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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-30
From the Grand Magazine.

From the Grand Magazine.
 N short distance race-anythng up to
 sixty or seventy miles--between a man and horse the man would certainly be vanquished. But as the distance in- creases the mans chances would become greater. Mans running record for sixty miles is seven hours thirty minutes thirty three seconds, a record which a good horse could beat. But how many horses would equal mans running record for 100 miles, viz: thirteen hours twenty-six minutes thirty seconds? And, supposing a horse were found capable of accomplish ing this feat, could such an animal con tinue moving, as the man did till he had covered 15O miles in twenty-two hours twenty-eight minutes twenty seconds?
 Nor did this partlcualr man. Charles Rowell of Cambridge, cease work even at 150 miles. On the contrary, he put up a record of 3SO miles in eventy-nine hours forty minutes twenty-sve seconds. More than one horse I imagine, would have been needed to cover such a distance in such a time.
 Yet Rowells feat by no means repre- sents the limit of this particular form of human endurance. P. Fitzgerald of New York covered 800 miles in 109 hours IS min utes 20 seconds, and George Littlewood of Sheffield, 623% miles in Al hours 5I min utes 90 seconds Where, then, would your horse be in really long race?
 One of the greatest difficulties to De overcome in the performance of feats or this description is the doing, more or less,
 l.t- asstf fRft 1T form of endurance man holds records that no living creature-with the exception of a salmon or goldfish-could ever hope to equal.
 In october, 1908, Captain Barclay of Ury made a match for 1000 guineas with MT. Wedderburn Webster to walk 1000 miles in 1000 consecutive hours-one mile in each separate hour. The start was made en June 1, 1SO9 at Newmarket Heath and the course was a public road. Captain Bar clay was 26 years old at the time and weighed at the outset 13 stone pounds. The feat was deemed impossible, but the captain displayed such pluck and endu- rance that after a time odds of to were laid on his accomplishing 1t. Be- fore the finish these odds ross to 100 to l. The last mile was concluded on July H at S:37 D. m. and the match won.
 Captain Barclays feat, which only a human being could have accomplished re- mained unequalled. in spite of many at tempts to perform 1t. until the appearance on the scene of pedestrian marvel named William Gale, who in September and De- cember 1877, walked 1500 miles in 1000 hours, each mile and a half walk to be started at the commencement of the hour. The present writer saw the finish of that gigantic task. Gale, who was 45 years of age, appeared to be thoroughly done up. In, loS seemed he could never finish. Then, to every ones amazement, he pulled himself together and positively sprinted the final journey, amid the frantic cheers of the onlookers. The two last mentioned achievements have put our four legged friends completely out of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-30
HUGHES PRECoclTY.
At Age of Four He Devised and Car
 red Out "Plan of Study"

Frank II. Simonds, writing of Hughes and Jerome" in the October Everybody's, tells the following anecdote:
 "The genius for work stirred early in the boy Hughes At the age of he went to a primary school in Oswego. For two weeks he trudged to school half an hour before time, and the reports of his prog ress were glowing. But his parents noted that he grew discontented. One day he knocked at the door of his fathers study. Permitted to enter, he marched straight to the desk and spread out before his as- tonished father sheet of paper, on which was written in a childish hand:
 Charles E. Hughes plan of study
 sDr. Hughes looked from the paper to the child in wonder.
 "'What does it mean, my boy?' he asked.
 Papa, explained the 4-year-old author of A system I don't like it at school Teacher goes over the same thing again and again and get tired. I could study at home and get my lessons all done in the morning. The father looked back at the paper. There were neatly written the days of the week; opposite them the sub jects and hours of study. He accepted the proposition, and for the next six years the boy studied at home"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-30
SOME LITTLE SCHEMES
 THAT LAND SUCKERS

amounted to 45O,oOO words. At $2o, this was at the rate of 41k cents per thou sand words.
 David Copperheld" only contains S20,- 900 words Would he (the Good Thing asked hmselD copy that book for $14?
 ''The Light That Failed contains SO,- 900 words Would $3G0 be enough to copy 1t?
 The Good Thing kicked his copying be- hind the stove and lost his Two. NEAT letterers wanted for sign work.
 Have you any talent for lettering? You
 can earn SIP week by evening work
 Say one youth in ten Is a neat letterer Ten million youths in the land. One mill lion neat letterers. Headquarters in Ope- chee. Mich, hindquarters in every city of the first, second and third class; one bar rel of water. two drops of limewater and S0 GOO Asiatics with sore eyes. Millions in 1t.
 Those neat letterers who respond receive an epstle from the Bronze-Paint Sign company. This company (so 1t seems) has just received a large order for 100000 cards g by D." Look at This and sun dry. These cards are to be lettered in bronze paint, which costs s3 a bottle one bottle guaranteed to be enough for 300 cards The said company Is willing to contract with the Neat Letterer at the rate of IS cents per card. Paint to be bought from the Bronze-Paint Sign com pany, to be mixed according to instruc- tions, and the cards to be forwarded to the B. P. S. company when dry. The pecu- liarity of the affair Is that the bronze paint furnished never dries. and when the Bronze Paint people are twitted about this they swear in husky numbers that it wasn't mixed according to instructions. WE lend money by mail on good security
 Second or third mortgage How much do
 Boston.
 The Tickle Me-Quick writes. The Gre sus company is most favorably impressed with his application and tells him so. Moreover if the title Is satisfactory, the Cresus company will send their certified check for $900 by return. A fee of S3.S5 will be necessary to pay attorneys fees to search the title. and does old Tickle-Me- Quick want his money in cashiers draft or express order?
 But, after all, the Cresus company is as conservative as they make them It hasn't found a title to suit them. Father" said Little Horace. what good are fles?'
 "To feed the spiders"
 And what good are spiders?" "To catch the flles''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-30
MANS SUPERIORITY OVER
 OTHER ANIMALS PROVEN

court, but even they do not represent the full extent of mans powers in this direc- ton.
 Staring on Thursday, May F, 1898, and concluding on the evening of June 6. w. Buclkler of Newport Monmouthshire walked 4000 quarter miles in 400O consec- utive periods of 91a minutes each, com mencing at the beginning of each period.
 The majority of animals know how to swim by instinct. They have not to &C., quire the art, as man has, and yet, com pared to man, how feeble they appear for the most part. On land it is admitted that man in a short distance contest must play second fiddle. In the water-save as regards creatures whose natural habitat 1t is-a different story has to be told. Dogs swim well and fast but where is the dog who would Hive with Joseph Nutall or any other first-class man over the length of a bath, or a hundred yards? If it comes to endurance again does any one believe there is a quadruped in ex- istence-except the hippopotamus who would be poisoned by the salt water-that could swim the channel? Yet Captain Webb did this, while Montagu Holbein and others have made valiant attempts that have deserved, If they have not achieved. success.
 Drop q good swimming man and a dog in the water two or three miles from land-which would have the better chance or life? The man, beyond a doubt.
 If you take man from the street and set him to leap a bar waist high he will probably fail to clear 1t. Yet at the in- teruniversity sports of 1876 Marshall Brooks walked under the bar with his cap on, and then cleared 1t. the jump be- ing 6 feet 21a inches-still the varsity record. But in jumping as now practised the honors go 10 Ireland. Nj. F. Sweeney has cleared feet 5ss inches In the high jump, and P. OConnor 24 feet lls4 inches in the wide jump-both worlds records,
 Jumping with weights, as the old time professionals used to do, John Howard of Bradford, cleared % feet inches on the race course at Chester on May 8, 1854 He used five-pound dumbbells and took off from a block of wood raised inches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-30

BussURAH AxMlNsTER CARPET-Beautful floral I SI geomercal designs Price yard this week only O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-30
In No Mood for Treating.

From the Buffalo News.
 Whisky is poison to the boil weevil, &C., cording to experts. But who wants to buy drinks for boil weevil?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-30

to be seen in the imperial cabinet at Vi- enna. Another, worn by the Empress Jo- sephine known as the Burning of Troy, which is only little less magnificent, is in the possession of the Marchioness of Rute
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-30
Have Done the Public.

From the New York World.
 What Philadelphia lawyer can do Is proverbal What certain Philadelphia fnanciers have done is merely criminal.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-09
GAME IN COLORADO.

Colorado is considered the most
important state in the Union so far
as the preservation of game is con-
cerned. Big game in all the Middle
West and in the northwest is becom-
ing extinct. Some is still preserved
in the mountain Businesses of this
state. Sportsmen, both in and out of
office, regard Colorado as the battle
ground for the enactment and en-.
forcement of laws that will curb the
wholesale slaughter of the distinct
lively American wild animals.
Colorado is the only state where
the elk still survives in his native
haunts where there is practically a
closed season. The statute permits
the killing of this animal between
Nov. l and 5, but even this provision
is suspended until 1907. AT the next
session of the legislature it is prob
able that the time for enforcement OF
the provision will be still further ex-
tended, so that the closed season for
elk will be made permanent.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-09
THE sTANSEL CASE.

The ordinary good man Will not
desire TO prolOng the recent tragedy
between Jesse c. Stunsel and the late
Sheriff w j. Thompson. lie might
better have it as a closed Incident
The Peoples court mas tried the
case and the jury has found Mr.. Stan
sci not guilty OF the charge OF mur-
der.
On the atn day of last January
when the tragedy occurred the Herald
said that the gambling situation in
Durango, violation of the laws, had
precipitated the tragedy, and the Her
aid must say again today that that
was the cause.
1t will be the duty of George w.
Thompson, who is filling the place OF
his brother. to so on with impassion
and follow the policy which had been
shaped for his brother to close gamb
ling in Durango and enforce the laws
which have been given to his keep
ing, and all good men will help him
The Herald had not beenx lelegated
to try this case and mad Ieft-it Tor the
proper tribunal.
Men will have time to give better
thought to the duties Of citizenship
Their lives are too fleet to waste in
anger. spite, malice and hate OF thei.
fellows.
Able counsel was employed on bott
sides and the people had done the
best they could with this case.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-09

paper badly worn and the ink faded
has recently fallen into the Journals 5
hands. II is by bill" Devere. the
Tramp Poet, running mate of the
Journal scribe 2S years ago at Sill
yerton
There's an old yellow dog that | pass
every day,
Who lies on the corner below:
He has such a friendly and nonchal-
ant air,
In sunshine. in rain or in snow;
A type of the crude old philosopher,
l meet him with neighborly hail,
As | wonder at all OF the gratitude
true,
Displayed in the wag of his tail.
His wants are but few-just a pat and
word
is all he requires of a friend
He's not like some humans you have
seen and have heard
Upon whom you can never depend,
But he's always true blue, in his
friendship for you,
No matter what troubles assail.
And | wish all my friends were as
: honest and true
As tne wag of yellow dogs tail.
The animal man arIogates to himself
The right of superior mind;
He is prone 10 hypocrisy, greedy of
self.
And often to others unkind:
And when in the slough of despair
he Is stuck,
Ger his troubles he'll weep and be-
wall,
And he cant understand all the cour-
age and pluck,
In the wag of yellow dogs tail.
Ye pharlsees great. politicians Of
state;
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-09
Mr.. euRWELL TALKS.

Aztec Index.
Blair Burwell Of Durango. Colo,
was in town last week. He paid the
Index call and added his name to
our subscription list. I'VE expect
shortly to he doing business in your
section" said he, 'and we wish to be
in touch"
Asked about the New Eden canal,
which he had recently surveyed, he
authorized him to say that 1t would
certainly be built and that work
would soon begin. The canal, he
stated, would cover nearly all lands
OF any value on the Aztec slope,
would cross the Bloomfield divide
near the east end of Crouch mesa,
thence swinging eastward would COW
er almost everything as far as and
over beyond Blanco, including the
Pilon. Bloomfield, Solomon and
Crouch mesas, Cottonwood and Full.
cher basin and the many draws and
swales along its line. "The advant-
ages to this section of such an enter
prise" said he, can hardly be esti.
mated. 1t means thousands added to
the population and many hundreds OF
thousands added to property valua
tion." Mr.. Burwell thinks that the
management will, as far as possible
throw the work of building to local
labor, in an effort to help those who
themselves are to help the enterprise
and the community.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-09
JUNIORS ENTERTAIN SENIORS.

AT the home of Mr.. Harry Rachof-
sky yesterday evening the Juniors of
the Durango High school entertained
the Senior class, There were present
the following Senior and Junior boys
and girls:
Anna Hutchinson, Myrtle Belmear,
Florence Brewer, Lois De Jarld, Fran
els, Elliot, Lima Elliot, Caroline Hab-
erman. Jennie Sellick. Obedla Hall,
Edna Smith, Pansy Redman, Winnie
Roberts, Edith Rawlins, Charlotte
Min. Ena Murry, Mary Bell; Charlie
Harmon, Oscar Adrianson, John Gal
breath, Leo Baisden, Neil Wilkerson,
David Rachofsky, Geo. West, Jr.,
Gordon Montgomery.
Seniors: Clara Day, Ethel Bel
near, Milcent Campbell, Bessie Ire
land, Ameha Gibbs, Amy Hammond.
Charlotte Hanno, Clara Herr, Annie
Weber, Myrtle Hood, Ethel Sheets.
Anna Kidington, Anna Conway; Ell
wood Limprecht, Gaines Otis, Oliver
Wingate. Morris Rachofsky, Calvin
Day, Don Eddy.
David Rochofsky was POSTMASTER
and Miss Edith Rawllns responded to
the welcome of the class of 1906
Elwood Limutecht replied 10 the first
toast.
Miss okei rom replied TO q toast,
"Without Reason or Rhyme"
Neil VIII son iesl ondoa TO a
toast "Dimcu'tes OF Aftcr Dinner
Speaking"
John Galbreath responde- % the
toast, "BA nples the JAM Have
Set"
Mr.. Smiley, principal Of to. High
schoo', replied to the toast. why
Am Net Crazy"
ProfGould WIS asked to speak up
and he talked of his own sclO1l days
and finely offered some good advice
to these boys apd girls.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-09
JUN Jr.
Will make the Season OF
1906, at the
Durango Corral
RECOMMENDATION OF JUMBO, JR.
AND
led

Durango. Colo. PA, '0G.
To Whom 1t May Concern.
We. the undersigned citizens OF
Polk county, Mo-. hereby certify that
Jumbo, Jr., a jack, formerly owned
by John Derossett of Fairplay, Polk
county. Mo-, and later sold to w. Il.
Flint OF Cliquot, Polk county, Mo-, and
shipped by him to Durango. La Pla-
Ia county. Colorado. in February,
1906, is a jack seven years old, sure
foal getter and first class breeder in
every respect and that persons wish
ter than to breed to Jumbo, Jr., and
further that we have bred to the
aforesaid jack and that we consider
his colts well built, stylish and ready
sellers.
JOHN DDROSSETT,
s. w. INSLEY,
j. N. CARR,
WIN. ANDERSON,
X. w. COWAN.
!, the undersigned. notary public of
the County of Polk. State of Nilsson
ri, hereby certify tnat the ABOVE sig
natures are genuine and that the par
ties whose names appear above are
citizens of Polk County, Mo, and that
they are men whose business integ
rity is unquestioned.
GEO. E. MILLER,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-09

tise them in the Herald. His hens
couldn't lay eggs fast enough to meet
the demand.
The eastern train was reported
four and a half hours late at Chama
this afternoon and the Telluride train
is AT Lizard Head. about hall hour
before it should reach Durango Still
storming in the Animas canon
The historic San Juan livcr which
had been waded by the ancleal Aztec
race when they we're chillrea till in
vites you TO take a day off ~ cad OF
going to California, PROMISING you a
better time.
The Herald's readers aud patrons
will not regret more than tho Herald
does that the tell graphic wires are
not working this afternoon. T. would
he pleasureable to give gou more
news. The town is quiet today and
almost uninteresting.
Mrs. Michael Croker and the chill
dren desire to return thanks 70 the
Grand Army and friends VINO tried
TO make them forget at the death and
burial OF the husband and father, Mr.
Croker had given most OF his life to
the army and its affairs.
Earl Snyder, who has been So sick
for several days. stll lies uncon-
scious and his family and friends are
despaired of hope for him, His par.
ents have wired that they WIN be
here as soon as possible, Enrl will
be too good a fellow to lose and the
Herald viii still hope that he Will
get well.
The Mancos Times devote8 much of
its space 10 the farmers aui occas-
ionally refers to what the preacher
SAYS the Times is a very modest
paper. hut If II were daily, ID -fnr the
wires down, II would seem ta he per
turbed. 1t viii appear irau tine
Times that the people of Mlu yuma
county engage more or les u pol
tiles
Mrs. Johnnie Watson ana nor ba-
bies, who have been trying to sot into
Silverton for more than mcuL.l. nav
ing been stuck mp at the little sage
brush and grease wood town of An.
tonito for two weeks, Went out on
the train this morning. kno us they
had to ride over the slides. Johnnie
Watson is son of Squire watson.
our police magistrate OF erton
who always fines evcrybody VA and
six bits
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-09

Ye men who to riches do bow:
Society slaves and intolerant knaves:
Who live you can hardly tell how;
Nainglorious elves admiring them
selves,
While naught in this world they
avail
And when they must die. they won't
stand deuce nigh,
10 the wag of yellow dogs tail.
Here's to thee. dear old friend,
staunch and true to the end,
II mired in adversity's bog;
Not on human help will stoop to
depend,
But will fly to the old yellow dog.
Some fair weather friends, at my
trouble would laugh,
While the old dog will snare in my
wall;
And I'll always admire. and never
will tire
or the wag of yellow dogs tail.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-09
AT AZTEC
Aztec Indnr

Aztec Index
The practical yalne OF fraternal rs.
sociation was exempllhed at Aztec
recently. Ono mnn died In the coun.
ty jail, was. buried by the county and
no friends followed his remains to
their last resting place. Another
died in a nciehbonng city. His re-
mains we're onred for by brothers OF
his lodge, aud sent to his home
Where q score or more brothers ten.
derry laid the body of their brother
to rest with Impressive services.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-09

A booze" trust is the latest COM
mercial combination TO fasten its
tentacies on Tucson, Ariz., and the
Old Pueblo is staggering under an
edict OF saloonists announcing that
peer VIII be raised to ten cents a
siass after April 1st. The saloon.
ISIS are working against the $780,
900 bond issue proposition which
comes up shortly for the third time,
having been twice defeated. Much
bitter feeling is being shown.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-09
r. E. Smith of lockwood is stop
ping at the Palace.

II. f. Smith of lockwood Is stop
ping at the Palace.
w. 8. Craig of Alamosa. registered
at the Palace hotel yesterday even
ing.
Dave Johnson of the Fulton mar
ket returned yesterday evening from
a trip to the New Mexico fruit belt.
The interior of st. Marks church
has been renovated and redecorated,
and presents a very attractive appear
ance.
Mrs. H. G. Brown and children re-
turned to their home in California
this morning. Her parents. Judge
Adair Wilson and wife, accompanied
Mrs. Brown as far as Denver
II. T. Henri of .iztec wlo Is study
ing the way JOHNNIE English keeps
hotel. is in town again and they are
very good friends.
Durango people who nave tired of
winter will have mercy for Silverton,
so long snowbound and still hunting
in the slides for the dead.
In building Durango greater this
year there will be becoming modesty
In asking a price for the lot on which
10 build a house.
The upbuilding of the rural schools
will be the greater policy of Mrs. Pull
ford who is now superintendent of
La Plata county schools.
f. A. Berry and wife of Atlantic,
Iowa who stopped AT the Palace no
tel yesterday evening. continued on
their journey this morning to Aztec.
where they will look for lands.
Dick Kermode sheriff of Monte
znma county, went out this morning
with another bad bov AMI the poor
little fellow viii re 1seTent his con
stituency in the Reform school.
Are you going? Where why, to
the Salvation Army Juniors demon
stratlon. When? Tonight at their
hall. A grand AFFAIR, they say. and
its free.
night from long visit to her home
in st. Johns. She stopped Two weekS
in Detroit to see relatives and friends.
Land hunters are coming again to
find new homes on the fruit belt
do not quarrel much about the price
per acre.
Colonel Price had the spacious
court room this afternoon idle, EN-
PITY and STILL, but said he was always
hopeful and trusted that the remain
ing civil cases would attract people
to the benches again.
Mr.. f. Godfrey and wire went out
this morning to attend the golden"
wedding of Louis Wilmer and wife in
New Mexico. south OF Dulce station
on the Rio Graz lie railway. Nj. Viii
mer is one Of the study Germans who
helped to populate and make Ameri-
ca bigger.
VIM. Schumacher, the U. S. veter-
mary surgeon, with headquarters at
Durango, returned yesterday evening
from Pennington and said If he mad
any idea of the great number of peo-
pie who desired to raise better chick
ems he would have feared TO adver-
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-09
Till May list.

No. $40 Fifth Ave.-Four
rooms. water and light; rents
for sl3. Price, $500.
No. 15S Fourteenth St.-Three
rooms. $500.
No. 1895 w. Third-A little out
of repair; big trees and big
lot. $3.50.
No. $50 Fifth ave.-This is
furnished and rents Cor $25.
Goes for $1,000.
Lot II. block 05-Three rooms.
Take 1t quick for $500.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-09
Durango Transfer Co.
WE ARE THROWING OUT

great inducements for your trade In
meats just now for the reason that
once having secured 1t you will be
glad to deal with ,s right along. But
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-09
BUILDING A BIGGER
NEST OF ELks

Somebody on the Telluride Journal
is an Elk and he is pleased to say;
AS indicative of the caliber OF which
the Elks are building up their lodge
In Telluride, the following we're in.
itiated into the order last night:
Mayor G. e. kracaw, Alderman J. p.
Olson. w. b. Van Alta, a leading mer-
chant of this county; W. ]. Thomas,
head amalgamator at the Smugpler
mill; J. A. Segerberg. proprietor OF
the New Sheridan hotel; +. A. Olssen
and John Videen. rival merchant tail.
ors.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-09
THE WAC OF A YELLOW DOGS
TAIL.

Telluride Journal.
The manuscript of the following
poem. written upon stationery Of the
Hotel Phoenix, British Columbia, The
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-09

Blue Diamou triple coated enamel.
ei ware and -arvicesbie on the mar.
ket- W. c. Chapman