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Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27


The cry of the camel driver will soon
be heard ON the carnival grounds of
n II Omaha, for Omaha is not only to have
camels for the subjects of King Ak-Sar-
Ben to ride, but there will also be donkeys and ele-
plants.
All Omaha of 1898 learned how to ride the camels
at the magnificent exposition held that year at the
Gate City, and once a person learns how to ride a
camel it is never forgotten. There is something fas-
cinating In riding the ship of the desert, so that the
sensation remains in the memory of the rider forever.
The elephant is a close second for a pleasureable ride.
The sensation is much similar to riding in a small boat
when the waves are rolling high. The fun is not all
in the ride. The greatest fun is not in riding the
beasts, but in getting on and off. Then is when the
real sport comes in. You must learn how to lean
way-back." II you don't lean way back you are apt
to furnish plenty of amusement for the crowd by roll
ing off on your nose. There are always plenty of peo-
pie around the desert ships to have a laugh at your
expense in case you do not make a graceful mount.
The Kings Highway this year eclipses anything
ever seen In Omaha, that is to say, anything since the
huge permanent show of the exposition. Twenty-four
attractions will be within the large enclosure, without
counting the Sullivan and Kilratn attraction, which
will be put in the Airdome. Instead of having one
large midway company, with its dozen of shows, Man
ager Breed of the concession department. has booked
twenty-four separate and distinct shows, each supposed
10 be the best in its line in the country. Here is a
list Of the attractions
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27

ND in the olden days when the great king cam
with his followers looking for a new realm,
many there were among them whose gaze was
always downward, watching for the CLINT of
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27

OILY MOSES-Ride Holy Moses"
The cry of the camel driver will sool
be heard on the carnival grounds 0
a IL Omaha, for Omaha is not only to hav'
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27

Lord High Chamberlain.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17

The party is greater than any in
dividual and no Republican who has
received emoluments should sulk be.
cause he cannot have his way. We
know OF Republicans holding high DO.
sitions who are the darnedest double
crossers in the land. but because they
happen to worm themselves into of.
nee Is no reason why the party and in
nocent individuals as a whole should
be made to suffer. The Herald is un.
alterably for Republican success and
Is willing to drop every personal propo-
sition in order to win. First, we be-
iieve the people are great deal bet
ter off under Republican rule-that
Republican policies are more benefi-
cial In many ways and, second, the
Republican party is the party of prog
ress and the United States has become
the most prosperous and leading ma
tion on the face Of the earth under
Republican rule and policies. 1t is a
patriotic duty for us to be Republic
an.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17
DAM BREAKS.

The following special is taken from
the Grand Junction News:
MoNTROSE. Aug. 1i.-Rain which
fell In torrents last night and this
morning caused the great Ioutsen-
hizer dam. one of the biggest In Mont.
rose county. to break this afternoon
and as n result the big ranch Of Harry
Mcneil. west of the city, together with
number OF others. were deluged
and much damage done.
The crops at every point swept by
the koodwater were ruined and the
crops on Monell's ranch are q total
loss.
Irrigation bitches. arroyas and
streams are running bank full tonight
but no serious trouble Is anticipated.
The break In the big dam was repair.
ed after much work had been done
and no further trouble is expected.
The rains OF last night and today
have been the heaviest In Montrose for
many years.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17

The Canadian government, says the
Iron Age, will assume all the assets
and franchises Of the Quebec Rail-
way and Bridge company under reso-
luton which will be introduced at OF.
tawa. and the reconstruction of the
Quebec bridge viii be undertaken as
government project. under the su.
pervision Of the trans-continental rail
way commission. The oversight of
the construction work will be in the
hands Of board Of prominent engi.
neers, one from Canada, one from the
United States. and the third FROM
Great Britain. 1t is stated that the
Canadian government will assume the
loss of all expenditures made by the
Quebec Bridge company under the
bond issue guaranteed by the govern.
ment up to the collapse of the brl ,ge,
the amount being between $4,000, 900
and $6,OOO,O0O.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17
Democrats c.nro, oo, r,u,

Democrats cannot get much com.
fort out OF LaFollette's speech at the
Lincoln ChautauQua. The Wisconsin
senator Is honest and says what he
thinks. He admires Bryan as a man
the same as thousands upon thou.
sands of Republicans as well as Demo.
Gratis. but is not with many of Bryan's
policies and as for the good ones, the
Republicans have stood for them for
many years and each year brings
about better condition and better
laws for the governing of the people.
After years OF thorough testing and
experimenting. the officials Of the Bur.
iington railroad have come to the con.
ciusion that the use of concrete for
Ties is not satisfactory, and that the
most satisfactory solution of the tie
problem is to treat wood SO that 1t
VIII withstand the action of the ele.
ments. Accordingly they have decided
TO construct a large plant for treating
ties, bridge timbers. ETC., with creo.
sote. This plant will be the largest
and most complete OF its kind in the
world. 1t will cost about $27O,OOO.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17
FACTS ARE FACTS.

T. J. O'Donnell came from Denver
to represent the gentlemen who are
willing to furnish the money to take
In sufficient Of the Colorado State
bank assets listed as worthless" to
make good dollar for dollar for de-
positors. He was here week trying
In every way to secure settlement
and an expression what the receivers
with a demand for nearly $4,000
worth Of securities, finally a proposi
tion OF $1,000 cash being turned down
cold. And The Herald will say that
this proposition was turned down by
the receiver and his attorneys as well
as the court. 1t was public opinion
that caused retreat by the receiver
after the court had adjourned ard Mr..
ODonnell had left town. Mr.. O'Don.
nell was the only one authorized to
make the deal by the Denver people.
Again. the only part of the proposal
| accepted by Mr.. Boyle Ia TO take 1880
cash from Mr.. O'Donnells hackers.
The rest OF the proposition, or any one
of the propositions submitted by Mr..
ODonneli for settlement are left out.
Again no intimation has been given
what the court will do In the premises
The court is the hnal arbiter and the
court refused the offer made by Mr
O'Donnell. When the court states
that 1t will accept one of the three
propositions made by Mr.. O'Donnel
In behalf OF Freeman and his associ
ates The Herald will insist on the
proposition. or . better one. beini
lived up to.
In the meantime depositors shoult
not be misled By dope appearing II
the morning sheet.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17
THE MYSTERY OF COMETS.
BY j. +. Springer.


There is. perhaps. no other astro-
nomical phenomenon capable OF stir
ring the minds OF the mass Of mankind
SO profoundly as the apparition of
great comet. The psychologist effects
OF total eclipse Of the sun have at
times been extreme. The same may
be said Of those wonderful displays of
meteors in 1888 and 1866. when for 4
time 1t seemed as II nll the stars were
plunging. or were Just about to plunge.
upon the earth. But eclipses and me-
teoric showers are very transient, and
whatever the CONSERVATION they In
Bpire. 1t Is soon past A comet, how
ever. mny hold huge and brilliant
sword Of fire in the sky for days and
weeks-appalling the minds OF men
with the fear Of some impending and
inevitable catastrophe.
1t may be said that the progress OF
science justifies the laying aside of
apprehensions Of calamity from this
source. This is, in part, true. But
not altogether. The probability of .
collision In quite remote, It is true.
Still 1t is within the range Of pos
sibility. 1t may be said that q col
lisiOn would work no great effect.
One justification for this lies in the
fact that even the central portion Of
some comets appears to be extremely
tenuous. permitting faint stars to be
seen through thousands of miles Of
the cometary material But this Is
not known to be necessary attribute
OF comets In general. In fact. the
mass OF no comet has ever been ac-
| curateIy determined. So, for aught we
know. there may be comets whose
nuclei are not only large but massive.
A collision with such q visitor from
the abyss Of space would be disastrous
In the highest degree The most strik-
ing thing about the typical comet II
the appendage known as the tail. This
is streamer Of light originating at
the head and extending. In some cases
In straight line, In others In a curve,
until lost In the depths Of space. In
fact, single comet may have several
tails at once. Thus the comet Of 1744
possessed multitude Of tails differing
from each other in curvature. A more
recent case is that Of Donati's comet
C1858) which exhibited both straight
and curved appendages.
That the tail Of q comet may be Of
enormous extent has been recognized
from Newton's time. He calculated
that the great comet Of 1880 possessed
at once time an appendage which
! stretched out into space the monstroa1
distance Of so million miles. TAX
WINS exceeded, however. BY the come.
Of 1911 with tail Of 10o. .o00. .00e miles
and still further BY the comet Of 1s4,
which displayed tail which possessed
length Of 100000 900 miles or more
Engineers estimate the cost az I
new canal twenty fest deep bstwsss
Lake Huroa and Montreal It ese.ooo,
900. and though the Canadians nnnAol
oaiy s.eee.ooe the asurss have . ~
aalA ssnntsR losk - thsA z
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17
1.-THE cHAPERoNE."

One Of the best books produced 10,
some time is ''The Chaperone," which
was placed on the shelves OF the pub
lie library last Monday. 1t is quite
out Of the ordinary in several particu
lars. although It possesses very little
plot.
Briefly speaking. two working girls
fail heir to what they at first con-
slider great fortune. They after.
wards find II consists of small mo
tor boat for one girl, while the other
receives legacy of one hundred
pounds.
While trifle disappointed, the girls
make up their minds to get as much
fun as possible out of their inherit.
ance. They arrange to take trip on
the motor boat and use the money as
long ms 1t lasts. They give up their
positions and leave for n small town
in Holland where the old captain. who
made the bequest. left the boat. A
party has been gathered In a logical
way and they set out in the boat for
a tour through Holland.
The descriptions are very fine. put
ting Baedeker utterly In the shade.
One member of the party is an artist
and sees places through an artists
eyes. In this particular, the book Ia
remarkable. Nothing so good has been
published for many day.
AS stated above there Is not much
plot to the book. but the story is won.
derfully entertaining. Incidents of in.
terest are woven around SO unusual
party that the readers attention is
held enchained.
A peculiarity of arrangement adds
to the books general attractiveness.
Is is written in five parts. and each
is contributed by member of the
party touring in the motorboat.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17
THE FIRST CENSUS.

OF unusual interest is the announce
ment just made by Director North OF
the census bureau that the volumes
containing the first census Of the
United States, taken in 1890, are now
In press, says Washington dispatch
to Brooklyn Eagle. 1t is expected that
these publications will be in great
demand by those persons who are fond
OF tracing back their lineage to the
dawn of the republic. for the books
will contain the names of all the heads
Of families then in this country, SO
far as 1t has been possible to obtain
them from the records.
The first census comprised an emu.
meration Of the inhabitants OF the
present states of Connecticut, Della
ware. Georgia, Kentucky. Maine, Mary
land, Massachusetts,, New Hampshire,
New Jersey. New York, North Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Vermont and Virgin
lar. A complete set OF the schedules
for each states. with a summary Tor
the counties, and in many cases for
the towns, were filed in the state de-
partment. but unfortunately they are
now complete, the returns for the
states Of Delaware. Georgia, Ken.
lucky, New Jersey, Tennessee and Vir.
ginia having been destroyed when the
British burned the capitol at Wash
ington during the war Of 1872.
The schedules Of 1880 form a unique
inheritance for the nation, since they
represent for each OF the states con
cerned complete list Of the heads o.
families in the United States at the
time OF the adoption of the consti
tuition. The trainers were the states
men and leaders Of thought, but thos,
whose names appear upon the sched
ulss Of the nrst census were In genera
the plain citizens, who by their con
duct in war and peace made the con
stitution possible. and by their Intel
ligence and self-restraint put It int,
successful operation.
The total population Of the Unite,
States In 1880. exclusive of slaves, a
derived from the schedules, was 8
2S1.6SS. The only names appearin
upon the schedules, however. wer
those Of heads Of families. and as q
that period they averaged six person.
the total number was approximatei
:! $4,000. or slishtly more than half
Willjea.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17
insane asyium. Wonder who will be
the next victim?

1t Is very gratifying to see the way
our people are coming to the front In
signing up for the guarantee fund for
the fall fair. The splendid success at
tanned last year and the return Of 80
per cent OF the fund was highly pleas
ing and makes it much easier for the
canvassing committee this year. No
one has cut down and several have
doubled their subscriptions Of a year
aRo.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17
ASSESSORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the coun.
~ assessor Of La Plata county. Colo
rado. will on August 25. 1908. sit to
hear any and all objections to the as
sessment roll of said county for the
year of 1907 and continue such hearing
from day to day until all grievances
shall be heard.
JOHN P. cosToN.
County Assessor. :
Durango, Colo. Aug. IA. 1903.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17
cAhADAs GREAT STRIKE UNDER
THE sEMLcoMPuLsoRY LAW.

The strike of the Canadian Pacific
machinists and other employees has
several important aspects, but outside
observers will be disposed to direct
their attention particularly to the ef.
fect it will have on the attitude of the
third party" as well as of the gov
ernment. toward the present Canadian
system Of semi-compulsory arbitration.
The Lemieux act. so-called, which pro
vides for the investigation Of Industrial
disputes in the field for public utili
ties, for the publication of the finding
and conclusions OF the investigators,
as well as for Cancellation and arbi-
tration. has been widely commented
upon and highly praised. 1t has been
declared preferable to the Australas-
ian systems Of compulsory arbitration,
which involve prosecutions, fines and
possibilities Of serious friction.
Under the Canadian system the
right ultimately to strike or to lock
out is not restricted. The government
Investigates. tries to determine the
merits and the issues of dispute, and
appeals to the parties, In the name of
justice and public interest, to accept
the conclusions Of the impartial In
vestigators. The success Of the scheme
ls supposed to depend entirely on pub.
hcity and the moral compulsion of the
ascertained facts. Pending the inquiry
and the publication of the results,
however. neither party is entitled to
disturb the status quo. The work
must be continued without interrup.
tion until the board has spoken. After
that the parties recover their respec
hve liberties, and strike or lockout
may be ordered. The governments
power is exhausted.
In the Canadian Pacific dispute,
which concerns hours of work, the
number of apprentices. the method of
adjusting employers grievances and
other matters. the act has proved in.
sufficient. Investigation, attempted
cancellation and arbitration failed to
bring about a settlement. Apparently
the issues are too complex for a
scheme Of publicity and moral com.
puision. The government, though pro
foundly concerned. must remain neu-
tral and await developments. 1t will
intervene. II necessary, to maintain
peace and order, to prevent violence
and damage to property, but for no
other purpose.
viii this serious Industrial difficulty
lead to revision Of the semi-compul.
sorry act. or will the position be taken
that no system of conciliation and ar.
bitration Is perfect and that one fall
ure. or even a number Of failures, do
not discredit an act carefully drawn
to meet ordinary situations rather
than exceptional Her.
aid.
.l
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17

There are some people who consider
themselves very smart. but occasional
ly they oyerstep' the bounds where
wise man would not tread We know
of an instance where The Herald fur
nished the rope and two individuals
finally secured enough to make
moose and unwittingly slipped in and
Just now they are pilloried before the
people. The Herald will tell all about
It some fine day.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17

Ben Russell left for the Pine river
country today. He seemed to be rather
hazy In regard to his exact destina.
tioh' but said he'd probably know
where he was going before he came
back. Takes a lawyer to twist up
the English language every timel He
looked as II he might be going to
indulge In manual labor, or 1t might
mean Just a fishing trip There Is a
story told of one of our most respected
citizens, on his return from a fishing
trip. being mistaken by an intimate
friend Of his wlfe's for tramp.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17
mence.


Miss Gwendoline Houk, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Houk of this CITY.
went to Mancos this morning to spend
about ten days with Mrs. Thomas
Rickner. Misses OddIe and Esme
Rickner will accompany Miss Houk
on her return for visit to Durango.
The Herald has Just received a f,ne
line of advertising and job type. Keep
Ing up with the times In every depart
ment enables The Herald to handle all
kinds of commercial work and turn out
the handsomest page advertisements
In the southwest.
Late yesterday afternoon Ray Glib
son wns caught In the betting at the
smelter and before the machinery
could be stopped. his head and one
arm were injured. He was taken to
Mercy hospital about z O'Clock and
is resting easy this morning.
o.
Depositors are wondering why Re
ceiver Boyle does not pay the borrow.
ed money in Pueblo and Chicago and
get back those collaterals and stop the
interest which has been running for
months while he has the cash on hand
collected from those very coIlaterals.
o
The finance committee is meeting
with excellent treatment. Ia all cases
subscriptions of last year have been
duplicated and In several Increased
while some not giving last year have
put their names down. There is
big row on between members of the
Montrose band. Quit it. Doesn't pay
c. W. Everett and Edwin Reed of
Toledo. o.. Earl w. Merry and James
E. Merry Of Bowling Green, o., came
down with W. ID. Cole from Silverton
last night. The easterners are inter.
ested in the Gold Tunnel and Railway
company. formerly the Highland Mary,
of which Mr.. Cole is manager.
Luther M. Goddard came down from
Trimble Springs this morning and is
spending the day in Durango, circu.
lating among friends. Judge Goddard
is candidate to succeed himself on
the supreme bench and as he stands |
well with the bar ms an upright and
able jurist he is meeting with much
favor throughout the state.
Receiver Boyle. II you have the best
interests OF depositors at heart and
wish to aid them all you can. why
don't you pay out the $4,000 you have
on hand in cash? This $4,000 would |
make very nice dividend and would
be highly welcomed by depositors and
Its distribution would bring relief to
n good many.
Miss Hattie Mueller will leave Sun.
day morning for Seattle. Wash, to
JD'AA ASi OtOthDt WIN hab SOQu RO-
sition there. Miss Hattie expects to
make her home with her brother. She
will stop in Denver for few days
to visit relatives. Miss Hattie's Du-
range friends will be sorry to lose her
but wish her happy life in her new
home.
-
Mrs. John Houk is home again from
n trip to Rico. Telluride and Mancos.
She reports delightful trip which |
was cut short by the baby's Illness. |
Mrs. Houk speaks with enthusiasm OF |
the Rico band. They gave 4 concert |
one evening during her stay, at which |
they produced some splendid music
There were thirty pieces that even
ing. The band has been organized |
about eight months and plays very
well indeed. Their pieces are popular
selections Of good grade, played in
excellent time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17
EXTRACTING J. BIS coNcE,r.

PhIIndeIphIn Record.
John Bull used to imagine that he
was the master OF all sports. Within
the last few years Americans and "co-
lonials" have won so many events that
some OF the conceIt has been taken
out OF him, and the successes of Amer.
leans In the present Olympic games
are likely to leave him In no condition
to brag. He may even need con.
ISOLATION cup.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17

The name mad parliament was CIV
en- to the parliament which assembled
Mt Oxford I'm the year 1858. and broke
out into open rebellion against Henry
III. The king was declared deposed.
and the government was vested In
the hands of twenty-four councilors
with Simon de Montford at their head.
New York American.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17

The pioneers of the San Juan are
the salt Of the earth and Durango
VIII DO her level best to make It agree
abe Tor those visiting our city during
fair week.
Harry Thaw found Evelyn an OK.
pensavs playthins. 30 did Stanford
White. She cost White his life and
HaFsy Tasv . call y Drises ssd aisa
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17

In introducing Mr.. Taft to an audi.
ence OF lawyers a Virginia Judge re-
marked that he had touched moth.
ing he has not strengthened" The
phrase will be remembered because 1t
is an exact at.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17

When a mans political word is not
good don't trust him too far in other
walks OF life. And we know a few
who have betrayed friends and their
party for selfish reasons. The devil
gets them sooner or later
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17

New Jersey Democrats are claiming
the state by "a few thousand" The
modesty is due to the fact that Bryan
was beaten in New Jersey by s0,6sy
In 1896 and 56,S99 in 1900. To ordi
nary arithmetic men the figures ap-
pear to be conclusive.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17

II any one thinks for a moment The
Herald Is not loaded with ammunition.
and It's no bird shot either, Just wait
until the proper time comes for open
ing the batteries.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17

Dr. Wiley says good bread is the
real producer of happiness. II you
nave the dough" there should be no
trouble In obtaining good bread. Give
us the dough" and we will take
chances on the result.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17
as providing the nnai blowout for
southwestern Colorado.

Canada is the scene Of one of the
greatest railroad strikes the world has
ever known. The Canadian authori.
ties will now have something to do
besides crittcise American policies.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17
ThE LlMiT.
-

p well. that's the limit" exclaimed
the whiskered editor Of the country
Newspaper.
whats happsnedr'
why. . feIlsr came in today and
wanted to Day his subscription In caA-
~ coFn-"-YeakaSs otA&eanaA.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17

Durango should have two Touring
mills and the farmers by all means
should be given the Durango Mil &
Elevator company property on their
bid.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17

LaFollette declared at Lincoln. that
while he admired Bryan, he was q Re-
publican and for Republican policies
which have done 30 much for this ma
ton.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17

Anyone who permits himself. pri.
vite citizen of official. to get mixed
up with Dave Day, is just as sure to
get caught in a dirty trap as day and
night.