La Junta tribune., 1911-05-13
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The woe feel when eggs are high
And ! survey with wis,ful eye
The figures on the bill Of fare
Set opposite this frui, SO rare
Is only equallcd by my wrath,
When eggs have hit the downward
path
And I've discovered, since their fall
That don't care for eggs a, all
A bin has been introduced In the
house of representative changing
Inauguration day from March 9Th to
the last Thursday In April II is
said that Mar h ith was scted as
the day on which II inausurate the
president because It rarely. II ever.
falls on Sunday. but 1t ~ TALL on
many bad days. hence the proposed
change.
Mothers Day" falls this year on
the second Sunday In May, and will
b. celebrated all over the land by
every race and creed "A simultan.
cous observance throughout the world
OF the love and gratitude men. women
and children owe their mothers" II
Is believed that this year's obs.ry.
ance will b. much more extended
than that OF last year 1t should be
known that there Is no peculiar mark
OF distinction ON the part of those
participating In the general obsery-
ance. beyond the wearing of a white
carnation.
The Chinese are up TO snuff They
have discovered that therc Is an i'm
mense demand for false hair through
out Europe and America. So. the
imperial government has ordered the
people TO cut off their queues There
are 80 ,o0O. 600 Of them In the Chinese
empire and they are worth at a mod
crate circulation. 81 apiece, This
will about pay the Chin, - national
debt. and therefore the order to cut
off their pigtails 1, not Ia response
u the efforts OF the missionaries. but
comes from the comm, rcial instinct
which beats high In every Chinaman's
breast We are advanced In this
world. not by religion. but by com.
merce
The difference between rcpubli
eau and a democrat crops out every.
where In the scene that disgracrd
the llous. of Representative on
the vote 10 concur In the senate
amendment 10 the tunnel bill. Mrs
Riddle. republican. voted agains, the
monstrosity, and. In dignificd man
ncr. told that false alarm. Mrs LAT
&, ,rty. democrat. who voted Tor tn.
grab. to go to her own seat aud
mind her own business" when Mrs
iafiery presumed 10 toll Mrs Rid.
III. how 10 vote. Mrs. l.affcrty threw
up her homely head aud stuck out
her tongue Great Is ~oman suf
fragc. and Mn Laff-rty l. one Of
IN. press agents for u Raus mi,
woman suffrage-Co Coloraio's LAUGHING
stock asset-l.ake city Times.
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J, = Jarr,ll. OF Topeka. Kan. pub.
iicity agent Of the Santa Re. was a
visitor In la Junta Thursday morn.
ing and mad. the offic. of the great
family Journal frat rnal call Mr.
Jarrvll is one OF the officials who
attended the harmony me,,ins"
held la la Junia few weeks ago.
and IN all Of the towns OF the Ar-
Kansas Valley for that matter. lie
says the officials Of the Santa fe
have participated in g50 meetings
since the frs, of IN. year aud tina,
much good has resulted, Th'r, Is a
better understanding aud NOR. cor.
dial e., ling between IN. officials of
IN" fuad ana the people along III"
line which has already borne good
fruit Along the Santa f.. all the
way. harmony meetings" haY. al.
ready been established a. a p,rma.
neat Institution. So mot. Il BE-
This Job person you read about In
the bibl. vas an irri,abl. and quick.
tempered man. when compared with
the meek and long suffering inhabl
tants OF this blessed town Of Ia
Junta. Were they not gifted with =
rr"a, and aimos, miraculous patience
these people would not endure the
everlasting and Internal nuisance Of
having one OF III. principal busincss
streets blocked With a huge pile OF
brick II the opera hous. that was