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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25

the ground, and a piece was knocked
out of it's side. According to some
accounts, this was owing to an i'm
perfection in the metal caused by jew
els and other treasures having been
thrown into the liquid metal by the
ladies Of Moscow. During the reign
OF Nicholas l., in the year 1889, the
architect Of st. Isaac's Cathedral at
st. Petersburg, NJ. de Wonderland,
took upon himself the difficult task Of
raising the bell, and completed the
operation with much skill. Its weight
vt present is 10000 pounds, its height
from the top of the ball and cross
placed upon it by the order of the En-
peror Nicholas l. is 26 feet 4 inches,
and its circumference 81 feet II inches.
Its maximum thickness is 2 feet, and
the weight of the broken piece about
IL tons.
The portion of the square at the
foot of the belfry of Ivan. where the
bell now stands, is named after him
Il. e., Ivanovskaia. The Oukases
/ tEdicts) of the Tsars were formerly
publicly proclaimed here.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25
SWIMMING ON LAND.

Some ten years ago a well-known
German doctor named Roth startled
the educational authorities in Berlin
by asserting that the proper way to
teach swimming to children was to in
struct them in certain movements and
exercises in the Fairgrounds. DR..
Roth's theory was at first laughed at.
The doctor, however, stuck to his guns,
and to-day he has the satisfaction of
knowing that the state schools Of
France and Germany have adopted his
system. In London the school board
regards it with great favor, and sew
eral schools have included 1t, with GER
tain notifications, in their curriculum
The London schools which have
adopted DR.. Roths system have added
an improvement which consists of Il
curiously constructed desk on which
advanced pupils are placed and are
able to counterfeit all the motions AMI
bring into play the various muscles
used in swimming. The great adyan-
tage of children being taught swim
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25
SYNONYM for Tail.

A pedigree undoubtedly adds to the
value of an animal, but all pedigrees
are not so much in evidence as the
one herein described. When little Ma
jory heard that the Maddens had an
Angora cat with splendid pedigree"
the child was naturally DESTROYS of be-
holding a quadruped with such an I'M
usual attachment; she had known and
loved many kittens, but never one
blessed with a pedigree. At last her
curiosity was satisfied, she saw the
favored animal in the flesh, and re-
turned home in a great state of ex-
element.
ooh, Motherr she cried. you
should see the Madden's catl 1t mas
a pure white pedigree that measures
six inches around and looks exactly
like the ostrich plume on your Sunday
hatw
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25
EVERYBODY TAKES MATCHES.
Hotels Expend a Large Amount for
Free Distribution.

Hotels Expend a Large Amount for
Free Distribution.
at would be interesting to know
how much the hotels Of Washington
spend each year for matches for free
Washington Star reporter the other
day. "There is no doubt the outlay
amounts to a large sum in the course
of year. 1t is a matter of more than
passing interest to watch different men
as they approach the place where the
matches are kept for the use of the
guests of the hotel. Nearly every man
wears a different expression and every
man has his own peculiar way Of
reaching for the matches. 1t Is rare
thing for man to take simply one
match, although he may need only one
to light his cigar But he will take
more than one. He will light his
cigar or his cigarette and sometimes
his pipe and the rest of the matches
he will shove down in his pocket.
Matches are cheap enough, OF
course, but 1 bet the yearly match bill
of this hostelry will Iei"h into the
hundreds of dollars. Taking all the
hotels in Washington, you can read
lily see that the total match bill would
amount to quite a snug little sum. II
is also a rather singular thing that
men who smoke with great regularity
seldom have matches in their pockets
Men who never smoke do not need
matches except to light the gas wher
they go home after nightfall. Wha1
becomes Of all the matches, anyway
Men are always asking for matches
OF course, many matches are burned
I'D by men who smoke cigarettes. Th'
cigarette is the greatest match con
sumer in the world. The pipe will
probably run a good second. Blu
matches when put in a public holdel
become public property and any maj
has a right to fill his pockets If l
pleases him to do so. Hotel men max
no complaint about the matter"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25
KING OF BELLS.
Scar Ko1oko1," Which Now Stands in
the Krernlin of MOSCOW.

S[dT lNOiOAOty w 4%OW otdhuS
the Krem1in of Moscow.
In Moscow on a granite pedestal
at the foot of the belfry tower of Ivan
the Great, in the Kremlin, stands the
Car Kolokol, the King Of Bells. In
the sixteenth century the art of cast
ing bells was brought to perfection in
Russia, and Olearius, Secretary to a
Dutch Embassy to Moscow in 1886,
asserts that a great bell was cast in
the reign of Boris Godunof. During a
fire in the reign of Alexis this bell fell
to the ground and was broken. In
1854 it was recast and weighed 1885,
600 pounds. In 1914 it was suspended
from a wooden beam at the foot of the
tower, from whence it fell on June IS,
1905, during a fire. Its fragments lay
OH the ground until the reign of the
Empress Anne, by whose orders it was
again recast in 1873 by the bellfounder
Ivan Matorine. Owing to the falling
of some heavy rafters during yet an
other fire in 1877, the bell fell height
of fifteen feet, buried itself deep in
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25
annaratus for Washing Smoke.

A smoke-washing apparatus is in
successful use in London. 1t is claim
ed that the apparatus does away with
the necessity for chimneys, as it pro-
duces the exact amount of draught re-
ouired for complete combustion and
deprives the smoke Of its noxious
properties. 1t consists of an electric
ally-driven fan, which draws the
smoke from the fire and passes ii
into a stream of water, which ex
tracts the sulphurous and unconsum-
ed particles. 1t works automatically
and only requires that the water in
its lower part should be changed at
regular intervals.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25
ON THE STREET IN JAPAN,
Some of the Experiences of the For
eigner in Mikado's Land.

Some of the Experiences of the For
eigner in Mikado's Land.
When ones work is done there is
left the mild excitement of walking up
the great alimentary canal of Nikko,
says a writer in The World To-day.
All that is done in Nikko may be seen.
On the yeranda of 4 house madam Is
having her bath, her head sticking up
above the steaming water. The young
sters in their original suits are hailing
you, "Sinko san, ohiyol' "Mr Stran-
ger, good-day." An array of great
gilt lotus flowers and leaves on long
stems shows that a member of the
family is dead. In the front room, I'M
protected from the street, one sees the
square kagolike box in which, with
knees against the breast, the last jour-
ney is taken. A bevy of gayly dressed
geisha girls, with attendants carrying
kotos and samisens, are bound for
some dinner or entertainment, their
hair black and shiny and filled with
bright ornaments, their faces and
necks white with rice powder and
their lower lips bright with scarlet
paste. They are chattering in the
shrill, penetrating voices which are
peculiar to them.
The merchant steps from his shop
to tell you he has some new kake-
mona or carving to show, antiques
from 300 years old to those so recent
that the lacquer is hardly dry. Step
in, sir" cries a young man waving his
hand in the air as he paints with an
imaginary brush an imaginary picture,
land see how Japanese artist uses his
brush" He hanus you his card and
you are pleased to read the motto of
his house is Earnest is the best pol
ICY" II was waiting for YOU" says
a pretty girl, smiling. "Will you please
come in my shop? have brack rack
er and red racker trays. Yes, very
pretty" She spends all her time in
front of her shop between the two
bridges. If she sees one cross either
bridge she is already waiting when
he has crossed. No one escapes.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25
Advice to Young Men.

Remember, my son, you have to
work. Whether you handle a pick
or a pen, a wheelbarrow or set of
books, digging bitches or editing Il
paper, ringing an auction bell or
writing funny things, you must
work. If you look around you will
see that the men who are the most
able to live the rest of their days with
out work are men who worked the
hardest. Don't be afraid of killing
yourself with work, my son. Men
cannot work so hard as that on the
sunny side of thirty. They die some
times. but 1t is because they quit
work at p. m. and don't get home
until a. m. 1t is the interval that
kills. The work gives you an appe-
title for your meals; 1t lends solidity
TO your slumber; it gives you an APP
probation of a holiday. There are
I young men who do not work, my son.
but the world is not proud of them.
The great busy world does not even
know they are there. So find out what
YOU want to be and take off your coat
and make a dust in the world. The
buster YOU are the less deviltry you
will be apt to get into, the sweeter
will be your sleep, the brighter and
happier your holidays, and the bet
ter satisfied will the world be with
you.-Robert ]. Burdette.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25
During the Honeymoon.

He-One of the first things I must
do. my dear, is to hire your successor
at the typewriter.
she-Wen, there's one thing you
must understand. You are not to pay
her any more than half of what you
Maid me. You are altogether too easy.
cleveland Plain Dealer.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25
Usual Method of Calculation.

GLOW old would you say she was?"
"Well, let's see: When we were IN
high school together she used to snub
me because was kid. Now. I'm 81,
and, um-u-um, well, I should say
she was about % by this time."-Town
and Country.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25

A. man thinks he knows woman
when he asks her to become his wife,
but after marriage he discovers his
mistake.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25

Nell-Do you think Mr.. Staylate is
in love with you"
Believed, that may account for
it. They say "love is blind" you
know.
Nell-Well?
Believed, he never seems able to
see the parlor clock.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25
MethodfcaI

"I hope Josh will turn out to be
neat and systematic" said Mrs. Corn
tossel.
81 reckon he WILL" answered her
husband. "There couldn't be anything
neater or more systematic than the let
ters he sends home sayin' he needs
money.-Washingto Star.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25
=OLD==
FAVORITES

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S~-o~O~~~-~~~~~~
The Village Parson.
Near yonder copse, where once the Cur
den smiled
And still where many garden flower
grows wild;
There, where few torn shrubs the place
disclose,
The village preachers modest mansion
rose.
A man he was to all the country DEAR
And passing rich with forty pounds a
year:
Remote from towns, he ran his godly
race,
Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to
change, his place:
Unskillful he to fawn or seek for power
By doctrines fashion'd to the varying
hour;
prize,
More skilled to raise the wretched than
to rise.
train.
He child their wand'rings, but relieved
their pain;
VI
guest,
Whose beard descending swept his aged
breast;
The ruin'd spendthrift, now no longer
proud,
Claim'd kindred there, and had his claims
allow'd;
The broken soldier kindly bade to stay,
Sat by his fire, and talked the night
away;
Wept DER his wounds, or, tales of sorrow
done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how
fields were won.
Pleased with his guests, the good man
learn'd to glow,
And quite forgot their vices in their woe
Careless their merits or their faults to
, scan,
His pity gave ere charity began
Thus to relieve the wretched was his
pride,
And even his failings lean'd to virtues
side;
But in his duty prompt at every CALL
He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt
for all;
And, as a bird each fond endearment
: To tempt its new fledged offspring to the
skies;
He tried each art, reproved each dull
delay,
. Allured to brighter worlds. and led the
@ way.
: Beside the bed where parting life was
laid,
e And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns
dismay'd,
O The reverend champion stood. At his
u Despair and anguish fed the struggling
soul;
Comfort came down the trembling wretch
81 to raise,
And his last falt'ring accents whispered
l. praise.
p. At church, with meek and unaffected
=, grace,
- His looks adorn'd the venerable place;
D. Truth from his lips prevaird with double
sway,
,e And fools who came to SCOT remained Il
10 pray.
II. The service past, around the pious man
~ With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran
Even children follow'd, with endearin
vile,
And pluck'd his gown, to share the goo
o. mans smile.
ly His ready smile a parents warmth eS
D? prest,
~ Their welfare pleased him, and thei
cares distrest;
4" To them his heart, his love, his grief
were given,
ne But all his serious thoughts had rest
he heaven.
%, As some tall cliff that lifts its awf,
w form,
- Swells from the vale, and midway leave
- the storm,
or Though round its breast the rolling cloud
are spread,
er Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25
One of Them.

"What did you take your little sis
ter's orange for?" asked a mother Of
her strenuous young hopeful.
81 guess it must be cause I'm one Of
them kleptermonkeyacts," replied the
small philosopher.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25

A whisky still Is so called because
the moonshiner has to work 1t on the
quiet.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25

Everything comes to him who waits
except the money he loaned friend
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25
A Useful Art.

Fair painter hope you don't mind
my sketching in your field.
Farmer-Lor', no, missile! You keep
the birds off the peas bettern a ordi-
nary scarecrow.-Stray Stories.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25
NO~~O~OO%OO&

A Medical Clay.-The latest improb-
able discovery in medical mineralogy
is a clay containing a small per cent
of the silicate of aluminium which is
said to have curative properties. 1t
is claimed that no mineral known to
scientists is purer than this. 1t is nine
times finer than the finest starch. The
discoverer claims he can drink four
gallons of water without any discom-
fort after using the new material as a
medicine and that his weight has in
creased as well as his strength. He
claims he can cure with this clay any
case of typhoid fever or diseases of
that kind within an hour, but of course
all these things have to be taken with
the grain of traditional salt.
Leg-Ache in Children.-These pains,
so common in children, are probably of
neuralgia nature and are associated
with a disproportion between the
amount of waste matter formed and
that eXuded. A few heavy meals, or
even one such eaten during dry, cold
weather when the child is active and
drinks freely, will have no bad effect.
The same quantity of food, however,
taken during damp weather, when
elimination is less active, may give
rise to these growing pains. The cause
then in q word is uneliminated waste
and the treatment giving best condi-
lions for prevention and relief is care
| of the diet free exercise and water
drinking and more than all else care
of the excretions by baths, sweat
baths, enemas and so on.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-06-25

Two can play at the game of love,
but three make 1t hard work
The daily sentinel., 1904-07-15
RALLYING TO THE CHIEF
Judge Parker Receives the Con-
gratulatiOns and Pledges of
Most Prominent Demo.
Gratis Of the Nation.

Esopus. July 14.-State senator Nc
Carren visited Rosemount today.
Richard Olney has written Parker con-
graduating him on his nomination
and predicts that he will lead the
Democracy to victory in November.
Henry Watterson has also written and
says that he feels that victory is
closer than it has been since 1896.
Carl Schurz has also written, but
Judge Parker will not give out the
contents.
1T is only question of the maj
ority as see it," said Senator Nc
Carren after the conference.
1.-The question of campaign funds
will not play the part it has played in
TIL, last two campaigns. This time it
is more question of the man than of
any issue. and the decision lies with
the people absolutely. The sordid ele-
ment will not be such feature AS in
5he past.
1.-THE minute 1 saw the gold dis
patch. 1 was with Mr.. Sheehan
=" hNi nc ACNoiNOu ~, L oalu IL WAS ille
right thing under the circumstances. -
Asked about the Bryan utterances
Senator McCarren said that Mr. Bryan
had pledged himself on the platform
IN the convention to support the tic
ket and that he believed he would do
so.
Mr.. Ccckran repeated his statement
that he was ready to make more
speeches for Parker than he made in
1896.
a conference between Judge Parker
and Senator McCarren lasted about an
hour and from what was learned after
the conference there is a strong i'm
preston here that Mr. Sheehan is
no longer to be thought of in connec-
tion with the Democratic national
chairman. and also those who are in
nossession of the leadership do not re-
gard the national committee in any
way bound to Thomas Taggart, of
Indiana. 1t may be said that if any
one has been selected for the national
chaiImanship there is no reasonable
information attainahle here tonight as
to who he is.
The daily sentinel., 1904-07-15
Strike Situation in East.

New York, July I4.-No new phase
of the meat strike in this city dsvel-
oped over night and the meeting to-
day of the strikers organization was
the only feature expected to bring
forth anything of interest.
About the packing house district it
was quiet, and no disorder was. ezpec-
ted. the strikers apparently acting on
the advice of the leaders to avoid
trouble. There was a sentiment about
the packing house district as we'll as
about the strike hesdquarters,that the
trouble would be of short darauion,
and that settlement would be reach
ed today or tomorrow.
Should settlement be reached at
once. however. it was thought that
the effect ON meat prices would con-
Time for two weeks at least. The
price of beef was advanced again to =
day and it will be each day unGil the
strike is over.
The increased demand fog poultry
and eggs and vegetables, caused by
the lack of meat. has raised the
prices of these necessities.
Hotels and restaurants have begun
to feel the effect of the strike and
prices are being advanced in all eat
ing G!aces.
In the tenement hOase districts
many families are going without
meat.
The police expect to guard the meat
shops if the famine continues, fear
ing raid.
The daily sentinel., 1904-07-15
Leonard Menafee Dies.

Leonard Menafee. the young man
upon whom the delicate surgical
operation was performed yesterday
Dr. Swindt of the city and county
hospital of Denver, died this morning
at eight o'clock.
The patient all of yesterday after
noon and last night seemed to be get
ting along in fine style. There had
been no hemorrhage and both the
physicians were congratulating them =
selves upon the success of the very
difficult operation, when they discov-
cred this morning. on making their
first call that his heart was grow ing
weaker and weaker and realized at
once that he could not recover. The
heart action was weak under normal
conditions aud the shock of the opera
tion was too great for that organ to
stand.
cigaret habit and the physicians be-
lieve that this was one of the primal
reasons of the inability of the heart
to survive the operation. The stone
removed from the bladder was as large
as walnut and had given the young
man trouble for years. He stated to
his physician and friend Dir. Abbott
before the operation was begun, when
it was being explained to him the
difficulties of the operation and the re-
suits that might be attendant that. he
would rather die than to continue to
suffer, as be had suffered since child
hood.
The deceased would have been
twenty three years of age in August,
and was bov of fine nature and
generally liked by all who knew him.
He has been employed in various
capacities in this city and those with
whom he worked speak in the highest
terms of him.
The daily sentinel., 1904-07-15
A Lively Case in Justice Court

A very lively case was un before JUS
tice Sweeney yesterday afternoon, in
which Mrs. frankie Scroth, residing
in the Milldals subdivision was the
plaintiff and L. p. Russell. a man of
considerable age, was the defendant.
The charge brought by Mrs. Scroth
against Mr. Russell was disturbing
the peace. Justice Sweeney could
hardly believe when the defend
ant was brought into the court
room that he could be the party
charged bv Mrs. Scroth. as he looked
very much different from person
who would disturb the peace.
1t appears that the defendant Rms
sell had small piece of ground plant
ed to alfalfa. He cultivated it on the
shares. Iu some manner Mrs. Scroth g
horse got into the field and while
removing him therefrom Mrs. Sci 10th
claims that he used violence.
After hearing the testimony Judge
sweeney very properly dismissed the
defendant and assessed the costs
against Mrs. Scroth.
The daily sentinel., 1904-07-15
TWO MEN SHOT AT RIFLE
James Talbot, a Well Known Cat
tleman, Kills Otto GodfretsOn.
Resists Arrest and is
Killed by Officers.

Rife was the scene Yesterday Of a
double shooting, two men lying dead
as the result. The cause of the kill
ing was too much bad whisky taken
by man by the name of James Tai
bott.
Talbot man about fifty years old.
and former live stock inspector.
went into Dave Corbett's saloon. and
as he became under the influence of
liquor got into an alteration with
the bartender, Otto Godfretson. a
young man about thirty and unmar-
ried, and in the controversy retired
from the saloon, vent to his home
and got his rifle, returning shot God
fretson in the left side Just at the
low er point of the heart from which
wound he died about fifteen minutes
later. Deputy Sheriff j. @. Emerson
and James Simpson were soon on
the scene and accosted Talhott Just
as he was mounting his horse to ride
away. Their commands were met bv
an attempt to fire at them by Talbot
but the officers were too quick for
him and he fell from shot from each
of them and died instantly.
Talbot leaves wife and three
grown sons.
The affair caused great excitement
at Rifle.
The daily sentinel., 1904-07-15
Call for Bids.

Sealed bids will be received at the
office of The Grand Valley Fruit Fair
association. All Main street. until Mon
day noon, July 18th, for the construc-
tion of an exhibition hall a grand
stand. and judges and band stand.
Separate bids will be required for
each building. The right is reselv-
ed to reject any and all bids. All
material will be furnished by the ass
ociation. Plans NAV be seen ut the
office of j. B. Boyer. architect.
G. D. FISHER. Secretary.
The daily sentinel., 1904-07-15
New Churches Progressing Finely.

Work is progressing finely on the
two magnificent new churches being
erected in the city. The Congregat
ional church is nearly completed and
will be ready for the plasterers in a
short time The pressed brick walls
of the new Methodist church are COM
pleted about twenty feet above the
ground The great tower with its
twenty -four inch walls is also looming
above the trees.
Il is said that beth churches will
have fine pipe organs of the most
modern styles.
The daily sentinel., 1904-07-15
Arbitration Turned Down.

Chicago. July. 10 Special The
striking packing house men and but
chers have turned down the PROPOSE
tion for arbitration made by the pack
ers. Over 1000 new non union men
went to work this morning in the
packing houses and there are now
1000 non union men at work