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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-20

Miss Grace Dodge, Miss Catherine
Lovcrich and other women of position
and wealth. gave their support to the
new enterprise. Like all new things,
il needed enthusiasm and hard work
To get the work under way: but the
children took To it eagerly. Glasses
were taught only after school, but the
great difficulty was to choose from
among the hosts of girls who begged
for a chance To- learn. Miss Burchenal
worked hard. but the eager children
were fun of enthusiasm and there
tore. sn much easier To teach. From
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-20
FOLK DANCES FOR HEALTH.

The Importance Of play has engaged
the attention Of naturalists for many
with words telling how young animals
learned by playing and romping with
one another 10 stalk and capture
the prey on which they fed and now
to defend themselves from attacks.
In a word. they learned the serious
business of their adult lives by means
of play And while it has been long
recognized that human youngsters
acquire by means of play much of
the mental and physical training that
achieves success i'm life, yet the I'M
portancc OF providing play for cooped-
up children was long overlooked.
Their vital need of play was so OBJ
vious that of course no one noticed
it for long time. But DIR. Luther
II. Gulick. sane dreamer and con-
servativc idealist. aroused the board
Of education of New York City de-
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-20

cade ago to the crying need Of play
if the millions Of children IN their
charge were 10 grow up into normal
men and women.
It was at this juucturc that Miss
Elizabeth Burchcnal suggested To DR.
GuIick that the folk-danccs OF Vari-
Gus European peoples afforded Il
means Of giving exercise and fun L"
whole classes of girls at one time
instruction in dancing was begun
merely as an experiment N one of tho
lower East Side schools. Mrs Cldr-
cncc Mackay, Mrs. James SpCycr
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-20

HE was in this neighbOrhood about
four or five years ago. His name was
Williamson"
"Williamson-kind of gOody-g0ody
chap"
Yes. that's the man"
Guess | did know him. He COM
mitted suicide three years ago"
What, My brother committed sui
eide? Why. he was the last man in
the world to have done such a thing
Was he i'll. or i'm trouble. or what
He called me a liar" stranger -
Human Life
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-20
AMHERST RETURNS TO THE
CLASSICS.

modern path of electives, that is to
the elevation Of science" at the c1-
pcnse of the classics, Amherst college
has returned to the fold. Hereafter
il will grant no degrees of Bachelor
of Arts save to those who have taken
what is substantially the old-fash-
toned course in liberal arts There
are some concessions to modern
learning, but the graduate hereafter
will have to pursue the classics and
those other studies which together
are called "humanities," and the de-
gree in science Will not bc given
after 1913.
This is a very notable decision and
is the first step of the sort which
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-20
e q . FDR SCROFULA

Swollen glands about the neck weak running
scees pale compilations and a poorly developed systems
the usual ways which Scroa manifested In some
the blood filled with the scrofouS germs that
disease shows its In other held check during
young @ but when the system begins weaken especially
after spell of Sickness the disease will often manifest itself
FORM s. SIS Natures perfect for Sofula made entirely
heahu roots herbs and ba perfectly safe medicine young
or old into the circulation and drives out all scrofous
matter and supplies the blood with the heah qualities need Of
In this builds weak delicate persons and makes strong
and healthy Book the Blood and medical advice for
sale drug THE SWIFT SPECIFIC co. ATLANTA GA.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-20

the very beginning the experiment
was a success. The girls who danced
looked stronger and happier. prepared
their lessons better. We're actually
ever so much stUrdier and more eff
Cient than those who did not dance.
William Inglis. in Harper's Weekly
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-20
MarceIIa Drawers

The most spectacular value giving of the day con-
sists of our regular 75c to S1OO lines of Marcela
Drawers at 58c Some have tucked lawn c1o
ruffle others trimmed in fine Val or Tor ,11I,
chon Lace Choice for Observation-Disclosures.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-20
INVOLUNTARY SUICIDE.

I'M trying To- find my brother"
said the gentleman from England
timidly. to the fierce-luoking person
with Il sheath knife in one side of his
belt and a six shootcr i'm the other
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-30

ITO s. Conunuedl y
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-30
Cavanagh.
The Great Conserva-
ton Novel
INTRODUCTION.

My Dear Mr.. Garland You
have been kind enough to let me
see the proofs of "Capanaeh,
Forest Ranger" 1 have read it
with mingled feelfngs-wifh keen
appreciation of your sympathetic
understanding of the problems
which confronted the forest serp-
ice before the western people
understood ii and with deep re-
gref that 1 am no longer officially
associated with its work, al
though 1 am as deeply interested
and almost as closely in touch
as ever.
Western frontier people faced
life with a manly dependence on
their own courage and capacity
which did them and still does
them high honor. Some of them
we're naturally slow to see the
advantages of the new order. But
now that they have seen it there
is nowhere more Intelligent, con-
pinced and effective support of
the conservation policies than
in the west. The establishment
of the new order in some places
was NOT child's play. But there
is a strain of fairness among the
western people which you can
always count on in such a fight
as the forest service has made
and won.
The service contains the best
body of young men / know and
many splendid veterans. 1T is
nine-tenfts made up of western
men. 1t has met the west on its
own ground, and n.has won the
contesf-an episode of which
you have so we'll described-be-
cause the west believes in what
1t stands for.
/ have lived much among the
western mountain men, dtJfeTed
with some of them and worked
with many of them. Sometimes
I have lost and sometimes l
have won, but every time the
fight was worth while. 1 have
come out of it all with a respect
and liking for the west which
will last as long as / do. Very
sincerely yours,
CLIFFORD PINCHOT.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-30
CHAPTER l.
THE DESERT CHARIOT.

7 EE VIRGINIA WETHERFORD
began her return journey into
the mountain west with exulta-
tion. From the moment she
opened her car window that August
morning in Nebraska the plain called
to her, sustained her illusions. 1t was
all quite as big, as tawny, as she re-
membered 1t, it arena for the epic
deeds in which her father had been a
leader bold and free.
Her memories Of Roaring Fork and
its people were childish and romantic.
She recalled vividly the stagecoach
which used to amble sedately, not to
say wheezily. from the railway to the
Fork and from the Fork back to the
railway in the days ten years before
when she had ridden away in 1t a
fearful, despairing, long limbed girl
and fully expected to find it waiting
for her at Sulphur City, with old Tom
Quentan still as its driver.
The first hint Of "the new west
came to her by way Of the pretentious
Hotel Alma. which stood opposite the
station at Sulphur and to which she
was led by colored porter of most
elaborate and kindly manners.
This house, which furnishes an ex-
cellent dinner and an absorbing mix
ture of types both American and Eu-
ropean, was vaguely disturbing to her
1t was plainly not the old time west
the west her father had dominated In
the days before the invasion" II
was indeed distinctly built for the
tourist trade and was filed with all
that might indicate the comfortable
nearness of big game and good fish
ing.
Upon inquiry as to the stage she
was amazed to hear that an automo-
bile now made the journey to the Fork
In Eve hours and that 1t left imme
diately after the midday meal.
At 2 o'clock, as the car came to the
door, she entered 1t with a sense OF
having stepped from one invading
chariot of progress to another. so big
and shining and up to date was Its
glittering body, agleam with brass and
glowing with brave red paint.
As they whlrled madly down the val
Icy the girl was astonished at the
transformation in the hot, dry land.
Wire fences ran here and there, in
closing fields of alfalfa and wheat
where once only the sagebrush and
the greasewood grew. Painted farm
houses shone on the banks Of the
creeks end irrigating bitches flashed
across the rond with an air Of business
and decision.
For the nrst half hour 1t seemed a.
4 TIE dominion Of The eattlsman hal
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-30

ended, but as the swift car drew away
from the valley of the Bear and
climbed the divide toward the north
the free range was disclosed. with
few changes save In the cattle, which
We're all of the harmless or horness
variety, appearing tame and spiritless
in comparison with the old time half
wild broadhorn breeds.
Lee began to wonder II she should
find the Fork much changed-her
mother was n bad correspondent.
Her unspoken question, opportunely
asked by another, was answered by
an old woman passenger. "Oh, Lord,
yes! Summer tourists are crawlin' all
over us sence this otto line begun
and crosslegged little rips in Omaha
and Denver had jest got to ride In and
look us over Two of them new hotels
In Sulphur don't do a thing but feed
these tenderfeet. / s'pose pro -bition
will be the next grand stand play on
the part of our town lot boomers. We
old cowpunchers don't care whether
the town grows or not, but these hyer
bankers and truck farmers are all for
raisin' the price o. land and taxin' US
quiet fellers out of our boots"
The girl was brought back to the
vital phases of her life by the harsh
voice of one of the men. "Lize Weth-
erford is goin' to get jumped one O.
these days for sellin' whisky without
license. I've told her so too. Every
body knows she's a-doin' It, and what
beats me is her goin' along in that way
when n little time and money would
| set her straight with the law"
The shock of all this lay In the fact
that Eliza Wetherford was the mother
to whom Lee Virginia was returning
after ten years of life In the east, and
the significance of the mans words
froZe her blood for an instant.
The young fellow on the back seat
slowly said, Il don't complain of Lie
sellin' bad whisky. but the grub she
sets up is fierce"
1.-THE grub amt so bad: it's the way
she stacks 1t up remarked another.
But, then, these little fiybit COW
towns are all alike and all bad, so far
as hotels are concerned"
Lee Virginia, crimson and burning
hot, was In agony lest they should go
further in their criticism.
She knew that her mother kept a
boarding house, and, while she was moi
proud OF 1t, there was nothing dis
graceful in It, HapDily the converse.
ton turned aside and fell upon the
governments forest policy, and San
Gregg, squat, wide mouthed, harsh
voiced individual, cursed the action OF
Ross Cavanagh, the ranger In the dis
trict above the Fork. He thinks he's
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-30
TO THE TEACHERS OF INSTITUTE

NO. II.
Your committee wishes to submit
the following:
l. Institute will be held in Man
cos, beginning May 20, 1911.
2 Beginning seven years ago sew.
eral Institutes in Colorado have been
changed to the spring dates and not
one has changed back to fall. This
proves their success.
3. 1t comes Just at the close of the
schools and before any one need
leave for vacation or summer schools.
4. In the fall you need not return
until the opening of school.
8. The weather will be most suita-
Bile and most can be gotten out of the
work.
6. Those Wishing schools or changes
may have opportunity to look after
such before leaving for vacation.
7. Attendance ON institute here will
be valid any place else in the state.
8. There will be no examinations
to trouble US.
.. The people OF Mancos promise
loyal support to the Institute and as
good accommodations and as pleasant
time for the teachers as can bs
secured any place.
10. Mancos Is beautiful town In
beautiful valley and is the starting
point for visiting the cliff dwellings.
A cheap and desirable trip has been
planned for the institute.
IL. As all changes and arrange
ments are intended for your beneft
decide now to come and give this
fair trial. Please state on enclosed
card II you can attend.
IL. DIR. Phillips has been selected
as conductor. Other members of the
faculty will be announced later.
COMMITTEE.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-30

back. Lay "a your things and coras
out to suppm. Wen talk afterward."
The eatisG house. the rooms and
Railways were all OF that desolaas
Bhabbiness which comes from shiftlers
ness Joined with poverty. Everythins
on which the girls eyes fell contrast4d
strongly with her aunts home on the
Brandywine--not because that house
was large or luxurious, but because 1t
with flowers and dainty arrangement
Of color.
She regretted bitterly that she had
ever left her eastern friends. Her
mother, in truth. showed little pleasure
at her coming and almost nothing of
written. 1t was, indeed, this letter
which had decided her to return to the
west She had come, led by sense OF
duty, not by affection, for she had
never loved her mother as daughter
should-they We're In some way anti
pathetic--and now she found herself
an unwelcome guest.
with aching head ana shaking knees
Virginia re.entered the dining room,
which was now nearly empty OF Its
guests" but was still misty with the
steam of food and swarming with flies.
These pests buzzed like bees around
the soiled places on the tablecloths,
and one of her mothers first remarks
was a fretful apology regarding her
trials with those insects Seems like
you can't keep 'em out" she said.
With desperate effort Lee conquered
her disgust. "Never mind; I'm tired
and little upset. l don't need any
dinner" Hastily slipping n cup of cof
fee. she tried hard to keep back the
tears, but failed, and no sooner did hel
mother turn away than she aed to hei
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-30

room, there to sob unrestrainedly heI
despair and shame. "Oh. / can't stand
itr' she called. II can't. l can'tp'
She felt herself allen and solitary In
the land of her birth.
Lie came In half an hour later, pa.
thetic In her attempt at Sticking up
She was still handsome In a large fea
tured way, but her gray hair was
there and her face laid with a network
Of fretful lines. Her color was bad. Al
the moment her cheeks were yellow
and sunken
She complained of being short OF
breath and lame and tired. "Im al
ways tired" she explained. "Pears
like sometimes I can't scarcely drag
myself around. but I do"
A pang Of comprehending pain shot
through virginia's heart. II she could
not love she could at least pity and
help, and. reaching forth her hand, she
patted her mother on the knee. "Poor
old mammyw she said. I'm going to
help you"
Lie was touched by this action OF
''This Is no place for you. It's nothing
but measly little COW town gone to
seed-and I'm gone to seed with it. |
know 1t. But what Is feller to dol
I'm stuck here, and I've got to make q
living or quit can't quit. SO stag
ger along"
1--WE come back to help you, mother
You must let me relieve you of some
Of the burden"
"What can you do, childr Iize
asked gently.
IL can teach"
mot In this town you can't"
"why not?'
"Well, there's terrible prejudice
against-well, against me. And, be.
sides, the places are all filed for next
year. The Wetherfords amt among
the first circles any more"
Lee Virginia remembered Greggs
charge against her mother. What do
you mean by the prejudice against
your she asked.
Lie was evasive. "Since I took to
running this restaurant my old friends
kind OF fell of, but never mind that
tonight"
The girls thought was now turned
into other half forgotten channels. 81
wish you would tell me more about
father. | don't remember where he
was buried"
Neither do /, child. / mean l don't
know exactly. You see, after that cat.
tie war he went away to Texas. He
never came back and never wrote, and
by and by word came that he had died
and was buried, but never could 90
down to see where his grave was at"
Didn't you know the name of the
town.
"Yes. but It was new place away
down In the Panhandle and nobody
knew lived there. And never knew
anything more Well, must go back
into the restaurant hain't got girl
can trust to count the cash"
Left alone, Lee Virginia wept no
more, but her face settled into an ex-
preston OF stern sadness. 1t seemed
as II her g.rlhood had died out Of her
and that she was about to begin the
same struggle with work and worry
which had marked the lives of all tAs
women she had known In hss eAi1A
hood
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-30
The PLYMOUTH HOTEL

Is the place to stay when In Dsnvsr
for your holiday shopping. You VIII
hnd 1t most convenient and homsllks,
and but a few minutes walk TO all
large department stores. Rooms are
Quiet, pleasant and clean. with ac-
oommodsung service. -spectsfrsfes of
u per day and -upwseds Drop
line to the manager, ma foons
VIII be reserved for you. Taks
Eighteenth street car At depot -
get off At hotsL sixtssatA 49, -1vsAA,
way.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-30

range; that the Judge had done the
work with loss to himself free OF
charge. never having been paid one
dollar, therefore. he took pleasure In
naming him for first vice president.
His election was made unanimous,
with j. ID. Adams second vice presi.
dent
Judge McCloud placed Geo. N. Ray
mond In nomination for secretary
which was seconded. Mr.. Jakway said
he did not like to part with Judge
MoCloud and believed he should be-
continued In the position and Mr.. Ray.
mond given the active work, but to
this the Judge demurred and after
eulogies for the work accomplished by
the Judge Mr.. Raymond was elected
with William p. Vale treasurer.
Upon taking. the chair President Bu-
chanan thanked the directors for the
honor again conferred on him. He
stated that the work the coming year
would be farreachlng and beneficial
He reviewed the work accomplished
that could be directly credited the
board. and at some later date The
Herald win cover the work referred
to Mr. Buchanan concluded by stat
ing that outside OF two or three COM
mittees that should start work at once,
hc would like to have additional time.
Then he named the following commit.
tees.
Finance. A. Clay. ]. d. Adams
and G. II. Herr.
Federal Building-George Goodman,
S. NJ. BIggs and j. ID. Adams, all OF
whom are familiar with the situation
Fort Lewis SCHOOL,. c. Jakway,
G. w. Moody. and Blair Burwell.
For an hour the directors outlined
some of the work that should be un-
dertaken. mostly relating to the farm.
Ing portion of the county. Messrs. Da.
Wis. Clay. Adams. Eldredge, Stewart.
Jakway and others taking part. It
was shown that the most important
work of the board would be In lring.
ing about better conditions and taking
up matters of improved farming and
markets with the rural population,
among them being the best kind of
wheat, how to care for and grade po-
tatoes. feeding of alfalfa to sheep and
cattle. along with an alfalfa mill. ar.
ranging for shipping OF surplus pork
product, arranging for a market day
In this connection the raising of corn.
peas, barley, etc, and more especially
to get farmers to come here who would
be willing to handle forty acres a.
It was shown that more money can
be made on small than large farms,
the small farm being properly Guilt.
waited.
The secretary was requested to se.
cure railroad statistics showing the
amount of farm products shipped In
and out OF Durango and later commit
tees will be appointed to take up the
different matters with the farmers, tho
closing discussion being participated
In by visiting members, ]. W. Win
gate. Barney Haughey and others.
Adjourned to meet on call of the
president when committees will be
named to look after the general work.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-30

secretary of war, but I reckon he won't
after interview him. He can't shuttle
my sheep around over the hills at his
own sweet will"
The young fellow on the back seat
quietly interposed. You want to be
sure you've got the cinch on Cavn-
nagh good and square. Sam. or he'll be
A-ridin' you"
"He certainly is an arbitrary cuss."
said the old woman. ''They say he
was one Of Teddy's rough riders in
the war. He sure can ride and handle
4 gun. Pears like he thinks he's run
ain the whole range" she continued,
after pause. "Cain't nobody 70 much
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-11-23
Modest Marie.

'Tn November. 1873" writes Marie
Bashkirtsev, 1.-The great day of the
opera. was nervous all day. ! wore
white muslin jupe unie whatever that
may bel with wide frill at the bot
tom; corsage Marie Stuart and couture
in harmony with the gown. A very
beautiful affair. Every one admired
me. About the middle of the perform
ance the feeling swept over me that l
was beautiful to distraction. At the
close make my way out between two
lines of gentlemen who stare them
selves blind. and their verdict is not
an unfavorable one. One feels that.
Coming home, looked at myself in the
glass. was like queen, like por-
trait that had stepped out Of its frame.
What a misfortune it is that instead
of these pen scratches l cannot draw
my portrait as l was then-my mar
veIous complexion, my golden hair.
my eyes black like the night, my
mouth, my fgure!'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-11-23
The Banner Can Garry Your Sign to Everybody
Pit Brow Women,

The pit brow women work at the
mouths Of English coal mines in sheds
open to theeweather at the sides. The
work which they perform has to do
with the sorting Of the coal according
to size and quality and the freeing of 1t
from stones There is some lifting to
be done and some pushing. There is
some risk, but not great deal. Wo-
men have been hurt by the catching
of their clothing in the betting and
machinery, but of late there has been
more care than formerly in covering
the parts Of the machinery which
proved dangerous. At the present
time accidents are rare and confined
for the most part to the crushing Of
fingers. There is dust constantly ris-
ing. and this makes the work untidy.
Women working in coal get> black
cloths on their heads, which keep the
dust out of their hair. and the fact
that they are in the open air. together
with the constant muscular exerti0n
required, is on the whole beneficial to
their health. Many Of the girls are
fine figures and all have good color.
They prefer the occupation to domes-
tic labor or employment In factories.
The wages they earn range from a
shilling to Is. Sd. a day. In the vari-
GUS colliery towns there are upward
of 5000 women thus employed.-Ex-
oh
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-11-23
An Elastic Appetite.

The American black bear has an ap-
Petite that may be appropriately term
ed elastic. He will kill a thousand
pound steer and capture the tiny field
mouse for meal with equal indiffer-
ence. If pig or sheep is not handy to
his reach he will dine on a colony of
ants or nest of wood grubs. He will
feast on dainty birds eggs or sweet
stores Of wild honey and on the foulest
carrion with like gusto. He will fish
for the savory trout, but at the same
time snap any warty toad or Shiny
lizard that may happen along that
way. He will seek the luscious wild
plum when 1t has ripened Or the wild
grape among the branches where the
vine Chambers and bears its fruit, but
will not miss the opportunity to make
food of any snake that may lie in
ambush there for birds that come to
peck at the plums or grapes. The bear
has comprehensive palate. There Is
scarcely a thing in the animal or vege-
table kingdom that will not tickle it.