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Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10

fcctiye In cases of rheumatism
Bacon is made from the dugong. too.
by sailing and smoking portions of
the meat. This bacon Is highly nu
tritious and excellent eating. and Is
reckoned of great value as a diet for
oonsumptive patients. rs It Is a splen-
did substitute for cod liver oil.
A dugong fishing plant entails some
little expenditure. which. perhaps, ac-
counts In part for so few starting in
what is generally very profitable
business. In the first place. fairly
good dugong net costs at least 40
pounds; then there is the smoking
hut and boilers on the beach for cur
ing the bacon and boiling down the
oil, etc. The net is usually 100 yards
long, 0 feet to 12 feet deep OF 2-foot
mesh. and made OF inch rope. a much
stronger rope, OF course, running
through the top and bottom. When
set the nets are made fast to heavy
anchors. one at either and of the
net. the nearest landward anchor be-
ing about fifty yards or SO from the
beach. The floats used are the same
as those of an ordinary fishing net,
save that, In addition, an empty,
plugged oil drum Is fastened TO the
middle, and two broad planks, one at
either end The net is set Just before
dark when it is noticed that the du
gong are about. This is easily deter.
mined, as each one must come to the
surface every three minutes or SO to
breathe. A heavy in-drawing of
breath, followed at once by the full
blown dlstenslon of the snout, which
Immediately closes Ike valve. an.
nounees In the darkest night that a
dugong has come up to blow and
turned over TO dive down and join Its
mates again to sport among or browse
on the luscious herbage and sea grass.
es that wave over the soft rich brown
n mermaid's hair. 1t Is in rising
TO blow or cough that the dugong fouls
the net, and turning over and over
In its efforts to escape, only fnstens
Itself more securely in the tolls. Some
times the animal fouls It's tail. when
the net soon proves ite winding sheet,
and in the gray morn the fisherman is
early apprised of his catch by seeing
the white belly of the drowned mann,
NAL floating above the water line
London Spare Moments.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10
$3.50, ,ooo, 900 VALUE OF
1908 TIMBER CROP

tWiillam e Curtis. Correspondence of
the Chicago Record Herald.)
WASHINGTON census bureau
has Just issued a statement showing
the lumber harvest for the year 1908,
which is reckoned at total of 49,.
600 900, 900 feet valued at S750.000, 900,
or about the same as the wheat crop.
This includes $4,000 100000 shingles,
which are worth s25.00O. 900 and 4,OO0.-
100000 lath, which are worth $4,000.
900.
During the last ten years the prices
of lumber, shingles and latE have in.
creased 40 per cent. and the largest
advance in any one year has occurred
during the last few months, notwith.
standing the fact that the new tariff
law reduced the duty upon lumber
10 cents hundred in order to make
1t cheaper for the farmers of the West
by giving the Canadian product an
opportunity to compete with that cut
on this side of the border
The state of Washington stands first
in the list OF lumber producers. al.
though ten years ago 1t was No. 6.
Wisconsin. which was then first, has
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10
WoMANLY WISDOM.

1t is natural for children to like can.
dy; and good candy Is wholesome for
them, taken at the proper time
which is not between meals. A good
plan is to serve 1t for desert several
times week. few pieces are
enough for each child. Used in this
way II Is not extravagant, as It saves
The making Of other desserts.
There are too many people who are
like rly new teakettle. You can pile
fire under 1t. and polish 1t all you
please. but 1t won't sing; all 1t will do
Is to grunt a little, and II you take
the lid off, 1t will scald the hand. Isn't
that picture of grumpy. surly people
who don't appreciate kindness? Give
me the old iron kettle that can sing.
and the old jolly people who can sing,
also-From January Farm Journal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10
MEXICO HAS HUMOROUS BEANS

Common enough in some store win
dows in New York are the Mexican
jumping beans, and those who ask are
told that little worm inside the bean
makes 1t jumy so oddly. but that Is
is about as far as anyone gets who
seeks for knowledge. Really, how
ever, the jumping bean is one of the
wonders of the vegetable Kingdom.
In the Yaqul river country of west.
ern and northern Mexico. there grows
bush which looks very mach like
the ordinary coffee bush. 1t ranges
from three to four feet In height and
bears hundreds OF blossoms that are
soft olive green tint before they
rlpen. when they turn buff gray.
Each blossom holds two fertile seeds,
and third or living seed. which is
the home of a small. exceedingly act.
i've worm, which becomes beautifully
colored moth when It escapes from its
prison cell.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10
COLORADO NEWS.

Four million dollars is the estimated
value OF the mineral output of the Tell
uride district for 1908.
The Cripple Crek district reports
the value of its mineral output for the
year 1909 as 1,S65,900
Three and one-half million dollars
was the value of Quray eounty's min.
eral output for the year 1909
The Ridgeway Sun of January /
gives an excellent review of the ex.
isting conditions in that prosperous
camp
Fully $50 Montrose people attended
the apple show in Denver this week.
They made their Headquarters at the
Albany hotel.
That the Goddess of Plenty and
Prosperity visited PalIsade in 1909 is
evidenced by the many new and beau.
tiful homes they have erected.
Greeley is seeking to have an ordIn.
ance passed which will make II un.
lawful for representatives, of whole
sale liquor houses to solicit trade In
that city.
Colorado Springs enjoyed healthy
condition In building circles the vast
year. Permits for new buildings and
repairs totaled 349, with cash outlay
of 659.05O.
Miss Julia Simpson one OF the Oldest
residents of Colorado Springs, dropped
dead on the streets of that city one
day last week, while wandering aim
lessly about In the vain hope OF
finding dentists office. Miss Slmp-
son was 70 years of age. In early life
she was disappointed In love and had
since lived the life of recluse
Horace Clarke. vice president and
general manager OF the r. &R G. re-
Gently made the following statement
regarding the policy of the road:
Grande railway is working to make It
the best system In the country, and
IN a few months we will be ready to
meet any kind OF criticism offered.
Jessie Harte stele, daughter of Bret
Harte, was granted divorce from
Henry Milford stele in Boulder the
early part OF the week. Mr.. STEELE was
formerly prominent in Denver finan.
cial circles. Stele filed the suit charg-
Ing desertion. His wife filed a cross
complaint alleging extreme cruelty,
and the judge sustained the wife's
claims. She will take her maiden
name.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10
TAKING TO AMERICA.
(From the London Mail.)

(From the London Mail)
In few weeks time it may be pos.
sible for man standing at the Einel
Tower in Paris TO speak across the
Atlantic 10 person in the Mutual
Life office (the highest inhabited
building) at New York-over $500
miles away. The necessary installa-
tlons will. 1t is stated. be then com.
pleted.
Should the experiments be as sue.
cessful as anticipated. people will be
able to speak across the Atlantic be-
tween these two cities without even
raising their voices. International
business will undergo an extraordin-
airy change, for transactions could be
discussed and completed in a few min
utes that would take two weeks or
more in the ordinary way.
The system of telephony adopted
for these experiments by the French
government is that of De Forest, an
American inventor. which was tried
last summer between the Admiralty
Offices at Whitehall and certain ships
stationed in the channel Previously
to this the admiralty at Portsmouth
had been in communication with ships
In the channel fitted with De Forests
apparatus, and had been convinced
that in the case of naval battle In
the channel the commander of yes
hel, directing his ship could talk with
the admiralty from the bridge Should
these longdistance experiments prove
satisfactory. wireless telephony will
probably be extensively adopted in
battle ships.
The speech is Transmitted across
space In the form OF bends or distor.
tions caused In electromagnetic
waves emitted from an intensely pow.
erful arc lamp of special form. These
waves travel 10000 miles a second
the same rate as highland are called
undamped oscillations" and at the
receiving station the receiver trans
lates the wave forms into speech
again. The power required at the
Eiffel tower to generate electricity for
the giant arc lamp is 200 horse power
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10
AUSTRALIANS QUEER FISH.

The Australian Dudong, better
known TO many as the seucow, Is a
most interesting and peculiar animal.
It's home Is the coral seas, and il usu.
ally hugs the seashore. being fairly
plentiful in North Queensland lis
favoritc haunts are the nun banks on
which grow the dugong grass and
other marine shrubs on which IL feeds.
The dugong usually travels In shoals
OF a dozen or more. They may be seen
all the year round but at certain
periods they appear to visit some fa.
vored feeding ground In greater num-
bers than usual. A full grown fish is
about nine ieet long. three feet broad
across the thickest part of the back
and weighs anything up to half ton
II has most peculiar head, something
between that of fish and a pig and
the eyes are particularly docile and
pig-like, with short, white bristleB
above them.
The hide of the dugong is extreme.
ly thick and tough. being an inch or
more through on the top of the back,
and of a dark slate color, partly GOV.
cred with short, white bristles, and
usually In part by barnacles or other
crustaceous substances. On the breast
and belly the skin Is thinner, and
white In color; around the nose are
thick, brush like bristles with which
1t tears up the marine grasses, licking
this off in turn with n tongue very
similar In appearance to scrubbing
brush, with which 1t conveys its food
down to the back molars. On the
two white ivory tusks. These, in the
females. are small, but In the case OF
the males they average six inches
long by one inch In thickness. A
short distance from the head, one on
either side, are two short, thick, arm
like flaps, between which. In the case
of the female, is breast, for the du
gong is mammiferous. The body
tapers on toward the tall, which Is
similar in shape and position to that
of whale, and with this the fish pro-
pels Itself forward at great pace,
Its action being similar to that Of
sculler in propelling boat. The chief
use of the flaps seems to be to shield
the offspring from danger as It travels
about with the mother.
It's oil, which is obtained by cutting
the fish up and boiling down; the oil
being worth from los Cd per gallon
upward. according to the market and
the quality. This oil is stated on
good authority to be of some little
medicinal value. and proves very ef'
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10


ers Bulletin Subject Index" This is
printed catalog of the farmers bull.
letins, and is brought down to date
once or twice each year. Suppose one
wanted to look up potato scab In
this index, under the word .scab." /
find that farmers bulletins Sc and 316
have something on this subject. I'm
agine. again, that my mind does not
think of scab. but thinks potato.
Under the phrase. Potato Diseases
and Treatment" these same bulletins
are mentioned again. A good collec.
ton of farmers bulletins shelver with
a numerical arrangement and this cat
alog makes useful and usable ag-
rioultural library.
The most important popular publica.
tion of the department OF agriculture
Is the year book II gives % a gem
eral review of the department and OF
the progress of agriculture for the
year; t2) a series of papers on care.
fully selected subjects which are
written in popular way and by com
petent men. The year book for 1908
has 90 such articles covering 30i
pages. t3) An appendix giving infor.
nation about the state experiment sta.
tions, the names and addresses of per
sons In agricultural work, statistical
tables about our staple crops. etc
The monthly list of publications,
dated the last day of the month, gives
full information about all the publi-
cations issued that month. and how
each may be obtained. This Will be
mailed free regularly TO all persons
who apply. Such application should
be addressed to the Secretary of Agri
culture, Washington. d. g. Often
publications which are listed here at
a price may be obtained through a
congressman free of charge. The
price charged by Uncle Sam covers
only the cost of paper and printing.
For the farmers bulletins, the
farmers bulletin subject index fCirc
4 Div of Publications.. and The year
book, apply to your senator or repre-
sentative. He has large number of
these for distribution to his constitu
ents Our senators are Hon. Simon
Guggenheim and Hon Charles
Hughes, Jr.. both OF Denver our rep
resentatives are: First congressional
district, Hon. A. w. Rucker, Fort
Logan; second congressional district
Hon, John A. Martin. Pueblo. at large
Hon Edward T Taylor Glenwood
Springs.
CHARLOTTE A. BAKER,
Colorado Agricultural College. Fort
Collins.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10
COTTON MILL sTArIsrIcs.

Women are said to have first en-
tered the cotton mills in 1887. and In
1871 81 per cent of the laborers wert
women. That per cent gradually de-
creased until In 1905 only A per cent
of the employees were women. In the
cotton and wool factories in 1919 there
were IA men employed and 2sG women
and children. while in 1870 there were
67 per cent OF the employees who were
popular belief that women have taken
work away from men Is not true in
the factories at least, the opposite be-
ing the case.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10
FREE PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
FOR THE FARMER

The United States department of
agriculture makes a special effort
to look after the interests OF its rural
communities, and one way in which 1t
shows this interest is by publishing
and giving away public documents,
The farmers bulletins are pamphlets
which treat in a practical way sub.
jects of interest to those engaged IN
agriculture or kindred pursuits. AT
this writing s79 of these booklets have
been issued.
The division of publications prints
as circular pamphlet called Farm
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10
siLveRToN NEWS.
o.

The weather has moderated and It
has been showing since early morning
On account Of the bad weather and
low wages the d. & r. @. management
pays only few men went to work to
help raise the blockade this morning
The mayor and councllmen are at
tempting to raise sufficient funds to
secure $50 mon at 50 day to carry on
the work. They are meeting with
splendid success.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10


The seed of the "Carpo- Capsa Sal
titans" dumping beam are planted in
January. and as the climate is always
mild in the lowlnds of the Yaqui coun
try they blossom in May. Then the
female moth deposits one egg on the
pollen of the flower. As the flower
develops II forms triangular-shaped
shell on two sides, with convex
shape on the other side. Within this
the chrysallis develops into a grayish
worm about one.ten,h of an inch In
diameter and half inch long This
worm lives on the inside of its prison
cell or she'll for six months. or until
the month of November. Then, II the
climatic conditions are favorable and
warm, 1t bores hole through the end
of Its shell and flies away as a beau
tiful moth. to mate in its turn and
peSpetuate its species.
f.however, 1t is brought in the bean
TO colder climate the worm win die
In the she'll If one cuts a tiny hole
In the end of jumping bean about
an eighth of an inch in diameter
In less than one hour the worm viii
cover the break with n white tiberllke
exudation from its stomach, working
the mouth round and round the open
ing until the hole in the shell Is com.
plctely closed.
The Yaqui Indians use the jumping
beans to cure insomnia, Placed In n
piece OF dried palm leaf or barry they
make noise not unlike the pattering
of rain on n tin roof. which they say
is very conducive to sleep Put In a
wooden or paper box and placed on
a table or chair near one afflicted with
insomnia and the soothing effect of
a dozen of these living beans, jump
Ing about in the box, will be truly
marvellous. say the Yaquis. The trade
in them is increasing yearly During
the last six months 10000 have been
sold in the United States, and of this
amount 10000 were sold by one firm
alone down in the business district
Of New York
If kept in a moderately warm room
and not packed TOO tightly together
the dancing beans win live for FIVE or
six months to mystify the older folks
and afford no end of amusement to
the children. The jumping is caused
by the worm curling himself in n
ball and then sprlnging out to full
length against the side OF the she'll
making the bean jump from the hand
into the air. II kept in a moderately
warn place and put for half an hour
in the sunlight once day they will
continue to jump and dance indefinite
ly.
The little worms usually sleep in the
morning. To wake them up move them
about in the palm OF the hand brisk
ly. Soon you will find the worm
Kicking vigorously. showing that he
has heard your summons and is ready
TO perform his tricks.
The old Yaqui Indians and their
squaws tie half dozen of these living
beans in small skin bag hung around
the neck for medicinal purposes, and
to produce sleep, the constant rat-a.tat
tat of the beas agaist the breast pro
ducing rather pleasant sensation
the premature death of one or all of
the living beans forbodes impending
evil to the wearer, they say.-New
York World.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10
THREE INJURED IN
WRECK ON SOUTHERN

Thursday night when the north.
bound freight was passing over the
bridge at Butterfly Gap on the Ophir
loop. the support gave way and the
engine went through the bridge. En-.
gineer Quist was badly scalded. Fire
man Davies was injured about the
head and Is also suffering from burns.
Brakeman Benton's limbs are badly
bruised, The injured men were taken
to Ophir for medical attention. The
latest report is that they are resting
as comfortable as could be expected
under the circumstances
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10
MARKED SYMBOLS ON BAGGAGE.

II well known that vagrants and
besgars make marks on houses that
convey useful information to their sue
cessors in the same line of business
According to contributor to Notes
and Queries, similar practice pre-
walls among continental hotel ser
wants. There are various ways Of
labelling luggage, and when you ar
rive at a new hotel the servants can
read your character by gIancing al
the bits of paper gummed on your
trunks. and especially your capacity
and disposition in the all-importani
matter OF tips. Many have suspected
the cryptogram. but has any one dl
vulged It? London Daily Chronicle
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10

The sympathy of the people of this
southwest section goes out TO Miss
Young and Miss Blake. the apple rep.
resentatives snow bound at Chama.
Especially is this true of Miss Blake
where the contest waXed hot with
every portion of the San Juan coun-
ty taking part at considerable ex-
pense, The Herald has wired Miss
Young to go on to Denver, take in
the stock show and enjoy few days
in the capital city at Herald expense,
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10
WHEN HER BACK ACHES.
A Woman Finds All Her Energy and
Ar,hitiop 9lir,ino A,x,v

Ambition Slipping Away.
Durango women know how the aches
and pains that come when the kidneys
TAIL make life burden. Backache.
hip pains. headaches. dizzy spells. dis
trcssing urinary troubles. all tell Of
sick kidneys and warn you OF the
stealthy approach OF diabetes, Aropsy.
and Bright's disease. Doan's Kidney
Pills permanently cure al these dis
orders. Here's proof OF 1t In Du.
range woman's words:
Mrs. Charles Knight. 531 Third
street. Durango, Colo. says: 81 found
Doan's Kidney Pills to be Just as rep
resented. A dragging pain in the
small OF my back annoyed me a great
deal. especially In the morning when
first got up. found 1t difficult to
do any work on account Of this trou-
BILE and l knew that something was
wrong with my kidneys. Nothing re-
lieved me until took Doan's Kidney
Pills. Less than one box was suff-
cient to completely remove my trou.
BILE and have had NO occasion to use
kidney medicine since"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents FosterMiiburn Co. Buffalo. N
Y. sole agents for the United States
Remember the nams--Doan's-and
take NO other.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10

One of the scientists thinks he has
discovered the cause of The aurora
horealis, but nobody has as yet found
out way certain people continue to
believe that winter which brings
epidemics of disease. coal famines
and railway wrecks and causes trav.
elers TO perish miserably in snow
drifts is healthful.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10
A GOOD sUooETIoN
FOR sILvERToN

Why not organize sort OF co-opera.
tive retail coal company. and next
summer build monster coal bin fill
ing 1t with fuel during the summer? I?
This annual mid-winter coal famine
Is growing to be monotonous.--T
ride Journal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10

A correspondent suggests that
Peary ought TO be created vice ad-
miral of the navy. This honor is not
likely to be bestowed upon him. but
perhaps some college can be induced
TO give him the degree of LID.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10

Durango and La Plata county is
coming in for her share OF adveris.
ing through the apple exhibit sent III
advance of the storm and looked
after by Fred w. Strater
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10

The new administration in Tur
key has decided that Mussulman wo.
men must not appear unveiled in the
streets of Constnntinople. Evidently
things over there have begun to slip
backward again.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10

The printing CRAFTS during a former
Democratic administration killed oft
the Democratic party in LaPlata
county. And history will be repeated
The voters Will not stand for down.
right stealing. And raids on the treas.
ury double what the law allows are
found, what can 1t be called but steal
ing
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10

What hold has the Democrat on
two of the Democratic county com
missioners and six Democratic alder.
men that they are willing to violate
the law and squander taxpayers
money
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10

The secretary of the late Mr. Har-
riman says the estimates concerning
the railway magnate's wealth are all
rot. He does not go so far, however.
as TO insist that they are dry rot.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10

A New York man claims TO have
been able. without the aid of a tele-
scope, TO see Balley's comet. but it
may be that he was assisted by an
icy sidewalk.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10

AT Urhana, Ohio. the other day, a
small boy, aged 1S. married a girl
aged 10. Fortunately the child labor
law will not bar him from the pleasure
and privilege of supporting her
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10

The Republicans of The Sixth Mis-
souri, congressional district made
quick work OF an easy job by nomin
ating first-elass man for congress
and standing pat on principles. No
trouble TO get together in party
that is already together and busy
making history.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10

There are signs that congress will
take up vigorously the question of
the cost of living An investigation
of this matter of universal interest
will help in the congres sional elec
lions of next fall
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10

The Herald has the voters with it.
Hundred of Democratic have become
subscribers 10 the daily and weekly
during the past year and each and
every one say they are for honesty
and purity i'll elections and city and
county government
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10

After laving been absent and un.
heard cl for twenty years an Indiana
man re,G.ned to his parents on Christ.
mas and handed them a present of
$4,000. This is praiseworthy i'm.
frovement on the prodigal son busi.
ness.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10

Hereafter when a man makes an
untruthfui statement it will only be
necessary 10 say that his data will
not pass muster at Copenhagen. In
ali cases this will be better than to
use the short and ugly word
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10

The Herald is fighting the battle of
the taxpayers single handed. 1t is
rather costly, but on the other hand
ii is being paid back by increased
business. The people will stand by
honesty.