Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-12

for railway ties Is the birch This
grows rapidly ON the western plains
AS the trees grow To large size and
begin to crowd one another. they will
he thnned out for fence posts.
Lincoln Stenens writes from Wash.
lngton that the house of representa-
;ives is ruled through gag law OF
its own making. aud that the chief
aim is TO get something done for their
constituents
Appointment or reappolntment of
postmasters throughout the country
now is governed solely by the merit
l rnle, with few exceptions, OF which
I the recent change in Chicago IL one.
says Postmaster General Cortelyou in
an Interview with William r. Curtis.
| Walter Il. Wellman writes from
Paris that ne will model his airshlp.
which will be used in the Wcllman
Chicago Record-Hcrald expedition to
| find the North pole, on the lines ur
the Lebaudy dirlgible balloon. and
1 tells OF the remarkable success air
| ships have attained.
| Frederick VIII. who formally as
cended the throne of Denmark last
| Tuesday In succession 10 his faiher.
| Christian TX. who died the previous
day, is well liked by the people on
| the Sd of June next he will be G3
| years old, He is the father of eight
| children, one of whom, his second son.
| is King Hankon of Norway. Freder.
iclTs brother Is king of Greece one
OF his sisters Is queen of England;
another is the mother Of the car of
| Russia. He also is related by mar
riage with the Germifn Swedish and
| other royal houses of Europe, King
| Frederick is head of the Free Masons
| OF Denmark, and Is chancellor of Inc
| University of Copenhagen. lie is
| noted for his culture.
| Illinois Central, which has passed to
| the control of the Union Pacific. has
| $4,000, 900 capital stock and $i4i0o0,-
600 of bonds outstanding. besides it's
| guarantee of dividends ON fl000O OO1
| of underlying stocks. 1t operates
1873 miles OF road, which. added to
the 5.373 miles operated by Union Pa
| cihc and 1895 miles operated by
Southern Pacific. which is controlled
by Union Pacific, will give the com
bined system Of 1904 miles Of road.
The deal is one of greatest advantage
both to the Union Pacific and tne IL
linois Central. The latter will bring
| the Union Pacific to Chicago and the
Southern Pacific from New Orleans to
Chicago. Union Pacific and Illinois
| Central are In no sense competing
| lines.
| Plants can see, feel and taste. nc
/! cording to DIR. Henry s. Conrad, of ihe
botanical department of Johns Hop
| kins university, but he has never been
able to find any evidence that they
can hear.
At the meeting Of the International
| Typographical union at Colorado
| Springs In August there will he a re
| union of printers who served In ihe
Rough Rider regiment to the mum her
of about forty. Printers are. always
| to the front.
John Dore OF Martinsburg. Mo, en-
tered the kitchen of Mrs. Louise ste
| phens and, selling ner child from her
| arms, forced her To get supper for
him. He held the baby while he nte.
| and when he had finished gave II back
to Its mother and fed He was arrest
ed later on telephone message
The state hardware dealers are
holding an annual session In Denver
TWENTY-FIVE thousand homeseekers
left Chicago Tuesday seeking homes
In the Southwest.
Brokers have been arrested In New
York under an Indictment charging
them with using the mails to defraud
The Denver Swedes will Insist upon
recognition ON the Republican city
ticket In Denver this spring.
Thermometer went to 40 below in
portions OF New York state Tuesday.
II averaged 10 below all through the
eastern and middle states.
Former Governor McCord Of Ari
zona Is in Washington working for
joint statehood. He declares that
corporations and federal Office hold
ers are It's principal opponents.
The Freiner two-cent fare bill pass
ed the Ohio senate yesterday aud was
| Immediately signed by the govern.
or. Two cents will be the maximum
J rate for all distances In excess OF
| five miles
The Maryland senate has passed a
| bill imposing penalty of s25 for the
first offense and 800 for the second
| ofense upon any person who sells.
gives away or In any manner disposes
| of any cigarettes in the state.
| More American babies" Is the mot
| to OF Mayor Edmund Beall of Alton,
| Ill. who has announced his candidacy
| for Congress. an dhis emblem. instead
| OF the eagle of his party is the stork.
| When asked what he would do in
Congress ne said: Il am not there yet
but | have already decided TO intro
duce bill to make men who refuse
| to accept the responsibilities Of par
entage leave the country They have
no place here and they ought to know
II. The race suicide idea is more i'm
portant than II may seem. It Is a
! ppol guhiart for t.at lint Ia aign