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La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21
THE SPEAKERS MACE.
Origin Of the Emblem Of Authority
Used In Congress.

At the right OF the speakers desk
IN the hail of the honsc of represent
atives In the capitol 4; Washington
stands II large cylindrical pedestal
made of highly polished green marble.
When the house Is called To order
eacl, day. the sergeant nj arms or one
Of his deputies places upon the pedes-
tnl the mace. which Is the symbol of
authority in the house. When the body
n,ljourns he removes II aud keeps II In
safety until the house meets again.
This mace Is Of very ancient and
honorable origin. Under the old Ro-
man republic the magistrates passed
on foot from one place To another ad-
ministcring Justice. trying public Of
tenders and imposing penalties.
Each OF these magistrates was at
tended by II small body ur men known
us liciors. whose duty II was TO make
way FOR the officers of the law. pre-
serve order. make arrests nnl infiict
punishment on condemned citizens,
Each OF these lictors carried with
him n bunch OF rods tied together
with thongs and having an AK bound
to the outside of II. The thongs were
used for scourging and the aN for
behcading. Sentences imposed by the
magistrates were at once carried out.
Those bundles of rods We're known as
fasccs When the Romans conquered
Britain the use OF the fasces MS sym
bol was brought with them. and many
other Roman customs remained with
the British people.
While II was 80 longer used for in
filcting punishment. II continued 10 be
used ms n symbol by the early English
magistrates. and when mn officer ap-
pearcd CARRYING the fasces his au-
thoriiy was Immediately accepted by
ALL 1t was. In effect his badge Of
Office.
The English form Of the fnsces was
slightly changed in that the ny was
placed inside of the bundle OF rods.
with the blade protruding from the
top.
The great councils of the early
Saxons gradually developed into one
general body. which In the fourteenth
century became known as the house
OF commons. In all these earlier coun-
ellis the use Cf the fasces was con-
iinucd. but II then came to be known
as the mnce. whicl, has remained as
the cInblcm Of legislative authority In
that body down to the present day.
The house OF representatives Of the
ITnitcd States was modelled closely
n ftcr the house Of commons by the
trainers OF our constitution. and the
usage of the mace was borrowed from
| the English custom.
The first mace adopted by the house
was destroyed by fire when the Brit
ish burned the capitol In 1914. From
1914 until 1884. mace OF painted wood
did service. but In the latter year the
present mace was made after the model
OF the original one. ne.-Cievcland Plain
DpUlpr
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21
rehaeea Smoke Poisonou..

1t is often said that tobacco smoke
is II powerful germicide. The COM
position OF tobacco smoke Is complex.
the principal constituents being oils OF
a tarry nature. Nicotine itself Is n
strong germlcIde. but the quantity of
this poison in tobacco smoke is minute.
The oily matter which accumuiates In
IA tobacco pipe Is highly poisonous. but
does not contain any nppreclable guam
fity OF Nicotine. the chief constituent
Of this residue being IL very poisonous
oil known AS pyridine. Tobncco smoke
contains decided quantity of car
bon monoxide. which is IA preservatlve
and which must possess germicidal
properties. One Of the principal con-
stitucnts accounting for the germicidal
properties Of tobacco smoke Is the pow
erful antiseptic fOrmaldehyde.-Ne
York Herald.
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21
Twelfth Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. S. Green observed the
twelfth anniversary of their we'd
ding last Tuesday by inviting num-
ber of friends to their home on Car
son avenue to help celebrate the
event. Guests were received be-
tween the hours of and ii o'clock.
Refreshments were served and Mr..
and Mrs. Green were the recipients
of a number of valuable presents.
Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs. M. Knight, MIR. and Mrs.
w. Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. H. Badgett,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. F. Bland. Mrs. E. Badgett.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Tyler. Mrs. F.
Huston. Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. MAJ
shall. MIR. H. Wilson, Mr.. r. S.
Sims. Miss Susie Starkey. Mr.. J.. N.
Kinzy. Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Vernon,
Mrs. N. Clemons and others.
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21
E's.' Nous. Commute. o.oe...

There will be dances given every
Saturday evening from 8 O'Clock
until II. at Elks' Hall, beginning
saturday night September ID, 1907.
Tneseadances will be given under
the direction and management of
the House Committee, La Junta,
Lodge. No. 7O1, B. P. o. E.
Admission to these dances, (for
gentlemen who are not Elks) will be
by card of recommendation,
signed by some Elk. vouching for
the holders conduct while in the ball
room and halls in connection there
with. VINO will also sign the card
agreeing to conform to the rules the
management deem necessary for the
proper running of these dances.
the house committe and the door
keeper will not sign these cards of
recommendation.
These admission cards can be
procured from any Elk, and will hold
good until revoked by the manage
ment.
Admission for each evening will
be rs cents.
Ladies without proper escort will
not be admitted unless they are
members of an Elk's family, or
present letter of request signed by
some Elk.
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21
s.rs,... s,s.k into House.

Burglars entered the residence Of
w. L. Bertrand. 72l Ration avenue,
last Monday night, effecting an en-
trance through a pantry window be-
tween the hours of 10 and II o'clock.
Mrs. Bertrand went down to the
depot to meet her husband. who was
returning home from a trip to Pueb-
10. and on reaching the house found
that it had been ransacked, the
thieves securing a small sum of
money, q diamond ring and revolt
yer which Mr.. Bertrand purchased
some time ago to scare burglars with.
the officers were notified
and made diligent search,
no trace of the burglars was se-
cured.
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21
Rev. Felix Oily Pastor
Rev. n. 8erssno, Assistant

On the first Sunday Of each month.
low mass and sermon in English at
8 O'Clock a. m. On the second,
fourth and fifth Sundays of each
month. low mass and sermon in
Spanish at o'clock. a. m. High
mass and sermon in English at 1890
O'Clock a. m. On the third Sunday
of each month. high mass and ser
mon in English at 1890 o'clock. a. m.
Every Sunday Bible class AMI Sun
day school in English at 3 o'clock p.
m. Sunday school in Spanish at A
O'Clock. p. m. Rosary and Benedic-
tion of the Most Blessed Sacrament
at $50 o'clock. p. nj. Everybody
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21
''Roysl chsf.''

There is no use attempting to ac-
count for the certain fascinations
that military uniforms have for the
feminine heart, but there's no use
denying it either, for halo is
promptly cast about any stalwart
youth and they are nearly always
stalwart, who agree to don the un-
form Of their country's fighting
men and even if their fights are but
mimic ones: the same .halo radiates
and enshrines the uniform in the
heart of nearly every American
maiden who boasts q spark of patri-
otism and where is there one who
does not? Herbert Carter. who as
Lieut.. Parks the Royal Chef"
which appears at the La Junta
Theater. Monday evening September
30th, has made distinct hit in the
role, is magnificent specimen Of
manhood and wears q uniform like 9
veritable West Pointer. Mr.. Carter
is conceded to possess one of the
best tenor voices in opera. is
magnetic and an actor of marked
ability. The visit of this gay. gilt
tering melange of mirth and melody
has awakened unusual interest and
will doubtless score heavily with our
playgoers during its engagement
here. Prices. % cent to $1.5O.
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21
His Loaie.

a keen business mGn bought 1T
low price a theater that had long been
Improbable and by economical man
agement put It Immediately on Il pay
Ing basis. But he WIS very economi-
cal. He watched the expenses with
the sharl,est eye. The first months
expense account contained the item:
"SIeat for eats. to protect the scenery
and properties from the rats rayages
tc." The proprietor struck this item
ont. writing on the margin: "if the
eats eat the rats. wherefore the meat?
n they don't. wherefore the cats?'
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21
p,ses,ss 10, ssis.

Placards are for sale at the
TRIBUNE Office. at the rate Of five
cents each. which read as follows: :.
Dressmaking.
Rooms for Rent.
No Minors Allowed.
Hunting Not Allowed.
Don't Spit on the floor.
Cigarette Smoking Not Allowed.
Extracts from the laws required
TO be posted by boarding house
keepers if they would protect them
selves against dishonest patrons.
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21

The dramatic editor Of the great
family journal is in receipt of an in
vitation from Columbus. Ohio. to
attend banquet in commenoration
of the twenty-second anniversary of
the AL. G. Field Greater Minstrels.
Montgomery. Alabama. Sunday
evening. October 6. 1907. at Z.
O'Clock. We Sc Il in our acceptance
over our own private CREASED wire.
and if our airship is in good working
order during the first week in
October we expect to make a
parachute leap into Montgomery in
time to be at the big spread. There
will probably be something doing
every minute.
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21

An unusual card of thanks was
left at this Office today, says the
Atchison Globe. u did not issue q
card of thanks when my husband
died, but now that three months are
passed, wish to have one printed.
desire to thank. not those friends
who came in when he lay dead in the
house. and hustled about arranging
the chairs and flowers and answering
the door, but those friends who have
come in since the parade was over,
and who have sat with me in my
loneliness when they might be with
happier people elsewhere. And l
desire to state that few of those
busy before the parade have been to
see me before it was over. am no
longer in the limelight, and am for
gotten"
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21

A farmer in Illinois says he has q
plan for advertising in his home pa
per which has saved him much val
liable time and brought handsome
returns to the money invested. He
says. when l am ready to sell my
stuff. | insert little advertisement
in the local paper telling what have
to sell and if live stock, how many
head Of each and when they will be
ready to ship and the result has been
that the buyers are right after me.
either personally or by mail and
naturally always get the highest
market price. II i want to buy a
cow. steer or a horse or dozen of
each. insert little advertisement
that costs maybe twenty-five or
thirty cents and instead Of travelling
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21
chiidren's csnts,s.

The children's cantata, "Yester-
day. or Grandmother's Dream" will
be presented at theta Junta Thea
ter. Thursday. September 26th, un-
der the auspices Of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Presbyterian church.
directed by Miss Maude Nunnelly.
There will also Re specialties. some
of the most talented little folks in
La Junta taking part. The program
is as follows:
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21

over the country inquiring who has
this or that for sale. the home news
paper does it for me at less expense,
and those who have what want
manage to let me know in some
way"
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21
No sumpies.

WELL" demanded the stern visnged
woman ut the back door. what do
you WANT
why" replied the tramp. II seen
you advertised table board In dis
mo-nin's paper
"Well:"
We'll. fought mebbe yer wuz
givi.i' mt some SAMPLES : Catholic
star'e..1 nnj Times.
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21
Christian Church, Rev. 4. l. Fereuso,

AT the II a. m. service the subject
will be The Spirit and Purpose of
Collossians." The evening subject
will be "A Temperance Sermon"
Bible school at 10 a. M. and
prayer meeting each Wednesday
evening.
All invited to our services,
especially the stranger within our
gates.
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21
Nav As0uT
Town

Never judge a man by his clothing
The man with the ragged suit. slouch
hat and worn out shoes may be the
editor Of your local paper. while the
man with the stylish suit and patent
leather shoes may simply be one of
his delinquent subscribers.
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21

A dissatisfied benedict has recent
ly written the following "jokelet"
for humorous paper: In the
beginning God made the world. then
rested. Afterwards he made man.
then rested again Then he made
woman and since that time neither
God nor man has had any rest.
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21

Here is something of joke all
around. A red lemonade vender
with the Pawnee Bill Show. while at
La Junta. assured the people that
his lemonade was not made with La
Junta water, that the water in it had
been hauled from Dodge City and
was guaranteed to be absolutely
pure and uneiefiled. Dodge City
Republican.
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21
eMvacm A..ouwcrnlnr..
Pre.syter'.n. Rev. Conrad sluhm.

The Ascension of Jesus" and
Wasted Aroma. topics ll:OO a. IN.
and 7:3O p. m. Good music and
strangers welcome.
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21
PROGRAM.
PART /.
LITTLE SHAKING QUAKERs.

i. LII LIE onAhiNG <&UAkEkS.
Quakers Sisters Faunie Beer.
bohm, Agnes Cook. Elenor Kliene
Idelle Kingsley. Inez Hill. Margaret
Craighead, Edith Powers, Ruth Nor.
rison. Florence Brown. Aemee Viii.
liams. Marian Helm. Marian Spald.
ing. ADELAIDE Bickle. Mabelle Yates.
Brother Hezekia Margery Keffer.
2. TEDDY BEAR DRILL.
Roberta Jones. Helen Edwards,
Elizabeth Ritter, Rozella Kennedy,
Fontella Mills, Elsie Hansbrough.
3. REUBEN AND RACHEL.
Mabelle Yates. Margery Keffer.
4. READING Music on the Kappa.
hannoks. Miss Nunnelly
5. CANTATTA es e d a y. or
Grandmother's Dream"
Grandmothe. -Taunie Beerbohm.
Shadows-Vera Wood. Helen Nc
Way, Mildrei Melville, .Evolo Green.
Daisy Cato, Allie May Fi-her, Ruth
Reynolds, Inez Hill, Leona Bird,
Katherine Klien, Helen Edwards,
Helen Spauiding, Elenor Klien,
Clsre Dameron.
6. Solo" Three Little Mice
............. Roberta Jones.
PART II.
1. PAroMIME DRILL-"C o m n 2
Thro' the Rye"
Marie Heffer, Irene Jones. Jessie
Hamilton. Maude Linche, Gladys
Wood, Helen Andrews. Louis Down
er, George White. Helen Vaughn.
2. SoLo-"I'm Papa's Little Sweet
Heart. -. Elsie Hanbrough
3. FLAG DRILL.
Allie May Fisher, Norma Corbin,
Elenor Kline. Daisy Gallo. Mildred
Melville, Vera Wood, Helen McVay.
Ruth Morrison, Margery Keffer,
Mabelle Yates. Margaret Craighead.
4. SOLO Selected.
Miss Truest.
5. READING Money Musk.
...-....... Ermine Hall
S. SoLo-"Peek-a-Boo."
.... Margaret Craighead.
I. DUET Love You All the
Time"
Allie Fisher. Norma Corbin.
3. Solo" Some One Belongs to
Some One.,.' Mildred Melville.
Hazel Lee, ......A Accompanist.
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21

Holy communion a. m. and II a.
m. Sunday school 10 a. m. Even
ing prayer at 7:30 p. m. The usual
Friday evening service at 7:3O 7. m.
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21

St. Andrews. 2. u. s.roes. Rector.
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21

When a prominent Kansas man
was young fellow, he hired out to
an editor as office devil" At the
end of the first week the EDITORS
COW died and there was plenty of
beef on the table for weeks. About
The t.me the last portion of the beef
was disappearing. the calf died and
and they had veal for several weeks.
When the editors wife took i'll and
died. the devil" took to his heels
and fled. He is now successful
business man who takes especial
delight in referring to the days when
he was in the newspaper business.
The American Nail-less Horse
Shoe Company. is unable to fill its
orders for the famous nail-less shoes.
Difficulty is experienced in getting
the finished product manufactured
in Lebanon Pennsylvania, and for
this reason the company contemplate
moving the plant to some western
manufacturing center. possibly to
Pueblo. The board of directors are
r. L. King. of Fowler w. B. Goblin,
Dan Deemer. +. H. Hilfiker. and
Fred Wolfe of Rocky Ford. =
Fowler Tribune. T i is the COM
pany with which C. d. Steward. our
former undersheriff. is connected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-10

iatIons OF the United States Army.
Sections 23a and 23b are necessarv
provisions in use in most of the states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-10
The jewelers. Advice.

From the Kansas City Star.
II think I'll have to bring her in and
let her choose" said the embarrassed
young man. as he looked hopelessly at the
diamonds spread out on the table
Pardon me for a bit Of advice" the
jeweler said. earnestly leaning forward,
.'but I've had lot of experience in such
matters. II you pick 1t out yourself and
take 1t to her she'll surely be satisied.
Always are. But II she comes here and
sees bigger, handsomer rings, she WON'T
be contented with the ones You can AFFORD,
The $500 or 500 ring she sees will stay
by her. We've often lost sales that way.
I've frequently seen the young woman
pick out q ring that the man obviously
couldn't AFFORD and he would find some
excuse for not buying It,"
Then the young man said he thought he
might as well decide On that $40 trife at
once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-10

EN-. HARRIES and Adjt Gen. Brett
were before the committee on
militia of the House Of Repre-
sentatives several days last week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-10
City Boy as Army Recruit.


"A city fellow has the best of farmer
boy in the army when It comes to endur-
ance.' remarked drilling sergeant the
other day. You hear SO much about the
farmer boy who walks miles and miles In
the country, who follows the pillow and
piles high the hay. milks the cows and
feeds the hogs But the vision of his en-
durance fades away when he lands In the
army. It is the farmer recruit who gives
out on a hike OF a few miles to the out
skirts of the city. The weakly-looking fell
low enlisted from the city doesn't seem to
mind ii at all.
1T Is the same way in drilling. can
teach city fellow much easier. The farm
err boy Ii not as active and is very awk-
ward from the start However. when the
farmer does come around he makes a good
soldier and makes but very little trouble
AS far as the recruiting part goes, / would
rather handle the young man from the
city"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-10
charon.
From Puck.

From Puck.
charon, the boatman OF the styx. was
thought by many to be of Irish blood. For
invariably. as he was casting Off from the
hither shore. he would call out to his cargo
of souls:
Now. then. look aIive."
This was doubtless as near an approach
to an Irish bull as the then state Of eiyiiiza-
ton permitted Of.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-17

always be worn low and a hat with
flowers is very effective when worn
slightly over the eyes. A soubrette
may revelt in golden or, chestnut
tresses. as nature or her own taste
have supplied her. She should, how
ever, cultivate retrousse nose and
saucy wink. The leading woman APP
proaches the managerial sanctum with
quite different mien. She steps firm
~ and confidently. She must have the
supreme conviction that she Is beau
tiful. II woman thinks that hard
enough she will in time bring others
to her way Of thinking also. The emo
tional actress must be depressed en-
tremely we'll and with quiet good taste.
She rather overpowers the manager,
and he Is supposed to think her stun
ming woman. Possible an actress
might obtain position by needing the
above advice, said Miss Coghlan, rails
ing her eyes with half quizzical
smile.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-17
ADJUSTMENTS
Rose COghlan.

Theatrical managers, as a rule,
even more than most other persons.
form fixed opinion in regard to an
applicants ability and particular line
OF work from first Impressions" OBJ
served Miss Rose Coghlan, the accom-
plished actress who is soon to appear
here in the latest Shaw play, Mrs
Warren's Profession" Continuing, she
said, 1T is an unalterable rule, musty
with stage usage, that ingenues must
have fair hair, blue eyes and be of
small stature. An adventures, on the
other hand, must be black haired and
eyed and tho proud possessor of gilt
tering white teeth and a subtle smile.
The soubrette must wink, be addicted
to tOOth-pOWder advertisements gri-
maces and dress in very up-to-date
fashion. The sailor hat is unalterably
connected with tho soubrette. Ono
might as well expect to see the stage
maid without her duster as the SOU
brette without her sailor. A woman
with the fatal gift OF versatility will
be able to completely change her per-
sonality by few clever touches as to
dress, makeup and demeanor If I
knew that manager was looking for
woman to take the part of an adven-
turess I should garb myself all In
black and wear black hat with nod
ding plumes. Feathers are a necessity.
A manager could not imagine an adj
ventures without the black hat on the
low-cut evening gown. The ingenue
should dress simply. The hair must
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-17
Proposals for Printing,

Sealed proposals for the printing Of
the premium list Of the state fair will
be received at the Office of the sec
rotary, Grand Forks, N. D., up to six
o'clock D. m, April 20, 1907, according
to the following specifications: Ten
thousand copies of seventy-five pages
and cover; size of page 5xS: set in
eight point type; stock to be 32x44-80.
Extra Machine Finish book, and COW
er 2Ox35-50" Enamel; staple binding;
composition will include display ad-
vertisement on every alternate page.
Estimate must include price per page
for all pages in excess Of IS; price to
include delivery at Grand Forks.
Successful bidder must be prepared
to furnish bond in the sum of $500 for
the satisfactory delivery of the work
within twenty days after receipt of
copy.
H. E. Miller,
Secretary,
Grand Forks, N. D.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-17
Notice to Contractors.
Grand Forks, N. D., April s, 1907.

Grand Forks, N. D., April 8, 1907.
Sealed bids will be received by w.
p. Fuller, Secretary Of the Board OF
Education of Independent District
number one, of the City of Grand
Forks, N. D., at the Union National
bank, or at the Office of the Central
school building in said city, up to the
hour of eight o'clock D. M, Wednes-
day, April oath, 1907, for the erection
of new school building, to be known
as the washington School"
At the same time and place sealed
bids will be received for a heating
and ventilating system and plumbing.
The bids on the heating and ventiIat-
ing to be separate from the bids on
the plumbing.
Each bid must be marked "Bid for
Building" on the outside of the en-
velope and must be in strict compli-
ance with the plans and specifications,
which plans and specifications may be
seen at the Office of w. ]. Edwards,
architect, and at the Builders and
Traders Exchange. Grand Forks, N.
D., and also at the Builders and
Traders Exchange, st. Paul, MINI.
Each bid must be accompanied by
certified check in the sum of five per
cent of the bid, made payable to w. E.
Fuller, Secretary of the Board of Edu-
cation. to be forfeited to the school
district, should the bidder fail to en-
ter into contract with said Board of
Education, for the amount of his bid
and furnish satisfactory surety bond.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
BY order of the Board Of Education,
w. ]. EDWARDS, w. E. FULLER,
Architect. Secretary.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-17
A Home Loving Bird.

Direct evidence of the return of the
same individual bird of migrating
species to particular spot season
after season is not easily obtainable,
but N. c. Beers believes that he has
such evidence concerning a chipping
sparrow at Lakewood, N. ]. A few
years ago he heard a little bird con-
cealed in the top of a maple uttering
peculiar song which he could not
recognize. The next season he heard
the same peculiar song in tree but
few yards from the original point
This time he identified the bird. which
seemed to have learned a song of it's
own. The third year he did not visit
Lakewood at the proper season to
meet his little friend. but the fourth
year he heard and saw it again near
the same spot. 1t appeared always
to make its summer home in the trees
on an area not more than two acres
in extent-Youth's Companion.