La Junta tribune., 1909-05-15

business than anything else Tell a
man he Is sick, keep 1t up, and you
VIII eventually hound him TO death.
How many persons know what an
important factor the barbed wire
fence has been in the civilization OF
the west? 1t has been. perhaps. the
most effective instrument In ciyiliz-
Ing in checking the Indians 1, is
responsible for many a victory over
the red man that has. gone to the
credit of the soldiers. The Indian
might overcome other obstacles, but
he could not compete with the barbed
wire. II checked his wild rides, 1t
hampered him and he had to sue
cumb. The barbed wire fence vas
FAR more effective in subduing The
Indian than all the bullets that could
be nodded. Not only this, but the
barbed wire has played a. large part
In the productiveness OF our western
soil. Hundred OF miles OF barbed
wire fencing attracted electrical
| currents and these currents playing
along the wires produced rain which
caused the crops to grow.-Bill Cody.
On the western border OF the Gar
den Of Eden east Of town the Santa
Ea ha, al. Ink,
reads as follows: This land is
the property of the A. T. 4 S. F. All
persons are forbidden from deposit
ing any dead animals or debris OF
ing written permission OF the livi-
sion superintendent All trespassers
will be prosecuted according to law"
1t is very evident that some one has
received written permission" from
some Of the powers that be on the
Santa Fe. On the south side of the
main road leading to the Garden Of
Eden there is about as big a pile OF
tin cans and miscellaneous assortment
Of old junk and rubbish as one would
hope to see outside of the lump
ground Of some of the larger cities.
1t is one Of the leauties Of the land
scape that prospective buyers OF The
lands east of town have pointed out
to them when automobiling that way.
The superintendent who is RESPONSE
BILE for the written permission"
ought to be arrested and confined in
the hoosegow until he issues an order
to have the nuisance abated.
Engine 917, one of the largest
types of freight engines in the ser
vice of the Santa Fe. has just been
completed at the shops in Topeka. 1t
weighs 292.140 pounds. The principal
point OF interest about the engine is
the boiler. which is a decided inno-
walton in locomotive boiler construc-
ton 1t Is the first one of the type
ever constructed and the indica-
tions are that it will revolutionize
this kind of work. Already plans are
under way to build several of sim
liar pattern for service on the Santa
Fe and other roads. The principal
difference between the new type of
boiler and the old is that the usual
form of flat sheets which have con-
structed the fire box has been elm
mated and sets of channel sections
riyited together substituted. The
usual form of stay bolts has been
done away with except for the front
and back sheets. The fire box is
built up OF number of sections Sc
curely riveted together. These sec
tions are connected by rectangular
shaped holes through stay sheets
which provide for the circulation
of water.
In the northwest part of our eoun-
i try lives a well-known Irish mag
istrate. man of liberal education,
and full quota of genuine wit. A
short time ago Jim and Bet. col
ored pair. called upon the squire to
be united for better or worse. rhe
squire having been notified of heir
coming, prepared and actually used
the following ceremony:
Jim, will you take Bet,
Without any regret.
To love and cherish,
Till one OF you perish.
And is laid under the sod.
So help you. God"