La Junta tribune., 1914-05-02


- pessscita!l Bah! H 4 setttal
: pGrt II WHIT u coming y hin. HI
+ The under dog nov and he dossn''
Ike Il.
II only gentleman nov hunttnl
In Brasil had been elected president
In 1917 we have . hunch that thsrt
wouldn't b much watching Or walt
ing. either IN Colorado or In Mexico
According 10 . tax expert Of Den
yer the state revenues derived from
coal bearing land owned By individ.
uals Is . little over $4,000 annual.
~. Routt county alone (which hss
more coal under It's surface than the
state Of Pennsyivania) annually pays
into the state treasury the enormous
sum OF $3.50.
Buffalo Bill Cody took the ribbon
last year for q big crop. He raised
and threshed on his ranch in the
Dig Horn Basin In Wyoming more
than 5000 bushels Of wheat from
eighty acres OF land which is more
than sixty-two bushels to the acre.
all OF which might indicate that
there Is more good money on our
irrigated ranches than In the show
business. although the fun may not
be quite 10 combustive.
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Mr.. Taft. who led the republican
party into Its present unwstered and
dismal Sahara. was In Chicago re-
Gently, and while there expressed
great concern over the railroad sit
uation. III they don't leave the
railroads alone in New England ]
don't know what will happen" he
Still. ON this subject we
have the benefit OF past experience.
They left the railroads alone In New
England for many years and we
know what did happen. en.-George
Fitch.
Farmer Jones wife died after ten
years Of more or less happy mar
ried liie. When the pail bearers
carried the coffin from the house to
The hearse. one Of them slipped on
! wet place In the path, the end Of
he coffin struck the ground and the
corpse came to life. She had been
n n trance instead Of being dead. A
'ew years later she became sick and
lied and again funeral was held.
A. the coffin was again carried
iown the path from the house the
husband walked along side the pail
bearers. Just before they reached
he wet spot In the path where one
,f them had slipped before the hus-
band cried warningly. Careful.
boys! Careful. now!" This time
noae Of them slipped and they got
aafeiy by the dangerous place with
put disastrous results. and she was
safely buried at last.
General Pancho villa. the head Of
The rebel army is showing himself
not only the friend OF the American
people but = true patriot and wise d.
plomat ~ we'll. II would be the
height Of folly for him to side with
Huerta and fight the United States.
but that is practically the stand that
Governor Carransa IL taking. n
the rebels and the t-ederals fought
together against the United States.
the war would BE- = matter Of yesrn.
Il would be the Phiiiipine Island
proposition all over again. A uum.
ber Of well Informed Mexicans In
Mexico aud on the border aaid To
me. you whipped Us In isAs. but
It's different now. II your army
comes into Mexico again Il viii b. .
different story" And they believe
Il. Most Of them actually believe
that they would drive an American
army out Of their country. One In.
teiligent Mexican with whom vas
discussing the question. said. when
u comes to fighting out In the hills.
your SOLDIER would he up against Il.
They have TO have their beds and
tents and cooks TO cook their meals
for them three times . day. They
Amt tough like our men are. Our
men can set along without carrying
. wagon train .of provisions With
them. When they are fighting Out
In the hills they don't carry any.
thing. but they live Off the country.
One Of our soldiers. n he 10 In q
tight place. viii eat bis boots and b.
can live for 3 week off Of them