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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-08-31
STATE BOARD PROMPTLY RE-
JecTs PROPOSITION OF LAND
GRAeeERs IN COLORADO.
SALES FEW AND SMALL
RAILROAD MEN, POLITICIANS AND
LANDS FOR SONG.

Oenver-George w Vallery. general
manager of the Colorado Midland, and
John +. Nallery. general agent for the
burlington in Denver. $40 acres near
Hudson, Colorado. on the Burlington.
J Ernest Mitchell. attorney and real
estate man. Littlelcn. thirty five acres
of town ground in l.ittleton, which has
been partly divided into residence lots.
Thomas Harrington. the handy Den
Yer attorney. acting for others, $40
acres near Florence.
John F. Church, politician in Weld
county. 640 acres of coal land about
Erie. the coal zone.
J. S. Brown and Morris Workman,
Tracey. Minnesota 1.2s0 acres of coal
land near Yampa, Routt county, in the
richest coal zone of that part of the
state
The Sanford Cattle Company. big
live stock concern in northern Colo
RADIO. 800 acres of agricultural land.
Speculation Charged.
The foregoing application to pur-
chase state school lands We're rejected
by the state board in special meeting.
on the ground that the applicants were
after the land for speculative purposes
and for the further reason that the
prIces offered by them were too low.
The Nallerys wanted a section near
Hudson. They set no price for il, but
the appraiser valued it at 5000 an
acre. However, il was suggested that
the land had been taken into an irri-
cation district and water would be ac-
cessible within two years. The dis
trict has voted to issue Sl,oOO,OOO in
bonds to build an irrigation system to
reclaim so 900 acres there.
Similar conditions surrouhded the
land which Thomas Harrington of Den
yer wanted to buy near Florence at 50
an acre Mr. Harrington represents
the Beaver Land & Water Company,
which has projected an irrigation sys-
tenn to cost $l25. 900 and owns and con
trolls 1000 acres of land there. The
land sought by Harrington has value
now of S25 an acre and a Prospective
value of Sl5o an acre.
1t was suspected by the board that
John f. Church wanted to buy section
16 township l north. range 6S west, a
section containing rich deposits OF
coal, for speculative purposes. 1t was
appraised at S2o an acre. The surface
is good agricultural land. 1t was fur
| ther suspected that the Denver Land
| Company might have some connection
with it.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
EGYPTIAN EXCAVATIONS.
Or. George X, Reissner, Of California,
WIN Represent Egyptian Government

University ot California, Cal, June a.
Dr. George r. Rcisner, forcmerly In
charge OF che uniyersity's exploration
work IN Egypt, has hccn appointed
erchaeologist In charge Of excavations
for the Egyptian government In Nubia
The archaeological work about to be
undertaken Of Is great Importance, In
volying the continuous excavation OF
brth sides Of the Nile and from ksla.
haisehe TO ncrr distance Of iSo KILL
meters
This IA rendered necessary by the
decision TO raise the Assuan dam an.
tthcrs eight meters, Professor Maspero,
tie head OF The department OF anti,
quities, ~ 10 have charge fthe restora.
ticn Of the known temples and the
copying of their inscriptions.
10 DR., Rcisner has been assigned the
task Of cxCavatina the monuments at
present buried under the soil and the
ruhfAhing accounts OF these excava.
tlons, The work Is expected 70 last
five years.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05

NEW YORK, June A,--Thirteen mur
ders have been committed In this cit,
within the last seven days, breaking
/ all former records for that pasfbd oi
time. Besides the homicdes there have
been ten suicides and half a dozen at
tempts al suicide In the same period
which Is considerably above the average
for the time.
In the homicide bureau Of the dia'
trict attorneys office no reason could
be given for the increase Of violence
hut Il was remarked that the nnsca'
sonahle weather might be responsible
1t IL q we'll known fact that more sui
cides occur In gloomy depressing weat'
her than in other periods Of time aud
and II was said that the same was
likely TO he true OF murders, especially
when the unreasonable weather spread
over period Of time as has been the
case recently,
Reports from the hospitals are that
all these instances are connected with
patients suffering from pneumonia and
colds. result Of the cold spring
weather.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
BARBARIc TREATMENT.
Prisoner In Territorial penitentiary
Strung Up BY Wrists

Prisoner In Territorial penitentiary
Strung Up BY Wrists.
DENVER, june 4.--The News today
prints story from Santa Fe, N. NJ,
TO the effect that local newspaper
there charges the management Of the
territorial penitentiary with barbaric
treatment OF prisoners. An incident Is
told in which II l. alleged that one Of
the prisoners was strung up by his
manacled wrists with an iron chain fast.
ened in staple In the ceiling with biz
toes barely touching the floor, and al.
loved to remain in this position for II
days. During this time, II Is charged,
his rations consisted Of bread and
water and II was only when the pris.
cner fell In dead faint that he was
released from his torture. According to
the story, the charges are now being
investigated by the acting governor and
the attorney.general.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
CHICAGO MEAT FAMINE.
Prices Of Meats Steadily Rising Above
Peoples Reach.

CHICAGO, June 3.--sieat OF all kinds
with the exception Of tho poorest cuts
of beef, have been steadily rising IN
thieago for three weeks and dealers say
ihat the advance win continue.
In some 81 the poorer sections Of the
city retail dealers have not handled 4
piece Of meat, except beef for the last
three weeks, Lamb, pork and other
meats are beyond the reach Of their
customers.
Lamb has advanced three cents a
pound in the last three weeks and the
hig wholesalers say that they cannot
get enough at any price to supply the
big downtown hotels. cafes and rcssanr,
ants.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
BANK MERGER.

Leslie M. Shaw May Head sso,ooo.ooc
Merger.
NEW YORK, June 4.--Former Sec
retary Of the Treasury Leslie NJ Shaw
may head n S50,OOO0OO banking merger
Reports are current in the financial dis
triet, according to the Times today that
the newly organized Carnegie Trust
Company of which Mr.. Shaw Is the
head, will be the nucleus Of combina-
tion Of trust companies whose total
resources aggregate the figures given.
Officers of the company decline to
discuss the proposition at present, but
II i stated that tentative negotiations
have progressed to point where the
question Is receiving serious considera-
tion from the three concerns involved
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR PUBLIC WORK =
Office Constructing Quartermester ~
Columbia, Washington, May 81, 1907,
Sealed proposals, in triplicate, for ex'
tcntions to plank roads and walks AZ
Fort Columbia, Wash, win be received
al this office until ls m, June 10, 1907
and then opened, Information furnished
on application, Envelopes containing
proposals should be endorsed Proposals
for public work at II, Columbia, Wash,.'
and be addressed to +. w, Phisterer,
Capt, Arty, Corps. omr. in charge con-
struction,, Fort Columbia, Wash.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
TO STUDY ARMAMENTS.

VICTORIA, b. G., June 4,-Command-
er w. J. Calhoun and Engineer Com
mander w. Clarkson, Of the Australian
ravy, arrived by the steamer Shawmut
from Australia and Japan. They are
on special mission for the Australian
government to study naval and military
armament, naval construction and gun.
cry, rife manufacture, ETC., in the United
States, Canada, Great Britain and
Japan.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05

Don't let your child suffer with that
cough when you can cure 1t with Bal
Iard's Horehound Syrup, a sure cure
for Coughs, Bronchitis, Influenza, Group
and Pulmonary Diseases. Buy bottle
and try it. Sold by Hart's Drug store
b. B. Laughter, Byhalia, Miss, writes
II have two children who had Group.
tried many different remedies, but J
must say your Horehound Syrup is the
best Group and Cough medicine ever
used" Sold by HarPs Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
COLORADO RIVER RISING.
s. p, 0fiieials Anxious To See Test Oh
Protective Works

IMPERIAL, GAL, June 3.--The Colo.
RADIO River today stands at the 2o.i0
level and Is still rising. II Is expected
that tine river will reach considerably
higher. Officials OF the Southern Pacific
are anxious 10 see severe tea. of the
protective works, and the indications
are that they win be gratiaed, The
stream lacks 30 feet Of being at its
highest recoN. The breaks In the gov.
eminent side tend to relieve the pres.
sure on this side
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
POPE MoNoRs BoAK.

ROME. June a--The Pope has directed
cn behalf Of the order Of tho Angus.
tine Fathers, that the honorary degree
of doctor Of laws b. conferred upon Ei.
ward Box. editor Of the Ladies' Homo
journal Of philadelphia, for "sighal ser.
Vices IN journalism and neral ethiea.'
BY the college OF villa Nova, Just out.
side Of philadelphia.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
BOMB ON CAR TRACK.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 4.--D. j.
White, striking carman, has been ar
rested and charged with placing bomb
in front OF crowded car on Haight
street, near Cole, last night. The bomb
exploded when the wheels struck II,
but no one was injured, the force OF the
Explosion working downward.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05

Pineules for the Kidneys and Bladder
They bring quick relief TO backaehe,
Rheumatism, lumbago, tired worn out
feeling. They produce natural action
Of the kidneys. 80 days treatment q,
Money refunded II PineuleS are not
satisfactory.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05

Man zan Pile Remedy comes put up
N a ccllapsible tube with nozzle. Easy
TO apply right where the soreness and
inflammation exists. II relieves at onoc
blind bleeding, itching or prctruding
pIles, Guaranteed. Sold by Frank
lIart's Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05

Ia, he starts Al early morn
TO face tho wide. blue worll.
by using Rocky Mountain Tea.
ne gets bio strength and health
Frank Hart.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
GOTHAM'S MURDERS
Thirteen Murders In Seven Days
Is Record,
TEN SUICIDES IN SAME TIME

Homicide Bureau.of District Attorneys
Office Blames the Gloomy Weather
Number Of Instances Is Above Aver.
age For a Like Period Of Time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
LAUNDRIES.

BUTTON HOLE AT THE BACK.
Your experience with It has no doubt
lead to much yexation, possibly pro
fsnity. Broke your fngernaiI trying TO
pry it up from the neck-band, shi
You won't have that that experience II
you send your shirts to US; we save you
this trouble, and danger of tearing the
shirt Try us and see,
TROY LAUNDRY,
Tenth and Duane Sts Phone 1904
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING.
HELP WANTED.

sA.sssa~-~~sN-<~s~.~~a~r-s~
WANTED--Two SAl.ESLADlES AT
once. Apply Morse Department Store
6.5.tf.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
THE A. & c. R. R. SOUVENIR

THE A. & C. R. R. SOUVENIR
CLAM SUGGESTS
To any buyer in search of earth. In
order to get it for price it's worth, call
at 43O Commercial street, where | am.
All you have to do is open ycur clam.
have cottages by the sea. As the
souvenir says come to me, already furn-
ishea, ready to sleep or eat, location is
sweet; price can't be beat.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
o. F. MORTON,

4ao Commercial St. Astoria, Ore
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05
TAILoRs.
HOUSE MOVERS

FREDRECKSoN BR0S-we make .
speciality Of house moving, carpenters,
contractors. general jobbing; prompt at
tention to all orders. Corner Tenth and
Duane. Il
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05

scid Everywhere In boxes 100. and no.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-05

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOT UN.
der l6 years old, to learn the handling
Of furniture, Apply Heilbom & Co..
Furniture store. 6-l-u'
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-16
Cheerinx Tommy uh..

The obstacles which beset the path
way Of photographer when he en-
deavors to secure "a pleasant express
sion" are many, particularly when his
sitters are of tender age.
II do not believe whipping does chill
dren q particle OF good" said Mrs.
Green, returning flushed and discour-
aged from visit to the photographer
with her Tommy. Here I've spent
over an hour in that hot room trying to
make this child look pleasant. I've
slapped his hands twice, and he looked
crosser each time than he did before"
Youths Companion.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-16
Color Blindpe.s.

The term color blindness. implies an
entire absence of the color sense, and
there are few persons who are In this
condition, but 1t also includes all the
forms Of partial color blindness In
which the perception Of one of the
fundamental colors = red. green and
vtolet-is wanting, and which are
known as red blindness, green blind
ness and violet blindness. The line be-
tween these various kinds Of color
blindness and perfect perception of
colors is not sharply drawn, so that a
large number OF persons have what IS
called feeble color sense, which falls
short Of actual color, blindness. There
IS no doubt that color blindness in its
various forms Is much more common
than Is generally supposed, and 1t is
more common among the imperfectly
than the well educated classes.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-16

It 30 happened that two ladies were
making their way to their aeats at the
very moment Won Bdfow finished his
Introduction Of the first movement Of
Beethoven's Sonata Pathetic" This
so irritated him that he purposely COM
menced the allegro at such an absurdly
slow pace as to make the quavers In
the bass correspond exactly to the time
Of the ladies' footsteps. As may be
imagined, they felt on thorns and hur-
fled on as fast. as they could, while Won
Bulow accelerated his tempo In SYM
patty with their increasing pace.-Bar-
netts Musical "Reminiscences.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-16

The first BARRIERS Of whom there Is
any record piled their trade in Greece
In the fifth century B. G. In Rome
the first BARRIERS operated In the third
century B. G. In olden times In Eng
land the barber and the physician
were Identical. Thus a kings barber
was also his chief medical adviser. In
the time Of Henry VIII. Of England
laws were made concerning BARRIERS,
Of which the following ID an extract
mo person occupying "a, shaving OF
barbery In London shall use any sur
gerry, letting OF blood or other matter
except the drawing of teeth"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-16
DORMOUSE DELEGATES.
Tftbits That Were ReIfshed In An
Client Roman Times.

Tftbits That Were Relfshed In An
cfent Roman Times.
Drawn was originally q Roman dish
and was eaten with garum, and cows
and calfs foot jellies were likewise
dainties with Rome's upper ten in the
time of the Caesars. One would hardly
suppose that black buildings were SO
old as the reign of Tiberius, but this is
the fact They were made of pigs
blood, with little cubes Of fat Inter
spersed In the compound, and were the
invention Of gentleman who reJoiced
In the name of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. II
was he who Invented all kinds Of sau-
sages-that Is, meat stuffed into skins,
which, we take 1t, Is the ground plan
10 to speak, of a sausage.
This gentleman also wrote learned
treatise on the fattening of dormice fof
the table, for at one period dormice
were a craze. There were dormouse
SOUP. dormouse sausage, dormouse
brawh. dormouse cooked in every
conceivable way, and the demand fol
this delIcacy in prize sizes was so great
that there was toofi1 for book on the
subject, though unfortunately this
book is lost to posterity. and the only
knowledge which we have of the fat
tening of dormlce IN Rome Is from
Petronius ArbIter; who tells US thai
they became fat by sleeping
He also tells US that the best sauce
to eat with dormouse Is d mixture Of
Poppy, seed apd honey, a mixture which
probably had the merit Of inducing
sleep after a meal.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-16
AN ODD WAGER.
The Peculiar Bet Foreign Prince
Laid and Won In Paris

The Peculiar Bet a Foreign Primes
Laid and Won In Paris
, Gambling Has always been favor
tie occupation for the sons of royal
houses, but none of them probably
has ever exhibited so much wit and
ingenuity in his betting as foreign
prince did at his stay in Paris.
He laid heavy wager with a mefn-
Der of the Imperial dub of the French
capital that. within two. hours he
would be arrested by the police with
out committing any offense or. pro-
Yoking the officers Of the, lay III any
fashion. Accordingly, having. clothed
himself In rags Of the most disreputa-
Bile appearance. he walked into ope Of
the most aristocratic restaurants IN
tie city and ordered cup Of choco-
iste. The waiter refused to. serve him
unless he showed. evidence. that he
could, pay. The prince at once drew
a roll of bank notes from his pocket
and offered one Of large denomination
TO the astonished attendant The lat
fer took the bill and carried It at once
to the proprietor, who sent for the
police, In the meantime allowing his
strange guest to be served.
+ As soon as the authorities arrived
they arrested the incognlto son of roy
atty and took him to the nearest sta
ton, where Of course he was released
after he had disclosed the facts of the
affair.-New York Tribune.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-16
BEES in WARFARE.


WCxC O5e0 ~ weapons.
History records two instances In
which bees have been used Id warfare
rs weapons against besieging forces.
The first is related by Appian of the
siege Of Themiscyra, In Pontus, by Luz
cuilus In his war against Alithridates.
Turrets were brought up, mounds were
built, and huge mines were made by
the Romans. The people Of Themis-
cyra dug open these mines from above
and through the holes cast down upon
the workmen bears and other wild
animals and hives or swarms Of bees.
The second instance Is recorded in
an Irish manuscript In the Bibliotheque
Royale at Brussels and tells how the
Danes. fthd Norweglans attacked Ches-
ter, which was defended by the Saxons
and some Gallo auxilaries. The Danes
were worsted by a stratagem, but the
Norwegians, sheltered by hurdles, tried
to pierce the walls Of the town when
what the Saxons and the Gaeidhil
who were AMONG them did was to
throw down large rocks, by which they
broke down the hurdles over their
heads" What the others did to check
this was to place large posts under the
hurdles.
What the Saxons did next was to put
all the beer and water Of the town into
the caldrons Of tie town and boil them
and spill them down upon those who
were under the hurdles, So that their
skins were peeled off,, The remedy
which the Lochlans applied to this was
to place hides outside on the hurdles.
What the saxons. did next was to
throw down oil the beehiyes in the
town upon the besiegers. which pre-
vented them fr6ih moving their hands
or legs from the number Of bees which
stung them. They afterward desisted
and left the city.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-16
DRESSED SEALskIN.
The Way This Beautiful Fur II
brought to Perfection,


brought to Perfection,
II a lady's sealskin jacket be COM
pared with the coarse, hard or dry
sailed sealskin. as imported, or, still
better, with the coat Of the living fur
seals, one is struck with the vast dir
ference between them.
Passing our fingers among the hairs
Of the cat or dog, we may notice fine
short hairs at the roots of the longer,
coarser general covering Of the animal
This is so called under fur. But IN the
greater number OF these animals the
short hairs are SO few and often so fine
as to be. comparatively speaking, lost
sight of among what to our eyes con-
stitutes the coat.
goes to bring out, 30 to say, the fur,
may be briefly described as follows:
The skin, after being washed to rid Il
Of greass and 20 forth, Is laid fat on
the stretch, flesh side mp. A fat knife
Is then passed across the flesh SUBJ
stance. thinning 1t to a very consider
able extent. In doing this. the blade
sewers the roots Of the long strong
hairs, which penetrate the skin deeper
than do the soft. delicate ones under
the fur. The rough hairs are then got
rid Of while the FUR retains its hold.
"A variety of subsidiary manipula-
lions, In which the pelt Is softened and
preserved, ars next gone through, and
then the fur undergoes a process Of
dyeing which produces that deep uni
form tint 30 well known and admired
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-16
Debt Owed to ANTIQUITY.

Are we indebted to antiquity Yes,
Immensely. 1t Is the labor, the expert
epee,-. even the failures of ancestors,
that have placed us where we are. We
still repeat manly Of their mistaken ex-
periments which they thought wise. 1t
was tentative effort with them, though
mistaken, and they did the best they
knew. But. on the whole, the world Is
doing we'll Its chief debt to antiquity
Is IN the lessons 1t has learned through
which it avoids or may avoid repetition
Of old errors and disqualification tland
Oregontan
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-16
ORIENTAL JueeLERs.
Feuts Performed by Chinese and
East Indian Magicians.

Feuts Performed by Chinese and
East Indian Magioinns.
During a trip through the far east
wis much impressed with the won
derful feats performed by some Of the
Chinese and Indian jugglers and
sleight Of hand artists said Chi
cago man the other day. I'm Ameri-
can theaters we see some skillful
work along these lines, but the per-
former is usually at q considerable
distance from the spectators and
could employ many aids that the ori-
entails do not use.
II have seen Chinese and Indian
fnagicians come on board ship and
tn the center Of circle Of passengers
perform tricks that are little short Of
marvellous. For instance, one Of the
Chinese would ask spectator to
place d coin In the latter's hand. The
Chinaman would close the fingers one
after another over the piece of money
and then, by passing his hands over
the closed fist of his subject" would
In some mysterious manner extract
the coin. have had this trick work.
ed on the a number Of times, and I
am no nearer to knowing how 1t is
done than I was the first time.
"Then / have seen IN Indian magi-
clan come out on deck, place small
seed on the plahks. pour little water
over 1t, cover with q small cloth for a
moment and then remove the cloth to
disclose Il living plant foot or more
high. These fellows do not wear long
bnggy sleeves in which a plano might
almost be concealed, but have bare
hrms. There is said to be clah OF
jugglers, among whom the secrets OF
the craft are jealousy preserved and
handed down from father to SON.
Detroit free Press.