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The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-06

the house, and not drain for the
company"
81 will take your orders, Gentles: 1
will assuredly take your ORDERS" the
landlady answered, bustling in with
her hands full of leathern drinking
cups. "What Is it that you drink,
then? Beer for the lads of the forest,
mead for the gleeman, strong waters
for the tinker, and wine for the rest
1t is an old custom of the house, young
sir. 1t has been the use at the Pied
Merlin this many year back that the
company should drink to the health
of the last conner. Is it your pleasure
+ to humor it?''
"Why, good dame" said Alleyne, Il
would not offend the customs of your
house, but it is only sooth when l say
that my purse is n thin one. As far as
two pence will go, however, / shall
| be right glad to do my part"
"Plainly said and bravely spoken
my sucking friar," roared deep
voice, and heavy hand fell upon
Alleyne's shoulder. Looking up, he
saw beside him his former cloister
companion, the renegade monk, Horde
John.
"By the thorn Of Glastonbury! III
days are coming upon Beaulieu,'
said he. "Here they have got rid In
one day OF the only two men within
their walls-for l have had mine eyes
upon thee. youngster, and l know
that for all thy baby face there is the
making of u man in thee"
While he was speaking the landlady
came in again, bearing a broad platter
upon which stood all the beakers and
flagons charged to the brim with thu
brown ale or the ruby wine. BEHIND
her came n maid with high pile o.
wooden plates, and great sheaf o.
spoons. one of which she handed ROUND
: to each OF the travellers. Two of thu
> company, who were dressed In thu
weather-stained green doublet Of for
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-06
The Princess Bridal Dress.

Princess Ena's wedding dress at
Tactcd great interest in Spain, as it
is truly Spanish product, in fabric
and finish, except for the wonderful
BRUSSELS lace, which was brought to
adorn it. 1t was fancy of the
King and of the Queen-mother that
the wedding dress should be made in
spain, and the Princess Ena graciously
icll in with this patriotic sentiment.
The dress Is, ther fore, one of the
special presents from the King and is
Il marvel of elegance.
The silk was manufactured from a
special pattern in one of the large
spanish silk establishments. 1t was
made up with all the artistic skill of
the court dressmakers. The silk is
heavily overlaid with wonderful silver
embroidery, with soft frills of the
finest Brussels lace, said to have cost
$50 yard. The laces We're publicly
exhibited before being put on the
dress, and excited the admiration and
establishment of even the aristocratiC
ladies' of Madrid. Orange blossoms
were profusely used with the silver
embroideries and laces for the corsage
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-06
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esters. lifted the big pot off the fire.
and third, with huge pewter ladle,
served out portion of steaming col
Tops to each guest. Alleyne bore his
share and his ale-mug away with him
TO a retired trestle in the corner, where
he could sup in peace and watch the
strange scene, which was so different
from those silent and well-ordered
meals to which he was accustomed.
Three or four of the men round the
fire were evidently under-keepers and
verderers from the forest, sunburned
and bearded with the quick restless
eye and 1.-the movements of the deer
among which they lived. Close to the
corner of the chimney sat a middle
aged gleeman, clad in faded garb Of
Norwich cloth, the tunic of which was
so outgrown that it did but fasten at
the neck and at the waist. His face was
swollen and coarse, and his watery,
protruding eyes spoke of life which
never wandered very far from the
wlne-pot. A gilt harp, blotched with
many stains and two of its strings
missing. was tucked under one of his
arms, while with the ether he scooped
greedily at his platter. Next to him
sat two other men of about the same
age, one with a trimming Of fur to
his coat, which gave him a dignity
which was evidently dearer to him
than his comfort, for he still drew II
round him in spite of the hot glare of
the fagots. The other, clad in dirty
russell suit with n long sweeping doub-
let, had cunning foxy face with keen
twinkling eyes and peaky beard.
Next to him sat Horde John, and be-
side him three other rough unkempt
fellows with tangled boards and
matted bair-free laborers from the
adjoining farms, where small patches
of freehold property had been suffered
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-06

Though it was an autumn evening
and somewhat warm, II huge fire OF
heaped billets of wood cracked and
sparkled in broad, open crate, some
of the smoke escaping up rude Chin
ney, but the greater part rolling olt
into the room, SO that the air was
thick with it, and man coming from
without could scare catch his breath.
On this fire a great caldron dubbed
and simmered, giving forth n rich and
promising smell. Seated round 1t
were a dozen or so folk, of all ages
and conditions, who set up such n
shout as Alleyne entered that he
stood peering at them through the
smoke, uncertain what this greeting
might portend.
"a rouse! A rouse!" cried one
rough-looking fellow in n tattered jer-
kin. zone more round of mead or
ale. and the score to the last conner"
"'Tis the law of the Pied Merlin!'
shouted another. "IIo, there, Dame
Eliza! Here is fresh custom come TO
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-06

10 permitted to set foot on the shore
at that beautiful and historic spot
The plain facts in the case are that
when the inspectors made their off,
cial visit to the boat Mrs. Watkins W E
engaged in painting the engines. Dur
ing the winter months the two Cap
tains Watkins were engaged in over
hauling and renOvating their boat
no small task when one remembers
that the boat can carry GOO passengers
on its two decks.
As a result of the examination
which they recently underwent at
Chicago, Captain George Watkins
holds an engineers and masters
license. while his wife holds license
as master and pilot which entities her
to pilot any craft up to 100 tons bur
den upsn the vaters Of the Illinois
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-06

The attempt. The scheme cuts adrift
absolutely from all other of the time
honored methods of travelling over the
eternal ice of the Arctic zone. Mr..
NellInan is no novice in arctic travel,
as he has already made one attempt
Tor the Pole. in the old fashioned way.
From Spitzbergen, Wellman, to-
se.her with Maj. Henry Il. Hersey,
representing the United States
Weather Bureau, and NJ. j. Smith. Il
wireless operator, will start in the
biggest airship ever constructed ON the
6Vp-mile journey toward the goal of
5" many mems desires. If the air.
stip works and the winds remain true
IL the analysis of them made by the
hansen expedition, the thing il done.
The North Pole is terribly Elusive
sort of nonentity, and thousand un-
ioreseen calamities may be ready to
p9unce upon Walter Wellman and his
plucky associates. Yet the quest is
not an absolutely forlorn hope. To the
American newspaper man may yet be
given the honor of locating the North
Pole, just as to British newspaper
man was given the glory Of cut,h
Africa in twain.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-06
synopsis Of Preceding Chapters.

The OF the story laid in the 18th century
The monks OF the Cistercian Monastery Abbey OF
Deaulieu. assemble to witness the trial of lay
brother. known as Horde John. upon numerous
grave charges brought aeninst him. He plends guilty
and is sentenced to be expelled from the order
and time 1t is decreed that he be dragged
forth and scourged from the Abbey's precincts. He
threatens to assault number Of the brethren. and
in the excitement escapes. Shortly after another OF
the lay brethren of the monastery Aleyne Edricson
takes his departure from the monastery III accord
with provision OF his fathers will, that in his
twentieth year he shall go forth into the world for
one year to choose for himself his future calling
In sadness he wanders from the monastery on his
way visit his brother, the socmnn of Mnstead
whose reputation Is u most unsavory one. Night
coming on he seeks shelter in n road side inn.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-06
"Naive" Questions.

Mrs. Alexander, the novelist. lives in
Florence. There young American
woman recently interviewed her.
Mrs. Alexander was delightful" said
the young woman. She amused me
very much. l, too, amused her-she
thought me naive.
"Once, when l asked her certain
question about the financial side of
novel writing, she declared that my
question was as naive as that of a
little Florentine child's that she had
heard about the day before.
This child, at dinner with her par
ents, turned to her mother and said:
Mamma, where were you born"
"'At Padua, darling
"'But l was born in Florence. wasn't
I"
"'Yes, dear
"'And father. where was he born?'
"In Venice
1.-THE little girl looked gravely from
one to the other.
"Isn't it funny she said, that WI
should all have met like this"
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-06
CLEYER LADY NAVIGATOR.
MRS. ROSE WATKINS GRANT
Ed PILOTS LICENSE ON
ILLINOIS RIVER.

A Model housekeeper and Expert
Cook-Assists in Painting Engines
of Steamer-HusbanI is Engineer
OF Boat of Which she is Pilot.
In the early spring of this year
when the Steamboat Inspectors began
their examinations at Chicago Of the
various applicants for license to handle
steamers on the Illinois River, they
were somewhat startled over the ap-
pearance of Mrs. Rose L. Watkins in
the class, and only after most thor
ough test as to her ability to handle
q steamer was she issued 4 license.
Mrs. Watkins is the wife of Cap
tain George T. Watkins and they own
the boat with which they navigate the
waters of the Illinois. For the last
eight years Mrs. Watkins has made
her home on her husbands boats.
Their home was originally at Peoria,
where Mrs. Watkins spent her girl
hood days and before her marriage to
Captain Watkins had taught school.
EXPERT IN RIVER NAVIGATION.
For the last four years they have
put in the summer conducting an ex-
cursion business between Chicago and
the scenic points down the Illinois
River, including Starved Rock and the
ravines and canyons surrounding 1t.
Mrs. Watkins has been for years an
expert in navigating these waters, but
not until this spring did she formally
apply for a pilots license. While
classed as a navigable stream it has
generally been regarded that the navi-
CATION of the Illinois ended at La Sale,
but in spite of this, the Watkins and
one or two smaller craft have been
regularly plying the upper reaches Of
the river. Last winter the steamboat
men were notified that the boats on
all the government regulations to
carry regularly licensed pilots and
engineers.
A few weeks later inspectors Mans
field and Peck came to Ottawa to In
spect the Watkins. Since Mrs. Wat
kins has secured her pilots license
there have been all sorts of stories in
circulation as to that inspection. One
romance reads that the inspectors
found her seated at a table in the
pilot house porting over a chart look
ing up the location of recently dis
covered rock. 1t Is a pity to spoil
such a beautiful romance, but these
are the hard, utilitarian facts in the
case: The pilot house of the Watkins
is too small to hold table and Mrs.
over a chart at this season Of the year.
Then the only really dangerous "snag"
in the river at Starved Rock is the ad-
mission fee which the corporation that
owns it charges before the sightseer
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to remain scattered about in the
heart of the royal demesne. The COM
pany was completed by peasant IN
rude dress of undyed sheepskin,
with the old-fashioned galligaskins
about his legs, and gayly dressed
young man with striped cloak jagged
Mt the edges and parti-colored hosen,
who looked about him with high dis
dain upon his face, and held blue
smelling flask to his nose with one
hand while he brandished a busy
spoon with the other. In the corner
Il very fat man was lying all asprawl
upon truss, snoring stertorously, and
evidently in the last stage of drunken
ness.
Alleyne listened to the talk which
went on round the fire.
"Elbow room for Floyting Wilr'
cried woodman. 'Twang US a merry
Tilt"
aye, aye, the Lasses Of Lancas.
ter" one suggested.
"Or st. Simeon and the Devil"
"Or the Jest OF Hendy Tobias"
To all those suggestions the jong-
leur made no response, but sat with
his eye fixed abstractedly upon the
ceiling, as one who calls words to his
mind. Then, with sudden sweep
across the strings, he broke out into
song so gross and so foul that ere
he had finished n verse the pure
minded lad sprang to his feet with
the blood tingling in his face.
GLOW can you sing such things"
he cried "You, too. an old man who
should be an example to Others"
The wayfarers all gazed in the ut
most establishment at the interruption.
by the holy Dicon of Hampole! our
silent clerk has found his tongue"
said one of the woodmen. "wbat Is
amiss with the song, then? How has
1t offended your babyship?"
"A milder and better-mannered song
hath meyer been heard within these
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-06

the commission very busy body. but
that its activities are yielding much
important information. Its inquiries
into the methods of the railroads in
terested in coal. and into the practices
of the Standard Oil Company in alb
sorbing or freezing out opposition, are
in the highest degree valuable to the
public. and should lead to the redress
ing OF many abuses. II the board
were composed of twenty members, all
could find work at this time in the
field which as yet has been but
scratched.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-06
THE STEAMER WATKINS.

their labors on board. There is moth
ing mannish or strenuous or new wom-
anish about this lady master of the
steamer Watkins-she is model
housekeeper and is household guard
ian angel for all the crew who dwell
upon the boat This is the plain
story of good woman, refined,
pleasant and energetic, who does the
work that comes to her thoroughly and
who is surprised that her ability to
handle a fair-sized fresh water craft
should have attracted the attention
that it undoubtedly has.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-06
Her Innate Diplomacy.

Patient to Pretty Nurse-"Will you
be my wife when I recover"
Pretty Nurse-"Certainly."
Patient-''Then you love me? All
mel"
Pretty Nurse-"Oh. no: that's mere
ly part of the treatment. I must
keep my patients cheerful: promised
this morning to run away with mar.
ried man who had lost both his legs.
Houston Post.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-06
Interstate Commerce Commission

An opinion at one time prevailed
that the members of the interstate
commerce commission had an easy
time. A place on the board was char
acterized in the slang of the day as
soft snap" However this may
once have been. it is not true now.
The dispatches show that not only is
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-06
CONGRESSMAN ARRESTED.
TWO DOZEN OF THEN GATHERED
IN AT BASEBALL GAME BY
OFFICIAL. OF HOUSE.
Presidents Son-in.Law Among Those
Corraled by Sergeant-at Arms
Trouble Caused by Minority Leader
Williams.

That the Members of Congress are
fond of a ball game was evidenced
few days ago when a call of the
House-a desire to obtain quorum
OF the members-caused the Sergeant
alarms of that body to send out his
deputies to arrest whatever members
his squad could corral. Twenty-Five
Congressman were gathered up from
the grandstand and bleachers of the
Washington Baseball Club, Mr.. Mich
olas Longworth and his wife being
brought in from the Presidents box.
1t was delightful spring afternoon
and the House was droning along
through its business, with John Sharp
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-06
We nman and the Pole.

As the time draws near for Walter
Wellmap. the newspaper correspond
emit, to make his proposed dash for
the North Pole by means Of an air
ship. the world at large is waking up
to the vast daring and Importance Of
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-06

In pigeon shoot at Madrid. King
Alfonso killed twenty-three birds out
of n possible twenty-nine. There has
been some improvement In Spanish
craftsmanship In recent years.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-06

and its tributaries. Mrs Watkins is a
modest and refined woman who is not
given to boasting of her exploits along
lines into which women seldom ven
ture. But she takes a pardOnable de-
gree of pride in the fact that she is
not an amateur pilot but is the real
thing in that line.
DISPLAYS UNCOMMON ABILITY.
When the excursion season closes
the Watkins not infrequently seek
other business in the .ate fall and
early spring on the lower reaches of
the river and it is while engaged in
this work that Mrs. Watkins has the
opportunity to display her real ability
as navigator. She has brought the
boat up the river in all conditions Of
wind and current and that, too, when
it was handling great barge piled
high with props for the Spring Valley
mines or with great walnut logs for
piano factory at Chicago.
AS to her ability to handle crew
of deck hands there is determined
CLINT in her eye which indicates that
she can do that also, and she can cook
for them as well as she can direct
New-York tribune., 1906-06-06
WILL CONFER MANY DEGREES.
New York University to Honor Justice
Keogh, DIR. Lyman Abbott and Others

New York University will confer more than five
hundred degrees to-day-its seventy-rourth COM
mencement-and Dr. Lyman Abbott, Justice keogh
and President Humphreys OF Stevens Institute
will be among those who receive honorary degrees.
The graduates will include those Of the University
College the School Of Applied Science. the Uni
versity and Bellevue Hospital Medical College, the
School of Law the School of Pedagogy. the New
York American Veterinary College and the School
of Commerce. Accounts and Finance. Chancellor
MacCracken will deliver the address of the day.
The ceremonies will begin at 2:45 p. m. when the
academic procession will move across the campus.
passing through the Hall OF Fame. marshalled by
Leslie ]. Tompkins. OF the faculty of law. The
full list of honorary degrees follows:
Doctor OF Dtvinity-The Rev. Henry Sloane Coffin,
New York City, pastor of the Madison Avenue
Presbyterian Church, lecturer homiletics Union
Theological Seminary. New York: the Rev. T.
Phi ID. 92. pastor OF the Memorial Presbyterian
Church, Brooklyn; the Rev. Lewis Bayles Patton,
Hartford, Conn., N Y. u, B. A "a. NJ. A. 49, pro-
lessor or Old Testament exegesis and criticism
Hartford Theological Seminary; the Rev Robert
Livingston Rudolph. Philadelphia, N. Y U. B. A.
ogy and ethics. Theological Seminary Of the Re-
formed Episcopal Church. Philadelphia
Doctor OF LawS-Dr Lyman Abbott, New York
City, n Y. T., B. a. 53, d. ID. H. Editor Of The
Outlook: Alexander Croznbie Humphreys New
York City. president OF Stevens Institute OF Tech
N Y. o.. LII B.. '75. justice OF the Supreme Court
The senior class will hold annual dinner at the
Marlborough Hotel tonight at 7:so .. m
New-York tribune., 1906-06-06
NOT AN ANSWER.

The answer of the packing companies TO the
government report is not responsive. In general
terms they declare their product wholesome. but
they do not deny specifically the existence of
conditions the mere recounting of which revOlts
every consumer of meat and almost persuades
thousands to become yegetarians. Messrs. Neill
and Reynolds have set forth in detail what they
observed. Is their statement true or false?
What do the packers wish the public to under
stand? Will they deny that their wOrktabies
are closely connected with latrines. that the
latter ventilate into the rooms where meats are
prepared, that provision is made for the most
elementary cleanliness on the part of workers
handling food. that meat scraps are scraped up
from the floors. having been tramped on by
disgustingly filthy boots. and then worked into
food? VIII they deny that this is done as
specifically described. or will they tell that
these things are of no consequence? Ought we
to be satisfied with food manufactured in the
atmosphere of the sewer and perhaps mixed
with its proper contents and tramped on by
boots carrying the mud of the street or worse7
That is the question presented by the report, and
gtttering generalities about belief in inspection
and wholesome products do not answer il. If
it be true as reported from Chicago. that the
leading packers have begun frantic attempts at
housecleaning. are purchasing new plumbing and
enforcing radical changes in the habits of their
employees those labOrs 10 reform what we are
assured were already perfect conditions are in
themselves a sufficient commentary on the
truthfulness of the report and the pitifulness
of the answer.
The packers have before them an opportunity
TO demonstrate the falsity of these things which
are stated by Messrs. Neill and Reynolds
facts, or, failing I'm that TO change completely
the conditions found, provide decent and sani-
tary workshops and handle their product so that
ii will be free from suspicion They have the
situation in their own hands, and if they neg
lect this alternative it does not lie in their
mouths 10 complain about injured business and
attacks upon production which els already
der thorough government supervision espe-
cially the inability of that inspection 10 reach
the specific evils charged is perfectly well
known. Nor do they win any sympathy by
parading as a great virtue their annual sacrifice
through their consent TO inspection of 81 100000
in animals condemned. If they consider it a
loss" not 10 put on the market the animals
which they find diseased after they buy them,
and for incurring that loss expect credit it be-
hooves the people 10 watch them carefully when
they are not IN the philanthropic mood and, be-
hind the inspectors backs. doing business on
business principles