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The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-21

Some beautiful old stories about the
flower sacred to Eastertime are re-
lated in an article printed in the cur
rent Designer The legends have
been gathered from many sources,
both pagan and Christian, says Miss
Lucas.
Worldwide sentiment has decreed
the lily to be saint among flowers,
and the reason lilies are so appropri-
ately and extensively used in the dec
Grafton of churches is not only be-
cause of their symbolical meaning bu.
because they are the most perfect of
floral types. especially the Candidum
and Harrisii and the so-called Gala
Lily, which, by the way. is not q lily
It all; but, as all agree that rose
BY any other name is just as sweet.
20 the Gala is the acknowledged type
Of absolute statuesQueness Of form
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-21

ing information to sell to us. Trea,
him as he deserves!"
On the other hand, they leave the
spy free to choose his own means to
execute the work assigned to him
He takes orders from no one. He
makes no account of his expenses
He must even forge his own false
papers. Some time in advance he has
worked up fictitious identity, and il
his government gives him a passport
it is only to be used in cashing postal
orders and satisfying hotel keepers.
The moment the police demand his
papers he must burn the passport
Nowadays, when passports are de.
manded so seldom of mere tourists,
the spy will content himself with a
few letters that have come through
the mail to him. He will have had
these letters sent on to a prearranged
German address few months be
fore A life insurance policy taken
out under the assumed name is also
valuable.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-21
The Children

Longfellow said, "Ah, what would
the world be to us if the children were
no more?" for in their hearts ARE the
birds and the sunshine" in their
thoughts the brooklet's flow III
Florence there stands in the museum
one of the best sermons in stone the
world has ever enjoyed. Frozen mu-
sic" indeed are these exquisite Sing
ing Children" of Della Robbia.
Just off the Via Proconsolo, in Flor.
ence, that city called most appropriate
~ the Lily of the Arno," is narrow
street wherein is located the Bargello
This building is veritable casket en-
closing priceless treasures; very
sermon in stone, this mass OF carving.
this play of light and sunshine over
the old columns and courts. Standing
here since before the memory of man.
history tells us it was erected for the
chief magistrate of Florence and was
renovated in 1873.
Pass through the court to the stair
way and loggia where Dante walked
Here we come to the superb Hall of
the Judges. and find that for which
we seek-the Singing Children of
Luca Della Robbia. These exquisite
carvings we're executed for the organ
loft of the cathedral. The choristers
now rest in this magnificent hall. The
figures of these animated children are
an interesting study, separately or IN
groups. The merry faces; the dancing
bodies; the eager fingers holding the
choir books or instruments II music;
the parted lips singing praises to the
Lord.
lnmUveu ny tuS-rusn
With eyes unimpassioned and slow,
Among the dead angels. the deafness
ShildreG i ssand asa s1sni from
From the spirits on earth that adore,
Frcm the souls that entreat and implore
In the fervor and passion of prayer;
From the hearts that are broken with
losses,
And weary with dragging the crosses
Too heavy for mortals to bear.
The creator of these exquisite cary
ings was Luca Della Robbia, born in
1888 in Florence. The world rolls on,
leaving behind wide track of his
tory. Here in the peaceful city, the
quietly flowing river, the beautiful
Arno, rolls murmuringly by this treas
ure-house on this narrow street, this
home of the Singing Children" With
in, near the blue arch of heaven, the
singing and dancing and playing girls
and boys lift up their silent timbrels.
as they have been doing during these
centuries, as if in Easter rejoicing.
The world rolls on, up the slopes OF
pre- gression, and the world of art fills
with pictures of beautiful children,
good to look upon. Madonnas and
the Christ child Dlaying children ami
singing children. mirthful children and
sorrowful children. Truly. what would
this world be without children!
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-21
THE LILY IN LEGEND

as of beauty and purity of color.
A beautiful ancient tradition, which
is inserted in the Proto-gospel of st.
James and mentioned by st. Jerome.
relates that the candidates for the
Virgin Mary's hand. after having IN
voked the Lords blessing, left each
his own rod or stan in the temple in
the evening, and that next morning
the dry rod of Joseph was found greer
and blossomed with lily flowers.
Another pretty legend is that Mary.
on her way to the temple, plucked a
lily. and upon pressing it to her breast
1t became white. Lilly of the Virgin"
Madonna flower" and several othe-
mystical names were given to the lily,
having reference to this legend. Tho
flower has been, for centuries, regard
ed as an emblem Of purity and limo.
cence, as Percivale says:
Innocence shines In the lily's bell
Pure as the heart In its native heaven"
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-21
ANsoN ON DECK.
Chicago Baseball Manager as City
Official.

Chicago Baseball Manager as a City
Official.
Feel? l feel as if had made 4
home run, carried three men in and
walked off with the pennant-that's
the way / feel" said Captain A G
Arson, the newly-elected city clerk.
when interviewed on the results of the
Chicago election. NO, there's nothing
the matter with my feelings as fsnas
I've mad time to get used to them
"Your're satisfied, then, Captain1"
went after wnen une season ues."-
What more do we want? played with
the best team in the field, and we won
out, that's about all there is to 1t. sRhe
umpire, which was the people in this
case, decided every one of the disputed
points in our favor. and the rooters ON
the bleachers, and in the grandstaDd
showed that they were heart and sou,
with him.
I'VE just put Judge Dunno at the
bat, and he raped us all in, and with
no bunting, either, and when II came
to pitching we put municipal owner
ship twist on the ball and the Repub-
licans couldn't reach it with pole, let
alone a bat. About the time all the
regulars are in you'll find the score
stands in the ratio of something like
70 TO U. It's row OF goose efSs
against good, fat figures.
1.-The results speak for themselves
through a megaphone, and don't want
to criticise the team work of the other
side. guess they played the best ball
they knew how, but they don't know
how Maybe they'll know better next
time, having learned trick or two
from watching us"
What are your intentions for the fa-
ture, Captain?"
"Intentions? To stay right here al
my post, and learn the new league
rules for running the city clerks of
flee. And I'm going to stay right be
hind the books till get the rules down
by heart, and if any umpire tries to
trip me up he's going to get left I'm
going to do my duty, as I've always
done it. and if there's any cause for
complaint it won't be my fault
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-21

Miss Rose Harriet Pastor, former
cigar factory employe, finance of }
G. Phelps Stokes, the wealthy young
sociologist and son of Arson Phelps
Stokes, the millionaire banker, was
among the women who attended a
meeting at Cooper Union, New York,
when Judge Dunno of Chicago spoke.
Her fiance vas one of the speakers
and she occupied seat on the stage.
Miss Pastor showed a deep interest
in everything that went on around
her, but she was not recognized by
more than dozen persons present.
From the moment that the young mil
lionaire, following his tntroduction
by the presiding officer, stepped to
the speakers desk, she became entire
ly absorbed in him.
When he likened many of the So
called vested rights of private corpor-
atoms to the "so-called rights of a
common thief or swindler" she could
scarcely restrain herself. and joined
enthusiastically in the outburst of
cheering.
A poem written by Miss Pastor not
long ago, when she was almost starry
ing, has been found. i IS as follows:
FEEDING THE SPARROWS.
OF crumbs from or my WINDOW sni.
know you look to me for food
Look to me for livel bod;
And I cannot keep the crumb
From such little creatures dumb.
So now pick them of my sill
Little sparrows, take your fill.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-21
civility a Vital Necessity.

DR.. Samuel A. Green, the historian.
says that the late ex-Gov. Boutwell,
once gave these hints to student at
the Groton academy; IF you wish to
take college course trust you will
be able to do so. But there are three
things you must have to succeed-in,
dustry, integrity and civility. You can
not get along without civility." This
advice made so much impression upon
the boy that his grandfather has the
words printed on a little card for DIS
tribution to friends.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-21
SPY SYSTEM IN EUROPE.
All Governments Seek to Secure
Underhand Information.


Not a month passes but some spy
is taken on some of the frontiers IN
Europe. 1t is true that nowadays
spies are not shot in times OF peace,
but the punishment often amounts TO
years of imprisonment. To many
this will seem dear price to pay for
patriotic effort. The French presi-
dent has pardoned several spies con-
demned for this offense. Such Glenn
ency, however, is exceptional. Spies
patriotic. or merely mercenary, take
their own risks.
The ordinary spy work on the
FrancoG erman frontier is peculiarly
systematic. A month or two in adj
vance the French etat major for in
stance, communicates program to
the spy. with maps necessary to the
execution of his work-maps prepar-
ed by the German government. which
have arrived in France through trait
orous channels. If work has already
been done in the region full details OF
it are communicated to the spy. Dur
ing this preparatory time his work
must be to study up the region from
these documents in such way that
he will know them all by heart. A
SOY must not be caught with maps
or papers on him.
When he is perfect officers of the
famous second bureau put him through
a rigorous examination. Several ad-
dresses, both in France and Germany,
to which he must send his correspond
ence. are given to him. and he is rec
commended to change them to avoid
suspicion. German gold and notes are
given to him. Then they say. God
save YOU. for we cannot" And so he
departs, well knowing that If caught
his government will do nothing for
him. Indeed, 1t will deny him. I'VE
do not know this man. He must be a
mercenary volunteer adventurer. hunt
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-21
Indian sticks to Washington.

No Shirt, big chief of the Umatilla
tribe in Oregon, has been haunting
the office of the Indian commissioner
in Washington for a week No Shirt
heard of the new white father who
presides over his comrades destinies
behind desk at Washington. He
found that he could not rest content
until he had seen and conversed with
the new chief. So No Shirt Travelled
all the way to Washington to meet
Mr.. Leupp. He was so pleased with
his reception that he finds it impossi
BILE to tear himself away.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-21
Photoaraphs Plant Growth.

Photography, which has caught an
express train in full motion by the
cinematograph, has also been brought
into use to depict, with equal fidelity.
action so slow as the growth of a flow
err. By exposing a plant every quar-
ter of an hour for sixteen days to
camera 1t is now possible to watch
bud open gradually; to see the bios
SONS close at night and reopen In
the morning; to see the leaves In
crease in size and the stamens peep
out. And all in the space OF min
ute or two.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-21

Radishes do not grow from eggs,
you say. ooh, yes they do, at Easter
time. Take red egg and paste upon
the large end some leaves made of
tissue paper that has been crumpled
in the hand. Care should first be talk
en- to cut the paper into the shape of
a leaf. Take small piece of worsted
oil cotton, dyed the same color as trc
egg. and paste it on the small end OF
the egg, twirling the worsted round
and round in the fingers to make the
long end of the vegetable.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-21
pr.siden. Roosevelt's eodysuard.

A German periodical has printed
pictures and descriptions OF the pic
turesaue body guards of the rulers
of the modern world, including the
Indian bodyguard of the king OF Eng
land the Swiss guard of the pope and
r,onv others. 1t remarks of the Unit
ed States secret service that no
King can be more carefully protected
than is President Roosevelt. even
though his bodyguard is not clad in
tright and easily recognized uni
forms"
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-21

Take your ill then, chirp your prayer:
Thank the one who gives His care.
Gives His care, and gives His love,
Pours it from His Heart above.
My last crumb feed to you;
l pray the Lord to feed me, too.
For I'm so hungry, brides sweet.
And no one gives me bread to eat.
The crumbs you pick were laid away
From bread l ate ere yesterday.
6u,- re win Sa'N ..... -----', e-~--
My heart Is full. my table bare;
Yet IAN is good" and He viii care"
So. little spafrows, take your fill
OF crumbs from Off my window sill.
Miss Pastor is % years old and il
an adherent of the Jewish faith.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-21

The married man can get much
warmer welcome by taking home box
of chocolates than he can by taking
home box of cigars, and the choco-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
BAlD MILL NEWS.

Wheat seeding is about over
around here.
The school will close in Skjel.
sets school house the twenty
eighth.
Miss Ida Olson who is teach.
ing school in Skjelsets school
left for Fargo last Friday for a
short visit.
Torkel Arestad, of Ball Hill,
Lewis Tweedt and another young
man, of Jessie, were out west
and took a claim. Next time
they may look for a different
claim. A cage is alright if you
have a bird to put in it. Don't
give up boys before you get one,
remember if at first you don't
succeed, try, try again.
They say Torkel Fuglestad had
quite a time coming home from
church Sunday evening with his
buggy chuck full of girls and
dumped the whole cheese in the
ditch. We needn't mention the
different kinds of squeals that
filed the air for some time. Let
us hope such a thing will never
occur again. BOB.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Cheated Dsath.

Kidney trouble often ends fatally,
but by choosing the right medicine,
E. H. Wolfe, of Bear Grove, Iowa,
cheated death. He says: 1.-TWO years
ago l had Kidney trouble, which
caused me great pain, suffering and
anxiety, but I took Electric Bitters,
which effected q complete cure. I
have also found them Of great benefit
in general debility and nerve trouble,
and keep them constantly on hand,
since, as find they have no equal"
H. II. Bateman, druggist guarantees
them at SOC.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27

Speaking about incorporating
as q city under the new law
every town or village having a
population of not less that 500
and on petition of twenty per
cent. of the voters, the same
shall be voted upon at an elect
ion called for that purpose. The
new law passed by the recent
legislature is a dream and no
mistake and is going to create
all kinds of trouble in every
town and city in the state. 1t
would be we'll for a town board
to thoroughly read this law and
then if they are any the wiser
thereafter it will be funny.
Lawyers all over the state are
trying to figure out the provis
ions Of this monstrosity of a
law as to the standing of various
municipalities and have not ar
rived at q proper solution yet.
This is another law together
with the libel law that should
have received the governors
veto. The bill was simply pass
ed to help some individual city.
Col. De-!a-Bere of the Sheldon
Progress recently libeled the
editor of this paper in an un-
warranted manner and the
doughty colonel will either have
to fight, apologize, OF stand a
libel suit under Streeter famous
new law. He calls us "cheap
sport" of the most pernicious
kind, says ous automobile is an
old push cart purchased the year
that Bryan first ran for the
presidency and says that Chaun-
cey Langdon can make us look
like the change from a dollar af-
ter spending IS cents for gaso-
line with his new benzine buggy,
all of which subjects us to ridi-
cule and hatred of the people and
gives US an excellent case in
a libel suit. If the colonel will
come to Cooperstown we will
give him a swift ride in our ben.
zine buggy that will start the
hair growing on that bald pate
ION the outside) of his which
will convince him that the sspush
cart" can go some.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
FrlghtfuI Suffering Relieved.

Suffering frightfully from the viru-
lent poisons of undigested food, G.
G. Grayson. of Lulu, Miss, took DIR.
Kings New Life Pills, with the re-
suit" he writes, ''that was cured"
All stomach and bowel disorders give
way to their tonic, laxative proper
ties. Csc at H. II. Bateman's drug
store, guaranteed.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27

With it's last weeks issue the
Hope Pioneer was twenty-five
years old. It is a healthy look
ing veteran of the journalistic
craft and the COURIER hopes that
it will live to see many more
quarter century birthdays.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27

The democratic 81. Paul Globe
will quite business the last Of
this month on account of lack Of
advertising patronage. Some
thirty odd subscriptions were
recently secured at Cooperstown
which is funny for a paper about
to quit. The Globe is one Of the
Oldest of the twin city papers.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27

Shot Willie out 0oottag
viii eempaalsss.
The citizens of Cooperstown|
were startled last Saturday after
noon by getting q phone mes
sage to the effect that Victor
Melgard, the 10 year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Melgard,
had been accidently shot by q %
caliber rife while out hunting
gophers with Oliver Larson and
Johnnie Syverson. It seems
that the boys went out in a
double rig to hunt and the ac-
cident happened little after 2
p. m. on the road leading to- N.
Browns farm a mile and q half
east of town. Just how the ac-
cident happened we cannot posi-
lively say only that the rife was
accidentally discharged while in
the hands of Johnnie Syverson
while the boys we're seated in
the buggy, Oliver and Victor be-
ing in the front seat with Johnnie
riding in the back seat alone. The
ball struck the unfortunate boy
just above the left ear entering
the brain. The boys took him to
j. r. Teal's place and DR.. Brimi
was hastily summoned and dress
ed the wound and later had the
poor boy brought to his Office in
town and arrangements were
being made to take him to Valley
City when he passed away at a
few minutes past four O'Clock.
The doctors thought from the
start that the case was hopeless
but wanted to have done all that
human aid Guild do. The &C.
cident with it's fatal termination
is indeed a hard blow to Mr..
Melgard and family as well as to
Mr.. Syverson and family who
feel very keenly the deplorable
manner in which Victor met his
death, and the whole community
sympathize in the fullest meas
ure with them. The funeral was
held liz the Lutheran church last
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. E. T.
Silness preaching the sermon.
The schools and business houses
closed from 2 to 4 p. m. The
9TH and 9Th grade scholars at
tended the funeral in a body, the
deceased being a classmate. The
funeral was attended by a very
large crowd many being unable
to gain admittance to the church.
The remains were inferred in
cemetery: This is either the
third or fourth calamity of this
kind that the COURIER has had
to chronicle and it hopes it will
never be called upon again to re-
port a like case. The tragic end
of Victor's life should be q lesson
in the future to all hunters both
men and boys to exercise great
err caution when handling fire.
arms. At the conclusion of the
funeral sermon, Prof. Loreaux,
our high school superintendent,
made some touching remarks in
relation to the deceased boys
good qualities as a pupil, and the
entire school united in showering
his bier with beautiful flowers.
Many beautiful floral wreaths
were also furnished by friends.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27

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The broad ax., 1905-03-04
CUT THIS OUT AND PASTE ~
IN YOUR HAT.

II IN worth anyones time to famil-
isrixe themselves with the latest post
al laws pertaining u newspapers:
Newspaper Law.
1. Subscribers who do not give
express notice to the contrary are
considered a. wishing to continue sub
scripdons.
z. II subscribers order the discon-
tinuance Of their periodicals, the pub
Usher may continue to send them un-
I'll all arrears are paid
3. II subscribers neglect or refuse
10 take their periodicals. from post
once to which they are directed, they
are responsible until they have settled
their bills and ordered them dlscon-
tinued.
{. II the subscriber moves to an
other place without informing the
publisher, and the papers are sent
to the former directions, they are held
responsible.
5. The courts have decided that the
refusing to take periodicals. from post
ONCE, or removing and leaving them
uncalled for. IL prima facie evidence
of intentional fraud.
6. II subscribers pay in advance
they are bound to give notice to the
publishers at the END Of their time.
IL they do not wish to continue It,
otherwise the publisher Is authorized
to send It, the subscriber will be re-
sponcible until an express notice with
payment of arrearage is sent to the
publisher.
z. The latest postal laws are such
that newspaper publishers can arrest
anyone for fraud who takes a paper
and refuses to pay for It. Under this
law the man who allows his subscrip-
ton to run along for some time, I'M
paid, and then orders the postmaster
to mark II refused" and has a card
sent notifying the publishers, lays him.
self liable TO arrest and fine, the same
as for theft, etc
The broad ax., 1905-03-04
Never Mind the Old Nan.

Grayce-Yes, as they neared the IN
ish, Ferdy was about 400 yards in the
lead. He looked like a sure winner
when suddenly he knocked down and
ran over an old man. This careless
persons body caused Ferdy's auto to
swerVe, and Algy shot BY and won.
Gladys-Now wasn't that tough On
Ferdy!-Chicago Sun
The broad ax., 1905-03-04
Odd New Toy.

The latest Paris toy il q terra Gotta
head, on the top Of which, and in the
place Of which the eyebrows should be
are furrowA A packet Of fine grass
seeds 10 sold with the head. The head
a well wetted and the seed IL put In
the burrows. In q few days . nne crop
Of green hair and eyebrows Is pro-
dueed, to the great delight Of all be-
holders.
The broad ax., 1905-03-04
Fatal Mistake.

A Liverpool man who had been art
ed from his wife for some years
thought be recognized her among the
ballet girls on the stage Of q theater.
He sprang up. pointed to her. cried:
MY Minnie" and fell dead. But he
had made q mistake. The woman was
not his wife
The broad ax., 1905-03-04
Reason for Goodness.

She-why did you look 30 coldly at
Mr.. Sharp when he came into the car?
He-Because l was In q railroad col
IisIon with him the other day, and In
the shake-up q whole bunch Of derby
hats few Oh and got mixed up together.
/ know he got mine, and he knows It,
too, but he didn't mention It, and I
couldn't prove II, because my initials
weren't in IL He took q mean advan-
tage. That's all--Detroit Free Press.