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Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12
is APPLE PLANTING OvERDoNE?

There were one-fourth less bearing
apple trees in 1910 than in 1900
ISL ,323,000 as compared with POI, 1884,
600 and 120,000,000 IN 1890. The edi-
tor of Farm and Home says the con-
dition would be little short of alarm
ing were it not for the great number
of young trees which had been planted
during those ten years.
The census figures recently made
public show 15l 100000 trees in bear
ing, which produced 14S,0O0,O0O
bushels of apples worth $S3,00O,00O,
or about 55 cents per tree. Apple
enthusiasts and boomers will find in
these figures some food for solid re-
Election. They fall far short of the
glittering possibilities SO often men,
toned.
To offset the decrease of 50,0000 900
bearing trees there were nearly &c.
100000 trees not in bearing when the
census was taken. OF course many
Of these will never reach bearing age,
nor produce any apples. The old
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12
LAST SEAPORT CAPTURED.

The war between Turkey and Italy
has been dragging along for some
time and the world has apparently lost
interest in the contest. However, the
latest report would indicate that Italy
has finally succeeded in capturing
the last seaport of Turkey. This
gives Italy a decided advantage and
the object of the Italian campaign
from this on will be to deprive the
Turks from the commerce of the world
and eventually starve them out Italy
has very good fleet as compared
with that of Turkey. This has given
Italy great advantage at sea. How
ever, Italy does not seem to be very
successful on the land. Predictions
are made that when the Italian troops
march into the interior of the Turk
ish dominions they will meet with dis
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12
BIENNIAL CONTEST.

The Democratic party at Pueblo
held its regular biennial spewing out
convention. So regularly has the DEM
ocratic party of the state thrown out
one or the other factions of the Den
yer Democratic party that the people
OF the state have come to look upon
that work as regular part Of the
Democratic convention.
At one time the progressive wing
of the party got control and then
the Spser crowd was fired out of the
party. Speer accepted the situation,
went tack to Denver and helped to
elect the Republican ticket. Two years
from that time the same question
came before the Democratic conven-
tion and it was decided that it WIS
not good politics to throw out the
Spaer crowd, so tie Patterson crowd
bad to take the count. Since that
timc the platform Democrats Of Den
yer have regularly lost ont in their
biennial contests.
Two years ago Tom Patterson and
bis followers resented the action and
vuppurted soms candidates on the Re-
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12
ACTIVITIES OF THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Yesterday the county commission
ers visited the Pine river section and
as a result of the visit two tempo
rary bridges will be hnilt at once.
In the district known as the Middle
Bridge settlement, Mr.. Dannels gave
the county a 100-foot right of way
through .,is field for distance of
nearly an eighth of mile, which will
be used to approach the old wooden
bridge which still stands across the
old channel. Just east of the old
bridge a temporary wooden Lridge will
be built. The old road through the
flats by the Dannels place is so badly
washed it would be impossible to make
it passable.
A temporary bridge will he built
across Pine river at the old Wilkie
McLin place. While the bridge at
the Dannels place will be replaced by
a permanent structure III the near fu-
ture this will have to do duty unit.
the county fund is larger than at
present.
This morning the commissioners
drove up the valley to the site Of the
old Wallace bridge. Relief TO .hc
residents of this neighborhood will
be provided in the form of a tempo
rary bridge which is to be replaced
by permanent structure in eaily
spring.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12
GRAFT CHARGES.

The people of South Carolina are
having plenty of trouble these days.
The governor, Cole l.. Blease, has been
charged with many violations of his
high office. The governor is not Of
the timid kind. He resents these ac-
cusations by denying in emphatic
terms the charges and goes further
by challenging his chief accuser to
a contest at arms. You may know
when such conditions exist the gov
ernor must feel very much humiliated
The governor it is said comes from
one of the proudest families in this
country. South Carolina has always
taken much pride in her historic an
cestry. Considering this fact it is
not to be wondered at that such
grave charges as has been made
against him would start the hot
blood coursing through his veins.
1t is claimed that the governor
while state senator endeavored to
pass such legislation as would make
it possible for him to secure income
from the sale of liquors authorized
under the state law. That he Sc
cured several thousand dollars each
month from the so-called blind tig-
ers" in Charleston. The detectives
have been on his trail and the report
is out that the governor had system
of making money by pardoning crimi-
nails. Old South Carolina has had
more excitement over these charges
than ever before in her history. The
matter is now being carried into poll
tics,
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12
GRANTED DIVORCE.

Mrs. Fife Ritshie had been married
only two months but strife came in
at the window and drove bliss out the
door so completely she applied for and
has been granted a divorce in the
county court.
She complained that her husband,
Dorsey Ritshie, had been guilty of
extreme and repeated acts of cruelty
which caused her great mental suf.
feri,x.
Not only has she been given her
freedom and the privilege to take
back her maiden name, Fife White
head, tu. as further balm for her
troubles she is to have ~ week
4limony for four weeks.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12
TAKES APPEAL.

The Denver Times takes exception
to the decision of Judge Shattuck
in which he gives its owner and editor
five days in Jail and $1,000 fine.
The Times has taken the case on
appeal to the supreme court. Its claim
is that it at all times has endeavored
to uphold the honor of the courts and
at no time has it in any way under
took to interfere with the ruling of
the court or block justice. 1t insists
that whatever was published in the
Times was in no way meant 10 inter
fere with the workings of justice or
the procedure of the court.
Judge Shattuck has apparently got
into bad place up there. This ques-
tion was one no doubt the judge would
like to have had taken before some
other court, although he showed cour-
age by not dodging this perplexing
question. 1t is common method of
the courts in cases of that kind to
have, if possible, some other judge
sit. This plan is generally adopted
here and elsewhere and is perhaps the
best way of taking care of such cases.
For two reasons it is well to have
outside judges sit in those matters.
First, local judge is often accused
of being prejudiced in favor of one
side or the other. Second, a good
judge often incurs the enmity of so
many even by just ruling that his
usefulness is questioned and he is
forced TO retire.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12
A SKETCH FROM REAL LIFE.

Said a practical man of wealth to
me, forty years ago: II know there
is much unkind criticism of the fact
that, instead of giving my widowed
mother home in my house, l have
yielded to her wish that she should
remain in the cottage she has occupied
for fifty years. | was born there.
and my father died there ten years
ago. see to it that she has every
comfort she could desire. A woman
who has been her maid of all work
since | was a boy is with her. Her
house is furnished to her taste; she
has every pleasure she will accept
from me. l visit her every day, and
always find her cheerful and we'll.
Her domestic duties supply occupation
for mind and body; she has the neigh
bors and friends who made her social
life in the old time. She has enough
to do to keep her from moping, and
has none of the worries she would
have had, had she accepted my earnest
invitation to spend the rest of her life
with my wife, my children, and my
self in totally different sphere from
that in which she has lived for three
quarters of century. A livelier,
brighter, buster bee l never saw. l
hope she will live to be hundred!"
l subjoin to the wish, that she count
ed her ninety-sixth birthday before
closing her eyes upon world she
enjoyed to the last.-Woman's Home
Companion.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12

trees are dying fast, for the mortality
in ten years seems to have been 25
per cent.
In spite of the very heavy planting,
which some pessimistic growers
think has been overdone, the figures
show that we are barely holding our
own with the number of trees in bear
ing fifteen years ago, whereas the
population and demand for apples has
shown a very marked increase. Of
course with better cultural methods,
such as given by progressive orchard
lists, the average yield and income per
tree will be materially increased, but
not very large per cent of the trees
receive such care.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12

aster. In the land skirmishes so far
Turkey has shown that she is equal
to if not superior to her rival
This war at the beginning attract
ed the eyes of the nations in that it
seemed to be one-sided affair, but
as time has passed and no advantage
has been taken of the early successes
of the Italians many have lost inter
est in the affair as being real mod
ern war. 1t resembles too much the
fighting down in Old Mexico and the
recent wars down in the South Amer
lean republics.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12
EPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CON.
VENTION.

The Republican senatorial conven-
tion which was held in this city last
night designated three men-William
Miller, A. Kuhlman and w. w. Letson
as candidates for senator from this
district subject to the action of the
voters at the primary election.
True to the agreement with Monte
yuma county all the men named are
residents of Montezuma. The Repub-
licans desire to keep faith with our
neighbors in the promise that the SEN
ator should be chosen alternately from
the two counties.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12
DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY NOMI-
NEFS

Presidential electors, First congress
sional district-Mrs. Gertrude Lee,
Denver; Finley Dye, Sedgwick; Henry
p. Corbett, Jefferson. Second con-
gressional district-T. c. Bodie, Chat
fee; Lemm Cannon, Ell Paso; o. T.
Clark, La Animas.
Congressman at large-Two to be
nominated-Edward T. Taylor, Gar
field; William L. Clayton, Weld; Ed
ward Keating, Pueblo; Katherine Will
Hanson, Denver.
Lieutenant governor-B. F. Mont
gomery, Rio Blanco; H. W. Kluge,
Mesa; Ben ]. Beshoar, Las Animas;
R. P. Rubin, Chaffee.
Secretary of state-M. P. Capp,
Boulder; James B. Pearce, Otero; T..
Nj. Rainey, Lake.
Auditor of state-Rhoady Kenehan,
Denver; Charles II. Leckenby, Routt
State treasurer-M. A. Leddy, Ell
Paso.
Attorney general-F. Farrar, Lar
inner; Harry Lubers, Bent.
Superintendent of public instruc-
titon-Mrs. Marie V. Donohue, Teller;
Mrs. r. G. Pulford, La Plata; Mrs.
Mary c. c. Bradford, Denver; Inez
johnson Lewis, Ell Paso.
Regent of state university Ito fill
vacancy)-L. l. Hallett, Pitkin.
Regents of state university, for long
term 1.-TWO to be elected)-Mrs. Lou
Use w. Edwards, Otero; James B. Ra-
gan, Logan; William H. Bryant, Den
yer; James C. Hawkins, Boulder.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12
DRIVEN FROM MEXICO
BY THE REvOLUTIONISTS

Among the arrivals from the east
last night were the Mesdames Porter
Young and Black and their children,
all residents of northern Mexico, who
were driven from their homes by the
rebels. They hastily gathered togeth-
er few necessities of life and fled
to the United States. Their husbands
remained to defend as best they could
their homes but the rebels are de-
stroying everything in their path so
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12

completely the hope of saving any
longings is very slight.
The women all have relatives and
friends near Fruitland to whom they
went this morning. They certainly
presented pathetic sight, weary and
worn with the long journey, heart
broken over having to leave their
homes and their loved ones. With all
the uncertainty of the fate that may
overtake the defenders of the homes is
enough to crush the strongest spirit.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12

publican ticket and as consequence
part of the Democratic ticket was de-
feated. Many are the conjectures as
to what the platformists of Denver
will do in the present campaign. 1t
is claimed that they will join the Pro-
gicssive party SO far as the state
cam, .gr is concerned.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12

The Leavenworth (Kansas) Times
says there are people who talk too
much and that among them are those
who connect their sentences with "and
ak and those who are constantly
saying you know" and others who
are continually going into the mi
nutest details in the explanation of
the most unimportant matters. Of
course, this criticism is meant for the
Kansas people, but Colorado people
viii no doubt be interested in this as
a matter of curiosity.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12
SEEKING DEMOCRATIC VOTES

Evidently the Progressive party un-
der the leadership Of Theodore Roose-
welt intends to build up the new party
from the south. In every question
that came before the committee that
question seemed to be one Of vital i'm
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12

Down in Kansas the Democrats in
the recent state primary made the
resubmission question the issue and
the resubmission candidate secured the
nomination. So the Kansas people
Will again thresh out the prohibition
question at the November election.
About every four years this perplexing
question comes up in Kansas and the
prohibitionists always seem to win the
contest.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12

The men and women Of Kansas who
believe in the woman Suffrage move
ment ere making the fight of their
lives to PASS the constitutional. amend
ment, providing for tie voting of
won,cn in Kansas. 1t is not S, i'm
portant that the ameniment carry
this time as it is that # It loes not
carry this time it will in the very
near fu'ure. 1t is being predicted,
even by those opposed TO women vot-'
ing, that within the next twenty-five
years women will be exercising the
r'rh, Of suffrage IN Gerry state "
The ;Jri,n.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12

An answer has been given to the
question, Who is the nerviest man III
the world?" And the man who re-
Gently held up and robbed the famous
Cole Younger is given the champion.
ship.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12

An eastern newspaper says that :.
elri VINO can't think of anything but
diess and the boys ought to get mar
ried and have some of the foolishness
taken out of her.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12

This certainly is good year to
run for office, inasmuch as there will
be large crowd to associate to-
gether after election day. Misery
likes comfort and there will be all
kinds this year.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12

While Roosevelt and his followers
were playing the game of politics
President Taft was going right on
with his work at the White house as
if there was no convention being held.
AS recreation he indulgs in the game
of Golf
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12

No use to stand and look at the
past. You can not bring that back.
The pest rat you can do about it is
to see that the present is all right
and that prospects for the future are
the best possible.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12

1t has been suggested that woman
OF unusual tact can SO propose to
man that he will really think he did
the proposing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12

A report has bean sent out from
Oyster Bay that the Bull Moose can.
dldate for president will poke holes in
PRESIDENT Taft's speech of acceptance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-17

q use and wrote to you for special
ldvice. In a short time had regained
ny health and am now strong and well. "
Mrs. SlLLIE STEVENS, RED, No. 2,
Comanche. Okla
Another Woman Receivers.
Newton. NH.-"For five years suf-
.ered from female weakness and drag
ring down pains. Lydia Z. Pinkhsms
Vegetable Compound has restored my
health and the pains are gone. - Mrs.
.. A. PEAsLEE, +. +. D., Box So.
Because your case Is q difficult one,
loctors having done you no good, do not
continue to suffer without giving Lydia
:. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound q
rial. 1t surely hiss remedied many cases
II female ills, such as inflammation, Ill
,eraton, 6isplacements. tumors, irregu-
arities, periodic pains, backache, and it
nay be exactly what you need.
II you want special advice write to
lydia L. Pinkham Medicine Co. (coRfi-
ientiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
Se opened, read and answered BY a
woman and held in strict confidence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-17
THE MOON As WE SEE 1T.
Its Mountains and craters and Its
Giahts and Shadows.

Its Mountains and Craters and Its
Lights and Shadows.
The visible part OF the moon is about
equal to the supertcies of North Amer
Tea. 1t is very mountainous. and around
the vast dry plains which form the
dark spots seen with the naked eye are
volcanoes whose funnel shaped craters
resemble old wells flled in by the de-
posits OF ages.
Maps OF the moon show more than
$1,000 such craters. some Of them 200
kilometers In diameter.
The radius Of the earth is supposed to
be nearly four times that OF the moon.
ProportiOnally the moon IS much more
mountainous than the earth. All the
lunar volcanoes are extinct.
The moon was formed after the earth
was formed. 1t has gone TO It's doom
faster than the earth because. as its
mass is much feebler than the earth's
mass, il cooled faster The moons light
and shade are clearly seen because il
has no appreciabie atmosphere.
The moon has been called the pan
theon Of astronomer" because its yo.-
canoes have been named fer astron-
omers Riccioli gave bis own name TO
a splendid lunar circus" and TO a very
small and insignificant volcano he gave
the name Of Galileo.-Harper's Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-17

him barking from the side lines Said
Won Saltza. the big tackle. after the
game. We heard every yelp. and it
simply drove us
Also Bits yelpinS was so good that
Columbia won out. u to G."
Very often. Mr. Fox declares. the
ability Of one man 10 kick has deter
mined the outcome of the game. He
writes:
I'm 1907 Minnesota and Wisconsin
played II 10 j.. The match has been
ballyhooed the most sensational ever
seen. That il ended in a tie was be
cause OF Capron. He saved Minneso-
ia. He kicked three goals from the
field. The game began with n Devil
dering series OF rushes. end runs and
triple forward passes. The score leap
ed to Wisconsin 10. Minnesota D Here
Capron began TO kick. Standing on
the thirty yard line. he drove the bali
between the posts WiSconsin's lead
was reduced TO three points. Again.
this time from the forty-fve yard line
CaprOn sem the ball sailing true Min
nesota led IL to IL The first half
ended. however. with Wisconsin swing
ing back into the lead A touchdown
came after succession OF end runs
The score was Wisconsin Il. Mime
sofa IL In the second half the teams
steadied down and played close foot
ball No more scores were likely.
Put in the closing minutes Ca0rnn sent
4
line II cleared the bar. md the score
was tied. Wisconsin had the better
team: Minnesota had Capron."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-17
SnOWED HIS CONTEMPT.
The Performance Was Costly, but u
Relieved His Feelings.

The Performance Was Costly, but u
Relieved His Feelings.
At Dussauz's restaurant. in the
Grand Morskoi at St Petersburg. six
officers Of the Imperial Horse guards
sat drinking champagne. Not far from
them sat an insignificant little man
with a shabby coat and an unkempt
beard and a glass OF liquor in front of
hun. II was not long before he became
aware that he was being ridiculed by
the officers aforesaid.
BY and by. as they became more and
more offensive in their remarks on his
personal appearance. etc. he called for
the waiter and said. Bring me six bot
ties Of your best champagne" The
waiter hesitated. Did you not hear
what ! said?" asked the little man.
The waiter brought the wine and six
glasses. Take these glasses away and
fetch a basin, one as large as you can
dnd." The waiter again hesitated. but
obeyed instantly at the peremptory rep
etition OF the order. "a piece OF soap"
was the next order. IL was brought
a towel" The waiter handed him
one Now open the bottles" The
waiter did so.
The little man now 1lled the basin
with the contents OF the six bottles.
rolled up his sleeves. washed himself
In the costly fluid. wiped his hands.
laid a hundred ruble note on the table
and. casting a look OF whitening con-
tempt on the officers, strutted out OF
the room.-Argonau
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-17

tude toward his wife. He says Miss
Wilmerding is responsible for the es-
arrangement Of the two.
Both the son and his lawyer said
Miss Wilmerdiag told the general it
was not his wife who saved the pre-
cious contents Of the old vine COW
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-17

noon Of the day that she pawued her
jewels to save his personal property
from going under the hammer Of an
auctioneer.
She had gone there TO tell him his
keepsakes, his furniture, and his civil
war commissions had been saved, but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-17

he seat out word that he was fatigued
and did not wish TO see her.
Such is the statement made today
by the geners's son, Stanton, who
blames Miss Eleanor Earle Wilmerd-
ing, for fifteen years housekeeper for
the old fighter, for the generals atti-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-17

ana so n g rNOuS Il
could not do any
thing. The doctors
treated me for diff
ferent things but did
me no good. ! got
so bad that ! could
not sleep day or
night. While in this
condition ! read Of
Lydia z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound, and began
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-17
ESTRANGEO WIFE GIVEN
SNUB BY GEN. SICKLES

New York. Sept 17.-Gen. Daniel
Sickles would not see his wife when
she called at his house on the after
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-17
cred house at Fifth avenue and Ninth
street, but an army friend Of his.

Cleveland-Eight hundred menb-rs
Of the National Brewers assoclz; oI
gathered here in their 10Th annual
convention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-17
MRS. STEVENS
RECEIVERS
After Years of Suffering.
Tells How Her Health
Was Regained.

Waurika, Okla. ~ had female trou-
bles for seven years. was all run down.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-09-13
To Greet Progr essives.

Pikcvil.e. n.y., Sept. 7.-Hlikevtre will
enteryain thousands of visitors next Mon
day when James r. Garfiald of C(To, a, 9
Gen. John II. Mcdowell, of Tenness ,e,
will speak in the intoresas of THE Pro-
grersive PARTY. L
Eastern Kentucky is tesming with Pro
gresslviem, and nowhere is 1t stronger
than in Pike County where former head
ers of the Republican party are among
the leaders of the new party.
1t was in Pikevllle. in a house yet
sanding, that the martryed President
Garfield was, sworn Yin as a Brigndicr
General in the Civil War, and Piksvi.t
citizens will give his son a rousing re-
ceptdon. Gen. Mcdowell is a former
Democrat and made an address at the
Progressive convention in Chicago.