La Junta tribune., 1913-08-16

Every man has a hobby. rs eth
or painting, or plnochl.. or poker, or
petticoats. or books. bcozesater, or
benzine buggies. but they all have
'em
Uncle Walt Mason is quoted by
the Emporia Gazette as saying, as
he mopped the beads from his noble
brow one day last week: II Kan
sns man had gone to hell yester-
day he would have caught cold"
SwInk has finally Installed water
meters IN an effort to solve its wa
ter problem. but only forty consum-
ers have as yet been connected.
There are surely more than forty wa
ter consumers In swink-but maybe
not
Nearly all of the automobile tour
lists that pass through town announce
their intention OF making Fowler
10 spend IN, nigh,. and Esme OF the
local garages are wondering why
things are thusly. We should think
most Of them would prefer Swlnk.
but they don't We wonder Why
pat Price. formerly saloon
keeper IN Atehison. says Il haven't
turned into a religious crank or any
thing Ike that. but take # from
your Irish friend. know dozens Of
men Who can write out checks now
and couldn't when thcr. wer. open
saloons In Atchison You can take
II from us that there are a few of
these Kind Of men right here In La
Junta
Help the editor In his Sildeyed
search for lews When your friends
com. to s-. YOU. " you are NOT
ashamed OF II. tell him; when your
wife gives a tea party, II you have
recovered from the effects OF the
gossip. drop In with the news. when
new baby arrives. nm your pockets
with cigars and call. n you go to a
party. steal some OF IN. good things
and leave them al our sanc,um.
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Each day brings new evidence that
IN. business men OF the country are
realizing. In rapidly increasing mum
b.rs. that the Golden Rule" has a
very practical as well a. a moral and
ethical side To T. II pays to b" good
1T pays individuals. II pays corpora
tions n pays everybody Some day
NOR" people Vil be- good Just for
the sake ~ being good. In the mean
time. rs good thing for everybody
TO realize that Il pays - Colli"r's
Weekly
Americans continue to b. th'
greatest consumers ~ SUGAR u ans
rae. in the world. fact s-t fortl
In figures issu,d by the burcau %
foreign and domestic currency u
the fiscal year ~ 1918. ending iun'
3oth. the United States deyoured o
otherwise used approximately 5000
Oo0. 600 pounds of sugar, ana amour
never disposed OF before In an!
iauche Of sweetness fully onehal
was imported from foreign countries
one fourth came from the nation
island possessions and the remain
der was produced at hom"
His majesty. the Stork. made MI
initial visit to the home Of Kar
Miller. of North la Iuuta. on Aus
us' I'd. and left a I'm" baby girl. wh'
conf.rs distinguished honors upon
numerous ancestry First and fore
most. the young lady confcrs IN. It'll
OF rranddad upon : n Miller. wh'
seems 10 b" feeling - oats oy.i
the event NOR. than any other per
son concerned. The young lady wai
also welcomed by all Of her grand
parents on both sides OF the mMil,
tree. and besides that will boast %
two great grandparents. and on.
great. great grandpar.n,
Jallcr Nixon IL entertaining al
kinds of fallen angels these days. an,
h" Is no, entertaining single on.
~ the twenty-five who are In hook
unawarcs. Som. Of IN. rest of u
may entertain an angel unawares
but Nixon Ia too old bird To On
t.r'ain any OF the fallen Kind tha,a
~ay-as IN. Mi-sourians say Ten oi
the d.linauents In hook are charged
With forgery. and nine Of them arr
ready To plead guilty Just as soon