La Junta tribune., 1913-05-24

plainsman and bearing the serious
dcte rmined looking but handsome
figure OF the scout-adyance agent
OF civilization. as the artists have
conceived Kit Carson to have been
II u a statue full OF life and action
and would be- an added touch Of In
terest and beauty for many cities
larger than Trinidad. It's cost Sas
$l3.3so
The startling news comes from
OHIO that the Peni,entiary News had
to suspend publication a few weeks
ago because there was not print
cr In the Institution to get 1t OUT.
They say the old world is getting bet
ter day BY day, and when printers
commence to reform there reall,
must be- something to IT,
b +. Bush, prcsiden, OF the Mis-
souri, Pacific. says, There II more
worry for the railroads over the
transportation of wet goods from a
wet state to dry stat. than IN.
hauling Is really worth and he
wishes that the railroads didn't have
anything TO do with that kind OF
traffic But We do he concludes
because II is necessary To haul
liquor to pay dividends There arr
lot Of people In this old world
who do things just because there's
money in II. and for no other rea-
son. No, until the dear people are
resen.rated. and they ar. animated
by higher motives than pure money
getting will there be much hope for
the old world.
is deeply busy with work for which
h. Is aptly fitted ldlenes. no
less than the slavish grind OF un-
welcome toll. il a rare promoter Of
disconicnt For II affords opportuni.
ty for the consideration OF ones
lot. and this has ever been fatal to
happiness He who has - much
agreeable labor tina, he can hardly
accomplish each days allotment wiii
find that year succeeds year With a
pleasant regularity. and that h. II
as nearly content, as one OF his rae.
may hope to becom. He viii dis.
cover that old ag. approaches al
most unobs'r,.d. and h. may even
nope - BE- favored with the oonsid.
srable privilege. Of dying In harness
I'd Bowman. OF Pueblo. accompsn-
led by his wife and daughter. and
hts mother. Mrs y. H. Bowman. wer,
La Jun,a visitors for few hours
las, saturday morning between trains
leaving on No. . for Los Angeles.
Calf. Wh.r. they ~ill make an ~.
tended stay for IN. benefit OF th.
intt.r's health Mrs Bowman Is a
former well known resident Of La
Junta. aud few month. ago tn.
Tribun. had an account OF her
death taken from Pueblo paper
This appears Ia have been mis-
take, however. as Mrs Bowman was
Ia La lun,a for a few hours last
saturday She Is no, In the best Of
health at present. however. and
nop-s to be b"n.fit,ed by III. trip
to California.
Her. are some interesting facts of
New york's shopping center I,
extends a mile. between Thir,y.fourth
and Fourteenth streets. and fifth
and sixth avenues Women spopd In
Its ten great department, stores NOR.
than on. aud one-half million dol
lars day. The ~hol.sal. and mail
order business In the sam. territory
foo,s up four and on.-half million
dollars day In the twenty five
thousand big and little shpps a total
of five million dollars more il spent
daily. Tn" ten department stores
alone occupy real estate worth :ef
million dollars. and each averages sil
thousand employees and = stock worth
five million dollars. Between thirty
and sixty thousand customer visi'
each daily. The average purchase Il
$500.
Keep a sharp lookout sftcr toda,
for 4 miniature balloon. II you find
one. capture u. ~ u may b. worth
money to you. Ten thousand ot shea
were released from Han DIEGO ycs
terday. Each balloon cersies . p~n
nant bearing on one SIDE ~ nans