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Needless Work.

It is necessary, if one would avoiC
needless stains and soil, to train
children to keep their hands off walls
within and without their own homes
and those of other people. The in
evitable result of much play is soi]ed
hands, and it were a needless cruelty
to expect children to be always i'm
maculate. These fingers, fresh from
balls and tools and stone, and all man
ner of dust and muck, go thOughtlessly
against your front door, your light
colored Notwithstanding, your pOrticC
pillars or ratings. They respect moi
the wallpaper on the stairway or else
where; out go the hands as their own
ers pass up and down, and in and out,
and everywhere there are deface'
mentS. It is a simple matter to tutor
your own children to refrain from
this habit, but you suffer from Other
boys and girls as well. Mothers ir
general should warn their children tc
keep hands off at home and in the
homes of others. It Is not pleasant tc
the tidy housekeeper to note, after
a housekeeping, fresh finger marks
waiting to greet the first caller.
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The waist sets nicely and is bloused
over the top of the skirt a very little.
Hemstitching serves to join the two
cOlOrs in crepe, together.
The blouse possesses two style fea-
lures that are new and especially in
teresting. The neck is round and fin
ished with a narrow band of white
crepe. The collar, of blue crepe, is
cut circular and in two pieces making
a narrow crescent-shaped cape at the
back and front. 1t fastens on the left
shoulder and is edged with very fine
point venice lace.
The deep cuffs of blue are smart
and very practical, as they do not
soil as easily as white. Fragile and
dainty as crepe looks, it is in reality
a durable material if given the care
it deserves. The light colOrs wash
well and may be retinted when they
begin to fade.
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Got Lid at a BARGAIN.

Mistress McHaudem is a very keen
hand at a bargain and few have ever
been able to boast that they have "got
the best O. her" in a deal. The other
day she entered the village shop, where
everything and anything, from a pair
of spectacles down to an ounce of tea,
can be purchased, and said: "Wad ye
sell me a sugar basin without the
cover?"
ooh, ave." said the merchant, who
would sell the shoes off his feet at a
profit.
Hoo muckle is this, then?" inquired
the customer.
''That's a shullin' complete"
can whit for the basin withoot the
lid?"
eleven pence"
"D'ye only taxi a penny aft for the
lio"
"Weel, the lids no worth mair nor
a penny"
'Eh, that's guild news" calculated
the lady, with a sigh of relief. "It's jist
the lid O. mine I've broken" And SO
saying she laid down a penny and
walked off with the coveted lid before
the astonished shOpkeeper had time tc
utter word.
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LATE SUMMER HINTS
FOR ORCHARD WORK
Apple Picking Made Easier If
Weeds Are Kept Cut-Re-
move All Surplus Limbs.

(By J. c. WRITTEN, Missouri Agricul
tural Experiment Station.)
Now the tall weeds and summer
grasses in the orchard, allowing them
to lie as mulch under the trees.
Apples color and mature better, es-
pecially on the lower limbs, if the
growth under the trees is moved down.
Green weeds and summer grasses
exhaust moisture from the orchard soil
in dry time; mulch on the ground
saves soil moisture.
Fruit buyers pay better prices for
apples in clean orchards; they can
see the fruit. It's quality shows up.
1t looks easy to handle. The man with
a neglected orchard never gets what
his fruit is worth.
Cut off the limb that blights be-
fore it begins to decay. That may save
the life of the tree.
Apple picking is made easier if the
weeds are moved in the orchard and
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miss refuses to go at all. Here is ont
of the latest creations for a little girl.
1t is made Of French batiste and Is
trimmed with narrow valenciennes lace
and a little frill embroidery. The long
waist has front panel Of five tucks,
and when it is set into the side body a
frill edged with lace is set on. Sim
liar frills finish the neck and sleeves.
The short skirt is laid in fine plaits
and trimmed at the bottom with in
sertion and edging Of valenciennes
lace.
The girdle is made of wide soft
satin ribbon laid in plaits. At each
side there are double rosettes with
hanging ends of baby ribbon in the
same tint as the girdle. Little bows
are tied in the ends of the pendent rib
bons. The girdle slips through a strap
of batiste at the back and fastens I'M
der one at the front. 1t is tackled to
the dress at each side, under the
rOSetteS
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The standard apple barrel is 26
inches between heads, diameter Of
head 17b inches circumference at
bulge "a inches. 1t holds three bushels.
All the barrels should be carefully
faced" The quality of the apples in
the 'tface" should not mislead the buy
er, but should be a fair sample of the
contents of the package.
Corrugated circular cardboard is Of
ten used against the top and bottom
of the barrel to prevent bruising the
fruit. These can be purchased at from
1 to 2 cents apiece, according to guam
tity, and are good investment.
The ''face" of the barrel is made by
placing series of circles of apples in
the bottom of the empty barrel. The
bottom of the barrel forms the top
when the package is headed.
When the first circle around the
outside is completed, the next circle
is placed. This circle being smaller, it
will contain several apples less than
the larger circle. The "face" is COM
pleted by finished in the same manner.
The face should be firm when fin
ished, with each apple setting firmly
against the other. The apples in the
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(which troubles me a good deal.
fairs at Pulza. I have received pri-
vate word that the native commandant
there is about to be superseded by his
former predecessor, Maceo. That
means trouble, danger for Mr.. Went
worth and his family"
"Why?" I asked, at once interested.
Because Maceo is a rejected suitor
of Miss Wentworth, and it was
through Mr.. Wentworth that he was
relieved of his official duties. Under
the old regime that would mean little.
With the present factiOnal lines mar
rowing, it gives to the treacherous and
revengeful Maceo the power of a ty-
rant, and he will exert it.
"And your message to Mr.. Went
worth would be?'
"To leave Pulza at once. To delay
is to be caught in a net. Even you
will not find it easy to evade the guer-
rillas. Within forty-eight hours they
may have their forces spread so that
those south of the river here will be
completely shut in.".
81 think I understand" said. "You
ere very kind to have all this consid-
Grafton for the Wentworths, Heuten-
ant"
mot when you reflect that am en-
gagged to marry Miss Wentworth"
"Huh =" barely suppressed the ut
{or Of n f
ment Then there was no hope for me
in that direction! 1t was rather a
sorry mission I was undertaking for
q distinct rival. However, summoned
up all my manliness and started on my
journey.
1t was late the next day when a shot
halted me. 1t came from q thicket.
My horse fell, and before I could get
out from under him brawny Mexican,
wearing the insurrectionist uniform,
was at my side, his carbine leveled.
He had the drop on me, and it was
sure death to make move to resist
or escape. He bound my arms with
belt, tied a lariat about my waist,
making me understand that l was a
prisoner and considered as a spy, and
bound for his camp ten miles ahead,
he mounted his horse. I had some
rough tramping to do.
It was we'll on towards dark when
we came to q little settlement. My
captor, boastfully parading me, rode
up to the general store and celebrated
his heroism by being helped to half
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There are many pretty frOcks on dis
play for members of the primary class
in the school of social wisdom, and
they are calculated to develop her
taste. BY the time she arrives at the
"flapper" stage, with mind of her
own as to clothes, she will know some
thing about party frocks, anyway.
There are many dresses for the little
miss, made of plain and changeable
tatfeta in light colors. And there are
others of crepe of chiffon much beruf-
fled. Some of them are shOrt-waisted,
some of them are long-waisted, and
others have no waist at all. All of
them barely reach to the knees and
their sleeves are as brief as their
skirts. Necks are round or square,
and a little sleeveless body in several
good designs is worn over dainty
underbody with sleeves, made of tulle
or lace, in narrow ruffies, set close to-
yether on a net foundation.
A new idea Is successfully carried
out when taffeta is the material used.
Short-waisted dresses, or slips without
q waistline, are trimmed with several
rows of narrow ruffles of the silk
about the bottom of the skirt and on
the sleeves. These ruffies are sewed
to the frock along their lower edge
shat is, they are upside down.
Other styles may come and go, but
he pretty lingerie frOck for the little
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Pretty Lingerie.

Pretty Lingerie.
Dainty lingerie is made of soft, white
pongee. trimmed with bands of finest
blue linen. and laced with blue linen
lacers.
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he
Password
*
By ETHEL LEE DAYTON
(CopYright. 1916 by w. G. Chapman.)

copyright, 1916. by w. G. Chapman)
The tables were turned. I laughed
outright as / realized it. There, back
in the timber, at a lonely spot which
few would visit or pass, had left
stalwart Mexican soldier tied hand
and foot. Certainly I was safe from
his pursuit until morning.
The way it had come about was
this: For several days had been To-
Gated at Mayena with the United
States troops. / was taking photo
graphs for a series of magazine ar
luainted with Lieutenant Harvey ROs-
sitter. Before coming to Mayena had
been for week at Pulza. There had
met Miss Wentworth and her family.
The impression made upon me by Miss
Wentworth was lasting one. When
Lieutenant Rossiter stated that he
knew the Wentworths there was a
friendly bond established between us
at once. 1t suffered a severe strain
my last hour in camp, however. ROs-
sitter came to me looking anxious and
diStrustful.
"You told me you were going back
to Pulza?" he said, and inquiringly.
''I've got to-" 1 told him. II left
all the views I took in Chihuahua
there, counting on picking them up
on my homeward-bound trip"
I did not tell Rossiter, of course,
that I was glad of an excuse, as q
return would naturally mean a second
meeting with the charming Miss
Wentworth.
Il got a letter about two hours since
from Pulza," said the lieutenant
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a dozen strong drinks. Supplied with
q bottle of the stuff, he resumed his
journey. We had not gone two miles
when 1 noted his dropping pose. Over
come with the strong liquor, he was
asleep in the saddle.
The horse halted to browse and his
rider slept on. 1t was my chance. At
a standstill I could work with some
system at my bonds. Soon was free.
To dispose safely Of my captor was an
easy task. 1 took his hat, his jacket
and his weapons. Then it was that
1 laughed exultantly, for there was
only twenty-five miles between myself
and Pulza
1 passed no habitation, met nobody
during the first five miles of my ride
forward. I had fancied I knew the
route perfectly, as had traversed it
before, but at the end of an hour began
to be confused. I lost the trail and
did not catch it up again until came
in sight Of a lonely little cabin. 1t
held light. was desperately thirsty,
Z,
l noted water pail on the table and
the only inmate of the desolate place,
little, understood Mexican lad, about
five years of age. He was seated at
the table eating porridge. AS 1 stepped
through the doorway he sprang nimbly
to his feet and faced me.
l almost laughed outright. The
Shrewd, impish expression on the face
of the youngster was absolutely ire
sistible as instantly he threw up both
hands.
Then, his keen eyes looking me all
over, he uttered two words:
"Sandoval Maerte!'
I nodded my head. He was reas-
sured. He went back to his porridge
like one who has a duty to perform
and had received a safe-conduct.
drank at the pail and left the hut,
turning the queer incident over in my
mind as I rode along. Suddenly, in
Mexican:
"Halt-Who goeS?"
1t was an inspiration that came to
me, looking down the barrel of a lev.
eled carbine. At once there flashed
a thought through my mind. The par
ents of the Mexican lad had tutored
him for a critical occasion-nonresist
ance and the password. gave it now.
'Sandoval Muerte."
pass onto the left. You are for
the town."
I grunted an assent. Again ]
laughed-this time to drive away a
shiver, for I had met narrow Craze.
The hour was late when I reached
Pulza. At once I visited the Went
worth domicile and had Mr.. Went
worth out of bed, explaining matters.
He looked serious, and decided on i'm
mediate action. 1t was wise, for a
few hours later the entire district was
under insurrection domination.
"My daughters" he introduced q
little later, when he led two charming
young ladies into the room, who had
hastily dressed at the tidings of alarm.
My Miss Wentworth came forward
Will WSlCOlu1uS SL1llc. AS SDOk0 Vi
Lieutenant Rossiter, the other Miss
Wentworth looked anxious and re-
,lieved. For the first time knew there
were two Misses Wentworth, and
mine, the younger was not fancee.
That is, until we were over the
border. We did not wait for daylight.
My meeting with the Mexican sentinel
a few miles from town convinced me
that the insurrectiOnists were critical
ly near. Our party was the last
through the district without challenge.
The doughty lieutenant had his Ell
canor and I my Daisy, who made of
me to her friends a hero complete.
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the place kept clean. Pickers are dis
gruntled and do poor work where they
have to wade through weeds and
briers wet with dew or autumn rains.
The grower who gets into his Or
chard now sees anything else which is
the matter with his orchard, has his
attention called to anything which
needs to be done to improve it, and
learns a good lesson for next years
operations.
Dead limbs take great deal of wa
ter from growing apple trees. They
are in the way at gathering time and
make the whole crop look diseased. If
caused by canker, the disease will
spread to other parts of the orchard.
Prune them out now and paint the
wounds.
Water sprouts and surplus limbs
take too much water from the trees
in time Of drought; prune out those
which are not needed on the tree and
save the water for the ripening fruit;
fruit won't mature we'll where shaded
by sprouts. The crop shows up bet
ter where the tree is kept pruned, ad-
mitting sunlight and air, and enables
the buyers to see the fruit better.
These statements are not guesses or
mere opinions. They are some of the
things that have been proved by care
full tests at the Missouri agricultural
experiment station.
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WEED SEED GETTING NEARER RIPE EVERY DAY.

(3y ]. o. RANKIN, Agricultural Editor.
Missouri Experiment Station)
Have you moved those weeds?
Then your farm is worth more and
you are better neighbor and bet
ter citizen than if you had not. Every
one thinks more of the farmer and
farm if he sees the weeds neatly
moved as he drives along we'll
dragged road. AS he passes the end
Of the line fence he sees fence row,
not a weed row, and the same is true
of the cross fence.
Does this describe your farm? Then
rabbit shooting may not be so good on
It next winter, but buyers will offer
you more an acre on It because they
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face are placed with the stem end next
the barrel head.
The remainder Of the barrel is
quickly filled by half bushel basket.
Rack the barrel after each basket
is emptied, so that it may be compact
ly filed.
The barrel should be filed in this
manner until within a few inches Of
the top. The "tail'' or "crown layer"
is then placed. 1t is placed with the
stems upward and should project
about 11a inches above the ends Of
the slaves. The center should be lit
tie higher.
A corrugated paper cap is now put
on next the barrel head. A barrel press
is used in forcing the head down. The
top hoop is removed and the second
hoop slightly raised.
Great care must be used in getting
the pack firm. Apples shrink, and if
the barrel is not well "racked'' while
being filled, it will become slack, cauS-
ing the fruit to bruise.
Apples for storage should be packed
and placed in cold storage as soon as
possible after picking for best results.
Farm Life.
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know 1t will take less work to make
crops on it for a number of years
than If all that weed seed had not been
harvested. If you still have that weed
crop to harvest, you will have to
hurry. Weed seed is getting nearer
ripe every day. The hot, dry weather
has hurried ripening instead Of belat-
ing it. Bur pulling time is coming
and the horse weeds in the fence rows
are getting harder for the mower or
scythe to handle, but there is some
consolation IN the thought that there
is still time to do a great deal of good
and that too early moving might have
let the weeds come up and make an.
other crop Of seed.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1916-10-28
SOME MORE SHORT ONES.

Fine line OF bulk chocolates just
arrived at the Vogue Drug Store.
Mrs. \. \. ellis spent the week in
Garden City, Kan. visiting relatives.
Miss Mary Stevens. OF Higbee
spent the week visiting friends in
this city.
Chinamel vsrnish and stain at
cost, while it lasts. to close out. See
the La Junta Lumber Company.
Mrs. b. S. Bennett left Thursday
morning for Las Animas to join her
husband, who is located there during
the beet season.
Attention, harness buyers! A few
sets Of guaranteed harness at the La
Junta Lumber Company. at cost. for
thirty days.to close out.
Superintendent J. Howard LarrIsk
vas referee in the foot ball game on
Saturday at Lamar between Lamar
and Holly. The Lamar team trounced
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1916-10-28

wish by few simple words TO
thank all those Who so kindly helped
me during the contest did prac-
tlcally no work during the past
three weeks, a. was sick with asth-
ma. Way down In my heart I be-
lIeve that II ! could have worked
all through the Dix weeks would
have come out nearer the top than
I did
There are some tina, promised to
see again. ami please do not by any
means think that had forgotten
YOU, FOR had not simply was
not physically able 10 call on you.
I viii always have a warm spot
Iu my heart Tor m" people Of La
Iuntn. and shat they dld for me,
even though : dld not win the car. "
MISS CORA LOGASRILL.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1916-10-28
PIANO At SACRIFICE

We have on hand 10 the vicinity
81 Ia Junta one Of our yep bes,
pianos Rather than pay stofag" or
re-ship this instrument to Denver. va
viii sell n - responsible party a,
special price. On easy terms. or,
Es will rent the plano wlth the priv.
IlsRs Of buying later and apply rent
on purchase pflf" In answering,
please rive full references In first
letter Address. Department 4,
Knlght.Campbsil Music Co, Denver,
Colo.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1916-10-28

the Holly boys by score OF 40 to 0.
Las Animas Leader.
ST. Andrews church will have a
Bazaar on December eth at Hsr-
mouy Hall.
Mrs. Julia Bradish and daughter,
Miss Nell, returned home Thursday
evening from Fort Lyon where they
spent several days with Mrs. Max
MILAN Baum.
For right prices. good material
and courteous service, see us. We
solicit your trade for everything in
the line of building material. La Jun
ia Lumber Company.
Mrs. D. b. Brown and daughter,
Flora. moved their household goods
to La Junta and will make their
future home there. Eyerette and his
bride moved into the house just va
Gated by Mrs. Brown and will farm
there the coming season.-Cheraw
Herald.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1916-10-28

principal seaport OF Mexico.
NINETEEN AMERICAN MA
RINES WERE KILLED AND
SEVENTY WOUNDED. The
American loss was l2s killed
and 1875 wounded.
At the battle OF Carrizal,
Mexico, between our troops
and those OF Carranza. %
American soldiers were killed
and many wounded: Mexican
loss unknown.
We are now threatened with
invasion. President Wilson re-
fuses to recall the militia from
Texas. WHY? This Is his
answer to Governor Whiteman.
Of New York. who urged him
to let the men come back to
vote Said the President: The
militia have been used and are
being used to repel invasion
and are rendering services Of
the highest quality and most
urgently needed character to
their country"
II this is Peace. then should
the name OF Woodrow Wilson
be added TO the list OF those
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1916-10-28
new HERBAL BALM
MAKES LIFE WORTH WHILE
FOR SKIN SUFFERERS

One virl have 10 admit the fact that The
snnuErnrs we've wonderfully s4Ucss,'li 70
keeping down skin diseases o1uia si5us ani
Urhrrstnr, m th-fr iuBr. 4 study Of The
Asfn diseases amang the Aragahors by Dodge
Ehp~E that the irihr uhri = Balsam. Obtained
IRON the trees DO that vicinity or brought 70
them from the coast Indians, Which produced
WONDERFUL results 90 SHAT is kup~n as sglaIrI
ur itch and also 1r-ptrs eczema. DtANA
has this ingredient 90 Il and rs results have
been wonderful
Try tins ~pnicriui new herbal skin balm.
Apply D'ENAA to Eczema. 10 Old running
Esfcs; 20 Lex ulCcrsi 10 rinE~prm. Pils,, to
all bienuhcs and rruptignp Of the skin, Il
purses and hrah No sLia disease eau live
~hrrr ID ENNA ~ used
We are the only druggist, 10 ih, io-a
from -hnm D'ENNA, the goat herbal balm.
eau be seE4gri Ak "a today.
i. {. COLEMAN, Druggist.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1916-10-28
Tulip Time

Darwin aud Dutch bulbs from iIol.
land-ths beat that ran be bought
I will have a liberal supply next
week. This Is also the proper time
10 plant perennisis and roses.
GEO, A. NtDY.
T.. ago Lincoln Avenue.
Phone Jun,a 527 ".
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1916-10-28
VOTE 40" on NUMBER TWO
Vote Against Proposed Civil Service
Law II iOu Believe in Running
Your Own Affairs


The initiated amondman, to the
Constitution ns-,atpfng 70 Ciyu
Service f. a most dangerous propo-
si,tou :, 10. 49, -, ,,.r,. t..,
tremendous hidden evils. In the list
OF the Initiated laws. # bears 80
? Every good citizen believing in
government by the people should
vote against This amendment. n IL
should carry. the government Of our
state and our cities. and. some Of
our Leading men say. our counties
viii he in the hands Of a political
commission IT three men located In
Denver Bear In mind that tho
amendment provides rha, all ap-
poiutive offices IN first and second
class cities. ~ we'll as all other ap-
pointtyc offices engaged In the civil
service Of the state are to be- under
III" control Of the commission which
Is located tn Denver "" are salts
fled that Il the people rcallv know
or realized that the lass intends 10
TAX" from them and 10 put In the
hands OF the rommI--Inr ln Denver
n" power over their appoinr.gr
officers of their respective cities and
counties they would vote against ar
10 man
n r. should ,a-r, Oh, .....-...-
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1916-10-28
Who kept 1, out Of War?

Ans. Rutherford y Hayes
Republican President Of o.
United States from 1857 Il
1881
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1916-10-28
VII" kept 1. out ~ war?

Ans James \ Garfield aud
Chester \ Arthur. Republl,
cans Presidents or the United
States from 1881 10 1855
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1916-10-28
Who Kept u out of War?

Who kept u Ou, ~ War;
Ans, Every President Of the
United States for seventy Year,
except Lincoln and Mckinley.
and all with honor.
Has Nr. wilson kept u out Of
War?
Ans. on April 20. 1914. by
his direction. our navy shelled
and captured Vera Cruz, tho