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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-13

Dallas. May la.--Mrs. W. c.
Abel, a divorced woman formerly Of
st. Louis, committed suicide Satur-
day evening. She took large guam
tity of carbolic acid while walking
on the pavement. staggered into a
doorway opposite the city hail, and
was dead in five minutes.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-13
Two Accidentally shot.

Corsicana, Tex, May 13.--While
hunting with two companions Jessie
Speeds shotgun was accidentally
discharged, the result being that
John Odom and Bob Barker received
the contents in their faces. Their
wounds are painful, but are not
thought to be serious.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-13

4 farmer during long continued
drought invented a machln. f1r water
ins his fields. The very nrst day white
he was trying II there susldeuiy camc
downpuur Il rain. lie put away hts
machine
~ifs 10 use be said y. eau dae
na.ttinE nooaiayS without cOmprf
ton scottish Nights
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-13

You Todd me your husband bsd
lsr.r. nne ewes d.stn't notirc It.~
wait a minute ~ two flil n. alb
liner comes along with nay new lat
ami the bill
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-13
Negro Shot Through Stomach.

Brazoria, May l3.-One negro
dead and another in Jail is the re-
suit of difficulty which occurred
here Thursday evening. Willis
Diggs, a negro, 81 years old, was
shot through the stomach. Deputy
Sheriff Luther Nuckols arrested a
negro boy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-13

Poor Henge~k Every time b"
starts 20 ssy auythlng hls ~iss stops
h,rs-
Not always He has habit Of talk
snx IN his sleep. and when be dnrs that
sAe just lissers brcathlessiy .~-Phi,a-
delpkls Pr~oA.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-13

She So you told Lady Bancumb see
ls-oss-d as youDx as her taughi@r That
caught The o,d lady, ! know file W.,
but Il lost nls ne daughter
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-13

Just received car ioad ~ oats.
Prices are high but cannot help u.
I'D II Thompson 81
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-13

FROM Germany se get the custom -
celebrating gold and silver wesidinxp
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10
HOW GENIUS BoRROWS IDEAS
AND INSPIRATION

The Circle
1T is wonderful says Charles
Reade, "how genius can borrow" "All
literature" remarks Oliver Wendell
Holmes, Lives by borrowing and
and lending; and he adds, "A good
image is like a diamond which may
bet set a hundred times in as many
generations, and gain new beauties
with every change" This is not a
question of originality. The light
ing a candle at neighbors fire." OBJ
serves Dean Swift, does not affect
our property in the wick and flame. ="
Genius borrows nobly." The trans
ference is often transmutation. For
brass, the borrower brings gold; and
for iron, silver; and for wood, brass;
and for stones, iron. The crude ore
is refined, and the raw material fash
ioned into thing Of beauty.
1t has been pointed out by Mr..
Huth, in his Life OF Buckle" that
there is kind of pedigree in litera-
ture. Dante avows his Indebtedness
to Virgil, as the latter himself was
under obligations to Homer.
Ariosto owes much to Virgil, and
Spenser borrows frequently from
Ariosto. Sponsors "Faerie Queene"
gave birth to Fletcher's Purple ISL
and" and this to Bernard's Isle of
Man" and this in turn to Defoe's
Robinson Crusoe" and Bunyan's "Pil-
grim's Progress''-all like so many
blossoms rising from the one stem.
Shakespeare has been called the
great Warwickshire thief so invet-
crate is his borrowing habit He in
vaded literature like a Napoleon and
ures to enrich and beautify his verse
One Is surprised to learn that our
dramatist has no original plots, that
he has given to poetry no new
rhythm nor stanza, and that ''he ran
not only in the old road, but in the
old rults." His As You Like It" is
taken from an old romance. The
characters of his julius Caesar are
old Rmans taken from Plutarch But
what borrowing! Dry bones are
turned into living men. The com
monest materials are taken into the
lambent name OF his genius and
transmitted into airy beauty.
Milton, too, is free borrower. 1t
is this fact, indeed. that makes his
verse SO rich In learned reminiscence
and so gorgeous with "barbaric pearl
and gold" He owes much to Shakes.
peare. Some critics think Millions
Eve" is borrowed from shakespeare's
Miranda"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

croachments been made on her in
come. Part OF it became fixed capi-
tai in castle. When all fair de-
ductions are made, it seems that she
had left less than 100000 per an
mum, and one irrefutable authority Is
quoted who says that 1t Is impossible
even for man to live in New York
and maintain any kind of a position
on less than sixty thousand
AS the lady in question had a pre-
liminary training that should have Civ
en- her ideas of finery suited to her
high station the allowance can be con
sidered only as proof of severe dis
co.a,orts and privatlons. Not that she
earned 100000 year before marriage
during career on the stage. There is
no evidence that her genius brought
her in such a sum but 1t must be re-
membered that she was not then call
ed upon TO maintain position in
New York. That was what caused the
strain. Her artistic temperament en-
abled her to realize at once that great
ly Increased expenditures were re-
| quired of her, but a niggardly husband
| doomed her to comparative poverty.
True, most OF the women who work
| in this country receive less than sixty
thousand cents year. and many Of
| the men workers are little better Off.
| But such of them as live in New York
| do not have to maintain any kind of
a position. All they have to do is to
| exist. They are not brought into com
petition with millionaires now show
articles, and they must themselves
recognize the vast gulf that separates
them from those upon whom devolves
the duty of maintaining a position
| Possibly they may think also that
the niggardly husband is getting his
natural reward, that it is the one nat
ural thing in a very artificial state
OF society.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 9, LA
PLATA COUNTY, HELD JUNE 7,
1907.


The board met. pursuant to cali of
the president at 5 O'Clock p. IN. in
the high school building.
Present-John W. Wingate, ]. c..
Sanford, o. P. Frary. f. S. Balster.
F. r. Lake and w. C. Liesenberg,
secretary.
The superintendent recommended
the appointment of Miss Emeline Jen-
sen as teacher of languages in the
high school at salary of $4,000 per
month. Miss Julia Lawsing as teacher
of English in the high school at a
salary of $500 per month, and Miss
Birdie Kerr as teacher in the grades
at salary of $4,000 per school month
and on motion, the three teachers
named were appointed by the board.
On motion, the superintendent was
authorized TO purchase text books to
the amount Of 100000 for the coming
team.
On motion, the superintendent was
authorized to purchase one dozen
United States maps for use in the
schools.
On motion, meeting adjourned, sub
iect to call of the president.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10
LOCAL NEWS.
From Saturdays Daily

From Saturdays Daily
Now for summer-after June 10th
Durango ball team will soon pay a
visit to Silverton.
Red Men hall has been catering to
big dancing crowds the past few
nights
Mrs. A. NJ. Irish came down from
Silverton to spend week in lower
altitude.
Jesse Haller will return to Mancos
with his string of race horses the
first of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Sheets went out
to their bungalow on the Valliceto
this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. E w. Hunt returned
to Silverton yesterday after enjoying
our races.
Roy Calabaugh was a passenger on
this mornings eastern. bound for
Leadville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wride were In
town today from the ranch on the up.
per Florida.
1'hos who won and those who lost
on the recent races and bali games arr
telling how it happened.
w. II. Akers of Bayfield, came in
yesterday to meet his daughter, who
has been ct Mancos on a visit.
Fred Gobel came down from Silver
ton this morning, intending to take
the return train this evening
VIII Alexander, who was down from
Silverton visiting his parents and at.
tending the races, went back yester-
day.
Percy Walters and wife of Pagosa
who spent the week in the
city and attended the races. left for
home this morning.
Mrs. ]. C. Ferron and w. ]. Ferron,
mother end brother of Miss Mary Fer
ron, one OF the popular nurses at
Mercy hospital. came in yesterday
from Coyote. N. NJ. and are stopping
u the Palacs.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10
MAINTAINING A POSITION IN
NEW YORK
-

The latest New York divorce case
OF separation case makes a power
ful appeal to the sympathies of the
plain people. 1t appears that suf-
iering woman has been trying to
struggle along on an allowance Of
$l2OOO0 year, and SO economical
was she that she might have accom-
plished the hard task had not en-.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

having funds in the bank, had his pre-
liminary hearing before Justice Hecht-
man this afternoon. After the prose
cution presented It's case Richardson
waived examination and was bound
over to the district court In the sum
o. $3.50 on each count.
Russell Berry left this morning for
Denver and Kansas City. He viii
meet his sister. Miss Mable Valiant
at the latter place. the two returning
home together about the middle of the
month. Miss Mable. since the clos
ing of school at Boulder university.
has visiting friends and relatives at
Marysville, Mo.
Mrs. John G. Higgins leaves Monday
morning for California where she will
visit with her mother for some months
possibly Mr.. Higgins Joining her later
In the year and spending the winter on
the coast or making that state their
future home. Mrs. Higgins goes by
way of Grand Junction. The best
wishes of many friends go with Mrs.
Higgins and daughter.
O.
Prof. Louis Werker leaves Monday
for New York city, thence across the
big pond to Germany where he will
put in the best part of three months.
The professor has not been away from
Durango for some time and he will
no doubt enjoy the outing very much.
Here is hoping that he will have a
safe journey both going and coming
and that he will be with us again in
October according to present plans.
The young ladies' who have been
away to school during the winter are
arriving home daily. Miss Bessie Lake
came in Wednesday evening from Co
lumbia, Mo-, Miss Myrtle Hood ar
rives from the Denver university this
evening, Miss Lena Balster and Miss
Ethel Sheets this evening or tomor-
Sunday evening. the latter being ac-
companied by her mother. Mrs. Chas.
Snyder.
Hon. Price Walters and Len Page of
Aztec who have been attending their
brother-in-law, VIM. Bates, at Ochsner
hospital, for several days, left for their
home this morning. Mr.. Bates was
operated upon yesterday and went
through the trying ordeal in much
better shape than was expected. His
| friends will be pleased to learn that
the operation was a success and that
he will be well man again in short
| time
Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Ware enter.
| tanned large company of young peo-
pie at their home on the Boulevard
Friday evening. There was a lively
contest in interpreting in musical
| terms the plain everyday objects scat
tered about the rooms, followed by a
| delightful social hour filled with song
| and laughter. The guest of honor OF
| the evening, the Rev. David Morell
| charmed the company with his musi
| cal abilities and quite won the hearts
of those young people. who doubt
not, will prove loyal supporters of theh
new pastor
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

A 81 fine and Jail sentence of
thirty days was the sentence handed
Pueblo woman for touching a man
Of $l6.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

The session of the thirteenth district
normal institute will open in Salida
on the oath inst. and continue two
weeks.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

Hugo Palmer. owner of the blood
hounds which were taken from Trini-
dad to trail the murderer of Lyte
Gregory, whom Orchard confessed to
having killed in Denver. has been
called to the latter place to make a
deposition for the defense in the Hay
wood trial.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

Work will start about September
on the new s275.O00 postoffice at Colo
RADIO Springs.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

After being tried. convicted and
about to be sentenced for stealing
gold watch, Antoine Miner of Trini.
dad was found to be innocent. A
man of the same name, in jail on
charge of vagrancy, learning that his
namesake had been convictd, admitted
that he/committed the crime
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

Palisade ROYAL Duke cherries were
recently quoted at SO crate in the
eastern market.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

A man by the name OF Mahnus Long
strom was given thirty days on the
stone pile by Silver,on justice for
beating board bill
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

Some boys are using the Cortez town
reservoir for bathing purposes and
the marshal has an eye out for them.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

Merry Morgan, negress, was ar
rested in Trinidad upon request of
Fiorc.ce authorities where she is
wanted on charge of burglary.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

Eight thousand dollars will be spen
IL. improving the St. Clair hotel a
Salida.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

]. Il. Crouch, a resident of Farming
ton section since 1878. died the first
of the week. He was 81 years old
and highly respected.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

II. T. Henderson visited Aztec this
week in connection with the Citizens
Ditch company.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

A Boulder woman, a bride of a few
days, took an ounce of chloroform
with suicidal intent. She was de
sponent because her husband was in
Jail charged with disturbance. Two
doctors worked over her for two hours
and saved her life.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

Mayor and Mrs. Mcconnell headed
for Bayfield, for an automobile ride this
afternoon. expecting to be back in
time for the evening meal
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

Frank Nash, foreman of the Bagley
tunnel of the Frisco Mines company
had the misfortune to get his hand
caught in the compressor last Sunday
evening and three fingers were so
badly mutilated that they had to be
amputated. A special train was run
from Animas Forks to bring him to
town for medical attention. 1t il
thought he will recover all right but
will go through life with only a thumb
and little finger on the right hand
Silverton Miner.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

The Pennington Times-Hustler says
that section should be sending out a
car of berries every week Right you
are. The San Juan county berry is
of fine flavor and surely there is
good money in growing them for the
San Juan markets. The crop this
year is reported bountiful by those
having plants.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

The man Richardson who passed two
$50 checks signed by himself. without
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

James Mcintyre was killed, r. J..
Peterson fatally injured and Andrew
Frazier seriously injured by the pre-
ma re explosion of a blast at Cripple
Creek
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

Miss Annie Kislingberry returned
yesterday from Greeley, where she at
tended school during the school year
Just passed.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

Pennington cherries will soon be ON
the market as they are beginning to
assume a reddish hue.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

Otto Mears was an arrival from
Denver Wednesday night and is in
for busy summer in Silverton. The
road to Red mountain is being opened :
rapidly now. Regular trains are run
ming to Chattanooga and the work
train is making good headway beyond
that point. On the Animas Forks di-
vision the road is in good shade and
the trains are already doing a big
business.-Silverton Miner
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10
News Items From
Neighboring Exchanges

The Pennington flour mills are be-
ing enlarged to double the present
capacity.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

The Palace hotel is the favorite stop
ping place for transients. The service
is of the best, and everybody is treated
alike and just right.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

VIM Locke of Pennington reports
gross receipts of 1927 an acre for can
teloupes last season. Half of this at
least was clear profit.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

c. A. Leonard is down from Silver
ton spending the day. He says the
Silverton section is keeping to the
front.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

The Mmnequa plant at Pueblo has
decided to pay its men on Saturday
twice month. Heretofore the pay
days have been on the 10th and 25th
of each month, Now it will be on the
Saturdays nearest those dates.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

Robert McKibbon, formerly of Du.
range, is under arrest at Pennington
charged with burglarizing the Walters
& Lemley saloon. taking 500 from the
cash register and $3.50 from the slot
machine. MccKibbon had been bar
keeper until recently.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

next fall. Our meeting there last
October was SO full of good things.
that she will have much to do to sur.
pass herself. But we know now, hav.
ing had one experience, that she is
equal to anything. We have gladly
accepted their hospitality, so graci-
ously offered and are looking forward
with great expectations to the plans
the program committee will present
TO us. as they are full of new ideas
as well as ambition. The dates will
probably be September 30. October /.
2. and and 1t remains for US to
snow our appreciation OF the invita-
tion by being there in goodly mum.
bers. There will be something to in
terest every one. The president will
have her headquarters at one OF the
hotels 30 that she may come in closer
contact with the delegates and be
rather more In 1t than usual
The council meeting CT the G. F.
w. c. will be hedl at the jamestown
exposition grounds. June and and
| would urge every member who will
be east to try and be there. The
program will be most helpful and In
teresting and am sure Mrs. Decker
will give Colorado a royal welcome.
l am happy to say that Mrs. Decker's
gavel will be finished so that 1t can
be presented to her there as planned.
and Is very beautiful. II is made OF
ebony, with columbines. our federation
and state flower. set on In silver; an
amethyst, our federation color. set In
the end Of the handle. and the insignia
Of the @. r. w. G. on one side Of
the msllst, and the Colorado fsdsra-
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

Mrs. J. C. Ferron and w. j. Ferron,
mother end brother of Miss Mary Fer
ron, one OF the popular nurses at
Mercy hospital. came in yesterday
from Coyote. N. NJ. and are stopping
at the Palacs.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10

There have been rumors of trouble
IN various sections this week over the
new schedule of wages posted by the
Nine Owners association on June /.
me scale allows carpenters $500 for
elght hours work or fifty cents per
hour. In the past they have been
paid $3.50 for nine hours work. The
carpenters at number OF the mines
quit work and all week there have
been various rumors rife as to the
outcome. Some claim that the other
unions will call their men out until
this difference is adjusted. Cool judg.
ments and clear heads have always
held sway in this camp and it Ia he.
lieved that they will continue to do
so and that whatever grievances there
may be will be amicably settled before
any serious trouble Is aroused.-sil.
verton Miner.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-09
LITTLE PRESCOTT LAWS

Sec. 1855. No person shall throw or cast any stone or other missile upon or at any public or private building or other public or private property, or upon or at any person in any street, alley place or enclosure or unenclosed in this town, or aid or abet the same, under a fine, for each of fense, of not exceeding twenty five dollars.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-09
MONDAY, APRIL g, 1907.
STATE GEOLOGY

Perhaps most people do not realize that one of the most important small bills before this session of the legisla- ture is known as the Legate bill pro- viding for small appropriation to pay the expense of geological survey of the state. It is generally conceded that we have an abundance of slate in Arkansas yet every year we send thousands of dollars out of the state to pay for roofing slate and pay the freight besides. There are numerous other commercial advantages to be de- rived from geological survey.
 In this connection an article by Dr. T. c. Chamberlain in the Feb March number of the Journal of Geology at the University of Chicago is well worth quoting from. It will be for tunate for Arkansas and the southwest when his views are put into practice.
 Following is the quotation referred to: ''It is clear that every state has a scientific function to perform, for no state government is true to the inter ests of it's people, in this stage of human evolution that does not care for the intellectual as we'll as the political welfare of it's people, and scientific, in quiry is fundamental to the intellectual development f every progressive people.
 We hold, therefore, that no state is doing it's duty to it's people or its part as factor in our government system, which Goes not maintain well organized system of scientific investi- gation covering the essential physical conditions and the potential resources that relate to the health, prosperity and happiness of it's people. Among these we naturally place geological survey. A state is shirking its duty and it's responsibility, if it leaves all this investigative work to the Nation al government. It is not right for the National government to do it all, as functions are now apportioned. Let the National government do it's part, but only it's part. A spirited endeavor by each to fulfill its function attended by generous cooperation when the dividing line between functions is ob- scure or debatable, will develop in pro- noting the higher welfare of our peo- pie. which is the soul of our civil polity." "
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-09
H. 6. Mc ENZIE.
Timber Land, Act June 3, 1898. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
 United States Land Office
Camden, Arkansas. February 10

Camden, Arkansas, February IA Ia07
 Notice is hereby given that in complianc., with the provisions of the act of Congress- of June g. 1878 entitled An act for the sala o ot timber lands in the States of Californio oo oi gon. Nevada and Washington Territory as extended to all the Public Land States nv .as of August 1, 1899, James NJ Wells of prescc,.,' .' County of Nevada. State of Arkansas, bas this day filed in this office his sworn Statement No. 725 for the purchase ~of the SWIt SWitI of Section No, 20. in Township No II "s Range No. 21 w., 9th F. M. Arkansas ana ,.;i; offer proof to show that the land son,,h, ,d VII more valuable for it's timber or stone than tas ,s agricultural purposes, and to estahl;sh i1l hi claim to said land before Clerk of inc Ge,,,i HIS Court of Nevada County. in his office ni pr.s.y pay 1907. ' VI NaS' He names as witnesses Garland R Wan. . Prescott. Arkansas; James G. Rorha,ils s' oi Prescott Arkansas; John Bryson of prasi oi Arkansas; sidney NJ. We'll of preecNtss sooel' kansas. NVtt AT Any and all persons claiming adyerselv ,h., above described lands are requested , tne ii their claims in this office on before ais als as day of May, 1907 II. G. FRIEntIESS1ita S1ia ard
 Register
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-09
Scripture Re adfng for ToCay.l
Matthew 1:3-5.

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brothers eye but consid- ereth not the beam that is in thine own eye, or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, and behold beam IS in thine own eye. Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam that is in thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brothers eye.