La Junta tribune., 1913-02-08

tury should be the recall Of judi
ctai decision given by the supreme
court nearly twenty years ago.
-
Mutt-"Say, old man. I'm stuck on
a quotation. Who was II said. a
horse, A horse. My kingdom for =
horse,'!"
left thought everyone knew
where that came from. That's what
AbsaIom said when his horse ran nn'
der the tree and left him hanging by
the hair to limb"
Pauline, President Taft's famous
Hols,ein milch COW, will follow him
into retirement on March tth. Paul.
inc has not been In the best OF
health for several months. but II is
quite possibl. that II she was sent
to Utah or Vermont for a brief sea
son OF recreation sh. might be- re-
stored to her pristln. sigor.
II Is announced from official sour
ces In the capitol city tina, the pri-
mary election last September cost
tn. state an average OF 81 81 for .y-
cry vote east This costly fact Was
boush, out In response 10 re-
quest by the state s.nat. for In
formation on the cost OF the pri-
Sl7s.t27 %. and Judging by the very
unsatisfactory results II vas not
worth the money.
Fred Marvin. erudit. editor OF
the Bent County Democrat. has ac.
guir-d substantial interests In the Pu.
eblo Leader. and will be associated
with George Haubrich. In III. pub
lica'ion OF that independent journal
istic enterprise. acting as managing
editor and business manager. r-spec-
lively The Leader IL owned by Ed.
ward kesting. congressman-eieci.~ no
retirc- for the reason that during
the next two years IN. hes, that Is
In him b.lonrs To IN. state OF Col
orado May the Leader liy. up to
the high ideals announced by it, re-
tirins editor. and may it, new -dh
tors and managers live long and pros
per
Last Monday Was Callop Monday.
whatever that II. tn"n came Shroys
Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. and
with tn. latter the beginning OF the
forty days OF Lent. the period Of
flesh modification. which viii end on
Easter Sunday. March 23d The fast.
Ink season. however. has been "a
modified In modern times that In
place cf being period OF mortifica.
tion of flesh and painful abstinence,
Lent Is regarded 10y real society folk
as a welcome r.splt. from social du
ties and obligations Our society ed
itor expects To have hard shedding
during the mex, forty days. but she
may be disappoin,ed-in Ia Junta. as
ther. is s,ill some snow ON the
ground.
Joseph Walker. Of Brookliue. .s
speaker OF IN. Massachusetts, Hous'
OF Representative. Who last fall rar
as the republican candidate for gov
-rnor. and ran In vain. has loin.s
IN" progr.sslVcs. In statement t.
sued recently he cites m. election
Of John " Weeks TO the Unite,
States s"nai" as -yid.nc. that "Th'
republican party In Massachusetts II
To be permanently dominated by IN.
old rcac,ionary leadership" and tina
We have arrived at the partln,
uf the ways" As a progressive. n,
says. he feels there IL no longer !
place for him IN IN. republican par
~ He Therefore. r.nounccs all.
glance 10 that party To Join the pro
sres-iVr party recommending al
progreSsivcs In the state 10 follow
his course.
Woodrow Wilson shocked N. en-
tire country one day this week whci
ne informed representatives OF IN,
press that he'd be- damned II d,
would - give out the personnel q
his cabinet until he goi good an,
ready. II woodtow k.cps up hi
present lick h. will hay. r.dd,
beat to fraszle In causing grief I,
tn" politicians by tn. time h. ha
been In the presidential chair 10
a period of thrc. montha wood
row IL as unfaihomab. m y Sphin
Ia the avorag. democrat. and mo.
Of them mr.. holding their breath
hoping II Won't be as bad as tn.
20. 1..,.xt Attl, A.