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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Circe. he digs small pit in the
ground, a cubit square. and pours
about 1t libation for all the dead,
first milk and honey. then sweet wine
and water After prayer for the
dead, including a vow that on his re
turn to Ithaca he will sacrifice a far
row COW and burn a pyre treasures,
and in particular that he will sacri
flee a black ram to Teiresias, Odys-
seus cuts the throat of ram and of
black eve in such a manner that
their blood shall flow into the pit
Some process of preserving the body
from decay must have been known
and used by the ancient Greeks, for
the corpse of Achilles was not com
mitted to the flames until the eigh-
teenth day after his death; that Of
Hector was treated with despite by
Achilles for eleven or twelve days,
and is then bewailed by the Trojans
for nine days before burial. The body
OF Patroclus is kept from decay by
Thetis. who drops embrosia and red
nectar through the nustrils
The use of black for mourning ap-
pears but once in Homer. One prince
| ly military funeral Is described In de
| tail-that of Patroclus. The chariots
bearing the mobiles and knights lead
| the way, the infantry follows. In the
| midst his comrades bear the body OF
| the dead covered with locks of hair
| mourning Achilles follows the corpse
| as chief mourner, bearing his friends
| head. and when they reach the place
appointed for the fire he cuts OF his
| own long, tawny hair and places IL in
the hand of Patroclns The pyre is u
| hundred feet square. The body Is laid
| upon it at the center, wrapped from
| head to foot in the fat of sheep and
| kline. The carcasses of beasts are
laid on the outer part; jars of honey
| are learned against the bier -Four
horses. two pet dogs and twelve young
| Troians. taken captive on the last day
| OF the battle, are then slain, their
bodies are laid on the outer part Of
the pyre, and. finally, the fire is ar
| piled.
i'he funeral ceremonies of Achilles
| are uot reported in such detail az
/ Of IA rrfA I,n
ed for seventeen days and nights
the muses. themselves acting as the
singing women. and his body was GOV
cred with oil and honey and wrapped
IN raiment brought by his goddess
mother. His ashes were placed in =
golden urn with oil and unmixed wine
Patroclus. over this urn high mount
was raised on promontory projectinl
into the Hellespont
The killing of captives, horses an,
dogs, unlike the usages of some o
the North American Indians, Professor
Seymour thinks was done in a spiri
of vengeance. not to furnish attend
ants in the next world The mount
was intended as monument to leat
coming generations to ask their fa
theirs who We're buried there and thu.
keep alive the memory of the dead
Everybody on seeing the mound o
Ajax, would ask who was buried ther,
ard then who was Ajax? Similarly
Professor Seymour says. the passove
service was intended to remind tn,
Israelites to tell their children tn,
story of the release from captivity ii
Egypt.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Democratic leaders all over the
country are endeavoring to get Bryan
to declare his intentions. Bryan has
been calling ON Miss Democracy for
some time without making known just
what he really intends to do. If he is
going to propose, the leaders want to
know 1t so they can prepare the band
wagon. But Bryan prefers to keep
quiet and then stampede the conven.
ton.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

All the telegraph lines in the United
III the United States can be duplicated
for $25,000.000. And the Western
Union is paying dividends on over
one hundred million dollars to say
nothing of the Postal There is a
fcticious value of three-fourths. No
wonder New York is full of million
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Durango may not be the hurrah
town OF few years ago, but the
people have more money for emer
gency use. They are not blowing
themselves the same as in former
years. hence the cry of some that
Durango is II dead town. But there
and stockings.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Congressman Mccall of Massachu-
sets is afraid we are going to have 2
one-man government In this country
He needn't fear. say the Record-Her-
aid. Mr.. Hartman has publicly de.
clared that he doesn't wish to run tho
government.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Missouris mineral output last year
exceeded s4S,OOO.O00 in value. chiefly
in zinc, lead and coal. In clay prod
ucts the state is gaining, but not as
fast as some others whose natural re-
sources in this respect are not as
great
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

The American soldiers who recently
died of yellow fever at Cienfuegos
Cuba, contracted the disease in thJ
cot hospital, not in camp. A part o
the hospital was used for army pur
poses. but its sanitation, like that o
the city, has been found defective.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

A German scientist who has been
investigating the matter has estab
lished The fact that there were der
lists among the Etruscans 1900 years
ago. This removes another prop from
under the people who are always talk
ing about the good old times" re
.marks the Record-Herald.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

TWO fighters received the linit by
a justice of the peace at Ouray last
week. The limit is 500 This prob
ably cooled the lighting blood of the
belligerents.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

The railroads met the demands of
the switchmen. Now let the tele'
graph companies do likewise with
their men. If there is n set of men on
earth entitled to raise it is the tele-
graph operators.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

The price of coal is advancing all
over the country. Durango has no
the choicest black diamonds delivered
for 81 per ton. honest weight. And
there is no section where coal diggers
receive as high wages.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

A granddaughter OF Mrs william
Astor is going to marry the divorced
husband of an opera singer Some
men have luck, says an exchange.
They go through life without ever
being compelled to work at all.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

The New York press is scared"
over President Roosevelt's New York
speech. The New York press, while
claiming independence is held in the
grasp of Wall street But the time is
past when Wall street can excite the
people when there is no cause for
alarm.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Brazil is mad because she is being
regarded at The Hague as third
class power. as the result of sugges-
tions from Washington Alas! Every
body in Brazil will now begin to be-
lieve that Japan can whip us.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

1t cost the United States s2,554,-
$40 to maintain order in Cuba during
the fiscal year recently ended. Well,
we may mt least have the satisfaction
of knowing 1t was pretty good brand
of order.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Just be patient. Durango will have
board gauge connections with Cali.
fornia before many years. True. some
of MS may be dead. but majority will
live to see and profit thereby.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Colorado Is sure coming in 70.
plenty of moisture this season. But
this should not stop the building OF
reservoirs and irrigation bitches
There will come dry season when
water stored and in streams will be
needed
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Joe Akkiojoglau, Turk. has had
his name changed in New York to Joe
White-White being the English of
Akdojoglau. Reasonable people will
not be likely to blame Joe for his
desire to save wear and tear.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Schmitz declares that he will run
for mayor of San Francisco again as
soon as he gets out of jail. He was
careful not to say 1t until after the
length of his term of Imprisonment
had been fixed.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Japan claims a population of 4S.-
S6i,00o. Suspicious people will AZ
once conclude that Japan's directory
estimators have been initiating west
ern methods.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Pennsylvania investigation of tn
graft in furnishing the capitol has
cost 100000 so far. but the Investment
win pay IL the plunderers can be
landed at last. as happened in the
case of Tweed.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Durango banks have over two mil
lion dollars on deposit This does not
indicate the community is going back
wards. Durango is all right and get.
ting on solid basis.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

The United States, Great Britain
and Germany support a permanent
court of arbitration. A motion to
make IL unanimous would be the
graceful thing from the other partic'
tuauia
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Either get in the band wagon ci
keep quiet. Durango will get to the
front If each and every one does nig
duty. It's discourasing, however. for
the genuine booster to do all the work
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Senator Foraker will wait until Sec
retary Taft is on the wide-wide ocean
before starting on his campaign And
when the secretary returns the For
aker house will topple over as one
built of cards.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

And still the Wall street manipu.
lators are unable to pull off panic
True, stocks are low, but this is be
cause some of the water has been
squeezed out by the president.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

The strike of 400 drivers of meat
wagons in New York lasted only one
day. Nobody seems to have suffered
except consumers. who are not sup
posed to count
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Denver is getting to the front in
the Way of money for one of the ma
tional conventions. It's wonder. how.
ever, the outside towns are not cali
ed upon to assist.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Secretary TAFT cannot complain of
his Denver reception. And Denver.
to large extent. is Colorado. At
least Denverites think so. and this Is
the case when il comes to political
conventions.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02
aires and billionaires.

Somebody has discovered that there
are forty-four roads which lead to
hell. 1t is probable that they are all
finely paved at the start. sarcastically
says the funny man OF an exchange.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

This is land where three dollars
q day. fried chicken and buggy to
take the girl of the house out riding
Sundays, and still the wheat crop in
many sections is going to waste for
lack of hep.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

And now the New York Herald is
worried over the president And the
paper draws its inspiration from across
the waters where its owner lives like
ROYALTY
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Maybe there will be lull in wild
cat mining schemes since the con
vIction of eleven men by a federal
grand iury.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Using the mails to swindle people
through the medium of wildcat min
ing stock will not be popular in po,
lite society for some time to come.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Texas wants over million dollars
from the harvester trust. Maybe the
money will be forthcoming and again
maybe It will not.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

The New York papers are trying to
scare Teddy. But Teddy will not
scare. He is not the kind to be fright
ened by Wall street tigers.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

The next attraction after Labor day
at Silverton will be the Pennington
fair. And Durango will be well rep
resented as usual.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Governor Hughes of New York will
make Secretary Taft a strong and
popular running mate. And Hughes
would not be bad for first place.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Much win be forgiven if Thaw viii
promise not to go on the lecture stand
in case he is acquitted.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

According TO government reports
consumption OF whiskey, beer and eli
gars is increasing at a rapid rate.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Mining camps of the San Juan are
in healthy condition. The only draw
back is lack of good miners.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

The Smith family has been dis
graced. In Chicago the Johnson's leat
In names by nearly two thousand.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Come to the scratch. Mr.. Western
Union. The company will make more
money in the long run
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Bryan is not going to have it all
his own way next year.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Throw pessimism to the winds. Get
in the band wagon.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

Are you boosting for the fall fair?
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-02

factory to supply the trade. He will
put up two-story building OF cement
n'ocks, adjoining the present build
ing, and Will also add a second story
TO the present business building as
soon as he can get the work done.
The new building will be for rent.
The +. II. Gilcrest Lumber COM
pany has a yard at Num- that Is Il
Dig concern covering u large area OF
ground In the piles OF lumber on
hand, while Office and warehouse are
lull also. The business has been
established about year and has ad-
ded much to the facility with which
The surrounding country has been
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-02

While the various schemes for
furnishing water to this section are
being tried and advanced the owner
of the dry ranch is making a living
and more by raising the various
crops which are suited to the soil.
Grains, vegetables and poultry are
produced In abundance and the
farmer is laying the foundation for
fruit culture. The dry farmer here
is success thus far, anyway, in
making the soil grow things.
The town OF Mum itself is a
wonder when you consider its age.
Business houses are being added
right along. Several lines of trade
have been represented on Its streets
for the first time since the first of
the year and others are being planned
to begin business this coming season.
The Num- Townsite company has
been doing some effective advertis-
ing and has disposed of much of it's
holdings in town and near the town
site. Geo. f. Russell is president
OF the company and is one of the
most popular business men .on ..the
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-02

Num-. located on the Union "a
ci6c railroad twenty-five miles
north of Greeley, is an example oil
new town forced into existence ana
nusbed to the front by the exigencies
of the territory surrounding the
town,
1t is In the heart OF the dry
farm country, which has raised re-
markable crops the past TWO or thfee
wears, when the soil has been more
or less fairly tested; is located IN d
beautiful stretch of country with eX'
cellent level for irrigation and WIN
soil containing all the elements OF
fertility.
The projected ditch from the
Poudre Valley country running
southeast and northeast will strike
Nunn to the north and If 1t mater
ializes as planned, within year or
a little over, this country will be
in shape to raise the magulhcent
crops of other sections of Welo
county, which not many years ago
were wilderness of sand and cactus,
perhaps not so promising as Num- Is
now.
Num- is mighty forward little
town, if you just stop to consider
that a year ago there was not even
postoflice, and two or three buildings
made up the place.
When the first homesteaders went
into the country two or three years
ago it took some nerve to tackle the
proposition as there was simply an
inviting stretch of dry range, the
railroad track stretching from Chey-
enne to Denver, the mountain range
to the west and, of course. a simply
magnificent canopy of sky overhead.
But the homesteader has made a
wonderful change in the country as
it appears today.
An aggressive little town stands
on section No. 80 which is building
up as fast as the work of construc-
tion and settlement can be done.
Houses, and sets of buildings, and
homestead shacks dot the country for
miles at stretch, following the
more productive valleys for the most
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-02
part, but scattered all over the

part, but scattered all over the
country.
Fine looking fields OF green display
themselves OH every hand, where
winter or spring wheat, alfalfa, corn,
cane or some of the other crops
which have been successfully raised
here, are coming up rapidly in the
dry fields, which are not SO dry
after all when you consider the win
ter and spring moisture which is
held for months by the subsoils, and
In the case of the lower stretches of
land, crops are matured by the mois-
ture from underneath in natural
level.
Good water is found in abundance
at depth of few feet. Very little
alkali is in evidence. The valley
tracts give no evidence of it and the
water from shallow and deep wells
show little trace of alkali.
Some experiments are being made
with individual pumping plants, but
are not sufficiently developed to de-
termine whether or not they will
prove successful. Theoretically it
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-02

both own property and have the
courage OF their convictions in max
ing investments in the town and vi
cinity. Mr.. Lemonds has a ranch
just out of town aud Mr.. Clark is
just completing business building
on the street.
A pretty church building has Just
been completed and services are held
each week by Rev. Gauss of Greeley
Sunday morning and evening and a
f1ourishing Sunday school is also car
rted on as an auxiliary to the church
organization. The building will be
dedicated in the near future and the
Presbyterian faith will have over.
sight of the church administration.
The trustees Of the church are: Mrs.
Lemonds, Miss Pettijohn, Mr.. Ham.
ilton, Fl. c. Nelson and C. R. Moore.
The present elders are. Mr. Hamil-
ton sr., Mr.. Rowe and M. A.
Barnes.
A church organization has been In
existence for two years. For time
meetings were held at the home NJ
M. A. Barnes, later they we're held
IN tent and at one time the school
house served as place of worship.
Num- has a resident pastor. also.
in Rev. e. c. Whitaker Of the
Christian church, who has homo
and property interests here in con.
nection with pastoral duties In the
country to the south.
School began April 9th In town in
the large store building south of tho
postoflice, which is vacant for the
present. Miss George H. Rao,and
of Boulder has charge for the snrina
term. Miss Ragland has been In the
city schools of Boulder and ,n,'i W, 0
aoubtedIy give excellent sr, service m
MISS kagland has a homestead and
oeseft claim to the north and has
good quarters in portable home NJ
her own at Dover. u
Num- has already looked n tbo
luture % IN the admInlstrat,on u ' of
school affairs and last year ('"o,ola ao. a., ol
fun s limit, almost unanjmons,, nu,eu 'i'e 9
hfteen-mill levy for school bo''s'y,
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-02
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the store last September, selling to
the present firm In March. The new
firm added drv goods to the line car
ried and started out with fiattering
prospects for u gradually increasing
business. The firm have shown
themselves worthy the confidence Of
the trading public and are doing an
excellent business. The present
manager OF the business came from
Ault where he had been engaged In
trade for some time. A sad affair,
the nrst death IN town, occurred
when the elder brother of the firm,
Mr.. NatIziger, from Wheatland,
Wyo., succumbed when he had barely
got his familyestablished in town In
the new house built for their occu-
pancy. MIR. NatIziger had not been
in good health for some time but
hoped to become stronger by resi-
dence in this salubrious air. The
business is being conducted along
the lines planned by the firm at the
outset. The lines carried are groc'
cries, dry goods, furnishings, hour.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-02

and manages the Num- cash grocery
uhoer the name of M. j. Joyce.
Ihls store carries a full line of gen.
eral groceries, fruits, flour, confec.
tlohery, ETC., and does good prod.
uce business. katherine Geneyieye
Joyce was the first baby born in the
town of Num- and on March IS, 1907
was presented with town lot by the
company owning the original site.
Ihe firm of NafTziger & Co own
one OF the most thrifty institutions
III Town, the general merchandise
establishment near the north end of
'i'e ro" OF business houses on main
street. M. j. Kinnaman established
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-02

shoes, hats, caps. notions. Produce
Is taken in in quantities.
An important organization bearing
on the development of the country is
the Num- Land and Investment
company, of which Z. G. Whitaker
Is secretary Mr.. Whitaker has
built home on tive-acre tract in
the north part Of the town site, is
setting out nursery stock and has
cast in his let with the growing
country. He will give you any in
formation you may desire in regard
to real estate and will give you a
Square deal. -
of two important lines Of business, a
general bakery ard concrete plant.
Mr. Klnnaman has already erected u
good frame bakery building where he
will bake and sell all kinds OF eat
ables, bread, pies, cake, ETC., every.
thing in the bakery line. A brick
bake oven will be put In the rear of
the building aud Mrs. Kinnaman and
son, Webster, will have charge Of
this important industry, where you
will find everything prepared in
trst-class style.
Mr.. Kinnaman owns cement
block machine and will establish a
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-02

seems that such schemes as the one
contem plated by Ole Christopher H'e
miles east OF Num- will prove sooa
business venture. Mr.. Christopher
is something of mechanic ana ma
chiuist in connection with his trace
as blacksmith and has "a 3o'horse
power gasoline engine ready 10 De
used in connection with well on ms
nlace as soon as all the necessary
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-02

Strset Central telephone oilir1 Is
located in the compauy's Office au0
Miss Chandler has charge OF tie
switch board.
A Commercial club was orgar ii5o
in MAY, 1906, which now nun'Ue's
about thirty property owners OF lh'
town and vicinity and thes are
working together, alert to the inter
ests of the community, improyin-
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-02

quiz up. All kin
building material anal
IN stock, E, l., Dea
manager and is uu
efforts to further the
town in a bushes, |
past six months The 4,
conducted here has NJ
supplying not onlyI
needs in town, bu. |
country around whicl
SO rapidly. /
'oi All example as
yard supplies the Ind
company, eight miles
material for a house
hog ranch they hays
that section of tile d
Weber, twelve Mi
been supplied with
new house also. Thd
territory.
e. A. Teter is pr@
meat market which
up for business. He
building, a big COO,