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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22
SMALL TALK.

The prettiest debutante gown. a
mong host of pretty ones, was Rade
of the fiimsiest sort of chiffon-white:
of course, trimmed with white and
silver.
One that almost rivaled 1t was of
white crepe de chine. exquisitely en-
broidered in white.
That tendency toward higher cor
sets is doing away with any fulness
in the corset covers that come cver
from France. To be neat almost to
the point of tightness just above the
belt seems to be the aim.
White is first favorite for evening
gowns, although there's plentiful
sprinkling of colors-good. strong
shades, some of them-and black, of
course. But it's only the occasional
woman who can wear black, and the
girl who doesn't look her best in
white is the rare exception.
There's an odd rose shade out
brighter than an old rose, and yet
n far cry from the more usual cerises
1t is at its most exquisite when trim
med with lace-lots OF it-and. per-
haps. a touch of silver.
Several sets of furs find their way
into the fashionable woman's ward
robe-sets for morning. afternoon and
evening, to go with various gowns.
Laces so fine and light that they
seem of cobwebby frailness vie in
popularity with the heaviest, though
as fine, styles.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Colorado's delegation in the house
of representatives is certainly cred
1t to the state. Congressman Brooks.
Bonynge and Hogg have made good
They know what Colorado wants and
they go after 1t. They have the right
conception of the dignity and import
ance of the great state which they
represent. The speeches of Congress
men Brooks and Bonvnge upon the
sugar question last week attracted the
attention of the whole country. This
was due to the skill with which they
marshalled their facts, to their clear
forceful logic and to their exceptional
ability as orators. They are a credit
to their state and to the entire couD-
try.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

New York city's tax valuation for
the coming year Is increased $500
100000 over 1905. The gain is almost
entirely In real estate and unprece-
dented building operations. New York
has become a ive-biIlion town in It's
tax department.
La Plata county farmers are in a
position to make money and are i'm
proving the opportunity to a large ex-
tent. But they should make greater
efforts 10 supply the home market
with eggs. butter and other ranch
produce.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

The death of great millionaires is
them have led lives of avarice and
utter disregard for their fellow be
ings, but in the case of Marshall
Field 1t is somewhat different While
Field could not be termed a philan-
thropist. he was known TO be gener-
ous and his help was generally well
paid and provided with sanitary places
10 work. and the poor have often
found him n benefactor.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

gested. the new owners should tenn
porarily withdraw this coking coal
from the Durango markets. there are
other coking Goals for the local smell
ters. Even should the coal of the prop
critics just purchased be held from the
Durango and Colorado markets, TO be
taken to the copper smelters of Ari-
coking Goals.
The Importance of the Durango coal
fields for the vastness of their coal
measures and their great value for
coking purposes, mas gone to the read
ers of the world already. The fact
that the Southern Pacific railway
found 1t necessary to have these
mines, paying something like round
million dollars for them, must attract
the attention of capital. not alone to
our coal fields, but as well to onr 9th
er vast and varied resources.
The tendency to increase the value
of realty in Durango. both improved
and unimproved, Is already apparent,
within the "a hours. Nothing else
could have been done which would so
readily attract and win the confidence
of investors in the Southwest as the
deal announced yesterday. The new
owners will employ a great many men
as soon as they find 1t expedient to
press the mines for production, though
this may not be until after the road is
built into Durango from the south. II
| is most probable that they will pur
sue policy of greater development
| or uncovering of the several Goa
veins embraced in their purchase.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

else would not be able to hold job,
for knowledge Of these two things are
essential to keeping a place in the
mountains-at least the position of
freighter.
''On the day of the accident start
ed out of the camp with my usual load
of freight. A binding snowstorm
whirled and swirled about me, making
drifts of the roads and ghostly spec
ters of the trees. But there was no
backing out. The load had to go and
might as well take 1t as anybody
else; besides, | was confident that the
cry inch OF the ground we were about
to traverse.
And so we started. The animals
pulled along brayely and | started to
sing, for 1t was bitter cold and
thought 1t would be better to forget
about it If possible. In this way we
went quite distance-in fact were
almost to Hartzell. when, just as
was turning my leaders around a
sharp curve, there came a sudden
stringing scurry of snow, accompanied
| by a piercing blast of wind as 1t tore
around the corner, and fairly knocked
me down with its violence.
81 gasped. Then called as loud as
| could:
Whoa, boys, whoa!'
| But the wind was too strong for
them to hear me, and they took sever
al more steps. felt the wagon slip
| ping and my heart leaped into my
mouth. for | realized that we were at
one of the most dangerous places on
the road. The only hope now was in
forcing the horses to pull with all
their might, and that hope, | felt, was
a futile one; but in desperation
lashed the faithful brutes and they
did their best, but to no avail.
There was crunching of snow
and rocks, creaking of the wagon as
1t slipped and slipped. faster and fast
er. | tried to jump, but | had re-
mained in my seat too long. The reins
Stacked in my hands as the horses
were pulled backward, and then the
wagon turned and all fell.
81 have heard of horses screaming
in fire, but nevr did hear one
scream until then, when, in unison
the animals let out horrible screeches
the sound of which shall never for
get to my dying day. In the few Sc
conds which passed as fell, died a
hundred deaths, the death of the
drowning, the death of the asphyXiat
ed, the death of others VINO have died
untold misery, them lived, and
knew the joy of resurrection.
But four Of the faithful brutes thai
fell with me were killed and the Other
two were so badly broken and bruised
that shooting was the only kindness
left to snow them, and some fellow
rreighters, coming later to find me
; first performed this duty before thel
cared for me.
"The only way see escaped deatf
was that the horses and wagon, beini
so much heavier, went first. leavin,
me to bump along after them. oh. the
sensation of falling, falling. falling
God!"
( Unable to proceed farther, Gardne
{ paused. shaking like leaf at the mem
ory of almost death and resurrection
through which he lived week ago
Denver News.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Col. Watterson is so much discour-
aged by the senatorial episode that
he says: we seem to have fallen
back on the time when 1t was said
the only worldfamous Kentuckian
was horse" The colonel must not
forget that the stareyed goddess was
bred in old Kentucky. and beams i'm
mortal even when senatorial contest
goes dry.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Colorado needs a primary law that
will not only fasten the responsibility
of selecting candidates upon the vot-
ers, but one that will in some way
force them to assume the responsible
ity. The trouble with direct primary
laws so far has been that the people
are just as Indifferent to their duty
under these laws as under the old
laws.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

There is much to be thankful for
in Colorado. Having tnrned down the
agitators and Democratic governors Of
the Thomas-Orman stripe the people
are enjoying peace and prosperity.
And they will continue this by steer.
ing clear of the crowd that might pos
sibly bring back the old days of
strife.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Kansas City is to get natural gas
at 25 cents per 1000 feet and artifi-
cial gas at 10 cents, in case the sup
ply of natural gas fails. Cincinnati
Is about to close a contract on the
same terms. The price of gas in cities
is one of the live issues for the near
future.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22
HoGG KEEPS THE
HOUSE LAUGHING
Colorado Member Makes Witty Speech
Against Tariff Bill.
Special to Denver Republican.


WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.-Represen-
tative Hogg of Colorado put the house
into state of laughing good nature
during the closing hours of the de-
bate on the Philippine tariff bill to-
day by a witty speech against the bill
leader Payne, and the committee
which accompanied Secretary Taft to
the Philippines last summer.
Intermixed with his funny remarks
Mr.. Hogg told the house some force
ful and pertinent truths concerning
feet upon Colrados beet sugar in
dustry.
Mr. Hogg said he had read careful
ly the report made by Colonel Ed
wards of the insular bureau of the
trip of the Taft committee last sum
mer and one feature which attracted
his attention to the fact that it cost
the Philippine government 10000 to
pay the expenses of their visitors, so
as to inform the American people of
| the troubles and needs of the Fill
pinos.
He could understand, he said, why
Leader Payne and others who accom-
panied Secretary Taft have a kind
feeling for the Filipinos. He himself
had a kindly feeling for them, but did
not propose to shower kindnesses up
on them at the expense of American
farmers and investors.
| He called attention to the departure
of the Republican leaders from the
policy and principles of protection
and reminded them of the plight in
which they might find themselves by
telling a story of Colorado miner in
burro in the camp. To discourage
the many borrowers of the beast he
taught it to buck. and it invariably
bucked the borrowers of. But 1t be-
came an adept and pretty soon the
owner himself could not stay on.
Thinks This May Be Fate
of Protection Republicans
| This would be the fate of the Re-
publican owners of the protection bur
ro If they taught it to buck OCCASION
ally. He warned the leaders that il
they taught the people that we could
prosper without tariff on Philippine
imports, they would want to know
| why we could not prosper without the
tariff on import from other countries
of the world, and pretty soon the tar
iff wall of protection would be well
| nigh battered down.
Mr.. Hogg then turned his attention
to the investigation made by the Taft
committee in the Philippines. He had
| read Col. Edwards report and said
| the programme seemed to be:
Committee reached Manila, had a
big parade, then a banquet, then a
dance. Committee went next to Iloilo.
where there was parade, banquet
and a dance, and so on all through
the Islands, and at some places all
the poor Filipinos could do was to
scrape up sufficient funds to hire a
band for a parade. pay for banquet
and the fee for the fiddlers, but the
committee took it all in. for its mis-
sion was TO help the poor Filipinos."
Concluding. MIR. Hogg said that to.
himself he thought more of American
manhood than of any tropical race
wearing breech clouts and sitting un.
der bamboo trees. Mr.. Hogg's speech
was greeted with much enthusiasm
and laughter. in which Mr.. Payne and
other house leaders Joined heartily.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Admiral Rojestvensky's charge that
the guns of the Japanese battleships
were loaded will take away a good
deal of the ignominy of his defeat y
battleship has no business to be prowl-
ing around in the silent watches of
the night with firearms.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

There is no longer any question as
TO what the Southern Pacific intends
doing in way of railroad construction.
Their immense coal purchases means
only one thing direct connection with
California.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

The dance hall was considered
necessity in the early days of every
frontier town But Durango can no
longer be placed in this class. We
are striving for higher citizenship, a
better people, and let us be able TO
go forth and proclaim the merits Of
our city without apologl2lng for any
of It's Institutions.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Japan win distribute $75,OO0.0O0
among its fighting men. AS tne Cuban
invisibles have received nearly half
as much the japanese appropriation
must he pronounced extremely mod
est
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Notwithstanding the enormous in.
crease in the production OF sugar in
the United States, the quantity con
sumed is growing so RAPIDLY that tne
outside imports OF sugar in 1905 has
increased over S2S.OO0,O00 over the
highest previous year, which was 1894,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

The Standard Oil company, by its
persistent refusal to answer the CUES
tions of the attorney general of Mis-
souri,, has. at least. demonstrated the
fact that IT mas something TO conceal.
We have thought as much for . long
time.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Fitzsimmons has been reconciled to
his wife. O'Brien barred from New
York hostelries and Battling Nelson
accused of stiffness of affection by
two beautiful actresses. Still some
people say pugilism is a dead sport
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Colorado is enjoying an era of peace
and prosperity. And The Herald does
not believe for one moment the voters
of this great state will ask for
change this fall.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Those who know the congressman
can see Judge Hogg as he ridiculed
The Philippines committee in his
speech of Tuesday. The Judge is no
novice when 1t comes to showing up
Inconsistencies.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

The Tillman TRADE the other day is
a sample of the man. He does not
even carry weight in mis- own party.
as he could only muster six votes in
favor of his investigation committee.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

The coming illustrated edition of
the Pennington Enterprise promises
to he a hummer-one that will be of
great benefit to the section in which
1t Is published.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Mr. Carnegie pays taxes on s5 900.
ooo worth of personal property, more
than twice as much as is listed by
any other individual. If ne doesn't
watch ont the Tax Dodgers union
may hire somebody to slug him.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Alaskans of1er as reason why they
are so strongly for appropriations as
Wen as the old flag the fact that Con
sress has not given them enough local
government TO enable them to help
themselves.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

A high Russian official is accused of
spying upon the military operations of
Germany and revealing the informa-
tion to France. Something is always
happening 10 poster the czar.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

The Denver & Rio Grande can se
cure plenty of coal lands If the com
pany desires to engage In the coal
mining business. La Plata county
contains several hundred thousand
acres OF unaeveloped wealth.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Mrs Cassie Chadwick has been as.
signed to do the washing in the Ohio
pcnitentiary. The prison authorities
VIII have TO exercise extreme caution
10 prevent her from putting Iamp.
black in the bluing.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

So Depew is crestfallen? Well, af-
ter the exposures of the past few
months and the desire of his own
state to get rid OF him, ii Is not to
be wondered at. Why not resign. SEN
ator. and seek some quiet nook and
remain there and thus keep out OF
public view.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

In preparing her trousseau Miss
roosevelt viii not patronize any of
the Paris or London shops. All of
the accessories of the wedding, in.
Guiding the groom, will be of the
American brand.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

New York is spending s3,000,00O
TO install high pressure system of
salt water mains in the congested dis
tricts in order TO increase the fire
lighting facilities.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

just to show that Fitzsimmons and
o'Brien are not all of the prize fight
ers In the world, Battling Nelson mas
been threatened with a breach of
promise suit by Miss de Milt.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

A Lewiston (Me) paper tells Of
young woman In that state who will
make $1,000 this winter from apples
raised on a piece Of drained swamp
land, and of another Maine girl who
has cleaned mp 500 on her last sea.
sons apple crop.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

AS neighborly service the United
States mint at Philadelphia is coin
ing for Mexico 100000 gold into
ten-peso pieces. Uncle Sam charges
only the cost price for the work. and
is glad to do the friendly turn in the
canse of sound finance.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Missouri's attorney general is maxi
ing 1t hot for the Standard Oil fel-
lows II takes a little energy to do
this but IIadley seems to fill the bill.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

According to dispatches Congress-
man Hoge was the center of attrac-
ton during the debate on the Phil
ippine bill Tuesday afternoon.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

The dance hall is an early day insti-
tuition. Let the city authorities see 10
II that no more licenses are issued
for conduct of same.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

In the Missouri penitentiary are
over 1000 conyicts and the applica-
tions for pardon are equally numer-
uus
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Home grown turkeys have largely
taken the place of the Kansas product
Now let the local butter and eggs
take the place of the shipped-in prod
net
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

The Durango schools are among the
hest in the state, Let the high stand
ard be maintained.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Durango has waited long and pa
uently for the golden harvest and our
people are going to be well paid.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

The average consumption of sugar
per capita in the United States in 1904
was "a pounds.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Those who have pinned their faith
on Durango's future are going to be
rewarded.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Tho president and members OF Con
gress appear to be having picnic
this session.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Depew has our permission to re-
sign. Ills days of usefulness are over.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

The San Juan section is doing pref
ly well this winter General advance
all along the line.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

The Southern Pacific people are
sure enough getting in on the ground
floor.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Mining in the San Juan counties Is
on better basis than in the history
of the district.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Panama troubles. railway Legislation
and numerous other questions of great
moment are sufficient to give an or
dinary mortal nervous prostration.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

Looks as though the Denver Repnb-
lican and Mayor speer VIII get mar
rIcd
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

These do be strenuous days for
President Roosevelt. Joint statehood.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

II you have anything to sell adver.
tise In The Herald.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

The Herald for job Work.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

The man having ten acres OF or
chard is an Independent Individual.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

composed of men outside
will try the Denver elcg-
Barbour County index., 1906-06-13
.PADEREWsKrs sELLBoY.
Musical Youth Made a Fit with the
Great Pianist by Playing
His "Minuet."

Rosamond Johnson, Of Cole 81 John
son, composers Of that once popular
song, Under the Bamboo Tree.l' once
held position as bellboy in Young's
hotel in Boston. This place, says Sue
cess Magazine, he once nearly lost,
through taking the liberty of playing
Paderewski's "Minuet" for the great
pianist. Paderewski, who was stay
ing at that hotel, had rung for a bell
boy, and young Johnson answered the
call.
Being so fond of music, he made
bold to ask the great composer and
pianist to play the 'Minuet" for him.
Paderewski could not understand Eng
llsh then, and the boy thought from
his gesticulations that he wished him
to play it. So he sat down ut the
piano and commenced playing.l Fad
erewski's manager happened To enter
the room just then, and, enrsged at
the bellboy's presumption, threw him
out of the room and went directly to
the management and had him dis
charged.
AS soon as he learned what had
been done, Paderewski, who hal been
pleased with the lads playing, sent
for the manager of the hotel aid had
Johnson reinstated in his position.
Barbour County index., 1906-06-13
THE GROWING OF
POTATOES FOR PROFIT


catsf CD wheat; (3) clover and tim
othy. mown; (4 clover and timothy
cut early, plowed and sown to buck
wheat; (5) potatoes.
The successful grower must be more
or less of an experimenter in regard to
varieties, although he may grow but
two or three varieties commercially;
these, howeve,, should be the best.
Having secured a suitable variety, it
has been shown that the same can
usually be improved by using none
but heavy yielding plants for seed pur-
poses. The seed should be stored in
cool place. A week or two before
planting it should be spread on we'll
lighted barn floor or some other light
place. two or three tubers thick, in or
der 70 cause the buds to begin to grow.
The seed should not be cut until
the day it is needed for planting, since
cutting the sets a week or more ahead
of time reduces the yield. The SEED
pieces should be chunky, not thin, and
weigh about three ounces each or be
about the size Of hens egg Seed
smaller or larger than this size is not
so profitable. Early varieties, and
those which are shy in starting, should
not be cut, but in these cases whole
tubers of medium size should be plant
ed. With these exceptions, it does not
| matter whether the seed be cut or
whole. The important point to note
is that it's yield is proportional to the
size of the seed piece, and the size of
seed which can be used depends to
| sone extent upon its cost. Under nor
| NAL conditions, it is best to use piece
| weighing about three ounces, as al
ready stated.
When possible, manure should be
| applied to the previous crop, or else
! in the fall, at the rate of ten to Is
tons per acre, and the land plowed
! from eight to y inches deep. In some
sections of Maine where snow covers
the land, it is narrowed and fitted in
the fall, but generally speaking it is
better to defer this until spring The
disc and the acme harrOwS are excel
lent tools for fitting, and the seed-bed
should be well prepared. There should
be about six inches of fine soil, and it
is better to defer planting for a few
days than to put the seed into hard,
cloddy soil. An application of fer
tilizsrs is generally made and the
writer has used the following mixture
! for several years: 100 to $50 pounds
| if muriate of potash, applied in fall or
early spring; with 300 to 400 pounds Of
acid phosphate ZIG per cent, avail
able) and 100 pounds of sulphate of
ammonia applied when planting. A
mixture of 40 to so pounds of nitrate
of soda and 60 or 70 pounds of dried
blood might be used instead of 100
Barbour County index., 1906-06-13

In potato growing. as in any other
business, the beginner can hardly
hope to be as successful as the man
who has been in the business a de
cade or more. The successful grower is
he who. knowing the conditions requi-
site for success. secures those Econdi-
tions and persistently pursues q well
thought-out course of action.
Some Of the important conditions
upon which success depends are
enumerated by Samuel: Fraser in
Farming as follows ::
1. Suitable soil and .climatic con-
ditions. i
2. Good seed of varieties suited to
the environment and To the market.
8. Economical and, suitable meth
DDS of planting, cultivatsng and spray
ing. Il
4. Good methods Of harvesting,
storing and marketing. /; +
The main points considered in this
article are those Of planting and cul-
ture, but before proceeding to those
it is advisable to say d word about
the soil and the seed; Cor: these are
important links in the chain of sue.