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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-03-02
Buns On The Bank Of FINLAND.

Even the Bank of England has not
been entirely Tree from runs nor from
the necessity of saving itself by
strategy In 1745, for instance, it was
forced to employ agents to present
notes, which were paid as slowly as
possible in sixpences, the cash being
Immediately brought in by another
door and paid in again. while anxious
holders of notes vainly tried to Sc
cure attention. IN 1925 too only the
accidental discovery of 100000 81
notes saved the bank from stopping
payment.-LCndon Chronicle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-03-02
No Need to Be Good.

A little Shaker Heights girl surpris-
ed her parents last week by refusing
to be scared into being good IT'S
no use telling me Santa Claus won't
come, or that the angels will write IL
down in their book if I'm naughty,
mamma" she said 81 might as we'll
tell you that they think up in heaven
that I'm dead"
But why should they think that.
dear?"
Because, haven't said my prayers
for two weeks. "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-03-02
Mnst Wait fnr Remarriaoe.

In Louisiana the law permits wild
ow to marry again only provided she
has waited until ter months after the
death of her husband
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-03-02

il sometimes happens that the black
sheep Of a family is blonde
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-03-02
Stop

taking liquid physic or big or little
pills, that which makes you worse
instead of curing. Cathartics don't
cure-they irritate and weaken the
bowels. CASCARETS make the
bowels strong, tone the muscles so
they crawl and work-when they
do this they are healthy, producing
right results. ."
CASCARETS Ioc q box for weeks
treatment All druggists Biggest seller
In the world. Million boxes a month.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-03-02

Garfield Tea has brought good health to
thousands. Unequaied for constipation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-03-02

The saint who says he cannot sin
may be an earnest man, but it is
wisest to trust some other man with
the funds Of the church.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-03-02

An undertaken knows lot of dead
ones" that he is unable 10 bury
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-03-02

Don't worry about your complexion
+a&e Garfield Tea, the blood purifier
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-03-02

Many men enjoy dry smoke Why
not a dry drink?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-03-02

Angelfood cakes seldom make boys
angelic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-03-02

Constipation is an avoiiablc misery TAX
Garfield Tea, Natures Herb laxative.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-03-02

Misery is the affinity of company.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26
lrrigating Farms

Australia wants 100 farmers who un..
derstand irrigation. 10 settle on the fin,
est and most productive irrigated land
in the world. So you may teach others.
this most progressive government of
fers you an opportunity unequaled
anywhere. Only a small payment is
required. and 6 per cent annually on
balance for 80 years. (without further
interesD will pay entire balance. They
Will at any time advance you 60 per
cent on all improvements or paymeutss
made, on 15 year loan at per ca1y
Climate and products are like thoI
California. No frosts. no extreme
Good railroads, splendid markets. 4 I.
society, free schools. Your invest
ment not only safe, but sure to In.
crease In value very rapidly. Many
other advantages. Write for full par
ticulars and interesting literature to
MILLER 4 WILLIAMS, 1913 weltoni
st., Denver. Colo. Immigration Agents
for state Of Victoria
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

Sheriff McCluer left for Canon City
this morning in charge of DR.. John C.
Wilson, who was sentenced to the
penitentiary for a term from one to
three years. The story of the doc
tors downfall is too familiar to our
readers to bear repetition. The way
of the transgressor is hard but one
does not appreciate how hard until
they glance in the pale, care worn
face of an old acquaintance like the
doctor and see the almost indescrib-
able lines of remorse and mental an
guish written there. OF the large
crowd who assembled on the platform
to see him depart only three or four
former friends ventured to the far
side of the smoker to bid him fare
WELL
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

Mrs. Mary Jones, an Oklahoma lady
who spent several months with her
brother, Mr.. Mosley, at the Mosley-
Faris ranch on the lower La Plata,
came up from Aztec yesterday on her
way east. The trip from Aztec to
Durango is made in less than seven
hours. The first ten miles of the
journey by stage, the other twenty
five in an auto. In places Mrs. Jones
said the road was rough the machine
seemed threatened with disintegration
and the occupants of it being brought
to town in fragments: But by careful
driving only their anticipations of
trouble were shattered.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26
Is the World Growing Better?

Many things go to prove that it is.
The way thousands are trying to help
others is proof. Among them is Mrs.
w. w. Gould of Pittsfeld, N. II. Find
! ing good health by taking Electric
Bitters, she now advises other suf-
ferers, everywhere, to take them. Fer
years i suffered with stomach and
kidney trouble" she writes. Every
medicine used failed till took Elec-
trio Bitters. But this great remedy
helped me wonderfully" They'll help
any woman. They're the best tonic
and finest liver and kidney remedy
that's made. Try them. You'll see.
SOC at all druggists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26
HAPPY WOMEN.
Plenty of Them in Durango, and Good
Reason for 1t.

Plenty of Them in Durango, and Good
Reason for 1t.
Wouldn't any woman be happy,
After years of backache suffering,
Days of misery, nights of unrest,
The distress of urinary troubles,
She finds relief and cure?
No reason why any Durango reader
Should suffer in the face of evil
dence like this:
Mrs. Harry Schunk, Lightner creek,
Durango, Colo, says: 81 do not hesi-
tate to recommend Doan's Kidney
Pills, as they have proven satisfactory
in my case. l procured this remedy
at G. E. Tiffany Jr.'s drug store, and
the use of less than the contents of
one box brought relief from backache,
caused by disordered kidneys. ! feel,
that anyone suffering from kidney
trouble will consult his own interest
by giving Doan's Kidney Pills trial.
For sale by all dealers. Price SO.
cents. Foster-M Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States. y
Remember the -Doan's-and
take no other.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

The officials of the La Plata County
bank have issued circular letter cor
recting the prevalent idea that this
vicinity was almost ruined by the re-
cent floods. We take pleasure in re-
producing, in today's paper, the entire
text of the circular. We are informed
by the officers of the bank that a
few copies will be retained by them
and that any party wishing to send
one of the circulars to friends on the
outside can procure them at the bank.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26
Axerts Awful Tragedy.

Timely advice given Mrs. C. Will
loughby Of Merengo, Wis. (R. No. ~
prevented dreadful tragedy and saw
ed two lives. DOCTORS had said her
frightful cough was Consumption"
cough and could do little to help her.
After many remedies failed, her aunt
urged her to take DR.. Kings New
Discovery. Il have been using it for
some time" she wrote, land the awful
cough has almost gone. 1t also saved
my little boy when taken with Sc
we're bronchial trouble" This match
less medicine has no equal for throat
and lung troubles. Price Soc and 81.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

The board of trade directors are.
holding special meeting this after
noon to consider several important
matters, one calling on the head Off.
cials for an investigation of the mail
facilities and the other that of taking
official action regarding the mandam-
us suit compelling the state auditor
and treasurer to turn over the money
to the state highway commission GraE
vided by the last session of the Eg-
islature. Vouchers have been drawn
and signed by the highway commits
sioners giving La Plata county sew.
eral thousand dollars for roads just
as soon as approved of by the above
officials and the mandamus suit comes
up for hearing Thursday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

OUT, but does not show whether or
not ten hours work corresponds -
Ten hours presence. Instruments
SHOW the number of revolutions ma
chine makes or the number of pieces
turned out daily; but they do not
show just why more were not made
The manager eagerly adopts such an
piiances, providing himself and the
subofficials with ingenious and often
perfect mechanical instruments for re-
cording what happens, but the things
that do not happen are out of s;yb+
and out of mind.
| An order may be placed with loco
motive building company for. saw. ton
engines. They all will be built from
the same plans and the same patterns
worked through the shops at the same
time and by the same mechanics. Az
inspected, they are true duplicates of
each other down to the most trifl;ng
Dolt; but when put in commission
there not man in the division, from
the superintendent down to the round
mouse wIpers, who does not know that
no two OF those locomotives can he
depended upon to act alike. Altar
trial runs and adjustments are com
piete one machine is quite likely to
develop traits of stubbornness-poor
steam-making on upgrades or slow re-
spohse to control on nigh speeds
though sister engine will run per-
pectly from the firsh rush of steam
through the cylinders.
Many other machines, built in abso- :
iute duplicate, show unaccountable
in efficiency; and vessels
nave never yet been planned that
would sail, steer and develop exactly :
Inc qualities intended by the most
skillful designer.
Ii this indeterminate quality is
ound IN machines it is infinitely more :,
fequent and greater in extent in :,
nen. Yet, in factory force of hun !,
reds and thousands of men, but scant =
hought is given to each mans indi.
iduality He is averaged with all
ne rest. The study and adjustmeat
evoted to developing the best there g
IN machine are note devoted IN,
ne man. A weekly tabulation of the 70
utput OF the entire department is y"
nd before the manager and,compared
ith previous records, and any dron
the total is made the subject of ~
larp investigation by the foreman, III
is up to him and to him alone to ~ ~
termine individual responsibility IN m
20. F. Stratton. a.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

Among the out of town people who
were in the city yesterday afternoon
to attend the funeral of the late Mrs.
o. P. Frary, were Mr.. and Mrs. l.
M. Schaffer, Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. Sill
liman, Mrs. 7. A. Kerr, Mrs. Roy
Kerr, Mrs. Eunice Zimmerman, Joseph
Freed and Mrs. Idle of the Animas
valley, Mrs. Thomas Mason, Mrs. Will
liam Lewis and Mrs. William johnson
and Miss Ida johnson of Lightner
creek.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26
MEN VS.. MACHINES.

AT convention of the American
fapermakers' association a mill man.
ager made an address which, coming
as 1t did after two others that had
exhibited and deplored the delinauen-
cies OF labor, somewhat astonished the
meeting. His closing sentence is here
quoted
When the time comes-and tbinl,
It's approach is near-that as much
thought and study and as big brains
are devoted to the problem of labor
as have heretofore been devoted tn
ana absorbed by, the problems of f.
nancing, selling and equipment-when
we study the man behind the machine
as closely as we do the machine-we
shail see ways of making the one fit
the other more closely than we now
do" "
AT meeting of shoe manufactur-
ers on the Atlantic coast one mem
Der said: 81 could give the names of
haif dozen factories where l know,
'ne saies-manager's salary is m.,ta
r'any higher than that of the factory
which intimafes ~ ,s
Una. not only is distribution eoasid
sied more important than productior |
,as tna' the responsibilities of tho
'uperintendent's job are. not corsid
'red so great as those. of Al. -
man," ~ 'he sales
Every manufacturer. will n,y- ri.
plnion OF those two phases Of busis
esS' out the facts cited s.,.m r. -
ncontrovertbis. ~ 'o De
In the selling department Of . ar..
Yl'acsse ard distributing business
'es'inanager is in the closest
y =. i"'ss constant touch with his men
20 records show, day by day and :
'ai ny year, the characteristics NJ
ven man. The least deviation f,on, n
tablished methods, or cban4.as :.
'erees OF energy, brilliancy or s,c Il.
% Oh each individual salesman is Z
e. py instant inquiry, adjustment or
In the superintepdent,s
=. e"' ;" the entire productive ! .
~ 10 a unit; the individual is com Il,
'''eiy unknown. The production ;,
any one group of fly; one bnndroa :. =
more men is. pretty closely deter :; Il
neu' put the responsibility of ~
p OF increase IN that production .,,. =,
y rarely be fastened UPON or cro., =,
. . 20 any one or any few ind;vid-
p - equ'pment of modern Indus \
= pants the greatest activity ar, .,
use lioerality. inventive genius W
ae'ermination have been displav- n,
New buildings are slmost perfect | K
,ae'f :, tuli utilization of light, ven. n.
tion and sanitary, arranpemants as
oehsive neutrality-suspicious. but N r,
!, , oia--are frequently thrown ont
oe repiacee' by those that will do
peg cent more 'or better work In
70 factories duplicate machipes arc
= ~ s'peksso as to replace QUICKLY fa
''as may break down br rouuiy.
m adJustlnent-thus AVOIDING INV Nj
'a.ion OF production The mosb in. h,
Of lahor-ssving susees-
g. attachments to n.ch;sas )
nges in their positions 6r, ,aipv, y
u OF shafting are msxe the G.
OF CONSULTATION between tbe 'ao- s,a
htendent and forem An-anS a,. &c
engineer as well is consulted ~ E az
s'ment OF the workman BRING. @
ciose Inspection of underIv;r~
'.'0ns. The capability of the mas
~ kown to any such extent =. (
'e capsb'lity of the machin. hs,-tS
a.es' and his disposition and i'm m =
5 are still less known. sns
ABOUT q modern plant will \. ;sss
lnoleators Of fine construct;or s s n =
The time reeordsr ~ ~.
Wnen man comes in and eces -
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

County Superintendent Mrs. Pull
ford has appointed an entire new
board of directors in school district
No. 26. In naming the members she
selected T. H. Nabors, president, and
John Scott, treasurer for the two por-
tions of the district where schools
are now established. The secretary,
Mrs. Will Spinning, represents the
part of the district where new school
will be needed soon.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

W. T. Shelton spent last night in
the city and informed us that he ex7
poets to start work at once on nine
new buildings and that he will put a
large force of men at work and keep
them going all winter. The Shiprock
agency under Mr.. Shelton's energetic
and able management is a great help
to this county as well as the Navajo
Pennington Times-Hustler.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

Mr.. and Mrs. James Ellis of Nor
land, Kas., departed for home this
morning. En- route they will visit
relatives in Moffatt, Colo. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellis have been here several
weeks forming the acquaintance of
their little granddaughter, Mary Olive,
the diminutive daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Ellis.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

The law-abiding people of Durango
are not going to stand much longer
FOL the gambling and other forms of
wee which are said to b ecommon in
the city. A crusade for civic cleanli-
ness is nearly ripe and The Herald is
with the law-abding element.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

Denver is the home of a new or
ganization which travels under the
name of the New Rule club. Politi-
Clans are to be barred from member
ship. This will open the way for the
development of new lot of politi
eians among the members of the club.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

".atistics set forth in tile Journal
~ 'ie Afissrican Medical association
snow tsat there has been, a decreas GO
IN tne number of medical schools and
,"ea'sai gradugtes in this country dur
ing the last ten years. "other sta
.e'e, remarks the New York
worh, show that there has been a
ue.rtase IN the deffh perhaps
coincidence merelyr
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

The old saying is, and it is true
one, if one throws rock, at flock
OF cur dogs upon the streets, the
ones that are hit, are the ones that
yelp. The taxpayers and citizens of
La Plata county elected old Hank to
safeguard their interests so just watch
old Hank throw the rocks and hear
the cur dogs yelp.-H. r. Scouton.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

Mrs. George Ditchfield is in town
for few days from Dolores inter-
viewing the dentist and incidentally,
visiting her Durango friends. She is
the guest of Mrs. Thomas Smith.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26
A Medicine That Gives Confidence

n "cutCiHe IHdt UiVes OUnHuence
Is Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
Mrs. 7. j. Adams, No. 522 Kansas
Ave-, Columbus, Kas., writes: "For a
number of years my children have been
subject to coughs and colds. 1 used
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and
found that it cured their coughs and
colds, SO / keep it in the house all
the time" Refuse substitutes. For
sale by all druggists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26
800 Reward. sIo0

ASfn reede1s Of this paper WIN be pleased "A ,...,
n mcfc ~ least one dreaded disease that rc,encs
- Dceu hbe TO cure IN ali its stnqes ana shns =
Sssfrn sss r. Hail'a Cstarrh curs the only positive
nefhg constitutional discase. reQurrs 4 s,ors,n
+, AeoAi tFeatment, uAla CAtArrh Curr 4 sstrn in m
icui Nces oa tbs syssem thisvhy dsslssynna ~
stssa Sspon q s9e dssase. aud Etvng 1se patisns
. svoa ~srs - dosns N wcsk. M Dsecfssoss hsys
N 1Sns ssa SfA Doiian - ~ - ~ y ~ r
Aaerssx ~ nssSsy q y,slnrsAs : 81 -. :.
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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26
ING OF MYER.

n weJr.kr Myer had out a show with
Tha own New Yorker ahead of il.
NIy.. show came to Memphis and
ba; : found that his advance man
, a given out scorse of passes. He
'eiegraphed to his agent: What do
you mean by giving out so many pass
cs in Memphis ?"
Inc agent replied: "You are book
W tnere for two nights. Play three
ana you can get all the passes IN y
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

Don't be surprised if you learn that
tnere are score of gambling dens
running in full blast in the city and
that some more or less prominent
citizens are, in a measure, abetting
the criminal acts of the keepers of
these dens.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

Thirty cars of cattle from the Pa
gosa Springs range will be shipped
from Chama Thursday. Inspector
Sam Ethridge went out to that point
this morning to supervise the ship
ment.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

Mrs. Ida Wales went out to Florida
mesa today to spend the between
trains. hours with friends. While in
Farm iington last week Mrs. Wales Wis
tied the old site of the Navajo mis-
sio,a. Not one trace of the splendid
th-fee-story building remains, even the
cellar was destroyed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

seventeen trips to Canon City, Golden
and Pueblo in his official capacity.
Either our good behavior is growing
mo better fast" or justice is being
meted out.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

N C, Wood of Rosing, N. NJ, the
culinary artist who is to hold forth
at the Trimble Springs hotel when
Manager Cameron takes charge, went
tup the valley this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

F. G.. Mcconnell, state agent for
the Colorado Humane society, came in
Saturday night from Ouray, and is
here to look up some local matters
far the society.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

Mrs. Frank Daniels and children
of Animas City went out to Bay
field via Ignacio today to visit the
little ones maternal grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Springer
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

The forest service examination
questions failed to arrive from WASH
ington last night so the examination
was postponed. Should they reach
here tonight the candidates will stand
the ordeal tomorrow.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS

Supply just the ingredients needed to
bl lid up, strengthen and restore the
n, itural action of the kidneys and
bl adder. Specially prepared for back
nc he, headache, nervousness, rheuma-
til 'm and all kidney, bladder and uri-
ne ry Irregularities. For sale by all
dl uggists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

Mrs. G.. F. Needels left fol. her
home in Pennington yesterday i norm
lhg' She, returned Saturday night
from the east, where she was called
some weeks ago on account !, # the
death of her mother.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

DR.. Willia.m Schumacher, the sfreel
ihspector., went out on the eastern thi
morning to Arboles, TO make arranH
meht' for sheep dip. Some of th.
ditr mes have to be fixed before Il
p.p can take place
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

George j. Reinhold of Montrose,
who was with the Colorado. State bank
in the capacity of cashier, for num-
ber of years, was registered at the
Strater last evening.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

Il your physician informs you tina.
you are suffering from hae,moplobin-
to''., ~ ~ L. sign that you are to be
,ou'''ea Tor $50. if he calls it plain
a,ass . complaint you can expect to get
~ ior $io. The difference is in the
name not in the disease.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26
It's Equal Don't Exist.

No one has ever made a salve, oint-
meat or balm to compare with Buck
lens Arnica Salve. It's the one per-
feet healer of cuts, corns, burns,
bruises. sores, scalds, boils, ulcers, ec-
zema, salt rheum. For sore eyes, cold
sores, caspped hands OF sprains it's
supreme. U.rivaled for piles. TRY
it. Only a5c at all druggists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

After exposure, and when you feel
a cold coming on, take Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound. 1t checks and re-
lieves. Use no substitute. The gen.
uine in yellow package always. For
sale by all druggists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26
Take Your Common Colds Seriously

lTake Your Common Colds Seriously.
Common colds, severe and frequent,
lay the foundation of chronic dis
eased conditions of the nose and
throat, and may develop into bron-
chitis, pneumonia and consumption.
For all coughs and colds in children
and in grown persons, take Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound promptly.
For sale by all druggists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Thomsa
on, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. G.
OF Alliance, o., were gue
Palace Saturday night on
to Cortez, where they exp
up a ranch proposition and
home in the valley.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

we think we are showing Kindness
TO our families by keeping our trou-
bles from them when we are only
worrying them the more for fear il
is worse than it is.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

hercules labors have always been
looked upon as having been won,Ter-
ie'' even If their place is in the realms.
u "yenoiogy However, thew male
an'o insignihcance alongside the, task
oi getting mani into DURANGO
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

The heavy frost of last Friday night
is thought to be the severest for
dry freeze that has occurred for sew
eral years-so it is reported by the
farmers Of the Animas valley. The
apples were chilled but it is said were
net damaged. rarmera who had not
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26
james C. Dahlman, Cowboy" Mayor
of Omaha, Throws the Lariat."

Mayor Jas. C. Dahlman started his
: zreer AZ a cowboy, and is at present
mayor Of Omaha, and has the follow
ling, record Sheriff of Dawes county,
Al b., three terms; mayor Of Chadron,
tw, terms: Democratic national COM
init teeman, eight years; mayor of
ON aha, six years, and in 1910 candi-
date for governor Of Nebraska. Writ
ing 10 Foley & Co., Chicago, he says:
II lnave taken Foley Kidney Pills and
they have given me great deal Of
rsytef SO cheerfully recommend
them" Yours truly, tsignsd) James
81 Dahl@an. For sale by all druas'sts.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

L. A. Stark came up from Aztec
on the stage-auto route yesterday on
his way to Ignacio where he has a ce-
ment contract.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-26

Mrs. r. o. Puetz came in from
Hesp ,rus last night on shopping
expe iition. She is guest of the
Hotel Southern.