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La Junta tribune., 1912-02-10

same plan. seem strange OF course.
the Yankee has made his influence
felt and some nice buildings show
up as result. bat NO such .dificcs
as ~" know In towns Of the size of
Guaymas / stopped a, the Amaia
Hotel. one of the Older houses, two
stogios IN height. with a large court
In the center Ia which palm trees
were growing \ very nice arrange
mcnt Tor the torrid climate OF the
country
The city Is on a bay which opens
into the Gulf ot California. and has
very fine harb,r Just before my
visit there had bs"l a most violent
storm which Wr",k kcd much Of tn.
shipping. number of small boats
lying up ON the laud even yet. The
water reached vel up into the town.
and gave some OF the natives the sur
prise ci their lives In the fern Of
"a bath ! am very sure. however,
that all the native Sous" saw
lived on the hill. tic water never
touched ,hcm--and never did. before
or since
I started on, 10 be- Roman IN
Rome. and told my uncle that ! wish.
I'd to eat the native foods-chlli. tor,
tillas. etc. lie undertook to see
that should have the opportunity 10
do ~. and ". visited various res
taurants and caf,s Il the MeSicano.
had the ,ortlllas. the cnchilado. thu
mcnuda. and other tempting ylAnds
and as strange as II may seem.
liked each and all OF these. and they
agreed with me nicely. hut drew
the line ON their drinks My uncle
told me their mcscal and other bcv,
cragcs were stronger than our vilcs'
whisky. and I passed. though I had
Intended To sample each Tor my own
satisfaction.
sat In the little park surrounding
the principal church In the center Of
tho town. and looking up. ! saw over
the entrance TO the church this In.
scsiption: ''Ei Ciclo Ia TERRA
Pnsaran. Mas M ralabras NO Pas
asaa." For the translation OF this
ssatsace yos are rsfssrsd to George
Barr o. Charlie Steward. both Of
La Junta tribune., 1912-02-10
Gdsseemss Lssvs For repeta

Mrs. Chandler Edxccomb. danGAtss,
Mhs Cora. and son. VIM. n. ~.
comb. will leave next wcdncs1oy "
Topeka. to which place Mr.. Edoeeono
has been transferred by the oanta
Fc.
Thcse three have made thelf ho0oa
In our city for two years. an1 hAvo
become endeared to many 41oo1D
Who regret 10 ere them 9 ~
Who speed them 70 their - ~
Ing place With heartfelt goo1 vNroAL
La Junta tribune., 1912-02-10

was somewhat susp1ctouo about the
water. anyway. He said Il was 800
feet long. and don't know hov man,
tons. and he thought II would hold
me all right. felt pretty GOOD, and
looked 1t over carefully. Do you
know that mtasly boat started and
was 200 feet out from land before
knew II was going At ali. Wouidn,
have known then. but I saw the
shore and buildings sliding away, and
! Just sort OF figured that we were
doing the moving, II b sure slick
the way they go.
When We got out half mile or so.
! looked down into the water, and
figured that II was deep enough TO
go ''over my head" and I though, /
would get off and walk. but they are
not very courteous or obliginx on
that boat and the captain refused To
drive up to the shore for me, and
refused to get off otherwise, so I
got mad and stayed. saw q sign
that said Life preservers In rack
under beds" 10 said To one Of the
gold braided officers:
You have life-preservers on board
this boat. have you!'
He looked at me \ minute and said
. sSure-iots OF EN-"
Well" said. would you mind
getting one out for me and lei me
try II on. ! am a little hard 10 ~
In life-preserycrs. and would like 20
get a good one and have II III on
me don't swim much
What that man said I won't ra-
he was coarse and profane. and pos.
lively refused to grant my rcqurst
though | regard II AS very reason
able and not out OF the way, espsg-
tally for a Coloradoan.
But cure saw lots OF water on
that trip. In fact. It's Just about
all the scenery available. I thought
Gee. II we only had this In Colo
rado to irrigatc with That's the
exclamation Of every man from Colo
RADIO when he Sc = the big water
Contrary to my expectations that
boat didn't sink and We reached san
Diego on time. But l took no more
chances. Although I hsd q return
ticket via boat, saw "kiyer,i
keer' that had the gold letters a.
T. a s. F." on II. and that brousht
me back to Los Angeles you bet
That car looked like a long lost
friend
San Diego is no such place as Los
Angeles. although they have as good
or better climate. The town ia
about third the size OF Los An.
geles. and is not marked by the gen.
eral briskncss and activity that pr
walls with its northern rival. ! was
not nearly so fayorably impressad
with San Diego AS with Los Anrri.s.
but for all II is a nice. pleasant oIIy.
and It's citizens boost for II ala AL
the enthusiasm OF the genuiue Cali
fornian. and as boosters th,y are
there for sure.
! went over to National Clty. which
Is "A residence suburb OF San Diego.
and visited c. ID. Amos and family.
who used to be La Juntaitcs They
have a nice place and are well pleas
I'd with the home OF their aioption.
c. u. shows the evidence of passinG
years. but Ia. as always. smiling aud
good natured. accepting lifr as II
comes. and enjoying IT. took sup.
per a, their house. which vas the
last meal ate In 1911. and think
with the close Of the year which
went ou, with the most noise and
din I ever heard. will close this
letter. Seems to me 1t is cuouzh 10
be plenty.
Very truly.
q. II DOWNER
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-11
Men and Women,

AS times go on we have the two 10
suits to be anticipated. Men reach
the point-usually early in life-wherl
business or politics absorbs their
whole attention, and they have little
time, strength or interest left for the
broader culture and the amenities Of,
life, while women are prone to be too
much preoccupied with these things,
to the injury of the home-not, per
haps, In its smooth running, for in
the average American home the
wheels Of its machinery do usually
run smoothly, though at great expense
and to tho injury of the home spirit
II the two could be averaged We
should more nearly approach the ideal
Men need more relaxation. more rest
more variety, especially as. they ad.
vance in life. Women need more con.
centration. more definiteness In their
work. and especially more interest and
different kind Of ideal In their home
naking.-Mrs. N. d. Hills In thu
American Woman and Her Home.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-11
ECKSTRUM FACES
WRITTEN CHARGES
(Continued from first page).

system, but renders such statements
and collects the water rentals in an
arbitrary and Independent manner,
wholly disregarding the reading of
said meters, often rendering bills
without inspecting said meters and
at times disregarding the readings
thereof, and presenting bills and COL
Letting the water rentals from pat
rons of said systems in an arbitrary
manner
"Wherefore. I, the said c. G. john
son, do respectfully request that your
honored board Investigate the fore
going charges and if it seems to you
expedient that you then appoint a
time and place to receive and take
further evidence relative to the fore
going charges and that you then and
there deal with said subject matter
as the circumstances shall require
&c. G.. Johnson"
Mr.. Eckstrum will, it is under
stood, attempt to prove to the alder
ment that Mr.. Johnson's insinua-
tions are not made in good faith and
that while some mistakes necessarily
have been made, that his department
has been properly and honestly con-
Quoted. -..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-11
CUTTING DOWN The FLESH
Heroic Struggles Of a Fat Man Who
Thought the Scales Were
Oeceivln1 Him.

have about como to tho conclusion
that the good Lord intended some of
hin creatures to be fat and some thin,
regardless of medicines and so-called
infallible cures, writes a western
man. For long while tried all the
alleged obesity cures and none of
them did me any good. Then I deter
mined to starve myself and take lots
Of exercise.
All my life had been a lover Of
good eating, and counted that day
lost on which I did not consume for
my dinner the better part of a sirloin
steak as thick az a darky's foot, with
all the trimmings. For breakfast
usually destroyed q platter of cakes,
three eggs and no end Of thin.sliced
bacon, besides fruits and two cups of
coffee.
This lifelong system I abandoned
for an entire month, cutting out all
the meat and about all the vegetables,
4 piece Of toast and glass of milk tax.
Ing the place of my morning meals
and a little rice being the chief item
on the meager dinner bill of fare.
Lunch l omitted wholly. In addition
1 walked at least six miles every day
and did all sorts of stunts in my room
with gymnasium outfit. Prior to
going to bed I perpetrated all sorts
OF muscular contortions and rolled
on the floor till my body was bruised.
Az the end Of thirty days I felt fit
to run three-mile foot-race or go in
the ring with tho champion. About
this time 1t occurred to mo that ]
ought to get weighed and l made a
bee line for tho scales. My grocer as.
sured mo that they were correct to
an ounce, but they showed I had
gained II pounds in tho period of my
Observation-Disclosures,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-11

be over q thousand years old. Piles;
driven by the Romans prior to the
Christian ora are perfectly sound to-
day. and II Is known that they have
been immersed 81 water for upward Of
two thousand years
Some woods have remarkably dur
able properties when Immersed IN va
tor. They decay rspidly on the stump.
many rotting irs from flYe to ten
years. but vhen immersed II water
they last longer than iron Or steel!
An snort has bssn made BY our goY.'
Dre woods Ind 1nits-
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PURE FOOD LAW NOT MODERN
centur'ss Ago Tradesmen Who Adult
teratsd Goods Were Most Severe
ly Punished.

Pure food laws are not quite 10
modern an invention az we may be-
heve. DIR. Reisner has made dlscov:
cries in Palestine that seem to in.
dictate some sort of supervision of the
food supplies delivered to the palace
nearly 5000 years ago. Labels have
been found that were once Affixed to
a jar of pure olive OIL" We may
wonder what tests were employed and
what would happen to tho man whose
oil was found to be not pure. Prob.
ably something unpleasant, for there
was no Supreme court in those days
We know what happened in the mid.
die ages to tho enterprising tradesmau
who adulterated his goods. In 144l
q Nuremberg merchant was burned
alive for mating foreign material with
his saffron and the saffron itself was
used for fuel. Probably that artistic
touch impressed the matter upon hia
memory. r., .~..@
Some Augsburg bakers who used
false weights and bad flour were
ducked in a muddy pool, and through
faulty knowledge of the human no
spiratory system, or sheer careless
ness, they came to the surface dead.
In 1882 wine merchant was or
dered to drink six quarts of his own
adulterated wine, and as he died soou
after IT Is evident that the adultera,
ton must have been serious. It ii
true that he had to finish tho draft in
a given number Of minutes, and
small number at that, but in those
days they had pleasant way Of
weighing the scales and loading the
dice upon the side Of Justice.
Civilization has changed all that
Nowadays we SILVER with apprehen
sion lest, a rogue shall be punished
San Francisco Argonaut. - (.
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Of these trees are from Z, 900 to $500

Of these trees are from 2 900 to $500
years old. The oldest tree IN the
world is said to exist on the island Of
Cos of the coast Of Asia Minor It Is
several thousand years old, but just
how many no one has dared to say.
The tree Is carefully preserved by q
wall of masonry around It. and the
trunk is thirty feet in circumference.
But there are parts OF trees In the
form Of useful timber which are even.
older, probably than any on the.
stump. Beams in old build ngs m
preserved today. which arss knoNsn 10
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-11
OLDEST TREE IS ON cos
u Measures 80 Feet in circumference
and ls More Than 1000
Years Old. 81

The tallest trees IN the world are
the Australian eucalypti, which attain
On altitude OF $50 feet. The biggest
are the mammoth trees of California,
some OF which are ZIG to 373 feet inl.
height and los feet III circumstances
at the base. From measurements Of
the rings 4. q believed that certain
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-11

" by treating them with oils and tar
products. Already telegraph poles and
railway ties have had their average
life extended from i've to ten years
by this process Harper's.
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When tho " form Turned,

mo power on earth shall make me
do I'll. he declared, firmly She ap-
proached close 10 his side Her eyes
blased into hi and her lips sneered 8
shall do: 4! However You
dread Il. q must 30 dom! You hear
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-21

sitting upon i's launches. and she
nodded towards him To be renewed
when the little church mouse brings
y back 10 me she returned coldly.
They turned their backs upon each
other and walked away.
week passed and the little church
nous" proNling about In the darkness
Of the basement saw something
through he gloom that glittered even
NOR" brightly than did his own ewes
Cautiously hungrily he approached
n smel' Of II, felt ~ II with his gra,
vhiskers then stood II mp before him
It's glitter fascinated him Surely thi.
eli-''ning thing about the size %
kernel Of corn must be good % .4t
and he tried his sharp teeth upou ~
T"' gnaw as he would. he could 90
even scratch II and at last he docil.
that if was Only GOOD - PLAY vi-l
Tie was lif'l' thing. and half starry
az are an church mice. so Il came 70,
pass that " was not long before r.
had worked his head and forn's
through d and was summing ahor
with ~ oncircling his middle. vo-.
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4 say Sandy bet you've no plans
for tomorrow ard I'm coming 20 take
you out I've great plan. Put on
that brown silk and play you're a
woman for once
Yes. a sweet. young. clinging FEM.
nine creature with my heart on my
sleeve Twill be- charming. Of course
DO you really think could play tho
paft?"
Stop Joking Sandy You never
viii take me seriously You will ~.
won't your
"l'd like 70 please you. Bobby but
really must b. home tomorrow I
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A christmas Time Saver.

To save the minutes on Christmas
eve and leave time for the many thiu,s
that are bound to come up. shut ~
from the children one room in TIE
house suitable for the tree coupe
OF weeks before Christmas. and era
ually accumulate there all decoration
and presents The tree can he
trimmed n day or two before the no
day, and the pfese.,s wrapped NOR
quickly and easily because they are q
In one place The children. too v
enjoy the mystery that centers arouu
,p inaccessible room. -Housekeeper
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back. she said bitIngly.
He stood looking into her eyes.
growing grayer OF face as he saw the
stubborn anger that reposed within
them Which means that our on.
gagement Is broken. and that ! may
not hope for ~ renewal" he replied
very low
For an instant their gaze met az
the gliitering thing. lightly held. vas
passing from hand TO hand. then as
she released u and before his grip
had become secure there was the Zip
OF a nervous finger and with a tinkle
the ring fell upon the iron grating %
the floor register Family they heard
Il 20 bounding far down the metal
pipe which led 10 the furnace below.
each supposing II lost forever In the
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have work that
must b. done and
besides ! have a
feeling hat !
ought not 10 70
Feeling be-
darned n you
had fewer feelings
and more feeling
for a poo Nl
low what's the
matter Sandy 90
The girl had
cast a glance over
the room and had
prOWu suddenly
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flames and not know b.
ing that In its fall
by some strange fate
Il had bounded
through a small hole
IN the pipe and now
la amidst the rub
bish Of the churchs
basement For an
10 taUt the Girls
eyes softened then
hardened again and
she turned them
as.G Upon the f0or
IN a corner Of ths
room the little
church mouse vas
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suaIl creature wearing dIamcl
saddle with a gold girth II was On
FOR a time. but he soon became tire
OF 10 and tried 10 crawl out y
could not Becoming panic stricie.
he 90 -'icaiiy Nd the stairs.
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pale she closed her eyes for a mo
mcn' Bob had caught me psIlo-
"Oh nothing hsd a little twinge
% that old neuralgia
Thus the chasm was brilEcd ami
DO. dinner rlded happily n an.
thing SANDY was goyer than usual.
-Four O'Clock The next dIs sladv.s
heart vas beating loud Bier Studio
% enc eas gicas,g ~ Cai d. sore l't
very best attire Even .U u.. 3.
typewriter a-s one OF tight
She vas older older by six years
than when he had last .oou her. bl;
happiness made - 0ndroa .y beau.
tI'ul Bobby would haze lost h.s Rt
II be- should not come but b.
would come n be should come llI
the dream could not be- realized F.t
he would not come unless he could
a rap AZ the Ror
Miss. there's a shentleman aasain'
for ye Should ! send him in"
Yes. Mary The tones were per
fectly calm Six years Of patient
waiting had not been without their
power
Margaret"
John
Il knew you would come. saw
you last evening knew you would
find me Oh John. am 80 happy"
She rested her head on his shoulder
to hide the tears
MY Margaret. now and forever"
And Constance7"
Constance is gone and she wish
ID II 10 BE-"
long silence
"Sit down John There ls your
chair How often have pictured you
in A. Let mr think Let me get ry
breath ! knew YOU would come
wonder what U1bhy viii say he
thinks | have Hn t0.r' Butt Nas
10 be New Yufs Htl
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Janet alone and
very unhappy. sat IN
her pew az the
Christmas mOrnirg
service n was r4fh.
Or chilly IN The
church and she slip
ped one hand into
her muf Then she
gave a start for with.
IN II she felt small.
struggling thin 2
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are awfuly tame when they haven't"
Come. now. you know I'm vain ~
the fact that haven't any vanity
Don't call me tame ! won't 20 20 tho
Metropolitan with you II YOU do
Somehow ! feel"
"Fiddlestlcss' Get on your hat.
I'm going The idea ~ newspaper
woman's feeling Cut It out"
The Metropolitan was filed with
the vulgar rich loo holiday attire.
bis Sandy and Bob were happy In
true bohemian style as thoy sal at
their utile table chatting and IaHu.
like 'Ho boss uIs mover v0..I
play rho woman ..Ht aaa flD OIL,
objection Bob u.f fl Hnr
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with something round and hard about
~ lnvoluutarIy she closed her hand
and as she did 80 the little church
mouse popped ont OF the nun and
scampered away leaving the round
object 10 her frgers She drew Il
forth y vas h.r engagement ring.
Tho last ~ sll 20 leave her pew.
Janet stepped into the yestry upon
bog way ONT Dick was standing be.
fore window with head bowed
looking older grayer Of face than he
had a few weeks ago. and she saw the
deep unhappiness that lay In his eyes.
She approached him. looking up az
aim with the old expression which he
knew so well. Softly she slipped one
hand into his own. and as his fingers
gently closed about Il he felt some.
thing hard round and familiar within
his grasp lie raised her hand The
engagement ring-his own-encircled
her third left finger
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~ ~ NNNN' NAHf
But ! couldn't.
Bobby dear Ny
shlrtwalst Is soil.
ed and you your
sen said there
was n hole IN
my beautiful
bswn coat"
"Oh com @
along | was
only joking
You d outshine
all the women AZ
tir Metropolitan
~ you " o n I
there IN a khaki
suit. | wish you
had a little more
vanity Women
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The little church
mouse brought II
back 10 me. Listen
while ! tell you" she
said, drawing a trife
closer For a mo.
ment her voice muir
INJURED
rs II not wonder.
iuli" she exclaimed.
nalf awed az she An
ished His eyes
ightened
Wonderful dear
Is Far more than
that n Is a miracle
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~ g
1.-The CHURCH MOUSE.

HEY stood In the deserted
vestry OF the church facing
each other angrily for the
hrst time In their lives
Then suddenly Janet swept
the diamond from the third
finger Of her left hand and
held II forth You viii
Oblige me By taking this
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OF His Spiri wrought upon His day
HIS token Of love everlasting and
that even We are not forgotten
Tightly his arms closed about her.
HARRY IRVING GREEN.
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"sandy" hair which when he vas
alone and forgot that Sandy was a
newspaper woman and his pal be
was pleased 70 call golden
Cut that out Sandy. You1l be
bnck have a check and rs Christ
mas Eve INA for a treat cay dld
you hear me ask you 10 20 % me
Metropolitan You take 10 as calmly
as II bad asked you 10 90 around 10
Ottos lunch counter Deuce take b.
Why cart you be- a little enthusiast
tic7"
Slowly The girl raised her head
More than sheet Of copy had been
holding her attention Bot she caught
BOb's froUn and Immediately the
mother instinct In her was aroused
She broke into her usual com-ade
laugh
IAN right Bob The invitation
overwhelmed me The Metropolitan
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Gr2sssS Z = l.5 y 50 ~ ~
HER BEST CHRISTMAS

ONE on along Sandy;
III treat 10 dinner at
the Metropolitan
Sandy. a tall girl vho
didn't look her thirty
years. was busy CLAN.
cling over a typewritten
sheet and for a mo
ment did not answer.
Bob stood watching
her taking In the deli
cate lines % her face
and the beauty Of the
Evening journal., 1912-05-17

MORE ASTOUNDING
MATING VALUES!
Owing to the unsettled
state of affairs in China
A. the beginning Of the
season, Chinese mer-
chants were compelled to
dispose of their products
at an enormous sacrifice.
Buyers in the Orient saw
their opportunity and
bought their entire out
put. shipping it to the
United States in time to
save increased duties.
Our buyer fortunately
came in contact with one
OF the farsighted ones and
snapped up some excep-
tionally good values. We
pass them on to you.
China Mating. heavy
straws, by the co IN
roll, 40 yds. .QUuUO
Cut by the yard-211sc
japanese mating. carpet
designs. BY the q En
roll; 40 yds. . VnVV
Cut by the yardt pc.
Evening journal., 1912-05-17
BUSY BUSY SATURDAY SATURDAY
In COUNTY COURT
Garbage License and Non Sup
port Cases are on List
for That Day

Tomorrow will be a busy day with
the County Court. In the morning
the return Of the rule to show cause
why a writ ef msndamas should not
be issued in the case of Mccormick
VS.. Mayor Howell will bo
made. Mr.. Mccormick was one
OF the successful bidders for
collecting the garbage under the con-
tracts of the old Board of Health, but
Mayor Howell refused to sign the
contract. The new Board OF Health
has advertised for bids for collect
ing the garbage and the bids are 10
be opened on Monday. Robert G.. Har-
man represents Mccormick and City
Solicitor Hastings appears for the
city.
There are two remonstrances
against the granting Of liquor licenses
10 be heard tomorrow. James II
Kane is applying for a license for the
property No 604 Market street and
Joshua Armstrong wants a license for
the Odessa Hotel
Non-support cases also will be cali
ed tomorrow