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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-16

MY little boy, three years old, trou-
AVA bled me considerably by going
to the homes OF neighbors without per-
mission, so / followed this plan.
whenever give him permission to 20
pin on him a little card on which is
written the word permission" When
the neighbors see the badge they allow
MIN to stay and play with the children.
II he appears without 1t, they send him
nome. The card can be used many
times, and the boy enjoys wearing 1t.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-16
Best Season for a
Wedding Is Autumn
decorations for October Nuptial Festivities Fore
runners of the Coming Winters Styles
in Trousseaux of Fashionable Brides

strapped tabs at the high waist line
I'm front. The cross-over ia edged
with dull gold embroidery. The chem
lsette is of gold and black embroi-
derry
The jaunty hat is a forerunner of
the winter styles. 1t is of smooth
silk beaver turned up back and front
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-16

XTHEN carrying oranges for n train
w or picnic lunch remove the skin
and seeds at home. and take the Dec-
tiOns, wrapped I'm waxed paper We
have always done this. but II nas been
such a gratifying discovery to the
friends VINO have appreciated this fore
that offer the suggestion B. w. X
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-16

A DRUGGIST told us to apply aqua
= ammonia to old rubbers 10 make
air upon the chemicals used in the
manufacture ofithe rubber can be coun-
teraeted by the ammonia. II. "A. l.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-16

THE wearer of rubber gloves VINO
applies the adhesive plaster with
indiarubber base, used by surgeons, to
the small holes that soon appear In the
gloves, will find their usefulness pro-
longed. c..
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-16

n ADY was in trouble. She trotted
r. in TO mother and pointed sig
niAcantly to her little nose.
what is 1t, Marion?" came the
anxious query. my ten-cent dolly's
foot" answered the infant investigator
with complacency
Baby was hurried off TO the nearest
doctor. but the toes OF the ten-cent
dolly's foot were neatly hanging them
selves over a ridge In the tiny nose,
and a specialists services were finally
required, including the administration
OF ether before the foot could be re-
moved.
But even a baby 700 small to be the
possessor OF a ten.cent dolly some
times gets foreign body Into the
nose A simple way 10 treat such an
emergency - to insert a soft dry
feather gently into the nostril, The
sneeze that win almost invariably fol-
low often relieves the difficulty. The
mother should never attempt 10 use a
nasal syringe I'm such cases, on ac-
count OF the danger OF getting the
LIQUID into the middle ear. Abscesses
may be caused by such an accident.
II the child is old enough, he may be
lS.Sc o. s@55ss@,z0 7gSSeS eS9S oH51
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-16

MUCH gas may be saved with lit
AVA tie care. bought a number OF
pans Of various sizes, but oil with
tightly fitting covers. Whenever l bake
bread or roast or for any other rea-
son have hot oven, i plan to cook
other things also. as many as the oven
VIII hold. Stewed fruits and all vege-
tables will cook as well in an oven as
on top of the stove II started boiling In
plenty of water and then put In the
oven In the covered vessels. Potatoes,
however, are spoiled by this process,
Mrs. A. j. M.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-16

nUR tomato crop is materially in
- creased II. after the third tier OF
tomatoes have set we cut or every
leaf, leaving nothing but the tomatoes
on the vine. e. h.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-16
DISCOVERIES

A friend whose large garden was be-
4 \ ing over-run with snails wrote to
the Bureau OF Agriculture at Washing
ton for a remedy. She was told to put
large pieces OF cut raw potato on the
underside of board. raised at one end,
q few inches from the ground. This
she did, with the result that In one
week a thousand snails had collected
In that one spot. w. M, II.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-16

~TvHE October wedding in the opin-
ion of many persons Is the most
" rictureSute WpddiuR of the year.
La Junta tribune., 1911-11-18

The assessed valuation in the var.
iOus cities and towns OF the county.
with the assessed valuation OF last
year. given for comparison. Is AS fol.
lows:
La Junta tribune., 1911-11-18
Santa Fs ossies Building Sites.

Superintendent kurn. accompanied
by . committee Of the directors Of
the La Junta Industrial Association.
last Monday visited the various sites
on which the latter have secured an
option NJ u location for the new
office building to bc erected by the
Santa Fc In this city during the com.
Ing year. The available sites are
the Methodist church corner. the
Marsh property on Fifth street. b..
tween Colorado and Santa Fe ave
nues. and the northwest corner OF
Colorado avenue and Sixth street su.
pertntcndent Kurn has made 4 report
to the powers that be In Topeka on
the sites that have been offered. and
In few days expects to learn dcfi.
nitely Just what will ~ decided upon
BY the Santa Fc.
La Junta tribune., 1911-11-18
District Court.

In The dis,ric, court this week.
Harry West. a Rocky Ford special Of
rcer during the fair entered pl a
of guilty to assault with Il deadly
weapon. and was fined 500 and costs
On the first day OF the fair n young
ster panhandled West for the price
OF a meal. net knowing he was an
officer. and WHEN the boy male an
attempt to get away, West fired n
shot at him. intlicting painful
wound In the hip. No permanent in
Jury resulted
The jury In the case OF Alexander
Levy vs.. Lee Hardesy fer an ac.
counting returned verdict In favor
OF the plaintiff, giving judgment for
the value OF seventy head OF horses.
twenty head OF mares to Hardesty.
and each was TO share one-half Of
the Increase. Expert testimony as
to the possible increase varied from
fifty head to $50 head. but the jury
estimated the Increase a, 100 head.
and gave Levy judgment for one
half OF this number and the origin
al bunch OF twenty head.
On Thurs day r. r. Robinson was
tried on a charge OF embezzlins $500
from the National Grocery Company
the defendant having failed to
make an accounting while acting as
The Jury brought In verdict OF gull.
ty. and fixed the amount embezzlcd
at $50
The case Of Sim Denton. charged
with the larceny OF COW from Alex
Yant. was on trial yesterday. Den.
ton butchored COW belonging Ia
Yant. and the branded hide was
found on his place. After the jury
had been sworn It developed tina,
there would be- some difficulty In es.
tahAIehiag the .t1entity Of the brand
and the case had to BE- postponed
for two days TO await the arrival OF
. csrthseA copy - the brand from
eAe- secretary OF state. The shsstfi
had 70 make 4 seventy mile trip In
an auto to secure an important wit
ne~s In the case. The deceased COW
might possibly be worth 500 and
there you are. Justice In rather ex.
pensive 10 an Innocent county some
times. and very tiresome to farmers
who would rather be at home hnrvcs,
Ing their beets. The case is still
on ax We go to press.
La Junta tribune., 1911-11-18

tcssusssA On ~. pass'.
La Junta tribune., 1911-11-18
W. c. T. v. NOTES.

The last w. C. 7. L. meeting was
held at the home OF Mrs. +. a.
Crooks. $40 Carson avenue Mrs. ]. T.
Cooter prepared the program for the
day. the subject OF which was "Pris.
on Work A sketch OF Elizabeth
Frys work for prison reform was
given. along with other selections
and suggestions for prison and re-
formatory work.
Mrs. Blevins gave beautiful solo
appropriate to the occasion.
The report from the W. C. T. U.
state convention. which was held at
Colorado Springs. was given by Mrs.
W. f. Stanton. La Junta's delegate to
the convention. The report was en-.
Enthusiastically received and she was
given vote OF thanks and the white
ribbon salute.
Colorado City was declared dry by
Judge ]. w. Shaefer, who has been
trying the case between the vets
and drys. On q recount OF votes the
drys won by three votes. The saloon
men threaten to appeal the case. and
In the meantime the saloons remain
open.
The members Of the Colorado w c
7. u. numbers a force of 3,50+ Our
loyal and fearless. leader. Mrs. Ad-
.rianna Hungerford. of Denver, was
again reelected president.
We give some OF the notes OF this
splendid convention. taken from the
w c. T. U. Messenger:
II seemed fitting that the great
convention should he held under the
shadow of Pixies Peak. with Its
snow capped head towering skyward
and Its feet firmly planted In the
earth like the ideals OF the w. c. T.
U. ever reaching upward but holding
TO the earthly setting OF practical
methods In work. The church In
which the convention was held. with
It's spacious rooms for committee
meetings. It's cheerful rest room
where the weary paS,sed to catch
breath and others chatted with their
friends. was all that could be desired
The audience room never held moi e
enthusiastic audiences than the
large ones that greeted the speakers
and sang. I'VE Are Out for PrOhi.
bition." and ''Colorxdo's Going Dry"
The convention was serious one
and all realized the great work which
WAS before them. The young women
who rode seventy miles by stage
before reaching the ears that would
bring her to the convention knew
there was earnest work ahead and
was ready to sacrifice tn have n share
In H. Besides those who were there
We knew there were the tried and
true women at home who were think.
Ing Of and praying for the convention
The great banner spanning the wir'
dow. with it's varied tints OF light
and bearing the prophetic words. ."Col-
Orado's Going Dry" was suggestive O'
the time when with Its fulfillment
new light and varied hope and happi.
ness will come into the homes Of
thousands In this great state who
are now directly or Indirectly under
this curse Of the l!suor traffic.
The address of Mrs Antoinette A.
Hawley WAS II brilliant setting forth
Of the work Of the minority. and the
address Of Rev. Eugene 81. John on
THE White Slave Traffic. stirred
the mother hear Of ril PRESENT
La Junta tribune., 1911-11-18
"z.s." s..s for sao.ooo.

An amended petition In The e2o..
900 damage ssit brossht In the CIR.
cut court By lnsley l.. Dayhof. de-
posed supsrintsndent Of the work.
house. because Of bic arrest June
iStA. was ltisd Monday. The new
suit nance - 1seendants. In addition
- .. W. Ackefoosc. at that time
Inspector - lstecuves. the follow.
lag: G. b. Mn an1 Prank ?. walsh.
nsobsss q he hoard Of put1ie W.
Ass. saA Nayoe Derise 4. Deevn.-
Kansas City JeufnaG
La Junta tribune., 1911-11-18
County Commissioners
Fix Tax Levy for Year

n EATH ard taxes are the only
things In this wCrld OF
which we mortals here be-
- low are absolutely sure. and
In some instances II Is toss up
which would be more acceptable.
When the taxpayers Of Otero county
receive their annual postal card COM
munication from the county treasurer
next January. announcing the sti-
pend that will be required OF them
to iubricate the wheels OF our demo
cratic state aad county government
the atmosphere win probably b
filed with a choice assortment Of
expletives that would not look well
In print. The only thing to do, how
ever, will be to grin and bear II
and hope for better things. The
levy for county purposes for the year
1911. as finally fixed by the county
commissioners. at midnight see
sion held on Thursday night OF last
week. is Is mills. an increase over
last year Of , mills. Including the
county high sohcol tax CT 3.5 mills
the total levy fer county purposes
will be 1875 mills. The total levy
fer county purposes and high school
last year was 1873 mills. an increase
this year OF 81 mills. Rocky Ford.
Manzanola and Fowler are exempt
from the levy for county high school
purposes. Z
The levy for county purposes for
each year since 1901 Is rs follows:
La Junta tribune., 1911-11-18
Democratic Official Wsskns.s.

One Of the most palpable confes
sions OF official weakness ever heard
from the lips Of an officer In the EN-.
pIoy Of the state was made recently
ty State Engineer Comstock In the
meeting Of the reservoir and ditch
owners In this district
In words whose meaning could not
be misunderstood. he told the irri.
cation men that he does not adminis-
ter the affairs Of his office according
TO the demands and needs Of the peo-
pie. but according 70 the Whims Of
Z water commissioner. vho hapens to
stand we'll In the favor Of the divi.
sion engineer. On the doctrine that
he IL . law.sbiding and law-cnforc.
ing officer. he tells the people Of this
district that he is apportioning the
water In accordance with the Law OF
1901 and that no matter what the
conditions may BE-. no matter what
time Of the year II may b.. II the
bitches on the lower Platte call for
water they shall b. supplied At any
cost.
An official who cannot aec over the
edge Of . statute book 10 inc0mpct.
snt u not dangerous. But . glance
~ the supersedeas order Of the su.
prems court makes Il plain that he
u not executing the order Of the
supreme court In accordance With III
provisions. II provides that the
state engineer shall spportion water
In accordance with the priorities and
the needs Of the sppropriators. But
Comstock stated that he simply trans
mitted the order 70 the division On.
giness aud that the discretion ol
the latter controls the distribution
Of the watsr.-Fort Collins Review
La Junta tribune., 1911-11-18
WsWSsssys rhsssse.

We jvst wondered Il the show
soing public ID aware thst the pic.
tufes shown at The Woadsriy are
most al features. anl We want 70
Nv 70 you that We have had the
pteasufe Of seeing some Of the M.
~ Dietnres n the history u Tie
besiasss, 10th scsaic snd dramatic.
q eoufss ths wes1sely = . vasds-
vile house. ~ ~ manager ssrsiy
tsses paes viGh ~ Dsetsss 80
80 -
La Junta tribune., 1911-11-18

Every town In The county shows
an Increase In valuation with the sin.
gle exception OF Swink. The asses.
scd valuation OF Otero county's only
saloon town shows n decrease Of 3i75
In the table following will be
found the tax levy In each one of
the school districts Of Otero county.
The first column IL the levy In mills
for bonds. second column levy In
mills for special. and the last column
the total levy In the school district.
including the levy for state. county.
school and high school-cverythin
hut the levy for municipal purposes:
La Junta tribune., 1911-11-18

With = total tax levy for all pur-
poses Of ISL mills the city OF
Rocky Ford leads all the towns Of
the county. which Is an Increase over
last year of %.i mills. La Junta Is
. close second with n total tax levy
Of 7?.S mills, an Increase over last
year OF IS mills. Swink with a
total levy OF as.5 mills an the low.
est levy In the county. The levy for
municipal purposes In Swink 10 only
Is mills.
The total number Of tax schedules
In the county for the year 1911 s
about $500. \ decrease from last
year Of s57. The decrease was oc-
casiOned by the secession Of Crowley
county from the territorial domain
Of what was once the big county OF
Otero.
The total assessed valuation OF
Otcro county for the year 1911 Is
3s.7si. $50. q decrease from last year.
when the county Of Crowley vas a
part Of Otero. of 3i..ss.7is. THIS lat.
ter figure would represent the assss'
sed value Of the new county Of Grow.
ley. but ~ that county now claims
an assessed valuation Of over $1,000
900. Il IL evident that valuations In
that county have been considerably
Increased ovef last year. In Otero
county the commissioners made some
radical changes In the assessed val.
uation while sitting as = board OF
equalization. The assessed valuations
Of the plants Of the American Beet
Sugar Company At Rocky Ford and
the Holly Sugar Company At sw,nk
were increased $500 900 each. The val.
uation Of the Rocky Ford sugar fac
tory was fixed Ut e6tS. .S55. and the
swink factory at Ss93.o5s. The vsiu-
alton Of the Santa fc In otero coun.
~ IL U.i3&.s50. The increase In
the valuation Of the sugar factories
was based. II II alleged. on re-.
port made by w. N. Wiley To the
secretary Of state. In which he claim
ID the value Of the Swink factory
was q 900 900.
Appropriation for the estimated
expenses Of Otero county for the
yeas 1918 were made 70 the varioua
ennls - ee1lows:
Ordinary county revenue. ..SSo.ooe
Roads and bridges =. :. =. so.0oe
Support Of poor .. :. :. -. o.Oo0
La Junta tribune., 1911-11-18

TIE assessed valuation Of the var.
ious school districts In Otero coun.
~ 1oe ths years 1910 and 1911 10
herewith givsn for comparison. No.
I. noe1v Ford. lsals ths scheel dis-
tricts q The county In valuation.
With L. Jsata. No. II. . close SEC.
onA. Ths valuatioas foiiow:
La Junta tribune., 1911-11-18

The total levy In mills. for state
county. municipal and school purpose,
In the various cities and towns OF
the county. with the total levy for
last year. given Tor comparison. is
La lolIoum:
La Junta tribune., 1911-11-18

purposes was fixed at 1875. an In.
crease over last year Of 81 mills. The
levy for county purposes is segregat-
ell as follows:
La Junta tribune., 1911-11-18

io'ni 'ouH'y tdA itNs l's5"
The levy OF one mill for special
advertising fund Is the first ever
made In the county. being authoriz.
ed under law passed at the last
session OF the legislature. This levy
viii yield a revenue Of about 81 900,
which is to be expended by coun-
~ board OF trade In advertising the
advantages OF otero county.
The mill levy for county and state
purposes. and the levy for municipal
purposes In the various cities and
towns cf Otero county. with the
levy for last year given for compar-
ison is as follows:
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-02
WINS FIGHT FOR LIFE

1t was long and bloody battle for
life that was waged by ]. B. Mershon,
of Newark, N. j., of which he writes.
Il had lost much blood from lung
hemorrhages, and was very, weak and
rundown. For eight months was un-
able to work. Death seemed close on
my heels, when began, three weeks
ago, to use DR.. Kings New Discovery.
But 1t has helped me greatly. 1t is do
ing all that you claim" For weak, sore
lungs, obstinate coughs, stubborn
colds, hoarseness, la grippe, asthma
hay fever or any throat or lung trou-
BILE it's supreme. SOC and $780, Trial
bottle free Guaranteed by G. r. Baker
& Co., of Mt. Vernon, and F. F. Fink
of Fredericktown
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-02
A CHARMING WOMAN

is one who is lovely in face, form,
mind and temper But it's hard for a
woman to be charming without health.
A weak, sickly woman will be nervous
and irritable. Constipation and kid.
ney poisons show in pimples, blothes,
skin eruptions and wretched COM
plexion. But Electric Bitters always
prove a godsend to women who want
health, beauty and friends. They reg
ulate Stomach, Liver and Kidneys
purify the blood; give strong nerves,
bright eyes, pure breath, smooth, vel
vety skin, lovely complexion and per.
feet health. Try them, SOC at G. r.
Baker & Co., Mt. Vernon, and r.
Fink, Fredericktown
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-02
GIANT NEW LINER
READY FOR SERVICE

Belfast, June Amidst the screach-
ing of countless whistles and the
cheers fiom large assemblage, the
mammoth new White Star liner Olym-
pic, Captain Smith, II. N. p, sailed out
of port today for Liverpool. 1t is the
initial trial Of this largest of all steam
ships and as consequence it is at
acting much attention in marine cir
cles. he ship will remain at Liver
pool day FOL public inspection and
tAen will proceed to Plymouth and
-Cuthampton. On June ID she is
cLeduled to start on her maiden voy-
age to New Yo.k.
The olympic is not only the largest
Of all ocean liners but also the most
luxurious in her furnishings and dec
D ations. Among her special features
4 Q squash and racquet courts, gym
lasium, swimming tank and Turkish
ath. She will have accommodation
for 600 first, 500 second, and 1,200
steer age passengers. Her crew will
consist of the commander, seven deck
officers, and seventy seamen.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-02
An cad STAGE Llahtina Effect.

A Spanish engineer has developed a
aew method OF stage lighting IN thea
ters by means of which the glare of
the ordinary arcs and clusters is done
away with. He uses an arc lamp as
the ordinary source of light. but the
rays, instead OF failing directly on the
scene. are thrown against series Of
silk bands. which are unroIled and set
IA any position by means of pulleys.
The tmnds serve to reflect the light
and diiiuse II perfectly. The devices
'aiso Include sky. formed In II quar-
ter of n sphere lined with u dead
white coating The dlffused tight Il
thrown into this dome and gives the
Illusion of unlimited space.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-02

Mr.. Henley" said lady, who came
into the store few days ago, Il have
been reading your jewelry talks for
some time and thought / would come
in and see If what you ten US about
your store is true
/ assured her that was confident
she would find it so, and she contin.
ued by saying that "whiie l have no
friend graduating, | have one who is
going to be married this month and ]
would like to select something nice
for her."
In short time she had selected q
very beautiful piece of Libbey's cut
glass and departed seemingly well
satisfied with, her purchase.
This is what we do every day-make
more satisfied customers of our store
and we want you to be one of them
Awaiting your visit, remain,
Sincerely,
J. RALPH HENLEY, Manager
A. j. HENLEY G. CO.,
"The Store for Graduates and June
i9 Brides"
III South Main
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-02
FEWER HOURS AND MORE PAY

New York, June Important con-
cessions as to wages and hours of la
Dor were put into effect today by the
Western Union Telegraph Company
for the benefit of its employees. In
addition to receiving a considerable
wage increase the employees are given
the eight-hour day. The changes are
understood to apply to the companys
telegraphers throughout the country.
They are the result of several years
of negotiation between the company
and the men. At one point the nego-
tiations were broken OH and general
strike seemed imminent.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-02

The Arnold store are Offering new
patterns in wall papers from three
cents to thirty-five cents per bolt and
all papers priced by the single bolt
and border by the yard, anu our Gus
toners can buy just as much paper
as is needed for the room, and are
privileged to return single bolts
of paper and border not used for cred
it This saves you money. The Ar.
mold Store, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-02
NINE. MADERO

No matter what may be the fortunes
of war. the wife of General Francisco
l. Madero has before her no path of
roses. Should failure come to her hus-
band tragic death Is likely to be his
fate. Should he be successful the jeal-
Cusies of his unstable associates are
almost as much to be feared as the
vengeance OF his enemies. Truly this
is no happy lot, and the face of Nine.
Madero Is that of harassed and un-
happy woman. People who imagine the
Mexican revolutionists to be persons
of no particular refinement or educa-
ton are mistaken, In the case of the
Maderos at least. The grandfather of
General Madero came from Portugal.
where the family was of some conse
quence. The grandfather was himself
reyolutlonist and was instrumental
In the dethronement of the Emperor
Macmillan. The MaderO family is
one of wealth. They are rated as mil
lionaires, owning vast plantations and
valuable mines. General Madero's sew
en- brothers were. like himself, edu-
Gated In the United States and In Eu-
rope. They have travelled extensively
and moved in the best society. The
family have been In the habit of visit
ing New York for part of every year.
Mrs. Francisco Madero has been accus
toned to shopping on Broadway. on
Bond street and In the Rue de la Paix
From the most luxurious Of surround
ings this devoted woman is ready to
follow her husband to the wild scenes
and the discOmforts of the insurrecto
camp. There her fingers are deft in
ministering to the wounded and wher-
ever she appears-for General Madero
does not allow her TO follow his for
tunes from battle to battle--she is hail
ed by officers and men.