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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04

thousand OF the population. In
County Armagh the death rate is as
high as 1872
The steady decrease in the recorded
mortality is growing year by year, in
spite OF all medical science can do. In
Bavaria the rate has risen during the
past ten years from SO to 80. In
Holland from 10 to %: in Norway
from 81 to 90; in Austria. from 5.i
to 10: in Prussia, from As to 6.1; and
in Italy. from as to 90. The same
steady increase is recorded in Ameri-
ca. Women suffer slightly more seri-
ously than men, and the disease is
most fatal in those advanced in life.
In 1901 776 persons in Ireland were
not i'll more than six months, and ST3
for less than year. No explanation
is furnished of the fact that the dis
ease is most fatal among farmers and
laborers
The observations of registrars may
or may not be of great medical value
but it is not without interest to note
the general opinion that the disease
attacks most frequently those who
live in damp houses or who reside in
A district with a damp subsoil., while
hereditary tendencies exist in many
cases Many of these reports attrib-
ute the prevalence of cancer to the
clay pipes. often dirty. which the small
farmers and laborers use, but in the
case of women the illness is laid at
the door of the strong tea which they
drink, in some instances, seven times
a day while in both sexes alcohol is
said to predispose to the disease.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
FARM LANDS FOR SALE.

Choice lands improved. with good
water rights in the Anlmas valley for
sale at prices ranging from twenty-ons
to one hundred and twenty-five dol
lars per acre. Also farm lands i'm
proved and unimproved. with good wa
ter rights on the Florida mesa and on
Pine river. Farm lands with water
rights will surely prove good invest
ment.
have a choice ranch. well-improved.
to rent to responsible parties.
City Property
A very choice seven-roomed house,
fine location. two full lots. elegant
shade trees. lawn and fruit. Price,
5000 A BARGAIN.
FRANK ELDREDGE,
Durango. Colo.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
ON A TRIP TO CALIFORNIA.

CLEVELAND, o., May 2.-The ia,
nous Cleveland Grays, one of the best
known military organizations in Amer
lea, departed on a special train today
on jaunt to the Pacific coast. The
trip is taken in conjunction with a
number of other prominent military
organizations of the east including the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Bos.
ton, the Governors Foot Guard of
Infantry Blues. The itinerary provides
for stops on the trip to and from Cali,
fornia at Kansas City. Topeka, Santa
Fe. Denver. Colorado Springs and 9th
er important points.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
PATTERSON MAKES
PEDDlERS DIG UP TAXES

l
| The skin grocery outfit from Chica.
go which landed carload of goods in
Durango yesterday, was compelled to
pay its proportion of taxes to La Pia-
Ia county this morning. Treasurer
| Patterson called on the management
| this morning in an official capacl.
ty for the payment of taxes. He was
cut OF with the statement that there
| was no inventory and the car worth
only about $500. Mr.. Patterson then
placed a valuation of $1,000 on the
| goods and asked for immediate pay
ment of taxes. amounting to $i5. Pay
ment was refused. Mr.. Paterson in.
formed the men in charge that 1t
would be more If not settled. He
then went to the court house and re
turned with Deputy Sheriff Smelcer
The treasurer again asked for pay.
ment, and was again refused. He
thereupon instructed Smelcer to take
charge of the car. This caused the
manager to think and he began dig
ging up. producing Si5. But the last
refusal had cost the outfit six dollars
more in way of costs, and this was
also demanded and paid. The treas
ury has thus portion of the money
taken from our midst
1t seems that some three or four
weeks ago an agent visited this south
west section. principally the farming
districts, taking orders for goods to he
delivered later The soliciting agent
would quote low price on sugar and
more than make up on spices, etc
Signed contracts were taken calling
for SO much money on delivery. The
funny part is that the same old conf
dence game was played. not only In
La Plata but adjacent counties. The
Mancos Times of yesterday devotes
considerable space TO the same out
fit. Referring to their course work,
the Times contains the following par.
agraph:
For instance: One party bought
sack of sugar for $500. Five pounds
of tea at 81 per pound, 50. Three
pounds of spices at 20 cents per
pound. $2.10-total. s13. Any mer-
chant here will sell the same amount
of sugar for 81 The same amount
and quality of tea for $3.50, and the
same amount and quality of spices for
i5 cents--total S995. These are no
false figures. but were actually taken
from one of those invoices"
The above Is a sample of prices no
doubt worked off on those who bought
of the outfit in La Plata county
Again, many of the same parties are
entirely dependent on Durangoites for
support They market their garden
truck and their farm products here
A few purchased goods who are en-
ployed in Durango, but the majority
were farmers. IN doing this they not
only got worked" but added their
mite towards Gripping the Industries
of the town and southwest. The Her.
aid will not deny the right of any man
to buy where and from whom he
pleases, but such persons should not
in turn expect to make livelihood
off the people of the county. The
same policy pursued by majority of
the residents of the town and county
would bankrupt the community In no
time turn fertile fields into weed
patches and kill off every industry
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
CUTS WIRE NAILS WITH RAZOR

HAMILTON, o., May John Pie
per, toolmaker of this city. today
gave public exhibition of a new pro
cess he has invented for tempering
steel. 1t particularly applies to edg-
ed tools and promises to revolutionize
the cutlery trade. A razor hardened
by Pieper's process shaved long splin-
ters off n wire nail and was immedi-
ately afterward used for shaving. Its
edge was not damaged at all keen
butcher knife was driven through a
quarter-inch of comomn steel. Capt.
talists will back Pieper in forming a
company for the manufacture of knives
and razors.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
TO
MARRY
COUPLE

PARIS. May king Edward and
President Loubet attended the review
OF $4,000 troops at Paris garrison this
morning. The soldiers drew up in
rectangular form on Vincennes parade
grounds and after royal salue had
been fired, marched past the stand
where his majesty was seated At the
end of the parade came a furious cav
airy charge, the cavalrymen hating
abruptly in long line before the re-
viewing stand. Later his majesty
left for Hotel Deville. where municipal
officials rendered him reception.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
TOLEDO
PRIEST
SUSPECTED

LoRAIN. O.. May Rev. F. Wal
ser. the Toledo priest who was the
guest of Father Rechlin Thursday
night when Agatha Reichlin. a sister
OF Father Reichlin, was brutaily muir
dered by supposed burglars, was ar
rested this morning. Bloodhounds, on
being given a scent from clothing on
the bed where Miss Reichin was
killed, We're very alert. and went
straight to the room and to the bed
in which Rev. Walser spent the night
of the murder. They then returned
TO Miss Reichlin's bed and would go
no further. The performances were
repeated several times The excite
ment is intense and Waiser was taken
to Elyria and lodged in jail
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
The Soul OF the Elephant.

The Sphere; Elephants will actu
ally die from nervous upset or shock
There is an Indian saying that
an elephant has double heart
That is an Oriental way OF
stating that 1t Is an emotional
creature, and that though 1t keeps
these feelings severely repressed in
general, when 1t does give way to
nerves, grief or fear It's huge body be
comes absolutely enslaved TO the men
tai condition and very possibly sue
cnmbs.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
BODY ARRIVES
AFTER LONG JOURNEY

CHICAGO. H.. May 2.-The body of
Alexander r. Shepherd, the man who
Lifted Washington from the mud
arrived here today enroute to Wash
ington. Shepherd died last December
in little Mexican village called Ba-
topolis. in the Sierra Madres mount
aims. His body has been travelling
eastward for three months on the
backs of natives through the great
canyon districts Of the Sierra Madres.
as territorial governor of the District
of Columbia. Shepherd disbursed forty
million dollars in the improvement of
the capital city.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
ScOURGE OF CANCER.
o

LONDON. May 1.-Some OF the
most impressive and alarming facts
and figures, showing how widespread
cancer has become. are contained in a
special report just issued by the regis
Ter general OF marriages, births and
deaths in Ireland. Ireland lost nearly
5000 OF its citizens through cancer in
1901. being at the rate OF 65 per ten
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
GOV. PEABODY DENIES
HE WAS SlIGHTED

DENEvR. Colo. May IA telegram
was received today from Governor
Peabody at st. Louis. formally deny
ing the reports that he had been
slighted Intentionally by any Of the
Worlds Fair commission,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
TRUSTS AGAINST ROOSEVELT.


The New York Sun represents the
trusts and financial interests OF Wall
street, andyit has published an editor
ial article attacking President Roose-
welt for his opposition to the. CONNER
cial combines against the people.
The most significant thing this edi-
torial reveals Is that the trust kings
are alarmed. Now they know that
Theodore Roosevelt and his admins
tration are always In dead earnest in
their determination to check present
abuses of the money power 1t shows
that the president has struck blow at
monopoly that has made the octopus
squirm even in Its almost inaccessible
lair.
When these facts are appreciated by
the people at large they can have but
one effect. and that Is to strengthen
his already strong position as cham
pion of their interests. In his faithful
performance Of duty working for the
best interests. not OF the moneyed
powers, but of all the people. 1t Is
now plain that he has incurred strong
enmities and one that may possibly
exert tremendous influences to bring
to an untimely end his political career.
But the president has stood Loyalty
and unilnchingly for the interests OF
the people. and IL Is impossible to be-
lleve that when he needs the support
Of general public opinion he will not
find the people lacking in gratitude and
apnrpciatIon II hp has mazda 5trOp 2
enemies he has made stronger friends
and In spite of Wall street his polltl
cal power Is stronger today than ever
before in his career.-Albuquerque
Citizen
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
MEN ARE OUT

NEW YORK, May ZIP to noon
today one hundred thousand men have
struck in all manner of trades through
out the country for an advance OF
wages or shorter hours
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
ARRIVE ON
STEAMER
PRETORIA

NEW YORK, May Among the
passengers on the steamer Pretoria
who arrived today from Hamburg
We're the forty-five members of the ag-
ricultural society of Germany who
came here to study the American sys
TEN of agriculture.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
PRESIDENT is GREETED BY
REGULAR SOLDIERS

JUNCTION CITY. Kas., May e.
When the president greeted Junction
City he was greeted by a salute fired
by regular soldiers from Fort Riley
Cavalrymen drawn up by the station
made fine display The president
spoke briefly from stand near the
track.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
THE RURAL GRADUATING
EXERCISES AROUSES INTEREST


On account of the large number of
graduates from the rural schools, only
small per cent could be chosen to
take part in the exercises for Friday
evening; the districts represented are
Animas City District No l. Rock.
wood District No. 3, Trimbe District
No. II, Herm0sa District No. IL, Igna-
clio District No. 81. In all there are
thirty graduates. The subjects of the
orations were chosen with regard to
the special adaptation of these schools
along special lines and were chosen by
the respective teachers of these dis
tricts. Recitations were introduced
on the program for the sake of adding
interest and variety and also because
the children from rural districts are
noted for special talent in this line of
work The musical numbers on the
program were given to children of the
same grades as those of the graduates.
The examination papers are all re-
ceiyed and satisfactory. Everything
indicates a very successful evening on
next Friday, May sth. and Miss Young
is to be congratulated on her untiring
efforts in this behalf
Program.
Invocation.
Oration-"Our Debt to the Ancien.s"
........ Rowland Hatfield, Ignacio
Recitation-"Narie's Night Ride.
......... Olive Baldwin, Hermosa
Spring Song" "............ .Cornet Solo
Albert Farris. Durango
Oralon-"Roosevelt ..........
.....,. Norman Thompson, Trimbls
O; I'll on-"Suowboun.l' .....
........ Jessie Hahn, II irmosa
May Morning" ......,....V Vocal Solo
Bessie Lake, Durango
Fancy Drill ........ .............
..... Fifteen Pupils. Animas City
How Ruby Played .... Recitation
Mary Neary, lockwood
Oration-'Longfellow .......
.......... Frank II. Day, Hermosa
Hearts and Flowers" go. Violin Solo
Antoinette vandugteren. Durango
Recitation-"The Volunteer Organ
ist". ...... Clarence Mccoy, Trimble
Oration-"An Historical Chain"
............ Florence King, Ignacio
Oration-''Longfellow ........
Presentation OF diplomas.
Benediction.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
CLAIM KING EDWARD MAY
BREAK WITH GERMANY

BERLIN, May 1.-The Tageblatt to-
day asserts that King Edward is eX-
pected to visit St Petersburg in July
and that the impression prevails that
England is touting friendship with
France and Russia, primary to an open
break with Germany.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR
GOES HOME

NEW YORK, May 2-The Austro-
Hungarian ambassador and Madame
Henglemiller sailed for Europe today
and will not return to Washington un-
IN late in the fall or early winter.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04

GET YOUR LAWN MOWERS PUT
IN SHAPE FOR THE SEASON.
CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED.
Phone Plata 8. JACKSON HARD.
WARE CO.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04

The Santa Fe will run personally
conducted excursions to California tri-
weekly during colonist period. April
LIST to June 15. 1908.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
THE HUB.

Serves juicy roast beef every after.
noon, with other refreshments. The
Hub is noted for Its find brands Of
liquors and cigars.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04

Money to loan on ranch property
city residences and business property
in any amounts and lowest rate Of in.
terest.
LOCKWOOD 4 PERKINS.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04

J. Plerpont Morgan says he Is ready
to pay $500 for tho smashing OF any
camera containing snap shot at him.
oh, how that man does hate his face !!
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
SAlONlCA is IN A
STATE OF SIEGE

SALoNICA. May 2.-The Austro-
Hungarian battleships Hapsburg and
Wien and the torpedo boat Magnet,
have arrived here and a state of siege
has been proclaimed.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
JIMMY BRITT WILL
FIGHT JOE CANS

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May a.
Jimmy Britt has decided to fight Joe
Cans here this month, for the light
weight championship of the world.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04

Strength and vigor come Of good
food, duly digested. Force" . ready
to-serve wheat and barley food. adds
no burden. but sustains. nourishss. II
vigorates.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04

The best physic. Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Easy to
take. pleasant In effect. For sale By
all druggists.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
A SNAP.

Two fine lots on Sixth Avenue. 400
THE LOCAL SECURITY co.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04

The Earl of Yarmouth should be
happy. His bank account has been
swelled by marrying an American
hefress.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
RANCH FOR RENT.

1G0 acres. eight miles from Duran
go, good water right. Easy terms.
THE LOCAL SECURITY co.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04

Williams Pool and Billiards rooms
10 the most popular resort In town.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04

ABILENE, Kas., May 2.-The presi-
Dental train stopped three minutes at
Chapman. After short speech ad-
mirers broke through the police lines
and presented President Roosevelt
with a football
AT Abilene the president mounted
stand and made ten minute speech.
Secretary Root leaves the train at
Salida to go to Columbus, o.
A telegram was received saying
that laundry which has left st. Louis
will connect at Sharon Springs, and
the president and party will have
clean laundry for Sunday.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04

TOURING
KANSAS

MANHATTAN, Kans.. May 2.-The
presidential train made Its first stop
this morning at Wamego. where the
president made short speech to a
crowd at the station. The train also
made quarter of an hour stop at
Manhattan. where the president was
greeted by students OF the State Agri-
cultural college and four thousand
people.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
PLAY BALL.

Following is the lineup for tomor-
rows ball game at the Fair grounds:
Silverton Durango
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22
Y. M. c. A. ATHLETES KEEP BUSY
second section OF the M~idwfRter
Tourney Brings Out Some
PLEASING Results.

Last wednesday night the second section
Of the midVinter athletic carnival OF the
Young Mems Christian association occurred
at the gymnasium. -Four more events were
comprehensive relay potato race, the rope
climb, the ball throw and the relay hop
race. The result leaves team No. s still
in the lead, with team No. 2 second. It hav-
ing replaced team No. s, which ts now
third.
thus two nights q the carnival are In
ished. n one more is to come. viii
be Friday. February q. Teams Nos. s
and ? are running very close and either
has a good chance for final first place.
Nine Of the twelve events to be included IN
the carnival have nov been held, and the
next night will include the remaining
three-the high kick. the goal throw and
the high jump
Team No. 8, which made such q good
showing the hrst night. making is points.
did not increase this score at all On the
second night. making not 1 point Yet It
il up In third place. Meanwhile team No
6 increased fits score from II 10 % points.
and team No. 2 climbed from Is points to
q. There are ten teams. each comprising
captain ana seven men. and their standing
in order nop IL.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22
Unified for WORT.

Gentlemen: For over two years I w3sred
greatly from impure blood, causing us 70 FEEL
debilitsted and unfit for work, had no appetite
and could get no relief from doctors or Dedi-
cines Of any kind, Until finally I vas persuhded
to Try S. s. s. 1 soon noticed q ohange In nv
health for the better, I continued its use, and At
the end Of three months was completely well.
and nv sppette has been good ever uince, and
/ now weigh ago pounds.
I consider S. 8. S the best blood medicine 20
Be found anywhere Your truly,
R SIDRBoTToN.
Gro s. Market st., Nashville, Tenn.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22

cinch that We will too. 50. although
there win Be pesce between US ss 70 dates
and the recoEnitiun O. contracts. there will
stan BE- a sort Of var EoinE on in the
rivalry Of being in the same towns.
That's going 10 Be- an expensive PROPOSE
ton for the American down al Kansas
City. They lose the grounds they had last
year. as there will b. q street cut through
that vll take away half their grandstand
and all their left heid bleachers. II costs
money 70 build q new plant As a matter
OF fact I an not 80 sure that they will
stick "a Kansas City. Tebesu generally
does the reverse o. what he announces.
nyVsy
A those weeks Of u about Lennon
and the 81. Paul team going 70 Chicago
have been very amusing. That has simply
been q clever scheme 70 work up base ball
interest in 81. Paul Il has doubtless been
successful. too. but 70 one who is on the
inside and understands those things It is
~lsuEhahle. Here was the situation. Len
non was losing money in ST. Paul for two
seasons. They we're very chilly TO base
ball up there. Nov. By pretending that
the team was going avBy. they could work
up interest in two Ways. One would be
to make St Paul sOrry 70 lose the base
ball The other would be q ~grEndstsnd
play BY Lennon in keeping the team there
despite the efforts Of Hickey and the rest
10 mov IL. Lennon chaupioning the in
t~erests OF 81. Paul. you see, and therefore
deserving Of good patronage this season TO
repay him for his frmnsss.
I have one more pitcher. a mar from
St Louis named Companion, who Is highly
recommended by Frank Genins. He is a
faF4-k-zar- - E--a-u r--- - q -
der. But, Of course. you can never tell
anything about these young fellows till
you get them into some company that
counts. Companion has been playing semi
professional ball In the Missouri town
clubs.
Then there's another young fellow on
the string. Moore, from McCook ! haven't
signed him, but he's coming up for q try
out. That makes seven pitchers IN all, but
only two Of them are old and experienced
men. They are Carter o. last years Seat
tie team and O'Nein. who was with Balti-
more a part Of last year. The others are
wilkins from Des Moines, Henderson from
Fort Scott and johnson from Sioux City,
The latter promises 70 be q second Owens
I think
This mar whistler has been keeping the
wires hot between here and st. Louis this
week. He is dead anxious 20 20 down tc
manage and play on that Montgomery
tAls.) team In the Southern league. He
has asked me for his release a dozen diff.
ferent ways, and I finally wired him that
1 would trade him for any good pitcher
He wired back Thursday that I could have
/ either Ell. Hopkins or Bruner, all goot
men. according to him ! have been look
ing the men I'd. They we're all with IN:
Chattanooga team last year. the team thai
is now transferred 10 Montgomery. i
there II q good man among them I'll TAX
him I'll Be glad to get & good pitcher il
exchange for whistler. He has been boss.
ing teams too long TO be & good FIRST base
man under another captain, anyway"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22

On wednesday night team Ne. 2 won the
relay potato race in 1 minuts and e as
seconds. Team No. 3 was second in 1:zs
and Team No. / was third in 1;2s As Each
team ran four men three laps each h
stands were thirtT-one feet apart, making
each lap stxtT-tvO feet plus the turn
The relay hop race wRs won by team No.
4 In 1s As seconds. Team No. / was SECOND
IN q 1-5 seconds and team No. 2 was third
IN q IS seconds -Four men were run on
q team and each man hopped eight feet
The rope climb wAs won by Jack Hall Of
team No. & He climbed the IS feet In s1-5
seconds. Captain Frankfurt Of team No. ?
was second In SIS seconds and Erion Of
team No. i q third IN b4-5 secOuda.
Parker OF team No. tied Erion for third,
but IN the eltmb-Of Erion won.
This rope climb is not 50 easy as It
sounds. There are lots Of men Who can 80
Up q roDe hand-over-hRnd- But it is not
lone that way IN this regulation gym
nAsium contest You DO not walk UP 70. .
rope and grab Il and begin climbing. In
stead you sit n the floor with legs out
stretched Then you seize the rope and At
ths crack q the pistol begin pulling your
self I'D eighteen feet against time. with
legs aiwEys parallel TO the moor. and never
touching Il once after they cave. Thus
yoa dare not let your legs hang dOwn till
yOa are cut q reach q the hoor. This