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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-25
BRooKIYN BRIEFS

MT and Mrs Edward HanleJ have returned after spending few days in Meriden.
 For the boy who is "hard" on his clothes try one of U s. & Co.'S cor duroy suits, $3.97 and $5.
 Miss Isabelle Dempsey of New York who has been visiting friends in this section returned home to-day
 Jesse Devine of Plank street left to-day for New York and will resume his studies at the New York uaiver- sity on Monday.
 John Crosse of South Leonard street fell from a bicycle yesterday severely spraining his righ. wrist Crosse also received several bad bruises.
 Detective Quinn of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail road force is once more in town. Gen. erally when he and other officers of the railroad arrive in this city and pay a couple of visits to Brooklyn, few arrests follow.
 Joseph Dunisavage and family were on their way to funeral yes terday morning when the rear wheel of their carriage smashed and the ve- hicle was disabled. It was q double decker and as "Joe' crossed the tracks near South Leonard street, the wheel got caught ia the rail with the result that it was broken.
 
 Some of the teamsters who de- liver ice cream to stores in this sec tion still persist in throwing water into the gutters on Bank street. For time the nusiance of throwing the water from cream tanks into the main street was abated, but the teamsters are becoming careless again. The attention of the police has been drawn to this matter sever- al times before and the practice should be stopped permanently. The water is foul smelling and is not con- ducive to the health of the com- munity. ..s
 The republicans are trifie wor- ried over the third ward and are making out list by which they ex- pect to get out big vote on election day. Knowing that the stories of discontent in this ward have much truth to them, the leaders are mak- ing an effort to patch up differences so as to make good showing on election day. Consequently the lists are being scrutinized with great care and before election day, the majority of voters will be approached and urg- ed to get out on the day the machines are used. But the "antis" in this ward are taking such a deep inter- est in the aldermanic contest that the regulars are alarmed and are be- ginning to realize that there is much work to be done if they want to get out the regular vote on October 2.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-25
ST. MARGARET's SCHOOL.
Opened To-Day With a Large Mum.
 Der Registered,

St Margarets school re-Opened to- day with 162 pupils registered. sev- enty-twO boarding pupils and ninety day pupils. Several charges already mentioned will tend to strengthen the standing of the school and the facul- ty is expecting a very successful school year. The alumnae of St Mar garets school are at present cireulat- ing two petitions which in all proba- biIity win be presented to the board of trustees at it's meeting on Saturday The petitions pray that the scfooI shall not become a day school when Miss Hillard's new schOoI is opened in MiddlebuTy- It states that the standing of the school would becoms lowered if it should become a day in stitution and as 1t was the intention of the founders to have it boarding school. it should c0atinue ss.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-25
NEW SILK PLAIDS FOR WAISTS.

75c quality all silk plaids in the
 newest and most wanted con-
 binations, very serviceable,for
 bargain day ............... 65c
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-25
EXTRA SPECIALS IN TOILET AR. TICLES FOR TONIGHT AND
 THURSDAY

Gold plated beauty pins, two on
 card. special price .... 1Oc car3 A complete line of the new leath-
 CT belts, with large gilt
 buckles. in different designs,
 all eolors. special price ...... lec Squaw bags. in brown and
 black. special price ..... aqc Mennen's talcum powder.
 special price ......... IOc bov Lyons tooth powder. special Pint bottles of bay rum. special
 price ................ sc bottle Sample line of tooth brushes.
 special price ........ IOc each
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-25
THESE VALUES IN MEMS FUR
 NISHINGS.

Mems hayy wool cameI's hair
 underwear. a manufacturers
 cleanup of broken sizes. but
 good fair size in shirts. some
 drawers. regular S9c and 9sc
 lines. special at ....... 59c Mems all uool sweaters. a lot of manufacturers samples. in
 back, white. cardinal and o1- ford grays-
 s1.50 quality .........-. SI co sz.o0 quality .......... sI 3o sz.50 and @ quality .... sl es Mems heavy wool camel hair and natural wool under shirts. double fronts and backs. regular sIzs value, special aG 1oc Boys blooUer knee pants In new fall patterns. regular sSe value. special st ..... 5oc
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-25
RIBBONS.
NECKWEAR.

The new fluffy ruffle ascot, very
 stylish, special ........ 25c each Coat, collar and cuff sets, in new
 patterns. in linen and lace,
 rom ............. 25c to S2.25
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-25
HANDKERCHIEFS.

Plain hemstitched handker-
 chiefs, special tonight and
 bargain day Dc each or 6 for 25c Initial handkerchiefs, pure
 linen, regular 25c quality,
 special tonight and bargain
 day '...'............ 19c each
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-25
NEW FANCY AND CHECK SILKS.

iE5c quality new autumn novelty dress silks, stripe and jacqu- ard effects, also black and white checks, in all sizes. comes in royal, navy, reseda, jasper, golden brown and garnet ground, for bargain day ................ 5S
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-25

Take DeW.-Fs Kbdney and BIas11er Pills for bscksche. weak kEdrsys and inhzzrafio1 cf the bIsddsr. Sosd by he Buckfzghsn Pharzaey.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-24
VANISHING GREATNESS.

From 1910 10 the outbreak Of the
war and for a full decade ut least
after Its close the Mississippi was the
great north and south trunk line OF
western trade. The substantial ware
houses and now decrepit wharyes at
all the important landings from New
Orleans TO st. Paul testify to its de-
parted traffic. In 1916 1850 steam
boats arrived In st. Louis, and In
1856 the young city OF st. Paul could
boast SAG. The river was a favorite
passenger route also. Then sidewheel
tinder-boxes raced with "nigger
squat on the safety valve"
The railways have now wrested this
traffic away. Last year there were
1888 vessels on all the western rivers,
with total tonnage of 167,957 tons.
AS against this the tonnage OF new
vessels built on the Mississippi and
It's tributaries during the years 1864
-'G5-'G6 was 193,300. The Mississippi
tonnages of 1901 tons for 1871 and
S5,1s9 for 1881 dwindled last year to
a trihe of 6,591 tons.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-24
DOES THE PAROLE SYSTEM
HElP7

Everybody's Magazine.
Prisoners In the courts OF Illinois. as
well as other states, are sentenced for
an indeterminate period, limited only
by the maximum and the minimum
terms fixed by the law for that par
ticular offense, and the board OF par
dons Is authorized to release prisoners
on parole within that period.
The conditions imposed by the pa
role are difficult to meet, providing,
among other things, that the paroled
prisoner shall not change employment,
nor leave employment, except by order
of those so released had reformed;
den first obtained in writing; that he
shall make monthly report to the
warden, how much he has earned,
how much expended and for what. II
he has been idle, he must state the
reason. In case OF sickness or the
loss of his position through any mis-
fortune whatever, he must report at
OhCt 70 Lie Waiuch' OhN S~'e''N~ '.-~' y
that these conditions had resulted
very often in making hypocrites out
OF the convicts. who found themselves
forced to receive when they submitted
their required monthly reports to the
prison authorities. He knew that
since the indeterminate sentence and
| the parole law has been established
| it had been claimed that 10 per cent
of those So reeased had reformed
but, being a man or more Intelligence
than the average, he perceived tha'
such statistics were largely the result
OF guesswork, based on the discover,
| that few of the paroled men came
back to the institution from which
they had been released. He saw tina
the true explanation OF the mattel
lay In the fact that finding 1t i'm
possible to live up to the agreement o
their parole, released convicts gener
ally left the state in which they ha'
served sentence and resumed III
Of crime beyond It's borders.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-24
A RECORD YEAR.

Chicago Tribune.
Though the first half of 1907 has
not passed, its record of casualty al
ready exceeds the total of 1906. There
have been thirty eight railroad acci.
dents OF more than the ordinary mag
nitude, In which 273 persons have
been killed and 925 injured.
Twenty-three steamers have been
wrecked, involving the loss OF 9O2
lives.
There have been thirteen mine ac-
cidents, In which 355 persons have
perished.
These casualties have been due to
human negligence or ignorance in
large part, but nature has been de
structive also. Tidal waves have
swept away 2,240, earthquakes 5,100,
hurricanes $50, but cyclones thus far
have been comparatively merciful, un-
less there shall prove to have been
great loss OF life by the one at Kur-
rachi, India, last week. In other cy-
clones about seventy have been kill
ed.
When to these totals is added the
sum of small casualties there can be
little doubt that 1907 will be known
In history as the year OF disaster.
The cloud has silver lining. how
ever. The total OF gifts and bequests
in all forms OF philanthropy in less
than six months OF 1907 Is larger than
| the total for the twelve months Of 1906
being $10S,961. .5S9, as compared with
$106, ,281, ,083. And never has there
been FIVE months during the last twen
ty-fve years in which the total oi
embezzlement and various forms o.
defalcation has been as small as II
this first Ave months OF 1907.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-24
THE OBNOXIOUS RAT.
Washington Post

Washington Post.
Rats are greater cannibals than
any other four-footed creatures we
know." declared C. N. Anderson Of
Detroit. Mich, head OF the depart
ment OF animal industry of a drug
corporation, at the Raleigh recently.
"if there are any live rats about,
dead ones are never left to decay"
he went on. "The rats set to and de
your them. Nor is that all. When
one of them becomes III the others
attack and generally kill him. Only
the At survive
Another popularity about rats is
that they coIonize. Those who live
on particular block, for instance.
are very jealous of their authority
over their own dominion. If other
rats cross the border they are very
likely to be killed and eaten. Some
times wars between rats are brought
on in this way. And rats have brains.
They can scheme and plan ahead.
They have been known to develop
wonderful ingenuity.
ut is estimated that the loss to
grain and merchandise caused by rats
amounts every year to 800, 900.
Therefore, it Is practical study to
find out how to get rid OF them. The
army has just begun use Of poison
that gives rats a disease. When those
that have taken the poison become
weakened they are attacked and eat
en-. Those who eat them thus get
the disease, and they, In turn, are
attacked. Thus 1t is hoped to kill
oil the entire rodent community,
though that is almost too much to
expect, because rats and very prolific.
Race suicide seems to be unknown
among them. The reproduce three
times year. In India rat catching
is business. Men do nothing else
but go about with cages In which they
catch the fierce little animals. The
people there have horror of them.
because they have often spread the
dread bubonic plague"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-24
BREvETIEs.

The count of the $267, 1886, ,146.25 In
completed and balances to a penny.
Lorenzo Taft, son OF the secretary
of war. won every prize open To
freshman at Yale. but one. and he got
half OF that.
Attorney lie Roy declares the claim
OF Mrs. Simon Dufeche OF New Orleans
that she is the daughter of the late
william Henry Smith is absurd.
Joseph Ripley has resigned his po-
sition as one Of the consulting en-
glneers OF the Panama canal commits
sion to accept more lucrative po-
sition in this country.
Chicago is soon to begin the erection
OF a $4,500.000 city hall. That is the
estimated cost. What the actual cost
will be will not be known until the
taxpayers are called upon to foot the
bills.
In wrestling bout between James
fViVS anu i'idhty i|tih1s bc'n ci i~h'
terry ID. 9th regiment of field artillery
prisoners at Fort Riley, Kan, Devint
had his neck broken and he died In
stantly. The men has stopped WORK
to settle dispute as to physica
superiority.
The United States Smelling. Rein
ing and Mining company. which hai
been attempting for more than yea
to gain a foothold In Mexico, has a
length been forced to retire from
the country on account OF the compe
tition of the American Smelling AM
Refining company.
Sherin Scott is making preparation
for a triple execution to take plac
at Jefferson City. Mo-, June 27, whel
Vaughan, Ryan and Raymond, VIII
killed Guards Allison and Clay In a
|, attempt to escape from the peniter
: tiary In November. 1905. are to b
: hanged. The men will be hanged frol
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-24
WILLING, BUT DouBTiNo FOL
LOWER.
Washington Herald.

Washington Herald.
Adla q. Stevenson. formerly vice
president OF the United States, Is fond
OF telling Of an odd experience he had
shortly after the civil war. At that
time David Davis was much talked
OF as the man to run against General
Grant for the presidency. A confer
ence was held In Mr.. Stevenson's
Bloomington residence. many leading
Illinois and other democrats being
present. A good dea was said about
the possible candidacy OF MIR. Davis.
but no one happened 10 mention his
first name. After the conference broke
up Mr.. Stevenson drew q old farmer
friend In a corner and asked his opin-
ion. The farmer was from the er-
treme southern end OF Illinois. He
said. We'll, Adlai. you know I've
followed your lead in politics for a
good while, and I'm going to do 1t
now. But honest. Adlai, don't you
think it's leetle mite early to nomi-
nate Jer Davis?"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-24
MARRIED..

Captain Reno of the Salvation Army
of Durango was married to Captain
Erickson at Amity, Colo, last evening
"a o'clock.
The captain and wife expect to go
to Denver for few days, and then
come back to Durango next week.
The local corps will conduct grand
welcome meeting for the captain and
his wife at the Salvation Army hall
or the evening Of Thursday, June 81
good program has been arranged
FOR the occasion and good time is
expected. An admission fee of 25
cents for adults and Is cents for chill
Gren will be charged at this meeting
the proceeds to go to help on the
local work of the Salvation Army
You cannot afford to miss it. Get
your ticket of any Salvationist.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-24
DO PEOPLE READ THE CLASSIC
Harper's Magazine.

Harper's Magazine.
What gentleman issuing from his
library, will boast he has them In
handsome bindings, will boast at the
head of his dinner table that he reads
them through, and makes a point OF it.
once every year? They are partially
read. of course, in the schools and
colleges, but they are not read there
sc willingly and gladly as they could
ask TO be read II they had their say.
There are people who, II sworn to
tell the whole truth, and nothing but
1t, must own that there are one or
two darkling plays of Shakespeare
himself. prince among the moderns,
which they have not read; and only
the other day Prof. Brander MATHEWS
was intimating that most OF the Eliza
bethan dramatists were, for the most
part. not worth reading. But do many
persons now go about with pocket
editions of the "Iliad" or the "Aeneid," ("
and lie down under summer trees, en-
joying them
From morn tin noon, from noon till
dewy eve?
We are not saying they do not, or
might not do 1t with the Odyssey"
or the Battle of the Frogs and Mice, -
or virginia. ecologue or os of i'm.
mediate agricultural interest; but it is
here question of the more epical
epics, in which the fame of the poet
is supposed to be mainly lodged The
doubt lntimated attaches itself even
to the Divine Comedy" earliest of
the great achievements of the mod
erns. Have many gentlemen with Ii
braries, or others, read 1t from cover
to cover more than half dozen times
Or, If they have 1t about them, are
they presently reading 1t in course.
or are they staying here and there
upon a favorite passage, with which
they associate the rest of that work?
To name the epic that follows in the
deathless order next after the Divine
Comedy" is Paradise Lost" familiar
save again In certain beautiful bits,
to any multitude of impassioned low
ers? If faithful census were made
of the Chicago readers OF Sponsors
"Faerie Queen" must not the ascer-
tanned number fall so far below the
claim of st. Louis that the Chicago
papers would cry out on 1t for a mis-
count?
woman is interested In a man as
long as he knows something that she
IL anxious to find out.
The man who insists on occupying
front seat at a burlesque show al.
ways takes back seat at church
when he's there.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-24
DECkER-HOAGLAND

Mr.. Chas. Decker and Miss Helen
Hoagland were married last evening
in the parlors of the Palace hotel, the
Rev. Father Callahan officiating. The
bride is the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
G. L. Hoagland of the Fort Lewis
mesa, and is most popular among her
acquaintances. The groom has grown
to manhood in Durango. He is at
present employed on the Silverton,
Gladstone and Northern railroad. They
will reside in Silverton. Mr.. and Mrs
hospitality in making the affair q
most pleasant one. The wedding din.
ner, participated in by the wedding
guests, was pronounced a gastronomie
treat.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-24
TRANSPORTATION BUREAU
AccoMPLISHES RESULTS.

Star-Journal.
Pueblo's Transportation association
Is much pleased with the fruits OF Its
efforts in the securing of concessions
on the different lines.
The new sleeper accommodations
between this city and Alamosa and the
San Luis valley and intermediate
points, also beneficial to Durango. is
considered a great thing for Pueblo,
especially since now the Offence in
freight and passenger rates work just
ly to the advantage of Pueblo.
Some such arrangements for reach
ing the Ouray region are badly needed
and this the association has hopes OF
seeing accomplished soon.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-24
COPPER KILLS GERMS.

Philadelphia Bulletin.
Copper is a marvellous preventive
of disease. If we turned to the old
copper drinking vessels of our fore
fathers, typhoid epidemics would dis
appear"
The speaker, filtration expert, took
a copper cent from his pocket.
Examine this cent under the micro
scope" he said, and you will find II
altogether free from disease germs
Examine gold and silver coins, and
you will find them one wriggling and
comforting germ mass. Yet copper
coins pass through dirtier hands thar
gold and silver ones-you'd think they
would be alive with micro-organisms
But no. Copper kills germs. Diph
iberia and cholera cultures smearet
on a copper cent die In less than tw,
hours.
They have many cholera epidemic
in China but certain towns are Away
immune. These towns keep thei
drinking water in great copper vessels
Travellers have tried to buy these yes
sells. for they are beautiful, but th
villages will not sell them. The
have a superstition that their healtl
and welfare depend on their reter
ton. wish all approximations wer
as true and salutary as that"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-24
COLORADO PARAGRAPHS.

The Montrose council intends to
put In several miles OF concrete side
walks during the summer.
Delta now boasts OF the only ice
factory on the western slope, and
they need ice down In that country
too.
The printing plant OF the Rldgway
Populist has been moved to Oro, Utah
The paper. like the party, is has
been.
Miss Myrtle Goodrich Of Montros'
has been awarded four years schol
arship in the Emerson School OF Ora
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-24
uNcALLsD FOR REFLECTION.

Exchange.
A jeweler had n thermometer stoleT
from outside his shop, and the next
day he affixed the following notice to
his door:
"Will the misguided individual who
took the thermometer without leave
the other day please return same?
He has made great mistake. 1t can
be of no use to him in the place
where he Is going, as 1t only registers
125 degrees of heat"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-24
A RURAL POSSIBILITY.
fIarper's Weekly.

Harpers Weekly.
Marjorie was on a visit to her
grandparents on the farm, and her en-
joyment of country life was somewhat
marred by the appresension OF being
horned by the COWS. One day her
mother asked her TO run to the barn
and call grandpa to dinner. She start
ed. but espying a COW in the lot, one
OF the mooley kind. ran back. crying.
"Oh. mamma, there's COW out there!"
After a glance. out OF the window
at the meek-looklng bovine. her moth
er said:
why. Marjorie, that's mooley
COW. She can't harm you. for she
hasn't any horns.
But. mamma" exclaimed the child,
"she might butt me with her pompa-
dour!'
D.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-24

brary as published in the Durango
Democrat of May "a, and the Durango
Evening Herald OF May "a, and for
several days following. The hours
from that date until the LIST of Sep
tember being from 3 o'clock a. m
until s o'clock p. m. Sundays and
holidays from p. m. until 6 p. m
]. and E. C. Williams are going
to make 600 acres of desert bloom
| with fine products, according to plans
| and specifications recorded at Trini
dad. The papers state that three res.
ervoirs. with combined capacity of 81
100000 cubic feet, together with nu-
| merous bitches, will be built The
land is near Augilar. and has never
been used for anything except the
grazing of sheep.
Chas. Wilkinson, who made a gun
play at the Brunswick billiard hall last
| night. was this morning fined $2S.S0.
Wilkinson, who was slightly intoxi-
Gated, got into scrap with AL Leiner
left and shortly returned with a gun.
with which to clean out the place.
He was taken In charge by Justice
of the Peace Hechtman, who this
morning admonished him with the
above dose.
The body of George Morrison, who
died at Ochsners hospital Tuesday
night as result of gunshot wound,
said to have ben inflicted by William
Hinton, west of Dolores, was shipped
from the Hood Undertaking parlors
this morning to Dolores. The coroner's
inquest resulted in a verdict that
June 19, 1907, as result of a gun
shot wound inflicted June IA, 1907,
at or near Dove creek, Dolores county,
Colorado, by VIM. Hinton, alias Will
liam Jackson" Hinton, so far as
known here, has not been apprehend-
ed, and 1t is probable he is well out
of the country before this. Both men,
it is said, were handy with a gun.
Morrison is reported to have been
wounded thirteen different times in
scrimmages in this section of the
country. The opinion OF the doctors.
who held the post-mortem examina-
ton yesterday is that Morrisons
wound was not necessarily fatal and
had he received medical attention at
once, he would have soon recovered,
According to the daughters statement
before the coroner's jury yesterday it
was nearly twenty-four hours after
receiving the wound before the doctor
from Dolores arrived at Morrisons s
house. Then the wearisome forty
mile ride in n buggy to Dolores and
the next day to Durango. In the
meantime blood poisoning had set in.
which was too much for even Morri-
sons powerful constitution.
Willie O'Driscoll, who has been with
Tiffany & Co., will go to Silverton this
afternoon and will learn the assaying
business with one of the assay offices.