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The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Make Money Earn Profit.

Never hesitate to give up small
change for greater coin. Life. honor.
and riches in moderation: these are
he greater coin and are worth many
pennies. Keep this thought in readi
ness says an old philosopher. when
YOU lose anything external: what you
acquire in the place of it. If It be
worth more, never say, 1 have had
loss"
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Sold Grant of Land Cheap.

The immigrant who was the first in
Australia to receive a grant of land
was a German named Schaffcr. He
was given fifty acres in the city of
Sydney, and sold them in 1907 for
twenty gallons of rum. Shortly after
wards the land was valued at $500, 900.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Retween Man and Mife.

In married life sacrifices must be
forever going on If one would be hap
py. Strife and unrest are the chief
foes to ideal happiness, and. after
all. there are few things. not matters
of conscience, which are worth dis
rutting between man and wife.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Beqqar Lived Hiuh.

Just ten years ago there died in
Auxerre a beGgar in whose cellar
were 400 bottles of wine of rare and
costly vintage, more than a century
old, while a single trunk revealed
coins and securities amounting to,
100000 francs
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
sut.erfIies in South America.

Enormous swarms of butterflies
move along the Amazon and other
South American rivers. NJ. Goeldi, OF
Para, Brazil. finds that detached
masses make detours to visit trees in
bloom, but does not explain the gen
eral migration. One suggestion is
that the great flights are made up OF
females. seeking mimosas as a place
of egg-laying.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Hydraulics.

IT'S wonderful. said Uncle Allen
Sparks, ito see what can be done with
wafer power these days. know
man over in the next county the
-tingiest man that ever Eyed. but his
wife can get anything she wants from
him by doing little judiclous weep
ing"
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Mohammed and tn. N.rei,.u,.

Mohammed declared the narcissu4:
or yellow daffodil. which grows abuh-
dainty throughout western Asia. to be
his favorite flower: and 1t is related
that concerning It his counsel wRsS
"Whosoever has two leaves of bread,
let him trade one for a blossom, sgf
narcissus: for bread Is nourishm Ell
for the body. while the narcissus is
food for the SOUL
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Las, Recorded Sea Miraae.

The last recorded sea mirage OF
note occurred in the Baltic Sea in
May. 1854. when the image of the
whole English Baltic fleet of nineteen
vessels was seen, inverted in the air
from a distance of thirty miles.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Children Should Roast.

What would you advise for deli
cate children?" mother asked an cm-
inent French physician. Roast them.
was the reply. Roast them in the
sunshine" Golden advice it was. too.
which carried into practice would cure
thousands of delicate little boys and
girls, whose mothers are dosing them
with tonics and cod liver oil.-Good
Health
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Decrease of Mortality.

Mortality in every occupation has
decreased in the last ten years, This
is due to the better means of ventila-
ton and sanitation which we have at
present and the greater precautions
exercised in every field Of endeavor.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Busy London Pawnbrokers.

Over 15.oOO0O0 visits are paid every
year to London pawnbrokers. The ex-
act figures are on an average $1,000
a day. Throughout the whole country
the number of pledges is said to
amount to 100. 900, 900 per annum.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Danger in Bites Of Animals.

There is about the same danger
from the bite of non-venomous snake
as from the bite of dog or cat. 1t
may or may not be serious; all de
pends upon whether poisonous germ
is transmitted and upon the condition
of the blood of the person bitten.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Girls by Parcels Post.

A woman of Lancashire, England.
sent this note to the local postmaster
"Wil you please send me word if /
can send two girls to-(a Yorkshire
town)-by parcel post, and how much
will it cost?''
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
To Raise sunken Vessels.

An Italian engineer has invented a
successful elevator for raising sunken
vessels. 1t consists OF compressed air
chambers of canvas and wire each
equal to a lifting caracity Of sixty
tons. and IT is possible TO attach as
many of these as may be necessary.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Firm Has Strict Monopoly.

The red cloth worn by the cardinals
of the Roman Catholic church has
for several centuries been made by a
German firm at Aix-la Chapelle. The
manufacture of this material is said
to be carried out in a peculiar and
secret way, known only to the firm
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
peen Interest In Snakes.

The South McAlester News makes
the following magnificent offer to its
subscribers: A handmade poem
wrought in indelible ink on footmade
paper will be sent to the first old
subscriber who can tell us for fact
just where a snakes head leaves of
and his tail begins"
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
"BridaI Caken Of Brittany.

Conspicuous among the adornments
of the bridal feast in Brittany is an
artistic and elaborate butter structure.
as fanciful and elegant as the most
beautiful bridal cake, and into this
structure the guests stick split sticks
bearing coins OF gold or silver
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Worth the Money.

Brown county girl recently sent
so cents to a Chicago advertiser for a
recipe to whiten and keep the hands
soft. She received the following re-
ply. Soak them three times a day in
dishwater while your mother rests
Kansas City Journal.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Work the Source o, True Happiness

81 suppose some advantages do at
tach to money. or people would not
give themselves so much trouble to
gain It; but, believe me. the truest
source of happiness is-work. Tile
late Baron Rothschild
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Mcdicated Ecus.

BY breeding and feeding his fowls
in special way. WiesbaGen chemist
has been able to increase the natural
quantity of iron in eggs that they are
medicinal and useful for the cure OF
various diseases.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15

Distinguished Men cnce Carpenters
The ranks of carrcnters have had
distinguished men. such as Inigo
Jones. the architect: Romn"y aud
Opie. the painters; Prof. Ice. and the
sculptor. John Gibson.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
oriain of Beauty Phrase.

The first known. if not the original,
use of the phrase, Beauty is only
skin deep" occurs in Ralph Venning's
"Orthodoxe Paradoxes." "All the
beauty of the world is but skin deep;
a sunne blast defaceth It,"
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Four Good Habits,

There were four good habits which
a wise and good man earnestly recon-
mended in his counsels and by his
own example. which he considered es-
sentially necessary for the happy man
agement of temporal concerns-these
were punctuality. accuracy, steadiness
and despatch.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Go to Church or Get Fined.

= To such an extent does religion pre-
vail at Gonoatoa. in the South seas.
that every man. woman and child on
that island who does not go to church
at least three times a week is liable
to be arrested and fined, the fine going
to the king.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Peculiar Double Eqq.

An egg with a perfect yolk and con-
tanning another egg about the size OF
a linnet's egg, which also had a good
shell and was perfect. has been laid
by hen belonging to Swindon
tradesman named Morse.-London
Chronicle.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Tradition About sneezira.

According to tradition, sneozng was
The first sign of life in man, and to this
day people in cataleptic frances and
apparently dead usually indicate their
return to consciousness in the form
of a sneeze.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Giant of Spider Family.

The giant of the whole spider family
is the 'hund" or dog" spider of MAZDA.
gascar. Its body weighs almost a
pound and each of its eight legs is
longer and larger in diameter than
he common cedar pencil.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
German Railway Color Scheme

On the State railways in Germany
the colors OF the carriages are the
same as the tickets of their respective
classes: thus frst-ciass carriaces arc
yellow, second-class green and thisG.
class white
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Good for the Biceps.

The best exercise for the biceps Is
to lie face downwards with the hands
spread on either side of the head.
Keep the body rigid and force the
body upwards with the arms until the
arms are rigid.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Want to Help in the Making.

Il guess" explained the young girl.
when exrosfulated with on her choos-
ing a struggling suitor. that marrying
a man who has got everything already
is something like buying a ready made
dress. One loses all the fun of the
making"
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Joseph Shaved Himssie

The earliest known mention Of shay
ing is in the Bible (Genesiss ~: 14e:
And he (Joseph) shaved himself and
came before Pharaoh" Shaving the
beard was introduced by the Romans
about 300 B. c..
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Enciand's Rural sEot.

The most out-of-thc-wpy village il,
England is said to he that of Frrlcl
cum-Pitton. This truly rural SPOT +.
more thar thirty miles from the near.
est railway station.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Piano Makes Girls Nervous.

A Berlin doctor lays it down that
the piano should never be used by a
child under sixteen years of age. Ont
of / 900 girls who played before the
age of twelve he found 600 cases of
nervous diseases.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
IncompIete.

The invention is announced of
machine which folds, wraps. addresses
and sorts magazines. That human be-
ings should still have to be employed
to read them seems regrettable-
Punch.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Eieh in Chinese Canals

The canals which form a network
throughout a great part of China
abound in fish. The ricefclds, wi ich
are irrigated with the water from
these canals. make ideal Matching
places for them.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Sun WIN Last Iona.

The gloomy predictions of the old
physicists that the sun must run out
Of fuel in three million years is dis.
credited. The modern physicists grant
IL fifty million years
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
First PRINTING of Music.

We owe the art of music printing
TO Italy, musical notes having first
been impressed with movable metal
types in 1902 by Ottavio Petrucci.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Quacks in Russia

Quacks flourish immensely in Rus
MA. DR.. Kirilorf can see only one snrc
tive remedy against them-a bette
education for the masses
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Sure Cure for Snake Bite.

There is a -sureI cure for snake bite
than any brand of whisky 1t is
strychnia sulphate. nitro glycerine and
potassium permanganate which may
be carried In tablet form and must be
dissolved in water and injected hypo-
dermically.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Prefer Struggling Man.

Nine-tenths of women would sooner
marry a man who is bravely strug.
Cling to succeed than have a ready
made successful man.-Exchange.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
PhNRicaI Ronedt.

Much benefit is to be derived from
simply contracting and relaxing the
muscles when either walking or sit
ting down. The grip can be greatly
improved in this way.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Notes In Insects FIiaht.

The common housefly sounds the
note In flying. This means that its
wings vibrate 335 times in second
The honey-bee sounds A. indicating
44O vibrations to the second.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
WOMEN AS eREADWINEEEs.

There is woman who is success.
full jockey.
Another who is an intrepid deeusca
diver.
Another who is a successful gold
pruspector.
Another who is railway cor sIruc.
tor and president of tl:c road.
Another who. Though but 10 wears
old, is marine observer on an ialaul
of Cape Cod.
Another who is harbor mistress x
Tacoma.
Another who is keeper Of pr'n.
Pmas lighthouse at Monterey, Cal.
Another who farms a Texas ranch
2.000 square miles in area
Another who farms frogs in IsisoY
and clears sl.5cO a year by rhe enter,
prise.
Another who is a capable grave Iii Fl
ger.
Another who is professional nut
cracker.-New Wort ''-~,'i
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Peasants Have Few Horses.

Only 66 per cent of the Russian
peasants who till the soil in the de
partment OF Moscow are able to keen
horses.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Value of Worlds RAILWAYS

1t has been estimated that should
any one desire to purchase the rail
ways of the world his outlay would
amount to something like $36,6so.Ooo.-
900.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
prote.. Asains. church My,l,

In 1862 the first proposal to Danish
music from church services was made
by the Council of Trent, on the
grounds that the style OF music had
become too frivolous.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Esplorer Accorded Honor

Tho first white man to set foot
upon New Zealand was Capt. Cook
The country's first governor was Capt
Hohson.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
swift Travel Net His Ao,by

Cy Perkins, the New Hsmpshir,
millionaire. who died the other day.
never drove anything swifter than
pair of steers.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Greatest Bay in the World.

The Bay Of Bengal is the greatest
bay in the world. Measured in
straight line from the inciosing penin.
Sulas, its area is about 10000 square
mlles.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Armor for Motorists.

A London curio dealer has in his
window a placard reading: Several
bits of armor for sale-suitabie for
motorists"
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
A Cool Place.

A farmhouse near Minehead. Somer.
set. England. is situated in SO deem a
hollow that for three months of the
year the suns rays do not fall upon II
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Syaip's Hot SrelI

In 1909 so fearlully hot WAS ii in
Spain that the streets of Madrid and
other cities were deserted. while Ia
Lorers expired in the fields and the
vines were sCorChed and spuilel.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Amateur Signifies Lover.

The word amateur" originally
French, from the Latin "amator." a
lover means lover of any particu
lar art, but not professional follower
of II.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Old Inn Loses License

The 40O-year-old license of an inn
near Warrington, Eng. is to he ex-
tinguished. The sign hangs on the
adjoining church. and the cellar runs
under the edifice.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
American Vines Incre,.. yi.Id

IntroductionJ of American vines in
French vineyards has increased the
yield from sixteen to twenty-five bar
rels an acre to from thirty-eight to
forty-eight barrels.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Price of Sea Turtles.

Sea turtles are caught In tery large
numbers on Ascension island They
each weigh between 500 and SOt
pounds. and so shillings is their sv.
erage price.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Last Mammoth unear.bed.

The last mammoth discovered in a
state of perfect preservation was dis
inferred from the ice in Siberia in
1916.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Derivation of sedlam.

"Bedlam" is corruption of the
word "Bethlehem," which was the
name of a religious house in London,
converted into house for lunatics.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Enoine Runs ever Leonard.

An engine on the Care to-Ca:rn rail
road ran over and killed fine lcolar
on the Victoria Falls bri''ee recartl'
at night. II measured eight fest ir
length.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Still Carry Wine in eiaskins.

StIIT Carry Wine IN Pt9skins. +
Throughout the interior of Spain
wine is still conveyed from place TO
place in bottles made of goat or pig
skin Identical in every respect with
the description given by Herodotus
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15

The man who is anxious TO sc-are
an acquaintance usually desires to 20
a step further and skin him.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Love Affairs and insanity

Judging by the insanity re,ur.s
sixteen cases in 1000 are caused b,
love ahairs.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15

Ancient siiv.r Money IL Spain.
Silver money $50 years Ole IS s'ill in
circulation in some parts OF Spain.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15

Cast out the beam that is within
mine own eye? With pleasure. Gui
pray that Celine may never be ST
foolish as TO cast out TIE beam from
hers,
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Mo DUTY on Coffee

Holland is the one European coun.
try where coffee can be imported free
of duty.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Powdered Goldfish for Flour.

Powdered Goldfish is sometimes used
in Iceland to make bread. in place of
flour.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
IRRElEVANCiES.

The real Nemesis calls itself by tic
name of Observation-Disclosures e
Faith. hope and charity. CHERISH
the first. preach the second and be
silent as to the last.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15

Poverty may make you turn yorr
cuffs: but you should never let IT tar.
suade you to Turn your coat,-Ncw
Orleans Times-Democrat.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Up to You to Try Aqain.

II others have more advantages than
you, go.to work ali the harder and get
a share.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
SENTENCE SERMONS.

Fault finders are seldom faithful.
Sanctification is salvation from self.
Love and pain are seldom far apart
love-, ss''- 9, 7&'@s'+' r. that Of
The broher's burden is the Fathers
business j
That which is irreverent must be ir-
religious.
The long drawn frown only pulls
men down.
A world without pain would be with
out power.
The river of life has something in
it beside gush
The darkness awaits him who
wastes the day.
Occupations is incubation against
much temptation.
The religious fan always thinks he
is the wholeeneld.
The man who is on the cross needs
no crosses on him.
He capaRt kaQE success who does
not ,felisht sacrifice.
The old man is never efadicated by
becoming an old womanr-
Advertising our affiictions only IN.
creases their circulation.
There is never a wrong world to
him who Is right with its heart
A man proves the sincerity of his
doubt by his search for tru.h.-Henry
F. Cope in Chicago Tribune.
sUNFLowER PHILOSOPHY.
No man ever told another all his
secrets.
No man knows enough to enti,le
him to conceit.
Do not trust your victims; there
are no faithful victims.
How soon man who called his girl
saucy. calls his wife sassy
Because you do not hear ii, do not
imagine that you are not talked about.
Every little fool has a doctrine. :"
and he believes the world will finally
accept it.
Nothing is lasting: the beauty of
the bride lasts no longer than the
grief of the widow.
You may go of by yourself and de-
clare you are as good as anybody; but
the lie will do YOU no good.
or what use are friends? In pros
perity. a man has no use for them: in
adversely. they have no use for him.
The man who says he is as good as
anybody. but who has not other au.
thority for the statement than his
talk. is always u bore.
Poor humanity; the mother does not
know half the time where the child |
rem are, and they do not know where
she is the other half.-Atchison tkan) /
Globe.
WOMEN AS sReADWINEEEs
There is a woman who is success |
ful Jockey.
Another who is an intrcIid dceTsCa
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
pumbheIls for the Weaken s.x

Women and girls should never use
dumb-bells over two pounds in weight
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Urges Study of Forestry.

The State Forester of Massachusetts
urges the study of forestry in the pub
lie schools.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
coraIs Long in Use.

The use OF corals by infants while
teett Ing is at least 200 years old.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Russian Trains Travel Slowly.

Few Russian trains travel at fast
er rate thGa twenty-five miles an hour
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
Area NJ Atlantic OCEAN

Area Of Atlantic Ocean.
The Atlantic ocean contains an
area of about 10000 900 square miles.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15

There is never a wrong world tt
him who Is right with its heart.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15

A man proves the sincerity of his
doubt by his search for tru.h.-Henry
F. Cope in Chicago Tribune
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15
sUNFLowER PHILOSOPHY.

No man ever told another all his
secrets.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15

No man knows enough to entitle
him to conceit.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15

Advertising our Affections only In
creases their circulation
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15

Do not trust your victims: there
are no faithful victims.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15

Poor humanity: the mother does not
know half the time where the child
ren are. and they do not know where
she is the other half.-Atchison tkanD
Globe
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-09-15

The old man is never etadicated by
becoming an old womanr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
A negro on Mr.. Booker washington.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Some
astonIshment seems to have been caused
in many parts of the country by your report
of my speech on the Fourth OF July. presum-
ably because referred therein to the position
Of Booker 7. Washington on the vital ques-
ton OF the civil and political rights OF the
ten million colored people Of our land The
Reputation Of MIR. Washington's policy OF
self EFF acement. retreat and surrender 10
not peculiar to me. but Is the attitude OF
perhaps half million Of our intelligent and
trained people.
Mr.. Washinsto ideal may be ss lofty
as his environment permits. but no doctrine
of submission to injustice and wrong viii b
regarded by myrlads Of his race as other
than snd w sbs TT tsis
by tH' the same man Who said that Sc would
the Ndr ,hs
we then be surprised when. colored people
ask this question:: Gould Moses have led
the Israelites from bondage to freedom had
Washington lead ten millions Of his fellow
citizens to equality before the law and take
his pensio from men who do not want us to
s,sn to h iSs Must he not be untrue
AT the convention Of protest against leader
ship OF this character. known as the Negro
Movement" perhaps the most thougihtiiai
s s1iH5sn eH eher esernal cpposton to IL
gllded palm and supine soul In these words
I'VE refuse to allow the impression to remain
that the negro American assents TO- ini lnd
Apologize before insults. Through helpless,
ness we may submit, but the voice Of protest
Of ten million Americans must never cease N
% asss shs e sns. O. their Sc
BROOKLYN, July II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
THE REVIVAL OF THE BICYCLE.
wheeling Recommended by Physician
as the Best OF Exercise.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: As a
physician and also as an old and constant
rider of the wheel for twenty years. hail
with pleasure your editorial In this mornings
issue of THE SUN-"The Recurrence OF the
Bicycle"
Americans are too much creatures OF fads
and fashions. No matter how good form
of exercise may be, let fashion frown and
that settles it.
INDUCED within the limits OF common sense
and moderation, | know of no system or
mode of exercise 80 healthful and beneficial
as cycling -provided only that you are free
from any organic heart. lung. kidney or
pelvic trouble.
1t is both mental and physical in character
a stimulus to the brain. and heart. lung
and muscle tonic to the body.
One need not 60 out Of the city to obtain IT,
Get UP in the early cool hours Of the morn,
take a cup OF coffee or a glass of milk. dress
properly and wheel through the, deserted
parks or the comparatively empty boulevard
'H The Central Park during the early hours is
like a private reservation to the bicycist
He or she will only meet an occasional eques,
ro road OF vehicles to dodge or be in, fear
Of Only the squirrels and singing birds
for companions and the sweet. fresh smell
Of grass and shrubs to salute you.
wheel around the park or up ana down
return jump into the tub or take cold sponge,
dress for the day take your breakfast and
come down to business refreshed and in
it s up and Tb 10Y x s .,soa fey
New YORK, July ii.