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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-07

THE composite picture OF the aver
age barker OF that period would
show a battered plug hat. a lavish
display OF cheap jewelry. especially
as TO length OF watch chain and a
vicious looking mouskache, running
to below the jaw. plentifully moisten
ed with tobacco Juice which trickled
down the chin. The barker used an
imitation g~old-headed cane as a
pointer His deer was cooked ON
one side OF his head, and his hair
reeked with cheap hairoil. II was ri
diculous when he tried TO describe
the wonders within as represented
by the line Of banners OF impossible
freaks. m~onstrocities and curiositles.
a great change In the character and
But today Time has wrought great
change in the character and ability
Of she spielefs. The management
do all in their power 10 enlist the ser
vice Of young men Of good appear.
ance, who can use correct language,
and lucidly explain, without too much
exaggerasion, the features Of their
shows. The salary is quite liberal
and often tempts young men 10 aban
don the legal. medical and other pro
feseions 20 adopt the calling Of q
show spieler. Many earn bandsou
Incomes BY working on percentage
and are able 10 save enough TO pay tal
a postgraduate course at some OF tit9
great universities. and many coliegt
students find a lucrative calling dur
Ing vacation. Hence it IS that many
really bright and clever yosgne fallos
are cen on the outside of She shoe
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-07

To the average visitor the different
~''spielers" nj a carnival are not the
least OF the attractions. Their en-.
ergetic efforts to interest the crowds
that gather In front Of their shows,
- well ~ the ingenious methods OF
attracting and holding the attention
Of those who gather outside, are a
source OF much amusement and d.
version to the sightseer.
The Street Fair and Carnival
which will be held on the streets here
commencing next Tuesday will afford
rare opportunities for the profession
Il spieler to exhibit his o~ratorical
powers, for the Southern Carnival
company, which supplies the most
unique and original features for the
big show, employs men that look upon
their vocation as an important and
dignified profession. G. A. Doyle,
promoter OF the carnival company
now here. can tell a great deal about
the class OF men familiar to all who
have seen the midway at the big
expositions. He has long dealt with
the polite and energetic persons who
lure the public into all sorts of places
that offer possible amusement.
There are spielers and spielers,'
said Mr.. Doyle. II must say. however,
that there Is a vast improvement no
ticeable In the personnel as well af
the ability Of the modern exterior ex
ponent,' as compared with his proto
type OF a decade back. They were
then called 'barkers' and were as
rule iiliterate, coarse fellows. who's
brazen audacity and painful lack o
veracIty we're their Distinguishing
traits. They were slovenly In dress
lacking In elementary grammar, ant
their breaths were redolent of ba'
whiskey and enormous guilds Of TO
bacco.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-07

Only $24.55 to ST. Louis and Return.
The Santa Fe will sell round trip
tickets to st. Louis at rate OF $24.55
on October LIST, 4th, Sth 18th, 18th,
18th, END. 25th, 10th. Tickets per-
NIT of eight days stay at Worlds Fair.
They are good only In coaches and
will not be accepted for passage In
either tourist or standard sleeping
cars. W. J. Lucas. Agent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-07

Mrs, j. H. Gainsley and daughter
Miss %Juanita, OF Albuquerque, left for
Rocky Ford, Colo, where they will
visit relatives and friends for a few
weeks.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-07

low and lost all hope. A friend rec
commended Foley's Honey and Tar
and, thanks to this great remedy, it
saved her life. She enjoys better
health than she has known in ten
years. Refuse substitutes.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

gogical training. except such
as may be had at teachers
meetings. The State needs four
thousand new teachers every
year. Three Normal Schools
can not supply more than six
hundred Of these out of their an.
nual enrolment of three thous-
and. To furnish proper train
ing, the State should organize
a large number of local training
schools for teachers. Four.
tifths Of our teachers get all
their preparation in the small
high schools. The State should
aid il these schools to the end
that they be properly equipped
with teaches, buildings, libra
ries and apparatus and prospec-
tive teachers induced to better
preparations both academic
and professional, before enter
ing upon the work. This will
lead many teachers to make
more extended. better and spec
ial preparation in the State
Normal Schools"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
Correction of the COrrector.

Scene-Small wayside static n
train approa ching-Sandy Ito
his MASTERY: Here's yer train,
sir.
Master (who has his own ideas
about correct specify; That's
not my train, but rather the
train I'm going by.
But it happened to be a spec
ial train and didn't stop al the
station, whereupon Sandy ex-
claimed: Were bath wrang,
for It's neither your train nor
the ane yere gaun by but it's
the one that's game by YOU
From Tid-Bits.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
Recommended School Legislation.

OldlC ~ JVl luhCuAShtN "'h -
ton is preparing his annual re-
d ort to be submitted to the gen !
eral assembly when it convenes !
in January He will make some
positive rec lamentations con
corning school legislation along
three lines, Exchanging text
books, providing efficient super
vision of rural schools and
training teachers for these
schools. Among other things
be Will SOY:
The textbook situation is
very unsatisfactory. The pres
ent contracts have been IN eX
istence for eight years and some
of the books have been in use
fourteen. Missouri can not af-
ford to have its school interests
suffer longer on account oil in
ferior books. The best books
published can be had as cheap
as the poorest. Uniformity in
textbooks should be continue d
in the rural and village school S
and their selection referred to
permanent commission, non-par-
tisan or bipartisan, composed
mainly of educational experts,
persons who have made a study
of education. With such COM
mission, there will be no trouble
| 10 getting best books at lowest
prices and in making selections
so as to preserve unity in the
course of study. 1t is hoped
that the lobby will no longer
be able to play one political
party against the other to pre-
vent legislation on this import
ant subject.
"Within the past two years,
, the State Superintendent has
, come in personal contact with
=. nearly every rural teacher in
:. the state. These teachers are
the best young men and women
: of Missouri. In character, in
=, general intelligence, in sympa-
thetic interest in the State S
welfare, the teachers stand cas-
i!y first. They are willing, yes
., anxious, to improve conditlo ms
6 and they make personal sacri
fees in professional preparation
and in bringing TO the schools
t what the twentieth century de
t mands. The task is uneven
t The State has not done it!
S whole duty. 1t should provide
W efficient County Supervision
p High qualifications and effec tive
e service should be demanded
|. and a liberal salary paid, Su
s pervision of rural schools il
If more = important to the sta t,
i" than supervision of city schools
is Rural teachers recognize tina
r. their greatest need is efficie n
leadership"
, "The State Normal School
W are doing a great work. Thei
J enrolment and efficiency hav
increased twenty per cent, i
two years; yet not more tina
l. one teacher in every six in tn
lie state, has ever attended a No
of NAL School. Not more than on
lg teacher in ten in the rurs
schools has, ever had any ped;
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

Miss ,Myrhta Welsh, of Shell
byville. ! and Misses Jessie
Threlkeld and Hazel Cough of
Shelblna, spent Thanksgiving
II this city with friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
County count Monday,

Apple trees on the farm of
Mrs. Morkin, southwest of Mon
roe City are in bloom How is
that for Missouri?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

Miss Alice Crawford who is
teaching, in Shelby county,
came in Friday to spend a few
days with the family of DR.. F. S.
Turner. ,f~ if
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
The Initiated Tramp,

Sherif-What is your onsl-
ness hereP
Tramp-To learn to subdue
my appetite and TO sponge my
living from an ind ulgent public.
Sheriff-Then you are a regu-
lar tramp. l presume?
Tramp am so taken and &C
copied wherever I go.
Sheriff How am l to recog-
nize you as suchY
Tramp-By the size of my
feet ard my carniverous APP
pearance.
Sheriff-How do you know
yourself to be tramp
Tramp-In seeking grub. by
being often denied, but ready
to try again.
Sheriff-How did you gain ad-
mission to this town?
Tramp-By good many long
tramps.
Sner flow were you re-
ceiVed!
Tramp-On the end of po.
licemans billy, applied to my
head.
Sheriff-How did the police
man dispose Of you?
Tranl-Hp look me rUaLd to
the S. E. aud w. where we
found the city marshal, police
judge, and jallor, and many
questions were asked me-
Sheriff--Wbat did the sjudge
say to you?
Tramp--He advised me to
walk In regular and uprigh
steps and to give up rrrmping.
Sheriff-Will you be off or
from?
Tramp-I'll be off D.
quick if you let go my collar.
Sheriff-Which way are yor
travelling?
Tramp-East.
Sheriff-Ot what are you il
pursuit?
Tramp-Work. which by my
own endeavors, and the aid o
others, 1 hope never to obtain.
SECOND SECTION-JAIL LECTURE
My friend you are now in tn,
institution where the wicket
cease from troubling and tn,
weary are as bad as the rest
You will now be conducted t.
the Middle Chamber by
flight of five or more stairs. In
stead of corn, wine and oil tn
wages of ancient tramps, your
will be bread and water for fiv
days, and when you and you
companions escape from thi
place, divide yourselves int
parties of three each, and tax
a Decline for Portland and Bar
gor, where soup houses dr.
open ali winter. For the pres
ent you will follow the turnke,
and fear no danger as long a
you behave yourself.-Stolen.
II ic 1olaacont m nota A.,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

8 1t is pleasant to note tina t
Eliza Calvert Hall, whose short
stories of Kentucky life met
with such remarkable success
in THE Cosmopolitan" a few
years ago, has again taken up
her pen and publishes in the
Christmas number of that maya
zine one replete with delicious
humor entitled Sweet Day of
Rest" THE Cosmopolitan
announces other stories by this
author during the coming year.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

The last month of leap year.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-07-14

1888 Roy'l Wringers S1.92
2.45 Cres. 4" 1923
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-07-14

s1.0O spades, all sizes SOC
.75 Garden Forks. 3Sc
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-07-14

soc auto. Lantern. -. 44C
17c Floursifters. &c
Tin lids, all sizes 49,. Sc
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-07-14

1925 Daisy Wringers 1.13
1.49 Novel d" 20
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-07-14

500 Stove ........ $3.50
Rope per pound. -. .05
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-07-14

65c long Rakes ...... 33c
Extra Handles ..... 10c
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-07-14

&c that outclass any $1.25 shoe you can find else
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-07-14

SOC strainer Milkpails 3Sc
39c " i" CSC
l0c tin Milkpans. 80. Sc
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-07-14

55c gran. Coffeepots.. Csc
soc &C Teapots. :. Soc
25c " Dippers. :. l4c
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

MY son! Follow not in the foot
steps of the loafer and make no
example Of him who is born tired
for verify say unto their business
is overstocked; the seats on the
corners are all taken. and whiting
places are all occupied. IL is
better to saw wood for two bits a
cord than whittle in losfing match
and cuss the government. My
son, while thou hast the sense OF
a jay bird break away from the
cigarette habit, for To- thy breath
stinketh like a glue factory. and
thy whole appearance is less IN
telligent than store dummy; yea,
thou art a cipher--with the rim
knocked of.-Exchange
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

- 4 JuSTA Is a city Of sod pop
ulAtioa and tbs couaty s~at Of
Ot,ro county. II i located at
y the Junction Of three divisions
- Y Of the santa f- railway, M
"a, - miles vest Of ksnsAs CitJ, Is.
ANna<S miles southeast Of DN-uEer, 81
miles east Of Pueblo, and 81
,niles north and east OF Trinidad. The slti-
tasi- Is l. IO feet, and the climate, taken the
year around, Is unsurpassed Almost constant
.unshiar chsrscteriE-s tn. winter. and a wholly
ei,sdy daJ Is rarity, La Junta has all the
ss-troI-plitan uirac.-- nc.st-sf by city OF
:, bB IopaIAtion. Including many miles OF
br.cs side~slk,, I--rfsct system Of sanitary
ssserag- an electric light plant which sup
plls-s sll7daJ and all nisht service, ~ai-r-
sorts owned ~ the city, plant for ths, manu-
i,ctur. of artificial is- thre. rural FREE delivery
routes hro department, telephone system With
"a sub-criE-rrs fire.. exchange With Rocky
FORT, and long distance connections With any
psrt Of the state; a school system eIcsllst by
city in the statr ten churches, hfts--n srcr-t
and fratsrual or,isrs, t~o bsnks, 5000 capital
and SsBDDD deposits; thr-s u~s-psI-r.- opera
hBu., Of 40 seating capacity. brick plant OF
81 On daily capacity, manufacturing best 4ual-
it, Of VItrifnd brick Hour mill OF 20 barrels
daily capacity canning factory, -~eond largest
IN the state. Ia fact, La Junta /. ou- Of the
b-sst towns Of it. siEs In the state OF Colorado
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31


THERE was no question OF poll
tics involved in this districts fight
against the Western Federation oil
Miners, and those who are attem pt
ing to make political capital out
OF it TO the detriment OF the Re
publican party are not even honest
with themselves. Democrats and
Republicans among the better
class Of citizens in the district
joined hands and stood shoulder
to shoulder in the fight which has
been waged against an organization
whose members supported, if they
did not encourage. lawless dyna.
miters and cold-blooded assassins.
In all acts which have had for
their object the determination Of
the Western Federation OF Miners
in the Cripple Creek district local
Democrats and Republicans have
worked together without thought
Of politics or partisan result in
the state.-Cripple Creek Times.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31
REPUBLICAN, TICKET
Coming Events.

August 3rst and September Ist
and 2d-Bent County Fair, at Las
AnImas.
September 9th, 9TH, ,Sth and 9th
Arkansas Valley Fair, at Rocky
Ford. Watermelon day September
9Th.
September 9th - Republican
County Convention, Rocky Ford.
September I+,h - Republican
State Convention.
September 2Ist - Democratic
State Convention, Denver.
September 2Ist, 22d and 23d-
Canon City Fruit Day.
September z7th. 2Sth, 29th and
3oth-Colorado State Fair at Pue
bio.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

The sugar beet crop this year is
the most promising since this
branch OF farming was established
in the Valley, and the tonnage will
probably be the largest ever
handled by the American Beet
Sugar Company at Rocky Ford.
The harvesting Of beets is expect
ed to begin about September 10th,
and the sugar making campaign
will open few days later.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31
Divorce Summons.
STATE OF COLORADO, J.. In The
COUNTY or OrEKo County Court.
Matilda J. CLARK, Plaintiff.

STAGE dass4, OF 6ot9Ksp &C 61kad IS Count, Ia q. p
Matilda }. Clark, Plaintiff,
John X. Clark. Defendant.
Th- People Of tn. state of Colorado to John
h: Clark, tn. defendant above Damsd,
GREETING:
lon are hor-by r.auirci to appear in an ae.
tion brought against you By the above named
plaintiff, in the county court Of Otrro county.
State of Colorado, to answer the complaint
therein within thirty days after th. service
hereof, IL served within the STATE Of Colorado
or by publicstion: or. IL served out OF the state
OF Colorado within fifty days after ~-rvice
hereof, exclusive Of the day of service. or
said action may b. regularly set for trial tho
same a though such appearance had been
made and issue had bsen joined on such COM
plant.
The said action Is brought by plaintiff to OBJ
tain decree OF divorce, dis-olving tn. bonds
of matrimony now existing between plaintiff
and defendant the ground OF d.>.rtiou, as
viii more fully appear from complaint in aid
action to which reference l. here made and q
copy Of which i. hereto attached.
And you arc hereby notified that IL you fail to
APPEAR, and to answer the said com pl int as
above required. the said plaintiff will apply to
tn. Court for the relief therein demanded.
Given under my hand and seal of said Court,
at La Jnnts, in said county. this 5th day Of
August A. ID. 1904
sEAL 4. X. WALLIS.
EI-Offcio Clerk.
First publication. August y. 1904.
Last publication, S.ptem b-r -. 1904.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

The Supreme Court OF the
United States issued subpoena
once on Thomas Jefferson when he
was President, and he declined to
obey tin fact, he ignored it. just
as Governor Peabody ignored
Theron Stevens writ II would
appear that Jefferson must have
been one Of that large class which
is known IN this campaign as
Peabody Democrats.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

A FOWLER grower thinks that
tomatoes are the best paying crop
in the Valley. Several patches in
the vicinity Of Fowler averaged
ten tons TO the acre this year
This means an income OF $40 per
ton to the grower, and there is less
work in producing a crop OF toma.
toes than any other.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

NEARLY 5000. 900 will be paid
the farmers of the Arkansas valley
tor their sugar beets alone this
fall. Ten thousand acres OF beets
are under cultivation IN the valley,
which means production OF about
10. 900 tons of sugar Prowers
county alone has 5000 acres OF
growing beets. Sparks.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

OSr day last week a man ordered
the great family journal stopped
Jus, because he didn't like the way
II was run. Some day, when we
have more time than we know
what to do with, We are going to
take everybody's advice and run
our paper to suit all of the dear
people, dodgast EN-.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31
AeeIies,.ea to lssss s,sss L..s.

DEsyHG. CoLoKApo,l
August sth, Ia4.
~ johnson and J. Isaac. who's posa6fkcs
address Is La Junts, Colorado. on august 5
1904, made application No. "a to tho stat.
board OF land pnmi.sionsrs to lease tho fol
lowing de--rib-.t Indemnity school lands. stu
ate in Otero county. Colo. to-~it:
Southwest ons-fourth OF section nine. town
ship twenty-five south, range fifty -four west.
No other application To lease the above de-
sciih.ed premises or objections inst the above
application will be onsiisrcd after September
sth tSA.
MARK q. WOODRUFF.
Register State Board Land Com IN -ioners. i
First publication August 10. lsDt
Last publication August II, lspt.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31
Aeenes,,e. 10 Issss Sssss Isss.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT Z. "
Jun,s Colo. on July =. isoi. made appiic.tior
No J., to the State board OF Land Commi.
sion-rs to lease the following d--crik--d Scha.,
sit:
AL OF section sixteen. township twenty-iv
south, raus- nfty i've wost.
No other application to l.A-. the above de,
erib-d prcnis~- or obiectioa. asain- the aboy,
application will h-s considered after S.p<emb-l
:, i2Dt.
MARK q. WOODBURY.,
Register State Board Land Con
First publication. August 10, 1904
Last publication, August 81. IssDl.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

ROCKY FoRD real estate is way
up. A twenty hve acre tract west
OF that burg sold last week tor
g., 500 - fifteen acres selling at
S2oo per acre, and ten acres at
SrSo per acre. The improvements
were of no consequence, the value
being IN the land
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

No maudlin nonsense is used by
the Persians in their treatment of
men who get drunk. In that
country drunken men are nailed to
the sidewalk by the ears. and when
people come along they spit IN
their faces and kick them until they
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

HAYWOOD brags OF the enormous
sums he is receiving from eastern
sympathizers. Walter Wellman
says it averages $40, 900 per week.
An income by mail Of half a million
a year-why, they have got Dowie
beat a mile.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

Non having succeeded SO far IN
getting even keg from their na-
tional committee. much less bar
rel, the local Democracy are flirting
with Haywood and casting envious
eyes al his war chest and the ten
thousand a week that is coming in
b, m IL
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

The merchant who says in his
advertisement just what he would
say in an hours personal talk with
a customer has solved the problem
OF writing an effective advertise.
ment."
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

are sober. That treatment would be
more effective than the Kelley
cure In making man forsake the
booze habit.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

The Democratic idea of property
right, as exemplified by their last
state administration was property
in peaceable possession Of strik-
ers"; the Republican idea is,
property in peaceable possession
OF owners"
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

The Democratic leaders in
directly condemned the crimes OF
the Federation, but they neutraliz
ed the effect OF their action with a
"but," for they also condemned
the state authorities for suppressing
the crimes.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

THE Colorado Populists at their
convention in Colorado Springs
las, week nominated DR.. Alexander
NJ. Coleman, of Rocky Ford, for
congressman from the second dis
trict.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31
a.p.slie.. ee..,y ce.,sss,e..

Pursuant To the action OF tho ketubii n
county central COMMITTEES at a nesting held n
ROCKY Ford. Colorado, August q. i1Dt . count
convention al delegates OF the Republican pa 2
" o. Otero county |. hereby ea!isd To me-; n
Rocky Ford at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m S-,,
t-nt-r 8. iSs, to nominate candidate to t-
November s. iios. viz:
One senator:
One Representative.
One County CLERK and Recorder.
One County Treasurer:
One Sheriff:
On- County Jud--:
One County Superintendent Of Schools
One County Assessor:
One Coron-r:
One County Surveyor;
Two County Commissioner:
And to select ~ delegates tn. Judicisl
Ceav-n,ion IN Pueblo September 10. isslt. and Il
delegates 10 the Republican state Con s-ntion
in Drawer S~ps.nb-r u. 1904, and Chairman
snd --cr~tary OF the county c~ntrai oommitt~-
The precinct. are entitled To delegates 5 fol
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

Tbs precinct comm ltt--u-n diructsd d,
hold primaries in their precincts saturday
september srd. between tn. hours of . .. N
and p. m. to select the delegates as sbn''
specified.
TT. GopDIso, Chairman.
". X GIBSON, seer etary.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31
1iSeSsos ter Sale

Placards are tor SAFE ~ the
TRIBUNE Office. Al the rate Of FIVE
cents each. which read as follows:
For Sale.
Lodging.
For Rent.
Boarding.
No Credit.
No Smoking.
DressmakIng.
No Admistance.
Don't Spit on the Floor.
Boarding By Day OF Week.
Cigarette Smoking Not Allowed
Extracts from the laws required
to be posted by boarding house
keepers If they would protect
themselves against dishonest pat,
rons.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

by mail
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-31

NuHu-t q, IeN.
september 81. 1901.