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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27
THE GRIP OF GRAvITATIoN.

A curious question comes from
correspondent who gives evidence of
possessing good general education,
which seems to have been somewhat
neglected on the side Of physics. In
as-much as the same difficulty which
puzzles him may trouble others, 1t
seems worth while TO answer his ques-
tions.
millions of tons of coal" he says,
"have been dug out of the earth. and
have gone up in smoke, leaving be-
hind apparently nothing but a meagre
residue of ashes. Is not this direct
loss, and is not the earth minus the
weight of all the coal consumed since
coal was mined 2"
But for the reception of this inquiry
from so respectable source | should
have regarded it as unnecessary to
point out that smoke and gas are
as much subject to the control Of
the earth's gravitation as are solid
bodies. The products of combustion
which rise into the atmosphere grad
ually fall back, because they are spe-
cifically heavier than air. To get away
from the earth's control they would
have to be projected directly upward
with velocity of nearly seven miles
per second. If they had that velocity,
and if the resistance of the air, were
removed, then they would escape into
space never to return
OF course, no such velocity is ever
impaired to the smoke and gas aris-
ing from combustion. When Vesuvius
is in violent eruption it sometimes
shoots smoke to height Of six OF
seven miles, and Krakatoa in 1882 sent
clouds of fine dust perhaps twenty
miles high, but the velocity Of such
particles shot from volcanoes is small
in comparison with what they would
have to have in order to throw off
the dominion of the earth's gravita-
tion.
Singularly enough, while no cannon
and no volcano is powerful enough to
overcome the earth's gravitation com
pletely, a certain force, of which we
are ordinarily entirely unaware, and
which acts only upon intinitesimal
particles of matter, can do it easily
This is the force which keeps the
molecules of all substances in con
tinual vibration. The velocity to which
it gives rise varies with the atomic
weight of the substance concerned
In hydrogen the average velocity Of
the flying molecules is nearly sever
and half miles per second, from
which follows the fact that there ii
no free hydrogen in the earth's atmos
phere. If it was once there it has long
ago been shot away into space. But
the molecules of oxygen, nitrogen ano
water vapor, whose velocity are only
about two miles per second, cannot
get away from the earth. All of them
however, could escape from the moon
where velocity of mile and hall
per second would open the way to
freedom-and this, perhaps, is the
true reason why the moon has no at
mosphere.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

land of the United States $4,000
troops are stationed, $1,000 are in the
Philippines, including the 5000 scouts,
a little over 1000 are in Alaska, about
the same number are in Hawaii, and
the remainder are in Porto Rico,
Guam, 1'utuila and few other de-
tsched spots. The man who serves a
few years in the American army Of
today sees large part of the world
in the rounds of his duties. The
American who endeavors to follow
the flag is compelled to let his eye
rove over considerable section of
the globe. Geography and history
form bigger part of the mental
equipment of the welI-informed citi-
zen Of the United States in our age
than they ever did in the past.
Whether we like this condition or
not, the United States is in the midst
of the whirl of world politics.-E. L.
Ray.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27
ELCO ECHOES.

Mrs. Walter Anderson is still on the
sick list.
viii apd Maurice osgood left for
the upper Animas valley Immediately
after threshing. They are haling hay.
On Nov. 16, a daughter was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderson. With
five older brothers, the little lady was
certainly given a royal welcome.
A number of freighters en- route to
Durango or Bayfield, have forded the
river recently at Bondad switch They
claim the east side road is in much
the best condition.
Last Sunday the following commit
tee was appointed to look after the
Christmas entertainment. Committee
on program-Mrs. James Craig, Mrs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27
THE FLORENCE CRITTENToN
HOMES.

Dr. Henry S. Keyes, field secretary
of the Florence Crittenton home in
Denver, spent the day in Durango.
DR.. Keyes' mission was to appoint a
local auxiliary board to represent the
home in this city, and to assist any
unfortunate girl TO Denver and ar
range for her to enter the home.
The home was originally founded
by private charity and named Tor its
founder The work has proved 50
helpful and so many poor girls in dire
need have been aided, that there are
at the present time some seventy
eight Florence Crittenton homes in
the United States. These care for
about eight thousand unfortunate
girls yearly.
The idea has spread to foreign eoun-
tries, four of the homes being already
established in Europe. There is now
national Florence Crittenton home,
at Washington, receiving its charter
from the government, and being the
official head Of the homes in the Unit
ed States.
The home in Denver was establish
ed eighteen years ago and has, dur
ing that time, taken care of nine
teen hundred of Colorado's girls, At
present there are some sixty girls in
the home, the youngest being II years
old. Last year the home cared for
1877 new girls and 165 babies.
There are no restrictions or rules
governing admittance. ANY girl iu
trouble may enter the home. Girls
stay there from two months to a year
and are taught school subjects, given
religious training and trained in va
rious occupations, while they remain.
When ready to leave, the home finds
them a home and honorable employ
ment.
Some of the members of the local
board, which is noteyet complete arc
Mrs. C, C. Perkins, Mrs. A. L. Ma
than, Mrs. W. c. White and Mrs. B.
w. Ritter.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Jchn Frazier and Miss Nephew. Com
n,ittee on tree arrangement-Mrs-
Rose Probst, Mrs. Frank Reynolds
and Mrs. Robin Frazier. Committee
on soliciting Emma Probst and Yer
ma Redding.
The pupils of the Elco school viii
give an entertainment and pound So
cial at the school house on Friday
evening, Dec. 1. Proceeds will be used
to purchase additional books for the
school library. The ladies will please
bring well filled baskets.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Doc Wiley views with alarm that
alleged drink, absirthe. He says it
is an enemy We are sorry to hear
that the Doc has made an enemy of
the stuff that tastes like the worm
medicine given TO babies. We would
not go so far as to. brand it as an
enemy, but, if the Doc desires our
testimony, will gladly testify that it
is a blamed poor substitute for some
thing to drink.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27
OUR INTERN ALTON IN
TERESTS.

The American who keeps informed
OF his countrymen's activities in this
age must cast his eye over a large
part of the globe. Yesterday, just
as some of the friends of Gen. Reyes
were condeming the United States
authorities for arresting their leader
at San Antonio, and saying that the
arrest was inspired by President Ma
dero, United States troops began to
move to Laredo, which is now con-
sidered the danger point on the bor-
der. All the malcontents in the
neighborhood of Laredo have been
ordered to leave the country within
forty-eight hours. Texas officials are
cooperating with the United States
authorities in preventing a violation
of neutrality. Over on the other side
of the globe the United States lega-
tion at Pekin has just ordered all the
American missionaries in China to
leave the interior of that country and
move to the treaty ports, in order to
escape if an outbreak against for
eigners should start. AS the civil war
is extending, this precaution should
have suggested itself to all Americans
in the interior of the empire before
this time. A regiment of United
States troops is held in readiness in
Manila to move to one of the ports
near PelSin, so as to keep communi-
cation open between the capital and
the sea. This is a privilege which
was accorded in the adjustment at
the end of the Boxer rebellion in
1900. The American treasurer gen.
eral of Persia, W. Morgan Shuster, at
this moment is the center Of attack
by Russia, secretly aided by England
it is believed, Shuster, who seems
to have control of all the larger ac-
tivities of Persia, political, financial
and military, is endeavoring to instill
a spirit of independence into the Per-
slams, and to tell them that this is
the twentieth century, not the eigh-
teenth Thus he has aroused the
wrath Of Russia, which is sending a
column Of troops into Persia, and
threatens to annex the provinces on
the border of the Caspian sea.
Thus our little army is kept busy.
No other force of $4,000 men has its
activities dispersed over so large a
portion Of the globe. Just as one
part of our army is close to the Rio
Grande, with a possibility that events
may compel it to cross, another de-
tachment is waiting at the capital of
the Philippines for the order to en-
bark for China, command which
may come at any moment, and still
another regiment is moving to Pan
anna, or has already reached there, as
a nucleus of the garrison of bri-
gade or two which will be placed
there permanently before the water
way is completed Nobody need be
surprised that Secretary Stimson sees
the necessity of abolishing many of
the small posts in the west, and of
concentrating the troops in few
places near the large cities. This is
demanded by several considerations,
among them being economy, accessi-
bility to railway centers, and the ia
cilitics for drill and maneuvering in
the larger operations. On the main
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Magazine story: AT church service
a young woman became so interested
that she leaned out too far and fell
over the railing. Her dress caught
over the chandelier and she was sus-
pended in mid-air. The minister saw
'her undignilied position and thunder
ed out: "rhe men who keep looking
at this young lady will be stricken
stone blind" ''I'm going to risk one
eye" whispered man in the con-
gregation to a companion.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Pretty soon now and it will hardly
be in order to refer to the women as
the weaker SEX" Mayor Shank OF
indianapolis announced that he pro-
posed to appoint a couple of women
to the police force, So many women
are applying for the jobs that the
mayor has to sneak into his offices
through a back door to avoid the mob
Of applicants hanging around the city
ball
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

An old sales crier tells us that, in
the early days, when everybody was
hard up, it was a difficult task at a
public sale to raise funds enough to
pay the auctioneer, nearly every buy
er giving his note instead of cash
Nowadays it is hard to keep buyers
from paying cash and in lots of in
stances sales have been held where
there was not note given.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Possibly the fact that the Beattie
jury opened its deliberations with
prayer may not have had anything
TO do with it, but the case went
through the lower court and the ap-
pellate court and passed the scrutiny
Of fthe governor without the verdict
being questioned by any Of them.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Individual drinking buckets for
horses is the latest thing in that line.
IL appears that the old-fashioned COM
mon watering troughs are breeding
places for glanders' germs. Indiyid-
ual padding pond for ducks will be
the next thing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

This is the way we expect to report
court notes when women juries are
fashionable: "This morning the judge
called them out and asked the fore
woman if they had arrived at YER
dict. Your Honor, we have arrived
al twelve yerdicts,' she replied"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

The point we wish to emphasize is
this: 1t is high time public senti-
nent was shifting from the making
of many new laws, to the repeal of
bad and useless laws, the simplifica-
ton of good laws and respectful
obedience to all laws.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Universal war seems TO be in closer
proximity than universal pence. Rus
sia gets into the game by ordering
troops to Persia The dove Of peace
might just as well join the bears and
hibernate for the next few months.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

A Missourisn is cutting his wisdom
teeth at the age of rs. The Dispatch
es do not state whether he has al
ways hitherto voted the Democratic
ticket rntH deciding, as SO many pa
triots have recently done in that state,
to change his politics.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

1t is declared that in a lifetime of
20 years delicate little woman eats
30 oxen, 100 cows, 200 sheep, so pigs,
10000 oysters, $4,000 eggs, 4 IL tons
of bread and other food.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

And the mine disasters in this coun-
try continue to roll up longer lists
of casualties than are being reported
from any of the battles that are Sc
curing these days in various corners
Of the earth.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Mrs. Vermilya may have run a
pretty fair boarding house in some re-
spects, but her pepper was consider
ably below the standard required by
the well known pure food law.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Mr.. Bryan must be looking for a
new issue of trouble. He is going to
mix religion with politics. There GER
tainly is plenty of room for the in
lection of righteousness into politics
even right here in Durango. Hanno
might take up this fad to good ad-
vantage.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

There is man in Durango who is
never bothered with keeping track Of
receipts. He was never known to get
one from the fact that he seldom pays
a bill.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Why hasn't some paragrapher add
ed more or less lustre to the pro-
fession by referring to Miss Mary
Chamberlain of Shady Bend, as the
original Kansas ''tar baby"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

There is one class of %orkmen who
evidently do not believe in reciprocity.
Did you ever notice that a barber
usually shaves himself even when he
has man working by his side?
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

If cat news will pauper? If
the moon had baby would the sky
rocket? or, if locomotive weighs
several tons, what does a railway?
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27
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From fridays Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Helm are busi-
ness visitors from Pennington to-
day.
Mrs. o. L. Smallwood of the Ami
mas valley is a guest of the Palace
for few days.
A force of D. & K. c. bridge car
penters are busy today laying new
platform at the depot.
DR.. r. d. Brewiugton came in this
morning on the delayed eastern from
lgnacio. He was summoned as a wit
ness in the Garcia case.
Seventeen car loads of sheep were
loaded today at Bocea. They were the
property of the Jauquez brothers, and
were shipped to Kansas City.
Attorney A. M, Emigh was a re
turning passenger to his home in Pa
eosa Springs this morning after a
couple OF days in town on business
with the district court.
Miss Pearl Brown was in town over
night from Aztec, and left this morn
ing for Kansas City, Mo. The young
lady was returning home from a visit
with friends in San Juan county, New
Mexico.
DR.. Mary Winter Fisher Of Pagosa
Springs, who was here as a witness
in the Manzanares case, left for home
this morning. Mrs. Hattie Russell,
who accompanied DR.. Fisher for the
outing, also returned to Pagosa to-
day.
Mrs. N. Jarrett, who arrived recent
ly from her home in Broadhead, KY,
on visit to her daughter, Mrs. Bar
ney Cornelius, left on the Red Apple
train this morning for a visit to her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Charlotte Jar
rett of Aztec.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Sammons Of
Pennington were guests of the Stra-
ter last night. This morning the for
mer departed on a business trip to
Denver. Mrs, Sammons will stay over
in town for a few days before return
ing to Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. williams and
the latter's mother, Mrs. Inez Sharp,
came in on the Red Apple train last
night and departed this morning for
California where they will locate per-
manently. Mr.. Williams recently sold
his interests in Aztec.
F. Poulek, Thomas Timothy and w. |
B. Roberts came in last night from
Hesperus and are spending the day in
town. Mr. Poulek is here to take
cut his final naturalization papers,
Messrs. Timothy and Roberts accom-
panying him as witnesses.
X
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Van Bost were in
town over night passing through from {
Aztec, where they recently disposed /
OF their interests, to Oklahoma, where
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

'Honor and shame from no condition
arise;
Act well your part, there all the hon
or s."-Pope
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

A good corn husker does more for
the country than Aviator Rodgers,
although his record may attract less
attention.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Messrs. Taylor, Locker, Dillworth,
Halls, Chambarn, Leiper, Reeder.
Mr.. Mayer and Mr.. Snyder were
Durango visitors on Saturday.
Mr. Graves led the Young Peoples
meeting on Sunday evening on mis-
sions in South America"
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallis of Pennington,
n. NJ, spent Sunday at the school.
At last the school furniture has
arrived. The rough tables that served
as desks will be replaced by tablet
arm chairs, the old tables in the din
ing room will be replaced by new ones
and the boys and girls will now have
dressers in their rooms. The placing
of the furniture will help materially
in making the life of the pupils and
teachers more pleasant.
The Colorado National guard has
promised us flag The guns for mill
itary drill will be loaned us by the
college at Fort Collins.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

When we are in doubt as to the
sources of quotation we generally
credit it to Shakespeare.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

There are any number of intelli-
gent people VINO actually seem to get
enjoyment out of quarreling.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

War is no parlor game and those
who are afraid of getting their clothes
or features soiled should stay out of
it.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

The Mansanzares murder case is
still grinding along in the district
court. AS we go to press the prose-
cution does not know how long it
will yet take to conclude its side of
the case, and it will probably take
the defense two or three days to pre-
sent its side, the chances are the case
will not go to the jury until some
time next week.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Summons in the mandamus case
that Charles E. Herr ct al. are bring
ing in the district court to compel the
city to pass an ordinance for char
ter election are being served on all
of the aldermen today. A copy of
the complaint will appear in tomor-
rows issue of The Herald.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

District Clerk John Meuser thinks
that the criminal docket in La Plata
county will hardly be out of the way
before it will be time for the court
to go to Silverton, and therefore it
is not likely that the court can take
up any civil business until after the
holidays.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Van Bost were in
town over night passing through from
Aztec, where they recently disposed
OF their interests, to Oklahoma, where
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

The Manzanares murder case is still
occupying the attention Of the district
court. 1t is expected that the de-
fense will have its side Of the case
presented some time tomorrow and
the court will then take recess until
10 o'clock Monday morning, when the
Cox case comes up for trial This aft
ernoon the court admitted several men
20 citizenship. Their names will be
given tomorrow.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

N. r. Livesly, brother Of Operator
Livesly at the Durango depot, was
brought in this morning from Chama
suffering with typhoid fever. NJ
Liyesly's parents and sister accompa-S
MED him. The sick man was taken
to Mercy hospital and is feeling a
trifle better this afternoon. This
morning Mr. Livesly sr. departed for
Georgetown, his wife and daughter re-
few days longer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27
LOCAL NEWS.

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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

F. Poulek, Thomas Timothy and w.
B. Roberts came in last night from
Hesperus and are spending the day in
town. Mr.. Poulek is here to take
cut his final naturalization papers,
Messrs. Timothy and Roberts accom-
panying him as witnesses.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Mrs. 4. A. Kaempy was among the
arrivals on the delayed eastern which
came in at 5:20 this morning. She is
returning to her home in La Plata
City after business trip to DEM
yer. Mrs. Kaempy will stay over in
town for a day or two as a guest Of
the Palace.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Mr.. and Mrs. T. McCluer sr. left
this morning for Old Mexico where
they will spend the winter looking
after their interests. On account of1
the unsettled condition of the counti[
and the fact that the Yucatan In
dians are causing considerable trou-
bic they will probably not venture
into the interior, but will remain near
the border and look after lac property
from a safe distance.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

they will visit relatives and look
around before locating permanently.
They left for the east on this morn
iHg's train.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27
FORT LEWIS NEWS.

The heartfelt sympathy of the
school is with Miss Ent in this hour
Of bereavement Her sister died on
the evening Of the Goth.
Miss Nicholson has been absent
from school this week ON account of
the illness of her aunt.
Clarence Dickerson has been at the
home of his sister in Durango for a
few days, recuperating from illness.
The program for the lyceum Sat
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

yesterday. They are trying to find
out why so many of the eggs that
come from Electra lake are dying.
X
John Real sold Joe Coppinger 1900
head of choice Oxford ewes and all of
his imported oxford rams. Mr.. Cop
pinger took possession of the sheep
yesterday, and it is reported that
they are the best and highest priced
sheep in this district.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

From Thursdays Daily.
W. W.. McAlpine is down from
lockwood for day on two on busi-
ness.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Padgem and
children came in yesterday on the
Southern from the Montezuma valley,
where they visited friends since June.
They came here on account of Mrs.
Padgem's health, and are now on
their way to Denver, where they ex-
pect to locate. They expect to leave
on tomorrow's eastern.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Editor I. j Bradshaw of the Ig-
nacio Chieftain was an arrival today
on the delayed eastern. Subpoenaed
as a witness in the Garcia case.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Mrs. w. r. Mason departed for Hes
perus this morning, after spending
yesterday in town to attend the Ent
funeral.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Miss Frances Lambert returned to
Hesperus today. She was here yes
terday to attend the funeral of Miss
Myrtle Ent.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

The Incas mine is working 200 head
Of pack stock, and it will take a
mighty big snow storm to keep the
mine from operating all winter.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

j. 0. Taylor returned this morning
from Denver where he attended the
apple show and assisted in boosting
fol Durango and La Plata county.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Trainmaster NJ. Pheney was an ar
rival on the eastern this morning from
Alamosa, and is heretoday on official
business.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

NJ. NJ. Engleman, the well known
pioneer resident of Pennington, was !,
a guest of the Palace over night, pass
ing through to Colorado Springs on
vacation trip. Mr.. Engleman will
probably go on to the iay east for 2
month or two before returning. He
departed on the eastern this morning
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Henry Mueller and daughter, Mis-
Anna, who were here for few da
this week attending district court, left
today for their home near Bayfield,,
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Williams and
the latter's mother, Mrs. lnez Sharp,
came in on the Red Apple train last
night and departed this morning for
California where they will locate per-
manently. Mr.. Williams recently sold
his interests in Aztec.