Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-02-21
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N9 Ube Burro's Briefs
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We have had what might righteous1y be
termed damp cold wave and one letter
could be left off one of the adjectives and still
express it.
If you want abundant county news in the
paper write it up and mail it in to us. We
want every district represented and would
be pleased to hear from each one.
The shortage in coal during the present
winter throughout the east has furnished
abundant "mother for invention" In
other words necessity, as it always has in
the past, appears to be bringing inventors
to a sense of their duty and before another
decade has passed the idea of coal as a
force to create heat may be a thing of the
past. The solar motor has been tried and
found available. An account in Harper S
Weekly gives photograph of one that has
been built and which will generate a 200
pound steam pressure in one hour The
entire device consists of a system of mirrors
for attracting the heat from the suns rays.
The time may come when this great theory
will furnish the heat and power of the
world Students of the great force tell us
that there is 10, 900 horse power in every
acre of space covered by the rays of the
sun if it were possible to focus it and con-
centrate the power upon a given point. At
the present time the heat is being used in
New York City. This is a world of won
ders and an age in which they are wrought
All these things are possible and even prob
able.
In conversation with one of the leading
women of Idaho Springs the other day we
were informed that it was the duty of the
newspaper man and every other man to at
tend church and that if they did not they
were not good citizens. We believe the
good woman was sincere in her belief and
give her credit for her sincerity and for the
courage to express her convictions, yet we
do not agree with her. The world is be-
coming a great deal broader and more lib
eral than it was at one time. People begin
teries as there used to be. Without doubt
ing great creative power, without deny
ing Deity, we believe it is wicked to state
that many of the mysteries of the past are
now becoming tangible things. Supersti-
ton is passing and the people begin to figure
out the cause of existence and all these
things. Really we believe it makes a man
better citizen to attend church but we do
not believe it is true that he is not good
citizen if he fails to attend
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There can be no doubling the fact that
Idaho Springs needs a new city hall and
that all these improvements contribute
their part toward the future of the city
The matter is being thoroughly discussed
and it is probable that the arrangement for
it as to its construction and everything will
be taken into consideration. Not few be-
lieve that it would be advisable to put an
opera house in the building that would be
credit to the city. The city library, we
understand, is also asking for room. All
these matters should be considered and
every suggestion is good one for even if
not acceptable it may lead to an idea that
will make the building better in case we
get it.
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Idaho Springs has been fortunate SO far
this winter on account of the absence of
contagion. Two years ago she had her