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The Washington bee., 1911-06-10

tauqua salute was given the speaker
The address of DR.. Dancy was a
magnificent effort, abounding in elo-
quent language and inspiring Senti-
ment. He is a polished speaker and
a man of great power and talent. In
beginning he referred to the time Is
years ago when as a small boy on the
plantation he heard the master say to
young Dancy's father, You're as free
as | am and this boy, along with
thousands of others, started in the
path Of freedom, opportunity and re-
sponsibility.
Many achievements and triumphs
have been made by the colored race in
45 years of liberty, sacrifice, hope and
increasing faith in God. An entire
people without learning, opportunity
nor money have risen from a Condi
ton where only one per cent. could
read their own names until now 55
per cent. can read and write. Forty
hve years ago there were only five
cOlOred physicians in the United
States and now there are 500. The
number of lawyers has increased from
three to upwards of 900. Then there
were not FIVE school houses for col
ored people in the South. and now
there are $4,000 colored teachers in
the United States instructing 3,5OOoOO,
and there are IS colleges. Now there
are 100000 COlored people and they
are adding over 100000, 900 annually
to the productive wealth of the Ma
ton.
DR.. Dancy said that the greatest
thing IN the Nation Is the sentiment
IN favor of education. This Naion has
cultivated the idea OF schools for all.
1t says to every boy and girl-do.
think, achieve everything within your
grasp. The American school Is the
greatest influence toward giving pow
er, honor and glory to the American
Nation
The speaker referred to Memorial
Day and expressed the undying graft
tude Of his race to Lincoln. Grant.
Sherman, Sheridan and all the pa
triots who fought to preserve the
Union. He said the colOred people
owed a great debt to them. His talk
was full of hope and encouragement
and he pleaded with his people not to
lose heart. for the same God will con
unue to direct affairs. Calm words,
great thoughts, unfinching faith, have
never strIven in vain. He said in
closing:
Rise, wake. be on your guard; pre-
pare the child for his work and des-
tiny and support DR.. Kincaid in this
undertaking Hold up his hands and
help and sustain him. Let the good
white people cooperate, too. This
work means our hope, our glory. |
visited Jumonville to-day and I've
never seen a better proposition any
where"
Following DR.. Dancy's address Dr.
W. B. Anderson endorsed the work
and gave credit to DR. Kincaid and
also to A. p Mcclure DR.. Anderson
hen made an appeal for a collection.
and a nice sum was reCeived-Union-
town Daily Standard.
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Death Of Mr.. Walston.

The funeral Of Mr.. James r. Wal
ston took place Thursday morning
from the residence Of his sister, Mrs.
Mary L. Turner, Dunbarton Avenue,
thence to Holy Trinity Church, where
the mass was sung for the repose of
the soul The Young Mems Protec-
tive League, of which the deceased
was member, attended. The follow
ing were the pail bearers and funeral
committee: George Kent, William
Lee, s. T. Rounds, l. Clark, L. n.
Harris, Thomas Tucker, A. Young
and William Brown; A T. Lewis.
president; w J. Singleton, secretary.
The intermeht was in Holy Road
Cemetery.
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Rev. Corrofhers.

Rev S. L. Corrothers will no doubt
be the next bishop of the A. NJ. E.
Zion connection. Dr. CorrOthers has
been returned to Galbraith Church
where he has been for 10 years. No
man is more respected by his people
than DR.. Corrothers.
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Presidents Gift

President VIM. H. Taft has just
sent to DR.. Booker T. Washington, OF
the Tuskegee Institute, his personal
check for SIoo as a contribution to-
ward the Endowment Fund of the
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial In
stitute
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JOHN c. DANCY AT UNION
TOWN, PA.
Decoration Day Address-Introduced
by the Mayor.
Uniontown, Pa. May

OnlOnTOWn, Ia, AIdy 50.
DR.. John C. Dancy, of Washington,
D. c., former Recorder of the Dis
trict of Columbia and one of the most
distinguished colored men of this
country, was given great ovation
when he rose to speak On sugges-
ton of DR.. w B. Anderson, the Chau-
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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14
THE LAND CONVENTION.

Probably the most important thing
for the approaching public land con-
vention to do is to present some plan
of conserving and utilizing natural re-
sources which would be satisfactory
and acceptable substitute for that
scheme of federal control so strongly
advocated by certain national conser-
vationists.
1t has been asserted in these col
umns many times that if the states
will not provide for the conservation
of natural resources they will have
no right to complain at federal activ-
ity in that field. 1t is true that the
people of the east show themselves to
be little inconsistent by their neglect
of conservation at home while insist
ing upon it so strenucusly as thing
to be enforced against the far west
But whether they are consistent or In
consistent makes no difference in view
of the fact that they have the votes
in congress by which the policy of the
federal government will be deter
mined. Wisdom and prudence unite
in demanding that the west prove that
it can be trusted to conserve in proper
way the natural resources within its
limits.
Take the matter of water power de-
velopment. The water of the natural
streams is under the jurisdiction of
the state and not of the federal gov
ernment. But in many cases
eral government. But in many cases
the federal government owns the land
which would be used for water-power
sites. On the strength of this owner
ship of the four or five acres which
would be occupied by a water power
plant, the national conservationists
claim that the federal government
should control the development of
power from the stream-which is un-
der state jurisdiction-and turn the
big end of the revenue derived from
royalties into the federal treasury.
OF course this claim to federal con-
troll is as absurd as it is imprudent.
But it should be remembered that If
the state offers no substitute system
of administration, the national con-
servationists will not find it difficult
to persuade congress to establish a
bureau for the regulation of these
matters from Washington.
The land convention should recog-
nize the Importance of presenting
something constructive. A cause which
is based upon nothing but negative
is almost certainly doomed to failure.
This has been the weakness Of the
old states rights doctrine. 1t is time
now to stop talking about state duties
and the willingness and ability to dis
charge them. The state must do its
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14
FARMINGTON NEWS
NOTES OF THE DAY

FARMINGTON, N. M, Sept. IL
Mr.. Anheier, boosting for the Du-
range fair spent Saturday and Sum-
day in Pennington doing very eff
fective publicity work. The outlook
is for heavy attendance as well as
good line of exhibits from San
Juan county.
Six wagons from Gallup, N. NJ, are
here loading with apples to be dis
posed of at Gallup.
Attorney W. S. Wallace from Grand
Junction, representing the Coolidge
Ditch company, came in Saturday last
and is epected to adjust differences
alleged to exist between the company
and its patrons.
A press dispatch appearing in out
side papers lately intimating that the
Santa Fe road would likely take over
the st. Louis, Rocky Mountain G. Pa
cific, and extend that line from Cimar-
ron, N. NJ, to Taos, sounds good to
citizens of Pennington as such move
Oiby Sohih liiC VI
the line on to this point.
This is the busy season with farm
ers of San Juan county, who are
harvesting the heaviest crop in the
county's history. Even dry land farm
ing has received an impetus this year
j. S. Skaggs, who with a party of
experts have been in the Seven Lake
oil field two weeks has returned and
| gives good report of work being
done. He says that much life is mani
Tested and several big outfits are in
the field with engineers stalking
claims. Living is comparatively cheap
there, he says, splendid meals are to
be had at 35 cents. Provisions are
the same in price as in Ell Paso or
Springs butter sells at 35 cents, same
as in Colorado Springs. One outfit
is expending $50 a day locating
claims.
| Wagon trains laden with landseek-
ers are coming in daily from the east
and south, the same as at this sea-
son last year.
Work on the city waterworks res
ervoir is progressing nicely and will
be completed in couple of weeks
Material for the pipe line will begin
arriving within week or ten days.
C. d. Taylor, wealthy Colorado
City, Colo, merchant, banker and
Cripple Creek mining man, has just
returned from the Seven Lakes oil
field and announces that he and nsso-
ciates will send well drilling outfit
down at once and prospect on their
claims.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
are making extensive improvements
on their roadbed from Durango to
| Pennington which is found neces-
sary to accommodate their Increasing
traffic.
A strong sentiment is developing in
this part of the state favoring the
direct sale of public lands to the peo-
pie at low figure instead of the pres
ent system of desert land" and
Homestead" filings. 1t is contended
that this would make the public do
main Immediately taxable, and bring
in revenue to the state government.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14
NO USE OF COURSE.

Mrs. Joseph D. Rodgers and littls
son, Joseph Charles, departed this
morning for Lawrence, Kas., where
she will visit her mother, before con-
tinuing to her home in Dallas, Tex.
Mrs. Rodgers has, been here most of
the summer visiting her brother,
Landlord Charles Stilwell of the Stra-
ter and sister, Miss Elizabeth, and
also renewing her acquaintance with
her many friends in this city. A big
delegation of the latter was at the
train this morning to see her off. Jus.
at the last, as the farewells were being
said, Joseph Charles, who is a practi-
cal little person, looked at his mother
and the company as if to say, "No use
to feel bad about it, mother. Let's
take them all along" But not be-
ing able to talk yet, he was unable
to put his opinion into words.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

II we were running for n public
office, and boys could vote, we'd stand
on the platform that the questions now
asked in the school examinations were
foolish and that the following list for
exam. quizzes should takes their
place:
Explain the toe hold.
What is half Nelson?
Who is Marty O'Toole?
What year did America show her
superiority over Russia on the mat
How should ripe watermelon
sound when it is thumped? A green
watermelon?
Explain the science of parting your
hair when in swimming.
What is the best bait for trout !?
For suckers?
If one ice cream cone costs 8 cents,
how many could you buy for a quar-
ter?
What year did the war of 1912
open?
Explain the phrase five yard
line"
What is meant by a touchdown?
What championship does Frank
Gotch hold?
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Bob" Butler of the Durango Mo-
tor Car company, had rather ugly
accident happen yesterday while on
his way with party going to Farm
ington. He was scooting along
smoothly on the road about fourteen
miles south of town when he struck
Il stump in the road and came to so
sudden halt that the big red car was
put out of commission until some
thing like 500 worth of repairs arc
made. The stump was hidden by
few scraggle branches of sagebrush
and only the carefulness of the driver
averted serious accident for he had
shut down the speed of the big car
at even only the possibility of danger.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Miss Myrtle Brinkley, who came
here some time ago from Pueblo on a
visit to her sister, Mrs. ]. r. Yeager,
likes Durango so much that she has
decided to stay, and hang out her
shingle as an up-to-date and modish
dressmaker. The Herald sent the
young lady out on the eastern yes
terday, which was all mistake. Just
confused her with another woman of
the same name.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14
FORCED TO LEAVE HOME

Every year a large number of poor
sufferers, whose whose lungs are sore
and racked with coughs, are urged
to go to another climate. But this is
costly and not always sure. There's
a better way. Let DR.. Kings New
Discovery cure you at home. "It
cured me of lung trouble" writes
w. R. Nelson, of Calamine, Ark,
when all else failed and l gained AZ
pounds in weight. 1t is surely the
king of all cough and lung cures"
Thousands owe their life and health
to it. It's positively guaranteed for
Coughs, Colds, La Grippe, ASTHMA,
Croup-all Throat and Lung troubles.
SOC and $1.00. Trial bottle freet at
all druggists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

DIR. and Mrs. K. Weber came in
on the Red Apple train last night
from Shiprock, where the former was
recently appointed physician to the
Indian school. On account of the
lonesomeness of the place DR.. Weber
asked to be transferred and h. was
appointed physician to the Indiaa
school at On,gum, MINI. FIR. as.:sS
MIS-. Weber isfs for their new locn-
titr this mornira.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14
A GREAT ADVANTAGE
TO WORKING MEN

]. A. Maple, 1875 S. 7th st. Stuben-
vile, o., says: For years I suffered
from weak kidneys and severe blad-
der trouble. 1 learned of Foley's
Kidney Pills and their wonderful cures
SO / began taking them and sure
enough l had as good results as any
heard about. My backache left me
and to one of my business, express
man, that alone is great advantage.
My kidneys acted free and normal,
and that save me lot of misery. 1t
is. now pleasure to work where it
used to be a misery. Foley Kidney
Pills have cured me and have my high
est praise"
For Sale by all Druggists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Arnold came
down from La Plata last evening
and left for Denver this morning. En-
route they will visit few days with
Mrs. Arnold's uncles, Jewett and Les
ter Palmer of the Bayfield-Ignacio
section, whom she has not seen fol
twenty years. Mr.. Arnold is inter-
ested in the Columbus and spends
much of his time in the La Platas
This is Mrs. Arnold's first visit to
the southwest.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14
NO NEED TO STOP WORK

When your doctor orders you to
stop work, it staggers you. II can't''
you say. You know you are weak,
rundown and failing in health, day
by day, but you must work as long
as you can stand. What you need is
Electric Bitters to give tone, strength,
and vigor to your system, to prevent
break down and build you up. Don't
be weak, sickly or ailing when Electric
Bitters will benifit you from the
first dose. Thousands bless them for
their glorious health and strength.
Try them. Every bottle is guaran-
teed to satisfy. Only SOC at all
druggists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

The Ignacio Chieftain comes off the
bat the last issue in greatly improved
appearance. The editor and the pub.
Usher are men who have had very lit.
tie experience in either the editorial
or mechanical branches of the bust.
ness but they are making a noise like
success. The town is worthy of a
good paper and we believe the Brad
shaws are going to give it to them
and we hope that the paper will meet
with the patronage which it justly de-
serves.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

The Using, Pao, or Pekin News, is
the oldest newspaper in the world,
having been issued regularly for near
ly 1,400 years. Its circulation is 10,-
900. The extreme care necessary in
publishing this paper is shown by
the fact that until recent years the
punishment for an error in printing
was instant death. Another Chinese
newspaper, the Kin Pan, is 1000 years
old.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Miss Carrie Craig went out on the
eastern this morning, bound for Doug
las, Ariz., to resume her duties as
teacher in the city schools. Douglas
was in the war territory last year
and events were quite exciting last
spring as Herald readers will remem-
ber from Miss Craig's interesting let
ters. Now that everything is quiet
in Mexico, for few minutes, at least,
life in Douglas will probably be quite
tame.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

The friends and relatives of r. H
Rule and Miss Lucy Hilligus were
given genuine surprise this week
when they were notified that those
two parties were married in Denver
ON Aug. 2S. Mr.. Rule will be remem-
bered as an uncle of Mrs. Ada Cop
pinger that has been visiting here
most of the summer, while Miss Hill
ligus is well known to our people as
the sweet tempered friend of Mrs.
Wilkie McLin.-Mancos Times-Trib-
une.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Anton Hansen, the well known son
of H. w. Hansen and wife, born and
raised in Durango, has recently finish
ed his course in the Bradley Polytech-
mic institute of Peoria, H., and has ta-
ken his diploma. He has accepted a
well-paying position in White Hall
H., and his many friends here will
join The Herald in wishing him great
success.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Conductor Ed Skoog came in with
his boys Saturday night from Ridg-
way where the children spent the
summer with their maternal grand.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hockey. On
the way they spent few days with
Mrs. R. Peake in Telluride. Mr.. Skoog
and his sister, Miss Mabel, went out
Sunday morning to Kansas City on a
visit to their brother, Andrew.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Henry Clay Beattie closed letter
to his girl thus: "With oceans of
love brimming with kisses On the
witness stand this week Beattie swore
that such expressi ons were just taffy
OF gush.' Girls who receive and send
tt at kind of siush should have Beat
ties definition Of its meaning framed
and hung up in thei, bedrooms.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Beirs and daugh-
ter, Mrs. r. T. Arid, who is visiting
the former for a few weeks, returned
on this mornings train from Ourav,
having made the trip over the ia
nous toll road between lronton and
Ouray, and also taking in the other
attractions of the scenic route. They
drove out to Pioneer City on the
Florida this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Mrs. l.. G. Van Ness of Memphis,
Tenn, who was called here three
months ago by the serious illness of
her father, Mike Moran, left for home
today in response to a message tell
ing her of the serious illness of her
husband. Mr.. Moran, who has great
ly improved in health, accompanied
her and if the change proves beneficial
will remain permanently.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14
A DREADFUL SIGHT.

to H. j. Barnum, of Freeville, N. y,
was the fever-sore that had plagued
his life for years in spite Of many
remedies he tried. At last he used
Bucklen's Arnicka Salve and wrote:
''it has entirely healed with scarcely
a scar left" Heals Burns, Boils,
Eczema, Cuts, Bruises, Swellings,
Corns and Piles like magic. Only 25c
at all druggists
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

The first day of the Colorado-N
Mexico fair this year will be one Of
the best, if not the best of the series.
The directory is planning to give the
big parade on the first day, and a
number of other attractions that will
be too good to miss. Tell your friends,
and plan to be present yourself.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14
COMMON COLDS MUST
BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY

For unless cured they sap the vitality
and lower the vital resistance to more
serious infection. Protect your child
ren and yourself by the prompt use
of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
and note its quick and decisive re-
suits. For coughs, colds, Group
whooping cough, bronchitis and affec-
tions of the throat chest and lungs
it is an every ready and valuable
remedy.
For Sale by all Druggists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Mrs. Ora Hood and Mrs. Ida Wales
are spending week at their ranch
in the vicinity of Pine Ridge, while
the grain is being thrashed and there
is a crowd of hungry men to feed.
Outside of camping for city folks,
there doesn't seem to be any other
kind of work equal to thrashing for
furnishing an appetite.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

We cannot understand the jokes
about the people eavesdropping on
the party telephone lines, from the
end of the conversation we hear, when
people come in and use our phone, we
imagine that having to listen to the
whole talk would be about as enjoy
able as sitting on a hot stove.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

The recent libel suit discloses the
fact that some people have an idea of
their cash value that doesn't jibe
with the appraisement made by the
public. The fact that man wouldn't
bring 80 cents net in the open market
does not deter him from bringing suit
for thousands.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

We are inclined, at present, to feel
that the dance given, by fool Newport
swells, in local cemetery, is too
grave an affair to joke about, we may
feel differently tomb morrow.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Speaking of sources of power why
does not some one plan way to
harness that old pipe which is smoked
on Main street every day. 1t surely
is strong enough to pull the cars on
the city line or run lighting plant
for the city.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

The Democrat says that the Sam
TRULY libel case has become cal
most stencil" Attorneys Pulliam
and johnson are Sans lawyers in
the case.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Mrs. Upton Sinclair says that the
women of the west are rude and un-
couth." If we should publish what
the good women of the west think of
Mrs. Upton Sinclair she would proba-
bly, sue US for "libel."
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

o. d. Taylor, banker and proprietor
Of large mercantile establishment in
Colorado Springs, arrived from the
Seven Lake oil fields last night and
departed for the east today. He en-
joycd the hospitality of the Palace
while in the city.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

H. Godet, the Rico mining man, is
spending the day in the city. Mr..
Godet is president of the recently re-
organized United Rico Mines company
and is here on business pertaining
to the same.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Sometimes an attorney files suit
when it would have been better if
he had traded his file for flatiron
and pressed his suit instead of filing
one,
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

George B. Munson, until last spring
editor of the New Era at Hill City,
but now main squeeze on the Durango
(Colorado) Herald, has been sued for
libel, both civilly and criminally. The
party claiming to be libeled asks for
100000. Some newspapers are just
naturally lucky.-Hoxie Sentinel.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Mrs. Emma Melville and daughter
Mildred of Parsons, Kas., who have
been the guests of the formers sis
ter, Mrs. A. W. Robbins, and aunt,
Mrs. o. F. Boyle departed for home
via the Southern this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

The story of hoy bunch of Okla
homa drunks who passed bank
whooping and yelling and scared away
some men who were robbing the i'll
stitution will doubtless be incorpor-
ated in the next edition of the Brew
ers' Year Book as showing the bene-
fetal effects of booze.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Harry Patterson, well known in Sill
verton, Durango and Pagosa Springs,
was quietly married to Miss Hattie
Humphrey of Pagosa Springs last
Sunday night. The announcement
comes as surprise to the couples
many friends.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Up to the time of going to press
no objection, stating that our bond
was insufficient, incompetent, irrel-
evant and immaterial," has been filed,
hence the prospect that we must either
get few more names or come to
Jail" is waning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Mrs. Lille Riddle and Mrs. S. w.
McCann of Cortez departed for Dem
yer today on pleasure trip. To at
tend the state fair in Pueblo is one
Of their objective points. The ladies'
were registered at the Strater.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Mrs. II. J. Lawton was a guest of
the Savoy over night and left this
morning for her home in Rincon, An
tonic, Tex, after pleasant visit with
Mrs Larson at Kline.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

The Herald wants to work toward
the upbu:lding of Durango, to see the
town progress and forge ahead. We
cannot accomplish this end II we de-
vote our time and space to petty
quarreling and knocking on this or
that man, or firm. Do you like our
pocttion7 ?
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-14

Miss Carrie Craig, the talented
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Craig of the Florida mesa, leaves for
; Douglas, Ariz., tomorrow where she
has accepted position in the schools
again this year.