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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
A Remedy for Neuralgia or Pain In
the Nerves

For neuralgia and sciatica Sloans
Liniment has no equal. II has pow
erfully sedatiye effect on the nerves
-penetrates without rubbing ard
gives immediate relief from pain
Guickens the circulation OF the blood
and gives a pleasant sensation OF com
fort and warmth.
For three years I suffered with
neuralgia in the head and Jaws"
writes J. P. Hubbard, OF Marietta, S.
c.. and had almost decided TO have
three OF my teeth pulled, when
friend recommended me to buy a %
cent bottle OF Sloan's Liniment. | did
so and experienced immediate relief.
and l kept on using Il until the neu-
ralgia was entirely cured. | will never
be without bottle OF Sloan's Lini-
ment in my house again. l use 1t also
for insect bites and sore throat. and I
can cheerfully recommend it to any
one who suffers from any OF the Ills
have mentioned"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
Only His Hands.

George Golden and his friend CASEY.
. pair Of well known American humor-
lists. once sailed for Europe. Relating
the eyen' Of the trip afterwari, Golden
remarked.
Talk about sCasickness' Had I
known thai Casey was afflicted that
way We never should have gone abroad.
The very first day out Casey collapsed
and refused TO brace up again. | tried
all sorts Of remedies on him. but with
out avail
Finally | cried out Can't YOU
keep anything on your stomach. man.
Only my hand, George he
groaned. only my hands Tit
Bits
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
Diamond SaIesman's Secrets.

There is no line in which more care
must be exercised than in selling dia-
monds," remarked one of the oldest
dealers in Cleveland For instance,
We don't dare show a man a larger
stone than he can afford to buy.
Even a diamond a carat or a carat
and half in size looks like mighty
small affair to pay so much money for,
and if man comes in expecting to
pay s.5 for a diamond he NAV get dis
gusted and not buy at all if the sales
man shows him something a little
larger for 5000. The salesman, il he
knows his business, will find to a cer-
tainty just how much a customer is
willing to pay before he shows him
anything.
Then its better not to show a
colored stone. such as ruby or an
emerald or a blush diamond in con-
nection with other diamonds II you
show some customers colored stone
and then put it away and show him a
good white diamond he will declare
that the diamond is off color. 1t does
not seem to be a whim so much as the
effect on the eyes of the colors in the
stones"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
FATHER OF YANKEES
PHRASE THAT FiTlY DESCRIBES
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,
Difficult to Shape a Sentence Ira.
Would Characterize Him More Per
fectly Than Remark Made by
Thomas Carlyle.

IL would be diff cult to shape a sen
tence which would characterize Frank
lin more perfectly than the remark
made by Thomas Carlyle when, look
ing upon a portrait of Franklin, tie
said: There is the father of all the
Yankees II We use the word Yankee
TO cover and suggest everything that
Is practical. useful, ingenious, re
sourceful, sagacious and wise, with
the one exception that the character
having these traits will never quite
attain TO the highest and best, the
word fairly describes benjamin Fran K.
lin. He was a compendium of all the
defects, faults, abilities and successes
of the people of whom he was the
most cons spicuous. famous and success
tul representative at home and
abroad. Shakespeare might have
found in him a model OF at least 20
different characters, each one excel
lent of its kind or most characterize
OF the class 10 which the type be-
longed. He could not have taken N
as his model for one who should set
forth in his own person the highest at
ord unblemished by injurious excess
or conspicuous defeat. He was a man
of the earth earthly: one who warmed
both hands at the fire of life and en-
joyed through all his physical senses
whatever life had to give. He held
that pleasure greatly predominated in
the lives of men and proved 1t in his
own case by his hearty enjoyment OF
whatever was cheerful or capable Of
giving pleasure.
Beginning, as he did. an 'untaught
boy, rude in manners and unac-
quainted with those who had practiced
the arts of the gentle life. but with an
eager appetite for learning, with IN
bounded ambition and desire to make
a place for himself in the world, 1t was
inevitable that his first adventures
should be mixture of good and i'll
fortune, of steady improvement
checked at times by wayward lapses
into indulgences which, because of his
better training, his co-patriot Wash
ington escaped. Above this earthly
nature which was the wide and strong
foundation of his character, was an in
tellect second TO none in his time on
the level over which it ranged That
1t never escaped into the realm Of
spiritual life, where prophetic souls
are found. is evident in his works and
sayings. His was a great, practicaI
intellect. dealing at times, indeed
with religion and the highest Interests
of the soul, but always in somewLat
prosaic and practical way. He owued
and deeply regretted the errors of his
early days, but at his best he could
never have been described as a saint;
and. yet from the beginning to the
end he would not be properly described
at any time as vicious person His
temptations and his lapses came in
the ordinary course Of his life. because
he eagerly craved the society Of his
fellow-creatures.- Register
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

The Afghans are. as rule, tall
bearded. fierce looking, well-set-uo
men, and are brave. hospitable and in
tensely liberty loving No nation has
ever been able to hold them long In
subjection. and. in fact. the late amir
-Abdur Rahman-was the first OF their
own rulers who mastered them suTi-
ciently to fuse them into one central
ized nation. The language of the
Afghans is called pushto or pashto. and
the people as 4 whole are frequently
called Pathans. The court language
IL Persian
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
PANTRY CLEANED
A Way Some People Have.
A doctor said:.-

A doctor said:.-
Before marriage my wife observed
IN summer and country homes, coming
IN touch with families of varied means,
culture, tastes and discriminating ten.
dencies. that the families using Pos
tum seemed to average better than
those using coffee.
When we were married two years
ago Postum was among our first order
OF groceries. We also put in some cof.
fee and tea for guests. but after both
had stood around the pantry about a
yeai untouched. they were thrown
away, and Postum used only
Up to the age OF 2s had been &C.
customed to drink coffee as a routine
habit and suffered constantly from in.
digestion and all its relative disorders.
Since using Postum all the old com.
plants have completely left me and
sometimes wonder IL ever had them"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich. Read, The Road te
Hellvtlle." in pkgs. There's = Reason
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
Too Interesting TO Bury,

There is a certain little southern
girl who is very fond OF her negro
nanny. The nurses name is Sally.
and she is a large woman, SO she is
known as Big Sally. Ethel, however,
calls her "Biggie" for short One day
her mother took her to a museum,
where, among other things, there were
some stuffed animals. Ethel was
greatly interested, and for many days
she did not tire of talking about them
Perhaps a week later, at the supper
table. after a preoccupied silence. she
said:
Mamma, when Biggie dies I'm not
going to have her buried; I'm going to
have her stuffed"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
IT SEEMED iNcURAele
Body Raw with Eezema-olseharped
from hospitals a. Hopeiess-cutl.
cura Remedies Cured Him.

From the age Of three months until
nfteen years old. my son Owens life
was made intolerable by eczema in its
worst form. In spite OF treatments the
disease gradually spread until nearly
every part Of his body was quite raw.
He used to tear himself dreadfully in
his sleep and the agony he went
through is quite beyond words. The
regimental doctor pronounced the case
hopeless. We had him in hospitals
four times and he was pronounced one
OF the worst cases ever admitted
From each he was discharged a. In
curable. We kept trying remedy
after remedy. but had gotten almost
past hoping for . cure. Six months
ago We purchased a set OF Cuticura
Remedies. The result was truly mar
velous and to-day he is perfectly cured.
Mrs. Lily Hedge. Camblewell Green.
England. Jan. IL, 1907
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
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Foundation os the ciseA sat SiTtnG rae pAt'en;
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TsAs Hans Family Pl4ls Tor eoas,i2Al7a
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
AoRaGiMo WITH the AssGssoN,
ktIs Reason for 0uIidin0 Unneode1
A6ditlen 70 heuss.

Representativs Blrdsall Of Iowa oh.
5ec,s to the high rentals charged In
Warrington during the congressional
season He says he feels like an
Irsh farmer he knew out in his dis
tr.ct. The farmer had bought . place
out OF savings as . farmland and
renter. The tax assessor came around
one day and put . valuation on Pats
new property which Pat thought sx-
cessive. His protest however. vas
unAvailing.
One day . neighbor visited Pat and
found him building an addition 70 his
house. and obviously the house Was
plenty big enough without It.
Isn't that piece OF extrav6
gance" he asked Pat
Think agtn 1t moight be-" said
Pat. but I'm after havin' the ould
place warth phat the sssisser says It
IT,"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
Keeps Them Awake,

Yes" said the man who sometimes
let's out an audible thought, they are
the biggest takers on earth"
Who" queried the party with the
rubber habit.
The astronomers" answered the
party of the prelude.
How do you figure that out.'
asked the rubbering chap.
Why. they sit up nights trying to
con the universe" explained the noisy
thinker.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
Little is heard outside ENGLAND these

Little is heard outside England these
days OF Princess Henry OF Battenberg,
yet time was when she figured largely
In the cable dispatches. She still -four
ishes. trotting about London to open
baZaars and to aid charities in other
ways. but she is not the cons spicuous
feature OF court news she was in Queen
Fictoria's later years. The mother Of
the present monarch had high opin-
ion OF Princess Henry, as well as OF
the prince. and It was a standing Joke
that she made a practice OF reading TO
both OF them extracts from her journal
In the Highlands.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
Effects Of the Trade.

"A shoemaker is poor sort OF creA
ture"
Why so,'
Because he is by trade a heeler,
and there is not time when he is not
willing to sell his sole
But you must admit he has one
virtue
What is it,"
He will stick to the last"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
The Retort venomoua.

SO this is your widely advertised
dollar table d'hote dinner. is itf" said
the indignant would-be diner. a. he
pushed aside an entree which he could
not masucate. Why, this 10 the last
place in the world I would recon-
mend to friends"
Don't blame you. SIR" said tho
sadfaced waiter. Send your enc.
mics here"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
Profitable Investment.

YES drawled the old postmaster
0f Bacon Ridge. "Jer Weafherby
bought an ostrich from circus and
started an ostrich farm. but by gum.
the ostrich died
Then | suppose il was dead loss"
remarked the hat drummer.
'Oh. no. Thar were so many hoss
shoes and bolts and riyets and screw ;
in the birds stomach that JEFF opened
up a blacksmith shop
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

me. and for fifteen years the frequent
passages Of kidney secretioVs an
noyed me. But Doan's Kidney Pills
have given me almost entire freedom
from this trouble and I cannot speak
too highly In their praise"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a
box Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. n. 7.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
He L aughed.

"Boohoo. Boohoo,' walled little
Johnny.
Why. what's the matter. dear" his
mother asked. comfortingly
"Boohoo-er-p picture fell on papas
toes"
We'll. dear. that's too bad. but you
mustn't cry about IT, you know"
4 d-d.diin't | laughed Boohool
Boohoo !"-Eyerybody's Magazine.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
$500 in Gold, Free.

Send Us the names OF your friends
who want piano, and ii we secure an
order as result we will give YOU IS
in gold for your trouble. Send all the
details you can and write plainly. Tho
knight-Campbeii Music Co.. l625-3I
California st. Denver. Colo
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

Jesse l. Liyermore. the plunger,
who cleaned up $4,000, 600 In Wall
street. and now has 5000 bales Of
cotton. is only twenty-eight. Ten
years ago he was marking prices on
the board OF Boston brokers' office.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
A Complaining Voice.

Il WIZ born in a log cabin an never
learned TO read an write until l wu7
81 years old
"Wen?"
An yit I've never been even men
toned fer the presidency. History is
q fckle jade Washington Herald.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

thirty years I SUI
fered with kidney
troubles. and the at
tacks laid me up for
days at a time with
pain in the back and
rheumatism. When
l was up and around
sharp rwinges caught
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
Sad but True.

Making his rounds in an isolated vii.
lage the census taker gave one Of his
ofiicial papers to woman that she
might I'LL In the required answers
One OF the questions. instead OF read
ing. Married or single" read. "Condi
ton as to marriage" The woman filIed
In the answer thus:
Awful hard up before. Wuss after"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

The average attendance at the New
York public schools is now 635 900.
which is about $4,000 more than one
year ago
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

A dog kept watch three weeks over
the body OF his master. d, r. Rankin,
who killed himself near Lawton, Okla.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

Little wonder that Garfield Tea meets
with approval everywhere-it 10 the Ideal
Laxative; pure, mild, health-giving! It reg
ulatss the liver and overcomes constApation
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

MrA- Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng, softens the gums, reduces n
ANIMATION allays pain. curss vtnd collie nc bottle
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

Having another's sorrow Is a sure
way Of doubling your own 10y.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

lotdi -....-.--..-. =. - w
Above Is sufficient seed to grow 81 bu.
of rarest vegetables and thousands OF bril-
liant flowers and all is mailed to you
POSTPAID FOR l2c.
or if you send l6c, We Will add a package
of BerlIner Earliest Cauliiower. John A.
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis. X. 4 w.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

ONLY ONE "BROMO 0UININE'
That . LAXATIVE BRoNO QCtSISR. Look fos
the signature OF =, W, GROVE Used ths World
ever To Cure . Cold in One bay. &c.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

Some finished orators don't seem to
know when to quit
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

BY His Own Hand.
Everyone is the son OF his own
works.-Cervantes.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
THIRTY YEARS OF IT.
A FearfuIIy Long Siege Of Daily Palm
and Misery.

Charles Won Soehnen Of 30 A St.,
ColfaX, Wash, says: For at least
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

The trouble with Jealous woman
II that she can't keep the lid on.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
For 12c

For 12c
and this notice the John A. Salzer Seed
Co, La Crosse, Wis. IN order to gam
80 900 new customers during 1908, will
mail you free their great plant and seed
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
Beware Of Oebt

Raleigh: Borrowing Is the canker
and death Of every mans estate.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

The Republican party is greater than
any man, u distinct contrast to the
Democratic party, which has but one
leader and he its master.-Hon. James
s. Sherman.
1t is announced that Mrs. Tennessee
Clafiin Cook is coming all the way
across the ocean for the purpose of
helping to elect Bryan. She is a deter
nined woman, and Mr.. Bryan probably
will be unable to stop her.-Chicago
Tribune.
ExSecretary Carlisle denies a ru-
NOR that he had declared for Bryan.
but refuses to say more. This is about
as much as has ever been known of
his political position since leaving the
Clevclnn1 cabinet.-New York Times.
David b. Hill declines to enter the
campaign for Bryan on account of his
poor health. Mr. Hills health has al
ways been one Of his best and most
convenient assets when Bryan Is run
ming for office.-Omaha Bee.
Senator Foraker refuses to lend aid
or comfort to the enemy.-Omaha Bee.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23
NON-PARTISAN LABOR PAPER.
Mine Workers Journal, Represent
ing $4,000 Coal Miners, Refuses
Space to Politics.

The Mine Workers Journal, official
paper of the 10000 coal miners OF the
country, published at indianapolis, will
not support Bryan in the coming cleo
ton. In statement to a correspond
ent the Mine Workers Journal states {:
For obvious reasons we are com
PEELED to decline publication OF your
well written letter. 1t is contrary to
the rules of the journal to allow any
thing OF partisan political nature In
Its columns. Yours would invoke re-
plies of partisan nature and an at
tack on other partisan candidates
from others who differ with you, and
the columns Of the Journal would be
filed with letters of a partisan polIti-
cal nature to the exclusion of matter
that is more interesting and calculated
to do more good. Politics of a parti-
san character are excluded from he
Journal for the good of the journal
and peace of its members"
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23
HOW COULD BRYAN HELP7
His Prescriptions For Business
Shown to Be Intellectual.

(From the Pittsburg Gazette-Times)
We hear of workingrnen saying
that this time they intend to vote
for Mr.. Bryan, because for the past
ten months we have had hard times
But what good will that do? How is
a tariff for revenue, ignoring the pro-
lection plea altogether, going to open
the shops and mills? How will the
election of Senators by direct vote
start the wheels of industry? Or
the publication OF campaign contri-
buttons? Or the further harassment
of the railroads? Or the reOrganiza-
ton of the House so that the Speaker
may be powerless? Why open this
country now to the markets OF the
world when we have not sufficient de-
mand to consume what We ourselves
manufacture?
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23
TAFT'S SETTLEMENT OF THE
FRIARS' LAND PROBLEM.

In the whole story OF Judge Tafts
brilliant and useful career as Jurist'
executive and diplomat there Is no
more credltable chapter than that de-
voted to his adjustment of the contro-
versy concerning what were known rs
the "Friars' Lands" in the Phillp-
pines. Those lands, consisting OF
some 100000 acres OF the most FER
tile soil In the Islands, were held by
priests of certain religious orders, but
were occupied and fnrmed by native
tenants, who complained that the
rentals exacted by their clerical lanh-
lords were excessive. Upon the with
drawal OF Spanish authority from the
Archipelago the Friars' Lands became
tac subject OF earnest controversy.
The farmer tenants commended thnt
the property should be taken from the
priests and thrown open to purchase
in small parcels by the actual occu-
pants. There was n demand. indeed.
for the coniiscation of the property
and the priests themselves, In their
ignorance of American methods. were
fearful that such course might be
adopted.
IL became one of Mr.. Taft's tasks
to settle this serious dispute. and he
accomplished II In manner which
not only greatly increased his own
popularity and enlarged American
prestige I'm the islands, but developed
among the clerical authorities and tho
tenant farmers vastly more neigheer-
Iy spirit, and a more narinoIi.oas
community of interest than had ever
existed before. Mr.. Taft carefully in.
vestigated all conditions relating to
the Friars' Lands. lie consulted the
clerical landlords, the higher church
authorities and the tenant farmers.
Then he went to Rome. where ais
PROPOSALS for nm amicnble adjustment
of the controversy received the cordial
approval of the papal authorities.
The Friars' Lands were purchased for
"A sum approximating Si,OOO.OOO.
Clerical landlordis.I ceased and the
property was divided into small par
GELS and sold on easy terms to former
tenants and others DESTROYS OF engag-
ing in agriculture.
The real Importance OF this trans
action is appreciated only by those
familiar vita the manifold and deli
cate problems which have been en-
countered IN the work OF American
izing the Philippines. The settlement
of the affair by Mr.. Taft removed per-
manently fruitful source of friction
between the civil and the religious in
IeIa LAT.
foundation for kindlier relations anil
more intimate cooperation between
the civil government and the autaori-
ties of the church. 1t set before the
Filipinos high example OF American
and fair dealing which il
bound 10 exert wholesome moral
aud educational Influence for mary
years to come.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23
SYNOPSIS.

The Escapade opens. not in the ro-
nance preceding the marriage OF Ellen
'Slocum. Puritan miss, and Lord car
rington of England, but in their life atter
settling in England. The scene is placed
just following the revolution, In CARING
ton castle in England. The Carringtons
after a house party. engaged In fanny
tilt. caused by jealousy. Lady Caring
ton agreed to cut cards with Lord Strain
come n sore point with Darlington. The
loss of 100000 failed to perturb her, ana
her husband then cut for his wifes l. y.
u. and his honor, Carrington winning.
Additional attentions of Lord Darlington
to Lady Cecily and Lord Stratfgate TO
Lady Darlington compelled the latter
to vow that she would leave the castle;
her chum Deborah, an American girl.
met Lord Strathgate at two a. m, ne
agreeing 10 see them safely away. He
attempted to take her to his castle, but
she left him stunned in the road when
the carriage met with accident She
and Debbie then struck out for Ports
mouth. where she intended to sail for
America: Hearing news OF Ellen.s night,
Lords Darlington and Seton set out IN
pursuit. Seton rented fast vessel and
started in pursuit. Strathgate. bleeding
from fall. dashed on to Portsmouth. for
which Darlington Ellen and Seton were
also headed by different routes. Strath-
gate arrived in Portsmouth in advance
of tho others. finding that Ellen s ship
had sailed before her. Strathgate and
Darlington each hired small yacht to
each supposed Ellen had sailed. Seton
overlook the fugitives near Portsmouth,
but his craft ran aground. just as capture
was imminent.