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Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14

wagon. This slender rod easily
reached the water. and Jessie
thrashed the surface with all possible
vigor. A projecting branch from the
po:e caught her cap. and it fell Into
the creek, where the tide swept ii
under the bridge.
With a cry of dismay. Jessie turned
and dashed across. almost falling be
NJ ath the feet of a horse.
Whoa, Jim"
Checked in a slow trot by a pair of
so suddenly as to rattle the contents
Of the wagon. The driver. boy of
seventeen, dropped the lines and
laaped lightly to the bridge.
Did he hit you, little girl?"
Jessie Garden stumbled and fell just
beyond the horses hoofs. Before the
boy could reach her she was on her
feet and peering over the bridge.
There 1t is, There 1t Isl" she
exclaimed, dancing in excitement and
dismay. 'oh. what will Govie say?
Boy. get me my cap"
The youth. startled at the imperi-
ous summons followed her gaze and
caught a glimpse Of the cap as it was
carried along by the tide. Looking
up the road, he placed his fingers be-
tween his teeth and whistled shrilly.
large Newfoundland dog came
towards him, leaping in huge bounds.
Hey, Prince, go get it," He pointed
to the cap. now whirling In an eddy
Prince soon reached the cap, and,
holding 1t well above the water,
turned for the bank. The sides were
steep and slippery, but the boy took
firm hold of the dogs collar, and after
a struggle hauled him to solid ground.
Prince dropped the cap. filling the air
with spray as he shook himself.
wagged his tail. and lolled his tongue
in canine self-satisfaction.
Here is your cap" said the boy, as
he held a much bedraggled piece OF
millinery gingerly at arms length.
Thank you, boy" said Jessie.
smiling through tears which were
yelling in her eyes. With a little
sigh OF relief she noted that the gov
erness was not in sight. Jessie patted
the dog on the head, and with ro-
guish glance addressed her unknown
companion.
What is your name?" she asked.
with the direct frankness of twelve
years.
My name is Burt-John Burt"
Ny name is Jessie Garden" said
the young lady as she crawled through
the fence unassisted by her new ac-
quaintance. The courtesy expected
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14

voice. THE Lord will not harm His
servants whether they approach Him
in storm or in calm"
Falling on his knees. the old man
faced the sea, raised his arms TO
heaven. and prayed to the God who
rides on the wings OF the storm. The
spray stung his face. but he needed
it not. A giant surge swept the Ian
tern away. and its faint light went
out as IL clattered along the rocks.
The old man prayed fervently that
his sins might be forgiven. There
was one sin which weighed heavily
upon him. though he named 1t not in
his petition.
The year was 1860. and on that No
vember day the news had come to
Rocky Woods of Abraham Lincoln's
election to the presidency.
In the tempest which lowered when
the election was in doubt, and broke
in fury when the triumph of Lin
coin was certain. Peter Burt saw
an augury of the storm which was
soon to sweep the country. An ar
dent Aboiitionist, and a rabid advo-
cate of Unionism, he lifted his voice
that November night in a frenzy of
.eloquence which thrilled the child at
his side and left an impress years
did not efface. Amid the crash of
waters, his gray hair streaming in
the wind, his dripping arms stretched
over the foam. Peter Burt prophesled
the four years of desolating war then
Il inv tho rf
God on the enemies of his country
returned thanks for the coming eman-
cipation of the slaves. and exulted in
the victory to be achieved by the
Union arms. He ended with tender
plea for the grandson kneeling beside
him-"who is the heir" the old man
declared, mot of my worldly posses
'sions, which are nothing in Thine
eyes, but OF those gifts and that
power of divination with which Thou
hast graciously vouchsafed me. John
house of Burt. Withhold not, o Lord,
Thy blessing from him! Amen"
The old man arose and shook the
water from his hair. The prophet
had gone, the New England farmer
stood In his place. The resonant
voice which challenged wind and
wave sounded harsh as he exclaimed:
where's the lantern, John? See
II you can find it. Well break our
neclks trying to get back without It,"
John found the lantern, and after
many attempts and muttered com
plants the old man lighted 1t. Hold
ing 1t high over his head, the old
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14
CHAPTER ONE.
The Prophet's PRAYER.

.kneel. John. Take of your hat.
lad. Let us pray"
An old man and a boy clung like
wreckage TO a rock which marked
the outer edge of Black Reef. The
fickering light of lantern accentu-
ated the gloom OF the night: a night
famous in the annals of New England
for the storm which tore the coast
from Quoddy Head to Siasconset.
The lanterns light revealed two fig
ures worthy the pencil of a Hogarth,
Barred TO the gale. the old mans scaat
white locks streamed back from a
forehead massive and unfurrowed.
Wonderful eyes of steel gray glowed
with fires of fanaticism beneath dark,
shadowing eyebrows scarcely touched
with the rime of years. The thin lips
parted in line which suggested i'm
plaeable tenacity of purpose. not halt
ing at cruelty nor stopping at cum
ming. Above the mouth, the head was
that of Greek god; below it showed
the civilized sayage-selfish, relent-
less-the incarnation of courage,
strength and determination. The
mans frame was so broad that the
legs seemed stumpy. yet Peter Burt
stood six feet four at three score
years and ten.
His companion on this night mis-.
sion to hurricane-swept Black Reef
was q boy of eight. No fear of the
storm or Of the strange old man
showed in the dark gray eyes of the
youth. He was garbed in a tightly
buttoned Jacket and pair of home.
spun trousers. securely tucked into
eopper-toed boots. The ends of a
blue yarn comforter" iuttered in the
gale.
As the old man spoke. a wave
dashed its icy spray across the rock
ITS awful wet. granddad. Can't
I stand up and pray?"
"Kneel, my boy. kneel," replied the
old man in a deep but not unkind
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14
Where Gun Barrels Are Made.

The DAMASCUS gun barrel Is manu-
factured only at Nessovaux. near
Liege, Belgium, while the steel barrel
Is made in Liege. Every barrel must.
under the law, successfully Withstand
the government test before 1t Is ad-
mitted for sale. The gun barrels are
made by the workmen in their own
homes. and are delivered to the mer.
cants, who combine the parts for the
markets. 1t is the universal under.
standing that the United States is the
best market for the cheap grade Of
guns. The two towns sold $273 900
worth to the United States last year.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14

vic diseases have no idea that their
trouble is due to catarrh. The ma jorsty
of the people think that catarrh is
disease confined to the head alone
This is not true. Catarrh is liable to
attack any organ of the body; throat,
bronchial tubes. lungs, stomach, Kid
neys and especially the pelvic organs
Many a woman has made this discov-
cry after a long siege % useless treat
ment She has made the discovery that
her disease is catarrh, and that PerunA
can be relied upon 70 cure eatarrh
wherever located.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving
a full statement of your case, and he
will be pleased to give You his valuable
advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman. President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus.
Ohio.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14
DESERVED TO WIN BRIDE.
How Hindoo Lover Secured the Maider
Of His Choice.

In many parts of India Hindoo girls
are welded not with ring, but with q
necklet or thali. At the wedding of a
daughter of a leading native Moul-
mein there were present among the
numerous guests a Hindoo maiden and
her lover. whose suit had not so far
progressed to his satisfaction. While
the wedding ceremony was in progress
the young man suddenly went up to
her and. before any one suspected
what his object was. pulled out thali
from his pocket and quietly tied 1t
round her neck. OF course there was
hubbub and parental lamentations
over this dramatic episode, but SO
great is the veneration for the thali
among Hindoos that no one dared to
remove 1t from the neck OF the as
tonished maiden. All concerned
therefore repaired to the Marianne
temple. where the act was ratified.
and the maid who went to the we'd
ding of her friend fancy free left the
scene as the legal wife of bold and
successful husband.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14
LIVE STOCK JOKE.
How II Was Sprung Upon Prominent
Clergyman.

Rev. Richard L. Sykes is telling his
Denver friends a joke on himself.
which he relates with great glee. As
is known, he recently resigned his pas
torate in Denver to take charge OF a
congregation in suburb of Boston.
On Wednesday he was down at ono
OF the freight depots shipping his goods
to his new home.
THE clerk did not know me-" is the
way DIR. Sykes tells the story. and
when he had listed my goods he leaned
over and asked:
Say. mister. do you have any live
animals?'
Il was somewhat surprised at the
question, but quickly and truthfuily
answered that l had not.
We'll he went on, let me give
you tip. II you have a donkey or
burro or something like that you could
ride through for nothing In the car.
to take care of it
Il would like to 20 into Boston in
that manner. wouldn't ~" and he
laughed with great satisfaction.
The portion of the story which Mr..
Sykes did not know is that the query
put to him is one Of the stock jokes at
the freight depots. If he had shown q
certain trepidation when the first query
was asked. 1t would have eventually
led to suggestion that maybe his beds
contained live animals As ne showed
certain signs of not being the right fell
low for that sort of a joke he had tho
other sprung on him as means OF the
Joker letting himself down easily
Denver Republican.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14
The LARGEST Sun,

The conception OF the magnitude OF
the star Canopus which is regarded as
the greatest body in the universe. Is
difficult indeed, even when Mr.. Gore
of the Royal Astronomical Society fur
nishes the sun as a step by which tho
imagination may raise itself We have
some appreciation of the size OF the
earth with its circumference Of 5000
miles. The sun is more than mn
lion times as large as the earth. The
mass of Canopus has been weighed as
Economically and found to be one mil
lion times greater than that Of the sun.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14

Kidney Pills. which have made thou
sands of permanent cures
Frank d. Overbaugh. cattle-buyer
and farmer, Catskill. n. Y. says:
Doctors told me ten years ago that
] had Bright's Disease. and said they
could do nothing to save me. My
back ached so could not stand 1t to
even drive about, and passages of the
kidney secretions were SO frequent as
10 annoy me greatly. | was growing
worse all the time. but Doan's Kid
ney Pills cured me, and | have been
well ever since"
A FREE TRIAL OF this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Overbaugh
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y. For
sale by all dealers; price SO cents per
box.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14
IN AN OLD TRUNK.
Baby finds a Bottle OF Carboiic Acid
and Drinks II.

ana OfinkS H.
While the mother was unpacking
an old trunk a little Is months old
baby got hold OF bottle Of carbolic
acid while playing on the floor and
his stomach was SO badly burned II
was feared he would not live for he
could not eat ordinary foods. The
mother says in telling OF the case:
1T was all two doctors could do to
save him as It burnt his throat and
stomach so bad that for two months
after he took the poison nothing
would lay on his stomach. Finally I
took him into the country and tried
new milk and that was no better for
him. His Grandma finally suggested
Grape-Nuts and ! am thankful l odopt-
ed the food for ho commenced to get
better right away and would not eat
anything else. He commenced to get
fieshy and his cheeks like red roses
and now he is entirely well.
II took him to Matamoras on a yistt
and every place we went to stay to
eat he called for Grape-Nuts ana
would have to explain how he cams
to call for 1t as 1t was his main food.
THE names of the physicians who
attended the baby are DR.. Eddy Of
this town and DR.. Geo. Gale OF New.
port, O., and any one can write to
me or to them and learn what Grape
Nuts food will do for children and
grown-ups too" Name given By
Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
look in each pkg. for the famous
little book, The Road to weliville.s :
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14

by a miss of twelve is the same a.
that extended by lad of seventeen.
so neither suffered in the others es,
timatior.
What were you trying to do with
that pole" asked John as they
reached the bridge.
Il was trying to stir up those spi-
derry things down there in the water"
replied Jessie. again grasping the
pole, which had remained erect, fast
in the sticky bottom of the creek
oh how l wish could catch one"
That's easy" said John Burt, as
he climbed into the wagon. Wait
until hitch this horse and I'll show
you how. Want some anyhow: you
can watch me-"
John Burt speedily returned with
some scraps of meat and mysteri-
GUS implement which consisted of a
pole with stout dip net at the end
of it, Jessie regarded the prepara-
tions with keen interest. Tie boy
took piece of string from his pocket
and securely fastened piece of tough
raw beef to it; then he lowered the
meat into the water. In his left hand
he held the pole. with the meshes of
the dip net but a few inches above the
surface. Jessie watched with bated
breath and wide opened eyes.
Slowly and carefully John raised
the string At last the meat showed
red in the murky water of the creek.
As it came to the surface John thrust
the net below. Out of the swirl of
water it emerged. laden with the meat
and a struggling. writhing crab.
Got HIM" said John, as he lifted
the dripping collection over the side
of the bridge.
Isn't he ugly, Look at his legs,
eight. nine, ten, eleveu-no, ten-I
counted one of them twice. Does he
bite?" Jessie hovered over the net
and stretched her fingers towards the
foundering crab. The little beady
eyes glittered. the claws eIashed help
lessly.
you bet he can bitel You get
and hard" said John as he un.
snarled the crab from the twine and
meat. Run over to the wagon and
get the basket. forgot IT.
Delighted to be Of assistance in so
famous an undertaking. Jessie ran
swiftly TO the wagon and returned
with a large wicker basket. John had
already dropped the bait in the water
and the crab was crawling along the
bridge. Reaching down, he deftly
grabbed the crab and dropped him
into the basket.
For an instant Jessie was speech.
less with wonder and admiration at
such bravery.
boy. let me catch and you poke
she ventured in a plaintiye note. Il
never caught a crab. Won't you
please-John Burt?"
why, certainly" said John. I'll
show you how"
Jessie left the squirming mass Of
crabs and sprang to Johns side.
Reach down as far as you can. "
John directed. That's right. When
you feel something pull or jerk. pull
up-slowly, though, or you'll scare
him. Do you feel anything?"
THE line kind OF witches" whis-
| pered Jessie.
Raise IL up slow. Be careful.
There's one on. sure, Now jam the
net under HIM"
Jessie made a swing with the net.
but dipped too low. A huge crab
dropped from the meat, struck the
edge OF the net and fioundered back
into the water.
Il lost him, What shame.
Wasn't he big?"
Go on: try again, said John good
naturedly.
Jessie lowered the meat and waited
patiently for minute. Then sha
slowly raised the line. With much
care she dropped the net below the
meat and raised it from the water.
ITO be continued.)
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14
2S5S 2I2SsS2E2

man walked cautiously along until he
reached the weedstrewn and surf
lashed beach. He looked into the
face of the boy who trudsed beside
him.
You are brave lad, John;
brave, good lad. 1t is beginning to
rain. We must hasten home.''
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14
How to Clean laces.

To clean delicate laces, take large glass
iar cover with old cotton and spread the
lace carefully on IL. Set the bottle In warm
Ivory Soap suds and leave for an hour. Is
stains are difficult to remove place In the
sun and they will disappear. Rinse by
dipping the bottle in clear water.
ELEANOR X. PARKER
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14
BE WARNED Of
Natures
Heed


warnings! Pal n
tells of lurking dis
ease. Backache Is
k I d n ey pain = a
warning of kidney
Ills. Urinary trou-
bles. too, come to
tell you the kidneys
are sick. Constant
WEAKNESS, h e a d.
aches. dizzy spells,
days OF pain. nights
OF unrest are dan
ger signals warn
ing you to cure the
kidneys. Use Doan 8
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14

Piso's Cure is the best medicine We eves uss1
for all affections of the throat and Iungs.-wA.
o. EsDsLEY, Vanburen, Ind. Feb 30 1900
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14

The Bible says, swear not at an +"
well. | don't swear at everybody. bot !
cant hep sssearinR at Bill Lynch"
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14

The Worlds Fair is in st. Louis but
the worlds faircst are nearer the ROCKY
mountains.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14
Japsn's Population.

The population of Japan is twelve
times as dense as that of the United
States.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14

Mrs. Winsiow-s Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces
rAmnstion AAys pain, cures wind eollc &c bottle.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14

Peruna has cured thousands of cases
OF female weakness. As rule. how
ever. before Peruna is resorted to sew
eral other remedies have been tried in
vain A great many OF the patients
have taken local treatment, submitted
themselves to surgical operations. and
taken all sorts of doctors stuff, with
ont any result.
The reason of so many failures is the
fact that diseases peculiar to the female
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14
Female Trouble
Not Recognized
IS Catarrh.

gans are lined by mucous membranes.
Any mucous membrane is subject to
catarrh.
Catarrh of one organ is exactly the
same Is catarrh of any other organ.
What will cure catarrh Of the head will
also cure catarrh of the pelvic organs.
Peruna cures these cases simply because
y cures the catarrh.
kmA sf the women afflicted with pei
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-14

sex are not COM
monty recognized
as being caused by
catarrh. 1hese or
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
. 1 AMERICA
WAS GIGAkTlCIFR|.A||.U!.|.D|!| ].
Police Charge Man Under Ar
rest With e nspirac
and Forgery. 3i.8
1 tRy Associated Press

PIITLA DELPHI q. ~. Dec. q q, .. S-
charges a consplra cy, false pre- tense. and
forgery ~ Involving $4,000. are made Y dc!
against John I3oug alias Baker who was wa
committed n ii the City II all Police Court
to-day 10 await a renuistton from the
New York authorities. New Y ork de tee,
3tiYes arrested Bough as he was leaving YIN
the county prison. where he had served
SIX months for swindling ops rations In
the name Of the Boyer SIT ldanufa ctu ll'
Ing Company. OF Philadelphia, 5s9
According to information in the pos
session OF the police q department Bough
and other persons, who have lnce & al sET?
appeared established an insura nee &C m *
pany under the name OF z oyds Insurance
Company 81 Am les. Y T he oncern s It 10
alleged i. wrote 81, 900, 900 worth Of fire in \
s,1rance and collected $4,000 In prem IA 4
iiums. the insured having been led, II i IS
charged 10. believe that Bough was the
Anne rican agent OF ID L.loy Of London. ].
six months ago a cola pse followed 81 an ~
alleged temperament Of 70 policy, and the the
prosecution claims that the discovery was
then made that the safe was filed with
assets inthc shape OF wor thless deeds ana
art ca &c gE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
,Cry.tn1lixcd 1,ois,ons


ass Yout know that hard water leaves q depoAit
OF 4 lime In tho bottom Of the tca-kettle In
which Il bols, and soft water does not.
~ becansc soft water 81 filtered and contains
no lime. while hard water Is not filtered ana
RI You can Imagine that II that deposit were
be extremely painful. And IL tho !. deposit
grew, YOU could finally no longer endure the
torture OF sWalkinB iS }P e 81 n Il 81 "a
.e xf 'a III ne
which, forms not lime, but
Tor lyour blood {. always tul q, poi,onT-;s.h,s
your system II is tte purpose Of the blo g
the Kidneys, which are the blood ~ IRE
pood and SEM Bass
poison. which. they in turn, viii eliminate
E3 But sometimes the kidneys ia And some.
tines. from some other cause. the blood gets
St all. This 49, the start Of Rheumatism The
poison accumulates and crystn lilies. The
blood carrier the crystals and they incrense
!"ns se1.i p deposits them jonton
The twinso, In your pour leg -tthe dull ache il
your arr, on a rainy are r tne otn,.
twisted u limbs and .unspeakable anguish OF
the sufferer who has allowed his sym ptoms
To 30 Undecided and una end ed for years
these are the evidences 81 what Rheumat'sn
Rhcumatisn includes lunbag 80. i, scia.ica.
neuralgia. Eout1for nil these n re the results
pf !heItnatlc potion IN the blood !.
the poiaon. But this \ - not enough Tho
80 that naturef may haye a- chance TO dis.
already q formed urless this IS done there
4 can be no ctire-no permanent relief Xxi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
d Roberts-Bodhsh.

n n q ntercst Ing wedding was mat
solemnized yesterday afternoon at the
Powhatan Hotel With Mrs. Annie \ 8 Bod !
3Silsh,#of this city. formerly 81 ors
and Mr.. ] 4. 2. Roberts.of buckingham,
County. as principals the Rev. ". & Me-
GowAn, p. "a p :. officiating. Both ware
natives OF Buffalo y. Y \. but A NJ r.Ss Rob
scrts has for some years been connected
with the slate quarrying interests OF
+ Buckingham. and his bride recently came
n this city from n aw q ork. III r hes couple
.ssyere lovers years agos but each s$tnaJ-
aried another. and about four years "a o
both were widowed. Their old attach
S]ment was renewed recently witt, The
35ha ppy result contaminated yesterday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
MURDERED MANS HEAD .5s55.
WAS NEAR ~ CUTOFF VI 4 u,
1pr sxocint cd Pro,

a IEy IASSOcIntctI F,rcsSJ -
a2 PENSACO La, II L4A.,, Decemb Der 21.- L.
Travis Johnson. a well known 81 tizen,S was vas
5murdcred to-day in rooms a the Airing
ton Club. his head being nearly severed '.elr
from the body by eithcr, "a knife or Il ~ 2
fhatchet, John Grlhit til. marine engineer
was arrested almost Immediately after
the ASA nation and CHARGED Z with the.
crime The lctlm$wassat break fast when
he received telephone message to re-
turn to the club rooms as some ia one
wanted to see him HI was Geo n1panied
into theErooms by Griffith, who was seen
IA few minutes thereafter n leaving az, the
place by rear entra nee. Feeling s against
the prisoners ntense and q, qulick trl rial 7
Is demanded, The motive for tho crime
4 wn 4 probably robbery. MS nearly s2C0 was
taken from the murdered man. e q 33t4