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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16
THE WILD DUCKS FLIGHT.

From the Louisville Courier Journal
Stretched almost fiat in their sneak
boxes. the two duck hunters shiver-
ed with the cold. 1t was gray day
Their. was ice on the low lying mead
ows of coarse grass, and the black
water that Tapped the little boats mad
here and there a scum of Ice.
Towards them, high in the gray
sky. great black triangle swept
swiftly. Now there was excitement
among the chilled hunters. cramped
and hurried movements and, finally
four loud reports.
But the ducks swept on. None
dropped in the gloomw water OF the
bay
gotten over their disappointment, be
gan to converse in low tones.
Charlie said the younger, why
do ducks fly in triangle?"
Way" said the other. 'is ships
bow pointed?" So it can slip along
the more easily, eh? For the same
reason ducks ny in triangles. They
HdAe oel,eF 'ihe 81 anu 'he Woth 10
easier.
Here Is remarkable fact. The
duck that flies ahead at the point, or
apex, of the triangle is always the
strongest and the most skilled. 1t is
nard work, though, to fly at the point
and no duck can stay there very long
AS soon as he gets tired he drops
back and another strong and skilled
bird takes his place.
ITO each triangle of wild ducks
there is always force of half
dozen splendid flyers that, in regular
rotation, lead the flight at the tri-
angles apex
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16
FREE BREAKFAST FOR
HUNGRY CHILDREN

The commendable enterprise OF the
Chicago Salvation Army in the mat
ter of providing free breakfasts for
hungry school children-an enterprise
entered upon without parade and ado
invites attention to the Interesting
experiment of the army in New York
which undoubtedly served as the
precedent for the local efforts.
The New York experiment grew out
of discussion stated by Mr.. Hunter,
the settlement worker and author of
the striking book on Poverty" Hay-
ing consulted the relief records Of the
state board of chariues and having
found that the number OF families dis
possessed in one year for nonpayment
of rent was 10000, Mr.. Hunter de
clares that the number OF underfed
and undernourished school children in
the City of New York alone must ex-
ceed 10000. These children, he
thought, were too hungry to study or
profit by their lessons, and he pro-
posed the establishment of kitchens
as adjuncts to the schools of certain
cities where pupils could get a sim
pie. nutritious breakfast for price
covering the cost of the food, the poor
children to be supplied with tickets
by some arrangement designed to pra-
vent any open distribution Of charity.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16

mediately In front of the passenger.
and the train stuck Just behind was
a freight train, containing number
Of horses for the grade. Tne rotary
threw the snow high up into the air.
only for It to fall back again, the sides
of the snowdrift were 80 high. When
IL became apparent that the rotary
could not move the train crew got out
and commenced to shovel snow, but
for every shovelfnl that was thrown
out two or more blew back in. The
storm was terrific and the passen-
gers experienced much difficulty in
keeping warm. for every time some
one opened the door a fierce gust of
wind filled the car with a cold wave.
But for the time they were tied up
there was much less inconvenience
than might have been expected. the
passengers were taken good care Of.
Just behind them little way was a
work train that was there for emer-
gencies and in that train was cook
car. with stove and provisions and. the
passengers were fed by the railroad
company by this means. 1t was not
until after the storm had abated,
yesterday morning, that the crew was
able to shovel out the train so it
was able to move. They first shoveled
out the rotary and got little track
cleared so 1t could get start. Then
they shoveled out the cars, and they
were started ons at a time until the
whole train was able to move. The
train men, had TO shovel snow into
dry. None OF them suffered, all being
warmly dressed and well prepared for
the occasion, although they were all
pretty badly worn out from continual
| fighting the snow. Only one passen
ger so much as caught cold. and hs
was from the east and thought 1t was
because ne was not acclimated.
The snow-bound passengers drew NJ
the following and presented the same
to Supt. w. d. Lee:
| The passengers on the snow-bount
train on Cumbres on Feb. IL. 1905
desire to extend a vote OF thanks tc
Supt w. D. Lee and crew. also Mr.
H. C. Markell and Mr.. r. Ogle for the
kindness and courtesy shown by then
to the undersigned passengers in tht
blockade:
| "Signed.-Mrs. X. ID. Sanford, Mrs
A. T. Sullenberger, Andy Shore. Mr.
and Mrs. o. A. LauOs, Mr.. and Mrs
Carl Cline. Mrs. A j. Mooney, Mist
Morelad. Il. j. Freeman. w. n. G
| Martin. j. NJ. Kerr. II. ID. King. Mrs
Bell Hunt. Andres Trujillo, E.
Malluard, Allen j. Crutcher. Pear
Green, r. r. White. w. w Womack
Phil Snelwick. Guy Barlow B. F
Thomas, Mrs. Mcmillan. Frank Krish
mar"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16

The superintendent of the schools
cautiously indorse Mr.. Hunters esti-
mates but many philanthropists and
publicspirited citizens pronounced 1t
to be a gross exagge:ation. AT any
rate. the freebreakfast proposal en-
countered serious opposition on the
ground that such forms of relief are
both ineffective and demoralizing, and
that. whatever may be true OF Euro
pean cities. in the United States self
respect was more essential than food
for children as well as for adults.
In view of this controversy the Sal
vation Army. realizing that the city
would probably reject the Hunter pro
posal offered to establish stations in
the poorer quarters of the city and
give free breakfasts to children apply
ing to their teachers for coupons pre-
pared for them and stating that their
parents We're too poor to feed them
properly.
Several stations were established
last week. and while the number of
applicants has slowly increased, the
total mas not exceeded 600 on any day.
The local reporters add that the ap-
plicants did not look very hungry or
starved. Still, the Salvation Army in
tends to continue the work, whether
the number of underfed school child
rem be 10000 or 700. If. say its Of
ticers. only 700 are too hungry to
learn so much the better for the city
but not for the 100. who are entitled
to their share of beneficence. At any
rate the municipality will not under
take to supply free breakfasts to the
children -RecOrd-H Herald
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16

tne people thcrc Nihcr from our I
inhabitants, can only be guessed by
comparison with animal nature on this
small sphere of ours. More important
to us is a knowledge of ourselves.
rKNow TBYsKLFr was an old Greek
thought. How to take care of ones
own body is not 40 simple as some think
the human mechanism is a wonderful
thing and requires Watching
One man who has done more to teach
the American people how to care for their
bodies than almost any other, is DR. X. v
Pierce, Of Buffalo, N. Y, the Author of the
Common Sense Medical Adviser" He
says II is not the quantity of the food
eaten which produces strength and health
dor some people can keep strong on a very
uieagIe dietl, but il is how much food Is
absorbed aud assimilated by the blood and
carried to nourish every organ of the body
II is therefore, vitality necessary for the
body that the stomach be in healthy
state. II disease of the stomach, or what Is
nutrition then the hesrt iiver' lungs. Ip.di and
tidseys do not get proper food-thcy are
mot fed on rich red blood, and in conpe.
quenee, begin 10 show signs of distress
0utwardly these f,gns may be pimples
sna eruptions on akin, pale face, sIeepless
Of the nerves not being fed on pure blood
they become starved, and We receive q
sssvsisS in the pain We call neuralgia.
Rheunatisn, too, is blood disease. Amer
years Of practice and study DR. Pierce
found that an Alternative Extract. which he
named "Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
eovery," made from the extracts of several
plants, Invariably produced a tonic effect
upon the system h helped the process Of
absorption Of the healthy elements in the
food and increased the red corpuscles Of
the blood a. we'll As eliminated the poisons
Geu the system
Business ia business. No time for head
eebss. Constipation causes them. DoeAsG
&ieFee's reassut Pellets cure then by cus.
~ ~ esuss. LAxativa aaA mia.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16
POSITIVE PROOF.
From Golfers Weekly.

From Golfers Weekly.
A certain captain stationed at Fort
Lesvenworth was summoned by his
colonel to answer a charge of as
sault preferred against him by sen.
try. who had stated that the oficer
had used him pretty roughly one
evening at the gate of the barracks.
A humorous phase OF the AFFAIR was
that apparently the officer had no
recollection Of the alleged assault com
mitted by him upon the sentry. The
latter had made so bold as to declare
the officer was intoxicated.
Among other questions. there was
the orderly in attendance upon the
captain. The orderly an Irishman,
protested vigorously that the allega-
ton Of the sentry was a slander-
that he was sure the captain was
perfectly sober the evening OF the al
legged assault.
why are you so sure that Cap
tain Blank was sober that evening""
the orderly was asked. Did he speak
upon his return to his Quarters?"
He did. sir"
What did he say?"
He told me to be shure an call
him early in the morning, sir
And did the captain say why he
wished to be called early?"
Yis. sir. he did. sir. He said he
was goin' to be queen of the May sir"
responded the orderly with convinc-
ing gravity.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16

Junction creek He says that is the
coolest it has been in eight years,
when the mrcury went down to the
same figure. MIR. Neils thermometer
hangs out on a tree, where 1t gets
the full benefit Of the weather.
Al Fort Lewis 1t was reported lh
below.
At Kerr's ranch. Hermosa 1T was
reported 2s below at $3.50 and 26
below at o'clock. Mr.. Kerr says
that is the coldest he has known
since 1882. when 1t was 22 once dur
ing January.
aByheid reports 90 below. with
two feet and a half of snow. with fouI
to six feet Of snow further up the
river
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16

scenes especially good and many
comic views. People around town are
laughing yet about the closing scene,
where twenty women answered a
matrimonial ad and each women was
bound to have the man. The man ran
for his life, over hills, through fields.
across bridges and every where pur-
sued by the women strung out after
him. At last he gave up in despair
and accepted the foremost one. and
then they received the congratula-
tions and best wishes Of all the rest.
The singing and acting of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mounts added variety to the en-
tentainment and was heartily appre-
ciated. The company went to Silver
ton this morning and will play re-
turn engagement here Friday night.
j. A. Wehrer is now associated with
VIM. Butler in the publication of the
Pennington Times.
There will be mighty little alfalfa
or timothy in the country when the
snow disappears this spring.
-
The people of Animas City indulg-
ed in hard times ball last night
Quite number attended and The
event was greatly enjoyed.
Mr.. Grace, the rural carrier, fnil-
ed to make the rounds yesterday,
stopping all night at HermOsa and
arriving in Durango about noon to-
day.
Joe Prewitt says there is no snow
except in shaded hooks, for some dis
tance this side of Aztec. Says frost
was out of the ground in most places
previous to recent cold spell. TIE
first snow to amount to much COM
| ing this way is encountered at Cedar
Hill
If you hapen to know a horseman,
or have friend who knows one that
| Is within reasonable distance of Du-
range, see If you cannot get him to
| attend the spring races The commit
tee having this event in charge needs
the cooperation of every citizen. The
affair cannot be made too great a
success.
| A very sad death took place up the
| Animas valley this forenoon between
nine and ten O'Clock. that of the
seven year old son of Mr.. and Mrs
j. w. McCaw. the lad choking to
leath by bean becoming stuck in
his throat. All efforts Of the parents
to give relief were unavailing. Neigh
bors were called but arrived too late
to he of any aid. The bean, common
sized navy, lodged in the throat and
prevented breathing, the boy strang
ling to death in great agony. The
Herald has been unable to ascertain
funeral arrangements.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16
A CHILLY COMPARISON.

Yes said the girl from Omaha.
I'VE have very sudden changes out
home I've often seen the thermo-
meter fall more than twenty degrees
in an hour
But" replied the Boston spinister,
that is not remarkable. | once
saw thermometer fall thirty feet
in less tnan three seconds
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16
From Tuesdays daily.

From Tuesdays daily.
DR. King returned TO Ignacio this
morning. having been snowbound in
the city since Saturday.
-n--
Mrs. Rank has so far recovered as
to be able to return home. which
will be glad news to her many friends.
Andy Shore. who used to run the
Blain hotel in this city, is renewing
acquaintances again. having arrived
from Montrose last night.
Mrs August West. of Cedar Hill,
n. NJ. was brought up and placed
in the Ochsner hospital, where she
underwent an operation today.
According TO Mancos papers the old
timers of Montakuma county must
have had a swell time at the gather
ing last week, over $50 being present.
The Mancos Times and Tribune are
throwing boauets at each other Stop
II boys. It doesn't pay. We've had ex'
perence. You only iniure yourselves
by calling names.
Spending three days in narrow gauge
coaches is not what 1t is cracked-ur
10 be But the II. r. boys made IL
"a comfortable as possible for al
and no kicks are heard
Shipments continue to be made
with great regularity by the May
Day. the road having been kept open
from the mine TO Gina station In
spite of all the showing and blowing.
ID. n. Franks and son. of Mancos
stopped over night in the city on tneil
way to Denver and Cripple Creei
on business pertaining to the OLE
Kentucky mine on the East Mancos
Although delayed The Herald's Den
yer letters dealing with the guber
natorial investigation will be found
of interest. Our correspondent is in
! structed to adhere strictly to the facts
presented
Three Mancos youngsters plead
guilty Of chicken stealing one day last
week and were fined S. each Why is
T. boys start on the downward road
so early in life. We cannot help bui
believe that parents are responsible
Mrs. r, ID. I.anford arrived lasi
night from New York and was met by
since Saturday, awaiting her arriva
Mr.. Lanford is in charge of work on
the Bullion Mountain mine at Needle
ion.
E J. Freeman was a returning pas
,enger last night from Oklahoma
where he has been the past few weeks
| interesting new settlers to come and try
their luck in Montezuma county. He
remained over today and will go on
to Mancos tomorrow.
Elma, the six.weeks old daughter
II Mr. and Mrs. Kelley Bdmisten
died yesterday afternoon from pneu
| monia The funeral was held at :
O'CLOCK this afternoon al the resi-
lence. at Mrs. Bellinger's rooming
house on Main avenue
o.
About every saw-mill in the south
west mas been closed down within
jhe past two weeks owing to the
deep snow. This is true of the Sull
enberger mill at Pagosa Junction, the
Biggs mills and mills on Pine river
md the upper Florida. Snow is toe
leep to permit logging.
An Irishman, discussing the wea
ther yesterday. said hs wished II
would keep showing until the tele.
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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16

II you want the best Of meats an
son 4 Brasisf, rear Of LARS grocery
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16

Trimbie SPRING. ii homslikt
place TO stop. Can enjoy yourself
and secure needed rest
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16
STEWED CARROTS.

Pare and boil full-grown carrots
tender. let them get cold, and with
a potato gouge cut into small balls
like marbles. Make a waite roux of
tablespoonful of butter: heated
and stirred smooth with one of flour:
thin this with cupful of hot milk:
season with pepper and salt. cook
one minute and add the carrot balls.
throw in little minced parsley, and
serve
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16
STEWED CELERY.

Cut OFF the coarse green stalks and
lop the tops of the choicer to within
five or six inches of the roots. Trim
and scrape the roots, removing all
rusty parts from these and the
stalks. Parboil for ten minutes In hot
salted water. Drain and let them lie
upon soft cloth for fifteen minutes
Have ready in saucepan enough
stock or consomme to cover the cell
cry stalks, and put these into it. TAX
ing care not to break them. Stew
slowly for twenty-five minutes or
until tender. Transfer to hot dish
thicken the stock left in the sauce
pan with Drowned roux, boil one min
ute and strain over the celery.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16

That new baby Of Spargo's cried
for Its pa long time the other
uigrt. And he hasn't come home yet.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16

There is concerted movement all
over the state to advertise Colorado
Even the little hamlet of Fruita be-
low Grand Junction has organized a
board Of trade and raised fund for
proclaiming to the world what a great
place that Is for the homeseeker.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16

Born, to the wife Of John Quinn
Sunday afternoon. q boy.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16

In Fridays paper +. C. Perkins
advertised for the address of two
people. One insertion did the bust
ness. The Herald circuiates.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16
"Four-Flushing.'

Now Jones clerks in downtown store
his salary is quite small.
But, just the same, he hires cab
when he goes out to call,
He orders wine when in the crowd
then goes dry for awhile
For when Jones does a tning, you bet
he does it up in style.
He loafs a lot and talks lot, while
downtown at the store,
But when the boss is watching Jones
earns his wages and more,
And Jones is not the only one, for
when you look around,
A thousand men in every town. year
in and out, are found
''Four-F'lushing
r. S. BOYESEN.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16
SPAGHETTI A LA GENOESE

Break half-pound Of spaghetti
into bits not more than an inch and
half in length and boil In Slightly
salted water for twenty minutes.
Turn into hot colander and set at
the side fthe range to drain. Crate
enough cheese to make generous
halfcupfnl and turn into a saucepan
with three tablespoonfuls OF melted
butter. Stir we'll and add the hot
spaghetti, toss and stir for minute.
or just long enough to melt the
cheese. add dash Of paprika and
serve In . hot dish.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16

Born to the wife Of william Boyle
sunday morning. q boy.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16

The store room recently occupied
by the Griswold art school is being
painted. papered and fxeti up for
Neer 4 Rudersdorf, the BARRIERS un-
der the Colorado State bank, who will
move into it as soon as repairs are
completed
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16
CHOICE RECIPES FOR
THE SCRAP BOOK
sCALLoPED CABBAGE,

SCA1-LoPED CABBAOE,
Cut small cabbage into quarters
and boil tender in hot. salted water.
When perfectly cold. chop and sea
son with pepper and little butter.
Beat up a raw egg and stir into 1t.
Moisten well with liquor from the
beef pot. Turn the mixture into a
creased bake dish and cover with
fine bread crumbs. Wet these WITH
pot liquor and bake, covered, half an
hour; then brown. The time required
to transform the homely fare of
corned beef and cabbage into a din
ner to which no man need be asham-
ed TO invite his most honored guest
will not exceed the season usually
given to cooking the palmer dish by
forty-fve minutes. Perhaps nalf an
hour would suffice.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16
From Wednesdays Daily.

The resources and advantages of
Durango are more varied than any
other town in Colorado. Now is the
time to get in on the ground floor.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16
"FOUR-FLUSHiNG."
o.

When Jones sat in little game, quite
late the other night,
The way his money left his pile was
certainly n fright
A Jackpot" had been sweetened
about five times or more
When Brown then opened up the pot,
thing hes done before.
Now Jones was getting peevish-he
held four hearts and drew
But only got a useless spade. SO tried
to blum 1t through
He raised Brown five, Brown saw the
five-and raised him Ave again,
Poor Smith dropped out, Brown took
the pot-the blum had been in
vain
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16

A number OF wagons loaded up
this morning With supplies and bed.
ding and baggage Of graders and pull
ed out for the railroad camps.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16

proclaiming to the world what a great
place that Is for the homeseeker.
All eyes are now on Durango Dirt
is flying on the Pennington railroad
as to our getting southern railroad
connections has been dispelled. The
skeptics have had to take 1t back and
the pessimists have gone out of bust
ness. Durango is now entering upon a
new era and from this time on this
metropolis of the southwest will forge
steadily ahead until it becomes a city
of several times It's present size.
Editor Freeman OF the MancOs
Times, brought small party of home
seekers back with him from Oklaho-
ma and took them out to Mancos to
show them country that is really
worth living ina country where the
farmers crop never fails and where
there Is always good market for
what he raises: where the sunshine
is seen nearly every day in the year
and the climate Is ideal: where the
industries are so varied that If man
does not like one thing he can change
to another without leaving the coun-
try. Great is Montezuma.
C, II. Lantz was In from his Pine
Ridge ranch YESTERDAY and was re-
counting the great snow fall of the
past few weeks. He says 1t took him
and his three boys three days to
break three miles of road leading TO
the main Pine Ridge road coming to
Durango. The snow averaged fully
four feet on the level and many places
to 20 feet. Mr.. Lantz says he has
sufficient hay to last until the middle
OF next month, although it requires a
lot OF 1t as stock cannot get a morsel
OF range grass. He made arrange
the winter.
The show given by Beatty Bros. last
night drew packed house and the
entertainment was thoroughly appre-
ciated. The moving pictures were new
"hu htpt tnt duulCutt
Interested from start to finish. The
pictures were instructive as well as
entertaining. Our people were given
the opportunity of seeing something
of the war between Russia and Japan,
and the awfulness Of war vividly i'm
pressed everyone. Exciting scenes
were the train robbery. given in
detail from the time the robbers en-
tered the station and bound and gag
ed the agent. tn the pursuit and ami
hilation OF the robbers in the woods.
The pursuit and the running battle
was perhaps the most stirring event
of the evening. Then there was the
Indians Revenge" another thrilling
scene, although the effect OF 1t was
somewhat marred by the fact that
the cowboys chasing the Indians rode
docked horses and "gentlemen's sad
dies" There were numerous other
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16
SPANISH STUFFED ONIONS.


Peel large Bermuda or Spanish
onions and parboil them for ten min
utes, Drain and let them get perfect
cold. With sharp knife dig out the
center from each and fill with a
forcemeat of minced meat, veal, ham
or chicken well seasoned and mixed
with salt and capenne and little
butter. Set the stuffed onions close
together in a dish, fill the inter
stices with crumbs and scatter more
over the top. Pour about them
enough weak stock to keep them
from burning-about an inch in the
bottom of the dish will do--and cook,
covered, half an hour. Uncover and
brown lightly. z
Onion lovers will find this very
palatable.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16
coLoEsr MORNING IN
SEVERAL YEARS

Cold?
Well. yes!
At O'Clock this morning. tho tner'
mometer At the Weather Station reg
istered 10 below zero and at o'clock
"a. Az Hsmmonds blacksmith shop
the thermometer Indicated q below
1t the depot ~. and along Main avenue
thsrmometers registered from 20 To
-.
II IL always several degrees colder
on the North Side than on the South
Bide. and Mr.. Nell. the mail carrier,
reports it was rs At his placs on