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The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-17
CONGRESS AND
THE MEDICOS

If DR.. Hubert Work, Republican
candidate for the United States
senate, finds reason to complain
that he is being opposed by all ad-
vocates of a reasonable degree of
medical freedom, he has but him
self to blame. He has laid out his
own campaign and has left it in
the hands of the medical profession
of the state to boost him into pub
lie office on an avowed platform of
reform" along medical lines which
will prove distasteful to every free
born American citizen.
1t has been our custom to con
suit doctors and take whatever
they prescribe without further
question, and the fact that we are
still alive and we'll seems to be
proof enough that we acted wisely;
but, none the less, we do not be-
lieve in the enactment of laws in
tended to make other people follow
the same course when they are out
of order.
We hold it to be the right of
every citizen to take medical ad-
vice or 90 without it, as he chooses.
so long as the public health is not
menaced. DR.. Work, there is every
reason to believe, would deny this
right if he had the power and will
deny the right publicly if he is
elected. He belongs to a school
which recognizes no possible chance
of error in its theories and no pos
sible chance of propriety in the
theories of others.
We do not believe the people of
the United States want medical
treatment forced on them. There
are multitudes of faiths and beliefs
which tend toward the cure of dis
eases without the administration of
drugs, If we choose to adopt one
OF these faiths or accept their ser
vices it is our right 10 do so. no
matter how detrimental DR.. Work
may think them or how much they
interfere with his practice.
Medical freedom is more of an
issue than 1t appears to be at first
sight, From DR.. Works own cor
respondenoe there is ample reason
to believe that he heartily indorses
a program which would force every
unfortunate to consult Dr. Works
own school of medicine or die for
lack Of any professional care. The
doctor has raised the issue himself
and will find that it will do much
toward his defeat Fort Collins
Review.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-17

Felice Allen, II pugnacious Mex
lean. American, was fined Sl5 and
costs by Judge Hender last Friday
for entering the home of a Mexi-
can compadre at the plaza de Lar
lat and committing an assault
upon him while in bed.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-17

Palmer Conant, Vest Shea and
Taylor Shilling went up to Lake
Fork, near Platoro, Wednesday
morning, to be gone couple of
weeks for an outing.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-17

Mrs Geo. Afford returned Tues
day night to her home in Love
land after six-weeks visit with
her daughter, Mrs Geo. Lilley, and
family at this place.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-17

Colorado's exhibit won second
prize at the international dry farm
ing exhibit and congress held in
Wichita, Kansas, this week
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-17

Fl. II. Hendricks of the La Neta
made business trip to Alamosa
Wednesday night,
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-17

Joe Eversole left Wednesday
night for San Antonio, Texas, and
expects to be gone all winter.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-17

FOR SALE 100 acres peas nine miles
south OF Iinser switch; hrtesian water:
viii attend stock while feeding IL desired.
T.. ROSEBROUGH.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-17

The board of commissioners of
Rio Grande county has refused to
sit as board of equalization under
an order of the state board direct
ing them to make fifteen per cent
increase in our taxes. and the state
board called meeting at Denver
Thursday to listen to protests from
the various counties. Last year
this tax commission made blanket
raise over the state which was
manifestly unfair to some of the
counties, and this, year our COM
missioners and Assessor Wilson
are making a strong protest against
higher assessment.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-17
Mrs. G.. Doris OF Alamosa Wis
tied Tuesday in Monte Vista.

Homer Burnbam of La Jara was
in Monte Vista Thursday on bust
npss
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-17
THE KILLARNEY GIRLS

The Killarney Girls, the first
number on the lecture course for
this season, appeared at the opera
house Monday night and their en-
tertainment left nothing to be de-
sired. This company, appearing
in Irish costumes and with their
exclusive use of Irish songs and
music, give the people an unsual
and highly interesting evenings 5
enjoyment. All the numbers were
enoored and responded to gener-
ously
Miss Rita Rich was heartily ap-
preciated for her inimitable imper-
sonations and folk songs. Her
recitation of the Moo Cow Moo
and other child representations
were irresistible.
Especially prominent among the
singers was Miss Andrews, the
contralto, who has voice of re-
markable power and range. The
high, clear tones of the soprano
were most noticeable and pleasing
in the ensem BILE.
The two violiniste members of
the company added greatly to the
accompaniment of the songs, and
the violin solos were of high
grade and denoted the real artist
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-17
Have your photo
made today

while there is still time to
enter Ansco Company $
"Loveliest Women" con-
test that offers $4,000 in
cash prizes. Come in and
let me make that picturel
II you have lovely mother, or
sister. or sweetheart, insist upon
her entering this fine competition
for her sake, for the towns sake.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Automobile Transfer.
B. ID. Jones. Ford Garage.
Calls answered anywhere.
any time. Meet all trains.
The Bankers Approval.

, Puzzling to many appears the general
endorsement by bankers of the new cur
rency law, and it certainly does seem a
little strange when one recalls the viGo-
denunciation by these same bankers OF
the measure when first proposed. This
change of front has given rise to a sus-
picion that the OPPOSITION was not sincere.
but carried on in furtherance Of a shewen
game that has proven successful. But
that seems improbable. What is appar=
emily a more correct explanation is the
prevalence of the fallacy that prosperity
may be induced to come by n prctcnse OF
confidence in its existence, or may be
kept away by lack Of such confidence.
This fallacy prevails so lagcly among
bankers and business men the 1t seems
reasonably to attribute to it their sudden
change of front. As soon as they realized
that enactment of the bill into law could
not be prevented, belirfin the "conftdence"
theory must natuarly have forced the con-
viction upon them that it became their
duty to Join in the chorus Of calls well.
Such conduct is ridiculous, of course, ana
almost too silly to selieve of otherwise
intelligent men. Yet it is no more silly
than the theory on which it is based.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
COST OF APPAREL
GIVES EUGENE SHOCK.
Former Empress Never Paid More
Than SIPS For Gown.

Loud complaints are heard because
Of the huge advance in the prices
charged for women's apparel In Lon
don. There is no doubt that In the
last twenty years there has been an
enorm4ns Increase in the charges lot
only for very elaborate toilets, but for
simple tailor made costumes, and as
for hats and millinery generally they
have now reached a price that verges
on the ridiculous.
One hundred dollars to $125 is gen.
orally asked for u tailor made costume,
although it is u we'll known fact that
q few years ago an ordinary tailor
made yachting costume could be OBJ
tanned for half that sum at the very
best shops.
Not long ago. it Is said. the ex-Em-
press Eugene expressed herself as
Mortified at these present day prices
and declared that she herself had
never paid more than Sl25 for her
most magnificent toilets. 1t Is quite.
certain that this sum would not buy
an elaborate toilet that could be worn
nowadays at the court or state balls,
or ever ut the Ascot meeting. Five
hundred dollars, $3.50 and even more
is not i~nfreQuently paid for court
dresses. ana many of the beautifully
draNcd toilets that created q ems
ton at .Asco; this wear are known to
have cost $50 TO 500.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
End of a Noted Folly.

The monocle has long since been
out Of fashion in England, and Is soon
to disappear from Paris, which has
been its last stronghold. 1t was in
vented by a Dutch dandy, and its evil
effects upon the eye were at once
noted by ~oculists. The mcrocle first
appeared at the congress of Vienna
in 1914, when 1t vas by its in
ventor. Que folly, at least, has had
only about a century OF life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
WHISKf'S FIRE TEST.
BY Il indians Detected D.iution Made
by Traders.

BY Il indians Detected D:lution Made
by Traders.
When the IIudson's Pay Trading
company began its trading-among the
Indians it was found that by selling
the Indians liquos. they could more
easily be induced to TRADE their peltries
The first whisky or intoXicant of in
ferior quality was distilled in Eng
land and brought to America In large
barrels. but in transporting it overland
It was found more convenient to divide
it into small kegs. The traders sooI
became aware Of the fact that by III
luting the whisky with water NOR
furs could be obtained. This was prac
ticed for some time, but the Indians
learned that GOOD whisky poured on :
fire would carSe it to flame up, bu'
had the whisky been diluted the fir
would be q%uenched.
It vas by this simple experiment
that the term ~''frewater" became D
common word among Indians. \ chief
who had experienced the bad effects
"a whisky among his people said it was
Mainly distilled from the hearts OF
bcats md the tongues or women
&n tho effects 1t produced.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
THE PACE THAT KILLS.
Railroad Heads Under the Strain OF
Dcirq Bio Things"

Railroad Heads Under the Strain Of
poirg big Things"
Two railroad men Of long service.
President James McCrea Of the Penn
s~ylvania Railroad company and NJ. +.
Ingalls,, chairman Of the Big Four,
have resigned with the explanation
that they must give up work of such
rigor and responsibility to conserve
their health. President McCrea has
been in harness for forty-eight years.
and Chairman Ingalls, for more than
forty. Both began ut the foot OF the
ladder as rodmen. and as they rose
their labors made greater and greater
demands upon them until the top was
reached, and then their hours of work
were limited only by their endurance
ard the responsibility they Shouldered
was often near breaking them down.
Men in ordinary pursuits envy sIlch
executive giants the handsome salaries
they receive, but they are always earn
ed. often at the cost Of physical vel
fare and the enjOymeilts OF home lie.
There are no greater UondInen IN in.
Gustry than executive railroad officers
It Is voluntary servitude. but Of a
kind that allows them little rest, seaut
time for change and recreation. aud
almost never aSyacution.
The general manager no less than the
president must devote himself body
and soul'to his duties, and only sick
ness excuses him. There must, of
course be a fascination about such a
calling. md ~ 's the fascination Of do
In a big way. but II
of vitality. The col
comes when the vic
is still in the prime OF
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Took Eirs+ Position,

Mr.. William Milligan Sloane, Seth
Low" professor OF history 1T Column
bia university, in an interview with
the London Daily Mail CORES 1"rdent'
said: Il understand that a certain
Berlin correspondent OF q NeW York
newspa per received a cablegrGm from
his editor which read, Don't send
much ,far news; worlds baseball So
ries nt~Y on!'"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Office Hours.

Living in a very friendly neighbour
hood, I found that often during the
week l vas delayed in NY work by q
"back-door" visit or q lengthy tele-
phone call. Accordingly I proposed
to several that We adopt office hours"
for our work and permit nc Interrupt
ton during those hours, writes a con.
t.ibutor to Harpcr's Bazaar. The
neighbors saw the wisdom of this plan
and we have followed it with yer!
gratifying economy of strength and
time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Lucrative Find in South Africa.

South AfIica's possibilities as a pro-
Queer Of vegetable ellis are wide in
deed if the results Of recent expert
ments under Tho auspices Of the Mo-
zambique authorities arc translated
into commercial realities. For in
stance, thu fruit of the "macua-
macua" was shown to yield no less
than 60 per cent OF fine edible oil, and
o. the "pombula" So per cent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Love of Books.

BOOK love, my friends, is your pass
70 the greatest, the purest and the
most perfect pleasure that God has
prepared for his creatures. 1t lasts
when all other pleasure fade. 1t will
support yen when all other recrea-
lions are gone. It will last you until
rour death. It VIII make your hours
pleasant to you as long as you live
anthony Trollope.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Hadn't Done So Badly,

81 might have married a million.
aire." declared Everywoman. "One of
my old schoolmates is now one"
And several Of your schoolmates are
working right in this town for $40 a
week." retorted Everyman, while one
Of them is in jail. l guess in marry.
ing a chap getting $500 a year your
average is fairly good" And then
Everyday set up a howl and they
had to stop quarreling to attend to
him.-Pittsburg Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Hadn't Missed Il.

Little Virgil, aged five, travelled in
California with his parents Just prior
to the earthquake and felt there was
nothing in the state that ne hadn't
seen. Upon his return home a neigh
Dor SAID: "Well, Virgil, you just miss
ed the earthquake" To which he re-
piled: "Oh, no! We saw 1t, but 1t
hadn't gone off yet"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
~ftGprleSt .iQi.le.

But the happiest home il built
when the twain together meet the
trials and eat %astTophes that come
from the outside world with the good
health. the common sense, the humor,
tho Patience and courage that will
rout them. il should not be necessary
for these qualities to be used by the
n to combat the faults of the other.
barbara Boyd.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
WHARF Caraway Seed Abounds.

Cara way seed IS extensively grown
In Holland. Groningen, In the north
east ccrner, produces more than any
other province, next being north Rol.
land, IN which Amsterdam is situated.
In these two provinces more than
half the caraway plant acreage Is
found. In the whole country the num-
Der Of acres devoted to caraway
Growin5 was, in 1911. 20,337.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Couldn't See His Third,

During the contemplating season In
Texas a colored brother who had gone
into the country to work returned very
much disguised. Don't yo' git no
offahs ter pick no cotton?" asked a
friend. "Sech ez dey was. White
maj done offered me one-third O. wat
All could pick. All done TUX a look at
dc field an saw dat when 1t wall all
picked 1t wouldn't amount ter one
third. So All done lit out fer homeI"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
InsatJabIe Ambition.

q" hope our ambitious friend Is sat
isfed," said the philosophic observer.
"He has p~rospered SO that he can do
as. he pleases." Eyes. But that doesn't
content him. While he ia doing as he
pleases he wants everybody to quit
work and applaud him for doing It 50
~nicely."-Washington Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
To Exterminata Xcrrnin.

Mix and let stand for several hours
one-half gallon Of gasoline and ten
cents worth Of corrosive sublimate.
Pnt the mixture into q pint oil can.
with a long spout, and spray into ev-
cry place where there are bugs. Air
the room thoroughly. After a few ap-
plications the vermin will have entire
ly disappeared.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
"Who ~Eats-Payeln

No indoor worker can continue 10
eat meat thrice, or even twice daily,
after middle life-and middle life.
mark YOU, begins with the thirty!hfth
year-without paying the penalty In
an attack Of govt, rheumatism.
Bright's or All allied disease, q few
years later. This few years" may, In
special cases, stretch itself to a score
but, inevitably, who eats, paysl"-
Dietetio and Hygienic Gazette.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Ancient Use of Cork,

Cork was known to the GreekE and
Romans, and was put to almost as
many uses as at present. although
there is no mentiGa in Rome OF limo
ieum, notwithstanding its Roman
sound. Glass bottles, with cork stop
pers, for wine and beer, did not come
into use unit the middle Of tho four
.eepth century.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
fndexfnq Extraordinary.

Indexers ave been responsible for
many errors, but possibly the strang-
est example Of curious indexing oc-
curs IN q law book. Turning over its
index, a correspondent Of the London
Chronicle noted the entry: BEST, Mr..
Justice, His Great Mind" and refer
ence to the page brought this: mt.
Justice Best said he had a great mind
to commit the witness for contempt
Of court"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Increage Of Dope Fiends.

Drug taking is greatly en- he in.
'raa5e in London. Somebody recent
y introduced "hasheesh" into that
ret city, and so popular has 1t be-
s2re that two hasheesh chambers are
.ow in fill swing not a hundred yards
.0:n Piccadilly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Even Tho Cilantlclser.

Clarence WIS leaving early that
night. The cuckoo had just sounded
the eleventh hour. In the back yard
the family rooster uttered a maudlin
crow. Clarence" called her father
from an UPPER window, will 1t trouble
you to step around back Of the house
and throttle that rooster? He heard
the door close aud he thinks it'S day.
light"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Softcninu Granite Slabs.

It has been observed That, under
certain conditions which have not
been explained, granite will warp like
wood. A slab sc. in a wall has been
under observation in Switzerland, n
g perceptible distortion has made IT.
self apparent.-Harper's Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Courage.

AS courage Is pre-eminently the Wit
tue Of mon, so 1t Is the virtue which
most powerfully challenges the res
spect and emulation Of men,. And 81
deserves this pr~e-eminence, forftt -
also the virtue which gives Security
to all the other virtues.-LowA
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
House Built Of Porcelain.

An English inventor Is building a
aouse Of sheets OF porcelain, paneled
and welded on a steel framework.
The walls, being non-porous, would
not retain dirt or disease germs. No
matter how careless or dirty the pre-
rious tenant had been, a bucketful Of
water and some soap would make 1t
as sweet and clean as a polished din
ner plate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
To Ereshen Air.

To freshen the air Of q sfckToom,
ground coffee should be sprinkled on 9
shovel or coal-scoop previously heated
In the fire. A match should then be
held to a small piece Of camphorsum
and when this Is ahght It should be
placed in the center Of the thoveL
The burning coffee gives an aromatic
aroma to the room. which La veEy ~
freshinR. b..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14

"27Iy precious lamb" said the new
far5on 70 the little girl, II fear me
your father IS Iaa Of those hayward
sheer. long stra? ed from the fold"
Dads not . Sheep" smiled tho little
Girl. "fjo's ? Bhul Boosc!"--Judge.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
cnmc CnnnnraCnknent.

THAT girl has rejected me three
times" co.eided the d%isconsolate
youth. "Well," replied Miss Cayenne,
"you should feel encouraged. A girl
who will listen to three proposals
from the same man must think some
thing Of him."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Connectlnu Link.

soliloquy of a discontinued swtfesi
"The connecting link between tbs an
imal and the human is man. It needs
no biological research work to ma
him-he is already too much In en-.
dence.-Judge.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
His Best.

"He's a brute" How 500" when
she promised to be his wife he said
he would do everything in his power
to make her happy" "Well?" Gle
spends all Of his time at the club"
well, if he is really a brute that
ought to help some"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Cave jewellers Abroad.

Southern Tunis boasts Of q house.
less town having a population Of soon
people. They are tr~oglodytes, whose
fathers before them lived In similar
caves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14

Washington Irving didn't enjoy old
age more than the other fellow. He
sighed one day: What a pity 1t 1s
GMat when We have grown old we
can't turn l.ound and grow young
again, and C.. IT cutting cur teeth"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Comlno Events.

Bank President-"What's the mat.
ter?''' Bank Vice-President-1 was
Just thinking. I sat next to our cash
Ter in church yesterday, and I don't
quite like the way he sings VIII they
miss me when I'm gone.'" &
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
impossible.

"A person should think twice BE-
fore speaking" perhaps so, but Il
some people were to think twice be.
fore speaking they would be 80 e1-
hausted they couldn't speak."-B.
mingham Age-Herald
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Where FOLIAGE Comes From.

A teacher was explaining to q lit.
tie girl how tbs trees developed their
foliage in the springtime. "Ah, yes"
said the little miss, 81" understandN
they keep their summer clothes IN
their trunks. "-Christian Registen
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Cultivate Sense of Humof.

A Of humor Is certainly the
salt of life, either Of the married va
riety or the plain, gle existence.
It certainly helps a wife to laugh OF
many a little bruise that otherwise
would grow into q fostering sorH. To
see the funny side Of many II tie
trivial e~nnoyances of life at thu time
they happen certainly cases Shc situa-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
The Value of Trying.

IF a man constantly aspires, Is he
not elevated? Did ever a man try
heroism, magnanimity, truth, SINGER
ity, and find that there was no advan-
tage in them? That 1t was a vain en-
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
All!

"A woman has to be steadier than
q man and more self-sacrificing than
q man, because when she plunges she
does more harm than a man."-"Mar-
Yjage," by H. G. Wells.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Chanoed by Marriage.

Father, did mother accept you the
first time you proposed to herr" Eyes.
my dear, but since then any proposal
that I have. ever made she has Rcorn-
fully rejected"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Wise ~Precautlon.

Shopper want to buy a necktie
suitable for my husband. Salesman
Sorry, madam, but We r not per-
mitted to sell neckties to women who
are unaccompanied by men.-Puck.