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The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

Every housekeeper should know
that II they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time. because 1t
never sticks to the iron. but because
each package contains l6 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in N.pound pack
ages. and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem.
icals. II your grocer tries to sell you
l2-oz. package 1t is because he has
stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts In Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package In large let.
tiers and figures "16 ozs." Demand De-
hance and save much time and money
and the annoyance Of the iron stick
Ing. Defiance never sticks.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14
Blind People Use Most Gas.

When it comes to consuming gas
In large quantities blind people can
beat their seeing brethren all hollow. ="
said an inspector of the Consolidated
Gas Company. Il know two familiel
where both husband and wife ARD
blind. Every jet is turned on full til:
in their homes at night and is kept
going at that rate clear up to II
O'Clock. Light and darkness are all
the same to the afflicted ones. but
they insist upon illumination brilliant
enough for a reception.
"And that Partially for light is no.
a within peculiar to those two couples.
All blind people feel that way. They
demand the light and in all private
homes and institutions where tho
blind are cared for the gas bills
vouch for their strange fancy."-New
York Press.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14
ACCOUNTED FOR THE DOLLAR.
eessar's Windfall Due to Somewhat
Remarkable Circumstance.

Representative Branch of Morgan
county. the military man of the
house. has mad some unusual expert
ences. The fact that he is chair
man of the committee on military at
fairs very often causes his colleagues
to ask him for stories.
1T was while attending a military
school good many years ago that l
formed the habit of taking long
walks before breakfast" said Branch
TO a group of friends. "One morning
happened to be strolling through
the town near which the school was
located. when l was touched by an
old fellow, whose tale of hard luck
would have melted stone.
But. my good fellow said. i
haven't cent with me this morning.
spent my last penny last night. and
my check from home won't reach me
until tomorrow
The old man wasn't satisfied.
Look through your pockets, he
begged, maybe you'll find something.
We'll If I've got any money in
these clothes you can have every cent
of IT,, said to him, and began turn
ing my pockets inside out Just TO
show him that | was strapped
We'll. would you believe it, silver
dollar dropped out of one OF my peck
cts and rolled on the sidewalk.
Delighted, the old man quickly
grabbed it up and said, Thanks
He was much bigger than | and
said, Certainly; l am glad | can
help you, but, really l didn't know
II was there.
All the way back to school i won
dered how that dollar came to be in
my trousers"
And did you ever find out?" asked
another legislator.
oh. yes; when l got back to my
room my roommate told me that
was wearing his pants. indianapolis
Star.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14


We VIII not weep; for God is standing by
us.
And tears will blind us to the blessed
sight.
We Will not doubt. II darkness stin doth
Our souls have promise of screnes.
light.
We will not faint If heavy burdens bind
u.s.
They press no harder than our souls
can bear
The thorniest way Is lying still behind us.
We shall be drawer for the past despair.
not in doubt shall be our journeys
ending:
Sin with its fear shall leave us at thu
last;
All its best hopes in glad fulhlmen;
blending,
Life shall be with US when the Death is
past.
Help us. o Father. when the world il
pressing
on our frail hearts. that faint without
their friend;
Help us o Father! let thy constant bless
ing
Strengthen our weakness-till the joy.
full end.
William Henry Hurlbert.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14
NO TONGUE CAN L.
How ! Suffered with Itching and
Bleeding Eczema Until Cured
by Cuticura.

mo tongue can tell how l suffered
for five years with terribly painful.
itching. and bleeding eczema. my
body and face being covered with
sores. Never in my life did l expert
ence such awful suffering, and
longed for death, which l felt was
near. I had tried doctors and medi.
cines without success, but my mother
insisted that l try Cuticura. l felt
better after the first bath with Cuti-
cura Soap and one application of Cuti
cura Ointment. and was soon entirely
well. (Signed) Mrs. A. Etson, Belle
vue, Mich"
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

They say negro approached jim
Orr to-day and said: Mr.. Orr. they
say you say you don't want any negro
to vote for you" To which Mr. Orr
replied: IF you were running for
mayor, would you say that" The
negro said he wouldn't. well. then"
Mr.. Orr continued. don't you think
have as much sense as you have?"-
AtChison Globe.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

l6,VOO farms OF $50 acres each. sItu-
ated in the Uintah Indian Reservation
In Utah will be open for occupancy
very shortly. Don't you want to home i
stead one and make yourself a home
This land is the best adapted to stock
raising and farming of any land In
telling about the country. how. to
homestead and route to get to the land.
THE uINTAH COLONY CO.
Box 49S, Denver, Colo.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

You have quit complaining about
the price OF meat" Had to quit" an
swered the Industrious citizen. Il am
kept SO busy hustling for the price
that l no longer have time to com
plain"
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

When we read of financier having
been bunkoed out of half a million we
wonder how he managed to accumu-
late the money.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

The people who. are most eager to
share their troubles are usually those
who are most stingy with their good
luck
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

OF leucorrhea, excessive flowing. painful
periods, prolapsus, or falling of womb,
attended by weak back, bearing-down
sensations, liberation of womb, pain
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14
TEA

1t isn't merely the taste OF
tea; the taste is only the
foretaste.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14
Insist on Getting Il.

Some grocers say they don't keep
Defiance Starch because they have a
stock in hand of IL o. brands. which
they know cannot be sold to a custo-
mer who has once used the 16 o.
pkg. Defiance Starch for same money.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as
q cough cure.-J. w. o'BRIrN, 800 Third Ave.
N. Minneapolis, MINI. Jan. 9, 1900
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win. This Is why Defiance Starch
IL taking the place Of all others.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14
More Fiexible and La,tIno.

1t is the little cur that is always
trying to get even with the big dog.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

1t is not good for a man to be alone /:
that is why women refuse to let him
alone
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

The parting words of a barber are
Which side. please?"
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

II man doesn't wind up his bad
habits his health will soon run down.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

Men who do nothing but take up
room in the world usually overdo the
thing.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

won't shake out or blow out: by using
Defiance Starch you obtain better re-
suits than possible with any other
brand and one-third more for sAnls
money.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

A polished gentleman isn't neces-
sarily smooth article.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

Chicago has "A whistling choir. Count
on Chicago to take to anything that
.utllizes wind.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

Rich relations usually make poor
friends.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

DR.. David Kennedy's Fnvorite Remedy. the
Great Kidney and Liver Cure World Famous Write DR..
KeEnedys sons, ROndout y. " for free sample bottle
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

This world owes every man a chance
to earn an honest living,
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethnR softens the gums reduces in
GAmnAton, AllAys pain, wind collie. bottle,
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

When a doctor gives rich patient
up it's up to the undertaken.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16

money can buy. They'll come-or
GrcaSers are lot different in this
part OF the world than they are any
where else. Then We'll go back aboard
and talk to Boles- I've got Il plan
just listen to that n roar Of bols-
ferrous laughter came from the house
said they'd burn his village did he2
Wen teach 'em-the bloodthirsty pl-
rates"
I failed utterly TO follow his train Of
thought. but did as he told me The
preSidente was apparently delighted
The senior hOnOrs me; il would al
ford me the greatest pleasure. And II
the Seuors viii CondesCend to enter my
Door house we will have d flask OF
Madeira. and you shall meet those 9TH
erS-the ladrOnes that they are But
YOU must not be offended if they are
somewhat noisy. for they have just
finished two bottles of my best
When we-weTe walking back 10 our
boat / turned, my voice trembling with
suppressed anger.
Now. for heavens sake. viii you ten
me why YOU wNut that slime out on
our schooner? Ic that kind Of thing is
to be my job you'd better look around
for new boy right off
He grinned and Datted me on the
shoulder
Don't you worry. sonny, you'll have
a chance to get even before you're
many hours older. Your Uncle Jor-
dams got a plan, a little scheme to
teach these gents q lesson, and get that
hemp al the same time, just by way
Of illustration. 'ItU be a sort Of il
Illustrated lecture on the folly of intern
perance." He laughed softly.
He didn't speak again until we got
out board. Then we went below and
told Boles of all that had happened.
Before l had finished d light came into
his eyes and he began to grin, as
Knapp was doing. But il was a grin
that showed his teeth a bit
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16

Home is wOman's background. fort
ress and refuge. That would not be
real home I'm which was no womanly
presence. A feminine touch must adorn
the rooms. and dictate their arrange
ment to make them wholly agreea BILE
The setting Of the home IS woman's pc
culiar province. Business gives "a man
little daylight time in his home. which
is womans little kingdom.
In most women the home instinct is
50 strong that when travelling and
stopping here and there. they pro-
coed TO give the temporary shelter
something Of the familiar look that
makes it "a dwelling place rather than
"a camp. I have seen a summer tent
transformed into IA bower by a few
hangings and photographs. and by the
dainty trihes that show individuality
and give character and grace. Every
soldiers wife knows how TO make her
quarters at an army post charmingly
domestic and the baroness OF an or
binary hotel room is relieved by the
campaigner in a trice by knick- kna cks
and drapery which take up very little
space in "A trunk.
A tea. tray, a half dozen cups and
saucers. lamp. chatting dish and a
woman's smile above them give "A tired
man a feeling OF having reached home
On the road re felt cross and faded
and "A [ odds with the world. but the
low mood slipped away when he turned
the latch key and entered the precincts
into which his wife had been putting
the sweetness of herself all day long
No man can analyZe or explain the
emotion but the home itself cheers
him, and stirs "A pulse of delight be-
fore a word is said, when he gets back
Ia it.
-
Women care immensely about things
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16

presidente. and make it worth his while
to have his shipping clerk, or whoever
has charge of the loading. being foully
deceived by us. mistake our -=hoouer
for the Spaniards'. and deliver the stuff
to us The pr,sbleate's agent Will re-
ceive from me the sum agreed upon.
for which he Will receipt. In case
there Is any delay in loading. or get
ting out of this hole tomorrow morning,
il IS easily possible that we may have
a little fight on our hands. Now what
do you say2"
As far as I'm concerned. go ahead"
said I: .'entertaining's my long suit.
and if | can't beat that hairy gorilla
to death as I'd like to. perhaps [ can
drink him TO death. or into ID. T-'s-'
L lodged the slap on the shoulder
that / saw coming from Knapp.
That's the talk. yOungster. Wei
make a roaring bUccaneer of you yet
Now lets unlimber for the fray.
\ little after y we saw our guests
making their way uprOariouSly down
to the beach, and a few minutes later
their OUtriEger was alongside.
Our Chinese cook gave Us very
good dinner indeed, and. from the way
those two swine laid into the Chow
1 began to doubt if the capture of the
hemp would pay for the hole they made
in the stores.
We went rather easy on the drink. as
it would not do to put them out of
commission too early in the day After
eight bells however, BOles rose and
told them that. as a proof of the in
effable joy it gave him to meet three
such distinguished men and charming
companions, he was going to give him
self the great pleasure of compromising
a british navy punch in their honor.
With that he raked out bowl and d
bottle of about every different kind of
liquor we had in our wine locker, and
set TO work.
What he put in that foul decoction 1
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16

short of SUlphuric acid could have ever
put his steady head on the bias.
We stuck 1T il. drink for drink for
about four rounds, and then the blow
fell. We scented suddenly to have run
into a fog bank-thGn it cleared a bit
ana ! saw the two SDaniaTds dancing
furiOuSly up and down, locked in one
anOther's arms-and wondered how
they ever managed to do il with the
schooner ON her beam ends. ThereupOn
! was lost IN admiration for their Gle
VeTneSS, and wanted to 20 over and
embrace them. as they weren't such
bad fellows after all, But when ! got
up, a swell must have gotten under
her. for the deck rose with me.
I dimIy overheard BoIes saying to
the pTeSidente- And then Emilio might
take a course at JulienS-'
When ! awoke it seemed to me that
! had just gone over Niagara falls. and
was about to enter the rapids I rose
suddenly upright. and it did not need
the thUmp that I gave my head on the
deck above to remind me that | had
one Knapp was standing beside my
bunk with a erin ON his face and am
empty bucket in his hand. Behind was
Boles, wearing a worried look.
"HOw do you feel?" he asked anX-
iouSly.
oh not 50 bad; I'm more used to
this kind of hardship" said l. begin
ming to take notice What time is
it?''
Six o'clock"
Morning or EVENING""
Morning" he answered with a bit of
a smile Getting your bearings"
Yes said 1. thinking a bit. I'VE
had time, didn't we? How about the
hemp"
Come on deck if you feel able" said
he It's interesting up there"
I got to my feet. very dizzy and sick
and sore But il was always my curse
10 feel no after effects To speak Of,
if l had, it would have been much bet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16

indeed. ridicuIously small. In confir-
nation. he showed me a roughly
drafted contract from the owners Of
the schooner to pay the money down
as soon as the hemp should be deliv-
cred on board. This / showed to
Knapp. who studied it carefully.
Now. kid" he said at length eX-
citedIy. lis the chance for you To get
i'm your fine work Tell this old Greaser
that, although disappointed in getting
our cargo we bear no in-win, and in
vite him and these other Greasers out
board to lunch: Tell 'em we've got
bully cook. and the best booze that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16

'Savvy?' said Knapp, when I had
finished.
4 think So said Boles. "but it's
slightly dangerous game. and We've
got no right TO mix Brown up in il
without his permission" He turned
to me.
'Knapp's scheme is this, Brown; TO
get these two sconUdrels off here and
lay the k eel for jag-a seagoing jag
that viii last for twelve hours or so.
Then, when they're we'll sewed up. to
take 'em back aboard their schooner
and leave them. In the meanwhile
Wen do q little financiering with the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16
Uomans Background, Fortress and Refuge margaret ...

children were careful not TO Usurp this
throne Of the serene and beautiful
matrOn. who dw,lt in the dark, but
liked to have everything CHEEKY about
her Sometimes q stranger not know
ing the traditions of the home, would
install herself in the mothers place
but was always gently conducted 10
another seat. The setting OF that
house was not perfect unless the moth
err took her accustomed place When
she was gone forever, the mistress Of
the house rearranSed every room and
carried that sofa to another part of her
domain. She felt that. for awhile at
least no one else could sit there. the
old sofa i'm her thought was sacred and
would almost feel profaned if used by
Others than the one to whom it had
belonged though 50 many pleasant
seasons
All this. o. course. is sentiment. and
Mr.. Gradgrind does not understand IL.
with his incessant demand for facts
and statistics, he cannot enter into the
JOY that comes from feeling Yet feel
ing is the ChriSm of life.
1t is possible to make too much OF
LIES setting. as I have said. and to
spend so much labor on eXteTnalS that
there is no time for satisfaction in the
inner life. but while women continue
TO be queens regnant in their homes,
they will take pleasure in having the
homes beautiful. neat harmonious and
10 some degree SuIlpIuOuS- II IS InelE
privilege thus to do. A home Is not a
peuitentiary. nor counting nor
a shop; it is, as 1 said at first. the
background whence we issue into the
open for business or pleasure. 1t is our
fortress against all invaders. our refuge
in distress In the day of calamity
and disaster we hide ourselves at
home. In the day of triumph and good
fortune we invite our friends to re-
ioice with us there. We are within the
bounds of reason in making the setting
of home as beautiful as we can.
Copyright 1905, by Joseph b. BoMIes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16

know. because 1 know about what he
had, but the proportion viii always re-
main Il dark secret. When finished, II
was a rather pleasant and harmless
enough tasting prescription. but, as
Knapp afterward said, 1t was sighted
for 5000 yards, and ten drops was
dose for an adult" BOles served it out
ia long whisky and-sOda gObletS. or
course if Knapp and 1 had had any
sense. we would have gotten rid OF ours
over the side. but. somehow. that
struck us as unspOrtsmanlike. and he
afterWard said that the felt the same
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16

! doubt whether d mere man can quite
understand Il WOmau's love for chairs
and tables mirrors and vases. These
may have associations with happy sea-
sons in the past, or may mean ii vic
tory over the tyranny of circumstances
one adOres what she has longed for
during months, and denied herself
many little luxuries to purchase. One
even treasures old things that seem to
the outsider of no account
] have a little Old-fashioned hair
trunk studded with brass nails. 1t
has been in the family as long as I
can remember. and came over the sea
generations before my time. one day
when we were moving a Jung person
who had no reverence for what she
considered trash. was bargaining with
"A junk man over this trunk. l hap
pened along just in time to stop the
barter and sale, and send the man
away.
Il would rather part with anything in
the house than that / exclaimed
Money could not buy it
What in the world can you want
with such Old rubbish? 1t has been
up garnet Tor ages.
Il know it." / replied, and you may
call it rubbish, but it is precious to
me"
So it was Bottled fragrance and
fadelesS sunshine and the echo of mer-
rymakings and the voices Of love were
IN that shabby old box for me-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16

The atmosphere of the place was per
meated with TeDOSe.
When one is obliged to thread his
way gingerly through a drawing room
that is filled to the overflow with
easels and statues and buStS and spin
dIe-legSed tables and fragile chairs
and Obtrusive footStools. in danger
every second of stumbling or knock
ing something over. things are wrong
with that setting
Another mistake is To have too little
light Why darkness and gloom
should be sought in any portion Of a
house where people must live. has al
ways been to me an unsOlvabie prob
lem. Mysterious corners are in order
in cOb-WDbbed attic or an under
ground cellar but they are seriously
out of place in a pleasant room into
which visitors are ushered, and which
is supposed To be a rallying spot for
the family.
Light does no harm. Although the
strong rays of the sun may somewhat
impair the first freshness of uphol-
stery. yet they tone down crudenesS
of color and i'm the end are an i'm
prOvement- Throw open the windows
and glorify the room" was the cheer
full order for the day of Sydney Smith.
Ones spirits are apt to go down in a
dun. dark crypt-Iike room, they rise
to sparkle and effervescence when the
sunbeams come dancing in, and the
house looks glad and gay ~
1t is wonderful how ones things re-
spond to ones mood. Certain easy
chairs welcome YOU to their embrace
when you are tired out. and rest you
almost as f they knew they We're doing
it: they seem 10 have caught the spirit
of the house, and have personality
OF their own
Certain chairs and foOtstOOls belong
TO certain people. l knew a dear old
lady. blind for years. who always oc-
cupied one corner of a large and com
Portable sofa. Children and grand
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16

We sometimes jeer at sentiment but
how long would this planet go on with
out the tender rose-color that falls on
the stony hillsides our feet so often
tread? Sentiment cushions life. Be
cause of II d woman regards more
highly an ugly old time-piece which
has been ticking through centuries
than the most decorative chronometer
which can be bought at the shop. One
ticks OF money, the other ticks forever
OF loyalty and love.