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The Dolores star., 1924-09-19
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
STATE OF COLORADO

MONTEZUMA COUNTY,
Town of Dolores
l. e. l.: Flanders, Town Clerk and Recorder.
OF the Town of Dolores, Colorado hereby GER
tify that at a regular meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Town of Dolores Colorado,
held September 5th. 1924, the following bills
We're read and warrants were ordered drawn
amounts, to-wit:
y b. Neeley, Street crossings & Settl.
ing tank k...;.. :....... go. ,......... 2i5.5O
Shas; Bear, printing and legals ~ 22.
Mrs' bear, vital statistics .........- 1.50
y =. FLANDERS, salary .............. 400
y. j. Downey. salary as Town Attorney 300
Vut west r. Stationery co. sup. Tr... iGi
Montezuma County Telephone Co, rent 200
Ehas' ,Spickert, labor r.............-... 1. o
freq llbbltts, labor ............. 300
!. X. Thomas, salary and expense - l26.OO
ouehoaugh Bros darage. sup........... $40
j. II. Becher, hauling dirt.......... $50
Total for the month. ..... S 20 %
G. l.. FLANDERS,
mac, Town Clerk and Recorder
Published September 10Th, 1924
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
Early Christians Hid
in Catocombs of Rome

The catacombs Of the early Chris
tians Of Rome consisted Of long, mar
row galleries. usually about eight feet
high and five feet wide. branching of
In all directions, forming a perfect
maze Of corridors. When one story
was no longer sufficient, staircases
were made, and second line Of gal
leries was dug out beneath.
The graves, or loculi. 10 receive the
bodies, were cut into the walls Of the
gallery, one above another. Thsy were
closed laterally by slab. on which
there was occasionally a brief inscrip-
ton or a symbol. such as q dove, an
anchor or a palm branch, and some
times all Of these. Some Of the In
scrfptions and epitaphs were beauti-
fully carved, some merely scratched
on the slab, and others were painted
in red and black. In later times beau
tiful frescoes were common, in which
were indicated the Christian faith and
devotion.
1t Is now regarded as certain that
In times Of persecution the early Chris
tians frequently took refuge In the
catacombs, since burial places had the
right Of protection by law, and they
also gathered there to celebrate In Sc
cret the ceremonies of their religion
Detroit News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
Bicycles Great Peril to
Pedestrians in Denmark

Denmark is fiat country, and
therefore an incentive TO bicycling As
soon as children are out of swaddling
clothes In Denmark they are dashed to
the handlebars Of their parents bicy-
cles, or strapped in rumble seats, and
taken on long trips. Thus bicycling
becomes second nature to the Danes.
: Danish cities encourage the use Of
bicycles by constructing special bicycle
paths along the roadside so that the
bicyclists may not be annoyed by traf-
dc. This gives the bicyclists false
sense Of security, so that the motorist
In Copenhagen and other Danish towns
IL constantly being confronted by a
serene bicyclist who sails with blissful
recklessness directly Into the motor
cars path.
The Danes are confirmed wabblers
while bicycling, due to their habit Of
guiding the bicycles with only one
hand, the other being used to lead
dogs. hold large bundles, convey open
umbrellas, valises or other impedi-
menta, or to restrain the tendency of
skirts to rise to the riders waists. Tie
inventor who evolves q contrivance for
holding down the skirts of lady hicy-
clists should reap fortune In Copen-
hagen alone.
Everybody In Copenhagen rides to
work on bicycle every morning, so
that the person who ventures on the
streets afoot early In the morning or
late in the afternoon Is constantly In
peril Of being knocked down and hav-
Ing his features enmeshed In sprock-
ct wheel or tangled In welter Of wire
epokes.-K. r Roberts, IN Saturday
uwsnins Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
TT WAS ACCORDING TO HoYLE
sponsIble for ReehristenIng OF
Game Of Whist.

It was an agreeable spectacle to wit
ness Edmund Hoyle (the master Of
whist, whose code of etiquette for the
game has been accepted for six genera
tons) drive up to the Three Pigeons
tavern at noon In his white hackney
coach with his emblem-the Ace Of
Hearts-blazoned on the panel. Hoyle
was "a man Of very speechless humor,"
who was lured into the study Of whist
because 1t was a silent game. says
Christopher Morley, in "The Power Of
Sympathy"
Originally the game was called
"whisk"; 1t was Mr.. Hoyle who, by his
continual utterance Of the imperative
and hushing monosyllable whist! when
gaming with those whose tongues were
apt to wag irrelevantly, caused the d.
version, at first only In sport, and then
In genuine interest, to be rechristened.
The mornings he spent in tutoring
wealthy ladies In the rudiments Of the
fashionable game, this being the chief
source Of his income. He was very
particular, moreover. as to the stand.
ing and rank Of his pupils; he was
much In demand and could afford to
take only such students as satisfied
his fastidious taste for youth and
beauty.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
PRUNING DEMONSTRATION

Owing to the extremely cold weather,
the pruning demonstrations announced
in January were cancelled They were
cancelled however with the understand
ing that there would be other meetings
held later. Arrangements have been
made with one of the Extension Horti-
culturist to be in the county for two
days. And the demonstrations held
will be as follows: Monday March 3rd.
at 10 o'clock in the Rhodes Orchard,
near Red Banks now owned by Bow.
man Bros. Monday afternoon at two
O'Clock in Mr. Jas. Clower's orchard at
Woodstock. Tuesday the meetings
will be held in Mr.. S. j Bauserman'
near Maurertown at 10 a. M, and in
Mr.. H. H. Ramey's orchard at 2 p. m.
These demonstrations are being held
to give the men interested in orchard
work chance to exchange ideas, and
to discuss this important phase of the
work with man of the Extension De.
partment who has made special study
of orchard management, and we hope
that every man interested will attend
one of these meetings.
HARRY L. MOORE,
County Agent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
All of the Wheat

Do you know the difference between
whole wheat and graham nouY? Well,
there isn't any. In 1880 DR.. Graham
started an agitation for the unbolted
whole wheat and gave his name to the
product. Graham flour and whole
wheat are identically the same prod
uct. Both mean the whole Of the
wheat berry ground up after cleaning
it. There may be some difference be-
tween various graham fours because
they are made from different kinds Of
wheat, or they may be ground to dif-
ferent degrees of finenesss, but other
wise they are alike. All contain the
bran and vitamine that make wheat
so valuable food.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
EXCITED WRATH OF DICKENS
Great Writer, At His Best, Denounced
Public HanoInos, Which Were
Disgrace TO English Law.

Charles Dickens. at the time Of the
execution Of Manning and his wife for
the murder OF Patrick O'Connor, was
at his fullest power as writer. In q
letter to the London Times he wrotet
II believe that sight SO inconceiv-
ably awful as the wickedness and levi
~ Of the immense crowd collected al
the execution this morning could b
imagined by no man, and presented By
no heather land under the sun. The
horrors Of the gibbet and the crime
which brought the wretched murderers
to 1t faded In my mind before the
atrocicus bearing, looks and language
Of the assembled spectators, When ]
came upon the scene at midnight the
shriIlness Of the cries and howls that
we're raised from time to time. denot
fng that they came from q conccurse
Of boys and girls already assembled In
the best places. made my blood run
cold. When the two miserable crear
lures who attracted all this ghastfy
sight about them were turned CULVER
ing into the air, there was no more
ernotion, no more pity, no more thought
that two immortal souls had gone y
Judgment, no more restraint In any Of
the previous obscenities, than II the
name Of Christ had never been heard
In this world. and there were no belief
anong men but that they per1sh IL
f314nnn1np
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
-
Site of Peg Leg Smiths
Gold Mine Remains Secret

Smith had lost leg In an Indian
fight and In the course of his wander
ing found himself at Yuma, then a
small military post on the lower Colo
RADIO river. With companion he was
en- route for California and they
struck out toward the west through an
uncharted region.
As was to have been expected, they
lost their way and one day saw In the
distance three conical hills, the central
one being the Hottest. In order to OBJ
tain an idea of the region to the west
ward and of the best course to be DUR
sued they climbed the Hottest Of the
hills and, after studying the landscape
and deciding In what direction to direct
their steps, had their attention attract
ed by. some roughly shaped. blackened
fragments Of metal, which upon exam
nation proved to be solid gold. The
ground was thickly strewed with them.
Filling their pockets, they resumed
their journey, after having made land
marks that might serve a. guides In
the future. when they planned to re-
turn and make themselves wealthy.
But they never returned. They were
in barren and waterless region, and
while staggering over the sands, crazed
with thirst, Smiths companion finally
gave up the ghost. as have 20 many
others who have In the past essayed to
cope, while nl-eQuipped, with the hard
ships of the desert. Smith brought up
In the Sisters Of Mercy hospital In Los
Angeles, having been found uncon-
scious by the roadside Of some passing
Good Samaritans.
The suffering that he had undergone
proved too much for him and finally 1t
became the duty of the attending ply
sician to inform him that his days were
numbered. When assured Of this fact
he related the story Of the gold discov.
cry to the doctor and gave him the mug
gets that remained in his pocket. The
doctor and many others later ON made
several attempts to iId the lost mine,
but unsuccessfully. -Alventure Maya
zine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
SCARLET DEEP.sEA sHRIMPs
Specimens Fished Up In the Med
Iterranean at Depth Of More
Than q Mile.

A shrimp, a magnificent creature .
foot long, with feelers n yard n
length, was among the specimens fshea
up in the Mediterranean at a deptA q
more than a mile, In researches eoo-
Quoted by the late prince Of 4suass.
The prince spent much Of bis spsrs
time dredging In deep waters fse
strange creatures which I've In the ~
black, icy-cold abysses Of the ~
The Mediterranean creature % e 0
gorgeous red color, and has feathersA
feet 1t is pleasant to eat and large
enough that one shrimp b sutHciens
for good meal for q hungry maA.
But the oldest part about It 10 shA
color. Since In the depths at which q
lives the darkness Is equal to that q
the deepest mine, It b difficult %
imagine why 1t should possess thls
scarlet hue.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
THE DARYMAN'S NEEDS.

One of the greatest needs of Vir-
ginia dairymen at the present time
is not how to increase the price OF
milk and dairy products, but how to
make reasonable profit at the pres
ent price.
This can be done in only one way,
that is, by increasing the average pro-
duction of the dairy cows in Virginia.
According to 1920 census the average
cow in one year in Virginia produces
292 gallons e, 800 pounds) or less than
one gallon per day. 1t should not be
expected that the prices for dairy
products will be high enough SO that
such low producers as the average cow
in Virginia will be able to pay profit.
If this were done. the present price
of milk would have to be doubled.
Studies from the annual records Of
Virginia Cow Testing Associations
show results as follows:
In one association of 700 cows the
so best cows in the Association in one
year averaged 487 pounds of butter fat
each and made a profit over cost Of
feed of S25S1 In the same associa-
ton the so poorest cows in one year
averaged only 1876 pounds of butter fat
each and made a profit over cost OF
feed, of 1924
Since the cost of feed is only one
half of the total cost of producing
milk. it is evident that these low pro-
ducing cows lost money for their
overs. But. even these low producing
cows, making 1856 pounds OF butter fai
in one year, VIII produce nearly twice
as much as the average cow in Vir'
giria.
What does the average cow in The
Northern Valley Cow-Testing Associa'
ton make or lose for her owner?
The dairymen in this association and
other dairymen in Northern Valley,
Virginia, are asked to attend the An
nual Convention and Dairy Show Of
Virginia dairymen at Harrisonburg,
Virginia, on March 6 and z. and learn
how the average production OF Vir'
gina's dairy COW can be increased.
j. N. WAYMAN, Tester.
Il
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
From Wool to Sui. In a Day.

In numerous Industries thers have
been conspicuous examples a what
can be accomplished In the way %
speed when human ensrgy % veil a.
mechanical appliances are put 70 tA&
test against time. For example. an
English baronet once wagered that he
would dine at seven O'Clock In q suit
Of clothes made from wool which had
been growing on the sleeps back the
same day. Operations began at ave
o'clock in the morning with the wash
ing Of sufficient sheep to provide the
wool. From neighboring factory the
wool was returned as cloth late IN The
afternoon, but early enough % permdt
q tailor and his assistants cekAniefAs
the suit by seven o'clock. In plainly q
time for the baronst @ don II prepare.
tory to sitting down to his syenias
meal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
Faithful paa

The man was trying to sell hls dnG.
"You see" he said, II bought AiiA
and trained him myself. got M
SO that he'd bark Il a person stepped
inside the gate, and I thought N4s
safe from burglars. Then my VIE
wanted me to train him to caxsv bun
dies, and did.
"If I put q package In his mean
he would keep 1t there until some go
took It away. Well. one nisAt I wo,ee
up and heard movements In tie Asz3
room. I.got up and grabbed my rssssy-
err. Two men were th&re-AaA IL
dog"
aDidn't he barki~ Interrupted -
man
aNever a bark; he was toe %,uav.s
sBusy7 What doingT
Carrying a lantern for the burg
lars"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
How LIfebea. Wa. Inxsn,ed.

One day a man named .WouldAsSs
was out walking when he was osksa
by an old woman to help hsr LII q
can Of water which she had Allied k1
means of broken wooden bowl.
The bowl was floating On ne -
face of the water, and an no tafkeA p
the woman, W0uldh2ve turned II ere
with his finger. Il fmms@et1y
righted itself. Amused By its azis
he repeated this performance; thea e
struck him that he had made q wea-
derful discovery. The result Of In
chance meeting was the salf-r,ghtine
lifeboat, which was designed By hia
on the lines of the broken bowl.
What he had discovered was that
anything made Of dsating material
and shaped like one-half Of basia
could float only with Its convex sur
face downwards. A boat made on
these lines cannot remain upside down
for more than an instant when II II
turned over by heavy sea.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
Playing the Game.

In a certain New England village
where the Sunday church attendance
was small lived a young widow who
had taken quite fancy to the min
lister. She could see that he also
cared for her, but was evidently too
shy to say anything. One Sunday
evening the congregation was smaller
than usual. After the services the
clergyman said to the widow: did
you like my sermonY
ut was beautiful" she replied.
II wish more people would come
he said.
She saw her chance. $50 do l." she
answered. why, tonight, every time
you said dearly beloved I'll positive
ly Observation-Disclosures.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29

The motorcars OF Chinese officials
are formidable terrors. With fur
capped servants standing on the run
ming boards, they 60 full speed through
the long streets, needless Of life or
property. and with no thought for
traffic laws. The khaki-clad police
hold out their arms In warning, and
everybody dashes to the curb a. the
cars speed BY with shriekins airenA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
Tho Herss. Speed Limit.

Before our agrarian population had
taken so Enthusiastically to the auto
mobile, two farmers drove into town
In an old spring wagon pulled by
very bony nag. The little burg had
been incorporated, and among the evil
dences Of this was a brand-new sign
at the town line: "Speed limit-10
miles an hour" Observing this, the
driver began whipping up his steed
vigorously.
sWhat's 20 hurryT demanded his
companion In mild establishment.
"See that sIsnT returned the other.
"But dunno II I can make 1t or not"
-Everybody's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
He Got EUen

You must find that impeachment In
your speech rather inconvenlent at
times, Mr.. Biggs?"
"Oh, n-no; everybody has his Pc
culiarity. Stammering Is m-mine."
well. really, am not aware that
l have any,"
DIDO you stir y-your tea with your
right handT
why, yes, of course"
"W-well, that Is your popularity /;
most p-people u-use a teaspoon. -
Pittsburgh Chroniele-Telegraph.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29

laboring. l can imagine no great
err evil than to strike down these
farm loan banks which are SUBJ
serving SO great an interest. In
the State of Virginia $50. CTS, 434
is loaned to S.lO0 borrowers, and
in the seventh congressional
district of Virginia there are ST.
49, loaned to 610 borrowers.
In addition. the joint-stock bank
would bring the State total to
SIS, 074.834. and the district total
to $4,000. 1000. / read into my
remarks table giving the list
of these farm-loan banks, which
purports to give the statistics as
to these farm-loan banks.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
TO OUK SUBSCRIBERS

The Post Office is again makingde
mands on publishers of newspapers to
revise their mailing lists. Under the
ruling of the Department the publisher
will not be allowed to mail papers as
second-class matter to subscribers who
owe for more than one year, unless
the subscriber has given instructions
to continue sending it for a definite
time and bona fide promise to pay.
Because of this law, we are compelled
to communicate with all onr subscrib-
ers and ask them to cooperate with us
that we may put our mailing list in the
shape required.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
Temperature

A state commission In New York
that has been studying the matter Of
ventilation says that an indoor tenn
perature higher than 81 degrees Is
pre1udicial to health and efficiency.
AN Increase from 68 to rs degrees"
says the report, Caused a decrease
Of 10 per cent in the work done by
workmen who were stimulated by a
cash bonus. An increase Of temper
AZURE from So degrees to SO degrees
when the relative humidity was so
caused reduction Of % per cent In
the work done, In spite Of the bonus
offer."-Youth's Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
Success.

The Sunday school teacher was -
Ing his best to inculcate lessons Of al
truism, and had taken as his example
the case Of two little boys, ONE Of
whom was always ready to grab, while
the second was willing to share every
thing.
Nov, children" he finished impress
sively, (which of these two boys win
grow up into the successful and re
spected manT
And as one voice the class answered:
'srhe guy that gitsi"-AmericAa -
gion Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
Beauty Contest

There was q commotion on Go
strand, bur the guests on tia haeea
veranda were unable to dstsrmina wkae
1t was all about. Bathing girls waEs
apparently forming In line and easoHA
men seemed to be active Some -
guild interest was taken, 20 when Ms49
came struggling up. he was haa1As
by his friend Cuthbert.
did you see the exciksmsntY'
sYes." said Noffy.
'sWhat's up ncwf' inquired sAe ssAsA
Beauty contest On The beaeh.s !.
sHuhr
Between the vets saa the dryAs
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
Complications Of Business

Weary Walker-No. ma'am. amt
dirty from choice. I'm bound by honor.
I wrote testimonial for a soap maker
once an promised to use no other.
Mrs. Housekeeper - Well. why do
you not use that7
Weary Walker - Because, ma'am.
that firm failed about five years ago.
Pearson's Weekly (London).
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
1O9 NILES OF ADDITIONAL ROAD
WANTED IN STAUNTQN DISTRICT.

Requests have been made of the
State Highway Commission to add to
the State Highway System, under the
81 per cent Clause of the Highway Law,
approximately one hundred miles
of road. Hearing of these applica-
tons will be continued until the 9Th
of March.
There is available for the calendar
year 1924 under this clause, approx
mately one hundred miles on which
maintenance or construction moneys
can be applied. 1t can be readily seen
that only about one-eleventh of the
applications made can be granted and
the small mileage available for distri-
button will only satisfy very limited
number of these requests or parts
thereof. In the Staunton District
which is one of the nine districts of the
State and in which Shenandoah is locat-
ed there are applications for more adj
ditional mileage than the Highway
SOAiiuiooiOu ID CHtltiCu ~ II dHt III Liz
entire State. The additional mileage
asked for in this district is as follows:
County Description Miles
Rockingham, Harrison
EoOm 5.Ul
Highland, Monterey-Hightown
West Virginia Line. 100
Rockingham, Harrisonburg-
West Virginia Line. .....:.... 22.5
Shenandoah, Mt. Jackson-Ork-
ney Springs-W. Va, Line. ..... no
Rockbridge, McCormick's
Gate-Buena Vista. ............. 81
Augusta, Route 33-Two Miles
East Middlebrook. ............... 40
Clarke, Berryville East Side
Shenandoah River. SO
Rockingham, Route 33-Broad-
way-Brock's Gap. W. Va. Line. go
Bath, Allegheny, Middleboro-
Cowpasture-Longsdale .......s.. 100
Total 1895
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29

1t is certain that if this amend.
ment is adopted the farm loan
banks are virtually doomed. In
addition to this, in several of the
counties there are outstanding
county obligations which have
been created for the purpose OF
constructing improved highways.
1t NAV be said that the amend
meut does not directly affect the
securities already issued, but it
must be remembered that con-
stantly old loans are paid by new
loans, and when the loan ma
lures in the several counties not
infrequently has it been deemed
advisa BILE to pay off the old loan
by the issuance of newbonds, a nd
so it will happen in regard to the
outstanding indebtedness of the
several localities in the district
with which l am familiar.
Instead of considering the
matter now in the present alb
normal condition of public secu-
rites, we should go back to the
time when it became necessary
to float these securities. Dur
lug the war, when the Liberty
bonds were first issued, it was
thought sound policy to exempt
the first issue OF these bonds.
aud they were floated at a very
low rate of interest. If it had
not been confitlered sound policy.
| take it that the Secretary of
Treasury and Congress at that
time would not have suthoriz ID
the exempt feature Their ex-
was due to the fact that
at that time the public good de-
the exemption. 1t seems
to me an exceedingly unwise
proposition to handicap either
the State or the Federal Govern
ment in issuing bond when we
can not foresee what emergency
the future holds.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29

Put your savings in the Saving
Department OF the Shenandoah Val
ley Loan and Trust Co., Woodstock
Va, at a.per cent compound interests
Amounts of 81. 90 and upwards receiv-
ed. The only savings institution In
the county for the accumulation OF the
small savings OF laboring men, wo
men, and children.