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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25
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Etaoin. Sh. Whisper II gently, OIL
better still. don't pronounce it at all
but just look at II and pass it on.
The word belongs to a privileged
few and is not allowed to be used by
everybody. Anyone may look at 1t.
but anyone must not use 1t.
II belongs 10 the linotype man. II
is his cuss word. He uses 1t when
f'damn" and other ordinary words
won't do.
Does the machine buck. and the
editor pile up the copy on the hook
and the prcofreader mark too many
errors. r-r-r-ip go the keys and out
comes etaoinl
Then should things not go better.
and the ad man wants a page ad set
up. and the devil dumps some wet
metal in the box and the plunger
gets stuck and causes back SQUIRT.
then r-r-r-ip go the cap keys and out
comes that awful ETAOIN.
Then everybody looks out, for they
are all very careful of the linotype
man. from the business manager
down to the office boy.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25
cANFiELo ON GAMBLING

The views of Richard Garfield, the
greatest professional gambler In the
world, are interesting. The follow
ing extracts from an interview in tne
New York Herald are given.
ITO my way of thinking. gambling
should be looked on simply as an
amusement. No one should indulge
In 1t who cannot afford to lose. II is
nothing more or less than luxurious
pastime. and the person who does
gamble should be willing and able to
pay the fiddler. II should be consid
cred very much In the same way az
buying expensive punches of flowers
for lady or giving theater party
or riding in ten thousand dollar
automobile. You can get up town
possibly as quickly and surely as
sdfely. for cents on the subway OF
the II as you can in a large panhard.
But you do not have as much fun.
81 do not suppose gambling is a
thing to be commended. have new
er endorsed it myself. 1t is undoubt
edly an expensive amusement. But
SO are automobiles and Wall street.
The principle that | have always adj
hered TO in conducting my establish
gamble. and as long as they will gam
BILE have made 1t my business to af-
ford them an opportunity TO do so as
respectfully as possible. know per
fectly well that they cannot win and
that will make handsome profit by
catering to their amusement. They
also know, or should know. that they
cannot win and that they are paying
good round price for few hours Of
excitement. All efforts TO beat the
game are very much like ocean
waves beating against stone wall.
They go up against 1t continually and
are just as continually thrown back.
Now take faro, for instance. No one
ever beat that game. Occasionally
the game has loaned the player some
money, but that is all. The player
Invariably pays 1t back.
DO you think 1t possible to stop
gambling by legal enactments"
Most assuredly not. You might
pass laws from now till doomsday
prohibiting gambling. but 1t will &c
on, Just the same. 1t is older than
Christianity-older than Masonry. II
was n favorite pastime in the days
OF the Caesars. 1t will continue in
one form or another until the world
is old and gray and we little
tumblers OF today are looked upon as
anclents. Despite all the laws thai
may be made at Albany, despite al
energetic endeavors or over-zealous
district attorneys. gambling will b'
an ever-present institution. Whether
the lid is on or of. whether the towr
is wide open or shut, there will b
gambling Just the same. There is al
much of it going on in this city to
day as there ever was; probabl.
much more. because the city Is con
stantly increasing In population
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25

with news OF the rescue from impend
ing death of party of three prospect.
ors whom he found huddled together
and on the verge OF collapse. The
men had gone into the Death valley
region without taking the necessary
precautions against the raiiure OF wa
ter holes or definite knowledge of
the location of watering places. Will
son was on his way out from the Fur
na7e Creek ranch. owned by the Pa.
eific Borax Co., and was overtaken by
sand storm. He sought shelter In
the shadow OF a projecting hill and
there found the three men lying ex.
hausted.
They explained that they had miss.
ed water hole which they should
have reached the night before and all
that night and one day had struggled
across Death valley seeking In nu.
merous canons for a spring. AS
last resort they had entered the can.
yon in which Wilson found them. and
had laid down to await death. their
last hope having fled when they met
with no indications OF moisture and
saw the sand storm lowering over the
valley.
Wilson had difficulty In restraining
the thirst-stricken men from over.
drinking, at first having to stand
guard over his supply of water with
drawn revolver, realizing that they
would have soon died in agony had
they been allowed unrestrictad use of
the water, and that he too must have
perlshed, as he had barely sufficient
TO last MIN and his animals to the
next water hole.
Wilson says that the men were In
pitiful condition, their tongues
swollen and their bodies blistered.
Ihey had pack animals which were in
even worse condition. and were un,
able 10 move. Wilson could offer no
assistance to the poor brutes. which
perishcd through the night. The
prospectors were assisted to Daggett,
where they are recuperating.
Wilson issued a warning to pros
pectors generally not to go into the |
desert without proper acquaintance
with the conditions which they must
meet. There are a number of water
wells which could be relied upon dur
ing winter. but which now are dry. |
And one of the worst features Is
that some prospectors who believe
they understand the region give in.
formation to prospectors based upon
conditions which existed weeks ago, |
when as matter of fact there are
only three or four water holes that do |
not go dry in the summer.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25
TO INVESTIGATE
OUR COAL FIELDS
Pennington Enterprise.

Pennington Enterprise.
Mr.. NJ. X. Shaler, OF the United
States geological survey has been de-
tailed to the DurangoGallup coal
fields of Colorado-New Mexico for the
purpose of determining the economic
value OF certain Goals occurring along
the western border of the field. A
study OF this field was made last sum
mer by Mr.. F. C. Schrader. geolo-
gist, assisted by Mr.. Schaler. A pre-
liminary report of their investigation.
written by Mr.. Schrader, will be CIV
en- in the forthcoming annual OF the
survey entitled. Contribution to
Economic Geology, 1905" It win con
tain table OF tests that Will un-
doubtedly be suggestive TO the many
people Interested in the development
of this field.
The coal field covers an area oil
about $4,000 square miles. Practical
ly the whole basin Is underlaid with
coal, which is bituminous or Ignite
In character. It Is excellent for
steaming or mining purposes. The
headquarters for Its use thus far are
in the mining towns of Durango, Gal
lup and Monero.
Ultimately an extensive and ex
haustive report OF the field will be
published by the survey.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25
WILL SOME ONE GIVE
THE DEMOCRAT A CAT Z

VIII someone give the Democrat 4
cat? Read the following from the
Columbia Herald and see II you do
not think cat would be OF some help:
"The newspaper without . cat. &C
tual or metapnorical. has not Its prop
err equipment. Such newspaper
frequently admits into Its columns
mean and spiteful things. It says
words 1t should regret and probably
does regret the next day. The cat
would keep these things out and
chew up In silence the oRens1ve
words. The cat has done good ssrv.
Ice in many Missouri newspaper o.
fees. No one who has followed ths
course Of Missouri journalism for the
past twenty years can have failed to
notice the Improvement In the tone
OF Its newspapers. The eat has help
ed to moderation and gsntlsnsss Of
editorial speech Here and there nAy
yet be found newspaper Of ths old
time viruleN type. but they ars ggos'-
Ing each year beautifully les usss
and there one Of the gsntlsr yrs q
newspapers mas Z tsnperary out'
break Of discourtesy. In oAt II
away. When the cat epuIes hask
there is resumption u saafty -
sobriety Of speech"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25
PROGRAM FOR THE BAND
CONCERT TOMORROW

The band will give the usual Sun
day afternoon concert In North Side
park at 2:30 p. m. The following is
the program:
March--"Cross Country" Brainard
Selection-"king Dodo" ... .Leuders
March-"New Colonial'' ..... Hall
Overture-"All to the Good" Boyer
Selection-"Prince OF Pilsen" Leuders
Intermezzo-'Feather Queen" ....
.......,....M Miss Mabel Mckinley
March-"Bambasto" .......... Farrar
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25

Rev. Sam Jones in letter to the
Atlanta Journal says; Il know some
thing of osteopathy and what 1t has
done for suffering humanity. | know
the founder, DR.. Still. and have been
In mis- great school of over 700 stu.
dents. some of them medical doctors,
dentists, lawyers. professional and
literary men. have seen the lame
walk. the sick healed under the care
of the skilled osteopath.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25
WAGE BITTER STRIFE
ON SANDS OF ARABIA
Long Struggle Of Wahabites Against
The Sultan Of Turkey Renewed

william E. Curtis. In Chicago Record.
Herald.
NEW YORK, June 15.-Tie recent
reports from southern Arabia show
that the revolt OF the Arabs In the
province OF Yemen. which has been
going on for nearly a year, has be,
come almost universal. and nearly
all the tribes In southern Arabia have
Joined Sheik Mahmud Yohia. the reb-
ell leader. The sultan has sent near
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25
FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

The funeral of William r. Young
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
2;30 at the Goodman undertaking
rooms. and the service will be con.
Quoted by Rev. Grace of the Metno-
ldst church.
The only relative who will be pres
ent will be George Young, brother,
who arrived yesterday afternoon from
Dyke, Colo.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25
coRTEz TO CELEBRATE.
Mancos Times-Tribune.

The people of Cortez and vicinity
will hold their celebration on July,
the Sd. A program has been prepar-
ed which consists partly OF matched
game between the Mancos ball team
and the Cortez team in the forenoon: /:
while the afternoon will he devoted
TO races and other forms OF amuse'
ment, ending with ball In the even
ing Cortez people will then cele-
brate the Fourth with Mancos and
Dolores people.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25

those present will have indulged In
appetising refreshments for which
Mrs. Bernard has an enviable reputa.
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. McCurdy gave din
ner party last Saturday evening In
honor OF Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Kerr, the
guests being presented with hand
some tea set
La Plata Circle. w. of w, will en-
tertain several hundred people at Red
Men hall Tuesday evening with a
dancing party. A large number of
tickets have already been sold.
Mrs. George Tiffany, Jr.. has invi-
iations out for Tuesday afternoon
and another treat is in store for Du-
range ladies.
The coming week is going to be a
busy one socially. Clearing the deck
for Fourth of July week when all will
be given up to the carnival and other
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25
CHEAP RAILWAY RATES
FOR CARNIVAL WEEK

The Rio Grande makes one fare for
the round trip from Dolores. Mancos.
Silverton. Pagosa Springs, Farming
ton, Aztec and intermediate points for
the carnival week in Durango. Sell
ing dates July /. 2 and 81 good to re-
turn till July s.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25
PRosPEcToRs RESCUED
WHEN HOPE WAS GONE

u A San Bernardo dispatch to toe Los
Angeles Times says; George Wilson
arrived here today from the desert
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25

Wool bunting flags 4xs feet, stars
sewed on both sides. for 80. Some
thing new in Durango. Hahn. the
leading jeweler.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25

Call up Durango 46. Durango Beer
& Ice company. wnen you want pure
wholesome beer. Prompt service.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25

A good building site for sale: price
reasonable. Good location. See
ROCKOOD & PERKINS.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25

crosscut at intervals and the show
ings have been excellent The last
crosscut is in ore of splendid value
values farther on. The property be-
longs to r. w. Hollis and others.
L. w Partridge of Detroit. presi-
dent. of the Detroit & Colorado com
pany (formerly the Notaway) has
spent the past two weeks in Silyerton
looking after the interests of their
property. The new compressor has
been installed and the tram line.
which was wrecked by snowslide Is
being repaired. AS soon as the repair
work is completed. active work will
begin under the direction of l.. l..
Haines. The company's holdings on
Sultan mountain show excellent pros
pects and this summers work will
put the mine in the shipping class for
keeps.
Manager Grabowsky of the Arpad
company this week put l6 men to
work on the King solomon group of
this company and also has a force on
the Black Prince group. 1t will be
necessary to retimber a considerable
portion of the old workings of the
King Solomon, but when this Is done
active mining will begin, as 400 feet
of ore is exposed ready to be knock
ed down, in one drift force of men
are also at work building terminals
preparatory to starting the tram II
will also be necessary to connect the
tram with the King Solomon and the
Black Prince which will require a to-
tai of about LOO feet. 1t will prob
ably be some time in August before
the ore from these two properties be-
gins to come down to the Contention
mill on the Animas river
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25
From silverton Miner.

From Silyerton Miner.
The Champion is now sending two
carloads of high grade ore to the
Ross smelter daily The smelter is
running steadily on ore from the
Champion and Silver Wing and ev-
erything is working smoothly. Ore
will begin coming down from the
Cattle Boy and the Henrietta In a
short time.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25

Paddy Hughes, formerly member
of the board of trustees of the town
Of Silverton in the early sos. is pros
pecting in the vicinity of lockwood
and recently opened up good-sized
vein of ore carrying values in copper
silver and gold that reach into the
hundreds.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25

Jessie Kramer. formerly of the Sill
yer Ledge has accepted a position as
superintendent of the Precious Met.
ais company and tagen charge of the
work on the Silver Crown group. Al
win Carney's big pack train Is busily
at work taking up supplies and lum-
ber and buildings are being erected
as rapidly as possible. The compress
sor plant has been shipped from New
York and the work will soon be max
ing rapid headway.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25

Z. A. Sperry has just completed the
installation OF 10 new Sperry sinners
at the Grand Mogul mill, which are
working very satisfactorily in separ-
ating the zinc and lead production OF
the mine The mill, which is now
treating about rs tons per day, will
soon be run to its full capacity OF
from 200 to 300 tons per day
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25

q. A. Marshall Is just completing a
ioo-foot contract on the Old Abe on
Cambria mountain, which was begun
last fall. but the work was discon-
liaued on account OF snow. The tun-
mel has been driven alongside the vein
Witch shows good ore streaks the en-
tire distance. The vein has been
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25

Mrs. Albert nerasrd's cosy home on
Third avenue Is the scene OF merry
company of ladies' as NE so to press
this afternoon, And al the Horald's
press In turning out this paper wa
prcsume each aud every cue Of the
ladies' surreaealas the toar tables
whore siShsnded etehse IL IN pros
ress. are a,ruag,Ms tor supremacy
with animatioa And she reo@s are
fillcd with the 4weesesS fragrance
from an abundance 81 F~ses which
abound In every neek aea eeraes
Even the eatsiae sF u wade swss'
by their fragrance And before tais
edition IL ia the hands 81 subscribers
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25

Patrick Hughes has Just receive
returns on ore from group O
claims which he owns near Cascade
The ore showed vnlues amounting I
2.5 ounces gold, 60 ounces silver an
as per cent copper. The location
have been held by Mr.. Hughes fo
several years and although 1t locke
well he had never had 1t sampled b'
fore. Further tests will be made an
u 1t continues to show such exceller
values active work will be done
develop the property.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25

fact they would not accept them.
They are very fanstical. They kill
and drive away all Christians who ap-
pear in their territory and are under
the impression that all their outside
help comes from the Young Turkey
party and other Moslems.
The Wahabites. as the followers OF
Abdul Wahab. the great modern re-
former, are called, claim to be the
orotnodox sect OF Islam, and they dif
fer from other adherents of that faith
on several important points:
1. Abdul Wabab taught that Nc
hammcd the Prophet never claimed
divine power during his lifetime, and
| therefore he did not ask and Is moi
entitled to reverence as divinity
He was a human being and lived and
died as such; hence the worship oi
Mohammed and his sepulhcer is idol
airy. Abdul Wahab forbade pilgrim
J the temples and relics In those citiei
and dried up the Zamzam springs
which claim 10 be miraculous.
2. Mohammed left no successor
and had no authority to bestow hi
power as the head OF the church upoI
any other individual. Furthermore
the present sultan and all OF his pre-
decessors OF the house Of Osman sine
1898 have been Importers. His ar
cestors overcame and drove out tn
real heads Of the church.
8. No Islam has the right to or
slave a fellow-believer In that reliI
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25

The Herald will appreciate II verl-
much If oar friends will tell lis about
social happenings. Every now and
then some event is oyerlooked-just
because no one says anything abo;t
II until TOO late.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-04-12
Suffering Japan.

Poor Japan still suffers, and will I'M
til the harvest. A fearful famine has
followed most bloody and costly war,
and now more than million poor
creatures are starving.
The christian world can now prove
the divinity of its religion and the SUI
periority Of our civilization in a way
that will appeal to the heather as nothing
else can. twenty-five cents will keep
one person a week, and dollar whole
family for the same period Mr.. Louis
klopsch of the Christian Herald, New
York City, has sent one hundred thou
sand dollars, and is still urging Chris
tian America to continue in this most
worthy cause. The President has signi-
fled his hearty endorsement Of the work
and hopes that the United States will do
its best
Anyone desiring to help in this cause
may leave subscriptions at the Iowa
County Bank. with John r. Toay or
John Hardcastle, who has been duly au-
thorized to collect subscriptions and
forward the same to the Christian Her
aid, where due credit will be given in
that paper
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-04-12
Local Overflow.

Mrs. w. A. Jones is on a trip to
Chicago this week.
Lay away the snow shovel and get
out the hoe and rake.
The Badger Dancing Club will give
party on Easter Monday evening.
Will r. Hoare was out from Mil
waukee and spent Sunday with his folks
w. H. Williams and wife of Dodge
vile visited with relatives in this city
Tuesday.
Harry Priestley of Chicago spent
two or three days of this week with his
brother Mort. in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Champion of
Usage, Iowa, ate visiting at the home
of their uncle, Chas. Thomas.
Business called Hugh Jones of
Dodgeville to our city yesterday. He
was accompanied by his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Meserole have
been summoned to Rockford this week
| by the death of Mr.. Meserole's mother
Directors of our First National
Bank We're off on an inspection Tuesday
preparatory to the erection of their new
building.
Citizens may moralize on the power
of the press. 1t is quite apparent that
when this power is abused it has re-
| dictionary effect. {.
Lost, in this city or on the road
leading westward, lady's shoe. VIII
the finder be kind enough to leave it at
the Tribune office?
The Kitto orchestra of this city
played for dance at the Auditorium,
Dodgeville, last Friday evening and
gave very general satisfaction.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-04-12
Dear Old Mother!

In the hurry and hustle of this busy
life those dear old mothers, our best
frlerds and champions. who gave us
the very best years of their lives who
stood between us and all harm. who
would willingly have laid down their
lives for us, who In times of sickness
were always our ministering angels
constantly at our bedside. responding
willingly to every beck and call. at
tending with more than loving kind
ness to our every want and need-are
too often forgotten and seldom accoTd-
ed the loving attention which Is their
due, and WHEN the grim reaper takes
them from us we, for the first time, re-
allze In anguish. sorrow aud regret
what the loss of Il mother really
means. II means more than all the
other things of earth. All the riches or
the universe could not compensate, and
In all the whole wide world there Is no
other who can fill her place OF all the
beauty with which the world Is en-
belllshed the most beautiful Is the
mother. and 10 her every human being
truly owes world of homage -Papii-
zion Times
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-04-12

"A few of the local Masons attended
at meeting of their brethren in Dodge
vile last Friday. They report being well
repaid for making the trip even if the
roads were in horrible condition.
The Alpha society of the P. NJ
church will give their anniversary tea
and bazaar on Monday, April l6, 1906.
Supper will be served from 500 p. m.
until all who wish have partaken. All
are invited
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. e. Phillips of
the town of Mineral Point celebrated
the goth anniversary of their wedding
Monday of this week. Notwithstanding
the horrid condition of the roads large
number of friends participated.
j. j, Penhallegon was unfortunate
enough on Monday to have one of his
feet pierced by piece of galvanized
iron beneath the instep and a little to
one side. The wound is bad enough, COM
pelling him to remain at home more or
less up to this time.
Don't forget Pierce Kingsley and
his company at the opera house, Tues
day and Wednesday, April II and Is,
under the auspices of the Mineral Point
Band. Change of play each night. Tues
day night "Cowslip Farm" Tickets now
on sale at Ivey's Pharmacy; 50 cents.
Married, at the Willow Springs par
sonage, April a, 1906, by the Rev. John
Hardcastle, Mr.. Howard j. Smyth and
Miss Marjorie White, both of Miffiin.
The young couple have hosts of friends
and are highly esteemed by the entire
community, who wish them long and
happy life.
Chronicle: Frank Roberts had the
misfortune to have the large bone of
his right arm broken yesterday morn
ing while holding horse at Berg's lv-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-04-12

cry barn in this city. While Mr.. Roberts
was not looking the horse reared and
struck him with its front foot breaking
it as stated above. DIR. w. S. Lincoln
was called and dressed the fracture.
You feel the life giving current the
minute you take it. A gentle soothing
warmth fills the nerves and blood with
life. It's real pleasure to take Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea. S5 cents,
Tea or Tablets. Meserole & Horn.
Those interested in the welfare of
our city, its mines and all other local
interests should subscribe for a home
paper and send it to some friend or ae-
quaintance in distant parts. This would
aid in spreading the merits of our city
and, by the way, substantially encour-
age the home publisher to put forth
his best efforts If you are already
subscriber of the Tribune an additional
copy for one year will cost only Sl.00.
DO not fail to write to Fitzgibbons
Bros, Monroe, Wis, for their 1906 cat
alogue. If you are in need of first
class Carriage, Buggy or Harness they
can save you money. They have no
agents but sell direct to the consumer
at wholesale prices. Ions
WHITE WYANDoTTEs are leaders
today. Several fine cockerels for sale.
Eggs $l00 per setting. j. U. OATES.