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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

u J Kennedy is corresponding with
a colony of 20 families who are seek
Ing u location Ia Colorado or New
Mexico aud who are Interested in this
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09
SIGNED IRRIGATION BILL.

Denver Post: The governor yester-
day afternoon approved senate Dill
No. 1876. providing a radical change in
the law governing superintendent OF
irrigation The new law will give the
chief executive considerable patronage
to dispose Of after the legislature ad-
journs
Irrigation superintendents are abol-
ished and irrigation engineers are pro
vided. one for each of the five dis
tricts The compensation is $500 a
year and $500 additional for expenses.
To be eligible for positions appli-
cants will be required to pass com
petitive examination provided by the
state engineer. From the eligible list
the governor selects his appointees
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

We are indobtod TO Mr. G. c. Piirat.
proprietor OF Tho Pennington steam
-four mill, for sack Of tho FIRST meal
made by tho new mil The meal is
first class. aud when the big wheat
crop is threshed this fail We VIII er-
poet 10 sea the people furnished with
Ak high grade flonr made right here al
home as can be obtained anywhere.
MIR. Pnrat understands his business
sudwln be sure TO give satisfaction.
Pennington Times
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

In line with the article published
sfSsrAl n2S Colorado Telephone c6fi
pany appropriatlng certain sum OF
moncy for the purpose Of establishing
a local exchange at Pennington, n.
NJ. MIR Il a. Chaplin Of the construc-
tion department arrived here Tuesday
and last evening applied TO the hoard
Of town trustees Tor n franchise 10
permit siringlug wires along the
streets. Il ia the intention Of the com
pnny ia locate tho central office in
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

NFftuH ffNi'ThbF Nlpfblhfs
1csse Halter and Fred Thomrlins
came over from NancoR last evening,
stopping Ut the pnlace The latter re
turned this morning while Mr. Ilallcr
is spendlng the day IN town
Mrs Carl Wiorum aud child depart
ed for New York Ci,y this morning
quite number of lads friends being
nj the depot TO say goodbye MIR
Wlcrnm viii follow later,
Dr and Mrs. W. A SedRwicl return.
ed lust evening after an absence Of
six weeks. the time being spent in Chi.
eapo The doctor was engaged Ia spe'
clai work, irli ihis did not interfere
from both having very pheasant visit
with friendH The trip evidently
agreed with them
G W Burke. special agent OF the
Denver a Rio Gran,ic. spent the night
In Durango While here he was sur.
prised 10 meet his old.timc friend Or
J \ Thurpan, the two having known
each other many years nj 81 Louis
where the doctor had fine practice.
Mir Burke went east this morning
o.
Mr. and Mrs John Morlock were
eas,bound passengers this morning
They first go 10 Denver. thence 10
Kansas City Hnd & Louis. being ab-
sent three Ia four weeks MIR. Nor.
lock goes Tor the purpose of making
personal inspection Of the large
wholesale furniture houses enabling
him TO obtain She best and lowest
prices
Prof Edgar Il. Downes returned
las, evening from Denver where he
went on business connected with the
schools having attended meeting
Of The superiniendenls and principals
OF the large schools of the state and
sessions of the Round fable. depart.
mcnt of the Colorado Tcachcra' asso.
citation. Al these meetings notes we're
compared with discussions concern
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

Mrs. George scibrd and children ar
rived Saturday evening on visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W franklin.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09
HOOd's Jdrs0pdrill0

II prom,,tly ncutrniiscs the acid IN the
blryd on which thr disss-e depri.ds. e,,n-
p.et4iy eliminates Il. and -irrngf'icms ""
system ngaiDst Its return. Try H"o"a a.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

section. II locations can be found at
prices that viii suit, :, is probable that
they viii come here. However, they
viii expect to get land for what Il IS
rcally worth Pennington Times.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

Mrs W G. Thompson is gradually
failing. and no hopes are entertained
for her recovery. and owing 10 the
weak condition of her heari her death
iR liable ic occur from heart failure
AT any moment She ia surrounded
hy her cmldron and receives every
care that loving frcnds can give.
Curicz journal
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

The Colorado State Editorial asso-
claiion meets at Glenwood Springs
June h and 10th 1t would he good
sche.nc II every publisher on the Wes'
tern Slope attended and an organiza'
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

Hon Granville rcndlcion, president
of the territorial bureau OF immlBra-
lion. whites iH that The poari viii i'm
mediatcly proccod 70 grt ont M "lnb-
oratc pamphlet. similar in size to
Ranch nnd Range of san Jurn county
nud aaks orr cltizons 10 furnish him
with photographs ~ our many new
buildings. such as The Hyde block
now town hall. Aliens barn, Graf 4
johnson and EBgloman bucks. etc,
also some meadow aud orchard scenes
in lie vicinity Of Pennington Ten
thousand OF these books Will be got
ton ouJ and distributed throughout the
east. and n IS Of the greatest Import
nuce that those photographs he fur
nlahcd him the territory standing all
expense Of making cuts etc Here Is
demonstrated tho need Of our board
ri trade. but ae a few knockers oh
iect to that organization. our enter
prising town board. has taken the
matter In hand and VIII see that tht
photographs are supplied. Farming
ton Hustler
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

MANI friends are mourning the
death of Dave Glcndenning, one OF the
popular travelling men who made ihis
section for many years The Herald
noted the illness of deceased week
or so 60.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

There were just an even ! 200 votes
cast yesterday. 1.199 that counted, and
one blank Two years ago the total
vote for mayor was only l 1.002. show
ing a gain yesterday of nearly two
hundred. 1t wasn't such dull cleo
ton. after ALL
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

Iesse Halter and Fred Thomplsins
came over from Nancos last evening,
stopping ut the Palace The hitter re
turned this morning while Mr. iiallcr
Is spending the day IN town
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

Republicans are in the swim They
have control of the national admins
tration have the state officers, major
ity of the county officers and now we
have control of city affairs. Coming
pretty smooth. eh?
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

The Montrose land Office has been
doing a rush business since the land
office took hold OF the Gunnison tun-
mel irrigation project, II is said sew
crnl hundred ranches have been filed
upon.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

Henry Ash came down from Silver
ton this morning and Is spending the
day in Durango. Mr.. Ash Is one of
the enrly settlers of San Juan county
and has prospected the hills around
Animas Forks since the seventies.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

Herald correspondents at silyerton.
Ouray and Telluride report the cleo
tion passing on quietly. Socialists have
ticket In each of the towns and are
working to elect at least majority OF
the officers. The main fight at Telln-
ride is over the city attorneyship.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

Mrs, Carl Wiorum aud child depart
ed for New York Ci,y this morning
quite number of lads friends heins
nj the depot to say goodbye Mr.
Wlornm viii follow later
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

The commissioners met in regular
quarterly session yesterday. Princi
pal business was reading of the min
utes and listening to the wants of III,
paupcs portion of the community.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

If our esteemed afternoon co-temI
could have issued a few more papers
like the one of Monday, the Democrats
would not have elected a man. Even
Wigglesworth would have been in dan
ger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-06
Eslximo Gambling.

Those who have spent any time In
the north polar regions and become ac-
uuainted with the life and habits or
the Eskimo know that he Is by nature
a gambler 4 favorite method Of gam
bling that affords much amusement Is
To take one OF the long handled musk
OK cups and. partly tilling it with soup
or stew made from the seal or walrus,
whirl II on the top OF fiat rock, about
which are grouped those who have en-
tered the game. The person To whom
the handle of the cup points when 1t
has stopped turning is the winner OF
the contents Of the cup.
When the winner has emptied the
cup then another article, not always or
necessarily a soup or stew, Is put into
IL for the next winner. II. however,
the article is too large to put into the
cup-for instance, walrus tusk or
seal hide or what else-then II may be
represented by something else. The
cup is then sent spinning again. and
when II comes TO rest the winner
takes the prize. One Of the most val
liable prizes, next to gun or har-
poon, is n needle. especially when one
Is very much needed in the household
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-06
Our First Hallway.

The first American railway-nOt
built for steam cars, hOweyer-was
made to haul Quincy granite for the
Bunker Hill monument. That was in
1896. 1t was three miles long. The
first railway built for steam cars was
the Charleston and New Hamburg line,
I'm South Carolina. This was for some
time the longest line in the world, 1877
miles.
The first locomotives weighed three
to five tons An imported English loco
motive weighing ten tons was too
heavy. Twenty-Five engines OF that
day would make one Of today Fifty
years ago u train load Of 200 tons was
heavy. Now loads of 1900 to 900 tons
are handled.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-06

Strange stilts are those used by Jap
having side blocks. like the American
boys, they have foot rests mortlsed on
the silt stick and projecting backward.
These stills can only be used where the
japanese boys feet are bare, for the
silt stick must be grasped between the
first and second toe OF each foot.
Spanish boys are great silt walkers,
and they invariably use sticks that
reach to the hips and are strongly
bound there as well as at the ankles.
In some OF the islands Of the south
Pacific ocean very rough sport Is en-
gagged in by boys on stills. Perched
high on their thin support and with
their faces and skins grOtesquely paint
ed, these semisayage lads, sometimes
as many as twenty at time, meet and
try to trip each other up or knock each
other down.
Like most sports and games silt
walking is OF very ancient origin. Cut
in the stone which forms one Of the
oldest Pharaohs tomb there is crude
picture OF a man leading Il procession
and walking on stilts. This ancient
silt walker must have been very skill
full, for he Is holding no side sticks,
but Is using both hands In holding a
great horn to his mouth, which he Is
apparently blowing. Washington Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-06
Vacuum.

The space above the mercury In d
thermometer is not a perfect vacuum
There Is not infrequently a small por'
ton Of air left in such space, and there
Is always an atmosphere OF the vapOr
OF mercury. Physically speaking, 1t Is
perhaps impossible to procure a vac
uum. 1t is most likely that even If a
real vacuum could be procured for an
instant air or other vapor would al
once begin to be disseminated from the
sides Of the vessel in which it was
made. and II would thus instantly cease
TO exist.
Ii is true that Dexartes denied the
very possibility Of vacuum and says
III q vacuum could be effected in a
vessel the sides would be pressed into
contact" but 1t Is hardly correct To
say, Scientists say that vacuum can
not exist" What scientists do say is
what Galilei said. Mature abhors a
vacuum" AS the statement OF fact
is true, Nature does. to the best Of our
knowledge. abhOr vacuum. She never
suffers 1t to exist TO the extent of al
lowing any space which Is perccptible
TO our senses TO be vacuOus. Vacuum,
in scientific speech, simply means a
space from which air has been expelled
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-06
A Dance without n Smile.

They have a singular kind of dance
conducted on the greens Of country vii
lagos in Russia. The dancers stand
apart, a knot Of young men here. a
knot of maidens there, each sex by IL
self, and silent as a crowd Of mutes.
a piper breaks into u tune, Il youth
pulls off his cap and challenges his
girl with Il wave and a bow. If the
girl IS willing, she waves her hlndker-
chief in token Of assent. Tie youth
advances, takes Il corner Of the hand
kerchief in his hand and leads his las
sic round and round.
No word Is spoken, and no laugh IS
heard. Stiff with cords and rich with
braids the girl moves heavily by her
self, going round and round, and never
allowing her partner to touch her hand.
The pipe goes drOning on for hours in
the same sad key and measure and the
prize Of merit in this "circling." rs the
dance Is called. is given by spectators
TO the lassie who In all that summer
revelry has never spoken and never
smiled
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-06
Kinun md Hmm Il lcrnffa

George ILL.,, when not engaged In per-
forming the operations which had SO
much to do in gaining for him the
popular nickname OF Farmer George"
amused himself at one period OF bis
long life with the making Of buttons
and attained very respectable degree
Of skill In the manufacture OF the dif-
ferent varieties then most In fashion.
George ". his son and successor,
affected another sort OF unkingly dis
traction for idle hours and particularly
prided himself on the perfection with
which he could "cut OUT pair OF
breeches. Outside the glOrified ranks
OF the fashionable Outfltters OF the day,
the Stultzes, the Meyers, the Schweit-
zers and Dandrons, only Beau Brum-
mel was thought TO be his rival at the
shears, but for elegance and accuracy
and style the king considered himself
the Beaus undoubted superior. The
unfortunate Louis NJ. was an expert
locksmith, with general turn for
mechanics, and spent whole days In his
forge, as did one OF his predect tssors
on the throne OF France, Louis XIII.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-06
COugh Gently.

Few people know how to cough prop
erly. In fact, II never occurs to the or
dinary individual that there are a right
way and a wrong way OF doing It. Yet
ii Is a matter of no small Importance.
II every sigh means drop Of blood out
OF the heart, as people say, every cough
means some greater or less proportion
of time knocked off ones life. Most
people cough as loudly and forcibly as
they can. Some chronic coughers seem
a bit proud of the terrible noise they
make. But 1t Is a rather costly noise,
for the simple reason that II tears and
inflames the lungs.
The lungs consist of an eXtraOrdina-
rlly delicate spongelike tissue, which
sometimes gets inflamed and chOked
with phlegm. When we try to get rid
Of this substance we cough. But, OBJ
viously, If we remove ii violently we
must necessarily injure the delicate
lung tissue. Therefore train yourself
to cough as gently as possible. After
little practice you will find 1t quite easy
to do so. In that way you will do a
minimum Of mischief to the lungs and
add years to your life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-06
The story of n Vision.

A Scottish newspaper prints the fol-
lowing remarkable and dreadful ex-
perience." which a correspondent says
he heard from the lips of fellow pas
senger, n member Of parliament. This
man had left home early In the morn
ing. Travelled about a hundred miles by
rail and put up at village hotel. Feel
ing fatigued. he retired to his bedroom
at an early hour. He was in the act or
undressing when there appeared to him
what was evidently the ghost OF his
four-year-old son arrayed in the vest
ments OF the tomb. A conviction that
his son, whom he had left in the morn-
ing in perfect health, was dead urged
him to drive to the nearest station In
time to catch Il train that passed at
midnight. On reaching home early next
morning he found that his boy had
died about the time the vision had ap-
peared TO him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-06
Plant HiSAra

All leaf buds, whether underground
or OH the bare branches Of winter, are
plant savings put aside from the super.
fluffy Of summer against the proverbial
rainy day. The starch OF which such
organisms consist Is to the plant what
his savings are TO the prudent man.
and the common potato is one OF the
greatest misers Of the vegetable world
In this respect, for almost the whole OF
the tuber is made up Of starch food.
left rs a legacy to the young plants
represented by the eyes" This is
true OF all plants that grow from bulbs.
Some go further, for they run a saw
ings bank I'm the shape OF a taproot.
which, If left undisturbed, grows lar
ger year by year. to be drawn upon In
seasons Of drought when other means
Of subsistence are exhausted. Among
these are primroses. carrots. beetroot
and turnips, and with these three last
this faculty OF saving has been devel-
oped by man to make the plants a
source Of profit to himself.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-06
A Human Picture Book.

A remarkable case OF tattooing came
10 light in Professor Hebra's lecture
room In hospital In Vienna some
years ago The man was the subject
of a lecture, and one Of the spectators
at first mistook him for bronze statue.
He was tattoOed from head to foot,
and not quarter of square Inch OF
his entire person was intact The skir
presented an appearance resembling
the tracery of nm exceedingly rich cash
mere shawl The colJrng was done
with indigo principally. with enough
red inserted here and there 10 giyt II
effect. His name was George Con
stantine. a Greek by birth. who Will
a band OF robbers entered Chimes,
Tartary TO commit depredatlOns. The
gang was captured. and this man. Will
others. was ordered 10y the ruler to bt
branded I'm this manner. On the palm
Of his hands letters were tattooe'
which explained that lie was I'll
greatest rascal and thief in the world.
II took three months To tattoo him, IL
indigo being pricked into the skin. The
designs represented elephants. lions. IL
gers and llrds. with letters worked IN
between. \ couple OF dragons orna-
mented his forehead. He said his body
swelled up very much at the time and
ever since had been sensitive TO
changes In the weather.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-06
Gambling the Worst vice.

OF all the vices to which men are nj
dicted gambling is undoubtedly tn
worst. Gambling has n worse effec
on the mind and conscience even thai
drink. The inveterate gambler canno
remain honest; he does not remain hon
est.
We talk earnestly to the young maj
with the gambling habit because many
such young men are strong In ability
and character and would render good
service to the world If they could use
their energies properly.
The gambling instinct IL perverted
form OF ambition, the most dangerous
of human perversions. Every young
man who has genuine strength should
think about gambling from his OWL
point Of view, and his own pride should
give him reasons for stopping.
II you want success in life you Should
want IL as a result of your own efforts
not as the result of any accident. The
gambling instinct is weak rs well rs
vicious 1t is self indulgent and con
temptible; it represents the desire to
get something for nothing.-New York
Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-06
KneHv Whit lie Wns Dning.

The affability Of Il candidate for par
liamentary hOnors has n great effect
and many n vote is secured by means
OF II. But IL would seem that effuslve
ness and affabllity are sometimes in
dulged In for quite different reason
when men are woolng n constituency
An incident In an east end election
proved this. One OF the candidates
was extremely gushing. and the elec-
tion agent. when in conversation with
keen supporter. said:
at IS a grand idea. that of Mr.. --.
He is not only not satisfied with shak-
ing hands with the voters I'm the ordi-
nary way, but whenever lie meets them
he grabs both hands and shakes them
effusively."
II see" said the supporter. "But
don't you think that that's rather over
doing itY
"Well, It may look like that" return
ed the agent. "but Mr.. - knows his
business, and he knows that so long as
he holds on to both OF their hands his
watch is safe. ."-LOndon Tit-Bits.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-06

The electrical fishes DO not belong to
any one class or grOup-sOme are found
in fresh water. while others inhabit the
sea. They possess two distinct types
Of electrical organs. One closely relates
in structure 10 muscle. as found in the
torpedo, gymnotus and skate, while the
other presents more of the characters
Of the structure of q Secreting gland.
as illustrated by the electrical organ
Of the thunderhsh. Both types are
built upon a vast number Of micro
scOpical elements, each OF which is
supplied with a nerve fiber. These
nerve fibers come from large nerves
that originate in the nerve centers.
brain or spinal cord, and in these cen
ters are found special large nerve cells.
with which the nerve fbers Of tie
electric organs are connected and fron
which they spring. Yet the electricity
is generated in the electric organ Itself.
In these animals there are specialized
organs for the production of electricity
on an economical basis far SURPRISING
anything yet contrived by man.-Amer-
lean Inventor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-06

Mr.. Browns enemies say that Their
Is nothing else I'm the world he enjoy
so much rs finding fault and putin,
other people in the wrong. When en
gagged in this pleasing occupation. b.
loses all hold on a sense of humor
which is none too keen at other times.
Not long ago he and his wife were
taking a trip through the White noun
tains. and at one place they were TO Dt
called at half past . in the morning tC
take an cary train. Mr.. Brown wax
cned first and after a glance nj his
watch fell back on his pillow with q
groan that frightened lis wife out Of
her slumbers
Here it is on the tick OF half past
g." grumblcd Mr. Brown in response
to his wife's troubled questions. "and
If they don't call Us within five min
utes we shant have time enough to
get dressed and eat breakfast. But It's
no more than expected
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-06
Artists Anachronisms.

Some years ago there was exhibited
In London q beautiful picture Of an
eighteenth century interior. perfect III
every detail but one, for on wall OF
the interior was a small picture Of a
very up to date locomotive, and In the
same year the writer saw among the
academy pictures presentment Of a
cavalier, evidently waiting impatlently
for his lady to keep the tryst. consult
ing n watch which would have done
credit to q twentieth century watch
maker, while on another canvas pen
insular veteran, who was fighting his
battles over again for the benefit Of ad-
miring rustics at the village inn. was
wearing an unmistakable Victoria cross
about forty years before this badge of
valor came into existence.
In his magnificent picture in the
Royal Exchange of scared LondOners
escaping in boats from the horrors of
the great fire of 1866 Stanhope Forbes
introduced vessels Of type which. II
is said. the Thames has never known
and another artist Of repute armed the
children OF Israel with guns. presum-
ably for self protection. while they
were occupied In gathering manna.-
Stray Stories.