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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

News, the postal rates in this r1u,try
run from once and one-haH the rates
IN force in Austria, the highest in the
world, save ours, to twenty-five tilGes
the rates charged in Switzerland.
We do not know just what is the
matter with our laws but that some
thing is the matter is evident, no buzi-
ness man in Durango would set up a
claim that he could deliver pound
of coffee to buyer at Hermosa as
cheaply as he can to our residence
located within three blocks of his store
yet the government will deliver let
ter as cheaply to friends in Denver
Ell Paso or New Orleans, as to friends
who live less than one block from the
writer and in the case of merchandise
will deliver 8 package to a Dutch
man, in Germany, for an actually les,
sum of money than it will charge tt
deliver the same package to citizer
and taxpayer who lives in Silverton OF
Mancos.
1t is a funny proposition and one
which we will file carefully away ir
the drawer in our desk which is re.
served for the things we fail to un.
derstand.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27
-OBITuARY.
From Mondays Daily.

DEATH OF WALTER 7. DAVIS.
Walter T. Davis, the 14-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Davis of
lockwood died at / o'clock this MORN
ing at the Rochester hotel, after a
short illness. The cause of death was
heart trouble to which the lad had
been subject for some time.
The parents of the lad brought him
tn town couple of days ago, and
we're with him when the end came.
Besides father and mother, younger
sister is left to mourn his loss.
The remains are at the Hood &
Ames undertaking parlors and will be
taken to lockwood on this evenings
train. The funeral services will be
held tomorrow at the family residence
end interment will be in Hermosa
cemetery.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27
THE PARCELS POST.

One of the things which is per.
sistently bobbing up in the minds OF
the people of this great country is the
Parcels Post idea, the carrying in the
mails Of all parcels up to certain
weight, containing matter which is not
destructive to other mail matter in
case the parcel becomes broken.
We are honest enough to admit
right here that we do not know just
whether or not parcels post law
would be altogether beneficial or not,
it might, as some urge, build up the
big business interests in the larger
cities to the detriment of the small
town merchant and then again it
might not. AS it is now the express
companies enjoy the right to choke
800 per cent dividends out of long
suffering and indignant public and
still the mail order business flourishes
while if the parcels post idea comes
into effect it will be still easier to
avoid the home dealer than by the ex-
pIcbS dtlu uicIHOu.
One thing that we cannot under
stand is that while it costs US 6i cents
to send four pound package, by mail,
to our grandmother's uncle, in Gal
weston, Texas, we can send the same
parcel to our uncle's grandma sher, in
the City of Mexico, for 48 cents, or
that, while the distance from Durango
to London is almost exactly the same
as the distance from London to Du-
range, we can send a package of a
given weight from here to there for
$3.50 while from there to here the rate
is only $1.Os.
Another thing which feels funny to
US is that if we want to send pack
age to our friend in the United States,
who lives anywhere in the nation, we
must not make the package weigh
more than four pounds but if we want
to send package to foreign coun-
tiy we can run it up as high as eleven
pounds and we can send the eleven
pound package to England, or To- ia
pan, at the rate of 12 cents per pound
while we must pay 16 cents per pound
to send a package to Ignacio or to
bayfield,, unless the package contains
something which cannot be eaten in
which case 1t would cost only 8 cents
per pound to send it either to New
York City or to Animas City.
According to Kindel, the noted
freight rate buster, in the Sunday
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27
AS A HOME MAN SAW 1T.


J. l.. Morrison, the Dolores cattle
man, is in the city today on his first
trip since returning from San Diego,
where he spent the winter. Mr.. Nor
rison left home Dec. l, and joined the
colony of Dolores people at San Di-
ego. Among the number were ]. Bel
NEAR and family, Charles Hosea and
fomily, James Trimble and family,
Andrew Miller, A. Rust, Mrs. Thomas
Atkins and Mr.. Smith.
1t was only fourteen miles from
San Diego to the scene of the fighting,
and citizens of the town were much
interested in the course of events. For
a time no one was allowed to cross
the Mexican line, but later this re-
striction was removed and Mr.. Nor
rison and Mr.. Hosea often made trips
to Trujuana, which is in the war dis
trict, and much stirred up and unset
tied though no fighting was on there.
San Diego was practically divided
in regard to the war. A large per
cent of the population is Mexican and
without exception these were sympa-
thizers with the insurgents. These
often manifested i'll feeling toward the
American residents, and took no pains
to hide their jealousy of the Ameri-
can citizens.
When the troops were ordered to
the scene of operations, it seemed that
the situation in San Diego would de-
velop into something serious, but the
presence of six battleships of the Pa
cific fleet kept things quiet, and or
der prevailed. The fleet kept torpedo
boats out scouting constantly. None
of the sailors came on shore, with the
exception of one or two of the officers,
and they remained but the shortest
possible time, transacted their busi-
ness and returned on board.
Fort Rosencrans, located near San
Diego, was fully manned and stocked
with arms and ammunition. One day
thirty-five tons of ball cartridges were
unloaded. The military discipline was
not SO strict as that maintained on
board the fleet. The soldiers were al
lowed to leave the fort and also to
receive visitors.
Mr.. Morrison said that no one in
San Diego believed the presidents ex-
planation of the troops being concen-
trated near the Mexican border. Be-
ing so near the scene Of operations
the reason appeared to be plain
enough to any one at all familiar with
the situation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGlNEEl.S
Chama, N. M, April 10, 1911

Chama, N. M, April 10, 1911.
Whereas, the Almighty Disposer OF
Events, in His wisdom has removed
from our midst our late worthy and
esteemed member, F. C. Beatty;
Therefore, be it resolved, that the
deplorable loss of F. c. Beatty is a
source of deep regret to Us, softened
only by the confident hope that his
spirit is with those, who having
fought the god fight here and gone
before, are enjoying perfect happiness
in a better world.
Resolved, that we, the members of
division 209, Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, tender to those afflict-
ed ones who are near and dear to
him, our sincere coincidence and earn
est sympathy in the loss of so de-
Voted husband and father, good
citizen and upright man, and BROTH
er engineer since 1877.
Resolved that the meeting place Of
our order be hung with the emblems
OF mourning and our charter be
draped for thirty days.
Resolved that copy of these reso-
lutions be spread upon our minutes
and copy be transmitted to the rela-
tives Of the deceased and also copy
BIZ sent to the Durango Herald.
(Signed) d. M. WRIGHT,
]. c. McCABE,
J. M. HAYDEN,
(sEAL) COMMITTEES.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

We are against the trouser-skirt
idea on the grounds that it will cheap.
en- women and destroy the mystery
which skirts have created for their
benefit. When it becomes universally
known that women have two legs and
are built, in a general way, along the
same plans and specifications as a
man there won't be half so many men
willing to marry in order to find out
the True Conditions.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27
SCIENTIFIC PIFFLE

With the average man there is ar
idea that everything which is callet
scientific is good and great and grand
but, rs coldblooded matter of fact
science. or what is called science, has
produced more silly piffle than all
the fools Of the world combined. Al
. rule fools are fools on account Of q
lack Of ideas while scientists are often
fools because they have too blamed
many idsas.
eeas seisatists devote thsir grey
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27
TAPS.

John Roake Curry, veteran of the
Civil war, died at Mercy hospital Sun
day morning. He was son of John
NJ. and Ann Eliza Roake Curry. Was
born in Yorktown, N. Y, Nov. 5, 1847,
and therefore was 65 years of age at
the time of his death. He was raised
ir Peekskill, N. Y, and at the early
age of 16 came west, locating in De-
kalk county, Illinois, afterwards re-
moving to Lemars, la.
On Oct. 81, 1864, at the age of IT,
he enlisted as private in Company
G Thirteenth Iowa volunteer infantry,
and served until July 81, 1865, short
ly after the close of the war. His
company placed the American flag
or the state house in Columbia, s. c.,
during Sherman's march to the sea.
He came to Colorado in 1875, reach
ing Silverton, San Juan county, June
1875. He was one of the pioneer
newspaper men of the San Juan sec
tion, having founded the La Plata
Miner, the first newspaper published
in Silverton, July 10, 1875. He found
ed the Rico News in August, 1879, and
the Montezuma Journal in 1888. He
was member of the Sixth General
assembly from San Juan county and
introduced bill providing for the use
OF convicts in running a railway tun-
mel through the main range of the
Rocky mountains from Niegoldstown
to the foot of Grassey Hill at the
head of the Rio Grande river. The
bill failed to pass, though it was a
worthy one, which would have proved
of great benefit to southwestern Colo
rado. The use of convicts at the pres
ent time is evidence that he was a
few years in advance of the times.
He was charter member of McRae
post No. 43 Of Silverton and a men,
ber of Warren post No. 80, Grand
Army of the Republic of Cortez, both
now disbanded. He was also a men,
Der Of the San Juan Pioneer associa
tion, having participated in its or
ganization in Silverton, July A, 1896.
After long and active career as
an editor and publisher, he entered
into merchandising and conducted a
general merchandise store. in Silver
ton number of years, until the fail
ure of his eyesight, which finally re-
suited in total blindness, compelled
him to relinquish business entirely.
Like many others of the early resi-
dents he became interested in min
ing and possessed some promising
mines at the time of his death.
His increasing feebleness necessi
tated his entering the Soldiers home
at Monte Vista about two years ago,
and his condition becoming alarming
he was brought to Durango and placed
in Mercy hospital last week where it
was found impossible to stay the in
road Of disease aggravated by the
burden of years. He passed away
quietly about 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing.
John r. Curry was twice married,
his first wife dying many years ago,
a daughter about IL years of age fol-
lowing her mother some years after
wards to that bourne from whence no
traveller returns. He is survived by
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Mexican authorities have forbidden
any news being sent across the line
the war correspondents down there
are having apparently very little diff
hculty in getting full accounts OF
things two and three days before they
happen and, in some cases, Of things
which never did and never will hap
pen. N
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

Mr.. Russell, the attorney for Cox,
who is in Jail here charged with the
killing Of Bill Truby, phoned us last
evening that the refusal Of the sheriff
to allow US to see Cox was by his
orders and he asked that we make
the statement, in order that no mis-
taken idea that the sheriff was at
fault in the matter, might gain cred
encce. We should have been perfect
ly willing to have made the state
ment, in our account yesterday, that
the prisoner was refusing to zee any
one, by advice Of his attorney, for
that is a very usual thing, and the
only reason why we did not make that
statement is because we were not in
formed that such was the case, al
though we are pretty certain that Mr..
Reese, the law partner of Mr.. Rus
sell, stood by and heard every word of
the conversation between Sheriff Nc
Cluer and oursef.
A newspaper man is always very
anxious to give the facts, in a SEN
sational affair, just exactly as they
are, in our case there could possibly
be no prejudice for or against any
of the parties, it was the real facts in
the case which We wanted to get at in
order to give our readers a reliable
report of the affair and being unable
to reach the principals we were forced
to take all the evidence we could get
from outsiders and weigh it up and
boil it down. We have been congratu-
lated by parties from that part of the
country on the exactness with which
we gave the story.
THE LEGISLATIVE VOTE TODAY.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

There is something about the grow
ing of trees that makes a man re-
ligious. The Durango tree owners
spray for the good of their trees and
it is said that there are some who
watch as well as spray.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

II we wanted everybody to like u.
we'd arrange to have some prominent
party persecute us, If we wanted ev.
erybody to hate US we'd arrange t.
have a few parties go about eternally
Dragging on US, as it is we just grind
along minding our own business anG
find that this method is very salts.
factory.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

About the surest business pursuit is
that of a mining prospector. If he
fails to locate gold mine he is almost
sure to locate perfectly good stone
quarry.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

George Gould's wit kept him from
being frozen entirely out of the Mis-
souri-Pacific management. George is
no fool, any man who had sense to
pick on q rich man, like Jay Gould,
for a father is not lacking in wis
dom.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

We hear considerable complaint
about the numbers Of foreigners who
are coming to our country, but if
conditions were 80 bad here that they
would not want to come then we'd
really have something to complain
about.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

In looking over the curriculum of
the various big schools of the state
we find that while they teach q vast
number of isms not one of them in
clude horse sense in their course of
study and yet horse sense is what
most of US need far more than any
thing alsa
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

his bereayed wife, half-brother, Ed
Curry, newspaper man Of Telluride,
sister, Mrs. Herman Fuller Of Wa
terman, ILL.,, and a niece, Mrs. Ida
Gillett of Cortez. One by one the
old boys answer to the last roll call.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

They are having such a hard time
throwing Lorimer overheard that we
begin to suspect that there must be
some right and justice on his side
after all.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

The city dads will inspect the cit,
tomorrow, SO it is agreed, and we hope
that they will particularly note the
condition Of some of the old board
walks which disgrace certain parts of
the town.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

In the old fashioned days children
were looked upon as assets for they
worked and helped their parents make
a living, but nowadays they are liza
bilities only and it's the parents noses
which wear deep burrows in the grind
stone.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

The following excuse" was brought
to a Colorado teacher one day last
winter: "Please excuse little Msry's
absence for at home we her did keep
cause Mary's legs are but one foot
long while the snow was three foot
deep"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

When the final call comes it is not
going to catch US member of any
mob that is making a mad rush to
see woman wear harem skirt. We
have been married man so long that
it will take something more than u
harem skirt to get US excited.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

The lion and the lamb may, in time,
become so good natured as to lie down
together, but it is nowhere promised
that the time will ever come when
sheepmen and cattlemen using gov
ernment range will ever inter the
hatchet.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

1t is mistake to believe that all
lazy men are out looking for soft
snaps, they often get too lazy to look
for anything and while they may de-
sire soft snap they do no more than
to sit down and wait for it.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

Along with the myths concerning
Santa Claus, Fairy Queens and Spooks
we want to include the man who is
said to- have grown rich raising Ca
talpa groves and selling them to rail-
roads to make ties of.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

Give q wise mother half chance
and she'll get her daughter well mar
ried but now and then there IL .
daughter proposition that is too tough
for even the wisest mother.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

The Chicago millionaire who recent
ly donated one thousand dollars to
the Chinese aid fund is hailed as a
great life saver and given credit for
saving the lives Of 500 Cinnamon.
This makes US think Of the story of
the school boy who stated, in = COM
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

When you get to envying the lot
of the happy farmer just remember
that the cows seldom milk themselves,
the eggs rarely roll right up to the
house and into the basket, and good
many farmers have to walk mile
and half to get to their mail box.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

Colorado does not particularly need
successor to the late Senator Hughes
but just think of the salary that some
statesman is losing by not having the
place.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

Most of us would be willing to let
well enough alone If we had judgment
sufficient TO enable US to know when
well enough was, in most of US, like
cattle, there is an inclination to imag-
inc that the grass just over the hill
II much more tender and succulent
than that which is close at hand.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

According to the idea of the insur-
recto general at Aqua Prieta an army
that is half shot is not much better
than though it was wholly shot and
so he went away back with his army
and sat down.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

We believe in good government all
right, but when it comes to the gov
ernment interfering with the Alaskan
Indians practice of trading wives we
become lined up with the anarchists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

While man can get lots Of good
out Of optimism yet We believe that
when he carries It 20 far that he can
find funeral a. enjoyable ~ . picnic
hs IL OVERRIDING the thing slightly.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

While we expect that it is true that
all men are superstitious to greater
or less degree yet we notice that there
arc many who don't let their super
stition cost them any money.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

II we ever take up with the prac-
tice of asking the blessing" at our
table we are going to thank the Lord,
not for the food but for giving us
the power to earn it, and for giving
us a good cook for wife.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

AS candidate for the capital prize
in the FOOLS Contest we want to pre-
sent the individual who thinks, when
he gets mad. that he can spite the
editor by stopping his paper.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

We claim to be different and to
prove it we cite the facts that while
we are half century young we have
never in all our life straddled a BIZ
cycle or pulled the trigger of ko-
dak.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

It's a cinch that the party who
wrote that beautiful little spasm set
ting forth the idea that it is better
to rule by love than fear never had
any experience as mule driver.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

There is an old saying that money
will make money but you can take it
from US that you have to mix lit
tie good business with your money or
it will not only fail to increase but,
ia fact, will disappear.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

One thing that appears hardly fair
is that a self-supporting unmarried
woman has to husband her resources
without having any husband to hus-
band with.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

We are strong on this reform bust
ness ourself but we are very careful
not to bite off more than we know
We can chew while planning our re-
form moves.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

While you can always get a little
help II you are in a pinch yet it is
not very safe proposition to depend
on for = living. It's better to rely
on your own efforts most of the time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

1t is said that the salaries paid
its diplomatic corps, by the United
States, are the lowest in all the world
and yet we never hear Of Uncle Sam
having to advertise to get diplomats.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

A public official should always re-
member that he is but the hired man
of the people, his election to an office
does not constitute quit claim to the
whole earth and the fulness thereof.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

From the time a man is born he
is always looking forward to a time
when he will be able to always do
just as he pleases but tie tine never
comes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

We like and admire men who are
really noble and good, provided al
ways, that the really good party does
not persist in telling Us how good he
IL and try to reform us.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

Most men regard even = poor ex.
cuse q better than none but We think
tkat the Durango man who gave the
Mexican trouble at Juarex ~ his sx-
cuse for getting drunk was getting
Close to the limit.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

We do not dislike to see a woman
chew gum provided she does not 90 at
It as though she was working by the
lob.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

If you want to get clear idea of
what hard jolt is like just watch
the Canadian reciprocity bill when it
reaches the senate.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

There are few men so modest that
their hatband doesn't grow little
tight whenever they are able to put
through" an unusually good deal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

A burro would rather take hard
licking any day than to hurry and a
burro also possesses several other al
most human characteristics.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

Speaking Of poor combinations we
believe about one Of the most unfor-
tunate Of all is q large robust family
hitched up to q small weak income.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

10 those intsrestsd In palsoutoaogi-
eal scisaes comes the Glad nsws that
H. shslstoa u . ehalieothsrss is now
- GEhitttisa st Tie Carnegie insa-
~. a., dsat thst naaks { swsll
Ioaa1ag iosnt
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

position, that pins saved the lives Of
many people daily. On being asked
to explain he said it was because the
pins were not swallowed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

The fact that our state legislature
has agreed to adjourn on May 9Th
makes us almost proud Of it.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

We know now why the paving for
Main street is so slow, 1t was ordered
from Denver by freight.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

Everybody Is In favor of reciprocity
but everybody wants to name just the
exact conditions on which it Is to be
based.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

Being sorry for things you dc
doesn't help much unless you quit do
ing them.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

We are glad to note that the matter
Of paving Main street was not dead
but was merely taking nap.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

Tom McNeal aptly says Little beds
of flowers, little coats Of paint, make
a pleasant cottage out of one that
amt"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27

1t is better to be q doorkeeper ir
the house Of the boosters than te
dwell In the tents of the knockers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-27
HE LEGISLATIVE VOTE TO-DAY.

DENVER, April 25.-The senatorial
vote today gave Speer 20, Thomas 81,
and Northcutt 80.
Washington telegraph., 1911-09-15
Road Notice

NoTIeE is hereby given that We
will file petition at the October
term 1911 Of the Hempsftad oun-s
ty Court, asking that public read
be granted and laid our as follows
III Hampstead county, Arkansas
Beginning at the Prescott and
Mmfrepshoro road between Sec.
tiens 2 and z in Township 10 s.
X. "a west, running thence south,
On or about said line to the Wash
iligton and Prescott public road.
MARTIN HENDRICKS
HARVEY B0NDs,
and others.