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Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
Farmers BuIle=
tins for Asking

WASHINGTON, May 20 --CougresR
man Taylor of Colorado is out for rec.
ord on distribution of farmers bulle.
Tins, pamphlets which deal with every
kind of subject touching farm life and
every sort of farm product Taylor
proposes TO give Colorado farmers all
hey can stand in the line OF depart
luent of agriculture literature and has
accordingly made arrangements with
the secretary to receive and distrib.
ste at least one hundred thousand
throughout the state. For the purpose
OF obtaining names he has requested
every paper in the state to publish
Il list of bulletins issued by the de
partment and through these notices
cordially invites every agriculturalist
TO apply for as many of the pamphlets
as wished.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
Says Colorado
Is in Fine Shape

NEW YORK. May 26.-George b
Harris, president of the Burlington
and the Colorado and Southern, is
sanguine regarding the business out
look
The latest advices have received
from the west" he said today, lead
me 10 believe that crops will be big
The outlook for Il good yield of cotton
is good. The only thing that is hold
ing up business is the agitation over
tariff. The harm comes from uncer-
tainty which must necessarily prevail
while the matter is being argued. Peo-
pie are at a loss TO know how to fig
ure When the business revival does
come, ii will be slow and steady.
Colorado is in fine shape now. Our
business shows that"
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27

change the gobblers every year. II
requires tweuty-eight days to hatch :,
turkey egg, and seven eggs are con
sidered a setting The nests should be
on the ground
Advertising was great inven ion, %
said the successful business man. Il
wonder who was the first 10 adver, ,se
his manufactures There's no exact
data ON tho subject" answered the
farmer, but guess the hens the
person you're looking for"
A fowl house should not be "a iugl
house. Wake up and clean up Lice
and disease germs thrive in dlth
When cleaning up look in the cracks
and creyices about the walls aud
roosts for mites These pests DO no;
stay on the birds except when hunting
for blood
We reap what we SOW. The fruit OF
careful reqd'as and housing is Young
stock ready fJr merket while p;ices
are good Fowls intended for early
market should he kept in close gum
ters Just ligh, enough so they can
see to eat. For. a fa,rening ration va
like corn merl and sround oats best
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
Mutton and Lamb
Chops Soaring

CHICAGO May Mutton or lamb
chops are likely 10 be set before a
diner by the waiter decidedly more
Dreaded" han anything else shortly,
as in liye weeks the price has mount
ed, reaching the highest point of re
cent years with an advance yesterday
Of - cents per 100 pounds. Pork.
however, has remained stationary. The
rise in mutton WAS caused by rumors
OF advances in. other fresh meats
II is reported from Omaha that
fresh meats were TO be advanced to
the trade at once. Beef affected by
a rise of from 211 TO cents n pound
is to remain until grass fed cattle
begin arriving in July
Chicago packers. however. denied
that beef was to advance beyond the
customary daily fluctuations
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
THE DAILY FASHION HINT.

Before the end Of the summer. we
are informed. the pannier will put In
been seen already with scant pannier.
and this is only the beginning OF =
decided tendency. II is said. The pan
nier that has made its appearance is
like u wide sash above the knees dl-
rectly under the long-hip waist. II
is 'scantily draped in front and hangs
with free ends at The back to the hem
of the skirt.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
"ugh Houses


After a year of this free dispense.
tion of beer Mr.. Morrison Fuller clos
ed his Personal Liberty Hail." and
now the town of Glasgow, that fairly
wallowed in beer without cost, is
parched and dry
Il must admit that my experiment
was somewhat of failure" the mil
lionaire banker said. Il fancied
could educate the people to a spirit
OF resentment against the laws that
were depriving them of their liberties
TO eat and drink what they choose.
But ! found that they did not care
They are spineless slaves So long as
! kept my place open and gave them
free beer they would drink their fill
hut never a thought would they give to
the dangers of a government that says
what a man shall eat or drink And
so closed it and now they can go
dry for all care
But | proved one thing. | showed
that beer was "A temperance drink and
proved mat even with beer as free
as the air we breath there would be
no drunkards and that was the main
thing | was after"
For the rent OF his Personal Liberty
Hall. its furnishings. the beer and The
service Mr.. Morrison-Fuller paid some
thing like $1,000 in the year The
beer alone cost him $50 a week.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
FREE BEER FOR A YEAR
FAILS AS AN EDUCATOR

GLASGOW, Mo.-There is sorrow in
this town. for its unique philanthropy.
with free beer and club comforts.
Is ended. and its donor. hurt by the
callousness of the people, has retired
from their education.
To spite the prohibitionists, who
carried this county dry John Morri-
son-Fuller, a millionaire bank presi
dent opened Personal Liberty Hall''
and for twelve months has served free
beer to all who came, and as much of
II as they desired to drink at any time
except Sundays. Each week day for
the last year his place was open.
No restrictions were placed upon
the consumption of the beer: 1t was
as free as the water that flowed in
the Missouri river past the town. A
fresh barrel of it always was on tap
and rich men or poor, workingmen OF
idlers, strangers or natives, were vel
come to turn the faucet and drink lit
tic or much.
AS lure for men to come and drink
and as an tnticement for them tc
linger lofTsStand drink more the room
where free beer flowed had an equip
ment OF easy chairs and settees ant
long table with the latest newspa
pers and magazines. Two white mel
and negro in white uniforms KEEP
the beer mugs clean and tapped
fresh keg when the one in the ice bo,
ran dry. In the whole year tAer
was never q drought, never lack o
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
AMBITIOUS MILWAUKEE
JUDGE TO STAY ON BENCH

MILWAUKEE,. WIS. May 26.-Cir.
cult Judge orrin r Williams is such
devotee OF golf that he prefers 10
sit all summer and lake his chances
on the daily pumnfling of the pill
than o.take formal vacation While
other judges leave the city he re.
mains on the job and has taken one
more step to assure his chances OF
play each day. He notified today the
lawyers of the court that court would
open al a. NJ. instead of The historic
10 O'Clock.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
SEEKING RELIEF
BY SUICIDE ROUTE
Mystery Connected With New York Suicide and
Young Woman Saved Just in
the Nick of Time

NEW YORK. May 26.-.-At the same
moment that q young man hurled him.
self from Riverside drive yladuct over
the intersection of One Hundred and
Twenty'ninth and Manhattan streets
before daylight today, young woman
attempted TO leap from Recreation
pier. block away from the viaduct
into the North river The young man
whose identity has not been establish
ed was instantly killed by the plunge
OF more than 100 feet TO the street
pavement, The yonng woman was
ctught before she could leap and who
described herself as Grace Anthony. 22
year old OF Brooklyn, and insists that
she did not know the suicide and that
his act had no connection with her.
In the pocket of the suicide was
found II note addressed to Dear Lily"
declaring the writer's love for her.
that he could not live without her and
expressing his intention of killing him.
self
"In the great hereafter social po
sition VIII not keep us apart" he
wrote We VIII then all be equal
The note was signed 'Johu."
Grace Anthony saId she sought
denth because she was alone In the
world and without money. The fact
that she was well dressed leads the
police TO believe there is some mys.
terry attached to her identification.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
THE POULTRY YARD.

Farm journal
The louise Is night hawk.
Rush the broilers along The quick.
er you can get them on the marke,
The better for you.
What is prertier tnan punch of
thrifty chicks. all OF one color and
breed, and AS much alike as so many
peas?
As every chick Matched carries the
blood of the male, IL Is important thai
great care be taken in selecting the
head OF the flock
Hens feel the warm weather us
much as other folks Give thcm II
shady place TO sit down once In u
while and rest, They will do all the
better for It.
Some folks think that hens do moi
need oystershells when they can run
out. Just try giving them some and
see how that is. You will be wiser
after that
My method for keeping lice from
troubling the poultry at night. is Il
suspend the roosting poles by wires
from the rafters OF the house. II the
poles are smooth. the lice win not
remain on them II they are there al
Pail.
Turkey hens are profitable until five
years old. but 1t Ia good plan L
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27

RAMPAGE
Rio Grande Highest
Ever Known in The
Vicinity of Ell Paso

Ell PPAso, Tex, May 2G.-The Rio
Grande river is the highest in It's his
tory and villages and farms in The
valley above and below lei Paso are
seriously threatened The unprcco
denied snow fall OF last winter in
northern New Mexico and Southern
Colorado Is now melting and swelling
the stream so rapidly that irrigation
canals are in danger through the river
leaving its banks and cutting across
country. In El Paso county force
of men have been constantly at work
cutting away driftwood In order to
save the bridges.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
PROMINENT FRENcHMAN
EN- ROUTE TO FRISCO

KANSAS CITY. NO., May 26--M
.fusserand, French ambassador. and
Nine Jusserand arrived In Kansas
City by the Santa Fe today, travelling
in The private car of George r. Mich.
olson, third vice president of the sys
tenn, en- route to San Francisco. where
he is TO present the city on behalf of
the French government handsome
gold medal commemorative of the res.
toration of the city from earthquake
and fire of several years ago Sew.
cral entertainments in his honor have
been planned at the coast cities. On
The outward journey they viii stop
al the petriiied forests of Arizona and
the Grand Canon Of Arizona.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
Roosevelt Party
Now at Nairobi

NAIROBI. British East Africa, May
2C.-Theodore Roosevelt and members
of his party came into Nairobi at 4
O'Clock this afternoon from The Heat
ley ranch, where they have been hunt.
ing. Tonight and tomorrow Mr.. Roos-
evelt viii be the guest of T. j. Jack
son, acting governor of the proiecto-
rate. For the remainder OF his stay
he will occupy George McMillan's town
house. loaned for the occasion The
party will leave here next week for
Sotsk Via Rijabe. and will not re.
turn before the end of July A pub.
lie banquet win be rendered Mr.. Roos-
eyelt iu Nairobi about the first OF
August.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
ASSESSORS IN SESSION
FAVOR 30 PER CENT BASIS

DENVER. May 2G--An agreement
to assess all property on n standard
basis and under conditions which will
compel all county assessors to live
up 10 the agreement win be reached
late this afternoon by the county as.
SCISSORS Of the state who are comforting
with Governor Shafroth and members
Of the state board OF equalization
The only question at the present time
il whether the assessment standard
shall be 80 1-3 or 40 per cent Gov.
ernor Shafroth. the state board and
members of the committee appointed
by the assessors, favor a 40 per cent
basis.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
Two Killed by
Boiler Explosion

KEENESB uRG, Colo, May 26-El.
wer Il. Peck and j. A Smith, while
riding on steam plow engine, were
killed today when the boiler of tho
engine exploded. L. Cathro, who was
riding on the tank wagon, was serious
ly injured
The men were driving the engine
with its train of coal and water and
had stopped five miles southwest OF
here for more water. AS soon as the
water was out of the boiler II ex
ploded. killing two men, and injurinp
the third. The dead men were home
steaders and both are survived by fam
lilies.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
PUEsLo MURDERER GETS
HIS JUST DESERTS

PUEBLO. May 26.-George Novak
was found guilty of the murder of
Anton Scion by the jury in district
court today, and was at once sen.
fenced TO life Imprisonment in the pen.
itentiary. The jury found the de.
fendant guilty of murder in the first
degree. Physicians who testified in
the case gave it as their opinion that
Novak was not insane, but that he is
Of the lowest order of human intelll-
gence He was charged with walking
into the store and without provocation
striking Scion with a hammer Sc.
Ion died several days after.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETIES
TAKE SLAP AT ROOSEVELT

KAI.AAIAZOo. Mich, May 26--Be-
cause Colonel Theodore Roosevelt ia
az present engaged in killing wild ami.
mails in Africa. the Michigan conven-
ton of Humane societies in session
here yesterday rejected by overwhelm.
ing majority n resolution TO hank
the former president Tor his aid. In
protecting Michigan birds During the
Roosevelt administration certain Is
lands in Lakes Huron and superior
were set aside as protected districts
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27

The county ana city officials. fire
department and civic societies are cor.
daily invited to appear In the parade
or Memorial day. All societies intend.
ing TO take part In the parade are re-
quested TO notify the adjutant. that
places may be assigned them In the
column, and to appoint an aide to
serve on the staff Of the marshAl of
the day
May Both falling on Sunday. the
day following. Monday. May 3ist. win
bs observed as Memorial day.
c. +. DUDLEY. r. G.
JAa. N. LIvENGOOD, Adjutant.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
YESTERDAYS BASEBALL.

Western
All games postponed.
National
Pittsburg 6, Boston 2.
Cincinnati /, Philadelphia o..
New York !, st. Louis o.
Chicago 4, Brooklyn 3.
American
Philadelphia 10, Cleveland ..
Detroit z, Washington 4.
ST Louis ., Boston 0.
Chicago-New York postponed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
SHORT SAWS FROM THE TALL
TIMBER.

IT'S the wise man who finds out
what he could do and then doesn't do
It,
The early bird catches the worm all
right--and the enriy spring maid also
catches the cold.
Don't try to make noise like an
automobile II you're only hand cart
the bluff won't work In daylight
Yes. the successful man saws wood
and says nothing.
Remember, a good buffer is worth
n whole raft OF brave men.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
NOTICE TO G. A. r.

Durango. Colo. May 25. 1909.
You are requested TO meet at the
Post hall at o'clock Thursday. May
2I. sharp. to attended the funeral OF
Comrade Asa Poor.
BY order OF
CHARLES Il. DUDLEY.
Post Commander.
J. N. LIvENGooD. Adjutant.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
COLORADO NEWS

Telluride Journal is advocating a
board of trade for that place
A Pueblo Pullman car has again
been attached TO the Alamosa train
This is proper
The funeral of the late Major AL
drich was held at Alamosa Sunday
under the auspices of the G. A. r.
G. b. Frederick, a Denver tramway
conductor. was instantly killed Mon
day afternoon by collision of cars.
The Bobby Fountain management
are using the paid write up received
by Durango sheet to lure people TO
their shows.
Andrew udick's Cascade saloon at
Victor was held up by two masked
men Sunday morning sometime be
tween | and 9 o'clock Ii is reported
that from 81 200 to 81 800 was secured
by the holdups from the inmates and
bartender in the place.
Alamosa Empire claims the Denver
News is making the attack on San
Luis valley as whole to divert home
seekers TO the country around Den
yer. We can hardly believe them. At
the sane time the News should be
fully prepared to prove its assertions
before attacking any enterprise build.
ing up Colorado
Frank Goudy is in Washington rep
resenting the fruit growers of the Pal
lisades section. The government wants
to run canals and irrigating bitches
to patented lands which will prove o
big loss to the land owners and the
facts connected are being presented by
Mr.. Goudy to the secretary of the in.
terror.
The decrease of song birds on the
plains is said to be due to the raids
of the increasing bands of coyotes
which prey on the young birds. Coy
oies are said to destroy thousands OF
the birds which nest on the plains
each spring and Greeley farmers de
| clare that this is a menace to their
crops because Of the insects which
must result from lack of birds to de
stroy them Coyotes have been driven
in off the plains by hunger this winter
in large numbers and have become sc
bold that they have entered the farm
house yards and gone TO the bach
porches and drank milk from the pals
According TO the latest information
the Tennessee pass tunnel. the grea
bore which was built over twent.
years ago ar a cost of over 81 900 0OC
VIII have to be abandoned, Tn
cave-in now extends practically to tn
surface. 300 feet above, and an i'm
mense mass OF loose material is con
ing in at rate which precludes a
} possibility Of repairing 1t. Chief Er
gineer Rickard OF the Rio Graude
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
Sixty Fishing
Vessels Wrecked

BILBOA, Spain. May CA violent
tempest has been raging on the Bilboa
coast More than sixty vessels of The
fishing fleet have foundered and II is
dred fishermen have been drowned.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27

personally experimenting the work
hut holds out no announcement. A
large force of men IS working at botn
ends OF the tunnel. but plans are al
ready discussed for running the liue
over the pass along the old right OF
way. which was abandoned twenty
years ago.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27

Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. and that
FULLY 5000 found permanent lodge.
ment In California, making total OF
about 1000.
With the gates of the Chateau ALA
tiui closed behind him the deposed
sultan, Abdul Hamld. may consider
himself Isolated from the rest OF the
world. He is of course aware that
he win remain there for life, pris.
oner of state. Now that he feels as
sured that there Will be no further
political process against him. he has
become seeming reconeiled TO the turn
OF fortune and Is adjusting himself to
his new environment like a retired
merchant and desires only TO pass
his declining years In peaceful secIu.
sion.
Three women and boy plunged
through the floor OF a necundstory
room In the house of William Kanff-
man In Center township, Pa, Sunday
and fell on the dining room table
below at time when the table was
surrounded by guests at funnrai
One of the diners. Mrs. Elias Bal
thnser, was bending over the able at
the time and one of the women fell
on her neck. causing probable fatal in
juries There was an old trap door
In the dining room ceiling and the
weight of the four people caused II
to give way Those who fell through
We're little injured The table ware
they broke iilled two large clotbes
baskets.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27

tntdbu receives SislDl,U year
from snioon licenses, each license be.
ing $1,000, thus making the city have
7,15l saloons.
And now England has plans drawn
for new Dreadnoughts Of 30 per cent
superior TO anything now afloat with
guns of amazing power Where will
the thing end?
The Tbaw troubles arc to be thresh-
ed over through the suing of counsel
for Thaw for $4,000 attorney fees
OF course the Thaws protest and the
papers are filled again.
Speaker Cannon tells the Good
Roads association conference In Wash.
ington that he approves heartily of the
Improvement Of blghways--if the cost
Is paid by the counties and states
The sparing of 1880 lives and on
increase Of $23.0OO.0O0 In Chioago's
wealth as the result of track ele.
yation Is shown In the first municipal
report on the elimination OF grade
crossings.
The forty-slyth general assembly OF
Illinois is in its final week with the
prospect of going down Into history
as the do nothing session, practical
ly nothing of Importance standing to
IT'S credit
II is said those engaged in the
slaughter os sheep In The Routt coun-
ty section are spotted and among the
number are prominent catilemen. So
much the worse. Let them be put
behind prison bars.
Seven thousand suffrasettes baye
| started out with the expectation a
| obtaining one million signatures 20
n petition to congress for the enfraB
chisement of women as a special cele
bration OF the nineticth birthday OF
Julia Ward Howe on May "a.
Armour & Co. OF Chicago have sole
| 10 Kuhn. Loeb n Co. aud the Nation
a, City bank OF New York $50 900.
900 Of AZ per cent, thirty-year frs
mortgage real estate bonds. This II
part of an authorized issue OF $50.
o00.00C. With the proceeds of thii
sale Armour e. Co. will pay off fl
| floating indebtedness and carry Gu
some plans for plant extension tha
have been under consideration 10
some time.
The full returns. which have heel
thoroughly canvassed. show that tn
spring colonisi movement Into the Pa
ciiic northwest and into California wa
the greatest In the history OF the raj
roads. Dur:ag the months OF Marc
and April, which is the period of 10,
colonist rates. the records show tina
approximately G3.000 persons sougI
new homes on the broad acres OF tn
northwest. Including Idaho. Nsvxd
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
Dark Horse is
Elected Senator

SPRINGFIELD, May 26.-This aft
ernoon billy Lorrimer, a dark horse
was elected United States
senator from Illinois 10 tho astonish.
ment and disgust of Hopkins adher
euts.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
DIRECTOR OF CENSUS
HANDS IN RESIGNATION

WASHINGTON. May 26.-S. n. D.
North, director OF the census. rendered
his resignation and 1t was accepted
today. Dana Durand, nominated to
succeed North. Mr. North's resigna
ton was the direct result of his recent
controversy with Secretary Nogel.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27

PEORIA, Ill, May 26-Peoria ex.
perienced the first earthquake in years
~ S:3S this morning. The shock last
ed four seconds as recorded on the
new weather bureau seismograph
Many of the larger business buildings
We're shaken and ON the bluffs in the
residence section II was felt more per
ceptibly than down town.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Chicago receives s7,i51 900 year
from snioon licenses, each license be.
ing $1,000, thus making the city have
7.15l saloons.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27

1t appears that the shortages of the
present state administration Will be
greater than was at first supposed.
instead of being 100000 short of
enough to pay the third class appro,
priations the indications now are thar
the shortage will reach s96 900 below
the third class accounts. If this be
the case It will prevent the construc.
tion of large number OF new build
ings OF the various state institutions
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-27

Greeley and adjoining territory was
swept by a storm at / O'Clock Sunday
and hail fell for half an hour, doing
much damage to fruit trees. shrub
berry gardens and other crops. For
tunately the hail was unaccompanied
by wind and crops will not be total
loss. Beets in some fields were pound.
ed into the ground in localities west
and southwest of here and some may
Lave 10 be replanted Truck garden.
ers of Greeley will lose heavily and
hundreds of acres of early pease plant
ed for the canning factory are dam.
aged. Windsor and Ault experienced
only the edges of the storm and re,
ceiyed a good rain. Just four years
ago the same day Greeley was visit.
ed by similar hailstorm which did
damage