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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28
THE FIRES AFTERMATH.
Twenty Persons Known to Have Per
ished at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 26.-The
known dead as the result of the big
fire yesterday in the furniture and up
holstering department of Hunt, Will
kinson & Co. numbers twenty.
Another body was recovered this
morning from the ruins. The body
was that Of a man who was burned
beyond all recognition. The body
was taken from the rear part OF the
building.
There are still eleven persons miss
ing. and it is believed that these
lost their lives during the fire and
that their bodies will be recovered
as the work of clearing the debris
away proceeds. A large force of men
are at work clearing away the ruins,
but the intense heat renders the pro-
gress very slow. 1t will probably re-
quire several days to definitely ascer-
tain the number of lives lost in the
fire.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28
The Admiral Resents Criticism.

WASHINGTON, oct 26.-Admiral
Dewey has resigned from the Metro
politan Club, an exclusive social or
ganization because the Sampson con
tlngent in the club has been severely
criticising the admirals rulings In the
court of inquiry. Many army and
navy officers belong 20 thc clnb. The
admiral refused TO be lnflncne7f by
any social consiGecad N aid took
Il is means of rebul'ing the self con.
stir ted jurors and iulges. His res.
iprstion has cause considerable talk.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28
Rough Game and Rough House.

MCKINNEY, Texas, Oct. 26.-Dur-
ing the football game yesterday be-
tween the local team and team from
Sherman fight broke out between
two of the players The scrap was
at once taken up by other members
of the teams, and then the spectators
took a hand. Several men were
frightfully beaten, two of them be-
ing rendered unconscious. The menl
3ers OF both teams We're arreste7
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28

Therefore the opportunity to indulge
in spree fits in nicely with the de-
sires of the priests to collect money
for themselves and the church.
About 30 per cent of the earnings
of the peasants are taken by the gov
ernment and the church, and when
that is paid he spends the rest of his
money in dissipation. 1t costs little
to feed and clothe him-a suit of
clothes for summer and another for
winter are all he needs to wear-and
his cabin Is almost destitute of furni-
ture. He seldom eats meat-cab-
bage, soup cucumbers. rye bread.
eggs and poultry, all of which are
raised in his own little garden. are
sufficient for him. To one looking
from the car windows and observing
the fields as he drives through the
suburbs of the cities 1t would appear
that cabbage is the chief staple of
Russia. and 1t is the principal article
of food for the Russians They eat
it three times a day.
The manufacturing establishments
are drawing good many people
from the country to the cities be
cause of better wages aud more ex-
cftement and social pleasure. In the
winter the population of st. Peters
burg, Moscow and other cities is in
creased by at least a hundred thou
sand from the rural districts.
The amount of our trade with Rus
sia cannot be definitely stated be-
cause so large a part of it goes
through the hands of middlemen In
Germany, Belgium, Denmark and
England. Everybody complains that
American manufacturers and export
ers are Indifferent to the regulations
of foreign custom houses, where ex-
perts are paid according TO the num-
ber of mistakes they car discover In
the invoices, and penalties are i'm
posed upon the innocent importer
Hence importing merchants in Rus
sia prefer to paw n commission to
middlemen in Hamburg. Bremen,
Liverpool. Hull, Antwerp and Copen-
hagen. who make business of pack
ing and invoicing merchandise ac-
cording to the confusing rules of the
Russian ports.
There is general desire on the
uart of Russian merchants to make
connections with American manufac-
turers, provided 1t can be done ad-
vantageously. and several important
firms in our country have already
found it profitable to establish direct
agencies in St. Petersburg. Moscow
and Odessa. What they have ac-
complished can be done by others.
The experience OF FIFE Baldwin loco
motive people. the Worthiugton Pump
Company, the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company, the Westinghouse
Electrical COMPANY the Carnegie
steel works the Niles tool works aud
several other well-linOwn companies
has demonstrated the value of engag
ing competent representatives with
knowledge of the Russian language
TO introduce goods and make con
tracts directly with the public or the
government. They are able to ascer-
tain the credit of their customers.
teach them TO handle the machinery,
make such notifications as are ne
cessary or advisable in the patterns.
observe the business methods of the
country and keep pace with their
British and German competitors.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28
The Germans are Pleased.

BERLIN, Oct. 26.-After the ap-
pointment of Professor SPAIN as pro-
fessor OF history by Emperor William
the action was welcomed generally by
the clericals, who regard the appoint
ment as a recognition of equality in
the universities. All sorts of rumors
are now afloat concerning Spahn's lib
eral ideas, and Bishop Straburg has
forbidden Catholics TO attend the
lectures of SPAIN.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28
streigIe Case Now in Progress.

BOULDER, Colo, Oct. ga jury
in the Streigle case was secured this
morning, and the taking of testimony
was begun Immediately. The morn
sing session was taken up by DR.. Bat
tey. who was called when the BODY of
Mrs. Streigle was found and her hus-
band. Bert Streigle, was dying. He
said the woman died from an irritant
poison. This afternoon DR.. c. F.
Palmer was on the stand. He made
the chemical analysis of the woman's
stomach.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28
Gained Victory Over Creditors.

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Co,.nt Boni
Gc Castellane and his wife, formerly
; Anna Gould, gained a big victory over
their creditors in the supreme court
this morning. The court dismissed
the suit brought by Asher Werthei-
mer. London art dealer, to restrain
the Gould family from paying Anna
more than s250.OOO a year out of her
income of 100000.
Wertheimer sued to recover on sew
eral notes amounting to 1919, 900, CIV
en- by the couple for goods purchased
by him.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28
ShcuIder pisIncated.

SlLVERTON. Oct. 26-(Special
Telephone 10 The Herald) Gorge
Collier, superintendent of the Con
sumption Mining company, operating
the North Star on King Solomon
mountain, while en- route to this place
from the mine last night, over a rough
trail, his horse stumbled throwing
him on jagged rocks. dislocating both
his shoulder and hip
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28
LOST IN THE MOUNTAINS.
ouray Man Missing Since Monday
Friends Hunting for Him.

ouRAY. Colo, Oct. 2G.-(Special
Telephone Message to The Herald -
party OF hunters returned last night
from deer hunt in the mountains
some distance from this city, and re-
ported that one of their number, Geo.
Moreland, had been missing since
Monday and all efforts to find him
had been fruitless up to date. Mr..
Moreland is a prominent jeweler of
this city. and Il member of the Wood
men order, which has sent out par
ty to look for him. It is feared he
has met with an accident, and may be
dead at this time, and If not it may be
several days before discovered, and
his body may never be recovered.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28
Powers Case In Jury's Hands.

GEORGETOWN. Ky. Oct. 26.-The
case Of Caleb Powers. ex-secretary OF
charged with being implicated
the murder OF William Gobel, went
to the jury this afternoon. The clos
ing arguments were made this fore
noon. The court room was crowded
with people from all over the sta
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28
Rebels Reported in the Saddle.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 26.--Dispatch-
es received sat the state department
this morning from Consu | General
Gndger at Panama say that the report
has reached there that at Tumaco
the liberals have captured the Moro,
which commands the entrance to the
city The government troops have
been surrounded. The lispatch was
dated Oct, a. 1t is believed that
Tomaco has by this time fallen into
the hands of the rebels.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28
Report Somewhat Exaggerated.

LONDON. Oct. 26.-Later advices
from Pehran show that the first re-
ports regarding the plot to kill the
shah of Persia were somewhat exag-
,.xerated. 1t is now announced that
the brothers of the shah were not i'm
plicated in the conspiracy. Many OF
.those connected with the plot have al
ready been banished.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28
viii Not Have to Hop Hereafter

WASHINGTON. Oct. 26.-The civil
service commission has notified the
postotfice department that hereafter
hereafter some of the requirements
now exacted of female applicants for
positions in tn service will be waived.
one OF the rules to be abrogated is
that of requiring female applicants
to hop on one foot distance of IL
feet
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28
He Failed to Identify Himself.

AUBURN, N. Y, Oct 26.-Waldeck
Czolgosz, brother of the assassin of
President Mckinley, called at the state
prison here this morning and asked
to see his brother. He was not able
to properly identify himself to the
warden, and his request was refused.
1t is believed the visit had some
thing to do with the claiming of the
remains after the execution
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28
Andy Will Remain Neutral.

NEW YORK. Oct. ga special
from London says that Andrew Car
negie will not participate in any way
in the campaign now on in New York
City. He will remain strictly neu-
tral.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28

mans pastime and his diversions
for amusement are sure index OF
his character. Richard Crokers de-
lights are chiefly animals. few Of
which are race horses. Tammany ON
ce-holders and bulldogs.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28

Mrs J. L. Nickel and Mrs. Mccall
laird are home from Albuquerque.
where they went to be examined in
the Indian civil service.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28

Frank Conner Is home from visit
ing Mancos mining interests and Is
well pleased with the prospects.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-28

Our farmer friends were we'll rep
resented In Durango today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14

picturesque. Under ordinary circum-
stances the great strands of iron. each
half as long as Il city block, slide back
and forth smoothly enough between
the rolls that are stretching them and
pressing them into the required shape,
but n tiny obstacle may at any moment
turn one of these cables OF fire off the
beaten track and twist it into a hope
less tangle or wind 1t like n squirming
snake around some unfortunate work
man.
When the rolling process has been
completed, the piece Of iron slides along
TO the great buzzsaws, which cut it up
into the so foot rails known to the rail-
way traveller. Every time the whirring
circular saw clips off one of these
lengths, sparks radiate in every direc-
ton, as though the biggest pyrotech-
meal pinwheel ever devised had been
suddenly set in motion.
When the rail has been cooled and
holes have been drilled in it, it is ready
10 start for any part of the world.
The evolution of bars or beams or
sheets from the big steel slabs is gain
ed by the same general method of pro-
cedure. 1t is the size and shape of the
grooves in the rolls which determine
the form to be ultimately assumed by
the steel in their clutches.-Century
MaPozine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
An EoIinn Harm.

To make an eolian harp construct a
box of very thin pine, cedar or other
wood, five or six inches deep. seven or
eight inches wide, with length equal
to that of the window il which it is to
be placed Across the top, near each
end, glue Il strip of wood half an inch
high and 4 quarter of an inch thick
for bridges. Into the ends of the box
insert wooden pins, like those of a vio-
lin, to wind the strings around. two
pins in each end. Make q sound hole
in the middle of the top and string the
box with small .catgut or first fiddle
strings. Fastening one end of each
string to n metallic pin in one end of
the box and carrying it over the
bridges, wind it around the turning pin
in the opposite end of the box. Tune
the strings in unison and place the box
in the window. 1t is better to have
four strings, but n harp with a single
string produces an exceedingly sweet
melody
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14

them. turning the sacrinciaI rites there
of into worship for the born Christ.
stripping the feasts of their grossest
sensuality. but letting much of their
joyousness remain.
Besides the two great festivals men
toned. there was another observed at
the same time by large family of the
EurOpeans-the Gauls. Gaels or Celts-
which was similarly adopted by the
church as she spread her teaching
among them. but this had n far less
influence than the other two upon the
customs which have marked the cele-
bration of Christmas down TO the pres
ent time. The reason is that there was
more of sacrlficial rite and less of
feasting in it's celebration. From it,
however. comes the kissing under the
mistletoe. which with them was en-
blematic OF the union Of man and wO-
man and of the union of mankind with
Baal. From it also comes the Christ
mas tree. dear TO the little ones. a sur
vival of the hanging of votive gifts on
their sacred pines.
But out of the other two great pagan
festivals arose the principal form that
the feasting took. Eating and drink
ing OF the best. giving to the poor by
right of their equality Mt that season,
as well as the old mummery. practical
ly abolished since Puritanism tried to
suppress the festival utterly I'm 1647.
are easily and directly traceable to
those pagan orgies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
Moderp MANS Great Appetitc.

Custom seems to have decreed that
three square" meals a day should be
the allowance for the citizen of the
United States and Canada. and it was
looked upon as being as fixed as the
laws of the Modes and Persians, but
an up town restaurant man states that
a great number of New Workers are no
longer satisfied with the regulation
three meals n day. Four meals are
now asked for, breakfast, lunch. din
ner and supper. The last is no doubt
superfuous for those who can and do
make three hearty meals out of the
others, but there must be many who
will learn with pleasure that it is no
longer incumbent upon them to go
''supperless to their bed The idea
that indigestion may be caused by the
introduction of the fourth meal is abb
surd.-Scottish American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
Tough job For Small Men.

The occupation Of a boiler inspector
is one in which Il man cannot grow fat
without losing his job, and perhaps is
q funny business in that respect. Each
boiler inspected is drained of its con-
tents, and then the inspector rigs him
self for dirty job and wriggles himself
into the inside of it through the man
hole This aperture cannot we'll be
made large enough to admit e large
man, hence the smallest sized fellows
have the monopoly of the business. But
though that fact may be funny, the
business itself, getting into dirty and
sitting places and wriggling like hu-
man worm into every hole and corner
to know its real condition. is anything
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14

BY absolute zero" is meant the low
est temperature compatible with heat
that point of temperature. in fact, at
which n body would be wholly depriv-
ed of heat and ut which the particles
whose motion constitutes heat would
be at rest. This temperature is sup
posed to be about 2T4 degrees C. or 461
degrees Il. q
The term "heat'' is here used In its
scientific sense, for as men use the
word in everyday language its signifi-
canoe depends on the temperature OF
the human body. Men call warm"
everything with a temperature higher
than their own and cold all those
objects which have less heat than they.
In reality, however, the coolest body
known to man is far from being utter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
or 1t IN the european mo-

observance or It IN the European mo
winter.
Observing the course Of the seasons
and their relation to the growing or
lessening length of the days, the AIRY
ans inhabiting Europe had come to
learn that at the winter solstice the
decline OF nature was over and that as
the day heightened she revived until
few weeks later she walked abroad
gladsomely again in the green garb OF
spring. 1t was fitting time for uni
versal rejoicing. Nothing could be
done afield- The bins and butts were
still we'll filled and the cattle fat. 1t
was also a time to remember the good
ness of the gods; to make sacrifice as
well as TO feast
Hence we md at the dawn or Chris
tianity two great midwinter festivals
among the two most powerful branches
of the Aryans of that period - the
Saturnalia among the Romans on the
south and the Thor feast of the Scandi-
navians. 1t is n curious fact that they
appear to be identical as to time OF
observance.
In Rome and wherever Rome had
ruled long enough to have planted her
customs the Saturnalia was n season
OF sacrifice to Saturn Of social equality
and OF riotous license. The slave in
many households was permitted to be-
come master for the week of the feast-
ing, and his master executed the ride
ulous orders which he gave. BuffoOn-
cry in street professions and in the
homes was one OF the chief elements
OF the festivity. Orgies understandable
formed another. Present giving was
universal.
The sea kings called the season julie
(whence Yule). and they celebrated it in
igorging and drinking. besides making
sacrifice to Thor. Around a great blaZ-
ing log. big enough TO burn for the
whole week OF the gluttonous feast
ing, they flung the half bare OK bones
in rude jest and passed the wassail
bowl.
The primitive church found these
pagan festivals institutions which it
could not uDrOot. so 1t wisely adopted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
ORIGIN OF XMAS
FES 7 IVI 7 les
[copyright. 1901. by Hamilton Musk.I
BY G. L. Langdon.

copyright, 1901. by Hamilton Musk
There are two reasons for Christmas
feasting aside from the instinct which
teaches us that the joy of holiday
making is impossible or Incomplete
without good eating and drinking. One
IS that Christmas is the survival OF
one, or both. Of two great pagan festi-
walls: the other, that the mind Of man
I'm all times and conditions expressed
rejoicing by the laden board and the
trimming bowl.
Victory. good fortune. weddings.
christenings, are. celebrated today by
dinners. as they have been for thou
sands of years, the practice undOubted-
~ coming down from that prehistoric
time when the victory over the animal
was the means Of supplying the feast.
We can find trace OF it and its con-
cOmitant habit, giftmaking. In the
book OF Esther, where MOrdecai says
To his people that on the anniversaries
OF the days wherein the Jews rested
from their enemies, and the month
which was turned unto them from sor-
row to joy. and from mourning into
good day, they should make them days
OF feasting and OF JOY and of sending
portions one to another and gifts to
the poor.
And what greater cause for rejoicing
ard the usual expression thereof could
exist for the early Christians than the
fact OF the birth OF Christi
1t is true that there were differences
OF opinion in the early church Is to the
date. or even the season OF the year.
when that all important event occur
red. Clemens Alexandrinus tells US
that IL was kept by many Christians
I'm April ard by some in Egypt in the
month PachOn. corresponding TO our
May, but long before the council OF
Nice had fixed the day, separating IL
from the Epiphany, n curious circum-
stance had operated to fix forever the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14

Iy wItnouu neat. ice. TOR e1am2Ie. mas
heat, only in n degree so much below
mans temperature that one can scarce
ly imagine it TO be anything but cold. y
q term which actually implies COM
paratively low degree Of heat.
Accordingly the zero of thermometers
IS only conventional point marking 4
certain degree of heat. There seems to
be point, however. where heat ceases
absolutely, and this point it is which is
known in chemistry as the absolute
zero"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14

Tut fun. The most scrupulous care Is re-
quired in these examinations. and as
everything is out of sight. the insurance
company have to depend wholly upon
the trustworthiness of their men. Hence
these get pay that makes amends for all
they have to undergo. sufficient, indeed.
to keep them from getting too big for
their business Lewiston Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
MARYLAND.

Maryland long ago was known as the
Old Line State, the reference being
to the line drawn by Mason and Dixon
along the northern boundary of Mary
land and the southern limit of Pennsyl-
vania, an effort having been made to
consider this line the northern boundary
of the slave territory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14

Jenkins" said the city editor, there's
five dollars a lady sent us to give 4
poor old chap up on Tenth street. You
see, she wants to know it reached him
and doesn't want to register n letter.
for he must not know who sends it.
So run up with it and get receipt for
1t that we may send her"
was soon on Tenth street. The
number sought was a tumble down old
rookery, and the children snowbaIling
each other in the street stopped long
enough to tell me that old Mr.. Jones
lived on the top floor.
Come in?' piped a CHEEKY, shriH
voice as L knocked on his door. 1 did.
Seated by the window, nightcap on
head and spectacles on nose, sat 4
bright eyed. gray haired, much wrin-
killed. old fellow, clean shaven and very
tall and stopped. Merry Christmas
he piped as soon as he saw me and
grinned affably, displaying few large
teeth that were still white.
1 stammered forth the conventional
answer. l could do no more than
stammer it. for such a salutatInn in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14

\ Chinese pillow is a light affair, made
OF crooked stick, with a steel point
fastened to it and is pulled by water
buffalo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
Nome Tnn Cordial

The Hostess-I suppose there is no use
of asking you to stay to dinner?
The Caller-Nos in that way.-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
THE PARASITE MISTLETOE

ooh. lady. give luckless
A little Christmas gift!"
Thus sp5ke the wand rer with the can,
Who longed to get lift.
The lady was n spinster gay;
Her wit was counted keen.
She only gave the tramp spray
or mistletoe 50 green.
"Oh. lady. give a man chance"
Bewailed the weary wight.
''Pd ruther have pair y pants
Than any paTasite."
EARLE HooKER EAroE
Making Steel Rails.
The rail mill presents many picture
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14

Continued on Page Twenty-six.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14

~ ~ n Il - l. "
ploring til e
poverty which
compelled me
to com e to
work onChrist-
mas day, I en-
tered the Office
of The Daily
DoZer an d
went to my
desk.
Chris tmaS
enjoyment is
only for the
wealthy" mus
oh /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
PAGES 20 TO %.
my POOR XMAS
go PMIL0 S0IP HIER
E
9E ny Sealon LOTu'
copyright, 1901. by c. l. Kilmerl
BY Seaton Lord.

rcopyright, 1901. by G. L. Kilmer.I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14

: The rail mill presents many pictures
that anDeal strongly TO lovers OF the