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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
UTAH INCREASES COAL OUTPUT

The value at the mines of Utah's
coal production in 1910 was $4,224556,
with an output of 2,517, ,S09 short tons,
according to E. W. Parker, of the
United States geological survey.
Compared with 1909, when the coal
production of Utah amounted to D.
266,S99 short tons, valued at S3,75l,-
$40, the output in 1910 showed an in
crease of 250,9l0 short tons, or 11.07
per cent, in quantity, and of S472,7i6
or 1876 per cent, in value. Utah's pro-
directly, if at all, by the coal strikes
in the middle west-that is, by the de-
mand created on the mines of Colo
RADIO and New Mexico, which possibly
reduced the competition of Goals from
those states in markets to the west
and southwest reached jointly by them
and the Goals from Utah mines. This
increased production of Utah Goals is
looked upon as only an indication of
normal growth that may be expected
to continue as the country develops in
population and industrial enterprises.
The year was one of general pros
perity, says Mr.. Parker, to both oper-
ators and miners. Production in
creased, prices advanced, and although
there were no strikes for higher wages
or changed conditions, some of the
coal mining companies voluntarily
gave an advance of per cent in the
wages of their employees. During Au-
gust and September, when the crops
were being moved, there was short
age in car supply, but as a general
thing throughout the year transpor-
tation facilities were adequate.
The number Of men employed in the
coal mines of Utah in 1910 was 3,053
and that they were kept steadily EN-
ployed is shown by the fact that each
man averaged 260 working days. The
average quantity of coal mined by
each man employed was 9247 tons
for the year, or 3.17 tons for each
working day.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
CATTLE SHIPMENTS SAFE.

Cattlemen of this district are con
graduating themselves that there are
no cattle shipments held up anywhere
on the railroads of this section. There
are still several large shipments ready
to start for the eastern markets but
none of these have been consigned to
the railroads.
Sig. Cordell had a big shipment Of
cattle all ready in the Durango yards
last week, but when the flood came,
the railroad had not accepted them,
and at present they are being pas
tured near Porter.
Stock Inspector Sam Ethridge says
that the main shipments were made
before last week and the flood came
at sort of lull in the business, be-
fore shippers started on the end of
the seasons output.
SKIRTS AS A PUNISHMENT.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
THE DIFFERENCE.

People who work for wages are in
clined to think the army and navy
retirement law, by which officers in
those services are retired after they
reach certain age on three-quarters
pay, is most desirable proposition.
Army and navy officers do not like
it. A brigadier who had just been
retired and had nothing to do was
asked how he liked the change.
"Well," he said, "the only difference
to an officer between retirement by
law and retirement by death is that
when you are retired by law you don't
have to go to Arlington, the national
cemetery.-Saturday Evening Post.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
BROOKS COMET.

On Sept. 30, the comet will be as
bright as the fifth magnitude, and can
be quite easily found near the end of
the handle of the big Dipper." The
handle takes crook in it at the we'll
known double star Mizar. Follow from
Mizar to the end of the handle, and
in a straight line five degrees farther
on, the comet may be seen; or in other
words, the comet will be about half
way between the end of the handle of
the Clipper" and the third magni-
tUde star Gamma Boots. The comet
will set about 10 o'clock. One should
look for it Immediately after sunset
(though the moon will interfere some
WHAT before the comet gets too near
the horizon. The comets rapid motion
makes it set earlier each night, so
that on Oct 7 it sets at p. m 1t
viii soon set as early as the sun when
it will become invisible-to be seen
later in the month before sunrise.
Though the head Of the comet has
been quite bright, its tail has been
difficult to see in the telescope be-
cause it is SO faint. 1t needed long
exposure to photograph the tail.
The world is still waiting for a
brilliant comet to appear, one which
may be seen in the sky in spite of the
electric lights of the city and without
special diagrams, one which will rival
the great comet Of 1882.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

trict in the state senate and was unan-
imously elected to serve for one term
as president of that august body.
AT the age of Is our grand chan
eellor moved to Ohio, and spent ten
years as travelling salesman in that
state and in Indiana. July 8, 1885,
he was knighted in F-edonia lodge No.
%, Rochester, Ind, and is therefore
a Pythian veteran. March Z, 1888, at
Danville, Ind, he was united in mar
riage to Agnes. daughter of William
M. Haynes, now receiver of the United
States land office at W=terville, Wash.
This happy union has been blessed.
with one child, charming and popu-
lar young lady, now in her eighteenth
year.
In 1890, Brother Sisson moved his
family to Durango, where he accepted
position as furnace foreman for the
American Smelling and Refining COM
pany, and transferred his Pythian
membership to Montezuma lodge No.
81. In the fall of 1899, the above
named company sent him to fill a
similar position at Pueblo and he has
since been continuously in its employ
in that capacity. Early in 1908 he
transferred to Pueblo lodge No. SO.
A member of no other order, he gave
himself heart and soul to the upbuild-
ing of that lodge, and has personally
secured more than 200 members for
it. He was also at the head of the
irs proud distinction of numerical
strength, splendid personnel and mag
nificent headquarters.
On June 6, 1904, he was installed
as c. C. He received the grand lodge
rank at Colorado Springs in 1904; was
elected grand lodge trustee in 1909,
and grand vice chancellor at Boulder
in 1910. His election as grand chan
cellor at Canon City was unanimous,
Since entering upon his duties as
Grand chancellor, Brother Ssson has
given evidence of his intention to "do
things" for the order and to CON
tinue the good work of his predeces-
sor, Brother II. II. Wolbert Endowed
BY nature with splendid physique,
and strong, genial personality, he
will accomplish much. He will prove
grand chancellor of deeds, rather than
of words, and united domain, wish
ing him Godspeed, will assist him TO
make the present Pythian year one
of the most prosperous in the history
OF the order in Colorado.-Denvar
/ Pythian Triangle.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
EVERYDAY MISNOMERS.

A vast number of incorrect notions
are acquired by reason of misleading
names. For instance, we ask for a
Dutch clock. We get the kind we
want, so it really doesn't matter that
it is not Dutch clock at all, but one
OF German manufacture. Practically
all the wooden clocks called Dutch are
made in the village of Freyburg, in
the Black forest. This misnomer is
due to simple mispronunciation-
"Deutsch" meaning, of course, Ger
man.
Nothing is more natural than to as
sumo that India ink comes from In
dia, but it does not, and never did,
any more than does India rubber. In
dia ink is Chinese product, and In
dia rubber comes from South America
Camel's hair brushes are not made
from the hair of camels, but from the
hair of the tails of Russia and ST.
berian squirrels. Camel's hair, is how
ever, employed in the manufacture of
certain fabrics to be made into shawls,
etc, and it is sometimes mixed with
silk.
French brier pipes are not made
from the roots of brier, but from the
root of a white heath which attains
considerable size in the south of
France, where it is sedulously culti-
waited for pipemaking purposes. The
name is derived from the French
bruycre, the dialect form Of which is
briere, meaning heath.
We entertain a fixed idea that a
centipede has 100 feet, and naturally
but we are misled by the name. AS
matter of fact, this insect. taking
one Of the largest species, shows about
thirty feet on each side.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
our own mills lost a little more.

Ohh ONh luSt a. tlLLIG IlOIEs
When we seek an eplanation the
most obvious fact is that our exports
of cotton goods, meager even in 1909,
dwindled still further when the price
Of the raw material advanced; while
English exports of cotton goods in
the crop year ending Aug. 81 last were
greater than in 1909 by nearly bill
lion yards. We read: Great Brit
aims cotton goods trade with foreign
countries has increased to quite sat
isfactory extent during the year. Ship
ments in almost all directions have
been larger than in 19O9-1u"
As to why England can sell the
world goods made from 14-cent cot
ton while we cannot, the following
from a British review of the year may
be suggestive: Though high prices
for the raw material proved prohibi-
tive to the trade in the coarser counts
of yarns, the effect upon the fine.
trade was much less marked. ;.
Statistics compiled by the Manchester
Guardian prove that year by year
there has been a distinct movement
in favor of the higher-grade piece
goods. 1t shows that the in
creasing attention paid by Great Brit
ain to scientific processes is making
her competitive ability in foreign mar
kets more formidable than ever.-Sat-
urday Evening Post.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
THE WORLDS COTTON TRADE.

For two years American cotton has
ruled above Ia cents pound. In the
last crop year, ending Aug. 81, the
average was Ia 1-2 cents, compared
with 1-2 cents three years ago. This
high price curtailed consumption
somewhat, except in England. Last
year British mills, working on Ia
cent cotton, used within hundred
and twenty thousand bales as much as
two years before, when the price was
about cents; but American mills
used four hundred and thirty thousand
bales less. The year before-the first
accent year-English consumption
decreased quite as much as our own;
but last year English mills regained
nearly all Of this lost ground, while
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

to receive few little reports from the
outside world, from which we have
been shut off since last Wednesday
night Editor Painter of the Journal
has been receiving his press reports
without serious interruption, and he
kindly gave us the following:
Mcnamara Jury Being Chosen
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 9.-The
special venire of 1875 jurymen, from
which will be chosen the jury to try
the Mcnamara brothers, charged
with having dynamited the Times
building, at Los Angeles, Cal, on the
morning of Oct. l, 1910, was called
into court this morning and the ex-
animation of jurors begun The case
is set for trial on Oct. IL.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

FARMINGTON, Oct. 9.-The rumor
that reached Saturday morning con-
cerning the disaster at the NJ. L. mis-
sion about mile below Pennington,
was verified yesterday by phone. The
mission was located between two riv-
crs, the Animas and the San Juan,
and when both overflowed, there was
absolutely no chance of its escape.
All the persons in the buildings
were taken out in boats across the
river, a number of citizens of Farm
ington aiding to rescue the twenty
four unfortunates hemmed in by the
tide. Every one was saved, but two
men, who had been assisting in the
work of rescue. While waiting on a
temporary island to rest, in order to
make the return trip to safety, it is
thought they became drowsy and
either went to sleep or lost conscious
ness, and were carried down stream
One Of the men named Simons was
afterwards found to have drifted tc
safety, but his companion has not, SC
far, been found.
Five bridges on the San Juan ant
FIVE on the Animas are out. The
Blanco bridge was swept away and bu
two suspension bridges are now left
in San Juan county, at Farmingtor
and Aztec respectively.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
A FISH. A RING. AND A TOE.

A fish that was too small to take
home and girl with Cinderella foot
figured very oddly in the loss and re-
ccyeTy of wedding ring that Mrs.
Harvey Wilson, wife of a Pottstown
undertaken, dropped in Saylor's mill
dam, over in Chester county, several
days ago. The ring slipped from Mrs.
Wilson's finger when she tossed dim
inutive bass back into the dam. The
water was partly drawn off in a vain
effort to find it, and then the offering
of reward for the missing jewelry
made the juveniles of the neighbor-
hood get busy.
While party of them were wading
the dam a 14-year-old girl felt some
thing slip over one of her toes. She
imagined that it was snake and gave
a scream, but an examination showed
that it was Mrs. Wilson's lost wedding
ring, and she hurried to town with it
to receive the reward.-Philadelp
Record.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

shore. In Canada alone this field had
been known to yield one hundred mil
lion Holsters in single year. 1t was
a vast natural preserve which, if prop
erly dealt with, would have yielded a
plentiful supply of Holsters for all
time to come.
Man, however-greedy as usual
has killed the goose that laid the gold
cn egg. In the year 174O, Holsters in
the markets of Boston-large ones
cost three half-pence each; and this
abundance continued for over CEN
tury. Today the price is 35 cents a
pound; and, if one would buy lobster
for dinner, one must pay from 60
cents to one dollar for it.
1t is believed that lobster may
live fifty years or more. The male is
bigger than the female, and the very
large one are all old males. These
giants, occasionally caught, are the
lucky individuals who, through sheer
good fortune, have escaped capture for
an extraordinary length of time.
The fishery, however, has been car
ried on by such intensive methods
the seabottom being raked us if with
a iine-tooth comb-that very few lob
sters have been able within recent
years to survive for any extended pc
Rod. Consequently large ones are
seldom seen nowadays.
A tabulated list of fourteen of the
biggest specimens ever captured on
the Atlantic coast-of which authen-
tic weights and measurements have
been preserved--puts tine biggest of
them all at thirty-four pounds and
exactly twenty-three and three-quar-
ters inches from nose to tail. 1t was
taken off the Atlantic Highlands, New
Jersey, in 1897, and was sent to the
New York acquarium, where it sur
vived only few days. Though de-
funct, it was carefully preserved and
may now be seen at the American Ma
scum of Natural History, in Manhat-
tan. Measured with its great claws
stretched to the fullest extent in front
of its head, it is nearly four feet long.
The first attempt to acclimatizc the
North Atlantic lobster on the Pacific
coast was made in 1874, when five
hundred and ninety specimens of both
seNes-many of the females bearing
icggs-were successfully transported
across the continent and planted at
various points from Monterey bay to
Puget sound. Since then other eff
forts in the same direction have been
made, whole carloads of brood lob
sters being consigned to the waters of
Puget sound in 1906 and 1907. Up
to date, the experiments have not de-
veloped any very definite and satis-
factory results; but the fisheries bu-
reau is confident that the object in
view-namely, the development of a
lobster fishery on a commercial scale
along the Pacific shore of the United
States-will be attained soonor or la
ter, perhaps with the help of artificial
propagation.-Saturday Evening Post
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

The business men Of Atehison, Kas.,
have entered a campaign for one-cent
postage, and many of them will be-
ccme members of the One Cent Letter
Postage association, which now has
members in nearly every city in the
nation. The associations specific pur-
pose is to cause reduction Of the
rate on first class mail matter from
two to one cent. The matter of re-
ducing the postage probably will be
presented to congress at its next ses-
sion.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
SLEIGH RIDE FOR FIFTY ELK
is PLAN OF WYOMING WARDEN

CHEYENNE, Wyo.-Probably the
strangest sleigh ride ever arranged
will take place in Wyoming next win
ter, as the result of the decision of
the state game department to plant a
colony of elk in the Sundance ma
tional forest. Fifty elk calves will be
caught in the Jackson Hole country,
on the western border of the state and
will be shipped to the Sundance re-
serve on the eastern border of the
state.
1t will be necessary to bind the
calves on sleds and haul them sixty
miles through the mountains to the
nearest railroad point in Idaho. There
they will be placed in palace stock cars
and sent on the roundabout railroad
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
DO YOU KNOW?

On Friday night, if Saturday were
longer, would it be Sunday?
If century plant flower lives a
day, how long does an olive?
If Farmer Jones took a gate, do
you think Farmer Smith would take
offense?
If lead is heavy, is electric light :?
If it takes two hours to chop a
cord of wood, how long does it take
to sawdust?
If a dog barks at the moon, at what
will tree bark?
If it takes an hour to fill turkey,
how long will it take to Philadelphia :?
Atlanta Constitution.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
SKIRTS AS A PUNISHMENT.
DARLINGTON, okla.-Two bo,

DARLINGTON, Okla.-Two boys
who fled from the Masonic Orphans
rome here were sentenced to wear the
clothing of girls until they are 81
years old or until their probationary
period has convinced the authorities
that they will be obedient. After
wearing skirts for two days the boys
promised permanent reform. One Of
the days they were compelled to ap-
pear in school dressed like girls.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
Turks CRYING for Peace

TRlPPOLI, Oct. 9.-The Italians
have captured the city and are now in
full possession. The Turks are now
asking for peace and begging the pow
ers to intervene and stop the war. A
Turkish man-of-war yesterday stop
ped and searched a British liner and
subjected the passengers and ship Of
ilcials to much insult and inconveni-
ence. England, it is said here, will
demand indemnity and an apology
from that nation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
Illinois Central Warlike

. CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-President Mark
ham of the Illinois Central railway, is
standing out against the strikers and
this morning refused the offices of
Governor Morrill, of Mississippi as an
arbitrator. The strikers are just as
determined to hold out against the
read and declare that the operation
of the railway shall not be resumed
until there is settlement between
the company and the strikers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
MAY DAY-IDAHO MINING SUIT.

The big mining case between the
May Day and Valley View Mining
companies was set for hearing to-
day, before United States Commits
sioner A. NJ. Camp. Attorney Daw-
son and his stenographer are on their
way from Denver and as some of the
other interested persons are flood
bound, the hearing has been postponed
for the present.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

While taking reports the phone line
went out and apparently went out to
stay for while for the company have
been unable to get connection with
either Telluride or Ouray since 2:30
this afternoon, but connection will
probably be restored some time this
evening.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
RECORD LOBSTERS.

Much bitter experience has shown
that no animal useful to man is SO
numerous that il may not be practical
ly exterminated within a compara-
lively few years. The lobster grounds
OF the North Atlantic coast were the
finest the world has ever known-a
strip seven thousand miles long when
measured along the curves Of the
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
Giants Favorites in Series

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-The Giants
will be the favorites in the worlds
championship series. Odds of to 5
are now being offered by friends of
the club. More than half a million
dollars has already been wagered on
the contest
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
Italy Resents Interference.

ROME, Italy, Oct. 9.-The Italian
government has warned the embassa-
dors of all the powers that no pro-
posals for peace, or efforts in the wav
of mediation, will be considered by the
Italians until the surrender of the
Turks, or the capitulation of Tripoli.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. 9.-In-
vestigation committee reports that
many kegs of beer and whisky were
sent to the various polling places of
the city to be used in the election of
Stevenson. The committee holds that
this act is in direct violation of the
state bribery laws.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
McNamaras Want Change of Venue

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9.-Attorney
Lynch, for the defense in the Nc
Namara case, has filed affidavit that
owing to the pronounced bias Of the
presiding court official the McNam-
aras will be unable to secure fair
trial and has asked for change of
venue.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
Strike Trouble Growing Worse

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 9.-Strike trou-
bles are growing worse all over the
United States and serious trouble is
anticipated by the railroads.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

While the telegraph wires, and most
of the phone lines, are down and out
we managed to get hold of Telluride
for few moments this afternoon and
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
PORTER FUEL COMPANY'S LOSS
AMOUNTS TO $500.

The Porter Fuel company's losses
at the Hesperus mine will amount
to about $500. During the flood the
mine barn containing hay, mine har-
mes sand other things was washed
away, totaling the above. Slight dam
age was done to the tipple, but moth
ing of any Importance. For time
1t appeared that the power plant
would also go out, but with the ex-
ception Of water in the floor Of the
building, no harm was done.
Since the water was knee deep on
the streets of Hesperus, one can gath
er some idea Of the situation. All
Of the head gates from the surround
ing bitches were washed out and add
ed to the genera! flooded state of
the state.
The worst problem at present, be-
fore the Porter Fuel company, is the
railroad situation. By tomorrow or
next day the mine will be ready to
start up again, but the difficulty Is
shipping the coal over the road. The
railroad bridge to the mine is wash
ed out and the track SO badly dam
aged that it will probably be some
time before freight can be transport
ed. In any case passengers must be
taken care of first
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
NECESSARY TO KEEP UP COUR.
ACE

we want to impress upon the people
of the vicinity the necessary of keep
ing up their courage while the rains
fall and the rivers rise. Remember
the beautiful words of the poet "A
faint heart never won fat lady"
it may have been fair lady that the
poet referred to but, on the principal
that one cannot get too much of a
good thing, we find more consolation
in making the lines read a fat" lady.
Remember that things are never so
bad but that they could have been
worse, supposing the river had have
been higher, even much higher, It
could not have washed away all the
town and could not more than have
dampened our hopes of getting rail-
road to the gulf. Supposing that the
flood had have washed away reser-
voir hill, and made a lake of what
now is mountain, the sun would have
shown out this morning just as bright
y in all probability and the lamp
would have still held out to burn to
light the sinner to his home.
Even If half the business institu-
tions should shut down and the other
half would insist on doing strictly
cash business when we wanted
nickle's worth of bacon, dozen eggs
and dollars worth of chewing to-
bacco, we would still find some way
to survive for is it not promised unto
us that "all things work together for
good for those who love the Lord? ?"
Don't get down in the mouth, keep
up the boosting spirit and it will yet
all come right. We are mighty
good people, the very best people that
we know of, yet we are not so alfred
good that we should expect to be
carried to the skies of prosperity on
flowery beds of ease and, again, it Is
well to remember that it is to him that
overcometh that the crown is mort
gagged.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
liquors for Polling Places

Later, phone line again open at 4
p. m.