La Junta tribune., 1915-12-25

still going up. II went up $40 . ton
in one week. Why don't they use
sss for heating --asphyxiating gas?
There seems to be plenty Of II ON tap
IN the war zone.
breviation Xmas 10 the suggestion
that II should be changed to "Smas."
or. TO most children. the day Il
"?mas' and "!mas." and 10 the
srownups II Is e O mas"
Porty-four towns In Kansas are
nov being conducted under . com
mission form Of government. More
sfficiency IL what We need in Ia Jun.
u. and . commission form Of gov.
eminent 10 what will bring II about.
According TO the woFkingman's
compensation bureau. an organixa-
tion Of twenty insurance companies.
the average yearly wage Of Colora-
do workman 10 the highest IN the U.
8. A. The average daily wage Of .
Colorado workman Is said TO be 3:.0%
twice % much ~ that Of Maryland.
-
0auta Claus was born ages ago.
and he has been 80 busy ever since
that he never has taken the time to
study bis family tree. American chill
dren cali him Santa Claus: the little
Dutch folk. 81. Nicholas: the French
Psrs Noel. and the German. Prince
Ruprecht or Kris Kringle. But they
Ill mean the same thing.
The republican party turned over
TO the democratic administration .
treasury balance Of slsS.335.7ll.
On November I. 1918. this balance
had been reduced TO less than SS.-
000. 900. and By the end Of wilson's
term there wont be any balance left
at all-even With the war taxes We
have been paying in time Of peace.
and more war taxes that are yet to BE-
iaflicted.
About thirty fiour substitutes test
"a .by the United stases Bureau Of
CAsoistry have provea ussfsl for
bssad whea nixsd With q leest three
tioss - nucA wheat flous. he ssb-
stisstss iselude tleuss Of eheseauts.
baaasas. ~ beass. Dsassts. psas.
eoss. harley. oats. end re. Bread
oe - nueh - twelve Dasts Of boiled
Deeaso 70 nins parts Of wheat flour
was found satisfsrtosy.
They say Il II becoming quite
fashloaable way hack east TO talk
povsrty-sven among . class Of peo-
pie Who would have died rather than
admit their poverty. Why. there are
people right here In Ia Junta who
say that Il costs 20 much 20 keep up
their automobile that they can't pay
their regular monthly bills. They
ere likewise talking poverty-be-
cause its fashionable nowadays TO
ows or owe for an automobile.
Ranks In Denver arc beginning TO
feel the stuffy condition Of which
their brother institutions In the east
have been complaining. They are
becoming surfeited With money. The
cash n piiing up In the vaults a .
rate that is pleasant In one sense.
but last . little alarming when one
eonsidess that the definiiine Of pros.
pesous times iavolves . state Of a..
fairs wherein Q dollar ID out doine
eood. both for its owner and for the
eo0munity where Il circuiascs. Bond
dealers assert that they ere getting
hears. tAese days. eivtas ASSURANCES
of he solidity and soundness Of their
esSesinss. he safety sipt idea -.
pan % have sxteaded svea 70 siis
49, old auaicipals. formerly eoa.
solsss1 The bsse invsssaeat ID The
v6sld. That feeliss ef uacsrtsissy
a0eas iavsstess 10 60 es The ~.
eoos shs baaks sss oves1eoled With
M sss6s. rhsss sss eahsss.
Commune With thls lisssssailea q
alvsetisiAs. Oh ~ Of dubsess nisl.
~ ~ uIse - . fee facts - lsid
dews ~ NJ. rsals II "is Pays 70 a..
vsrties."
~oA. yes'ss ess Of thsss euys vhs
ooo1 bsllevs d slvssslslas. ere yoss
NJ. 6ear - ~ y taikins s1ves.
o1aag. Thee's whees I live. whsss
nago ~ tswu houss. ~ eeuassy -
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= 1noossase. rf1)e. A1vsssislng.
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