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The Jasper news., 1907-06-20
His Fayorlte Descent.

"But why don't you care to take
children?" asked the lady who was
hunting for fat. Because they take
up too much room in the elevator"
grumbled the despotical Janitor.
well, my little boy won't use the
elevator. Will that satisfy your"
mo; II he don't use the elevator he
will scratch up the steps every time
he comes down. "But he won't come
down the steps" What? He won't
come down the steps?" "No; he will
slide down the banisters,"
The Jasper news., 1907-06-20
All Misfortune.

"Pop," said Farmer Korntop's little
boy, what does 1t mean when you
say 'misfortunes never come singly?'"
"Wal," replied Farmer Korntop.
"thet's Just about the truth. First
comes . wet spell that'll spile the to-
matoes an then comes dry spell that
spiles everything else"
The Jasper news., 1907-06-20

Give Defiance Stavch fair trial
try it for both hot and cold starching,
and II you don't think you do better
work, in less time and at smaller cost,
return 1t and your grocer will give you
back your money.
The Jasper news., 1907-06-20

Professor Slaby recently delivered
an Interesting lecture on wireless tele-
phony In the great hall of the Tech.
nical high school at Charlottenburg.
The emperor. who has made expert
ments in that direction himself, was
present with the empress. Communi-
cation without the aid Of wire was es-
tablished between the high school and
the telephone building. and the result.
according to the kaiser's verdict after
he had taken part in tho conversation.
WAS highly satisfactory.
The Jasper news., 1907-06-20

FITS, st. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently. cured by Dr. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free 81 .OO
trial bottle and treatise DR.. r. H. Kline,
Id. OBJ Arch St.. Philadelphia. Pa.
The Jasper news., 1907-06-20
Beautiful Mixed Metaphor.

l think your readers may be inter-
ssted In mixed metaphor which re-
,ently appeared In the Egyptian
Standard. the paper of Moustapha
Knmel Pasha, says letter to the
London Spectator. That paper says
that II the whig element were drop
ped out Of the cabinet, "a truly lib
sral wind might become the guild.
ing light of the foreign office, and
The Introduction Of home.rule bill
Tor Ireland might mean the begin
nlng of justice In Egypt" think
the idea of wind being guiding
light Is an example of mixed metaphor
which 1t will be hard to beat. 4,
The Jasper news., 1907-06-20
Strictly Business.

"Do you guarantee that there are no
broken hearts in this matrimonial L.:-
reau?" "Ob. no; but, then. we always
allow for breakages."
The Jasper news., 1907-06-20

On her wedding day a young widow
always wonders how many men will
commit suicide on her account.
The Jasper news., 1907-06-20
sauarIna Accounts.

The man was near starving to
death. The world owed him a living
and he was trying to collect. He &C.
costed the world thus: you see, ma
ture is pressing me for what owe her
and SO I ask you to square up what
you owe me-" The world laughed:
"You pay the debt of nature first and
then I'll come across. kansas City
Times,
The Jasper news., 1907-06-20
Supplied.

Don't you want to get talking
machine for your home?' Thanks;
have wife at homo now."--N. Y.
Herald.
The Jasper news., 1907-06-20

To improve the general health, take
Garfield Tea daily for time; it purifies
tho blood, eradicates rheumatism and
many chronic ailments and keeps the
health good. Garfield Tea is made of
herbs; it is guaranteed under the Pure
Food and Drugs Law. Garfield Tea Co.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Jasper news., 1907-06-20

Mrs. windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng, softens the gums, reduces In
nammation, aays pain, cures wind coio Csc bottle
The Jasper news., 1907-06-20

Lewis Single Binder straight Sc cigar.
Made of extra quality tobacco. Your
dealer or Lewis Factory. Peoria, Ill.
The Jasper news., 1907-06-20

There is grain of conceit in all
men. and 1t flourishes more readily
In some than In others.
The Jasper news., 1907-06-20

Never Judge what a man knows by
his knowing look.
The Jasper news., 1907-06-20

1t is frequently easier to be sure you
are right than 1t Is to go ahead.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
THRIFTY PEOPLE.
Manager Woodruff Speaks
High Terms of FOREIGNERS

Especial to The .:es-Dispatch.1
GREENSBORO. c., March 81
Carolina General Assembly leading vn
4 70 the passage of an immigra ton law
much was said. written and spoken Il,
connection with obtaining irnmigrants
rom 1oreign countries the need for
undesirability OF brin gine fortj s.n srs
Eere and the presence OF plenty al. hor
IN the. State. In this Connection in.
formation gained yesterday in q con
la yer with Mr:tThomas woodruff
inc Mt. Airy Granite Company, NAV
prove valuable. Speaking OF foreign-
ers, as Immigrants, Mr.. Woodruff sa IA
that Of the 500 employees OF the Nj
Airy granite Company in their uuarry
near Mt. Airy. at least half ofsthcm
We're foreigners in the sense that they
y came here originally from other com
Tries. All of them, however. he said
q became enthusiastic Americans aftcr
"a ale lew months residence. OF these 800
3 Scandinavians, 60 are cotchmen. NJ
1ta!lans, and the rest Irish.
Most OF the Scots and Swcdes and
many OF the Italians and Scandinavians
are skilled artisans carvers, stone
cutters and engravers or this class Of
Workmen the company is not at ali
troubled With getting q supply hut fnr
iianorers, men Of muscle, quarrymen' II
Is Impossible ta get as many men as
the i co nn give employment to.
ia Dor is supplied by the native whites
OF Surry and adjacent counties in Nnrti,
Carolina and Virginia - : 7
mere IS constant increase of the
colony OF foreigners in and around Mt
Airy. Those there, Mr. Woodruff saws
4 are making excellent citizens ,rhey
& are taking great pride in church and
schooi work. are free from extrava.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
TWO Gent RATE
For TENNESSEE
Bill Now Before the Legislature
Vigorously Opposed BY
T. p. A.
'v'n'oAL . BUSINESS.
After Careful Investigation Ma
tional Board Went Against
Two-Ccnt Rate.
.lNIMICAL

a bill is pending in the Tennessee
Legislature to compel the railways
operating In that State to make n two
cent per mile rate but IT is meeting
with opposition from sources that have
surprised the members OF tho Iegisla-
tnrc. Post G. ofHthe Travellers Protec-
& i've Association OF America, located
at kno&Vllle. Tenn, a few days ago
passed with something like unani,nity
the Following resolutions:
'Be 1t resolved by Post G, of the
travellers Protective Association OF
America. That protest be entered
against the proposed ct!on or the
Legislature OF the State OF Tennessee
seeking to enact n bill to reduce the
passenger rates In this State, and that
ms body will at once petItiojy our rep
resentatives in tho Legislature to op-#
pose ms measure as being inlmical
travellers ana inimical to the common
interest or the entire public
me above resolution Is short enough
and to the point. but tho preamble
OF. preambles. for there were a NUM-
Der OF them. which preceded It, were
lengthy ana argumentatiye.
Inese recite that while the bill pre-
tends on It's face to be In tho inter-
est OF the public, 1t Is In fact in!mical
TO the interests of tho great body
Of commercial travellers belonging to
no association and kindred orguniza-
lions; that this whole two cent rate
question has bean tho subject Of the
careful investigation by the national
railroad committee and the national
board of the association, ana that
thty reported at the national conyen-
tl0n IN Buffalo last year against 1t
and that opposition to the two cent
ratio has the Endorsement of the ma.
tional body in convention at Buffalo;
lllat the enforcement OF the two-cent
fate can hut Kill tho interchangeable
milcage book. so much desired by tray-l
cling men, ana can hut force Increased
freight charges, thus crinpllng busi-
ness; mat such a measure Will retardt
railway building and improved railway
Eiaclllties for transportation and safety
OF passengers; that Tennessee Is not
so thlckly populated as to- admit or
q two-ccnt rate being prorltAblo to-
we railroads. and that s!h legtsla,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
MUCH CEDAR WOOD.
FOR LEAD PENCILS
Three Hundred and Twenty Mil
ilion Pencils Per Annum This
Country's Product.
CEDAR TREES ARE VAL UABLE
Many Are Dcstroyed,il1 Virginia
Every Year That Should
BealJtilizcd.

[speclal to The Tlmes.pispatch.l

Especial to The Times-pisp atch1
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 3o---The
lead pencil is one of the most COM
mon articles In everyday use, and5near-
lyi 500 100000 pencils are manufactured
& in this country every year. TO manu-
fucture these millions of pencils there
are required 10000 tons, or 100000
u cubic feet. of wood, SO that each day
in the year 300 tons, or 10000 cubic
feet of wood are used for pencils. Since
T practically al of the wood is red ced
Il ar, and since the pencil industry is
steadily growing, the supply Of red
cedar is greatly depleted; yet no sub
stitute has been found for it. Leaving
out of consideration the imported pen
y ellis, the average educated American
& over 10 years of age uses six pencils
Of home manufacture each year. Ten
x years ago he used less than five
Red cedar has soft, straight grain,
and when grown under best conditions
Is very free from defects Because OF
its peculiar qualities no equally good
substitute for it has ever been found,
i and i Is doubtful If any other wood
using Industry Is so dependent upon
single species rs the pencil industry is
dependent upon red cedar. In fact, red
cedar suitable for pencil manufacture
Is the only wood the price of which is
always quoted by the pound
Strange as 1t may seem, no steps
have heretofore been taken to provide
for future supply Of red cedar This
has been largely due to lack of in
formation on the rate OF growth and
the habits Of the tree and to the wide
spread belief that second growth red
cedar never reaches merchantable size.
IN accordance with Its 1olicy toward
the conservation and economic use of
commercial woods, the Forest Service
mas made careful study OF red cedar
and has come to the conclusion that
1t can proiitably be grown in regions of
It's development. Several changes are
recommended in present forest man
iaEement In order to secure the desired
growth. In the southern forests the
cedar will have to be given n better
chance instead OF being considered. ms
now, a negligible quantity In its youn-
ger stages. and many Of the forest
grown trees which are now cut for
fence posts can probably be left to
attain their full development and thus
become available for pencil wood
Hundreds of cedar trees are DESTROY
90 In Virginia every year that could
asily be converted into money.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
CANT for enervating vices, frugal and
industrious. They are active In all local
progress With the elements led BY the

progress with the elements led BY the
natives. 5s -
They seem particularly proud of the
opportunity of advancing their chill
Bdrcn in the schools. the church and
local societies refraining from undue
Intrusion: but delighted when given an
f9 opp, ct lettering their chill
Italians. eight heads Of families own
their own homes. while at least half
of the Scotch, Swedes and Scandina-
Vans who have been there as long as
tive years, have bought lots and live
IN their own dwellings. Some of the
latter have bought farms In the county,
given up the life in the quarry, village
stock.raising. Only last week eight
young women came over from Scotland
TO live with relatives, brothers or mar
ried sisters. All Of these who desired, at
once went Tito domestic service in the
best families Of Mt. Airy. One of the
and he says all are delighted with the
experiment. -
The plant of which Mr. Woodruff is
manager, Is one OF the most extensive
granite works in.thc South, EMPLOYING
500 men. with o payroll Of $4,000 a
montI, It's shipment of granite and
marble MARI, last year aggregating 1900 car
country. One, of the finest office build
lng5 now under course of construction
| N Washington, a ten-story struc ture
at the corner OF Fifteenth and EiEh.
teenth Streets, Is of Mt. Airy materi j.
ana recently In furnishing the material
Tor the Washington Monument at the
! Brooklyn. N. T., the company hinne -
tons '''''s se y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
Pardon Granted.

Governor Swanson yesterday, at the
suggestion OF Judge Witt and Common
wealth's Attorney Folkes pardoncd
years on the charging OF stealing . n
Overcoat. -
i seems that some other prisoner
not YET tried has confessed 10 the COM
mission Of the crime - sS'''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31

The statement follows;
655,600.
G7270O. 40
!, CIRCULATION. s5o.sao.ooo; decrease.
100000
!. Legal q 4. 4 tenders, s7s,4s5,ooo; Increase.
! sSP3ses a sl95,a591oo; increase, slo,-
$4,000. 3s , n
Reserve required Sa54.s54,ss5; in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31

ton Will he generally inimcal to
the best Interest OF the State and to-
the business Of the people, and, finally,
that It Is not fair play toward tic
railways.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
Bank Statement.

NEW YORK, March 30.-The. state
week shows that the banks hold s13,-
l3l,27b more than the legal reserve res.
uuirements This is an Increase Of
sS.42l.Sa5 us impaired With last week,
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-13
,e,,e. Magistrate. Ao"u., Report.

H. H. Clark, who has served so
efficiently as police magistrate dur
ing the past two years, has just COM
pleted his annual report for the year
ending April /, 1907. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Cash collected from fines. S ,050 45
Fines worked out on streets l,1OO 40
Amount paid into city. $50 O5
Police fees 80 40
The salary of the police magis-
trate for the year was $l99.SO, leav-
ing d net income to the city ofS76O.-
%, besides over sl.lO0 worth of
work done on our streets by Weary
Willies. drunks and vags. The Of
flee of police magistrate seems to
have been quite an asset for the city
during the past year.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-13

been travelling agent. His present
whereabouts, according to his wife,
is unknown.
Burtis has been resident of Pu-
eblo since leaving La Junta about
seven years ago, has prospered, and
lived in apparent affiuence until re-
Gently. He is now fugitive from
justice aad is supposed to be in Tex
as or Arkansas. He recently wrote
a letter to his wife in which he made
the startling declaration that he was
a victim of brain storm" and sug-
gested the appointment of lunacy
commission. He was positive that
he could not have treated his wife in
the way he did unless he was crazy.
Thos. R. Hoffmire is Mrs. Burtis'
attorney.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-13
Wedding Sells.

On Saturday. the 9Th instant, we'd
ding chimes merrily rang out on the
early morning air. Then it was
that two prominent couples Of our
city were happily married. At $50
o'clock the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. N. Harrison, on Belleview avenue.
was all astir. Their daughter. Miss
Pearle, was then united to Ray Car
Isle in the bonds Of holy wedlock.
The officiating minister, w. G..
Barron, then hastened to the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Draper.
where at 600 o'clock their daugh-
ter. Miss Ethel. and James Gray
were united in holy bonds. The
couples served q attendants each at
the others nuptials. The cere-
monies over. wedding breakfast was
served in each home, Delighted
guests were present. The happy
couples early took the automobile
route to Rocky Ford, and there
boarded the west bound train. All
parties arewelI known.
The young gentlemen are fine
specimens Of manhood. Both are
industriously engaged in business,
Mr.. Carlisle with the Mayhew firm
and Mr.. Gray with the Bomgardner
& O'Neil firm. The brides are
choice young ladies from choicest
homes.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-13
soml sos. LOCAL rems.

Fitzpatrick Post. No. Al. G. A. R.,
has draped its charter with Grape in
memory Of their late comrade. J. y.
Russell.
Engineer Whitehead has moved
Into the new residence on Third
street recently completed by Mrs.
Charles Ford.
S II you want quick action. list your
property with me. have several
prospective buyers in sight at all
times. -R. B. Cook.
Engineer George Mackie has been
assigned to the 1887, while his en-
Rine. the LAP. is in the back shops
Tor Z general overhauling.
Ira Worman, who has been laid up
with the mumps for a period Of
three weeks. having hard seige OF
It. was able to be down town for the
first time last Tuesday.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-13
New. Of o,c.y.

Mart Bonham has purchased lot
in Olney and moved his house on it.
Miss Gertrude Weist. of Rocky
Ford. is visiting her sister. Mrs. A.
P. Smith.
Harry Gull has returned from
Wisconsin after visit there with
relatives.
Mr.. Conard. of Illinois. is visiting
his uncle. J. S. Conard. and family
Of this place.
Property has greatly decreased in
value since the assessors have COM
menced their annual hunt.
The Pure Springs Water Com
pany has laid its pipes within one
and one-half miles Of Olney.
The Quarterly Conference meet
ing was held recently. Four ad-
ditions to the church by letter.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Smith enter
tanned j. H. Moore, Mrs. Moore, j..
D. Conard and Miss Grace Conard,
Tuesday evening.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-13
"sonnie sries sush.''

OF all the book plays that have
been done in New York the past
three years. the adoption Of THE
Bonnie Brier Bush" was undoubted-
ly received with the greatest favor.
The dramatization of Ian MacLaren's
Scotch tales was done by James
Macarthur. editor of The Book
man." and Augustus Thomas. the
author of Alabama" Arizona"
The Earl Of Pawtucket." and The
Other Ticket"
The part cf Lachlan Campbell. the
old Scotch shepherd, is known as
one of the greatest characterizations
of the present era in theatricals, and
has been pronounced by critics a
masterwork.
The scenic enhancement is prom
ised to be an adequate portraiture
Of the scenes from which Ian Mac
Laren's stories were taken, and the
company this season is fully up to
the high standard maintained in the
past and includes many Of the orig,-
nal cast, also many others of note in
the theatrical world, and numbers in
al nineteen people. The entire or
iginal Kirke La Shelle. production
has been purchased by Messrs Ship
man and Colvin, and treat is in
store for those who witness this
beautiful play, which appears here
on Wednesday, April 18th. at the La
junta Theater.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-13
Help! Help! Help!

Nothing very serious the matter-dont get excited
but your HELP is needed. sS
Every man. every woman and every child can HELP
This town needs your HELP.
1t is good town. but every good citizen wants to
it become better town. But unless the good citizens
stand by the town. lend hand, put shoulder to the
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-13
"e;.. tn. People . Chance. !"

Among the speakers at the BAN
quet recently rendered the demo-
Gratis of Colorado by the democratic
members of the sixteenth general as
sembly." says last Sundays issue Of
the Denver News, was E. w. Nc
Daniel. brilliant young attorney Of
La Junta. 1t was his first appear
ance before a Denver audience and
he made most favorable impress
sion. He responded to the toast
"Give the People a Chance" and
made powerful plea for genuine
powerful government" The News
presented Mr.. McDaniel's speech in
full, all of two columns, feeling
that it is document that merits the
widest circulation. The first para
graph is IS follows:
The larger part Of the present
business Of the democratic party is
to reduce the distance between the
people and the government. " and in
furtherance Of this scheme various
plans are suggested, among them
being doing away with the electoral
college and electing the president by
direct vote Of the people, also United
States senators: the initiative and
referendum and primary elections
conducted by officials of the state.
The best plan for the democratic
party to pursue to reduce the dis
lance between the people and the
government would be to act upon
the suggestion Of southern editor
made at a Bryan banquet last We'd
nesday night. At the next demo-
cratic national convention have Will
liam J. Bryan nominate Theodore
Roosevelt for president Of the
United States, and make it unani-
NOUS.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-13
Fred 5. su,.I. s..s 10, Divorce.

Fred. S. Burtis. a former well
known resident of this city, is being
sued for an absolute divorce by his
wife. Mrs. Francis NJ. Burtis. who
also seeks the custody Of their two
minor children, a daughter. ten
years old. and a son. thirteen years
old.
Mrs. Burtis asserts thst her hus-
band has been committing crime in
obtaining money to the amount Of
several thosands Of dollars under
false pretenses by fradulently maxi
ing drafts and obtaining money
thereon. She also alleges that he
embezzled money from his former
employees and that many warrants
haye been issued for his arrest by
authorities in various places where
he has secured money.
Mrs. Burtis declares that as q re-
suit Of these criminal actions on the
part Of her husband she has suffered
great mental pain and distress aside
from the humiliation that has been
heaped upon her. She also sets up
another cruelty ground in her COM
plant, declaring that while she was
attending the state fair last year he
struck her in the face in the pres
ence Of great crowds without any
proyocation for his act. On Christ
mas eve. 1905. she AYERS. he re-
turned home drunk and securing q
revolver threatened to kill her.
The couple were married at Water
vile, Kan. on Christmas day. 1892.
Burtis for some time was in the coal
business in Pueblo. but Of late has
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-13

wheel or get in front
and pull, without balk-
ing, there won't be any
noticeable progress.
Towns are not Top
sizes. No town "just
grows" It's the peo-
pie in a town and
around it who make it
grow by feeding it the
right sort of diet.
A pig in a poke
won't get fat. Nor will
a town with its light
hidden under a bushel
attract attention from
outside.
Unless you throw
corn into a lean shoat
the animal never will be-
come a fat porker. 1t
is just as necessary to
feed a town and com.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-13

munity with fresh material from the outside world
1t is up you and each of get and forage for
the town. Speak good word for it. Write good letter
for it, To you the place where you live the most mpor
place in the world 1t is the best place in the world
1t is the center of the world The universe revoves
around it.
This being so-and You can't deny it-why not HELP
advertise the of the unversel Why tell your
friends and acquanance elsewhere what they missing
by living away from the real centeri
Talk has built up many town-every town, in fact
Talk build up this You can't talk much if
you talk right.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1907-06-28
FRIDAY. JUNE %, 1907.
REFORMAToRY FOR BOYS.

The pernicious results attendant
upon the imprisonment of boys in
the same institution with harden
ed criminals have been commented
on all over the State. Tennessee
has now fallen into line with the
most progressive States and, by
the authority of the last general
assembly, reformatory will be
established at Nashville and all
prisoners who receive penitentiary
sentences will be sent there I'M
der eighteen years of age. The
State pays for the transportation
of all such charges and the boys
will be taught some useful trade
during their stay at the re-
formatory. The reformatory will
be in charge of competent man
and the experience will in all
cases be beneficial rather than
hurtful to the inmates, it it be-
lieved.