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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20

born. which was taken from the prop
erty some years ago by a speculative
Snowman, who put it on exhibition at
several of the prominent fairs through
out the country.
The Lincoln Farm association be
lieve that the work Of building this
farm into a national memorial should
be accomplished by the American peo'
pie, and by their individual contribu-
tions, and not through any appropria-
ton from congress, or through the
subsidy of large private fortunes. 1t
should express the democratic sym
pathy and loyalty of the American peo-
pie for and to this great president,
who has so fittingly been called the
first American"
The Lincoln Farm association Is an
organization of American citizens to
which every one shall be entitled to
membership who contributes, through
the general fund for the preservation
OF this historic spot, any sum not less
than twenty-five cents, nor to exceed
twenty-five dollars. Every such sub
scriber shall be recorded in the mem.
bership card catalogues, which will
ultimately rest in a place of honor
and of public access in one of the
historic buildings to be erected on
the farm. Each subscriber shall re
ceiye, Immediately upon the receipt
OF his donation to the work of the as
sociation, handsomely engraved GER
tificate of membership in the Lincoln
Farm association, bearing on its face
a portrait of Lincoln, picture of the
cabin in which he was born, and OF
the White house at Washington. 1t
will also bear the members name
and the autograph of the officers and
trustees Of the association.
1t is the sole purpose or the asso-
citation to help the American people
to their own; to cooperate with them
in making of this Kentucky farm a
worthy companion of Mount Vernon
in the affections Of the American peo-
pie and the admiration of the world.
1t is the purpose of the association to
cooperate with the lovers of Lincoln,
old and young, and as need be help
rather than dictate or direct their pa
triotlc generosity.
The historic ground Will be owned
and cared for by the Lincoln Farm
associations self-perpetuating com
mittee of patriotic citizens. To them
will be entrusted the expenditure of
the subsidy which the members of the
Lincoln Farm association shall raise.
Lying, as this farm does, almost AT
the center of our population. it will
ever be the most accessible, and in
many ways will be the most attrac.
tive, of all our historic parks. 1t will
be the most significant and the most
useful as common ground, typifying
the large industrial development grow
ing ont of the political harmony Of
eighty millions of people-a great ma
uonal school of peace. civic righteous
ness, and unity, a museum of ma
tional loyalty where all animosity will
forever be buried, and where north
and south will find common ground
oi pride.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20
THE LAWYERS EPITAPH.

In all my life / do not remember
having seen on any tombstone any
thing whatever to the credit of a
lawyer. However, do not doubt
there are honest men in the profes-
sion, no matter If they are mon CO.
matibus swampo," as the backwoods
sheriff reported of desperate he had
been posse comitatusing" for sever
al weeks-meaning. He is not come
at-able In the swamp" Ninety-five
years ago there was one honest lawyer
in England. His monument is in the
church of st. Dustan, Fleet street,
London, and this inscription is chisel-
ed in the stone:
Hobson Judkins, ESQ.,. late of Cliff
ford's Inn. the Honest Solicitor, who
departed this life June 30th, 1872
This tablet was erected by his clients
as a token Of gratitude and respect
for his honest, faithful and friendly
conduct to them throughout life. Go,
reader, and initiate Hobson Judkins.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20

years for the second crop to grow.
As a rule, such longtime investments
as this waiting would involve do not
commend themselves to business men
who are accustomed to quick returns
But the states and the nation can
look much farther ahead. The larger.
then. the area of national and state
control over woodlands, the greater
is the likelihood that the forests of
the country will be kept permanently
productive.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Chicago News.

Cnicago news.
AT the age OF II girl knows more
about love than a man ever will know
The desire to be good Is universal
but that's as near as some people
ever get.
A Kansas woman won husband by
a song. We know a lot Of husbands
who would be dear at that.
AS the weather warns up the sim
pie life seems to look more and more
like the genuine article.
Father" said the small boy. what
Is an optimism"
"On optimiBt, my son. is man who
believes the weather bureau when its
predictions are favorable and who con-
graduates himself on Its unreliability
when they are not"-Washington
Star.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20

The Boston Traveller has been look
ing over Its files and finds that a Sc
we're snowstorm prevailed for two days
during the second week of May seven
ty-five years ago. Why have the old
inhabitants failed to cheer us with
"reminiscences of that thrilling occa-
sioni
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20
THE TRUTHFUL RECTOR.
New York Tribune.

"" IVI n ITTUUIIt,
The rector Of a parish near Oxford.
England. tells this fox story: "As
he was walking across some fields
during recent fox hunt he heard the
cry OF hounds. The pack ran into
the next field. A fox came running
toward him and trotted along by his
SIDE, Just as a dog would do. wagging
his brush. The rector walked on. The
huntsman, looking about, saw nothing
but the clergyman and what seemed
to be his dog, and galloped away in
another direction. AS soon as the
was clear the fox gave a whisk
of his tail and disappeared through a
hedge"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20

In after years woman imagines
there is something wrong with her
husband if he doesn't find fault with
his meals.
One can never gauge the depth of
mans knowledge by the intensity
of his silence.
Even failure can get lot of pleas
ure out of trying.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20

Seattle is very modest. Her people
claim 1t will take twenty-five years for
their city to pass to the third in popu-
lation. Why not have placed 1t ahead
OF New York and be done with it..
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20

Pennsylvania negro has been SEN
fenced to prison for a year fer carry
ing razor Freedom to carry razors
Is not provided for in the fourteenth
amendment.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20

Poetry OF love is transformed into
prose when matrimony reaches the
paregoric stage.
Middletown transcript., 1907-04-20

held that anything that looked, smelled
and tasted like whiskey could be so called.
The decision Of the attorney General is
Solomon ike in its wisdom and clearness.
He saws in effect that anything is wliiekey
is whiskey but anything that is not
wIiskey is something else." This splits
the difference very nicely between the pur-
lists in whiskey and leave sthe matter that
where it will have eventually to besettled
BY the courts, which would have been
done in any case.
Middletown transcript., 1907-04-20

and here we are So glad you We
come Will you have a bone
there isn't anything else left?
The girl made gesture of dis
sent, turning away her crimsoned
face. With an unintelligible MUIR
mur Of greeting and apology she
withdrew, carrying with her a
confused impression of happy
young faces on each of which
was a look which made her tingle
sensitively.
She had bad half hour alone
with herself, the sounds Of mirth
coming up from below. Every
sound was a stab, making her
vince and writhe. For she was
not, as she declared herself to
be, q monument of selfshness.
She was but thoughtless, pleas
ure loving girl, who had not yet
arrived at her mothers moral
stature.
The promise of the day before,
which had been given so lightly,
had been brushed aside for a
task more pleasurable. Now it
came to her that a promise, al
though made in jest, is sacred.
Ben had trusted her, acted upon
her word. She did not know
how results had been accomplish
ed, how he had been spared from
humiliation, but she had failed
him.
Then she thought of his quiet,
unyouthful ways, and her heart
burned. What q good brother
he was, tolling manfully at his
fathers side. year in, year out,
to provide home comforts
She put her face down on her
arms and wept a little, then
turned to a better penitence, the
sorrow for wrong which ex-
presses itself in deeds.
Itrequired some moral courage
to go down to her brothers
guests, and by her cheerful, girl.
ish presence brighten their social
hour; but this she did, and Ben
was forgiving, Tom, for once,
magnanimous. Nothing was
done to remind her she had failed
in the home-the place where
failures are hardest to bear.
And be it said, from that day,
although Florence's initiation
was successful, she was not forced
to accept life's lessons all at once
but took remaining degrees at
her leisure. For with Rene as
the home angel, the old life OF
love and comfort was re estab-
| lished.
Middletown transcript., 1907-04-20
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Middletown transcript., 1907-04-20
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Middletown transcript., 1907-04-20
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Middletown transcript., 1907-04-20
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Middletown transcript., 1907-04-20

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Middletown transcript., 1907-04-20

There is rumor in diplomatic circles
that the Italian Ambassador Mayor
des Planches is going the way of Sir,
Mortimer Durand, the late English rep
resentative. There has been report
for some time that everything was not so
smooth as it might be socially for the
Ambassador and point was given to this
rumor when the Ambassadress did not re-
turn to this country from recent trip to
Italy. 1t was explained automatically
that she had not come back to America
owning to ill health that would not stand
the sickness involved by an ocean voyage.
But it is said that the Ambassador is GO
ing to take one more trip to the south
looking into the conditions for the impor-
tation of Italion labor on the farms and
then return to. Italy to make report and
will not come back to this country. Ii
this is 80 there will be considerable regret
in official circles, for he has been a very
welcome visitor at the State Department
Middletown transcript., 1907-04-20

DR.. Wiley has been one of the cham
pions Of pure whiskey through the fight
and nearly all of the correspondents saw
him on the night the decision was given
out and begged him for a talk on what
the decision really meant and how he liked
it. But Dr. Wiley was not to be drawn
into any official discussion and evaded all
opportunities. Late at night one of the
correspondents called himup by telephone
and demanded that he say something
for publication. Anything would do,the
correspondent assured him, anything
touching on the Pure Food Law and the
general subject of proper branding OF pro-
ducts. ''All right then, 'said the doctor,
'.I'll stand for being quoted if you will
adhere to what / tell you and not mis-.
quote me-" The interlocutor at the other
end of the phone bightened up at this
and said cheerfuIly, $50 ahead. I'll use
anything you say" Every well" said
the Doctor "You can say that the De-
partment ofAgrcuture is going to institute
a prosecution through the Department. Of
Justice against Prof Willis Moore (Chief f
of the Weather Bureau) on the ground
of misbranding this weather we are having
and calling it April when it ought to g
labeled Imitation March. 2" Washington
weather lately has been just about what
might be inferred from that remark. .and
the Chief Chemistrapg off chuckling at
his own joke.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24
Riuors of AInin. Winter-

The situation in Switzerland, owing
to snowstorms, is much worse than is
revealed by the scant kilograms Ieav-
ing the country. The state of things
has rarely been so bad at this time of
year.
The uplands already lie two yards
deep under snow, and the mountain
Villages of SimpIon and other villages
are absolutely cut of from the rest
of the country. An attempt has been
made in the legislature to induce the
government to keep these passes open
all the year, but the cost was declared
to be prohibitory.
From Berne in the beginning OF the
week several diligences were long
overdue. and their arrival was await
ed with anxiety. 4 number of beas-
ants who had gone with cattle from
the valleys 10 the upla1ss had also
been caught. and were quite unable
to descend while efforts to reach them
involved much danger.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24
How Do You Like It.?

We are somewhat late in getting out
the FREE PRESS this week owing to
the fact that we have increased its
size so that it is nearly double what it
has been. We realize that it is going
to take more matter to fill it, but we
hope, if the local merchants will give
us their support and we have the hear
ty cooperation of our friends in send
ing in local items, to be able to fill our
columns each week. The increase will
also just double the amount of press
work, as our press is not large enough
to accommodate four pages at once.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

neres place where they do things gudge work.
1heres place where they things towards would h
There's place where June billowed with grain
1nere's place where heav'n in the dew and rain
Kansas
InereS a place where men live because living good,
1neres a place that is vacant where penury stood.
there's place where the glorious to see
AS art ever brings from the Italy.
Kansas
There's place where puned warriors stand
Though warriors like these bring good hand;
Their sword is dull one with husk for sheath,
Their plume is tassel fit for garands of peace
Kansas!
There's a place where heart sympathes abide
And the visions as broad the praires are wide
There's place where blue haze on the low living hill
Vies with blue of old when waters are still.
Kansas!
1heres place whose heahstoneS yearns
And hack to whose welcome with full heart turns;
There's place where the breeze tells unknown
And whispers to grasses of unknown.
KansaSl
Mrs. Hoe
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

County Institute Closes.

On Thursday the thirtieth annual ses-
sion of the Teachers Institute of Ellis
County closed. From every view point
it was the most successful session ever
held. One thing remarkable was this,
that every lecturer from abroad appear
ed Ron the programme as scheduled
The Teachers Association organized
this week and mapped out the work for
the coming year. The conductor was;
E. F. Edgerton of Manhattan, who has
been with US for eight years; Professors
B. E. Ford of Ellis and Louis Christian
sen of Hays were instructors. This
week E. S. Fairchild, State Superin-
tendent, addressed the teachers and
discussed the plans of the year, on
Wednesday Co. Sup't Grabbe gave the
teachers some very good pointers on
what is expected to be done. Earlier
in the session men of state and nation
al reputation in educational work have
appeared on the platform and given
short crispy talks full of suggestions
to those whose privilege it is to ''wield
the BIRCH. Tomorrow begins the ex-
animation and it will last all day Sat-
urday. During the entire work an ear
nestness has been displayed on the part
of both faculty and teacher that speaks
well for the way our schools will be
conducted the coming winter. It
seems that this question has been
uppermost: How can teach better?"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24
Horse Had Manners.

One of st. Johnsbury's best-known
characters and one who has had name
and fame perpetuated by having a
likeness of himself and team printed
on a colored post card, is Orville Law
renee, formerly associated with the
late Russell Sage on Wall street in the
early fifties, but being less fortunate
than Mr.. Sage he has become reduced
in circumstances, and now drives
around town in a more or less dilapi-
dated looking outfit, says a writer in
the Boston Herald.
Orville's wit is keen and he always
has an answer ready for any of his
friends who attempted to chaff him
One day Orville appeared driving a
horse which interfered badly, and,
like its driver, had evidently seen bet
ter days.
A prominent business man of the
place accosted Orville with the re-
mark: Say Orville, your horse seems
to interfere sonnet" to which Orville
promptly replied: He amt interfer-
ing with your business, is hep
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24
Big Rats OF Wheelino.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin could
reap fortune were he to spend a day
in this city, says Wheeling CIV Va.)
correspondent. Rats as large as good
sized cats are swarmlng in the mills
of this city, and in several the work
men have threatened to walk out TN
less the invasion is checked.
Some of the tales are wonderful to
relate. In one factory, according to
well authenticated reports, rat was
seen to take a tin pail in one of its
paws and trot away on the other
three feet. Another deftly took the
lid off pail in order to get at the
goodies he knew were inside. Another
dragged a dinner basket by his tail,
but was unable to get the basket
down the rat hole SO he got behind
barrel to investigate This plunder.
The workmen declare they cannot
frighten the rodents away, for they
show fight. The amazing stories of
boldness on the part of the rats grow
with each repetition, but there is no
question that the rats do eat the Ia
borers' dinners and that there is indig-
nation as result.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24
The New "Model District School,
To the Citizens of Hays :

There are many who contend thai
pupils in district schools gain power
and self reliance that can not come
from the city school of but one or two
grades to the teacher. This comes
from the silent helpful influence of old
er pupils in the same school and in the
same room doing advanced work. Teach
ers in high schools as a rule testify that
their strongest students are those who
have learned to work for themselves in
the district school,
If these things be true even only in
part with our district schools, taught
as they now are mostly by young and
inexperienced teachers, how much more
true would they be in district schools
taught by experienced and professional
ly trained teachers in rooms equipped
with a large store of books and all kinds
of apparatus that the ordinary district
cannot afford.
Such a district school we start the
first Tuesday in September at the State
Normal School. Miss Julia NJ. Stone,
who will take charge of and do all the
teaching, is regularly elected member
of the Normal Faculty, who comes to
this place as an expert; paid expert S
salary. A high professional training
has been supplemented by years of ex-
perience in all grades of school work
and in the county superintendency of
one OF the foremost counties in the State
of Kansas. Cloud county's exhibit at
the Worlds Fair at ST. Louis was pre-
pared under the leadership of Miss Stone
and was one of the educational exhibits
that attracted most attention from ed
ucational leaders from all parts of the
world. Miss Stone has long held high
place among the leading teachers of
Kansas, for several years being Sec
retary of the Kansas State Teachers
Association.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

for this log. The rest of the tree
would produce enough to swell the re-
turns to 81, and in many cases one or
TWO smaller logs of saw timber could
be secured. By planting six feet apart
each way and taking out alternate
trees twice as the crowns begin to
crowd each other, the trees would
stand seventeen feet apart, or a total
OF 80 trees per acre. An income of
$500 an acre at the end of twenty wears
will well repay the effort to grow such
a crop, and, in addition, the farmer re-
ceives the benefits of the grove as
ornament and protection.
Mankato is essentially the home of
the Austrian pine for this region. a
large number having been planted there
between twenty-five and thirty-ive
years ago. These trees have grown on
an average about one foot in be;pbt
annually, and half inch in diameter
Mankato has high situation betveen
the Solomon and Republican rivers
and the Austrian pines are growing
where they DO not receive drainage or
benefit from underground water. Yet
they maintain the same grass-green
color throughout the sseason, even
though agricultural crops fail for lack
of moisture.
On ranch 10 miles south of Lincoln.
now rented by Oscar Olson, is a hardy
eatalpa plantation of between two and
three acres from which the fence posts
to keep up the pasture fences are now
being produced.