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The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-09-19
Name Spelled In Many Ways.

No fewer than 372 different ways Of
spelling Ypsilanti have been copied
from envelopes and recorded by .
postmaster of that town
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-09-19
Bait.

Yeast-Did he run out OF worms
while fishing. you say?
Crimsonheak-Yes.
And what did he do?"
Finished up with the snakes in the
bottle,'-Yonkers Statesman.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-09-19

2IOR to the year 1884 there
was no law of the United
States that prohibited any
one from counterfeiting in
this country the money OF
a foreign nation. Out of
the lack of legislation on
this point had grown
many cases of much i'm
portance to other govern
ments, for your counter
feiter is a man usually
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-09-19

on the mans face. but he collected
himself almost instantly and said:
Il don't want scene; what do you
want me to do?"
Come with u.s." I said.
We all arose quietly and walked out
OF the dining-room without attracting
attention. White was taken to the
federal building and subjected to an
informal examination. When
searched him l found documents bear
ing on the milreis transaction and
placing the firm that did the work in
a peculiar light. One of these papers
was the formal bid made by the firm,
Offering to engrave an exact facsimile
of the front of the 200 milreis bill on
stone for $3.50 and a facsimile Of the
back for 500. or facsimiles OF front
and back on steel for $50. Another
discriminating paper was receipt
from the engraving firm for payment
of the Cigar labels" and for a 200
milreis Brazilian bill. to be returned to
White. According to the papers found
on White. he had increased the size
Of his order from 1000 to 5000 sheets
of bills, four bills on a sheet. At first
White denied any part in counter
feiting plot, but later broke down and
admitted his guilt. He claimed to
have a partner named Lane. but re-
fused to give detailed information
concerning him further than to say
that he lived In Texas.
shall always question the propriety
of the course followed by the federal
attorney in making his case against
Joseph White, which was as follows:
A package was made of $40 of the
sheets l had brought in. Attorney
Bliss then wrote out q telegram to
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-09-19
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from there to Whitney, Tex. where
he bought a 90acre farm for $4,000
and settled down to the life of Tex
as farmer
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-09-19

Some men treat their wives we'll and
some wives help themselves.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-09-19

One OF the most notable OF these
cases was that of the manufacture in
this country of large amount of the
currency of CHINA job that was
cunningly conceived and cleverly car
ried to the point where the counter
felt currency was manufactured and
ready for shipment to the Orient for
circulation. Another plot Of great in
ternational Importance was that con
ceived by Mcdonald. Scott and Sheri-
dan, who made and threw into circu-
lation a counterfeit Bank of England
note to the amount OF about $4,000
600. The criminals in this case were
Americans and their daring was shown
by the character of the task they set
for themselves.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-09-19

well versed in the laws bearing on his
trade and he had not been slow in
perceiving the possibilities of large
and quick gains in using the United
States as a place for manufacturing
bogus currency and coin to be circu-
lated in other countries.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-09-19

In the late eos the movement for Il
Democratic government in the empire
Of Brazil had taken on great strength
Stories of the marvellous resources of
the country and of the unlimited pos
money were reaching the United
States. A political upheaval in a
, country Of great natural wealth is al
ways a tempting bait to soldiers Of
fortune the world over. and the &C
counts Of Brazilian conditions that
reached southern Texas about this
time were not to be resisted by the
more adventurous. A party was made
up for Brazil, and in this party were
two brothers, Lucius A. and Joseph A.
White. Lucius was a mere lad in his
teens, while Joseph was nearly 20
years his senior and more a father to
the boy than a brother Joseph was
married. The Whites we're the sons OF
Judge White, who settled in southern
Texas in 1889 and who was noted
lawyer and jurist Of that section.
Judge White was man who was held
in the highest esteem on account OF
his strict integrity and learning, and
his sons grew up respected in their
native state. Lucius had studied civil
engineering and was an engineer or no
meager ability. Joseph was farmer.
But in both the brothers there was
strong spirit Of adventure, and after
listening to the stories Of gold and
diamonds to be found and fortunes to
be made easily in rubber. coffee and
general agriculture, told by returned
Texans, the brothers decided to join
the party bound for the South Amer
lean empire, which finally landed at
Rio Jaueiro.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-09-19

While in Rio Janeiro Lucius White
met young woman who was visiting
there and whose home was in Florida.
He courted and married her. and three
nchildren were born to them. In 1884
he decided to return to the states to
live, and brought his family to Florida.
where he stayed . few months. going
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25
OUR BOURBON conrEmpoa4

The esteemed Bulletin Journal
copies the article of the esteemed
Manchester Press razooing the Re-
publican voters who vote their indi-
vidual preferences on the county
ticket. OF all the comical sights you
can behold in days Journey there
is absolutely none funnier than that
afforded by the party organ solemn
ly going thru the farce of disciplin-
ing men Of lawful age, who had
faithfully read said party organs all
thru the campaign, and who still
have gone to the polls and exer-
cised the right guaranteed them by
the laws Of the country, ito vote as
they please without let os& s&hindrance
from anybody. There has never been
less use than today for the thick.
and-thin party organ, and large per-
eentage Of voters have happily ar.
rived at stage in advance Of that
attained by such papers. Ballot re-
form in the way of guarding the se-
crecy of voting has come in spite of
the PARTISAN spirit, and to presume
to criticise men, whether Republican
or Democrat, for exercising the right
which the state has been to such
pains to secure for them is bourbon
ism of the most antiquated type.-In-
deDendence Conservative.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25

Discussing the result of the recent
election in this county, The Earlville
Phoenix takes much more sensible
view Of the situation than does the
Manchester Press. IT says in, part:
ut was the Independent voter, the
voter who stands back and says
nothing, the man who has convic.
tions Of his own and uses them, that
has returned the verdict as it is.
Censure him, and you censure the
fundamental bulwark of the body
polite of your own nation.
The Republican party in Delaware
county rolled up handsome MAORI
ties for national state, district and
some Of the county candidates But
why not all of them? On the three
former groups the voter will vote on
principles and issues involved, while
county candidate being closest to
his home ee, he will to some extent
invaribly inject personal issues, and
all newspapers and campaign orators
can not stop him from so doing.
Eve must abide by the decision of
the majorities. We are governed by
the result of the election as it is, not
as it should be in our own opinions" :"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25
NOW TURN ATTENTION TO NEXT
CENSUS.

One of the busiest spots in Wash
ington today is the office of Director
IS. N. D. North. The fact that the
Crumpacket bill, which was to have
lost in the grand rush to finish and
did not come up for vote does not
in any way lessen the activities, for
Director North and his assistants
know that 1910 means busy days and
only by energetic work in advance
eau the results be handled. In the
taking of the new census for 1910
Director North will have 10000 peo-
pie under his direction, for the sim
PIE purpose of asking each individual
number of questions, which will be
tabulated in the census bureau. This
census will be the thirteenth and will
cover a much larger territory than
the census of 1900 and will take in 1t
count people representing. forty-three
counties and almost every industry
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25
THE NEW CATHOLIC ERA.
From the Chicago Daily journal.


The missionary congress of the
Catholic church marks great era
in Catholicism.
The church in America Is no long.
er under the supervision of the con.
gregation of the propaganda. 1t is
an ecclesiastical entity, directly re.
sponsible to the pope, without ne.
cessity of Intervention. 1t is nc
longer q church colony, but church
1t has achieved it's right Of self.
government, and no intermediary be
tween the pope and the American
Catholic church can exert guiding
influence upon its destinies.
1t is fitting that the greatest con.
clave in American Catholicism should
mark this. epoch. The splendid spec
tacle of yesterday was a triumphant
climax. The celebration of mass by
the papal delegate, the gathering Of
fifty-one Of the eighty-nine American
bishops, the eighty-six sermons last
evening by dignitaries of the church
in Chicago pulpits-all these things
inaugurate the new era most aus
piciously.
The success of the Catholic church
in America is established beyond per
adventure. The past speaks for it
self. Her leaders yesterday showed
a splendid spirit Of optimism of faitt
in Americas ability to right existing
wrongs, and grow in grace as vel
as in the commensual of the world
to advance socially, morally and spir
itually to the highest plane of civil
ization that augurs we'll for the fu
ture.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25
eARsT's INAUGURAL.

Arrangements are being made that
when Governor Cummins resigns on
the Gath of this month to accept the
United States senatorship, Lieutenan
Governor Garst can be sworn in as
governor of Iowa in the house cham
ber and in the presence of the men,
bers of the general assembly. 1t is
unnecessary for the legislature to be
in session when lieutenant governor
assumes the office of chief executive
The only instance in Iowa when a
governor resigned was Feb. I, 1871.
Governor Kirkwood had been elected
United States senator by the gen.
eral assembly one year before. He
held the office until within few
days of the time when he was to go
tc Washington to assume his new
duties. Lieut.. Gov. Joshua G. New
bold of Mount Pleasant was informed
Of what was to happen. He came to
Des Moines and when Governor Kirk
wood filed his resignation Mr.. New
bold went the supreme judge of
the state and took the oath of office.
There were friends present, but no
set speech was delivered. 81 will do
the best can," was the declaration
he made. Governor Garst can al
least say that he is glad to see SC
I
many of his old associates present
and congratulate the state on the
election of Taft. He might also ado
that we need. cement walk from
Ames to the college as we'll as 6
road. He promised before the Jun'
primary tina. II hes became governor
he would see that we got both wall
and a road. He is to be governor
Will he make good? Governor Carol
made the same pledge. Will Cover
nor Garst beat. him to it? At thu
present time this is the biggest ques
tion before the people Of the stat
Of Iowa.-Ames Intelligencer..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25
Thanksgiving, 1908.
From all the places vida apart.
From earth's rsmotest bound;

From all the places wide apart.
From earth's remotest bound;
From village. farm and busy mart.
They come to gather round
Tt old homo board-hesrts filled with love
And al Joy the of living;
They kneel % one to God above.
Thanks giving.
For ties that stronger grow each day.
For love that blooms In beauty;
For sll the joya along theaway-
Where lies the path Of duty;
For warm hapdciasps Of those We love.
For life well worth the living;
We humbly knesl to God above.
Thanks diving.
For loved ones meath the old roof..ree.
Fer welcome warm and CHEEKY;
For children gathered round the knee
Z To cheer heart whom weary;
For allthe love without alloy
! Thtt tchtsfs ths daily living. J
lAtAr'fs hsast saA TONGUE employ. - ~ &
ThsshtKisfne.
WIN n. Maup,n.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-18
rhn alood 81 on preslden,s.

Despite the fact that We are the
most nmalgamated nation On earth, but
two Of the twenty-five men who have
served the country as president came
from other than British ancestry HAY
ing occasion Il few days since TO go
over a list of the presidents. Il occurred
to me that Il would be of interest %
see whence our executives come. /
ind that all but two Van Buren, and
Roosevelt, who came from the Dutch
were Of British ancestry
These twenty-three from the British
are divided up into Scotch Irish, Scotch
Welsh ana English From the Scotch
Irish came Jackson. Polk. Buchanan,
Arthur and Mckinley: from the Scotch
are Monroe Grant and Hayes, and
from the Welsh came jefferson. All
the rest came from tho English, pure
and simple German. French. Italian,
Polish. Russian and Scandinavian
blood has not yet mingled i'm the
veins II our presidents and probably
VIII not for some time Pathfinder
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-18
Missourl and Miesourah.

We are pcrturUcd 10 see that a Mis-
souri schopmaam has been telling the
omaha people that the right way TO
pronounce Missouri is Mus ouri.t
wiki au Italian "i II is not with the
letter Il" that We have ANY fault 10
End bat with the elimination of the
English "i' ou the first syllable We
cannot dud anywhere among the au
ihurties on our language precedent
for giving the second sound of "u'' 10
&" except in words Ike bird third
ANA others where r. follows IT,
"MuS>issprI is as good ii prouuncia
ton as Missouri There are 50
many mispronunciations u Missouri
that perhaps one more is not much
greater distress The chief pronuncia
tory thorn III Missouri is "Missourah ="
This thriycs Ike the burdock 10 the
baruyard II is hard 20 remedy that
twist in the elimination Of Nilsson
ruh There are politicians who take
MlS>aurah along with them whcL
they 20 campaigning as they do the
black slouch hat Al home they can
discard one as easily as they can take
Of the other
Then there are others who are rear
al 10 "Missourah" as some lowans are
reared TO "loway" Arkansas wisely
decided To become "Arkausaw' by
law and stick 10 1t, which leaves Kan.
sas" or "Kansaw' either right OF
wrong Missouri Is "Mssoury" 10y lex
lslatlve enactment ana that ought t.
settle it. FOR these are the days whel
respect for legislative acts is extremely
marked - Louis Globe-Democrat.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-18
How Shaw Whites His PLAYS.

4 recent biography Of Sir Charles
wyndham contains good story Of
George Bernard Shaw. Sir Charles
was asked ono day ir he had ever con.
templated appearing in Shawiau
play oh yes" he said BERNARD
Shaw was very anxious for me 20 ap
pear In some Of his productions. re-.
member his coming 10 me some years
ago 10 read me one Of his plays. lie
put his hand In his breast pocket and
produced small notebook. which he
placed upon the table Then he divcd
into another pocket and produced an
other notebook. a little bit larger thar
the first lie proceeded In this fashion
10 ransack his pockets until no fewei
than seven small notebooks lay on thu
table. That's the play said Mr.. Shaw
complacently. Il always write m.
plays on the tops OF buses, SO ! hav
20 use notebooks" This particula
play was 1.-THE Philandcrer."
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-18
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-18

ne malignant IeNeT tuat IL nufnlnR nlS
,wn vitals. When we go through life
and find one trouble coming 60 one
man ana another trouble coming 20 an
other man and still another trouble
coming to third we say There.
told YOU so. Those men were once
boys with me and grew III with me,
and knew they would come to no
good end Why years ago. those men
were laying the foundations of these
very failures knew II aud told them
to"
Have You Degenerated?
Garry your thoughts back t. the days
Of your old Christian home Are you
not startled at the changes IN your
lifcf Have you not dcgeucratedf II
today you could make large sum Of
money rs unloading lot u worthless
land as future building lots upon some
ignorant purchaser who had not yer
cut his wisdom teeth would You do ~
How are YOU different from your old
friend whose mlsfortunes you were
just discussing: The only difference
between you and him IS the rapidlty
with which yon are losing your moral
and spiritual integrity Are YOU going
TO forget the weakness that overthrow
your old schoolmatcF IS one who
looks into 4 mirror ana then turns
away ana forgets how he appears. viii
YOU ignore the lessons which your
neighbors misfortunes are preaching
TO you?
But II We can see our sins reflected
IN the moral AMI spiritual tragedies Of
those about Us. can wc not SEQ what
we might become 10y Christian grace m
the joy and the happiness OF those who
are living ubou' MS aud who are living
for the higher iifcf II tho mighiicst
temperance lessons are preached by
the intoxicated man. staggering and
hiccougilug along the public highway
so the greatest truths Of gospel peace
are preached IN the smiling radiant
and triumphant looks Of those who for
yonrs have been walking with ana liv.
ing near Christ And II you viii 20 to
some Of those conSecratcd happy
Christians they will tell You that once
they were just as You are now But
the rcd.rmiue mower Of the Lord .Jesrs
Christ rnmn ma thnir itvas and IN
tirey changed their hearts aud their
whole natures What thnv once loved
,bav now hota ANA ne tho, ,,Ik tbey
soon to hold nm Il, ms u roanrtipe mir
ror ebo,ving ~ opr po,l.r ,nd hettar
selvos os NOV s,v. uurothar Won can
ba Ike mai Sis,.r ,on can Il. likc
TINT WIN you lot Chr,st WORT, in Won
his miracle ~ no bos dore ir our na
t,ros =" an my brotber in m. livos of
vour Christian Friends hovo von nev.,
corgb, > momentum, ro,,e.tion III ,,hot
,.our s,,t,.i,,,ol coco ~, ~ .,.,,o IN
cod m,cht heeomol lro va, ro,nc IA
shnt vonr avos IN ,b,, di,.jn. roy,lo
,io,, a. enc ,,or h.hnl,lir, l,is ,,o,rrol
foco n a ,,irr,. ,r,rs ot,.a, ana for
.ots bn,, i. rool,ss
uor, - ask ,,n s,ul s,ntber ,ros
zion H. 4, 49,, . ,a.t rs H.. ,r,,..,I,.s
- your nwn l,f. hay.. I,.a,, sro,,,Ing
down u,,nn Vou win ,crrit. anguish
that Won have been longing more and
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-18
Child PLAYING With Fire.

Here. for instance, Is little child.
He will persist in playing with fire.
one day out In the back yard near TO
the farm he is gathering the leaves and
starts them IN a flame. The farm hand
gets there just in time to scatter the
leaves and save all the hay which had
been stored away in the loft. Next
day the boy IS playing with matches in
the nursery. and In flash a whole
box goes off. but the older sister throws
them out OF the window in time 10 save
the lace curtains. The mother has
warned the little boy and told him the
danger, but no good results. "All
right" says the father that boy must
be taught what fire really is lie must
learn 10y an experience he will remem-
Der" So when the boy is about to
touch the hot stove his father does not
interfere. The boy burns his hand and
screams with pain. The mother Is In
tears. The father Is In tears But the
boy has learned his lesson. He now
knows that fire will burn. and there
fore he leaves the matches alone Hard
was the lesson TOT tnc bNA, HaIu, TOO
for the father, but the pain was worth
the cure. So with God and his erring
children We have certain faults and
weaknesses Our friends have told us
about them Our enemies have told
us about them They have both held
up the mirrors for US 10 see our faults.
hut we would not. God Is sorry, but II
we will learn In no other way we must
learn In that Some tragedy comes In
our life and we say: What a miSfor-
tune. How could our loving Father al
low that to fall upon usf" My friend,
II is not a misfortune. II is discipline.
That fault I'm YOU had 20 be corrected
10 save you from worse evil. BE thank
ful that Il was sent TO YOU. and take
care you learn the lesson II was sent
10 teach.
We are puzzled when this experienc
happens to us. though we are able
trace back the evil causes Of our neigh
bors' tragedies. Indeed. It Is far easie
for a physician 10 diagnose the diseas
Of another man than TO prescribe 70
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-18
A Reliable
Remedy
EIy's Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief al Once,

1t cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased menu
brane resulting from
Catarrh and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses 81
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-18

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