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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-22
Children's Christmas Prayer

And that denied them the thrice asked for kiss;
But just to make I'll steal up to the door
For | never spoke harsh to my children before
So thinking he softly assembled the stairs,
And arrived at the door hear both of their prayers
His Armies "bess papa" draws forth the big tears,
And Wle's grave promise falls sad his ears.
Strange, strange I'd forgotten" said he with a
sigh,
"How l 1onged when child to have Christmas draw
nigh;
I'll atone for my harshness' he mentally said,
by answering their prayers ere l sleep in my bed.
Then he turned to the stairs and softly went down,
Threw off velvet slippers and rich dressing gown,
Doomed hat coat, and boots, and the
street
4 millionaire facing the cold driving sleet
Nor stopped he until he had bought everything
From the box full of candies the tiny gold ring.
Indeed, he kept adding much to his
That his various presents outnumbered score
Then homeward he turned with his holiday load
Ard with Aunt Mary's' help in the nursery twas
stored
Miss Dolly seated beneath fine tree,
BY the side # table all spread for her tea
A wo1k1ox, well filed, in the center was laid.
Ard on it rirg. for which Annie had prayed
\ soldier in Uniform stood by sled,
With blight shinn unners, and all painted ed
There balls, dogs and houses books pleasing
to see,
And birds of all colors were perched in the tree,
As if getting ready presents drop
And as the proud father the picture surveyed,
He thought for his trouble he'd amply been paid,
And he said to himself, as he brushed off a tear,
III happier tonight than I've been for year
What [ if bank stocks fall ten per cent more?
Hereafter I'll make it a rule, believe,
To have Santa Claus to visit each Christmas
Eve"
SO thinking he gently extingushed the light,
And tripped down the stairs to seek rest for the
night.
As soon as the beams of the bright morning sun
Put the darkness to flight and the stars, by
-Four little blue eyes of sleep opened wide,
And at the moment the presents espied.
Then out of their beds they sprang with bound
And the very gifts prayed for all of them
found
They laughed and they cried in their innocent gee
And shouted for papa" to quick and see
What presents good Santa Claus brought in the
night
Gust the things that they wanted) and left before
light,
"And now added Annie, in voice soft and low
you'll believe there's Santa Claus papa, know.
Willie dear little Willie climbed up on his knee,
Determined no secrets between them should be-
And told in soft whispers how Annie had said
That their blessed mamma, so long ago dead,
Used to kneel down and pray by the side her chair
And that God up in Heaven had answered her
prayer;
Then dot up and p'ayed, dest we'll tould
And bod answered our payers; isn't He dood?"
I should say that He if He sent you all
these,
And knew just what presents my children would
please
Well, we'll, let him think So the dear litt'e elf
1t would be cruel to tell him / did it myself"
Kind father, who caused your stern heart to repent?
And the hasty words spoken to repent?
1t was the Power that made you steal softly up
stairs.
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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-22
Y. & NJ. ". RAILROAD
ROUND TRIP RATES
Christina and New Year

Christina and New Year
On account o the Holidays the Y.
Y. & NJ. v. r. K. miil soll round trip
tickets to all points South Of the
Ohio and Potomac rivers, and East
OF the Miss s'72- to many
points in Illiro XIII ar. N'iscon-
sin. low Minnesota, N.o-th Dakota,
South Ha7,eoia. NeAfasi.a, Colorado,
Wyoming a~d Aiis-brri
One and one-thi-d ia-e. PLUS twenty
five CAS- cents.
Tickets on-sale- Dec. 20, Fl. 22, 70,
"a, rs, 80 and 81, 1900, and Jan. l.
1907; final return limit January. 18TH,
1907. r. c. GENTRY,
Ticket Agent.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-22

Young should consider the maximum
Pillow deep and sow alfalfa" as the
most important OF all his people.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-22

II the recommendation OF Post
master General Cortelyou made in his
annual report are adopted this coun-
try will soon see the establishment Of
the much needed parcel post system.
Mr.. Cortelyou, approaching the
strength of the opposition of the
great express companies does not de-
clare for an unlimited system of par
cells post but automatically advo-
Gates limited system to begin with,
knowing that if the people ever get a
trial of it they will be so clamorors
for its extension that the express
companies will be unable to prevent
its establishment. In England and
other foreign countries the parcels
post has been in operation for many
years. For even Japan has shown
her progressivenes by establishing
a system throughout that Empire.
Secretary Cortelyou recommends that
rural free delivery be employed to
deliver small packages at low postal
rates in the rural districts and that
an appropriation be made for that
purpose This. if adopted, will be
the entering wedge to greater things
in this line and the powerful lobby
of the express companies and the
feeble plant of the small shopkeeper
will alike be powerless before the
popular demand.
The life of the sumpi6ed spelling.
which has been short and stormy, has
closed at last. The eulogies have all
been spoken and the final words pro-
nounced by the President himself
The House Of Representatives has
adopted a resolution calling on the
Public Printer to go back to the old
style and the President has acknowl-
edged that he tackled too big a propo-
stion a little thing like digging the
Canal, he has said, he could and
would do, but simplifed spelling was
too much for him. The Government
printers, who had just begun to get
tne HdllS oI inc HSW SpSlHHS b a. = iiV"
compelled to go back to the old forms
and it would not be strange if ''pi'
or two did not result from the dis
traction OF the typcsetters and mono
type operators The President has
said he will use the simpiidcd method
in his private correspondence but he
will not af1ict the eyes Of Congress
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-22

When in doubt as to what your
beau wants of Xmas. consult G. I.
S. at The Leader
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-22
The Salaries of the Vive President,
Officials Raised to $I7,ooo. Con
Want an Increase-Simplifed Spe

lFrom our regular spondent)
Washington, D. c., Dec Is, 1906.
Secretary Roots plea for the greater
unity of the United States has been
the sensation of the week, if not of
the year. 1t has thrown conservation
into a ferment. Provincial cross
roads tatesmen-and Washington IS
full of them-have been jostled by
this speech, and are saying with omin-
Gus portent of expression, "Unconsti-
tutional!' The Constitution is the
Bible and the Fetish of many who
regard the anchor of the Ship OF
State of more Importance than SAT-,
ballast, cargo, or crew. This docu-
ment, made by men who have been
in their graves for hundred and
twenty years, was good for the thir-
teen colonies, and serves a useful pur-
pose now, when not looked upon with
superstitious awe. MANS little sy5
TENS come and go; they have their
day and cease to be-" The essential
features of the Constitution will sur
vive. They are indestructible but
nation Of eighty millions, enormously
grown III thews of industry and bulk
OF commerce, may not be confined il
the swaddling clothes of its infancy,
no matter how much they may rever-
ence the grandfathers and grand
mothers who made or imported them.
The distance between New York ard
San Francisco is shorter now than
was the distance between New Eorl;
and Boston a hundred years ago.
There is a set of Christians who
immagine that they have Bible yer
biage, a Thus saith the Lord" for
every action, and who avoid street
cars because Christ rode into Jerusa-
lem on an ass
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-22

ii a canvass were made of Congress
it is probable that not one man iii
that body could be found who WOMB
not declare that the salary OF $1,000
a year was not sufficient pay, but the
salary grabs of the past have been SO
disastrous to the political aspirations
of Congressman that there are a few
men at the CSp.tol who dare 10 co1l,
out above board and speak tor such
an increase Representative Iittauer
of New York who is serving his last
last terms and who are not rich, to
been delegated by body Of Repre-
sentatives who are not serving th~ir
last terms and who are not rich 10
speak for them in favor of an ad~
vancement of the salary from hVe
thousand to $500 a year. He has
performed the favor with grace. To
make sure that there would be nO
howl from the home districts about
a salary grab, the Lower House
this week broke the news gently by
proposing that the salaries OF the
Vice President and the Speaker OF
the House to $4,000. This went
through SO smoothly that another
proposition was promptly made to
increase the salaries of the Cabinet
officers to $4,000 also. Still there
was no opposition. There are few,
of course. coming from districts that
are VIGOROUSLY disinclined to stand
pat on an increased salary plank, who
raised feeble voice in objection to
the scheme but there was noisy sill
ence on the part of the majority ana
only few who had the nerve to open
" advocate it and advise the Repre-
sentatives to abandon their hypocracy
in the matter. Daring the discussion,
REPRESENTATIVE Gaines said he had a
Letter from Senator Tillman saying
that he (Senator Tillman) would
starve to death if his salary was not
raised
There IS no doubt that five thou
sand dollars will not 60 much more
than half as far now as it did when
that salary was agreed upon for Con
gressrnen and it is equally true that
| Congressman with large families cas-
not live in much comfort or any style
IN Washington on that amount. Ac-
cording to Becky Sharp it was easy
to be "virtuous on ten thousand
year" brit that was pounds sterling
or $4,000 and nowadays it IS very
easy for a Congressman to be dishon-
est on FIVE thousand year But ever
this has It's difficulties tor with the
muck ra.ers so busy a Congressman
stands little chance Of being dishon'
est without being caught and where
as Congressman salary at one
period in our history was the smallest
OF the amounts he could make out OF
his position. the case is greatly
/ changed now ard there is little or
/ nothirg to be made on the side. The
/ with drawal OF free railroad passes has
been another blow at the poor Con
! gressman's pocket book and while
j the majority may be able to get the
luxuries of Tie oct OF their FIVE thou
eand there r firtfe left for the neces.
sites It does appear that. an IN
crease is reasonable and ought to b.
realized
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-22
WASHINGTON LETTER

Speaker of Congress, and Cabinet
gressmen are Not Satisfied and Also
ling Reform, the Presidents Hobby.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-22

~ WAS the night before Christmas, "Good-
4 night" had been said
And Annie and Willie had crept into bed;
4ao-c
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-01
To Improve Springs.

N. c. Merrill formerly of the Big Five
who is now located at Vancouver, B. c.
spent the fore par, of the week in this
city, and it is understood that he will
shortly order the erection of q series Of
his new apartment houses. built Of re-
iufosced concrete under the Merrill de
signs aud patents These apartme nts
are especially designed to give the tour
lists the most Com m2.ete aud comfortable
accommodations that could be desired. and
will answer the long ielt want in Idaho
Springs new hotel.
Mr.. Merrill also stated to several par
ties that in the near future he contem-
plated improving the property by driv
ing we or six new tunnels into Santa
Fe mountain, all Of which will be con.
nected making the tunnel baths ampl.
for all demands There are several
places along the edge Of Santa Fe noun
tain where the water has an exceedingly
high temperature and the development
of this hot water flow will be all that j.
necessary to make the mineral baths
the fiuest On earth. This together with
the comfortable accom- odations afforded
BY the new compartment houses will be
. big boon to Idaho Springs.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-01
Dread Not To Resume.

William Lewis. the veteran Turkey
creek mining man. expects to begin
work within the next few weeks on his
DR.. ad Not claim at the mouth of Ohio
gulch at Dunont. The vein was a:scov.
cred by Mr.. Lewis over thirty years ago,
aud is from eleven to twenty -four feet in
width, repeated sampliug of which show
an average value of IS ~ per ton. The
vein is reached by a cross cut Of rs feet,
and drift has been driven along the
foot wall for I4o feet. There are occa-
sional stringers of rich ore and it is prob
able that when depth is attained on the
vein that these will lead to a good sized
ore shoot. BY driving the adj depth
Of nearly 900 feet can b. gained on tue
vein. Mr.. Lewis having regained his
health to an extent, and having sufficient
means. will now devote his energies to
opening up this meritorious old property.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-01
A Railway Survey.

A corps # surveyors were working
through the city yesterday ana today sur.
veyinn a roufe for "A railway 20 come
from Floyd hill through this city. TIE
line is being pr sjected by the Denver &
Transcon,iuenlal Railway company
which filed articles of Incorporation yes
terday With f. % 90 capital stock. The
directors Of the new company are X. c.
Wider. L. W. Vidler. Chds. A. Baldwin,
Louis F. Kimball, Wm A. l.. Cooper,
VIM. w Borst, Fred r. Wright and Mer
nit H. Rogers.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-01

Sinking operations are under way at
the Cataract mine in Russell gulch. says
the Register. Call, the property being
owned BY Sternberger Bros. with F. J..
Wood 10 charge Of operations. A depth
Of 200 feet has been reached. this shaft
having been sunk from surface in the
past few months by the owners. A short
drift vas run from the shaft for the pur-
pose Of installisg pump and catching
the water. but with that exception ne
drifting or development. other than
sinking has been carried on. Tbs indi-
cations In the shaft have been Of . very
pronising character. some sice ore being
found II the shaft which carried good
values In gold. silver ssd copper. The
property 10 equipped With . good plant
and shalt huildings and the owners ex-
pect to esatiaue devslop1ents on that
portion Of their large group Of holdings.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-01
Burns-Moore Has Ore.

The vein recently encountered in driv-
ing the Burns Moore tunnel and which
has followed the course Of the tunnel for
past 100 feet. has crossed from the east to
the west side of the tunnal in that dis
tance. Its identity has not been estab-
lished and it is probably . blind lode or
feeder to . vein which will be reached BY
the tunnel shortly. During the fore part
Of the week the streak on the hanging
wall opened up to width Of ten inches,
aud assays made Of samples taken by DR..
Shaller show 1t to carry values Of from
50 to So per ton. The ore IL . copper
zinc in character with light sprinklisg
Of lead, very similar in appearance to
the product of the Lamartiue mine, and
others in that vicinity. Very likely the
Burns Moore tunnel company will follow
the ore sheet - soou - the heading ID
Tar enough advanced - not to interfere
With the work.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-01
Oliver-Carlson Nuatials.

Mr.. S c. Oliver and Miss Georgia
Carlson were united in marriage at 80
o'clock Tuesday afternoon At the home
Of the brides mother, 1885 South Sher.
man avenue. Denver, bv the Rev. H.
Davis. OF the First Presbyterian church,
Pueblo. The guests Included the init.
mate friends and relatives of the con.
tracting parties. and shortly after the
ceremony the happy couple departed for
. two weeks honeymoon journey in
California. They will m AXE their future
home At Ninth avenue and Colorado St.,
where Mr.. Oliver recently purchased the
coz, home of Andrew Anderson. The
groom is secretary treasurer of the X
Ray Gold Mining company. which has
Offices in this city and was formerly
connected with the Sayre- Newton Lum
Der company of Denver The bride is q
most charming young woman and will
be valuable addition to Idaho Springs
social circles.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-01
Brownies Entertain.

Mr.. and Mrs A. c. Brownlee on last
Saturday evening delightfully."- enter.
tanned . uumber Of Denver and Idaho
Springs friends At the Stanley mine in
honor Of her house gaests, Ars. S. X
Beck with, Mrs. Fred. Leach and Mrs.
e. NJ. HUT. Of New York city. A spe.
cial train brought the visitors from the
capital city arriving at the Stanley
mines shortly after O'Clock. The
pretty lawn At the Stanley was in
bloon with . wealth Of flowers. The
shafthouse was converted into q dancing
pavilion, and supper was served upon
the lava. At II o'clock the specia!
train departed with the Denver guests
Those present were Miss Cenevieve
Phipps, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Mccourt,
Judge and Mrs. Sterling ,. Toney, Mr..
Graves, Mr.. and Mrs. Louie F. Spratlep,
General and Mrs. Frank Hall. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. L. Wellington, Mrs. e. A
Thaysr. Mrs. Phelan. Mrs. Hunter, Mr.
Chas. E. Stubs. Mr.. Hugh Swearingen,
Judge Banks. Mr. vos Schultz and Mrs.
Hibbard all Of Denver and Mr.. aud Mrs.
shannon. of Texas. Guests from this
city were Mr.. and Mrs.. W. E. Renshsw,
Mr.. and Mra J. sherwiu, Mr.. and
Mfs. G. Z. Kimball, Mr.. and Mrs. ".
L. Bush, and from Georgetown, Mr. .::and
As. r. G. Wider sad Aiss Wider.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-01
anew POSTOFFICE
UNCLE SAM is GOOD TO Us--so Is our
LITTLE POSTMASTER.
CONTRACTOR NOW 0nAWIne PLANS
TO BE READY FOR OCCUPANCY ~
DECEMBER iSr.

Shas. +. Trotter assistant superintend.
ent in the office of the First Assistant
Postmaster Generals, vas in the
city during the past week and sigued
contract on behalf OF the gsverpmen, for
ten years lease on q new postoffice
building to be erected by Postmaster
Trathen Of this city The new build: II
will be located on the wes, side Of Fif-
teenth avenue between Colorado aad
Miner street, on the rear Of the Mary e.
Hall lots which were recent!y purchased
by K. B. Morton. rne deed for the
property was recorded yes, esdsy fren
Martha A. Bowman to John Trs,hsn,
conveying the south 40 feet Of lots 1 asd
2, block u. for = consideration Of 81 900.
The location Of the new possof6ce 10 but
one-half block from the presen, building
and is the most central and available To-
cation that Uncle Sans agents could
fad.
Contractor keyes is engaged in draw.
ing plans for the new structure. and they
will be flushed and submitted to the
authorities at the earliest possible time.
1t is expected to have the buildiag ia
ished and furnished by December
The present postofhce building has
been inadequate for many mon,hs aud
the new building IS q much needed IN
provement. Mr.. rratheu 10 entitled to
the credit of Obtaining the sanction Of
the postal authorities for . new buiid,sg
and his enterprise in psrchasisg .
site and erecting q handsome edifice
thereon is commeuds BILE.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-01

Local hunters are getting busy with
their shooting irons and are applying for
hunting licenses for the coming open
season. Today the open season for
prairie chickens and grouse begins. end
ing October s5th. The open season for
wild ducks, geese, snipes, curlews. brsnts
and other water fowls begins September
roth, except il attitudes exceeding 1000.
where the season begins September sth.
The open season for deer having horns
will begin September 25th and cad Octo-
Der roth.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-01

The face Of the lateral being driven
ON the Silver Queen vein from the
Tcwhouse tunnel is being Continued
eastward and yesterdays round of holes
disclosed the return of the ore streak
which had pinched out. The streak is
showing the entire heignt OF the drltt
and 10 from three to Fl e inches wide.
The indications are ,hH still larger
shoot Of ore is being approached than
the Que upon which a s,op- is being
run, back some thirty feet from tine face.
A shipment Of ore from lh- stope was
marketed this week which gave returrs
of o.s3 ounce god and AZ ounces silver
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-01
Prizes For Cd Clo hes.

The "Hari Times" d .nce gwen at thu
largest dancing crowd of the season
Miss Nif;on for the ladies' and Mr. Nc
c aaahau for the gentlemen won the
houors. The returh of Prof. Koeuigs.
burg to This popular resort with his or
ch strs, is welcomed by the dancers.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-01
TO DEVELOP DORIT
CLOSE CORPORATION IS FORMED TO
MAKE A GOOD MINE.
NeWcoNPANY HASAMPlE CAPITAL
pereRs TUNNEL PROPERTY is NOW
IN FINE CONDITION.

The Dori, NJ. NJ, Tunnel and Trans
portatiou CONF any is the name Of = new
corporation organized this week with .
capitalization of s. 900 600 and, Office
and principal place Of business Idaho
Springs. The officers Of the company
are: President, Pred. l.. Patrick. Id iho
Springs; vice president c, W. Keith,
Denver; secretary Finley H. Meadow
Chicago; treasurer. Henry c. Staver,
Chicago. These with Alnon w. Bulk
ley, counsel, constitute the board Of di-
rectors.
The company was formed tor the pur-
pose Of taking over and operating the
Petess tunnel on Chicago creek and
group Of ten claims on the south s'ope
of Alps mountain, part OF which are
already opened by the tunnel at good
depth, and the balance Of which will be
reached through that thoroughtare.
The 6ual pay uent on the Peters tunnel
property was made the fore part of this
month, and it was made IS the result Of
the owisg Of ore opened up in the pre-.
liniaary work which disclosed severAl
BONANZA ore bodies.
The Peters tunnel has been driven
distance Of a little over I.Ioo feet, and
altogether tn. development on the prop
er,v consists of =, 100 feet of tunnels. lat
erals and d,if,s, and the combined shafts
total $50 feet.
The Dorit lode was encountered near
the pres INT breast of the tunnel at the
deu,h of over 500 feet below the surface
and directly at its end lines. lateral
has been driven east 10 feet showing q
fine body of ore. A lateral has also been
driven west an equal distance on the
western extension Of the same vein and
the showing OF ore 10 continuous. In
character the ore is1dentical with that
produced in the Little Matte. and the
values are said to be equally - rich. cos
elusive proof that the Don't is the west
eru extension Of that famous old produc-
er. The we'll known porphyry dyke
which accomp plnies the Little Matte
vein its entire lengsh is disclosed IN the
Peters tunnel.
The Pacific lode is another big hssure
opened BY the tunnel about 500 feet IN
from the portal. This vein Is between
ss and 40 feet wide aud it has been
SAM pled and resampled. showing the en-
tire body of vein material to carry S. to -
in gold and silver per ton. Tests have
been made sho wing that the ore is amend
able to treatment by the cyanide process.
a.d that very high per centsge OF saw
ing can be made bv that method.
Some preliminary work has been done
on the east end of the Dorit where
it overlaps the King Solomon claim.
The work at this point I5o feet below
the surface shows . 7.foot streak o:
smelling ore which viii return over $40
per ton jus, as it comes from the vein.
A number of high grade seams have
been opened at other points. giving
the new owners every possible assur-
ance Of a large quantity of shipping
ore.
President Patrick will have full charge
Of active operations At the property,
aud it is said has ample hsancial
backing to carry out the plans of de-
velopmeut necessary to place the prop
erty on = regular shipping basis.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-01

Alonzo.N Wells and wife. of Schuyler,
Nebr., arrived this week on q visit Wit b
Mr.. and Mrs. John Larson. Mr.. Wells
departed for his home yesterday and
Mrs. Wells will remain for some weeks.