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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-29
BANQUET Was Called OF.

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 29.-The
painters union last night was to have
it's annual banquet at the Palace res
taurant but was forbidden by the
council of Federated Trades because
Chinese cooks are employed there.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-29
Treaty With Italy Approved.

PARIS. Dec. 29.-The council of
ministers today approved the Franco
italian arbitration treaty.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-29
JAPAN
READY
She Has Been Voted
Unlimited Credit.
HAS A LARGE STOCK OF FLOUR
! The Pope Is Using All His Power to
Prevent War in the Far
HAS A LARGE STOCK OF FLOUR

ROME, Dec. 29.-POpe Plus is ad-
dressing all the Catholic heads of gov
ernmnets to use their utmost endeaV-
ors to prevent war in the far East.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-29
Cannon Factory Burns,

ST. DENNIS. France, Dec. 29.-Fire
this morning partly destroyed and
greatly damaged the Hotchkiss cannon
factory.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-29

HONOLULU, Dec. 29.-Admiral
Evans fleet sailed for Cavite today in
order to be near to protect American
interests in case Of Il war between
Japan and Russia.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13
ATTENTION, PIONEERS.

\ meeting OF pioneers of Durango
and La Plata county, belonging TO the
San Juan Pioneer association, or who
are eligible to membership, is called
to assemble at City hall, Durango,
Thursday evening, August 18th.
1903, at 1880, for the purpose
of making arrangements, il
deemed advisable, for annual meet
ing of the San Juan Pioneer associa-
tion, Durango having been designated
as the place OF meeting this year. If
you find it impossible to attend, please
send letter giving your views.
Please make it point to attend the
meeting as action must be taken at
once.
J. w. WINGATE.
S. T. HERR.
CHAS NEWMAN.
A. F. CAMP,
GEO. n, RAYMOND. Sec.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

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to do so. Water from open bitches
where cattle drink, or from creeks
where priyies are situated along the
bank and too frequently extend out
into the stream are suspicious Wells
which are located near privies not
bricked and cemeted, and at a lower
Level than the latter are always liable
TO infection and should not be used.
Do not permit the water 10 become
contaminated by any OF the discharges
from a person known TO have typhoid
fever. but stefiliZe such discharges as
described below.
, Boil all water used for drinking
purposes aud that used for washing
utensils in which fond Is kept or in
any way directly or Indirectly coming
in contact with the mouth Ordinary
filtering does not remove the germ.
3 Disinfect all discharges. also soil
ed clothing and bedding from a per
son having typhoid fever. and if ac-
lively engaged in nursing such a per
son. wash the hands thorougly in solu-
ton ibj or (cl given below.
4 Secure the cooperation of your
friends and neighbors.
5 Report the case to the local
health officer
g. Fumigate the room occupied by
a person having typhoid fever. wheth-
er the disease ends fatally or not be
| cause frequently articles are uncon-
scionsly left which have become con
taminated and may give rise to other
| q 10 n isolate 8
patients with typhoid fever. as the dis
| ease is infectious. not contagious. Per
| feet cleanliness around and about the
| patient and room is absolutely neces
| sary. and those nursing a patient
| should wash their hands thoroughly
and frequently
Bowel discharges and soiled bed
| ding. etc. may be disinfected by i'm
mersing in the following solutions
These solutions are all poisonous Ar
| ticles to be disinfected should be thor
oughly saturated and allowed to re
main in the solution one hour. After
stools have been disinfected they
should nOt be thrown into the priy4
or closet, but should. where possible
be carried away and burned in some
locality where there cannot be the
remo,est possibility of their infect
ing the water supply.
tal Chloride of lime tbest quality
on Water, one gallon.
90 Corrosive sublimate. l or
drachms Hydrochloric acid. / oz
| Water. ] gallon (This solution vii
spoil anything metallic in character.
tcl Carbolic acid, 6 Oh Water,
| gallon.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

separated. It carries across the sea
some tender lovers message or perhaps
little flower picked from the daisied
grave OF an English churchyard. Every
hour of every day the mail bag is packed
with words which waken love and laugh
ter, and words which deepen the furrow
in the cheek and dim the falling sight
with bitter tears.
But with all this there is going on
through the mail service a dissemina-
ton OF human knowledge, a reaching
out of human help which is one of the
crowning blessings of our century. The
correspondence schools led by Chautau-
qua, are sending to every village and
hamle, the broader knowledge which is
so eagerly craved by many who are shut
in to the homely duties of a humble
life. Without the mail system this plan
of education would be impracticable.
Every mail, too, carries from the great
centers, the advice of great physicians,
which it would be impossible for the
distant public to obtain were it not for
the mails. Few people realize how
many thousand people depend on the
mail service for medical treatment Not
long ago when some postal affairs were
being discussed in connection with the
in Buffalo, y. Y, some light was thrown
OIL this subject by the statement that
the mail by DR.. r V. Pierce amounted
daily to something over 1900 pieces
OF course this is not common case, be-
cause Or. Pierces relation as chief con-
sultiug physician to Buffalo's famous
institution, The Invalids' Hotel and Sur
gical Institute, makes his advice and
that of his staff of nearly a score OF
skilled and experienced specialists much
sought after, especially by women, to
the treatment and cure of whose special
diseases DR.. Pierce has devoted over
thirty years of almost constant labor
But though this example is oet of the
ordinary, it may serve as an evidence of
the amazing benefits reaped by the pub
lie from the mail service. II puts every
outlying hamlet in touch with the most
advanced medical specialisn of the day.
IL gives at a cost OF two-cent stamp,
the skill and experience that it has taken
years to acquire. Literally at the cost
OF a two-cent stamp, since DR.. Pierce
invites sick women to consult him by
letter without charge. And this would
seem to be one of the most remarkable
services rendered by the postal system,
perhaps the supreme service of all. For
while It is a splendid thing to be able to
shop in New York while living in Kan.
sas. and a grand thing to be able to
command the learning of great pro-
.essors while working in the Michigan
woods, it is a still grander thing that by
means Of this cheaply supplied service,
men like DIR. Pierce. who have the dis
position to be helpful, are enabled to
place their skill and knowledge at the
DISPOSAL of those who are being dragged
down by disease, without the possibility
OF help from those about them. When
one conternplates the vast and far reach
ing benefits Of the mail service, so briefly
touched upon in this article, it makes
the familiar gray uniform of the postman
the most glorious of all uniforms, for it is
worn by the soldiers OF the army of peace
1t makes one feel like taking his hat off
To the on-rushing mail train, and cheer.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.

DURANGO, Colo. Aug 5. 1908,
To the Farmers and Fruit Growers of
La Plata and Montezuma counties,
and San Juan county, n N:
Our annual fair will be held on the
23rd, 2ith, and 25th of September.
1903, and we expect to make it one
grand success, especially in agricul-
tural and horticultural displays, but
in order to make it a success we must
have your help. We want choice
specimens of all kinds OF grain in the
sheaf.-wheat oats, barley, rye, etc;
also grasses, timothy, red-top, alfalfa,
and any other forage plant, and corn
in the stalk and huslied, sorghum, all
kinds OF grain thrashed. and every.
thing in the vegetable line. and wants
TO beat the world in the display of
fruit, and We believe we can. We will
be around at your homes in the near
future and make all arrangements
with you, so that you will not be at
any expense in bringing your exhibit
to Durango. Every mans name and
his locality will be plainly marked on
his exhibit
THE COLORADO-NEW MEXICO
FAIR ASSOCIATION,
C. f. DUDLEY,
Chairman Agricultural and Horucul.
tural Committee.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13
The HAPPINESS BRIGADE.

likln' all de weather-fum de sum
mer to de fail,
En- ez fer frosty winler-well, likin' OF
EN- all.
Den. IT'S thank de Lawd fer sunshine
en- thank him Ter der shade.
IN listed in de army wild de Happi-
ness Brigade.
/ take de tho'ns en- roses in de maxim
er de bed,
En- swing on ter de rainbow wen it
ripp.e out de red;
De thunder try ter skeer me-but
ue.er siJs AFRAID
I'm listed in de army wid de Happi-
ness Brigade.
De road is rough en- rocky, but l fol-
lows it erlong.
De peace comes out de paintin', en- de
sorrer makes de song;
De sunshine makes de shadder, en-
dey's rest dar in de shade
Fer de sojers in de army wid de HAP
piness Brigade,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

FbsaluE through ugeporos ihr lrtlC
Town ou ,b, Rio GranJc Souihcra. 30
miies weat uf pursHEo The atvrsrC
Traveller aogid mot cunaidyr the place
% much Importance from cummof
rial standpoint bw lrt the observer
stop over Tor few hoars and he will
ghHngo his opinion d 10 the gateway
10 Ia Plata Citv a mining hamlet iu
lbe crntrr of q rich mIniuE u'EiuH
From an agricultural standpoint ther,
are fcN seCiians boz o3r little kingdom
Ihat pr,-incrs larger rr1pa or ualu
tatns a better Glass ~ peopie 10 tht
west four or i've mlies is Thompson b
PARK farming community that can
not be uNceil,,d Tho settlement ls
made ur of o thriny class and aside
from farming considerable attention be-
riYrn 90 stock raising To the south
~ HcsperIs the same conditions are
i0nnd Perhaps more hay is grown
than iu The psrk hut general farming
is carried uu snd The dairy Interests
aro oi no small moment The pfoa
acis nud quick sale ln Durango
Then at HcspVras the Purter Fuel
CninpHnY Be- cinrle, ins a large number
~ mluers The la Plata chai mlnes
awnosi and optraici hl Jack Cunning
ham sdds to iho grand total Further
% the hill 10 the north are situated
,hc TIE coal miues. giving employ
ment 90 many miners Tho abuve Ia.
dnsirics. with tho iraiiic 20 and from
the Ia Flntas. gives tae town good
trade the year around. There are
three stores carrying a general stock
III glsods. There IL found Dan Bailey,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

There is a street rumor to the ef-
iect that Telluride is to have third
newspaper with the late proprietor
Of the Examiner at its head. Some
give the rumor credence, but the ma
jority regard it as idle and without
foundation. Time will tell.-Telluride
Journal.
If the above is true the individual
starting the paper has certainly over
.ooked Durango, the mecca OF all
would-be journalists with ambition to
make name in the newspaper world.
No town in the state offers such fine
inducements as this place. We know
this to be fact from the number who
have started here. 1t makes little dii-
ference whether mans ambition runs
TO daily or weekly journalism, the
opening Is the same. AT the present
time the Associated Press franchise Is
At the disposal OF some enterpristng
individual OF course one starting
daily and desiruus OF rounding out a
year should have very good bank
account. credit or capacity Tor stand
ing off help, rent and telegraph bills.
But the latter should be easy. Brother
Force was able to owe several thOus-
and dollars in this manner, the old
Southwest left the Associated Press TO
the tune of $3.50 and printers and 9TH
ers likewise. while the signers of
notes had to dig pretty plenty, But
| think of the glory a sgner of note
| has when it is a newspaper note-the
pleasure of paving it and pointing
with pride to My Organ" OF course,
you must select your victims, land
lord who is willing to take stand-ons
and smile, etc. If your ambition
runs to a weekly, the bank account
need not be so large. There are nu-
merous weekly wrecks recorded in Du-
| range history, two or three the past
| rev years, notably the Republican and
| Trades Journal The Republican last
! ed nearly a year while the Trades
! Journal failed to run an even six
| months. But the glory was great
while the sheets lasted. We might go
on and mention a dozen newspaper
wrecks in Durango and the sinking OF
| S25 900 to $4,000 in contributions in
| addition to the due" accounts. But
,hese little things should not keep one
from starting a paper, as many Duran
| goites are willing to give them lift.
| Therefore, we feel that if it is true
someone is thinking of starting an
| other paper in Telluride, he has over
| looked a good thing in not trying Du-
range first, especially in the face of
the published statement OF an esteem
ed cotemporary That it has cleared
something like $500 the past eleven
months.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13
POSSIBILITIES OF THE POSTAL system.
Cheap Mail Facilities One Of the Chief Factors
In Our Prosperity and Progress.

Common is the commonplace. The
most valuable OF civil benefits is such
commonplace matter, that we scarcely
give it thought. 1t would take win
ter on whaler nipped in an ice foe to
make us truly appreciable of the worth
OF the postal service. What a wonder
ful thing it is Wonderful in its organ
zation, with its vast machinery for the
collection and distribution of letters. its
railway mail cars, its route riders, the
hnfailing order and precision of its
methods. Wonderful it is too in its re-
suits. 1t knits together families widely
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

We urge the adoption OF these
measures and viii gladly furnish free
Of charge literature on the the ques-
lion Of typhoid fever and its relation
ship TO the public health.
c. e. COOPER. Secretary.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

Johnny HeT visited tbn Ia Plata
iisifias yesterday end ss result t.
seilua pretty prad iadat The cross
ai bnina rnn cBl the vein pf Fhe 1t
le "a Iiaia Saturday evening "sp1s
~ aiuhiHeu inches % fne iookine
aek lafer samples ~ which enrs
.ronehi 90 foan ~ ST Hfrr WIN will
lssaT ssDe this aftefneca IN hits
fnneesiDu g chute sas npenrd up on
sc sarfnes fern feet 81 ihe intersection
u t~u se,hR exposing Hge BODY 81
fe atorseipr over zpu ounces - sil.
rr pef tan Associated with Mr
tierf sre pf copp III a''awtcN, Hef
asH Nets and AeAtce Properly is
fshtsd sbsgi eighteen miles ifpn Do
ango
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

she Ula pioneer merchant With him
Is associated J. :. D. Hopkins. our
coanty assessor They make a good
fasm snd the customer usually finds
whaf be ssnte Their stock II fresh
7nd upfsssiste and At popular prices
sir Basiey Is posfmastar. and has held
he position for ses ersl years and is
slwsga II his post 70 accommodate
Tho pauons
Next aopT 80 Bailey Hopkins II
lie I.iftir iIe Dorgs hotel. conducted
by kss Nehgfer. n model little home
Tor every one Sho happens that way.
i.fpiine down tho street. your eye
catches the store u G. la Comb. sho
has rroan un with the place and en-
Joys hts share nf the business. which
consists ~ general stock Of mer.
chauii1c When We look up the
arei Block br two there are more
baiflurs. nnd in one sou viii Joe Cur.
let joe fs also one ~ the busy men.
Whom h. ~ put nn the road between
parsnEo aud Hesperus he ia al home
waliina on his trade. which is shared
BY the pegpla Of the valley Mr Cur
tei also Eceps in stock a general line
when it comes to supplying tho
eeary and thirsty there 10 John Puetz
whose iqpofs ard cigars are not out
cisssei Nr Puriz says II may eosi
ntsle more TO sell good article but
his trade demands u aud he IS equa
to the occasion.
Gus Olsen. whom every one In this
locality SHOWS has recently purchased
be bar and business Of + c. Davis
GuH ZOO soils good line OF goods
"a euJ0ys his share nf the business
The town is siriatci on lively
stream 8r water running through 4
grove ~ IAN eorouwoods which
makes The place very attractive an,
desirable abode Many oi the mineri
hsyn hnmes there Peace and quiet IL
one uf the pleasant features. a goo,
school ls conducted In hrst-clas.
/ lyildinr 0u ned 10y the district
For dinner we enjoyed the hospital
Us Of Nr. Sam + Herr. supcrinfend
ui " fhe Porter Fuel company. at th'
ampany's boarding house conducte'
I by Mrs Cunningham. whose caterinl
IS popular with the miners.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 1O.-Kent
Stowe shot and killed his wife Pauline
in their home this morning, and then
shot himself through the mouth, and
died. The couple had been married
only a year and leave baby six
weeks old. The cause of the shooting
is unknown,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

] u. Writ died at the Indian agency
at Dulce yesterday and r +. Peterson
went down this morning to embalm
the remains for shipment to Harrison
vile, Mo. the home OF the deceased.
Mr.. Wirt was on a visit to his son
Emmett. who Is the post trader at
Duice, and who had been here about
two months. He was about 10 years
old
Mr. and Mrs c. F. Hon left for Lake
City this morning. going by way OF Sill
yerton From Silverton they Will
drive across the range to White Cross
in Burrows park and there take the
stage tomorrow for Lake city. Mrs
Hon will remain few weeks in Lake
City visiting her folks and friends.
while Mr Hon will continue ON 10
Denver on business He expects TO be
back 10 Durango in week or two.
Two or three blind men and as
many more uufurtunates OF different
degrees hate been strung out on both
sides OF the street in every block for
several days past There is a suspi-
cion that these mendicants are travel
ing in colonies. perhaps 10 secure re
.luced railroad and hotel rates. 1t is
hard 10 be thus afflicted. but in nearly
every state institutions are provided
Tor the care OF these people and one
would think they would take advant-
age Of is rather than endure the hard
ships Of travelling about the country
Telluride Journal.
Plain Glass.
Good morning" said the old gentle
man. "Td like to look over your spec
| facles to see"
Good idea!7 interrupted the frsh
clerk. who has been told that he could
leave at the end OF the week You
can see Just as well by looking over
them as through them Philadelphia
Ledger.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

Ths Herald oummehas the stand
asrn sy me Aofoine nrmocrai ia rri
renee fs CONTRIBUTING money for
-ric tp ina cbiosEa dailY The views
dtanee4 ads ihe same ~ sdvsncs'd
Tho Herald management FRIDAY
ha Saturday phrH tho subicct $50
rsarhs.i i b. spod Thing inT thr
SAP wha BE- here io handle iha matter
ri si caarsa BE- So anrsipg fGf tho
lmirhy 1uIiaf snH 10 poi ivatiHg any
suuf sumsucf tH advance BE th~D-
.ss fHt ir monrf cau l'r raised ip
~ heUrr advantage 10 other Wara ihc
lu.lns fsaf 81 Ef lauia u siu bc
.sg,-rsArf io Ia spms advertising thoi.
30 iuat why aay ~ guF people are
lesifaHs si sauandviinE u4pncY ~ this
ra 10 bni made piain saFe yuur
loiisfs fuf lime phen D. Eiil accom-.
,Hst s1la. as,d
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

Miss GLADYS Dyer, sister af Mfs
Frank Eldredse. isfi fot Doaver Fun
dsy morning 10 spend cpapis ui
weeks with friends
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

niss Martinez who has been fisii
ins her atsiss. Miss Jennie, The pssi
week of sso. departed fhis meraiUG
for her homa ~ PsaesA Springs
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

IN Driver Of ~ Lewis WIN hss o.
c,ded "a locate viii us ~iii ssua fef
his wife shd children - saon ss be- -
sbs- 90 secure suitable foslarnes
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

Miss Esieiie story vho has been Do.
inT newspaper work for the sheet
across the way the psfi eighteen
n8Snths departed yesterday morning
siih her trunk Whes3. tyP"~riicr.
s,snd boxes ami soneral traps to-
Colorado springs where -Nr are IN
formed shc xiil hold forth 10 ibe n
surc. although ~ spsse She stated sAf
wosla return and 70 others she vas
zoinE fof good
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

ranch. few days being spent OF Pa
gosa Springs They rePor1 iine time.
plenty OF tfou,. eic. and look ~
though ibr ufp agreed ei'h them
The boArs iafs the party alupe--espe
-ialy the women. owing TO The reaH-
sse advanced ~ The doctor
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13
Strength

uoiura frnfn vvil hiEestrl ssd thoroughly as
simulated fe,si he.-i's ~srasgsriiiA tones thr
digestive vrsHns ant itus tHiits sr th5
.urngth " fos are Fetiinr run down.
t0gin tAkin. Hays.i a. eue-
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

pf Guernsey Ion this morning FOR
his home at Lebanon. "a ailor spend.
uE tour weeks ite guest ~ " =
sirhpa,rbcE Dr Guernsey is 81 years
"a bot This dii not prevent him from
soslnr slout everything tp ba snen IN
be eounty He rode h"rnohark to Em-
suid lakes Just a. though be waa ia
hiH yDuth li is sp' often one rans
seross such sell preserved old g"n
iifm man
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

ing says the gradius of the railroad
Htenaiou from Eureka 80 AnimaH
Pofls @in bo nnlshed the latter part
u ihe ~sok TRACK laying is under
say bift dHiay haa been oecaHlonofi for
sek ~ rails The road vii not he "a.
ended further than the FORKS This
par
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13
Hoods Jdrsdpdrilic
r,nm rne.d.r.. nallr

A CARLOAD of tsiilsob sss cent "ai
this morning. destined for ihe rriininE
works st Omaha
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

Dr. and Mrs. l.. S Barnes and MIR
p. y. Grace returned yesterday from
two weeks outing In Archnl.ta
county. m0st Of the time At DR.. Barnes
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

william Nsson - iiesp~rus iefi 'nf
rss's~s Springs this merhine vharr
be slil sutnurn for osa...s ~ vs.is
enjoyine needed rasi sud fbo bsilir
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

Thomas u WiRElosworih. who
cama down from Eureka Sunday cSea-