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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18
BIRDS AND MEN.

l am inspired by nature; by birds
and flowers, and children, and land
scapes, but in admiring natuie, | do
rot see a thousand things that are
not there. How some people zave
about birdsl love them, when they
deserve to be loved, but some varieties
Of birds j find u nuisance. There is
the impudent pest known as the Eng
lsh sparrow, introduced into this
country by Good Gentleman to rid
our fields of insects, and which has
become a menace to the country.
There are the swallows, which flutter
in my chimneys when | am anxious to
sleep. There are the whipporwills,
and the nighthawks, which go to work
at night, like the girl piano players
in your neighborhood, who sleep all
day, and become a nuisance about the
time industrious people are thinking
of bed. Then there is the phoebe,
which nests around by porches, and
makes a mess, to say nothing of the
pigeons which light on the roof, and
befoul the cistern. True, / catch an
occasional sight Of scarlet tanager,
or cardinal, or an oriole; / follow
these with glass, and admire them.
But these modest birds are no apology
for the impudent jays, who, when
enter my own cherry orchard, scream
a protest as though were an inter
loper. The best birds, like the best
most like English sparrows, swallows,
nighthawks, whippoorwills, crows and
blue jays attract most of the atten-
ton. Bob LaFollette, To me, is Won
derfully like blue jay, with his tre-
mendous activity and shrill scream
ing. The nighthawk is forever COM
planning about something, like Bryan.
And the whippoorwills: how insistent-
ly they demand that poor Will be
whipped! Their cry is not protest
because poor Will has been whipped,
but because he is not whipped when
he does not deserve it. How like the
whippoorwills are Hearst, and Champ
Clark, and the insurgents generally,
with their tiresome and never chang
ing cry! The English sparrows, orig
inally thought to be reformers, are
greatly annoying the really useful
birds. Better get your gun. A pot
shot at English sparrows is no sin.
Near my home in the country great
numbers of crows roost in an oak
grove. A little after sun down, the
crows begin coming in from their
forage in the fields; and what row
they kick up until they are finally
settled for the night! They remind
me of members of congress when con-
sidering a reduction of the tariff.
After long row, and much scream
trees, and hope they will be quiet
the remainder of the night, but some
Big Feeling crowd suddenly introduces
an amendment, and in an instant ev-
cry crow is in the air again, loudly
debating the new question.
If President Taft should find way
Of giving us all, by law, pension of
ten thousand dollars year, with
nothing to do, the Leader of the OPP
position would at once introduce an
amendment making the amount TWEEN
ty thousand dollars year, and, in the
row over the amendment, we shouldn't
get anything.-Ed. Howe.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18
COLORADO SUGAR.

There is some consolation in the
thought that the beet sugar factories
of Colorado will be doing their best
this season to overcome for the bene-
fit of the consumer, the shortage in
the worlds supply of sugar, and that
in just so far as they fail to overcome
it there will be corresponding bene-
fit aceruing to the producers and su-
gar makers of the state.
1t is so ordered that always a mat
ter like this increase in the price of
highly necessary commodity shall
cut two ways, paying, as it were,
Peter the meanwhile it is robbing
Paul. Fortunately this is one of the
situations in which Colorado winners
stand in part to offset the losses of
the losers. Which makes it much
finer thing than it would be if the
increased cost were to fall upon some
commodity in which the state has no
compensating part.
Reports from all districts agree that
so far as the beet crop is concerned,
Colorado never produced a finer. The
yield, now being harvested, has not
only been exceptionally large, through
the beets growing to immense size,
but the saccharine contents are cor
respondingly higher, making it not
only the largest crop in point of acre
age but the heaviest in yield per acre.
This means that the sixteen factories
scattered the state over will be longer
engaged in making the beets into su-
gar, that the pay rolls will be larger,
the sum paid out to farmers consid-
erably increased over that of last sea-
son, and that the business of factory
building and factory operating will
itself receive fresh impetus which it
may have needed to some extent after
two seasons of only Indifferent sue
cess.
The world has been solving its su-
gar problem with such favorable reg
ularity in recent years that it was
not prepared for such backward step
as was forced when the price sudden
~ began rising fortnight ago. The
dealers had so long been able to sell
eighteen or twenty pounds for dol
lar, it came as something Of shock
t. discover that world shortage had
forced reduction to around thirteen.
We are apparently not far from get
ting to that period when ten pounds
fol dollar was the general standard
and remained so for many years. In
view of the universal protest against
such an increase in price, what would
happen should we have to go yet far
ther back, to that period some thirty
years ago, when the accepted thing
was to get but four pounds for the
unit OF monetary value.
Many of the food stuffs have been
making great gains during those thir-
ty years and holding them, as the
result of the crowding of the people
to the cities, but sugar had been tell
ing different story. 1t at least had
been getting cheaper until this un-
forseen situation pumped down out Of
clear sky. 1t will no doubt be re-
adjusted in a few months, and it is
some comfort to know that the farm
ers Of Colorado will have a part in
bringing the better condition around.
Republican.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Dean ]. w. Lawrence of the state
agricultural college at Fort Collins,
came in last night from Fort Lewis,
where he has completed the repairing
and remodeling of the school buildings
for the coming term. Everything is
row ready and the accommodations
have been made as comfortable and
convenient as possible, the money
available being expended to the best
advantage. This morning Dean Law
renee departed for Fort Collins to re-
sumo his duties at the state agri-
cultural college.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Our abject apologies (note the plu-
raj are extended to Mr.. Samuel Tru-
by, Esq, of Colorado. We have done
him wrong and hasten to correct it.
In last weeks paper we stated that
Samuel had sued the Durango Herald
for $10,O00.00 worth Of damage to his
rep. We were wrong. Sans rep.
is apparently capable of more injury,
quite a heap more. He has sued the
Herald for s2O,0O0.O0 and the Denver
Post and Geo. B. Munson for $4,000
more. We never dreamed that Sam
had anything like such valuable pc
cuniary character. And we said a
beggarly observation-disclosures pardon
us, Mr.. SAM Aztec Index.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Tonight Brooks new comet will be
just 167, ,7S6, 6,9S7,162 miles from Du-
range in an air line. Those may not
be just the exact figures but they
do just exactly as well. Just about
as far, we might suggest, as Durango
is from the comet, or as Durango is
from getting a commission form of
government under the present city ad-
ministration.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Frank Langley took the eastern
this morning on his way back to sun
ny Kansas but sunny Kansas will
rot hold him long for he has gone
back there to pack up this things and,
with his family, move to Durango. He
will probably get back here about
Sept. 1 and settle down among us
for keeps.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

William Glassner returned last ev-
ening from an outing in San Juan
county, whittier he chaperoned his
nephew, w. A. Wilke, who is here
from Chicago on visit. This MORN
ing they returned to Bayfield, for a
day or two before taking in some of
the other points of interest in this sec
ton. Mr.. Wilke says he is having
the time of his life
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Mrs. Mary Finn, proprietress of the
Rochester hotel, and her daughter,
Miss Mary, were outgoing passengers
on the Southern this morning on a
vacation trip of month or six weeks
in California. The ladies will go di-
rectly to Los Angeles, but will visit
other points of interest in the state
during their stay. This is Mrs. Finn's
first vacation for long time, and we
trust that both she and her daughter
will have the incest kind of a time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

If sugar keeps going up the aver
age family will be compelled, in the
interests of economy, to drop out
white sugar and fall back on maple
sugar in little pattycake shaped cakes
at 10 cents per cake.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Alvin Kramer, sheriff Of San Juan
county, Colorado, passed through this
morning from Silverton to Pueblo
with Mrs. Pierce, recently adjndged
insane. Mrs. Jones of Silyerton was
also of the party to assist in taking
care of Mrs. Pierce.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

j. w. McMichael, the well known
merchant of Flora Vista, is in the
city today. Mr.. McMichael came in
on the Red Apple train last night with
his daughter, Miss Ethel, whom he ac-
companied this far on her way to
Pueblo, where she will take course
at a business college. Mr.. McMichael
is guest of the Palace today and re-
turns home on the morning train.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

DIR. w. W. McEwen is beginning to
look like himself again after his re-
cent illness, but is still pretty weak.
For couple of weeks he suffered in
tensely from hard boil which pressed
down on the ear drum and caused ex-
cruciating pain. The relief of getting
rid of pet" like that can better be
imagined than described.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Miss Rebecca Coder returned on last
nights eastern from trip back to
her old Kansas home. While it has
been nearly a hundred years since
Miss Coder left that country to come
to Colorado yet, she says, that things
are very much the same there as
when she left there in 1910.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

The commandment to "Love your
neighbor" is not hard one when it
is understood. Your neighbor is not
merely some one who lives near you
he is the friend who helps you in
your time of need. Christ tells us
this in the parable of the Good Sa-
maritan. 1t ought not to be hard to
love your neighbor
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

S. X. Hooper, assistant traffic man.
ager of the D. & R. G. system, and
|. H. Luke, superintendent of the
fourth division, came in last evening
on car "R." Both gentlemen were
present at the board of trade meet
ing last night, and this morning left
for Silverton on an inspection trip.
General Agent p. B. McAtee accom-
panied them this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

An upper crust wife of the New
port set sues her husband for divorce
because he gets up nights and smokes
some of her cigarettes. We are not
up on divorce laws, but it is cinch
the gentleman is using his wife
mighty shabby.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

The Colorado-New Mexico fair, in
the year of 1911, bids fair to be the
best fair in the history of the country.
The exhibits of every nature are GO
ing to be superb, the races and other
sporting events are going to be of a
high class, plenty of money to run
the exposition on has been arranged
for and there will be no such word as
fail known by the management.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Pride of ancestry is probably a
good thing but business men do not
care as much for the fact that your
ancestors came across in the May
flower as they do to have you come
across with your monthly bills.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

1t you believe that prayers are an
swered, and have a prayer or two on
hand that is not being used, it might
be well to devote them to the effort
to get the S. p. railroad built to this
point About every other method has
been tried
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Mrs. A. S. Ruby was an arrival last
evening from Cortez, and departed to-
day for Kansas City, where she will
spend the winter with her mother, re-
turning home in the early spring.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Messrs. Ebert Hubbard, Sim STAN
ley, James Carbis, Gus Adrianson and
City Clerk Jacob Wilson went to
Silverton last night, en- route for Ou-
ray to attend the Elks convention. In
the ball game between Silverton and
Ouray, the first four will play on the
Silverton team.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Superintendent Thomas Hamor sent
out some catfish on the Red Apple
train this morning to Cedar Hill to
be placed in the Mcintosh lake. The
catfish were brought in about two
weeks ago by E. P. Thompson, one of
the distributors for the government,
and came from the famous Maradosia
district in Illinois.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

A yellow cat is not considered val
liable, but had Nature so arranged it
that SO per cent of all the cats were
either green, pink or purple, yellow
cat would be worth $25. But the yell
low cat wouldn't be blamed bit pret-
tier than he is now.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Hon. A. D. Mcintosh of Cedar Hill,
N. NJ, was caller at this shop last
evening and We greatly enjoyed a
visit with this old West Virginian who
left the east when a mere boy and
has spent almost his entire life in the
west. He represented the territory in
the territorial legislature at one time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

II is reported that the cranberry
crop is going to be enormous. We
have been feeling for some time that
bad news was coming and nothing
has affected us more deeply than this
report since Sam Truby filed his libel
sIit
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Mr.. Kryschtofovich is the Russian
delegate to the national conservation
congress. His name would indicate to
us that he is naturally a great con-
server or he would have chopped sew
eral letters out of it.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

The Colorado New Mexico fair is
going to be hummer. There will
not be single department which will
not be well worth seeing. All roads
will lead to the fair so be sure and
come.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Mrs. ]. l.. Smith and children and
Mrs. Lila B. Todd returned last even
ing from Pennington, where they vis-
tied friends for few weeks, and de-
parted today for their home at Dyke,
few miles on this side of Pagosa
Springs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Have you noticed that only occa-
sIonally you see an editor who has
his pants properly pressed That is
because he cannot spare the time to
60 70 bsd while the pantatorium man
does the job.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Mr.. and Mrs. William Craig were
guests of the Strater last night from
Cedar Hill. This morning the latter
departed for visit with friends in
Denver and Colorado Springs, Mr..
Craig returning home on this morn
ing's Red Apple train.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Mrs. A. C. Arnold left on this morn
ing's eastern for an outing in Denver,
Pueblo and Rocky Ford, where she will
take in the big fair and also the
celebration at Rocky Ford before re-
turning. She will be absent about a
week or ten days.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

The Democrat had their baseball
score wrong yesterday but we do not
feel like roasting them for it because
our darned old report may come wrong
tomorrow. This press report business
In frail reed to lean on.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Peter Ward was an outgoing pas
senger on the Southern this morn
ing bound for Los Angeles, Cal,
where he win spend month or two
looking around. If circumstances are
favorable he may decide to remain
the rest of the winter.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

While it pays to advertise we do not
believe that lot of long whiskered
men sitting on boxes and whiting
pine sticks are a drawing card when
it comes to offering inducements for
immigration.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Mrs. Holabaugh, well known resi-
dent of Durango some years ago, who
came here recently to attend the we'd
ding of her niece, Miss Jessie Freed,
is visiting friends in town for a few
days. Mrs. Holabaugh has just re-
turned from a weeks camping trip at
the Neglected mine, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley Helm.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Miss Clara Vandegrift returned this
morning to Shiprock, where she is
girls matron in the Indian school,
The young lady spent her vacation
with her parents and family in this
city, and departed to resume her du-
ties after rest of little over a
month.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Lillian Russell is going to get mar
ried again this fall but as she is
more than half a hundred years old
she won't have to have anybody's writ
ten consent to the performance.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

We do not go much on the regret
and remorse proposition. 1t is bet
ter to try to so conduct yourself that
you won't have to go about regretting
and remorsing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Mrs. r. B. Ward and children was
ar arrival last evening from Ignacio
where she spent few weeks with
relatives and friends, and departed
this morning for her home in Delta.
Mrs. Ward lived in Durango for a
number of years as girl. She was
Miss Nettie Brabbin before her mar
riage.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

1t will doubtless be surprise to
many to learn that the man who mur-
dered the little girl and threw her
body into the lake, is said to have
never taken a drink of intoxicating
liquor or smoked cigarette.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

There is an old, and very foolish,
saying that death and taxes are
sure" Rich men have evaded taxes
and Enoch and Elijah evaded death.
Nothing is absolutely sure in this life.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. ODonnell came
in last night from Oxford and are
spending the day in town on business.
Mr.. O'Donnell is secretary Of the Ok
ford Land & Townsite company.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Abe Hapgood tells us that the rea-
son why dentists call their places par
lors is because parlor is the same,
in meaning, as the old-fashioned word
drawing-room.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

We remember once upon time it
became our duty to preside in case
wherein Truby brothers were arraign-
ed on charge Of horse stealing, and
but for the testimony Of the defend
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Miss Reda Griffith returned this
morning to her home at Falfa after
spending few days in town as the
guest of Mrs. Harry Pearson.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Referring to the reported death of
Governor Shafroth we can only say
that while the report was mistake
1t is only a matter Of time until it
will probably come true.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

We do not know just how other
men feel about it but every time
VIC see the pictures of women, in the
fashion journals, showing them dress
ed in the new bustless, hipless and abb
domenless corsets we feel like thank
ing God that nothing like the picture
can ever be found in real life.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

From Thursdays Daily.
s. C. Green was business visitor
from Mancos over night, returning
home this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Cooper, the sheep man, of this city,
came up from Pennington last night
and departed this morning for Los
Angeles, Cal, on vacation trip of
. few months.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

A message has been sent around the
world in 16 minutes and 22 seconds
but II frequently takes us longer than
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

A pumpkin pie is an all right pie,
but the pumpkin gets good deal of
credit which rightfully belongs to the
sugar and spice department.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Mrs. Harriet Rickerts and son Al
hert were passengers to La Plata
City this morning, where the former
has accepted position.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

We believe that it is perfectly all
right for a fellow to trust in luck
provided he works like the devil and
saves his money.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

f. H. Blunt, the well known pros
pcctor and miner. returned from trip
to the La Platas, last night.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Mrs. Hans Aspaas left this morning
for her home at Ignacio, after a
brief stay in town, shopping.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

v. C. McGirr, the Pagosa Springs
attorney, who was in the city over
night on brief visit to his brother
Ross, departed this morning for Den
yer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

If it is true that, as it has been
claimed, we eat too much, then why
may not the high cost of living come
as an angel in disguise?
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

OF course IL Sam was going into
law to prove what good name he
had, until the Herald libeled him, he
had to have attorneys, didn't he?
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Keepers
were in the city over night passing
through from Denver, to Pennington,
for which place they left this morn
ing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

F. T. Shaffer of Aztec was guest
of the Southern over night and de-
parted for home this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Roosevelt is such a great believer in
peace that he is willing to fight any
body, anytime, anywhere, to maintain
Z,
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Tempus fugit right along without
Interruption but even the best aero
planes and dirigibles are quite erratic
in their efforts to emulate tempus.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Mrs. l.. NJ Smith left today for
Ter home in Ogden, Utah, after a
pleasant visit with friends in Aztec.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Col. Johnja wasn't in the
army, he was never an auctioneer.
What in thunder was he colonel of :?
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

W. A. Perry returned to the ranch
at Cedar Hill this morning after a
brief visit in town.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

The Mexicans and the Filipinos are
not the only people on earth who
would rather fight than work.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

The city council Of Mnrphysboro,
ILL.,, passed resolution irving pref
erence to union labor on all city work.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

As general rule a woman with
baby isn't the dog and cats best
friend.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

From Fridays Daily.
Mrs. G. E. Mineah came in from
Mancos last evening and departed to-
day for Denver, on her way east
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

Deputy Sheriff Jack Couch went out
on the Southern this morning to Man
cos on official business.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-18

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The log cabin Democrat., 1911-08-29
LODGE INITIATES
10 new MEMBERS

Ten new members were initiated at
an interesting meeting of the local
council of Royal Arcanum held in the
Masonic hall last night. Gen. B. w.
Green and Jonathan Kellogg of Little
Rock were present and both made
short but instructive talks on the
work of the order. Brief addresses
were also made by Deputy Supreme
Regent C. H. Hayden, Regent J. R.
Donnell, A. L. DeArmond and others.
Last nights class makes a total of
49 new members taken in within the
past few weeks, and applications are
pending for 10 additional members,
which will bring the total membership
of the council to sc.
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-08-29
TAKE CENSUS OF
CONWAY HOUSES

Postoffice Inspector 0. C. Pierce of
Little Rock, to whom has been as
signed the matter of investigating
Conway's need of free city mail de-
livery, is here again today for the
purpose of taking census of che
houses in the city which would be sup
piled by the delivery if it is installed.
While nothing official has been given
out, it is generally believed that the
service will be ordered established
here in the near future.