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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-07-19
THE STORY OF DRIED SCOTT.
And His Association With Great
Constitutional Question.

Few negroes in this country have ever
become 81 famous as bred Scott, yet
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27
FACTS FROM FAR AND NEAR.

10 every 1000 males in London
there are 1.123 females,
There are over 1000 women in
charge of American postofhces.
China and Japan between them pro
duce 1880 tons Of silk annually.
The mouseng, n Japanese coin. Ia
worth about the one-hundredth part OF
a cent
In Japanese mills the hours are
from 3 a. m. TO S p. m, and there Is no
Sunday Off.
The people of England receive $780,
100000 yearly in interest on the
money which they have invested
abroad.
The present emperor of japan,
Mutsu Hito. is llneal successor of
dynasty which has held tho throne
since b. c. 660.
In 300 years Engllshmen have
grown six inches shorter on the av-
erage. while the women have been
increasing in height.
White horses are not now used In
the German army. the introduction of
smokeless powder having made them
too conspicuous.
Five hundred and eighty-seven diff
ferent languages are spoken in Eu
rope, but philologists look upon these
as merely variations OF about fifty
distinct languages.
Last year n new record sounding
was taken in the northern Pacific. 1t
was 5,269 fathoms, or only sIxty-six
less than six statute miles. This abyss
Is called the Nero Deep.
The Sahara has over one-half the
area of the United States. It's pop
ulation is very small for its area. The
Libyan and Nubian deserts are only
continuation of It to the Red Sea,
1t seems certain that the whole oil
central Asia is. like central africa.
getting steadily drier. Several large
lakes around Lob Nor have completely
disappeared within the last few years.
A urious thing noticeu at once by
visitors to Moscow is the absence of
whips among cab drivers. There is
"A law prohibiting their use. The ex-
cellent condition of the horses attest
the benefit of this humane law.
Professor Nichols, the astronomer,
has a delicate instrument which meas
ures very faint heat waves It is so
sensitive to heat that It registers the
warmth that emanates from a mans
face 1000 feet. or more than n third
of a mile away.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

rested and Is under bond awaiting the
result of his victims injuries.
In order to escape punishment for
forgery, Fred Lewis of Trinidad. com
promised with the prosecuting witness
and the district attorney by joining
the regular army and he Is now on
his way TO Fort Leavenwesth Lewis
has been in trouble on different occa-
sions but heretofore influential friends
succeeded In making settlement with
the complainant and the cases were
dropped. For the last offense. how
ever he was arrested and thrown in
jail, and the prosecution would agree
to no settlement except that he be
sent to Canon City or some place
that would insure his permanent alb
sence from Trinidad. His friends hit
upon the novel idea of having him
join the army.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27
THE HUGHES UTILITIES BILL.

BY the unanimous vote the lower
branch of the New York legislature
has adopted the public utilities bill
the paramount measure of the session
from the administrations and the peo-
pies point OF view--known as the
Merritt-Hughes bill. AS recent con
ference of Republican senators decided
10 support the bill substantially in the
form demanded by the executive
that is without court review pro
visions designed to nullify It by OBJ
structive or technical legal proceed
ings. delays and false issues and
other Objectionable amendmcnts--the
success of the measure In the senate
Is considered to be foregone con
clusion.
After all, then, the ''humiliating' de
feat of Governor Hughes In the case
of Kelley, insurance superintendent,
has proved blessing in disguise. II
so aroused the nonspoils and upright
citizens of the state that they rallied
TO the support of the executive and
simply made 1t impossible for the enc
miles of proper reform in the legisla-
ture to defeat the bill that is pc.
culiarly associated with the Hughes
policy.
II Is an important, well considered
and far reaching bill. II provides for
the right kind of control OF public
utility corporations In the right way
II threatens no legitimate property
or other right, but 1t Is calculated to
protect the public and insure good
service at fair rates.
1t establishes two appointive public
service commissions, one for Greater
New York, the other for the rest OF
the state. The commissions are given
power to fix reasonable rates and en-
force safe and adequate facilities. No
bonds or stocks can be issued without
their sanction. and full publicity as
to capitalization, expenditures. re-
ceipts and relations with other com
panies is prescribed. Transfers or
mergers are forbidden except with the
consent OF the commissions. The bill
provides for prompt Investigations of
accidents, forbids free passes by car
riers and contains strict provisions
against preferences or rebates In any
form.
The only utility that Is not covered
by the bill is the telephone. and that,
|; Is understood. win be taken care OF
next year. When the bill becomes law
and goes into effect 1t will doubtless
serve as a model for other states
RecordHerald.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

The prospects for the resumption of
work on the Neglected mine are very
bright. This will be pleasing news TO
the people of Durango. There isn't
the slightest doubt but that Mr.. Dun
bar after a thorough inspection of the
interior of the mine, will be most IA
vorably impressed with its future. The
mine has been a wonderful producer
In the past and there is plenty of the
same kind of stuff there yet. Durango
owes much to the Neglected mine in
business sense and the resumption of
operation will mean much more. The
Herald sincerely trusts that the once
famous producers will in the future be
Neglected" in name only
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27
BY ELBERT HUBBARD.
Human Llfe.)

There is a gray-bearded maxim,
age, which runs thus: Opportunity
knocks once at each mans door"
John ]. ingalls, once went a-sonnetting
around this proverb. and some say he
wrote the finest sonnet ever written
by an American. | am inclined to
think this is SO; and II II Is, 1t proves
for us that truth is one thing and
poetry another.
The actual fact Is that in this day
Opportunity not only knocks at your
door. but Is playing an anvil chorus
on every mans door, and lays for the
owner around the corner with a club.
The world is In sore need OF Eien
who can do things. Indeed, cases can
easily be recalled by everyone where
Opportunity actually smashed in the
door and collared her candidate and
dragged him forth to success. These
cases are exceptional; usually you
have to meet Opportunity half way.
But the only way you can get away
from Opportunity Is to lie down and
die. Opportunity does not trouble dead
men. nor dead ones who hatter them
selves that they are alive.
The reason more men DO not hear
Opportunity when she knocks Is be
cause they themselves are knocking
at the time. Let no man fepne on
account Of lack of early advantages.
Rare-ripes run away from advantages
they can not digest them: III had
my say would set all young folks
to work and send the old ores to
school," said Socrates 420 b. !
What Socrates meant was that fA,r
you have battled bit with actual
life and begun to feel your need for
education, you are, for the first time,
ready to take advantage of your op-
portunities and learn.
Education Is a matter OF desire An
education can not be impaired II
has to be won and you win by work.
| ing.
And this fact also holds: The best
educated men are those who get their
brain development out OF their daily
work. or at the time they are doing
the work. Quitting work in order tc
get an education was the Idea OF q
monk who ned from the world be
cause he thought 1t was bad; faliac,
we have happily outgrown. 1t takei
work to get an education; 1t takei
work to use 1t and 1t takes work u
keep IT.
The great blunder OF the college'
10 that they have lifted men out o
life in order to educate them for life
All educated college men know thi
and acknowledge 1t.
In his last annual report Presiden
Eliot OF Harvard made strong appea
to parents to get their children Int
the practical world of life as soon a
possible, and not expect colleg. d.
; gree to insure success
Those who want to grow and eyolv
! should not give too much time to tn
latest novel and daily paper. Don
spread yourself out thin. Concentra,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

on few things-the very best edu-
Gated men do not know everything.
Choose what You will be and then
get at II. You'n win.
II you quit. 1t simply shows you did
not want an education: you only
thought you did---you are not willing
to pay the price
The other day in the Michigan state
penitentiary at Jackson. | saw In
oonvict's cell three architects designs
tucked on the wall and on shelf
were several books from correspond.
ence school. rs IL possible" asked
Dr. Pray. the prison doctor. that
convict is taking correspondence
course In architectural" Not only
that. was the reply. but a good many
OF our men are studying hard to bet
Ter their mental condition. This par
licnlar man has gotten beyond the
amateur stage Yon see he has been
working at his course for three years.
He draws plans for us and is doing
work for outside parties" Then we
hunted up the man and found him
IN the marble shop. He seemed pleased
to know that I had noticed his work.
You see,' he said, II only work six
hours day for the state and after
that my time is my own. and I try
TO improve It; there are no bowling
alleys, pool rooms. nor saloons here
no place to 60" And he smiled.
tried to but couldn't--my eyes we're
iilled with teams. A convict getting
a practical education, and so many of
us who think we are free frittering
away our time.
IT, In its anxiety to present itself.
Opportunity viii break into Jail. surs
ly those outside can not complain OF
Opportunity's lack of persistence In
out the ready and willing.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27
NO TIME TO COMPLAIN.
Youths Companion.

Youths Companion.
Something was always the matter
with Mr.. ordan. When he was not
suffering from excruciating pains in
his back or chest, or groaning from
an attack OF Indigestion, he was
threatened with inhammatory rheuma-
tism, appendicitis. or something equal
ly terrible. He could talk by the hour
about his miseries, and frequently did.
81 know what yIuu cure you OF all
these ailments you have been telling
me about" said his friend. DR.. Sim.
mons, to him one day; but It would
not do any good to recommend 1t to
you
'Jll promise TO do anything you
suggest" vowed Mr. Jordan, III it's
something that isn't beyond my pow
ers.'
II will answer for that. You 20 to
the big brickyard just outside of town.
Tell the superintendent / sent you
there. and that | want him to give you
job among the boys who lift the
soft clay bricks from the moving plat
aCsaf ~ S'ies JHoh 90 eh0s ,Vhtt AhOhA
the machine. and plpace them in the
racks. It's lively work. but there is
something In it. perhaps. that's just
what you need. Take whatever he
offers you. II It's only 81 day.
''I'll do it."
1t was several weeks before DR..
Simmons saw him again.
Hello. Jordan" he said. when he
met him. You haven't told me any
thing about your ailments lately"
| MY ailmentsl" exclaimed the other.
Good land! Do you know what kind
of job that brick-jerlsisg Is? l haven't
had time to talk about my ailments,
or even think OF them, for q whole
month. and every last one Of 'em
has left mel"
II thought so. You may quit now
You're cured
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27
THE BRUNSWICK.

There is one place in Durango that
keeps up its reputation-the Bruins.
wick. No deterioration in the billiard
and pool tables or lack of courtesy
upon the part of Messrs. Cooke and
Leiner. Fresh candies continue to be
received weekly and with the installa-
ton of soft drinks the wants of pa
irons are supplied in every way Drop
In. You will be welcome to occupy the
chairs and watch good game of bill
lizards or pool.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27
SCHOOL NOTES FROM THE OUT.
SIDE.

County Superintendent of Schools
Mrs. Pulford returned yesterday from
a visit to the summer schools at Hes
perus Thompson's park and May
Day. The Hesperus school house has
recently been painted inside and other
wise improved The attendance is
sixty-fve, the largest ever recorded
for the school and the two teachers are
very much encouraged by the interest
shown.
James Strothers, who was elected a
school director at the last election,
was not able OF qualify on account OF
the pressure OF other duties, and Jo-
seph Cortett has been appointed to
the vacancy.
The school at Thompson's park, In
charge of Miss Marie Herger Is pro
crossing nicely, with large attend
ance.
The school room at May Day has
recently been papered and new seats
put in. Under the supervision OF Miss
Bridget Clarke the school Is progress
ing nicely. with good attendance
II. f. Payson, engineer at the May
Day mine, is the new president oi
the board OF directors.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

movement is on foot for the es-
tablishment of a county high school.
which. If established. would be of great
benefit to the pupils OF the county. 1t
Is proposed to have manual train.
ing school, with all its departments.
As the normal school proposition was
knocked out by the Legislature an in.
stitution of the kind proposed is
necessity Other counties have tiled
them and find them very beneficial.
Failing to secure a county high school
an effor, will be made to establish
n union high school taking in the dis
tricts of Durango, Animas City and the
upper valley. AS yet no definite in.
formation can be given. The commit.
tees in charge have not yet completed
their reports.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

Don't expect man to have faith
In your judgment II you call him :
fool.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

member is allowed only fifteen tickets
and after the family is supplied only
a few remain for friends. hence many
were compelled to slight friends whom
they would like to remember.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

OF the Baptist church. The couple are
spending the day in Durango, leaving
in the morning for Kansas City where
few days will be spent before going
to Mr.. Stickney's home.
A lengthy article regarding Seattle
from the pen of G. l.. Petherbridge.
formerly of Silverton, is given space
because of the general information
conveyed. and to show what push and
energy win accomplish for town
with natural advantages. While not
seaport town, Durango is equally
well situated to command attention
and be the metropolis OF a large terri
tory with varied industries. So far as
climate is concerned all agree that
Seattle or no other portion of Wash
ington is in it with Durango and this
southwest section. And We have re
sources that must result in building
a large city.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

The streets and alleys committee OF
the city council has a force of men
grading Ninth street. between Second
avenue and the Boulevard.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

The above clipping was taken from
the Roseburg Review, published at
Roseburg, Oregon. However. | will
venture the assertion that 'two-thirds
of the thirty-eight' will return to San
Juan county, New Mexico. within one
year. Eight months OF gentle Oregon
showers will start crop of moss"
on their backs that can only be Grad
icated with Colorado and New Mexico
sunshine, which can not be duplicated,
except on the barren and scorching
Sahara desert. p. N s.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

J. G. Wilson is back from an eight
months trip on the coast. He is look
ing fine and feeling finer and expects
to stay here for while at least
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

Mr.. and Mrs. James Magner are
visiting in Telluride.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

A party of thirty eight people from
San Juan county, New Mexico. arrived
in Roseburg last evening to locate.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27
LOCAL NEWS.
From Fridays Daily.

Mrs. ]. c. Crawmer and baby re-
turned yesterday from two months
visit with relatives in Oklahoma.
D
Judge j. l.. Russell returned this
morning from Silverton, where he has
been on legal business for several
days.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

There is big money in strawberries
and the crop seldom fails. Wonder
why our friends between Aztec and
Pennington do not grasp the situation.
The San Juan section would take the
output at remunerative prices and cut
the southern states.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

G.. w. Spencer, who moved his fam
lily to the ranch on the Florida when
school closed last Friday, was in the
city short time today While last
night was pretty cold Mr.. Spencer
says he does not think fruit was dam
aged to any extent and says there win
be very good showing of apples this
year.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Mason and Mrs.
Timothy of Hesperus and Thos. Ma
son, Jr. and Joe Powell of Porter went
to Denver on this mornings train to
appear as witnesses in the land in
vesugation cases.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

Many Of the graduating class find
themselves embarrassed regarding
sending invitations to the class night
exercises. An invitation is no good
without tickets OF admission and each
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

Robert Prewitt came up from Farm
ngton yesterday and this morning
vent on to Albuquerque.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

The Animas City people want water
supply from the Durango water works.
There is no reason why they should
not get 1t. The Durango system can
furnish all the water needed for both
places and have plenty to spare, and
the revenue derived from the Animas
City service can be used to improve
the system, and the benefit will be
mutual.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

j. w. Rice returned last evening
on the Southern from a two weeks
trip to his old home in the Arkansas
valley. Mr.. Rice talked with many
of the farmers in that locality and
expounded the resources and advan-
tages of the southwest. Many of them
were favorably impressed with his de-
scription of this country and some of
them will undoubtedly visit this sec.
toin with view OF locating.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

Pueblo wholesale houses look upor
Durango and tributary territory al
their field and are making a deter
mined effort to keep the business from
going to Denver. They are makini
arrangements for big excursion
through this part OF the country tn,
last of June.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

Mrs. Harry Rachofsly left this
morning for Aspen where she Will
visit brother she has not seen for
fourteen years.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

w. l. Clifford, w N. Bagby and A
c. Bagby were Denver bound pas
sengers this morning.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

At the residence of j. w. Pickering
this morning a pretty wedding took
place when Miss Lena Kerr. daughter
OF Mr.. G. w. Kerr, became the wife
of Mr.. Lemon Stickney. The groom
resides in Kansas and arrived In Dii-
range week ago. Only few friends
Witnessed the ceremony which was
performed by Rev. w. II. Markland
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

There have been no inmates in the
city Jail for a long time. The door
of the Jail stands wide open most of
the time. AS law abiding com
munity Durango now stands at the
head of the list.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

Remember that Mrs. Hungerford
state president of the w. C. T. u.
and Mrs. Davenport, the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion worker and organizer,
will speak at the Methodist Episcopal
church this evening, commencing at 8
o'clock. Music will be furnished by
the high school orchestra and chorus.
All are invited.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

It's shame for the government to
take witnesses to Denver and keep
them there week or ten days and
pay them only $l.50 per day A trip
of this character means being out s15
to 500 in addition to lost time. In
the east witnesses make something
out Of mileage but In Colorado there
is not much left after railroad fare
Is paid.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27

Edgar Buchanan returned last even
ing from Pennington. Mr.. Buchanan
says there Is going to be considerable
fruit raised In San Juan county, but
not the usual crop. Peaches. pears
and apricots specially suffered and
apples will not be more than half a
crop on an average. Some orchards
escaped with little damage while
others suffered big loss.
Cañon City record., 1907-11-07
LEARNED HIS MOTHERS
DEATH FROM NEWSPAPER

Robt. E. Montgomery Tripler, OF Fl.
Worth, Texas, arrived here Thursday
night from Denver and will remain un-
til after the burial of his mother. Mrs.
Mary Annie Tripler, who was found
dead at her home, ZIG Cottonwood ave-
nue., East Canon, Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Tripler had been looking after
some business matters at Victoria, B.
c.. for several months. and by the
merest accident learned of his mothers
death while on the train between Den
yer and Colorado Springs on Thurs
day. Mr.. Tripler was on his way home
to Fort Worth from the Pacific coast
when he purchased a Denver news
paper and read an account OF his
mothers death. Although he held a
ticket to Fort Worth and all OF his
baggage had gone on to that place
he surrendered his transportation and
came directly to Canon City to get a
last look at the familiar features Of
the deceased.
The funeral will take place at 2
o'clock on Saturday and dthe service
will be conducted by Rev. Sherrod. Of
the Episcopal church. of which faith
Mrs. Tripler was an adherent.
Cañon City record., 1907-11-07
PROHIBITION WAVE
SWEEPS OVER THE SOUTH

An Associated Press telegram from
Knoxville, Tenn, under date of the
29th inst. says:
Knoxville, a city of $4,000 people
goes dry November and the import
ant fact promises to be heralded prom
inently by the celebration which will
be in order the night before, and the
night before happens to be Halloween
night, which Is always celebrated in
some manner BETTING the occasion.
But Knoxville Is not to lonesome as
dry town. All Of Georgia Is to be
dry" after January l. Ashville, N c..
has already voted out saloons and dis
tilleries and both of the Brlstols. vir-
ginia and Tennessee, have voted dry.
The anti-saloon campaign is on at
full tilt in Birmingham and Mont
gomery is seeking such an opportunity
to say whether it shall have saloons
or not.
When Knoxville goes dry, 1t leaves
but three cities and one town in Ten
nessee where liquor may be legally
sold. The cities are Memphis, Nash
Vile and Chattanooga, and the town 10
the little mining town OF La Toilette
in Campbell county, over near the Ken
lucky line In eastern Tennessee.
Those who have been waging the
fight against the saloons for the last
ten years declare that the next legis-
lature in Tennessee will drive liquor
from the borders OF the state. Many
cities in Virginia and North Carolina
have gone dry.
Scores Of saloon men are planning
to leave the city. One Is going to start
west, he says, as he will not stop till
he has reached San Francisco. He
does not believe that the anti-saloon
wave will pass the Rocky Mountains.
The effect Of prohibition here re-
mains to be seen. Some buildings have
already been leased by the saloons. Az
to the real estate values, they continue
to show a steady increase. As prohibi-
ton is not yet national In scope, 1t II
claimed that there Is nothing to pre-
vent whisky from being shipped INTO
the state in jugs and already parties
in Middlesborough are arranging to
ship jugs into this city In train load
lots twice daily II necessary to supply
the demand"