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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

The big Mytccn.Inch rifle lately
ompletcd nj IA cost OF slOU.0p0 after
ieyeral years work was fired three
ines at Sandy Hook without burst.
nF That seems Ia have satisfied the
assembled ordnance experts who
hcrcupon pronounced the test u sue.
ess. While the tost may have been u
nccess, the gun is admittedly fail.
re. and II was announced that no
sore VIII be built. this countryS poll.
y. Ike that of every other. now being
- depend ON n larger number OF guns
/ smaller calibor The siNtoen-inch
'iho was n fad of the late chief OF
ordnance II required special ma
hincry to make and special ears to
transport IT. NY the time the big gun
vas fairly under way experts had
,grced that 1t would be more impress
dive than dangerous and had come Ia
cgard II In It's true light as u costly
md more or less interesting oxpcri.
n-ni That u was eventually con.
bl"lrd aud survived the test Is u trib.
llo io tue skill of American designers
,thrr purpose either In war or peace
has not been disclosed. The re-
iuircd powder pressure aud velocity
we're obtained. thus verifying the cal
'nlaiions of It's builders Ia niccty
ttY estimated theoretical range IN
.om" twcnty-ono nilos, but In practice
hat would he reduced tp four or five
miles. since, IL hred Mt the elevation
necessary to give the former range,
NorythinH Ia the nciEhhorhood would
be- wrecked by the rocoil, The mon
,i"r gun Is io he mounted in the lower
iarbnr of New York. TO rtst there IN
solitary grandeur. while smaller
pieces will be relied ON Ia defend our
coasts. II has been proved to be n
'ostly and somcwha, Improbable eN-
pertinent
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

Tn. new decision in the United
States Supreme court. holding invalid
IN Massachusetts divorce granted to
= siN months resident of South Dako.
IA, is very broad In It's sweep, 1t iS
declared by the court that control
over marriages has always been vest.
I'D In the states and has never been
parted with by them, The six
months residence OF the plaintiff was
taken Tor the express purpose Of get.
ling his divorce. II did not AFFECT his
citizenship In his own state. and only
the courts OF that state had Jurlsdic'
tion In the matter of his plea. This
case must bring up again the oft-dis.
cussed question OF national law OF
marriage and divorce. Such law
has been argued impossible because
OF the widely differing ideas of groups
of states hut the application of the
principal now set forth by the highest
court In the land imperatively de
mauds. for our social integrity, some
pronounced uniformity of the code,
The estimate is made that In the last
twenty years 100000 divorces have
been granted in this country, In the
ten years between 1870 and 1850 the
national population Increased about 80
per cent. while divorces Increased
more than 10 per cent The gain was
not limited to sections. though II is oi
note that South Carolina did not and
does not provide for divorces. II
seems obvious that processes OF such
general effect should be subject to
general regulation. To argue for uni
formity Is not to urge freer divorce.
though u national law would necessar'
lily involve an evening up" between
the states admitting one cause Of sep
araiion and those recognizing hall
dozen causes.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

in special convention here today with
representatives present from oil the
leading fraternal orders doing bust
ness in the state. The meeting was
prompted by a desire to discuss ways
and means of blocking hostile lesisla-
ton, particularly the Ine1sure framed
by the state insurarc. commissioner
for passage at the present session OF
the legislature to establish :iini-
mum basis OF rates for assessments
for all the fraternal insurance orders
doing business in Minnesota. The as
ISOLATION is of the opinion that such
measure would benefit the old-line
Insurance companies and the larger
and stronger fraternal orders at the
expense of the smaller ones.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

The Democratic contingent In con
gress are growing vlsibly more un.
easy over the attitude of the preBl-
dent and that OF the Republican ma.
Iority towards the trusts. The Demo.
cratic party had confidently expected
To make an antitrust national cam
paign In the absence of failure Of
he Republican administration 10 do
,nythins The Democrats In the
house have declared. therefore. not to
tct with the Republicans because tho
Republicans are trying TO make n
party issue question of A. II le, how
ever the Republicans who VIII be re-
ipDnsibe for any law that may be en-.
,cied TO carry out the pledges given
in the national platform Of their par.
y. and past experience has taught
them that the Democrats cannot be
depended upon for help when It comes
o constructive Legislation. The WI.
Ion law demonstrated the inability of
he Democrats to construct laws of
3alur 10 the people, aud the absolute
allure Of the party to enact an anti.
rust law or to amend the existing
aw while II had control OF congress In
sgi. proved that little could be- oN-
,octcd from the Democrats along that
inc. The Republicans are competent
o pass nn antitrust law.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

II America taxed Incomes in the
same ratio that these are taxed by
Great Britain. or at half the rate.
there would be no lack OF revenue
And. by the way. Incomes should be
faxed and would be did congress- boast
fewer plniocrats. In Great Britain a
tax Of six per cent upon every man =
gross income. unless II falls below
$500 year, Is almost Gripping in
many cases Added to this IL a local
tax. amounting to fully 80 per cent OF
his rent, which every house tenant
must pay. Then there are the direct
iaNes upon liquors. tobacco. sugar.
ten, etc. which combine 10 make the
financial lot Of the average Britisher
, very dubious one in these early days
pf III. century.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02
Dog
IIl1tIc
pe0p pie
Are often capable

oil doing injury 10
less positive people. the very emphasis
OF their affirmation making up for lack
OF argument and want of evidence
Aud the worst of all doginatists are
those doctors who, barking back to some
old dogma OF the schools, insist that
certain patients are beyond all medical
help. because, forsooth, their diseases
are beyond the limited medical know
ledge Of the dogmaiist
when the physicians had given me
up was cured by the use of DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery" That state
ment, varied sometimes in form but
identical in fact, is one of the common
expressions found in the letters OF those
cured by "Golden Medical Discovery"
Sometimes the statement runs II was
given up by four doctors" showing a
desperate effort to find relief in local
practitioners. But however the story
begins, it almost invariably ends with
the statement, r AM perfectly cured by
Or. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery"
Persons suffering from "weakn lungs.
hemorrhages. deep seated cough, enia--
citation and weakness, have been restored
To perfect health by the Discovery
The philosophy of the cures effected
by this marvellous medicine is not hard
to understand. Life is sustained by
food, digested and assimilated. The,
basis of health is good appetite and a
sound digestion. III almost all cases of
disease loss of appetite is an early symp-
tom and this is promptly followed by
wasting OF the flesh. For some cause
the food eaten is not being converted
snto nutrition and the body and its or
gans. being starved. must grow weak.
There is only one way to get strength
and that is by food DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery heals diseases of the
stomach and allied organs of digestion
and nutrition, so enabling the body to
ass,milate the needed nourishment.
Thus various forms of weakness" So
called, are cured by the Discovery
"weak" l1ngs, uweak" heart, uweak"
nerves, weak or sluggish liver, etc,
because the organs are made strong by
food, which is perfectly digested and
assimilated after the "Discovery" has
healed the diseases of the stomach and
associated organs of digestion and nu-
triton.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02
MoRGAN's TAXABLE PROPER.
TY IS NOT LARGE

NEW YORK CITY. Jan. 31-Pier-
pont Morgan agreed to pay taxes on
four hundred thousand dollars, the
amount he was assessed for taxes last
year. Mr.. Morgan, when called upon
to correct the tentative assessment of
six hundred thousand dollars. explain
ed he owned two properties. bonds.
stocks and mortgages that were sub
ject to personal taxation. When ask
ed If he owned other property. he an
swered affirmatively. but could not
list it, as the value was largely ex-
ceeded by the Indebtedness against
II
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02
PAM ALI GONE.

~ have taken your medicine with the greatest
satisfaction writes Mrs. George Riehl, OF Lock
port station, westmorcland Co, Pcnn'a, and
can honestly say Or. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery has cured me OF pain in my right
lung that the best doctors could not help. NY
appetite and digestion have improved so that
eau cat anything at ALL aud feel better than
have tor year,. Your FsvoTite Prescription
has cured me OF womb trouble that suffered
from for htecn years and painful monthly
troubles. eau work whole day aud not get
tired. My pain Is all gone and feel like new
person. suffered with headache all the time.
but have NO headache now since taking your
medicine. Your Golden Medical Discovery
and favorte Prescription do all hat you claim
Tor them and more, too. i have been cured OF
troubles that suffered from for fifteen years.
and the best doctor in the State could not cure
me Golden Medical Discovery, cured me OF
neuralgia that I suffered from for five years, and
II my letter can save one other poor sufferer,
You cav puhlish II -
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02
Curious Dreams.

(From London Household Words)
A man named Drew was once killed
by peddler at an alehouse in Grave
send. The same night the victims
wife, who was living some miles away
had dream in which she witnessed
the performance of the deed. even to
the minutest detail
Next morning she received intelli-
gence of her husbands death, at the
place and in the manner shown in her
dream. AS soon as she recovered
from the shock she furnished the po-
lice with an exact description of the
murderer-even TO the cut and color
of his coat. Within half dozen
miles of the scene of the crime the
culprit was run to earth. He admit
ted his guilt when the murder was
described to him as enacted in the
dream, and he paid the usual penalty
on the scaffold.
In another case peddler was found
cruelty murdered in a country district
of Scotland. No clew was forthcom-
ing until a man came forward and
said that he had dreamed that the
peddlers pack was buried in a GER
tain place.
There it was found by the police
and the dreamer was arrested on sus-
picion of being the author of the
crime. He, of course, protested his
innocence, but the authorities, not be-
lieving in dreams, considered them
selves justified in regarding him as
the murderer.
Before very long, however. the act
ual culprit was discovered and fully
confessed his guilt. After such au-
thentic instances. who can doubt the
occult influences which are some
times eXerted on the dreamer of
dreams?
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

President Rooseveit's appointment
of colorcd lawyer in Boston az as.
siHtant United States district attorn.
cy. has very cffectually answered
southern cities who have been indulr.
ing why colorcd men are not given
Offices In the north The reception OF
the appointment by the Boston press
is also a rchukc to southern intoler.
ance The Herald says; 1T is re.
ceiving general approval" and the
Herald " an Independent paper. prac-
iically Democratic The Advertiser
Republican. says: MIR Lewis Is III
Tor the place He Is n Harvard grad.
uai". nud worthy OF the name His
appointment N notable because of the
wnvc Ut ucgrophohia which Is now
running over the country, and which
IL bound "a result In most states In
the political ostracism of the race.
This. W. trust will find no place
among us"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02
LADIES COLUMN.
sorrow for a DEVOTED Mother.

Sorrow for Devoted Mother.
How heartrending it is to know that
the story we read here is true. 1t Is
worse to reflect that 1t is as common
as II is true. The more devoted the
mother. the more absolutely infatu-
ated she is by the boy she considers
her superior in intellect and person
the less likely Is she to reap the re-
ward she has earned in the f1lial af-
lection and duty of her idol.
For this is what too many OF us
mothers make of our sons. Our girls
are part of our being. heart of our
heart, and soul of our soul There
is nameless attraction in the diff
Terence of sex which lifts boy to
another pedestal in our minds. We
have shaken OFF, in part. the Oriental
belief in the Inherent superiority OF
the masculine human thing-because
he is masculine. Enough fingers
with us to make every mother cry
out in ecstasy of JOY that she has
brought a man into world.
In English homes the baby son
takes his station-superior to that OF
sisters and even of mother-by the
time he is endued with his first long
clothes. AS schoolboy and cub
he leases and bullies all "womenites'
to his hearts content.
The daughters of distinguished
English clergyman was calling upon
me one day. when my 5-year-old boy
brushed roughly against his sister
and | called him back to make an
apology for his rudeness.
The visitor looked on in round-eyed
amazement until the child had begged
his sisters pardon. been kissed. and
sent on his way, rejoicing that the
duty was done
SO that is the way you begin tC
make the incompatible American
husband, is it," the English woman
said, Then. in slow thoughtfulness
1T is not so with us. When l was
n girl OF Is, my brother, an Eton lac
of II, boxed my ears, and | pulled his
hair in return. | said some angr,
words at the same time for the slaJ
was a smart one and my ears tingled
My father ordered me to beg my
brothers pardon for my impertinence
When | refused he sent me to my
room and kept me there for thre,
days on bread and water until | was
sufficiently humbled to confess my
fault and ask pardon of the boy. Ant
my father was right-quite right
The sooner we acknowledge that mer
are our superiors the better for u.s.
Chicago Record-H erald
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

Railroad riding Is altogether too
luxurious nowadays, says Galusha A
Grow. the venerable Pennsylvanlan
who VIII retire from public life with
this congress The comforts of mod
ern travel are all very well he admits.
bui they have robbed him of his mcdl-
cine In the old days OF crooked lines
and jolty cars II he felt that his liver
was becoming torpid he jumped on n
train and rode 10 New York The
shaking up he received in a few hours
run was a sufficient remedy. He still
tries the same cure. but maintains
that the beneficial results have dimin.
ishod In ratio corresponding to the
improvements which have been in.
trpducod
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02
MAYOR LOW WANTS TO TEST
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Mayor Low
presented statement to the Board
of Estimates today in favor of muni-
cipal ownership of street railways in
one of the five boroughs of the city
The question of granting franchise
to street railway company came up
after the mayors statement had been
heard, and the franchise was awarded
with the provision obliging the city TO
purchase the company's property af-
ter five years.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02
{" ALMOST a AsSRA0xE."

II took a severe cold which settled In the
bronchial tubes, writes Rev. Frank Hay, of Nor
touvillc, Jefferson Co, Kansas. "After trying
medicines labeled " Sure Cnre,- almost without
number. l was led to try DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery ! took two bottles and was
cured and have stayed cured.
-when think OF the great pain had to
dure and the terrible cough l had, 1t seems
simost miracle that was so soon relieved"
DR. Picrce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
s.ipation. They do not react upon the
system and become = necessity, AS do
many other pills.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02
THE KAISER SEEMS
TO TALK TOO MUCH

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Jan. 31.-Promi.
nent papers today say: at is beyond
all possible doubt that the kaiser has
perpetrated the appalling indlscretion
of talking Anglophubia in the pres
ence OF strangers, a. veil as discuss
ing his uncle. tie King Of England,
in most offensive manner" This is
offered as reason why the German
emperor will not De allowed to oe the
power behind the throne OF England.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

John u. Rockefeller has given sl2
o0u .ocv % Chicago uniNcrsity mp 70
this time. and perhaps rs much i"orr
to other educational and charitable IN
stitu,lons. The increase made IA the
price of oil which has been made h,
Rockefeller and his associates. be
cause scarcity Of other fuel has "na'
lied them to collect II. adds Ia tn"
profits of these gentlemen &a2 ooo, coo
"A year. The bulk of this, of course.
comes from the limited earnings {"
the poor. But then this may h. only
"A coincidence.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

Prof. John W. Burgess of Columbia
university declares In a magazine ar
ticle that the United States senate at
the present moment is the worst rot
ten-borough institution in the civilized
world He bases the assertion on the
fact Of the 7G.000.000 people in the
Union lio0o.o0o are represented by
forty-siS senators and 62.OO0.0D by
only forty-four senators Professor
Burgess does not believe that popular
government VIII long endure so great
an inequality in It's representative sys-
tom.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

The falry-like palace Of the late
Empress Of Austria is for sale. The
accounts of the beauty and art treas.
nrcs Of the villa AchilIeion read IKE
chapter In the Arabian Nights"
but Of all the romantic traditions con
Dectod with the lllfated palace none
iE more extraordinary than the story
of the burial of the Empress pearls
by her command. These jewels were
incaEed In an iron casket and lower
ed down into the water. and 10 this
day The Ajaccio fishermen do not give
up hope Of fishing up the treasure.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02
RECOMMENDS ESTABLISHMENT
OF STATE SANITARiUM

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 31.-The state
commission appointed by the govern
or to report on the advisability OF
state care and treatment for persons
afflicted with tuberculosis, has decided
unanimously to recommend the estab-
lishment of tuberculosis sanitarium
by the state. The report will be
transmitted to the next general as
sembly.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

According to the Chicago Tribune.
the number of persons put to death
h, lyncldnp decreased last year Ia %
II was isb in iaol ON ;he other
hand, the legal executions in the Unit
ed states numbered llt, a marked In
crease over the IFS In the preceding
year In 1871 the lynchines outnum-
bered the legal executions by NOR"
than II per cent In lsos the n""o''
OF persons put to death under c"ur.
sentences. was greater ny ABOUT '.
per cent than the number Of victims
of lynch lswlcssness Is the lynch
ing sentiment growing less. or were
the opportunities less numerous
These figures ought to prove cncour-
aging to the criminal who is particu'
lar about the method Of his taking on.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

Old Senator Benton Of Missouri was
violently opposed To the marriage oil
his daughter Jessie TO John {. Ere
mont He threw every possibis OBJ
stacle In the way. but his arguments
Dleadings and threats were alike use
less. After her marriage Mrs. Ere
mont often told the story OF how her
father. powerless, but not reconciled,
went to the newspaper once ana
banded in notice announcing tne
marriage OF Jessie Benton and John
c. Fremont" and how. when MS nt
tention WAS called to the fact that ne
had reversed the usual form. he bang
ed his nst down. and cried; Damn
it. sir, It will 20 in that way or not
n all. John c. Fremont did not mar
ry my daughter. She married MIN
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

Max Hayes. OF Cleveland. o.. =
promincu, socialist and labor leader
has sent long letter TO David VI. Par
ry, president of the Manufacturers
association nj indianapolis. cbalicng
Ing him 10 debate the relative rights
nf labor and capital, MI. Parry ~
credited with the statement thai
"unionlyed labor breeds socialism.
and is therefore menace. Mr
Hayes also wishes 10 debate other
statements tha, Mr Parry is quoted
as having made from time to uni"
The place uf meeting and date ~ III"
privilege Of Mr Parry
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

A brief sermon IL prcached ON the
text Of the extremely limited bcaueSt
by an eastern millionaire, who lef, his
great fortune to his family, making
no mention Of charitable. ar other
worthy organizations that usually hnd
some favorable mention In rich
mans viii OF course II was the mil
lionairc's money, 10 dispose OF nv he
pleased. but this complete neglect OF
all outside needs is so unusual thai
II cxciies considernbl. unfaNorabl.
comment
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

The tea used In the Immediate
household OF the Emperor Of China IL
treated With the utmost care. 1t IL
raised ir garden surrounded by a
wall. SO that neither man nor beast
can get anywhere near the plants.
AZ the time OF the harvest those col.
iecting these leaves must abstain from
eating fish, that their breath may not
spoil the aroma OF the tea; they must
bathc three times day. and. In addI.
tion, must wcar gloves while picking
the tea for The Chinese court.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

w. J. Lewis OF Nebraska. whose ap-
poIntmcnl TO the postal service has
been deferred because Of his Seventh.
Day Adventist AFFECTIONS TO working
on Saturdays, has received tempo
rary appointment in the postofiicc de
partmcnt. and his case Will be adjust
ed without working hardship To him.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

Mrs. Laura j Hosier OF Anderson.
Ind. has an odd suit on her hands
She gave her brother, George w.
Oycrsbincr. a remedy to cure him OF
the liquor habit The remedy proved
effective. Mr.. OycrshiDer declares he
did not wish TO be cured of the drink
habit was not aware that the cure
was being administered 10 him, and
has sued his sister for 5000 for de.
siroylng his thirst.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

II Is reported that the plan 10 cs'
tsbiish an American club In Paris has
NO far progressed that y site has been
chosen on the boulevard near the
Jockey club. The plans call for a
structure which will cost about "a
0O0. 900 Not only viii the building
contain the usual appurtenanccs of u
club. bn, there win be room Ia 1t foi
sixteen stores. which viii sell Ameri'
eau made goods. II viii be- very cx-
pensiye institution.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

The esteemed Selma tAlal Times
thinks Mr. Bryan should be satisfied
with two straight defeats. but did
the Times ever hear of A man being
satisfied with defeat? We PROFOUND
this question. Notwithstanding the
fact iha, defeat is Mr. Bryan's spe-
cialty.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

The AwdifIrcd prize of $4,000 has
been awarded to Madame Meyrl"r
wife of the French consul at Dlarbe'
kir Turkey. for her hcroinm during
the Armenian massacre In 1898. In
the consulate building more than 700
Armenian refugees were fed and shcl'
tered by Madame Mcyricr. and NJ.
Meyrier and his stan again and again
rcpulsed the Turkish assailants.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02
WIFE OF ENGLISH MILLION.
ARE DIES SUDDENLY

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 81
The wife of Francis Anderson. an En-
glish millionaire. died suddenly on a
ferryboat last night. She was former
ly an actress known as Hattie Cluster.
Her husband recently filed a suit for
divorce, alleging cruelty.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

Gen Bad.D-Powell the popular En-
glish warrior, was al luncheon re
Gently where a celebrated phyaician
was his fellow guest The doctor
was chatting the soldier, and said
How do you feel after killing man
professionally The general replied
in his characteristic silk tone. oh, !
don't mind II much more than you do.
dare Say"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

Although they do not manifest any
great appreciation Of the fact the
South American republics are sasine
a large amount of money, through the
Monroe doctrine. which renders IT
unnecessary for them to build and
maintain navicF.