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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-04-25
ERMONETTE

I True piety finds its express
o sion in genuine hospitality.
p Doors opened to admit the
y faithful servants Of the Lord
. let in the blessing Of God as
x we'll.
D To give to supply the need Of
2 one who is engaged in Gods
work is to give to the Lord and
such giving never goes without
3 its reward.
D God can find shelter and food
for his servants in most unex-
Y pected places.
. The entertainment of this
y plain, ~unassuming prophet, poor
z and despised, except to the few
in Israel who we're faithful to
: God, was not going to bring So
ciaI prestige to this Shunammite
. woman, in fact her hospitality
perhaps was going to cost her
( the regard of many of the "sWeII
: set" of Shunem. But enough of
! the light of righteousness and
J truth had shined into her heart
Z to make her understand that
{ there was more honor in enter
) tanning one of the humble SER
! wants of God than in filling her
: house with a choice company of
: her rich neighbors.
} To-day we need to learn the
joy and blessing of true hospi-
} tally. "When thou makest a
( dinner or supper," said Jesus, !
: "caIl not thy friends, nor thy
brethren, neither thy kinsmen, 1
; nor thy rich neighbcrs, lest
, they also bid thee again and a 4
, recompense be made thee. But -,
5 when thou makest a feast, call
} the poor, the manned, the lame, (
+ the blind; and thou shalt be (
blessed; for they cannot recom-
pense thee; for thou shalt be )
recompensed at the resurrec- }
ton of the just" (
The good heart is sensitive to (
goodness in others. This Snu- :
nammite woman "perceived that :
Elisha was a holy man." (
The good heart also delights (
in fellowship with goodness. It !
was a real joy and privilege for :
this Shunammite Woman to re- {
ceive the spiritual blessing {
which Elisha the prophet was Z
able to bring to her and her hus- y
band. \
If this Shunammite woman q
had been absorbed in the latest 9
fashion plates, Or been gadding z
about to afternoon card parties =
and social teas, or the matinee, 4
she never would have had eyes q
TO see this man of God as he =
passed to and fro by her home. K
This Shunamn1ite woman y
never dreamed that her kindly 0
service was 20 bring to her the 2
treasure fer which her heart Y
longed most. And yet is it not X
a literal fulfiIlment of the dec 8
laration of Scripture that if we D
seek first the kingdom of God Q
and his righteousness, all these y
things shall be added unto us?" <
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-04-25
By
MARSHALL P. WILDER
Copyright, by Joseph b. Bowles.)

When l first arrived in Shanghai ii
was something of a shock to hear our
honorable consul general say to the
boy when sending upstairs for a friend
to come down to my room, boy, go
tOps;do, lOOk-see can ketchee Mr.. NJ.
SrOsie have got, tellee come down
SIDE" to which the boy answered as
seriously. Can do" and disappeared.
4 story Is told in Shanghai of a Rus
san diplomat who fell in love with a
charming German lady. Unfortunate
ly neither could speak the others Ian
guage and were at a standstill as to
how they were going to conduct the
love-making. They could both talk
pigeon English, however, and fell back
OF that. When anyone in China makes
a contract they say Can putee in
book" so the Russian, looking unutter-
able love at his fair lady, cOOed soft
ly, My likee yOu-spOsee you likee
my, can putee in bOOk?" To which she
shyly answered, Can do" and they
were married.
I found that n point Of advancement
IN the drama the Chinese could not be
compared with the Japanese.
The stage is merely a raised plat
form with a row of gas lights across
the front, each little jet blinking for
lOrnly at the top Of a piece of pipe
that sticks bravely up for four or five
inches. Another row of lights is over
the stage, and at the back two cur
tanned doorways complete the entire
stage arrangements.
The play begins at seven, and short
~ after that time the tables on the
ground floor are fully occupied by Chi
nese slipping the tea that is an inevi-
table part Of every entertainment, So
cial call or business meeting.
One dollar, Mexican, pays the en-
trance fee, entities one to a place at
one Of the tables, a program and tea
all the evening. Extra refreshments,
such as fruit, nuts, sweets and the
ubiquitous melon seed, are charged at
the rate Of 30 cents a bowl.
The attendants who keep renewing
the tea cups do so by adding hot wa
ter, never more tea, but the pinch of
tea leaves in the bottom Of each cup
seem to possess wonderful powers of
endurance.
In the balcony, that contains the
best seats, for which extra charge is
made, people sit by the railing, which
is ~brOadened out into a sort of table.
On this they lean, and place their tea
and refreshments.
The walters walk about on a narrow
platform outside Of the balcony rail.
dispensing the Rot water and eatables,
occasionally passing around napkins
scalding hot with steam, that are con
very refreshing for wiping the
bands and face.
Cinnamon and their wives attend
the theater together. the only public
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death scene, Wriggling all over tbs
stage, to the great delight of the audi
ence, who do not seem to perceive
any incongruity when he gets Up, after
he is thoroughly dead, even to the last
little SILVER, and calmly walks of.
There are no actresses, men assum-
Ing every part. When they make up for
women they wear wigs and put blocks
of wood under their feet to counterfeit
the proper walk of ladies swaying
along on their Golden Lilies" as the
Chinese admiringly style the dreadful
little hoof-like feet a Chinese woman
spends years of torture in obtaining.
There are numerous travelling
theatrical companies in China, and
these generally pitch their tents in the
temple courts, thus affording the peO-
pie opportunity to kill two birds with
one stone and combine amusement
with religion.
If one can endure a Chinese theater
until the end of the performance, the
~deafening orchestra, and the falsettO
voices, he will find that two uShers
come to the front of the stage and an
nOunce that the play is finished. Chi
nese plays end in any culminat-
Jig climax, indicating to the people
that all is ended, so this
ment is really necessary.
The plays generally abound in pre-
pOSterOuS heroes and characters,
though occasionally a scene of home
1ifn will no rCnrncnnfnd irvine n for
eigner an insight into customs, abso-
lutely unattainable in any other way.
But with their faces painted out of
all human semblance, their eXagger2t-
ed and unnatural voices, walk and
manner, together with a constant jun
BILE Of properties and stage hands,
with their feeble make-believes, COM
bine in producing a most amusing
and absurd ensemble.
We were not altogether sorry that
we had endured unto the end, though
the boredom was beyond anything I
can remember. We kept u seats,
mentally CHASING ourselves with the
caller who, with a winning smile, said
to the little girl who occupied the
study while her father, an eminent lit
erary man, was at dinner:
Il suppose, my dear, that you assist
your papa by entertaining the bores?"
Yes, sir" replied the little girl,
gravely, please be seated"
Here they use weapons Of a pattern
as ancient as the first Crusaders,
spears with triple points and battle
axes on long poles. A row of soldiers
armed with these antique curiOS stand
behind a row squatting on their heels
and armed with rifles Of the vintage
of the American civil war. In front of
these a third row of men lie fiat like
sharpshooters, also armed with the
same venerable firearms.
When the word of command Is
given they make ready" and take
but at the word fire." not a
is pulled, each man says
''boom!" with that sublime indiffer-
ence to the ridiculous and childlike
the theaters.
When an officer vas asked why
such a performance was allowed he
said it kept the men busy and under
discipline and didn't waste powder.
To see a whole company of men go
this absurd performance
again and again as soberly and con-
;cientiously as if really shooting is
he most overwhelmingly funny thing
be seen in China, compared to
the theater is a poor second. u
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ne FRANCES IN CurVetting Handsomely.
place where a man is seer with his
wife. She is always spoken Of by him
as my little stay-at-home," when he
doesn't politely refer to her as my
dull thorn" or my stupid one"
| saw n Chinese lady, richly
dressed and thickly painted, sitting de-
murely beside her imposing looking
husband. She was smoking a beauti-
full gold water pipe that my Chinese
friend assured me cost no less thar
$500 in gold, OF nearly $500 Mexican.
A strange distinction is made by
serving with special cups women who
are notorious. The attendants are
supposed to know them all, and when
they come in attended by their Chi
nese gallants, instead of receiving
their tea in the Powered cups that
everyone else has, they are served
in cups of plain green china.
The play is we'll under way when We
enter, and painted and %gorgeously
robed actors are shrieking apparent
ly out of the top of their heads) in
falsetto voices.
The progress of the play is highly
amusing to a foreigner, for, there be-
ing no curtain, the action is never in
terrupted even though the stage hands
are on the stage quite as much as the
actors,
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No Trouble to Show Goods,

Old Gentleman Ito beggar)-Wha'
Go you do for a living?
Beggar-I make post holes, sir.
Old Gentleman (a5sent-mindedly)-
Yes? Well, l V give charity;
bring me along any You have on hand
and III buy them from you.
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Evil Sneakinn-

If you must speak i'll Of your neigh.
Dor, do it where only a mean man will
hear it-that is, when nobody is
around but yourself.
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Pray Without Ceasinu.

Prayer continues in the desire Of
the heart, though the mind be busted
with outward things.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-04-25
Do Good,

When in Rome do as Rome does
not want you to do. Do as Rome
ought to do, or is right requires.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-04-25
PoIicv

Locking the heart against the drafts
of sympathy is the swiftest way of
impOveriShing the whole life.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-04-25
How Is X to You?

The world is not all good save to
the blind optimist. nor all i'll save t.
tho evilminded
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-04-25

A full year has passed since Elisha's
last visit to Shunem, for service in
other parts of the kingdom have kept
him busy, but one day he turns his
steps thither, accompanied by his ser
want, Gehazi.
Let US go up, for this Shunammite
woman rejOiceth in q son." he ex-
claimed. She hath shewn great
kindness unto others, and God hath
rewarded her in accordance with his
word. Let us carry Gods blessing
up to the child"
And Elisha found it even in accord.
ance with the word he had spoken.
and the mother greeted him with
words of rejoicing, saying:
"The Lord hath made me to rejoice
for he hath taken away my reproach
and hath given me a SON."
May the Lord ever keep thee
faithful to the sacred mission of
Motherhood" responded the prophet.
fervidly.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-04-25

Let him who would move the world
first move himself.-SOcrates.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-04-25
Hicks capudine Cures Nervousness

Whether tired out, worried, sleepless or
what not. 1t quiets and refreshes brain
and nerves. It's liquid and pleasant to
take. Trial bottle 10c-regular size 25c and
6Oc at druggists.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-04-25

Scripture Authority q Kings,
ASST.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-05-08

l.. d. Eskridge came down from
Denver the first of the week. His
family will return to La Jara on
June l.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. f. Newcomb,
Jr., were in attendance at the
teachers meeting at Alamosa, Sat
urday.
Wyman Knight went to Chama,
the last of the week and will spend
some time working at the carpen-
ter trade.
Miss Palmer is preparing for a
journey to Illinois, the home of
her mother, where she will spend
the summer.
DIR. Gilmer appeared on the
landscape from Aztec. n. NJ, this
week. He reports his family in
excellent health.
The farmers state that since the
late fall of snow the ground is very
much better for plowing and
drilling. Heretofore it has been
too dry.
Mr. and Mrs. David Coombs an
nounce to the public the birth of
a young son who arrived early
yesterday morning. All concerned
doing we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Day, who
have been employed on the Har-
vey ranch, depart this week for
Denver where they will remain in
definitely
Miss Davis, who has been i'm
parting the knowledge of the art
of painting to the fair sex at this
point, was passenger to Alamosa,
this week.
Some families are so friendly
that they drop in on each other
without knocking, but they sell
dom separate without indulging in
bit of it.
Will Flintham was a passenger
to Alamosa. this week, at which
place he will remain for a while
before going to Winterset on
real estate deal.
According to the Winterset
News, Mrs. VIM. Flintham has
gone from Buffalo, n. Y, to Win
terset to enjoy an extended visit
with her parents.
Kent Mount and wife were pass
engers to Monte Vista, Sunday and
will remain for some time the
guests of Mrs. Mounts parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Poole.
Mrs. R. j. Kennedy returned
from Pueblo, the first of the week,
at which place she has been for
some time in consultation with a
specialist in regard to her eyes.
The shadow social given by the
Royal Neighbors, Thursday even
ing was most pleasant affair and
was enjoyed by the large crowd
present.
A meeting of the valley teach
ers was held in Alamosa. Saturday
and was largely attended. The
La Jara school instructors were
present and report pleasant day.
The large fall of snow which
visited us Monday, broguht a
pleasant look on the farmers
for this means
bigger and better crop than ever.
Wernette & Stanwood, dentists,
of Alamosa, will visit La Jara the
End and 4th Fridays and Satur-
days of each month. Office in
Ellis drug store. All work is
to be perfectly salts
factory.
W. A. Farnham, the genial gro
GER salesman, who regularly makes
La lara, has the sincere sympathy
Of his friends at this place in the
leath of his only son which oc-
cured in AIamosa last week. The {
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-05-08

AA"hi'ou, yesterday. ana drove out
to their late purchase-the Saliva
ton ranch-to spend week.
The May calendar pad is being
impatiently watched by our local
sportsmen and the first day of
June will be hailed with delight.
The fishing season opens on that
date and already parties have been
formed for an outing at that time.
Rev. A. B. Minimeyer, of Hi
nois, has received a call from the
Antonito and La Jara Presbyter-
ian churches to pastorate at both
institutions with equally divided
time. He is expected to arrive
about June lst Mr.. Minimeyer
is an uncle to Robt. Faris.
j. A Meikle, of the Excelsior
ranch, received word this week
that his father had suddenly died
at Youngstown, Ohio. He and his
wife left on the evening passenger
for the east and will remain until
business matters can be fixed up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meikle had been but
three weeks in the valley having
come here from Youngstown to
work on their western ranch.
The city council met Monday
night with all members present.
James McKelvey resigned from
the office of city clerk and E. A.
Locke was appointed to fill the va
cancy. Numerous bills were al
lowed. The petition of B. W.
King to erect blacksmith shop
on lot near his real estate office
afforded much discussion among
the board members, due to quality
of the proposed building and the
matter was laid on the table. No
other business in order, the meet
ing adjourned.
Dick Blakey was here, yesterday
with twenty-five land buyers. The
party had been to Romeo, stopped
in La Jara for dinner and thence
about town. The visitors are of
German extraction and contem-
plate settling on ranches in the
valley. The expressed their de-
light with the valley and prophet
lied a mammoth growth in the
next ten years. We need this
class of sturdy farmers among us
and it is hoped that a sufficient
number of them will locate to form
a good-sized colony.
Messrs. Henry Mullins and }, d.
Pitcher were in town for brief
time, Tuesday. They came up
from Antonito on the afternoon
freight and, thinking that it would
remain at the depot for a while,
they wandered up town. Upon
their return the only sign of their
conveyance was the curling smoke
of the locomotive several miles to
the northward. Mr.. Pitcher was
in for hooting it home but Ala
mosa's mayor was afraid that his
averdupois would interfere with
their progress and SO they waited
for the evening passenger.
Mrs. Elizabeth Nelms died at |
Manassa, Sunday, aged 73 years.
She was the wife of VIM. Nelms,
the last of the noble 600 to cross
the Great Divide, a few weeks
ago. Since the death of her life
comrade, Mrs. Nelms had not
seemed the same and especially so
after fire destroyed her little home
the landmark of many happy
years. And, so, without suffering
but with a contented smile, her
feet slipped over the brink to tread
the paths of other lands. The
funeral was held Tuesday at
Manassa. Mrs. B. w. King, of
La Jara, is a daughter of the de-
ceased.
AGENTS WANTED-16 20 cray
on portraits 40 cents. frames 10 III
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-05-08
| EVENTS OF THE WEEK |


house painted.
DR.. Baca was down from An
tonito. to-day.
Heber Mott and bride have re-
\ turned from trip to Idaho.
Andy Reid was transacting bus
mess IN La Jara, Monday.
Mrs. p. A. Woodward is recov
ering from an eczema seige
A number of our people attend
ed district court this week.
DR.. Schenck made profession
al visit to Antonito, Saturday.
John Tinsbloom was down from
the mines at Creede, this week.
j. P. McKelvey was business
passenger to Denver, last night.
Alamosa is to have another drug
store. This makes her third one.
Fine Screen Doors at The Home
Lumber, Coal and Grain Com
pany's for 81.
The ladies sewing circle will
have their annual fair in La Jara
on May 9th.
A. r. Mollette, of Durango, was
in Conejos this week, attending
district court
Judge Hayt passed through our
city from Denver, Monday morn
ing enroute to the county seat.
P. L. Wilson has removed his
-jewelry repair shop to the build
ing east of The Chronicle Office,
Thomas McCunniff and l.. d.
Eskridge are sitting on the jury
during the session of the district
court.
If you contemplate buying a.
kodak or camera of any kind, see
Ellis before ordering. He can save
you money.
Little Genevieve Shemwell is
suffering with badly cut finger
which has assumed symptoms of
blood poisoning.
Due to freight wreck near
Pueblo, the morning passenger
arrived five hours behind time,
Tuesday.
The infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe McIntire is quite ill and
has been under DIR. Schenck's care
for the past week.
Horace Hall spent a portion of
the week in the capitol city on
pleasure trip. He returned home
yesterday morning.
Frank Pursley has purchased
Frank Goff's fine Percheron stall
lion and will stand him this season
at his home west of town for $40 to |
Mrs. Robt. Lyons arrived in La
.Jara, Wednesday, from Covington,
Kentucky, and will spend some
time with her friends at this
place.
The Van Vechten Hardware Co.
has received big line of garden
hose, lawn sprinklers, garden tools
and all of the other necessities for
identifying your yards and gar
dens.
Mrs. j. H. Welsh spent Monday
at the Wisegarver ranch in attend
ance upon her friend, Mrs. Wise
CARVER, who is suffering from a
heavy cold.
1t is stated that Robt. Faris'
father has purchased lots in the
north part of town and will erect
house thereon in the near future
and that his family is scheduled
to take up residence here about
June l.
One of our public school teach
ers wrote note to boys mother,
recently and complained that the
boy was dirty and didn't smell
good. The next day she received
this reply: willie amt no rose,
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terday.
James Peterson was in town
this week from the Terrace reser-
voir. Five or six men are now
employed there.
Mrs. Brooks was operated on for
serious kidney trouble, at Ala
mosa, last week, and reports are to
the effect that she is getting along
nicely.
Mrs. Harmon Smith has been
very ill, this week as the result of
having had a tooth extracted in
Alamosa, recently. The molar
was liberated and was source of
much pain.
l.. FL. Angevine was passenger
to Greeley the fore part of the
week, going as a delegate of the
local M. w. A. order to the big
convention held in that city.
Rev. Mr.. Moore, of Monte Wis
ia, preached to a good-sized aud
ience at the Methodist church,
last night. Mr.. Moore is splen-
did speaker and his sermon was
enjoyed by all present.
Myron Wilkins drove up from
Alamosa, Tuesday on business.
He stated that as result of a late
s37, 900 appropriation, the thriv-
ing city north of us will have
sewerage system covering eight
miles.
DR.. and Mrs. Pierce. of Monte
Vista, rejoice over the arrival of
bouncing baby girl at their home.
Mrs. Pierce was formerly a La
Jara miss and is known to the
older set as Miss Bessie Warburs
ton.
The U. 7. Club of Antonito,
will present Its Up to Freddy"
Friday, May 18th, at the w. o.
w. hall at Antonito. Reserved
seats so cents; general admission
25 cents. Free dance after the
play.
VIM. Forbes was a caller at this
office, Tuesday. He stated that
his wife and daughter are having
the time of their lives in Califor-
mia, picking oranges and reveling
among the roses. They will be
home about June 1st.
The trial of Glenn Holbrook for
the killing of George Lowther at
Alamosa, last winter, will come up
at Conejos next Monday, May
11th. Attorneys Jesse Stephen
son and Ira j. Bloomfield have
been retained by the defense.
A lady of our acquaintance, on
business bent, called to us from
the door, this week, and requested |
that we step outside. Wondering
ly we enquired into her reluctance
to enter the office and verify we
when she pointed to "a
merry Widow" hat which she
was sporting.
Mrs. Maxfeld is looking around
for town lots upon which to erect
two or more dwellings for rental
purposes. This is a move in the
right direction as La Jara is badly
in need of houses to rent. Mrs.
figures that her money
will be well invested in the enter.
prize.
Miss Jones closed a successful
term of school in the Newcomb
district, last Friday and left for
her home in Alamosa the follow
ing day. Before her departure
she was the guest of honor at a
linner given by Mrs. McCunniff
At which were present the local
teachers.
Charles Olehy was in from his
'anch, Tuesday, and called at The
Chronicle Office to renew his sub
'cription to this great medium of