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The La Jara chronicle., 1908-07-03
FOURTH OF JULY FIGURES.

Tomorrow is the Fourth of July.
If it follows its predecessors in the
casualties it brings, it will have a
ghastly record of accidents and
deaths as result.
If it does, however, it will not be
because the public has not been
warned. Every year there has been
an increasing protest from the
press against the useless sacrifice
of life and limb that has come to
be part of independence day
celebrations.
AS a result, the accidents and
deaths last year from this cause
We're fewer than in 1906. The
measure of intelligence which the
public has applied to the matter
this year can only be gauged after
all the returns from the approach
ing day are in.
During the last five years there
have been 7S6 cases of tetanus, or
"lockjaw" as the result of Fourth
of July celebrations.
And of these 7S6 cases, 72l
proved fatal.
Blank cartridge revolvers were
responsible for COS cases; giant
crackers for II; powder for so;
cannon crackers for 81; fire arms
for 20.
But here is significant fact;
whereas there We're 1858 cases
caused by blank cartridge revol-
vers in 1905, there were but -
last year. There is proof that
the public has been educated up
to the danger of this deadly thing
The mortality has also been de- !
creased by the greater care sur
geons have used in treating wounds
caused by these weapons. They
and the parents, however, are
prone to treat Fourth Of July ucci.
dents from other causes as trivial .
until they pass the stage where
not much can be done. Hence
the death record. Will they learn
this lesson, too?
Statistics are dry reading some
times. If any parent should glance
them over with the knowledge that
his or her child would contribute
to the CHASTITY list this year, how
ever, it would be different
And who of them can say that
they will not be in this position
unless they have decreed that their
children shall not be allowed to
have dangerous fireworks and fire.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-07-03

1t is refreshing to note that
while the daughter of Ambassador
Reid became the bride of an
Englishman, there is no royal
blood coursing through his veins,
there is no title attached to him
and he has a good job.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-07-03

The Republican platform adopt
ed at Chicago comes out squarely
and unequivocally for separate
statehood for New Mexico and Ar
izona. Will the Democrats do the
same thing. now that the Republi-
cans have pointed out the way?
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-07-03

Colorado offers better business
opportunities today than any other
state in the Union. 1t is better
advertised than any other; labor
and capital are both protected in
their constitutional rights, and
everybody gets "A square deal who
deserves it. No state has better
courts or more aggressive and at
the same time fair minded citizen
ship. All of which is very largely
due to the triumph of the Repub-
l;can party in this long abused and
misunderstood commonwealth.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-07-03

Those who have great faith in
abundant speechmaking by presi-
dental candidate have nut to
crack in Mr.. Cleveland's record.
In the campaign of 1884, when he
was first elected president, he made
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-07-03

There is IA vast difference
between being patriotic and blow
ing off your own or some other
persons head. The demand for
the sane Fourth of July is becom-
ing more emphatic.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-07-03
Too Clear an Insight.

1t was the first vaudeville per
formance the old colored lady had
seen, and she was particularly ex-
cited over the marvellous feats of
the magician. But when he covered
a newspaper with heavy flannel
cloth and read the print through
it, she grew little nervous. He
then doubled the cloth and again
read the letters accurately. This
was more than she could stand and
rising to her feet she said: I'm
goin home. Dis amt no place fo'
a lady in thin calico dress"
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-07-03

The state capitol is one of the
most beautiful capitols in the coun-
try and with the electric light dis
play with which it is equipped it
presents an especially attractive
sight these summer evenings.
And the best of it is that the vaults
and the books and the records in
side the capitol are equally pleas
ing to the taxpayer, who demanded
a clean business administration.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-07-03

The little plank in the Republi-
can platform about the Philippine
tariff should suit every Colorado
voter well enough. 1t declares for
adequate protection especially to
tobacco and sugar, in any inter
change of products between the
Philippines and this country.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-07-03
ANTONITO, COLO.
N Q. TANQUARY
Legality of Wills

terested in the validity of one or have an in
terest in an estate, call and see me, or write
me make specially of the preparation
and legality of wills. N. o. TANOUARY, At
torney at Law. Continental BLDG. DENY er
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-07-03

The democrats will make a great
noise next week, and try to gen
crate lot of enthusiasm, but much
if not most of it will be sham.
However, the Colorado Democrats
are going to make the most of the
opportunity. and calculate that
enough Democratic sentiment will
be generated to enable them to
win for their state ticket next fall.
They can't do it, however, if Re-
publicans do their duty. The
Democratic hope ought to be no
discouragement to Republicans,
but only an incentive to renewed
efforts. We carried the state two
years ago, and nothing has hap
pened since to lessen the conf
dence of the people in the Repub-
lican party On the other hand,
much has occurred to strengthen
the confidence in that party 1t
has made good in every respect.
1t has fulfilled the promises it
made; it has administered the af-
fairs of the state honestly and eco
nomically and efficiently; in short,
it has kept right on in the path it
set out for itself when it was en-
trusted with power, and has proved
itself worthy of that trust. Max
ing what allowance is possible for
Bryan's personal popularity, we
ought to carry the state by de-
cisive majority.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-07-03

As we now make our new Hair Vigor il
does not have the slightest effect upon
the color OF the hair. You may use it
freely and for any length Of time with
ont fear Of changing the color. Stops
falling hair. Cures dandruH.
-Made By the j. C. Aver Co.. Lowell, Msss-
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-07-03
MANY GOLDEN NUGGETS.

The national Republican plat
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-07-03

Read The Chronicle.
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
RACE STATISTICS.
ChiIdless Homes in United States ara
Numerous,

We had hesitated to write on this
delicate subject. but it's prevalence at
the present clay necessitates the ut
terance of a few words of warning.
Recently we read an article in the
Catholic Union and Times. of Buffalo,
entitled 1.-TWO Million Homes Without
a Child" We give the substance of
a. portion of it. At first sight these
figures would seem to be an exagger-
alton. They are. however, verified by
statistics of the state of Massachusetts,
wherein, it is claimed, that eighteen
out of a hundred homes have no chill
dren. and that the commonwealth has
100000 childless homes, writes Bishop
McFaul.
The children of the nation a. century
ago numbered about one third of the
entire populations: at present they are
hardly a fourth. Relatively to the
present population Of the United States,
there is a decrease in births of nearly
seven millions.
The New York Tribune's Sunday
magazine asserts: "A Unitarian minis
ter in fashionable suburb in Massa-
chusetts recently called attention from
the pulpit to the fact that. on the
average. a little more than one child
was born annually for every hundred
members of the congregation in good
and regular standing. All over the
country. and not alone in fashionable
churches, ministers are complaining
that it is difficult to find enough chill
dren in their congregations to run a
Sunday school.
For one hundred years and more the
birth rate in the United States has been
steadily, ominously sinking. Its steady
decline. particularly among the native
stock. shows that the blood of the
Fathers of the Republic. If it has grown
blue. has also grown cold in the veins
of the newer generation. =.
Benjamin Franklin. who was number
fifteen in family of seventeen. said
that the average family in his day was
eight At the present time it is. in
some portions Of the country. less than
two.
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25

dren in its whole row Of brown -stone-
front houses.
Such figures emphasize the reason
for the comparatively slow growth of
our leading Protestant churches in
many places, or rather their steady de-
cline in proportion to the growth of
the population in many great cities.
They also emphasize the reason for the
growth of the Roman Catholic Church
in the same places. One year may not
see a great change, nor ten, nor even
twenty. But the change is coming. In
thirty, forty, or fifty years the changed
conditions become apparent to all, and,
unless there comes a reversal. CEN
tury will see a catastrophe submerg-
ing our Professionalism in our great
cities and the handing over Of our in
stitutions to those who. faulty in many
ways. are true enough to God and His
laws to suffer the little children to
come to their homes"
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
A CHANGE OF ATTITUDE.

Sooner even than could have been
expected. Irish Nationalists have
shown a changed attitude toward the
Liberal ministry. Speaking at a
meeting of the United Irish League
last week. John r, Redmond said. The
changes in the ministry resulting up
on the assumption of the Premiership
by Mr.. Asquth. have involved an al
teraton of the attitude of Ireland to-
ward the Liberal party"
The effect of hat change of attitude
will also become apparent very soon
The promotion of Mr.. Winston
Churchill to a cabinet position makes
it imperative for him to seek the ap-
proval of his constituency in Man
chester. There will be by-election
Involving the question of whether Mr.
Churchill stays in parliament or not
If he is defeated. he must leave the
cabinet or seek election in some other
constituency. There are good many
Irish votes in Manchester and Church.
ills district is Il close one. The AS
quith cabinet will. in all Likelihood. re-
ceive the first jolt within a few days.
1t looks from this distance as though
Mr.. Asquith is preparing to follow
the footsteps of Lord Rosebery. From
the press descriptions of the new Pre-
mier. it is hard to understand how he
could make such a serious blunder.
An Eastern newspaper. which looks for
all greatness among the captains of
industry. says that Mr. Asquith is as
shrewd and calculating as Thomas F.
Ryan. as energetic as Edward +.
Hartman. and as autocratic as j.
Pierpont Morgan. This high recon-
mendation ought to make him capa-
Bile of managing the unruly Irish Ma
tionalists, but somehow we think there
are great obstacles ahead of Mr.. AS
quith.
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25

white paper, understand the effect of
the tariff on wood pulp. 1t was thought
in some quarters that. when the en-
tire Democratic representation in the
lower house of Congress pledged its
support to the demand of the Presi-
Congress would at least try to appease
the tariff revision sentiment of the
country by removing the tariff from
wood pulp. This could be done with
Democratic support without interfer-
ing with other schedules.
The real attitude of Speaker Can
non. Chairman Payne of the Ways
and Means Committee. and Represen-
tative Dalzell. the other member of
the Rules Committee, must be per-
fectly plain even to the most blind
partisan. The first of the week, Speak
er Cannon introduced resolution
calling for the appointment Of a COM
mission to investigate the paper maxi
ing industry of the country, which
commission is to sit during the recess
of Congress. This resolution was re-
ferred to the Committee on Rules
The resolution offered by Speaker
Cannon closes up the avenue for tar
iff reduction desired by the publishers.
The excuse offered for the resolution
is that there is to be a move toward
tariff revision anyway next session,
so why hurry. What will the pub
fishers think of the promises of tariff
revision made by Speaker Cannon and
his colleagues. in view of the fact that
they are not even able to get relief
on this one single item at the presan
time, although the Republican Presi-
dent, the entire Democratic represent
alton in Congress, and a large portion
of the Republican members of the
House are in favor Of the measure?
Does anyone really believe that
there will be any adequate tariff re-
lief so long as men like Speaker Can
non and congressman Payne and Dali
zell control a Republican House? It
would seem to be about time for the
people to decide to allow the enemies
of the tariff to revise it, The friends
of the tariff are so friendly that if any
revision is made. it is likely to be re-
vised upward. If those who control
the Republican House on the eve of
an impending election cannot be per-
suaded to abolish the tariff on wood
pulp. which affects every publisher in
the country. what reason is there that
those same men. after election, can
be persuaded to interfere with the
tariff schedules which affect those
who contribute to Republican CAM
paign funds?
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
missions. The Catholic population Of
New Hampshire and Vermont is very
largely French Canadian.

President Roosevelt's invitation to
Grover Cleveland. William j. Bryan.
Andrew Carnegie James j. Hill. and
John Mitchell to attend the Water
ways Convention at Washington has
been made the basis by some enter
prising reporter for the suggestion
that these five men We're. in the Presi-
dents estimation. the greatest living
Americans. There is no reason for
this assumption. The invitation was
probably extended to these men be-
or interests in the United States.
Grover Cleveland. the only eXPresi-
dent. is certainly an excellent type
of the old, conservative. constitution.
al statesman. He is almost the last
connecting link between the present
time and the period Immediately fol-
lowing the Civil War. William ].
Bryan is pre- eminently the best rep
resentative of the radical and pro.
of the present day, if the President of
the United States 10 excepted. Andrew
Carnegie is probably the best repre-
sentative of the great American for
tunes that were made in the last half
of the 10Th century, James ]. Hill is
a leader in the transportation busi-
ness No other man in the United
States represents legitimate railroad
interests better than he. And John
Mitchell is the recognized leader of
organized labor.
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
Church Suicide.

Church suicide is viewed as one of
the special cases of race suicide by
The Herald and Presbyter (Cincin-
natD. If. as has been urged by high
authority in politics, what are called
the superior races abstain from the
rearing Of children, "the fact becomes
noticeable not only in the common
wealth. but in the churches, as well,''
says the Literary Digest. Conse-
quently eff any church expects to
hold its own in any city or community.
it will not do to depend simply uron
the training of it's own children. Toe
often the children are lacking to con-
tinue the church in its old life AMI
strength, and unless other elements
are steadily evangelical there will be
soon a real shrinking in the church
enrolment" An instance illustrating
the foregoing is cited in the case Of
the Brick Presbyterian Church of
New York. We read:
"The Year Book shows 1908 COM
municants and offerings for the year
of s155.7s6. making strong, influ-
ental and beneficent organization
The Sabbath school statistics show
that of the 4s7 families Of the church
only 81 have children under age, and
these 81 families have only 1853 chill
dren. OF these 1853 children, 40 are
away from home at school. and IS are
under seven years OF age. 1t will be
seen that the church Sabbath school
has comparatively little material to
draw from. and We need not be sur
prised to notice in the General Assemb-
ly Minutes of last year that this church.
of 1000 members had a total Sabbath
school enrolment Of only 1856 But
what is the future of such a congre-
cation and what the future of its 400
childless families? One block on Fifth
avenue. in the near vicinity of this
church, is said to have but two chill
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25

According to the figures given in
the latest edition Of the Catholic
Church Directory" says the Catholic
Messenger, "the ratio of Catholic pop
ulation in the New England states to
the total population is: In Maine 1s
per cent. New Hampshire 25 per cent,
Vermont 80 per cent. Massachusetts
as per cent, Rhode Island Al per cent.
and Connecticut SO per cent" This
is remarkable showing when It is
recalled that Massachusetts and Rhode
Island were formerly the home of the
most bitter hostility to the Catholic
Church. In some of the New England
states there were until very recently
5restrictions on citizenship directed
against those who belonged to the
sCatholic Church. A few years ago
the Catholic population in New Eng
land consisted Of Irish immigrants and
their offspring. Today, throughout
all the factory towns in New England.
there are French, Polish, German.
italian. Lithuanian. and Armenian
Catholic Churches. The city of Bos-
ton alone has three large Italian par
ishes. together with several Italian
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
Orange Grand Masters Appeal.

One of the most striking pronounce
ments showing how tired the Ulster
farmers are becoming of being used
as cats paws to pull Englands chest
nuts out of the fire has just been is
sued by Mr.. Lindsay Crawford. grand
master of the Independent Order of
Orangemen. appealing for united ac-
tion among all Irishmen to secure a
wide extenson of the principle of self
government for Ireland.
He declares that the time has come
for every FISHERMAN who desires to
see his country free from misgovern-
ment to take his stand with the ma.
tional party and he makes the follow
ing striking references to the Union-
list campaign which is about to be be-
gun in England:
THE parson in politics and the no.
litical hireling will in few DAYS be
sent across to England to degrade
themselves and their country in the
eyes OF the stranger For thirty pieces
of silver Judas conspired against his
Master. But even he. in his utter de-
pravity. had remorse of conscience.
and flung back the accursed Iucre.
and went out and hanged himself.
To the man-clerical or lay-who ac-
cepts the gold of the ascendency for
the dirty work Of besmirchine his
countrymen on British platforms, l
could. in the words of Holy Writ, say.
Go thou and do likewise"
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

BY the death Of Sir Henry Camp
bell Bannerman, Ireland has lost
friend second only to Gladstone among
the English statesmen. At the time
O: his retirement from public life
short time ago. John Redmond said
''rhere is not an Irish Nationalist in
any part of the world who will not
deeply deplore that this consistent
brave. honorable friend of Ireland has
hten taken from the arena Of public
l'fe."
Excepting Gladstone alone, no Eng
lish statesman has been so consistent
and openly friendly to Home Rule for
Ireland. During the last general eec-
ton he was aggressive in his pro-
rouncements in favor of Home Rule.
His attitude was so in marked contrast
with other Liberal leaders that his ac-
cession to power was hailed by Irish
Nationalists as an indication that
something substantial would be done
l.
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman
found it necessary in making up a
cabinet from the several factions which
compose the Liberal majority. to in
ciude in that cabinet several members
who were not, friendly with Home
Rule. With marked ability and tact,
he kept together the dissident factions
and compelled such Roseberytes as
Asquith and Grey to accede to the
proposition that the Liberal party Is
a Home Rule party. With labor ques-
tions and the educational question
pressing to the front for settlement.
he was unable to force from the gov
eminent anything better than the
ahortive Councils Bills for ireland.
Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman's
frinedship for Ireland cannot be oues-
toned. for in the dark days of the
Liberal party. following the fall of
Rosebery. he stood alone. with John
Morley, among the prominent leaders
Of the Liberal party. a staunch Home
Ruler. His ability for leadership is
shown by the fact that when the Lib
erals won the majority in Parliament,
he. the most aggressive Home Ruler,
vas the one chosen to lead. Campbell
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
TARIFF REVISION AFTER ELEc
TIOk.

Some time. perhaps. the long suffer-
ing. patient American people will ap-
preciate what the Republican party
means by its oft-repeated promise to
revise the tariff. In his last message
to Congress. the President asked for
the immediate repeal of the tariff on
wood pulp and white print paper. This
of the President met
with the hearty approval of newspa-
per and magazine publishers through
out the country. The publishers of
the country. who have paid $4,000. 900
q year for the advance In the cost of
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25

A fund of s1,0oO,ooo for the further
ance of home missions and church ex-
tension among the Catholics of the
United States was started Wednesday
at the annual meeting of the board of
governors of the Catholic Church Ex-
tension society of Chicago. The first
subscription to the fund was a pledge
of 100000 by Ambrose Petry of New
York as he was appointed chairman
of the committee which is to raise the
fund by Archbishop Quigley, who pre-
sided at the meeting. The big en-
dowment is expected to provide an
income sufficient to make permanent
the work of the society. which consists
in the education of candidates for the
priesthood and the assistance of BOO,
parishes.
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25

Announcement is made. says the
Catholic Union and Times. that King
Edward is to visit Ireland again this
A good idea. The oftener the king
visits the old land and the more thor
oughly he examines conditions there.
the more certain he is to realize the
necessity Of his government doing
something to relieve the strain
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25

Sannerman was Scotchman by
permanent. Ireland realizes the loss
which she sustained and the Liberal
party will, before many months have
gene by. realize how necessary to the
success of the Liberal cause was this
good natured. witty. able and tactful
Scotchman. who represented for forty
Years in Parliament the Stirling
hurghs.