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The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1910-03-03
Former Bull
Fighters Museum

For 46 years the Corona family had occupied
the plain two-story house called Casa de Co
roma" the Viga canal. in the dapidated vii
lage known Ell Puente del Jamaica. This vii
lage ist reached now by the Ixtapalpa electric car,
being the first step beyond the head of the canal.
and whatever of fame interest it enjoys it
derives solely from the old house at the southern
extremity of its one street, the house of Corona.
which contains the bull fighters museum.
morning is ample time for the trip Lillian
Webster says in the Mexican Herald, and while
people from the four corners of the world have
discovered this museum. the register reveals.
there are many people in the city who have
hardly heard of 1t; to the lover of the quaint.
curious and historic it is certainly well worth
visit for Juan Corona during rs years was
gathering from here there and everywhere val
liable collection of curiosities. He was Sunday
bull fighter and used to fight in the Bucareli ring
which does not exist now. but every day in the
week he was collector and philanthropist
who by his generosity and kindness endeared
himself not only to the people of his own village
but to all people with whom he came in contact
He died 81 years ago. but his daughter. kind
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1910-03-03
Now the Hired MANS Say.

ut says here that the government is
going to encourage snail farming" re-
marked the oldest inhabitant as he
opened his weekly paper in the country
store. a,s.
"Give me the paper, Hezekiah," has.
tened the farmer who had Just come in
with basket of eggs.
What do you want with 1t, Jason?"
by cricky. want to show it to my
hired man and let him apply for a Job
on one OF them snail farms"
"Shucks! An ordinary hired man
wouldn't be any use on snail farm.
The blamed critters would run over
him."
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white-haired spinster. and his four sons. with
their families, occupy the old home and keep ten
der watch over the treasures which their father
gathered with so much patience and expense dur
ing lifetime
One walk down the corridors, on whose
walls great paintings falling into strings from
age, and climb the stone stairs, where a comely
servant will greet and show the curiosites.
or. better, let one look at everything to the
hearts content.
In the upper corridor there number Of
immense earthen Jars which were excavated at
point not far distant and which are valuable
samples OF the work of potters of other days In
corner Of this corridor there is a quaint foun-
tain and pool in whose walls are laid in rlosaics
formed Of bits Of broken glass and porcelain. the
whole ornamented with hideous stone Indian
idols. From the corridor passes through the
household kitchen to the old one. which is never
used and the walls of which literally lined
from top to bottom with every class of earthen
cooking vessels. wooden spoons. forks and choco
late heaters. Near by Is the dining room whose
long table contains "a quaint collection of vases
and Dishes while the walls hung with pic
lures and painted porcelain bowls. in two OF
which the portraits of Macmillan and Car
lotta. There are dishes and plaques made by the
Indians of remote regions which even in this day
of railway facilities difficult to find. There
tall "ollas" where soup for regiment could
be made.
The dining opens into the bedroom
where in corner, stands the silver bedstead
which Santa Ana died, 1t being deliberately
dressed with hangings and covers of coarse white
lace. On the wall by the head of the bed is a
group of guns. swords and pistols. In an
other corner of the stands an oldfashioned
four-posted bed which belonged to lady in wait
ing to Carlota, and at its side is hand-carved
leather trunk which belonged to the patriot Hi.
dalgo. Above the trunk is the carved ivory
handled rifle of Miramon. bearing his arms and
name.
The daughter in speaking of the school for
poor children which occupied on the first
floor of the house for years. said: yes. my
father established the school and maintained it
for many years. In more recent years the teacher
paid by the town government and three
years ago the school moved by that same
authority to house in the village Immediately
back of this. which is known as La Resurrec-
tion.'"
When asked about the sale of articles of the
museum she said: Yes have had some offers.
but they have been made principally by tourists
and have usually been very small, while many Of
the things here cost my father much money. For
example. the gun of Miramon and the cross of
La Musa Mexcana' each cost $500 OF course
many things were presented to him by friends
who knew of his interest in rare and historic
things, but" she added, tendery everything is
very dear to us and do not care to part with
anything"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1910-03-03
SOME REASON IN OBJECTION
Scottish Kilt Doubtless a Reasonable
and Convenient Garment, But Not
for All Occasions.

AT dinner at Claridge's. the
smartest hotel in London" said. with
no little pride a Chicagoan, II sat be-
side young Rhinelander Stewart,
Anita Stewards brother you know.
Anita Stewart married Don Miguel of
Braganza.
Il joked Rhinelander bit on the
kilt that he wore at his sisters Scot
tish wedding. He took my Joking in
good part. He said the kilt was fine.
conventional dress. and till recently
he had thought 1t suitable everywhere
and for all purposes.
Recently, though. he suggested that
the house servants in Tulloch castle
should wear as livery the Stewart kilt;
but the major domo objected.
Now said Mr.. Stewart. what is
your objection? st-t
"'Aweel, sir the major domo an
swered, IA man Gamma clean upstairs
windows in kilt. moo, can he" '-Ex-
change.
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q cap. This brgandLke being was in league
with the porter of the hotel and 1t followed that
the porter knew of no one more Trustworthy ana
scholarly guide to ancient Athens than Phi
lopouos. The man. fortified by the presence OF
some others with whom he had scraped acquaint-,
ance in the hotel dining room. blindly delivered
himself into the hands OF this Grecian Phistine.
When they had worn eighth Of an inch OF
the soles OF their shoes tramping the bold Philo-
poulos. on the steps Of the Acropolis. thrust his
hand into his bosom and drew out-no, not a pis-
toll. but a small bag. which he held out with
air of proud independence. The looked
the other way. The idea was holding tight. An
English girl, whom he had neglected to inform
that he married. lightly touched his
and whispered. you must give him til-he's
picturesque" At that moment the lost
his idea. He ostentatiously gave Philopoulos
handful of coins
1t is all very sad but the gets along bet
ter since he has lost his idea
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er. who was member OF
the Affiliated Order of Associated So
cial Plumbers. moved in and prepared
to occupy the best bedroom for the
v2ipter while he supervised the plumb
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1910-03-03

and half hours Of refined vaudeville thrown in
things which he never patronized at home, but
now felt a feverish anxiety to indulge in he con-
suited the head waiter at his hotel to whom
needless to say. he had not confded his
That functionary insisted that life was a blank
without ride in "caros." or sedge drawn by
bullock. and caros accordingly engaged
and the expedition set out, the sextant, brass
tube and oil stained manuscript usual in explora-
lions being conspicuous by their absence. Dur
ing the course of the perilous humping over the
Rstones the driver in the intervals of shifting his
N EN- and greasing the runners held a converse
= p with him which might have been intelligent
Hsd he understood even one-ffth of 1t. When
the caros returned to the hotel, the driver held
up ten fingers and calculated Teen hunder
reis" Holy smoke!" said the man. you thiev-
ing blackguard-here." and handed him dollar
and half-"Now be of with you" That even
ing the other occupants Of the verandah
Mortified to hear succession of explosives issu-
ing from the mans mouth he read in his Bae-
deker that 1000 refs dollor.
The man next moved to Alexandria He
had forgotten every care but his vow. He still
chung to the idea He climbed down the steps
into the bargelike boat with the crowd mostly
mountaineering Americans. and thought he
might investigate its Pharaohs and see If there
was anything in the story of the plaques OF Egypt
When he did land. after having crcumvented by
blank and uncomprehending stare the head
boatmans insinuation that "leetel mona was a
desirable thing, his bags bumper on the
quay and he found himself the center of an ad
miring crowd. conspicuous among which the
head boatman, whom he thought he had said fare
well to forever Pointing to his bags he said,
serenely, "hote" A pleased grin around his
audience. who all looked at the head boatman,
who shook his head The man held up half
dollar. Contrary to expectation. there was no
rush for his baggage. Suddenly the head boat
man. with grave and impressive air. advanced.
You give dolla-me half dola-backsheesh eh?"
The looked about him. The idea did not
seem so precious. 1t was growing late After
all uyocn pnh TuyC vr,fr ofkou
cession trailed into the hotel. consisting of the
man and two persons. one of whom the head
boatman. f-s ~ ~ 'A+s.
When the struck Greece Greece made
haste to retaate in the person Of picturesque
lirate in baggy tousers. a red sash. earrings and
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1910-03-03
heMan and HlsIded


HIS 10 the story OF . man
with money and an idea.
Being an American. he
naturally had money and
incidentally the idea. and
he was .prouder Of his idea
than anything he had
ever done or owned.
1t came about this way.
The steam heater indig-
nantly refused to perform
its duties and the plumb
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1910-03-03
THE STORY OF THE PEANUT
SHELLS.

AS everyone knows, c. W. Post OF
Battle Creek, Michigan. is not only a
maker of breakfast foods. but he is a
strong individual who believes that the
trades-unions are a menace to the lib
erty of the country.
Believing this, and being natural
born" scrapper for the right, as he
sees it, Post, for several years past,
has been engaged in a ceaseless war
fare against 1.-The Labor Trust" as he
likes to call 1t.
Not being able to secure free and
untrarlmeled expression OF his opin-
Ions on this subject through the regular
reading pages of the newspapers he
has bought advertising space for this
purpose, Just as he Is accustomed to
for the telling Of his Postum STORY"
and he has thus spent hundreds Of
thousands of dollars in denouncing
trades-unionism.
AS a result Of Posts activities the
these organizations: how they are
honeycombed with graft, how they OBJ
struct the development Of legitimate
business, curtail labor's output. hold
up manufacturers, graft upon their,own
membership, and rob the public. Natu-
rally Post is hated by the trades
unionists, and intensely. t
He employs no union labor, SO they
can not call out his men, and he def1es
their efforts at boycotting his products.
The latest means of getting Post Is
the widespread publication of the story
that car which was recently wrecked
in transmission was found to be loaded
with empty peanut shells, which were
being shipped from the south to Posts
establishment at Battle Creek.
This canard probably originated with
President John Fitzgerald of the Chi
cago Federation of Labor, who, 1t is
said, stated 1t publicly, as truth.
Post comes back and gives Fitz-
Fitzgerald's statement as a deliberate
talsehood, an undetermined and coward
ly attempt to injure his business. hav-
ing not the slightest basis in fact. AS
such an effort it must be regarded. 1t
Is significant that this statement about
"the peanut shells" is being given wide
newspaper publicity. In the patent
inside" of an eastern country paper I
find it. and the inference naturally Is
that labor-unionites are insidiously
spreading lie.
An institution Cor a many which
will resort to moral intimidation and
to physical force, that will destroy ma
chinery and burn buildings, that will
main and kill If necessary to effect it's
ends, naturally would not hesitate to
spread falsehood for the same pur
poses.
We admire Post. While we have no
enmity toward labor unions, SO long as
they are conducted in an honest, live
kind of way, we have had
enough of the tarred end of the stick
to sympathize thoroughly with what he
is trying to do. He deserves support
A man like Post can not he killed, even
with lies. They are a boomerang: every
time. Again, we kno,o, for hasn't this
weapon, every weapon that could be
thought of, been used land not simply
by labor unions) to put us out of bust
ness, too?
am going to drink too cups of
Postum every morning from this time
on. and put myself on diet of Grape
Nuts. Bully for Post!-Editoridl in
The American Journal of Clinical Ned
icine.
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Distinction.

Stranger lin OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
this town noted for? Anything in par.
ticular?
Uncle Welby Gosh-Yes. sir. Mrh
Guinness hain't never been found here,
Doc. Cook amt hidin nowheres in this
neighborhood, and were not tryin' TO
git the Jeffrles-Johnson prizefight.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1910-03-03
|NC0m Es sSMzTH7Rs S&M !

Liberal low cost Limited Accident
Health Policy issued by strong old Inns
stock company to men and women. all oc-
equations, ages16 to 10. 81 0policy payR
SIS weekly, ann. cost $500. $4,000 policy
pays SIS weekly, ann. cost $40, includ-
Ing pat. Identification pocketbook. En-
Cos and p. Ms. everywhere, Agents
wanted. Write Geo. a. Slough. Gen'l
Agents wanted. Geo. A. Slough. Genl
ACT, 40 Symes Bldg. Denver. Phone
Main S3SS.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1910-03-03

1t is said that in California when a
guest overstays his welcome, instead
OF putting flea in his ear" they put
several in his bed.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1910-03-03
Force Of Habit.

You know that pretty salesgirl
took home from the dance?"
yes"
well. stole kiss
what did she say?'
will that be all?"-Jndge.
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A Few Years Hence.

Knicker-You look tired.
Bocker-Yes; 1 was up all night fly.
Ing the baby.-Harpers' Bazaar.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1910-03-03

When automobile tires give out tho
machine has to be retired or retired.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1910-03-03

Ing. The consequences were. first.
that the maids. including the cook.
left Second. that the man had to go
out for all of his meals and became
slave to a cross-eyed waiter; and.
Isfrd.; that his wife divorced him for
NE winter. the grounds of complaint
being that he growled continually of
cold feet. though this fact was not al.
lowed to reach the newspapers.
The idea came to him one evening
after the cross-eyed waiter had re-
turned his quarter to him with the
unasked advice that he might need It
to buy petrol for his flying machine.
and that the waiting brotherhood rec
ognized no smaller coin than half a
dollar. He thereupon swore dire
oath that he would shake the mud of
New York from his shoes for the win
ter and go to Europe: and. by gol.
ly"-here is the idea-"there would
be not a. tip on the way. If he could
help it. No! sir. Not on your life"
Appropriately. first of all he struck
a place OF palms. not the kind that
grow upon hands. but of the tree fam
lily. This was Funchal. in the Madeira
islands. When he had found that
there were no chewing gum parlors
or moving picture shows, with two
The Lamar register., 1910-06-15

and pork Just across the line anx-
iOus to come into this country II !
could get in. The consumers would
like to know Just by what economic
miracle duty of / 1-2 cents keeps
a pound of Canadian meat from
coming here to a market that is
from 6 to Is cents better for the
man producing meat than his own.
Still another: Coffee, upon which
there is no duty, Is sold here in
the raw as imports at about 1-2
cents a pound. A full explanation
is due az to how and why, throguh
fee reaches the consumer at the
price paid by him of from IS to
As cents pound according to where
he buys his supplies and under what
name he insists upon having the
coffee labeled.
To continue: The price of shoes
not having gone up. as it happens.
when there was a duty upon hides.
now that we have free hides. why
and how. through the korkings OF
the tariff, the price of shoes now
is rising.
Perhaps it will be easy for the
Democratic orators to explain all OF
these things to the satisfaction, not
only to themselves. but of the Amer
lean people. If they havn't the
time, being so busily engaged in
producing political noise. to explain
all. they ought to explain at least
one. Perhaps they will; perhaps
not.-New York Press.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-15

The following suggestions from
the agricultural department of the
American Beet Sugar Co. will prove
Of interest to growers:
Beet thinning has so far pro-
gressed quite satisfactory but 1t
is from this time on that a delay In
thinning is the most serious. The
laborers work more slowly owing to
the hot weather and 1t will be ne
cessary for the beet growers to
have larger gangs and watch the
work more carefully in order to
get a good job and have 1t done
in time. With warm weather the
thinners get more careless in their
work, leave more weeds and double
plants and are less careful OF leav-
ing q good stand. Therefore get
sufficient men to get your thin
ming done quickly and spend your
time in the field to see that the
work is done properly.
Cultivation with duck feet and
calf tongues should begin as soon as
the beets are thinned. These cul-
tivations should be deep in order to
loosen the ground. thus stimulating
the growth Of the plants and pre-
serving the moisture. Civilizations
should be continued each week or
ten days until the beets are far
enough advanced to lay by.
Keep the fields free from weeds
and a hoeing will be necessary short
ly after thinning is finished.
See that irrigations are given Of
ten enough to keep the beets grow
ing continuously. While it is well
to keep the water off the field af-
ter thinning until the beets require
additional moisture. you must also
not leave the irrigation go until the
last minute and then find that there
is no water In the ditch with which
to irrigate. Between the two, irri-
gate a little sooner than you would
like rather than too late. The pres
ent windy weather is drawing the
moisture from the ground very rap
idly and irrigation at the best will
be necessary very shortly.
Should any diseases or insects ap-
pear in your fields notify the agri-
culturists at once.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-15
Tariff Cost Of Living

Democratic members Of Congress
new and old, stale and fresh' are
holding an unusually lively talk-fest
ON how the American tariff System
ia entirely and wickedly responsible
for the high cost of living. In TINS
matter the people of the ohi'eu
States are all from Missouri. anu
it is up to some of the orators
therefore, to show why and now
through the workings of our tariii'
potatoes. which in the State of New
York, are delivered by the farmers
at the freight train for thirty cen's'
increase in price by the time they
reach the consumer in this city 10
$3.50 or $1.50.
One more: Why and how, through
the, workings of the tariff cot'oi'
is SO high-there being no duty up
on cotton-that cotton goods can
not be made, or sold, for price
that consumers will pay to main
tain their usual consumption.
Again: The duty on beef. NUT
ton. lamb, veal. pork. ETC., oeihe
only 1 1-2 cents a pound now anu
why. through the workings OF the
tariff, the price of meats in TINS
country should be from to 10
cents . pound more than In can
ada. a. the orators tell US, there
being plenty Of beet and mutton
The Lamar register., 1910-06-15
June II, 1890



They have run out the minister
at Granada and reduced the price
of beer to SC per glass. We al
ways knew that when Frank Allen
got to be mayor of that town there
would be retrenchment and reforms
1t was 1o3 in the shade Thurs
day afternoon.
E. E. Pike. a merchant at Null
vane, is expecting soon to move
to Lamar.
A call for a meeting of the
Prowers County republican commit
tee was published with DR.. w. NJ.
Cummings named as chairman an
G. A. Watson secretary.
The Times-Irrigator is being re-
moved from Lamar, and will next
week be issued from Granada. MT.
Norris, the editor. is recognized as
one of the brightest men OF the
profession and the paper will con-
tinue as a hard and effective fight
er for the republican party. The
Granada exponent will be discontin-
ued, and its editor. Geo. B. Mer-
rill, will hereafter have editorial
charge of the Register. which Will
at an early date be enlarged and
greatly improved.
The Register was Just beginning
its fifth volume.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-15
Pathfinder Car Here

Automobile Reliability Tour, which
Is scheduled ITO leave Denver June
% for run of 705 miles, stopped
in Lamar Tuesday morning for a
half hour. 1t was in charge of G.
A. Blanchard, manager of the tour.
and was big Studebaker Garford
40" The party besides Mr.. Blan-
chard consisted of Fred Gall. driver;
G. A. Birch, of the Denver Post,
which is fathering the tour; and
l.. A. Towne. of the Great Western
Oil Co. They were met at the Sun
day garage by mayor Lee and a
few citizens.
Mr.. Blanchard informs us that
Lamar will be reached on the morn
ing of the fourth day out. and the
cars making the run will be requir-
ed to come from the road north of
the river to town and down Main
street across the railroad and
around one block. There will be
no stop here. however. as they ex-
pect to make Cheyenne Wells for
dinner. and stop that evening at
Hugo. It was the original inten-
tion to make a four day trip. max
ing Lamar the stop for the third
night. but owing to the bad con-
di.ion of the roads between Denver
and Pueblo. they were forced to
change and stop the third night al
La Junta.
The car only remained in Lamar
about thirty minutes and hurried
on to Cheyenne Wells for dinner.
Mr. Birch of the Post spent the time
here in the Register office getting
q few facts about Lamar.
The tour. which starts from Den
yer on June 2s, will cover 7O5
miles. and will be a larger event.
in point of entries. than the annual
Glidden tour. At least thirty-five
and likely forty machines will start.
and the rules governing the event
are similar to those used for the
Glidden. 1t will not be a speed
contest hut test run. A regular
.cbeduIe covering five DAYS. has
been drawn up and the cars must
n. a, ce,,a,n noints at specified
,,u.. II 4. the object of the driv-
a. ,o ,ale b,s machine through
vi,h . perfect score. which is only
,o..,h,e vhen .diustments to the
.n.,na a. .nec,f,ed in the rules,
are necessary
rh. ror,e 4. from Denver to Chey
80. .rd h.c. ,o Denver by the
- =, o,a.,.v For, Co,,ins and
-. ,,,.. ,n tho northern mart
:, ~. .,.,. Tben a second start
g.. nanvor for co,orado Springs.
-. =. INIT. and returning 10
a.. o.n,,,, through Lamar and
a.. .,.,n n.r, NJ the state.
.s,,,.,. declare that even
q, 49,. -..d. .ro ,r the hest of con-
.,., =. I'll, he n hard test. as 4,
~, .a.s,v for the machines