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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

George Fl. Shone, who was appoint
ed postmaster for Alamosa April 4th.
to succeed II. II. DubendorfI, resigned
the position last Thursday to accept
the master mechanicship Of the Sse-
ond and Third divisions Of the Dem
yer and Rio Grande Railroad company.
with. headquarters at Salida. Mr..
Shone entered upon his duties Mon
day morning. The position OF post
master for Aiamosa may not be filed
until the United States congress con-
venes next December. although there
are several rumors afloat to the con.
trary The present deputy postmis-
tress will attend to the duties until re-.
Independent.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

George West came In from th'
range last evening to see how the new
boy is getting on.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

w. J. Patterson returns this even
Ing frcm his Denver trip.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

From Thursdays Daily:
Gradens are showing q fine line OF
summer goods.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

c. C. Graham has been appointed
superintendent of the Emerald Lakes
hatchery and will take charge at once.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

Mrs. Kracllilo. wife of Mr.. Jack
Kraclilo of Telluride, one of the lead
ing mining men that place. came down
to Durango the first of the week to be
operated on by DR.; ochsner for y
chronic ailment that has made her
an invalid'for several years. The OPP
GRAFTON was performed at the hospi-
tai Tuesday morning, and although
long and severe one. the patient pass
ed through it well and is now on the
safe road to recovery.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

Mrs. George TIFFANY. Jr,. Is enter
tanning this afternoon at her home on
Third avenue.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

Brother Gartin's flying auto left
Pennington about ~ o'clock today,
after undergoing repairs. At the hour
OF going 10 press our Aztec cores
pondent had not sighted the vehicle.
In this connection every man, woman
and child at Pennington turned out
to view the racer as well as people
from the country. Such is greatness.
Bert is a slayer, however, and he will
win out If such a thing is possible
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

Denver on this evenings belated
train.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

Percy Rider is over from Rico to
spend the Sabbath with his family.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

Polar Wilkes was one of the horses
entered for Trinidad races yesterday.
So far no word has been received as to
outcome.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08
sou,h-central Section.


Custer; llse-Hlgb, drying winds
frosty nights, grass on range drying
up; pastures poor Wetmure-l.ight
showers first OF week. followed each
morning by frost, temperature some
what higher and grass and grain i'm.
proved.
Huerfano; Santa Clara Farmers
discouraged. no water in bitches,
frost frequent, growth slow, range get
ting poor.
Las Animas; Woston-liigh drying
winds. heavy frost; range poor, rain
needed.
San Luis Park.
Saguache: Monat-Light showers
the 2Sth too cold for ilow of irrigat.
Ing water; crops making slow growth.
Costilla: Eastdalc-Light showers
aud more favorable to crops water
plentiful. corn. beans and potatoes
planted.
Grand and Uneompahere Valleys.
Garfield Qathcrin-P Potato plant
ing about finished. early coming up;
wheat and oats growing finely; plenty
of water for irrigation Parachute
Clear and warm since heavy rain mid
die Of week; soil just getting dry
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

Mr.. Matt Harrington and Mr.. Vini
Rodgers, Miss Helen Rodgers and
Miss Ella Rodgers returned on the
morning train from Silverton, where
they were in attendancs at the mar
riage of their brother. Steve Rodgers
to Miss Newton.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

Charley Bartholomew pulled out for
his Pine river sawmill this morning
well loaded with supplies
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

Here it is the fifth day of June and
the trout fishing season has been on
since the first and not single fish
story. IA faci, we have not heard OF
any one landing even II small frye.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

Superintendent and Mrs. Downs and
a number of others will leave the first
of the week for a visit to the Mancos
cliff ruins.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

Information was received today that
Lee Foreman, the well known life in
surapce agent who makes Durango
every three to four months, was killed
yesterday or the day before by falling
on Denver T. Rio Grande train near
Grand Junction. No particulars.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

John kellspbsrger went out to Pa
gosa Junction this morning 10 meet
Mrs. X ana the girls who left Denvs,
last evening. The Herald is pleased
To state that Mrs Rellenberger is en-
joying improved health and life viii
seem much brighter hereafter.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

Mr.. C. G. Graham and bride arrived
last night from Idaho Falls, Idaho.
where they were married week ago
Wednesday. The lady, Miss Stella
Hendricks, formerly resided in the
Animas valley, but with her parepts
went to Idaho last fall. Many friends
will join The Herald in extending best
wishes to Mr.. and Mrs. Graham, who
will soon take up their residence for
the summer at Emerald Lakes.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

Douglas. Castle Rock-Past weei,
cloudy aud cool, with fair showers
growth OF vegetation backward I.
grass drying up and winter grain suf-
fering present rain t3lsD will re
liovo conditions somewhat
El Paso; Hustod d-Cold and dry;
light showers. but not enough moist.
ure. farm work delayed, oats slow
growth.
Elbett. Elizabeth Frequent show
ers. crops and grass now assured.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

A lively scrap was ended by the po-
lice during the night. The RED. cai-
prit put up money for his appearance
today. but mp to the hour OF going to
press, had not made his presence
known. The money will go TO the
city just the same.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

Jeweler Hahn will occupy fFoAt
seat at the ball game tomorrow, and
being accompanied by 8, W, Raymond
who cares about AZ much for a ball
game as some people do about mos.
quitoes. However one will watch the
other. and both will swear to giving
close attention to the fine plays.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

\. u. Morris, Wholesale merchant Of
Shelbyvllle. Ind, and onA Of ths AdF
ans party. will be with us the latter
part of June accompanied by several
prominent capitalists Of mis- section.
Mr.. Mark Walser of indianapolis. Will
also return the last of the month with
several parties seeking Investments.
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Conducted bv Mrs. VIM KING CORTLAND Ave-, Atlanta Ga

madam, rs l was leaning over to see the
light"
This reply satisfied her and she went
to her room thinking that she had the
true keys.
That night when everything was dark
and still Roland slipped up to the queen S
room, unlocked the door and led her out
OF the gloomy castle to the edge of the
lake They hardly dared to breathe SO
afraid were they that they would awaken
some one who would come after them
and catch them. Roland unlocked the
little boat that was chained to tree
and which the lady of Lochleven used
to send over to the land for what she
needed. Then he and the queen got III
and he rowed the boat to the other
shore Here some friends met them with
some horses. one of them being Rosa
belle" the favorite horse that the queen
rode before she was locked up, and
HE mounted himself on coal-black
steed,
And her on a freckled gray.
With buselet horn hung down from
his side.
And roundly they rode away.
.VIOI,ET ALEXANDER.
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E0W A LITTLE 10Y SAVED A QUEEN

From THE Abbott by Sir Walter Scott.
PART II.
The earl of Murray was the brother of
the queen of Scotland, called Mary Queen
of Scots. He thought that his sister did
not rule as a good queen should. so ne
sent her off to a gloomy castle called
Lochleven. that was on a small islahu'
and locked her up. He kept her there
with only two women servants to walt
on her. This was very few for a queen
who had been accustomed to a whole
train o. them.
The queen wanted a young man to walt
on her besides the two women. and her
brother, not wishing to be too severe
with his sister. promised to send her
page.
About this time Roland Cream arrived
with the letter from the knight of Avenel
and the earl liked him so much that ne
asked him If he would like to be the
queens page. OF course. he wanted to
very much. for who would not like to be
page to a queen? So he was sent to the
gloomy castle to serve the imprisoned
Mary Queen of Scots.
The queen was very beautiful woman.
and very sweet and loving when she
wanted to be. She was sad and lonely,
locked I'D In that great castle away from
all her friends. She was delighted to
have the handsome face of Roland near
her and was so good and kind to him.
and talked to him so sadly about her
loneliness that he felt she was q much
wronged woman, and thought that he
would like to die for her If 1t would make
her happy. He promised her that he
would free her from that castle regard
less of all the earls in the world.
He was glad that he had learned to
make locks and keys from Donald of
the Hammer" He went to the black
smith shop at Lockeven castle and soon
made friends with the blacksmith. And
whenever he was alone Roland would
work with all his might at making a
bunch Of keys near like those that the
lady of Locheven carried as he could.
When he had finished them he wore them
under his coat and watched for OPP
portunity to steal the true keys from the
lady of LochIeven and put his false ones
In their place
One evening when the man who locked
the castle doors came to bring the keys
to Lady Lochleven they were all in the
dining room at supper. She laid them
on the table by her plate while she ate.
The poor queen looked sadly a that lit
tie bunch of steel and silver that kept
her from freedom and happiness.
Roland was watching them. too, and
thought that now was his time to steal
them. He looked through the window
and asked what strange light that was
on the water. Every one looked to see
it. and In that Instant Roland picked UP
the true keys and put the false ones in
their place. But with all his care they
made a slight clinking noise as he laid
them on the table. In a second the lady
of Lochleven looked round and said:
who touched the keys"
The queen and Roland held their
breath. for they thought that they had
been discovered. But Roland was very
brave and quick. and answered:
My sleeve brushed against them,
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THE ATLANTA CONS TvTgJTgDFu,

which water might be held back at the
season of flood but as yet no surveys
have been made with view to ascertain
ing how far such a scheme would he
practicable The dam at Assuan can he
made to hold three times as much water
as at present by simply increasing its
height so feet. and this Will doubtless be
done before very long. AS one result of
the building of the dam, the ancient tenn
pies on the Island of Philae, in the middle
of the river. which possess such great
value in the eyes Of archaeOlogists will
be partly submerged; but, In order to
protect them as far as possible against
damage, the British government has been
spending great deal Of money in
strengthening their foundations.
The Great Dam.
The dam has four locks, each 200 feet
long and 80 feet wide. which will able
small boats to pass at almost any time
of the year. There are also $50 sluice-
ways, which. as the river rises, will be
Pradl ally closed. beginning with the low
est one. Thus the reservoir will gradually
fill, without apprcciably affecting the flow
of TIE stream The upper gates, on the
other hand will be the first to DC opened
when the water Is turned back into the
Nile i'll May.
The most serious engineering difficulty
encountered was 10 find stable materl3.
on which to place the foundation 81
the dam. In one part Of the river bot
tom the granite was 50 far deComPosed
that 1t had to be dug out for 4 depth Of
90 feet and filled in with fresh and solid
granite blocks from the queries near by.
whence the ancient Egyptians obtained.
with their primitive appliances, immense
amounts of the same building ma terIal-
The irrigation problem in the United
States has assumed such great impoT-
l.; no
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THE GREAT NILE DAM.
Completion of the Greatest Engineer
ING Feat in History

Cairo. Egypt. June 1.-The Nile DAM
which Is the greatest engineering Work Oh
It's kind in the world. has just been com
plcted at a cost of nearly $4,000 900. its
construction having kept 10,c0 Workmen
busy for a period of four years. II is
70 feet high 600 feet long, % feet wide
at the top, along which roadway runs
and contains 100000 cubic yards OF SOLID
masonry. Located at Assuan Just De
low the first cataract, it will store water
curing the winter for the months of scar
city, holding enough to cover l,4o0 square
miles to the depth of l foot, and thus
will add, it is estimated, Sl1.ooo,no an
nua,ly to the wealth of Egypt
Hitherto Egypt has been land of al
ternate flood and drought. depending upon
the condition of the Nile. But there is no
reason why this should continue to De
the case inaSmuch as the overpluS CT
water furnished by the Nile during the
winter is sufficient. if stored In suitable
reservoirs, to moisten all of the arabic
land in this country through the dry
DC, od. When the requisite works have
been established-the great dam above de-
scribed being an important step In this
direction-all of the tillable fields Of
r;eypL will be irrigated anG cultivated
throughout the year.
Source Long a Mystery.
The Nile is one of the longest rivers
il. the world. being in that respect in
the same class with the Amazon, the
Congo and the Mississippi. For ages the
secret of its source was regarded as a
geogra phical mystery, but recent explora-
ton has proved that the White Nile
rises IN Lake Victoria Central Africa)
and flows northward until at khartoum.
2.1OO miles from its place of origin. 1t
uuites with the Blue Nile, which origi-
mates In the mountains of Abyssinia. Not
until it has pursued Il course of $500
miles does the mighty stream empty it
self into the Mediterranean
BY September of each year the Nile
has become mighty torrent, its flow
augmented from a minimum of 1900 Gu
Ole feet a second to 100000 cubic feet a
second. Upper Egypt is largely trans.
formed into n lake dotted with island
yillages-in which condition it continues
for thirty to fortyfive days, the waters
thereupon retreating. But once In fifteen
years or so the river rises unusually high.
doing an immense amount of damage:
while, on the other hand, occas ional years
of low water bring incalcuable suffer
ing. During the great plague of the book
of Exodus the reaches of the stream be-
came stagnant pools swarming with dy
ing fish. and the Nile stank-a disastrous
situation which was repeated less than
900 years ago. when a water famine re-
duced the people to such extremiries
that human flesh was for some time an
important item Of food supply.
Further Schemes Discussed.
There has been much discussion of the
feasibility of converting these vast sheets
of water, Lakes Victoria and Albert In
Central Africa, into storage reservoirs. in
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BETTER Than Spanking.

Spanking does not cure children Of bed
wettng If it did there would be few chill
dren that would do it. There is a const-
tutAonal cause for this. Mrs. NJ. Sum
mers, box 105. Notre Dame. Ind, will
send her home treatment to any mother.
She asks no money. Write her today If
your children trouble you In this way.
Don't blame the child. The chances are
# cant help it.
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South Carolina. - CabaI. s C-Dear
Junior: l enjoy reading the Junior page.
I live in the northwestern part of Ches-
ter county. near the town of Lockhart.
My papa is a farmer and as I am the
only child and my mother is dead / am
keeping house for him. ] get very lone
some sometimes. but | have a great deal
of work to do and it keeps me very well
employed. We own a beautiful home. sit
Wated on high hill and the surrounding
sceneries are grand. We can see the
city OF Union. which is 16 miles away,
and We can also the electric lights at
Chester. which is is miles away. Our
house was built before the civil war.
and allow me to say President jefferson
Davis and his ambulance Gamped here
when he passed through this part of the
country about the close of the war. The
president himself spent the night in one
room of our house.
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CHARITY LIST

Lizzie MichhumeS, Bessemer, n. -, ~
cents; Emma c. Bryan, Trenton, D -
cents; Lamar Woolf, Bevlil. Ala.' ~
cents; Arthur A. Cobb, Gordon, Ga AZ
cents.
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JUNIOR CORRESPONDENCE.

Josenhine Silljng. Stanton Va, R. f.
D. NO 5.-Dear Junior: The Constitu-
ton arrives here on Wednesday, 1T is the
first paper l ask for. and If any one
has taken the Junior page things are not
very quiet for a while. My school closed
bout three weeks ago. We had some
Jolly times at the seminary which J at
knew it, but of course when she enter
tainments and having midnight feasts.
which is an event that occurs IN every
school girl S life. We would gather IN IL
room to have a feast; guards were STA
toned at the door, but l was never ahN-
ious to act as guard, for teachers can ne
SO quiet they were upon us before we
knew it, but of course when she enter
ed the room girls were screaming be
cause the stoVepipe had fallen down or
they had seen a mouse. We supposed she
thought the guards were there to eaten
the mouse as 1t ran out. When guards
gave a signal. something that she dld not
notice, the room was filled with nylnS
biscuits crackers. sardine boxes ana most
everything thrown to lodge IN some SAFE
PLACE to prevent the teacher from seeing
them. 1t would be hard to tell how long
It would take us to get such rooms III
order We We're all fun of mischief, but
while In the school room We were IKE
mice Correspondence solicited. Age l6
John w. HUFF, Locust, S. C.-Dear Jun
Tor: ! will not stay with you long, for
| this is the first time | have written TO the
Junior page. l will take for my topic
Value of Time"
Let us set high value upon our time.
Time is short and It's flight is rapid. Time
| is not only short, but precious. Nothing
can impede the current of time. Whether
we are awake or asleep we do not retard
| time. 1t is silent but has an lrreslstlpie
| force.
In the journey of life we pass from
| stage to stage, from infancy to childhood
! from childhood to youth, from youth 10
mature age, and finally before we are
| aware of 1t, we find ourselves declining
| toward the last stage of earthly existence.
Time wasted can never be recovered. No
one ever possessed the same moment
| twice
Now. young lads and lasscs, we are in
the midst of youthful bloom. but soon this
season will only exist in dim shades of
recollection. and unless it has been well
improved it Will he regretted.
We must seize the fugitive moments as
they fly. Let everything be done in its
season. There is Il time for all things.
If wish to make the best of our time
We must learn to do one thing at a time.
and do it at once We must learn to do it
we'll. Il we cannot give our work the
+ best attention it is best to omit if al
toge Their for We know one of our standard
poets has said that Twenty things half
done IS not one thing well done. There Is
a great difference in doing just right and
a little wrong" Let us always do our
| best, Let us beware of procrastnatiOn.
We must not put off our duty for today
on tomorrow. The rule OF sound discre-
ton is to never put off till tomorrow
what we ought to do today.
I would like to correspond with some OF
the cousins from 10 to 16 years Of age.
either sex. Much love to Aunt Susie
and the cousins
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with that of his predecessor of a quarter
of "a century ago is made from careful
records of height and weight of pupils
at Rugby and Marlborough schools which
show the advantage in both height and
weight is with the boy of today
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Alice VI. Bradford, Leesburg. Fla
Dear Junior: l am spending my vaca-
ton with my grandpa and grandma. My
grandpa, takes The Constitution and [
take great interest In the Junior page
and would like to know if Aunt Susie
would take another little stranger into
her happy band? The letter written by
Willie and Iris Pickens interested me
very much, as my little brother and my
sely helped our grandpa drop his corn
and also helped him wrap tomatoes
Their little brother must have been d
very smart little fellow to drop 10 acres
Of corn and they very smart to chop Il
acres Of cotton. ] haven't learned to
milk yet, but enjoy going with grand
ma to help feed the COWS and like to
feed the chickens This is my longest
stay on the farm and | like the farm
life fine. This is my native home. but
the past six years ] have lived in Geor-
gia Part of that time l lived in Atlanta.
NY present home is in Jacksonville, Fla.
| can answer Charles B. Palmer's ques-
ton. The longest verse in the Bible is
Esther viii. 8. Age u. Love for all.
Lucilla H. Preston, Warrenton, Va
Dear junior don't know whether l am
too old to write to the Junior or not but
I enjoy so much reading the letters from
the cousins, l thought it would be nice to
write one | like the letter from Addle
p Cooper because ] am a country girl
just as she is. The nearest town or vii
lage is Warrenton. FauQuier county, viz
ginia, and live on a small farm among
the beautiful green hills. ! love to be
out of doors among the birds and flowers
and smell the wild grape. of which the
air is full l am busy all day long, for
ever since | can remember anything at
all | have had to help about the work
that was going on running messages and
picking up chips when | was d little girl.
ard washing dishes. helping to cook.
to clean house, to raise turkeys to take
care of the flowers and every thing else