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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29

glue to small piece of the card, as
shown. after marking the cap, face
and uniform with ink or pencil
When you have made a whole regi-
ment of either kind, get your cannons
ready. The cannons are made of
spools. whose fiaring ends have been
cut off, or of pieces of bamboo, which
will give a chance for larger muzzles.
Fasten piece Of elastic on the spool,
laying each end of the elastic one one
side of the spool, and winding it se-
curely with sewing silk
Lay the spool on the block that has
been slightly followed out for 1t, and
wind it with stout slender cord Make
a plunger to fit the hole in the spool,
the round part being just the same
length. Leave square block at the
end to stop the plunger when shoot
ing. Fit the elastic around this square
end and the cannon is ready. Use
dried peas for ammunition.
Now all Is ready for the game,
which is played by two. Divide the
soldiers, and have cannon for each
side. Stand the soldiers up, and let
each side take turns shooting. After
a certain number of rounds have been
shot off, the one having most men
standing is victorious.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
TINE
CHILDREN
RN szsz1lk& 80 -S, . q
| Il ~sE-ll4T II
AMUSING GAME OF SOLDIERS
Few Peanuts, Some Toothpicks. Bit Of
Cork, Spool and Piece of Rub
Der Are Needed.

TWO peanuts. some wooden tooth
picks or sharpened matches and a
bit of cork win make fine soldier
Stick one peanut ON the other by in
sertinga piece of toothpick in them
both. The upper one is placed with
the smaller end down, the end that
has little curving poin, on one side.
This is made iato a chin by drawing
whiskers over 1t with pen. Above
the whiskers put mJstached mouth,
a nose and eyes. and blacken the rest
with ink or paint for a tall hat
Put ink buttons down the lower
peanut, also belt, then fasten arms
on the sides, one holding gun whit
tied from piece of match.
Legs Of wood are stuck in this body,
holes being made first with PEN
knife point, and the ends. well sharp
ened. are run into slice of cork cut
from cork about an inch or more in
diameter. The soldier must be balanced.
so he will stand up, though being very
light he will fall down easily and
add to the fun Of the game. Another
kind of soldier can be cut out of bust
ness cards. which any boy or girl can
get for the asking. Cut out like shown
In the Illustration, fold the flaps OF
the feet in opposite directions, and
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
MILKMAN CHANGED HIS MIND
Thought Bulldog Was Eating His
Calf In Earnest Until Owner
slipped Him Silver Piece.

II there was one thing Dodo the
bulldog disliked 1t was a tradesman.
Wherefore the old milkman was
wary, and never ventured in without
first tapping on the kitchen window
to find out for certain that all was
safe.
But the new milkmar didn't know
about Dodo.
When Dodo was eventually de-
tached from the fieshiest part of the
new milkman's calf by ths master OF
the house. the victim of the onslaught
began to express his mind with con-
siderable freedom.
"Keepin' a dog like thati" he ex-
claimed. Indignantly.
He's only playful. that's ALL" IN
sisted the fond master, and pressed
something silver into the new milk
mans hand.
The milkman glanced at 1t, bit 1t,
spat on 1t, and then deposited It in
a safe pocket.
Il think | can take a bit o. fun as
well as anybody" he said, dryly.
But. do you know, till you ex-
planned 1t had notion that that
dog was eating my calf in real earn
estl"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
An Old-Timer.

Turtles are one Of few kinds of
animals that live longer than men do.
They look their age, too. A turtle
that had date mark on him, though
not the date Of his arrival in the
world, was found a few days age In
New York, not far from Pou ghkeep-
sic, where the boat races are held on
the Hudson river in the early summer.
The turtle, which was a land tortoise,
was found by David B. Sleight, who
lives on the farm where his father
lived for many years. On the turtles
back, cut in the hard shell, Mr.. Sleight
found his fathers initials, A. w. S..
and the date. 1854. cut deeply and
still plainly visible He added his
own initials and the date and turned
the little creature loose to live, per-
haps, until another generation Of
Sleights come along.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
DIPLOMA GIVEN BLIND BOY
steal Course and Is Graduated
With Honors.

An unusual feature of the advanced
students concert at the Peabody Con.
serVatory was the comforting OF
teachers certificate upon Elmer Vogts.
a pupil of the Maryland Institute for
the Blind, who was one of the most
successful applicants for this honor.
having completed his musical course
in three years
Mr.. Vogts. Baltimorean, who is 81
years old, lost his sight when he was
ten years old by breakdown of the
optic nerve. He entered the Mary
land School for the Blind in 1902, and
has passed through both the primary
and grammar school departments. TAX
ing. in addition, stiff course in man
ual training, physical culture and
music. Three years ago he was grad.
uated from the eighth grade, and has
been studying in the Peabody Insti
tute ever since. Early in life he de
veloped taste for music. and before
he lost the use of his eyes was an ac
complished performer on the violin.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
GIRL WITH BUSINESS IDEAS
Beautiful Creature Was Not Satisfied
That Proposal Made on Sunday
Was Binding.

George" said the beautiful girl
as she nestled close to him, 1.-THE last
time you called you proposed"
Il did. sweet one"
NAnd | accepted you"
You did. love-
Il presume, George" she went on,
in her most fascinating manner. that
you look upon me merely as foolish.
thoughtless girl. but-but-"
How can you think so. pet?" he
interrupted.
But" she went on, in a more
businesslike way, Il have something
of the business instinct OF the New
Woman in me, and-and--I shall
have to ask you to repeat the pro-
posai again tonight The last time
you called 1t was Sunday. and con-
tracts made on that day. learn, are
not legally binding"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Facts and Conclusions

Church-When tapped eight feet
from the ground rubber tree fifteen
inches in diameter yields three pints
Of sap.
Gotham-But when you see a man
over in Brooklyn lodging around a
corner with a pail. with foam running
over the edges. don't conclude that
he's been stabbing a rubber tree
Yonkers Statesman.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29

I'm afraid" said the publisher,
Tour novel won't have much of a
sale"
Il can't see why 1t shouldn't" re-
FLIED the author.
We'll. If you insist on having the
truth. 1t is too long drawn out. The
interest isn't sustained and 1t is very
poorly written
But my wife is going to sue me
for divorce In week or two, and
there's likely to be quite scandal"
wait! I'll have a contract ready
for you to sign In just a minute"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29

What very affecting piece, my
dear" remarked the husband as they
returned from the suburban theater
the other night. Il suppose there
wasn't a dry eye In the house."
i observed. however," said the
wife. that there seemed to be the
usual number of dry Threats. Tit.
Bits.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
The Advanced Child

Grandmother-And now you would
like me to tell you story, dears?
Advanced child-Oh, no, granny,
not story, please! They're so stod
gy and unconvincing and as out of
date as tunes in music. We would
much prefer an impressionist word.
picture or a subtle character sketch.
Punch,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Convincing Argument.

Chicken pox was going the rounds
of the neighborhood and Quentin had
been told that he would probably con.
tract the disease. Accordingly he
watched daily for some sign of tho
mysterious malady to appear on his
own small person.
oh. mamma" he called from his
bed one morning, I've got it,"
Got what, dear?" the mother asked
why the chicken pox, mamma,
cause just see, here's feather in my
bed!"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Second Fiddle.

The vicar-Certainly, I will call
upon your daughter If she is SO very
Ill. But which church do you attend?
The Caller-We don't go to no
church-we're chapel people.
The Vicar-Then why didn't you
send for your minister?
The Caller-Lor! We wouldn't risk
inn Why. it's scarlet fever!-The
Sketch
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29

at equal distances from the block.
This forms sort of springboard and
will vibrate strenuously when drum.
med on with the fingers. Erect q
post at one end of the device and by
means of curved wire, as shown In
the illustration. suspend jointed fig.
ure (any little jointed doll will do)
over the board SO that its feet just
touch Then, when the springboard
is agitated. the figure will dance
about in lifelike fashion. II the boy
prefers to make the entire affair him.
self he can make jointed figure OF
wood or cardboard and paint and
dress II to suit his wish.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
A Practical View.

More worry for us women. The
scientists say that womens feet will
get larger with each succeeding gen.
Grafton"
That may be true. But | do moi
see why those who are already pro.
vided with feet need worry. "--Har
per's Weekly
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
DANCING TOY VERY AMUSING
Figure VIII Dance Around In Life
Like Fashion az sprinsboard
Is Agitzted.

An amusing toy which boy can
make himself is shown here. Take
two substantially rectangular boards
and fasten block about two-thirds
of the way along one. which will
serve for a base. Mount the second
board loosely on the block and at.
tach it to the base by rubber bands
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Almost unbearabIe.

Mrs. Flynn lat Casey's funeral) =
Isn't 1t turrible?
Mrs. DolinAUt Isl There they have
me wreath shtuck way over in wan
corner. wild big Tim Kelly's gates
ajar on top av ut, an Mike Sheedys
broken column hiding ut intoirely!--
Puck.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29

Come. my darling, drink 1t up.
Oh. you mustn't make
Dreadful faces. though. my love,
] know tits hard to take,
But little dollies must be good
And take their med Gin as they should
For. when you get bigger doll
My precious little pet.
The med'eins they get worser
And sometimes worser yet.
But great big dollies must be good
And take their medcin' as they should
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
News to Her.

Are you not glad to set foot on
terra tirma?" asked lady OF an old
friend who had Just landed from an
American liner.
Terra firma?" was the response.
Dear me! | thought this was Queens
townl"--Tit-Bits.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Natural Desire.

''Why is that man so rabid against
Shakespeare in the discussion of the
authorship Of the plays?"
because. naturally, he wants to
save his bacon"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Result of Practice.

Il don't like Mr.. Jobs: he is a very
pushing fellow"
Don't blame him for 1t. 1t comes
from the way his wifs makes him
work the lawn mower"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
MANY Ia Them.

do you know why dishonest
grocer's scales are like the poets
Arabs?"
q suppose It is because they ST.
lently steal weigh"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Nonsense.

Ernest Thompson Seton says It II
wrong to feed cheese to skunks."
What nonsense some of our learn
ed men do talk. Won't you try soma
more of this Roquefort?"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
A Lady Humorist.

who says there are no woman
humorists?"
Il don't know. Why?"
MY typewriter spells as funny as
Artemus Ward in his palmiest, days"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
LOGICAL.

Your acquaintance has been dis.
covered in a questionable transac,
ton"
Then he should be made to an.
swer."
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
The Wrong End.

He Is very absent-minded Dozens
OF times ! have seen him trying to
scratch match on the wrong end"
Gee! Is that how he wore his
hair ONT"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29

"And you told her that that hat
looked perfectly stunning ON bert"
"Well. / near tainted"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
According 20 Rule.

How is your mother this morning.
asked Mrs. Grey of the small boy who
came with the milk
She's better" he answered.
Can she sit up?" went ON Mra
Grey.
NO." answered the literal younG
ster. "She sits down. but she stand
mp"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Common Experience.

did you ever hear of piano prao
trice being fatal?"
I've heard Of its murderinr ,,ra,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
UTILIZING the Tyrant.

us your master at homer"
'1'll ask me mistress"
What do you mean by that?"
Mistress Is dictatin' a speech Ter
her club on Centuries of Masculine
Tyranny, an master Is dom her
typewritin'"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29

IN Tor &c.
First Small Boy-We'd better b.
good.
Second Small Boy-Why7
First Small Boy heard doctor ten
mother to take plenty Of exercise
Woman's Home Companion.
La Junta tribune., 1911-07-22
Santa Fe in Topeka.

As mighty oaks from acorns grow.
TO use a timeWorn though trite eX-
preston. so have the Santa Fe's In
forests In Topeka developed until
today the shop property has an area
Of one hundred and twenty acres,
wherein two thousand five hundred
men are employed This number does
not include the three hundred en-.
ployes OF the general storekeeper. the
one hundred and siIty.fiye men on
the station agents force. or the tree
hundred engineers. flremen. tralnmen.
bridge and building and miscellaneous
employees Then there is the new
Santa Fe general office building. one
OF the finest buildings in the state.
with nearly twelve hundred employees
So today in Topeka the Santa Fe
employs four thousand four hundred
people and pays out In salaries at the
rat. Of over thrr. million dollars
year. In Topeka Is located also the
splendid railroad hospital. one OF the
finest on the continent. and a rail.
road Y. NJ c. A. with thr third larg-
est membership in the United
States. most Of the members being
Santa F- men.
So. commercially. the Santa Fe
means TO Topeka far more than do
the capital and all It's other city,
state and national institutions and
private industries. II IS prs-cmluent-
ly the gr'at'st factor In the main
tenanoe OF the city. Just as It is
the greatest asset Of the state Of
Kansas.
La Junta tribune., 1911-07-22
Talks ON ADVERTISING
XXIII.- Schemes
to Get Trade
By Henry Herbert Huff
COPYRIGHT. 1900 BY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION


sr Business Man. the store that depends for its business on
repular selling isn't shadow to the that is continually
schemng to force business All the big and progressive ek
Ghments push their sales by artificial means.
'The American people seek novelty 1t takes things
keep the public active The live buys the live
ses good merchant will take steps create business when
the dull spell starts
The methods of getting business special
and clearance sales eXpotons and openings, contests mail
order service and souvenirs and premiums
The sale the best known The January clearance should
be utilized during the first weeks of year clear out
all old merchandise The July clearance likewise rds the
of left spring and merchandise Price the key
Of these events and coming they do when trade
due, they stimulate business. Special sales of great
rc'y, ranging from prices separate lines the
unique schemes Imaginable. The price sale is always
success.
TO be saccful the sale be planned weeks in advance
Leaders should picked up when buying Keep
the watch for odd lots that will be life sale day. Sales need
be well advertised the sale Saturday announcing
day two beforehand Keep up interest by adding mechsn
disc and changing advertisements and window displays Go
enthusiastically and 10 win leave it alone.
Openings crowds. They the store
and force the sale Of seonab merchandise wonderfully Spring
Easter and fall the great for openings
windows and interiors eabote and have appropriate little
Mrs 10 give visitors.
ANY scheme where chance figures the winning should
announced the windows is illegal the or news
paper for the purpose.
Premiums trade Let merchant announce ner
cent discount and few will take advantage spend the
same amount IN attractive premiums and the crowds will gather
hustle The popularity OF premiums continually demonstrad
Select premiums that likely appeal
with which they be Here that
the people IN rural eommune Fruit rosebushe shrubs
graphs accident The possibilities premium
scheme unlinitel"
La Junta tribune., 1911-07-22

use the name Rocky Ford II II was
on the square, This OF itself was
enough 10 give IL blaekeye TO every
one except the guileless stranger
from far-off country !, is said
that the company has sold million
and a half dollars worth OF land,
which was to be irrigated from an
imaginary reservoir. or at least one
that has not as yet been completed.
i was advertised that this land with
a reservoir water right was worth
$3.50 per ace and that within a fen
years II would be worth from $500
10 $1,000 per acre. This viii give
Colorado and the Arkansas Valley a
black eye that Il viii take years to
overcome There ought to be dras-
te laws that would prevent a recur.
renee Of such land schemes and fake
enterprises.
La Junta tribune., 1911-07-22
Origin of msesdsm.

It has been said that the best roads
built since the days Of the. Romans
are those known as maeadamized
roads. says Harpers Weekly.
Macadam was a Scotchmau who
spent several years in America. ON
his return TO his native land. toward
the close OF the eighteenth century.
he devoted his attention 20 road
building. His leading principle was
that road ought TO be considered
as an artificial flooring so strong and
even as TO let the heaviest vehicle
pass over 1t without impedimeut
People began to hear with wonder
Of roads thirty and forty feet wide
rising only three inches In the cen.
ter. and he propounded the ertraor-
dlnary heresy that better and more
lasting road could be made over the
surface Of morass than over solid
rock
Another Of his principles was that
the soil is more resistant when dry
than when Wet. In order TO keep II
In condition Of the greatest re-
sIstance-thst is TO say. dry-he ad.
yocated the putting over II Of a
covering imp-ryious 10 rain-the road
In fact The thickness OF this COW
ering was to BE- regarded In relation
10 its imperyiousness and not at
all as TO its bearing Of weights.
Instead OF digging a trench. there
fore. to DO away with the surface OF
the native soil, he carefully respected
II. and raised the road sufficiently
above II to let the water run off.
Impermeability be obtained by
the practical discovery that stones
broken small. and shaken and pressed
together, as by the traffic on road.
rapidly settle down face 10 face and
angle 10 anEle. and make as close a
mass a. wall Mankind In general
nov believes that this last Is all
that Macadam invented; the rest is
forgotten. That important fraction
OF his discoveries l. What has given
us the verb TO macadamize. and to
the French their nouns macadam.
macadamisage, and IN. verb macad.
amiser
La Junta tribune., 1911-07-22
Rsesy Ford Postal Savings Bank.

Monday the postal savings bank at
this place opened under the most
promising conditions Numerous ac-
counts were opened and the success
OF the experiment will doubtless
prove gratifying 10 the government
VIII Wright, OF the American Beet
SUGAR Company was the first patron
OF the new bank and holds the first
certificate issued at this office The
minimum deposit IS 81 and while We
are not In a position 10 know the
exact amount Of the popular publlrl.
~ agents deposit We believe the
minimum limit was crowding him a
little, but he got in Just the same
Rocky Ford Gazette.
La Junta tribune., 1911-07-22
Land Boomer, In Trouble.

Charging that b. Loot $500 by
Investments In IN. land Of the Pueblo
Rocky Ford Irrigation Company. J. u.
Hall Of Mountain Park. Okla. has
nl.d suit In the district court In
Pueblo In which he asks damages and
requests that the court terminate Ger.
tain contracts be- made With the ir.
rigaiion company and relieve him
from the payment Of notes held by
IN" defendant company
Mr. Han alleges that the Pueblo.
Rocky Ford Irrigation Company claim
ed 10 own an the water iu the Huer.
fauo river, and that they had an
abundant and uufailiHg supply of
water which would BE- turned on the
land by May ist that their water
rights Included Too cubic feet OF
water aud would be- ample for all
purposes. ~. claims he vas Induced
TO plant crops In expectation Of r..
c"iFing the water contracted for on
May LIST.
W 7. blackburn has also filed sui,
In N" district court agalnst IN. pu.
eelo'Rocky Ford Company. stating
grounds for action almost Identical
with those stated by Mr. Hall. Mr..
blackburn says b. los, ZOO.
There arr nov three suits pending
ins agsins, the irrigation company In
III" courts In this county and the
aggregate amount, OF money involved
is over t7io.ooo. In each suit IN.
plaintiff alleges that he VA. mi.icsi
by the irrigation company and Il.
agent. and asks the eour, to r.ii.,.
him Of contracts signed with IN.
company Pueblo star.Journsi.
This ia one OF the time. ,ba, IN.
expected happened. instead Of IN.
unexpected. Ever sine. th,s irrixs.
'ion project was inanEura,.d W.
have been looking for something like
What has happened 10 occur The
name Of the company ady.rtis.s, the
fact In the frs, Instance that Il
was fake project Why should an
Irritation company In Pueblo county
La Junta tribune., 1911-07-22
Opportunity for Effective Publicity.

by streak of good fortune a
large per cent OF the 10000 people
who are expected TO nle for claims
In Mell"tte and Bennett counties. In
South Dakota. will pass through
Omaha and VII b. given an oppor.
tunity To 80. the Omaha Land Show.
at which the resources and opportun.
ltics OF the entire west will be- es.
plotted Thus Il will be possible to
directly interest thousands Of per.
sons Who are actually seeking homes
and who viii b. In the proper frame
q mind 10 recciys and absorb all the
information that is thrust upon
them.
A an example Of the grcat mum.
Der ot land seekers who viii pass
through Omaha In October Il il set
forth that In 1894 100000 people reg.
ister.d In Bones;.el. -Four years
later At the Dallas registration for
Trip county lands iig.000 seekers
mad" filings ON these figures IL
based the estimate that there Will
b" at least 0.Oo0 registrations AZ
Dallas. Gregory. Rapid City and
Chamberlain for the Mrile,te and
Bennett county lanas. At least CO..
600 Of thcs. Ar. expected TO pass
through Omaha. which Is the gate.
way 10 IN. west. and II will b. pos.
sihlc TO interest great many Of
them In ,h" opportunities offered In
IN. region further west. Tn. South
Dakota registrations will b. mad.
between October ID and .ia, aud
III" drawings viii begin October ,.i,h.
Will. tho Land Show will b. from
the 18th To the :s,h. Th. date. OF
the show will give IN. homes..k.r.
an opportunity % visiting In Omaha
both before and after they so To
South Dakota.
During the last aou,h Dakota draw.
Ing, most of IN. applicant. came
from Iowa. Illinois. Missouri and
other states In the middle west. and
the bulk Of the coming registrations
VIII be made by people from these
states. ], Is these people that N.
west IL nov trying 10 interest
through the medium Of the Land
show.