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The La Jara chronicle., 1910-06-03
COMING INTO OUR OWN.

1t is not SO very long ago that
scape in and about La Jara was the
huge water tank of the Denver &
Rio Grande Railroad Co, erected
to give their locomotives final fill
prior to their run on south through
he lava hill IS of northern New Mexico
md across the range to the San Juan.
And the fame of La lara as a water
ng place, as well as being in the CEN
er of the most abundantly watered
arming district in the valley. has
: ontinued to attract the attention
f the farmer and the investor up
the present day. and is no doubt
! lrgely responsible for the twelve
!, undred or more citizens who have
Attled here within the past coup e
:. years. That La lara Is destined
I become one of the largest towns
this wonderful valley is apparent
j zen to the casual observer. as il
,cupies a more enviable position,
tn geographically and commercially
:, an any of her flourishing rivals.
L ing very near the center of Cone
:, county, the wea tn of which Is
irters of million dollars per
u. as taken from the tax rolls Of
county assessor, and directly laid
Y in the heart of thousands of acres
:, the richest and most productive
= d ever turned by plow, with an
: ndance of water for irrigating il
as well as being the na1ural sup
a. point for the mining camps to
" west. and the smaller settlements
- ,ther with the vast territory to
east. La Jara's commercial future
II ( certainty not to be eclipsed
IF he present time it is one of the
81 est shipping points in the valley
~ this years business wi ! exceed
}! of year ago by more than
liz per cent. That the next Will
IN al records is assured by the
IL, that nearly all of the large
SIsles are now being cut up in 40
i! nd 16O-aare tracts and sold to
- farmer who viii put every
u of them into crop from this on.
q lo early days the old timers,
En- approaching the true value of
IL splendid soil and abundant sup
III available water, acquired vast
VI of land and immense water
f. priations which they have as
Isly held up to the present day,
hough they were utterly unable
!. tivate small fraction of their
tive holdings. However, ow-
the substantial rise in land
I'll and the unprecedented in
= f homeseekers. these ranches
ow practical all being sold
q all tracts and the country is
IL. hinhg as never before. In the
ear the Salvation ranch, con
IL over 5000 acres, has all been
small tracts, the Harvey
t, Of near 1000 acres has been
II and settled by actual farmers
Austin ranch of over 5000
tas been sold and will be re-
N 40 to l60-acre traits. That
II of these ranches containing
= u 900 to 1000 acres each
apn follow suit is foregone
on and 1t Is then that La .Jara
lilly come into her own. All
h, coupled with our delightful
of mild winters and cool
Is Is, our inexhaustible supply
fI Ian water of absolute purity
III zstic use. our ideal conditions
Il tkraising and dairying, bids
this becoming the most pros
II and desirable place in the
All l-hnose for "a home
The La Jara chronicle., 1910-06-03

Give the boy a base ball ticket,
keep him busy, give him free rein
in matters of innocent pleasure. says
the mayor of Milwaukee to the min
listers, who would keep them from
the sinful ball grounds. If this be
socialism, it is bound to win.
The La Jara chronicle., 1910-06-03

A quantity of bogus silver dollars
have been turned loose on the public
at Denver and many other towns
and cities in the state. They are
good imitation, it is said, and the
only way for one who is not an ex-
pert to readily detect them lis by
their light weight.
The La Jara chronicle., 1910-06-03

An attack Of the grip is often followed by
n persistent cough, which to many proves n
great annoyance. Chamberlain's . Cough
Remedy has been extensively used and with
good success for the relief and cure OF this
cough. Many cases have been cured after
all other remedies had failed.
The La Jara chronicle., 1910-06-03

Farmers and water commissioners
who are in the habit of allowing
water to run into the roads. are
probably not aware that such acts
are contrary to law. Sec. 1860 of the
Statutes of Colorado read: Any per-
son who shall cause waste water or
water from any ditch, road. drain or
flume, or other place to flow in or
upon any road or highway so as to
do damage to the same, shall be
subject to fine of not less than so
nor mere than $500 for each Offense.
and shall be liable to any person
in a civil action for any damages
resulting therefrom."
The La Jara chronicle., 1910-06-03

The fact that he is not in the
new census is doubtless of little
moment to Teddy Roosevelt. He'll
probably correct the matter when he
gets home by establishing a census
himself.
The La Jara chronicle., 1910-06-03

The richest man in Texas is
bachelor. but whether this is re-
Election upon his sagacity or an ex-
PLANTATION of his wealth, the faithful
chronicler does not undertake to say.
The La Jara chronicle., 1910-06-03

Rubber is now worth almost hall
as much as silver. pound for pound.
Here is a chance for more elactic
currency
The La Jara chronicle., 1910-06-03

How to enjoy a tour Of Europe:
do not go until after you have been
President of the United States.
The La Jara chronicle., 1910-06-03

In the suggestion Of Milwaukee's
mayor that boys be given baseball
tickets, there are many arguments
in support of its wiseness, and not
the least of them being that If they
don't get the tickets they will climb
over the fence or effect an entrance
in some burglarious fashion, and this
spirit of juvenile lawlessness may
Gu inmate in their becoming politicians
or brokers, or realestate agents
which means a life's dedication to
the purpose of getting something
for nothing.
The La Jara chronicle., 1910-06-03

The balance of Trade against Eng
land by her miserable free trade pol
icy has caused 100000 paupers,
one half of whom are on the verge
of starvation and one-fourth are starv
ing. The balance of trade has plunged
England into debt billions Of dollars,
pauperized her people. and this is
what the republican party Is trying
to prevent to this country. When
ever the balance of trade is against
us then we shall cease to prosper.
A protective tariff will prevent the
ba ance ever being against us. and
the higher that tariff the better.
The La Jara chronicle., 1910-06-03

Even though large portion of the
fruit crop of the central and western
states has been killed by the late
frosts and freezes, it is no sign that
the sugar trust will not advance the
price of sugar during the canning
season. Frost is never allowed to
nip the products of the sugar trust
and Just now it needs few extra
dividends to pay court expenses in
its endeavor to save few of its
members from prison garb and fare.
The decision of Judge Whitford
CT the district court in Denver, de-
claring the law creating the state rail
road commission unconstitutional. is
based on the fact that certain short
mountain railroads are exempt from
the operation of the law. The case
is to be appealed to the Supreme
court and final decision obtained
as soon as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22
Baby's Nap a Necessity.

THE child's daily nap is almost as
necessary as its daily nourishment.
as far as it's future health is concerned.
child will usually drop off into light
sleep IL left alone and the room darkened
II The child refuses to do so at first after
q few DAYS he will get quite used to the
hour of quiet and semi-darkness and will
cease to rebel against it. The best time
for a nap is in the afternoon. Then the
child awakens refreshed and ready for
dinner. These maps should continue until
they are broken up by school. and even
then it would be good idea for a c.l..d
to lie down for half hour each day.
Children inclined to unusual precocity
should take their daily sleeps as long as
circumstances permit. These little fell
lows. are often at a great physical disad-
vantage with their playmates. because
their minds grow faster than their bodies.
They are the most difficult of all children
to induce to sleep during the day, and
yet for them the nap is of the greatest
Importance. The hours of stiffness mean
future reserve power, mental poise and
self-control. During the enforced rest of
body and mind the nerve tissues are
building up and growing; the mind ceases
to be active. whether sleep comes or not,
and the thoughts drift off into space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22
TIMELY H|NTSFOR
WOMEN READERS
The Late Garden.

a garden blooming two weeks later
than those Of her other country neigh
bors was an achievement last autumn of
a woman who expects to repeat 1t this
year by the same successful means. Cow
erings of cheese cloth kept off frost night
after night, and she did not find 1t much
work to stretch the cloth over in the
late afternoon
The beds Of her garden are of varying
sizes and shapes, but most Of them are
oblong. At the four corners of each she
had tall stakes driven, putting two extra
stakes in the middle OF those beds which
We're more than ten feet long. The stakes
stood about foot higher than the tall
est growth In the beds Some Of the
flowers were cosmos.
Taking cheese cloth In lengths long
enough to cover not only the beds, but
at both ends. she stitched the selvages
together SO that the covering might be
wide enough. Through the ends of the
breadths she ran a deep hem to hold
small stick heavy enough to keep the
cloth down. To save continual hunting
for cords she fastened two tapes at each
edge, just where they would go firmly
around the stake top.
These cheese cloth covers were suf11-
Gent protection from all the first light
frosts.
To put them on, the end was dropped
down and the edges tied to the two
stakes at the corners nearest. Then the
length was stretched along, the other
end to be similarly fastened. They could
be put on by one person., the cloth being
so light that it will do no harm If 1t
drops upon the plants while being car
ried to the farther end. Untying them
in the morning is also the matter Of q
moment. The same cloths are useful for
more than one season.
An extremely useful and inexpensive
protection for roots during the winter is
old leaves, raked over to q depth of Your
or five inches, packing and putting old
pieces of straw mating over them, not
only to hold them down, but for added
protection. Pine boughs laid over keep
the leaves down, as rule, but they
contain no added warmth.
Old barn manure, Of course, Is the best
protection for roots, giving them warmth
but care must be taken that it Is well
rotted first.
A few leaves raked over, then pine
boughs on top of all, make a covering
that is usually proof against the most
severe cold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22
Various Cold Creams.

Like all other articles, cold creams
though the formulas may sound SIM
liar, vary just enough in detail to
make one kind more suited than anoth-
er to different conditions Of the skin.
The simplest kind. composed of sper-
maceti, white wax, almond oil and rose
water. is merely to nourish tissues and
enable the complexion to remain soft
and firm. When the skin is actually
burned or affected in other ways by
the sun, wind or illness. other appli-
cations will affect it more favorably
For example. when the skin is inclined
to be loose and so dry as to form tiny
wrinkles formula which is more
tonic than some others is composed Of
three ounces Of sweet almond oil. ten
grams Of bitter almond oil. two grams
each Of balsam OF tolu and benzoin
gum. and two drops each Of essences OF
lemon and cajeput.
To mix. the balsam and benzoin are
put into the two oils in a bottle and
they are placed in q warm-not hot
bath, where it remains for twenty
four hours. At the end Of that time
the clear portion is poured of. first
shaking and allowing it to settle. and
the essences are added If the oils are
allowed to become hot their value Will
be ruined This is true when prepar-
ing any cosmetics which contain oils.
cream, Is especially suited to this sea-
son when the complexion is more or
less affected by warm weather. This
preparation is made from two ounces
Of clear honey, strained, one half ounce
each OF glycerin and rectified spirits,
one and one-half drains of pure citric
acid, and three drops Of oil of neroli.
The honey and glycerin should be
placed in a china dish. which has previ-
ously been made very hot The stone
then will blend the materials. as they
are stirred with a silver fork. Previ-
ously the acid has been dissolved In
the spirits. putting the neroli in after
ward, and then the two mixtures are
combined. The dish must be cold when
the spirits are poured in. This Is used
as any cold cream.
The manner of applying such cos
metics has much to do with their ef-
| ficacy II the skin is not thoroughly
clean when the grease is first put on.
that application must be entirely re-
moved. or the complexion will have a
dingy aspect. and. the pores being clog
ged with the paste OF dust and cream.
blackheads will probably result. When
the skin has been we'll cleansed first,
| the cream may remain on, rubbing 1t In
we'll with a rotary motion.
MARGARET MIXTER.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22

In the early part of 1883 there were
time reckoninss in the United states from
no less than sew
Seventy Different enty different
prime meridians.
1lme 0ccAVnan4S' While the small
er communities got their time from ad-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22
Notice to Fat Women.

Presumably You know. ladies' that the proper
capcr nowadays is lines. Curves are passc. You
have got to take on your fat. This must be
done in one Of three ways. BY dieting, by ex-
ercises or by means of Marmola Prescription
Tablets The two former will keep you busy for
months and punish you pretty severely, the lat
ter will cost You IS cents at the druggists The
tablets will not make any alteration in your diet
necessary. and yet in NIL probability before you
have used up one case, you will be losing from
1c to 10 ounces of fat day. Which method do
you like the best?
II, you fancy this pleasant method of getting
OF the fat. your druggist instantly, or else
write the Marmola Company. 2s3 Farmer bldg,
Detroit, Mich. to send you a case by mail
These cases contain no generous a quantity OF
tablets that the treatment is very economical. II
is also. quite harmless, for the tablets are made
exactly in accordance with the famous Marmols
Prescription.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22

back its time an hour when crossing a
time belt from east to west. When travel
ing east the time must be moved up a
day. When crossing the international
date line from west to east the ship adds
day Thus, vessel coming from Japan,
if it reached the international date line
Monday. October ~. would repeat that
day in its log: while If it were bound to
Japan it would jump Tuesday. october %,
and enter "Wednesday, October 26
This international date line theoretical
ly is the 1S0th meridian. precisely as far
west OF Greenwich as it is east of that
point But practically it extends through
the Pacific from the Aleutian to the Fiji
Islands. Greenwich has been made the
prime meridian Of the whole world.
Everything is either east or west of
Greenwich The nations agreed upon
that meridian as the starting point OF all
longitude because OF the fact that at the
time Of the agreement. ID per cent OF all
the vessels and ~ per cent of all the ton
mage that sailed the seas used the Green
witch meridian the basis of all calcuia-
tons.
Tomorrow-MUNIC PROGRESS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22
Blackberry Jam.

Look over a gallon OF blackberries,
wash and drain. Put In a preserving ket-
tie, pour in pint of water and cook until
soft, stirring and MASKING with wooden
spoon to break up the fruit Take care
that it does not scorch. Take from the
fire and press through wire sieve into
stone jar. Do not use tin. Stir this
pulp thoroughly. Take a quart of the
pulp and put In a kettle with a quart Of
sugar measured light and previously
heated In the oven. Bring it to boil,
cook rapidly for fifteen or twenty min
utes. until it jellies when dropped in a
cold saucer. Pour into. small jars and
when cold SEAL Repeat the cooking with
another quart OF the pup until ali has
been used. The jam Is easier and better
prepared quart at a time. 1t is good
plan in hot weather to prepare the ber-
ries one day. set away in the cellar and
make the jam in the cool of the next
morning.
EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22
Have You a Lucky Elephantr

THE teddy bear has had his day. Chan
tecler has had his crow. The little.
white, fuzzy doggy, which the summer
girl brought home as souvenir of Coney
Island, has enjoyed his brief season of
popularity. Now the thing is an elephant.
There are woolly elephants, made of
stuffed canton flannel there are china
elephants tinted in the soft, dark gray of
the real beastie. and there are delightful
little metal elephants which may be worn
as charms to bring good fortune and fend
away bad luck. No one who believes in
luck will dream of starting the winter
without one of these new harbinger4 of
fortune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22
CHEESE WEIGHS TWO TONS.
Largest Ever Made and Will Be Ex-
hibited in Chicago.

cheese is here. 1t arrived yesterday
cn a fiat car and is now resting i'm com
fort i'm a cold storage warehouse on the
North Side.
The big cheese, the largest ever mad :,
weighs mbre than two tons. and il re-
uuireu all the milk produced in one day
by more than 900 cows to make the eurd
for it, The exact quantity of milk used
was 40,2So pounds, and seven expert
cheesemakers were engaged in the task
of constructing the cheese. 1t cost 81, 49,.
n. Simons of appleton, Wis, Is the man
who had the contract for producing the
record-breaking cheese. and his sole pur-
pose was to place il on exhibition at the
fifth annual national dairy show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22
Kills Herself Before Children.

BEDFORD CITY, Va. September DO
Mrs. Emma Johnson, wife of Samuel D.
johnson. farmer, near Joppa Mills. com
mitted suicide yesterday while with her
yolver against her breast and fred AS
johnson and the farm hands approached
the house for dinner they heard the re-
port and rushed forward. Entering, they
found the woman dying on the floor, and
nothing could be .done-to save her. Nc
cause can be ascribed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22
Rhubarb jam.

Add to each pound Of rhubarb cut with
out peeling pound Of sugar and one
lemon. Pare the yellow peel from the
lemon, taking care to get none Of the bit
ter white pith. Slice the pulp Of the lemon
in an earthen bowl, discarding the seeds.
Put the rhubarb into the bowl with the
sugar and lemon. cover and stand away
in cool place overnight. In the morn
ing turn into the preserving kettle, SIM
mer gently three-quArters of an hour, or
until quite thick, take from the fire. cool
little, and pour into jars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22

er communities got their time Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22

Tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
Washington time, summer will have its
official ending and autumn will begin. 1t
is then that Old Sol will make his annual
pilgrimage across the equator on his jour-
ney to southern chimes. 1t is true that,
according to our method Of measuring
time, he is slightly ahead of his schedule
1t takes him twenty and one-third min
utes less than complete revolution OF
the earth around the sun to complete his
journey from one autunlnal equinox to
the next. Therefore, if we were to count
a full revolution of the earth around the
sun as the time between two autumnal
equinoxes. in 1900 years we would find
ourselves In the northern hemisphere, hav-
ing ice harvest in July and wheat har-
vest in January.
This question of time reckoning. in one
form or another, always has been puZ-
zling thing to humanity. In bygone gen
erations the problem was to adjust the
yearly calendar so as TO make the sea-
sons conform to it. Before the days OF
julius Caesar long-distance timekeeping
was not a very accurate thing at best.
Caesar revised the calendar. but in the
1. 500 years that it continued in force the
dates got ten days ahead of the seasons
and the equinoctial periods were all
awry. Pope Gregory XIII. with view
to keeping the equinoxes and the calendar
tenn Of time reckoning. which is sc
nearly perfect that 1T will not vary more
than day in a thousand years.
Coming down to the smaller divisions OF
time, the basis Of the Grecian and
the. Roman
Basis of Grecian methods was
and Roman Methods. Of tho ~. s, ,r
across the sky from sunrise to sunset. AS
the length of the day varied in winter and
summer, and as these two peoples in
sisted upon a twelve-hour day at al
times, it naturally followed that theil
hours were shorter in winter than In
summer, They had all sorts Of peculiar
contrivances to reckon the varying hours
One was a modification of the Egyptiar
waterclock, in which water was useo III
stead of sand as in the hour glass
figure of q man with a pointer in MS
hand was mounted on a piece OF cork
The scale varied for every day IN tne
year and was placed on revolving druH
that made revolution in 36o days. Tht
hours of proper length were thus KEEP
before the man with his pointer as nj
descended with the ebbing of the water
1t was the Egyptians who divided the day
into twenty-four hours. reckoning ia.
and night as one day. From that time
the world got along very well with TIL,
day reckoning until the telegraph ane
the railroad made it important that time
should be identical over widely distributed
areas. This led to the agitation which
brought about the adoption of STANDARD
time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22

All potatoes, carrots. parsnips and other
ground vegetables should be SCRUBBED,
and for this purpose a small brush is, a
ha1dy. thing to have in the; kitcben.. I.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22
Jams and MarmaIadeS.
Five Kinds Of Preserves.

These require special care in the cook
ing because no moisture is added to the
fruit and sugar. Measure, allowing one
pound Of sugar to each quart of prepared
fruit. Heat slowly, stirring often. Break
up the fruit as much as possible with q
wooden spoon during the cooking, which
will take from one to two hours, accord
ing to the fruit. Here are a few recipes
which will serve as examples: