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The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-09-13
COLLEGE HUMOR.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.

Miss Justin-"Do tell me! What Is
the newest thing in swell gownsp
Miss Tartun-"Why, dear, you are"
Chicago Tribune.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-09-13

Her Father-"I regret to say, young
man, that circumstances over which |
have no control compel me to decline
your offer for my daughters hand"
The Young Man-"What clrcum-
stances are thoseY
Her Father-"YOurs." Pick Me Up.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-09-13
SHADES FOR PARLoR LAMPS.

When refurnishing the house one
cannot have too many dainty fol-de-
rolls about AS the lamp is such an
important factor in the pretty home,
the girl, who has nothing in partlcu-
lar TO do, is making shades for them,
and they are exceedingly attractive
and well worth the trouble and time
one takes for making them. The
heavy silk and glass covered shades
are carefully stored away, and in their
places we see the delicate thing Of
light silk. or paper, which looks as II
woven by spiders or those covered
with cretonne.
Cretonne stands practically unrivaled
this year for the dress OF country cot
tage and city home. One shade made
OF this material is cupola shape, and
has the ribs outlined by narrow dou-
BILE folds OF silk, gathered through the
centre and twisted around the gath
erlng string, so that II has n whlrllng
appearance. Pink silk Is gathered in
the form OF a crown, at the top. leav.
ing a wide stiff heading which is gath
cred so full at its base that It stands
up straight OF Itself, The crown is
protected from the heat OF the lamp by
an inner circle of islnglass. An effect
i've fringe TO hang from the lower rim
is made from double fold Of cretonne,
four inches wide, cut 10 within a
quarter of an inch Of the two edges
into stripes not the least bit over a
eighth OF an inch wide. Shades
less elaborate shapes have their Sc,
tons filled with boiling cloth decor
ated in dainty Marie AntOinette
scenes. A fringe OF tiny opalescent
beads finishes these hand painted
shades and fine chenille outlines the
ribs aud rim.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-09-13
FELINE.

Tess-"Do you like the cut Of my
new skirt2"
Jess-"Very much"
Tess-"Do you, reallyY
Jess-"les, indeed. had three Just
like 1t when they We're in style."--
Philadelphia Press.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-09-13
For PuFF PASTE.

For rolling pun paste hollow glass
rolling pins filled with ice water or
cracked ice are recommended. Fail.
ing a rolling pin an ordinary bottle has
been suggested.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-09-13
RoUTs BEAR WITH A SONG.

hOOlS BEAR WITH a SUNG.
One of the oldest inhabitants of the
Catskill section OF New York had
terrifying experience on the old Mount
ain House road on recent night. The
oldest inhabltant" is a venerable and
rusty black bear who has been dodg-
ing the bullets and kodaks OF hunts
men and tourists for years and years.
There was picnic at South Lake.
and just at shutdown the Rev. DR.. q.
NJ. Rockwell, pastor OF Catskilrs Bap-
list Church, with his wife and load
OF Sunday school children, drove home
ward over the old Mountain House
road.
There is little travel ON this road.
and the old black bear was doing IN
the middle OF the dusty highway.
Suddenly the worthy pastors voice
raised in religious song, smote bruins
ear. 1t was new and terrifying
noise. The crack OF the rife and the
bay OF hounds were familiar notes OF
menace TO bruin, but the strains of
"Greenlands Icy Mountains" rumbllng
among the tree tops threw him into
panic.
Just then the pastors faithful horse
work up and snorted warning. Right
ahead In the deepening gloom the
startled pastor and his little charges
saw an awful shape upright on a pair
OF huge hind legs. II was bruln, ex-
ternally formidable. but quaklng with
In.
There was terrified squeal ..0m ..e
children and a wild whlrl OF tb vs.
tors whip. With Il roar of fright the
old bear lowered his forepaws and gal
loped into the underbrush with the
speed OF Suburban winner.
"Greenlands Icy Mountains" had
wrecked his nerve. Students OF bear
ology think that the terrified animal
will probably run himself to DEATH
New York World.
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BRAVERY OF SERGEANT BRYAN.


Travis Il. Bryan. Sergeant In Com
pany A, OF the Twenty second Infan-
try, Is a soldier whose name will be
remembered by the troops I'm Minda-
mao. Philippine Islands. Sergeant
Bryan won hts Certificate OF Merit on
January % OF last year. With his
company he was on guard garrisoning
captured Moro fort on the banks OF
the Ramien River. On this occasion
the Moros made desperate attempt 70
recapture the fort, and in the action
two OF his company officers were
wounded and fell in the doorway OF
the fort They lay in the direct line OF
the Moro flre.
Bryan put himself in front Of the
worst wounded OF the officers, shield
ing him from fire. and In the meantime
making II possible for the other officer
TO crawl TO place OF safety. Bryan
stood his ground until a rescuing party
arrived, and when the smoke cleared
away the number OF dead Moros in
front OF the blockhOuse showed what
a marksman the Sergeant was.
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|lI }RI447Iz7gEIiEETGTt#H|7| \

A pretty new light shield to be at
tached to gas jets or crystal globe 10
big butterfly of artist proof paper,
decorated with black spots and sprin.
killed. with gold. White butterflies show
markings of American beauty red
Newark Advertiser.
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ANOTHER DANGEROUS STAGE.

ANOTHER DANGEROUS STAGE.
Medical Student-"What is the sur
est sign of convalescenceT
Old Practitloner-"When the patient
begins TO make love to his NURSE
Town Topics.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Pluck and Qdventure.
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HE following excerpt IL
, from George Bird Grin
nells "reminiscences OF FIRE.
mont's Expeditions, now
running in Forest and
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-09-16
WORLDS HIGHEST BRIDGE
Formally Opened on the zambesi River
in Africa.

Victoria Falls. Zambesi River. East
Africa. Sept. i3.-The bridge over the
Zambesi river was formally opened
yesterday In the presence of the visit
ing members of the British Associa-
tion. Professor Darwin made the cpe1-
ing speech. He commented upon the
remarkable achievement which permit
ted party travelling In electric salon
cars to visit a place which heroic ex-
plorers had spent months of fruitless
endeayor to reach. At the conclusion
OF his speech Professor Darwin
touched an electric button which fused
wire stretched across the track OF
the bridge. and an engine decorated
with union jacks proceeded on an ex-
cursion to Livingstone Island.
The bridge over the Zambesi river,
the highest in the world. was linked
up at A. m. April LIST OF the present
year. thus completing link in the
| Cape-to-Cairo railway. The bridge.
which ir OF the cantilever type, is i20
feet above the river at low water and
crosses over the gorge at Victoria
Falls.
The Cape-to-Cairo railway Is an en-
deavor Initiated by the late Cecil
Rhodes to connect Egypt and Sonts
Africa by line 3.7e0 miles long. Froi,
the north the railway has reached
khartoum. distance faIlowing for the
river gap between Assouan and Wady
HalfAD OF !. 400 miles.
In the south good progress has been
made north OF the Zambesi on the sec
tion known as the northern extension.
from the Victoria Falls to Kalama, the
administrative center OF Barotseland.
distance of 100 miles. From KalaIla
the line is to be continued another $50
miles in a northeasterly direction. 1t
Is probable that from Tanganyika there
viii be two lines. one through the
Congo and another through German
territory.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-09-16
Run Over on Trestle.

Denver. Sept PA Lafayette spe
cial to the Republican yesterday says:
Six school children were caught on a
trestle on the Colorado & Southern
road. a quarter OF mile south oi
Louisville. at s:45 this morni0s by q
Colorado & Northwestern narrow
gauge passenger train. One child was
killed and three Injured.
Jane Williams. aged seven years
caught one foot between the ties and
could. not move. She was instantly
hlled. Maggie Howell. aged eight
was knocked down and one foot cut of
She was taken to the University hos
pital at Boulder.
The other children on the trestle
were Lillian. Dan and Leonard How.
ellis and Lily Martin. Two OF them
jumped from the bridge. One clung
10 .he end of timber till the train
passed. and third ran and got on be
fore the train reached him. The bridge
was about twenty feet hign.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-09-16
Bryan Settles Bennett. Estate.

New Haven. Conn. Sept. 2.-Rev.
Alexander +. Irvine OF this city has re-
eeiyed letter from William J. Bryan.
exe cutor OF the estate of Philo S. Ben.
nett, saying that the estate has been
settled. Mr. Bryan submits a list OF
the payments to be made out of the es-
taie. Including the Bennett prize fund.
Nj. Bryan's fund for poor boys and his
fund for poor girls. each OF the three
amounting to $4,000.
Mr.. Bryan's funds are distributed
among normal schools and colleges
throughout the South and West. and
are given to aid girls and boys in Sc
curing an education. The Bennett prize
fund 10 shared by several colleges and
Universities throughout the country.
Mr.. Bryan announces that he shall
not use any Of the executors fees fol
himself. but that he has divided them
UP into small charitable donations
The provisions of the sealed letter
over which there was a contest by the
residuary legatees. have been lived uI
70 according TO the executors report
The S50,esJ being distributed to eduea
lionaI and charitable Institutions.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-09-16
Ut. cornforth's Alaska Road.

Tacoma, Wash. Sept. ia new
project In the Alaska railroad world Is
shortly to be launched by J. T. Corn
forth. formerly Denver mining man
and capitalist, in the Alaska Short
Line railway. which IL is proposed to
build from Hanna. on Cook Inlet, to
Anoik or Yukon. thereby affording
what II is claimed will be an all-winter
route for freight and passengers from
Alaska TO the outer world.
The proposed line will be $50 miles
in length and It's highest elevation, as
shown by preliminary exploration, will
be 960 feet above sea level, crossing
the mountains through the only nat
ural gap which exists. The White
Pass road crosses at an elevation Of
1900 feet, and the Alaska Central
LOO feet above sea level 1t is pro-
posed to have the road to the Kuskok-
win country which. 1t is claimed. is the
only region in Alaska which is adapted
to agriculture without preliminary
preparation in the way Of removing
surface muck. which 1t is necessary to
scrape away so that the ground may
thaw before actuai soil tilIing can be-
gin.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-09-16
DENOUNCE MINISTERS
Gig MASS MEETING At OSAKA
japanese Cabinet Offers to Resign. but
mtkado Advises Members to
Retain Office

TOXIC. Sept. ia mass meeting at
OSAKA passed the following resolution
without hindrance on the part OF the
police:
The peace that has just been con-
ciuoed between Russia and Japan for
feits the fruits OF victory and sows
SEEDS OF future complications and dan
ger. The governments high-handed
and unconstitutional measure has re-
suited in unexpected disturbance to
the peace of the city in which the
Mtkado resides. The empires honor
has been soiled and the spirit OF the
constitution lost. Never has our coun-
try been brought to face greater dan
ger. therefore, be 1t resolved, that we
hope that the humiliating peace agree
ment Will be broken and the govern.
ment will resign"
In accordance with established
usage, the Cabinet ministers have pre-
sented an official statement to the
mikado explaining the necessity OF in
stitnting martial law at the capital and
at the same time asking the imperial
judgment as to whether they should
remain in office or retire.
The Emperor's reply. which was
made to-day, advises them to retain
Their respective posts.
The special session of the privy
council today lasted four hours. No
bill was presented, only a report from
the Cabinet ministers. Premier Kat.
sura making an extended statement
OF the peace negotiations.
According to the constitution. a
treaty with other powers requires tc
be submitted to the council before rati
fication. 1t is unusual TO hold a spe.
cial sitting for simply making repor,
on diplomatic affairs before n treaty
assumes form ready for ratification,
ano the sitting to-day. without a spe
cial bill. was rather unexpected.
Opposition political parties have ap
pointed an extensive committee To
fully report on sufferings alleged to
have been caused by the police dur
ing the recent rioting. The progress
sfyes and their local branches continue
to press resolutions against the gov
err ment The Shiba branch condemns
| the governments assumption OF the
power to suspend newspapers. declar
ing 1t TO be wholly unconstitutional
Qulet. however. prevails in Toxic.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-09-16
Bryan Not = Candidate.

Chicago. Sept. 13.-'T want to make
my position perfectly clear: I want to
say to you that not only am not an
nouncing a candidacy. but I am not
permitting 4 candidacy" In these
words William J. Bryan administered
check to the enthusiasm which. at
the Jefferson club banquet given last
night in Mr.. Bryan's honor. greeted the
speeches advocating his nomination
Tor the third time for President
There had been warm words of
praise for Mr.. Bryan. particularly from
former Congressman Ollie NJ James OF
Kentucky and Judge James b. Tarvin
OF Covington. Kentucky. who had de-
elAred unqualifedly for llr. Bryan as
the Democratic nominee for President
N 1908 and from Alexander Troup OF
New Haven, who declared that Bryan
was the legitimate leader Of the Dem
ocrafic party ip the coming campaign.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-09-16
ATN0NE WOOD IS FREE
is pARoLEp AND STARTS EAST
Noted Boy Murderer Will Be Given
Chance With Ebert Hubbard at
the Roycroft Shops.

Dem .r. Colo, Sept IA Canon
City special to the Republican yester-
day. says:
.'Antone Wood, known as the boy
murderer. whose case has attracted
wide attention since his conviction
years ago. to-day passed out through
the prison gates from the prison within
which he had been confined over
twelve years. and since he was aleven
years of age. In company with VIII
lard Cieghorn. son OF Warden Clag-
horn, and James C. Peabody. son OF
former Governor Peabody. he Will go
to East Aurora, New York. where he
will enter the Roycrofter's establish
ment under an assumed name with
the avowed purpose of beginning Efe
anew and making OF himself an honor
able citizen under the direction OF Ell
bert Hubbard.
Woods conduct as a prisoner was
generally good and he was allowed lib
critics such as few prisoners enjoyed.
Once during his Imprisonment Wood
copmitted an offense by which he for
feited the sympathy OF a large num-
ber of the citizens of Canon City. Dur
ing Warden Hoyt's administration a
break for liberty was made in the pen
itentiary and in which several prison
ers. Wood among the number. made
their escape. Night Captain Rooney
losing his life.
1t was said that Wood held the arms
OF Rooney while companions stabbed
him to death One OF the men who
killed the night captain was captured
and lynched by enraged citizens in
front of the prison gates. Wood was
recaptured and smuggled into the peni-
tentiary under n load of hay TO avoid .
/ lynching.
Wood. however. redeemed himself to
considerable extent during the out
break about two years ago when i've
| prisoners seized the warden's wife. dy-
namited the gates and doors and es'
| capped. All were either recaptured or
allied shortly afterwards. II was on
this occasion that Wood, at the peril OF
his life, gave the alarm in the prison
/ Office and thereby perhaps saved the
/ lives of several of the prison officials
and also made possible the prompt cap.
I ture or killing of the desperadoes who
made the break.
Wood. during his prison career,
/ showed remarkable talent as an artist
a penman and musician. and it Is
these qualities that attracted the atten.
/ ton OF persons OF influence who, from
time to time. tried to secure his re.
| lease. Personally, Wood Is young
man OF handsome appearance and
/ pleasant address, and to-day. attired
| In a neat black suit, no stranger would
suspect that twelve years OF his life
1 had been spent as convict. The unex
/ pired term of his sentence Is about two
| years.
The crime for which Wood was con
vieted was the murder of man, hif
companion and friend. while the two
J were hunting. The victim exhibited a
/ watch which aroused the boys eupidity
and the latter Jtepping behind the man
shot him dean
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-09-16
state Federation Of Labor.

Denver. Sept. ia Salida dispatch
last night says: The second days ses-
sion OF the State Federation of Labor
convened yesterday morning at 9:I5
with President J. c. Sullivan In the
chair. Secretary Harry Waters read
the report OF the legislative committee.
dealing at length withe the lobbying
against the antiboycott bin. defeating
its purpose and making 1t ineffective.
resolution recommending afYiliation
with the American Federation Of La
Dor evoked considerable discussion.
Messrs- Van valkenburg OF Silverton
and o. II. Taylor Of Creede vigorously
opposed the resolution and c. H. Nc
Phee of the carpenters union of Den
Yer and Clarence Moorenouse and wife
each made telling plea In its defense.
after which the convention adjourned
until 2 O'Clock. when ]. j. Sterling and
T. NJ Hyder. the latter an alderman Of
Denver, made eloquent arguments In
favor of afiiliation.
The question went to a vote and the
resolution carried by good majority
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-09-16
Wanted to See Roosevelt.

Oyster Bay, Sept. 13-Isaac Schamus.
a Russian Jew. twenty years old. was
arrested here late yesterday afternoon
and after an examination by justice
of the peace was sent to Mineola.
Long Island, to be examined as TO his
sanity.
The arrest was made by a secret ser
vice officer. one of the personal guards
of the President
Shamus. who resides In New York
City. arrived here at 1920 y. m. from
New York and soon afterward had an
Interview with Mr.. Barnes, assistant
secretary to the President.
He desired TO see the President and
talk with him about the price Of coal
He said he was the general coal agent
Of Greater New York.
There was imminent danger. in his
opinion. Of general strike among the
miners in the Anthracite coal region Of
Pennsylvania. and the strike would re-
suit in great hardships for the people
Of the country.
He wanted ten minutes with the
President to tell him TO appoint a COM
mission of three men who would regu-
late the output OF the coal supply so as
to provide the poor with fuel at reason.
able prices. even in the event of a
strike.
When Schamus was searched at
Mineola a permit TO carry revolver
signed by Captain Lantry of the New
York police force, and Commissioner
Of Police McAdoo was found on him
The permit was Issued yesterday. No
pistol was discovered, however. and
schmus said he had not carried one.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-09-16
BIG BlTTLEsHIP SUNK
HUNDREDS OF LIVES Are LOST

Admiral Toao's Flagship. Mikasa, Vic
tim Of Fire In Saseho Harbor.-
Wrecked and Sunk BY Magazine
Explosion.
Toxic, Sept 13.-The Navy Depart
ment announces that the battieship
Mikasa has been destroyed by IRE and
the explosion OF her magazine. caus-
ing the loss OF 5s9 lives. including men
of other ships who went to the rescue.
Admiral Togo was not on board the
Mikasa when the disaster to the battle
ship occurred.
The ship was at anchor in Sasebo
harbor when the fire started at the
base OF the malnmast at midnight Sun
day. II spread with great rapidity. ex-
ploding the after magazine an hour
after the fire had been discovered. The
explosion blew a hole in the port side
OF the vessel below the water line,
causing the ship to sink.
The Mikasa sank in shallow water.
and IL is believed the ship can be re-
paired.
Reseuing parties were sent from the
various warships in the harbor and
there were heavy casualties among
Dpem.
An investigation Is now being held
to determine the cause Of the fire.
Various conjectures are current as
to the cause of the fire. Some attrib-
ute It to an overcharge OF electricity.
Great relief was felt throughout
Japan when 1t was learned that Admi-
raj Togo was not on board the ship at
the time OF the fire.
The disaster 10 the battleship Mi
kasa has cast gloom everywhere.
The Mikasa. as Togo's flagship. was
endeared to the hearts Of the people.
In the battle OF the Sea OF Japan
the Mikasa was the heaviest loser of
the japanese ships. having sixty-three
killed and wounded. She approached
nearer to the Russians than any other
battleship-
The Mikasa was also the flagship OF
Admiral Togo In the great naval bat
tie fought of Port Arthur August 10.
1904. ON which occasion the japanese
flagship also suffered the most but
continued in the fighting line. On that
occasion the Mikasa had four officers
and twenty-nine men killed, six Off
GERS and twenty-nine men severely
wounded and four officers and twenty
nine men slightly wounded.
The Mikasa was one OF the largest
and most powerful vessels in the Jap
anese navy. She was built at Barrow
England. and was launched In 1902
She had displacement OF 1920 tons
and her speed was 1s.5 knots with 1G,
43i indicated horse power. Her arm
ament consisted of four 12-fnch. four
teen 6-inch, twenty 12-pounders. eight
3-pounders. 4 2tz-pounders and eight
millimeter guns.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-09-16
Masonic Meetings in Denver.

Denver. Sept. 13.-Three Masonic
organizations of Colorado are making
preparations to hold their annual ses.
sions in Denver this month. On Sep
tember 18th the Forty-fifth annual com.
munication Of the Grand Lodge, A. f.
4 A. NJ. OF Colorado will be held in
this city. The communication will be
gin at 10 O'Clock next Tuesday morn
ing and continue through the next day.
The most excellent grand royal arch
chapter Of Colorado will hold its thir-
ty-hrst annuai convocation in Denver
on September 10th. The convocation
will begin at 10 o'clock in the morning.
On September 21st, the thirtieth an
nual conclaye Of the grand comman-
derry. Knights Templar, of Colorado.
viii begin in Denver at 10 O'Clock in
the morning.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-09-16
How China Boycott. America.

Since the boxer uprising nothing has
happened to stir up the people OF China
so much as the present agitation
against the United States. says Chez
Foo correspondent OF Leslie's Weekly.
This is commercial demonstration
made IN view of the renewal of the
treaty between these two countries re-
garding the entrance and residence of
Chinese subjects in tho United States.
The present movement is one to boy
colt all American trade. all schools
conducted by Americans, and all
American employers in all the ports Of
China. IL ranges from Singapore on
the south to Tien-Tsin on the north.
and from Shanghai on the east coast
TO ichang in the west. thousand
miles up the Yangtse river. IL is most
virulent at Canton and Shanghai. The
powerful Chinese merchant guilds are
pushing the matter, and as they have
branches in every port city OF China
ley WELD considerable power. Even
the old Empress Dowager. who prob
ably had never spent a thought before
on the difficulties Of a Canton coolie
entering the Golden Gate. has been led
TO express her sympathy with her 'ill-
treated children"
The student class, who are much con-
cerned In the treaty. have taken up the
movement eagerly. and as a result one
mission school In Shanghai had to
close its doors. and several other larger
institutions were depleted of large
number Of students because of this boy
colt. Meetings are held to agitate the
subject, and placards are distributed
or posted In conspicuous places