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Captain Smith. the mining editor of the Rocky
Mountain News, states that the district will again
show an increased output and this is indeed very
encouraging. He also speaks especially of the
amount of machinery received in the district dur
ing the past and the large amount of develop
ment work done. The tall in the price of silver
will make last months production little off on
account of the Lamartine cutting down from 500
to 100 tons, and this will have tendency to Grip
pie little this month but at the same time
propositions being opened right along,
shippers are bring added to the list and the gen
eral tide OF prosperity appears to be coming at a
good rate No one appears to believe that silver
will remain at the point it reached ten days ago.
The people most affected bv it the smelter
trust magnates and they at once proceeded to op-
up new avenues for the metal. 1t is unfortun-
ate that they do not work right along to open up
these avenues.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-12-06

Keep your eye on that electric line
from Denver. Rumors are rife again.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-12-06

President Roosevelt's message is
being generally commended and is ack-
knowledged as one of the strongest state
papers delivered to congress for years.
His handling of the trust question is fair
and frank and in disputes between labor
and capital he recommends that the gov
ernment should use its powers in settling
all disputes and that powers should be
created and vested in congress or the
executive for this purpose.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-12-06

There are several people waiting for
the appropriation to be made by county
commissioners again.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-12-06

Where is that hotel that is to make
Idaho Springs famous? F
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-12-06

Telluride is enjoying the honor of
having grand jury. Clear Creek has
not had one in forty years.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-12-06

Siftings refuses to build another ho-
tel this week.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-12-06

believe w. H. Knowles is of the luckiest
men in the state of Colorado. People will do very
well to follow him if they want to diamonds.
After all the sputtering and changing around the
line of the Moffatt road finally placed right
along side of the main street Mr.. Knowles had
lected for Rollnsville and everything he asked of
the company for the town granted. This
that Rollinsville will become of the en-
ergetc camps of Northern Colorado. 1t will be
built up with those who represent new life and new
ideas and has excellent mineral resources. Besides
this it has numbering a resource and it will be
close enough to Denver that it will always be
place of importance. Mr.. Knowles is to be
graduated upon his good fortune.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-12-06

We in receipt of many inquiries concern
ing the Burns Moore and Little Matte properties
AS we have often stated in these columns, the
propositions good ones if properly developed.
We suppose they will be. The Offices have been
moved to Denver, however, and it is difficult to
obtain the facts the correspondents desire. This
will answer the purpose of letter to several SUBJ
scribers who have written. We have not been ad-
vised where the offices of the company are located
but suppose letter addressed to Dr. Smaller to
Denver would reach him.
Why not organize home company to build a
hotel?
Read the advertisements in Siftings. They
will tell you where to go for your holiday bargain
The man who advertises has something good to
offer the people or he would not tell them about
it. Instead of telling them one to time as they
enter his store, he tells them all at one time by
advertising in the columns of the newspaper. 1t
pays you to watch for these bargains The dodger
thrown in your front yard comes to you a good
deal as tramp. In the newspaper you read it
while you enjoying the local news.
In reply to correspondents in Centralia, Ohio,
7 would that al oood advice 10 obtain
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-12-06

In reply to correspondents in Centralia, Ohio.
would say that it is always good advice to obtain
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-12-06
Ass

Two or three mining men have said to in
the past ten days: "You keep right sending
out that Shining Mark and Mining Shark to the
people in the East and keep fighting on the capi-
talzstion question, and the first thing you know
the district will be dead and promoter would not
come within forty miles of it. The promoter is
the man who brings the capital into district and
is the man who is a benefactor, You kill the pro-
motor and where is the district?' We re alize
the force of this argument We also realize that
what have said against over-capitalization and
all these features represents a idea in mining
and one that is in sense revolutionary. We might
add that also find from the letters received that
the idea is popular with the Eastern investor -
whether it is popular with the promoter or not
We believe that the people will agree with us that
it is right and that it represents the solid substan
tial basis for the future. In other words if
to build as mining district, let us lay founda-
ton that will make the superstructure secure. This
can only be accomplished by giving the investor
good a chance as the promoter. We cannot
promise returns in the shape of dividends and then
never declare them. If company is stocked at
So, or IS 600 ooo it is retty hard to deter
mine when the returns will come for the investor.
There too many shares sold to participate in
the division. The idea is bad. Eastern capital
may invest for little while, it may be led along
by false promises and false hope, but the time
must come when reaction is inevitable. People
will not continue 10 drop their money into a slot
machine that gives any of it back. If the
man who has mining property is not willing to
place his property ag 4inst its value in cash and
then share in what this cash does for him, he must
have pretty high opinion of his property. Or if
he is not willing sell it at prices and he is
rather greedy. There is reason why everyone
should not have equal chance. The promoter
the risk and should have a little the best
of it but there is happy medium that should take
the place of the extreme. Siftngs will continue
its fight against capitalization and the many
things shady in mining, matter what the
ment may be. 1t will stand for what is right.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-12-06

Georgetown worried little when silver went
down the toboggan, but visiting here
from that city remarked 1--WE finding gold
with depth and feel better when silver takes a
tumble. You need not be surprised to hear that
Georgetown has come to the front a gold camp.
1t has increased wonderfully in its production of
the standard metal during the present year"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Oxford University has three colleges
for women; Cam bridge has two.
The age limit for scholarships at
Oxford and Cambridge is usually 10.
Women teachers in Prussfan schools
get, besides free dwelling, only $175
year to begin with. This is raised
to $500 after 81 years of service.
England is agitated over proposal
to increase the length of university
terms. At present students have only
"a weeks of collegfe instruction year
The change is objected to on the
ground of increased expense and also
of the excellent use students make OF
their vacations.
OF the pupils in German schools
about ~ per cent. stutter. In berlln
six specialists have been engaged to de-
vote 10 hours weekly to treating the de-
feet, and two systems are being en-
ployed. One method consists in vocaa
drill in the most difficult sounds. The
other deals with suffering as u ner'
vous disorder,-the use of meat be-
ing lesened, open-air exercise In"
creased, etc.,-and in three weeks 50
cases out of SO were almost cured.
Churches are commonly regarded as
the mothers of Sunday schools, bus
the latest annual report of the Congre-
gational Sunday School and Publishing
Society shows that the reverse is often
the case. During the last year there
has been a greater movement OF emf
grants to the Northwest than at any
time since 1882. In the new settle
ments thus formed the first permanent
religious institution is usually Sum
day school, which, being supplied with
Bibles, Bible lessons and other read"
ing matter grows in time into church.
OF ia new churches reported last
year, As originated in this way.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
Where Titles Are Sold.

In China official announcement re-
Gently appeared that after a certain
date the title of mandarin would not
be sold to anyone. The result was that.
everyone who had not the title and who,
could afford to purchase it made haste
to do so. Moreover, many others who
longed to be ennobled but who had not
the money, lost no time in disposing of
large portion of their property and in
forwarding the proceeds to the officials
who had been commissioned by the en-
press to confer the coveted title Cd
those who were deserving. It is esti-
mated that since this announcement
was made the imperial treasury has re-
ceived over $s,Ooo,ooo through the sale.
of titles and that the total amount
which will be obtained in this way be-
fore the time for comforting the titles
expires will be between $4,000, 900 and
$4,000, 000.-St. Louis Republic.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
MEETING WITH ANACONDA.
Lawyer in Passing Through
the Amazon Valley.

A New York lawyer, who has trav"
with an anaconda, which, according
to the Post, he describes as follows:
II was riding ahead of my party
along a narrow road in the Amazon
valley. My mount was large white
mule, whose only ambition in life
seemed to be to bite and kill every
one he encountered. I do not know
but what he was more dangerous
quadruped than any of the wild ami
mails in the Matteo crosse. On either
side of the road rose the forest. Ike
branches of the trees met here anu
there overhead, SO that the thorough
fare looked more like a verdant tun.
mel than country road. Suddenly
my mule stopped, dropped his ears
and turned his head about. Think
ing that this was evidence of de-
sire on his part to bite my leg, l
was about to whip him when l no.
ticed that he was shivering all over
in an ague. t-m
II looked up and down the road,
and then I shivered. Not more than
60 feet away huge snake, half-coiled
around bough which projected over
the road, lay swinging and looking
at me with a glare that was not at
all assuring. l had left my rife be-
hind on a baggage mule, and had
nothing with which to fight save
hunting knife. I drew this prompt
ly from the scabbard, and, with the
courage worthy of a better cause,
used it as a spur upon my luckless
steed, which turned and galloped for
dear life in the opposite direction.
II reached my party, got the rife
and with my men galloped back IT,
secure the constructor. The reptile
and must have had the same brand
of bravery. He had dropped from the
Dough and vanished in the recesscs
of the Jungle" .....
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
ONCE OWNED MARTINIQUE.
Grandmother of Georgia Woman
Traded on Part of 1slands
Through Fear Of Volcanoes.

A most interesting story was told .
Banner reporter concerning the orig
inal possession of the island of Mar
Unique. The story concerns Mrs. S.
c.. Reese, of this city, whose grand
mother once owned a greater part OF
the volcanic isle, says the Athens (Ga.)
Banner. -'#...'
Mrs. Reese's grandmother was Mme-
Gouvain, who was closely related in
marriage to Count de Trobriand of
France. She was an intimate friend
of Josephine de Beauharnais, who aft
erward became the wife of the great
Napoleon, and she left France on the
night on which Napoleon married the
Austrian princess, Marie Louise, and
came to America. 49,
/ Not satisfied with her possession in
the French West Indies after her COM
ing to America, she traded her land ors
the island of Martinique to Count
D'Estang, the gallant French officer to-
America for his services to the colonies
during the revolution. Most of these
lands were in the southern states, and
10000 acres were situated in Georgia,
some of which embraced the present
site of Athens, and others of which
lay near Tallulah Falls. ...
Nine. Gouvain was advised by her
agent to sell her possessions in Mar
Unique on account of the volcanic con-
dition of the country, and time has:
proved the wisdom of her choice. She
was very wealthy woman, and in
close confidence with the powers of
the monarchy of France.
Mrs. Reese has now in her possession
most gorgeous dress of her grand
mother, which was worn at the mar
riage of Napoleon to Josephine Beau
harnais and which is a priceless relic.
The story of the division of the,
Gouvain estate, formerly belonging to-
D'Estang, is one of piecemeal separa-
ton and division until it became pos
sessed by hundreds of relatives of the
noted Frenchwoman. Mrs. Reese pos
sesses much informa ton in the shape
of papers, maps ETC., concerning the
island of Martinique which descended
from it's original owner.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
SAFEST PLACE ON EARTH.
Not One Passenger Killed ON English
- Railway Trains in an
Entire Year.

The board of trade returns of rail-
way casualties in the United King.
dom during 1901 show that in the
course of that year out of the mil
lions and millions of passengers
whirled along behind the iron horse
not a single one met his death through
an accident to a train, reports the
London Telegraph. And it speaks
eloquently for the arrangements OF
of their servants, and the soundness
of their material that this record, as
it is, should be established at time
when services are fuller, speeds
faster and travellers more numerous
than at any previous time since
George Stephenson's great invention
was put to general public use. It is
true that there were mishaps, and
that some persons were killed and
many injured, but not one of the
former was a passenger, and the
number of the latter was about 400
short of the corresponding figure for
1900. To be exact, during last year
accidents to trains, rolling stock,
permanent way, etc., were RESPONSE
bic for the deaths of eight railway
servants and three persons other
than passengers, and for injuries to
a total of 637, out of whom 476 were
members of the public.
It is evident that if one is going
to have anything at all to do with
railways, one is safest in train
that is on the move, for in the course
of the year 1873 passengers were killed
and 1860 injured by falling between
carriages and platforms, getting into
or out of compartments, tumbling on
to the lines or crossing them at in
appropriate moments, or in othe:
ways that could easily have bee,
avoided by the exercise of a little
care and prudence. All casualties
whatever on railways or the premises
appertaining to them, including those
affecting employees, caused the deaths
of LII persons and injuries to 6,74c
others. Nor does the board omit to
record that during the ~ months
As horses, 5 donkeys, 30 bulls and
cows, 125 sheep, pigs, 3 dogs anG
I deer strayed on to the lines with
effects disastrous to themselves.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
ORIENTAL SUAVITY.
Where Truthfulness In Regarded ~
Secondary to the Ability to Maxi
ing Ones Self Agreeable.

The gentleman of the east feels
bound, out of politeness, to give one
the answer that will prove most
agreeable. An English traveller, ac-
cording to Youths Companion, re-
ports from northern India the result
obtained from intelligent natives by
repeated inquiries.
"Is it far to Gilgit?"
''Not so far, your highness."
"One or two kos?"
"Yes, your highness.''
isn't it three?"
ut may be, your highness."
"Is that what it is?"
ut may be five or six, your high
ness" We
''Ihen why did you say it was one
or two?" .s.',.
ITO please your highness.'
'Now, what is the real distance?"
"Whatever your highness pleases.'
Here is another specimen. At GER
tain village the traveller inquired OF
the proper official, the cutwal, as to
supplies. "Any eggs or milk?"
"Plenty, your highness."
."Sheep?"
"Plenty, your highness," and so on
through the list. ..-.-..
They were told there was plenty OF
everything. So they ordered a LOT
of things to be brought, and rejoiced
in the idea of plenty-milk, eggs and
butter being occasionally scarce; but
nothing came. Then they finally sent
for the official again.
"Where are the eggs?"
"There are no eggs, may it please
your highness."
"No eggs! Well, where's the milk?'
''May it please your highness, I can
not find any milk"
Cannot find any milk? What dc
you mean? Where are the cows?"
"There are not any cows, your
highness."
"Then why did you say there were
plenty of supplies?"
"To please your highness."
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
"Mere Honor"

It is in the nature of the human
mind that constant dwelling upon ma
terial grandeurs induces belief in the
primacy of wealth, and in the right
eousness of means by which wealth is,
gained, 1t was very recently that q
statesman exclaimed, in hot elo-
quence, and in response to one who
urged fair play to Cuba: "You are on
dangerous ground, sir; in your talk
about mere honor, you are likely to for
get our business reputation.'-
LOOMS Nelson, in Century.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
THE POTTER AND HIS CLAY.

It's only common clay. with pebbles scat
IN tered through,
Just common clay,
Unnoticed by the throng in search OF
something new,
The live-long day.
@ But meath the potters skillful touch and
furnace blast
IT'S changed to vessel wondrous fair. un-
I'll til at last
IT'S fit for king to see.
Or incense lamp to be
That ugly, common clay.
Thy life, fellow-man. is only vulgar
earth,
Just common clay,
BY thee and others trodden down as with
out worth
From day to day;
y But God can mold it into form so fair and
That in His presence thou shalt stand.
created new,
Made fit thy King to see,
And in His presence be-
Transformed and glorious clay.
Ais plan for thee is fairer far than dream
Just patient stand.
His likeness day by day He's tracing. line
by line
In colors grand.
BE patient meath His touch, nor faint
when fierce the blast,
And soon the task will be complete, until
at last 49,.
He'll take thee home, to be
Through all eternity
With those at His right hand.
But ere that glorious day shall dawn. I'M
dimmed by cloud
Eternal day,
Bring thou, my child, to Christ thy Lord
some other clod,
Some other clay, I,
For Him to change from vulgar earth to
vessel grand. ... 49,
From which shall shine His likeness fair,
and which shall stand,
Without one ugly line,
Before the King Divine
In that eternal day. ....
George r. Varney. in Chicago Stand
ard.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07

she said, cheerfully. 1T gave the
man good chance to get across
Hollow Tree ford and into another
state. I gave him directions early
this morning. hope you have en-
joyed your stay. Come again, Mr..
Pringle."
"What did you mean by maxim
me think he was hidden there?" he
demanded, furiously, unappeased by
the dancing brown eyes that looked
into his.
II didn't tell you that no was
there" she said, innocently. "You
said he was there yourself"
Ben Pringle flung himself out of the
house and upon his horse without a
backward glance. If he had looked
he would have seen the girl standing
in the door, shading her eyes with
her hand and waving something white
after him; but he could not look.
Down under the sycamore tree ven
geance was waiting for him in the
the person of a grim old sheriff who
had an extraordinary gift of Ian
guage. s.~
The girl watched them out of sight
and then turned back into the room.
"You can come out now" she said;
and the man who had laid Sol Wig
gins low came forth from his hiding
place.
s'Talk about Delilah!" he said,
gleefully, as he stretched his cramp-
ed limbs, "1'l bet you could give her
cards and spa
II wouldn't talk about anything"
she said, briefly. "1'd strike out for
the lower ford, and try to get across
before they find the track again."
And acting on her suggestion he
went; but bursts of laughter made
merry the solemn road down to the
lower ford.
Three weeks later Ben Pringle,
still in the depths of humiliation,
told Sheriff Barton all about it.
II thought knew something about
women" he said, irritably, sitting
siaewise on his horse; ''but there
she was, ironin' away an chaffin'
me all that time, with him hid un-
der the ironin' table. She had a big
quilt spread over it to iron on, an
there he was so close I could "a
reached out an caught i'm from
where was sittin'. Blame woman,
that's what say!"
"Beats me-" said the elder man,
thoughtfully, chow easy it is for some
folks to be come over by a woman.
Now, if I'd gone there, looks to me
like I'd "a seen into that little game.
There ought to be somethin' done
with that girl. She ought to be
taught lesson"
"That's what I thought" said the
deputy, with a chastened spirit. II
went there an talked to her serious
ly-an' we're goin' to be married
next month. You see it occurred to
me-"
"What!" calculated the sheriff.
'That there amt a mob livin' could
get a prisoner away from that girl
if she didn't want to give i'm up"
The sheriff considered the qucs.
ton thoughtfully.
''But Ned, if that amt sol" he ex
claimed, with astonished con-
viction. "We'll just take 'er into
partnership, Ben-ironin' table an
all!"-Woman's Home Companion.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
When Lotteries F1ourished

An English writer declares that
financial morality, imperfect as it is
in our day, is superior to thatof the
epoch that came to an end in 1926 with
the abolition of lotteries. Take a sim
gle instance. Lord North in 1879, while
the American war of independence was
in progress, issued 10000 lottery TICK
cts. 10000 of which were given as
brides to members ct parliament.-N,
7. Sun.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
M. Helm from Her

'Miss Frisbie-Ellen, love-" said
young Mr.. Gallagher, timidly, II have
lost my heart"
''I'm sorry can't help you, Mr.. Gal
lagher," replied the maiden, not un-
kindly. II haven't found it."-Detroit
Free Press.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
Apple Cream Filling.

Make a smooth apple sauce from
nice tart apples. Sweeten to taste, fla
vor with nutmeg or cinnamon; to
each cupful apple thus prepared add
one well-beaten egg Tor yelks of two)
and one-half cupful cream. If mix
ture is too thin, heat and stiffen with
-four or corn-starch. Cover top of pie
with thick meringue and decorate with
bits of bright red apple jelly.-Ladies'
World, New York.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
Negro PhilosO phy.

You would have to go far to find
philosophy to match this: A ne
gro, standing in his cabin door dur
ing thunderstorm, exclaimed:
''Bless God, lightnin's hit de mule, en-
de sheriff can't levy on him!"-At-
lanta Constitution.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
The Eminent Lawyers Client.

"What," asked the eminent Grim.
inal lawyer, sis your friends de.
fense?"
"That depends altogether on you,'
replied the friend of the accused
eff he had one we would be consult.
ing a cheaper lawyer. "-Indianapoiis
News.