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Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

The outgoing Southern was well
filled with passengers this morning,
many OF them homeseekers. The
country is sure enough settling up.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

Rose Stearns has been appointed
postmistress at Vallecito. this coun-
ty. vice George W. Melville. resigned.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

Any one losing a piece of moaey
might be able to describe same salts
factorily TO Ernest Wetter or w. A.
Perry. who found it. Otherwise it
Will go TO the relief of destitute poor
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

Let Durango do the right thing by
the Silverton Minstrel troupe. Not
only this, The Herald is assured the
performance is meritorious in every
way. Red Men opera house Thursday
night.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

The Herald can state that work
will be under headway on the Hen
dersonLoftus building within two
weeks, three at the outside. 1t will
be either three or five stories.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

Patrons of the rural route should
bear in mind that the carrier is not
permitted to carry parcels Weighing
under four pounds. He Is subject to
fine and dismissal for violation of the
law, so do not ask him to violate the
law.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

Thomas Mason, Jr., accompanied
by his wife and mother. r.,returned sat
urday from six to eight weeks spent
on the Pacific coast, most of the time
being spent in San Diego. They re.
turn refreshed and improved in
health.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

Contractor Lotus added a number
more men on sewer excavation this
morning having 10 employed at the
present time. Mr.. Lotus is endeay-
oring to furnish employment to men
with Gamilies and home people as far
as possible. This is commendable.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

The Silverton Miner says Judge
Pike instructed Sherif Palmquist of
San Juan county to enforce the saloon
and gambling law. This means that
gambling must cease throughout the
Judicial district and saloons compelled
to obey the midnight and Sunday clos.
ing provisions.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

Tomorrow night is when we dance
with the Knights of St John and their
lady friends.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

District Judge Chas. A. Pike, Dis
uict Attorney James A. Pulliam,
Court Stenographer Peters and sew
eral local attorneys left Sunday morn
ing for Montezuma county district
court convenlng at Cortez this morn.
ing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

Mrs. A. w Robbins is in from Bay
field, the guest OF Mrs. o. f. Boyle
She Will enain a couple of days.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

A vote to weed out the liquor traf-
tic in Durango as advocated by a Ger
tain newspaper, Is to increase boot
Logging as conducted for a time by
the editor of the sheet. Fine scheme.
Even the blind can read between the
lines.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

Postmaster Raymond has received
a number of letters from farmers in
different parts of the country asking
where they can secure black corn
seed If any of the Herald readers
can furnish the information, please
do so.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

says in the course of
magazine aice Germany needs
y free competition all cooperate
freely on an equal footing with all er nations
that promises
pretty with Durango when we listen to peope
talk who have visited surely
southern markets. but
on general principles we have
The wireless station
miles distant pending m congress provides
the government shall take
the country in time of The wireless viii
ture in the conflicts of the future.
In times like the
political matters has been well established
have never been known
hence would
at the approaching election
This drsteias farmers to supply The
milk And Durango should be supplying sending
outside tuudny
Mrs in America has moved into
N nat at HOooken Instead of 900
tunnel under the Hudson who looks closely
to details in providing against
Inc eansu season at hand No time prn
ing especially You can make home yourself
and town people but hundreds spend few
~ " Ns0 every summer AAd ITS splendid advertisement
The decided to erect monument on the battle
field of Gettysburg In the course
every state viii be properly represented in ,h ,,, s
parks and their main lesson will be that OF
Del No has Village Society" mp and doing
Why not Durangof There improving and beaut
Durango
directo
No president Of
Uncle Sans gunboats could give
Band is another speechmaking
init the
insist to efeat
Ihe farmers worrying politics
100000 bushels old wheat hand crop
This hndred of
to locate this
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

George /. Conway and son. II.
Conaway, OF Grand Falls. Texas. are
stopping at the Southern They are
enroute TO Pennington to look over
that section. They will also visit
Aztec.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

Wallie Haas returned last evening
from his hunting trip to the San Luis
valley. Says it is getting late for
dncks, while hunters are increasing
in the valley. A freight car will land
his weeks work in Silverton.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

Receiver Pingrey is moving the
large safe from the smelter City State
bank building to the hardware store,
where he VIII have his office in the
course OF a few days, thereby reduc-
ing expenses of the receivership.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19
OFrom Tuesdays paIlyI

w. G. Black of the Eden ditch came
up from Aztec last evening, going out
to Denver this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

]. II. Cincino and A. j. Johnson ar
rived last evening from Denver and
put up at the Palace. They have the
contract to build the smelter stack,
and work will be resumed and pushed
to completion at an early date.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19

Miss Pequingnot cashier for the
Snyder-Lightner Grocery company,
returned last evening from Fairfield,
Iowa. where she went four weeks ago
to visit her sister. who was seriously
i'll.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-09

THE HERRiN ORGANS throu ghout the state arc abusing Bryan at
a great rate, but their abuse has such a silly foundation that the only e.
suit will be they will make votes for Bryan. For instance, n of the
prominent papers n the rolling stock Of the Southern Pacific said the
other day:
AS the hired advocate of the silver mine owners he fathered a
scheme to rob the United States Treasury in order to enrich his employ
es by forcing the Government to pay the silver miners in gold double
the market value o III the silver that they could take u Of their mines.
A man who could write such rot Is that either does o know what
he Is writing about, or else does not care. The plan of Bryan at that
time was exactly the INT plan a IS that Of William Mckinley, prior to his
Hannazation just before the Republican Convention Of 1896. William
Jennings Bryan a a free silver man, and SO was William Mckinley.
But william Jennings Bryan stood by his guns, and William Mckinley
cast his principles to the winds and turned his coat a S he accepted a
nomination from the Republican Party O the gold standard platform.
Every delegate from California to the National Republican Convention
was pledged to the same financial principles enunciated then by William
Jennings Bryan. Every Republican paper in this State of any note n
dorsed them. Every Republican or aor voiced it from the stump. includ-
ing George A. Knight and Samuel MelH1ous Shortridge. But yet the
san eoratorsc came back from St. Louis, repudiated their principles, and
stumped for the gold standard, and abused the doctrines which they had
heretofore 10 enthusiastically embr aced; and the Republican organs did
Bee.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-09
NOTICE TO ~pEPosIToRs

The Receiver of the State Sank \
Trust Company IL 10Y prepared t.
pay a Ave per cent. dividend to cred
itors of the Carson Bank. Certificate
Of Deposit, unpaid drafts and Saw
ings books must be presented at the
once Of the Receiver before dividend
checks will be issued or paid.
F. L. WlLDES,
Receiver.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-09

Remember that the best Plass Of
beer in town a be purchased at
Eli Barkley's
LiQuors-the best in the market In
any quantity at whole sale prices-at
Lvingston's.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-09
CALL o ARTICLES

Miss Fredreka Henchel has finished
an order for baby's wearing apparel,
but having lost the address of the lady
giving the order she cannot deliver
them. Please call for the articles.
FREDREKA HENCHEL.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-09

Bear In mind the box social to be
given by the Epworth League the
night Of election. Further announce
ments will be made.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-09

DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET
FOR PRESIDENT
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, of Nebraska.
FOR NONRESIDENT
JOHN WORTH KERN, of Indiana.
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR
Francis G. Newands( incumbent), of Washoe County.
FOR CONGRESS
George A. Bartlett Qncumtent), of Ne County.
FOR SUPREME JUDGE
Judge g. F. Talbot Qncumbenu. of ormsby County.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS -
1. L. Hudson, Of Elko County
Joseph Miller, OF Lander County
Charles 8. Sprague, of Esmeralda County.
FOR sURvEYoRoENERAL IA.
Charles L. Deadly dncumbent, Of Ormsby County.
FOR REGENTS (Lono Term)
Fred II. Kettle, Of Churchill County.
Frank Williams, of Lincoln County.
FOR REGENT (short Term) "
DR.. John J.. Sullivan, of Storey County.
FOR DisTRlsT JUDGE, THIRD DISTRICT
Hon. Peter Breen Qncuhbent). Of Eureka County.
FOR DISTRICT JUDGE, FIFTH DISTRICT
Hon. J. P. OBrien dncumbent), of Nye County.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-09
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

An examination for clerk and car
rier will be held at the post-office in
this city on October II, 1908.
Age limits, Is to As years, on the
date of the examination. Married
women will not be admitted to the
examination. Unmarried women will
be admitted to the examination, but
are eligible for appointment only as
clerk.
Applicants must he physically
sound, and male applicants must be
not less than 5 feet 4 inches in height
without boots or shoes, and weigh not
less than 125 pounds without over
coal or hat.
For application blanks and full in
formation relative to the examination
qualifications, duties, salaries, vaca-
tions promotions, ETC., address imme-
diately VIM. M. DAVID,
Secretary Board of Civil Service Elk.
aminers, Mint, Carson City, Nevada.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-09

Lake Tahoe Postal cards at the
emporium. Al kInds.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-09

A full assortment of trimmed hats
from Fredrlck's Millinery Parlors
constantly on hand at Mrs. Knowles,
Room Is and IA, Arlington Hotel.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28

The cost Of painting is always a ques-
ton which seriously concerns the superin-
tendent, 1t is a charge against the prop
erty which, like insurance, taxes and gen
eral repairs, should be apportioned in sd-
vance over a series of years. The real
estate agent never calls attention to this
charge when he tries so hard to show a
possible client how little it will cost to
maintain a modest little apartment in the
city. Taxes are easily aportioned, interest
on the Investment is a fixed quantity, street
and sidewalk and water improvements can
all be anticipated and general repairs
figured down to a nicely. But painting!
That is so far in the future that IT is rarely
considered by the novice eager to own his
home. But at the end OF the second year
the freshness of the paint is a little dimmcd
by exposure to wind and storms and by
the third season the place begins to look
'Eenteelly shabby II needs paint to re-
tain its self-respect; but, more than that.
II demands paint to prevent dry rot in
the very bones OF its structure. The in
sidious work OF decomposition attacks
pillar and post and finds its way among
/ the large timbers which are so expensive
to replace, To prove this. scrape away
the paint of three years old under the
cornices, beneath the piazza pillars. or be-
meath the side sheathing. The surprise
which will greet the ewes will convince
the most sceptical that repainting is badly
needed.
In attempting to figure upon the cost
Of repainting II is essential that an ap-
proximate number Of square feet should
be ascertAined. This is easily obtained by
measuring the height and length Of the
structure and multiplying them together,
Painters have rules for this work which
they apply somewhat rigidly, always max
ing plenty OF allowance for errors. Thus
all openings. such as windows and doors
are figured upon as plain surfaces to be
covered with paint, although no part OF
them other than the stills and sides are
touched with paint"
Walls that have been painted can be
cleaned. provide the paint has not begur
TO perish. In cleaning a painted wall II
is best to have two men working together
one following the other. In this way theirs
is not much risk Of spotting or streaking
A stretch Of three or four feet Is as mucl
as should be done at a time. First damper
the wall with a sponge that has beer
saturated with clean water. Follow thi'
with soap-suds from CASTLE soap and warn
water and apply same with a calcimin'
brush. scrubbing a little. When the dir
has been softened in this manner scrul
with a solution made by boiling the shaw
ings OF one pound OF CASTLE soap in a hall
OF fine bolted whiting. and allow to cool
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28
Economical Value of Good Painting

Dip a brush into this mixture and scrub,
taking care not to scrub harder than is
required to remove the dirt. Sponge off
Immediately with clean, soft water and
wipe down with a wet chamois that has
been wrung out. Care should be taken
that too much water is not used on the
wall. The sponge and channels should be
wrung out as often as possible and the
water changed quite frequently. The work
should be started at the bottom and con-
tinued toward the ceiling. The ceiling is
then cleaned in q similar manner. When
the walls or ceilings are smoky, a little
household Ammonia added to the soap
suds will add to their efficacy in removing
dirt.
1t is seldom, indeed, nowadays that a
place Of any pretensions to completeness
is not furnished with what is termed hard
wood floors but the great variety OF
woods now used under this term and the
equally varied methods of treatment Of
these woods furnish material for endless
discussion. Shall the floors be Of oak or
birch, beech or maple, or hard pine? And,
indeed, II is not of late to see
some of the softer woods pressed into
| service for floors. sometimes for supposed
economy, sometimes for the color effects
which are possible in the softer and more
open grained woods, such as cypress, pine
or the southern gum wood. None will deny
that the wearing quality is of prime i'm
portance, but that need not interfere with
bringing out the special beauty possessed
by the woods mselves-beauty which
lies I'm the grain, the texture, the surface
appearance, the natural shading Of the
natural woods and the effects produced by
color treatment I'm various WAYS.
1t is not So very long since oak was the
only wood thought of for rdw floors.
People thought it was the only correct
thing. But within a few years many new
and surprising effects have been developed
from other hard woods or combinations
Of them. such as maple and the birch and
beech woods from Michigan forests.
For dark rich effects oak has no equal.
The house OF our English ancestors were
Of oak and in some cases even their
sacred edifices and the test Of time shows
them after a lapse OF several hundred
years remaining sound, sometimes outlast-
Ing the stone and brick with which these
structures have been repaired.
The American white oak concerns US
more than any other. II grows in dense
forests. has a straight trunk sometimes
reaching fifty or sixty feet without
branches and often four and five feet IN
diameter. Its bark is rather smoother
than that Of other species and Of a lighter
color from which it takes its name and
not from the color OF the wood. as is COM
monty supposed
Oak Is cut into boards in two different
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28

ways, known as plain and quarter sawn.
The plain sawed shows an extremely coarse
end common figure, willie quarter saving
develops a beautiful grain, the surface of
which does not check in drying nor curl
as does the plain sawed lumber. Quarter
sawed oak is. of course, quite expensive
on account of the waste of material. but
the advantage to appearance and durability
can scarcely be overestimated.
Maple is very dense and hard and takes
a beautiful polish. It's light CHEEKY color
ing is most effective where light color
schemes are used and for bed room floors
is par excellence. with but a protective
finish applied some maple is almost ivory
in tone and is a perfect back ground tor
dainty boudoir rugs in soft colorings. An
upstairs maple floor is recalled. which was
in such perfect condition as to occasion
remark, having been finished with floor
stain two years before and not since
touched except the ordinary dust. Truth
compels the further explanation that the
finish had three months In which tc
harden perfectly before a foot trod upon
II.
Beech and birch are used considerably
and they not only answer the demand of
durability but are susceptible of a beau,
Ailul llilloll dlAh Will ANNFlN6 n variety VI
color stains. A birch floor really demands
a stain as it's natural shading is so varied
as to produce an unpleasant striped effect
II laid alone, unless more carefully selected
and matched up than usually happens
Mahogany stains seem best adapted to
II.
Beech takes an excellent walnut stain,
and viii also receive a green flemish tinge
making it appropriate for use with the
almost universal green color schemes now
in vogue.
The possibilities and combinations are
endless to the worker in wood and our
modern parquetry floors are a rival to the
more expensive tile and mosaic.
The first thing, Of course, is to he sure
your flooring is Of the best quality Of its
kind and too much stress cannot be laid
most in sight it is so hard n wait to gel
into the new house where il looks all right
But To have a permanent finish 70 ouI
floors we must nave time. The wax OF
varnish should be put on in thin ever
coats and allowed 10 thoroughly harder
before a second coat is applied. Two
weeks is not too long "a allow for the
finishing Of the floors. though il is otter
allowed but three or four DAYS. The was
finish for floors gives a rich even surface
and is not more difficult to maintain thar
other finishes. oil is not TO be thought o.
where beauty is a consideration. II
darkens the floors, holds the dust TO It and
has no finished surface.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28
BY BUILDING NOW
Many Contractors Believe Material
Will Go Higher Next Year.
BUNGALOWS BECOMING POPULAR
Houses Desirable for the unit Are
ALSO quite Comfortable In the
City, and Omaha VIII
Have Many.

Now is the appointed time; now is the
day OF building. according to an Omaha
contractor who has sized the state of the
material market and the labor market and
compared 1t carefully with what II was
last year and what it is likely to be a
year hence.
The one great reason why building oper-
atoms should be undertaken now or why
contracts for supplies should be entered
into is that they can be made on more
advantageous terms" he said. Materials
can be secured for lower prices. will be
delivered more promptly and in a more sat
isfactory manner than either during 1906
or 1907.
LAS a general proposition lumber now is
being sold for 10 to Is per cent less than
during last year. In some cases. where
trade Is supplied. a reduction to that -ex-
tent has not been made. However, 10 per
cent probably represents about the general
decline in the retail price OF building ma
terials."
The speaker then produced a table show
ing prices secured by a man who was con-
templating building in an Ohio city last
year. and figures on the same work exactly,
secured this year. They are as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28
CAN Do HIS OWN COOKING
Answer to Man Who Sues RAILROAD
for Bad Food in Grad
ing Camp.

II a member of a railroad construction
gang does not like the food dished out al
the camp cafe, it is up to him to BUY ms
own cooking outfit and be his own chet'
This substantially is the position OF a jury
in Judge Troup's court, which returned a
verdict for the Union Pacific in the SUIT
in which Austin Braun sued the railroad
for 1000, claiming the unsanitary condl-
lions at the construction camp at RlDer'
Wyo., was responsible for him taking
typhoid fever.
Riner claimed the food that was given
him was fly bitten and hat no provision
was made to keep flies out OF the eating
tent. He also complained the water was
bauled from a river some distance from
camp ard allowed to stand until 1t became
infected. The defense asserted Braun was
overfastidious about his eating and that
~ he was dissatisfied he could have pre-
pared his own meals.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28

the mason's art. Like the wild forest or
the barren cliff to which it traces its
origin, demands to be wild and rough
hewa.
A form of house coming into popularity,
however, might he called the semi-bunga-
low, that is a building modelled on bungalow
lines. but somewhat elaborated in certain
features. This adaptation is just as pic
turesque as the old-time bungalow, but has
a number Of modern conveniences added.
The fact that all the rooms are on one
floor and that everything is most con-
venient and that the house is more roomy.
these are some of the reasons for the
present popularity of the bungalow.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28


When the sums stated above are added
Il will be seen that total cost of building
the house in 1897 would have been 1854.
Ehile in June. 1905, the cost would be only
2,727. This is a saving Of S,OS7 on the
building, or 3 per cent. This is probably
an exceptional case and certain ii is that
AL building could not be done TOW for
nearly one-third less than last year, How
ever. IL is equally sure that the cost Of
building is now very materially less than
Il was last fan. The showing is sufficiently
strong to warrant those who contemplate
building in investigating the prices and
-'getting busy before It is too late.
Bungalows are invading the city, Today
there are several OF these houses under
construction In several parts OF the city.
They are to be used as homes by their
owners. The bungalow is acknowledged
primarily a home for the country. II came
originally from India where II was a
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28
COTTAGE PLANS

My monthly building magazine the
Journal of Modern Construction Is oe-
voted largely to the designing and cree
ton of inexpensive Homes. IL Is a
large size magazine 9xl2 and 81 pages
per issue.
Each number contains the working
scale plans of a design consisting Oh
A-inch to the foot, floor plans n al
elevations. Also an itemized bill of
umber and Mill Work. Articles by
leading writer's on up-to-date topics
with a monthly discussion of New
Building Materials coming on the mar
ket.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28
NEWS OF THE BUSY HOME BUILDERS

modification OF the houses in which the
natives live. The Anglo-Saxon, comfort
loving and luxury seeking. put on his
touches of the modern and made it into a
most convenient house. Perhaps it is the
most convenient dwelling devised by man.
1t has everything on one floor and there
is no need for elevators.
The bungalow is as suitable to the city as
to the country, but requires much space,
and when real estate is high, men whose
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28

FLOOR PLAN OF DESIGN NO. 1.
The Blue Print Plans for the series
of cottage home | am now running In
this paper can be secured through a
wonderful $500 subscription offer |
am now making TO the above magazine,
Journal of Modern Construction. Send
25c for a copy Of my Book of 45 cottage
plans which gives the full details of
offer.
Max L.. Keith, $40 Lumber EX.,
Minneapolis, Mimi.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28

The bungalow also requires a v -.dness Of
treatment which is not always suitable
for the city dwelling. 1t refuses 10 con-
form to the convention of paint and var
nish, nor to the smooth exemplification Of