La Junta tribune., 1914-03-07

which they will open y" the new op-
era house block. to arrive about the
25th OF March.
II Is reported that there have been
twenty-five applications for the sew
EN- up-to-dzte housekeeping apart
ments that are to BE- installed over
the store rooms OF the new opera
house block. From this II Is evident
that another apartment or two In La
Junta would be a paying Investment.
.
J. r. conder. OF kirksville. Mo-.
writes to change the address OF his
! Tribune back to la Junta. as l am
loading my car today "wednesday
/ for my farm In the Holbrook coun-
Try" II is only a question OF time
until they all come back. Mr. Con-
/ der used to De the local manager Of
/ the English Lumber Company. and
/ quit his job to engage In farming In
tn. Hoibrook country. About three
years Seo he went back to Missouri
/ To spend the rest OF his days. but has
| evidently changed hts mind. He
| picked out a mighty good year to re-
sumo his farming In the Holbrook
country.
>
In a few short months nov the
/ fayorit. expression around Otero
/ county Will be: Il hereby announce
/ costiye to be a candidate this year.
/ too. The primary election comes
along In August. and the festive can
| didate will have to stand the .S-
pens. OF a preliminary campaign for
, the honor" of running for the nom
/ nation. and then comes the regular
campaign when he will be up against
I tn. real thing OF being elected. with
another good man on the opposition
our sympathy that's all. 4
regular feed at almost any old pie
counter will pay better In the long
run than at a political pie counter.
>
The prorr.ssiyes In Kansas now
hay. announced candidates for stat.
offices and for congress Ia the yari-
Gus districts aud the republicans
have not Now. th-n--why need me
republican party give birth to a sec
ond progressive party Why need
the republican party put out any
ticket at all7 II will only aid the
democrats. The belated announce
men, OF the republican candidates,
the b.la'ed and uncertain action OF
tn. republicans In Kansas viii brand
them as assistant democrats Why
should the seventy thousand men
who voted for Taft try to make the
one hundred thousand progressiyer
get out OF the way II third tick
k-t Is pu, In the field Ia Kansas {,
viii be the republican tocket. aud
anyone who promotes that urke,
may we'll feel he r. an assistant dem.
ocrat Emporia Gazette.
Winter began December 22d
which was tho shortest day Ia the
year. and Il isn't over yet. judging
10y the amount OF business the coal
man Is still doing at the rate OF
. S5.75 per ton How long wih II
LAST Why, according to the regula'
tions It ought to last until March
/ goth. which T. called the spring equi'
noN. because ON that dat. tn. das
ard nigh, ar, of equal length
Spring commences then and contin
ues until Jun. 2ist. during which
! the days continue 10 ciongate at th'
expense of the nights. From Jun.
! 2ist. however. which is the first da,
OF summer. the days begin to short
en-. until September 23d day ant
= night are again equal. and ". hay.
. the autumn equinox. Fail com
mcnccs September Esd. and the day
continue to diminish until Decent bel
! 22d. which II IN. shortest day. ans
, after which they begin to lcngthen
.
Peace a, any price' That Is this
secret, That l. the true mcaning
? hidden under th. allitcratiy. f.licit,
OF President wilson's "watchfu
waiting" The dreadful tale OF out
rage. pillare and murder that Gomez
In daily Increasing burden over th'
wires from the bandit-riddcn Ian,
beyond our southern border touchci
, no sympathetic chord In the Ameri
: can government No heart II fired
, no red blood stirred In the Whit,
= iious. or State department Here 4
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