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The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26
GRIPS UGLY SEQUEL
KNEES STIFF, HANDS HELPLESS,
RHEUMATISM NEAR HEART.
Mrs. Van Scoy Experiences Dangerous
After-EfTects from. Grip and Learns
Value of IA Blood Remedy.

Mrs. Van scoy Experiences Dangerous
After-Enects from Grip and Learns
Value of Blood Remedy.
The grip leaves behind it weakened
vital powers, thin blood, impaired di-
gestion and over-sensitive nerves-a
condition that makes the system an easy
prey to pneumonia, bronchitis, rheuma-
tism, nervous prostitution, and even con-
sumption.
The story told by scores of victims of
the grip is substantially the same. One
was tortured by terrible pains Mt the
base of the skull; another was left tired,
faint and in every way wretched from
annmia or scantiness of blood; another
had horrible headaches, was nervous and
couldn't sleep; another was left with
weak lungs, difficulty in breathing and
acute neuralgia. In every case relief
was sought i'll vain until the great blood
builder and nerve-tonic, DIR. Williams
Pink Pills, was used. For quickness and
thoroughness of action nothing is known
that will approach it.
Mrs. Van Scoy makes n statement that
supports this claim. She says:
81 had severe attack of grip and, be-
fore had fully recovered, rheumatism
SET Ill ana tOrDnenteu Hles LOT tureo
months. I was in a badly rundown
state. Soon after it began l was so lame
for a week that I could hardly walk. 1t
kept growing steadily worse and Mt last
I had to give up completely and for
three weeks was obliged to keep my
bed. My knees were SO stiff l couldn't
bend them, and my hands were perfectly
helpless. Then the pains began to
threaten my heart and thoroughly
alarmed me.
while I was suffering in this way
CHANGED to run across little book that
told about the merits of DIR. Williams
Pink Pills. The statements in it inn
pressed me and led me to buy box. These
pills proved the very thing 1 needed.
Improvement set in as soon as l began
to take them, and it was very marked by
the time I had finished the first box.
Four boxes made me a well woman. >"
Mrs. Laura NJ. Van Scoy lives at No.
20 Thorpe street, Danbury, Conn. Dr.
Williams Pink Pills are equally well
adapted for any other of the diseases that
follow i'll the train of grip. They are
sold by all druggists.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26
Happy COMPROMISE.

At dinner given by the Congrega
tional club at Hartford, Conn, Prof
E. F. Steiner of Iowa College, who
was the guest of honor. told the fol
lowing story:
An Irishman married Jewess. and
their union was happy one until the
stork paid them visit. The young
son proved to be bone of contention
for his father. with pardonable ego.
tism, wished him named Pat. while
his mother was equally decided that
he should be called Moses. The day
was saved. however. by Solomon in
the person of woman across the hall.
for her suggestion was accepted oy
both parties. The boy was christepsA
PatmoS.-New York Times.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

manned before the easel in a brown
study. An expression partly quizzical
and partly eontrite crossed her face
Its mean" she thought, but I'll do
it. The end will justify the means"
The next day she gave him picture
of her sketches to look at while she
was getting ready to work. One was
sketch of herself that fellow student
at the Academy had made.
Instantly his face grew full OF ex-
preston as she meant it to be, but
still that provoking radiance illumin-
ated it.
May have it," he asked.
81 have promised it to the artist who
sketched it." she said, splashing some
brown ochre preparatory to an eye
production. Encouraged by his express
sion she began to paint rapidly, then
relenting He was only mere boy.
OF course. l wouldn't give my picture
to a man."
A look like the rushing of sunshine
in dark place flashed across his
features.
Il am only chasing his features from
one expression to another" she
thought ruefully. This see-saw must
stop.
II am going to the city to study
again in October" she said bluntly.
At last! Just the expression she
wanted, Leaving him to his reflec-
lions and apprehensions. she painted
rapidly and in silence. At the end of
the afternoon she looked at her work
with satisfaction, but Dorr was disap-
proving.
do look as glum as that?" he
asked. why didn't you tell me to
look PLEASANT"
This expression is more effective
from an artistic standpoint" she said
cheerfully, 81 feel that l am going to
succeed. and you shall not gaze upon
the picture again until it is hung"
The days and the work went stead
lily on. Dorr came daily to pose, and
gszed pensively up through the sky
lights of Ruths studio. seeing in his
gaze visions of harvest meadows and
pastures green, towering stalks of corn
bearing their burden of grain which
awaited only the first touch of frost to
bring their fulfllment. And while he
sat and dreamed and lowered between
his hopes and his depsair, Ruth paint
ed as one inspired. putting her whole
being and his into the picture.
In October Ruth took the Last
Load" and went to the city. One day
there was an exhibition of pictures
and her name was on everyone's lips.
Her painting had excited unusual and
marked attention. She wrote Dorr
and asked him to come and see 1t. To
gether they went to the gallery. 1t
was quite early-long before the popu-
lar hour for visitors. Dorr stood spell
bound before the masterpiece. The
meadow, the tottering load of hay and
the tired horses were true to life, but
his eyes were rlveted on the man
standing at the horses heads. The
1.-the form with shoulders that
seemed made for bulwark. lean
OF hip and small Of waist
was at once athletic and mag
netic. low-setting sun sent slanting
rays where he stood, making the fork
gracefully poised on his shoulder
CLEAN like gold. In his uplifted face,
the face of a man who has toiled the
livelong day was the tenacity of pur-
pose and the grim constancy that
make men. Behind the wesriness and
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26
DoukHoeoRs A STRANGE SECT.
Peaceful and Industrious. but Fanati-
cal in the Extreme.


cal in the Extreme.
The Doukhobors go back to about
1850, and had their origin in the Rus
sian province of Ekaterinoslav. The
first leader of the sect taught his fol-
lowers that, as the externalities OF re-
ligion were unimportant they might
conform to any prevailing wherever
they happened to be. He was Jealous
and pious, and, laboring among his
small group of disciples all his life,
wrought an enduring influence upon
them. They were early subject to per-
secutions; Gar Alexander early in
the nineteenth century sought to de-
liver them from this oppression and
settled them in a fertile district north
of the sea of Azov. where they got
on well for a time, were orderly and
prosperous.
Their new leader, named Kapous-
tin, was man of talents and authori-
ty: he appointed thirty elders and
twelve apostles. and through them
ruled the sect, which prospered while
he was at the head of it. But his
descendants, son and grandson, drank
too much vodka. and abuses crept in
to such an extent that Car Nicholas,
who had succeeded Alexander, trans
ported the whole lot to the Caucasus
to mend their manners. Those who
would join the Orthodox church might
stay; the rest must go. and did go.
keeping in general their sectarian
characteristics as obstinately as so
many Quakers.
Tolstoy fell in with them about
ten years ago and took to them with
muci. ardor. 1t was at this time that
they refused CONSUMPTION, and this
drew on them renewed persecution
from the government. Under stress
of this, with Tolstoy to advise and
back them, several thousand OF them
came to this country, settling in Brit
ish North America, where. with the
exception of a few outbreaks of re-
ligious mania, they have gone on toll
erably well. raising wheat and cattle
and building up their material pros
perity. Their present director is
named Nerigin, and his influence is
employed in directions prescribed by
common sense and to restrain fanati-
cal tendencies. Their chief danger in
the future is in getting a fool for
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

For some reason-or none-mos:
people have hitherto looked upon the
Germans as the most inveterate smols
ers in the world, although few will he
surprised to learn that the Dutch are
little ahead of them as consumers
of tobacco. since pictor!ally Dutch
man is always associated with pipe.
But none will be preuared to hear that
the Swiss smoke SO per cent more
than either, still less that the Belgian
burns more than double as much as
tts Dutchman.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26
AppIes Good Chicken Feed.

Hen fanciers in the region of Waldo
boro. Me-, think that they have solved
the egg laying problem by feeding
their hens throughout the winter with
a liberal supply of apples. Miss
Emmea l.. Labe wintered nineteen
rullets frcm which she got fifteen to
eighteen eggs a day all winter. She
fed in that time over nine barrels
of apples. E. F. Waterman, who has
large flock, has used some twenty
barrels of the fruit with satisfactory
results.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26
WAS A CHEERFUL LIAR.
Employers Enjoyment Of Good Act
Did Not Last.

Did Not Last.
THE truth is mighty scarce article
nowadays" remarked a business man
the other day. Nine persons out OF
ten seem to think nothing of telling
lie, even when there is no reasonable
excuse for it. My bookkeeper came
morning, and when | remarked about
it he at once began to stammer ex-
cuses.
my watch stopped and l missed
my train he said weakly.
lis that the only reason"
asked.
Then the ferry got blocked and
was delayed and took the wrong
trolly, and he went on to say
when interrupted and said:
See here, what in thunder is the
use of your attempting to string me
with those old gags? Tell the truth,
man, and confess that you were out
late last night and oversleep.'
No. sir; it wasn't that he pro-
tested. The fact is, our baby had the
collie last night and had to walk the
floor with him until o'clock this
morning. l didn't get much sleep,
and naturally did not hear the alarm
go off. I'm sorry, but
There, that's more like it
said. Why didn't you tell me that
in the first place? Now, you go right
home and make up your sleep. You
can have day of
The man thanked me very heartily
and went off. felt sorry for him be
cause | had been in the same fix my
self when my children were young.
| lost that sympathy, however, an
hour later when a telephone message
came, inquiring for the bookkeeper.
Are you his wife?' l asked
through the phone.
Moo, not yet, but we're engaged"
lisped a feminine voice at the other
end.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

to him that August night of glowing
skies. The new look was very becom-
ing, but professionally she did not
want it. 1t did not harmonic with the
personnel of her idea.
This will never dol" she thought
as he came for the next sitting with
his eyes soft and brightly lustrous. Il
am not seeking the picture of jovial.
light-hearted farmer. l had staked all
my chances of success on that grave.
serious expression OF WEAKNESS and
strength combined. I must work him
into the mood someway."
He paused before the easel on his
way out.
Nothing but splashes of color" she
laughed. After he had gone she re-
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

The sap Is climbing up the tree.
And, dear. on every hough
Pink blooms are bursting from theii
sheathes
IT'S nearly summer now:
l see the CLINT of your blue eyes,
OF your er,meshing hair,
Thoug' you are there and I am here.
l love you here and there.
The old rock in the canon, dear.
l know IL as of yore;
But this year. dear, heart of my heart.
You'll perch on 1t no more:
/ loved you, dear one. on that perch,
You know that's not con.
loved you when I'd helped you down.
l love you Off and on.
And, dear, my love is strong to-day
AS it was yesterday
1t is the same love that you knew
In each remembered way;
The love you knew in yesteryear
This year is yours again:
Know, heart o. mine. it ne'er will change.
l love you now and then.
j, NJ Lewis in Houston Post
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

Colors, like flowers, have a meaning
OF their own. White signifies purity.
faith, joy and life; red, the ruby. typi
fies fire. love and royalty; blue, the
sapphire. expresses heaven, truth, con.
stancy and fidelity; yellow represents
the sun, marriage and faithfulness;
green is the color Of hope and victory:
violet is the hue of passion and suffer.
ing; purple and scarlet are for holy
things and black is the attendant of
despair, earthliness. mourning and
death.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26
BT BELLE rlANIATES
Copyright, 1905, by Daily Story Pub. Coz


1t had been an intensely hot day.
Now and then warm puffs of wind
scattered little whirlpools of binding
white dust, but between these puffs
of breezes the leaves only stirred
enough to utter a faint whisper. The
hot. close-cropped fields took on their
first suggestion of autumnal anticipa-
ton.
A tall, 1.-the farmer. leaning languid-
ly on his hay fork, was scanning the
country road that passed the field
where he was at work. At last he saw
the looked for cloud of dust, and then
came into his vision the little, fat pony
and wide phaeton which was refined up
at the fence, while fair-haired girl
called to him. He went up to the side
of the carriage and while he was talk
ing to her, he felt that she was fairly
absorbing him with her gaze. He
looked straight into her eyes and in
their shining depths he beheld an ex-
preston of rapture that he had ever
longed to bring there, but he keenly
realized that he was only the sugges-
ton of some intense thought that had
brought this look to her dream-cen-
tered face.
DO you know what has happened,
Dorr?" she asked breathlessly.
No" he said expectantly.
1T has come at last, the inspiration
and idea for my picture-the picture
that is to be hung and make me
famous. If l can only persuade my
model to pose for met"
Il don't see anything picturesque
here, Ruth" he said looking at the
stretch of meadow land, unless you
can paint the heat; that would be
realistic"
ut is to be called" she replied
dreamily. THE Last Load. l shall
paint the heat, your white horses with
their tired. dropping of the head, the
load Of hay, and you with your fork,
Just as you stood when drove up" r
81 don't think that will be much of
a picture" he replied discouragingly.
Wait and see! Will you pose for
me, when your work is droning?"
Certainly" he replied
He sighed as she drove away. He
had loved her since he could remem-
Der, but Ruth was heart-whole and
fancy-free ann entirely devoted to art
Maybe when l have really accom-
plished my desire and painted a great
picture l will come to care for you,
Dorr. but like you better than any
one!"
And with this slight encouragement,
the hungry-hearted young farmer must
be satisfied.
One day Ruth in long-sleeved apron
and atelier manner was before her
easel and Dorr in shirt sleeves with
straw hat tilted on the back of his
head stood, pitchfork in hand, ready
for his first pose.
81 feel as l did when they inveigled
me into some tableaux at a school en-
tertainment," he said grimly.
And what is worse, you look it,"
thought Ruth. Before we begin let
me show you what idea 1 am working
on"
He crossed the room and sat down
beside her. Here" she explained, sis
a sketch of your horses. and this is the
meadow, and this is the load of hay.
What do you think of them?"
He expressed his genuine admira-
ton.
You certainly know how to paint
horses, and the hay is fine"
Il tried to catch the close-of-day at
titude. Now. can't you catch the spirit
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

gravity were nobility and depth OF
heart.
There was little heartache under
meath his pleasure in her success.
Ruth" he said wistfully. eff ! did
look like that-if 1 were like that,
would you care for me?"
"Dorr, the picture painted itself, and
from every stroke of the brush l
knew that l did care-had always
cared,"
Ruth"
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26
Ex-Governor Diseards Mustache

Samuel h. Van SAINT, ex-governor of
Minnesota, has shaved off the heavy
black mustache which once adorned
his lip. His appearance is so changed
that intimate acquaintances pass with
out recognizing him. The fine mus
tache gave Mr.. Van SAINT a close re-
semblance to Gen. John A. Logan.
making the wearer an easy mark for
the cartoonist. His friends think he
must be out of politics. for If he de-
sired to go before the public as a
campaigner he would be Handicapped
by his smooth face.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

Ever meet Bat Masterson?"
Sure. Met him on the warpath
once Belt full of cartridges and re-
volvers. and knife in each boot.
Had a Winchester rife in his right
hand and sawed off shotgun in his
left"
Must have scared you"
Scare me? | guess not. | taught
him a lesson all right"
you did, How was tlat?"
"He asked me how TO spell afii-
davit' an told him. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

eating. and my limbs were badly
swollen. One doctor told me it would
finally turn to Bright's disease. / was
laid up at one time for three weeks.
/ had not taken Doan's Kidney Pills
more than three days when the dis
tressing aching across my back disap-
peared, and was soon entirely cured"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo. N. Y.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

der the new charter and the new or
ganization the Red Cross stands above
reproach and above SUI picion, upon
basis which merits ard will doubt
less command the confidence of the
American people.-New York Tribune.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26
Expressed his genuine admiration.

Expressed his genuine admiration.
of what l want. and look as you felt
that day when drove up to the field?"
Maybe can" he said going back to
his place. He took his pose intelli-
gently and easily.
That's right" she said approving.
~, as she rapidly sketched his figure.
Only occasionally did she speak to
have him alter his position in the two
hours that, she worked. He proved a
responsive model. but there was a
drawback. He had a Joyous mien and
a radiance of hope in his countenance
that she had never seen before and
which she knew to have been inspired
by the meager hope she had held out
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

mico County.
says: Il suf-
fered with kid
ney COMPLAINT
or e ] & b t
years. 1t came
on me gradu-
ally. | felt
tire d a n d
weak. was
short of breath
and was trou-
b ! e d with
bloating after
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

If people were compelled to think
twice before they act lots of actors
wouldn't get a chance to act.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

Mrs Jordan-Did you ever hear my
daughter sing. Mr.. Johnson Mr..
Johnson-Oh- yes: 1 only live fva
blocks from your house. you know.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

laboring man knows the value ~
q dollar and shopping woman knows
the value of IS cents.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26
TEA

Tea is coarse or fine, tea
or weed, harsh or smooth,
keen or soft, heavy or bright;
but words are empty.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

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 same
money.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

Angels may have wings, but that
does not indicate that they will well
come a man milliner.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

tive; another, a robust and vigorous
working man, went mad; the third.
also man of powerful physique, was
rotted with scurvy.. Such is the
mercy of the Gar"
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26
ANOTHER LIFE SAVED.

Mrs. G. w. Fooks, of Salisbury, Md,
wife Of G. w. Fooks, Sheriff of Wico-
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

Write for our knowledge Book, A. sehiulns &
Company, San Francisco.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26
TEA

The modestest thing in the
world is tea. 1t is only teal
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

A farmers wife, who had been to
Llandipsil, Cardiganshire, to sell milk
had singular escape from drowning
while returning to Carmarthen.
A small boat in which she was cross
ing river was upset and she was
thrown into the water.
Fortunately she had with her two
milk cans, now empty, and securely
closed. and these acted as lifebuoys.
Cl!nging to the cans. the woman
Hoated along for some distance until
passersby saw her plight and rescued
,er.-I ondon Express.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26

some farmers are troubled with in
hammatory rheumatism, and some
otners with infiammatory Reubenism.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-26
PATH DESTRUCTIVE OKLAHOMA CYCLONE. AND TYPES
OF BUILDINGS WRECKED TOWN


cover the body but the prisoners gray
cloak. The amount allowed for food
is five farthings a day, which provides
bread and water, and three times a
week small bowl OF warm soup.
For ten minutes every second day the
miserable wretch is allowed to see the
light and breathe the air in the prison
yard.
For the rest intolerable loneliness,
absolute silence, occupation of not the
smallest kind, no books, no writing
materials, no instruments or manual
labor. Madness comes to such grad
ua!ly with the passing years. not as
1t came to an unhappy young lady,
rising painter. who received such
treatment at the hands of the british
prison police that she lost her reason
instantly. In the majority of cases the
mind rots gradually in the enfeebling
body. Suicide and madness are the
two great weapons in which Russian
autocracy puts its trust
Frequently, says one who has been
prisoner in one of these Russian
hells, some poor wretches will make
feeble attempt upon warder in the
he pc of at last being brought to trial.
Shooting or hanging has been their
lot.
Terrible Execution Scene.
The scenes of suffering witnessed
at the slow hanging, occupying at least
half an hour, have been terrible. With
in the courtyard of the prison is
hand hoist for lowering ropes depend
ing over a gallows. To these the vic
tins are attached and then slowly ele-
waited into midair to struggle and gasp
till death relieves them from their
agony Should the governor or super
ior present be DESTROYS of getting
through the business speedily, ward
err is ordered to seize the suspended
victims feet and hang on, swinging
backward and forward.
On previous occasions when there
has been a large number of political
offenders characterization has been de-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-03-30
Bills For Supplies to Jail

The following was taken from a
certified copy furnished by the clerk
of the Board of County Commissioners
December 81, l90S-Frank II. Stroll
meyer, $32. 50
January 81, l904-Frank III. StToh-
meyer. $67.44
February 81, l904-Frank III. Stroh-
meyer. $52. 80
March 81, 1904-Frank H. Stroll
meyer. SOLOS
April 81. l904-Frank III. Stroll
meyer, $22. %
MAY 81. l904-Frank H. Strohmeyer.
S32. GA
June 81. Frank H Strohmeyer,
500 OF
July 81. l904-Frank II. Stroh-
meyer. S24 2S
August 81, 1904-Frank II. Stroh-
meyer, $3S. 80
September 81, l9O4-Frank II. Stroh-
meyer, $3.50
October 81, l904-Frank II. Stroll
meyer, 5000
November 81. 1904 Frank II. Stroh-
never. SIS. 30
December 81, 1904 Frank II. Stroh.
meyer, $l0.75
January 81, l905-Frank II. Stroh-
mer. $56 Is
kTotal- S57l.5S adv