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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

pride of the Samurai had been ap-
pealed to. Banzai was echoing through
all the streets. We were wholly un-
able to understand snch demonstra-
tions over trivialities, in any other
way than as being part OF policy of
progressive alienation. Ito solemnly
represented to the state department
that apology as well as reparation
would be expected. Mr. Roosevelt at
once put an end to that part of the
contention. but 1t had served to show
the Japanese feeling and temper. 1t
left us convinced that we had no
friends in Japan. Wherefore our
TO find, after the story of the mobiliza-
tion leaked out in some official way to
convince the Japanese government of
Its truth. that Japan had never digni-
fed the schoolboy fight and broken
crockory at Frisco into an interna-
tional incident OF serious importance,
and that she had never seriously
thought of questioning our right, as an
| independent power, to exclude any
body we please from these shores. 1t
was all so surprising. We had never
thought of this change of heart when
We began to talk of sending the fleet
TO look after our property in the Pa
cific. When Ito and Admiral Yamma-
motto. in a bewildering transformation
scene assured the president at Oyster
Bay that there was not cloud in our
mutual sky, must have been the mo-
ment when the president ordered the
Ananias club to get ready for new
members. But whether he had In
| mind the secretary of the navy and
Secretary Loeb. or Ito and Yamma.
moto, we can not say.
Perhaps the truth of the saying that
| to prepare for warts to preserve peace
| never had clearer illustration. We
| nave preserved the peace with Japan
for time at least, by only getting
ready TO prepare to begin to do some
thing. Japan knows the value of time
| She attacked Russia three days before
| declaring war against her. Now We
are to recall Gen. Luke Wright ot
| Memphis, our ambassador to Japan
because. according to Washington dis
patches, he "shows the mailed fist.
But what for, and to whom? He is an
old soldier, who shakes not a fist al
empty air. The dispatches admit thai
Ihe generals mailed fist is raised ir
defense of the Americans in Japan
and he has made himself persona nor
| Grata. His recall may be demanded
in the interest of continued peace, but
II is not more imperatively demanded
than are our ships in the Pacific, 8
fortification of our ports and depend
encies, and the speediest possible com
pletion of the canal at Panama. This
Is part of the instructive side of the
Japanese joke, of which the other part
Is the discovery that all of the thunder
IN Frisco bay was only another Joke
of the jolly little jokers in Japan
Globe-Democrat.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29
A PROPHECY AS TO WHEAT.
Son Francisco Chronicle.

Son Francisco Chronicle.
Unquestionably those now living
may see the time when in some years
the United States will import whea,
II a surplus can be found anywhere
AS rule. however, we may expect
10 continue to export grain forever
The Oldest and most densely populated
countries of the earth continue to
export grain, and while the world en-
dures there will always be exchanges
'of surpluses. AS to our production
we are probably nearing our maximum
under present methods of cultivation,
1t is, however, easily possible to dou-
BILE our output by better methods of
agriculture which we shall gradually
adopt as increasing prices caused by
the pressure of population warrant the
increased outlay In production.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29
JAPAN ESE JOKES.

The president has never ordered n
Dattle ship fleet into the Pacific ocean.
There Is no record of an order in the
navy department for such n move
ment. The secretaries, official and
private, who became responsible for
the statement that mobilization was
to be effected, must accept their own
responsibilities. The apparatus and
paraphernalia for the initiation of n
new member or new members of the
Ananias club are presumably in read.
mess II any of the discredited make
application. The country will not rel.
Ism being fooled by cock-and-buIl
story which bore all the official marks
OF credibility. and appealed to the puh.
lie Intelligence as n tale of something
which was going to be done now be.
cause IL ought to have been done
sooner There are sure to be many
Jokes cracked at the presidents ex.
pense. The whole thing will be called
n joke with serious side. But II has
no such side. OF course 1t has two
sides, as everything has. Only one of
them Is entertaining The other is
instructive.
we nave learned so much we did
not and could not know before this in.
cident of how we are loved In Ianan
Ihere were weeks and months of rag.
Ing In Toxic and Yokohama, over
schoolboy fights and the smashing of
crockery In Frisco. The spirit and
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29
A FINNISH "HoRRleLE EXAMPLE,

Out of her salary of more than SIS
per month member of the Finnish
diet allowed her husband but ~ cents
day. Hence destitution and despair
In the household an an attempt at sui
eide by the neglected spouse.
Politics is a mocker and petticoat
franchise is raging. The Finnish hor
rible example is commended to the
attention OF American suffragettes. II
Is as yet unparalleled by any instance
from the co-educational legislatures OF
Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Idaho
But all things are possible with time
and with the domestic fences down
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

me gross earnings of the railroads
o. the United States for the six months
ending with June were 81. $50. 900, 900.
against s23l9,7e0,OOO in the CORE
spending period of 1906. gain of
S26O.oOO.OOO. An increase Of II per
cent is striking item in railroad ex-
pansion.
Within two years the Krupps have
spent $l5.O00,600 in enlarging their
gun plant In Germany and increased
their force Of workmen from 24,OO0 to
10000. The Hague conference may
mitigate the horrors of war, but the
implements for waging 1t continue TO
multiply.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

between them that canot be settled
through diplomatic channels to The
Hague arbitration tribunal.
The great sensation of the week,
ana still the talk of London was the
sudden collapse OF the libel suit In
which the Daily Mail and Evening
News, after n two days fight that
went all against them. preferred to
throw up the sponge. apologize and
pay the record-breaking damages of
S25O,000, rather than go on with the
contest
Despite the fact that their strike
benefits have been cut Off by the
United Garment Workers of America,
which has suspended them for striking
without authority, the $4,000 New
York members OF the four local un-
ions of the Brotherhood of Tailors
have declared that they will not re-
turn to work 1t is said the strikers
violated a clause in their agreement
with most of the firms by which the
members were employed.
President Gompers of the American
| Federation of Labor addressed an audi
ence of forty-two persons at Cbautau-
qua mark at Kokomo. Ind. The failure
of the meeting was due to the TACT
that the local unions refused to recog-
nize or attend it, Only one union
labor man was present. 1t was said
that the speaker was procured by the
| m
company, corporation that was an
| tagonistic to organized labor, and
would not permit union man among
1t employees. Gompers spoke briefly
| and promised to return soon under
| different auspices and address organ
lied labor.
| DIR. Washburn of st. Johns Episco
| pal church. who Is President Roose'
velts summer pastor, made 1t PLAIN
that he proposed to take no part in
any nature taking competition. When
he saw that the main point In his ser
mon was likely to be miscon
strued by his congregation because o'
the interest displayed in the presence
of friendly little dog, he stopped
short. He would repeat what he had
| said after the dog had been elected
he announced, but first he wished to
insist that no members of his iiock
should hereafter bring their pet dogs
to the church. President Roosevelt
| and his family attended the service
| Declaring that Public Printer
Charles A. Stillings is acting contrary
to the laws of the United States in
inaugurating a system "of arbitrarily
deducting certain sums from the pay
| of proofreaders as fine for mad
vertently overlooking errors III proofs
read by them" the Columbia Typo
| graphical union, No. lOl, which II
membership is the third strongest TYP
| ographical union in the United States
| adopted resolutions denouncing the
public printer and instructing the sec
retary of the union to call upon At
torney General Bonaparte for an opin
ion as to the public printers lega
right to impose such fines. The union
mailed copy of the resolutions tt
| President Roosevelt and to the depart
ment of justice.
Iowa parties have recently purchas
ed 1,500 acres of land in the Grow
Greek country, near Greeley.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

AS the owner of the most lucrsti ye
hotel bar in Atlanta Gov. Hoke Smith
VIII have to lower his rent 100000 a
year for two years If he signs n pro
hibition bill, and he is pledged to d.
IT, But Atlanta has performed won
uers with jug train, and it Is i'm.
possible to say how the final balance
sheet will look.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

A man who had been away for 6f.
teen years and whose wife had in the
meantime married again returned to
ms nome at steubenville, Ohio. the
other day AS soon as the second bus.
pahd saw how things were he walked
gu, ,he back door, promising never
10 return. Another Enoch Arden story
spoiled.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29
BAD EXAM PIE.
Chicago News

CHICAGO News.
Without attempting to discuss Mr.,
Rockefeller's conscience as a general
proposition. it must be admitted that
he has not set very good example
for men who are wanted by process
servers.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

in Maryland's congressional cleo
ton of last November seventeen coun-
ties went Republican and six counties
went Democratic. The net Republican
majority on congressman in all .ne
counties of the state was 9,227. And
yet it is frequently asserted that there
is no Republican party south oi the
old di ''dins line.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

One of the lawyers in the Boise
trial said of witness that his ter
minological inexactitudes were moth
ing less than phenomenal" 1t seems
impossible TO convey the idea ir
manner at once parliamentary and
palatable.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29
WISDOM OF AN EMPIRlcIsT.

A life in continued need is half.
death.-German
To form devices quick is woman's
wit-Euripides.
The good man will avoid the spot of
any sin.-Ban Johnson.
1t is about as difficult to make a
man believe that he is not getting
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

American exports last year of ma
chinery and scientific apparatus
amounted to s9G,0OO,0OO The army
of inventors in this country, as we'll
as the manufacturers and artesians.
are making fine record in the growth
of foreign trade.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Last year the United States import
ed s35,000,0 of fruit and nuts and
exported $170OO,0O0. American ap-
pies would nearly balance the account
ii foreign countries could get enough
to meet the demand
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

A barque recently arrived at New
Bedford after twenty months cruise
with 100000 worth of whale oil and
bone on board. The oil will come in
handy if Mr.. Rockefellers company
is to be fined s29 900, 900 in August.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Under the head of What happened
twenty-five years ago." an esteemed
rural contemporary chronicles a chill
dren's party with the names of those
participating. Rather embarrassing.
possibly. for some young ladies' still
under 25.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

This year the United States will
produce sl2O,0OOO,OOO in gold and
silver and $235,OOO, 900 in copper.
Copper is the present king of metals,
but may be passed by some other
within the next ten years.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

The country is constantly being ad-
monished by somebody that its first
president never used a more profane
cxpletive than by George" In his
lay Washington must have had crit
ics-how did he answer them?
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

The French are not enthusiastic
over the proposed reciprocity reduc-
ton of 20 per cent in the duty ON
champagne. They say they are asked
to concede too much in return. Reel
procity is one of the boss plans for
STIRRING up general dissatisfaction.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

AS battle ships now call for $4,000
900 or $s.O00,O00 each, the Panama
canal will evidently be worth more
than its cost in strengthening the navy
in its power of rapid combination.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Gov. Pindall OF Arkansas says: 81
am dead against pardons for the crime
of pistol toting," The people of the
state have been familiar with the
law on the subject, but are surprised
to hear, after former experiences, that
1t is to be enforced.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Nearly 10000 Pittsburgers who have
been accustomed to go to Atlantic City
on free passes are reported to be abb
sent from that resort this season. The
man who has been paying fare is just
beginning to realize how lonesome he
was
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

life. He may and he may not be able
to do 1t this time or any other time.
General admission charges have been
reduced to 25-cents, with ten cents ex-
ira for the grand stand.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Last year the New York post office
issued 100000 money orders for
SAG, 100000. 1t looks like good times
when everybody has money to circu-
late to this extent
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

In the fiscal year that ended June
20 the number of aliens arriving in
this country was 1,2S5,349, against
1,100.735 in the fiscal year 1906.
These figures make new record by a
large margin.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Georgia and Alabama must be cred
tied with the most remarkable plan to
keep cool. Their legislatures are in
session and, among other strenuous
jobs. pulverizing the rum power.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Who builds on the mob builds on
sand.-Italian.
He is sufficiently learned that konws
how to do well and has power enough
to refrain from evil.--Cicero.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

The fight he is making against
recount indicates that Mayor McClel-
Ian of New York has a well-grounded
result in much of a vindication for
him
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29
A MONOPOLY.

New York Sun.
The need of the day is expressed in
the spirit of true Jeffersonianism.-
Atlanta Constitution.
Where is the genuine spirit distilled
and bottled? The imitators seem to
have the field to themselves.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Complaints are made that in some
Oh the states where the 2-cent pas
senger rate has been put into opera
tlon the traffic is so congested that the
railroads can not handle the business.
1t may be that inimical legislation will
prove to be blessing in disguise to
the railroad companies.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

San Francisco's boss no longer has
mayor up his sleeve. He laughs
there to think that it was only his
tool who landed in the penltentiary
for five years.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Mans record on earth" saws a
Texas paper, sis little more than
heap of mangled remains" which
sounds dyspeptic. An automobile
might work cure.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29
APPARENTLY.

Philadelphia Press
Rockefeller doesn't care who owns
the Standard Oil company as long as
he gets the dividends.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Ihe New York Sun refers to Presi.
dent Roosevelt as the most extra.
ordinary man now alive or that ever
was alive"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Target practice in the United States
navy shows that the best gun point
ers are under rs years of age.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

County Commissioner Rcister came
in from his ranch this morning.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

The power plant was fixed and the
power turned on about 5 o'clock yes
terday evening.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

The County Commissioners are In
session today and will devote two or
three days TO investigating the propo.
sition OF the governments offer of n
right OF way for county road up Her.
mosa creek.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Carl underhill was brought down
from Siiverton yesterday afternoon,
threatened with an attack of pneu.
monsa. He was taken to his home at
Animas City and is reported today as
much better.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Superintendent Gamsby Is down
from the Emerald Lakes hatchery.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

The body OF Sisto Salas is still In
charge OF the coroner and Undertaken
Goodman is awaiting instructions for
Its burial which will probably take
place tomorrow.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

VIM. Wolf is confined to hia home
with sickness. His many friends
trust he will soon recover
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Mr.. and Mrs. M. Stein and son, Ma
than. left this morning. The son will
resume his studies at the Military
Schooi and Mr.. and Mrs. Stein will
investigate the latest style of fall
goods.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

p. H. Knowlton, representing Carter,
Rice & Carpenter Paper Company. of
Denver. was interviewing the trade
yesterday and left for Santa Fe, N. M,
this morning.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Geo. N. Raymond left this morning
TO take In the wind up of the pioneers
meeting at Antonito. He took his
fish pole along and will try the wa.
ters of the Los Pinos.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

John Kellenberger returned yester-
day from julep trip to the San Luis
valley country.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Martin Schneider passed through on
MS way home to Silverton yesterday
from the old home in Michigan. where
ne went with the body of his brother
FRANK. who was killed by railroad
train In Denver.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

The coroners jury yesterday after
noon returned verdict that cisto Sal
as came to his death from a gunshot
wound inflicted by Santiago Gardunia
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

everett, the 9-year-old son of J. w.
league had the misfortune to fall
yesterday and break his left arm Just
ABOVE the elbow. DIR. Lackey reduced
'he fracture and the lad is resting
easy today.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Fred w. Strater, assistant post
master. returned yesterday from Den
yer. where he spent his two weeks
vacation. He sure enjoyed himself.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

6ilverton will be down Sunday and
croes bats with the Durango boys. The
DHunso boys have had things their
owa way all this season and Slattery
ID sorer than boil. He is trying to
gst outside players enough TO make a
ptruag team and get even on his whole
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

New potatoes are selling at s2.25 n
hundred wholesale in the Durango
market. They are home grown and
as good as the earth produces.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

John Hccker was an arrival yester-
day from Golden. He is here in the-in'
terest OF Coor's brewery product.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Mrs. Walter w. Hayes of Cortez Is
visiting Mrs. W.. q. Often.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

Durango merchants are receiving
peaches from Texas and Cantaloupes
from Arizona and shipping cherries to
outside markets.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

VIM. White of Fruitland. N. M, died
yesterday afternoon at the Oschner
hospitai from paralysis, aged SO years.
lie leaves wife and four children to
mourn his loss. The funeral was held
this afternoon at O'Clock from the
HOOD undertaking establishment
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-19
FRENCH VIEW OF THE sToRERs

General amazement is expressed here
over the action of Bellamy Storer ex-
ambassador of the United States at
Vienna, in making public the official
and personal private correspondence
which he had with President Roosevelt
IF French ambassador were to di-
Vulge. without official permission, secret
correspondence between the hierarchi-
cal authorities, his superiors, and him
self, he could be prosecuted, according
to the nature of the revelations, either
for violation of state secrets or for
high treason. The former is technical
offense or misdemeanor generally dealt
with by correctional police court and
punishable by from three months to
five years Imprisonment and from 800
to $1,000 fine and deprivation of civic
rights. But in the case of an ambassa-
dor the fact that he would be at least
grand officer OF the Legion of Honor
would necessitate bringing him to trial
before the first chamber of the court of
appeal. The accusation of high trea-
son could only be made in the event of
the revelations compromising the ma
tional security.
The publication of letters between
the chief executive and an ambassa-
dress Is not a misdemeanor in France,
the ambassadors wife having no Of
fetal position, but it would furnish
grounds for a civil action for damages
by the author of the correspondence
Paris Gable to New York Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-19
AN AMERICAN CARDINAL

At the present time the college of
cardinals at Rome has fifty-siX menu
bers. of whom thirty-five, almost two
thirds, are Italians. And yet Italy con-
stitutes only one-siXth of the whole
Catholic world. The complete college
consists of seventy cardinals, and pro-
portionately Italy should have only
eleven. There are in the United States.
as per Catholic reports about 14,O0O,O 900
Catholics of whom about 100000 are
communicates, with 6,500,0O0 in the
Philippines and 100000 in Porto Rico,
Hawaii and Guam. total of 21,50O,OOO.
There are also 300, 900 in Cuba.
On the estimate of population there
should be eight cardinals for the Unit
ed States and it's dependencies. There
is only one, Cardinal Gibbons of Balti-
more. Australia, with only 100000
Catholic population, has one. The
growth of Catholicity in the United
States has been prodigious, but 1t has
brought only one cardinals hat from
Rome.
The mischievous activity Of Ambas-
sador Storer unfortunately has served
to queer the prospects of Archbishop
ireland, who is the real victim of her
Vaccinations 1t is now improbable
that the pontiff at Rome will name
new American cardinal.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-19
AN INSULTED PIPER

1t unfortunately happened that when
William Cooney, dressed in the cos
tune of Highland piper, strobe. proud
ly up and down Fernshaw road Full
ham, playing an inspiring Scottish
march on the bagpipes. Prof. Roche
was giving a music lesson to a class
in house in the same street
The piper passed and repassed the
window several times and the Scottish
march showed no symptoms of flag
ging. The professor made several hope
less efforts to recapture the lost at
tention of his class and then dashed
wildly out into the street.
You must stop that noise" he said.
You are interfering with my musical
work.
The piper's professional dignity was
deeply hurt your work" he retorted
witheringly. What about my work ~
And the Scottish march went on cres-
cendo.
The professor sent for a policeman.
Even then the sound of the pipes was
still heard, though a little farther off.
At the Westminster police court on
Saturday, when Cooney was bound over
on promising to leave the professor in
peace, Mr.. Roche declared that the bag
pipes created "a terrible discord that
would have raised the dead"
Il did not know" said Cooney, that
the gentleman was in the same pro-
ession."-London Chronicle.