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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04
ANcIENTs' SKILL GREATER.
New York Pr,

New York Press.
I'VE are losing all our secrets in
this shabby age" an architect said.
''If we keep 6n the time will come
when Wen be able to do nothing we'll.
Take. for instance, steel. We claim
to make good steel. yet the blades
the Saracens turned out hundreds of
years ago would cut one of our own
blades In two like butter.
Take ink. Our modern ink fades
in five or ten years to rust color, yet
the ink OF mediaeval manuscripts is
as black and bright today as it was
700 years ago.
Take dyes. The beautiful blues
and reds and greens Of antique orien-
tai rugs have all been lost, while In
Egyptian tombs we find fabrics dyed
thousands OF years ago that remain
today brighter and purer in hue than
any of our modern fabrics.
Take my specially, buildings. We
can't build as the ancients did. The
secret of their mortar and cement is
lost to us. Their mortar and cement
were actually harder and more dur.
able than the stones they bound to.
gether; whereas ours-horrors!"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Timber Land, Act June 3, 1873.
United States Land Office, Durango.
Colo. May 3, 1907.
Notice /" hereby given that In com
pliancc VIA the nr'.visions of the act
of congress of June 3, 1873, entitled
AN act for the sale of timber lands
in the states of California, Oregon,
Nevada. and Washington territory,
as extended to all the public land
states by act of August 3, 1892, Jane
A. Scouton, of Durango, county of La
Plata. state of Colorado, has this day
filed in this office her sworn statement
No. 1145, for the purchase of the N. Y
of S.W. a of section No. 30, in town
ship No. "a N. range No. 10 W., N. M.
p. NJ, and will offer proof to show
that the land sought is more valuable
for its timber or stone than for agri-
cultural purposes, and to establish hi
claim to said land before the register
Friday, the 10Th day day of July, 1907
She names as witnesses:
]. E. Tiffany, Henry r. Scouton, Lii
lian v. Brown, Ed. NJ. Brown, all of
Durango, Colo.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the above-described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 18th day OF
July, 1907.
f. G. PERKINS, Register.
First publication May 8.
Last publication, July II.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04

nous waste of supplies, while defec-
tive teeth explain the rejection of a
very large part OF army recruits. To
bring about reform 1t seems neces-
sary to make attention to the teeth
or school pupils a public matter, and
a conservative estimate is that Great
Britain's outlay for this purpose
should be at least 100000 a year.
The average man wouldn't have TO
be very good to be better than he was
yesterday.
Judging from the "hot air" we pay
for, 1t is mistake to say that talk
is cheap"
When some people say that they
are trying to do right we invountarily
ask: who is Wright?"
One advantage Of blaming the
weather for our failures is that we
always have some kind OF weather.
One OF the most eloquent preachers
In Wales is the Rev. J. Paulson Jones.
He has been blind since he was two
years old. but graduated with high
honors at the University of Glasgow.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04
THE BARNARD TRAMPERs.

New York Mail.
Four Barnard girls are tramplng
from New York to Boston. What in
high road we are not informed. Wheth-
er 1t was the restless search for
change and new things inspired by
youth and springtime there is no
means OF knowing. 1t may have been
their love Of nature study. 1t may
have been merely the "wanderlust"
that knows of no reason-the impulse
that we are apt to link with Borrow
and Hovey and their literary hobo
kindred, without remembering the far
earlier walking tours OF German stu
dents.
They are brave girls. Sumer is a
tradition, not a fact. But they plan
ned their trip by the almanac and not
the thermometer, and they have not
been daunted. We trust that they
seek farmhouse roofs rather than can
vas for their nightly shelter. The
chilly drizzle OF recent days we hope
.was local infiiction that did not
spoil thel- camp cookery. 1t is too
cool for snakes To be active, and girls
with nerves steady enough to start
the trip are capable OF protecting
themselves against all other posrible
perils attendant upon feminine vaga-
bondizins.
DR.. Van Dyke said long while ago
that "totbe glad of life because it
gives you the chance to love aud to
work and to play and to .j"k up at
the ssArs; to spend az much
time as you can with bocy and with
spirit In Gods out-of-doors these are
little guideposts on the fortrath to
peace" That message is the one
fitting to pass on to these unique Bar
nard tramvs.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04
QUEER HOG FEED.

Kansas City Journal.
The hogs of southeast Missouri are
fattening on crop that was planted
seventeen years ago-a crop of seven
teen year locusts. Since early spriig
the hogs of the farmers In that Sec
ton have been getting fat on some
thing they found in the woods, and
each farmer kept wondering whose
corn crib his pigs had found, for they
came home each night not for their
feed. but only to sleep: and every
day they brought home a layer of ba-
con and lard added to their once lean
and hungry bodies. The rail split
ers" of south Missouri and Arkan ,as
we're fast being turned into prize
Berkshires and Polands by what or
by whom the farmers did not know
until few days ago, when the woods
burst into song-the song of the sey-
enteen year locust. Then every one
remembered that Just seventeen years
ago this country was visited by
swarms of these locusts and the seed
was planted for this years crop. Since
early spring the larvae which was to
develop into full-grown singing To-
Gust had been working its way up
through the ground, where 1t has lain
dormant for SO long, close to the sur
lily found and devoured by the hung y
hogs Of the farmer, who is now reap
ing crop which he never planted.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


Land Office at Durango, Colo, June
Is. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Charles
L. Hoagland of Garland, Colo, has filed
notice of his intention to make final
communication proof in support of his
claim, viz: Homestead Entry No. 1902
made March 5, 1906, for the S. " S.E.
a section 20 and N. " N. Il. u sec
ton 20, township SO North, range 12
West, N. M. p. NJ, and that said proof
will be made before the register and
receiver at Durango. Colo, on July
%. 1907.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon,
and cultivation of, the land, viz
Henry Hall of Garland, Colo; A.
Fl. Cofer OF Garland, Colo; Albert Cox
of Garland, Colo, and Alonzo NJ. Hell
ton Of Pendleton, N. M.
f. C. PERKINS, Register.
First publication June goth.
Last publication July 25th.*
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Desert Land, Final Proof.

United States Land Office, Durango,
Colo, June 5, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Nelson
Trumble of CASTELAR,, La Plata county,
Colorado, assignee. of Jennie Chandler.
who was the assignee of Thomas NJ.
Chandler, has filed notice of intention
to make proof on his desert land claim
No. 161, for the west Y of S.W. "a,
section S6 and II. " Of Sc. u, sec
ton 35, township "a North, range IL
West, N. NJ. p NJ, before the register
and receiver of the United States land
offic at Durango. Colo, on Wednesday,
the cath day of July, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and rec
lamation of said land
Henry Slade, Harrison ]. Slade.
Henry l.. Butler and Harry Eckerson,
all of Kline. La Plata county, Colorado.
F. C. PERKINS. Register.
First publication June 6.
Last publication July IL.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04

In modern use the sun dial is chief
ly an ornament, as the ornidary instru-
ment requires troublesome calculations
to show anything like true time, and it
can be consulted only during hours of
sunshine. The photo heliometer
shown at the late soiree of the Lon
don Royal society is an improved sun
dial giving direct time readings with
sufficient precision for regulating COM
mon clocks and watches. 1t consists
essentially Of ball and stocket stand
for adjustments In latitude and level,
an hour circle which can slide round
to fellow the apparent motion of the
sun and year circle on which are
engraved the months. Greenwich
mean time Is Indicated when the hour
circle is moved so that the spot OF
light falls on the central line. The
year circle is turned to Indicate the
current day and month, and cam
or curved plate on its under side auto
matically applies the necessary cor
rections.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04
WORSE MEN THAN FAT MEN.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat
Secretary Taft has tried various for.
mulas for reducing weight, and per-
haps has succeeded to some extent,
but he could not have been a small
or spare man with his line of pr1-
genitors. Nobody can outwork or out,
travel him. and his physical endow-
ment therefore Is better than common.
Caracaturists find many worse things
In the celebrities OF the day than a
tendency to get above the 250-pound
mark. The fact is that the lean laugh
at the fat with touch of envy, while
the fat laugh at things generally from
genial sense of humor and friendly
feeling. Secretary Taft will continue
to smile as he works and munches
his gluten biscuit.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
DEPARTMENT of the Interior.

Land Office at Durango. Colo. May 81,
1907.
Notice is hereby given that Eleuto
Atencio OF CASTELAR,, Colo. has filed
notice of his intention to make five
year proof in support of his claim,
viz: Homestead Entry No. 1852 made
June %. 1902, for the N. " S.W. u,
NV. u S.E. u. section 10. township
33 North. range 8 West, N. M. p. NJ,
and that said proof will be made be-
fore the register and receiver at Du-
range, Colo, on July 10, 1907.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of the land, viz:
Juan ID. Sanchez, Donacione Me
dina, Antonio ID. Trujillo and Luiz
Martinez, all of CASTELAR,, Colo.
f.. C. PERKINS. Register.
First publication June 6.
Last publication July 4.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04

contends. has no effect. because the
good man tells the truth and the bad
man teJ-a what he likes, oath or no
oath. The spirit of the age and the
undcniable fact that there are In every
commLa" good men who are agnos-
tics and to whom an oath smacks
OF hypocrisy are reasons why the al
Client Injunction. Swear not at ALL
should be Needed" To replace the
oath the writer proposes "declaration
on honor and conscience to tell tho
truth" Incorporated in this declara-
ton should be clause to the effect
that the witness knows he will be
punished If he is detected in making
n false statement. The judge, closes
his article with these words: THE
oath as no place In the courts of
justice. Out with IT."
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04
DAY OF THE WOMAN SMOKER.

New York Press.
"The time Is coming when cigarettes
will be openly smoked in America just
as they are In London" said the girl
who has Just arrived from Hot Springs.
Now. down there at the spring at
the hotel, one of the very best, the
society women used to go into the
room giving upon the conservatory
after dinner and sit with their hus-
bands and friends and somke their Gig
arettes. If they do that at the sum
mer and winter resorts they will do
IL in New York soon. oh, yes. it's
1t is any worse than drinking the
cocktail"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,

Department OF the Interior,
Land Office at Durango, Colo, May 81,
1907.
Notice is hereby given that Carl
Hindman, of Dolores, Colo, has filed
notice of his intention to make five
year proof in support of his claim.
viz: Homestead Entry No. 2315 made
November G. 1901, for the w. " of
S.W. Aof section ~. and E. Y of
Sc. u section II, township 81 North,
range West, N. M. P. NJ, and that
said proof will be made before the
judge of the county court of Monte
yuma county, Colorado, at his office
in Cortez, Colorado, on July 16, 1907.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of the land, viz:
William F. Hindman, Riley Mccall,
Jay B. Hindman, of Dolores Colo, and
Hubert Hall of Cortez, Colo.
F. C. PERKINS, Register.
First publication June G.
Last publication July IL.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department Of the lnterit

department OF the Interior,
Land Office at Durango, Colo, June
f2, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Edwin
N. Shelhamer of Bayfield,, Colo, has
filed notice of his intention to make
final commutation proof in support OF
his claim, viz: Homestead Entry No.
1926, made February 2S, 1906, for the
S. " NE. u section 4, township 35
North. range West, N. NJ. P. NJ, and
that said proof will be made before
the register and received at Durango,
Colo. on July 26, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon,
and cultivation of, the land, viz:
James Mari. Jesse Hammond, Henry
Nelson and John JUDY. all of Bayfied.
Colo.
f. C. PERKINS, Register.
First publication June 20.
Last publication July 25.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04

A distance meter for vehicles or
ships was used by the Romans In the
time OF Caesar. and late German
writer notes that Vitruvius, In q curl.
Gus chapter on architecture. referred
to 1t as an ancient device. 1t has nee
essary that the chariot wheel should
have a circumference Of 12h feet. or
one four-hundredth OF Roman mile
5000 feeD. A second wheel geared
to this one was driven at the same
rate. showing an advance Of 12h feet
for each revolution. and At each turn
OF this second wheel a projecting pin
advanced another wheel on tooth or
cog. AZ this upper wheel had 400
teeth, q complete revolution measured
mile Travelled. 4 number o( holes
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04
sTALMANN SENDS
NEWS OF PLANTS.
Rico News.

Rico News.
Golconda, New. June 26. 1907.
Editor Rico News: VIII leave for
New York at the end of this week
to arrange and privlde for the con-
struction OF Rico plants-thence to
Rico. Otto Stalmann.
The above telegram was received in
reply to query from this newspaper
asking Mr.. Stalman when he would
be in Rico. 1t has interest for every
one in this community and for hun
dreds OF our subscribers in the east
who are Interested in Rico mines.
From Mr.. Stalmann's telegram 1t
may be assumed that he will be in
Rico sometime in the latter part OF
July when the erection of his con-
centrating plant and smelter will be
commenced.
The completion of these plants
means as we verify believe the com
plete regeneration OF Rico by estab-
fishing this town on permanent
basis as manufacturer of bullion.
Mr.. Stalmann, in connection with
MI. blhCe{uiStcu tuu iut beiihSi pico.
il now operating a large plant at Col
conda, New, using the same processes
he will install at Rico. Reports from
there show that the tailings from his
concentrating plants contain little
more than trace of mineral-in other
words they show that the saving from
a highly refractory ore is practically
complete.
The people of Rico scarcely need
to be told what such a process means
for this camp. They know the i'm
mense tonnage OF low grade ore this
camp is capable of producing and they
know how 1t would stimulate pros
pecting and mining for low grade as
well as high grade ores.
That this exploration would result
In many discoveries of shipping min
eral is a reasonable certainty, but
from the moment the Stalmann plants
are In operation Rico will be independ
ent Of high grade production. If not
another pound of high grade ore even
was discovered here Rico would be
assured Of permanent and bountiful
prosperity.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04

In the most recently discovered of
the prehistoric cave art museums,
that in the French Pyrenees of Ariege.
the mural drawings are in the dark
ness OF the heart of the mountain, 800
feet from the entrance. The two trav-
elers who made the accidental discov-
cry at once sent plan of the cave
to NJ. Cartailhac and NJ. Solomon
Reinach, the French authorities on
such matters. The designs include
80 bisons, with horses, stays and wild
goats. all drawn in black. This is
thought to be the most ancient of the
figures probably playing some part in
ancient mysticism or magic.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department Of the interior,
Land office at Durango Colo. June

Land Office at Durango Colo. June
II, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that John
Snelhamer OF Bayfield,, Colo, has filed
notice of his intention to make final
five year PROOF in support of his claim
viz: Homestead Entry No. 1868 made
July /. 1902, for the N. " S.E. a.
NE. u S.W. u and SEA- NV. n
of section 4, township 35 North, range
West, N. NJ. p. NJ. and that said
proof will be made before the register
and receiver at Durango. Colo, on July
&c, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon,
and cultivation of, the land, viz:
James Mari, Jesse Hammond, Henry
Nelson and John JUDY. all Of Bayfield,.
Colo.
f. C. PERKINS Register.
First publication June 20.
Last publication July %.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
%
Department Of the Interior,
Land Office at Durango, Colo, May 81.

Land Office at Durango. Colo, May 81.
1907.
Notice is hereby given that Don Me
dina of CASTELAR,. Colo, has fled notice
of his intention to make five year
proof in support of his claim, viz:
Homestead Entry No. 2573 made July
5. 1902. for the NE. a Sc. u section
IA. township SO North, range 10 West.
N. NJ. p. NJ, and that said proof will
be made before the register and re.
ceiver at Durango. Colo. on July 10.
1907.
He names the following Witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of the land, viz:
Antonio d. Trujillo. Juan p. San.
chez. Luiz Martinez and Trenqiuino
Medina. all of CASTELAR,. Colo.
f. c. PERKINS. Register.
First publication June 6.
Last publicationl July 4.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Desert Land. Final Proof.
United States Land Office. Durango

Sohot
United States Land Office, Durango,
Colo. May "a. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Mary l..
Harbaugh of Durango, Colo, has filed
notice OF intention to make proof on
her desert land claim No. 1893. for the
S.W. u Sc Y OF section IL in town
ship "a North, range 10 West. N. NJ.
L. NJ, efore the register and receiver
at Durango. Colo, on Thursday, the
nth day OF July.
She names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of sad land:
Harriet e. Mays. Dee Cooper. Jacob
Cooper and Grayson Harbaugh. all of
Durango, Colo.
f. G. PERKINS. Register.
First publication May 30th.
Last Publication July %th.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04

Practical joking with even mild
shocks of electricity is not to be com
mended. Some workmen in Shelf
field machine shop recently connected
live wire to metal doorknob. and
requested that certain chosen fellow
worlSmen open the door. One man
was killed instantly. The current was
not powerful, but the post-mortem
unsupported disease known as lynn
phatism, which made him liable to
sudden death from slick shock Of
any kind.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04

The curious thinness of some skulls
the nineteenth dynasties has been
studied by DR.. G. Elliot Smith, pro-
lessor of anatomy at Cairo. and the
wearing of heavy wigs. 1t occurs in
both male and female skis. 1t is
found only in mummies of wealthy
people. and the upper classes of the
period to which the phenomenon be-
longs are known to have followed the
fashion of wearing enormous wigs. In
termittent pressure, such as that of
the water-jars carried by modern fella-
heen women, does not seem to affect
the blood supply sufficiently to cause
the bone atrophy.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04
UNCLE SANS FARM IN ALASKA.

Boston Alaskan.
The small herd Of Galloway cattle
introduced at the government agri-
cultural experiment station at Kenai,
a year ago, has thrived in the new
country. The animals we're stabbed
Tor nearly six months of the year,
and during that time were fed on hay
grown In the vicinity. ALASKAN fod-
der seems to agree well with the
scotch cattle. for reports are received
of excellent butter and cheese being
made from the milk. The butter, neat
ly put up in paraftin paper, is sold at
the station for the moderate price OF
So cents pound. The experiment
liay be pronounced success, and
dairying in Alaska will gradually in
crease until it becomes an important
industry, and doubtless II will not be
many years before the canned substi-
tutes, now SO extensively consumed
in the district, will be plaintifully re-
placed by real" milk and the imports
OF butter and cheese from the United
States reduced materially. This sea
son a herd of Galloways has been in
stalled on Kodiak island.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Durango, Colo, June
"a, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that John
Lauterbach of Grommet, Colo, has
filed notice of his intention to make
final commutatlon proof in support of
his claim, viz: Homestead Entry No.
1888 made November 25, 1903. for tn.
S.W. 4 section 27, township "a North
range West, N. NJ. p. NJ, and that
said proof will be made before the
register and receiver at Durango,
Colo. on August 6. 1907.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon.
and cultivation of. the land, viz:
William b. Sisley. Dee Apperson.
Edwin G. Gibson and Charles Gaines
all of Grommet, Colo.
f. C. Perkins, Register.
First publication June 81.
Last publication Aug. /.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04

Notice of restoration of public lands
to settlement and entry. Depart
ment of the interior, general land
office. June 49, 1907. Notice is hereby
given that the acting secretary of the
interior vacated the former orders of
August 25, 1901, and April 20, 1906. In so
far as the same affect the withdrawal
for irrigation purposes under the act of
June II, 1902. Stat, 3SS-for use in con-
nection with the La Plata project, Colo
described lands in the state of Colorado
and by his authority such of said tracts
as have not been heretofore finally re-
stored and are not otherwise withdrawn.
reserved or appropriated, will be subject
to settlement under the public land laws
tember 3. 1907, but shall not be subject
to entry, filing or selection until October
3. 1907. at the United States land office
at Durango, Colorado: New Mexico Prin-
cipal Meridian: 2. 80 N, r. w, Secs.
i s. G. T. 3, .; IS, II Is ~ % g, 2s'
Secs. a. 6: 9. 2. s, 8, 16, II. and Is; T. IS
\. r. w, Secs. 4. 5. 6. Z, $, 8, 16. II.
Is, 1s. 20. u, q, %. 30. 81, 80. and 80.
T. 80 N, r. S W., all; It. 81 N, r.. w,
Secs l. 2, B. 10. II. H. 1s, "A. 10; T. IS
Il. Is. q. g. "a, Is. &C. q, "A. s5 and s6;
II. 80 N. II. 8 W., Secs. !, g g. 10, IL,
T. IL, IA. 10, %. ,23 "A. 25. 26. p, "a, IS and
36. Warning is hereby expressly given
that no person Will be permitted to gain
OF exercise any right whatever under any
settlement or occupation begun after
June 13, 1907, and prior to September 3,
1907, and all such settlement or occupa-
tion is hereby forbidden. Fred Dnnett,
Acting Commissioner of the General Land
Office. Jesse E. Wilson, Acting Secre-
tary of the Interior.
First publication June q
Last publication September 10.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Ill the Matter or the Estate OF Eliza
beth C. Godfrey. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that on Mon
day, the 22d day of July, A. d. 1907,
being one of the regular days of the
June, 1907, term of the county court
of La Plata county, in the state OF
Colorado. |, Thomas lockwood, ad-
ministrator OF said estate, will appear
before the judge of said court, present
my final settlement as such admins
traitor. pray the approval of the same,
and will then apply to be discharged
as such administrator. At which time
and place any person in interest may
appear and present objections to the
same II any there be.
Dated at Durango, Colo, June 19,
1907.
THOMAS LOCKWOOD,
Administrator Of the estate of Eliza
beth c. Godfrey, deceased.
First publication June 81.
Last publication July Is.