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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11
ITEMS FROM EXCHANGES.


The vote on the bonds proposition.
NJ far as we are able to CLEAN, TO
suited as follows: Pennington, II for.
1ss against; Fruitland, 10 against:
La Plata, 40 nays; Cedar Hill, 81 ayes.
s nays; Flora Vista: 66 ayes. 6 nays;
Aztec, 140 ayes. 8 nays; Bloomfield.
rs ayes; Blanco. 20 ayes. 6 nays;
LArgo. 26 ayes; Pine River, 8 ayes.
/ nay; total for, $40; against, 269;
majority for, 73.-Farmington Enter
prise.
VIM. W. Morrison OF Durango, who
has farm at Florida, in La Plata
county. has been with us much OF
this week. and is inspecting the diff
ferent ranches offered for sale. OF
course he will buy. They all do. and
are glad OF It ever afterward.
Iater-As we go to press we learn
that VIM. Morrison OF Durango who
has spent several days looking for
land. has purchased quarter section
of Ben Porter and another adjoining
II Of John d. DENLY and he tells us
he Is still looklng.-Cortez Journal.
DR.. A. w. Stillians and Druggist j.
l.. Parsons came down from Durango
yesterday. Dr. Stillians appeared be
fore the town board last night In re-
gard to the Fisher water franchise In
which he is nterested.-Farmingto
Times-Hustler.
Frank Fulcher and T. p. Arlington
are preparing to start kiln OF brick
as soon as the weather is safe. They
now have wood on the ground to burn
100000 and will continue burning all
summer II the market warrants 1t.
The boys know their business and as
the kiln will be located on the mesa
where there Is good clay the brick
will be all right-Farmingto Times
Hustler.
J. T. Mcdonald and w. B. Monson,
recent arrivals from Gunnison county,
Colorado, have rented forty acres OF
farm land from j. M. Morrison, which
they will till the coming season. They
are the class of citizens San Juan
county wants and needs. Mr.. Monson
has son, a mining expert In Colo
RADIO, who may come lown to make
his home In this sunny cline SOON
Aztec Democrat.
Five families arrived at Dolores
from Texas this week, In as many
cars. having their "plunder' along
with them. They are in the Arriola
country and will pick out ranches for
themselves at their leisure. Some
. thing doing in Montezuma county,
friends. You hear our horn!-Cortez
Journal
Last Sunday as R. r. Smith and
family and s. M. Burke were out
riding one Of the tugs came unlock
ed. letting the tongue Of the buggy
drop to the ground, causing the team
to become unmanageable. resulting in
runaway, all being thrown from the
buggy. BY miracle none were In
jured, and the buggy was not badly
broken. Taken altogether. it is one
of the most narrow escapes from
serious results that has come under
our notice for long while.@Cortez
Journal.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11
SHELTER MATTERS.
Silverton Standard.

The work Of opening and getting
the Red Mountain wagon road In
proper condition for sledding the
product Of the Gennesee mine to the
Ross smsltsr. being about eouplstsd.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11

The sale Of the Teis stock at Ma
than's ID still on,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11

Enterprise says the Pennington oil
well is down 1900 feet, and is still
in shale. When this formation Is
pierced great results are anticipated.
Hope so.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11

The Reading club met with Mrs.
Fleetwood this week ard one OF the
most enjoyable meetings of the week
followed. Mrs. Kaufman ard Mrs.
Plckerill were in charge of the pro-
gram.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11

General Superintendent of Machin-
cry Thomas Pervis is spending the
day in the city, arriving last evening
lii his private car, Edna, accompanied
by Division Superintendent Lee. Mr..
Durango and not be called out to
tackle snowslides or hurried back to
Cumbres range. Mr.. Pervis was re-
now occupies. His private car Is
the one first used by Otto Mears on
the Rio Grande Southern. He goes
to Silverton this evening and before
going east may run down to Farm
ington.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. f. Tiffany and
children journeyed to Trimble last
evening George returned this morn
ing while the rests of the family will
remain over the Sabbath, George 60
ing up again this evening.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11

The Entire Nous club members
danced at Red Men hall and one OF
the most enjoyable events of the
winter is reported by those attending.
The club has larger membership
than usual and the attendance is gem
orally large
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11

Mrs. Geo. w. Lane entertained the
afternoon bridge club Wednesday,
having an extra table with Miss Seth
as one of the specially invited guests.
OF course the name of the club IN
dicates the amusement that occupied
most of the afternoon. Then there
was music and feast oi coed things
for physical well being of the body
and an all around enjoyable time, Mrs.
Lane proving a very hospitable
hostess.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11

Frank Grebbles, well known in Du-
range, and for years In charge OF
the Gold King boarding house at Glad
stone, is settling up his business pre-
paratory to moving to Horton. Kas.,
where he has purchased a sixty-room
hotel. trading his ranch in Montrose
in connection with the deal.
w. A. Ballinger died at Bloomfield
Wednesday of this week. Mr.. Bal
linger will be remembered by Herald
readers by his contributions under
the heading Southern Breezes" which
were always entertaining. Deceased
came to the sunny San Juan in the
last stage of consumption few years
ago and the dry, healthy climate no
doubt extended his life couple of
years, but he was compelled to sur
render at last to the heavenly sum-
mons.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11

Mrs. Winters, in charge Of the mil
lInery department at Kruschke's, de-
parted for Denver and the east this
morning to make spring and summer
selections, being given orders to Sc
cure the latest and best in everything
In her line
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11

with narrow velvet ribbon. A gar
land OF velvet rosettes borders the
neck, and a long panel. embroidered
with beads and chenille. extends from
neck to hem of the gown both in
back and front.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11

Last years gowns may be remodel
ed upon this years lines with little
study and care. The new princess
gown has lining of taffeta or satin,
made with separate, perfectly fitting
circular skirt. and a boned bodice,
fastened in the back. the two being
Joined at the waists line by a fiat
seam. II the dress u 70 be OF a
fluffy nature. this foundation has sew
eral full chiffon ruffes on the skirt,
but II 1t is to be built upon clinging
lines there Is single narrow ruffe
on the skirt A pretty model In silk
muslin hsa rufnss Of the name edged
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11

Mrs. C. l.. Herbert entertained the
Saturday night bridge club week
ago tonight. there being two guests.
Miss Seth and MIR. Reynolds, the two
taking the place OF Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Clark who are out of the city.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11

DR.. A. w. Sullians and Druggist j.
L. Parsons came down from Durango
yesterday DR.. Stillians appeared be
fore the town board last night In re-
gard to the Fisher water franchise In
which he is Observation-Disclosures
Times-Hustler.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11

Mrs. A. Hahn is entertaining three
tables of ladies at six-handed euchre
this afternoon, which means there are
eighteen happy and animated ladies
present, vieing with each other for
the honor of winning the most games
and laughing at the one who lands
the BOBBY Mrs. Hahn always makes
her guests feel at home and serves
delightful refreshments
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11

Mrs. Fred Balcom entertains
number of friends at dinner at the
Strater hotel tomorrow evening in
honor of Miss Clara Seth of Denver.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
Other Fakes and Takers.

Louisville Courier-Journal.
 T hope that the President will not decide before next Christmas to abol ish Santa Claus as the creation of na- ture fakers, meant to deceive children" said Miss Phoebe Cousins to a St. Louis reporter. She added that "a lot of things taught to children have all ways been fakes" and she didn't know that any one was the worse for 1t. Which remark shows that the once upon time speaker for women's suf- frage but present-time enemy or that idea is a person of delicate feeling and wholesome imagination. There are millions of grown-up and far-from- grown-up children who will join her hope and support her logic with all their hearts. There is some so-called nature -faking that Is legitimate. The inventor of Santa Claus was a worlds benefactor He has put more laughter into the, lives of children than has with joy. little minds with sweet ,m aginings and little natures with gen tleness. Dear old Santa Claus; who of the aged and infirm does not love him as the great friend of his childhood?
 Every time little child laughs fairy is born" says Peter Pan. and every time some one says he doesn't believe in fairies fairy dies" It takes the fairies and the fakes to make life bearable and relieve existence of dull. prosaic. suffocating liberalism It takes them to make earth habitahle to the young and to make the old re- tain some of the springiness of youth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
Forecast ofa Dull 7hud.

will assemble at Provinoetown by the middle of September. They will re- main there at least a month and possi- bly until the last week of October. The officers of the heet believe that the mon of the fleet ought |to have this practice before the battleships steam tor tho Pacific.
 At the conclusion of the practice in Cape Cod Bay 1t will be necessary for every ship of the fleet to go into dry dock. In addition to having the bot toms scraped. minor repairs will have to he made to all vessels taking part in the target practice.
 This work of scraping bottoms. painting and repairing. as welhas coal Ing the battleships for the first stage of their cruise. will. the ofncers say. take at least six weeks. This work cannot be rushed. as 1t will be neces- sary to have every ship in perfect trim before the cruise begins.
 dicate that the annual autumn shoot one of the officers. That will surely mean that we cannot get away from Northern waters before December 1.
 'Ths winter months are the best time for . cruise to the Pacific. It would be a hardship on the men to send the fleet around much before December 1 If the Horn route should be selected. By waiting until then we will have ideal weather conditions throughout. While we have no orders bearing on the question at to when we shall. leave for the Pacific. We are convinced that 1t will not be for some months yet"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
sThis is My 43rd Birthday"
John W, Riddle

John W. Riddle the United States Ambassador to Russia. was born in Philadelphia, July IF. 1864. He was prepared for college tt q private school and graduated from Harvard in the class of 1887. Later he studied inter national law. history and diplomacy at Columbia University and at the school of political science in Paris. He was appointed to the diplomatic service from Minnesota in 1893. His first post was secretary of legation at Constanti- nople and after sX years service he retired in 1899. In 1901 he was ap- pointed secretary of embassy at St.
 Petersburg and remained there until he was promoted several years ago to Cairo as consul general and minister resident. In 1905 MT. Riddle was ap- pointed minister to Roumania and Ser via, and last December he was named to succeed George von l.. Meyer at St.
 Petersburg. Mir. Riddle Is one of the most accomplished iinguists in the dip lomatic service of the United States
 He speaks five or six languages and his Russian is said to be perfect His promotion to the St. Petersburg em- bassy came as a reward for long ser vice and conspicuous diplomatic abil- ity. It was while charge d'affaires of embassy at st. Petersburg that Mir. Riddle achieved his most notable tri- umph. This consisted in presenting to the Russian Minister of Foreign Af- fairs the famous Kishineff petition of the American government after the Russian minister at Washington Count Cassini. had refused 10 receive it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
Today M History
July 12.

July 12.
 1174-~Henry II paid penance at the tomb of the murdered Archbishop a Becket.
 11s1-Acre taken by Richard I and other Crusaders after two years siege, 15S7--Almagro defeated Alvarado at Abancay.
 177S-- British soldiers under Sir Will liam Howe landed on Staten Island. 18O4-Alexander Hamilton. American statesman. died. Born January II. 1757.
 1s12-Governor Hull oh Michigan made unsuccessful attempt to capture Fort Maiden.
 1851-Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre, pioneer of photography. died. Born l7SS.
 ls5s-British forces evacuated the Crimea.
 1s6s-Cincinnati proclaimed under martial law. Isso-Henry M. Stanley and Miss Dorothy Tennant married in Westmin- lss2-An avalanche from Mount Blanc destroyed villages and 200 lives. 1902-General Kitchener received an ovation on his return to England from South Africa.
 l904-Forty- i've thousand employees of the Chicago packing houses went on strike.
 1sOs-Altred Dreyfus vindicated by the French court of last resort and restored to the French army.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
MOUNTAIN AND MOUSE.

The ancients had a fable to the ef- feet that on one occasion great mountain was in labor and those who witnessed its earth-shaking travails predicted that another mountain was about to be born. but when it was all over a silly mouse was the outcome. As old Horace expressed 1t: The noun tain will be in labor an absurd mouse
 will be born."
 We have been reminded of this old fable by reading of Rockefeller as a witness in the Standard Oil suits in he Federal Court at Chicago. For some ten or twelve days there was much talk about the efforts of John D. to avoid being placed in the witness box. The process-servers went up and down the country seeking the great mag nate but finding him not. Absurd sto- ries were printed in the newspapers about him and his lodging. By some it was said that he was safely slowed away in an impregnable fortress: oth- CTS affirmed that he kept himself sur rounded with guards so that no man with a subpoena could get within hail ing distance of him. and by others 1t was asserted that he was safely hid den away so that the most accomplish ed sleuth couldn't nose out his hiding place.
 We'll, after all the labor and tur- moil the mountain was finally rounded up and placed on the stand and a silly mouse was the result of his examina- tion. The great man. President of the most powerful corporation on the con- tinent, didn't know nothin about nothin'" as the saying Is. The humb- lest employe of the Standard Oil Com- pany could have told as much as he did about the affairs of the corpora ton. It was the most thorough farce ever enacted in a legal proceeding. and we have no doubt that the oil mag nate indulges in many a sly chuckle over the affair and Judge Landis and his officials may say. in the language of the Savior, We have piped unto you and ye have not danced" So far as actual results were concerned the court might as well have been pulling the strings of a jumping jack. He was as veritable a specimen of the know nothing as ever happened.
 But if nothing in the shape of evil eence was brought out there was else accomplished. That was a disgusting exhibition of nauseating curiosity. The court room was liter ally damned to overfiowing and suffo- cation by the crowd that fought and struggled to get a sight of the man about whom there had been so much talk. People fought and pushed and crowded over each other like children at a circus. If the scene had occurred
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
Detection of Foul Air.


 The noted French chemist and hy- gienist. Albert Levy. who has been making experiments regarding the quality of air in closed rooms, has found that the deterioration of air is the result of the process of combustion which takes place in dwellings. of heat ing, cooking and burning of lights. and of the breathing of the inmates. which deprives the air of Its oxygen. and that while some of the poisonous gases resulting are sufficiently discernible through the sense of smell, one of the most important-the oxide of carbon is odorless and apt to cause more or less severe poisoning without the least advance notice of such a danger. and this even with relatively small Quanti- ties of the noxious gas. M. Levy has constructed an apparatus which indi- cates as low as the 100. booth part of OK ide of carbon of the air in a closed room The process is based upon the fact that oxide of carbon liberates the iodine contained in & chemical com bination of the iodine. and that this iodine gas effects colortng of chloro- form. The quantity of carbonic gas contained should not exceed the one thousandth part of the air. In view of these facts. the problem of ventilation becomes an exceedingly important question.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12

in . hall large enough. and an ad- mission fee charged. enough might have been realised to supply . square meal to all the poor of Chicago. It was a huge farce. 90 far as the witness ana his testimony was concerned. and . exhibition of morbid curi- osity on the part of some of Chicaso's population. Altogether. there is about as much to be dissusted over as there Is to be laughet at in the proceedings, both before and after taking"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
How to Forecast Rnin.


 If on picking up your newspaper in the morning 1t displays a tendency to tear almost on its own account. a down pour of rain Is not far off. Rain Is also presaged when the contents of salt cellar are in moist and cloggy condi- ton. At such times your shoelaces have a more than ordinary tendency to snap and your kid gloves will have a cold, clammy feeling and be more than usually difficult to pull on.
 Even the walking stick or umbrella will act the part of a barometer The handles before rain will reveal a slight deposit of moisture and be sticky to the touch. In this way the question wheth- CT 1t is the wiser to take a walking stick or an umbrella on leaving home will be settled for the observant person by an inspection of the articles them selves.
 Of all domestic creatures. the cat is the most sensitive to approaching weather changes. Fuss Is restless in a marked degree before the approach of a storm Its unea siness Is due to the electricity in the air. cats being very susceptible to elecUicial conditions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
ABOUT BooMpRANGs.

Most readsts, including sll town boys, know . boomerang in some shape. though perhaps few ever saw . real one. Strange to say. it was first in- vented and used by the native Austra- Hans, who are among the lowest in the scale of intelligence of any peo- pie ever discovered. The native weap- on is thus described in the cyclopedias: Tt is a curved stick. round on one side and nat on the other. about three feet long, two inches wide and three quarters of an inch thick. It is grasped in one hand and thrown side wise, either upward into the air or downward 90 as to strike the ground at some distance from the thrower. In the first case 1t hies with a rotary motion. as its shape would indicate, and after ascending to . great height in the air 1t suddenly returns in an eliptical orbit to . spot at or near its starting point, In throwing 1t iown- wards to the ground. 1t rebounds in straight line, pursuing q ricochet motion until 1t strikes the object at which 1t is thrown"
 Such is . brief description of the singular invention which the savage Australians. having no knowledge Of firearms, used as a weapon with which to kill or disable their game. 1mtta- tion booperangs of various forms are not uncommon. but the real and gen uine is not often cen. But besides the actual object the term "boomeranx" has come to be applied to any word. writing or action which has an op- posite effect from what is intended. and reacts against the originator. A contemporary cites the following not able examples of this kind of boom erangs:
 clisthenes introduced the custom of ostracism and was the first to be ban
 Matthew Hopkins. the witch finder; was himself tried by his own tests ana
 Iudovico sforsa, who invented the iron shroud. was the first to suffer death by this horrible torture.
 Pertllos. who invented tho brazen DUH for Phalaris, tyrant of Agrfgentum, was the first person baked to death in the horrible monster.
 The Regent Morton. of Scotland, who invented the maiden. a sort Of guilo- by This was in the reign of Queen Elizabeth
 The Bishop of verdun. who invented the iron cages, too small to allow the person to stand upright or ie at tuii
 The perriere was an instrument for throwing stones of 5000 pounds In weight. and the inventor fell victim discharge T of a perriere against wall.
 These are some noted examples of the way an invention or suggestion sometimes returns to plague or destroy the one who sets 1t in motion, and there might be added some more mod ern instances. When a Governor in- duces. persuades or bulldoxes . Leg islature into enacting a law for his own beneft, as he thinks. and the prac- tical workings of the law turn to his detriment and undoing-that also is boomerang. Examples of this are not wanting, as readers of newspapers are aware. Some laws remind us of the lines of old John Trumbull:
 But as some muskets SO contrive 1t
 As oft to miss the mark they drive at,
 And though well aimed at duck or
 Bear wide, and kick the owner over.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
One Term Argument Northport Breezc.
FOR GOOD WEATHER.
Fleet Must Wait Until December
 Say Officers
New York Herald

New York Herald.
 That there-is any possibility of the North Atlantic fleet steaming for the Pacific before December is. according to many of the officers now at the New York navy yard, very remote
 One officer who Is in position to know, said yesterday that no orders are being received at the navy yard that would indicate that the battle ships are to be ready for their long tourney before that date. Numerous orders are received from Washington every day, it Is true, but they have to do for the most part with the prepara- ton of the fleet for the annual autumn target practice in Cape Cod Bay cf PrOvincetown.
 Many of these orders are intended to rush the repairs which are being made on the Connecticut. The battleship. as well as the Alabama, is in dry dock. New plates are being put in where the hull of the battleship was dented when 1t went on reef while in West Indian waters.
 According to the program marked out for tho autumn target practice the ships of the North Atlantic squadron
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12

"And now" remarks The Kansas City Journal. "it is said the Govern ment will investigate the shoe trust. fs this the last" To which The Chi cago Tribune replies: Yes this is awl." Well. 'pon our sole!-Washing- ton Post If the shoe trust proves as ugly after investigation as the beef trust did we will all soon be lon our uppers."-Macon Telegraph. But will still have the privilege of making a kick.-Richmond Journal.
 Peg away, brethren. and wax 'em a few more.