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Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

old town hall. and they show ycul
where Queen Victoria was received III
1859. 1t has been running for hAM 4
century. and their ginger ale - foanl|
In every civilized country. 4 sSyuS
made of the root Of Jamalca gineG
is placed In the bottles 1rst, and th1nI
they are Allied with carbonated wates|
at the average rate Of $4,000 day.|
For this about 500 gallons Of tho sirupI
OF ginger are used daily. A sirup II
first poured into the bottles NJ cne
machine and they are then filed WITH
carbonate water at another.
The soda water men, the 'breworp
and distillers are the richest In kopl
land. and those lines OF business are
the easiest path to the nobility. eithss1
by favor Of the sovereign or the mar
riage OF title. 1t is popular joke
to point out that beer can be spelIed
peer by the change Of only one letter.
Ernest Cochran, senior partner Of the1
ginger ale firm, has beon elevated to1]
the peerage and has Q beautiful ~
tate south of Dublin near Bray.
o. +. Kicker Of Tioga, Iowa. writes.
for Information concerning what Ii
known az the big wind In Ireland, Il
This was terrible visitation Of rain
and tempest on the night OF january
-. 1888. when large part OF the
Island suffered severe damage. A gsie
unroofed houses. blew down church
steeples. destroyed trees. carried away
the contents of storehouses, killed
many cattle and cost several hundreda
of lives. 1t was not short cyciona
or tornado. but began In the after
noon and continued for nearly twelve
hours, reaching Its maximum Of fury
about midnight. and was accompanied
by rainfall that has never been equal
ed In Ireland before or since, and
which added to the misery OF the SUI.
ferers "a well as the financial loss
Thousands OF cottages were torn I'd
pieces and the occupants, driven out
into the storm. were compelled to
spend the remainder of the night Id
the storm without being able to ind
shelter. Forests were uprootsd, hay
stacks were torn to pieces and scatter
cd over miles Of area. There was
scarcely farm or village In central
Ireland that did not suffer seriously
The storm was followed by q flood
Nearly every stream In the central
part Of Ireland overflowed Its banks
and additional damage was created ID
that way. "The big wind" ~ 1t 4
known, Is historical
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21
WILL HE DO iT7

The Journal of Commerce and Com
mercial Bulletin, in its issue of Au-
gust z. editorially refers to the ad.
dress Of Mr. A. B. Farquhar, the Free
Trade farm implement maker, before
the interstate Tree trade congress in
London, and the Bulle in's milk IN the
cocoanut is as follows:
Now that the manufacturers desire
to export an increasing share of their
products. they are learned that they
must offer them in foreign markets
ut prices as low as those Of foreign
producers, they must consequently
lower the cost of their production, and
they must encourage the return trade
through which the products are to be
paid for. Accordingly, they are for
removing or reducing all excessive
duties and adopting policy Of reci.
procity in trade with other countries" d."
The first schcme, therefore. is
through free trade. to force the price
OF all American farm and field prod.
ucts down to the lowest competing for
eign level, Of course, at the same time
lowering the American workers wages
to. fit in with the scheme.
The American farmer is to kill his
sheep and buy his wool from Russia;
that is. cheap foreign wool for Amer
lean sheep farmers.
The broom makers of America are
to stop making brooms, and they are
to buy their brooms abroad, and sell
them to the manufacturers to sweep
out the dust from their idle mills.
There are to be free trade tools for
American tool makers to buy.
There are to be yarns for American
yarn spfnners to buy.
There are to be free hats for Ameri.
can hat makers.
There are to be free trade shoes for
American shoemakers to purchase.
For the purpose Of underselling q
poorly paid worker abroad the Ameri
can worked is either to quit work OF
agree to accept wages lower than any
paid abroad.
Will he do 1t?
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21
CHANGING POLITICAL SENTIMENT

Just a word to the voter who is wa
vering on the brink of change of po
ktical sentiment The voter who Il
constantly shifting from one party te
smother shows lack Of stability In
character. loses the confidence of his
associates and never amounts to much
in political circles.
There is absolutely no reasonable ex
cuse for Republicans to desert their
party, the party that has made this
country chief among the nations OF
the world in point of power and the
richest and most prosperous In the
point Of wealth. The Republican party
Is one Of progress. always to the front
Retrograde movements are not a part
of its policies.
The young man Just attaining his
majority should study politics Just the
same as he does business and select
the party that acts, and does thing for
the interest of the country of which
he IL a citizen.
There is NO more excuse for a
young man to adopt the political party
of his father than there is for him
tc ador; the trade or profession Of his
father If another trade or profession
is better suited for his success in life.
Let the young man carefully study
the political history of his country
and when he finally decides to affili-
ate with party he should stick to
that party and not become as the shift
ing sands following the vagaries of the
uncertain winds.
The Republican party stands on its
record and has no excuses to make,
no apologies to offer for its actions
In the past and simply promises a
repetition of the past for the future.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

After all that has been said and writ
ten in the past by Colorado statesmen
and newspapers relative to enacting a
direct primary law at the next legisla-
ture, no candidate for the legislature
can 90 before the people this fall with
out giving pledge that he will work
and vote for such law. and any can
didate who refuses to stand squarely
upon that pledge should be defeated.
Our political troubles emenate from
our nefarious primary system.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21
INTERESTING SCHOOL ITEMs.

The enrolment for the Duranel
schools is sos. as against SIS ct th4l
time last year.
In the Durango high school 100 pu
pills are registered. This number 4
go more than at any time in the pad
Forty-five OF these are out Of tow
pupils.
The school term has barely opensl
and the high school Is already crowd
cd. In one class flfty-eight pupils q
tend the recitation. while there ar|
four recitations at which the pupil
number between forty and nfty.
would seem that new teacher 4
necessary. as we'll a. q room. TIL
high school is now using ons Of ri
rooms on the first floor, and win.
the attendance keeps on incrsasin|
soon need additional quarters. Thsa|
facts speak well for the managsm1e|
of our schools.
There are two new teachers IN n
high school this year, q, r. Dwind
late OF Garden City, Kas.. the presGs|
principal. and c. e. Temple Of Coll
rado Springs, instructor in hfstor.|
The supervisor Of music and drawin
Miss Marie Seneeca Of Mount ClerI
ents. Mich. is also recent arrivsI
Then there are three new teachers |
the grades, Miss Agatha Stevens. AL
Miss Jennie Sullivan. and Miss Al
Whitaker of Fort Collins.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21
A HORSE STORY,

b Mayor Reyburn of Philadelphia, the
owner Of the record breaking trotter
Ed Bryan. told at a dinner a horse
story.
"A farmer visited phrenologist," !"
he said. HE had heard that the phre-
nologist thought of buying horse.
He had his head examined, and his
bumps revealed surprising things.
"'Your tastes are the simple. home
ly and pure tastes Of farmer" said
the phrenologist. "and a farmer take
you to be. Am l not right? Aha,
thought SO. You are unready and fal.
tering in speech; you find 1t difficult
to express the simplest ideas. You
are sadly. deficient in judgment, and
have no knowledge of human nature
Your innocent and trustful disposition
yenderes you an easy dupe to design
ing men. and your own perfect hon
esty prevents you from either suspect
Ing or defrauding any one
"The phfenologist, the following
week. bought horse from the farm
or. The horse was knock-kneed.
was 25 years old, 1t had bad temper
and It baked. Though the farme
had paid only SIS for the animal. b
secured without difficulty $50 fron
the phrenoiosist for It.
Its woaderful,' said the farmer I
himself, a. be hastensd toward II
bank 70 derosit Tie nonsy it's jsl
wonderful that . man should know .
much about men. and not know
thing about hossesi'"
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21
ANOTHER PIONEER sAsszs .

. c. o. Allen. one Of the old picnss
of the San Juan. died last Wedns
day at Dolores, OF Brixht's diseas
For some time he had been living vi
his son. c. e. Allen Of Dolores. q
early In the week took turn for I
worse. His daughter. Ars. W.
Skidmore OF this city, was no4an
Wednesday morning. and left for
lores the same day. Mr.. Allen =
almost seventy-one years Of ags. u
evening Mr.. c. q. Allen and Mrs. ~
more came In with the body. Tuns
services viii be held At the HooA|
Ames undertaking parlors tomnrt1
afternoon at 2 O'Clock. y
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21
AcARp.

To the Voters Of La Plata County:
The undersigned wants you to know
that he IL a candidate for county com
missioner in and for the second com
nissioncr's district OF La Plata coun4
ty. subject. however. TO the VIII d
the Republican county convention
hereafter to be held for said county
He would be pleased to have your sup
port.
. Respectfully yours.
J. w. 0ITE6.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21
THE HIGH SCHOOL FRATERNIrIEs


The school authorities of Chicago
are convinced that the high school
fraternities exercise very bad IN
fuence, and they are determined 10
Suppress them. Both their opinion OF
the organizations and their policy to
ward them receive the strongest kind
OF an Endorsement In the action pur-
sued by the school authorities Of other
cities and states. The legal question
involved must be settled in the courts,
but the Chicago board of education
feels naturally that 1t has very good
case. even when 1t goes to the extreme
of expelling pupils for not withdraw
ing from the societies, and we can
imagine nothing that is less deserv.
ing Of the sympathy of the support
ers of the schools than the rebel
lion Of society members when any at
tempt is made to discipline them.
Parents who encourage such rebel
lion are engaged in very poor bust
ness. They are using their own au.
thority in Just the wrong way, and
there Is nothing at all impressive
about the struggle for the preservation
OF the fraternities, nothing suggestive
of desperate sacrifices for eternal prin-
ciples. As matter of fact, they are
out of place in the democracy of the
public schools, and 1t is certain that
when they were introduced with their
tumble Of Greek letters in imitation
Of college fraternities they did not
I'LL long-felt want.
II the older graduates of the high
schools who finished their course be-
fore these Institutions were invented
should give any thought of them now
they will not feel that they missed
much. But they will certainly realize
that the petty distinctions. the pre-
tentious exclusiyeness, the distractions
of such organizations would have a
decidedly bad effect both on school
life and school discipline.
They would be prepared, therefore.
for the positive testimony that is CIV
en- against the societies, which are
condemned on their records.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

Inventor Maxim Is working on IN
electrical scheme which will, he thinks
enable him to destroy all the disease
germs in the human body and thus
make life practically endless. We
hope he Will. as soon as he gets this
matter properly attended to. try to
invent something cheap to take the
place of coal and meat.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

Out in the state of Washington the
people have found out what to do with
q United States senator who doesn't
think 1t worth his while to represent
anybody but himself In the most dig
ntxsd deliberative body on earth.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

Research has developed the fact that
John D. Rockefeller has family tree
and ID entitled to coat Of arms
Some complimentary Chicago profes
Gsor will be sure to consider 1t proper
to address him hereafter as "SiI
John"
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

The actors and actresses employed
at the nickel theaters of Chicago
threaten to strike for higher pay. We
have supposed all along that every
actor and actress received salary of
a. least 5000 a week.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

A Swedish count who came to this
country three weeks ago has already
become the husband of Southern
lady" whom he had never seen or
heard OF before his arrival in America.
She must have had a tidy wad.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21
THE NAVY Has AN iscussjG
New York Herald.

New York Herald.
The navy department now elBo9l
turn over the wooden frisAte cs|
tuition to the city Of Boston. Isexl
it viii maintain u = 4 na~11eG1 !
scum. Last year Nr. DonaperteL 4
secretary Of the navy pFepdoel l
the gallant Old shiD shs4l4 - ~
out to ssa and hlown - n ~
strange that thsss y ~ en1G n
erencs n ~ psvy Aspex4 -
- stirs ths avssaoe 49,
want 70 kesp the CO III ~
eminent pcssessioA tnslo9
Ing for ways . ~ ~ Z ~
tinhegs. ~ II
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

People who stick to terra nrma arc
at a loss to understand why those
who go up into the aerial ocean in
flying machines offer 80 frequently the
excuse that they, touched the wrong
lexfi which is = dangerous habit
anywhere.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

The pool rooms are making open
pools oil the election again. Today
Taft was the favorite at to 1, while
bets of 80 to rs that Bryan would car
ry Colorado had many takers. Other
bets were 100 to 400 that Bryan would
be elected.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

Orville Wright continues to break
records without breaking his aero
plane. In fact. his greatest record
breaking consists of his ability to get
along without breaking down.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

Tom Watson is speaking in Georgia
to oyerflowing audiences. If Georgia's
thirteen electoral votes should go to
Watson the Bryan total might be the
smallest in any of his battles.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

In Pittsburs recently An Injunction
WAS secured 70 prevent young people
from dancing It picnic. A prece-
dent has besn sstablished. 1t may
now be possible TO get injunctions pre-
venting people from taking custsrd
Pies TO pionics.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

: The London Times is improving
geographically. It confuses Okla
homa with Omaha. but gets two places
on the right side of the Mississippi
river.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

"A Philadelphia woman has paid 91..
0Qa for dog that weighs only twenty
dve ounces- 1t is but just to say that
she did not buy the dog for use in a
sausage factory.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

Miss Peck, an American lady, has
ascended to the peak Of the highest
mountain in the Andes range, but pic
lures of her indicate that she didn't
do 1t In directoire gown.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

There never was a time when Mr.
Taft and Senator Foraker would have
found 1t difficult to shake hands over
the record Of the Republican party.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

A little shower now and then
Would make us love the weather men.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

Mrs. LaComb returned to Hesperus
today. after pleasant visit with Mrs
e. II. Ames of this city.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21
(From FRIDAYS Daily,

l.. II. Underwood of Allison is IL
town today proving up on his land.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

/ for congress. and made lively cam
paign with six speeches a day to his
credit. This morning he went to Lum
berton.
c. s. Warren and wife were arrivals
last evening from Chicago, Ill. They
are accompanying the body Of Mrs.
Warren's sister, Miss Frances NJ. Kay.
ser. to Cortez for interment. The
cause OF death was a burn. received
from a chafing dish. Mr.. Warren,
better known as "Sherm" is pu.
range old timer of boom days. Along
in '92. he was joint proprietor with
his brother Frank. Johnnie May and
Mike Moran in the saloon now known
as the Office. Mr.. and Mr.. Warren
left for Cortex this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Dougherty and
daughter, Miss Blanche, left for their
home In South Denver this morning.
They came to Durango few weeks
ago for visit with old time friends
In this city and in San Juan county,
New Mexico. Their daughter was
taken Ill just after their arrival, and
has been in the ochsner hospital most
of the time since. 1t was a case Of
typhoid. 1t was an unfortunate cir
cumstance and made the vacation
rather disappointment Miss Blanche
is well enough to travel although still
rather weak.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

A. Sprague of Trinidad is here to
look after a ranch he owns on Flo
rida mesa.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

]. w. Bozman, the real estate man
came in from Cortez last evening and
left for business trip to Oklahoma
today.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

Mrs. G. II. MCLEAN. who has been
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. r
e. Sloan and other relatives for the
summer. departed to her Denver home
today.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

Mrs. C. Hall, who has been spend
Ing the summer in the hills around
Durango in search of health, returned
to Denver this morning. She is much
improved.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

lFrom InurSdAy Daily.'
E. R. Bennett of the Agricultural col
lese at Fort Collins was an arrival last
night
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

C. 8. Fogleson and wife OF Cortez
left today for a visit with Denver
friends.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

w. P. McRee made flying trip to
Durango last evening from La Plata,
N. M.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

Mr.. anI s..5. ID. Mayer were arrivals
from Mancos last evening. They left
for Denver today. to be present a
the Sovereign Grand lodge I. o. o. r
which meets in the capital next Mon
day. After few days in Denver Mr.
Mayer will go on to Rush Center
Kas.. to visit his sister and daughter
Mrs. Mayer will visit her father
grave in the l. o. o. r. cemetery .
Pueblo. before returning home.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

Hon. A. o. Larrasola Of Las Vegas.
~ NJ. and 4. 2. Shoemaker returned
from campaign trip in San Juan
county. New Mexico, last evening. Mr..
larrasels Is the Democratic candidate
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

Nathan Stein went out on today's
eastern for Chicago. to re-enter school
This will be Nathan's senior year at
the Morgan Park Military school. grad.
uating next June.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

W. H. Ferguson, formerly pastor OF
the Presbyterian church Of this city
IL now In the real estate business In
Denver. room 302 Ideal building. Mr.
Ferguson is special representative
Of the Cross Cooperative association
of Chicago. with 5000 offices in ths
United States, Mexico. Canada ant
Cuba
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

/. o. Branham was last nights mr.
rival from Denver. and went home to
Aztec today.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

Mr.. and Mrs. .,swey A. Mowrey
newlyveds from Pennington, are stay
ing at the Palace. Until noon yester
day Mrs. Mowrey was Miss Jessie
Nicholson. the happy pair being mar
ricd at Astec by Justice Maddox. The!
arrived in Durango yesterday after
noon.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

a number oi his flleada happeaeA 3
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

sufficient punishment and ill-cooked
food. which creates craving for slim
ulants. and argue that II the working
people could have better food they
would spend less money for drink.
Messrs. hichardson. Sons 4 Owden
one of the largest linen Arms. have a
model town at Besbrook, about an
hour and half by rail from Belfast
which is composed entirely of their
own employees and where they own and
control everything. The cottages are
built on model plans, the cents are
low, living Is cheap. there are no pub
lie houses. and man who wants q
drink Of liquor must go six miles for It
Belfast is the greatest producer oi
ginger ale. bottled soda, lemonade and
other aerated waters IN the world. ant
ships them 70 every corner Of tn.
globe. There are sixteen factories en-
gagged in that business. 1t IL asserted
here that soda water was invented II
Belfast. Although there II no posi-
tive evedincs TO that effect. there Il
no doubt that ginger ale was hrs
made by druggist named Grattal
In 1922, who started = factory her
that Is still running and has had man
imitators. The great advantage foun
here 10 In the quality Of the watsi
|, which IL especially adapted TO aers
. tion, just as that . Burton-cn-Trs
, adapted TO the manufacture Of all.
7 The Cantrell I Cochran factor,
{ which u the most fanoas. eecaples u
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

Smoke from the forest fires OF the
northwest has enveloped Chicago. 47d
miles away.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Wecklen. Mrs.
VIM. Duether of Denver and Rudy
Flaugh, formerly of Pagosa Springs.
low Of San Diego, Gala, were arrivals
from Allison last night. Interested
in land deal.
The Dickinson press., 1908-06-13
OFF TO
F.. Rabsteinek'S Ocean
Voyage

A letter from Rev.. FIR. Rabsteinek
gives some very interesting points about
the grand city of New York, where his
party spent considerable time seeing the
city and getting considerable more than
a Photographic glimpse of the great
metropolis.
The excursionists arrived in the city
just at the time when St. Patricks'
cathedral was celebrating its centennial
existence. They saw 1000 parochial
children, representing $4,000 pupils of
New York, and FIR. Rabsteinek's descrip-
ton of the cathedral and the service is
very interesting and instructive.
Once on board the North German
Lloyd "Luetzow" they said farewell to
American soil. Everything on this boat
was perfect. The treatment of all
classes Of passengers was most courteous
and an u~nobtrusive, quiet, cordial spirit
prevailed. The ships population reached
2o58 persons all told. The Luetzow meas.
urks 400 feet in length and is So feetwide,
1t has the deck proper, overlook, officers
deck and captains bridge. About II
carloads of coal are consumed under the
u boilers each day.
The greatest precaution is taken fol
the safety of passengers. There are
The Dickinson press., 1908-06-13

Bohemia, where he feels quite at home,
although he had been absent for over 81
years. He reports that he is enjoying
himself and wishes to be remembered to
all of his friends.
The above is made up from a few
paragraphs of FIR. Rabsteinek's most
interesting and descriptive account of
his journey "Off to Europe"
The Dickinson press., 1908-06-13

nine water-tight compartments. All
rooms and doors under the water line
can be Theoretically closed by an auto
matte hydrolic system from the COM
mander's bridge. Not only the safety
but the general welfare of passengers,
as far as good things to eat and pleasure,
is looked after with great care and from
FIR. Rabsteinek's description of the menu
every meal is a feast. Good music is a
part of every days enjoyment. AT
dinner time when the orchestra plays
the popular airs of different nations, there
is always a great demonstration by the
Americans when it happens to be an
American air.
The pleasure of FIR. Rabsteinek's trip
was marred by the illness and death Of
his dear friend, Joseph Leicht of Winona,
Mimi, who passed away on May 9th.
MI. Leicht was the editor of a German
newspaper and had made frequent trips
to Dickinson. He was taken sick after
being out a few days and gradually failed
until the end came. His body was
landed at Cherbourg, France, where
arrangements were made to ship the re-
mains back to Winona.
In speaking of the Captains Dinner"
Fir. Rabsteinek gave a glowing account
of a most sumptuous spread and stated
that it compared %favorably with the ban
quet given by Dan Manning in honor of
the Dunn county organization.
When FIR. Rabsteinek wrote the letter
he was visiting at his native city in