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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-29
Horrible Accident.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 2S-A hor-
rible accident occurred this afternoon
ten miles from this city. The yes
sci Quaker City on her way to Tor
resdale caught fire and her boilers
exploded. Three persons were burn
ed to death drowned and 81 severe
ly injured. Several were injured ia
tally
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-29
In the South.

(Memphis Commercial-A
Afterawhile perhaps no one will be
allowed to vote unless he can produce
a vaccination certificate.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-29
Miners Still Entombed.

DUMFONTEIN, Scotland, Aug. 2S.-
Eight miners and three would-be res
cuers are still imprisoned in the col
liery here. The mouth of the mine
was choked Monday.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-29
President Speaks of the Gar.

PARIS, Aug. 2S.-President Lou
bet in speech this morning refer
red to the coming visit of the czar,
saSing: "This country and Russia
are wholly at peace."
The fact that the czar intends only
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-29
Will Leave in Droves.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2S.-The
managers of the steamship lines say
that at least 5000 people will leave the
Nome district this season.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-29
New Consul for Cape Town.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The pres
ident today appointed w. r. Bingham
of Kansas to be consul general at
Cape Town. South Africa.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-29
DUNLOP HATS.
THE NATHAN SHOE AND CLOTH
ING COMPANY

VIII place on sale tomorrow the
fall and winter styles of the celebrat-
ed Dunlop Hats In all shades.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-29
DUNLOP HATS.

VIII be on sale tomorrow at the
Nathan Shoe & Clothing companys
In the latest styles and shades.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-29

Several Of the business men have
stated that they will close their stores
on Labor Day.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-29
Original Sin.

tBaltimore American).
Apples. 1t is said, are going up.
Apples were notorious from the first
for making trouble.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-29

to stop at Dunkirk and Rheims has
caused loud protest from the Paris
hotel keepers.
The representative., 1901-04-11

age cars, had his stomach squeezed and
face scratched. Cause-Kaffir stupidity
In his next report" continued Mr.. John
son, the mining manager waxed poetical
and gave free rein to an exuberant mind.
1t was as follows:
." To the Mining Inspector-Dear Sir:
One woe upon anothers heels doth tread,
so fast they follow. have three accidents
to report for the day:
Dick, a native, while toying with a
lathe in the toolshop, lost finger. Cause
Curiosity.
"'Dan Boza, native. while cavorting on
the veldt, fell and broke his leg. Cause
The red, red wine
:" 'Machatana, q native tramboy, while
buckling up his belt had the fingers Of one
hand town eff Cause-This accident is
wrapped in mystery, and is inexplicable.
Machatana swears by all the gods he can
conjure up that somebody shot him. Severa.
companions testify to the same allegation.
The most careful surgical scrutiny fails to
verify this statement. Inquiry e}icits no
information of satisfactory nature. Some
OF the superstitious natives declare that it
is a divine visitation for sins, the Kaf1ir
being noted for his irreligion. Indeed, l
am constrained to conclude in the face OF
all the laws of science, that 1t is case OF
effect without cause.
after receiving these and similar re-
ports and having them published it entered
even into the lull brain of that inspector
that he had bitten Off more than he could
easily masticate, and the Objectionable Or
der was recalled
The representative., 1901-04-11

hand" said the man, "you will know that
instead OF taking anything left something
The policeman nodded. That's right" he
said.
Il don't like to tell about this continued
the man, but Of course there's no other
way now, so I'll tell you the whole story
1t Is true that I used to be a pickpocket,
and one OF the best, too. l was arrested a
half dozen times and went over the road
once, and put in three years in the pen ,
-Four years ago I reformed and went to
work. | made money, speculated, and made
a good deal more, and today-well. today
I'm rich and respectable. l married splen-
did woman, and l have as nice a home as
there is in the whole town. The only thing
that bothers me is the memory of the past
If | could go to each person from whom
stole purse or watch or a diamond pin
and make restitution l would. But l can t
do 1t. l served my sentence for doing that
work, and some people would say that 1
had expatiated my sins. But l don't feel
that way. l can't give the money back to
the people l took 1t from. All l can do is
to give money back to anybody that looks
deserving. l not only give bills and silver,
but l sometimes slip a pocketbook and
sometimes ring or something like that
into a pocket.
Il liked the excitement of being a pick
pocket. took pride in slipping diamond
pin out of mans cravat, or taking his
pocketbook so deftly he never missed it
until he got home. l find just as keen a
pleasure now In doing the exact opposite
in giving instead Of taking. put aside $500
every Christmas ard l go out on the street
and put 1t back into pockets just as one
time I took money out of pockets It's the
only method Of quieting the pangs of my
conscience. It's the pickpocket's expiation.
It's making the punishment fit the crime.
Do you see?
The policemtn reached out and shook
hands with the reformed thief. You're all
right" he said Good luck to you'
The man turned, and walking rapidly
away was soon lost in the crowd. The
policeman stood looking helplessly after
him.
We'll, I'll be hanged" he said, and he
put his hand in his pocket for his hand
kerchief to wipe the sweat drops off his
forehead. He fetched up a new $40 bill
instead. The policemtn sat down on q
snow covered step and gasped for breath:
well, I'll be darned. Exchange.
The representative., 1901-04-11

load, with it's sleighs and racks, would
weigh about IS tons. This winter John Gra-
ham, superintendent of camps and woods
for the United State Leather company
which is the proprietor of the Phillips tan
merry, gave his consent to Hank Martin
foreman of camp M for an effort to break
all records for years. Martin has been in
the cOmpany's employ and he is rated as
one Of it's best men, always doing better
winters work than that done in other
camps, and he had made up his mind to get
out a load that would be the largest load
of bark ever hauled in the world, the pre-
vious record being 81 cords, hauled at Per-
kinstown, Wis, with 4-horse team.
On Friday noon of last week the building
Of the load was begun and until 9:45 Satur-
day five men steadily pushed work upon
the sleighs under the supervision Of Fore
man Martin and Teamster Rhoeder, who
had been selected to arrange the big load
and get it to it's destination, three and one
half miles away.
When completed the dimensions of the
load were these: Thirty feet long, 121.
feet wide and 131a feet high. It contain
ed thirty EIGHT cords of bark, weighing
forty-two tons and a total weight of forty
five tons with sleighs and rack.
At 12:45 Teamster Roeder climbed up
on the load, gathered the reins in his hands,
spoke to his team, and they in obedience
to his command, slowly began the work
of starting this immense mass. A long
pull in which it seemed as If the horses
must break through their harness, and then
the load moved. Slowly at first, yet it
moved. In a moment the sleighs, gathering
momentum over the ice-rutted road, are
successfully started on their journey Six
times this team, weighing only 31OO pounds,
started this load of As tons before the final
destination was reached at 3 p. m. and the
big load had been landed.
This load pulled by two horses, If
cd nf un111d 1oyt
filled two and one-half cars.-Milwaukee
Sentinel.
The representative., 1901-04-11

Doars, Heads and Stuffed PeacOcks
Were Fashionable Dishes.

II
Christmas fare in England in the olden
days had many peculiarities. In the houses
of the better sert the boars head was the
principal dish; Drawn and mustard always
formed part Of the feast. Among the rich
people. the great Christmas dish was the pea
cock. The bird was first killed and then
skinned, with the feathers adhering to the
skin. He was then roasted and stuffed with
spices and sweet herbs and basted with yOlks
OF egg; the skin and feathers were then put
on him again, and so, with the splendor CT
his displayed feathers, he sat royalty in the
dish, served with abundance of gravy. One
would think that the gravy would spoil the
feathers; one would ask how the bird within
those feathers could be carved at all. One
detail is pleasing; the peacock was brought
In by the women of the house, preceded by
maids carrying wax tapers and was set be-
fore the principal guest. When the ban
quet was less splendid the peacock, without
the feathers, went into pie.
In addition to this noble bird they served
at Christmas pheasants "drenched with am
r-grease" and pies of carps tongues. 1t
was not, however, everybody who could af-
ford peacocks and pies of carps' tongues
For them there were capons and geese-re
mark that no mention is made of beef and
mutton at the medieval feasts; they were
meats too common for festivals and ban
Quets.
The Christmas dinner in most houses be-
gan with plum pOttage or plum DrOth,
which must not be contounded with plum
porridge. 1t consisted of plain mutton or
beef broth thickened with brown bread and
enriched by the addition Of raisins, cur
rants, prunes, cloves, mace and ginger.
1t seems il it would be good Mince pie,
or "shred pie" was also a necessary part
of Christmas feast Nor must one forget
furmenty, a dish Of wheat boiled in broth
and served With milk and the yolk of eggs
nor plum porridgey which was the predeces-
sor Of the immortal plum pudding.
Other pies there7swere-ish pie, goose
pie, pigeon pie-andnthere was the wonder
full dish called apple Florentine. You would
like to try apple Florentine next Christmas ?
Pray do. II it weres revived it would prob
,, ably become once more national dish,
popular especially with temperance socie-
ties Take larR pewter dish. sfill it with
good baking apples asDut in plenty OF sugar
and lemon; cover it with pastry. When it
is baked take OF the cover, pour In a quart
of well-spiced ale. cover it up again and
serve.
The representative., 1901-04-11
GOT MORE THAN HE WANTED.
Government Mine Inspector Exactc,
Too Much of the Manager.
(From the New York Trihun,

(From the New York Tribune.)
When l was mining in the Transvaal in
1894, said Parker johnson, Of Denver, Col,
an amusing thing happened. Que of the
government mining inspectors had made
himself obnoxious in many ways to the
mine managers. He was one Of those char
acters who are jealous Of their own dignity
and seek to impress their importance on
others by taking full advantage of any power
that they may have. The inspector had
made himself a general nuisance to the mine
managers by requiring them to do a large
number of unnecessary things and to make
to him numerous absolutely frivolous re-
ports. Finally he sent out an order to the
effect that all accidents that occurred in
the mines. no matter how insignificant they
might be, must be reported to him. The
result of the injury and the cause thereof
he wanted fully stated.
One OF the mine managers, who was an
American, resolved to satisfy his curiosity
to the full, and at the same time. II possible,
to render the inspector ridiculous and teach
him lesson. The following are exact
sopies of some of his reports to the inspector
The story was too good to keep, and SO 1t
later found their way into the columns of
the johannesburg Star. When the inspector
read them there 1t was said by one who
was present that he used high Dutch, low
Dutch and jack and the game Dutch in ex-
pressing the feeling that overcame him:
To the Mining Inspector-Dear Sir:
regret to have to report two trifing acei-
dents First-A boy named Fife slipped OFF
the ladder in the-ladder way, and, falling
a short distance, slightly sprained leg and
arm. Cause-Handicapped with new pair
OF shoes. Secord-A boy named Jack, by
getting caught between the mechanical haul
The representative., 1901-04-11
MOST PEOPLE LOP-SIDED.
Differences Between the Legs, Eyes
and Ears of Men and Women.

The two sides Of PERSONS face are
never alike. The eyes are out OF line in two
cases out OF five, and one eye is stronger
than the other in seven persons out of ten.
The right ear is also, as rule higher than
the left.
Only one person in Is has perfect eyes,
the largest percentage of defects prevailing
among -fair-haired people. Short sight is
more common In town than among country
folk, and of all people the Germans have
the largest proportion of short sighted per-
sons.
The crystalline lens of the eye is the one
portion Of the human body WHICH continues
to increase in size throughout life, and does
not cease with the attainment Of maturity.
The smallest interval of sound can be bet
ter distinguished with one ear than with
both. The nails Of two fingers never grow
with the same rapidity, that of the middle
finger growing the fastest, while that OF the
thumb grows the slowest.
In 54 cases out of 100, the left leg is
stronger than the right The bones of an
average human male skeleton weigh 20
pounds; those of a woman are six pounds
lighter.
That unruly member, the tongue of a
woman, is also smaller than that OF man,
given a man and a woman of equal size and
weight. 1t may be appalling to reflect but
it is nevertheless true. that the muscles OF
the human jaw exert a force Of over 500
pounds
The symmetry which is the sole intelligi-
BILE ground for our idea OF beauty. the pro-
portion between the upper AID lower half
of the human body, exists in nearly all
males, but is never found in the female.
American limbs are more symmetrical than
those OF any other people. The rocking
chair, according to an English scientist, is
responsible for the exercise which increases
the beauty OF the lower limbs. The push
which the toes give to keep the chair in
motion, repeated and repeated, makes the
fnstep high, the calf round and full, and 1t
makes the ankle delicate and slender
British women are said to average two
inches more in height than Americans.
Averages for the height of women show that
those born in summer and autumn are taller
than those born in spring or winter. The
tallest girls are born in August.
AS far as boys are concerned, those who
first see the light during autumn and winter
are not so tall as those born in spring and
summer. Those born in November are the
the shortest; in July, the tallest.
An average head of fair hair consists Of
143. .O40 hairs, dark hair of 1O5, COO, while a
red head has only 29,200. Fair-haired peo-
pie are becoming less numerous than for
merly.
The representative., 1901-04-11
Fairfax. Minn., Nov. Is. 139A
Dead Shot Remedy Co., Minneapolis.


Dead Shot Remedy Co.. Minneapolis,
MINI.
Dear Sir:-Believing 1t to be my duty
to the public will send you for publt-
cation Ut you so elect) an account Of the
benefit myself and family have received
from using your Dead Shot to Catarrh.
Last fall | caught heavy cold and
could not break it UP, and it resulted In
catarrh in the head. 1t kept growing
worse and commenced to settle on my
lungs; it bothered me to breathe; i was
raising large quantities of phlegm and
was very much worried over my con-
dition. 1t SO happened was delegate
to the State Farmers Alliance and In
dustrial Union, last winter, and the last
evening OF the session, had been at
a committee meeting, and Eric Olson,
state lecturer of F. A. & I. e., was pres
ent, and just as we were parting he
took out of his pocket little box and
commenced putting something into his
nostril3. I asked him what i: was; he
said it was Dead Shot to Catarrh.
asked him If it was good for It; he said
1t had been highly recommended to him.
I told him l had been suffering with
catarrh for some time and asked him to
let me try it; he did SO and took the
name of the man who made it, ]. B.
Dukes, of Minneapolis. The next morn
ing found it had helped me very much.
When got home sat right down AMI
sent In an order for one-half dozen
boxes, and before had used half of one
box I was cured. The ringing in my
ears had stopped, and it had cleaned
cut my lungs. l could feel the accumu-
lation In my lungs loosen and raised i.
In chunks My daughter, Gladys, has
had catarrh for long time; we have
tried several remedies, and among them
Dr.. Halls great remedy, that he offered
to give 500 tor any case it will not
cure. She used several bottles and got
no relief. She bled at tho uose con-
tiEually. She had no, used one-half
box of Dead Shot before the bleeding
was stopped and she was almost we'll.
l have sold good many dozen boxes In
this section and l have got to find one
person that has used it who is not con-
vinced that 1t is the only remedy that
will cure catarrh. thereby preventing so
many from dying with consumution.
Everyone who uses it tries to keep it ia
the house, as it is sure cure for a cold
as soon as it is contracted. am con-
vinced that after a person has once had
oatarrrh it being a parasite, the men,
brane of the nose will never get natural
again, and they will always be more
susceptible to colds and catarrh; but
with Dead Shot to Catarrh always On
hand, you are always ready to combat
it. Please send me two dozen boxes.
l am very respectfully yours,
C. H. HOPKINS.
Mr.. Hopkins is justice Of the peace,
and was on the ballot for state auditor
in 1893.
The representative., 1901-04-11

Dead Shot Remedy Co., Minneapolis.
MINI.
want to say to you I have cured
myself with your Dead Shot of q very
bad case Of piles; SO bad at times that
] could not sit down. l am now entire
ly we'll. also used your Dead Shot
on my frost-bitten fingers and cured
them up in short order.
L. D. FOSTER,
st. Cloud, MINI.
The representative., 1901-04-11
TWO HORSES DRAW 4o TONS.
RecOrd-Breakfng LOnsI Of Bark In the
Wisconsin Logging Region.

The getting out Of big load of logs Is
always an object OF interest in the logging
or bark camps for weeks prior to the event,
and sometimes, il 1t is very large, for years
/ afterward When the days work Is done
and the boys are sitting around the camp
stove, enjoying their evenings smoke. the
story Of big loads is again and again retold
by the boss teamsters, while the new men
sit around in open-mouthed ast0nishment
at the gigantic proportions they are ID
these leads sometimes assume. Those who
have never visited lumber or bark camp
while they may have used horses al their
lives would consider the sleds a good load
alene without leg or piece OF bark Oil
them, and no wonder. They are often huge
affairs, weigh several tons, are seven feet
between the runners, with IL, IA and even
16-foot hunks To the uninitiated they ap-
pear to be absolutely inamovable.
For several years, the bark camps In the
region OF hPillips, Wis, have averaged for
the winter 10 cords Eof bark per load, such
The representative., 1901-04-11

Dead Shot Remedy Co., Minneapolis,
MINI.
All catarrh remedies have tried havo
been a failure until I tried yours.
Yours is just what l want.
Please send me another box.
Respectfully yours,
MRS. CHARLES GRANT,
Elroy, Wis.
The representative., 1901-04-11

A person who has lived 70 years has had
pass through his heart about e75, ,920 tons of
blood, the whole of the blood in the body
passing through the heart in about 32 beats.
The heart beats on an average of 70 times
a minute, or &c. 900 times in the course
OF a year, SO that the heart of an ordinary
man, 80 years of age, has beaten 5000 600, 900
times. The heart beats 10 strokes minute
less when one is lying down than when one
is in an upright position-New York Sun.
The representative., 1901-04-11
Nd Shot Remedy Co.. Minn..poli.

Dad Shot Remedy Co.. Minneapolis,
finn.
I Wish to add my testimony In be.
bali Of your Dead Shot Catarrh Cure.
When commenced to use it could NO.
breathe through my nose. Have used
three boxes; can now breathe through
my nose; can sleep with my mouth shut.
sores and pimples have disappeared
from my nose and face; my head, throat
and lungs are clear and l feel good,
thanks to Dead Shot.
-: CHARLES MILLER.
The representative., 1901-04-11
PRODUCE.

Revised and corrected up to noon. April ..
BUTTER, EGGS AND CHEESE.
Butter-There is little change to note from
day to day. The feeling continues firm, with
no increase in receipts yet. The demand
is active and steady
Eggs-The market continues firm. Receipts are
very light and the call is steady.
BUTTER-Quotaton are as follows:
The representative., 1901-04-11

Dead Shot Remedy Co., Minneapolis,
MINI.
My mother tried your catarrh cure
and found it as recommended. Find
Enclosed money for one dozen boxes.
Yours truly,
MARY E. GOODMAN,
West Cairo, Ohio.
The representative., 1901-04-11
BEATEN by HIS FATHER.
Young Mans Experience in a Bicycle
Race.


Il once lost bicycle race to my father
in humiliating way" said a former well !.
known Pittsburg cyclist the ether day cit
was 1O-mile road race and there WASH +
one of my competitors that I feared,
least of all my father, for he was really
just learning to ride. l was the only
scratch man in the bunch, the others be-
ing given various handicaps. My father got
a lead of IL minutes and we all started.
1t took scme time to overhaul the rest,
but l finally passed all but my father,
and I hadn't caught sight OF him yet. Be-
fore had proceeded far l saw a crowd
of farmers running toward me with pitch
forks. l couldn't imagine what was UT.
and l spurted, hoping to pass them. On
the contrary, I went into the ditch by the
roadside.
'.The way those farmers acted was dis
comforting and l came to the conclusion
that 1t was a case of mistaken identity,
and that was going to be killed as some :
body else's proxy. They lunged at me with
their forks, but they showed no disposi
l got up, but / watched my chance and
cut through an opening.
They ran after me fer few hundred
yards. but l was soon out OF sight. / was
feeling pretty sore, for that little incident
had mcant the soss OF several minutes to
me. Two other hobs appeared on the scene
but escaped them after a slight delay. The
upsffst of the mater was that my father
came in first, while | was not even a close
second.
..Mnen we we're sitting at home that night
my vaEquisher made clean c1nfessi of
how he won that race. He said he realized
the hopelessness OF winning by fair means
so every time he passed a farmer on
the road he made the startling announce
riient that crazy man was coming be-
hind him in close pursuit. He imp.ored
them to try and head him off while he rode
on to the asylum and procured aid. He had
repeated his defamation until the whole
C untryside was aroused, and was chief
witness AZ to how well the scheme sue
ceeded. Pittsburg News.
The representative., 1901-04-11

Dead Shot Remedy Co.. Minneapolis.
MINI.
am using your Dead Shot at pres
ent for deafness and stomach trouble
caused by catarrh, and find 1t helping
me. and I would like the agency for It.
T., GEORGE TREEGARDEN,
iNI3tKis Orange, Wis.
The representative., 1901-04-11

B. F. Dawson. OF Sherburn, Mimi.
sends 81 and says: II came in possession
OF your Catarrh remedy dead Shot
and find 1t an excellent remedy, the
best ever found, and have used many.
have been afflicted for many years
with this loathsome disease, until my
entire system had become deranged."
The representative., 1901-04-11

RECEIVED GREAT RENEFIT.
w. T. Philbrick, Creighton, Neb.,
orders five boxes of Dead Shot
Catarrh Cure" and writes: Mrs. w. T.
Philbrick has received great benefit
from your cure for Catarrh and hay
fever of five years standing"
The representative., 1901-04-11

My wife says Dead Shot Is the pest
thing on earth to break up cold.
s. G. PALMER, Minneapolis.
The representative., 1901-04-11

One box of Dead Shot Is worth bar
rel Of Thompsons Eye Water. It cures
all kinds of sore eyes,
j. F. GRIFFIN.
The representative., 1901-04-11

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