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La Junta tribune., 1911-01-14
County Division Agitation.


that county division is to be an i'm
portant factor at the present session
OF our legislature. II is alleged
that Routt county and Otero county
are almost sure to be divided. wheth-
er a majority of the people residing
in those counties want division or
not, County division is to be used
as club to secure the enactment of
other legislation, equally obnoxious,
and may be used In the election of
n successor TO Charles ]. Hughes.
One of Otero county's commission
ers Is said to be very enthusiastic
advocate of county division. and is
already prophesying the defeat of
some of his brother commissioners.
at future elections. in case they come
out in opposition to county division
The county commissioner from the
north side says that fund of $685.
600 will be raised around Ordway in
order to encompass the division of
Otero county. and that the Arkansas
river will lie the dividing line. This
would make North La Junta as mae
cessible to the county seat as Ord
way now is.
In case the legislature does pass a
law providing for the division OF
In HnttIh hn "A
up for two " ars by invoking the in
itiative and referendum. which would
require the submission of the ques-
ton TO vote OF the people of the
state two years hence. This peti-
ton would have to be signed by
eight per cent of the vote cast for
secretary of state at the last election.
or l7.76l, which is nearly three times
as many voters as there are in Otero
county. In two years more the pco-
pie on the north side may not be so
eager for county division as they
now are.
In the event OF the submission OF
the question to vote cf the people
what would the vot' RS on the western
Gope know as To the merits OF th.
proposition Of -divillng Otero coun-
y! This feature is one Of the
great objections to the initiative and
referendum. II will depend upon
whether the north side or the south
side OF the county can raise the
most money to carry on AN effective
campaign for or against county di'
vision.
Otero county is now first In agri'
cultural Importance In our great state
and ninth In population. but by div!
sion It would again become the non
entity In state affairs that II was
when II was first organized twenty
two years ago. The question Of the
division OF O,ero county Is one that
should receive the earnest consider
alton OF every taxpayer In Otcro coun
ty. and the strenuous opposition Of
every resident who believes that
Otero county " the center OF the
universe and the garden spot OF the
richest and greatest agricultural ter
ri,ory on the face Of the earth. with
future whose possibilities are as
yc, In their Infancy.
La Junta tribune., 1911-01-14

NE hundred boosters Of the
greatest agricultural terri
tory on the face Of the
earth. representiny every
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17
DEMOCRATS SPLIT
ON "UNlF0RMlTY.'
Speaker Vlnlng and Senator Nount
Hold Different Views on School
Textbook Question.

Columbus, o.-Speaker Vining OF
the Ohio house Of representatives and
Senator Yount, both Democrats, are at
loggerheads over the declaration In the
Democratic state platform in favor OF
uniformity OF text books"
Speaker Vining says the plank means
Estate uniformity" and in line with
that expression has had a bill intro
duced by Representative Gebhart
which provides for state uniformity.
Senator Yount introduced a bin for
county uniformity early in the session,
Speaker Vining says the county uni
formlty bill has the backing Of the big
school book companies. In circular
Just issued Senator Yount charges
that state uniformity would be wholly
In the interest of three or four big
school book publishers. Senator Yount
makes a direct attack on state uniform
ity, although year ago he was the
author OF a measure which provided
for this very thing. In his circular
Senator Yount says state uniformity
would cost the people millions OF dol
lars because 1t would mean a change
of all school books; and he points oul
that county uniformity would not per
nit one small commission to contract
for FIVE million dollars worth OF books
Senator Yount charges school people
who oppose his bill as being Influenced
by small graft"
The educators of the state are
against both measures, and they are
active in their opposition.
It is expected that Speaker Ninina
and Representative Gebhart will make
an answer TO the Yount circular anC
show up the fallacies of the Yount con
tentions.
Small book companies complain tha
both the Yount and Vining-Gebhar
bills are in the interest of the big com
panies. School men throughout the
state complain that the Yount bill VIII
put the question Of selecting school
books into politics.
Senator Yount claims that millions
of dollars may be saved by the enact
ment of his measure while the oppe
nents point out the absence Of az.
price limitations in the bill, and asser
that the operation of such law would
involve millions of added expense with
no price reduction.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17
NAME NO LONGER A SECRET
Meaning of Initial That Has Battle
Cleveland People Has Been
Revealed.

Another mystery at school headquar
ters has been dispelled.
The middle name of Assistant Su
perintendent Frank p. Bachman ha!
been discovered. It's Puterbaugh.
Ever since Mr.. Bachman entered
Cleveland school circles some three
years ago to take charge Of the Nor
nal Training school, diligent efforts
have been made to learn what the
middle initial in his name stood for.
Girls at the Normal Training schoo
used to ponder between lessons OF
What that mysterious letter hid from
the eyes of a prying world. In vaiE
they tried to fathom the darkness;
that surrounded the second appela
ton of their principal. Some finally
decided that it must stand for Per
cival. This met with indignant de
nial, however.
But now the secret is out. 1t was {
citizen of Athens, O.-Bachman's for
mer home-Who turned the trick.
Said citizen stalked into an Office
at school headquarters the other day
rs Puterbaugh in?' he inquired O.
Frank Sheppard, Office boy,
"Puterbaugh, Puterbaugh" ques
toned the office boy. 1--WE have ne
such person here.
Surely Mr.. Pu.erbaugh BachmaI
is one of your superintendent"
And then the secret was out. Nor
NAL school girls and others may nov
breathe easier.-Cleveland Leader.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17
VEIL CASE FOR A QUARTER
Sounds impossible, but 1t Isn't-Just
Follow the Directions Here
Given.

A veil case for a quarter! 1t sounds
impossible, doesn't it? But this is
how it is done:
Get half a yard of colored and half
a yard of cream mercerized fabric of
some sort, a spool of thread to match
the colored material, a ball of cream
colored crochet yarn and quarter of
a yard of cotton wadding and half a
dozen small buttons
Cut two pieces of the colored goods,
each ska inches; on one piece en-
broider the word Wells" with the cro-
chet yarn. Around the other piece
plat a frill one inch wide and join
it down one long side to the embroid-
cred part.
Now cut the cream-colored fabric
16x14 inches, lay the wadding on the
wrong side and stitch in two direc-
tions, to give the effect Of quilting.
with the colored material all around
and fold across the middle.
For the rollers take piece of stiff
paper or thin cardboard 13 inches
long by one wide and cover it with
stitched material. Work a loop at
each end with yarn to button the
case; cover the buttons with the col
ored goods and sew on three at each
end two inches apart
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17
Pension Claims of Ready-Made Widows

where many negroes who were in the
Union army, are buried. Recently
from one such community 106 claims
for widows pensions poured into
Washington within a few days, all OF
them being from widows of colored
soldiers in that neighborhood Sus
picion was aroused in the minds OF
the examiners and it was found that
sharp lawyer had worked up the
claims for a commission. Today only
four of those claims remain on the
books and it is probable these are
false but evidence for wiping them of
has not been unearthed.
The rule which makes seven years
absence a presumptive proof of sol.
dier's death has sometimes come into
widows pension cases in peculiar
ways. A man committed murder and
left his state. His widow made claim
but the department ruled against her,
Dependent mothers furnish some
trouble to the pension department
with their claims, though many have
remarked since the war. In some
cases lawyers have coached them into
destroying all records Of their mar
riage and then to claim the common
law marriage which makes more trou.
BILE for the pension Office.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17
Accident Is Said to Have Sunk Maine

quantity OF coal Human bones have
also been picked up outside the hull
An internal explosion naturally
would force outward a large part Of
the contents Of the vessels hull. Thii
condition has been found. The repor
was prevalent in Havana and in the
United States shortly after the worl
of raising the Maine was begun that
wires had been found close to the hull
of the ship which communicated with
the shore, but this report was found
to be false. The wires were those ir
use between Havana and Casa Blanca
This, it is believed, establishes that
no outside force could have been used
to blow up the vessel.
The battleship sunk in 2S fathomi
of water It's bow is plunged deer
into the clay, and in the years that
have elapsed since the disaster the
constant washing of the waves has
increased the depth of the deposits
that surround this part Of the vesse
below the water line until now it Ii
surrounded by from II TO IA feet Of
mud and silt
II was at first supposed that the bee
of the bay where the Maine was sunk
was composed of sand, but divers
quickly discovered that it was clay
which will be of great help in the
work of raising the vessel
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17
MISTAKE OF BRIDES
ARE APT TO BECOME DISAGREE
ABLE AFTER MARRIAGE.
Change Of Temper May BE the result
Of Many Causes, but Aiways
II is Greatly to Be
Deplored.

why is it that girls who are consid.
cred sweet-tempered and agreeable
before marriage often develop into
arbitrary and self-assertiye brides?
This question was asked by a mother
in-law. and is worthy Of comment
II may be urged that this girl be-
fore marriage set a watch upon her
lips and tried 10 be agreeable. The
unmarried girl has so much more to
gain by pleasant personal qualities
than a married woman has, for unless
girls make themselves pleasant and
obliging they are apt to be left out
when parties are being arranged and
to be abandoned to their solitary fate
by those who would be their allies.
Since girls are not expected TO re-
turn as much hospitality as they re-
ceive, they must of necessity depend
upon their personal qualities for in
vitatlons. On the other hand, a mar
ried woman who gives parties gets
asked In return, whether she is agree
able or not.
Again, the bride is apt to foster an
exaggerated idea Of her own import
ance as the chatelaine of her house.
Before marriage she had to get her
mothers consent to most of her pro-
ceedings-to the invitations she ac-
cepted and the friends she asked to
the house.
The sudden freedom from restraint
and the indulgence of a husband are
apt to spoil her character and make
her disagreeable to her relatives, es-
pecially TO those on his side of the
house, and immensely patronizing to
her old friends, particularly those
who have remained unmarried.
Another reason why some girls
tempers are spoiled by marriage lies
in the trials and annoyances to which
a girl with a number of relations is
subjected. 1t is hard TO please crit
ical persons, and relatives seem par
ticularly addicted to criticism of a
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17
The Sacred Cod.

The cod was the forerunner OF
American aristocracy. He boasts ne
Norman blood and his name is EN-
blazoned in no Domesday book, but
New England heraldry has celebrated
him for generations Even discrimin
ating Boston has deified him, and a
creature which in New York is boiled
and served with egg sauce is at the
Hub enshrined upon the affairs of lib
erty and guarded by the holy vestals
That is to say, these honors are paid
to the Yankee cod caught or pur
chased in Canadian waters by fisher
men cruising under the American flag
A plain, ordinary Canadian cod intro
duced by native Of the Dominion is
not only rejected by good society in
Massachusetts, but if he insists upon
landing he is taxed at the custom
house at the rate of three-quarters Of
a cent a pound. From all this it viii
appear that the cod,- like man, an
other aristocrat, derives his coronet
and his pretensions from privilege. 1t
is privilege and not the cod that has
been disturbed Fresh, salted, shred
ded and in balls, the sacred fish still
reposes in Gloucester's bosom, its lin.
cage unquestioned, its past at least
secure.-New York World.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17
Lie oE LEAsT REslsTANoa.

Many youths are trained along the
lines OF least resistance, Their careers
are watched so that they may not run
against obstacles and disappointments
says the Ohio State Journal They
get all the money clothes, idling,
pleasures they want without making
n single effort 10 possess them. I'VE
want John TO have good time now,
for after while he may not have Il,
is the philosophy upon which many
parents act It is great folly, The
boy who is put on the lines Of least
resistance and meets with few II any
adversities, gathers little strength OF
mind or character. There is no glid-
ing forward There is no step in ad.
vance that does not involve an EFFORT.
The boy whose path is made smooth
and easy for him is like the pupil in
school who studies arithmetic with a
key. He got his lessons, but he died,
at last, in an inhrmary Just mark It
down, oh rich and loving parent, that
your boy, raised in ease and comfort
and with every advantage ready at
hand, provided by your bounty, viii
not amount TO a hill Of beans out in
the world, where heroism is in de-
mand and true worth is the test OF
manhood.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17
IS A SEASON OF PLUMES
Newest Trimming Seen on All Makes
and Descriptions Of Millinery
at This Time.

The newest trimming in millinery
emphasizes the use lof plumes. Such
plumes! The word conjures up an
infinite variety of styles of which
mothers or grandmothers knew
ing, and fair women Of today can
doubly grateful for the efforts of Il"
liners.
Garlands of plumes are used on
broad, low hats. They are spotted
and fiecked with color, and some are
made Of layers of different shades,
giving a wonderfully iridescent eff
feet.
On velvet turbans the use Of a
single plume attached at the front,
and extending toward the back in
slanting line, is quite evident. This
line for the plume is used on large
ats as we'll And speaking of
vide, fat shapes leads us to the
PRODUCTION Of ostrich feathers to eds
the brim. Two successful Paris mil
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17
Uncle Sam Nips Many Postal Frauds

to have been the most gigantic
scheme of this kind that the postal In
spectors ever had TO contend with. II
was worked by an organization OF
confidence men by means OF fake
horse races, athletic contests, etc.
The swindle was perpetrated sue
oessfully in various parts OF the
United States and victims in all parts
OF the country were robbed of sums
varying from $1,000 TO $4,000, II IL
estimated that the promoters secured
approximately $5.OO0,OO0
John c. Mabray, the principal OF
the organization and eighty-nine OF
his assistants were indicted in conneo
ton with this scheme and many OF
them have already been tried ant
convicted
A scheme TO defraud. international
IN its scope, known as the "golo
brick" swindle. by which victims
have been feeced out OF Variom
sums. ranging from $500 TO $4,000
and IL is believed the swindlers SO
cured over million dollars-hai
been in operation a number OF years
Letters were mailed in the United
States addressed to deceased persons
in Great Britain, the general idea con
veyed being that the deceased was in
terested in mining speculation; that
the undertaking had been successful
and that gold in vast quantities hat
been discovered.
The purpose Of the letter was to OBJ
tain the deceased persons instruc
tions as to how his share should be
handed over to him, and finally tc
induce a representative Of the de
ceased to come to the United States.
The investigation of this case re
quired the utmost skill on the part OF
the inspectors handling it.; a trip tc
England was necessary to obtain i'm
portant information and evidence
and investigation had to be made IN
various parts of the United States
and Canada.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17

THERE is little chance of food prices
1 ever returning to the old low stand
lrd, according to Willet M. Hayes, act
ing secretary of agriculture. To sub
stantiate this he cites the fact that
only one-third of the total population
of the country is now engaged in pro-
ducing food for the remaining two
thirds. He says this will be shown by
statistics soon to be issued by the
census bureau.
Only two generations ago, he de-
clared, two-thirds of the population
was engaged in production. To this
remarkable reversal, he says, is the
High cost of living mainly due.
The increased cost Of living has no
terrors for the American farmer
Judging by the conclusions of the de-
partment of agriculture. In the last
ten years the value Of his products
has been increasing at such a rate
that the tiller Of the soil is now able
TO AFFORD hitherto undreamed Of luxu.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17

Observation-Disclosures tales
w OF frauds are told in the report
OF Robert s. Sharp, chief inspector OF
the postofiee department
During the year 1850 postofices
were robbed as compared with $50
during the previous year. There we're
1888 arrests. OF which Az were post
Office burglars, as compared with 2.39S
arrests during the previous year, OF
which 4l6 we're postothce burglars,
OF the number arrested 100 were
postmasters, 35 assistant postmasters,
80 clerks In postofiices. 20 railway pos.
tai clerks, 36 city letter carriers, 81
rural letter carriers and 19 were
mail carriers. OF the total number
1873 were persons not connected with
the postal service.
Train robberies in the west occurred
with alarming frequency Since
March, 1908. nine mail trains have
been held up and robbed and a large
amount Of registered mail has been
stolen and riaed.
Postoffice inspectors have worked
on the cases with unhagging zeal and
energy with the assistance and CO.
operation of the local authorities. In
all nine men have been arrested and
convicted for these train robberies,
one being sentenced TO Is years in
the penitentiary and a fine of $4,000.
one to 43 years and a fine of $1,000.
two TO serve As years each and FIVE
were sentenced to life Imprisonment
A very important case recently han
died by postofiice inspectors covered
the operations of the so-called Ma
bray gang. The swindle is believed
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17

A cozy covering for an infants bed
is a sheet of thick wadding half a
yard long slipped into a nainsook COW
ering made the shape of an envelope,
This case and the flap may be trim
med with lace and frilling and may
easily be washed. When the child is
tucked up in this cozy bag the flap
is turned down over the counterpane.
An infant two or three months old
always begins to sleep less during
the day and will greatly enjoy being
placed occasionally upon soft mat
tress or soft sofa and allowed to roll
and kick as he pleases. Such exer-
else will greatly tend to develop the
muscles,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17

G IXTEEN thousand claims for pen
y sions growing out Of the Spanish
war are on file in the pension Office in
Washington All the pensions Incl
dental to this war are being disposed
Of more promptly than those growing
out Of the Civil war, because the ma
chinery was in full operation at the
time the claims accrued. The events
are recent enough that they do away
with the difficulty of finding witness.
es; the records of the hospital sur
geons and of the held hospitals have
been carefully kept from the start
Indeed, all conditions are favorable to
a prompt examination and adjudica-
ton of these claims. But when it
comes to the Civil war things are diff
ferent.
Widows claims have always been a
source of interest in the pension Of
fee. In fact, the widow business has
developed into highly organized in
dustry in some of the border states
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17

r HE United States battleship Maine,
l destroyed in Havana harbor in
February. 1898, with a loss Of many
lives, was blown up by an internal
explosion, and when the ship is raised
It will be shown that the Spaniards in
Cuba had absolutely nothing to do
with the destruction of the vessel.
This is the opinion of officials of the
war department, based upon informa.
tion conveyed to them by army off,
GERS engaged in the work of raising
the shattered hull.
Persons who have arrived in Wash.
ington recently, and have an intimate
knowledge of the work of raising the
battleship, it is learned, agree that the
destruction Of the Maine was due to
the explosion of one of the air-tight
compartments used for the storage Of
ammunition. This theory is borne
out, it is claimed, by the evidences al
ready developed. It has been found
that in the mud and silt surrounding
The hull Of the Maine there is a great
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17

The source Of the Amazon river in
South America has been the cause OF
almost as much speculation and been
the objective point Of almost as many
exploring parties as the source of the
Nile in Africa and that Of the Missis'
Bippi in the United States. The mys-
terry has been solved so far as the two
streams last mentioned are concerned,
but the real origin of the Amazon is
still in doubt. German scientists who
have been looking up the matter de-
clare the source Of the Amazon is to
be found on the slope Of a mountain
in Peru, and not in Lake Lauricocha,
in the same country, as has been as,
serted. But the lordly stream, the
greatest of its kind in the world,
flows calmly on, unconcerned regard.
ing the contentious of the explorers
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17

brides demeanor. her housekeeping
and her domestic arrangements.
But in spite OF undoubted provoca'
tlon to III temper the wise girl should
first think OF the effect 1t will have
on her husband, before she allows
herself to become disagreeable, In
stead of the tactful. charming girl he
courted.
Ideals and Illusions are fraN'le
things and need care. A girl should
keep her husband under their SPELL
Exchange.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17
See Little Hope for Low Food Prices

ries and the old homestead has been
fitted with every modern convenience,
In the Crop Reporter just issued by
the department considerable space is
devoted to the cost of living problem
from the farmers point of view. The
Reporter says: within the last ten
years the purchasing power Of the
farmer has increased more than fifty
per cent. Such conditions are having
and will continue to have more force
in keeping the rising generation of
farmers children upon the farm than
volumes upon volumes of printed ad-
vice to stay there"
With the mass of figures before
them from which to draw compari-
sons, the statisticians set to work and
now announce that while the cost of
articles purchased has increased, the
increase in purchasing power OF each
farm acre has outstripped it and the
farmer is left with a comfortable mar.
gin of profit for his work.