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La Junta tribune., 1906-11-10
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Work Is nor in progress - tko
new Presbyterian church At Roehy
Ford
Rocky Ford has let the coatTne1
for a new pump house II will COT
$27W.
For painting. decorating -
paper hanging. call up Black "a.
Jack Deyine
The enrolment in the public
schools Of Lamar is 567-of which
ninety-seyen are high sch0nl
students
II. Woods. Of Chicago. has sisnsd
up contracts to handle the melons q
the Kouns party. Newdale. La1
Animas and Woods station eantn-
loupe growers associations naxl
season.
The first shipment Of lambs ovse
the Arkansas Valley road was ssnt
out last Tuesday. There were
twenty-six thousand head. consign-
ed to north side feeders.-Lamar
Sparks.
Frank Ruby. Of Florence. was .
Manzanola visitor Tuesday. Mr..
Ruby has just closed = deal in Baca
county for large sheep ranch en-
bracing several thousand acres and
representing . large amount oe
capital.
During the past season c. d. VII
liams, living on q small farm just
south Of town. raised q crop Of can
taloupes on q tract which contained
twelve rods less than two scres-
From this he sold ala crates through
the Kouns party and H. Woods. re-
ceiving a net return Of $500. Mr..
Williams did all the work himself
except the harvesting for which he
paid $40. Mr.. Williams is = man
eighty -four years Of age. In what
other country can man Of eighty
four. by his own labor. get a net
return Of almost $3.50 an acre from
a farm crop.-Rocky Ford Enter
prise.
La Junta tribune., 1906-11-10
Sec Santa es rims Table.

The winter time card Of the Santa
Fe went into effect last Sunday.
There are no very important
changes, with the exception that
Nos. 3 and 10 run between this city
and Albuquerque instead Of La Jun
ta and Denver. No. 9 arrives from
the east At l0:0 and departs south
ten minutes later. No. z arrives
from the east at 7:45 .. m. and de-
parts south at $50 O'Clock. laying
over forty-five minutes instead Of
three hours as heretofore. The time
Of No. l is later. arriving in thia
city at 500 .. m. and going south
at Sis .. m. There are two new
trains between this city and Pueblo.
installed principally for the pur-
pose Of carrying the mails-Nos.
6O9 and go. No. 6O9 leaves La Jun
tA at 1880 =. m. and No. go arrives
from the west At 300 p. m. The
local passenger between La Junta
and Dodge City. Nos. $50 and $40,
arrives at las p. m. instead Of 11:5O
O. m. but departs east at the same
hour as before p. m. No. 10
arrives from the south At 900 p. M,
and departs eastste minutes later.
The time Of all other trains. except
those mentioned above. IS the same
- before The time table. COM
plete. will be found in smother
column Of this issue, and . printed
time card may be obtained b.
calling at this once.
La Junta tribune., 1906-11-10

At a reception IN Washington
some time ago one Of the guests.
man with a poor memory for faces
and, in addition. little near-sight'
ed. took the host aside and spoke to
him in a confidential whisper.
You see that tall man standing
by the door" he asked.
YES"
We'll. was talking to him while
ago about the terribly cold weather
in Nebraska last year. and he yawn-
ed in my face.
The host smiled. Don't you
know who he is?" asked he.
No"
That's Lieutenant Peary. the
Artic explorer"
La Junta tribune., 1906-11-10

An editor died and slowly wendeti
his way down where he supposed .
warm reception awaited him. says
an exchange. The devil met him
and addressed him thus: For
many years you have borne the
blame for the bad spelling that the
printer has got OF in the paper. The
PAPER has gone for $50 . year; and
alas, the printer has be,ieviled thee
for wages when thou hadst not .
farthing to thy name. People hath
taken thy paper without paying for
il. and cursed thee for not getting
out q better sheet Thou hast been
called . dead beat by railroad con-
doctors when thou hast showed thy
annual pas to their envious gaze.
Al thsse wrongs hast thou borne in
G1enpe. Thou shalt not enter here. I"
VIA tsass Il joy tie editor turned
oUuv, whm Sat1n mufmured:
''Hs.ssa , NJ hooe. beside III Iet
La Junta tribune., 1906-11-10
Everybody . Festival.

Have you the blues after the
storm of Tuesday last. or are you
going to celebrate? Ii SO go TO the
Merchants Extravaganza at the
Opera House on Monday and Tues
day evening. November 18th and
18th. and enjoy a two hours hearty
laugh. In a set Of the most beauti-
full tableaus ever seen in La Junta.
a number Of society bellies will
charm the spectators with q series
Of pantomines. marches. singing.
costumes and dazzling electrical ef-
fects. Seventy-five young artists
will BY turns electrify and amuse
the crowded house by q transcend
entally beautiful set Of allegories
symbolizing the finest products Of
La Junta merchants. in gorgeous
and radiant costumes. elegantly
caparisoned horses. Jersey cows. and
superb automobiles. From the
Laughing Waters to the ''Maypole
Dance" and from the Moqui Indian
shupela to the topsy turvey display
Of the Juveniles. the program
throughout will be amazing. thrill
ing. side splitting and unique. To
secure seats procure your tickets
Immediately at the La Junta Drug
store. Popular prices. 75 cents. so
cents. IS cents and p cents.
Following this magnificent extrav-
aganza will be the equally exhilarat-
ing festival. known as ''everybody's."
given under the auspices Of the
Catholic ladies at Woodman's hall.
Draper block. from Wednesday to
Saturday evenings. November lsth
to 18th. II you need a tonic after
your strenuous election efforts. or IL
you are suffering from the pangs Of
defeat. instead Of pink pills for pale
people try the elegant supper given
each evening from 5 to 8 O'Clock. or
take part in the musical entertain
ments that will be provided by Won
derly's famous orchestra for the
three succeeding hours. The festi-
val will open at Sis o'clock on Wed
nesday evening with . grand march
By costumed artists and continue for
the three succeeding evenings. clos
ing on Saturday with . grand distri-
button Of prizes.
The extravaganza program will
some special extras for
Tuesday evening. including m ex-
Quisite Spanish dance by Miss
Clarke. St. Louis artist. robed in
the fascinating costume Of the land
Of the Cid. also the famous anvil
chorus by fifteen young ladies in
blacksmith's garb and armed with
while surrounded by wierd,
but mysterious lights. This
scene alone is more than worth the
price Of sdmittance. The entire
extraysganxa will surpaS anything
ever before seen in In Junfa.
On Moodsy noon there win be =
grsnd parade through TIE peineipal
Utreets.
La Junta tribune., 1906-11-10

A bright. newsy. local paper with
an attractive makeup is a sure sign
Of a bright. snappy. enterprising
town. Such a paper is therefore one
of the very best advertisements a
community could have. As rule a
town gets all that is coming to it in
the way Of local paper some
times much more-for the tendency
is for the owner to spend more than
he can afford to make his paper at
tractive and the tendency Of the
public is often to let him spend it
without showing any tangible evil
dences Of appreciation Of his efforts.
Many people see the local paper
who never see the town. The natur-
al conclusion Of the stranger is that
. town that cannot afford a bright.
up-to-date local paper is a dead one
and not the place to locate in. The
moral is plain-there is no better
wav to help build up your own town
than to help build up your local
paper by liberal patronage.
La Junta tribune., 1906-11-10

John Smith. eh7" said the clerk
at the Harvey House as well
dressed man registered yesterday.
"Oh. don't know" replied the
man. 1T has diversions; now in
Latin it is Johannes Smithus; the
Italian smoothes it Off into Giovanni
Smith: the Spaniards render it Juan
Smithus: the German adopts it rs
Hans Schmidt: the French fiatten il
out into Jean Smeets: the Russian
turns it into Jonloff Smi.owski: the
lcelanders say say he is Jahnne
Smithson. Among the Tuscaroras
he becomes Tam Qua Smittia; . d
in Poland he is known as Ivan
Schmittiweiki: among the Welsh
mountains they call him Jihom
Schmidt: in Mexico his name is writ
ten JontIi F Smitri: in Greece he
turns out to ION Sinikton: in Tur-
key he is almost disguised as Yon
Seef."
La Junta tribune., 1906-11-10
There are Just a few who hav.

There are just a few who have
permitted their subscriptions 10 lag
behinG. Don't do il. You viii die
one of these fine days and your fam
ily will want a column obituary
published free. and then your daugh-
ter is soon 10 be married and you
Will expect your home paper TO give
her an Alice Roosevelt write-up. and
All free. II always pays 10 be
prompt in paying your subscription
TO the great family journal
La Junta tribune., 1906-11-10

The politician is my shepherd. !
shall not want for any good thing
during election time. He leadeth
me into the saloon and buyeth me
distilled waters for my votes sake:
he filleth my pockets with cigars:
my cup of beer runneth over. He
inquireth after my family even unto
the third and fourth generation.
Yea, though | walk through the
mud ard rain and yell myself ex-
ceedingly hoarse. yet thy forty rod
and thy cigars. they comfort me.
Thou preparest free lunch before
me in the presence Of thine enemies.
Thou filleth my ears with soft words
and promises that thy goodness and
mercy shall follow me all the days
of my life. When he is elected,
straightway he forgetteth me.
Although meet him at his own
home. he knoweth me not: surely
the wool hath been pulled over mine
eyes all the days Of my life. and |
shall dwell in the house of a chump
forever.
La Junta tribune., 1906-11-10

airn in here he will be ecr.iaually
having trouble with his delinquent
subscribers. and thus create . dis
cord in my kingdom"
La Junta tribune., 1906-11-10

She glided into the Office and
quietly approached the publisher
desk. Il have written q poem.
she began
"Well." exclaimed the publisher.
xith look and tone intended to an
initiate.
But she calmly resumed: Il have
written a poem on My Father S
Barn and"
.'Oh," interrupted the publisher.
with extraordinary suavity. you
don't know how greatly | arm re-
lieved. A poem written on your
fathers barn. eh! ! was afraid it
was written on paper. and that you
wanted me to publish it. II should
ever happen TO drive past your
fathers barn I'll stop and read the
poem"
La Junta tribune., 1906-11-10

Tne Lamar SparAs says: II has
been frequently suggested. and the
suggestion is a very good one.
for every farmer TO place his
name and the name OF his
farm on his road gate. Not only
would persons driving 10 a place
more easily find il. but il would add
more pleasure and interest TO ps ople
driving from place TO place. This
last resul, would nave special effect
with regard TO well kept and pretty
places. An observing person will
seldom pass a beautiful farm with
out desiring TO know who is its en-
terprising owner
La Junta tribune., 1906-11-10
MAs Asou
TOWN

After reading this issue. send it to
your friend in the distance: or bet
ter yet. call at the Office and send II
u your friend or relative for six
months or a year. for You can ex-
pect just such a paper a. this for
nfty-two weeks during the next
year. Throw in your mite toward
placing our city and county where
they belong upon the map. This
paper will do its part; you do yours
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15
EGG STATISTICS,

One egg of any domestic fowl is very small matter. If may be what is sometimes called loud" owing to its age and condition, but taken alone 1t may be called a trife. We might say the same of single penny but enough of them would pay the national debt. When we hear hen cackle we take it for granted that she has deposited an egg somewhere, and if we give it any further thought it is that of itself it is too trifling d matter to spend any time over. A little investigation will teach us the folly of despising small things.
 A contemporary has been looking in- to and making some calculations about what we might call eggologg, and spects be eggactiy correct, they are practically so, and some of them are highly interesting. The domestic eggs produced in the United States in two months are worth as much as all our gold mines turn out in a year. The annual production of pig iron. The report of the Secretary of Agriculture
 puts the value of eggs produced last year above the value of the cotton crop. If all the domestic eggs laid in the United States were sold at a fair price the amount realized would pay off the national debt in two years.
 These are some of the facts deduced from statistics and we presume that they are measurably true. They snow that one of the humblest of our domes- tic friends may truthfully lay claim. while she is laying eggs, to a front place in the list of wealth producers. As q general proposition the hen is not an obtrusive creature. If she some times scratches up the early peas or remodels the flower beds it Is merely her way of reminding us that she is entitled to something more for her ser vices that she can scratch out of the earth for herself. The American hen is a great institution and should be cherished.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15

Home coming in June, pr. John Fran man who. with Shelby and Logan. most famously led the Hunters of Kentucky General and Governor Charlie Scott: :.
 During his term as Governor of Kentucky a cowardly braggart. looking for cheap notoriety. pretended some of- sent him challenge for q duel. Cover nor Scott refused to reply. Meantime the silly boastsr had been telling of his exploit. As nothing came of his at- tempt. he went personally to demand an
 General Scott. you received chal- lenze from me
 "'You challenge was delivered. sir
 "'But I have received neither ac-
 ".T presume not. sir. for sent neith-
 ".sut you intend. of course. to ac-
 k'of course, I do not
 "'what! not accept my challenge? Is lit possible that you. General. Scott, brought un in the army. decline chal- lsnge? ,.. .,..
 "'Then I have no means of satisfac- ton left but to post you as q coward
 "sPost me as coward? da, ha, ha: Post and be --; but if you do you will Snly Sady pGss slss y% say so af ana
 There was. of course. no more to it.'
 It was this redoubtabie soldier. statesman and philosopher, who gave as the famous sphorism that ls When wIna but when they get damn'd bad, they just cut loose and mend themselves." The snead family. of Louisville are MT. TdoIpho snead, president of the Lighting Company. being a great grandson. e.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15
A GOOD MISSION.

The work which Mrs. Martha Gielow Is presenting to the people is calculated at once to arouse sympathy and at- tract attention. The idea of creating interest in the education of the white children of the South is good one, and The Advertiser desires to say that the State of Alabama, and the local com munities have been doing a great deal in that direction. We do not want Ala bama misunderstood by reason of any appeals that may be made along this line, because any impression that there is indifference on the part of the con stituted authorities is manifestly un- just.
 One trouble that must be met and over come is the failure of so many of parents themselves to appreciate the value of what the state Is offering in the way of edu- cation. There is a great difference be- tween the number of children of school age in Alabama and the number on the roll of attendance. This ought not to be the case, but unfortunately it is true and the task before us is to remedy it. Parents who will not send their child ren to school. when the opportunity is presented, are committing a sin in the sight of God and man.
 The way in which appropriations have increased in Alabama, shows that there Is no unwillingness to go the full lentgh In the cause of education More than half the counties of the State have already ayailed themselves of the right to levy a local tax for schools, and the aggregate sum from this source per annum is more than $25o.0OO. This Is in addition to nearly one half of all the tax collected on the real and per sonal property of the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15
|of any other oncial who deserve. crisi-

of any other ofHcial who deserves criti- cism and censure.
 In our judgment the ones who are guilty of saying mean things of him are those who commend and defend every thing he does. There arc some of this kind. newspapers and politicians. though the list is falling ofr very con siderably. The trouble in his case is that he acquired a decided case of megalomania at the outset of his presi. dential career. What we might prop Ferly denominate his fool friends" in- stilled the idea into his head that he was the greatest man who sver held the of1ce--an idea which he had strength Iened by his unfair and unjust criticism of nearly all his predecessors in the executive office. to say nothing of his efforts to insult the memory of other
 public men. His own writings did much to encourage the idea that he was a very great man, and that no such President had been known since the office was established.
 All this is matter of history and the Republican papers vied with each oth- Ter in proclaming his greatness--in which they were not infrequently sssis- ted by some Democrats. The Post is too well informed not to know that the general opinion of his greatness and fitness has fallen very decided ly. That paper itself hits him some hard blows on various occasions, and some of tho least favorable comments that we have seen have been made by strong Republicans. both public men and newspapers. If any mean things" have been said about him it has not al- ways been by Democrats. The Adver- tiser has no desire to do him injustice but 1t proposes to speak In plain Eng. fish about his official acts and sayings That is legitimate. and we deny that it is mean. Does not The Post agree with us?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15
TODAY IN HISTORY.
Service by American Press-News.
 Washington, D. CD Name Day: Sophia. Sun rises at 4:Ss;

fService by American Press-News. Washington, D. CD sets at 7:07.
 1494-Columbus discovered a great number of small islands in the West Indies, which he called the Queens 5000 islands which Marco Polo and Mandeville described as the boundary of India.
 1602--Barthoiomew Gosnold. in plantation. discovered aN headland in 42 degrees, where he came to anchor; and taking a great number of cod at this place. they called it Cape Cod. which
 1775-Congress resolved to issue pa- per money.
 1776-American fort at the Cedars, forty-three miles above Montreal, sur rendered by Major Butterheld, with 390 men, to Captain Foster, and $50 Brit fsh and Indians. On May 20th follow ing. Major Sherburne, with l40 Amer jeans. marching to relieve the post at the Cedars was attacked by 800 Indians and after an obstinate battle the party surrendered. The Indians having lost a chief and twenty-ene warriors. massa- cred as many prisoners. On May z1 tured the cedars without any resist ance, and retook 800 American prison CTS.
 I7s1--Fort Granby surrendered by the
  177i--Duel between General Mcintosh and Governor Gwinnett. 1s04-The life of George Washing ton. compiled by John Marshall from his own manuscripts, published simui- taneously in England and America.
 1S14-The British plundered Pouit- neville, on Lake ontario. They were driven off by General Swift
 1S36-The village of Roanoke. on the Chattahoochee, Ga, attacked and storm ed by 300 Indians and burned to ashes
 tS46--At a council of war the Secre- tary of War and General Scott plan great campaign for the army and navy. Tine general proposes to attack Mexico with fleet on the Pacific coast, to invade New Mexico from Fort Iseav- enworth, and Old Mexico on the north from Texas.
 ls47-The American Army entered Pueblo, Mexico.
 iS5s-second vigilance committee or-
 1S61--The Legislature of Massachu- setts offer to loan the United States Government $7,oeo.o0O to carry on the
 1s62-The Agricultural Department created by act of Congress:
 launched.
 Is66EThe President vetoes the bill admitting Colorado as State.
 1s67-Wlthdrawal of BaZatne's forces milan is Desieged in Queretaro by the forces of Juarez. He is made prisoner this day and executed, together with Miramon ard MeJta..
 1SS2--Ideutenant Lockwood reaches farthest northern point. lSS3--A treaty between the United States and Corea ratified at Seoul. 19c5-Yachts for transatlantic race for Emperor Williams cup taken to starting point. ready for start today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15
TUESDAY, MAY 15, ISoe.
REACHING THE LIMIT.

Of all the strikes that have yet talk en place in this country we do think that the strike of 1,500 union funeral drivers" of New York last wrsk was the limit. For days the dead had to re- main unburied or be carried to tne cemeteries in trucks, drays or wagons. No carriage, hack or hearse was allow Jed to convey a corpse to the grave, be- fcause all such vehicles usually used for that purpose either belong to the un- ions or are dominated by them; conse- quentiy, none was allowed to serve. This. we repeat, is very near the limit, and we do not hesitate to say that the laws of the country should not tolerate this insult to the dead. There is a limit" said the great statesman, Ed ward Burke, lat which forbearance ceases to be d virtue" and we hold that the limit was reached in this instance.
 The New York Mail, discussing the affair, takes a fall out of the extrava- gant customs now so common in con- nection with funerals, and argues that complicated and costly living appear to have made simple dying impossible. We run to weak ostentation in the surroundings and trappings of mortali ty. It is necessary to obtain this, to purchase that; it is the only good form; nothing less will do. It is the consid- eration of the living that we think about, not the simple respect due the dead. We forget that the costlier the earthly memorial we erect, the shallow CT may be the record that we cut upon the tablets of our hearts; for all this gilded ostentation occupies the mind. exeites, mayhap. our own vanity, and to that extent rubs of the fin eedge of the inner remembrance"
 The Mail intimates that if we were to regard the living rather than the dead we would adopt simpler form of burial and might thus be to great extent in- dependent of such outrageous occur ranees as that in New York. That might be possible, but to do so would be to condone an infamous outrage on both the living and the dead. and that should not be allowed. To literally place d bar in the way of all funerals is degree of intolerance that should not be allowed, and the authorities of New York would do the proper thing if they would take away the license of every funeral driver who belongs to union and refuse in future to license any union driver. This would be a ies- son that would be understood, and one which would pretty surely cure the evil. But the trouble is that our laws have put up with and tolerated so many out rageous performances on the part of the unions that there appears to be no stop ping place. Cannot the spirit of union- ism be satisfied without insulting and outraging the dead?