La Junta tribune., 1910-04-30

Many ponderous editorials are be-
Ing written on the meaning" OF the
exodus Of one hundred thousand
American farmers into Canada last
year. The greatest significance seems
to be, casually. that it pays to adj
vertise
The cantaloupe industry in Otero
county along the line OF the Missouri
Pacific will have great increase
over last season. The acreage will
be distributed about as follows: Ord
way. $50 acres; Sugar City. 1876 acres
Olney. l75 acres; Dayton, $50 acres:
Numa. $50 acres
Men who wouldn't lend money on
good rGl estate without careful
animation OF the title will launch
their money In far away mining
schemes merely on the promise OF
utter strangers. Save as he will. II
is hard for the man who has the
habit OF testing such schemes to pile
up his pennies fast enough to salts
fy the greed OF the schemers,
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They say that the proposed manu-.
facture OF paper from beet pulp will
insure the farmers who are now get
ting S. per ton for beets a ready
market at 81 per ton. Manufacturing
paper from beet pulp is not an ex-
pertinent but practical industry
which has been carried on In Ger.
many for years. There seems to be-
no end OF prospects for the greatest
valley on earth.
Citizens OF Wiley are circulating
petition to have the Fort Lyon
Canal Company's offices removed
from Las Animas TO that place. and
money is being subscribed to pnr-
chase lot for an office building
Should the offices be- moved to that
pleasant little village. and the voters
OF Prowers county decide to make 1t
the capital city OF that agricultural
empire Wiley will be some pumpkins
In the Arkansas Valley.
The fruit growers OF Colorado
have come through their annual
scare without any bones broken. The
cold snaps came two weeks ahead
OF time and this fact makes the safe.
ty Of the crop all the more assured
from now on. II Is hardly probable
that there will be another freeze this
spring. The freeze for the last three
years has come the last week Of
April. Most of the western slope es-
capped practically unsea,hcd and the
smudge pots did Il. II was the old
story OF the wise and foolish virgins.
the former with their lamps trimmed
and burning. the latter seeking to
borrow oil-ficld and Farm.
=
Mark Twain. as n humorist. was no
respeetcr OF persons. When he was
living In Hartford Bishop Doane was
rector OF an Episcopal church. Twain
had listened TO one OF the minister's s
best sermons ON sunday morning.
After the services the humorist ap.
preached the rector and said politely
Il enjoyed your sermon this morn.
ing. welcomed II as an old friend.
I have book In my library that con,
iains every word Of IT.
Impossible. sir" replied the rec
tor Indignantly
Not at all assure you II is the
truth"
Then I shall trouble you to send
me that book" said the rector. show.
Ink more indignation.
The n.x, morning DR.. Doan. rceciy.
ed. with Marks compliments. n die.
tionary.
Preachers. as rule. do not ap.
prov. OF profanity. Most u them
arsu. that under no conditions Is
., Jnstifiabi.. Very few preachers,
however. have had experience with q
bucking gasoline engine They are
strangers to unusual conditions In
this very material world. Once upon
= time there was = preacher who
started upon u long Journey across
the sea. A storm came up and the
sailors were sent aloft to furi the
sails and prepare for the danger
witch threatened. The preacher vas
greatly shocked by the pfofanity Of
the sailors. ~ the fury of the storm
hf,sied real DANCER hc thotAsht n vaa