in succession. The bellows, in
conjunction with the icy douche, frees
him from all future susceptibility.
Thenceforth his winters pass without
that horrid winter pest, bad cold
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-23
The FOREIGN LEGION.

A Peculiar Body of Fighters In the
French Army.
The French foreign legion is het-
erogeneous organization. 1t is COM
posed of disappointed men of every
country - political refugees, military
fugitlves. In fact, all varieties Of the
worlds restless citizens go to make
up this wonderful mongrel fighting
machine. ''No questions asked" might
well be the regimental motto. Each
man signing his bond Of service sells
his soul for FIVE years at the wage Of
1 sou about 1 cent per day.
The officers are French, but the men
hail from everywhere and nowhere.
Under various names the French le-
gion has existed since the eighteenth
century and was finally constituted as
ut present in 1880. 1t consists of twelve
battalions divided into two regiments,
mastering a total strength Of 10000
men. Eight thousand are kept in the
far east, the remainder serving in
northern Africa. In the early days
the regiments were divided into ina
tional sections" men from the same
country being kept together.
This resulted, however, in continual
racial disputes, and each company con-
sequently was given cosmopolitan
composition. Since its formation the
officials have guarded closely against
assertions, and as the legion only
serves in French colonial territory
where the centers are remote and
transportation is difficult a successful
desertion is a rare feat. - Chicago
News
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-23

AS heard a famous raconteur tell
ing story had heard in one form or
another for many years ! could not
but recall the statement Of some one
to the effect that there are but five
stories extant and that all we have
ire merely variations from the original
i've. AS General Taylor, who Is some
thing Of story teller himself, puts 1t;
The story doesn't amount to any
hing. It's the edition that COUNTS
Boston Herald.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-23
A sIloht MISUNDERSTANDING.

Little Helen Bentley of Los Angeles,
aged five, dearly loves her grandma,
who has been living with her and her
parents. Recently grandma went to
Seattle for a visit and caught cold on
the way. When she arrived there, she
wrote back to Helen's parents that she
had reached Seattle, but had had a
hard fight with the grip. Helen want
ed to hear what grandma had to say,
and the letter was read to her. Soon
afterward she saw one Of her neigh
bors and exclaimed. ooh, Mrs. Smith,
we've had letter from grandma. She
got to Seattle all right, but she had a
terrible fight with her valisep-Los
Angeles Times.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-23

Europe Is less than one-fourth as
large as Asia
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-23
Too Much Quiet.

On one occasion the hustling and
energetic archbishop Of York, DIT.
Maclagan, wrote to the vicar in an
outlying village suggesting that he
should lend his church for the purpose
Of giving the clergy Of the district a
''quiet day" for meditation and frater-
nal reunion. The witty vicar OF this
sleepy hamlet in the wolds promptly
replied:
My Dear Lord Archbishop-Your very
kind letter to hand. But what the people
In this village want most in their spiritual
life is not "quiet day." but an earth
London Standard.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-23
Am AnnsaI Cor Money.

Judge" said the prisoner, 81 sup
pose you're going to soak me-"
'You are a habitual offender" re-
piled the judge; were caught with-the
stolen goods, and the court viii have
to do its painful duty"
Il don't want TO seem unreasonable,
replied the prisoner. II don't mind a
long sentence. I'm used to it, But
say, judge, cut out the lecture that
usually goes with it, won't YOU
Philadelphia Ledger.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-23
ANGER IS DANGEROUS.
II Wrecks the Whole System and
Tends to Shorten Life.

II is well known that q violent cit Of
temper affects the heart Instantly. and
psychophyskisis have discovered the
presence Of poison in the blood imme-
diately after such outburst. This ex-
plains why we feel SO depressed. ex-
hausted ind nervous after any storm
Of passion worry, Jealousy or revenge
has swept through the mind. 1t has
left IN its wake vicious mental poison
and other harmful secretions in the
brain and blood
There is no constitution so strong
y but It will ultimately succumb to the
constant racking and twisting of the
nerve centers caused by an ul.con-
trolled temper Every time you be-
come angry you reverse all of the nor
nal mental and physical processes.
Everything in you rebels against pas
sion storms; every mental faculty pro-
tests against their abuse
If people only realized what havoc
indulgence in hot temper plays in
their delicate nervous structure, If
they could only see with the physical
eyes the damage done as they can see
what follows in the wake Of a tornado,
they would not dare to get angry.
When the brain cells are overheated
from a fit Of temper their efficiency is
seriously impaired, if not absolutely
ruined. The presence Of the anger poi
son, the shock to the nervous system,
is what makes the victim so exhausted
and demoralized after loss of self con-
trol-Orison SWEET Marden in Success
Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-23
ETIQUETTE.
An Old Fashioned Man Frees His Mind
About It's Absurdities.

NbONN 80
Whether to eat ish with dsh
knife and fork or fork and a biz Of
bread, whether to serve champagne In
a tumbler or a goblet-it IS quite alb
surd to regard one Of these courses as
right and the other as wrong and to
admire or despse a person according
" The average rule Of etiquette has
nothing to do with courtesy, with
good breeding, and 1t is no criterion
OF courtesy or Of good breeding"
The speaker, an old fashioned gen.
tleman from the country, knotted the
ends Of his napkin more firmly about
his neck.
Smile at me, nephews and nieces."
be resumed, because | tuck my nap
kin under my chin. Yet why should
| spoil my black broadcloth coat with
turkey stains or smears Of cranberry
sauce? 1t is a rule Of etiquette, you
say, that the napkin may only be
placed across the knee-an absurd,
ephemeral rulel
ut was a rule Of etiquette in France
during the reign of lie Roi Soleil,' the
great Louis XIV, that when the king
visited a sick subject the king, too,
must lie down in a bed, o. the ground
that 1t would never do for a subject
to maintain more informal attitude
than his master during the audience.
Louis XIV, visiting the Marshal de
Villars after Malplaquet, lay in a bed
beside the suffering soldier in that
way
Behold the absurdities of etiquette
and let me do with my napkin what
please" = New Orleans Times-Demo-
nrof
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-23

"Yes, this room is dark, damp and
positively uninhabtable. II Is sup
piled for your wife's mother II she has
one"
"she has. III take the dat."- Boston
Traveller.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-23

Dwell not too long upon sports, for
as they refresh man that Is weary
SO they weary a man that is refreshed.
Fuller
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-23
A Hind.

"You seem TO be very fond OF your
dolly" remarked the visitor
Eyes" replied small Margie. "She's
80 different from most people. She
never interrupts me when I'm talk
ing Chicago News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-23
Az Old Timer.

"He's an old newspaper man."
"About how oldf"
''Well, he can remember when they
only issued extras when something
happened. - Louisville courier-Journal
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-23
FINANCE COMMITTEE.

j. S. Frazer, Mt. Sterling, KY.
J. w. LAM Third Vice President GreenvilIe, Ky.
L. w. Key, Treasurer, Mayfield, Ky.
Chas. D. Pearce, Maysville, KY.
A. T. Siler, Williamsburg, KY
VIM. C. Kendrick, Louisville KY.
N. G. Davis, Mobile, Ala.
DR.. Ben L. Bruner, Frankfort, Ky.
Geo. Alexander. Paris. KY.
Geo. Bohon, Harrodsburg, Ky.
John l. Winter, Fort Worth, Tex.
La Junta tribune., 1909-10-02

Il regret exceedingly ,he misery
You have endured on account OF de-
linQuent subscribers" writes a sym
pathetic subscriber from Colorado
Springs, "and had | known the con-
dition Of affairs should have remitted
long ago." Thanks. awfully. Misery
loves company, however. and We are
looking for some more sympathy OF
the same kind from numerous sources
BY the way. gentle reader. how is
the date on your address latel? Still
In the clear! II not you had better
come across.
La Junta tribune., 1909-10-02

Next Tuesday the farmers Of the
Holbrook irritation District will hold
IN election for the purpose Of author.
isins . bond Issue OF esso. 900 to
carry out The iatsnttea sor which the
district vas critically organized.
There arc seven propositions snum.
Grated In the plan outlined BY the d..
rsctors. oil Of which are TO te voted
upon. either for or "sgainst." All
OF these propositions are enumerated
In the election call which appears In
another column Of this issue. and II
u Of the utmost importance. from =
legal standpoint. that the plan bs
approved 10 IL entirety Of not q ali
All Of Tie slsctions IL the Otsso lr.
risatioa District have besn unaa.
iness upoa evesy DeoDesitIea III has
La Junta tribune., 1909-10-02
Home
Endorsement
Hundreds ef La Junsa Citizens Can
Tell You All About Il.

49,
1Iooe endorsement. the public OK.
presstcu Of la Jnnta people. should H.
,'idcpcs beyond dispute Tor every In
Junsa reader Surely the experience Of
ifienele snd nrirhboru. chc~rfli'y given
by then. will carry more weight than
the utsefanc~s Of strnn sers residing In
fafnway plscr~. Head the following
TheGes Rsb~rts. j?i W. k~cond
S'fcsG IL Jnnta. Colo. snys: "Doan's
KIDNEY Pills have my Recommendation
nj nu tlm~s. ] know that they ar u
good kidasy wmesiy and In consequence
haze prAisei them on more tbnn onr
occas!eo 10 other sufferers of kidney
trorbla. I. was annoyed by n pain Ia
The .sqall of my back and ! attributed
II -oDety 10 the Mavy work an obliged
10 d. l)uan's kidney Pills. which !
rocnr9d at the Ia lrnta Dri Co..
siicnxtkenrd and toned up my kidneys.
and wben these orrsns irrnn 10 do their
woik psupcry the harknrhs ceased"
Fof aale by all dcal~rr. PrIr~ 70
cents testsr- llburu Co. Buffalo,
New yesk sole aseats for The United
i.sNAmA.s ~ sa.e--Dssss--a -ast
take ~ esksr.
La Junta tribune., 1909-10-02

George II. Little. OF the La Junta
Automobile and Machine Company,
left last Tuesday morning for Detroit,
Mich. where he will inspect the
plant Of the Chalmcrs.D Detroit Auto.
mobile Company and get wise to all
the latest kinks In the manufacture
Of automobiles. MIR. Little will meet
Fred A. ssbin In Detroit. and will
return overland with the machine
that Mr. ssbin has been waiting for
for several weeks. the completion OF
which be seems to have expedited by
making = personal visit to the plant
Mr.. Little says that the time Il will
take 10 make the Journey from DE.
troit 70 Ia Junta will depend upon
the speed limit fixed by Mr. Babln.
the owner Of the machine.
La Junta tribune., 1909-10-02

road presidents and managers OF big
concerns. The cub who knows more
than the president Of the railroad will
always be q cub. and the alecky win
dow washer will still be polishing
glass In the autumn time OF his days.
Bert Walker.
La Junta tribune., 1909-10-02

The advertisements In newspaper
are more full Of knowledge in respect
to what is going on In community
than the editorial or news columns
are.-Henry Ward Beecher.
La Junta tribune., 1909-10-02
SATURDAY. ocrosse 2, 1909
Nav AsovT
Town

Using only what money can be
spared" In advertising a store will
hasten the time when none can be
spared.
La Junta tribune., 1909-10-02

You couldn't convince people that
your store was big one II 1t oc.
cupied the smallest store-room in
the city. You couldn't convince
people that your store ad is i'm
portant II 1t occupies the smalles,
space Of any store ad in the paper.
La Junta tribune., 1909-10-02

Friendship is to be purchased onl,
by friendship. A man may hav,
authority over others. but he cal
never have their hearts but by Civ
Ing his own.-Thomss Wilson.
La Junta tribune., 1909-10-02

Francellia, champion heavy weight
jugpler OF the world, was the star
vaudeville attraction at the La Junta
The eater during the last three days
OF last week. and on Saturday night
broke all previous records for atten-
dance At this popular place of amuse-
mnht. The theater was crowded to
It's utmost limit. and there were a
total of g05 paid admissions. There
was reason. Francellia's perform
ance. assisted by his wife. Spitz
dog and a stage full OF novel juggling
paraphernalla, was the best vaude-
vile stunt that has teen pulled off
in this city. He has developed the
art OF juggling 200 pound cannon balls
and $50 pound shells down to a
science. and has not the least fear OF
successful competition In his partic.
ular line. He was the headliner OF
Campbell Brothers big show. and
had been pulling down a weekly sti.
pend OF $3.50 per. He says he got
tired Of the output OF the circus
hash foundry. living In the open In
all kinds OF weather, and fighting bed
bugs In the Pullman Palace cars all
niEht. and In n III OF disgust walked
off the grounds without giving
his employers minutes notice. He
signed up for three nights en-
gagement at the La Junta Theater
within an hour after leaving the cir.
Gus grounds. He made good and on
the last night OF his appearance he
packed the house as II never before
was packed. He has about six
weeks Of open dates before filling en-
gagements In the east. and expects
TO come back to La Junta about the
middle Of October. The nature OF
his performance makes a daily repe.
tition OF his stunt almost imperative.
Francellia says. or he goes to the
bad" He left for Denver last Mon
day morning.
La Junta tribune., 1909-10-02

Have you seen the new water color
picture Of the Clear Creek reservoir
In the show window Of the postoffice
bookstore? The reservoir is one and
three-four,hs miles long. one-half mile
wide, sixty-nine feet deep at the dam
and contains ioo.o00.000 cubic feet
OF water. The Otero canal has had
twenty days run OF water from the
reservoir this year. and at the pres
ent time there is forty-eight feet of
water in the reservoir. or $500 acre
feet
La Junta tribune., 1909-10-02

suout'eu 10 tue voters, ana
" Is the general opinion that the cleo
ton In the Holbrook country next
ruesday will be OF the same nature.
ine success OF the Holbrook Irriga.
lion District means much to the fu-
ture OF La Junta.
Editors and their wives are bound
70 disagree daily as she sets things
20 right and he writes things to set
She reads what others write and he
writes what others read, She keeps
the devil out OF the house as much
as possible and he can't do without
him at the office. She knows more
than she writes and he writes more
than he knows. II any young lady
wants TO disagree the whole time
we advise her to marry an editor
Unidentified.
Editor Joe Lawless, OF the Lamar
Sparks, j. S. Hunter, engineer OF the
Lamar Water Plant, and Fred Rose
Grams, also OF Lamar, were La Junta
visitors last Sunday morning, and
while here were shown the sights of
La Junta, including the local water
plant, by the editor OF the great
family Journal. The visitors were in.
terested in our water plant, as they
are at present putting In gravity
system at Lamar. the supply being
secured from Clay Creek thirteen
miles distant from that city. The
work Of laying the new water mains
In Lamar has just been completed,
and It is hoped to have the new plant
In operation by the first Of the year.
The Lamarites were evidently much
impressed with the sights OF La
Junta, especially with the garden
tract OF North La Junta Although
all OF them are old-timers Of the Ar
kansas Valley, they each and several.
ly entertained the suspicion that La
Jun,a was strictly railroad town
and had no idea that we had can.
taloupe or a pumpkin within miles
OF this burg. After being twenty
years in the Valley they learned that
conditions around La Junta were not
just as they have been painted 1,
pays to advertise-especially when
there Is newspaper man In the
gang Mr. Lawless was on his way
hone from Montrose. where he had
been attending the Gunnison Tunnel
opening and the summer meeting OF
the Colorado State Editorial Associa
ton, OF which he is secretary.
La Junta tribune., 1909-10-02
Diarrhea
/! Quickly Csrsl.
ChanbesIain's
Cole, 6olsra end
Diazrhea Remedy
Ca always - dspsn1si upsa.

ass1h5sei . Sovel 6leae6sss "a aHocN
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Gaveo. Casb ~ % cooAs . bo11lo, -
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La Junta tribune., 1909-10-02

Germs Of the country are the ones
who always return courteous an.
swcrs! II you address the president
Of railroad he will listen attentive.
" and make decent reply. But you
ask . civil question Of the Cub 1t Q
depot In . country town and you'll
get . smast and flippant reply. Go
Into big store asd ask for the man.
ases. He Vim talk pleasastiy and
give you the desired information.
but happen to get In the way Of the
eet0Ae yesae fellow who b wasAins
. utadew end Be will hand yeu q
package that Will make your blood
boll. But drop around twenty years
later aa1 the Cub In The depot may
have advanced until hs u Q brakeman
on The local freight and the window
washer Will likely bs driving one Of
the delivery wagons for the store.
The prcsidsnts Of railroads and the
nanagsfs Of big concerns are the
fellows Who In the flowcry days Of
thslr youtA acquired The habit Of ~
tusnias soet saA courtsous answers.
1AAt = oas reason tAey> bece9e rad.