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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

Not satisfied with providing 2-cent
fafs fste the Nebraska legislature has
= bin cutting Pullman rates 30 per cent.
The octopus 10 surely In for it IN
mGAy states.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

Thaw Is only bigoted millionaire
with tenderloin tendencies. He is
now paying for whirlwind life and is
guilty Of murder. The Jury is no
doubt convinced OF this fact.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

Mr.. Rockefeller states that his an
nual income is not over $4,000, 900
year Nothing remains now but to
demonstrate that this amount Is just
enough for one.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

ne great irrigation propositions for
this southwest section will have an
important bearing on the future pros
perity of Durango and La Plata coun-
fY
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

Cen, Kuropatkin has been chal-
lengsd to night four duels, with four
Russian officers. as result Of his
telling why Japan won the war. 1t Is
still wise thing for a man to op-
crate trust on most OF his informa-
ton.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

Nineteen thousand women are stock
holders In the Pennsylvania railroad.
or n per cent OF the whole number.
The question Of what constitutes a
railroad should be pursued until thor
oughly understood.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

taDleB at DrldRe rriuay ditSiuooh, INC
special guests being Mrs. Sands and
Mrs. Taylor.
The Reading club was entertained
Thursday by Mrs. C. c. Perkins.
There were several small whist par
ties during the weeks. Mrs. Herrick
and Mrs. Herbert entertaining.
Mrs. w. G. White entertained com
pany Of ladies with whist Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. N. Raymond en-
tertained Rev. and Mrs. Fleetwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Strater and
Harry Pearson at dinner Monday ev-
ening.
Misb Ella Jackson entertained a
small company last evening with a
Wen wager those present enjoyed the
occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Mcconnell en-
tertained Mr. and Mrs. Pickerill, Mr..
Reynolds and Mrs. Fay at dinner We'd
nesday evening.
The Saturday Night Whist club
meets with Mrs. A. l.. Fisher this
evening.
The Monday Sewing club met with
Mrs. Rowe Pingrey this week.
The Monday Whist club was enter
tanned by Mrs. c. G. Perkins this week.
The invited guests were: Mrs. Sands,
Mrs. w. G. White, Mrs. A. L. Nathan.
Mrs. ]. L. Parsons and Mrs. DR..
Driver.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Jakway enter
tanned a small company at dinner
Monday night with Rev. and Mrs. Fer
guson guests Of honor.
The event of the week, in the
lives of the young people, was the
party given by the Juniors to the Sen
iors at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs
G, e. Mcconnell last evening. This
innovation was Inaugurated last year
In hn
affair was entirely In the hands OF the
Juniors OF the high school, Mrs. Nc
Connell simply turning her house over
to them for the occasion, her son. AL
bert, being one of the Juniors. There
were something like seventy-five pres
ent last evening, twenty-four being
school and the remainder Juniors. The
Juniors proved themselves adopts in
the art of entertaining, having pre-
pared an elaborate program, starting
in with play entitled "Woman's
Courage" The cast of characters In
this was as follows:
IuTS. ouuicIs TidIcl Colht
Mrs. Curwin. n.............T .Tena Weber
Mrs. Bemis. s.......... Nola Mckinney
Mrs. Miller. r.............M Mary Steans
Mrs. Roberts. ...... Laura Burwel
Jane, the maid. $50. .Hilda Peterson
Mr.. Campbell. ....... John O'Rourkt
At the conclusion of the play ban
quet, provided by the Juniors was in
dulged in to the qualification of al
present. Emson Wood was toast
master and performed his task vel
with the following responses:
Seniors. s...............Jo John Galbreatf
Sense and Nonsense of Youth. 49,.
................... Supt. Smiley
Music. ................D Dayton Warner
Queen of the May.
...............Pri Principal Parsons
Athletics. -. Gordon Montgomery
Debating Societies. :. Neil Wilkersor
Juniors ................M Miss Mitchell
The program consisted OF foul
leaves in the shape OF triangle. Or
the title page was painted colum
bine. the class colors. purple ant
white. being well displayed.
1t was 1 O'Clock when the party
broke up and the occasion will Ions
be remembered.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

A bill has passed both branches of
the legislature providing for employ q
ment of prisoners confined in county
iails.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

Mayor c. E. Mcconnell leaves In
the morning for Denver on business
that will later require trip to New
York. VIII probably be absent sew.
eral weeks.
Dick Pierce. well known saloon
man OF Silyerton, who has been in
Arizona, arrived In Denver from Phoe-
nix last evening In an insane condi.
ton, a wire received in Silverton stat
ing him to be very bad. Accordingly
his son, Dick Pierce, Jr., and his part.
ner, John Owens, passed through Du-
range this morning en- route to Denver
to look after the demented man.
The drawing for the Hahn piano
took place this afternoon, quite a
number being present. comm tee
having the affair in charge in order
that perfect fairness prevail. The
prize winning ticket is No. $500 and
will be held thirty days when the next
number, 242 will hold for 80 days.
All the holder OF ticket $500 has to do
Is to step in and claim the piano,
presenting the ticket
-
The weather report for month of Feb
ruary condensed is as follows. High
est temperature. 58; lowest. 13. Total
precipitation. 1.22 Inches. with a snow
fall OF 3.5 inches. There were thir-
teen clear days. partly cloudy and
eight cloudy.
The banquet under the auspices OF
the Durango board Of trade will take
place March 18th. Outside of large
local attendance. there will be delega-
tions from all the neighborIng towns
even as far as Telluride. Silverton.
Aztec. Pennington and Mancos prom
ising to be well represented. A very
interesting program is being arranged
for the occasion and Mine Host. Mr..
silwsll. 10 preparing one Of the nn.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

In front of the apartment houses In
spanish cities 1t is no Unusual thing
to see three men standing side bv
side in the street. looking up. and
pouring out impassioned protestations
each to a girl on different floor
Y
In new British microscope any
pareof the spectrum can be used for
Illuminating the object 1t promises
valuable results and proves that diff
ferent rays show minute details differ
emily. certain diatoms. for instance
being visible under green, but not to
be seen with the yellow.
Ministerial duties do not prevent the
Rev. Joel II. Metcalf, of Taunton.
Mass. from pursuing astronomical in.
vestigations. His study of the stars
has resulted in the discovery of a new
comet. which is now being closely OBJ
served by astronomers throughout the
world. II has been named Metcalfs
'omet-
The growing use of small, individuaf'
| towels instead of roller towels has
brought an increase in the national
expenditure. Few hotels now use roll
er towels, the germ theory having
made such an impression on the p ~
lie mind. Last year about s4,s0O,00O
was spent for towels.
The making of paper from sugar
can waste in Queensland is being ad-
vocated. Several small mills have
been occasionally started. but insult
ticient capital or energy has been ex-
pended to bring them further than the
tentatie stage. Thousands Of tons of
bagasse are almost wholly wasted
every year.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

arrested. charged with the theft of
Jewels worth $1,000, says on being ar
raigned that he is the victim of
police plant"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

fhe legislature has certainly been
very Inactive up to date. but this does
not pfsveat . whirlwind finish.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04
ATTENTION FARMERS.

The Durango Mill and Elevator COM
pany has Just received . large quan.
tity Of the well known Defiance brand
Of seed wheat Get the best,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

:. b1srpont Morgan will be one of
u srBatsst sufferers under the anti
- Mws. He carries free transpor-
4a111n covering $1,000 miles Of rail-
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04


camps. Ali the leading cities Of the
world are giving more thought to play
grounds and their general distribution.
LOCAL NEWS.
From Saturdays Daily.
Byron Eddy Is spending some time
AZ Pennington.
The Herald is pleased to note the
prosperity OF the Aztec Index, indi-
Gated by the ordering OF a new news
paper printing press.
The country around Cedar Hill is
enjoying a healthy boom.
DR.. H. c. LeFurgy returned from
Denver last evening.
Percy Cram Is now behind the Ice
cream and soda fountain at Tiffany's.
The Dave Day cases come up for
trial in the county court Monday.
Indian Agent Johnson returned to
the agency at Dulce this morning.
AL Pace was over from Bayfield,
yesterday. Returned home today.
Miss Mabel Skoog Is home from
Denver where she spent month very
pleasantly.
Richard Cram Will take Harry Els
kamp's place at Nathan's. A good
boy.
c. w. Bowman. our sawmill and In
surance rustler. visited Aztec this
week.
The Democrat Is considerably wor-
ried over the land purchases being
made by VIM. Morrison.
Edwin Bluck came down from Rock
wood this morning to visit Durango
friends
Mr. Sanderson has arranged for all
druggists to handle his creams. See
advertisement In another column.
Mrs. P. N Pattison and child were
returning passengers from Denver last
evening. Were met at Alamosa by
Mr.. Pattison.
w. H. r. Schoefer of this city ex,
poets to locate In Aztec and will open
an undertaking establishment there in
the near future.
The San Juan Democrat OF Aztec
is surely making rapid strides for pub
lie favor by Issuing splendid pa
per. The Burt Bros. are hustlers.
Oyster suppers are being given in
different San Juan county IN. M
towns for the beneft Of baseball clubs
Getting read for the spring and sum-
mer campaign.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Richie left
for Denver this morning. Mr.. Richie
having resigned as wire chief OF the
local telephone system to accept a
promotion.
w. e. Riddle writes that he will be
in Durango early this month with a
full line of spring and summer sam
pies Of clothing. shirts and underwear
made to measure. when he will call
upon old time patrons. Headquarters
at the Strater hotel.
Work Of resurveying the new Eden
canal will start Wednesday next. The
Aztec Democrat says nearly enough
land has been signed up to guarantee
out the project.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Eldredge were
Denver bound passengers this morn
ing. 1t is possible Mr.. Edredge will
continue east on business In connec-
tion with irrigation enterprises.
We are really getting worried over
Editor Curry's star gazing. This is
his third eifusion on the subject with
in the past two weeks: There is only
one thing more beautiful than a Colo
rldo night. and that is a Colorado
day. About dusk last night the storm
ceased. clouds broke away; a distinct
fall In temperature followed and the
night was dee-lIghtful: clear and
crisp. millions Of stars lighting the
sky to be reinforced along toward
Midnight by a moon almost at full.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

William Il. Curtis writes from Co
lnmbia. 8. c., of Oxford's plans for It's
annual commemoration. and tells OF
an historical pageant to be held.
which promises to be the most unique
on record.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

Knocaers should be pushed aside
like - much chA6. They are worth
lcee IN sny community.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04
Durango IL all right It is the
Knockers who are wrong.

Durango wants more railroads In
stsed Of doing anything to stop their
hundiax.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

~ ~ q Panama seems to be set
- loWn isto . simple matter OF
nne ~ asd It u gratifying 70
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

A Chicago detective. who was sent
to New York by civic organization
10 study police graft and who was
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

The past week has been quiet In a
social way. no special events taking
place. hence The Heraid's society col
umn IL rather tame today.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

know that the amount moved ID crawl
ing UP toward 100000 cubic yards
a month.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

w. H. Crissman from Iowa has been
the guest Of c. 8. Cameron for sew
eral days. Mr. Crissman was so i'm
pressed by Mr.. Cameron's talk Of this
county while east this winter that he
came out to look for himself. He Is
much pleased and may bring colony
from Iowa to locate here.-Aztec In
dex.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

The Wednesday Sewing club met
with Mrs. w. 8. Picksrill this week.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

A travelling man who came In from
the south last evening informs the
Journal that on Tuesday at Dolores
he counted fifty-six loaded cars in
the yards at that station for points
along the Southern north from Dolor-
cs. many of them for Telluride.-Tell-
uride Journal.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

IHo pToBTHH CUHsIsteu UI IOuT
leaves in the shape OF a triangle. On
the title page was painted a colum-
bine. the class colors. purple and
white. being well displayed.
1t was l O'Clock when the party
broke up and the occasion will long
be remembered.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04
LOCAL NEWS.

Byron Eddy Is spending some time
at Pennington.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

Mrs. Picksrill
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

The Herald is pleased to note the
prosperity Of the Aztec Index. indi-
Gated by the ordering OF new news
paper printing press.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04

w. S. Walker advises us that work
on the final crosssection survey of
the Eden ditch will start next Tues
day and be rushed to completion as
fast as the engineer. Mr.. Burweli. can
do 1t. The tillable land under the ca
nal will be plated. the actual cost of
construction determined and then
the project will be investigated by
the bond buyers. 1t Is no question
that 10000 acres OF tillable land are
r0der the Eden canal. says Engineer
Blair Burwell, and inside of sixty days
this fact should be known. There are
many things depending on the Eden
ditch in this town and county. Let
tho good work go on and help the
men who are behind the big project
Aztec Index.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-03
INDIAN CORN IN THE FAR NORTH.

It always has been supposed that indian corn
was too sensitive a growth to mature in the
NorthIand for in many portions of both West
ern Canada and Ontario the production of corn
Is not attempted. the danger of destruction by
frost rendering the crop too uncertain for COM
mercial purposes. But now comes the report
from Dawson that August Johnson. proprietor
of a large laundry there, who devotes his spare
time to experiments in gardening; has succeeded
in growing the first Indian corn for the table in
what has been so often and enormously called
the Frozen North"
Last Spring he obtained from the States sew
eraI pounds of seed corn belonging to an early
maturing variety. AS this arrived q little late
in the season he planted it in his greenhouse,
and, as soon as it had come up. transplanted
the young plants to his garden. On July the
first ears were ripe for gathering, and Johnson
and his family enjoyed a meal of them. AS
July 4 Is very early. and as there is q month
and half of good growing weather in Dawson
after that date. 1t may be taken for granted
that corn can be ripened perfectly In that Iati-
tude.
Preparations are being made TO plant a field
of corn for next summer and as result Daw-
son people will feast cheaply on fresh corn IN
stead Of paying, at present 20 cents Tor d
small ear OF the canned kind Specimens or
this first corn grown in the North and various
other specimens showing the different dates at
which il may be planted and gathered. and the
length and size to which it may grow, will be
exhibited at the Alaska-Y ukon-Pacific exposi-
.Hon.-Bostop Alaskan
New-York tribune., 1907-11-03
STARTED BY A FIT.

This cheering story was too much for a gloomy
individual whose figure made one think Of SPARE
ribs.
Did you ever hear Of the run on the Blank
National Bank of Troy?" he asked. "It was
years ago. but you can't always sometimes tell
providence takes a hand in bank runs occa-
sionally.
This was one Of the strongest banks upstate.
No one would ever have thought OF having a
run on it If man hadn't fallen in a fit tust in
front OF the door. This drew q crowd and the
crowd drew anxious depositors. We had real
lively run in time"
And the bank turned out all right?" eagerly
questioned the woman of proportions, who was
trying so hard to be optimistic
NOT on your life! In two hours that bank
was shut tighter than a drum In two davs
one OF the officers had confessed to stealing sew
eFal hundred thousand dollars, and in two
months he was IN prison-alI because q htful
man was careless enough to throw one in front
of the bank"
ON one of OF the runs Of the period that has just
gone into history. that on the Dollar SAVINGS
Bank. in The Bronx. had just such a baphazaTd
START. START. It's banking house was next to the
6r0nS 86 branch of the Knickerbocker Trust
When that closed its doors the rumor
spread that the savings bank was in trouble
Prophqulty' in this case, caused the Dollar
Bank people no end Of trouble for five days
but they weathered the storm nobIv
Ihis run, with the aid Of a careless captfon
writer on a morning newspaper, caused a Wig
orous run on the Harlem Savings Bank one of
the Oldest and stanchest institutions above
1Oth street. The newspaper, in describing a
photograph Of the Dollar Bank in The
Bronx. said that depOsitors raiding Har-
lem savings bank That was enough for the
foreign born element among the depositors, and
they swooped down for their savings.
Foreign born depositors predominant at both
these banks, and the runs became lines of all
nations. They were more picturesque than those
OF the trust company depostors They jabbered
their troubles TO the housetops The women
cried or laughed alternately in money fear
hysteria- one and ell besOught policemen and
reporters TO slip them into the bank ahead OF
the rest Many of this foreign crowd We're so
excited that they would accept nothing but gold
in return for their much fingered passbooks
Some even went so far to test each piece by
biting it. The sad part of 1t is that all who
withdrew lost four months interest and for
reason in the world, for at no time were the
savings banks in danger.
The overnight runners who kept a long vigil
in front of the Lincoln. the Colonial and the
Trust Company OF America several nights had
various ways of passing the time. Some brought
campstools and all laid in a supply of pro-
visions. drenching rain came down on them
to add to their But almost simultaneous
with the storm there drifted into view Of the
line a vender Of second hand umbrellas. The
hapIr r1lrOers bought him
New-York tribune., 1907-11-03
BANK RUNNERS FOOLED.

But courtesy to bank messengers was an un-
known quantity in these lately passed bank run
days. as an instance at an uptown trust com
pany shows.
There was g. long line from the Fifth ave-
nue. entrance 20 this banking house. In the line
Were many messengers from other banks. A
uniformed attendant made this announcement
"An bank messengers line up at the Broad
way entrance"
The messengers left the line in hurry, their
faces wreathed in smiles over the idea that
they were TO have preference. They waited at
the Broadway entrance fully two hours without
a sign of payments. Then they told they
must get back into the original line. By that
time there was no hope Of their reaching the
paying teller before the closing hour.
All this was sharp practice, but the bankers
justify it out of their extremity. and the pub
wants TO. is beginning to look upon it as a
Joke.
The sudden suspension Of the Knickerbocker
Trust Company after standing a heartbreak-
ing run had many ironical Incidents.
There was the racetrack man-the Fifth
avenue branch of the Knickerbocker held sew
eral million in sporting deposits-who planned
odds Of 10 to 1. The horse won. and TO his
Dying day he viii charge the Knickerbocker
suspension with loss of $4,000
There was the woman who was Just too late
10 get her money out.
L haven't a cent in the world" she mourned.
Then she remembered her department store
credit. But can still go shopping and she
forgot her banking troubles in a hunt for bar
gains that win be paid for when the Knicker-
booker resumes
New-York tribune., 1907-11-03
AUTHORS WHO GET 81 A WORD.

Could anything or anybody stop you from writing
IL you got 81 word for everything you turned out
There many noted writer's who have obtained
this much for their manuscripts.
Grover Cleveland and the late John Hay fire.
quently got 900 I,0OO-word articles Barrie
Little Minister has paid him the rate OF 81 for
each of its 10000 words Among poets much larger
rates have prevailed. Tennyson's THE ThrOste''
cost It's publisher $40 word and Kpllng got 81, 900
for q short poem on tho Russo Japanese War.
Among English novelistS who have made from
90 TO 90 cents for every word in long novel are
Hall Caine and Marie CoreIli. Compared with such
money earners as these. Dickens Thackeray and
George Eliot poorly paid for their labor. For
The Mill the Floss" George Eli received
$4,000 for 1900 copies of the three-voU edition.
$3.50 for 10000 and $500 for 1,000 a return which
scarcely represents cents word. Thackeray
never received more than $40 900 for any of
his novels.
Bulwer-Lytton's life revenue from his novels was
SSOOOl, and the most successful Of them all did
Colns's highest rate of pay little u
cents word, and Anthony TrOllope though he
drew Sl5,OOO more for each of half a dozen nov
els touched his highwater mark at the same rea-
lively modest figure. Scott received $4,000 for his
Life Of BOnaparte'; Lord Beaconsfed $4,000 for
"Endymion' Macauay's History of England
brought him 100000 in a single check and Froude
was $4,000 better Off for writing "Oceana."
eller' $l05. Johnson sold his Lives OF the Poets
at the rate of words for two cents Paradise
Lost" and Hamlet fetched $25 apiece Dryden
wrote 10000 immortal lines at a little half
penny word. and all Gray's muse ever put into
his pocket was $200.-Philadelphia Press.