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Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
CONTEST FOR YOUNG ARTISTS

Boys and girls public school age all invited compete
prize $O0 be given for the best and ink drawing
which must be strictly original
the pictures fully a inches wide and 81 inches deep
Topic Mother and Child Pictures to be received at this
Topic Design for Writers Contest Announcement Di
mansions A inches wide by II inches less in depth Words
Wrters Contest appear the design which may be
by simple scroll border other appropriate design
simple graceful will be preferable and be
gestve of springtme not.
Pictures to be received this office not later than Thursday
May 10, for publication may %.
All work submitted for this contest be drawn in jet
black drawing white Bristol board 1t must be
original entirely work of the boy girl who submits it.
Pictures for be accompanied by name ad
dress and grade of school (if any of the artist
No drawings will be returned
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02

chow glad we are that we did not go
with him!"
Soon a sheep came walking along
the shore, and the birds asked if he
would carry them over to Africa. But
the sheep told them that he could not
swim, but to wait until the cranes
came But the birds did not know
about the cranes, so the sheep told
them that they were big birds with
long bills, longer legs and still longer
necks. "Once every year they came
from the north and fly to Africa and
they always carry small birds like
you'll"
So the birds waited and soon they
heard a great rushing noise overhead
and looking up they saw flock of
cranes flying low over the beach. And
on every back were little birds hanging
on tight with beaks and claws. The
fat little birds politely asked to be
taken with them, and one of the cranes
said "all right, hold tight" and soon
they were on and off for Africa. Now
this part of the story is true, children,
for cranes do really carry small birds
over the Mediterranean sea every year
but I'm not so certain that the
worms walk right into little birds
mouths-what do you think?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
ApRlEr IN SOUTHERN SEAS

A walk of 230 miles, the weathering
of a cyclone on a bamboo raft and an
existence of three weeks on turtle eggs
and iguanas are some of the expe-
riences which recently befell Captain
williams, in c'.~rge of the lugger Ne
braska, which was lost on Green Hill
island, one hundred miles or there
abouts from Port Darwin, in the north
ern territory of Australia.
When the lugger broke up Captain
Williams swan to Green Hill island,
and then tried to make the mainland
in a dingy which he was able to make
seaworthy. He was caught in a squall
and after drifting for three days, was
carried into the gulf and eventually
landed on Field island, off the mouth
of the Alligator river.
This island is destitute of water, but
some rain fell, and he eked out an eX-
istence for twelve days on the small
supplies thus obtained and turtle eggs.
Both turtles and alligators were nu-
merous. He then re-embarked i'll the
dingy and made his way into the
mouth of West Alligator river, but
could find no fresh water. He obtained
from the bark of trees sufficient liquid
to sustain life until rain fell
Abandoning the dingy, he made his
way up the east bank of the Wildman
river, living on sweet potatoes and
iguanas. Tis matches having been ex-
hausted, he carried firesticks with him.
He eventually crossed Wildman river
and came out on what he thinks was
Lake Finnis, where he found plenty of
swamp turtles iguanas and other ma
tive food.
On striking the Adelaide river jungle
Williams saw plenty of buffalo, but
his only weapon being a revolver. he
did not shoot any. He got down to
the Adelaide river near what is known
as Lawrie's Landing, where he built
himself a raft of bamboo and crossed.
He had not long gone south when a
cyclonic squat came on and blew the
timber down all around him. He mar
rowly missed death, but pluckily re-
sumed his 2S0-milk walk till he reached
Port Darwin.-London Standard.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
PICTURES FALL SHORT
OF USUAL HIGH STANDARD

NHE drawings this week were not as
good as usual, the principal trou-
IA BILE being the lack of originality.
Hazel Cox has always sent exception
ally good drawings, they have been
done in the required black and white
and have been in many ways above par.
Her picture submitted this week, how
ever, was too conventional, and was not
particularly appropriate for the sub
ject, though it was drawn very well.
The picture Arthur Mobiles sent was
drawn on writing paper with blue ink.
The same fault was found with Zypha
Dismukes' design. The Juniors must
learn that all drawings MUST be done
on heavy paper with BLACK INK.
Alvin Ireland's picture was good, but
the lines were not quite heavy enough.
Lester Rebbeck displayed originality,
but his paper was not of the required
thickness and smooth quality. my
Pet" drawn by Catherine Frye, was
very good picture of a cat and there
will be a contest for the Junior artists
on that subject a little later.
Purman Benefits picture would have
been used had space permitted. The
pictures by L. A. and L. B. Bracket
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
PRINCESS FRANKS

In the English royal family they have
a very pretty practice of giving bou-
uuets of flowers to each other on birth
days. Further, the flowers are usually
the favorite ones of the person whose
birthday it is.
Queen Victoria of Spain, the former
Princess Ena, was born in Scotland,
and is somewhat proud of it. Some one
was once teasing her about the fact
and also about the thistle, which is SO
connected with Scotland The prin-
cess retorted that the thistle was a very
lovely flower, and that it was useful,
too, because one could feed donkeys
with it. So, on her next birthday, the
princess three brothers put their heads
together and secured a great bunch of
thistles which they put beside her
plate-in place of the roses which her
mother intended should be placed there.
But the little princess suspected some
such prank and she, too, came down
before breakfast! And what do you
think her brothers found when they
reached the table? On each of their
plates their small sister had placed
chopped up thistles and vinegar, and
each plate was labeled, "a Treat for
Donkeys."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
HOW THE BIRDS
TRAVEL TO AFRICA

TN HE birds of spring are with us once
again, and to some it is a matter
n for much conjecture how the
Iittlest ones fly so far over the seas as
South America and Africa. Perhaps
the following little story may help
some in the solution of the mystery.
Once upon time there were six lit
tie fat birds, and they sat on the shore
of a big blue sea- One of the fat little
birds said to the others: ''Let US go
way over to Africa and live. I hear
that the worms there walk right into
your mouth as soon IS you open it,
and that they have a very fine flavor.
Then other fat little birds said: 1--WE
would gladly go, but our wings are SO
small and it is so far to Africa that
we would drown in the sea long be-
fore we got there" So they talked it
over to wait until some one came along
t. carry them over.
After while a big fish came SWIM
ing by. "Will you carry us to African
cried the six little birds. 81 will carry
you to the very bottom of the sea-"
said the fish, and he darted GOWN
through the water as swift as an ar
row. "My" said the little fat birds,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
THE WIND CHILDREN

My little dresses are alive
See, out upon the line
How full and free they're blowing there.
Those orumpled gowns of mine!
I never thought 'twould happen when
Nurse put them out to air them;
The little children of the wind
Have crept inside to wear them.
And now they're swaying to and fro
With lifted arms they're clinglng
Fast holding to the friendly rope
And swinging, swinging, swinging!
The pink gown and the blue gown. too,
The white one trimmed with laces.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
LITTLE BOBBY BUCKET

Little Bobby Bucket
Didn't like his school,:
Thought his teacher horrid,
Didn't like the rule.
Never knew his lessons,
Only liked to play,
Such a foolish Bobby,
Naughty all the day.
Got so many whippings,
Didn't care a bit;
Teased and plagued his teachers,
wouldn't ever quit.
Some time he'll be sorry,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
VIOLA sIMkIN, 215 WEST TwENTY-FoURTH STREET

lacked good lines, while Voris Connor's
picture told it's story well and was
drawn clearly.
Irene Tanner, one of the younger art
lists, forgot to use black ink, about
which so much has been said.
Grace Lawyers design would have
been used had space permitted.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-06-25
LOOKS GOOD TO HIM
After Investigation, Reports the
Land and Project Better
Than Represented.

We take the following extract
from letter written by u. T. Top
ping which appeard in the Colfax,
Iowa, Advertiser, of recent date.
Topping was in the party of land
seekers which r. Il. Burge of the
San Luis Land d Irrigation Co.
we're showing in this section of the
country, says Saguache Crescent.
"a half hour later, with four
large autos. we were touching the
high places on the Gunbarrel road
toward the $4,000 acres of land
that is now on the market and
being sold in 10, 20, 40, $50, and
1000 acre tracts, farms for $500,
SO cash, $40 per month, no in
terest, no taxes. There are 30
flowing wells on the tract, l don't
believe that it has been nisrepre-
sented. Our next stop was at the
John Trites ranch where light
lunch was served. John has lived
on this ranch AZ years. He dosen't
look to be- so and is very Jolly,
entertaining gentleman, which
speaks well for the climate. After
lining up our autos and having
our pictures taken, we added Mr.
Trites to our party and drove to
Saguache, the county seat, a pros
porous village of 800 inhabitants
located near the center of the
county in the Saguache creek
valley and ten miles from Trites
tract of land. Mr.. Burge, request
ed each representative to report
without prejudice or intimidation
whether his company, in their judg-
ment, had misrepresented anything
in their literature to the general
agents of their clubs Their diff
ferences were SO slight, and the gen
eral outlook so much better than
expected that a favorable report
was unanimous, and | am one of
the bunch that bought "A tract of
the San Luis Valley Land & Irri-
CATION Co. for farm.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-06-25
The Far Reaching
Harm Of knocking

Men who make a business of
selling things, discovered good
many years ago that the surest
way to frighten a customer out Of
the store is to begin running down
the goods of a competitor. Every
time you tell prospective custo-
mer that there is something shady
about what your competitor has to
sell you set him wondering what is
the defect in your own. Knock
ing kills the good with the bad.
One whispered word of malice
will undo an hour of the most
enthusiastic laudation. Praise
must be applied locally, specifically
and in copious doses, but condem-
nation is "a homeopathic poison of
boundless and far reaching effect
A fraud order issues against every
thing in its class without preju-
dice, says recent issue of the
Denver Republican.
1t is particularly y unfortunate
that just now when Colorado is
bending every effort to people its
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-06-25
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh cure.
F. CHENEY & Co, Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known Il. j..
Cheney for the past Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transac-
tions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
wALpING, kINsAN 4 MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testim onials sent
free. Price 10 cents per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists
. Take Halls Family Pills for cons stipation.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-06-25
CHILDREN WHO ARE sIckLY

Mothers who value their own comfort and
the welfare of their children, should never he
for children, for use throughout the season.
They break up Colds. Cure Feverishness, Con,
stipation Teething Disorders, Headache and
stomach Troubles. THESE POWDERS
NEVER FAIL. Sold by all Drug Stores, Csc;
Don't accept any substitute. trial
will address Allen $. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-06-25
l.. ID. Eskridge went down to
Denver Sunday night.


Fresh fish, vegetables, meats.
candies, always at Il. G. divers.
DIR. Howard, the heavy weight
veterinarian. was here Wednesday.
Top buggies and spring wagons
at cost at the Murphy Newcomb
Hardware Co.
j. H. Shemwell made flying
visit to New Mexico the fore
part of the week.
The beauty spot on Broadway
would raise a good crop of oats
with proper teasing.
DIR. Davis, dentist of Alamosa,
will be in La Jara every Thursday
at Hamilton's drug store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wilson
will occupy j. w. Finney's new
house after the 1st of July.
Miss Anna G. Newburg, who has
been in Oklahoma since November
last expects to visit La Jara soon.
The best insurance companies
are always the cheapest. Kavalec
represents about 10 of the strongest
and oldest.
The Dewdrop Inn is magnificent
with new interior decorations by
the skillful hands of Leuthen d
Lavender.
The ladies' aid society gave a
picnic dinner Tuesday in j. w.
Finney's new house, opposite the
Methodist church.
When you insure against fire,
remember kavalec represent about
10 of the largest. safest, and best
companies in existance. See him.
The Murphy-Newcomb Hard
ware Co. is having rock hauled for
an addition to their west store room
which will be extended back to the
alley uniform with the other build
ing.
Horace Mortensen and wife re-
turned home Thursday from Par
wan, Utah. Mr.. Mortensen father
came with them and will spend
the summer at Sanford.
Young man let us give you a
pointer, Go to Wilson's and buy
one of those nobby hats. Your
girl will smile her sweetest and
say how nice you look.
A. F. Kingsbury and family and
brother Roger arrived last Friday
from Cotton, So. Oak, and went
out to the Excelsior ranch. They
have purchased the crop on the
Peterson farm.
A page and half, "a lines, were
required to register the arrivals
at the hotel La Jara one day last
week. Still Landlord Connolly
keeps right along with his farming
coaxing the ground with hoe.
The La Jara flour mill has been
running every day and almost
every night up to about 10 O'Clock
for the past three weeks. Grind
ing out rush orders for the cele-
brated Ben Hur and Alamo flour.
On your vacation trip you can
add to your pleasure by taking
3-A Folding Brownie Camera with
you. 1t makes 81 81 inch
picture-just the size for post
cards. Ask Ellis about it, he is
agent for Eastman cameras.
1t is announced that Division
Superintendent Lee has retired
and will engage in the real estate
business. p. B. McAtee, who has
been acting superintendent for
some time will doubtless be con-
tinued in the position.
a large force of workmep are
busily engaged laying cement
walks on main street. One block
on the north side of the street is
nearly completed and work has
been commenced ON the south side
of the street at the Murphy
Newcomb corner.
Hans Miller of Richtield was
brought down from the reservoir
Tuesday with bad case of pneu-
monia and died the same night
about IL O'Clock. He was SO yea
of age and has brother and sister
living at Richfeld where the
funeral was held Thursday,
burial being at Sanford.
Electro Marques, wife and
Qauphter returned "Wednesday
The Washington bee., 1909-05-22

School, where he s building up
"a MODERN equipment and evol =
ing a practical system for the
teaching of forestry in high
school
In Washington, the Section OF
Education is directing a similar
work for graded schools in four
Iof the public schools of that ciry.
Besides special lessons in the
class room, the pupils collect and
mount specimens of leaves, twig,
bark, and seeds, and, in conneL-
ton with woodworking, wood
specimens of different CONNER
'cial trees are prepared and placed
in cabinets. Opposite each wood
section is placed the name of the
wood, its qualities, and uses. Ex-
tensive field work is planned for
the spring months, and the dif-
ferent classes will be brought out
into the woods, there to study
the trees at first hand. AS these
courses are built up and tested,
they will be published from time
to time for distribution among
teachers, and it is expected that
the practical line along which
the courses are being evolved
will win for them a wide appli-
cation in other schools.
Most of the schools now teach
ing forestry are using as text
books several of the publications
issued by the Forest Service, in
cluding Farmers Bulletin I73,
"A Primer of Forestry" The
Service also issues many circu-
lars dealing with local conditions,
which teachers in the localities
dealt with might find very useful.
By writing to the Forest Ser
vice. Washington, District of
Columbia, as many copies of J
these various publications as are
needed for class room use, as
we'll as other helpful material
and information may be secured
free of charge.
The Washington bee., 1909-05-22
THE SMART SET"

The Smart Set" which was
at the New Lyceum last week,
played to a packed house at all
performances. This of itself is
proof of the ability OF the troupe.
Every character in the comedy
was great and good, and Dudley
and his donkey can not be excell-
ed.
Mr.. NJ, ]. Joyce, the agent,
was pleased with the reception
given the troupe.
Mr.. Eugene Herman, manager
of the Lyceum, did everything
in his power to accommodate the
rush, and the people expressed
general satisfaction.
This week the Octoroon Bur
lesquers have been playing to 4
full house at every performance.
The Washington bee., 1909-05-22

IN an eight grade, which she has
held with as much ease as a reg
The following principals are
able TO be at their schools again
after a brief illness; Mr.. H.
Lewis, principal of Randall; Miss
K. c. Lewis, principal of Mott
Miss NJ Wheeler, principal Of
Lovejoy.
The Andamanese are particu-
larry interesting to the anthropol-
ogist as they seem to furnish an
example of a people of pure de
scent. Since the stone age they
have remained secluded from the
outer world, and to this isolation
IS due the uniformity they exhibit
in their physical and mental char
acteristics. They belong to the
Negrito race, and are small but
remarkably we'll formed. A
series of measurements made by
General E. H. Man gives the
average height of the men as 4
feet 1851 inches. and of the WO-
men 4 feet "a icheS, while their
average weight is 9818 pounds
and 934 pounds respectively.
Neither sex wears anything that
can be called clothing as we un-
derstonahtttaau-o for q3A.o SEv
derStand the Word-usually a
girdle about the waist from
which is suspended one or more
leaves. They further adorn
themselves with necklaces. arm
lets, and bands about the legs,
made of bone, shell, and wood.
The men often wear a bunch of
pandanus leaves hanging down
behind from the the girdle, which
custom IS supposed to have given
rise to the story, commonly be
lleved in olden times, that they
had tails like horses. 1t was also
said that their heads grew from
below their shoulders. This be-
lief probably arose from their
custom of wearing the skulls of
their ancestors suspended by al
strap from their neck.-Charles
w. Mead in the May Southern
Workman.
The Washington bee., 1909-05-22
An Air with Real Air.
Workman

During one of the political tours
OF Mr.. Cleveland, in which he was
accompanied by Secretary Olney,
he arrived during a severe storm
at town in which he was to speak.
AS he entered the carriage with his
friends and was driven from the sta
tion the rain changed to hail, and
immense stones battered and rat
tied against the vehicle. A brass
band, rather demoralized by the
storm, stuck bravely to its post and
played.
THAT is the most realistic music
have ever heard" remarked the
President.
What are they playing?" asked
the Secretary of State.
Hail to the Chief'-with real
hall" rejoined Mr.. Cleveland.
The Washington bee., 1909-05-22
FORTUNE FOR FAMILY OF
SWINDLED MAN.

Restitution Puts Impoverished
Widow and Children in Affiuence.
Galveston, Tex. Mrs. George
Overton and family of two sons and
two daughters who have been eking
out an existence on a small farm
near Fort Lancaster. in Crockett
County, have been presented with q
thousand-acre ranch in Edward
County, well stocked with cattle and
$4,000 in cash, by a former partner
Of the husband and father OF the
Overtons.
George OvertOn, who died five
years ago, was once a wealthy cattle
man of West Texas, but entered into
a mining project with a man who
swindled him out of his wealth and
lands. The partner disappeared If
teen years ago and went to Mexico,
where he amassed wealth Ia mining
and returned to make restitution.
The Washington bee., 1909-05-22
HaDE TO EHTORB A TARTAR GIRL
Austrian Mason Goes Insane After a
Horror Among Caucasus Tribe.

hOfFOF among CAUCASUS AEtDcs
Odessa. Peter Kavulitch, an Aus
tTian mason, went mad here as the
result Of bTooding over being forced
to wall up the daughter of the chief
tain of a Tartar tribe in the Caucasus
in living tomb. He was kidnapped
In Baku a month ago, taken blind.
folded into the mountains, compelled
TO build the wall around the girl
and then was turned loose outside
Baku. For a week he led a party
Of soldiers in vain attempt to find
the girl
The girl was condemned to death
In the tomb because she eIoped with
one Of her fathers servants. She
was engaged to the son OF a wealthy
Tartar, and all preparations had
been made for the wedding She
was caught with the servant after a
two days chase. and was tried at a
fauily council II was decided to
build a wall around her and leave
her to her fate. Kavulitch was kid
mapped. and he was taken into the
Mountains to find the whole tribe
dawn up TO witness the living burial
Of the girl
The man protested against the
work, but his life was threatened
unless he obeyed. The girl was tied
hand and foot to a stake. She I'm
plored mercy, but her cries were un-
needed. A circle was drawn around
her, and the mason was made to fol-
low IT with a wall two feet thick.
The wall was raised a foot above the
victims head, and a small opening
was made for air, so that her suf-
ferings might be prolonged. As
soon as his work was finished Kavu-
Itch was blindfOlded again. He was
set at liberty with 100 roubles in his
pr @kst He came to Odessa and
went mad in the street. He was
taken to hospital in a straitjacket.
The Washington bee., 1909-05-22
Garantized Oils.

The following advertisement OF
olive oil is the work Of a Rio Janeiro
arm:
"Our olives have garantized Of
ftts quality. Diligently fabricated
add fiItrated, the consumer VIII find
with them, the good taste and per-
feet preservation For to escape to
any counterfeit, is necessary to re-
auiere on any bottles this contre-
marc deposed cOnformably to the
law. The corks and the boxes hare
sli marked with the hre. Case and
Comment.
The Washington bee., 1909-05-22
White Skill.

In Hawaii the Japanese children
outnumber the whites and natives
combined; the Chinese children are
as numerous, and the Portuguese,
who are in a class by themselves,
more than equal the number of Am
erican-born children in Hawaii; yet
1t is the white children only who
have successfully mastered the Ha-
waiian sports. I was more than
amused when learning to ride the
surf-board TO notice that the Japan
ese seemed never able to acquire the
dificuIt knack, while the small white
boy very quickly became more adept
than the native himself.
The Washington bee., 1909-05-22
Coin Found in a Fish's Backbone.

Long Branch, N. Nellie Case, q
serVanf in the home OF Mrs. Oliver
Byron. discovered a nickel imbedded
in the backbone OF butterfisA while
preparing the fish for the Monday
meal The fish was bought At the
market OF Capt. John Hennessey.
Capt Hennessey was unable to ex-
plain the finding Of the coin in the
bone cf the fish. He il confident,
however, that the fish must have
swallowed 1t.