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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Looks ns II someone had started to
Introduce Porto Hican coffee. The
following has been going the rounds
of the trade press quite regularly
Porto Rico is said To grow the best
coffee In the world, selling II In the
European markets at the highest
price Most Of II has been sent To
Austria and sold In Vienna. II is
because Vienna coffee is made from
the Porto Rican bean that the express.
ion Vienna Coffee has become to be
a synonym for the finest to he had.
man who has made a study of coi-
fee had this to say about Porto Rico
coffee recently; Now that the tar.
IN has been taken OFF, expect to see
large shipments of coffee TO this coun.
try. Whether II comes here or not
will depend upon whether the Porto
Rican coffee growers can sell their
crops at as great profit here as
they can abroad The probabilities
are that. tariff or no tariff, we shall
have to pay more for Porto Rican cof-
fee than we do for Java and Mocha.
I know. however. that once an Amcfi
can becomes accustomed to Porto Ri
can coffee he would not drink nnoth
cr at any price"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22
LABOR GAINS SINCE
THE REVOLUTION.

w. j Ghcnt. who has made n search
for the American workman's Golden
Age" reports In the Forum that he
was unable To find any such period
lie is convinced that nothing
could be more Iallncious than the idea
that there IN now or ever has been Il
progressive deterioration In the con
dliion of labor. II It's present status
" not satisfactory or even tolerable
poverty was more intense and
general and compliant was more hit
ter In the earlier thpm they have been
lnthe later days.
McMtsicr. the historian. is quoted
"a the ,r.,t that wages were lowoI
hS one half IN 1884 .lan they are now
despite ,lic depreciation that has sou'
on IN the aluc of money. The re
n,tiur ut yiil0uce throughout tho
llist hall II the present century, m,
had only "A moderate rise between
ls,l anI the tunic of 1857. bu =
,c;dinp to L,,nsB' er nominal wage
haze risen very rceptibly. pern'ps
doubled. ~ the Ia, ifty years.
Ia the TostlrNn'utionary 'nu {
wngo payments Scre made quar- erly
semiannuaily or annually, and this
custom of slow payments was very
persistent. The first general agita
tion to secure monthly or weekly paw
ments dates from the half-decade lSio
lsi5 Even then 1t was strongly re
! sisted, and only by slow changes was
the present custom established. Or
| this point. however, Mr. Ghent implies
too much, since there is still a de
mand for weekly pay days, which ar
not universally granted.
At the beginning of the nineteentl
century the working day was from
| twelve to fifteen hours, The Boston
| carpenters struck work In lS32 for q
reduction of hours from fourteen tc
| ten, but were beaten. Agitation foi
a ten.hour day was continued. how
ever, until the panic OF 1897, altei
which there was a general restort
tion to the old figures. In lSih the
| manufacturers of Pittsburg met the
| demand OF their employees for saortei
day with refusal stating that where
as the Massachusetts employers en-
| themselves were satisfied with a sixty
| eight-hour week 1t was not uulil
1853 that the eleven hour day he
came general.
MIR. Ghent is of the opinion that
the disparity of condition between a
laborer and Charles Carroll or u
George Washington was probably very
much greater than exits today be
tween n laborer and Carnegie
Extreme poverty and a dependence on
charity We're the lot of large masses
of the laboring classes for many
years, Suffrage laws with property
qualifications prevented laboring men
from voting, and the courts frowne
upon organization. After a series OF
strikes the New York supreme courE
stepped in with decision uS36) that
labor organizations were unlawful,
and in June OF that year twenty tail
ors were fined and aggregate of slib0
for engaging In strike for higher
wages. The discrimination against
labor shown In this decision may be
judged from the fact that the period
was one characterized by a general
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Il he sold. and turn the surplus wheat
INTO live stock. There will be, with
the old crop on hand certainly not
less than 60 1000. 900 bushels Of corn In
Kansas this fall II II is sold at as
cents IL will bring si5.000.0oo, which
lied In the history Of the state.
When the bumper wheat yield and the
Infinite variety of forage crops to
weather the live stock through are
considered. the complaint that the
10000. 900 bushels corn will be
worth more In money than full crop
under ordinary conditions. seems to
Indicate mania for hunting tronblc
and a genius for finding II.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

organization OF small shopkeepers
and merchants as well as OF bankers
and captains of industry, all Of
whose societies received the protec'
ton OF law.
All the Developments since then
demonstrate the growing strength OF
labor and indicate that II Will contin-
ue to improve its condition. In spite
OF passing clouds, the general outlook
was never SO bright as II Is today
Chicago Record-Herald.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

The Bryan Democrats of Ohio
who. by the way, are not recognized
by Mr. Bryan-are having rather bad
luck with their candidates Four of
The seven nominated in opposition to
those of the regular organization have
refused the doubtful honor thus at.
tempted to be thrust upon them and
will refuse TO allow their names to
60 upon the self-styled Progressive
Democratic ticket. II looks very
much as though the party was pro.
backwards
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

II costs millions TO run the state
government under fusion rule. The
people arc beginning to find out that
their homes and property are swift
ly and surely passing from thom lp..
der office for spols" rulo.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Senator william r. Mason was re.
elected the other day by straw
vote ut picnic In Cook county. This
Is a straw. however. that has nothing
to do with the general direction OF the
political wind.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Law nnd order are preserved In
Chnppsqua. n. Y. by one constable.
who has been In the habit OF mailing
up prisoners In freight cars over night.
So many of these cars have been trun-
He'd on before morning that the con
stable has demanded town prison.
and hns been granted $50 for lock
MP of iron and wood
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

The Tammanyitcs OF La Plata colin-
ty nre In desperate straits trying to
figure out some plan OF winning with
out the help of the dcfunct Pops and
Silver Republicans So far no solu.
iion has been discovered TO the veycd
queatiou
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Experiments conducted during the
record breaking summer Just begin.
beverage for the thirsty tx water and
oatmeal. II is to he given thorough
trial on the natives of Jolo. with the
Injunction to others to wait and see.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22
A FLORIDA ENcHANTMENT.

There is no lovier spot in summer
than the Upper Florida. just now
everything is at it's best The recent
| rains have trimmed the hillsides in
tender shades OF living green and gar
landed them with flowers. Bright
sunshine and cool. fresh breeZes con
tribute their quota to the general de
light. The long days are IA success
ion of ever-changing pictures. while
the nights are glorious poems, clear
as the slarbeams that CLEAN golden
bright In their velvety settings: ryth-
mical with soft-falling water, and ten
der with spirit of inelfable peace
brooding over all
On accountof the climate and the
facilities for grazing, the Upper Flor
ida is one of the finest places for
stock raising. Grain for feed can
be raised very protltably. In the up
per end of the valley timothy makes
the best hay crop.
On account of the short summers
and the fact that there is'frost nearly
every night, fruit. flowers and gar
den truck" are limited to the harder
and quick-maturing varieties Spring
is always rather late. but when once
started. the above grow at a rapid
rate.
All the ranches in the upper end
of the valley are dry ranches" de.
pending for moisture on the rains.
which are usually very heavy in the
month of July. This year the excep-
! tional dry weather through June and
July has somewhat stunted the growth
of the grains and has made the crops
backward.
The potato crop is very good this
year. and, by the way. some of the
finest potatoes are raised in this part
of the county.
Until two or three years precious.
there was a tradition that poultry
| could not be raised with profit. Peo-
pie insisted that chickens in partieu-
lar would not do well on the Upper
Florida At Red Cliff on the ranch
| owned by T. -. Cook this has been
proved mistake. Some 200 healthy
young chickens have been raised al
ready. Allowing for accidents, there
will be at least 800 before fall.
AT the lower end of the valley the
summer season is longer. Conse-
quently, the list of products is larger.
This year the hay crop in that end Of
the valley Is enormous. On Charlie
Stark's ranch there is more than so
tons.
For the last two or three days Sag-
on loads of campers have been going
by on their way to camp. The woods
for three miles above must he full of
them. Since their arrival we have
had several smart showcrs-thsa is
what people here call them. Du-
range people would probably consd-
er them cloudbursts. But what Is
the use of going camping If you Son't
get wet?
A fine new school house, substan-
tally built and comfortably arranged,
has just been built on the ranch of
NJ. ID. Sparks. School will commence
as soon as the seats and furniture
arrive. District No. IA now owns
three school houses
So far as the writer Is concerned,
there Is only one drawback to life on
the Upper Florida, and that is the un
certainty of the mail. There On
rural delivery in this neck of the
woods. and never paper boy to be
seen. One has to depend on the
neighbors for letters oftener than once
a week. AS you may have observed
before now. the neighbors sometimes
fail us, BLUEBELL,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Boston streets, where traffic IL the
heaviest. are paved with granite
blocks set on u bed OF solid concrete.
and with pebbles and concrete groul,
Formerly pitch was used In the crey.
Ices. but now they are iilled with a
mixture of cement and sand and that
hardens like stone when II sets.
Such surface is expected To last
Tor decahns.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Among sums paid last month by an
accident insurance company were S25
to person 'stung by wasp" and
S3lg.2S in case where "a woman
stepped on foot" The second oc-
currencc was, OF course. In Chicago.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

BY nm occasional mixup In an 18th
mus or an archipelago Uncle Sam
will be able to gain necessary exer'
else for his navy.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

IL many parts Of the country vegc-
tables this year are worth twice as
much ~ they were last, but there IL
consolation In the fact that the pco-
pie bace about twice as much money
with which to purchase them.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

The new United States consul at
Turin is an Italian who landed in this
country many years ago as boy
and gained his living for n whtlc
as the owner OF an organ and monk.
~. Then he became n printer and
has long been proprietor of paper
At Upper Snndusky. Ohio. His name
Is pietro Cunco, and he is well known
to the writer
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Gov Anthony Wnync's old home
-four miles from Valley Forge. Pa
Is I'm excellent preservation, though
II was built by his grandfather, Capt
Anthony Wayne. In i72l The pres
rni owner Is Captain William Wayne
representing the eighth generation oi
Tho famIly In the dwelling.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Philadelphia has Just found out that
a barrel OF gasoline confined in n eel
lar has twice the explosive force OF
a barrei of gunpowder The lesson
cost half dozen lives and wrecked u
block OF buildings, In the United
States arsenal at Philadelphia Ger.
tain explosives are kept In the build
Ing, but gasoline is stored at safe
distance In a tank underground.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

The Republicans OF Iowa are noted
for choosing model tickets and adopt,
ing model platforms. aud their worl,
this year has never been surpassed IN
either respect
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Mr.. sGorman's chances for 1904 are
not bright enough TO give him more
than a passing interest in the move
mcnt for changing the date of The
presidential inauguration.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Colonel Bryan is strongly In favor
OF another political fusion In Nebras.
ka. The colonel still continues TO
play into the hands of his political op
ponents.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

The press OF the San Juan coun-
try Ia giving the coming Colorado
New Mexico fair a most generous
support and liberal advertising. all
Of which will have great bearing on
the attendance.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

To gain admission to London soci-
ETY.. man must have an income OF
500 900 year. hut even this VIII
not put him In the class that owns
shooting preserves and moor In
Scotland.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Amid the dismal crop reports from
the west II IL cheering to learn that
wheat In Missouri averages over 30
bushels 10 the acre. Not much ruin
In that Weld.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Modern steamship travel Is so safe
that the English government has not
lost or injured In transit single man
OF the 100000 sent to South Africa.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Carrie Nations husband has sued
for divorce. hut II IL probable that
Mrs. Nation will Ignore the eonris
and proceed to cut the knot viii. her
little hatchet.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

In Servian election the voters are
driven to the polls by force, An
other feature of Servian Nesbitism
Is that the secrecy OF the ballot can.
not be disturbed.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Durango and La plntn county could
be made the most desirable place In
Colorado To live We're not the hnan-
oial affairs run In the interest OF n
few. The voters this fall will take
The hrHt steps TO put an end to extrav.
ngnncc and the willml and Illegal ey-
senditure of the peoples money.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

of the stand will thus Obtain a better
view of the track, while the box4o
will be made more private since -.
entrance to the same will be from
below instead of through the grand
stand. as before.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

President Schwab and President
Shaffer have both announced that the
steel strike In TO be fight 10 a I'm
ish. While not upholdIng the fight.
the general public will be glad to see
the finish.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Mexico has worried along for years
without the aid OF divorce law. but
competition has set II, ana the Mexi-
can congress liz to be pc,itioned to
enact one.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Texan is 10 be renpor,ioned for con
greasional purposes. Are the Dem
ocrats becoming alarmed. or is It nee
esaary TO cut the mustard little TN
er7
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

In England and other European
countries the municipal reduction OF
garbage is carried on at profit In
this respect American cities are far
behind the times.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

One of the Pennsylvania colleges
has dispatched commission to
search for new wild Indian. The
right OF petition ought to he invoked
to stop such an unwarranted proceed
ing.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Mr.. Bryan was mentioned" In the
Virginia convention but In the past
tense. Perhaps the chronlclers of
1904 will state that he also ran.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Now is the time to boost Ior tn,
coming fall fair. Let everybody tall
and write fair from now on till the
event rolls around and II will be Il
bowling success.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

A slight delay in the departure of
the regular train on the Rio Grande
Southern was caused by the cars OF
the track at the coke ovens this morn
Ing. The line was clear by 1890,
thus making the train about an hour
late In leaving.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Mr.. Carnegie is To be the prcsi.
dent OF n university. Having sup
piled the people with libraries hsnow
proposcs to tench them TO read.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

The chronic calamity howlers are
now complaining because corn is
selling at 75 cents hushel in
eastern Kansas and at that price can.
not be fed. II II cannot be fed, let
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Lord Salisbury's elocution is poor
Mr.. Balfour is eyasive and dull. and
Mr.. ROsebery has lost his popularity
The great need OF Great Britain evi.
IDENTIFY Ia a great leader.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

II the rural delivery men carry out
the signal service reports they can
confer favor by bringing back the
proenostications of the wcatherwise
old farmers.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Having failed TO dislodgc the Beers
with his army General Kitchener
will now attempt to drive them out
with nm order OF Punishment.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Senator Depew will extend his va.
cation In Europe for a couple of more
months In order to keep out of range
Of the Sampson Scblcy trouble.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

In order To maintain the interest
in the niowa .Comanchc opening. II
would now be In order for someone To
file a contest ON old Geronimo's claim,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

The MarseiIlaise hymn viii soon
be brought into disrepule II the SO.
cialists OF France are siiil permitted
TO sing II at their incendInry meet
ings.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

A government expert now claims to
have Invented noisaless eunpowder
This will at least make the Fourth Of
July more cndurable
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Sir Thomac Upton must he one OF
the strong men OF Europe or he would
not attempt to "lift the cup
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22
- ~. entIrslx free from Il.

Canada has realized that a census
may be the severest criticism.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

II the glass trust ever gets mixed
up with n strike. II Is apt to come
down with n crash.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Fusionism Ia a thing of the past In
La Plnta county. and now Bradley
Ism and Tammnnyism must go.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

The San Francisco tcamsters' strike
viii soon make n sympathetic inpas'
ion OF the messenger boys.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Attorney w. A. Reese was n pass
enser to Pagosa this morning. where
district court Is In session.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Dan McCaffery came down from
Siiyerton yesterday on flying trip.
He returns tonight.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

James O'Heggie. chemist at the
smeltcr. started this morning on II
trip around the circle.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Mrs. ]. Il. Schutt went out on this
odist conference at Canon City.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

The Misses I.ora and Ethel Wiltse
We're brief visitors yesterday.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

the services. Those wishing to camp
| will find excellent camping grounds
within easy reach of the church.
There are some lovely spots around
bayfield,. and doubtless many Du'
range people will avail themselves
OF the opportunity thus presented.
] The Gallup Republican says:
Chief engineer Wigglesworth of the
Gulf & Colorado railroad. arrived at
| Sylvester's old ranch. nine miles north
| OF Gallup on the 18th ult His sur
yeying party consists OF thirteen
men. five of them being from Gallup.
on Wednesday he began running a
preliminary survey from Sylvester's
to cross the Santa Fe Pacific some
| where near Defiance station, and will
continue south until he meets sur
veying party which has started north
| from Clifton. A third party is run
ming preliminary survey from Du-
range to Sylvester's.
Last evening about Q O'Clock an
Austrian named Olee Hubi. was ar
l ftSttu Dl olHteGS w lChliHt Lh
con and incarcerated in the county
Jail. Hubi had been working on the
grade for the Boston Fuel Co. during
| the past two months. At times his
! companions thought he acted strange
ly. but did not pay any particular at
tention. Last Saturday three OF the
prisoners fellow workmen quit work
and started toward Durango. Hubi
| followed them, and his actions becom-
ing so decidedly queer they decided
TO deliver him over to the authorities.
The party camped last night below
| the new smelter. While the men
came to town to notify the proper Off
cials Hubi escaped and must evidently
have wandered somewhere in towr.
Sheriff Mccartney and Constable
Wride Immediately began the search
(which they kept up till dark. Later
Officers Wickline and Bacon located
Hubi on the track below the depot.
where he was prowling around among
the cars The trial will probably
take place this week.
Judge c. T. Morgan, who has just
returned from Victor, where he went
as delegate to the grand lodge of the
Knights OF Pythias, says it was very
pleasant occasion.
| The Victor people did everything
in their power to entertain their Wis
| itors There were excursions to the
mines. as well as II grand ball and
social gatherings of more informal
| Ii, of ptcil a or
| was present, there being some 1000
strangers in attendance at the meet
ings.
All of the officers of the present
grand lodge were promoted. Mark
G. Woodruff, of Creede. thus becomes
grand chancellor. and Charles S. Da-
Wis, of Denver supreme representa-
| tive. The time of the grand lodge
meeting was changed from the second
Tuesday in August to the third Tues
day in June. Meetings will be held
hereafter yearly. in Colorado Springs
Victor citizens said that the X. of
p. visitors were the incest crowd they
had ever had. Possibly the fact thar
all present were Coloradoans account
ed for that-at least to some extent
Judge Morgan said he saw several
old Durangoites. among whom were
| Charlie Gray and Pres Southard
Both are now residents of Victor.
The latter is in charge of big cleo
trical works.
One very noticeable fact was the
number of idle men at both Cripple
Creek and Victor. Such condition
is unknown in this part of the state
| for which we are all truly thankful
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

From Mondays Daily.
B. A. Baker came in yesterday from
Herr's saw mill and returned this
morning.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

The Empress Eugenie Is among th'
visitors to the Glasgow cxposliion.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

3. While In Durango the deceased
was In the tailoring business His
wife. daughter and two sons survive
him.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

c. r. Morgan and Oscar Buskirk,
delegates to the Victor grand lodge
*. OF p. returned last evening.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

The town OF Victor first qucered IT.
self aud then squared itself with Vice
President Roosevelt
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Mrs. John Brown of the Ute Nine
Is in our city doing shopping.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Standing in" with the commission
combine has cost the county several
hundred dollars the past year. The
voters this fall will see to II that a
man with some regard for the people s
money will be elected commissioner.
No more $l44 steals will be counte-
nanced.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Miss Hawkins is the guest OF Mrs
Sprague.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

without fusion the local Democracy
viii stand no show In La Plata county.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

Jack Redman s absent from Par
sons today The Barcs and Penates
are being set mp In a new place.