La Junta tribune., 1911-03-11


new engine at the pump house.
l.. A. Burnsides, OF ia Cimarron
avenue. visited the office OF the
great family Journal last Monday and
requested that his name be expunged
from the wet list" which he under
stood was to be run In this paper
for an indefinite period. When In
formed that one publication would
probably be 4 great sufficiency, he
seemed somewhat relieved, but said.
well, l want my name taken off
the list anyway. as ! have changed
my mind and am now going to vote
dry. Those fellows told me that the
names would not lie published, but
It appears that they did not know
much about II. Take II off any way.
for I'm going to vote dry" II there
are any more who are In the same
humor we will take great pleasure in
publishing their names.
How many people really know that
Washington was not Torn on Febru-
ary ?2d? II is true that he vas
born an even number OF years ago
February 22d, but he was really born
on February IL. 1882. In 1876. We
believe that was the year. there was
. change made In the calendar and
the dates were set ahead eleven days.
This was done in England by act OF
parliament. and the members who
voted for the bill came near being
mobbed by the people who were led
TO believe they were thus robbed of
eleven days OF their lives. II was as
certained by the astronomers That
false reckoning had been going on for
years and that a mistake OF eleven
days had been made and because of
this the date was showed ahead. II
took long time for the people TO
become accustomed TO the change
This is the manner In which a
Michigan business man explains why
he adyer,ises and why he uses news
papers In preference TO any other
medium: 4 advertise In tn. news
papers because | am not ashamed of
my goods or my work and TO let the
people know about myself. my store
and my stock because | cater 10 the
intelligent class who read the papers.
and | believe in increasing my busi-
ness: because | can talk TO NOR peo-
pie through the newspapers al a
greater distance In less time and at
more reasonable price than in any
other way. because my newspaper
advertising has brought me greater
returns for the least expenditure OF
any advertising I have done; because
when | write an ad | am no, too
stingy 70 pay for placing Il In the
best possible medium or 10 have IL
Inserted SO II Is attractive: because
! know my nd is seen and read by
everyone In the house where the
paper goes
Wonderly had as fine a show the
first three days OF this week - he
has had In many 4 dsy--not saying.
OF course. that he don, have . good
show every dsy-but the first of
this week vas especially good the
vaudeville stunt In particular. The
lady Of this team Was AL artist and
no mistake The motion picture ON
Wednesday evening. one of them. ~as
entitled. The Popular Tune."- the
one that you hear at the vaudeville.
and the washlady and stenographer
hum. the little German tand and the
hand organ plays. and the office boy
plays upon his harmonica. This par.
tcular tune Was worse than 4 night.
mare TO the motion hero. and his
trials and triGuistions IN trying TO
escape from It's aggrayating melody
were very graphically portrayed by
tn. picture. The orchestra put more
III. into the picture BY reproducing
and Initiating the various kinds OF
music that the hero bumped into
from the song OF the vaudeville sr.
tbs, to the music of a real German
band-and although the personnel Of
the band Was mostly Irish the effect
was very realistic.
Buricsque. ridicule. false issues and
anecrs will NO, win an election for
the vets or any one else. You may
fool all Of the people som. OF the
time. but you canno, fool sli Of
them all Of the time. Early this