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La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
LOCAL AND PERSONAL ,rsms.

Smoke Trix.
Joys for jewelry.
Smoke Arkansas Valley.
Trade at the Palace drug store.
The best jewelry for the least
money at Fisher & Larsen's.
Remember, ladies', hats at your
own price at Hodges & Crockett's.
]. c. McCord left yesterday
morning for Elizabethtown, N. NJ,
for months visit.
"Gem Flour" best in the market.
Every sack guaranteed or money
refunded. La Junta Milling Co.
Miss Marion Sellers, Of Detroit,
Mich, is the guest of Mrs. A. N.
Potter and will make an extended
visit
Seventy-hve carloads of peaches
and plums, en- route from California
to the east, were re-iced in La
Junta Thursday.
T. h. Hoffmire went to Denver
Thursday morning on legal busi.
ness. He expects to return home
rext Monday night.
+
NJ. Z. Farwell, cashier OF the
La Junta State Bank, is in Santa
Fe, N. NJ, this week on business.
He is expected home Monday.
Bruce Cotton who has been
transferred to the Albuquerque
Los Angeler postal run, left for
the latter city Thursday morning.
County Clerk Winchell issued q
marriage license Thursday to Fred
b. Cutshall. Of Terrill, Iowa, and
Miss Bertha w. Masters, of Rocky
Ford.
E. l.. Hall arrived north Of the
river Wednesday morning with !
bunch Of 500 head Of cattle from
Clayton, ". NJ. They we're beiS
driven to the range just north ol
Holbrook.
Rev. H. B. Collins, OF La Junta,
filled the M. E. pulpit last Sunday
and preached a scholarly and
spiritual sermon which greatly
pleased large congregation. ~
Rocky Ford Enterprise.
The scientific name applied tc
the Hobson or ''kissing bug" ac-
cording to medical lights, is opsi-
cactus personatus, or in plain Ian.
guage species of the genus bed.
bug Fred Burtis, Of the Daily
Democrat. claims to have one in
captivity.
We send out number of sample
copies of the TRIBuNE this week
for the inspection of non subscribe
ers. All you have to do is to drop
81. so in.the TRIBUNE slot machine
and receive the news of the town
and county for one year. If you
think it's good thing, push it
along.
A washout near Albuquerque
Tuesday night delayed all Califor.
MIA trains. Wednesdays No. z
did not reach La Junta until II
o'clock Thursday night, the pass
engers having been transferred
around the washout. Yesterdays
No. arrived in two sections with
the baggage for the three days.
A new bus for book records, and
new shelving and drawers for docu.
ment files were placed in the vault
of the county clerks Office yester.
day. The new furniture is made
of steel and is great improvement,
both as regards convenience and
utility, over the wooden shelving
and pasteboard boxes in use here
tofore. The improvements COS
the county FITS.
The case Of the People vs.. ]. N
Fenton, Of Rocky Ford, was givel
. preliminary hearing before Judgs
Finity yesterday. Prosecuting At
torney Sabin is being assisted b,
| Attorneys McCofkle, Patrick ant
Prigmore, of Pueblo, while w. B
\ -
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
COLORADO SATURDAY, JULY %. 1899
has very slim case. The trial is
still on as we go to press.

still on as we 60 to press.
Seven per cent money for city or
farm loans. r. Gibson.
For fresh bread, pies or cakes go
to Fishers postoffice news stand.
Curtis Shelton returns to Salida
today after a three weeks visit
with the home folks.
/ r. S. Beall, one of the legal
luminaries OF Rocky Ford, was a
county seat visitor Thursday.
Complete line of hair switches,
waves. hairpins, pompadour rolls
and combs at Hodges & Crockett's.
The work of digging the trench
across the courthouse park for the !
new sewer was commenced yester-
day.
Miss Allie Carter expects to
leave for Florida in few weeks
where she will make her future
home.
Miss Anna Shade, OF Knoxville,
Iowa, arrived in La Junta last
week to spend the summer with
Mrs. Charles d. Steward.
/ Guy Gibbons was able to be
down town Thursday morning for
1 the first time since the jailbreak.
His condition is improving slowly.
S. L. Seaton, of Monte Vista,
Colo, has been viewing the land
scape DER hereabouts for several
days. and will probably locate in
La Junta.
Rev. Elmer Ward Cole left on
No. yesterday for Lawrence,
Kan, where he will preach tomor-
row in exchange of pulpits with
Rev. Charles NJ. Sharpe.
Mrs. Belle Selby and daughter,
of Horton, Kan, and Mrs. Ida
/ Cramer, Of Stansbury, Mo-. sisters
1of Mrs. w. Fisher, are visiting
relatives in this city.
/ H. +. Pearson has filed an ap-
4 plication for transfer to the Albu-
lquerque- Los Angeles postal run,
and in the event of it being acted
upon favorably, will remove to the
latter city.
E. ]. Deeds, of the La Junta-
Albuquerque postal service, is
making arrangements to exchange
runs with postal clerk on the
Boston and Lowell railroad in
| Massachusetts,. He will reside in
Boston in the event the change is
made.
j A carload of household goods
belonging to w. r. Cartwright, of
/ Woodward, Ia, arrived in town
Thursday morning. Mr.. Cart
wright is expected to arrive in a
few days and will commence the
building of his new residence in
Mountain View addition immed-
lately.
i r. G. Dalton's drawing for 500
worth of presents came off Thurs
day night. Chances were given
away with every rs cent purchase
and total of e,e12 tickets were
issued during the past two months.
III. C. Talliaferro won the first prize
of cuckoo clock. The first ten
numbers were as follows: 8275,
i ooo9, 2226, 976I, 1881, 5o53, 9454,
I8458, 8454, 22I5. The first FIVE
numbers win prizes, and in case
any of them fail to show up the
prizes will be awarded to parties
holding succeeding numbers.
i A revolution counter will be at
tached to the pumps at the city
water plant August Ist for the pur-
pose Of registering the number Of
gallons pumped each day. No ac-
curate account of the number of
gallons OF water used daily in La
I Junta has been kept heretofore.
The counter is capable Of register
ing 100000 gallons. 1t records
the number Of revolutions, and as
eighteen gallons of water are
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
Seni-AnnuaI
Clearance Sale.
x4xE

All our former bargain sales are now
!: brilliantly eclipsed. This is tremen-
dous climax to series of unprecedent-
/: ed successes. The enormous trade of
+: the past two weeks is overwhelming
testimony Of the fact These great bar
gains have electrified this community
and changed the usually sluggish !:
trade of July into the most active Of
: the season.
We are daily demonstrating to the pub
lie hereabouts that this is good store
to trade at. Good merchandise rightly
bought and honestly priced always finds
ready market. We give wide berth
: to lobby, side-tracked, trash truck.
Our people will have none Of it. This
is highly complimentary to your intel
ligence. and strongly suggests knowl-
edge of true economy. Newest and
best Of the seasons products here, all
priced with absolute fairness.
G. r. KENDHAA. |:
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29

kept life in them until they reached the
last extremity, when each watched the
other, hoping that he would die in order
that his body might give them food.
Some did die. and before death had
CONCEALED their blood it was taken to
moisten the lips of the survivors. When
dying men. they drew lots to decide on
the next sacrifice and plunged knife
into the heart of the loser in the hideous
gamble and drank the blood that spout
ed forth.
The survivors are Mark Anderson and
Goodman Thomas. the first once
brawny sailor and the second 1I-year-
old boy The boys breast is gashed and
torn. When they were left alone on the
raft. the mad sailor fell upon him and bit
him like hungry dog. The two men
are in the hospital, both raving. But
when they were taken on board the
Woodruff they were able to talk, and the
unspeakable horrors they went through
were gathered and pieced out from re-
current moments of sanity and lucidity.
1t was o'clock one afternoon when
the Woodruff saw something floating in
the sea. 1t lay off the path of the steam
ship, and Captain NIilburn, studying it,
saw something on the floating wreckage
that seemed to have human form, al
though it did not move. He altered the
course of his ship and steamed over until
the figures of the two men were plain.
The sky was darkening rapidly, and the
sea was by no means smooth, but he sent
a o1"' ~ ''''ti =
u aM ,h. ~. aoo+;u .r.ot tho .+.r
M -. IN. ~, - e. - sborL,
VIZ: 'oAen W 'n .,s;ell - It,, ;ostiad
"i,en 81 -. . go ,,oo, IN
.,'s saen .: o.n.i anI .'.r ",o - ~. +ho hnd;as
snel ttahti. ehuTn ,I% WIS " ui as un ana
.. .,o,a tne laie " H.. .hn VI.
lne. "eie 50 fa'enous nc n II
'ui 'oa' 'i"u u -. - Ill
oars anu noat hoohs ies. ny Siu VI
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29
Sure of Water.

Sir Joseph Prestwich had bought III
1864 a small estate near Sevenoaks, on
which he built a residence, but it was
high up on a dry and treeless chalk
down. Where was water to be found?
so confident was Prestwich in re-
spect Of water supply that he at once
engag ged an. old well digger to sink a
well 16S feet deep. The boring pro-
ceeded, but when depth of 166 feet
was reached the two workmen went to
the city and sought an interview with
their employer. whom they found at
his desk. They explained that there
was no sign of water and that in their
opinion it was useless to bore to a
greater depth. Go on was the quiet
rejoinder, you will come upon water to-
morrow. You are within two feet of
it,
Next day it proved exactly as Prest-
witch had foretold. And ever after,
among many of the denizens of the val
ley. he had the reputation, much to
his amusement, of not being quite
'canny.' Life and Letters of Sir Jo-
seph Prestwich.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29
HE KNEW HUMAN NATURE.
JOHN B. HENDERSON" +"
knd Had No Trouble In DisposinS of
the Old Stock

and Had No Trouble In Disposing of
the Old stock.
In Dearb arn street is haberdasher
time was when they answered to a
less formidable name-who counts a
genius among his employees. This
favored OF fortune" is youth who
once clerke'1 in a general store in the
country, and his present proprietor
wonders if there are any more like him
running at large in the provinces.
There had been a stock of cheap col
lars and cuffs ON the shelves for years.
Once in awhile. usually just before in
voicin", these articles had been
brought down, carefully busted, tied
with new baby ribbon. arranged in or
derry fashion in the window and mark
ed - cents" for the cuffs, - cents"
for the collars. But patrons would
none of them. Occasionally man
would come along and toss them over,
attracted by the price, but that was
all They would not sell
The country youth waited till the
first hard rain. Then he took an arm
fui of the goods and dipped them care
fully in a pail Of water so that about
half of each article was moistened
Then he dried them in the sun at the
back door and next mor'apg heaped
them in the window vita this mark
ing:
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29
SAILORS EAT EACH OTHER
Crew of the Bark Drot Maddene
by the Horrors
OF CannibaliSm and Thirst.

A story of .he sea more hideous than
the most drea iful imaginings of Poe or
Verne was brought to an Atlantic port by
the British stsamer Woodruff. The evi.
dcnces of its truth are two starved mad
men, Mark Anderson and Goodman
Thomas. the survivors of eight who were
cast away from the Norwegian bark
Drot. which was wrecked in the hurri-
cane in the strait of Florida on Aug. IL.
These survived the death that came to
their fellows because they ate the flesh
and drank the blood of the others.
For 20 days the wrecked men foated
on the ocean, beaten by storms, tor
tured by the sun or chilled by the rain.
At first they made shift to catch few
fish, and these eaten raw, with the rain
they were able to catch, were all that
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29
A Victim of Overconfidence.

-This bill isn't what ! had right to
expect" grumbled the man who had
stepped up to the cashiers window at
the gas compauy's office.
Two dollars, hey" said the cashier,
glancing nj the bill THAT doesn't
seem so very exorbitant. What was II
the month before:
"Four dollars
You didn't kick on that. did you:"
NO
"Why is this SO much smallerg"
The house was shut up half the
month";
..Then what are you complaining
about? Isn't 81 about rightT'
Yes; but, blame it, made bet of
S5 the other day that the bill would be
as big as usualr'-Chicago Tribune.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29

tain that even if the tragedy had taken
have reached Paris so quickly, owing to
the difficulty of telegraphic communica
ton.
they are equally incredulous. Captain
Chanoine's brother says on this point:
''All these stories are utterly false. The
Voulet-C -Chanoine mission has been no
more cruel than any other mission. Here
now is true story, yet you can see how
easily the facts might be distorted: The
mission arrived one day at a native vii
lage. and as it needed water Captain
Chanoine asked that it. be supplied. The
natives pretended to comply with his re-
quest. but just as they were delivering
the water they attacked him and his
men. Being obliged to defend themselves.
Captain Voulet and Captain Chanoine
gave orders to their men. and a regular
battle ensued. Evidently some. natives
were killed, but were not the French Off
GERS intifed in killing them? Yet, if we
are to believe a report which has reach
ed the government, this was not fair
fight, but was a savage and unprovoked
onslaught by. French officers upon num-
Der OF defenSeiess natives.
Voulet was certainly in good health in
February, for the last letter which his
parents received from him was written
on the I'd of that month. There are two
paragraphs in it of special interest, one re-
lating to his health and the other to Lieu
tenant Peteau, who, as said above, was
the first to make formal complaint of
cruelty and abuse of power against him
and Chanoine. 1--WE are making good
progress" he writes from Zoara, lin spite
of the fact that there is great scarcity
of water in this region.
"All Europeans are in excellent health
am sorry to say that have been oblig-
ed to send Lieutenant Peteau back to
France. The reason was because found
him lacking in the necessary enthusiasm
and energy. His absence from the mis-
sion is otherwise of no Importance. As
for US, it is incumbent on US to rid our
selves at any given moment of all ele-
ments of disorganization and discourage
ment."
In spite of what their relatives may
say, the government and the people of
France seem to think that the accused
officers are guilty of all the crimes with
which they have been charged. At the
same time the government has shown no
to act hastily in the matter
The accused men will not be condemned
but will receive fair trial in
accordance with the rules of French mill
tary law. If they try to evade arrest by
deeing into the Sahara, the present sss-
picion Of their guilt will naturally become
absolute conviction in the mind of the
public
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29
A Warning Phase.

'What made you break or the argu-
ment SO suddenlyY
Didn't you hear what he said?' ask
ed the cautious citizen.
"Yes. When you left. he had just
said, Let us talk this over calmly and
reasonably
THAT'S why l went. Whenever q
man says Let us talk il over calmly
and reasonably you may depend on
his being so angry 1t won't take more
than three words to make him fight"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29

About q year ago last July the French
government intrusted TO Captain Foulet
and Captain Chanoine the mission te
continue the exploration of the territory
situated north of the Franco-Englisb
frontier from the Niger TO Lake Tchad.
The two captains organized force COM
prising 20 Sudanese Spahis OF the regu-
lar army, 80 Sudanese rifiemen. 200 arm
ed auxiliaries and 1000 bearers and
promptly started on their journey. They
apparently made good progress, and the
home government had no cause for dis
satisfaction uutil last April, when ru-
mors reached it that seemed to require
an immediate investigation. The govern
ment heard that Captain Voulet and
Captain Chanoine had been guilty of
abominable acts of cruelty, the specific
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29

lmon rested on the bottom, leaving one
of her masts and funnel out of water.
As the boats were crowded, the captain
of the Imon and three English and three
African passengers had to take refuge on
the ships funnel. They clambered up to
the top Of it and sat around the edge,
their feet hanging down inside.
In this perilous position they remained
all night, the waves beating against the
funnel and causing the submerged ship
TO rock almost.to her beam ends.
When morning dawned. Portuguese
ship hove in sight and within a short
time picked up the seven men and the oc-
cupants of the lifeboats. which had how
cred near throughout the night.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29
Modern improvements.

Were you annoyed by that resigna-
ton rumor!" inquired the friend.
Not in the least" answered Dom
Paul. turning for Il moment from the
telephone in the brewery. ''f we are
going to show that the Transvaal re-
public is first class article. with all
modern improvements; it's time we
were having few resignation ru-
mors."- Washington Star
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29

cines in the hands of only partially ex
perienced doctors make feeble. small
calibre" " sort of resistance to the enemy,
Dr. Pierce's magnificent Golden Medical
Discovery" with its splendid blood purify
ing, liver-toniug, strengthening power,
hurls the fortress of disease from its very
foundations, and searches and drives out
the luri,ing symptoms of weakness and de-
bility from every secret hiding place in the
entire physical system of mankind
The work of this grand Discovery" is
thorough it gives the health that is all
health: the strength that is solid and sub
stantial and lasting; not fiabby fat; not false
stimulus; but genuine, complete, renewed
vitality and life-force-
Il had been a sufferer for fifteen years nearly
all the time" says Mrs. Sarah E Taylor, Of
Eureka. Greenwood Co, ,Kans.. in a friendlyetter
to DIR. Pierce " In August 1896. was taken with
severe cramping pain in my stomach. The doc
tor tere said II due to gall-Stones. He re-
lieved me for short time, and then there was a
hard lum- about the size of goose egg formed
in my right side. II became so sore could
scarcely walk about the house. and had no ap-
petite. CONSULTED the best doctors in town and
they said medicine would do me no good I
gave up all hope of ever getting well again
You advised me to take your Golden Medical
Discovery and Pleasant Pellets which did
according to directions / began to feel better
and my appetite came back. Now it is a little
over year since began to do my own work !
am stronger than have been for five years"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29
"A Choice of Two Evils.

Mamma said the slatternly daugh-
ter. I'VE ought to have a screen door
to keep the mosquitoes out"
'My child" answered the woman at
the sewing machine. I'VE can't keep
out both the wolf and the mosquitoes"
Chic ago Tribune.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29
panserou. Cycling In ceylon.

Cycling in Ceylon is now very COM
mon, but it is not likely to become the
sole means of travel until unpleasant
possibilities such as are described below
by correspondent in Ceylon are re-
moved.
The correspondent was wheeling from
Handy to Gampols and was leisurel.
passing. through a stretch of wooded
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29

country about FIVE miles outside of the
former city when. suddenly rounding a
curve in the road. he almost ran over a
huge black bear and two cubs.
1t. is needless to add that he did not
stop to dispute the right of way with the
unwelcome vision. but increased his
speed and pedaled away as fast as pos
sible. Leaving the bear as greatly dis
com6ted by the unusual spectacle as ths
rider.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29
Looking His Best.

Bigson-How well you're looking this
morning. Iigson.
Jigson-Yes; I never looked better in
my life. I'm looking for man who
owes me f5.-Tit-Bits.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29
Ruined by the Rain.
Collars, 10 Cents.
Cuffs, 20 Cents.

And they went before noon. It was
all the genius from the country could
do to get subsequent armfuls soaked
ant dried fast enough to supply the
,lemapd.-Chicago Post
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29
POOR PLACE FOR SLEEP.
How Survivors of the Wrecked Imon
Spent a Night.

News of the wreck of the passenger
steamer Imon at the delta Of the Fam
bezi river and the dangerous plight of
seven of her passengers who clung to the
wreck recently reached the public.
The Imon foundered with but little
warning, having run upon a reef and
torn away several of her bottom plates.
LifebOats were lowered away in good
time, and the women and children were
hurried into them. In a few moments the
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29
Placing the Responsibility.

Visitor lin penitentiary) - What
brought you to this place, my friend?
Convict Tk sheriff. - Ohio State
Journal.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29
The SHOT THAT TELLS.

Do you know
what h appeus
when one of our
big thirteen-incll
shells strikes a
fortihcation? 1t
is fairly iitfed off
its foundations.
This is the mod
'ern way of doing
things: conceutra-
ting every ounce
of power and EN-
ergy into one tre-
mendous irresisti-
bic blow that SIM
ply annihilates
opposition. This
is the method that
means success.
1t is Just the
same in the war |
fare against. dis /
ease. While ali
sorts of half.
h way compro
Nj missing medi
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29
RAILROAD TIMH TABLES
Dailyi ali others daily except Sunday.
Central Standard Time.
CLEVELAND, AKRON d COLUMBUS.
Unien Depot, Market 81
III

Going North.
Ne. NJ Columbus express. SNg Am
No. 3 From M1llersburg only. I'D am
No. ef Columbus fsst mai. ...-..,,. ll1k pTn
Going South.
No. ~ Col. Gin. fast mail. e:es pr,,
20. u 10 M1usrsburg only ly.......... <:45 pm
No. 3ff Coi.-Cln. express (ffJ &C.. s,N pn,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29
THE NORTHERN OHIO TRACTION co.
The A., B & c. Route.
Waiting Room, North Howard ST.
IiYlla Gard Mnv o 1900

Cars leave Akron $50 am. every half
hour; $50 am. until pm. and at S, Q and
1880 pm.
Leave Cleveland am, every half hour;
AIN. until pm and at Q. 10 and II 10 pm.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29

PITTsBURG 4 WESTERN r. r.
Union Depot, Market street.
Leave for the East.
No. OF Vestibuie limited d. I:55 an.
No. i5I Pittsburg express .............. $40 an.
No. Pittsburg mall l:l0 pm
No. l0e Washington Express from @.
T. ". r. r. Howard 1t. station l:20 PM
Arrive from the East.
No. Western mail IL :5S cr.l
NO Ut ghicago expresses --...-.....-.--- 1:25 Pic
No. ct Vest1bule limited I ii .ce pm
No. - Glove. BXpress, IT. O. T.A ".
r. Howard st. station--.........---. e:40 am
BALTIMORE Il OHIO.
Union Depot.
Depart West.
Ne. 81 vestibuls limited Has arr
No. Akron Chicago fast NATL .. 10: 10 am
No. 64 Chfcaso sxprsss-................-. 7:60 pIp
Arrive from the west.
No. q Vsstibuls limited -. l:5O am
no. vt P1ftsbufg Kpreea-..........,..-. SOS am
No. . ChisaGo-Akron fast nail .--... o:i0 pm