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Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-23
TAFT
REPLIES
Makes Plain there is
no Slate for Cabi-
net Officers

HOT SPRINGS, Va. Nov. 21.-"l
wish you would just say that my cab
met is not made up nor slated. No
one has been decided upon for place
in 1t and no Office of any cabinet po.
sition' has been made to any one"
This was the response of President.
elect Taft to the statement from Min.
neapolis that Frank b. Kellogg had
been invited to become attorney gen.
eral in the Taft. cabinet.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-23
SPECIFIC SUGAR BEET FACTS.

Pueblo Chieftain.
After an extensive and painstaking
investigation OF the sugar beet ques'
ton the National magazine presents
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-23

Divine worship win be held at the
First Presbyterian church tomorrow as
follows: Morning services at IL a,
M; sermon. Christ at Prayer" Ey'
ening services at 1880; sermon, "The
Glory of God" Sunday school at 9:45
a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday ev'
ening at 1880; subject. Main" The
public is very cordially invited to at
tend.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-23
SMALL BLAZE AT TELLURIDE.

TELLURIDE, Nov. 21.-A fire alarm
was turned in here last night and fire
located in ]. H. Adams secondhand
store and in the City Beer hall. The
company was out about one hour and
twenty minutes. One hundred dollars
will cover the loss.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-23
OUR NEW MEXICO neIeHsoRs

s. 70. Shoemaker came down from
Durango Monday and is spending a
few days with his old acquaintances
and friends here. He is much pleased
with the settlement OF the Colorado
State banks affairs. on which he has
been working for several months
Pennington Times-Hustler.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-23

e. w. Schwanke and partner were
in town Monday on their way south
They are placer miners and bought
two burros to pack out with. They
were over investigating the Trip plac-
ers and are very much enthused over
them and will return to San Juan
county In the early spring Farming
ton Enterprise.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-23

The Danville Mining and Milling
company, under the management Of
Martin Houk, is making excellent
Broadway on its lease on the Shenan-
doah. One carload Of high grade ore
has already been shipped and another
will go out this week. The manage
ment is not planning to make any
more shipments this fall but will go
ahead with development throughout
the winter and will have large
amount of shipping ore on hand wheh
the trails are open in the spring. The
property is being worked through the
Trilby tunnel, the property of the
Trilby Mining company. The Dan
Vile Mining company is composed oil
the stockholders of the Trilby com
many During the summer a number
of necessary improvements have beeh
made. including a new ore house. The
mine is electric lighted and thorough
" equipped for god winters work
The ore is OF the same character as
that taken out Of the vein at another
noin, by the Dives Leasing company
which has been yielding such spien
did returns for the past TWO years
II contains gold. silver. copper ano
lead and is of superior grade. fron
ALL indications the Danville company
are in line TO make good thing ou
of their property. as the lease rum
four years from last May.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-23

Colorado Springs Masons will dedi
case $4,000 temple next month.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-23

The swellest winter suits in town .,
Nathaa's.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-23

The Hermes group of claims, located
on the right fork of the Animas, about
half mile above Animas Forks, has
recently been sold by the owners,
Philip Newman and w. A. Triplett, to
Denver company, headed by f. d.
Fowler, president of the Eldorado
Springs Resort company. The price
paid is not stated, but is supposed to
be in the neighborhood of $4,000. A
small payment was made when the
papers were signed, and another is
now in the bank, The new owners
have let contract to Mr.. Triplett
/ for extending the tunnel another ESQ
1 feet, and the work is progressing very
satisfactorily. This tunnel, at a dis
( tance of about 100 feet from the por-
/ tai, has encountered an ore body OF
/ twelve inches which runs between two
and three ounces in gold and also car
ries good values in silver and copper
These workings are on the west side
of the river, and plans are being made
to drive on the east side as well. The
company is in shape to work right
through the winter. and spring VII
doubtless see another shipper added tt
San Juan county's mines.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-23

Sherman Rogers, prominent busi-
ness man Of Florence. Colo, Is one Of
the latest arrivals who will make
Pennington his future home. Mr.
Rogers has purchased the Carson gro
Gerry store and took charge Monday
OF this week. He comes to this coun-
try highly recommended as an enter
prising business man who will give
his customers a square deal and fair
treatment.-F'arming Enterprise.
The new gold mining camp OF Syi.
yanite In southern Grant county con
tinues to attract the attention of the
entire mining world, and upwards oi
1000 people are now on the ground
prospecting or dickering for claims
A good sized town has sprung up ovei
| night where before was only rolling
hills and cattle. The great influx o.
visitors continues. j. NJ. Cunningham
OF the Bank OF Bisbee took an optior
on six claims owned by IL. l.. Kigh
for 100000 paying Mr.. Kight 10 PEI
cent OF the purchase price. While Mr.
Right still had Mr.. Cunningham
check for $4,000 N camp, and wher
he could still have at least made al
effort TO have the deed set aside, h,
was offered 100000 for the sam,
claims-an advance OF $4,000. II,
refused to dicker, however. saying tina
80 far as he was concerned trad,
was trade. and besides he felt con
fident that Cunningham meant bust
ness and would make his option goo,
which meant the general good OF tn,
whole camp. whereas he did not know
whether the latest would.be buyer wa
anything more than a mere speculate
who had no idea of making the min,
productive Silver City Enterprise.
Southwestern Mines. the new pape
edited by Fayette Jones. the prominen
gsologist and minsral expert Of Nsv
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-23

Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Mcclure were out
going passengers on today's Southern
bound for San Francisco. en- route for
Old Mexico. After short stop over,
they will go on to Guaymas. Old Mex
leo. Later they will continue to Bacum
where they will remain all winter. Mr.,
Mcclure has property there and ranch
interests. He says the climate at
Bacum is the finest in the world.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-23
BIG MINING OPERATIONS.
Silverton Miner.


Silverton Miner.
G. Hennings and Ludwig Vota have
taken two-year bond and lease on
the Tip Top group of seventeen claims
located in Eureka gulch. Active work
will begin at once and continue
through the winter. A mill to treat
the ore is contemplated next summer.
Hon. Charles W. Franklin of Den.
yer and Col. James Shinn. the promi-
nent mining man OF Leadville, were in
Silverton this week to examine the
Little Maud mine in Maggie gulch
belonging to Henry Born and asso.
ciates. They were favorably impress
ed with the property, and deal is
pending. which, II consummated, will
result in their taking hold of it and
prosecuting active development work
The great Hercules Consolidated is
sure making good these days October
was record month, the shipments
amounting to more than 500 tons of
concentrates. AS about five tons OF
crude ore are put into one of con.
centrates, this would show a total of
1000 tons of ore mined during the
month. The mill is running steadily
with three shifts, but so thoroughly
has the mine been developed that one
shift of eight hours in the mine is
sufficient to keep the mill running for
the entire twenty-four hours. This
shows the careful and systematic de
velopment of the mine while preparing
for the work of the mill
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-23

District court convened this morn
ing at o'clock. The case OF the
People of the State OF Colorado vs., Fa.
bian Martinez. for selling liquor to a
minor, one Amos Eagle, Ute Indian,
continued from yesterday. occupied
the time of the court until II o'clock,
when 1t was turned over to the Jury.
The were out till about 2:30, when
the foreman reported disagreed" and
they were discharged. The other cases
against Fabian were continued for the
rest of the term. Court adjourned un-
til 10 o'clock Monday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-23

Southwestern Mines. the new paper
edited by Fayette Jones. the prominent
ssologist and minsral expert Of New
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-16

keeper and gather another supply Of
presents SO that the children's faith in
Santa Claus might not be lost. 4% -
The children were asleep when Mr..
and Mrs. Hammermeister completed
decorating the tree. The father de-
cided to light the candles as a test.
They burned; SO did the cotton snow
balls. The blaze awakened the chill
dren. "santy here7'' they piped. "1s
it mornin'Y' The parents gathered
them in their arms and rushed to the
street. Firemen brought out q lot Of
fire ruined presents from the house.
"Santy been and gone and our things
is burned up" the children cried.
Hammermeister began His weary
search for, an open store. He en-
ployed. the iinfrequent street cars for
long stretches, but trudged mile after
mile in sfruitless search. Finally he
routed q storekeeper from hts bed and,
burdening himself with a. new supply,
trudged home to turn sorrow into Joy.
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the airs OF man who could .'skait.s
..,,a :, s v,rs, ~ nxUn hia i0y,toranco thara.
- = " s -. T,s.,.:
y = .. ~ u,ai,a.. go ,,,d tha
s.s ~, ,o,nt arorta
A. 3, III. !. 81,
: s. 80 y - J. -. - ~, ~. 49, -.
e,.s -. - 1 ..,..s,,, 80 ,..s..rt,n.
.hir. :, ohsarvs tho manner n which
M. Pickwick performed his share In the
ceremony-to watcn the toTtufe toTu. oh anx- 1l'k-$
,ety Win Hnlcn q s s~eo tns -. pr.vM Uo
hazard Of tripping him up, 10 ses him
0raduAlly ,expsnd the painful force which
ne nao Aut On ~ ~, 1ns n.s ~.
,ths ..,oin4 aron,vnich he had started. to
ssonX4pnplaas the paAyful smile which man
tied on he faee wnen n ne nsa aeeonpnsn, .'.s.,,9
s.s,s,. - a. :. 't,,-.sa sr.n,,rd vhen ha Had
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Hunting Christina. Ghosts.

Ghost hunting bids fair to become
the ruling passion Of Washington So
ciety. The fortunate rowners Of a
peaked house, roped with ivy and
densely surrounded by trees, are issu-
Ing cards for Christmas specter hunt.
The Christmas ghost hunt is imported
from England, where the houses are
ancient enough to harbor specters who
were there before William the Con-
queror The comparative newness Of
this country leads some to predict that
the fad over here will fail: There are
exceptions, however. for even in Wash
ingson there is one. Of the treasure
guarding gilosts-an o,,t aal uut bucv.,5.
neer Of the Spanish main variety. with
cooked hat, gold lace, ruffles, high vel
low boots, red Jacket and az odor Of
antiquity. Those acquainted with him
say that he clinks his chains of stolen
doubloons. Washington Star.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-16
MIR. PICKW1CK WENT SLOWLY AND GRAvELY DOWN THE
SLIDE WITH HIS FEET ABOUT A YARD APART.

began to stow the things rapidly away
in the cart. while the fat boy stood quiet
ly by and seemed to think 1t a very in
terestfng sort of thing to sec Mr.. Weller
working by himself.
The conversation of these two char
acters is too long to. reprint here. but
not too much SO to peruse with the
greatest interest. We must pass over
the story of the wedding, which was
the day before Christmas event at
Dingley Dell, at which Mr. Pickwick
distinguished himself by a felicitous
speech, and get to the story Of the
dance. Dickens description Of the old
sitting room is gem: -, +.
The best sitting room at Manor Farm
was good, long. dark paneled room.
with a high chimney piece and q capacious
chimney, up which you could have driven
one Of tho new patent cabs. wheels and
all. At the upper end Of the room, seated
in a shady bower of holly and ever
only harp in Muggleton. In all sorts Of
recesses and on all kinds of brackets
stood massive old silver candlesticks with
four branches each. The carpet was up,
the candles burned bright, the fire blazed
and cracked on the hearth. and merry
voices ana n8nt~ hearted lauShtef rang
through tho room. If any Of the old
English yeomen had turned into fairies
when they died, 1t was just the place In
which they would have held their revels.
After the dance was over, Mr.. Pick.
wick having acquitted himself with
great credit, the reader is told about
the doings In the famous old kitchen.
Here hung the mistletoe and did its
mission we'll in adding to the jollity
Of the occasion. The artist whose pic
lures appear on his pages has done ex-
cellent justice to Dickens text:
From the center of the ceiling Of this
kitchen old Wardle had just suspended
with his own hands huge branch OF
mistletoe, and this same branch of mis-
tletoe instantaneously gave rise to q
scene of general and most delightful.
struggling and confusion, in the midst of
which Mr.. Pickwick, with a gallantry
which would have done honor 10 "a de-
scendant of Lady Tollinglower herself,
took the old lady by the hand. led her be-
meath the mystic branch and saluted her
in all courtesy and decorum. - : wardle
stood with his back to the fire, surveying
the whole scene with the utmost satisfac-
ton, and the fat boy took the opportuni-
~ of appropriating to his own use and
1ummarily devouring . particularly flns
mince pie that had been carefully put by
Ror somebody else. sss a s##1#S 5#4
It was q pleasant thing to see Mr.. Pick
wick in the center Of the group, now pull
I'd this way and then that and hrst kt6s-
ed on the chin and then #on tie nose and
then on tho spectaeles, and to hear ths
peals Of laughter which wsFs ra1ssd on
every side. u ~ y
S Finally " come to Christmas day,
which was cSld and cheerful and good
'skaiting" weather. The psEty u
went to i pretty slarga sheet of ice,. ,.
where Nj. Winkle, having assumed
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-16
FOVVVO%ONOVOVV
Christmas With
The PickWiiclkiians

>TO chronicler of Christmas do
IN 1ngs has done it SO inimitably
az Dickens. and nowhere has
Dickens described them bet
ter than in,s the ".Pickwick Papers,
One might read the paragraph relating
to the observance Of the holiday half
a hundred timex ana not become weary.
The Christmas spirit is everywhere
evident in the chapters devoted to the
holiday making. From the beginning,
when the hero, his three friends and
his faithful servant start for Dingley
Dell, to the hour Of. their return there
is Christmas In every sentence:
AZ brisk a. bees. ifrnot altogether AZ
light as fairies, did the four Pickwickians
assemble on the morning Of the I'D day
OF December in the year of grace In
which these their faithfully recorded ad-5
ventures were undertaken and accom-
plished Christmas was close at hand in
all his blum and hearty honesty. 1t was
the season Of hospitality, merriment and
open heartedness. The old year was pre-
pairing, like an ancient philosopher, to.
call his friends around him and amid the
sound of feasting and revelry to pass
gently and calmly away. Gay and merry
was CIo tlIHe. dHuN TlSuI BAY dHu
were at least four of the numerous hearts
that were gladdened by it's coming.
After travelling through a wide and
open country where "the wheels skim
over the hard and frosty ground" slow
ing up as they draw near a country
town, where the horses are changed,
then again ''dashing along the open
road, with the fresh air blowing in
their faces and gladdening their very
hearts within them," they arrive at
Dingley Dell, where we are introduced
to that famous parsonage, the fat boy.
He is an old acquaintance of Mr.. Pick
wick, but to Sam Weller his face Is
strange. To follow this first meeting
Having given this direction and settled
with the coachman, Mr.. Pickwick and
his three friends struck into the footpath
across the fields and walked briskly: away,
leaving Mr.. Weller and the fat boy con-
fronted together for, the first time 9 Sam
looked at the fat boy with great aston
ishment, but without saying q word. and
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-16
soHwALMER BOY AND GIRL.

sOHWAIMER BOY AND GIRL.
low the knees, something on the order
OF the highlander's kilt, and; white
socks with black bows. ,,.. @s .r.,s1
The Schwalmer girls also wear white
stockings with the black bows. Their
skirts reach scarcely below the knees.
It is the fashion to wear several stir
skirts, which stand out from the per-
sonamuch in the manner OF the hoop
skirts sof our own grandmothers. On
their heads the girls wear a funny
little pill box sortsof hat, to which are
attached broad bands tied under the
chin. completely concealing the ears.
The boys and girls have an outdoor
dance at Christmas when the weather
favors. Each village has q favorite dane
ing ground where the young people gath
er for the fun. The boys stand in a semi
circle, while the girls line up to await
their partners. Everybody maintains
q dignifed silence. Finally one boy
steps forward to the maiden Of his
choice, lifts his arm and bows pro
foundly Each Of the boys in his turn
then goes through the same ceremony
of choosing his partner, who Is his for
the day Then begins the dance
which is vigorous and hearty.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-16
A Christmas Sentiment.

y However sincere we may be in our
efforts to spread Christmas cheer. our
charity is none: M the less testimony
70 our o. sense s OF the fact that peace and
good Will have not come upon the
earth. Poverty and wretchedness are
g not to be Offset BY yearly gifts OF bas.
kets Of food and outgrown clothes.
We ought to- make the spasmodic
.kii!n,dltness =, y Of Christmas one Of tie
eonstant tll Il forces Of our industrial wor!,:.
Equality and fraternity are born not.
iof 4 charity but sof justice. ".
Instead of commerci ializing Christ
mas we ought to- G Christmasize col.l.1
Imerciali = 1le g ~ FORK Mail. A.
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"a Christmas Race.

Here isaSaneW sort Of three legged
race which does not require all the
trouble Of tying syonr racers together
and livery much better than the old
way 1ns fact, girls may SO IN this
kind as well as boys, with no fear of
hurting themselye and two -ninble
girls stand very good chance Of beat
:ing two boys too.
4 yopsshaYe to do ~ to grasp the
raised left foot OF q comp panion ~
hops long s. front Of you. i - really
- race sof hops. and the best hopper
lslsurely win q Cnriatmas Gift g i
prise for Sc sis no strick sat an Cor the
one behind to3 run g fast as the front
ssDeycan hon.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-16
MONSTER CHRISTMAS CAKE,
Il Was Seven Feet High and the Lar
eest Ever Made.

gest Ever Made.
Reproduced belov Il picture of a
mammoth Christina Ike, said to be
the largest one ever made 1t was seen
last Christmas in a shop in Leyton-
stone, England. Some idea of it's size
may be gagged when it is stated that
it stood seven feet high and weighed
no less than 1860 pounds.
Those who may desire to turn out
a rival cake may be interested to learn
that the following ingredients were
used in its manufacture: One hundred
and fifty-two pounds of butter. 152
pounds Of sugar, 325 pounds Of -four.
no pounds Of raisins, 40 pounds of
sultanas, ITO pounds of currants, 5000
eggs, IS pounds of citron peel, 35
pounds Of lemon peel. 35 pounds of or
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-16
A DOGS CHRISTMAS GIFT.

How = Friend Remembered Roy the
| Collie.
box arrived by express in a New Eng
land town addressed to Roy collie.
A fine large bone, with plenty; of good
red meat still adher1ng, was found
within. Roy put the, bone where it
would do him the most good after one
of his friends had removed the parafan
paper and holly berry garnishmene
which the donor had sent along: The
bone was Christmas gift from little
girl IN the south, who had spent the
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-16

summer In Roy's $ town and had be.
come very fond Of the, dog: Roy's next
friend. dictated and sent the following
telegram to the little girl: .55s58
n Many thanks for the bone. You are the
only one who remembered me today.
Many happy returns. 5sifa8s ROY.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-16

BILE. They may be: bent, crushed,
packed Into small compass, and when
they are wanted again it Is only neces-
sary to tighten the branches out
Into the original shape
When the Inventor was girl, fifty
ave Of sixty years ago. Il I'M a Munich, she
went. to one ofs those schools where
German girls are tan &ht IS do. as her
daughter says, ever ything NIT the
hands," It. was having TO make
wreaths out Of beads that suggested
to her the notion OF making bead
Christmas trees. She get to work and.
fashioned innumerable tiny loops Of
green beads. each Ct the end OF along.
slender wire She bound the loops to
gether in threes, making trefoila and
the trefoils Into branches ana the
branches into Z tapering trunk, the
trunk being formed Of nothing Fat al
but the individual wires massed to
gether Then she trimmed the tree
with candles and those: tiny waxen fig
ures which the Germans are adopts at
making and fixed it in a pot of sand
and melted wax. Her. parents were
quite proud Of 1t. Her father, vrho
was director Of the Hofgarten il 1u-
mich, showed. it ito his royal master,
and King Ludwig immed diately ordered
one for the christmas :: :festi tiles at
court 5 N HI .sss 3 5is; sss75s
ii After coming to this country she sent
one to President Roosevelt and was
grfeved and surprised to find that&he
could not accept it. VI
IT expect he thinks he gets some dy-
Mantle, E said the daughter. New York
Tribune. B a8ss ss
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-16
Fortune For Toys For the Poor.

Fortune For Toys For the Poor. 5
The poor children OF Pittsburg and
Allegheny are to benefit through the
expenditure Of an estate valued at
$31 ,000, left by the late George B.
Mutt: The will provides that the es-.
tate shall 60 to the wife during her
lifetime and then is TO- be divided
among his chil;lren equally If the.
children all2Gie before their mother. at
her death the estate is to be spent for
the purchase Of gifts and play ythings
for poor children, especially those in.
institutions. It was the wish of the
5decedent that the money be Expended
in small sums. to distribute it over az
large an area as possible and benefit
as many children as possible.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-16

ange peel. 40 pounds Of almonds, 80
pounds Of milk as quarts), 12O pounds
of almond paste, 100 pounds Of icing
sugar. s pounds of fresh lemon juice.
21 pounds Of mixed spices,51 pound Of
nutmegs and / pound Of essence Of
lemon. 553 n. FL i. :ss /.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-16
Origin of the Christmas Tree.

Origin Of the Christmas Tree. &sa
There Is a legend in Germany that
when Eve splucked the fatal apple i'm
mediately the leaves OF the. tree shriv
3eled into needle points and Its bright
green turned dark II changed its ma
:talre and became the evergreen, In al
;aeasona preaching the story Of mans
5fall onl 81 ristmas does Il bloom
brightly with lights and become beau
Itiful With love gifts. The curse q turn
:ed into q blessing ut the coming ;of
the Christ Child, and We have our
Christmas tree.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-16

grace the court OF
Ludwig of Bava-:
ria in his time
and to amuse the
children Of Kai-
ser Wilhelm of
Germany. That
was when the In
.vontor was living
in b e5r native
country. Since
coming to Amer
lea she has made
them for various
well known peo-
pie. +
A. "a 49,
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LONG WALK FOR SANTA.

1Tee BurneU, = aIner MUGS c19ut WHeS
~ For New Toys.
Gifts intended for his eight children
being destroyed when his lighting of
the Christmas tree, just before mid
night, caused a fire which damaged
his home in, Cleveland, Alfred Ham
trudged eight miles through
snow before he could rouse a store
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-16
BEAD. CHRISTMAS TREES.

Novelty invented by .Gernan WOMAN
Approved by Kaiser. zy&"
If natures supply of Christmas trees
gives out, as some people have feared
it might, there will still be Christmas
trees Fas long as German woman in
this city remains alive. Out Of green
beads, wire and tiny waxen ornaments
she constructs miniature trees which
have been thought pretty enough to