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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-08
Largest Private Estate

BY the recent acquisition OF tract OF
10000 acres Santa Gertrudes Ranch, in
southwest Texas, already reputed to be
the largest estate in the world owned
by a private individual, was increased
to the Immense proportions of 1000
square miles, or I,2So,oOo acres. This
single ranch is, therefore, almost twice
as large as the State of Rhode Island
and contains $4,000 more acres of land
than does the State of Delaware.
All this immense area, says HGrber's
Weekly, is owned by ore elderly woman
OF simple tastes and retr.ng habits, who
takes no active part in its management
and does not even live upon the lard
for the greater part of the year. Her
interest in the ranch is strongest during
Christmas week, when, with traditional
Southern hospitality, she entertains half
a hundred guests in the great manor
house.
However impressive the statistics of
Santa Gertrudes may be on paper, tic
visible reality is not at all imposing. On
a slight swell of ground, by no means
high enough to be dignifed by the name
of a hill, stands the ranch house, neat
white building large enough to serve the
purpose of good-sized hotel, with de-
| tdCuSu IINiiSi tHi
abundant verandas, after the Southern
style.
To the rear is g-ass-bordered reser-
voir fed by an artcsian well, an untidy
barn and corral, and blacksmith shop
and some shade trees. At the right is
the ranch commissary, whence are
drawn all the necessaries of life ard as
much of its luxuries as the scanty Mcxi-
can population of the ranch ever know.
Beyond the commissary lies a hamlet of
neat brick cottages, which house the
Mexicans who are employed at head
quarters.
| From the upper windows of the ranch
house one may look out in any direction
over an expanse Of level prairie fringed
with mesquite, until the hazy rim of the
horizon shuts out the view; and that is
absolutely all. However thoroughly con-
yinced one may be Of the existence of
those 2,ooo square miles, or of the 3d.
600 head of cattle and 1000 head OF
horses and 1000 goats that Craze
thereon, as spectacle the largest private
estate in the world is a distinct failure.
It does not take many men to run a
big rarc,. The total population OF
Santa &c, .r,,des, white and Mexican,
men, women and children, is three hum
dred. If the ranci, were as densely pop
ulated as Rhode Island it would have
8r4,ooo inhabitants. Even the three hun
dred are scattered so that very few OF
them are ever seen together.
The ranch is divided into seventy pas
tures. On eacf, of the largest and on
groups of two or three of the smaller
pastures a family lives. A small pas
tire. in this instance. is understood to
mean 5000 acres OF so.
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rible might issue from its walls and
bar his way to the presence OF the ~o-
man he loved.
As he quickened his pace he almost
overlook the servant as she opened the
drawing-room door; then he stood quite
still and almost b.eathless, gazing be
fore him The apartment, which was
faintly lighted by single lamp, showed
him the figure of the woman he sought
seated at table on which she had thrust
ont her arms, between which her head
was buried. There was something SC
pitiful and despairing in the abandon
nent OF her attitude that all the misery
accenuated, and he recognized that here
lay the cause.
With In,uitive delicacy he stepped
back, until the servants entry having
disturbed her mistress. the latter rose
and. turning her back to the light, pre-
pared to receive him. Dimly seen as
it was, her pallid face. drawn and hag-
gard, with its eyes dull and swollen, its
mouth quivering, and, above all, its ex-
preston OF utter misery. startled him.
The hand he held in his trembled and
felt cold as death.
hat has happened ne asked
while dreading to hear her reply.
You have not heard" she said. ir
a low. broken voice.
Il have heard nothing new, Tell me
what it is
"All hops OF saving me is lost
mo, no, not that" he cried ont
fercely, as if in defiance of the state
ment
All. That man-the Italian"
Has escaped.
Has been traced to his grave"
"Well'"
He died 'in hospital few hours
before my husband was killed. she said
striving TO steady her voice
In second he realized what the CON
sequences of this discovery might prove
to the woman before him.
When did you hear the news" he
asked. presently.
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Autumn Recipes.

Woodsman Stew.-Procure for this
two pounds of the pieces of beef or
mutton that are cheap and not desirable
70, roasting or broiling and cut them
into cubes of one inch. Put quarter
of pound of sliced bacon into good
sized saucepan, cool, slowly until all the
lat is tried out, and remove the frizzled
pieces. Dust the beef with one table
spoonful of flour, throw into hot fat, and
stir until nicely Drowned. Draw the
meat to one side, add to the fat one
tablespoonful of flour, mix and add one
pint of i,oiling water; stir constantly un.
til boiling. Add teaspoonful OF
chopped onion, four tablespoonfuls OF
vinegar (not too sour), one teaspoonful
of salt and a saltspooniul of pepper.
Cover and simmer gently for one hour.
Then add the grating of the yellow rind
OF a lemon. Cook thirty minutes. Try
the meat. If it is tender, take it from
the fire. Otherwise, cook thirty minutes
longer. Serve with ? ~
Hominy Croqu,ttes.-Wash one-halt
pin hominy very ,arefully in cold wa
ter; add a quart Il milk and cook in
a double boiler three hours. Add tea
spoonful of salt, laltspoonful OF pep
per and the yolks vi two eggs. Mix
thoroughly and turn cut to cool. When
cold, form into cylinder shaped Gro.
quotes. Dip in esq, roll in bread
crumbs, and fry in hoi fat.
Chocolate Bread Pudding.-Soak two
cups of stale bread crumbs in four cups
of scalded milk for thirty minutes; melt
two squares of chocolate in saucepan,
over hot water ADD one half cup OF
sugar and enough milk taken from the
bread and milk to make a consistency to
| pour. Add to mixture with one quarter
of cup of sugar, a one quarter tea
spoonful of salt. one teaspoonful OF va
nilla and two eggs slightly beaten. Turn
into buttered pudding dish and bake ono
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IN THE SHADOW
OF SHAME
By Fitzgerald Molloy
Copyright by E. Fitzgerald Molloy.

I am English, madam" the inspec,
tor replied
And 50 am l." she said smilingly
but as you came to make inquiries ioI
patient | supposed you to be al
Italian
The patient | came to ask about is
not friend, but man in whom ! am
interested
What is his nane?" she asked, in :
business-iile manner.
Marco Mezza.'
Il remember him WELL
PRAY tell me, madam, everything you
know about him"
''Iie came here suffering from an ad-
vanced stage OF pneumonia
DO you remember the date
Il can find it for you. | should think
he had been sinking for some time. Al
all events. he had greatly neglected him
self and was in i very bad condition"
How long did he remain here;"
lie lived for about twelve days"
Lived the inspector repeated
Then he is dead,'
Yes, he is dead"
"But, tell me, did he leave the hos
pital for day-for All hour-from the
time he came in until he died:'
No: that would have been impossible
The doctor knew from the moment he
saw him that Mezza was dying man.
Mackworth's astonishment and dis
appointment were great If Mezza was
in the hospital on September I'll, then il
was not he who had murdered David
Dumbarton
What was the date of his death ?"
Il will bring you the book in which
all particulars of our patients are en-
tered the superioress said, and she
quickly left the room.
Can it be possible Mezza is inno-
cent? the Inspector asked himself, TN
willing to root ont the idea which had
taken possession OF his mind
In couple of moments the superior
ess returned, carrying 4 heavy book
which She placed upon the table
".Ah. here it is: Marco Mezza, admit
ted the Sth of September suffering
from pneumonia. accelerated by drink
place OF birth, Naples age, 30; profes-
sion, violinist, address Rue Petit Mae
tre, Paris; date OF death, aIst OF Sep
tcmher, hour, g p. M
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replied Bostock, speaking SLOWLY and
with emphasis, under which 4 conlss-
sion is not only possible, but probable
What are they she asked
"A man may commit murder through
feeling of hatred or revenge. and yet
shrink from infiicting a terrible blow on
one who had never wronsed him. he
said.
You think so?"
rs it not a reasonable sur7nise? He
may through moral cowardice, and in
the hope that you may be acquitted OF
this charge without the necessity OF his
intervention. wait nntii-,he last moment.
and then. if there are no other means
of freeing you, he may speak,
She shook her head saying:
Il cannot agree with you; 4 man who
commits murder IS TO, one to nal.
such sacrihoe'
After 4 pause She Continued, ct is
so easy to imagine nal Wc nigh, do
we're we situated IS others ase, OF %ere,
and yet so difficult icc us really - PIT
ourselves in their plac ccs The man who
took one lite t. erati.v his hatred or
revenge, would not, J think, hez!;1se t.
see another life sacg'6cet to save him
self from the c1r.se ucrces of MS az
ton"
There may he excert;oas,' he an
swered from out ii tie dari.les5.
There are except onal rlen in tbs
world; but | dare ~ they are very
few" she replied
"And can almost rea'ize,' sail
George Bostock, With force III his
words that sta-t' i her, ''how welcome
expiaiion woull be t. burlcncd con
science, and how necessary confession
might become as an escape from the in
Fiction of an intoierabie secret
''Such things can only be known to
and judged OF by the guilty, she mur-
mured
"You mustn't give up all hope yet"
he said earnestly, longing to relieve her
depression.
Put my prospects look black
you forget the old saying, that the
darkest hour is nearest to dawn
And you really think that my limo
cence may yet be proved2"
Il am sure it WILL he answered,
firmly.
"Sure?" she repeated. surprised alike
by the words and by the tone of the
expression. "How-why-?"
"Because-" he began, and then
hesitated.
"Yes?" she said anxiously, her feel
ings wrought to intensity
Because. as | have said. murder vii
ont one way or another"
Her eyes expressed the disappoint-
ment she felt at hearing i'm express
this vague generality instead of some
particular eNplaraton.
rs that ali7 she asked, in a low,
dispirited tone.
Before he could reply the bell of the
Garden door rang loudly through the
house
"It is Nalcrius," Olive Dulnbarton re
marked
4 must so now Bostock said as he
rose.
She did not ask him to stay, but said
You will come and see me again soon,
| hope"
Very soon," he replied rrayeiy, as
he took her hand and looked into her
eyes.
As he passed through the corridor on
his way ont he met Nalerius, who, with
displeasuoe IN his prominent blue eyes,
coldly regarded the publisher They
bowed as they passed without speaking
"She loves him." George Bostock
thought, as he emerged into the rain
and darkness, and the depression he had
felt all day grew deeper yet.
Ito be continued)
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Marco Mezza had died but few
hours before the man whose life he had
threatened to take had been killed.
did he not send for his wife or his
friends?" Mackworth asked.
"He told us on entering he had no
wife or no friends in London; that he
had come from Paris four days be-
fore"
"But toward the end he did not in
quire for them?"
"He did not know he was dying, and
during his last three days he was de-
lirious We sent the certificate of his
death to the Italian Consul, who will
forward copy to Mezza's relatives in
Naples, if they can be found He is
buried in Kensal Green"
There seemed nothing further to be
known regarding this unhappy man
here was the end for him, so far as this
world went Mackworth thanked the
superioress for the trouble she had
taken, and left the hospital in a differ
ent mood from that he felt on enter
ing, all his plans upset, his spirits de-
pressed.
The man who had killed David Dunn
barton was still to be discovered.
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"This morning; the inspector came to

This morning; the inspector came to
tell me-"
"And you have been alone ever since
your trouble?' he said. looking at her.
q sent for my cousin, but ! suppose
he was not in his rooms when my mes
sage reached him." she replied.
"But tell me about Maekworth; has
he no mother clew!"
Not that l know Of, at least" she
answered wearily.
"He may have, though he withholds it
from you," he remarked.
why do you think he would keep II
back from me?"
"He might not wish to speak until
he was able to prove his case"
q see" she answered, . grateful look
in her eyes, you are striving to give
me hope, but ! cannot blind myself to
the fact that circumstances seem dead
against me"
Though her voice was calm. there was
an undertone of pitifulness in il that
appealed to her hearer more directly,
more keepiy, than she could have be-
lieved possible.
mo matter; it's my belief, one Of
two things must happen" he said. his
manner growing more serious, If pos
sible
"And that" she said, eagerly.
Either the man who killed your hus-
band will be found"
aOr?"
"Or he will confess"
She shook her head sadly, saying:
II fear the murderer will never be
| discovered; you see, all these weeks 60
by and no definite clew has been OBJ
tanned; as for confession, that I dare
not hope for"
"Why not?" he asked.
II cannot imagine man who would
be guilty of murder sacrificing himself
to save the innocent"
"But can conceive circumstances,
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srnor.i. Of pr.cea.nx ch.p,.r,

DIV. Duruharton after the legal separzfion from
her brutal hll.hAud becuuies .Eec--efi AutispFt.-
aud lives quietly sith her daughter. Veronica. In
UsNtou l.ssAd, u. John. NoD1- Lopaou Her hus-
baae s.-r.tly to London and hy letter make
further demands FOR money. Her cousin Naerfus
GAlbrIlth. = Of iudepsndeu Ssalth who has
been Ia u~e -ith her since early youth calls to
fsrrw.lI before starting trtp to Egypt. 4 fort
night later itgc nulnb4rou IL found Ia her library
t0ldiu. dagger over the dead body 81 her husband
ste l. arrested held for trial and cetec.vr.
put tie case George Bo-tOck. the publisher. and
Nsiertus sAlbratt take active Interest IN the In
y.slat0ns an. tA- former s shsdoa by LIS psCtar
Maekw0rth Angels MvxEa an ital AN Sua.an, sseafs
Mrs Dinbsrtou aud Inspector Macs .ortn that the
discovers Pletfo, model and former cotnpanic. u
M,zxa
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"No Pie,ro did not know he was in

mo. Pie,ro did not know he was in
London till | told him last night"
They were good friends
Lorenzo said nothing. but contented
himself by nodding his head by way OF
assent: and Mackworth, thinking there
was no further information to be OBJ
tanned from him, FASTENED away in
search OF the Summers street lodging
house
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CHAPTER XVI.

On cold and cherries afternoon in
October, with a gray and lowering sky
above and a drenched and sombre
world around. George Bostock took his
way to see Olive Dumbarton.
Walking along the broad, soft-car-
peted corridor leading to the drawing
room, he glanced toward the entrance of
the study where the terrible tragedy had
taken place; the study with its floor
still smeared and stained with blood, its
windows closed and shuttcred, its fur
niture dust-covered, its door locked.
Never had he passed it since that night
which ended David Dumbarton's life
without feeling sickness of heart and
physical repulsion. but now his aversion
and dread were heightened, and he hur-
ried by as ii he feared something hor-
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ard forty men have chtrge of herd
II ,i> hundred Peschcrot and thorough
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THE AMERICAN NAVY.

~ Rear Admiral Charles d. Sigsbee.
who was in command of the Maine
when she was blown mp in Havana
flarbor. Is of the opinion that Uncle
Sam will. In time, have the largest
navy in the world, In a recent article
the rear.admiral said.
War for glory is fiendish but war
for protection is righteous. There Is
Z no danger of war at the present time,
z put |. believe our navy should be ade.
suuate to make 1t highly undesirable
Tor any other nation to attack us. The
4 question OF how large navy would
ne adequate Is matter of opinion,
and It, Is my opinion that the present
nayy;is not large enough The fact
that we are 5000 miles away from
& any other great nation makes us less
susceptible OF attack. and allowance
should be made accordingly. but our
growing commerce will demand more
protection. and In time we shall in
\ all likelihood have the greatest navy
I'm the world.
Nayies will depend more and more
upon wealth, and the wealthiest ma.
Y lions will as d matter of course, have
i the greatest advantage.
NJ OUT navy has become far more eff
ftcient since the Spanish War. Our
d mari sipanshIp has improved until we
d are the best rriarksmen in the world,
y T d
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not even excepting those Of England.
Tho sailors in our navy nre proud Of
this fact, and. though our recruits
are young men. we shall I'm few
years have very large force of sea
soned sailors. To-day they are on the
average seven years younger than
those OF other nations. Our custom
Of sending our ships all over the
world to give them practice helps the
officers and men and the efficiency Of
the navy generally"
No one will challenge the state.
mcnt that tho navy should maintain
such standard of efficiency and size
as to make 1t highly undesirable for
any other nation to attack u.s." but
beyond that mere bigness should not
appeal to the American people. Be
yond tho point Of practical efficiency
needed for defensive operations
against any combination which Is
likely to confront us, the cost of addl-
tional ships and the sum annually NO.
cessary for their maintenance would
DO an unnecessary burden On the
taxpayers.
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tho road has usually denied such
purpose whenever il was rumored
Tho alliance of other of the Yves.
tern roads and the contemplated cx-
tension of the St. Paul to the Pacific
however, indicated to railroad men
the necessity for similar action on
the part OF the Northwestern. IL pro-
grcss were to be continued.
a director of the company, discus.
Ing that subject yesterday, said that
the increase In stock did not neccs.
sarily mean that any specific plan
for extension was under considera-
ton now by the management, but It
did mean that the directors realized
that the time was coming for bigger
things. and that 1t had been consid.
cred fair for the stockholders TO take
their part in the expansion. The old
policy of making expansions out OF
The surplus earnings, he said was
not necessary any longer