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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
WET SUNDAYS LEAD 70 POKER.
eastIms Of Thouehtlsss Youth In New
York City.

IT'S funny" said the. stationery
man. you're the fifth man that's come
IN here to-day asking II We had any
poker chips III bet you some friends
have dropped In for a while and you
thought you would have a quiet, cozy
little game instead of going out In the
wet.
When a cold. drizzly Sunday like
this comes around we always look for
a sudden rise In the demand for chips
l never knew 1t to fail 1t looks dreary
outside. you get tired of reading, and
you wander around gloomily wonder
Ing what yon are going to do. Then
some friends drop in, and directly
some one says, Why not have a little
gamer Everybody's face lights up
and you get out your cards only to find
that the man whose chips you had Dor.
rowed came and got them
1T is to meet little emergencies like
these that we always keep few
boxes of chips on hand. They're the
cheap kind. because We know that the
regulars always have an expensive set
on hand. Last week forgot to get in
a fresh supply. and so today we had
only three boxes in stock They were
gone soon after the rain set mn. Y.
Press.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
THEIR Only NEED.
10 Was Not Filled hut the Sergeant
Was hero.

Lord Dundonaid. commander ir
chief OF the Canadian militia, recently
gave a dinner al Toronto to the mem
bers Of the governor generals body
guard, the crack mounted troop Of
Canada. Notwithstanding his lord
chips title OF nobility and his high
military rank he is very democratic.
During the progress Of the dinner he
made . tour of the tables, accompani-
ID by members of his staff and wish
)ng to put the men completely at their
Ease. made few commonplace re
marks and asked II there was any.
thing they desired to have
Now. don't be backward he said
IF everything is not all right Just say
So"
OF course no one would think OF
making a complaint to the commander
in chief at such = time, but as he
asked once more II there was not
something the men desired, a sergeant
arose, saluted and said We would
like to have some oysters"
The absurdity of the request on a
red hot summers night, was so pal
pable his lordship was silenced. and
he walked quietly on, asking no more
questions. The sergeant, however, was
the hero OF the evening for having
dared to speak to a real live lord.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
SOME ARE so SENSITIVE.
The First Tall Man Couldn't See the
Joke and Left.

A tall. thin man, dressed in light
gray suit, entered the hotel restau-
rant and took an unoccupied chair at a
table near the door. He hardly had
gotten seated comfortably before an
other man. even taller and thinner
than the first one, entered and took
. seat at the same table. And, to
make the situation more remarkable,
she taller man wore a gray suit OF ex-
4ctly the same shade and cut as the
ether.
AThe shorter man never raised his
<yes from the bill Of fare, and seemed
quite oblivious of his companions
presence. The latter looked curiously
At the first conner for a few moments.
and then. with an apparent desire to
De sociable, said:
This must be the thin mans table"
The shorter man Strengthened up
with Jerk, gave the very tall man a
hook Of the greatest indignation, and
exclaimed in a burst Of anger:
We'll. you may have it,
With that he hastily rose and took
. seat at the furtherst end Of the
room. The very tall man winked at
the waiter. and the incident was
closed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
DOLLARS LOOKED TOO NEW.
Caused Scare in the eusiness Circles
Of California.

There has been q funny counterfeit
scare out in southern California, espe-
cially in Los Angeles and San Diego.
All at once large number OF silver
dollars dated 1878 made their appear
ance in business circles. They
seemed to spring out Of the ground.
II was not long until nearly every
body had some OF the money. Then
some one started the story that all
the money was counterfeit. Because
the money was all new-looking. as II
IL were just out of a machine. a great
scare resulted and people refused long
Or to accept the dollars. The police
got busy and an appeal was made to
he secret service. Several specimens
Of the alleged counterfeit were sent
to Chit Wiki, who at once pronounced
them genuine-as good as Uncle Sam
ever turned out in his life. 1t was
discovered that many of these dollars
had been lying in the subtreasury at
San Francisco for years without be-
ing put into circulation. The sub
treasurer died some time ago and
new man was appointed. In this way
some Of the money got into circula-
ton.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
Honor Due to the Shakera.

Shakers were probably the first
among modern peoples to recognize
and uphold the equality of woman in
domestic, business. social and re-
ligious economy. Ann Lee, a woman
of wonderful mentality, a woman in
many respects two centuries In ad-
vance Of her time, a woman whose
primal intuitions or whose spiritual
illumination, for she was absolutely
unlettered, placed her far ahead Of
later reform leaders, was the first
in western lands to receive the
thought of divine motherhood, CO.
existent and cooperative with the d.
vine fatherhood in God. The logical
outcome of this truth she unhesitat-
ingly promulgated. In the moral and
Intellectual development Of her peo-
Pile. woman's equality was insisted
upon. Yet, 1t was the equality of
the true helpmeet, as embodied In the
Mosaic legend
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
STATIONERY PROPOLALS.

In accordance with an Act of the Gen
erai ~ cmbly of the State of Colorado,
appro' ed april Sth, 1903, ids are asked
for books stationery and supplies for the
county officers of Clear Creek county, for
the ensuing year, as follows:
One assessment Roll and Tax List
combine for county of 200 leaves.
One As~emcnt Roll and Tax List conf
bined ior towns, of rs leaves
S 90 Tax Schedules for 1905.
325o Tax Receipts for Ie s.
Ais redemption Certificates and Ger
tificat' OF Purchase for the year 1908
Blan Ks Of all kinds for County and
Distriot courts and County officers.
Shef'1 Pocket Day Books
SQnue Record Books with fat open
binding sewcd with silk
Leg ap, urnal Paper. Blotters, etc
Lettcr heads and Envelopes, sizes 81.
and l., Rubber Bands and supplies not
cnumerated above
Bids are also asked for publishing the
county aIve,,iseme is, com missioners'
procee angs, delinquent tax list, county
clerk 5 semi annual statements for the
year 1905
Biddrr> IN printing to file with their
propo ais a 81 ,tement under oath setting
forth tn circulation of their respective
newspapers for the year 1877
Bids Will ais be received for tie burial
of the c'Hnty poor for the year io s
The Board reserves the right to reject
any an II bids
Bids received nntil nuary 7, 1905
ALLEN r CoMsToCK,
[Conntv Seal County Clerk.
Georgctown, Colo, Dec }, 1907
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
FlRE-PRooFED BY WATER,
Effect Of Pressure Of Oceans Depths
on Whaler's Boat

did you ever see wood that
wouldn't burn?" said the sailor.
"Oh, yes. There's briar. pipe briar.
you know; and there's ironwood, and
there's"
But the sailor interrupted impa.
iently
No. no." he said, Il mean ordi
nary wood. pine. this here
And he drew from his pocket a
piece of ancient-looking pine, He ap-
piled several matches to it, and, as
he predicted. the fame would not
consume. but only blackened it a lit
tie.
This piece OF pine" he said. has
strang story. 1t was f1reproofed by
water. 1t was part Of q whaleboat in
the late SOS, and wunst, when a har-
poon was stuck into big whale the
line fouled, the men all jumped for
their lives, and the whale made a mad
plunge downwards, draggin' the boat
down behind it. Down, down 1t
went: they thought 1t would never
come up again. 1t made lot Of these
terrible plunges and dives, then it
dashed off Eastern three Lusitanias; ;
but it died in the end, and the whal-
er's men got it. and they got back
their boat, too.
THE wood Of the boat was all like
this here, hard as iron. What had
hardened it was the pressure of the
water. Scientific codgers said the
whale must have carried the boat
down half mile or more to change
the fiber Of the wood like that"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
Earthouake-Proof House,

Colonel Henry E. c. Kitchener, Lord
Kitchener's eldest brother, who re-
signed from the British army several
years ago to become banana planter
n Jamaica, is now in England pur-
chasing material for the construction
of an earthquake proof house on the
Kitchener" model, says the Cement
Age Colonel Kitchener's residence in
the suburbs of Kingston was badly
damaged by an earthquake. He has
decided to build house with walls
composed of rows OF drain pipes
placed on end and filled with cement.
with layers of cement between, with
casing OF cement on the outside and
thin wood inside. He declares that
this combination will resist any earth
quake.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
New York PhiIanthropist.

An Englishman by birth, Robert
Parker Miles has had more to do with
the establishment of reforms in New
York city than any living person. He
visited every court in the city and
the penal institutions of the state, and
reported his Impressions Of the way
Justice and punishment were admins
tered, and brought about some reform
legislation. He fought the American
Tobacco campany in its sale Of Gig
arettes to minors. He compelled every
great department store In New York
to provide seats for the shopgirls
when they were not engaged In their
duties.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
MINING APPLICATION NO. 2302.
Mineral Survey No. 1897,
US Land, Office.

DeI Yer, Colorado. Nov % 1907.
Nofice is hereby given that in pursuance of the
Act "i congress, approved May 10, 1872, VIM. $.
WeI- hy FREQ L. Collum, his attorney in fact
whose postohce is Idaho Springs, Colorado, has
made application tor patent for 1900 linear feet
on tie Wells No. iod,. b,hrtug gold and silver.
the same being ~ feet S 76o " and g9l feet 76o
t JhyHce n 27' @0' + i99 feet from discovery
shan thereon. with surface ground $50 feet in
vi It,, situate In Spanish Bar and Trail Run
mining districts. Clear Creek County State of
Colorado and d. scribed in the plat and field no es
on file in this OF ce follows, viz:
Begin mig at cor No. l. whence the II II cor sec
! 7 - L 73 W of The 9Th PM bears s lgo o. 30 W
4762 : teet; thence 16' lG0l feet to col No. 2;
thence 27o 30 f i9o feet to cor. No. 3; thence
B. - 16i . feet to cor No. L. thence :
y 10 " iy9 feet to cor No. 5. thence 76' 1901
feet tI cor No. 8; thence n $50 IS l6Ij feet to
cor ! the tlace Of beginning.
containing 3.255 acres. expressly exceptinf and
excluding all conflict with surveys Nos. $50 Il.
1871, l9l0 and 1911 and forming portion of die
nn>ubdivided T 3 :. R 75 W Of the 9Th principal
meridian Said location being recorded in vol
ume a page 623 of the records of Clear Creek
county. Colorado
Adjoining claimants the owners Of above ex-
Gu he'd surveys and surveys Nos. 967 and l7l20 A
- FORD tegister
First pub Nov. 80: last pub Feb 1. 1905.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
TIMBER LAND ACT, JUNE }, 1873
Notice for Public alton

U. Land Oftce. Denver, Colo, Dec 3, 1907
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the pro- SONS of the act of Congress of j. ne g
1873 entltl'i AN act for the sale ot timber lands
in the Stats It California. Oregon, Nevada aud
washing Territory MS extended To all the
Public i.nu,l- by act OF August 4. 1892, Nancy 7
'ross0n, pt Brookvale. county of Clear Creek
State OF t Otadp has his day ed in this office
her sWcru stptemen' for the purchase oil the n y
NE u So Y. and Sc f~E 4 ertion y !.
l. in T. NJ. 5S. Range No 13 " o" p NJ and
will of, j,f,of to show TINT the land sou eh is
more aI.ahe for Its timber or stole than for
sgrIculturI purposes, ana 10 establish her claim
TO said La 4 before Register and Receiver nj ben
yer. Colon TO- on Tue s'iaS the 18th day OF Fehru
ary, 1905 She nam"s as witnesses John Walch Of
BroOkvAia, COLO. Edward G. Crosson of Brook
vale, solo william kelso of idaho Springs. Colo.
Homer g. Smelser ot Georgetown. Colo. ANY
aud all persons claiming adversely the above
described ianGs are requested TO file their claims
in this Office on before said 18th day of Febru
ary tS.
C. d. FORD, Register.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
Subject to Attachment.

A Kansas City man recently wrote
to . lawyer in another town OF the
state asking for Information touching
the standing Of a person there who
had owed the Kansas City individual
n considerable sum Of money for q
long time.
What property has he that could
attach?" was one Of the questions
asked
The lawyers reply was to the
point
The person to whom you refer"
he wrote, died a year ago. He has
left nothing subject to attachment ex
cept his widow."-Harper's Weekly.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
About Digestion

1t is not the quantity of food taken
but the amount digested and
assimilated that gives strength and vi
tality to the system. Chamberlain 8
Stomach and Liver Tablets invigorate
the stomach and liver and enable them
to perform their functions. The re-
suit is a relish for your food, increased
strength and weight, greater endur-
ance and clear head. Price, 25 cents.
Samples free. For sale by J. Usher
win.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
The Syrian Cigarette Lighter.

For lighting their cigarettes the na-
tive population of Turkey uses a
kind OF fusee manufactured in
Syria In Austria It consists OF brown
paper impregnated with saltpetre.
each strip OF which is perforated so
that it may be torn easily into small
slips, and is provided with a match
head. About $4,000 worth is import
ed each year
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
Reiteratjon.

"You have used this phrase several
tines before" said the secretary.
Il know 1t" answered SenHtnr
Sorghum: I'm going to keep hammer
ing away at 1t until people learn It by
heart Then it'n be considered an
epfgram."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
Tokay Wine.

This years output OF the famous
Tokay wine has been entirely lost In
consequence Of an unexpected out
break Of phylloxera. Tokay is made
from grapes grown In the vineyards
belonging to the Emperor Francis Jo-
seph. At Hegyalja, Hungary. and It 10
now ue- ~ey for presents to other
crownoa Aoods
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
ChilIlit.i

Is the name of the observation car on
toe private train for Tour of Mexico
Leaving Denver Jan. q via Colorado &
southern Ry. Full information from
T. E. Fisher.
G. P. A., Denver.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07

FOR any of the ordinary diseases Of
the skin Chamberlain's Salve is excel
lent. It not only allays the itching and
smartlng but effects cure. For sale
by J. J. Sherwin.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
Famous Speech Explained.

FdUOUB opoeCU CNPIA1nSu'
Don't give up the ship" exclaimed
Lawrence.
We never can realize how he felt.
Evidently there were souvenir hunt
ers In those days.-Louisvills Courier.
Journal.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07

For ALE-Furniture for four
rooms. Enquire phone Red 1881 or
Mrs John Morris.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07
Good Name.

Pip-a.Pipp 10 the name Of . Filipino
boy who will be educated at Port
Hon Ontario. for the Episcopal min.
istry.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07

WANTED-Leasers on valuable
Ute Creek property. Apply at once
to l.. Mclean, photographer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
Veteran Gets His Dues.

For some time J. f. Bissell, of
Volga, who was veteran of the Civil
War, has been losing his eyesight and
finally was afflicted with total blind
ness caused by cataracts. He has been
getting a pension of $l2 per month in
recognition of his services during the
war and when his sight commenced
to fail so that he was unable to con-
tinue work and compelled to give up
farming to move to town, he applied
for an increase for total liability
Owing to difficulty in being able to
trace the cause of the cataracts in his
eyes back to his war service he had
considerable difficulty in getting his
claim recognized but last week he
received a letter from the Pension
department at Washington announcing
that his pension had heen increased to
$62 per month and the old veteran is
now placed where he need have no
further fear as to his future.
Congressman Haugen took consider.
able interest in the claim of Mr.. Bis
sell and while at Volga during the
campaign called ON hin and assured
him of his every assistance in getting
the claim established. Mr.. Bissell's
good fortune is deserved and his
friends are nightly pleased. -Elkader
Argus
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
Dies By His Own Hand.

An unfortunate incident occurred
this afternoon when John Cuff, one Of
the pioneers of this section and one Of
LAWYERS most respected citizens, took
his own life by cutting his throat
with a razor.
It seems shat about O'Clock he
went into the back yard and remain
ing away longer than usual his aged
wife went in search of him and found
him in the wood shed leaning against
pile of wood, with blood over the
floor and a razor lying near by. She
gave the alarm and Marshall Russell
being at the .waterworks close by, was
the first on the scene and took posses
sion of the razor and cognizance of
the case. Medical aid was summoned
bat despite all efforts to save his life,
he passed away about an hour later.
Coroner Landon was notified and &C
companied by County Attorney O'Con.
nor arrived at 5 O'Clock and after
viewing the remains and learning the
facts, did not deem it necessary to
hold an inquest. LAWYER Dispatch.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
A understanding.

Apropos of misunderstanding on
the canteen question, Gen. Frederick
D. Grant said at dinner in Wash
ington
"It is like the case of my friend
Maj. Green. Maj. Green said to his
servant one morning:
James. have left my mess boots
out, l want them soled.
"'Yes sir. the servant answered.
"The major. dressing for dinner
that night, sal ] again:
"'I suppose, James. that you did
as / told you about those boots?"
james laid 30 cents on the bureau.
"'Yes, sir. said he, and this is all
I could get for them; though the cor
poral who bought 'em said he'd have
given half dollar if pay day hadn't
been 40 far off. -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
The Evils of Constipation.

are many; in fact almost every seri
Gus illness has its origin in constipa-
tion. ana some medicine, instead of
preventing constipation add to it.
This is true of most cathartics. which.
when first used, have a beneficial
effect. but the dose has to be continu-
ally increased. and before long the
remedy ceases to have the slightest
effect. There is one preparation.
however, that can be relied upon to
produce the same results with the
same dose, even after fifty years
daily use, and this is Brandreth's
Pills, which has a record of over loo
years as the standard remedy for con
stipation and all troGbles arising from
an impure state of the blood.
Brandreth's Pills are the same fac
laxative tonic pill your grandparents
used and can be found in every drue
and medicine store. either plain Oh
sugar coated.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
Touched for His Diamonds.

Rev. S. r. Ferguson of Cedar
Falls, retired Methodist minister,
mourns the loss Of five diamond rings
valued between S7OO and $500 and
other property worth 800 more, stolen
from him by Clyde Greer, aged Is, a
tramp whom he had befriended and
taken into his home. The loss was
discovered when Greer failed to re-
turn to the house at night. The rings
were heirlooms and highly prized.
One blue diamond cost $l75 several
years ago. Others were worth $50
each when purchased. Greer is
thought to have gone to Chicago or
Kansas City. His home is in Texas.
He was last seen boarding a Waterloo
inter urban car.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
Fight Telephone Company.

Because the Peoples Mutual Tele-
phone company Of Sheffield has served
notice on their patrons of the south
part Of Ceiro Gordo county that a
new rule will go into effect putting
certain towns on the toll list, the
patrons of the company are in open
rebellion and have signed petition
in which they notify the company
that after JAN they will cease using
the phones. The new rule will deprive
the patrons Of free communications
with neighboring towns except one
that they may choose. The patrons
say that when the phones were put in
it was the agreement that they should
pay at the rate of 81 per month. have
communication with Swaledale,
Thornton, Meservey. Rockwell. Clear
Lake, Sheffield, Chaplin and Burchinal
free.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02

A bunch of Grundy County school
teachers just signed a piece OF paper
as an endorsement of nicely bound
book to accommodate u gentlemanly
agent who was more or less good
looking. and now the endorsements
have turned up as orders for a set OF
books, price $500. Every little
while the papers warn the school
teachers about these things and still
they get caught. A new crop OF
teachers comes on and so it goes. 1t
would be a good idea to put in a
course of didactics on how to treat
the handsome book agents and re-
quire a grade of 80 per cent in the
examination on the subject before the
girls were given certificates. Right
here however we want to say that
Superintendent Adams has repeatedly
warned the teachers against these
same agents and he invariably refuses
to endorse any of their schemes nc
matter how good they are. -Grundy
Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
Farmer R.i>w ,...s.

The raising o. ' geese for
market is the pecI location of one
William Rainsbaf Va farmer living
north of Eldora, an>7it is indeed doubt
full if the vocation is to be duplicated
anywhere in America.
For a number of years this Iowa
farmer and sportsman has shipped
wild geese to eastern points where
they are used in New Jersey and other
states for decoy purposes by sportsmen
and he has gotten quite a reputation
as being the only wild goose shipper
in the West. For a number of years
Mr.. Rainsbarger has been hunter
and sportsman and some years ago he
succeeded in capturing alive quite a
flock of wild geese. He clipped their
wings and has long been adding to
his flock, Matching new birds yearly
and the novelty of wild goose for
dinner can be had at any tire of the
year by applying to Mr.. Rainsbarger.
DuiihS oiio OoAAy SPIN ITO SOUS Aneshy
eggs and the birds are now becoming
so used to civilized ways and civiliza-
tion that it is no longer necessary to
even clip their wings in order to keep
them from leaving the big poultry
farm of Mr.. Rainsbarger.
Many millionaire's table in the
East, especially in New York and
Philadelphia, has been graced in the
past by Rainsbarger wild goose as
the piece de resistance, and the prices
have been fancy that have been paid
for the delicacy and luxury.
Mr.. Rainsbarger is poultry fancier.
and visit to his farm is interesting
as all kinds of birds are raised here.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
Fayette Boy Victim Of Accidental Shooting.

AS result of hunting trip of
several small boys. Vern Bissell. son
of the marshall of Fayette, was shot
Friday morning by playmate
named Hyatt. The shooting was ac-
cidental and was caused by Hyatt let
ting down the hammer of rifle which
slipped and the bullet was discharged
into Bissell's brain at a distance of
five feet. He was found mile from
town by Mail Carrier A. ID. Wilder,
who turned back and brought the boys
to a physicians office, where he died
early in the afternoon without regain
ing consciousness. The other boys
fed to town in terror, tying coat
under Bissell's head. Bissell was 9
years old, and Hyatt about the same
age