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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10
AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE

There is a theoretical and practi-
cal knowledge of agriculture, says
Drover's Journal The former is OBJ
tanned from books and the latter from
personal cultivation Of the soil. II
witnout individual experience. one un-
dertakes to operate farm he will
soon discover that there are multi
tude of facts to learn before he can
achieve the hest results. Conducting
a farm successfully is not only bus
mess. but a science that has to he
mastered as mncn as medicine or me
chanics. The farmer is engaged in
business that needs comprehensive
knowledge OF the laws of plant and
animal life, as well as the compost
ton of soils. II the greatest results
would he attained Farming involves
so many uncertainties that skill and
experienced judgment are in constant
demand. When the city farmer en-
cages in agriculture late In life with
out experience, he will soon learn
that his operations are mass OF mis-
takes, and he will be compelled to
learn from those whose knowledge
and experience have blazed the path
way to success. The new beginner
will find experience Forthcoming and
money outgoing until he has learned
the facts necessary to follow agricul-
ture successfully.
One may obtain a theoretical knowl-
edge of banking and telegraphy from
books. but could not send dispatch
or conduct n bank without apprentice
experience. One must nave q love
succeed. There are so many facts TO
learn in any branch of agriculture
that time Is necessary to acquire ex-
perience. 1t Is not the ability to
raise one crop. but to 30
manage agricultural land that good
This requires knowledge Of the
composition of soils and the most
practical and economical method of
maintaining and increasing land fer
tility. II the experienced achieve
only average success, what can the
novice expect in agricultural opera
| tions.
A successful farmer must know the
fundamental rudiments OF animal and
plant life. The more extended his
knowledge In these laws the greater
the prospect Of success. He need not
be a college graduate. but he must
have mastered the laws governing
plant and animal life and the parti-
cular adaptation of plants to the soil
which he cultivates. This knowledge
combined with the ability to do this
work to the best advantage, will com
mand success. A little knowledge is
a dangerous attribute, especially
when it does not take in the whole
problem of any branch Of agriculture
What is needed on the farms today
are competent and experienced men
who have mastered the principles OF
agriculture at either experiment sta
tons Or practical held and livestock
operations.-Maxwell's Talisman.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10
Why Sure. From Rh.um..sss.s

Why suffer from rheumatism when
one application of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm will relieve the pain? Tne
quick relief which this liniment al
fords makes rest and sleep possible.
and that alone is worth many times
its cost. Many who have used IL
hoping only for a short relief from
suffering have been happily surprls
ed to find that after awhile the relief
became permanent. Mrs. V. ii. Leg
gett of Yum Yum, Tenn, U. S. A..
writes: Il am great sufferer IRON
rheumatism, all over from head te
foot. and Chamberlains Pain Balm is
the only thing that will relieve the
pain" For sale by all druggists.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

United states Land Office. Durango
Colo, July 10. 1905.
Notice is hereby given that III com-
pIiance with the provisions OF the act
OF Congress of June }, 1870 ehti''eu
AN act for tne sale of timber iahos
in the States of California, oregon
Nevada and Washington Ieffltory'
az extended to all the Public Lana
States by act of August 4, 1897, Harry
f. Dixon, of Durango, county OF La
Plata. state of Colorado, has this ua'
filed in this office his sworn statement
No. s42, for the purchase oil the n.
"A of n. e. u section 81, anu H. "a
f "A, and S. E. a OF N. Il. a VI
section No. 30 in township NO ''
north. range No. 10 w. n. NJ. +. Nd.
and will offer proof TO show that me
land sought is more valuable ior IL;
timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes, and to establish his cia'h
10 said land before the Register ant
Receiver at Durango. Colo. on Satut
day. the 10th day Of September, l9oo
He names as Witnesses: James Il
Otis, of Durango, Colo, Joseph "a
Coppinger, OF Porter, Colo; Ahht
Powell of Porter, Colo; Joseph 70"
ell, of Porter. Colo.
Any and all persons claiming al
yersely the above described lands arr
requested to file their claims in Till
office on OF before said l6tn day o
September, 1905.
+. c. PERKINS, Register.
First publication, July IL.
Last publication, Sept. IA.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10

This, from the Alamosa Journal, If
what Tommy. Sammy and Johnny
Patterson, Belford and Rush-the
great "moneysupple" statesmen
would regard as an "odious compari
SON" "Silverton and this city are
nearly the same size and yet the mu
nicipal expenses of the former are
five times greater than the latter
However, Silverton is municipa
ownership town"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10
FARMS WANTED.

We have constant inquiries for
farms in all parts OF La Plata ana
san Juan counties, and If you want t.
seli, list your properly witIn lib anu
we Will find a uJrcnaser. Commits
SION charges reasonable. No sale, no
cnarge. Call and Sc us when in town
or drop us a line.
II you have valuable papers that
are subject to fire. ii will pay you To
examine our steel safety deposit
boxes when you are in town again.
The LOCAL SECURITY CO..
W. S. Pickerill. Sec'y.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10

Colorado paid ;7,156.923.5S in insur
ance premiums last year, and receiv'
ed back in losses $2,596,s2l.21. These
companies paid in taxes and fees to
the insurance department $163. .10S.s4
or tax of 2.28 per cent Of the total
business. This scarcely looks like an
outrageous tax. in fact 1t is very low
and the agents who are refusing To
pay fees for Withholding arrears are
encouraging Legislation that will in
crease it.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10

ease, the MOSQUITOES ana nics
are the most dangerous enemies OF man.
The mosquito with its bite irjects into our
veins malaria, yellow fever. and other fatal
troubles. The ny, with spongy feet, collects
the invisible germs of diseases, spreads
them over our food and poisous US with
typhoid, cholssa and other plagusa of the
human race.
DR.. Pierce, the eminent ph ysician Of Buff
falo N. Y, says. "N each person will con-
slider his system q All army Of men which
he controls IS general, and Will see to its
proper provisioning and that 1t has plenty
of ammunition IN the shape of good red
blood, he will be able to overcome the
enemy In these germs of disease" Every
healthy man has Ave million red blood
corpuscles to every square millimeteI of
blood. The best tonic for increasing the red
blood corpuscles and building up healthy
tissue is no doubt DR., Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery. This medicine has been on
the market for over a third of century
and uumbsrs its cures by the thousand.
Many popular patent medicines or tonics
are made up largely Of alcohol and will
shrink tbs corpuscies Of the blood and
Is needed IS a. alternative extract, like Dr..
Pierce'a Golden Medical Discovery, made
of roots and herbs without the use Of alco-
hol, that will assist the stomach in assimi-
lating - taking from the food sueh ele-
n1euts - are required for the blood, also an
Alternative mat will assist the activity Of the
liver and cssse It to throw OF the poisons
in the blood. When We have accomplished
this We have put the system in . fortified
condition 90 strong that II can repel the
germs Of disease which We find every
where the street-cars. the shops the
factoriss, the bedrooms, wherever many
people conSregate, or where sunlight and
good air do not penetrate.
Accept NO substitute for Golden Medical
Discovery There is uothiug "just as
good for disssses Of the stomach, blood
and lunGs.
Neglected constipation means headache,
heartburn, sour stomach, fool taste in the
mouth, biliousness, pimples. and pslpita-
tiou ef The heart. Constipation 10 promptly
cured by Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Psllsts. One
iss nilA oasss, othsrwAss Two
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

Forest Lieu Selection No. .........
U. $. Land Once, Durango. Colorado
July 3, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that William
+. Baker, whose postotiice address ii
Manistee, Mich, on July 3. 1906, made
application TO select under the Act OF
june 4, 1897 80 Stats. 36). the fol
lowing described tract:
5. W. a OF N. f. \ and w. " OF
y. E. a section 80, township 80 north,
range 10 W. N. M. p. NJ.
Within the next tnirty days after
the date oil the first publication here
OF protests or contests against the Sc
lection on the ground that the land
described, or any portion thereof, is
more valuable for its minerals than
for agricultural purposes, will be re-
ceived and noted for report to The
commissioner of the General Land o.
flee.
+. c. PERKINS, Register. .
First publication, July 6.
Last Publication, Aug. 10.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10
FOR SALE.

In the California mining district, La
Plata county, the valuable lode claim
named the Fredericton. This claim
is situated in Burnt Timber guleh,
and is believed to contain at least a
thousand feet OF very rich vein. For
particulars, address Mrs. ]. B. Har.
don, 164s Massachusetts Ave, Cam
bridge Mass.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10

These are troublous times for the
license dodgers in Colorado. The
state treasurer is after the dodgers
OF the liquor license. the secretary OF
state is after the detective bureaus
aud the auditor and insurance com
missioner are making life a burden to
the insurance companies that have
dodged agents fees in this state for
years. A business administration IL
what the people wanted and they are
getting it.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10

1t must be gratifying to the Ameri
can people TO observe that the wal
against official graft goes steadily on
1t is humiliating to have to admit that
so much wrong'doing exists but the
knowledge that the forces of right
eousness are at work and doing things
in the interest OF the people is very
comfortable thing to know.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10
!, 3 60 ss g > 8 3 s. g g g g g 9
NEieHeoRiNG TOWNS
s s g = j. 9 8 3 Sc 8 8 6, $ 6,

Pennington Enterprise.
Hosteenla-bit received s9S for 1000
pounds of wheat which he took to
Roundrock. With the money he
bought flock OF sheep. We have
some enterprising Indians here.
Pagosa Springs New Era.
The main Pagosa spring is the
largest hot spring in the world. a
nearly circular caldron of apparently
boiling water 40 to 80 feet in diameter
and having a temperature of 1856 de.
grees of heat. 1t has been sounded
TO depth of $50 feet
While tne exact figures are not yet
obtainable II is konwn that the as
sessed valuation of Archuleta county
for 1905 will approximate 100000.
an increase of nearly or about $780,
900 in spite of exemptions under the
new law to the amount of $4,000.
Telluride Journal.
er in lease of block OF ground
COO feet in length on Stratton's Inde-
pendence at Cripple Creek. One of
his partners is miner thoroughly
familiar with the property. and he
promises to clean up 100000 profit in
ninety DAYS. This may be little
high, but is sure thing that there
is big money in the lease.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10

II is doubtful II the new world has
ever witnessed a more significant in
ternational event than the bringing
together of the two great warning ma
tons, Japan and Russia. In peace at
the table of the President of the Unit
ed States. And this President OF
ours is the same one whom Colorado's
senators have long described as an
international bully.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10

Never has the United States occu-
pied more prominent or enviable
position in the eyes of the world than
II does today. We do not need TO
hrag about it. but we should not over
look 1t nor the responsibility the posi-
ton entails.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10

senseless and indiscriminate denun-
citation were used to devise laws to
properly regulate and supervise large
combinations Of capital and to assist
and support oficials in enforcing the
laws. some good might be accom-
plished.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10

Bigamist Hocb can beat the man
who doesn't KNOW where his next
meal is coming from. Hoch has sew
eral times been unable to guess
where his next breath was coming
from.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10

The Denver papers are rejoicing
over the fact that Denver is Immune
against yellow fever. II 1t were equal
ly immune against yellow journalism
what glorious place 1t would be.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10

EVIp pENCE.

From the New York Mail.
Perhaps the world does not grow
any better, and yet we never heard
of the colleges, libraries and hos
pitfalls that Midas and Croesus found
ed with their money
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10

The howl against corporations and
wealth in general has become . ma
mia with some people and soms news
papers. II the energy applied TO
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10
WANT ED

RUBBER WEED ROOTS. WILL
PAY ONE AND oNE-HALF CENTS
PER POUND FOR ANY QUANTITY
OF RUBBER WEED ROOTS DEliv-
Erred IN DURANGO, COLO.
JOS. 3. HENSLEY,
STRATER HOTEL.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10
ASSESSORS TALK COST
THE STATE 5000. 90

Denver Post.
Cost of meeting to state. IS 900
Benefit TO Taxpayers. ........ .0,000
After being in session for two days.
ty assessors adjourned yesterday af-
ternoon The meeting was such II
love feast that the assessors decid-
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10

The way Kruschke is disposing Of
summer goods indicates prices suit
the people.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10
Telluride Journal.
. HoMAs A. EDISON, tn. In.

ventor, in mapping out the
problems of the future, gives
hrst place to the necessity of
fighting the bacteria which
give us our diseases. Next
to the actual bacteria of dis
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10

There are always plenty of pilots
)n a pond.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10

r, z. FENhIISSI HeRlstel.
First publication, July 6.
Last Publication, Aug. 10.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-04

Of the Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany's interests in the United kingdom,
is also numbered among the dozen
Americans who have become Britishers.
''I came to England twenty-six years
ago, when only 20 years old" he told
me, land my entire business career has
been passed here. When / was in the
that I could not claim vote there be-
cause I was not n resident, and had
left the country before 1 became of age.
1t is time, therefore, that L established
nv rights of citizenship somewhere.
MY sympathies are thoroughly Ameri-
can, but there are family, business and
social reasons why 1 should turn Eng
lishman now. I am settled mere 1or
life. Both my children were born here'
and naturally regard England as their
home. While represent an American
company, all my business associations
are with Englishmen. MY ancestors
were English and Scotch. All things
considered, 1 don't think any one can
find fault with me for the step l nave
taken"
The other Americans who have re-
nounced their American citizenship III
the same period are Robert washington
Dana, Gordon LIE Roy Burnham' BERT
hold Bernheim, Edward Boehmer, Ern-
est Josepthal, William Sampson Luxe
Rowe. Whitewright Ruthven stuart
Enoch Ward, Philip Schedrowitz ana
James Cowie Simpson.
Smith Surprises Britishers
When James H. Smith of New York.
who inherited the bulk of the great
fortune left by his uncle, Chicago
Smith," leased Hurley park, near VIM
chester, people of the old cathedral
city took but languid interest in his
advent. They sized him up as an
American who had some surplus cash,
but not much of it and was not at all
disposed to part with it freely. Mr..
Smith did nothing to disabuse their
minds of this impression. He seemed
to care little for the old place and was
seldom seen tnere. But SlICS ne III
stalled there his sister, Mrs. Cooper,
and her husband popular opinion has
undergone a change regarding the ex-
tent of his resources and munificence.
He is doing things in regulation Amer
lean millionaire style now.
''Men, as a rule, cease to read books
after the age of 40" saws j. Pink, who has
Just completed his jubilee as librarian
at the Cambridge (England) free library.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-04
PRINCE EDDY TO BE
ADMIRAL OF HIS FLEET
Play Ship Prepared for Young scion
of Royalty by King
Edward
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable tc The Herald.
LONDON, June 3.-Prince Eddy, the
eldest son of the prince of Wales, will
soon hoist his flag is admiral of his
own fleet. The fleet" is rapidly ap-
preaching completion at the Sheerness
dockyard, in the shape of AZ foot
brig. The brig upon the quarterback
of which the young prince will rule
once was naval packet boat, and by
the kings orders is being transformed
into a miniature replica of the naval
training brigs recently abolished.
The boat has been decked partially
and has masts, spars, rigging and sails
complete. all made to scale. cut
water has been added to the little ves-
sells stem, and is adorned with a
figurehead of the king in full uniform
as admiral of the fleet.
The interior of the craft is being fit
ted up as a luxurious little saloon. The
vessel is expected to be ready for
launching early in June, and the dock
yard experts are of the opinion that
Prince Eddy will find his seamanship
thoroughly tested when he takes up
the command, for they say that al
though novel and pretty brig it will
require good deal of handling on a
narrow stretch of water
There are two double sets of braces
to manipulate every time the yards
have to be trimmed or the vessel goes
about
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-04
AMERICANS HOLD
To ALLEG|ANCE
FEW BECOME CITIZENS OF
OTHER NATIONS
SELIGMAN IS AN EXCEPTION
Scion of Famous House OF Bankers
Is an Artist and Becomes Britt
Ish SubIect-HaIdenan
Another Example

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, June 3.-No people resist
the temptation to belong to another ma
tion more stoutly than do Americans
OF the 1242 aliens who were naturalized
nv the British government in the last
sixteen months there were only doz-
en- who foreswore allegiance to Uncle
Sam, and of these probably less than
half that number were born In the
United States.
Among these latter is Edgar Isaac
Seligman, a scion of the famous family
of bankers. He is the son of Leopold
Seligman, the head of the London
house. and nephew of Jesse, James
and Joseph Seligman of the New York
firm. He is an example of the limita-
tions of heredity, for the most con-
spicuous of the family talents seems TO
have skipped him entirely and he never
has engaged in business.
Instead of mammon he worships art
He has a delightful studio in Roland
gardens, the walls of which are hung
with pictures that he has painted. They
show that he is an artist of no mean
ability. although he modestly REGARDS
himself as merely an amateur He does
not propose to seek popular judgment
on his work until another year or so'
when he will have completed pictures
enough to be able to seek an introduce
ton to the art public through the me-
dunn of an exhibition.
He said that he had become an Eng
lishman because he was tired OF being
practically "man without country"
He came to England when only years
old and for thirty-slx years 1t had
been his home. He had been back TO
the United States only once since his
babyhood, and that was to comply with
Uncle Sans requirement that his citi-
zens must spend at least six months
with him every ten years in order to
be entitled to passports. Mr.. Seligman
can't get along without passports, be-
cause he spends much or his time ON
the continent, particularly In Spain,
whose picturesque peasantry he de-
lights to paint. OF the art outlook in
England he takes a pessimistic view.
buyers here" he said, appear to
want curiosities more than anything
else. There is little demand for modern
pictures. Then there seems to be a sort
of conspiracy between architects and
interior decorators to design and finish
houses in fashion that affords little
chance for displaying pictures. l some
times feel" he added. that should be
better satisfied il were engaged In
some more practical pursuit where |
should be doing something from which
mankind would beneht
Donald Carmichael Haldeman, head
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-04
FRUIT EATING SURE
CURE FOR ALCOHOL
Drinking Declared to Be Merely Result
of Diet of Cheap Austria
liam Meat
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, June "a consomme of
various fruits served up as soup, half
a dozen entrees evolved from fruit,
legumes, milk honey and vegetables,
and a selection of cooked fruits as
sweets were some of the dishes placed
before the members of the Frutarian
society at their banquet at the Holborn
restaurant the other night.
DR.. Josiah Oldfield of Harley street,
the official head of the fruitarians,
drew roseate picture of the delights
of a fruitarian diet and entirely dis
agreed with Sir William Broadbent in
his statement that the use of alcohol
was the root of physical deterioration.
Alcohol drinking, he argued, was
merely a symptom which resulted from
a diet of cheap Australian meat.
"Sit down to a dish of apples" he
said, land you will never want to
drink. There will be no diseased cells
craving for liquid"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-04
POURING IN AND
OUT OF LONDON
STEAMSHIPS CROWDED WITH
AMERICANS
HOTELS EMPTY AND REFILL
MIR. and Mrs. Choate Sail on Caronia
and Ambassador WhtelaW Reld's
Arrival at Plymouth Hourly
Expected
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, June 3.-Cold, threatening
weather in the early part of the week
has given way to sunshine and mild
ness during the last day or two, anc
American visitors are taking advant-
age Of the change.
An enormous number arrived from
New York as we'll as from the conti-
nent during the week.
on Wednesday nearly depopulated some
of the west end hotels for the time
being. Never have been seen such
quick changes of faces at the Carlton
and Savoy as this spring.
Mr.. Choate. the late ambassador at
the court of st. James, is to sail on
Tuesday on the Caronia, accompanied
by his family. Mr.. Carter, secretary
Of the embassy, is now charge daft
faires, and Mr.. Whitelaw Reed, of
course, is expected next Saturday.
I hear the mayor of Southampton
had arranged to meet the new ambas-
sador with an address at that port,
Mr.. Reid Is to get off at Plymouth and
will be met by Mr.. Hodson, who has
been chief clerk at the embassy since
a time almost beyond the memory Of
man.
Mrs. Choate will attend the court on
Monday night and will present several
Americans, among them Miss Blanche
Shoemaker, daughter of Mr.. Henry F.
Shoemaker of New York, who with her
father arrived at Claridge's the other
day from a long automobile tour on
the continent. Miss Blair, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs Chauncey j. Blair, 1
hear is also among those to be pre-
sented. Mr.. and Mrs. Blair and family
recently arrived at Claridge's from ST.
Moritz
Princess Hatzfeldt has left Claridge's 8
for her country place.
Armours Leave for Paris
Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Armour of Chi
cago have left for Paris. Colonel and
Mrs. r. M. Thompson of New York
have left for Paris to attend the Grand
prix. Their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. stephen II. p. Pell, will
remain in London until after the
derby.
The Rev. DR.. and Mrs S. Delancey
Townsend of New York have left for
DeVonshre. DR.. Townsend by the
way, had rather an annoying expert
ence on his arrival in London. He had
engaged rooms at hotel here from
tourists agency I'm New York. He
found when he reached the London
agency that they had quoted him just
half the price for the rooms without
the authority of the hotel
Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall Allen,
of New York, and Mrs. Henry A. Fam
Shave, of Morristown, N j.. who have
been in Europe since last autumn, have
arrived at the Hyde Park hotel, to re-
main about two months.
Mrs. A. f. Semple. Miss semple.
Miss w. Semple. Robert Brinkerd.
Alonzo T. Rand and II. Rand OF New
York. arrived at Claridge's on Monday