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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-15

Miss McAllister left today for Igna-
clio to teach in the Mission school.
which opens Monday
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-15

Mr.. and Mrs. b. N. Freeman and
daughter, Miss Helen. left on the easS.
ern this morning. Miss Helen will
go through to Boston, where she will
attend Miss Vandeveer's school on
Marlborough street. Mrs. Freeman will
accompany her to the east. while Mr..
Freeman will stop on at Denver. re-
turning to Durango in a few days.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-15

John p. Renter. n mining man of
Dunton. Colo, was one of the last
evenings arrivals in the city and will.
remain here few days.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-15

Il. church, South, who takes the place
of Rev Bonner will conduct services
as usual at the North Side on Sun
day.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-15

Henry Berri is wearing pretty blue
ribbon In his buttonhole this after
noon. 1t was tied around a delicious
Pennington peach which was laid at
his plate at the Strater this noon. and
the question that now arises Is. how
did the peach get there? Some scy
that Grace knows about 1t. but she
denies the charge.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-15

Messrs. Fred Hovey Allen and A. NJ.
Sweet, who have been in town for sew
eral days looking after their interests
in the Boston Coal & Fuel company
left this morning for their homes in
Boston.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-15

Rev. w. II. Adams has been assign
ed to the NJ. e. church, South, and vii
Adams has been doing evangelist worl
in Pueblo for the past three months
He is a pleasant gentlerldi and Th'
Herald welcomes him 10 Durango.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-15

Eight carloads of sugar come into
Durango every month. making SO that
are consumed yearly in this part of
the country. Some people must like
sweets.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-15

The attention Of parents is called
to the fact that pupils who are at pres
ent unable to attend school but half
the time. are having lessons assigned
corresponding to the grades, who at
tend full time, that they may study at
home, thus losing no ground while the
schools are preparing to receive them
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-15

A special election will be held in
the city of Durango on the 30th of Sep
tember for the purpose of refunding
$l05 900 of the water bonds now draw.
ing interest at per cent. 1t is ex-
pected that they will be refunded at
Az per cent at least
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-12
LEARNING A LANGUAGE.
It is Comparatively Easy to Acquire
5s Working Vocabulary.

II. is Comparatively Easy to Acquire a
Working Vocabulary.
:, 1t doesn't require any great length OF
time to learn a language it one has
PATIENCE" said a man who has mas
tered several languages, "and when
hear man regret that he is not able
to speak French or German or Spanish
or some other language unknown to
him, cannot conceal my amusement.
In nine cases out of ten I might say
that the men who express a regret OF
this sort handle English very poorly,
if that happens to be their language.
.sThe chances are that their vocabu-
1aries are extremely limited, and it
would probably surprise them to know
that despite the advantages of birth
and education they could not command
more than 600 or 700 words in English
if their lives depended upon it. Yet
they are able to carry on intelligent
conversation. and many of them may
become forcib1e and even automatic in
their sayings. and they plunge into dis
cussions of literature, art, music and
other subjects of such fine elegance
and do it rather successfully, too.
s'Now, how long ought it to take for
man to learn 600 or 700 or even 1000
words in any language? Certainly it
ought not to take any great length of
time, and from my own experience
know that it does not OF course am
not speaking now of mastering so that
one can get the full benefit of all the
refinement of speech in a particular
tongue.
But I have in mind the idea Of
speaking intelligibly in a given Ian
guage and being able to understand
perfectly what is said in return. ]
have a system which / have worked
out, and lit has been of vast benefit to
me and has enabled me to learn a mum
Der of languages. 1T occurred to me
while was in Mexico a few years ago
on important business.
II could not speak a word Of Span
ish and could not understand the Ian
guage. I concluded that would learn
the language My plan was simply
this: I made up my mind that / would
not retire at the close Of any day as
long as was there without learning
at least three words in Spanish. how
| to pronounce them and what they
meant. That would give me ninety
words per month, or something over
1000 in a years time.''-New Orleans
Times Democrat.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-12
IA NOVEL BATH.

The Evening Post. New York, is re-
spOnsible for the following: The vic
tim was seeking fiat, and walked the
various rooms, living rooms, dining
rooms. the two bed chambers, maids
room and looked carefully at the little
private hallway.
where's the bath?' he demanded
suddenly.
''What?' asked the Irish woman,
stoIidly
'sThe bath room. the nataforium, the
place where one swims in the morn
ing" said the young man, good ma
turedly.
"Come with me- said his cicerone
She led the way into the kitchen.
walked over to the wash tubs, and
pushed up the cover
These she explained carefully,
fare the tubs for washing your clothes
in but bv doing this (deftly removing
the partition between the basins) You
have tub for bathing. The gentle
man that's just moved out liked it. He
ased to laugh hisself SICK SO you could
hear him all over the house everv
morning. when he went to take his
hath. and whenever his friends would
come to see him they would a1wawS
ask him to let them see his tub TIe
said was to show this tub first thing
ia ANYBODY that I didn't want to come
into the fiat to live.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-12
HOMEOPATHIC SAUSAGE.

Ughetti's work, "With Physicians
and Clients" contains an anecdote
about Heine which is not yet worn
threadbare. Returning from a jour-
ney to the south of France, Heine met
a friend, a German violinist, in Lyons,
who gave him a large sausage that
had been made in Lyons, with a re
quest to deliver it to mutual ac-
quaintance. homeopathic physician,
in Paris. Heine promised TO attend
to the commission and entrusted the
delicacy to the care of his wife. who
was travelling with him. But as the
post chafse was very slow and he soon
became very hungry, on the advice of
his wife both tasted of the sausage
which dwindled with every mile. Ar
irving at Paris, Heine did not dare to
send the remainder to the physician,
and yet he wished to keep his promise.
He cut off the thinnest possible slice
with his razor, wrapped it in a sheet
of yellum paper, and enclosed it in an
envelope, with the following note:
Dear DQctor-From your scientific
Investigations we learn that the mil
lionth part of a certain substance
brings about the greatest results. I
beg, therefore, your kind acceptance
of the accompanying millionth part Of
a Lyons sa,-e.. re which our friend gave
me to de- you If homeopathy
is a truth this little piece will
have the same effect on you as the
whole sausage. Your
HEINRICH HEINE.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-12

The announcement made last week
by Representative DalzeI, who went
to Washington for the purpose, that ne
will be candidate for the speakership,
is the first actual opening of a fight
which promises to prove interesting
and bitter. Mr. Dalzell will stand for
the EXTREMIST phase of protection and
those members who are unalterably
opposed to tariff revision will doubtless
flock to his support. On the other
hand Representative Babcock will
make fight for the speakership, and
he is believed to represent the stmod-
crate revision faction. Representative
Cannon Of Illinois will make vigorous
contest for the position and heretofore
he has been the favorite. Mr. Little
field of Maine, whose great antitrust
movement appears to have flashed in
the pan, is also candidate, and before
the struggle is over there is likely to be
a pretty quarrel.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-12
BRIDGE NOT MUCH HURT.

Flames Did Not Injure I3fg Cables I'm
New East River Structure.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-The new East
river bridge suffered comparatively lit
tie damage from the fire which swept
over it. The loss is estimated at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
According to Charles G. Roebling,
who represents the company which has
charge of the cable work and must
stand the loss, not one of the four great
cables was injured Only three months
will be lost by the builders as a result
of the fire.
The men who were missing at first
and were believed to have met death
reported for work yesterday morning.
Kingsley L. Martin, in charge of the
steel construction, said that as far as
he knew no lives were lost.
The loss sustained by the Pennsylva-
MIA Steel company was $500 in the de-
struction of material which was stored
on top of the Manhattan tower.
Mr.. Martin says that the heavy steel
saddles there, on which the cables rest,
were not damaged nor was any Of the
ironWork warped by the flames.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-12


SModern history has. always given
the iron trade the credit of being the
truest barometer of business condi-
tions," says Henry Clews, the banker,
ia his weekly letter, and to-day it is
still the best index of both the present
and the future. Again, all great eras
of prosperity have been capped by phe-
nomenal activity in real estate, which,
usually being the safest and least
profitable of investments, is generally
the last to rise. ! To-day the Scoun,
try, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, is
undergoing one of the most extraor,
binary real estate booms that have
ever been witnessed, differing from it's
predecessors only in the fact that thus
far it has been more substantial than
they. Still, it is evident that building
is about reaching a point beyond the
requirements of even our marvellous
growth. 1t is not necessary to multi
ply evidences of this sort to show that
the top has been reached, for the pres
ent at least, and that the path of safe
ty now lies in retrenchment.' aSgt at
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-12
AMERICAN BANKERS.
Tyventy-eighth Annual Convention
In New Orleans.

Tyventy-eighth Annual Convention
In New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. II. The
twenty-eighth annual convention of
the American Bankers association
has assembled in Tulane hall for a
three days session. This Is believed to
be the largest meeting of the assoda-
ton ever held. Fifteen hundred dele
gates have registered at headquarters
in addition to nearly 800 visitors and
ladies. Seven special trains, dozen
private cars and every regular train
for the past three days has brought
the crowds.
The first days session was carried
out practically in accordance with the
programme There was prayer by Rev.
DIR. Beverly Warner and then adj
dresses of welcome by Acting Mayor
William Mehle, City Attorney Samuel
L. Gilmore on behalf of the city, Pro
fessor w. G. Stubs on behalf Of Gov
ernor Heard and r. N. Walmsley,
president of the Clearing House asso-
citation, for the local bankers. Presi-
dent Herrick replied to the welcomes
and delivered his annual address.
The formal business was then taken
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-12

1t is not known that peat is used
anywhere in Europe to produce pow
er gas on any particularly large scale,
but the results obtained of late with
the Mond gas generators, where pow
er gas is generated from slack coal
with 60 per cent of carbon, would tend
to show that peat will give as good re-
suits, says writer in the Engineering
Magazine. In reality, there is no
great difference between such slack
coal with 60 per cent of carbon and
good peat, the only difference being the
greater contents of water in the peat
But as two and half tons of water,
as steam, are used in the Mond gas
generators to one ton of slack coal, to
regulate the process, the larger
amount of water in the peat must not
be considered as drawback, but
rather as tending to render the gener-
ating of steam superfuous and thus
to reduce costs. It is now well known
that gas may be led economically to
81 =
great distances, for power supply and
for incandescent lamps. Thus Mond
gas is piped in England from central
gas works to the surrounding factor
les, and in Pennsylvania natural gas
is piped for distances exceeding SO
miles. There is no reason why gas
from peat should not be used in the
same manner. 1t is the writer's opin-
ion that where the peat cannot be
| used in factories on the spot, it should
not be transported, as costs will be
nearly double those for carriage OF
coal; but power should be transmitted
either in the form of electricity or as
peat gas-the former for long dis
tances, the latter or shorter ones.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-12
THE vACCINATED PUG.

It is hard to surprise ticket col
lector on our suburban railways, for he
is in the way of many odd experiences.
But the other day collector did get a
surprise. and he confessed as much af-
forwards. It was in a second class
carriage. and he was taken the tickets
Of three women passengers. One of
them, middle aged and severely maid
emily, had a little pug dog under her
arm. From the shawl in which it was
wrapped there stuck out its head and
one dropping forefaw. Round this paw
was. a. piece of red ribbon, such as we
used at the height Of the smallpox
scare to wear as danger SIGNALS on our
vaccinated arms. And that, as it
dawned upon the collector, was exact
ly the situation with the pug dog it
had been vaccinated. eyes calculated
the maiden lady. as if answering the
collectors surprised stare, Eyes, he's
just been vaccinated. The smallpox
scare may come again this winter, so
I'VE had him seen to in good time.''-
London Chronicle.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-12
WARD WANTS TO RETURN.
The One Time Great Financier Who
Ruined Grant


The One Time Great Financier Who
Ruined Grant.
New York. Nov 12.-Ferdinand
Ward. who ruined General Ulysses s..
Grant and caused the great Wall street
crash of 1884, is coming back to New
York to live.
Since he got out of Sing Sing prison
in 1892 Ward has been trying to get
the custody of his son, Clarence, now
10 years old. The relatives of the boys
mother, the first Mrs Ward, success
fully fought his efforts. For more
than year Ward did not know where
the boy was. He has now located him
at Princeton. where the boy is in his
second year. Ward says he and his
son have come to an understanding and
that the boy now wants to live with
him.
The first Mrs Ward was Miss Ella
Greene. Her father was bank cash
Ter. When Ward was sentenced to
ten years in Sing Sing, as a result Of
his financial recklessnes which brought
failure to the Marine bank and left Tue
firm Of Grant & Ward owing $14, OOO,-
900, Mrs Ward saved part of her per-
sonal fortune. Dying, she left an es-
tate of $4,000 to her son. Her broth
er, Frederick ID. Greene, of Thompson,
Conn. was appointed guardian of the
boy. who was only 6 years old.
The estate was put in tie care Of the
Franklin Trust Co of Brooklyn. The
cost of young Wards maintenance had
been light, as he lived with his uncle
until he went to Princeton, and in con-
sequence the estate has grown, SO that
it's estimated value is now between
$125,00O and S15OOO0.
In September. 1894, an attempt was
made to kidnap the boy. Private de
| tectives." who said they were engaged
by Ward, seized him as he was on his
way to school at Thompson, Conn. one
| morning. Clarence had been instruct
| ed what to do in such an event. for his
| uncle had expected Ward to take some
such step to get the child. Young
Ward screamed Justify. His cousin
saw the men grab the boy and gave an
alarm and the detectives were over
taken and the boy recovered.
Again in October. 1894, he tried to
| get the custody Of Clarence through q
civil action. but lost it. He tried again
| in December, 1896, but the courts re-
fused to recognize his claim.
BY the terms of the will under which
Clarence inherited his mothers fortune
ne can use only the interest up to the
time he is25 years old, when the prin-
| cipa1 is to be delivered to him. In case
of the boys death the will directs that
/ half the estate be paid to Ferdinand
/ Ward.
Ferdinand Ward is now but 81 years
old, although his Napo1eonic rise and
fall are remembered but hazily in Wal
/ street. He has changed very little
isince he came out of prison.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-12
Mark Hanna'S Estimate
Of Waterbury

One Of Waterbury's shrewdest and
Oldest observers ventures the prophecy
that by the year 1913 our city will
have ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
POPULATION dO0,000) !! He hap
pened to be thrown into the company
Of the Hon Mark Hanna a few days
ago and that gentleman told the Wa
terbury man that there was no city of
it's size anywhere in America which
stood a better chance of reaping the
rich harvest which is surely coming to
the United States from every part of
the world; that Waterbury's reputa-
ton abroad had a commercial value
which could not be overestimated, and
great as our factories are now they
are only in their infancy. Well, here's
that we Pray all live to see 1913
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-12

DUN FOn0E
the new Barber Shop now open at IL
West Main street, near Cones drug
store.
LOUIS MENDLEBOHM.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-12
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER z, 1902.
Senator Beveridge is seeking to

Senator Beveridge is seeking to
make arrangements whereby he and
the other members of the senate COM
mittee on territories may take a jaunt
through Oklahoma, Arizona and New
Mexico at government EXPENSE pre-
paratory to reporting the bill for their
admission to statehood, which passed
the house at the last session. Greatly
against his will Mr. Beveridge was
forced, by Senator Quay, to promise
that this bill should be reported at the
first term of this session and he will
doubtless do so, but he will first enjoy
junket as the price of his surrender.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-12
sagasta to form New Cabinet.

MADRID, Nov IL. King Alfonso
has intrusted Prime Minister Sagasta
with the reconstruction of the cabinet
and gives him a free hand in the mat
ter. 1t is believed that General Weyler
will not be retained in the war office
Senior Sagasta is endeayoring to en-
body in the new cabinet a more demo-
cratic element than that which was
found in the previous cabinet. The res
ignations of the entire Spanish cabinet
were handed to King Alfonso Monday.
The cortes was informed of the crisis
and suspended its sittings until a new
ministry is formed.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-12
JUDGMENT PROTECTS

HOW ABOUT YOUR UMBRELLA?
There are many kinds here
Plain Waterproofs, Imported Silks,
Substantial Frames, big enough, full
enough, good enough, cheap enough to
be just the thing for you; cost from
CSC up to $1,000.
TRAVELLING COMPANIONS.
A gentleman or lady must have
the proper sort of baggage. We have
the BEST TRUNKS, DRESS SUIT
CASES and BAGS to be seen in this
city at the lowest prices. Umbrellas
recovered and repaired with the best
Gloria Silk from Csc up. Remember,
every Umbrella you purchase from us
we guarantee to keep in repair free of
charge Call and see our Holiday
Umbrellas
ITO BANK, COR GRAND ST.
Waterbury Umbrella and Trunk Factory
The Daily soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1???-1911, 1902-05-26

Best OF all beers: Klaussmann's Bock
Beer, also Pale Beer in Kegs and
Bottles. Send Order to j. B. Kirchofl
Cardwell, Mo. DIT
See Prof Hopking about special in
struction for your children during the
summer. You will ind him at WestSide
public school building. Aft
H. B. Bell, of Maiden, Mo. spent
yesterday here.
Mrs. ]. A. Lambert and childnn re-
turned home from Jonesboro thiamorn-
ing, after visiting Mrs. Mendsrsnausen
since Friday.
Klausmann's Celebrated Boct Beer
in kegs and bottles now ready br ship
ment. Send orders to J. B. Kirchofl
Cardwell Mo. dtf
Crescent Barber shsS sest in
the city. Fine By diPoms,
skilled workman, N atten-
tion. Graham & WaSlySl.
Indian Herbs, the cheapest and best
medicine on earth. d12t W 1t
Golson's ice cream parlor,a 1t Amberg
corner, is the place where yeu can be
served with the most delicious cream
and cold drinks. ss dtf
Indian Herbs, the CHEAPEST and best
medicine on earth. q 12t W 1t
Our line OF ladies' slippers at 81 .25,
81 S5 & ST so, can't be equsled, in tip OF
plain common sense toes Don't buy
cheap stuff, only few cents added gets
good unpublished shoes st the Darnall
Shoe Store. DIT
Not quantity, but qusity. when you
buy shoes. A word to te wise is suffi,
cient. Darnall Shoe Sure. DIT
The Daily soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1???-1911, 1902-05-26
Lively Runaway.

Saturday night after dark, team
belonging to Ed Riggs who live S
southeast of this place, which had
been hitched somewhere on the west
side of Pruet street until late hour,
either becoming impatient, or
frightened at the Loise of the brass
band, broke loose and made wild
dash for home. They came down
Court street at a break neck pace
and started to turn into Pruet street
when they collided with post at
the corner of Bertig Bios, store
throwing one OF the horses somer-
sault and smashing the wagon. A
large crowd bad assembled at the
corner to listen to the music by the
band, and it is miracle that no one
was killed or injured; the frightene d
team having dashed right into the
midst of the crowd.
The Daily soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1???-1911, 1902-05-26
PEAF2LtNG ON BLACK.
Capsule" HYsmith Got Enough on
And Quit the Business.

Capsule" Hysmith has sbandons
ed the pearl business in which he;
nas been engaged for some time on
Black river below Corning. Can
says there are too many mosquitoes
for a man to stay on Black river IL
comfort. He says there are no less
than o65 million mosquitoes to Tie
cubic yard and that their bills sra
very sharpand can penetrate 4 mans
hesh through a pair of gum boota
and a half dozen quilts, and that. II
little thing like mosquito bar hSs,
no terrors for them whatever; thavs
simply lift a mosquito bar bodily
and fly off with it.
Aside from the mosquitoes, CAP
says the pearling business is 8
fraud and that Lutte Nesmith was the
only pearl hunter from Paraqould
who had any luck whatever.
Cap had two boats and a camninr
outfit, which he abandoned ia. the
mercy OF the eneny-tha moso dit6
u 4 - ~ 49,
The Daily soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1???-1911, 1902-05-26
PROMPT sENlcE.
Mrs. Bradford Gets $Iiooo as the
Beneficiary of iier DecAeed Son,

Saturday George Counts, fnaucial
secretary of the local order, Knishts
of the Maccabees, receiveda a voucher
for 81 GOO payable to Mrs. Bradford,
mother of the late Willie Bradford,
who was mem ber of the order. y
Ga account of the absence of Mrs
Bradford in Indiana, where she
went TO attend the funeral of hel
son, the proof of death was not for.
warded from Parsgould until 4tht
l4th inst. 1t was sent from here te
Goshen, Ind, the place of interment
where the proof was perfected, anc
from there it was forwarded tx
headquarters and the money was
received by Mr.. Counts and paid
over to the beneficiary on the 25th.
the time being only seven days from
the completion of proof of the death
till the payment in full of the policy