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La Junta tribune., 1906-12-01
QUEER TASTES IN EATING.
New York Waiter Shocked by Mlx-
tures Of Patrons.

There are some queer tastes seen
by walters You know the predileetion
Of schoolgirls for cake and pickles.
Well. I have seen that beaten often.
said q Broadway waiter.
I've got customer who puts sAigar
on white potatoes. Sugar on tomatoes
and canteloupe is pretty bad; but
sugar on potatoes-ugh!
a lady customer. corset maker
melts a lump of butter In her cup OF
tea. Could YOU go that?
"A pugilist puts vinegar on all his
meats and vegetables-vinegar on
everything except his dessert. This Is
not because he wants to reduce his
weight: IL is because he likes the
taste.
"Of course | have lots of customers
who drink sour milk and eat high
game and cheese-customers for whom
we ripen milk and cheese and birds
till the aroma of our cellar would
cause a turkey buzzard to quail
Il have never seen any one put
sugar on oysters. but | have seen sew
eral persons put sugar ON their hsh.-
n. Y. Press.
La Junta tribune., 1906-12-01
COST OF college SPIRIT"
Many Things Loyal Aiumnus Must Do
for His Alma Mater.

The cost of being a loyal college
graduate is increasing every day. In
addition to paying for directories.
booklets Catalogues" student pub
iications" and various forms of LANA.
there are class dinners to be sub
scribed for, class dormitories to be
built. class professorships to be en-
dowed. prizes, scholarships. fellow
ships and literary foundations to be
established. There is also a moral
as well as a financial drain upon the
resources of the alumnus. He has to
remain faithful even though his col
lege slays him. He must be ready to
approve the policy and even the
speeches of his college president. He
must root" at games and races. how
ever languid his interest In them !:
must defend the ineffective stroke Of
the crew. errors on the diamond and
on the gridiron. and at last must send
his sons to be educated where he
was educated himself. even II in his
Judgment some other college would
be better. Unless he does all these
things with enthusiasm he is thought
to be a churlish fellow without "col.
lege spirit"
La Junta tribune., 1906-12-01

the next out OF the same piece OF
land
Sand and peaty ground form the
ideal soil for the cranberry, and In
stead OF fertilizing. the grower Is
Obliged TO give the vines or bushes lib
eral coatings Of sand.
The place where the cranberry
grows is yariously known as the marsh
or the bog from the fact that IL must
be low land arranged with a system
OF sluices similar to those used for
the irrigation OF arid land in the
west
It takes money and patience to pre-
pare n bog. and the man who puts tis
capital in the venture deserves a fair
return for his product. IL costs not
less than $500. and as high as $500
an acre. to get the bog ready. Then
five years must elapse before there Is
any crop sufficient to give a return
But after this II is all profit. for the
shrubs live and bear endlessly. get
ting better all the time.
Nothing could be simpler than
planting cranberry bushes. A small
handful of twigs is twisted together,
end thrust deeply into the sand. They
need no tending, but take root at
once, and within a year send out run
ners The planting Is done in rows
eight or ten inches apart. Gradually
the spaces between the rows nh NJ.
and soon the whole bog is one field Of
growing cranberries.
Flooding the bog answers the dual
purpose of giving the cranberry the
moisture which Is an essential part OF
its life. and protecting 1t from frosts
Of early autumn
There are two ways Of picking the
berries. One Is the oldfashioned
the other the new.
In the primitive method all that In
needed Is a picker with ninble fingers.
He or she sits or kneels in the moist
sand. plunges both hands. with fingers
slightly spread, til the hands become
sort Of rake. into the green vines.
ard with a Quick move ement strips the
berries from the vine. and tosses them
insD a pan When the pan Is hlled
IL IL enptied into a larger measure
containing a third of a bushel The
size Is uniform. and the picker 10
paid by the pail
The oidtine method Of pfckfng i1
gradaslly being abandoned in the
larger sogs in favor Of the new -vSeh-
., Uccos
La Junta tribune., 1906-12-01
Watch the Expenditures.

feel as II the shovels Of coal that
rattle into the furnace In winter. are
menAcing their very life. since coal 10
never cheap and burns away like mad
once the match and the kindling wood
have set it going. Gas is scarcely an
economy because being In the control
OF heartless monopolies the house
holder il almost certain to be pre-
sented with . bill that surprises him
BY its size and extent. and against the
payment OF which 1t Is vain to protest
On the whole. the stinting. pairing and
scrAping must be applied somewhere
else. To live at all one must have fre
With which TO cook food and to keep
warm. and the saving must touch
some other point.
Two cautions may be given people
who would live well on a small in
come. Economize In the matter Of the
wardrobe. A great deal of money 10
needlessly frittered away on dress II
Is by no means essential to be always
at the height Of the fashion. A good
cut OF dress or coat should last two or
three seasons instead OF one. They
who understand economy and who pay
cash often do well by shopping a lit
tie out OF season. Women are by no
means the only transgressors in this
way. Men are often as extravagalt
as their wives. when the affair OF ex-
penditure concerns clothing.
Cut down the feminine folly OF
wasting money on soda water and
chocolate creams. cut down. too. the
masculine folly of cigars and cigar
cites. Put the money spent for these
indulgences In the savings bank and
you will soon have a margin for the
rainy day.
Avoid running accounts. They are
perfectly safe and a very great con-
venience II ones income Is nxed and
large. II 1t be on the other hand.
small and uncertain. there is no sense
In buying what one cannot at the mo-
ment pay for. Trades-people charge
percentage for the privilege OF cred
IL. The customer would be amazed
should he stop to compute the inter
est he pays for the accommodation
given him by the butcher or the baker
who civilly waits 60 or 80 days for
the settlement Of a bill that would
each Saturday night.
Everything depends after all on the
standard OF living One person may
live well and save on what Is impos-
sibie to another because the other has
not thought II worth while to regard
the homely virtue of good manage
ment and the practice OF wise econ
Omy ~ prudent AAd desirable.
Copyright. 1906. by Joseph b Bowiss)
La Junta tribune., 1906-12-01
MAS NO FEAR OF egaMs.
Chicago Health 0fsfesr Discourse On
Baby-kissIWs Question.


-And let him kiss" said Health Of
dcer Friedrich. discussing the hy-
gienic side of the baby kissing ques-
ton The transfer OF germs Is q
possibility. OF course. but 30 Is my
death II l take a ride on the street
car
And. anyway, who wants to assail
that tradition of politics! Why
should the babies of future genera
tions miss the adulation given to
those Of the past. and why should not
mothers of to-day get the same praise
which will cause them to smile and
swear by the candidate forever"
Down east there is cry, sort Of
reform wave, moving against the can
didate who kisses babies. They say
he is moving down lives to get to
his office.
"Bosh," says Friedrich. in the
first place. most OF the baby-kissing
candidates l have seen place their
love taps not on the baby's lips, but
on the forehead or cheeks. And
there is not the slightest danger OF
transferring disease in such cases.
And even should the kiss be on the
lips. the danger Is not great.
And in considering the question.
you must consider the entire game OF
kissing What young man would let
the fear of disease stop him? Kiss
ing will exist as long as does the
world.'-Chicago Inter Ocean.
La Junta tribune., 1906-12-01
Per Cent Msrk.

Meay speculations have been made
~ 10 the origin OF the mark 90 for
per cent. but none seem to be 30 fea-
sible as the following II IL be grant
ed hat the figures ~oo~ designate cen
tan or hundred. which they certainly
do, o. the figures I. and placed
before them only signify the number
of hardreds. as I hundred. hundreds.
and - On. and il il be Remembered
that one Of the meanings OF per is
~thr0ueh, then the DIAGONAL une
draun throrsh or between the two
cfpaRfs yin give ~ fke exact mean
iag - the symbol -, a line drawn
01Uog0 o. per. - (ceat zmJ-
La Junta tribune., 1906-12-01

One Of the most important prelim-
inaries to the Thanksgiving dinner is
the fall picking of the crop Of cram
berries. which reaches now a good
round million bushels of blushing red
fruit And what an ocean OF sauce and
mountain of jelly such q quantity of
berries can make. but 1t is easily dis
posed of by the American people, for
probably 4OO.0OO bushels are used for
the Thanksgiving festival alone.
The genesis of the cranberry is not
as well known as that of other fea-
lures of the Thanksgiving dinner
Everybody knows all about the turkey
Nor is there any mystery about the cell
pies or any of the side vegetables that
add SO much eclat.
But the cranberry comes a distance
to the vast majority of the consumers.
II is seldom used on the farm. Gran
berry culture is not usually carried on
In a small way by a farmer In con-
nection with other produce cultivation.
1t is a separate business that re-
quires plenty of land. and what IL even
more important. water.
Originally the cranberry grew wild
and took its name from a resemblance
its flower Just expanding into rerfec-
t'on bears to the neck. head aAA bill
81 a crane. From "craneberry' to
cranberry" was an easy transition.
II was at Cape Cod that the cram
berry was first cultivated in the
United States. and soon came the dis
covery that in flavor the cultivated
cranberry was far superior to its wild
brother.
From this point the cranberry has
spread all over the United States.
but II is a selfish berry. and demands
for its own exclusive use all the land
devoted to its culture. Thus It is not
possible to get crop OF cranberries
one year and crop of something else
La Junta tribune., 1906-12-01
FRANCE HAD FIRST newspAP1R
Fswnded in 1852 in the Reign Of kina
Louis KIN.

To France belongs the credit OF
publishing the first regular newspa-
per. This paper. which was called
The Gazette of France" was founded
in 1889 in the reign of Louis Kill. by
Theophrastus Renaudot.
In England the first newspaper
was published in 1862 by Nathaniel
Butter. The name of the sheet Is un-
certain. In 1856 the first Dutch paper
was printed. IL contained two small
folio pages Of news. In the imperial
library at St Petersburg are two
copies of the first Russian newspaper.
which have the date 1903. There are
also some proofs of the same paper
on which are corrections written In
the hand of Peter the great. This
monarch took great interest in the
paper. and personally superintended
its editorial composition.
The first paper established in North
America was the Boston Newsletter.
which first was issued April "a. 1904.
This paper was printed on sheet
l2 inches by eight, and contained two
columns of news. 1t survived un-
til l776. 1t advocated the cause OF
the British government at the out
break of the revolution.
La Junta tribune., 1906-12-01
Ohsethsaa see Germans.

nd you know" said . college Ian
guage expert. that there are more
Germans studying shorthand writing
than there are Of any other nation
aIitiesy
How do you account for it7- said
several OF his auditors.
The reason 10 not hard to hnd. =
responded the linguist Just look at
a page Of German script. There you
have the longest OF shorthand writing.
IL TAKES time. too much time. I once
used IL exclusively. but that was be-
fore I was as busy as ] am nov. The
Germans are simply driven to some
o. stem Of shorthand"
La Junta tribune., 1906-12-01
Ne Never Hove "Gampy."

Camp" Butterfield of East Vas
salboro, Me. was shrewd horse
trader o. the day OF his death. He
was slightly deaf. and used his deaf
ness In his business to no small de-
gree.
One day he sold an old horse to .
neighboring farmer. who thought ne
had found = great bargain lie
changed his mind. however. when. al
ter driving his new purchase a few
miles the beast emitted series oil
explosions. strongly resembling the
exhaust OF q locomotive. .
Straightway he drove back to Cam
py," who was sharpening a knife In
his dooryard. his son Abner turning
the grindstone The disgruntled pur'
chaser began long TRADE. which was
perfectly audible to the old man. who.
however, simulated great deafness and
finally remarked. "Hay?"
You're q skin," howled his neigh
Dor
"Hayy"
Il say you're a skin; This hoss .
got the heayes!"
"Hayy"
les got the heayes. Heaves'
heavss, heaves,"
The old man looked at him calmly.
Then. indicating his son. he said gent
ly. Never hove me. Hove Abner
once
La Junta tribune., 1906-12-01
Wanted q Verdict.

A New York Judge. who likes a pun.
and also likes to potter around the
house" was busying himself with .
bottle Of gold paint and a brush, gid
ing yarous articles Of furniture under
his wife's direction. What about this
little chair" he asked. pausing before
one of those highly ornamental but
useless pieces OF parlor decoration.
"Do you want me to give IL rub''
His wife hesitated a moment, because
she vas thinking Of painting II light
green tint. as that color seemed 50
cool to her for summer. and she did
not answer. Come. hurry up." urged
the Judge. poising the brush in judi
cial manner What do you say
guilty or not guilty.
La Junta tribune., 1906-12-01
lahrador Spruce.

In the vicinity of this camp we saw
sonla Of the largest spruce timber that
we came upon in the whole journey
across Labrador. Some Of these trees
were fully 22 inches in diameter at
the butt and perhaps 50 to so feet in
height. These large trees were very
scattered. however. and too few TO b
Of commercial yalue- For the most
part the trees that we met with were
six to eight, and. occasionally. ten
inches through, scrubby and knotted-
In Labrador trees worth the cutting
are always located near streams in
sh tered yalleys--Outing Magazine.
La Junta tribune., 1906-12-01
Antiessrisn Society Me~bers.

Rev. DR. Edward Everett Hale has
been elected president Of the Ameri-
can Antiquarian society at It's meet
ing Just held in Worcester. Mass.
Captain Anundsen. who DR. Hale said
had accomplished the ns0st rernsrka-
bic event of the year in his rediscov-
cry Of the northwest PASSAGE. Oas
elected an honorary member. also
George Edward Fox. Of London. and
Prof Bernardino " ColmbrA os
Portaezl
La Junta tribune., 1906-12-01
Circumstances After Cases.

sh0 q bride Of six weeksb-Tom-
dear. Do you love me as much as yoa
dia before we were married.
Hc-Of course ! do. dariing-
ss@But you don't seem to yearn
for ray society Ike you did then
He-Oh. thsfs dsrerent- A sfagis
nza en- afford to yesrn On sa'ary
a. - Q week. bust after he seauires .
wife he hss To cat out the yeaE1zA0
and % q little kDstAng-
La Junta tribune., 1906-12-01
INITIAL IerreR: eaoss-sr,ress.
svissSIs Ter Maehirs Hssss Linen -
Otaahets-

This will serve for o a. well a. q n
the tail at the lAwer part is omitted.
La Junta tribune., 1906-12-01
ron LoveRs OF eMsRo,oGRv.
peekstbook Cover That VIII Make ,
Charming Gift.

Embroidery designs for cover for
pocketbook. Half OF one side is
shown. and this again Is to be dupli
La Junta tribune., 1906-12-01

Fua is always expensive and y the
one eeature that resises tAe eaReful
nsnaeer N TireRr Oe eanDot ffuDse,
snd n noss rarts - THIS sssesy -
have Daenty Of cord weather = - tAs
p-svoafas nature cf nrs to ox1 oRo-
II - . hoe DAY anA - 0uGDB -
savo 81 ealy ntfle Aeak - . go -.
many . tfDe tbs heooB - - -
La Junta tribune., 1906-12-01
CRANBERRLES FROM BOG
TO DELICIOUS JELLY

the Annual Crop Of . Airon Bushels Is Grown
and fi<ked.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17

phcity-bed, chair, table and bare floor few
shelves contain the Bible an almanac and one
or two wooden ornaments. Across the hall is
servants room, quite as good as the two family
bedrooms, with a pretty latticed window In one
side overlooking a row of beehives humming
with life in the sleepy afternoon sunshine.
stones throw from Oktorp stands Bollna-
stugan, moved from small town in Central
Sweden Consisting OF a one storied cabin built
Of pine logs stuffed with moss, it is neither so
interesting architecturaIly as its neighbor nor
so quaint in its interior. On Sundays, divine
service is held here for the cottage caretakers
IN their picturesque costumes that represent a
dozen different provinces of Sweden. A village
orchestra plays the beautiful old Lutheran
hymns Possibly Bollnastugan was chosen as
the most suitable place of worship on account Of
its numerous wall paintings of Biblical scenes
AS in the linen panels, the anachronisns com
mitted by the earnest artist are often ridiculous
In attempt at realism, he has clad the
prophet Elijah in a sergeant's uniform of Gus
tavus Adophus's epoch. and sent him heaven
ward in a gala wagon drawn by a pair OF goats
"a conception which doubt met the entire
appreciation Of the Dalarne farmer for whom il
was executed. Only two other things are of
special interest in Bollnastugan-the big glass
bowl or bottle on the dining table, used for
making coffee, and the beautiful, blue, hand
woven bedspreads that many an artist envies
Among all classes in Sweden coffee is the staple
rerreshment for friend family, and most ex-
cellent coffee too, that to the sophisticated
traveller tastes like nectar after the chicory of
Italy, and the indescribable mixtures served
under the name of coffee in Germany and Eng
land Unfortunately, coffee is not the only beV-
erage common on convivial occasions. Nearly
every farm has room or an clubhouse set aside
for d;stIlling whiskey, OF a pure and decidedly
fierce brand, that forms the curse Of the agri-
cultural population
To return TO a happier phase Of peasant life:
Just In front of Bollnastugan is broad wooden
platform, where children may dance TO their
hearts content twice week to the sound Of
violin and quaint guitar. The only restriction
is that they shall wear one Of the scores Of
provincial costumes. Not only each province,
but every parish has its distinct costume, 30
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17

there is an embarrassment OF material for
choice. Their dances resemble children's ring
games, the boys and girls singing to the rhyth-
mic music. The gay cOlOrs, brilliant sunlight
and laughing faces give an extra touch of hap
piness and jollity to the little Swedish lads
and lassies. once a week the older generation
takes possession Of the platform, and then one
may see the figured foIkdances that are par
ucuariy fascinating to watch, each repre-
sents whole scene or incident-proposal
lection, repentance of the hard hearted maiden
acceptance and congratulat tions. Whatever may
be lacking in grace is made up in go" alert
ness, and not even the Neapolitan taranteIa
surpasses some Of these country dances in agil-
ity and descrptiveness.
little further down the road one catches
glimpse of the gables of Biekingstugan, a re-
versal of the usual style of building its living
room being in the lowest part Of the house
flanked by two storied additions. In one attic is
the weaving room, containing a clumsy loom
spinning wheel and yarn windle, all gayly paint
ed in red, yellow and green. In the guest room
in the opposite attic stands a beautiful old
wooden chest decorated with field flowers, in
which the housewife kept her supply Of linen
and silver. The living room resembles Oktorp
in its general effect. Row after row of huge
copper cauldrons, used in making cheese, stands
on shelves as high as ones head. Not far from
the stove and within easy reach of the mothers
hand hangs child's wooden chair, wei out Of
the way of busy feet, yet easily set swinging for
the amusement of its pent-n occupant.
The way from Blekingstugan to I.axbro is not
easy to find, and may have to ask the aid
of one of the tall Charles Mi cavalrymen who
are standing about the grounds He will set one
right with cheerful courtesy and give a grave
military salute parting, Laxbro is type Of
Well-tO-dO miners dwelling from he
nous Falun copper district. The mines have
been worked since 1347, and in that period have
produced some $25O,OOOOO worth of metal The
Crown worked the fields in shares with the
miners, who thus formed class Of wealthy,
Industrious men who played important part
In the history of Sweden The country TOR acres
around was devastated by the fumes of the fur
naces, and whatever money one Mikael Hinder
son and his wife, Maria Gent, spent In
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17

building Laxbro and beautifying it was well in
vested, if it helped them to forget the awful
desoIateness of their surroundings IN fact, there
are traces of luxury and good taste everywhere
in the solid heavily carved dining room fur
niture, in the frescoed ceilings, in the great
leather bridal chests, in the rows of pewter
taIkards and the ancestral portraits. Brass can
delabra replace the humber candlestichs, and
massive four posted beds the primitive hunks
of the peasants. The kitchen fittings are more
comfortable and elaborate. Brackets bearing
precious old china and ornaments show aesthetic
tastes that were not content with objects of
pure utilitariansm.
Aside from these typical cottages Skansen
contains Lapp colony. 1t comprises summer
and winter quarters inhabited by genuine Lapps
that troublesome little people whose migratory
habits made it necessary to have whole clause
devoted to their protection in the treaty between
Sweden and Norway. There are plenty of dogs
and reindeer A pair of fragile kayaks lie up
turned near the opening of one of the tents, and
white pack dog looks at one with surly in
difference The Lapps are a peculiarly familiar
type-a cross between the Irish and the Indian
races in looks, for their cheek bones are high and
their noses fiat and decidedly retrousse
third of the archaeological and ethnographi-
cal attractions of Skansen have not been men
tioned-the collection of antique agricultural i'm
plements, the church boats from Dalarne. the
stone hut from HaIland which is nearly subter-
ranean, the charcoal burners hut the grind
stones and mill of the stone age, the winter
residence of birds of passage, etc.
Near the entrance gate are two old wooden
belfries, which, like the italian campanile. were
built separate from the church. There is a pop
liar superstition in Sweden that the wood of bel
fries becomes so impregnated with sound that
al-pc
Skansen delights all the year round In win
ter there are rides over the crisp snow in
a pulka drawn by reindeer, or mimic storming
Of snow forts by the garrison of Stockholm
Spring is joy in itself with the return of warm
weather and the reaWakening of nature. SUM
brings the outdoor dances and hay rides
while in autumn there are fireworks weekly and
an occasional roaring bonfire of tar barrels that
are as much enjoyed by the Stockholm father as
by the Stockholm boy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-13
BIGGEST ENGINES FOR n. r. r,
westinghouse People 10 Build Most Power
Iui Plant In the world.

PrrrsBURo, Dec. l2.-The Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company to-day placed an order for
the largest steam power machines ever built
in the world with the Westing house Machine
Company.
The contract calls for five steam turbines,
10, 600 kilowatts each. As these machines
will be able to carry a so per cent. over
load, the total capacity of each unit is equal
to rs. ZOO indicated horsepower. AS the
ordinary steam locomotive is rated at a
capacity of 1000 horsepower, one OF these
engines will generate power to equal what
twenty-five locomotives can pull.
The Rapid Transit company a already
contracted with the Westinghouse company
for four 1900 kilowatt turbines Of this type,
Of which two have been in operation Tor
some time. An Allis-C Chalmers turbine
of a capacity Of $500 kilowatts is also in
stalled in the same plant, which is known
az the Kent avenue power house.
The Westinghouse company will also
supply an equal number of electric gen
orators Of the same capacity as the turbines.
The cost of these five turbines and gen.
orators will be about s. 500, 600.