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Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23
CHANCES FOR LONG LIFE.

New York Press.
Many men have compiled statistics
on life. Statistics are Of great IN.
terest. or at least the things to be
learned from them are. You seldom
see statistics regarding married life.
but many men have collected them.
Here Is a list selected from the re.
ports OF several studous investigators
on the subject of the longevity OF life.
from the two standpoints or the mar
ried man and woman and those who
are single.
Married men from twenty-five to
tbirty-fye Of age died at the rate of 6
In each 1000. Unmarried men from
twenty-five 10 thirty die at the rate OF
10 per 1000. Thus, between those
ages the married mans chances for
single man. The widower of that age
has less chance; 20 out of each | 1000
die
Between the ages of thirty and thir-
tr.iive there Is little difference in the
ratio. except that widower at that
age is IA little less likely to die than
one younger. The figures are: Mar.
ried men. 7la in each 1000; unmarried
men, II; widowers. l9h
From thirty-fvc to forty the single
life begins tn pail on the bachelors.
according to figures, and IL out OF
each 1000 give up the chase" The
married men are then just enjoying
life. and only TX out OF every 1.003
can be induced to let go his hold on
this fieeting life. The widowers of
this age. II wonld seem, are mere cas-
| lily consoled. for two less on an aver
age die each year than they did at
the ages quoted Just before this.
From forty on thllgs are settled. and
while single mans chances are not
so good as the man who pays bills fog
a family, siill he stunds the state much
| better than he did at the start.
Marriage conditions for women are
/ 'i'' w hH lDl
| A married woman under twenty-five
has but little better chance than her
old.mald sister. Between thirty aud
| thirty-Hye wives die AT the rate oi
nine out Of each thousand each year
while only eleven spinstcrs stop spin
hing. The comparative ratio here Il
| fs4sss llats fuI n
lors, II married women. . splnsters
H. II is noticeable, too. that eacl
old maid has an allowance of Just ons
man In the next world. according I,
the figures.
. After a married woman has reached
the age OF forty her chances are great
l. Increased. compared to the unmar
ried woman of the same age. Fort.
seems 10 be the turning point in tn
natural life of woman. and forty /
surely the common point among mer
for a man who has not made success
BY forty probably never will.
III II man marries at twenty-five h
: should have forty years Of marie
) life. II he doesn't marry he cannc
expect u he with US for more tha
a thirty-nve years
A single womans chances OF life al
/, not so great n single mans TIL
a average death age OF spinsters is fift,
while that OF the bachelor is fifty-fiv
/. A married woman's chances for III
n are ust the same as her husband.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

ticket in 1876 and Hancock the Demo
cratic ticket in 1880.
baltimore glory as convention
city has long passed, although Douglas
was nominated there in 1850, Lincoln
In 1864, and Greeley lin 1872 by the
Democrats after having been named
two months before by the Libertl Re
publicans In Cincinnati, The one-coa.
vention cities are Minneapolis. where
Harrison was made the Republican
candidate in 1892. and Kansas City.
where Bryan In 1900 was gwen his
denomination.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23
NATIONAL CONVENTION CITIES

New York World.
The west captured both OF the big
conventions. Only once since 1860 has
national convention been held in
New York. that was when the Demo
Gratis nominated Seymour in 1868. Chi
cago leads all the rest as n favored
locality. Lincoln was nominated there
in 1860, Mcclellan in 1864. Grant In
1868. Garfield In 1880. both Cleveland
and Blaine In 1884. Harrison in 1883.
Cleveland in 1882. Bryan in 1896. and
Roosevelt In 1904. Within the same
period three Democratic conventions
and orc Republican have met In 8.
Louis. Tilden in 1876. Cleveland in
1888 and Parker IN 1904. and McKin
ley in 1896 were nominated there
The Republicans have twice selected
Philadelphia-when they nominated
Grant In 1872 and Mckinley In 1900
land Cincinnati has had two conyen
tions-when Hayes led the Republican
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23
AN ELECTIVE MONARCH.
I.ondon SpoctntOr.

ls'1'l'T ffPtfffF'VTF
A million OF men have died to pre-
serve the constitution as 1t Is: baaA
Providence has passed no law exempt
ing Americans from the pressure II
events or he operation of necessities.
They will have TO accept them. win.
Ingly or unwillIngly. and will gradnal-
ly find that the only effect Of the
changes is to make their choice OF n
president and therefore OF his cabinet
for cabinet ministers in America xre
legally only clerks--more and morn I
matter of vital Importance.
The president Of the United Sts4en
will in no long period Of time be ths
greatest elective monarch history hAa
ever known.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23
LOCAL NEWS
CFrom Saturdays Dally3

tFrom Saturdays Daily.)
]. A. Schriver of the Red Mesa is u
the city today
Henry Rathien was in from hi
ranch on business today.
r. 7. F. Simpson. post trader nj
Canon Gallegos. is In the city today
| o.
The Entire Nous club enjoyed one Of
its bimonthly dances at Red Men hal
last night.
II. McCuen is over from his ranch in
| the Montezuma valley shaking hands
with old friends
State Senator John j. Harris came
over from Dolores yesterday and was
| II guest at the Strster.
Among the many beautifully dec
Grated windows in the city Graden's :
Is clearly in the lead,
c. +. Werner, Indian agent at lg.
nacio. came in last evening and is
stopping al the Strater.
Or. |. =. George came up from River.
side yesterday and left this morning
for visit TO Colorado Springs.
Chas. Il. Spath and family arrived
nom Aztec last evening and left this
morning for Texas to send the winter
John T. Joyce of the Silvertou stand.
ard passed through this morning
bound for Denver TO spend the holi-
days.
debris of the burned Henderson ana
Lotus building was commenced to-
day
Bichey's Is Santa Claus headuuar.
terS. There Is plenty Tor all. Those
delicious candies are Mrs Sants's ape,
cial make
The children of st. Columbas school
will have a Christmas entertainment
on Monday afternoon when Santa
Claus will he around.
Sheriff Clark returned from Den.
YER last evening. where he has been
the last ten days before the grand
jury investigating the Walker Killing
The members OF the Home Dramatic
club go to Siiverton this evening and
tomorrow viii give two performances
OF Captain Racket They viii play
to full house.
Graden's received a ton of turkeys
yesterday and expect TO dispose OF ey-
cry pound before Christmas. This is
only a part of what will be used .n
ceived large consignments.
Christmas day will be celebrated
with great solemnity at ST. Columbia X
Catholic church. There will be masses
al $50 and o'clock and n third
solemn high mass at 10 O'clock with
special music and a sermon on the
Divinity of Christ" by Father Gala
nan
The Brunswick is displaying a fire
lot OF Christmas candies Also cigars
tobaccos and smokers articles. Their
billiard and pool tables are going all
the time. II is pleasant place to
spend few hours and drive awaY
dun care.
Prof. f.. r. Smiley. city superintend-
ent OF schools and Chns. Hawke, pria.
cipal of the Mnncos high school were
Denver bound passengers this morning
to spend the holidays and attend the
meeting of the state teachers insti-
tutp
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

In Omaha IL is considered n mis-.
demeanor TO sing in n church choir ou
Sunday Making Sunday closing law
ridiculous is always easy II that Is
the only purpose of the people in au
thority.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

The progress OF the big feet through
the southern zone will give an unusual
flavor to the news during the next
three months II Will be gooi geo
graphical practice for landsmen as
wei as sailors.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

1t is your duty TO aid the receivers
Of the closed banks. instead OF throy.
ing stumbling blocks In their way. FIX.
tend helping hand. Then II they fail
to perform their duties make the fact
known to the court.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

Comparatively few persons will ever
come into possession of the new $20
gold pieces. and those who do "i.i
not notice the omission OF the motto.
Anyhow, it is per capita that the Deo-
pie are interested in. and NOT senti.
ment
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

Artesian wells and irrigation ditcheB
are causing New Mexico to blossom
with alfalfa. The rest of the states
will soon be ready to welcome this
floral kid into the union.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

A Brooklyn magistrate has decided
that no woman has the right to con-
pei her husband TO scrub the floor
How can there he equality of tn, sexes
while such deci,ions are handed down !
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

Dave Mofat's gift of one thousand
tons OF coal 10 the poor OF Denver
comes in mighty handy at this time
and will be the means of relieving
much suffering. Now let every million
aire get busy ip deeds of charity.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

The Spanish Armada carried 5000
sailors. Our Pacific bound feet is
manned by 10000. but It's mission is
peaceful, and no peace-loving nation
has any reason to he anxious about
its transfer from one American coast
to another
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

A few Democrats are laying great
stress on the financial situation. ore.
tending 1t means q Democratic prcsi-
dent. Why is 1t our Democratic friends
rely on calamity to win a national con
teefo
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

Kentucky's destructive night riders
started in what was called the Society
of Equity. Its constitution may have
been lofty, but the bylaws are chief :
devoted 10 murder and arson.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

Two Pittsburg men have been sen
fenced to the penitentiary for Stealing
3 cents. Let people who are addicte
to the habit of robbing their babIes'
banks beware.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

There is not room enough in a Nat
for the children to fight with comfort.
Money is the grease paint that
makes many bad actor look good.
A woman thinks an elastic currency
has something to do with where sne
carries 1t.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

The -four battle ships recommended
by the president would cost $500
900 each. II is hard to estimate their
worth. because in case of need they
would be invaluable.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

1, all depends whether man is a
pessimist or an optimist whether he
remembers what he reads abort 'ac-
tories closing or openlng.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

The feet Is well provided with stun
to eat. In case ii became necessary
Ia do so, the men could live for weeks
on the mascots alone.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

What is the use of harpinR on our
misiortunes. BE prepared to expect
the worst. but In the meantime let M
strive to build up instead OF pun down.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

II there was ever time when the
catalogue houses should be taoooed it
is now. Cut them out and keep your
money at home.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

Hall caine says he is IAN author
without n grievance. His publisher.
must he prompt with the royalties.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

The Herald believes soon after the
frat of the year there viii be Il gen
eral business revival and employ nent
follow for ALL
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

Colorado will not return TO anythin;
that savors of ormanism. WIS tax,
any chances.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

Colorado will remain In the Repub
lican column. Our people had a plenty
of Orman. Thomas and Waltelsin.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

aew president OF Switzerland was
elected a few days ago. They do Il
differently over there.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

Now for two weeks OF hilarity among
the school children and college boys
and girls.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

Duransoites have money to spend
and our merchants will come in for
the usual share.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

The anthracite coal regions hayc
been having a series Of disastrous cx.
plosions.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

When Washington goes dry the nv.
erage congressman viii have o well
stocked locker to fall back on.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

Following is list of letters remain.
Ing uucalled for In the Durango post.
office for the week ending Dec -.
1907. Persons calling for same will
please say that it was advertised"
Agnew. Mr..
Blackburn, Ella.
Campbell. Geo.
Campbell. Mabel G.
Curtis. Edgar.
Cudney Effie.
Deresa. Tomas.
Enrique, Romano.
Fiemmlng. Geo. l..
Cages, Jose1no.
Godioz. Peter
Green, Alice.
Hampson, Frank.
HOFFMAN, T. r. .
Hudson, II. X.
Mentoya, Frank
Norton. r. NJ.
Palmer. Matte.
Park. Geo.
Quintano. Rumaldo.
ROssle. Luigi.
Reel. Clara.
Chaw. Olgne.
Siberts, p l..
Thompson. Miss Mid.
Maloric. Johan.
Vanderlip, Rosa May.
Vigil. Benjamin.
Williams. II. II.
| @. N. RAYMOND. 2. NJ.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

Prof f. +. Smiley. city superintend-
ent OF schools and Chas. Hawke, pria.
cipal Of the Mancos high school were
Denver bound passengers this morning
to spend the holidays and attend the
meeting OF the state teachers insti-
tutp
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

The Brunswick is displaying a fire
lot of Christmas candies Also cigars
tobaccos and smokers articles. Their
billiard and pool tables are going all
the time. II is pleasant place to
spend a few hours and drive awaY
dun care.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

Christmas day will be celebrated
with great solemnity at St Columbia =
Catholic church. There will be masses
al $50 and S O'Clock and n third
solemn high mass at 10 o'clocN with
special music and a sermon on the
Divinity of Christ" by Father Gala
nan.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01
WESTMINSTER.

Mrs. II. s. Cady visited in Claremont
the past week.
w. S. Fem has shipped 200 bushels Of
onions this season.
II. A. wyman of Keene spent Sunday
with his father, !. c. Wyman.
Mrs. G. A. Dascomb and son have gone
to their winter home in San Antonio, Tex.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorr Bradley of Chicago
were guests at Judge Kellogg's Tuesday.
c. f. Arnold has painted his house The
church is being painted by the men who
did his work.
Since last weeks report of deer kill
ing a buck Weighing 40 pounds has been
shot by w. S. Chaffee.
Mr.. Sleeper is III. Mrs. Atcherson is
improving. Mrs. Woodburys condition
remains about the same.
Hermon Bond has returned from Boston
with a new runabout which takes the
pace of his touring car.
Mrs. Franls>Farr has made such rapid
recovery from recent illness that she is
expected home from Boston next week.
A letter postmarked Bellows Fails, Au-
gust, 1865, reached its destination at this
office Tuesday The letter was found in
a mail car
The junior Christian Endeavor social
was a decided success. a good entertain
ment was well patronized and $40 was
the financial result.
Miss Cornelia Hawley OF Palmer, Mass.
is keeping house for S. w Kendall. Miss
Hawley Is a sister Of the late Mrs. Ken
dali. John Hawley of Sorth Deerfeld
spent Sunday at S. w. Kendalrs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

Howe's moving pictures drew a large
crowd Wednesday evening at the opera
house.
Herbert Edwards and Miss Hattie Tsbin
of Bellows Falls were united in marriage
in Everett, Mass. Oct. g. and the informa-
ton has just reached friends here.
Edward Barry, New England organizer
of labor unions. came to his home here
for a short stay Wednesday night He
has been at work recently in Holyoke.
Henry w. Howard who is now in the
real estate business in Worcester, is
spending a few days here this week look
ing after his various local investments.
The annual fair of Amity Rebekah lodge
is being held in Union hall today and
the supper at o'clock is to be one of the
events of the year with the order. This
is to be followed by an entertainment and
drill.
While unloading freight at the Office of
the p. II. Gobie Press Friday, Fraser NJ.
Howard fell down the elevator shaft one
story and sustained a sprained ankle and
a strained back, which will lay him up
some time.
A large number of Odd Fellows went
yesterday to Chester and attended a
meeting of the lodges of district No. TO-.
The degree work was eXemplified by
Springfield lodge, No. AZ, and a banquet
was served.
The Woman's club will have Rev. Rus
sell II. Conwel as its second lecturer
Nov. II. His subject will be 1.-THE Jolly
Earthquake" Principal futile will have
a supply of tickets for members of the
high school at a reduced price.
Archie c. Moore, conductor on the
electric road, was married Monday at
CambTidgeport to Mrs Helena Clark OF
that village, Rev. c. II. Brown of Sax
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

10 o'clock a. m. All are cordially invited.
Dinner will be served.
The friends and neighbors of George w.
Prouty will regret to learn that he has
sold his farm. Although Mr.. and Mrs.
Prouty expect to remain on the farm for
a time II means their ultimate removal.
Mr.. Prouty's i'll health is their reason for
selling.
The next regular Grange meeting will
be held Saturday, Nov. o. 1t is especially
important that all the officers and mem-
bers be present as the lecturers hour
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

will be used for practicing degree work
This is especially important as inspection
by the general deputy comes soon.
James H. Thayer shot fine buck on
Camp hill In the south part of the town
about 8 O'Clock Saturday morning. The
antlers had five prongs on one side and
four on the other. The animal weighed
25lh pounds. The first shot brought the
animal down and was fatal but Mr.
Thayer shot twice more to make sure OF
his game.
The Universalist Sunday school and
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01
euILFoRp CENTRE.

Fred Lee is confined TO the bed with
infammatory rheumatism.
Mrs. Charles f. Ramsdell and daughter,
Riette, went Thursday to New York city
for a visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton BurrouEhs and
Mr.. Trask of New Haven, Conn, visited
at David Barrett's and e. w. Legate s
recently.
The ladies' circle viii meet at the
ladies' rooms Thursday OF next week at
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

arrest and, after spending a year or two
in New York state, was sentenced there
to serve a number of years for thei, and
general wickedness. After serving five
years in various penal institutions in that
state he returned to Bellows Falls, and
later went with the family to Claremont.
A few weeks ago he left there to avoid
arrests for theft of fittings of a billiard
saloon, and came here to board at the
Fail Mountain House, with the above
result
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

choir are preparing for a harvest ~ ~.
cert which will be given soon. EVER , ~,
fort is being made to have this e,.' 70,
a success. Special music is 9e'us ,rs.
hearsed and recitations are pe..H aon.
pared by the Sunday school In, ,evt
cert will be given at the close or "
preaching service, Sunday, Nov w.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

Baclache is almost immediately rsli '.f uBeE
wearing one Of Carriers Smart Weed anu ,1l *
iadona Backache Piasters. Try one an
free from pain. Price IS cents
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-27
BROTHERS ARE BROUGHT
TOGETHER BY MEETING
Four Come From Widely Sep
arated Points.

Fountain City, Ind, Oct. 26.-The
Five Year Friends meeting at Rich
mond served to bring together the four
brothers of the Kelsey family OF
which Irving Kelsey, son-in-law of
James Townsend, south of town, is
one. The brothers came from widely
separated points of the earth and on
this occasion had the first reunion that
they have had for years. The four
brothers are Mead Kelsey, engaged il
ministerial work in the state of Maine
and a prominent member of the New
England Yearly meeting; Raynor Kel-
ifornia; Edward Kelsey. a missionary
to Palestine, only recently returned on
a furlough, and Irwin Kelsey, president
of the Pacific College, at NeWburg,
Oregon.
1t is of note that all of the brother
are ministers of the Friends church
all having enlisted themselves in the
church work of the missionary field
a number of years ago. The latter
part of this week they all went to Chi
cago for a reunion at the home of their
parents, Acey and Sarah Kelsey, both
Of whom are still living.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-27
Arab EataIIsm,

Arab fatalism, which is at the root Of
his stole impassiveness, though much
talked Of, is but little understood In its
almost superhuman invincibility. This
is brought into strong relief by the his
tory attaching to one of the treasures
of the Louvre museum. 1t is human
skeleton-a skeleton with a history. 1t
is the disembodied framework of a
man, an Arab and an assassin. In the
flesh he was Suleiman Ell Aleby, and
his hand 1t was that murdered kleber,
the commander Of the French revolu.
tionary army in Egypt. For this crime
he was condemned by French court
martial to have his right hand burned
off. to be impaled and exposed to birds
of prey and to have his body reduced
to a skeleton. The burning off of his
hand Suleiman bore without groan or
even a vince, but toward the end of
the dire ordeal the executioner hap
pened to touch another part of his arm
with the redhot iron. This punish
ment,' he shouted with anger, lis not
In the sentence" Then he underwent
the rest of the execution without Civ
ing any expression or even a sign OF
feeling.-LOndon Globe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-27
The Ground Is Alive.

We ara SO used to thinking of the soil
as mere mineral matter that it comes
quite as 4 shock to find this is mis-
take AS a matter of fact, the layer Of
soft mold which clothes the ground in
all cultivable districts and from which
vegetation springs is actually in great
part q living layer of tiny plants and
animals. Interlacing threads Of molds
and fungi, worms and grubs, creeping
insects. tiny root parasites, decaying
leaves and the millions of bacteria
which spring from them-all these are
mixed and mingled together for many
inches down below our feet in con-
fused mass of life. Germs Of all sorts
swarm in countless millions. Indeed,
all the plants that grow and life that
exists on the face of the earth owe
their being to the fact that the ground
is alive. You take a Shoyelful Of the
finest soil in the world and sterilize
it-that is. beat it till all the life In it
is destroyed-and then plant seeds in
it. No amount of care or watering will
make those seeds grow. Their life de-
ponds on the life in the soil around
them.-London Answers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-27
Elephant Life In the JunoIes,

Without elephants jungles would be
virtually impossible. The great beasts
are a mixture Of strength and weak
ness, Of craft and simplicity. The
paths through the jungle from village
to village are merely tracks from which
the interlacing foliage has been cut
and thrust aside and the virgin soil
trodden into black mud. After
rain this mud is many feet deep. and
no living creature except an elephant.
a buffalo or rhinoceros could labor
through it. The elephant makes his
way by lifting one foot at time and
inserting it deep into the slough in
front, withdrawing another with a
sound like the popping Of huge cork
Nothing but a ride on an earthquake
could be compared with the sensation
Of being run away with by an ele-
plant. AS for stopping him. some one
has we'll said that you might as we'll
try to stop a runaway locomotive by
pulling with your walking stick on the
funnel as seek to check an elephant at
such q moment with goad.