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The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25

Light a setback, at first.
1t seemed so simple to turn Calcium Carbide into
Gas-light that over Coo different kinds Of tanks" and
"Acetylene Machines were invented, patented. and
marketed for the purpose, by about as many different
people. :,
We'll, the thing to be expected certainly happened!
About $50 Of these "Acetylene Machines had been
invented and sold by people who knew more about
Tiuzgaye than they did about GdS-nnaking.
The Calcium Carbide was all right all the time,
but 53o of the machines for turning it into Gas were
all wrong all the time.
So Acetylene Gas got a bad name" though it IS
clear enough nozv that It never deseraed it at any time:
1t was like selling Wood Stores to BURN Hard Coal
in, and then blaming the Cool for not burning.
Lots of things happened to grieve the Owners Of
these $40 makes of alleged "Acetylene Machines.
But very few accidents occurred from them even III
the days of rank experiment and dense ignorance,
among, Generator Makers.
Oh course, a gun will go off unexpectedly, now and
then, if the trigger be pulled by a person who didn't
know it was loaded" ..,
But. that's no fault of the Anrnunitio11-is it?
Well, finally the Insurance Companies got after
these $40 odd makes of "Acetylene Machines" that
wouldn't Acety1ate, and the Insurance Board made an
investigation of all Generators that were submitted to
Then, out of the Goo odd Machines" patented;
only about 70 were permitted" by the Insurance Board
to be used.
Oh. what a howl was there!
By "permitted' I mean that the Insurance Board
was willing that any building should be Insured, with
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25
BOX OF WATERS FREE-NO DRUGS
-CURES BY ABSORB TON.
Cures BelchiDg of Gas-Bad Breath and
Bad Stomach Short Breath
B~loatinS-Sour E~ructstions
Irregular Heart, Etc.


Take a MulFs Wafer any time of the day
OF night, and note the immediate good Ell
feet on your stomach. 1t absorbs the gas,
disinfects the stomach. kills the poison
germs and cures the disease. Catarrh OF
the head and throat. unwho,esome food
and overeating make bad stomachs.
Scarcely any stomach is entirely free from
faint of some kind. MulPs Antl-Betch
Waters will make your stomach healthy
by absorbing foul gases which arise from
the undigested food and by reinforcing
the lining of the stomach, enabling it to
thoroughly mix the food with the gastric
juices. This cures stomach trouble, pro-
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belching and fermentation. Heart action
becomes strong and regular through this
process.
Discard drugs, as you know from expert
enee they do not cure stomach trouble;
Try a common-sense CNature's) method
that does cure. A soothing, healing SEN
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We know Mull's Anti-Belch Waters will
do this, and We want you to know it..
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Mu!Ps Anti-Belch Waters is Soc. a box, but
to introduce it to thousands of sufferers
we will send two (2) boxes upon receipt Of
75c. and this advertisement, or we will
send you a sample free for this coupon.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

neutrality-suspicious. as they cannot reaohths
diseased portion ofthe ear. There Is only ono
way to cure deafness, and that is by constl-
t~utional remedies. Deafness IS caused by al
intamed condition OF the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube. Whenthis tube Is ln-
famed YOU nave a r~umbiingsound Or imper-
fect hearing, and when it is entirely close l
Deafness is the result, and unless the inham-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever. Nine cases out or to .
arecausedby cararrh, which is nothing butal
infiamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars foranj
case o Caused by catarrh)th can
notbe curedby Halls Catarrh Cure. Send foc
circularsfres. FL. CHENEY& Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The English flag floats on II 1855 mer'
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25

made ME crawl on hands and knees.
! was so crippled for a time that |
couldn't walk without sticks, had head
aches and dizzy spells and the kidney
secretions We're muddy and full Of
brickdust sediment. Doan's Kidney
Pills made the pain disappear and cor
rected the urinary trouble. have felt
better ever since"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25
HOSPITAL Cars on Prussian Railways.
~, r.-z- lH;r;ot-y For paf1u-a u9

Hospital Cars on Prussian Railways.
The Prussian Ministry for Railways
has placed at every important railway
center throughout the kingdom a
magnifcently built and appointed a
for the transport Of sick persons.
These cars have been specially fitted
up from plans supplied by sanitary
authorities. Spring beds and every
medical device for the alienation OF
suffering during transit have been
utilized. There are ice safes, gas
stoves for cooking, rooms for attend
ants and ingenious devices for muf-
fling the sound caused by the motion
of the train. 1t is not intended to
make these carriages pay; they have
been instituted chiefly on the ground
of humanity.-New York World.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25

ties easily, but
wrenched my
back and began
to suffer with
backacle and
kidney trouble. I
neglected it un.
til one day a
twfnge felled
me like q log.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25
NO TONGUE CAN TELL
How L Suffered With Itching and
Bleeding Eczema Until Cured
by Cuticura.

"No tongue can tell how | suffered Tor
FIVE wears with a terribly painful, itching
and bleeding eczema, my body and face
being covered with sores. Never in my
life did | experience such awful suffering,
and | longed for death, which l felt was
near. | had tried doctors and medicines
without success, but my mother insisted
that | try Cuticura. | felt better after the
first bath with Cuticura Soap, and ap-
plication of Cuticura Ointment. and was
soon entirely well. (signed) Mrs. A. Eft
son, Bellevue, Mich"
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25
WHEN THE TRAIN STARTS.

Sweltering stranger Eat Cactus
Crossing)-When on earth does the
lex train leave this sun-Daked, heav-
en-forsaken region?
Alkali Ike-Waal, stranger, We ha
each got a right to his opinion on
tibet subjek, but them that knows de-
clares 1t hikes out jest after the en-
iine.-New York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25
IN KINDNESS.

When Johnnie Jones began to cry
His mother made a tart reply;
Which is to say, the mother mild
Did give q tart unto her CHILD!
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25

FITspermanently cured. No Ats or nervous
ness after first day S use of DR.. Kltne's Great
NerveRestorer, s2trialbottleand treatise freq
Dr.. H. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch ST., Phila., Pa
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25

Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gun
and Mullen is Natures great remedy-Cures
Coughs, Colds, Group and Consumption,
and an throat and lung troubles. At drug
gists, 25e., Soc. and $40 per bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25
CRUEL GIRL.

Grayce-Cholly appears to be very
much cast down over my refusing
him. it,-
Gladys-He is. He declares he'll
never be the same man.
Grayce-InGeed? Were / certain of
that I might be induced to recoa-
slider.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25

Ftso's Cure Is the best medicine We ever use
for all affections Of throat and lungs.-WM.
O., ENDsLEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1872
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25

Mrs, Wins owls Soothing Syrup for Children
teething ,Coftens thegums, reduces1nfamma-
ton ALA s pain cures wind collie, Csc. a bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25

The savings banks deposits per capita
are very low in Italy.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25

The Danube flows through countries in
which tfty,two languages and dialects are
rnokop
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25
THE CHANGE OF LIFE
Dangers and Pain of This Critical Period
avoided by the Zee OF Lydia e. Pink
HAMS Vegetable Compound.

How many wo
men realize that
the most critical
period in a wo-
mans existence
is The change OF
life, and that the
anxiety felt by
women as this
time draws near
is not
reason 2
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25
First Electric Cable to Iceland.
A GIANT LAID LOW

Crippled AMI Made Ill by Awful Kidney
Disorders.
John Fernaays. fruit raiser, Webs
ter, n. Y, says: Il used to lift railroad
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25

The Great Ant.septic,
Sloan's Liniment. for all mosquito bites.
1t kills yellow fever and malaria germs.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25

China IS anxious to have a national an
them.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25

Australia, which is really a republic,
has a surplus of $50, 0 10000.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25

Sold by all druggists, soc. per box, c
sent by mail.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25

The cost of feeding the animals in the
London Zoo a year is $4,000.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25

The English flag floats ON 1885 mer'
chant vessels.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25
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who does not sell it for a free sample
box of Mull's Anti-Be.ch Waters to
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The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-25

fOSEy ISLAND SOUVENIR POST
~. Six beautiful colored scenes for 20.
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/ Giye Full Address and Write Plainly.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-30

source of income in the future An
Ice house will be built the coming
winter and the sale of ice may be an
other source of profit.
The dam of the Fields reservoir IL
now about twelve feet high with a
probable depth of water OF twenty
feet; the basin back of the dam being
about eight or more feet deep. This
Is the reservoir site on which the late
Or. N. G. Field. Captain A. T. Sam
son and others of Mancos built dam
some twenty years ago. The Field
reservoir is one of the best In that
part of the country. Mr.. Puet esti.
mates the water now in the reservoirs
VIII irrigate 1900 acres two irriga-
tons. This, with the yearly rainfall
VIII mature any of the crops raised in
thar vicinity. These reservoirs lie
on the divide between the Mancos and
Montezuma valleys. where more rain
Tails than In the center OF the valley
Small patches OF grain were raised
IN that part OF the valley last year.
without irrigation Three.fourths OF
an acre of potatoes grown without ir-
lgation by Mr.. Cole yielded about
900 pounds. Mr.. Puet snys he ex.
poets to have the water in the head
OF the valley by Christmas
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-30
drinking intoxicants. Berry was ap-
pointed from Kansas In 1892.

| drinking intoxicants. Berry was ap
pointed from Kansas in 1892.
| CONS1 1ANT1NOPLE-The interna.
tional squadron, the fleet CT the allied
powers. has arrived at the island of
Mitylene TO seize the clatcms ports.
II is assumed that the capital OF the
island is now In the hands OF the al.
lied forces. There are signs OF yield.
Ing on the part of the people, but the
deienses OF the Dardanelles are most
powerful and Turkey really could blow
the allied fleet to pieces II they should
attempt to pass the forts on the mar.
row straits.
WASHiNGTON-Th comptroller Of
the currency has known the condition
Of the American National bank of Bos.
ton, which closed its doors this morn.
ing. for some time. but has seen to 1t
that the creditors of the bank will
lose nothing by the failure The conn
troller would have stopped its bust.
ness some time ago but let things run
IN the efforts 10 liquldate the bank.
which have been finally unsuccessful.
NEW fORK-lt is said that A. Nc.
Curdy, president of the Mutual Life
Insurance company. has resigned. and
II is believed today that John A. Nc.
can will also resign from the New
YORK Life. Thomas Lawson's declar.
alton that he had through proxies Sc.
cured control of both companies is not
helleVed here today to be entirely
true.
ST. TERSBURG-News reached
here today that panic still prevails in
Sebastopol, that the mutiny still con.
tinnes and that half million Russian
troops will Join the revolted Russian
sailors in the south.
MiLWAuKEE-Today Charles Ma
der of Chicago pleaded guilty to Civ.
ing bribe Of $1,000 for contract for
looiing the county hospital here. Ma.
der was let of with fine of 81 900
KANSAS CITY-A blast in an ex
ravation opposite the postofflce today
forced tons of rock and mud out hor
I~ontaily. killing Andrew Knignt and
six passers-by SO they re.
luired medical attention, and about a
iozen more or less seriously. Many
windows in office buildings were shat.
cred.
JEFFERSON CITY-warden Hall
intends placing several Gatling guns
IN the walls OF the penitentiary for
use in case of any attempt at whole
sale Jail delivery or mutiny. The gov
'rnor today offered reward of $500
or the conviction of the person or
PERSONS who furnished the conyicts
With weapons and explosives recently. |
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-30
THE SCHOOL EXHIBIT.

On Saturday there was displayed in
the various rooms at the High school
building the work OF the pupils In the
different grades.
Miss Mcclure. who has charge of
the drawing in our city schools. should
he complimented on the work OF ner
pupils. The designs made by children
Tor special holidays, such as Thanks.
giving, Christmas and Easter were
very good.
The manual training work from the
Cascade school deserves special men
tion. product map of the United
States from that school showed praise.
worthy ingenuity and industry on the
part of the children who constructed
II. We understand that the CONNER.
cial work at Animas City Ia In charge
OF Miss Cloa Steineger. one of the
graduates OF the Durango high school,
and the typewriting shown by her pu.
pills was well worthy OF praise.
Miss Ella King, the primary teacher
at Hesperus, brought to the exhibit
some word books compiled by the
small citizens OF that city that give
promise of good spoilers In the future.
The Hermosa school should be spe-
eially praised for their drawings In
physiology.
On account of the bad roads several
collections OF work were not received
until too late to be shown. We hope
to see them at the meeting In Jan
uary.
The county teachers examination
will be held at the high school In Du-
range Dec. 81 and 20.
Among the teachers who braved the
bad roads to attend the county teach
ers' Meeting we noticed Mr.. Junius
Ballard, from the school at Florida
station; Mr.. Ellis Taylor. from the
lower Anlmas school. Mrs. Retta Al.
len. from Florida mesa; Mrs. Ava
Hunzinger from Cascade. Miss Aga
tina Stevenson. from lockwood; Miss
Florence Salabar. from the Moss
school, Miss Name Todd, from the
upper Florida. Mr.. George Moody.
from Hay Gulch; Miss Abbie McNich-
olas. from Waterfall school; Miss
Ruby Buchanan. Trimble Springs;
Miss Anna Nedry, Hermosa school:
Miss Marie Herzer. Thompsons park;
Miss Ella King, Hesperus. Miss Char
lotte Wolf. Spring Creek; Mrs. Rhoda
Johnston, Ignacio.
At the January teachers meeting
the subjects to be consider
ed are three In number: "Shall
the teachers Of La Plata county organ
ize as permanent association" re
view of the state meeting to be held in
Denver during the holidays and the
subject OF teaching drawing.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-30
SILVER AND LEAD IN COLORADO.
Mining Reporter.

Mining Reporter.
On the 18th inst the American
Smelling & Refining company promul.
gated a new schedule on lead-hearlng
ores. An increase OF from 10 to II
cents per unit viii be allowed on ores
carrying from o per cent to so per
cent lead. The advance is on slid
ing scale, similar to the schedule US
ually in force, the Increase per unit
being greater on higher grade ores
than on low grade material. The ad-
vance will materially affect the pro.
duction in Clear Creek county. where
1t is expected that an Impetus will be
given to the production of ,ow grade
ores. Leadville also should feel the
good effects OF the advance.
Coincident with the increased pay
ments Tor lead the present advanced
position of silver In the metal market
is making combination that Is par
ticularly favorable to many Colorado
producers. The high point reached by
silver last week was GA 1-2. which Is
the highest for number of years. II
these conditions obtain for any length
OF time they should revive activity In
a number OF camps that are essential
ly silver producers. All In all the de
yelopments of the past week have a
decidedly hopeful aspect.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-30
The regular train from sIlverton for

The regular train from Siverton for
the east was abandoned this morning.
but the eastern was made up to leave
Durango on time. carrying passengers,
mail express and baggage.
The train from Denver at o'clock
was reported three hours late: the
Rio Grande Southern one hour late.
The mixed train going to SllvertoD
this forenoon reached there O. X. II
Is not nown II the passenger will
make the run this evening.
Up to O'Clock this afternoon only
one wire was working to Denver. and
as the Western Union was flooded
with business, some delayed from yes.
terdaN The Herald's telegraphic re-
port is again curtailed.
Among the passengers arriving last
night were some anxious to continue
their journey east; they had never
seen a snowstorm in the mountains
before. and the slides they saw run.
ming yesterday along the Animas can
on mad given them shlver.
From one of the passengers 1t was
learned that the worst slide the snow
bucking crew had to contend with was
about forty feet long and eight to ten
feet deep, there were other smaller
slides. some of them coming down
ahead OF the train as II proceeded to-
ward Durango. There was not a very
large crew, but It was very efrect.
I've one. Most OF the slide breaklng
was done with shoveliug. but two On.
Eines aud a Hanger did good work,
As usual. the scene of trouble was
near Elk park. When the train came
out OF the canon yesterday evening IT
was thought the snow was settling
ana that there would be less danger
or slides today, but as showing mas
resumed at Durango II is doubtless
Diling up again in the canon and yes.
terday's predictions could not be ex-
rected to be verified The cars were
covered with icicles. some of the icy
spires extending from the top to the
bottom of the coaches. The crew and
passengers were n weary looking lot.
but members of the crew said the
passengers had behaved very well
while the snow and ice campaign was
on.
The train continued east at
O'Clock, as announced In The Herald
evening. having remained at
the depot long enough to change ex.
press and baggage
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-30
The Herald for Job Work.
TRAIN SERVICE
sILvERToN. Nov. rs, 1905.

SILVERToN. Nov. rs, 1905.
Dear Herald:
In your issue of the 24th. under the
heading of Train Service" ! SEQ an
item complaining of the poor service
given by the ID. a. X. G. management
to Durango and Silyerton. know 1t
is poor consolation to tell you find
parts of the system over which | have
travelled, but II you and the business
men Of Durango can get any consola.
ton from the old saying, Misery
loves company" you may have 1t In
full measure.
the strike of the men who used to
maintain the tracks and water ser
vice In good condition for speedy trav-
el is still on, as evidenced by your
own good townsmen being idle. l pre-
sumo Mr.. John Hurley. former section
are he and his former comrades still
on strike, but they are there TO stay
until the management meets and
gives them what our good president
calls the square deal"
And let me say that the engine and
interests of the safety of their passen.
gers lives by reducing the speed over
a line where they know, better than
any one else. the sort OF men now In
charge and the sort OF work being
done. And of course they know that
while the track pretty nearly looked
after itself in the long. dry season, the
time has now come when even exper-
fenced trackmen would have all they
! could do to keep the wheels on the
rails and the trains out OF the ditch
Everywhere on two-thIrds OF the
system | found the business men com
planning they could not tell when
goods ordered would reach them nor
when freight or livestock shipped
would get to their destination; but
nobody complained that the d. 4 r
g. rates were too low or their bust
ness so slack that they could not af
ford to pay us a living rates.
Our foremen were getting SIS pei
month, but no overtime. even II the,
worked each night In the week or ev
cry Sunday In the year. The mer
We're getting $l.40 day and straigh
time for overtime. We are asking 36l
per month for foremen and &l.76 pe
day for men, and time and half 70
overtime for all hands when called ou
to wrecks. snowslldes or washouts, a
night or on Sunday. And the manage
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-30
HoGG STATES OBJECTIONS
TO ESCH.ToWNSEND BILL
'lOnVOr RpDuhljcnn

jenNef Republican.
Congressman II. NJ. Hogg was in
Denver yesterday on his way to Wash.
lhgton, where he expects to put in a
strenuous season. Mr. Hogg has been
speaking before business organlza.
uons recently regarding measures
that may affect Colorado. Because he
has found 1t necessary to point out
certain defects In the proposed rail
road legislation. the sensational
sheets have been accusing him OF be-
Ing opposed to President Roosevelt
This he denies in the most strenuous
manner, lie believes In Roosevelt.
Because | have asked the men OF
Colorado certain questions, In order
to set them thinking the Democratic
organs Immediately set to work to
create friction. If the Townsend
hlll were to be passed and its provi.
9ions literally carried out. 1t might go
hard with Colorado and certain indus
trles In the state. Mining men might
ind themselves in peculiar situa-
ton. These days. as / understand the
matter, the railroads are in the habit
of carrying low grade ore for less
amount per ton than they charge for
nigh grade ore. | have simply asked
The business men to look at the ques-
lion from their own interests. am
FOR Colorado-all Colorado-and any.
hing that will hurt the state | am
opposed to.
Wherever possible | want some
thing definite done. The existing law
provides against charging more for
the short haul than is charged for
the long haul. mile for mile. but at
the end of the bill there is a pro
viso that the interstate commerce
commission can make exceptions
when they see Mt Now. l am OPP
posed to this kind OF u law"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-30

ment absolutely refused TO consider
our case or advance any argument to
meet our plea that owing to the in.
creased cost OF living we should have
our wages Increased.
Before quitting work we offered TO
submit our schedule of rules and rates
to arbitration. but this was refused.
and so we quit, and am happy to say
our men who do not wish to take a
few months holiday. are all at work.
and most OF them at better rates than
we are asking from the ID. a II. @.
Just why the company refused to
give us what everybody comedies to
be reasonable rates. and wastes good
money on men who know little of our
work but some of whom are splendid
Judges OF whiskey but poor judges of
when to leave 1t alone. can't under
stand. Our offer OF arbitration Is good
today. as we believe In the principle.
There is no question OF recognition
of the union" nor any quarrel with
the officials. most OF whom 1 verify
believe. are aching to get back such
men as our representative In your
own good town. Mr.. John Hurley. and
thus end the present annoying. costly
and dangerous experiment OF driving
out good American workmen aud in
Producing foreigners. whose earnings
chiefly go To build up trade In Europe
or Asia.
enclose my card. and, thanking
you for valuable space. am yours
truly. A. D. LOWE
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-30
A DlsAsTRoUs CALAMITY.

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lose your health. because indigestion
and constipation have sapped II ava
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Guaranteed At q. q riRany's drug
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her. After taking Electric Bittsrs she
was perfectly cured. aad can now per.
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