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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-07

are found are situated within an
hours ride. of the East Mancos and in
the same group, But as has been
stated in previous articles no persist
ent or well directed prospecting has
ever been done in that country The
range of territory mentioned remains
free to the man with the pick who
knows indications when he sees them
Under the vigorous search that will
be given that country next season IL
is more than probable that other very
rich mines, both lode and placer. will
be uncovered. 1t took more than
twenty years for the people down
there to discover the true value of
the Neglected and at this day the
shaft is only 200 feet deep. From
all accounts it is now one OF the rich
est mines in all Colorado Nothing
like 1t has been discovered since the
days when the wonderful tellurides
of Boulder surprised the scientific
world. 1t is probably not alone In
that great La Plata chain of noun
tains. Others equally valuable may
await the earnest and intelligent ex-
plorer. 1t is reported that the Den
Yer & Rio Grande railway will make
especially low rates to Durango for
all who may go there for the purpose
of prospecting when the snow shall
have melted on the mountains.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-07
WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES.

Something has happened to Jones
Of Arkansas. A cyclone of public
opinion has swept across the state
from the Iron Mountain railway to
The Mississippi river. and Jones is
missing
When the fathers wrote the federal
constitution they had grave doubts
lbout the outcome of the experiment
about popular government They had
done good job in laying the founda-
tions of a democracy. but they weak
ened when it came to the United
States senate. and they placed the
election of senators Just as far away
from the people as they could But
down in Arkansas the federal consti-
tuition doesn't stand in the way The
people have way of deciding who
shall represent them in the United
States senate before the state legisla-
ture meets.
And that's what happened to Jones
of ADMINISTRATION from that state
Tor seventeen years, chairman of the
Democratic national committee and
trusted leader OF the Bryan forces in
TWO campaigns.
At the senatorial primaries held
throughout Kansas on Saturday Sen
ator Jones', who aspired to reelection
by the coming Legislature appears to
have met with an overwhelming de-
feat. The venerable Warwick of
Organism appears to have carried only
four or five out of the fifty-five coun-
ties of the state. The remaining fifty
declared by majorities more or less
emphatic for former Governor James
p. Clarke as their choice to succeed
Mr.. Jones in the United States SEN
ate.
Such a signal and sweeping rout of
a once favored leader probably has no
precedent in Arkansas politics. Its
overwhelming and decisive character
appears to have been surprise, even
to the opponents of Senator Jones.
They counted on a hard struggle to
dethrone the boss who was apparent
ly well intrenched in popular favor.
But the people evidently went about
their task with quiet but earnest de-
termination. Many explanations will
be offered as to how it happened BY
some it is held up as a just retribu-
lion for masquerading as the uncom-
promising foe of trusts and monopo-
lies while he was one of the tentacles
of the cotton bale octopus" 9th ers
claim that it portends the extinguish-
ment of Organism and the reorgani-
zation of the Democratic party.
Whatever it portends it is certain
that something has happened to Jones
Of Arkansas and that new chairman
will be chosen for the Democratic ma
tional ommittee.-Chicago Record
Herald
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-07

Charley Thomas prostituted the gov
ernor's Office to become United United
States senator. Governor Orman is
doing the same thing to be reelected
chief executive. Both men are on a
par in this respect. The interests of
the state count for little so their po-
litical ambitions are gratifed. But
Thomas fell down. The people say
they would have nothing to do with n
man who would neglect one office in
an endeavor to secure another. This
will undoubtedly be the fate of Orman.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-07

1t does look as though Senator Tel
Ter would bob up against the real
thing this fall. Heretofore the vener
able senator has had clear sailing
no opposition. 1t has not even been
necessary for him to put up a dollar
to win out. But everything was diff
ferent. While a member of the Re-
publican party Teller was honored
without purchasing the same. Being
an assistant Democrat he has no doubt
discovered by this time that there are
many hungry patriots in the ranks
who are in for spoils and believe the
United States senate offers better in
ducements along these lines than any
other public office. The fight is on
and promises to be live one.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-07

The present year promises to Wit
ness the greatest advancement ever
witnessed in the whole southwest
Durango will be benefited In a degree
exactly commensurate with the vigor
displayed by her people in pushing
the good work along.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-07

Reports from various towns of the
state tell us that Texas strawberries
are making their appearance in the
Colorado market Just at present
down in this country we are making
our heavy Investments in Oil wells.
mines, etc. so that If the Texas straw
berry knows when 1t is well off it will
defer its appearance in this neck of
the woods until later date, when 1t
becomes a cheaper proposition.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-07

Genuine country butter has again
proved its strength. The oleomargae-
inc bill has passed the senate.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-07

Bridge whist, seven-up and high five
have retired in favor of ping-pong.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-07
ST LOUIS EXPOSITION.

In a little over one year the st.
Louis Louisiana exposition will be
thrown open to the public. While
The Herald is not in accord with
some OF the expense attached to the
Colorado appropriation. it is the duty
ol every enterprising citizen tc lend
assistance to the commissioners in
preparing worthy exhibit Every
county should be well represented
La Plata county was importuned a
year ago to help along fake exhibit
90 the Paris exposition. This The
Herald opposed, but it is different
with the st. Louis affair. In this con
nection the board OF managers have
issued the following circular letter
with request for publication in The
Herald which we comply with:
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the valley at the river and made no answer.
In a few minutes she was by his side
again, dressed In spotIess white, as he had
seen her first. She lifted the lines over
the sleek horse, and ne dashed swiftly down
! the drive.
Oh! the peace and bliss along the lonely
river road by cool green banks!
| How he poured out TO her his inmost
th~oughts-things he had not dared to whis-
per alone with himself and God, And then
he wondered why he had thus laid bare his
secret dreams to this girl he had known but
twenty-four hours. Nonsense, down in hin
soul he knew he had known her forever,
Before the world was made. ages and ages
ago in eternity he had known her! He
turned to her now. drawn by a resistlsss
force as a plant turns towards the sunlight
for its life. How he could talk that dayI
All he had ever known of art and beauty,
all he knew OF the dep truths OF life. were
on his lips leaping forth In simple, but
impassioned words. For hours he lay at her
feet, where she sat on a rock high UP on
the cliffs overlooking the river, and poured
out his heart like a child. And she lis
tened with a dreamy look, as though to
the music Of a master.
At last she sprang to her feet and looked
at her watch.
oh! Mama will be furious. 1t will be
after shutdown before We can get home.
We must hurry"
IN make it all right with your mama,"
he replied, as though he were skilled in
meeting such emergencies.
Don't you speak to her. It'll be all I
can DO to manage her"
The rext morning Bob St. Glare broke in
on him before he was out Of bed.
Look here, you sly dog, what are you do
Ing slipping and sliding around here yet?'
Bob, you're the man I want to see. Tell
me all you know about the Worths."
The Worths? Which one?'
There's only one. so far az 1 can see."
We'll. you may find out there's two II
you should happen to collied with the Gen.
eral."
Does he cut-up at times?"
Hes all right till he turns on you. and
then you want to find shelter"
Did you ever run up against n
NO, 1 never got that far. He's hall
fellow, well-met with every youngster in
town. He will laugh and joke about his
daughter until he thinks she is In earnest !
about a fellow, and then he swoops down
on him like a hawk. I'll bet a hundred dol
lars he's playing you now for all you're !
worth against the latest favorite. But Miss
s~alle-she's an angel!'
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Spain's Tobacco
Monopoly.

The Philippine Islands have not been do
Veloped along the lines of tobacco culture
largely because OF the Government monop-
Oily, which prevailed here until about twenty
years ago. For one hundred years prior to
that time tobacco planting and tobacco SELL
ing were entirely in the hands of the Span
Ism government. The people of the Rio
Srande valley were compelled to plant to-
Dacco on penalty of losing their lands.
Every unmarried man had to set out 1000
pants every year, and he who had a vifs
was expected to raise at least 5000 plants.
Inc Government practically owned the
lahds. and any land that was not in tobacco
Tor three years in succession was liable to
pass out OF the hands of the man who lived
upon it.
the Government regulated just how tho
TOBACCO should he raised and cured. 1t pro-
hibited the planters from selling to anv ons
out the Government officials. and 1t fixed its
own prices. which were 80 per cent less than
those paid in 1885. when the monopoly wan
abolished. The planter could not even
smoke mis- W tobacco except in certain
places and at certain times. His house
was subject to search for concealed leaves
and the officials sometimes even searched
the persons of his family. including his wife
and daughters on the pretense of prevent
ing smuggling. Insults committed on this
preteSS frequently caused the death of the
officials.
The laws provided Just where the tobaco,
should be raised and how 1t should be han
died at Manila The Government had Ave
large factories In which 10000 men and
women were employed. 1t required 400 off,
Gals to manage the tobacco bureau, and tho
income from the monopoly was about S.
10000 a year. At least the Government
began to pay the planters in treasury notes
of cash. These sold for only 30 cents
on the dollar. They caused great misery
and finally brought about opposition that
was abolished This was on the
of December. 1852. Since then the BUSH
ness has been In the hands of private
but II has always been more or less
with tariff and other restrictions.
and has not had the opportunity for de-
velopment which It should have under our
FRANK G.. CARPENTER
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"hne and look this mystery in the face I'm.
III ne was disillusioned. Besides he wanted
10 ma out what McLeod's visit meant NJ
ndo d vague feeling of uneasiness when
no recalled the way Mcleod had assumed
! ABOUT the General house. He had told sal
le ne must hurry home on the morning.
IRAN for no earthly reason than that he
had intended to do so when he came.
note: ~ "i d niue
Dear Mrs. worth-My train left ma
WIN you have compassion on a stranger in
d strange city and let me call to see you
"Sdih to-day! CASTOR"
he waited fnpatiently until he heard the
tram leave. and then told the boy to make
tracks FOR the Generals house.
"A peal of laughter rang through the hall
"nen sauie's dancing eyes read that note.
On! the storyteller!" she cried.
And this was the answer she sent back.
!, certainly. Come at once. I'll take Won
buggy driving all by myself over a lovely
road up the river. l do this in acknowledge
hnent Of the gracious nattery you pay me
IA the story you told about the train. OF
course. l know you waited till the train left
peIore you sent the motel
"SALLIE WORTH"
Now l wonder II that young rascal of a
boy told her 1 wrote that note an hour ago?
III wiring his neck II he did. Come here.
boy!' "
Inc negro came up grinnIng in hopes of
another quarter.
Did you tell that young lady ANYTHING
about when l wrote that note?'
NASSAU! Nebber tole her muffin. She des
laugh and laugh fit ter kill herself des Quick
es she reads de note
CASTOR smiled and threw him another tip.
"Yassah. she's a KNOWN lady, sho's Won
Dawn. l been dar lots er times fo' dis!''
Gaston was tempeted to ask him for whom
ne carried those former mpSaaons H.
walked with bounding steps. his being ting
ing TO his finger tips with the joy of living.
The avenue leading the full length of the
city toward the Generals house was two
miles lorg before it reached the woods at
the gate. 1t seemed only a step this morn
Ing.
Sallie greeted him with the kindliest
grace.
I'm so glad you stayed to-day, Mr.. Gas
ton. l should have been really chagrined
to think l made so slight an impression on
you that you could walk deliberately away
on a prearranged schedule. / am not used
10 being treated so lightly"
He tried to make some answe to this
half serious banter. but was so absorbed In
just locking at her he said nothing.
She was dressed in a morning gown of a
soft red material trimmed with old cream
lace. The material of a woman's dress had
never interested him before. He knew cal
leo from silk. but beyond that he never ven
tured an opinion. To color alone he was
responsive. This combination of red and
creamy white. with the bodice cut low. !
the lines of her BEAUTIFUL white
and the great mass of dark hair
rising in graceful curves from her full
round neck heightened her beauty to an
extraordinary degree. AS she walked the
clinging folds of her dress outlining her |
uueenly figure seemed part of her very be-
ing. and to be imbued with her soul. He J
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was dazzled with the new revelations OF
her power over him.
Have you no apology. sir. for pretend
ing that you were giong home this morn
ingE' she said. seating herself by his side.
You didn't ask me to stay with feryor.'
1t ought not to have been necessary"
Didn't you really know l was not 60
ing?'
Yes"
I'm glad"
He smiled. looked down at the pattern Of
the carpet. and did not speak for some
minutes. His soul was thrilled and satisfied
in her presence. AS he lifted his eyes from
the floor they rested on the piano.
viii you play for me. Miss Sallic?
Auntie says you play delightfully."-"
"Auntic? Who is Aunt,e?"
Mrs. Durham. my foster mother. Of
course. EXCUSE my unconscious assump-
ton OF your familiarity with all my ante
cedents. l can't get over the impression
that / have known you all my life"
AN that reminds me that started to
say something to you yesterday that was
perfectly ridiculous, but caught myself in
time"
Il wish you had said it."
Mrs. Durham is a great f~atterer of those
she loves, She thinks 1 can play. But I'm
the veriest amateur"
Let me be the Judge"
She was looking over her music. and he
had opened the piano.
I'm play for you with pleasure. Sit
! there in that big arm chair. I'm sorry |
tired you SO early in the day with my
chatter"
And before he could protest her fingers
were touching the piano with the ease of
the born musician.
He sat enraptured as he watched the
sinuous grace with which her fingers ca
ressed the ivory keys, and heard their an
swering cry. which seemed the breath OF
her own soul in echo.
She had an easy. apparently careless,
touch. To old, familiar music she gave a
charm that was new. adding something in
deinable to the musicians thought that
gave luminous power to its Interpretation.
He had no knowledge of the technique Of
music. but now he knew that she was i'm
promising. The piano was the voice Of her
own beautiful soul. and it was pulsing with
a tenderness that melted him to tears.
Suddenly the music ceased, and she turned
her face full on his before he could brush
away a big tear that rolled down.. She
flushed. closed the piano. and quietly re-
sumed her place by his side.
AND now you haven't told me how we'll
I played. You're the first young man 50
careless"
81 nave told YOU"
Then I'll tell you what I think about
your playing. You gave those strings a
soul for the first time for me; beautiful, liv-
ing. throbbing. that spoke a message of its
own. The piece you improvised I shall
never forget Such music seems to me the
grasping of the infinite by hands that touch
the impalpaole. and bringing it for a mo-
ment within the sphere Of matter that a
kindred soul may hear and gee and feel"
She started to make some reply, but her |
lips quiVerea, and she booked away across !
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have mercy on US. but you wfl be ready
for the next battle"
I'm do it," said Castor with emphasis.
Then 1 want you to go on a mission to
Colonel Duke. the president Of the National
] Farmers Alliance. He's a good Baptist-
He means well. but he's crazy. He dreams
of the presidency when he has established
the subtreasury for the farmers! He's
afraid of the negro. and Is nervous about
using him. He knows I am the most in
nuential Baptist preacher in the State. Tell
MIN L say you will win. and that we win
give him the nomination for Governor and
put him in line for the presidency"
when shall 1 go to see him?'
immediately. Get ready tonight"
The next week Mcleod was seated In hev
office at Hambright receiving reports behind
the ground-glass door on which was III.
legend Collector of Internal Revenue.
Western District OF N. c." The renorts h.
was receiving. however. were not from his
deputy collectors. but from his political
henchmen at Raleigh.
Il tell your Mcleod. there's q hitch.
Something's dropped. Dukes as coy as a
maid of 16. He says no decision can be
made now until he submits a lot of rot to
all the lodges Of the Alliance and the ref
erendum' decides these points. You'd better
get hold of him and comb the kinks out of
him quick"
McLeod's eyes flashed with anger. n. n.
twisted the points Of his long red nous
tache.
IT'S that damned Baptis. preacher" h.
SAID. I'll get even with him yet II It's the
only thorough Job I do on this earth"
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be otherwise a perfectly senseless manner.
Yet he felt rich. He was sure he had
never spent money so wisely and econom,
ically In his life. Beyond the shadow of a
doubt he was in love-desperateIy and hope
lessly committed to this one girl for life!
He said 1t in his heart with a shout Of trf-
umph. Life was not a sterile desert of
brute work. True love, the magician of
the ages. lived in this world Of lost faiths
and dead religions.
Now that he was leaving he felt a ting
ling impulse to leap off the train, cut across
the fields and run back to her-and he
laughed aloud just as the train came to a
sudden stop. and everybody looked at him
and smiled.
A drummer looked UP from q novel he
was reading and said:
ut /. a fine day. partner. isn't it?'
Never saw a finer" answered CASTOR.
with another laugh.
He duelt long and greedily on the con-
sciousness of this new vltalizing secret he
felt for the first time throbbing in his soul.
He bathed his heart In its warmth until he
could feel the red blood rush to tho end OF
, his fingers with its new fever. He breathed
its perfume until every nerve quivered.
God in heaven" he said slowly and rev.
erently. II have never lived before! No mat
ter now if l die. / have livedr'
He had never spoken a word of shallow
love-making to a woman in his life. To him
love was too holy a mystery. 1t would have
been the blasphemy of the Holy Ghost
q sin that would not be forgiven in this
world or the world to come. His college
mates had called him a crank on this sub
ject. But he shut his lips in a way that
Away closed the argument. and they let
him alone with his idol.
II am afraid yet to put It to the testr'
he said at last. II must have time to reveal
my best self to her. 1 must see her again,
live close to her day by day, and bring to
bear on her every power of body and soul
1 possess"
And he resolved to bend every energy to
the winning Of this beautiful woman.
Mrs. Durham met him with dancing eyes.
"Oh I've heard from you, siri'
kiss me, auntie. and be kind! Tn in the
last stages of del.rium." ii
He took her hands both in his and1ooked
at her long. How good you've been to me.
auntie, in all the past. You never looked so
beautiful as to-day. I want to thank you
for every word you've said to Miss Sallie
for me. 1t may have helped Just a little, any
way
well. you are in the last stages!" she
exclaimed. gleefully.
"And you are glad Of it?'
"Of course. 1 am, 1t will make a man Of
you"
But suppose I loser"
She was silent a moment and then slipped
her arm gently about him, drew down his
ear ard whispered:
"You shall not lose-I've set my heart
it,"
He pressed her hands and said: How
like my sweet mothers voice was .hatr"
He hurried to his office and read his mail.
There were two letters retaining his serv-
ices for jury work in important cases. His
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13
We Lead
tho World.

Our own tobacco crop is the biggest Of all
the world. 1t amounts 10 more than 4uO.-
ej'JU pounds. or about four-ffths as
much as the tobacco crop of all Europe.
Our tobacco is very cheap and is desirable
for mixing with and fortifying the Eu-
ropean leaf. 1t may be that a combina-
ton OF it with the Philippine leaf will pro-
duce excellent results.
Inc Philippine leaf is darker than our
American tobacco. This is especially 50
with the cigarettes. which are as black as
burnt coffe.
The people Of the far east like the Manila
cigars. They are the favorite smoke of the
sWeHs of China, Japan and India not only
on account Of their quality. but also OF their
cheaDness