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The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-06
FOR RENT.

Rippey ! section, NW4, Sec. 33
SW3, Sec. 2S, Twp. 35, R. 9. Ad-
dress. DR.. w. A. Cate, Nelson, Neb
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-06
THREE GREAT BLESSINGS

A Majestic range;
A Round Oak heater;
A Good Wife.
Range and heater at The Muir
phy-Newcomb Hardware Co.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-06
FOR SALE.

The household goods of F. A.
Coffey. Enquire Thos. McCunnitf.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-06

The City Meat Market has a full
line of lunch goods.
Carl's bread fresh from Denver
daily at the City Meat Market.
Traces sewed, 5 cents per foot.
The La Jara Harness Company.
Dry cleaning, pressing, repairing,
etc, Ed. Phillips tailor shop.
Money galore on Conejos county
farms. See La Jara State Bank.
Stoves set up without profan-
ity. Murphy-Newcomb Hardware
Co.
Mrs. VIII Carico, of Alamosa, is
visiting at the home of Walter
Fredd.
j. +. Burk and wife left Sunday
evening for their home in Fall
City, Nebraska.
Now is the time to put up your
winter fruit. All kinds received
daily at Kenton's market.
Those wishing to make loans for
feeding stock will do well to see
the La Jara State Bank.
We are headquarters for all kinds
of confectionery. Fresh supply
just received, Kenton Bros.
Walter Seyfer's exhibit of the
whole Beet family was one of the
great hits of the celebration.
If you want the assurance that
your Insurance is written so it in
sures, insure with Wilson d Rucker
VIM. Fellows, a carpenter who
has been employed at the Terrace
reservoir left Wednesday evening
for Denver.
Ladies, go to Miss Cochran's for
up-to. date Hats, face and auto
Wells, Ribbons and everything in
the Millinery line.
j. A. Leak, commissary clerk at
the Terrace reservoir, with his wife
and son left Tuesday evening for
his home in Denver.
Mrs. Lille Albee and two little
daughters, of Breckinridge, Colo,
are visiting at the home of Mrs.
Albee's aunt, Mrs. l.. E. Bigelow.
III. w. Wallace with bunch of
tall oats left Wednesday on a bust
ness trip to Kansas. In his pocket
were number of photographs of
the Murphy-Newcomb Sugar Beet
Lady.
V. l.. Smith of Beloit, Kansas, is
here to arrange for blowing of the
quarter section he recently pur-
chased on the Harvey ranch. Mr.
Smith expects to move to La Jara
in the spring.
Mrs. G. G. Flintham returned
Thursday morning from visit ol
several days in Denver. She was
accompanied by Mrs. John Flint
ham and Mrs. Will Flintha who
will be here some time.
Babies born since Jan. /, 1909,
can be registered under the Stork
system of savings at any time at
our store. We will not close reg
stration for some time. Come in
and let us explain our system
The W. A. johnson Mercantile Co
The La Jara Commercial club
have issued very attractive illus
trated folder descriptive of the ha
Jara irrigated district which will
be sent fres to anyone making ap-
plication to Geo. N. Seeley, secre-
tary.
A new drainage petition has
been drawn for the district south
of La Jara and is being rapidly
signed. The committee having the
circulation of the petition in
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
HOW FAR HAVE YOU TRAVELLED
II Yeu Have Never Taken Count Yeu
viii Be Surprised at Die.
tance Covered.

Have you ever counted up the mum
ber Of steps which you have made IN
the course Of one day-in going to
business, In walking from one room
to another at home, and so on,
throughout the course Of the day7 Il
you will take the trouble to do SO,
you will be surprised to find what a
distance you have covered without
realizing 1t. Multiply thos distance
by S65 and you will find that 1t will
not require many years before you
have made up the $4,000 miles which
Is equal to the circuit Of the globe.
Most people would certainly be sur.
prised II they were informed that
during the course Of their lives they
have walked distance as great "a
the length Of the equator. Yet, how
evor sedentary We may be, however
little inclined to gain the reputation
OF globe-trotter or of an Alpine
climber. most Of US have, unknown to
ourselves, covered q distance equal
to the full circuit of the earth, or @
climb to the highest mountain peaks
in the world. More than that, we
have accomplished a task still more
colossal. Without having had occasion
TO explore the unknown regions be-
meath the crust Of the earth. we have
descended as far as the depths Of the
most unfathomable abysses, even as
far as the very center of the earth. 49,
Strand Magazine.
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Caller HayeA

times lately?" said the superintendent
to the conductor after the latter had
nervously placed his cap on the edge
of the glass topped table.
Hayes trembled and his heart sank.
To be turned in," in railroad patois.
means to be the object of complaints
by passengers.
what have l done. sirr he mur-
INJURED anxiously.
"You have disturbed the sleep Of q
large number of passengers on this
line." said the superintendent. Let
ters have come to me from travelling
men who ride on your train. and they
say that when you announce station
at night your voice not only wakes
them, but scares them and knocks
them out Of proper frame Of mind
to do business the next day. Here
after, Mr.. Hayes. when calling out sta
tions l wish you would not try to dis
place the window panes or experiment
with sound vibrations on the bell rope.
But 1t seems that Mr.. Hayes is a
walking library for volumes and vol
umes OF stentorian noise. II couldn't
be suppressed, and as he had no time
to attend q ball game and let out
steam on the bleachers. he had to re-
sumo his old habit of standing at one
end Of a yellow car and closing the
ioor at the opposite end by sheer force
Of his low register. Also he would
cough when impelled by the platform
draft, and the stovepipe would COL
lapse with jangling noise. For q
time the gentle patter Of cinders
would be stilled and the volatile dents
in the water cooler would take up the
echoes. At least, that was the descrip-
ton given by the sleep-eager passen-
gers who signed petition which was
sent to the big chief at Omaha ere
another month had passed.
The railroad officials were deeply
puzzled by the case Of Conductor
Hayes, who had proved himself relia'
Bile and efficient in every other way.
Some one suggested putting him on a
day run, where people sleep at their
own risk, or at the mercy Of the train
butcher.
In the meantime the hilarious story
of Conductor Hayes and the sleepy
drummers found its way to Chicago
and Conductor Hayes was ordered to
report here. He came wondering and
promptly he was set to work learn.
ing the list of train departures. Then
when the new station was opened
like an admiral on the porch of a bat
tleship. he stood in his high balcony
and began his interminable recita
tions in earnest. For day or so be
wrestled with echoes and acoustic
snares, but now he has mastered the
problem of resonance In the great sta
| ton.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
Y. M. c. A. EXPANDS.
New Booklet Just Out Can Be Had
for the Asklnn.


The Portland Young Mems Chris
tian Association is about to enter
upon new era in its work, In ex
tending the advantage Of its educa
tional department to the entire
state. While a great majority oi
the 400 students enrolled in night
and day classes are residents oi
Portland, yet large and increasing
number are now enrolling from towns
and cities outside of Portland.
The different courses offered in
clude full Commercial course
comprising Shorthand, Bookkeeping
and related subjects; a college pre-
paratory course, a graded course In
elementary subjects for boys and
vocational courses such as plumbing
carpentry, sheet metal, bricklaying
electrical work, automobile repair
and driving. Many students trained
in these classes are now occupying
important positions In the business
houses Of Portland.
An attractive booklet entitled "Ac
tivities" has just been issued by the
association and contains a statement
Of all Educational Courses. The Edu
cational Director will mail this book
let to all persons VINO desire 1t.
Glasses for day school open Sep
tember 5th, night classes September
25th. From present indications an
unusually large registration is antici
Dated.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
MAN Isl MEGAPHONE
Railroad Caruso With a Cyclone
in Either Lung.
Clyde Hayes, Who Calls the Trains In
Chicaeo's Big Northwestern Sta.
ton, Has Voice Like
Eolhorn. =

Chicago.-Clyde B. Hayes is the rail-
road Caruso. Every day from $3.50 p.
m. to II he proclaims the departure OF
more trains than any other station
caller. His concert platform is of all
steel construction and 1t Is located
way up near the splendid ceiling Of
the new Northwestern railroad sta
tion.
Thirty thousand people each day
lend appreciative ears as he skylarks
the suburban schedule on the Milwau.
kee and Galena divisions. plus enough
overland trains to keep Chicago and
the Pacific coast bound In close fell
lowship. Presidents of the United
States. boy orators, world famous
evangelists, divinities Of grand opera.
baseball umpires-none Of these ever
had the constant opportunities of Train
Announcer Hayes to enlighten and
electrify a listening multitude.
Passing swiftly over the poor boy
and burning ambition section Of his
life, we find Hayes In full charge Of q
night accommodation train in Nebras-
ka. Yes, until recently he was a rail
road conductor, and was treading the
threadbare aisle Of a Nebraska &C.
commodation, occasionally unlocking
brightly nickled lantern from his
left elbow and dropping off into the
night to wigwag the engineer.
One day the division superintendent
of the Northwestern line at Omaha
summoned young Conductor Hayes in
to his grim presence.
Are you aware, Mr.. Hayes, that
you have been turned in a number Of
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
BUDGET OF USEFUL HINTS
Valuable Bits Of Advice for House
keepers and Others, Given by
English Magazine.

Some new hints for the housekeep-
er. or for any woman for that matter.
are given in an English magazine
called the Matron. For example, one
needn't be housekeeper, or even
woman, to be glad to know what to
do when f1shbone is stuck in ones
throat.
According to this authority the prop
er thing is to hand the sufferer q
lemon. II It Is sucked for little
while the bone win move on. In one
case 1t succeeded after the bone had
been IN the throat two days.
Another use for lemon Juice Is to
remove warts. This is done by drop
ping It on twice q day.
To retain the color and gloss Of a
white silk blouse after washing put a
teaspoonful of alcohol into the rinsinq
water. This keeps It from turning yel
low and gives 1t when ironed the gloss
Of new silk
To clean the lace yoke and sleeves
OF waists sprinkle the lace freely with
powdered borax. then roll 1t UP and
tastsn with pins. Let It remain for at
least twelve hours. then shake out
and brush with a clean soft brush.
To remove ink stains from carpets
take saucer of fresh milk and q
clean soft rag Renew the milk II
necessary and wash finally with clean
water.
To take coffee stains from any ma
terial rub little glycerine into the
stain and then wash with hot soap
and water.
To prevent milk from scorchins
when It Is being boiled sprinkle lit
tie sugar into the saucepan after the
milk ia poured into 1t. Do not stir
the milk even though the pan is Q
very thin one. The milk will not burn.
but will leave the saucepan as clean
as IL only water had been in IT.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
Not an Old Mans Camel I

Il may have lost my golf ball,
thought the old man. as he crept on
all fours round the bush into which /,
had rolled. "but will not lose my
temper"
So he continued to grovel ana
grope. and to wear q persuasive pa
TENT smile. His knees bagged, bis
back ached horribly, and the bush be
slowed upon his hands a generous
quantity OF thorns. But he refused to
discard his smile, and kept on re-
peating!
NO. will not lose my temper
will not!"
Suddenly the elusive ball caught bis
eye. Flopping fat. he stretched his
hand towards It, grasped It among Its
nest Of thorns. and gingerly withdrew
It
'Hoity-toityi" exclaimed an oh
woman behind him. "You ought to b.
ashamed. birdnesting at your time O
Mfel"
And then he did lose his temper.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
Younu Nature Paker.

A small boy recently became thu
proud possessor Of donkey which
was not very young or flne-lookine
animal. One day the lad was enjoy
ing a ride on Its back when the min,
lister Of the parish met him. Halo
sonnyi" said the minister. quite d
rare beast you have therel" Yes,
replied the boy, but suppose there
are Q great many Of EN- in the theo.
logical gardensl"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
Speeds With Horse Car.

New York.-John Scott was fined
81 for speeding his horses attached to
a crosstown car.
Magistrate Corrigan warned the old
driver that only his gray hairs saved
him.
Hundreds" said Corrigan, might
have been shocked to death at the
sight"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
ssIze Present Happiness.

With most people happiness is
something that is always tust o day
Oh. But I have made 1t rule never
to put OF being happy till tomorrow.
Don't accept notes for happiness. be-
cause you'll find that when they're
due they're never paid, but Just re-
newed for another thirty days.-Let
ters from a eeltMads Merchant to
Hia Con
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
DANCER.

Elopement is becoming highly pop
ular In certain circles In America
young couples rushing of to distan
states to get married without thu
knowledge Of their parents. I'll
many instances. we gather" says I
writer In the London Evening News
the greatest secrecy has to be oh
served for fear that the parents nigh
hear Of the projected match and Civ
their consent"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
RLUEl BLUE! BLUEI

Blue that's all blue. RED CROSS
BALL BLUE delights the laundress
A wash day necessity. Once tried
always used. A standard bluing fol
70 years.
More satisfactory than liquid blue
and more economical because 1t is
not rs water. Easily handled and
cannot spill. Price, 10 cents. ASK
THE GROCER.
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Truths Revelation,

I looked at my Brother with the
Microscope Of Criticism and said,
How coarse my Brother Isl"
looked at him with the Telescope Of
Scorn and I said. How small my
Brother isl" Then looked in the
Mirror OF Truth and I said. How
like me my Brother isi"-Bolton Hall,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
Plant Feipns Death.

In South America there Is a plant
"a species Of mimosa-which feigns
death for the purpose, naturalists
think. Of preventing grass-eating ami
mails from eating It. In its natural
state 1t is bright green, but as soon
as It Is touched 1t collapses into a
tangle Of apparently dead brown stems,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
BuslneealjkA

A man at Munich who lost $4,000
in bank notes in the street few days
ago, and advertised $500 reward to
the finder. received q check for $9r
700 from the finder. man Of a bust
nesslike turn Of mind. who wrote that,
TO avoid delay, he had kept of his
reward
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
soiantlfao Phenomenon.

While 0 piumb-line may be straight.
10 Ia, curiously enough. not always
vertical. Irregularities Of density in
the crust Of the globe may produce
this phenomenon. A remarkable In
stance In point was found In The 10
Land Of Porto Rico. whore the devia'
ton from the vertical 10 20 great that
In mapping the island the northern
and southern coast lines. 40 shown
IN the older maps. had each 10 be
moved inward half q mile.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
Iluhtninu Spared Thorn,

Three laborers engaged on q thresh-
Ing machine at farm at Malong. Aus
tria. had Q wonderful escape from be-
ing killed by lightning a few days
ago. The lightning struck the sheaf
carrier, shattering It to matchwood
and was then diverted into the earth.
which 1t tore up TO o depth Of eight
inches for several yards. The men,
who had camped under the machine,
were considerably dazed for some
TINA
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
Discrimination Wilma

The longer I live, the more I am
certain that the great difference be.
tween men-between the feeble and
the powerful. the great and the insig-
niflcant--is energy, invincible deter
mination. purpose once fixed, and
then death or viotory.-Sir Foxwell
nuvfou
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06

Vegetable Compound has done for me
during this trying period. Complete
restoration to health means so much
to me that for II sake Of other suffer
ing women l am willing to make my
trouble public 80 you may publish
this letter. - MRS. CHAs. BARCLAY,
RED, Graniteville, Vt.
No other medicine for woman's Ills
has received such widespread and un-
qualified endorsement. No other med
icine we know Of has such record
of cures as has Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
For more than 80 years 1t has been
curing woman's Ills such as infamma.
tion, liberation, tibroid tumors, irreg
ularities, periodic pains and nervous
prostration, and 1t is unequalled fol
carrying women safely through the
period Of change Of life.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass.
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice is free
and always helpful
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
Conquer SelfDlstruss.

6elf.distrust is the cause OF most OF
our failures. In the assurance OF
strength there is strength, and they
are the weakest, however strong, who
have no faith In themselves or their
poWers.-BoYee.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06

A number Of secret cameras are on
the market One resembles pair Of
field glasses. While the photographer
ls apparently looking at distant
view he is In reality swapping the
unsuspecting person at his side.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06

Il wish Fritz would write bis figures
palmer. ! can't possibly tell from his
Letter whether II is 1000 or 10000
hssee that he sends me.--Fliegendo
blaetter.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
Must Have Meant PARAGON.

They could not have been otherwise
than rather young. though I could not
see them on account OF the screen.
You're the only girl for me-" he
told her-"you're all my fancy paint
ed you--the very paregoric Of wom-
ankind! d!"-Success Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
Had No Use for EarrInna.

The Greeks and Romans, good
judges Of feminine beauty, did not re.
gard the earring as indispensable.
Neither the brush nor the chisel Of
the representation Of Venus or any
poetic figures with pendants In the
oorc
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
QoInu Up AIoft,

A woman nine feet in height has felt
obliged to consult specialist In dis
eases of the heart. Can you picture
that specialist, with stethoscope in
hand. going up stepladderH-Clsve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
Learn How TO Shake Hands.

Few people know how to shake
hands well: the general run Of folk
either give a limp paw and allow 1t
to be shaken. or else grasp yours in
theirs and nearly dislocate It with
their violence.-London World.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
RCures While You Walk. -gwyrn

Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain cure for hot
sweetthg, callus, and swollen, aching feet. solt
~ psugglsts. Price 8c. Don't accept an
Allen 9. 0lmsted, Le Roy. Y. Y. -
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
Always.

When a man begins by saying: II
want to tell you goCl joke on my
SELF" you may be sure that he is go
ing to try to make somebody else
appear ridiculous.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
Not Of Much Ac

Not Of Much Account.
A man who can't stand prosperity
Isn't likely to bear up very well under
adversely.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
Jewish Customs.

In Israel everything, even to a fun
eral. had to give way to a marriage
procession. Every one who met eth
er a marriage or funeral procession
had to turn back and go with It.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06

Religion In Daily Life.
Your daily duties are part Of your
religious life, Just as much as your
votions.-Beecher
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
Varied instruction.

Wise men are instructed by reason,
men Of less understanding by expert
enoe, the most ignorant by necessity.
Unknown.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
L.lr,tatlone OF tho Brain,

"You cannot educate or draw out Of
any brain more than nature has al
ready put into It. Some day, perhaps.
we shall try to adapt our education TO
possibilities. ."-Anatole France
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
Breaks Wrist swattIna Ely.

Dubuque, Ia.-Willard Steiner. a mu
sic teacher, while following the intunc
ton to swat the fly" broke his
wrist.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulat,
and invigorate stomach, liver and bow
els. Sugar-coated, tiny granules. Eas.
to take as candy.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
Good Advice

Rub eIbows with the least Of the
worlds people. II you would quicken
your brain and soften your heart
ExchanRA,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06

from nervousness
and other annoying
symptoms, and |
can truly say that
Lydia Z. Pinkham's )
V eget a BILE Com
pound has proved
worth mountains Of
gold to me, as it
restored my health
and tren g t h. |
never forget to tell
my friends what
Lydia T., Pinkham',
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06

Worlds Wheat Cultivation.
There are over 10000. 900 acres un-
der wheat cultivation In the world
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
DIRTY TO the Children

Children are travellers newly arrived
in a strange country; we should there
fore make conscience not to mislead
them.-Locke
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06

HOWARD E. BURTON - Asssyer and Chemist
Leadyllle Colorado. Specimen prices: Gold
Silver, Lead, 81; Gold Silver 75c Gold, Soc; Zinc
OF Copper. 81 Mailing envelopes ID full price list
hcited. References: Carbonate National Bank.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
Or IL Would Wait Lona

W N "VN'u Wat long
This work Of helping the world for
ward happily does not wait TO bs done
by perfect men.-George Eliot
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
CHANGE
IN W0MAN'S
LIFE
Made Safe by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Graniteville, VT was passing
through the Change of Life and suffered
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06

Mothers WIN find Mrs. wipslows Soothing
eyrup the best remedy to use foE their childrel
during the teething period.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06
WE BUY OLD GOLD

Highest prices paid for Silver, Old jeweiry, Gold
Teeth, Etc. UNCLE MYERS. Forty years In
Portland. II Sixth. between Oak and Pine.