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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

vices received concerning wheat and
cotton are of very satisfactory ma
ture. Acreage is large, condition of
the soil good and plants generally are
promising. AS rule business con-
ditions are sound and quite ready to
respond to any favorable influences.
At the west, where depression is now
keenest, the outlook is somewhat COM
plicated by the consequences of past
overspeculating in land. Liquidation
in this direction is still incomplete
and may be an unsettling influence for
some time to come. During the last
ten years large areas OF agricultural
lands in the west have trebled in
value; rise which unavoidably caused
much violent initiation and unwise ex-
tension of credit"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01
BUSINESS PROSPECTS.

About every so often, or even more
frequently, we like to give our read
ers something substantial to, mental
ly, chew upon instead of editorials Of
the light refreshment class, so today
we take up quite serious subject,
that of the commercial prospects for
the coming season, and we take, from
the weekly financial review of Henry
Clews, the following:
General business in the United
States continues in an unsatisfactory
condition. Commodity prices are gen
orally declining. The volume of trade
is less than year ago, and many en-
terprises are held in suspense pending
more favorable general conditions.
Uncertainty regarding the supreme
court decisions and the tariff are
largely responsible for this state of
affairs. Concerning the tariff there
is perhaps more apprehension than is
warranted. The three schedules most
likely to be affected-cotton, wool and
steel-have not yet been attacked, and
both parties show disposition to ham
die them cautiously, if not to postpone
action altogether until the next presi-
Dental campaign. The tariff, it must
be remembered, always furnishes ex-
ceptional material for political agits-
tion, and practical politicians may
easily consider it good tactics to put
public opinion to sleep by affecting
moderate changes at this session of ]
congress and taking up the tariff ques-
tion more earnestly after the senti- |
ment OF the country has been tested |
by another national election. Present
indications point to this congress sit
ting well into the summer. In the
steel trade relatively few orders are
being received for the reason that big
buyers are economizing and deferring
purchases as far as possible. Some of
the railroads are reporting large de
clines in gross earnings, which they
are seeking to offset by rigid eeono-
mics in every direction. In the tex
tile trades dullness still prevails.
"Many cotton mills are suffering
a diminution of profits owing to high
costs of production, as we'll as to the
impossibility of securing satisfactory
prices for their product Consumers
are economizing, while distributors
seem bent on carrying light stocks
and confining their operations to those
of a hand-to-mouth character. The
brightest element in the business out
look is the crop situation. All ad-
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

Today if we want to secure a plot
of ground owned by the most humble
in all the land we must either cheat
him out of it in trade or buy it,
ii We want his horse we must get it
in the same manner and if We want
his wife she must be willing to be
transferred or we simply can't get
her.
Instead Of slave labor we hire the
laborer and unless we pay him his
wage and give him satisfactory treat
ment he won't work, and sometimes
even when all the hereinbefore men
toned conditions have been complied
with, he fails to show any great de-
sire to accomplish great things in the
labor line.
Instead of having masters holding
power over us by right Of might we
have the right to choose our own mas
ters by the election process but about
the only advantage gained in this mat
ter is the facr that we can change
masters once in each few years with
out having TO commit any murders.
Taking it all in all the conditions
of the present, when compared with
those Of the past, prove that right has
been steadily marching forward all
the time, it is true that during some
periods of time it has marched for
ward so slowly that it appeared to be
slipping back but, in the main, she
has crawled forward and onward to
better things. No one man or one
nation can do much to hasten, or to
retard, the progress of right, it is a
growth and not ready made suit, II
comes ON just as fast as we are able
10 digest the better conditions, for
instead OF having them fit TO us we
have TO fit ourselves to them. they are
to be coaxed instead Of forced into
existence.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01
ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATE
92ND ANNIVERSARY

On Wednesday. the San Juan Odd
Fellows association celebrated their
ninety second anniversary, at Aztec
There was a large attendance frttad
the lodges composing the association,
Pennington, Cortez, Mancos, Durango
and Pagosa Springs. all of these be-
ing guests of the Aztec lodge.
At the business session held on
Wednesday afternoon Durango was
selected as the place of meeting, April
26, 1912. Officers for the ensuing
year are as follows: u. NJ. Logan Of
Durango, president; A. Thompson Of
Pagosa Springs, vice president, and
Jacob G. Wilson of Durango, secre-
tary.
Following the business meeting
the Odd Fellows and their families
We're banquetted by the sisters of the
Rebekahs. This was an elegant spread
enjoyed to the utmost by the three
hundred persons partaking.
After the banquet those present
We're invited to adjourn to Green's
hall, to listen to an elaborate musical
and literary program, including a
splendid address on Odd Fellowship by
Mr.. W. T. Holmes of Pennington.
The program closed with short farce
entitled "a Love of A. Bonnet" clev-
erly presented by the Rebekahs of
the Aztec lodge.
The evenings entertainment ended
with grand ball, the crowd enthused
by the strains of an excellent orches-
ira dancing until the early hours of
the morning.
On Thursday the visitors took in
the orchards and ranches around Az
tee, and an opportunity was given to
any desiring to see the ancient ruins
Of the Aztecs. TO make trip through
the long abandoned dwellings of a
vanished race.
Thursday afternoon the visitors de.
parted for their homes carrying AWAY
with them vivid and lasting remem.
brance Of the Aztec lodge as roysi
entertainers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

Taking into consideration the fact
that we may want to spend our de-
clining days In the La Plata county
poor house we feel that we have u
right to kick against the county's
money being wasted by building a
cheap dinky frame building which will
require constant repairs and be hot
ternell in summer and coldernell III
winter. With mountain of fine
building stone right at hand why use
n less lasting building material :?
Here's chance for Barr to get to
the front and regain his good name.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

Nothing restores confidence like a
free and full explanation and when
Lorimer, when asked regarding his
generous use Of money in the time OF
his election, replied that IL was none
Of the public's business what he did
with his money" will 10 a long way
toward setting him right in the eyes
of the voters. Nothing like being
frank in these cases.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01
THE PROGRESS OF RIGHT.

When we hear an individual lament
ing over present conditions and dis
mally proclaiming that everything is
going straight and speedily TO the
bowwows we feel like advising him
TO take a large dose of calomel and
a double dose of salts.
The facts are that things are not
going to the bad but are constantly
growing better, human nature is not
total depravity and vice is not spread
ing her wings over new territory daily
but is, in fact, being daily restricted.
This is, as we see it, the best age
IN the life OF the best world we know
anything about, through all the count
less years of the worlds existence the
people of the world have been grow
| ing better as well as wiser, and by
better we mean that mans inhuman-
ity to man has been growing less.
During the earlier stages of the
worlds history the only law known to
man was the law OF might, the mighty
and powerful did just as they pleased
with the property and persons of the
weaker, the only court proceedings of
those days were the blows of the war
club or the battleaxe. Life was not
held sacred and the rights of property
consisted in being able to adjust the
fixings to any claimant who came
along.
In those days, the good old days
for which pessimists are signing, if a
man wanted the horse, the land or
the wife of neighbor all he had to
do, II he was powerful enough, was
TO go and take the property or per-
son he desired and his title was per-
fectly good until some stronger party
came along and mopped up the ground
with him. The warranty deeds of the
present day are based upon the prac-
tice of those good old days and in
conveying real estate We set forth the
fact, in the conveyance, that we are
lawfully siezed" of the premises and
that figuratively speaking, we will
take our serfs and go out and fight
ali comers in the defense of the right
Of possession of the new owner.
After time the petty kings found
out that il cost too much to fight all
the time so they made a treaty among
themselves, and for their own especial
benefit, that they would recognize
each others rights, but this only held
good as long as self-interest dictated,
for we read that, on the slightest pre-
text, the promises would be forgotten
and estates would be lawfully siezed''
from an unfortunate holder.
Only a few generations ago the
wives were sold at the fairs in Eng
land like sheep and, to avoid law
passed to prevent such trade, they
would be led into the auction ring with
rope around their neck and be sold
as mares"
Only q few years ago our fore
fathers were burning women and girls
ut the stake under the idea that they
were destroying witches, women were
stripped to the waist and whipped in
public because they had a different
idea Of God than the idea of the pop
ular church Of the community.
Only . little more than one gen.
Grafton and the time was when hu-
man beings were held in soul and
body bondage, were bought and sold
like beasts and were deprived Of every
material right.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

The Herald is not conducted by any
set rule or influenced by precedent.
We are independent of all such dope
and use our own judgment for our
guide, we probably will make some
mistakes but we believe that we will
be right most of the time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

Money is peculiar proposition, es-
pecialy the last four letters of the
world peculiar. When man has no
money he tries to make noise like a
capitalist and when he is very rich he
denies the fact.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

Instead of taking the old worn out
horses of Chicago and putting them
in cans and selling them for pressed
beef they now place them in stables
and burn them and then collect the
insurance on valuable nags. We like
the last process better than the first
but that is not saying much.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

There's surely something in name
in spite of Juliet's avowal that q
rose would smell as sweet by any
other name for It now appears that by
calling it scouting" boy can be in
duced to rake the yard and saw wood
and enjoy the work.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

Transportation is the main thing in
a country's progress. We have coal
and the Dakotas have grain, other
states have other commodities which
We need just as badly as they need
cur coal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

To go to the fish hatchery and see
the millions of young trout there is
tc run up against mighty sad propo-
sition when one thinks that probably
every one Of the little wigglers will
grow up and furnish a foundation for
one or two big fish stories.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

That awful threat the millionaires
are making, that if the state does NOT
go right to work and build the Mof-
fat tunnel they will build it them
selves, sounds good to US. Let them
de it.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

Some towns ship rock for many
miles and use it to macadamize their
streets but with an abundant supply
of finest macadam material right on
the ground Durango let's her streets
go unpaved.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

II the only accomplishment you
have is that you are able to outtalk
all your friends you soon won't have
any friends to compete with. If your
speciality is in making trouble between
others You will soon find that you
have made trouble for yourself as well
a. thew.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

Colonel Roosevelt has announced
that his great and absorbing desire is
to die on the field Of battle II the
colonel has fully considered the mat
ter and is ready he has our permission
to go to it just as quickly as pos
sible.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

Fate sometimes saves man from
making donkey Of himself, for in
stance only the fact that we are not
cid enough to make the story stick
may be the reason that we are not
now going around claiming to have
been, at one time, law partner Of
Abraham Lincoln.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

The Chicago Record-Herald wisely
remarks that one Of the most power
full arguments for the commission
form of government for cities is the
fact that all the professional poll
ticians of the city are against it.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

While We do not believe In anarchis-
tic methods yet. we believe, that in
case the legislature does not keep its
word and adjourn on May 8. the gov
srnor would b justified In dynamiting
he stats heuss IN order to ct rid Of
~ gang.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

One of the best natured and harm
less men we ever knew went around
trying to make people believe that he
was a holy terror and would just as
soon kill man Bnd eat him as to look
at him.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

A good scrap, from newspaper
mans point Of view, is one in which
none Of his relatives are mixed up
for this leaves him free to hew to the
line with total disregard for the land
ing place of the chips.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

Our idea of being good man is
not to profess go much goodness that
VIC can't live up to the mark. We
would rather make prune promise
and strawberry delivery than To
make book beer promise and be able
to give up only ditch water.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

You can't keep good man down
end the fact that justice of the peace
in Coffee county, Georgia, is in jail
for running "blind tiger" does not
prevent him from performing mar
riage ceremonies and holding court.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

Berlin has a talking dog who has a
vocabulary Of nine different and dis
tinct words. II the words have been
carefully selected the dog is fully
equipped to make Democratic politi-
cal speech and should be brought to
this country In time for the campaign
of 1912,
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

The Lorimer persecution is so we'll
understood in Chicago that the moth
ers of that city are soaring their chill
'dren into doing right by telling them
that the Helm committee will get them
II "they don't watch out"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

1t is said that there ia Durango
woman SO hairy that her husband, In
case she dies before him, will have
her skinned and rug made from her
hide.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

1t seems that fisherman is fel-
low who is proud of the number of
fish he catches while sportsman is a
fellow who is proud Of the length of
time it took him to land four-inch
bass.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

II every man would live up to his
own ideas Of himself there would not
be poor ignorant cuss in all the
Land and wisdom would be selling at
10 cents per bunch.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

FRITZ Scheff's tour is expected to
last until the middle of June.
Hortense Nelson. a sister Of Alice
Nelson, has started tour in Ibsen
roles.
Lew Fields is to have a companion
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

Occasionally the government acts
quite . bit ~ though It had . little
sense. The idea Of using Guam island
a hssss raiaing station may nnA b
= ~ ~.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

If we ever want fine illustration
of sublime optimism we will usa
picture Of the United States govern
ment spending money to teach an In
dian how to farm.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

When we think Of the injustice done,
with rage we roar and snort, why
make the womens hose go long and
mems hose all so short?
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

No man is ever really we'll posted
in politics until he reaches the point
where he no longer takes IL seriously.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

Miab bSSsle DckefSOn VINO was
operated on recently for appendicitis
Is getting along nicely.
T. X. Irwin, president of the La
Plata County bank, returned on the
eastern last evening, from Denver
where he had been called to confer
with eastern capitalists in a matter
pertaining to the expenditure of con-
siderable money in these parts.
Mrs w. r. Craig was in town today
from the ranch on the Animas below
town. Miss Carrie. her daughter.
formerly a La Plata county teacher
and now in Douglas. Arizona. has
written a number OF interesting letters
home describing the war situation.
which Is raging all around Douglas.
The young lady hopes to leave for
home shortly.
Ed Tiffany went up to the La
Platas this morning, with another sur
veyor to start the survey on the land
involved in the suit between the Pay
Day, the May Day and the Valley
View Mining companies.
Carl j. Trauerman, the assayer en-
ployed for some time at the Orc Fino,
making special tests, departed for
Lake City this morning to examine
new nitric acid process lately Install
ed in one of the big mills at that
point. Later, Mr.. Trauerman will go
OF to Nevada.
f. w. Hunt ran off from the duties
OF his abstract office in Silverton, this
morning, and is hunting trouble in
this city for day or two. All work
is trouble isn't it? but some work is
worse. Mr.. Hunt thinks even il he
has to work in Silverton and also in
Durango, at any rate, he has change
OK scene. II you don't understand this
item, don't feel lonesome. We don't
understand it either.
Miss Nancy Self is home again from
Denver where she graduated from
Mercy hospital as trained nurse
Miss Self completed her course last
November, and since that time was
night superintendent at the hospital
The young lady will take vacation of
two or three weeks, at her home on
Florida mesa, after which she will
take up the duties Of her profession
in this city. Miss Self spent yester-
dny in town ard went out to the Flo
rida this morning.
Mrs. A. M. Weinig, proprietor of
the Vienna restaurant, returned last
evening from trip to New York city,
her old home. where she visited rela
tivcs and took in some of the many
attractions of the big city. Mrs.
Weinig also spent some time with her
brother, August Hartkorn, at Hobok
en-, N. J. Killian, who accompanied
her to New York will remain in the
east for the present. Mrs. Weinig
says she had very pleasant trip
and enjoyed the change. but there is
no place like the west.
Il. A. Martin is gue.ss of the Stra-
ten for few days from Farmington
on business. The town is growing
right along as usual, and conditions
point to an especially prosperous year.
The orchards, which literally make
what was originally desert, "bloom
like the rose" are beautiful, and have
been, for some weeks. The peaches
and plums are over, but the apple
blossoms are just commencing, and
the country is fragrant with the odor
OF the pink and white blooms. The
lower Animas valley is wonderful
sight when the fruit trees are in
bloom, and it seems trifle odd that
more people do not make the trip at
that season Of the year. It is well
worth seeing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

There are different ways of becom-
ing famous, one is to get your name
oil the billboards and another is to get
your name on unpaid boardbills.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

Had you noticed that with the APP
proach of the month Of May the gar
den making fever grows much less Sc
we're than II was in January.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

Having eaten few pinon nuts we
confess that we find it difficult to un-
derstand why 4 person will pay real
money for them.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

Can you appreciate the best oeunst
(not optician) and dentist, the uniyer.
sitv graduate DIR D0w6ey
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01
PROMPT A& = ave-
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Gold. rs cents; Gold and Silver. II;
Gold. Silver and Copper. $3.50. Gold
and Silver refined and bought. Write
for free mailing sacks. OGDEN 40
SAY CO., 1885 Court Place. Dave
Colo,
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

From drunken man, a loud mouth
ed kid and sulky woman. Oh Lord
deliver us.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01


had grip or suitcase.
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f. A. Mock, right of way man foi
the D. & R. G., was an arrival from
Denver last night and drove out in the
country today.
James Doyle returned last evening
from flying trip to his mnling prop
erty ON East Nlaneos and c, ,ntinuet
10 his home in Dervor this morning
byteran church will meet with Mrs
Mollette, 6G3 Fifth avenue. tonorroV
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
o.
Miss Cora Williams was an airiva
last night from Pennington ard is IL
town for day or two, ON a pleasure
trip
Richard Hendricks made flying
trip to Durango last night, and return
ed ON the Red Apple machine to his
home at Cedar Hill this morning.
Mrs. NJ. Benziek started off on a
long journey this morning, being
bound fol her old home in Austria.
This is her second "trip to Europe since
sne came to this country nunber of
years ago.
II. C. Bollinger, the well known La
Plata merchant, who went east for the
benefit of his health, some time ago,
is getting along splendidly and inn
proving every day. Mr.. Bollinger is
now in Chicago.
Mrs. A. +. Young, wife of the su-
perintendent of the power plant at Ia
ccma, came down on the train this
morning to spend the day, and to do
some shopping.
W. o. putton and j. s. Hatcher, two
prominent residents of Pagosa
Springs, v ere N the city last night on
business Mr. Hatcher complimented
The Herald on its fair treatment Of
Ike Cox.
j. Il. Harrington was an arrival from
Colorado Springs last evening, and is
staying over in town today waiting for
a carload of stock to arrive. MIR Har-
rington recently bought ranch prop
erty at Cedar Hin and expects to
make mis- home there.
The picture shows, at the Isis and
the Electric, were well patronized last
night and the pictures shown were
both entertaining and instructive. The
music is good and, for the money or
several times that amount, there is
no better entertainment to be found.
The play, at the Red Men hall last
evening. given by the l.. o. 7. M.
guard team, is said TO have been very
enjoyable and fairly well attended.
This is only hearsay report as none
Of the representatives of this paper
were present.
C. B. and Ernest Waller and Price
Wayt came in last night from lg-
nacio on brief business visit. We
might add that IL is privilege to
visit this metropolis, and our out-of-
town friends evidently appreciate their
opportunities.
O.
Mrs. S. ]. Shaver came in last night
from Dolores to meet her daughters
Misses Della and Della, who arrived
on last nights eastern from Denver
where they have been attending
school. The ladies' were guesta Of the
Palace over night, and left for THEN
home at Dolores this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

A. =. Camp left on a business trip
TO Aztec this morning. AT this writ
ing we do not remember whether he
had grip or a suitcase.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

OLD PAPERS FOR SALE, ,oc PFC
HUNDRED. CALL At HERALD OF.
EicE.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01
LOCAL News

From Thursdays Daily.
George McCorkle. boiler inspector
of the d. & K. G., was an arrival last
night.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

II. NJ Mcclure was bns,sess Wis
itor from Aztec ever night, returning
on the morning train.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

To be good theorist man must
have tireless imagination and an un-
limited supply of faith.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

Our idea of cold nerve is that shown
by an editor who has the hardihood
to roast a home talent play.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-01

E. A. Mock, right of way man for
the D. & R. G., was an arrival from
Denver last night and drove out in the
country today.