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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-25
Stockmen Have Fun.

Denyer.-There was fun and to
spare at the banquet given by the Colo
rado Cattle & Horse Growers Associa-
ton in the convention hall Of the Al
bany hotel Tuesday night. From s
O'Clock until nearly midnight the men
on the range feasted, and sang, and
enjoyed themselves in the hearty man
ner which has made these annual ban
Quets thing to be looked forward to
from year to year.
Manitou water and ginger ale was
all that was provided to irrigate
parched throats, but it was all that
was necessary and the hilarity in the
air was produced by no artificial slim
ulus-
The menu was labeled Chuck" the
mess wagon" and the other inciden-
tails TO the evening were carried out
similarly in the plains vernacular.
John W. Springer acted as boss OF
the roundup" and Fred P. Johnson
announced the speakers Among the
men who enlivened the occasion with
informal remarks on informal
topics, were State Senator E.
NJ. Ammons, Lieut. Gov. E R. Harper.
Dexter T. Sapp. Col. B. F. Montgom-
cry. Judge D. c. Beaman. DR.. Henry
R. A O'Malley and Dean w. l. Car
lyle Bide Dudley. Joe Newman and
Frank Finch each entertained the
guests with his particular speciality,
and they never had more appreciative
audiences in their lives
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-25
Cattle a: Western Excosi.io,.

Dsnyer.-Ene cattle form the Is-s
est part Of the show 81 tie STOCK
yards Growers have hrough. tie hes,
stock their states produce from the
following states: Ohio, Wisconsin
Missouri Illinois. Iowa Nebraska
Kansas and Wyoming. The ls-sss;
bull IN the show comes from Nebraska
near NcCook- soG has been raised and
led on buffalo grass. The bull In fou,
yeArs old and weighs e,s4o pounds.
A. is customary In mos; stock
shovs, the ShoStho-ns ana Eereto-as
lead In the number exhibited. although
there are 4 number Of Aberdeeos
Angus and GAloways. There are 20,
nAny Jerseys there, eu; those shown
are os tie ees.
The g7nd champion Shor,ho,a
steer Is . three-yeAr-ld and looks
more Ike an elephant thsn q Steer
he Is Of solid red color snd weighs
s-l%s pounds He Is too bis and fat
70 stand up much Of the time ana he
can be found generally lying On MS
SIDE taking things easy. These an;.
nais are al gentle And seem to apprsA
caa;e being made much over, The
grand champion Of the He,eeords ;
comes from Ia Cross. Wis. and Is
owast by Carsil and McNillin, This
animal weighs 1900 pounds and ,s
hardly two years old. His mat
owned ey the same men. Is the stee,
saa took second prize. 4 th.eeyaar
old, weighing 1850.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-25
COLORADO EDITORS MEET.
h1shly Successful Meeting Of State
Editorial Assoc iation.

Denver-The annual mid-winter
meeting OF the Colorado State Edito-
rial Association was held at the Al
bany hotel Tuesday, there being an
unusually large attendance from all
sections OF the state.
An executive committee was ap-
pointed to urge upon the State Legis-
lature important enactments for the
benefit Of the state at large. One OF
the most important things to be urged
is the printing Of financial statements
and statistics Of the various counties
Of the state
Ohicers for the ensuing year were
elected. as follows:
President, Guy L. Hardy, Canon
City: first vice president, G. Z. Hos
mer; second vice president J. w.
Kelley: secretary and treasurer. Jo-
eeph T. Lawless The executive COM
mittee elected was as follows: One
year. c. E. Adams, David Elliott and
l. y. Bunting: two years. P. Byrnes,
Otto Wangelin and J. J. Barkhausen.
Secretary Treasurer Joseph Lawless
reported balance on hand Of S275.l6.
and Guy H. Hardy then made an ex-
haustive report for the Legislative
committee, in which thanks were ex-
tended TO members OF the legislature
who helped kill the 1aton libel bill.
At p. m. the association was given
reception at the NewsTimes office,
where the members were given an op-
portunity to see one Of the big presses
in operation.
Al Z p. m. the editors were the
guests OF the city of Denver at ban
quet served in the Albany hotel. Mayor
Speer and the members of the city
council represented the people Of Den
yer. and the occasion was made use
Of TO teal the visiting newspaper men
what Denver intends to do for the
delegates and visitors to the Demo
cratic national convention in July.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-25
Colorado State Grange.

Denyer.-The annual meeting OF the
Colorado State Grange. which opened
at the Charles block in this city Tues
day morning, was largely in the ma
ture Of love feast For several years
previous TO the last annual meeting
the order had been torn by internal
disSensions. with the result that many
oranges had surrendered their char
tiers. and the membership had dwind-
led to q very low figure. This year,
however, the breaches have apparently
all been healed. and the report Of the
secretary shows : most tiouTishing
condition. During the past twelve
months the membership has more
than doubled, and there are now sew
en.een subordinate oranges and ST.
1tf.4l in the state treasury
At the opening session the utmost
harmony and good feeling prevailed
There were sixty delegates present.
representing every subordinate grange
and every section Of the state. The
principal feature was Nae annual ai-
dress OF Grand Master J. A Newcoub
Of Golden, who, after Iwenty-two years
OF continuous service IS an officer OF
the state grausSeight years as sec
retary and fourteen yea-s as grand
n Dsster-hss declined further Official
service and Will retire to the ranks
The address was a detailed recital
OF tie work done during the past year,
su6 was source q great satisfaction
and enthusiasm X showed ths; aine
new oranges had been Instituted sat
that the membership had grown TO !.
lSi. with mos. 6aaeriag prospects 70,
tie coming year
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-25
Personal.

Isaac y Eascau, s; one tine govern
or o. Nebraska, and to- years a pro-a!,
uent politician o. that state is dead.
Charles Emory Smith. editor Of the
Philadelphia Press, and former United
States minister to Russia and post
gnaste--seneral. died suddenly 8, his
home in Philadelphia
Secretary Cor.elyou has returned to
his desk after 8 four weeks siege O..
The grip. He denies erphaticaIly tha.
he has any thought Of .ssisuiag a.
the p7esea; time
Nearly l.2o0 friends and relatives
o. William ] B-yaa attended the dol
lar democratic dinner :. Lincoln. Nsh-,
recently.
The nude body OF George Ss.ter-
tAwai,s Until recently managing
ts5ito. Of the Wichisa- Kan Eagle and
al elploye Q. several Kansas and Ok
lAho1aa papers s; 6i.srsn; times vas
found near the railroad track two
miles e2s; o. Syracuse, kaa-
c J. Carlow h2s been elected p.ext
den; Q. tie NserasE4 lndepeniea.
Telephone association
The pope IS AEx;a confined TO his
hai sy 81 attack o. govt
Edmund Clarence S;eaaan. the
banker and poet 6ied Suddenly q; his
home il New York recently.
kIIov. Boise Of Iowa has entirely
recovered from 81 sasck O. men
-aonia S: E P4sa. Tex and has zone
- Los Angeles 70 spend ,..e remainder
o. the winter
Tie a-sSl5sn. las nominated VII
liam c E5vx-as IS postmaster q:
Wichita, k4n- 70 saccasa TIE is.e NJ
N Nu-5ock
George Ace tie su.Ao- soS clsv-
vT1EA- AAs vl-aG-xvu IS 6 candidate
for delegate - The national republican
co1veroon t-oz Indiana
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-25
CIR Gausr nj
Urin1r maurs
BY EH>fUND p. lEEEIl.
Salef 81 l-nas, HalsSt Department.

hearted tA&n share Increasing population
tres ahaI 2c-ASas Sat
ve.n - ae2t other the q
e1G7y aa5 .alopsa
the SCI q seeseaSa We sAoal3 hold hands
long ths ae An2 s. la1c
vn2aaS 81: os ths-e c1r5oas 223
a.s%2 to-estA TAa-s
h>aa New YORK
greater v&-5ety q - t-cAls --
9-a7a7az- x--e4
might ~ Szt -r IcA1e1--
sS.l sla7zzas7t does :
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-25


The o-2y war 10 az
cauc; ta- crime waves IS
- 1E0 U2 conditions
There ls s s-T<-.st oa1ss
.a- every I-lras- \ rlaa
who &,,s : lot alw2vs $
-1u7Se-a-. !. IS ny be-
laas that, despite a. ac-
l7eS tlaeT a- tsva-
-lu-3.a-r-s O: the h,ack-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-25


While the relisioUslv
inclined point to the
great moral regeneration
promised by the onward
sweep Of prohibition in
the United States. and
the lovers of law and or
der are glad to see its
manifestations. there is
a phase Of the question
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-25
CIR 6rrat Ohlipatinu nf
thr &irlr tn thr punr
BY K. r. CRANE,
millionaire Iron Hisstsr.

prominently the duty of every rich and rich
l this country cNpcnd their surplus wealth largely
improving conditions under which the poor and unortu-
&1s.yn3 nate degraded the classes live
I&-98I Enlightened sclfnce would point tins
IU82SUI neglect there growing
I u below forc that eventually will bring the selfish
u esJ and the hougtcs rich their with round turn
their the poor and to help hem but It
equally these things with discretion and foresight
THIS disparity between the rich and the ii is
discomfort among the ardsooncn that undoubei-
usab they received their ghtfu share of the pros
reriy of the country.
for dispensing large fortunes the
bulk Of them should to the poor
Instead of hearing continually large of money
being given purposes little ii little benefit
poor mainly crafty the vanity of the rich and
the seGsness Of the wel-toelo.
There who while knowing their responsibility
admitting Willingness do their duty do appear have
idea Of how their of relief Cor shall restuton
should be carried
They Yield who advocates the education Of the public
the ideals Of higher music
they give bcay advocate of art" benefaco for
the
Then they solicited by the champion OF "hghcr eiucaion
finally they freely The Of saving the "heathen
people who do allow tell them the best
thing surplus wealth. much taken with the pictures
painted by city beautiful enthusiasts They charms street
statuay bridges hou,yarl but overlook the necessity
clean and comfortable homes the district clean and we'll
paved clean back yards and alleys where the classes live
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
life AFTER DEATH"
Subject of TheOsOphicaI Lecture by
Florence $. Duffie.

Mrs. Florence s. Duffie read a paper on
Life after death" at the Sunday evening
public meeting OF Capital City Theosoph-
ical Society. Pythian Temple. last Sunday.
The lecturer took up in some detail the
description of the souls first habitat. She
pictured il as a kind of progressive and
spiritualized counterpart Of its earth life.
This was not heaven. she said. for the
soul had still to undergoNa second brief
sleep during which il withdrew from
whatever earthly parts yet clung to IT,
On awakening il vas then in heaven.
which, AIRS. Duff1e stated, was neither a
dream nor a place. but an intensely vivid
and happy state Of consciousness during
which every worthy thought was worked
out 10 complete fruition. This truly spir-
itual state would so strengthen and re-
fresh the individual as 70 fit him for fur
ther efforts and greater achievements on
earth, whittier he was drawn into rebirth.
with all past experiences assimilated and
transmitted into better faculties
Heaven was thus for each Of us A beau
tiful rest between two earth lives. the lee
turer held. and that mankind was spirit
ual at heart, and would eventually evolve
into purely spiritual beings OF inexpress-
ible beauty. knowledge. and power reach
able only after complete self-conouest
achieved under the trying conditions of
earth life
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
BE = sFENDTHRIFT IN CHARITY


written fox The Washington Herald
Great Scott but it's cold. Don't you hear sor-
rows CRY;
Are you letting the tear of pity on your cheek
get dryi
Open wide your pocketbook. open wide your door:
The gates o; heaven viii open to yod if you remen
Der the poor
When you're coy and vaHn thank God for your
Then 0e up and doing remember the poor.
Just think that your poor brother would like the
same cure.
Great Scott who would Charity's charms forego
For the gnndy phantom-fashion's aowP
Gee Whizf who would cofet 10 he bIest
BY the pangs OF those distrest?
Gee whiz. who would Wants pale risare see
And then whine ont. = must practice frigalitvl"
Great Scott, let the man Who fears his los
Get move on and take up the cross.
Gee Whit amt ii coId' Let's go out and slide
sHns out the sleigh bells let them ling" at our
But when We sit down in comfort at our warm
freSidc.
sure. Mike. that's the time to remember the poor
Your .'chimtiey won't lose ,ot Of its heat
seat
Pas. around your .lorm. cup; oil the hinge. of
your door:
Forget your lpmp, forget y0ur state and rcmrm.
Der the POOR
Thou. Father Almighty. Thou. Ruler on high.
Whose stcrgns shake the cream. the Garth. and the
SKY.
Let sorrow END wast triumph no more;
Dear Father, make US all remember the poor
ALLIE SHARPE BALCH.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
HUGHES THE SILENT
STRANGE MIXTURE OF WORKER AND THINKER
IN EXECUTIVE CHAIR AT ALBANY.

that the Republican party would have
elected Hughes II the voters had known
his list (of appointments in advance
Not in a million Of years replied Ne
Carren-
Taken all in all, ar. Hughes record in
the three years the public has been watch
ing him has proven him man to-honor
and ts tie to. But there is no doubt that
many people who applaud his devotion to
work and to principles are dubious about
Mr.. Hughes in higher Office. He is
merely an intellectual machine they de-
clare "a high-class accountant II is
true that work has overshadowed every
thing else in NJ. Hughes case but It is
not true that he is merely a machine. On
the contrary. work with him IS sweetened
by all sorts Of healthy interests and rec
reatiOns. He is no anaeRic. cantankerous
boOkwOrm- His eye is clear. his cheek
ruddy. his step firm. his sleep sound. In
private life he IS a buoyant joyful per-
son. fond OF books Of all sorts. stories OF
adventure-Mr DoOley. Ibsen. Henry
James, most catholic taste-fond OF mu-
sic. a golf player. mountain cilmber-he
has been over most or Switzerland on
foOt--fond Of his friends and his family.
his college and his church.
II he does not slap the Albany poiiti-
clans on the back and call them Bill and
Tom and Joe. it is because ne was not
brought UP that way" He certainly
meets them frankly and looks them
straight in the eye. II there is often
twinkle in his eye as he greets them, II
is the justifable twinkle OF the man who
has played an open game and won. Gov.
Hughes unquestionably has enjoyed so far
his conflict with bosses and corporations.
I doubt. indeed. II anybody in the coun-
Try enjoyed himself better last Winter-Or
had better right 10,
Nor is II true thar the human side OF
Mr.. Hughes never comes out in his public
life. The devotion OF his hard-Worked
official family is one Of the best proofs Of
his humanity. The politicians have called
him brutal and harsh because Of his IN
yieldingness in such a case as that OF
Otto Kelsey. but Mr.. Hughes has pub
hciy admitted his distaste TO running
counter 20 the free and generous and
human way OF dealing with matters or
Importance" II is not hard-heartedRess
which makes him hold those under him 10
such rigid account
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
,Ieets With ". Moore.

Marcia Burns Chapter. D. A r. met
Wednesday afternoon last at the home OF
Mrs. Margaret Ballard Moore. 23S2 Colum-
bia road The regent. Mrs. Ellis Logan.
presided The programme was opened
with A solo by Miss Edna Sheehy. ac-
companied by Mrs. Howard a. Coombs.
Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey. vice president
general gave a bright address. Mrs. otto
l. Veerho6 read a paper or Causes
which led up 20 the Revolution. Miss
Sheehy sang an Irish folksong- and was
followed by Mrs Charles N Pepper, who
read a poem on American taxation. writ
ten in I75s The following are delegates
and alternates TO the coming congress:
Regent. Mrs. Ellis Logan; delegate. Mrs
Redwood Vandegrift; alternates. Mrs.
Charles NJ. Pepper. Mrs. Julian c. Doweil.
Mrs. Margaret Ballard Moore. Mrs. John
Farnsworth. Mrs. Helen Nelson Doocy,
and Mrs Pleasant T. Chapman.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
HEAD OF Big ORDER
c. A. Barnes Active Supreme
Chancellor of K. Of P.
HAS HAD VALUABLE TRAINING
Lawyer Reads Paper Before Fifth
General Convention OF Religious
Education society-Diseusses Pur-
poses of FrHternnI Orders-Resume
of Work of the Order.

Hon. Charles A Barnes, of Jacksonville.
H., supreme chancellor OF the Knights Of
Pythias, is a leading attorney OF the Mid
die West. His early education and train
ing, together with his broad views and
complete sympathy with the aims and OBJ
jects OF this order, have made him an
ideal leader OF a fraternal organization
founded on Friendship, Charity, and
.BenevoIence
From membership of thirteen. which
Instituted the first lodge and brought into
existence the order OF Knights OF Pythias.
under the leadership Of the founder. Jus
tus H. Rathbone. in Washington. Febru-
ary is. 1854. the order has grown TO a
membership of 10000 In the 5000 subor-
dinate lodges and their jurisdictions. To-
Gated in every State and Territory Of the
United States. In Canada. Cuba. Hawaii.
the Philippines. Mexico. and Panama. the
work of this fraternity is carried on.
Advances Movement.
During his term OF Office he has ad-
vanced this movement along these lines
in the order as well as in other directions.
AZ the fifth general convention OF the Re
ligious Education Association. held re-
Gently in this city. Supreme Chancellor
Barnes presented two papers devoted to
the theme, The Relation OF Fraternal
Education TO the Life OF the Nation" en-
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23

hurt religion. education, or fraternity.
The truth never hurts, but always helps
a just cause. No witness ever told the
truth who stopped first TO think whether
his testimony would help or hurt some
person. Such members resort, sometimes.
10 personal abuse. Abuse always creates
sympathy for the abused and defeats the
purpose, OF she abuser. Such members
usually thinlA all agencies other than their
own are WRONG.
"A churchman who thinks his church
is too good 10 apply the principles of re-
ligion thinks more OF his church than he
thinks Of his religion.
Some churchmen and some iodgemen
are willing for the world to become bet
ter, but they want the exclusive credit
for II becoming better Such churchmen
and such lodgemen fail TO apply religion
or fraternity to certain vices because they
hate certain people.
Convention "a Success.
The Grand Lodge convention OF the
knights OF Pythias. in session three even
ings. at the Pythian Temple. beginning.
as is the custom. on the orders birthday,
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
ENTERTAINED BY MRS. POWELL
Excelsior Literary Club Resumes
Discussion OF Egypt.

The Excelsior Literary Club met with
Mrs. Powell, lsl Maryland avenue north
east. Tuesday afternoon last, with thirty
three persons present. The study OF
Egypt was resumed. the lecturer for thu
day being Mrs Robinson, who spoke on
'Mehemet Ali. the viceroy OF Egypt"
He was asserted to be one Of the most
remarkable men OF his age
The president introduced Miss PettiErew.
who gave a paper on Egyptian Travel"
The lecturer sketched her experience AT
Cairo. Luxor. Memphis. Heiopohs. and
Iibyan Desert, interspersing descrip-
tion Of tombs. pyramids. and temples.
with scenes in the market places and
bazsars. and incidents al the mission
schools. At the close the club thanked
Miss Pettigrew by rising vote
TWO vocal solos By Mrs. Greggs. OF
New York, and a discussion on "Gobelin
tapestry. by the president and Mrs.
Chambers, concluded the session
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23

Owing 10 special dedicatory services
conducted in the new building Of the
Bethany Baptist Church. the regular
monthly meeting Of the Worley Class
Club was held on Tuesday evening at A
L street northwest. and only matters OF
business We're considered. after which
the club took a recess until tomorrow
evening, At this meeting slight amend
ment Of the constitution will BE- cOnsid-
cred. This viii make for a shortening os
the business sessions About a dozen
new members were admitted to active
and associate membership An aggressive
movement was set in motion for a steady
and healthy increase in membership. on
Friday Of this week the club viii hold a
sebate with the Pugh Glass Club Of Mount
Vernon Methodist Episcopal Church on
Resolved. That immigration 10 the United
States should be further restricted
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
GIVE CHURCH BANQUET.
Endeavor Society ofChristIan Church
Presents n Pleasant Programme.

Presents n Pleasant Programme.
The third annual banquet Of the Young
Peoples Society OF Christian Endeavor OF
the Vermont Avenue Christian Church.
Friday night Of last week in the private
dining-room OF the Young Mems Chris
tan Association was a pleasant affair
Besides the repast there were toasts By
eficers, an imaginary sightseeing trip
around the city. a song with original
words. and the distribution of souvenirs
The president, Clarence J. Spiker, pre-
sided and delivered The Presidents mes
sage The vice president. Mrs. A. l.
Williams. spoke on Vices and virtues"
the corresponding secretary. b. F. Hall
man. gave Random notes. the treasu-
Ter. \ l.. Williams. discOursed on
Money talks" the junior superintend-
ent. Miss Martha Allen. on Small en-
eeayors,r and the pastor, Dr. r J.
Power. WAS thoroughly at home with
In conclusion.
Following these toasts the society's
chorister Ray F. Dew. took the audience
on A tTip Seeing Washington by mega
phone. iH the course Of which the homes
of the members were passed, and much
I
character was volunteered The pastor S
residence was described as the Power
house which furnishes illumination for
the Campbeliites OF Washington. and
generates hot air for warming uD the
church" The societys tennis court was
pointed out as the scene OF many love
games" where "a racquet was often
raised Mr.. Dew was ably seconded by
Mr.. Williams. who added realism with
an automobile horn by making noises Ike
a number OF things.
Those present were: Misses Margaret
and Martha Allen. G. J. p Barger, Miss
Mildred Bone. Mr.. Braithwaite. Miss Ruth
Briscoe, Ray +. Dew, Miss Dew. DR.. and
Mrs G H Dewey, Orville B. Drown
Miss Edith Gardner. 3. F. H3llman, Miss
Lois Heard Miss Annie Heider. Miss
Marguerite Hines Miss Ella Hoge. Miss
Bucretia Lawrence L. r. ManviIle, Miss
Louise Morgan. VIII Muiligan. Mr. and
Mrs Milo w Munson, Mr.. and Mrs ]. NJ
Pickens. DR.. +. ID. Power. Miss Margaret
Ryan. Miss Ruth Shelton. Clarence J.
Splker. Mrs T. J. Spiker Miss Vernah
Spike-. Miss Katherine Sunny. Harry
Thompson, Miss Emily Van Arsdale, and
Mr.. and Mrs a. J. Williams
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
FOR SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.
Mass Meeting Wednesday at New
York Avenue Church.

The choir OF New York Avenue Church
tomorrow evening viii give a musical
Interpretation OF Mendelssohn's "St.
Paul" including such numbers as How
Lovely Are the Messengers" BE Thou
Faithful Unto Death" But the Lord Is
Mindful Jerusalem. Those that Kill
est the Prophets" 20 Lord, Have Mercy
Upon Ne" and Happy and Blest Are
They"
The Sunday observance mass meeting.
which was postponed a few weeks ago
because OF the storm. VIII be held next
Wednesday, evening. February 26 at 5
o'clock in the New York Avenue Church.
This meeting is part OF a movement OF
an INSTRUMENTATION committee OF the
District TO secure legislation for the
working people and the homes In the
interest of Sunday rest. It has the CO.
operation OF Protestant. Catholic. labor
unions. and various religious organize
tions of the District
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23

The Catholic Conversation Circle met on
Thursday evening al headquarters, in
Eleyent street northwest Mrs. CoOpe
distributed large number Of RaphaeTs
'Madonnas'' and Fra Angelico's Twelve
Musical Angels Miss Kribs moved that
an exhibit be made Of the pictures on
Thursday evening next. and that the pub
lie be invited 10 view them The motion
was carried. and the exhibit will be free
TO the public Thursday afternoon and
evening. Members Of the Circle viii ex-
plain the pictures.