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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12
Landlords. FrsehoIdersl ..sayI

Do you want Trees this spring?
Well; then help me get up two or
three carloads. Prices will be lower.
grades higher. selections more salts
factory.
Order quickly. save money and
secure best results.
must know before March list In
order to properly supply the market.
Call on or write to
VIM. e. MILTON,
Nurseryman.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12
Subscribe for The Herald.
Sad story of William Fox.

Chicago Tribune Three weeks
ago William Fox. a respectable miner
In Colorado. accidentally scratched the
back OF his hand with pin.
He paid no attention to the wound
Two days afterwnrd IL began TO
swell slightly
stu he paid no attention 10 IL.
ON the third day It was worse
Yet he continued to neglect II.
Last Friday Mir. Fox was blown up
by premature explosion of dynamite
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

The navy department has contract.
I'D for two immense Rrmorcd cruisers
10 be called the Tennessee and Wash.
ington. Their cost will 10 over
100000 each. and the tonnage Is to
he li.boo. The people are gIad 10
know that naval construction moves
ahead in n busincss.liko way.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

II the Venezuela blockade is to be
continued until Tho Hague tribunal
gets matters straightcned out. there
is going TO be . long job ahead of
watching for somebody.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

The Mining 4 Scientiic Review pub.
lishcd In San Francisco. is the most
practical publication of the kind rs
sued In the west. Every mining aud
mill man should have 1t Tor ready ref
ercnco, II is full and complete in all
details.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Poor Harold K. Thomas! His faith
cr, the late u. Il. Thomas. has cut him
on with tho msfS income OF 500, 900
This is ms terrible ~ being compelled
To work for 500 week. and We ali
know how heart-rendinR that Is
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

President Roosevelt has received an
Invitation from the citizens Of spo-
kane To participate in n bear hunt.
bat II IL hardly probable that the pres
ident VIII again risk his reputation in
a venture OF this kind.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Tho New York Central railroad viii
along It's lines and each OF It's pas.
senger trains will carry kit Of sur
geon's tools. English railroads beat
that Idea last year. No passenger
was Killed IN their operation,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Secretary Root has u very small
army behind him. but for the benefit
of other countries. he points to the
fact that the United States has near-
ly 100000 men available for mill
tary duty.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

An old railroad cmployc In I,alu-
more died OF . broken heart when re.
tired on a pension. II IL no, ON rec.
ord that freedom from work. with u
pension. ever had such result be.
fore. but Il has often been said that
occupation Is tho best prcscryaiive
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

A hnc is about to be imposed iii St
l.onis ON all persons who spit on the
street cars or sidewalks. or In public
places. The era OF go.as-you-please
ctpcctoratioa has ended as far M that
city is concerned.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

by a small majority vernsut has
voted To drop prohibition In favor of
local option. The question having
been referred directly to the people
oanno, again be used to divide the
Republican vote Of the stats.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Down in Missouri they have sent a
man TO prison for six months because
he pretended TO he an English lord.
and thus induced rich girl to marry
him. II appears that they haven't
decided as yet what to do with her.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Mr.. Rockefeller may not he able 10
obtain n now stomach for 81 900. 900,
but with that amount Mt his disposal
he ought to be able to relieve good
many old ones
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

sousa gave back $4,000 to the pur
ohascrs of concert tickets in order
that he might play before King Ed
ward and tho royal family of England.
Sousa had evidently discovered that
advertising pays.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Canada has lost her oldest woman
At the age OF lis. which Is not no bad
for Our Lady OF tho SHOWS But the
deceased inherited her constitution In
ireland
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

A Missouri man who got married
few days ago to young woman
who told her he was an English lord
has found out that he is an impostor
and wants a divorce. What u splen-
did exhibition Of poetic justice 1t
would be II there were some way In
which she could be compelled TO iir"
with him for the rest of her life
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

blockade and Venezuela is trying to
raise the money. In the meantime
Uncle Sam is expected 10 give both
OF them a friendly lift
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

The pepnsylvania railroad and New
York Central will spend $4,000 .ooo
on their terminals In New York. ST.
Louis can beat that The railroads
centerinE there viii spend 5000 600
In improving their tracks. stations,
lands and general facilities in that
city.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

In one year the. shipment of Amcri.
can apples 10 Europe has trebled.
Since September last the exports
have been l.O5S.00O barrels to Liver.
pool 27i.0 TO London. $4,000 to
Hamburg. and $1,000 to other Euro
poan ports American apple growers
have conquered a big foreign market
and can hold il against anything but
pruhibltory laws.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

The Cuban flag gives oflensc in
Madrid even when confined to the
house OF the Cuban legation In that
city. II Is a pity the Spanish temper
ament Is SO excltable over accomplish
ed facts
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

II Is reported that the American
ambassador to Russia wears uni
form which throws those affected by
the other diplomats at st. Petersburg
way In the shade Our ambassadors
may some day succeed In making
themselves almost as Impressive AS
the colonels on the stan OF the govern
uf Illinois
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

President Roosevelt and Attorney
General Knox are not in perfect har'
mony on the antitrust law. but the
president generously comedies the SUI
perior legal ability of his attorney gen
eral
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

II Ia unlikely that the arbitration
court AT The Hague will pm, n premi.
um on the collection OF debts with
cannon. thus rlsking general dis
tnrbancc of the peace OF the world
The Judgment OF the arbitrators
would unquestionably be in the oppo-
site direction.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Argentine and Chile have manifest
ed their perfect confidence in Tho
Hague tribunal by proposing TO sell
lhcir respective warships to tho high
eat bidder.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

An effort is making TO induce Llcu-
tenant Hobson to stay In the navy.
After all tho adverse criticism tho
navy department recognizes the fact
that Hobsons are hard To find.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

DR. Psrkhurst proposes to establish
an ideal daily newspaper" in New
York City. The world will walt 10
see II the ideal is good and II It can
be realized Tho doctor unqucs,ion'
ably grasps one part OF the problem
in n practical way. He expects to be
backed by a number of millionairss
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Alaska Is to be given fun territorial
rights by the present congress. This
Is no more than fair, since Alaska IL
constantly supplying the homo gov
ernment with the sinews of war
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Now that the fuel scare rs over the
discovery is made that there was nm
abundance OF fuel all the time In New
York. Chicago mud other distributing
reutcrs
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

A big cash subscription may be cx'
pected from William Jennings Bryan
to aid In constructing n monument to
the memory of the other Thomas JEFF
ferson.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

over In Russia a large number of
writer's have demanded the abolition
Of the press censor Let us hope they
have their furs ready for tho trip ia
Siberia
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

a baltimore girl has married a
man whom she had arrested for pick
Ing her pocket. Perhaps she thinks
a follow who is able TO find woman's
pocket without assistance viii be
handy fellow to have around the
house
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

II Senator Quay should ever write
the confessions OF parliamentarian.
Il would be hard to follow all the f'cr-
Utilities of his fight for tho statehood
bill
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Tho bill to prohibit football was
defeated In the Missouri house by n
closc vote. II some OF the roughness
of the game could bo toned down, the
vote would be unanimous
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Emperor William says he fully uu-
dorstands the provisions of the Mon
roe doctrine. and has no desire Ia
shaitcr them, but lntimates that he
needs the money.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Chill Is willing To take $4,000 .000
for its four modern war ships. T he
queer part OF II Is that any nation
will agree to disarmament whom It
comes to the point
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Colonel Bryan has Just written an
editorial showing what the Monroe
doctrine really is lie ought 10 20 a
step farther and explain the true sig
nii,canco of 10 to /.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Senator Woliington's bill to limit
personal fortunes to 10000 900 has
already worked well with large ma
Iority Of the people.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Tho United States Supreme court
has thrown ita ncgis over tho circus
| poster. Long life to the court. the
| acgis and tho circus.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

The indians are trying to got out of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Prob
ably they have hoard the Beers are
coming.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12
Hoods Jarsdparilia

Trust presidents believe In publici-
ty whenever they give million or
so for public purposes.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Senator Tillman ls opposed TO the
omnibus statehood bill. A careful re-
reading OF the measure may disclose
the fact that u has some merit after
ALL
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

President Mitchell OF the miners
Organization Is In favor of arbitration.
but he is too shrewd 10 accept a place
AS one OF the arbItrniorB
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Let us be thankful. There are no
present indications that the cold snap
has ruined the Delaware peach crop.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

The plan of eiectlng United States
senator's by direct vote of the people
would have a tendency 10 keep bad
men out of the Legislature
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Peter Stuyvesnnt established tho
srst municipal government In New
York 250 years sgo. but he would
hardly recognize tho Job now.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

President Roosevelt viii appoint no
droncs on the canal commission
Only men OF recognized strenuity VIII
be chosen.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Sooting at debtors, destroying their
property. and then imposing diHicuit
conditions on payment in full is
poor way to collect old debts.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Tho bogus lord experience viii be
apt to make st. Louis extremely eau
tious In 1904. when tho city will be
congestcd with tho real article
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Vermont has deliberately tempted
Carrie Nation to come on" with her
haichet.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

The people of this country are in
no mood Just now TO hail gleefully an.
other coal strike.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

An unusual condition at present OBJ
tanning ON the Pacific coast is evidenc'
ed by the fact that large amounts OF
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

The old settler who believe in the
ground hog theory has his raPid.hre
I-told-yon-so working overtime.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12
"Lsleep aeN enough at night.
And tie Mamedest appetite

Riiey's farmer 10 the very picture Of .
man advaaced in years, yet In the enjoy
ment Of perfect health. A good Ape
tite, good digestioa and sound sieeP. are
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12

Idaho is not Interested In the
groundhog. There Is II feet of snow
there.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-21
Ruins to Be Preserved.

The United States has lately taken
steps 70 preserve tho extensive ruins
discovered on tho Navajo Indian ros.
orvation In the northeastern part Of
Arizona.
In these canyons are cliff dwellors'
ruins. varying In slzo from a single
room porchoi on some ledge 10 an
extensive communal building. number.
ing a. many as aoyoniy.nve rooma and
several storleH In height on the can.
yon bottoms are most interesting
pueblo ruins, There arc more than
200 OF both classes and NJ one timo
they must have housed a population
OF 10000 souls. Students OF Americas
prehistoric civilization hold that the
clin and pueblo dwellors belonged to
tho same race and possessed tho same
ehnractcrlstics. dwelling In harmony.
2, IL OF INTERCEPT 10 roto that the Indians
Mo nov u0cf N fnr' canyon snow
q less advanced civilization than Its
prehistoric occupants.
Rev. Henry Mason Baum has made
several visits 10 the canyons and dis.
covered many valuable specimens. In
tho current issue OF Records OF the
Past he tells about some OF his vista.
He found Del Muorto the most inter
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-21
Are Small But Strong.

Everyone IN a general way knows
Of tho astonishing muscular power
employed by insects and OF ths real
tours de force which tho. execute
either IN the pursuit OF prey or In d~.
Tending themselves against their &c >
mics AZ the uame time one rarely
has precise idea OF the strength OF
these Insects because there arc few
standards OF comparison. although
nothing Is simpler than TO make a cor.
rect valuation OF their strength.
The wing strength OF insects Ia
known because OF tho work OF Folk
Plateau and De Lucy. who showed
that these little creatures could not
raise a weight much heavier than
themselves, no matter what the sur.
face OF their wings, During the course
OF these experiments a very interest.
ing fact was namely.
that the size OF the wing decreases az
the wolght and HiSo OF tho animal IN
crcases. fact which explains the
GLOW. heavy nleht OF tho beetle and
the swift light movement OF the gnat
Tho case Is entirely different. how.
ever. whore the creature moves on q
solid surface whore six feet may OBJ
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-21
! Odd Systems of Cging.

Here are n rnm1
Of curing disease which atsodd systomi
tioed In New tolE city; 70" pfao
The grape euro consists In n
ing TO a diet exclusively OF grakEor'
for several days az a time Il ia m 20.
practiced Go Europe. Patients 81 '.i
the vineyards Of the south ana speN =
ten days There eating the grapes AZ
day long.
The fruit euro largely used In this
country ls mcoly a modification OF
the grape euro
Allied to tho grape and fruit cures
are tho two.mealsaday. onemoala'
day and tho fasting cures.
A somewhat aiml. ,r cure f. the
milk treatment. advocated and prac.
uced quito ostonslyoly Ia New York
city. Ia dIaolplca prescribe an ox.
elusive DIET of mIlk-as much In Ger.
tain cases al two or thrco gallons a
day.
Tho haihtub cure. largely practloed
in Germany but also IN occasional
use here. Is modification Of ono OF
Knolppa ryatoms. Tho patients body
n immersed 90 water AZ blood heat,
and no romans there Tor days at a
time. even sleeping IN tho water The
cure Il Of special efficacy IN the treat.
mont Of burns. scalds and other o1-
tornal wounds
OF baths there 10 an almost infinite
variety used thornpeutlcally. The
Turkish. Persian and Russian baths
are familiar Tho needle bath Is an.
other.
Tho recently developed light treat.
mont Is assuming important proper.
lions. Il has many forms ana IL espo-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-21

tain points Of support. In this case
we can approximately calculate the
force exercised. Take. for example.
a ny by the wings. leaving the legs
FREQ 30 that the may seize ana raise
a match. II man wished 10 perform
relatively equal labor no would have
TO raise n beam 2iih feet long by 1ih
Inches square. The oarwlg harnossod
to a small chariot drags without dim.
Guilty matches, which for large por-
choron horse would mean drag. ing
$50 beams as long ana thick as him.
self, Tho man who leaps the 300 mo-
ters OF the Eincl tower IL merely 70.
peatlng the action OF tho flea. which
can leap 200 times lbs own height
Finally the Hercules Is obliged TO
raise eighty largo locomotives TO
equal the relative strength OF an oys-
tor which In closing lta valves oxer
ciscg force oi nitoon Kilograms.
Thus Il Is a much more simple thing
TO calculate tic Strength OF Insects
than 10 equal q aat our modern ath.
letoa haze set lor road to travel
before they can oU poto with ami
mails occupylug vecy umblo positions
IN tho living rld uhlic Opinion.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-21

osting. II takes ne name--"tho can.
yon OF doath"-ilom the fact that at
tho time Of the spanish conquest n
largo force move mp the canyon and
massacrod hundr ds N Indians.
Il was IN this canyon that no found
a most peculiar nummy-an aged elf.
dwelling warrior done up in q wen.
preserved feather cloth. by his side
was a bow and arrow Of perfect work.
manship. "As made the accompany.
ing photograph" wrltes Mr.. Baum, 1T
seemed 20 me that a moro pathetic dis.
ooyery had not b On made In recent
years"
In another clln ruin was found tho
wellpreservod skeleton OF male
dwarf. supposed 10 be about a5 years
old and measuring thirty.threo inches
In height. Il Is the FIRST dwarf mummy
found In the southwest and opens q
consldcrah lold of investlgation. 1T
may bring the student faco 20 face
with a race OF dwaris as found In some
VI the native Tribes Of Africa. Each
tribe ~ tho possessor OF from ono to
four OF these dwarfs. whom they ro-
gard rs their wise men. Tho saying
Il current among them that you can
fool a native many tImea. but a dwarf
but once New York Times.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-21

1 ciaiiy used IN cases whero disease II
known to have q bacterial origin
An important class Of cures ine iuoes
hypnotism. su gestive thorapeu'icl
and magnetic Hoaling. Related 70
these methods also Is Chrisuan scf
ence.
Tho National Health league 10
milllon.dollar corporation formed io'
the FORMULATION OF the nature cure
\ This includes many methods OF treap
Nment but It's central Idea ie the stuoy
ment ~ Thy conditions and the attain
CompleiNhom by normal methods.
he a nrominSyoat g. the curoall deSsg
clan Ito adyoct Philadelphia PHI
week. spent in boAtcs an oeca5hs
favorable 10 the LEASH under oonaus.
ton Of vitality. po'''O'9
Tho olive oil euro in. 3 prao-
ticed. Pure oil ls us d oxA Yally with
rubbing aud internally as nourlsh'
ment
Deep breathing is claimed by many |
to be a specific in all manner OF dis
ease The theory lT that perfect AGRA
ton Of the lungs means healthy |
blood and consequent health OF all the
tissues
Physical culture ls a very important
branch Of therapeutics. It's advocates
claim that with regular exercise In
diligently directed, and, aa an essen
tlai accessory. right eating and drink.
ing. the body may be kept In normal
condition.
The treatment OF certain diseases by
baking the body In a special oven has
recently been pracuoed with success.
The loan.moat cure r. another ays.
tom OF dietetlca Now York World.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-21

OF that time. the consequence OF which
ssas a general tendency on tho part OF
the sidllans 10 do justice for them.
selves. one OF the principal functions
OF the Malta Is. indeed. TO decide diff
ferencis and dispense justice without
appealing 70 the decisions OF courts or
Tribunals.
The Mahsts have their so-calied
code n honor. and disregarding social
law. iccept "Omerta' and are guided
by DO teachings and by II regulate
their lives and adjust their relations
to teir fellow men. In the opinion
Of N Mahsts. tho "Omerta" lifts them
abov law. According to II, II a man
appals 10 the law against his fellow
man no ia not only fool. but a COW.
ard.
~ "omerta" tho code of ethics Of
the liana, consists OF popular sayings
and proverbs. expressed In the YER
narlar or slang resembling that Of
Amrican crooks. It's purport ia TO
kee active In the minds OF these
e,kinals the tendencies which At
uisih 10 DO instruments OF Ia Mana
ard 10 encourage all members TO be
iniependent OF law and society. A
Siillan who has been wounded does
no betray tho assassin TO Justice even
though he knows that he Is dying. Ac-
coding to the teachings OF the "Omer-
tafhe says. III die I shall be buried.
NJ live shall XIII you" meaning
that he intends 10 avenge himself.
The Malta Is properly divided into
tVo parts. the one existing in Palermo
aid tho larger cities and the other
outslde IN the open country and In the
mountains. without organization II
semi impossible that members OF the
locioty should he capable OF recogniz-
he other members. The intercourse
omes about through a cattle fair,
rhlch is held every year. and land
lVners, and peasants, rich and poor,
nlngle one with the other.
Since 1876 the Malta has been very
,ulet In Italy and has been little heard
II elsewhere until 1891. when It's bold
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-21

shall be red and tte stamp carrying
foreign m0il-5 cort-shal be blue.
10 view OF these restrictions II has not
appeared possible 90 meet the require.
ments for mourulg stamp, as the
department does uo, deem Il advisable
20 print a stamp ln red aud also In
black However the suggestion has
been made that tho Scent stamp. now
printed In purple, M SHIT be issued In
black. so that porsou desiring to use
a black stamp uron their mourning
envelope might do - oy paying the
additional cont The department may
take up hls suggestion later and act
upon H.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-21
Want a Special Stamp.

Tho postomeo department Is con-
stantly 90 receipt OF requests for the
Issue OF a mourning stamp for use
ON black.odEed stationery Persons In
ali grades OF life assert that there ls
no harmony or appropriateness IN an
envelope with a black edge and a red
stamp 10 the corner and they beg the
department 10 Issue black stamp,
The department has given much con.
sideratlon to the subject. but has been
unable to comply with the requests on
account OF the rules OF tho universal
postal union. which prescribe that our
lowest value stamp shall be green;
that the stamp used for domestic Use