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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07

At the regular meeting last Monday
night the following officers of Aerie No
1871, o. E. F. were elected for the
coming term: President. J. p. Wilcox;
vice president. X. L. Uhich; secretary,
L. A. Hafer; treasurer. c. F. Theobaid; :;
chaplain. A. A. Snyder; inside guard.
J. |. Miller; outside guard. Geo. Hy-
land; trustees, J. D. Smiley. G. w.
Ford and J. d. Montgomery and ply
sician. DR.. J. A. Morehouse.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
What? Turkey Again?

Yes, and every Sunday at the Fashion
Cafe.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07

G. F. Crawford, of Kansas City, who
has been operating the Kinda mine on
Fall River for some weeks past, depar-
ted yesterday afternoon for his home.
Mr.. Crawford was heavy depositor in
the National bank of Commerce of that
city which closed its doors this week
after continuous run Of some weeks
during which nearly nineteen millions
were paid out over the counters.
The Ladies Sewing Society of the
Swedish Mission church will have an
auction and Bazaar in the church on
Saturday evening December l4th The
ladies have been working hard to make
this yearly event great success and
they have a fine variety of all kinds of
handmade things, useful as well as orn-
amental. Fine refreshme nts will be
served
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-15

faisihed quotations from non-Russian
newspapers in order to encourage the
government In its repressive policy.
One Moscow newspaper published a
Quotation" from the Warsaw Press
calling upon the Poles to rise and
slaughter every Russian in the city"
No such Increment was or could be
printed, buI II was made the text OF a
herce reactionary outburst against the
Poles.
A similar campaign is being carried on
against the Firms. Pamphlets are being
sold in St Petersburg containing treB~
sOneble, but wholly Imaginary, quota
lions from the HelsingfOrs press. One
pamphlet contains an attack upon the
Car, alleged TO have been delivered in
the Finnish parliament, at a time when
the supposed speaker was IN Berlin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-15

number than before" said the proprietor
of a we'll known Establishment, TO me,
when they spend their time at LouvTes
and Versailles"
"A few years ago the average Anseri-
can tourist had barely arrived al his
hotel when he started out 10 "faire les
noces," or as they say IN ADlerica. paint
the town red. Establishments ike
mine, Lfeufer, and lie Ciel, were filed
with Americans all night spending
money freely.
Now they do not come. their taste has
been improved. and the customers we
get now are German deltcatessen deal
ers, travelling with cheap personally
conducted who think more OF a franc
thaD an American CT a 100 francs bill
Unless there is a change. we shall all
gave TO go out of business.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-15
DOCK WORKERS WIN
IN CALIFORNIA STRIKE

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 1.-THE
strike Of 1000 Southern Pacific dock
workers ended suddenly yesterday after
noon. The officials conceded the de-
mands OF the men after failure 70 pro-
cure strike-breakers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-15
PARISIANS COMPLAIN
AMERICANS ARE REFINED

PARIS. Sept 1.-THE proprsetors OF
Paris snow places at Montmartre and
the Latin Quarter are complaining that
the class Of Americans who are visiting
the city IS becoming more and more re-
fined, TO the detriment OF their business.
what is the use that the city Is full
of American tourists IN even greater
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-15
RussfAN DISTRICT GUARDEp.

ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 14.-Because
of the prevalence Of murder and acts Of
incendiarisrn. the sdra5ul district OF
Vyatka province has Jeen placed under
q state OF extraordinary security"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-15

that a number OF hen-pecked husbands
wrote to members implorina them TO
explain the meaning OF the act.
one of the letters, evidently from a
very much bulned husband, contained
the following query: IF my old woman
dies must I marry her sister, Because.
II so. I'd rather get gun and leave
the rest to the coroner"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-15
"HEN-PECES f" ALARMED
BY WIFE'S SISTER BILL

LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE passing Of
the deceased wife's sister bill. after
efforts which have extended over forty
years. has led TO some amusing CORE
spondence between country constituents
and their representatives in parliament.
1t was, IN fact. the standing Joke
before the propagation Of parliament
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-15
POLES ENTER PROTESTS
ON INVENTED QUOTATIONS

BERLIN. Sept 1.-THE owners OF
Ieveral Polish newspapers nave begun
AZ action against the -reactionary Vledo-
nosti. Of MOSCOW. Tor printing invented
quotations from their editions.
The Poles are IN a position to prove
nat the Viedomosti and other retro
Grade newspapers systematically use
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
almost impossible TO believe the dis
lance was so great"

almost impossible TO believe the dis
lance was so great"
The panorama spread before the
traveller at this point did not fail to
make a conquest of Mr.. Fraser. cit
looked" he said, las If the very foot
Of Kinchinjunga was set IN tiny
thread of silver that cleaned far be-
low us, and that his mighty TANKS rose
sheer until they ended In the twin
white peaks, 26.650 feet above The
dark hillside and rushing waterfall, Of
serrated ridges and gloomy gorges, Of
blue glacier and lofty snow fields af-
forded by this scene Is surely one Of
the wonders of the world"
Heights OF mountains In the Hima-
laya region, where they are the great
est In the world, are difficult to COM
prehend by those who have never been
so fortunate as to climb, or attempt to
climb, these immense elevations.
Chinese Turkestan, says the travel
er, Is desert indeed, but his route lay
through a succession Of the most de-
lightful and refreshing GASES, where
milk, cream and honey, vegetables and
the finest fruit In the world, are OBJ
tanned almost for the asking"
At height Of only 1000 feet, accord
ing TO Mr.. Fraser. travel is easy and
pleasant compared with the toll and
hardship Of the mountainous regions
passed. The travellers rested at Kash.
gar, and then plunged into the noun
tainS once more, crossing the Alai
range by the Terek Pass. 1900 feet,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

and then finding themselves In Russian
territory. There were still 200 miles
OF caravan travelling before the travel
ers reached the Transcaspian railroad
at Ahdijan. whence they were sped to
Askabad, town ON the Persian border
Meshed, the famous city Of pilgrim
ages. was reached after crossing noun
tain passes of the comparatively low
level Of 1000 feet.
While crossing Persian pass at an
elevation Of 10000 feet the explorers
were caught I'm blizzard. but they es-
capped without even a frostblte. and
continued TO the tomb Of Omar at Nal
sbapur. Finally the route took them
TO Baku. where the adventurous part
of the Journey ended. In the course
Of the tour across unknown Asia they
Travelled about $500 miles on various
primitive modes OF transport and about
500 miles on foot, to say nothing of the
countless miles covered by railroad and
by carriages
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
WRITE To FATHER.

have been running aniengine on the
Nickel Plate r. II. forN twenty-three
years. have been afflicted with a very
bad case of ASTHMA, disabling me
many times from performing my duties
as engineer as long as four weeks at a
time.
Last December I was having a very
bad spell when I was induced TO try
Fathers Lung Elixir. The result was
very happy surprise 1t gave me re-
lief inisde of twenty-six hours and in
four days / was back on my regular run
and have been making IL ever since. 1
cheerfully recommend this valuable
remedy and urge upon every asthnatic
TO at least try one bottle for IL will give
great relief almost from the first dose
Sincerely yours. Charles +. Merriett, 62s
Third street. Fort Wayne. Ind.
Price s2.00. Three bottles for $500
Fathers Lung Elixir is specifically
adapted for all throat and lung trou-
bles. 1t cures Bronchitis and Consump-
ton in the early stages. Write for par
ticulars and address all letters to Lock
Box No. PIG, Fort Wayne, Ind.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
k'EDI1oR1AlSi s., ]
Opinions of Great Papers Important Subjects. s
+ i. j. T.


the State Department last winter in response
luton of the House of Representatives supplied
gressmen with report the operation system
Europe.
The deposits are treated loan TO the government
which, indeed they In England a higher rate OF
interest is paid than the rest of the national debt
That Is, the banks conducted at a They also
drain the rural districts of ready money for all the
posits go to London, to the Bank Of England
The development of country community depends on
ready money local bank lends its deposits to the peo
pie Of the town, thereby supplying capital
need it, it invests in and county bonds keeping
the money at home The postal bank it exists abroad
diverts the local savings from local investments
The Postmaster General wishes to attract the savings
of those who banks. aud thus encourage
thrft.-Youths Companion
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
A Golden Ball.

Probably no game OF ball, by pro-
fesslonal or college team, was ever
watched with such inner interest but
with such outward indifference as one
described in Gertrude vanderbilts $50
clal History Of Flatbush." 1t happen
ed In Revolutionary times. when the
British soldiers were stationed on Long
Island. The inhabitants had hidden
heir valuables In all possible places.
Ono lady concealed some gold coins In
4 ball-shaped pincushlon of the kind
worn by the Dutch housewife, sus-
pended at her side
She was sitting sewing one day when
Il party Of British soldiers entered the
room. A young officer, spying what 10
him was novelty, cur with his sword
the ribbon by which the cushion was
hung, and began a game Of ball.
Soon the rest of the company Joined
tho sport. Boisterously, from hand II
hand, the ball was batted to and fro.
1t was roughly snatched and tossed.
and sometimes 1T fell into the ashes of
the fireplace, and barely escaped con-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

The death of Mr. Conger, former
American minister at Picking, brought
to mind the services rendered by that
gentleman at the terrible time Of the
Boxer uprising. A word of praise and
appreciation is spoken by an English
man in his book entitled. THE Siege OF
the Picking legations Shut up to-
gether as the various foreigners were,
and living daily in the face OF death.
it was interesting to observe the differ
ent policies adopted by the heads OF
the several legations. Says the Rev.
Roland Allen:
The American minister was always
very ready to communicate news, and
told his people everything which went
on. In this his policy differed from
that of the British authorities, who
often suppressed news OF public inter
est, and posted notices OF letters re-
ceived several days after the event,
and when It's general tenor was widely
known by rumor.
This caused great discomfort, and
kept the people In constant suspense
No doubt there was some reason for
suspicion that news OF affairs of state
might leak out to Chinese ears but
there was no reason for delaying items
which were intended TO be published
at all.
Such a policy OF secrecy irritated
minds and kept up condition of anx-
iety, a state of affairs successfully
avoided by the American minister.
Covo,+aan countr.aS In E,rooa h.-~
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
LITTLE KNOWN LAND.
A RECORD JOURNEY THROUGH
ASIA.
An English Journalist Crosses the
Roof of the World" and Pene-
trates the Most Obscure and In

An adventurous Englishman, David
Fraser, who represented the London
Times in Manchuria during the Russo
japanese war, has just finished one of
the most remarkable Journeys ever I'M
dertaken In Asia, and has brought back
some most alluring photographs and
an entertaining tale of his experiences.
After the close of the war Mr. Fra
ser decided TO make a survey of the
interior Of Asia, in the little known
regions OF Chinese Turkestan, Tibet,
China, India, Russian Turkestan and
Persia. OF these, perhaps, Chinese Tur-
kestan is the least known to the outer
world, although Persia, beyond the
chief cities, is almost an unknown
quantity to the average person, even If
the latter affects to be experienced.
Tibet has been entered by several trav-
elers during the last decade, notably
by Sven Hedin. The Tibetan war. II
the conflict may be so dignified,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
1.-THE OLD-TIME WATERMELON (:


Readers who live where good water
melons grow will sympathize with
those whose emotions Mr.. Wilbur ID.
Nesbit has so eloquently expressed IN
the Chicago Post.
In the old days. when the world was
much better than it Is now, there were
good watermelons.
as we remember them, the water
melons OF twenty-five. or thirty, or
thirty-five years ago were huge af-
fairs. they were none of your over,
grown cucumber effects of to-day. bat
were great big round fellows, and the
outside was dark green. 1t was the
same shade Of green as the reflection
Of the trees In a swimming hole.
And when you sunk the knife into II
the rlnd ripped and cracked for tsa
inches ahead of the blade-and the
melon just laughed itself out!
Hold on You didn't use knife. You
lifted the melon above your head and
dropped 1t to the ground. and Ii burst
open, as red as a rose and a hundred
times as sweet. And you ate nothing
but the heart-just the chunky crisJ
red heart
Nowadays the marketman shows you
an oblong affair done in pale green and
greenery-yallery stripes. with a white
blotch on the under side, that he calls
n watermelon And you cut It into
slices like bologna sausage. and eat
1t with a fork. like pie
And you have forgotten whether q
watermelon goes plink-plink or PUNK
PUNK when 1t Is ripe. because 1t doesnr
make any difference now.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
500 Reward. 500.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased
10 learn that there Is at least dreaded
disease that science has been able TO cure IN
- = ises. and thar II Cafarrh laiFs
Catarrh Cure Is the only positive cure now
Known to the medical fraternity. Catafrh
being constitutional disease. requires n
constitutional treatment. Halls Cafarrh
Cure Is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease. and giving the pat.enr
strength by building up the constitution and
ASSISTING Ms ture In doing Its work The
Eroprietors have so much faith In ifs curs-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that IL fails TO cure
Send for list Of testimonials
Address r. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. &c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consfipa ton
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

addition to these means of transpor-
talon he also covered 800 miles on
foot.
Some OF the ground covered by Mr.
Fraser has been traversed by one or
two other travellers during the last few
years, but the part Of Tibet In which
he wandered may be said to have been
never trod by Europeans. He was
much impressed by the hill country Of
Slkkim, a small State north OF India.
which nestles at the foot Of the Him
alayas like a pass through the great
mountains. At one side lies Nepal and
OH the other Is Bhotan. Beyond lies
the weird and mysterious country of
Tibet.
The Sink country, he relates, as
probably one of the most marvellous
regions In the world, presenting, as II
does. in close proximity the rich lux
urlance of tropical vegetation and the
wintry solitudes Of everlasting snow.
Marching along the slopes of one of
Its exquisite valleys at height Of
$500 feet above sea Level we came TO
one point where we were able to look
over preclpice that sank straight
down for 1000 feet to the bed of the
Teesta river itself, here no more than
1900 feet above the sea.
ION the opposite side of the valley
was a deep rift In the tree-clad hills,
and looking p this gorge the eye sur
mounted ridge after ridge in quick
succession. until 1t finally rested on the
top of Kinchinjunga. 2S,150 feet, the
third highest mountain in the world.
No more than thirty miles separated
the Teesta from the ton OF Its lordly
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

A typical Englishwoman, when some
one spoke the other day of a certain
man having a ''swelled head" looked
dazed. Really. You don't mean 1t -
cried the Englishwoman- I'm very
sorry" A day or so later the English
woman, happening to meet the wife OF
the man in question. observed that she
was so sorry to hear that Mr.. Blank
was ILL.,
But he Isn't" cried the wife. He
was never better In his life"
''Is that so?" said the Englishwoman
"Why, what could Mrs. Dash have
meant the other day when she said he
was suffering from a swelled headT
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
One on the Architect.

Everything seems to be all right"
said the man who was looking at the
plans Of his new house, with the ex-
ception Of the spinal staircase"
"Ha! ha! hal" roared the architect.
Spinal staircase! That's pretty good"
well, don't see anything funny
about It," growled' the other. II mere
~ wished to call your attention to the
fact that 1 don't like the way you have
planned the back STAIRS
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
Too Hasfy.

Gov. Harris, of Ohio. said In an after
dinner speech In Columbus:
This matter Is a serious matter. and
1t must be taken seriously. Haste Is a
bad thing. 1t nelrly always causes
error. used to know manufactures.
lie was a good, honest man, but rather
strict, rather close. Furthermore, he
was inclined to be a little hasty. He
had instituted In his mill system of
fnes-fines for lateness, fines for mis-
takes, fines for spoiled work. and so on.
well, In the rush season. happening
to awake one morning very early, he
went to the mill a little after starting
time. AS he got out Of his automobile
he saw a pale. haggard. hollow-eyed
man walk YEARLY through the gate.
"'Aha, Joe Harris ? he shouted, an.
grily. ten minutes late, eh? Well,
you're fined 10 cents. Not a word
now. That's the rule
"'Take yer time, boss Harris an
swered. 4 amt knocked off from yes.
terday yet"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

migration. Now and again a soldier
would catch 1t on the tip Of his sword
and send 1t spinning on with a rent
II, its side.
Every moment threatened to revea.
the precious contents. To show the
least anxiety was to betray the secret.
and the owner was forced to sit un-
moved, apparently intent on her work.
ard to see her fortune flying through
the air, at the mercy of the enemy.
At last the cushion, torn and battered
Lut still guarding Its treasure, vas
returned to Its mistress, and the in
truders. tired of their play, left the
house
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
No SeInsh polIcx

The tariff policy OF the party in
power Is nearly as old as the party it.
self. The party has constantly sup
ported the great policy from the days
Of Abraham Lincoln. 1t gave to 1t its
allegiance. 1t adheres to 1t not from
any sentimental consideration, but be-
cause In its judgment it lays the foun-
dation Of confidence and prosperity; be-
cause it tends TO build up American
industry, diversity the employments of
the people, enlarges the opportunity for
capital and labor, and improves the
markets for the products of the farm.
1t is neither a selfish nor a restrictive
policy, for. its benefits are generally
diffused throughout the country
Shelbyville (Ind.) Republican.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

~She couldn't work me-" said the
young man will. the unusually long
head. boastfully. There amt none of
ON can, as fur as that goes" he added.
When I was young chap like you
they could all work me for all l was
worth. and as longs they'd mind to-
observed the old man with the clean,
pink face and white chin beard. 81
enjoyed It."
Ihey can't work me-" repeated the
JouEg man with the long head. Il
don't fall for 1t What is there in IL
for meT
'Fascinatin' society" suggested the
old man.
Il can visit with myself an not get
lonesome" said the young man. i've
always found myself pretty good COM
pany without blowin' myself for out
siders- If 1 blow any money, it's going
to be on something that'll do me good.
I'm good Teller. an there amt no good
reason why I shouldn't treat myself
well Why would I take her to the
SHOW cuce when / can take myself
twice Tor the same money!
eff you put 1T that way, maybe
you're right" said the old man.
Sure I'm tight. I've been wor king
for myself, an there amt no reason
why ] shouldn't let myself have a little
fun now and then. She amt done
nothin' for me as know of. an what's
more, she amt likely to-
II suppose she amt" admitted the
old man. STILL" he said, "a good,
husky-built wop4an who wasn't particu-
lar what she took to you, so it was
heavy and handy, might do a whole lot
for you T. she was married to you"
I'm too foxy for that"
~And too fond OF yourself?'
"Sure. Why wouldn't l be? g
say. I'm good to myself"
81 amt disputin' that, my son." said
the old man. Anybody can see that
with half an eye. The question Is
why should you be?"
81 don't know any better friend I've
got" said the young man.
81 do" said the old one. you're
doing yourself hurt with everybody
and that amt the part OF friend
What Is there about yourself that
you're SO stuck on? You amt hand
some. 1 never saw q worse knock
kneed specimen than you are. / dOn't
zee how any girl would want to so to
q show with a face like you've got. II
you ask me I believe you were lying
when you said she was trying to work
you"
81 wouldn't take that kind o. talk
from you II you wasn't an old mar"
Eyes. you would. You mean, Il
didn't have this good hickory cane be
tween my knees. heard you take
worse not SO long ago, and not bat an
ere. But I'm just talkin' friendly to
you. I'm tryin' to show you that you
don't deserve all the warm feelin'S
you're entertainin' for yourself. You
may be honest, but you're so darn
stingy mean it amt no better than
stealth. You amt smart, or you
wouldn't brag the way you do and give
yourself away. You amt even got q
good Job, because nobody likes you well
enough to give you one or boost you
IN any way, shape or manner. 1t beats
me to see people like you goin' around
all the time an huggin' themselves
when there's such a many better things
they might hug. and the end Of it's
the same every time. They all wind NJ
hy hating themselves mighty nigh as
bad as they do everybody else. You
1ust 60 away by yourself somewheres
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
nta0nnOiufeA.

MA" said little Bobby, when I get
to be great big man | am going to
look for the north pole. Are there any
bears up thereT
"Lots of them, my son." replied his
mother.
"What kind Of bears, maj"
polar BEARS"
"Oh. pshaw! I thought they were
Teddy bears. ! don't believe I'll CO."