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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-04
Not Satisfied.

There is a bright young attache al
the British embassy in Washington
who, shortly after his arrival in this
country, was a guest at dinner given
by the wife of well known official a.
the national capital. a hostess whose
hospitality is notoriously inadequate,
says a writer in Harper's Magazine.
The repast was of the usual sam
pie" kind expected by any one who
had ever been guest at the house. 1t
served merely as an appetizer to the
hungry Briton, and when coffee was
brought his ill-concealed dissatisfac
ton was most amusing to the other
guests. The hostess. however, did not
notice 1t, for she said to him amiably:
Now, do tell me when We may have
the pleasure of having you dine with
us agian?"
Immediately. madam, Immediately -
was the unexpected reply.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-04
Newman's Last "Oear" Brother,

By the death of Father Ryder at the
Birmingham CEng) Oratory the last
left of the group of friends to whom
Cardinal Newman dedicated the "ApoI-
ogia" has passed away. Henry Ig-
natius Dudley Ryder ends the list of
those dearest brothers" who had,
Newman avowed. been 80 sensitive
Of my needs, SO indulgent to my fail
ings, SO cheerful under discouragements
of my causing" The whole passage
covers page and ELECTED from George
Eliot a marginal note as interesting
as itself: Il hardly know anything
that delights me more" she wrote,
than such evidence of sweet, broth
erly love being a reality in the world )"
Father Ryder was a grandson of the
well-known Anglican bishop of Lich-
field of his name. and was easily the
handsomest man in the ranks of the
Roman clergy.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-04
Honey for the Honeymoon.

My old hatred of waste makes me
intolerant when happiness is missed
or squandered, and when my young
married friends grow confidential.
fear that modern wedding trips are
often disappointments. wonder
why? Perhaps | expected too much,
sighed one youthful bride, whose
honeymoon had not been all she had
hoped or intended. Nonsense, my
dear" said |, how can one expect too
much of welded love? 1t is far more
likely that you expected too little, and
did not make adequate preparation. l
fancy you set out badly and with one
sided notions as to the honey. Did
you expect to undergo a strong test
of character and of love? Did you eX-
pect to take the honey with you as
part of the trousseau? Did you expect
to find yourself responsible for at least
one.half of the whole supply? Did
you expect to give far more than you
got? If not, you expected too little
not too much. From Where Is Your
Husband" by George Frost.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-04
progress in New Mexico.

lhe affairs of the Comanche NJ. & S,
company. operating reduction works
al silver City and mines in the Pinos
Altos and Burro mountain sections
have been placed temporarily in the
hands OF receiver. This action is
sald 10 De merely matter of conveu-
fence, as the company has ample as.
sets; t Is probable that the company
VIII be reorsanized. Work has been
entirely suspended at the companv's
mines and mills.-The iron ore shin.
mehts from the c. F & /. Companv's
flefro mine for the five months end
ing december 7th totaled 500 tons
and this months output is estimated
at lroo0 tons, making a total for the
second half of the year of 103 500
tons.-The American Meerschaum NJ
NoIlpahy' operating pear Sapello, is
making ready to ship large quantities
OF us produot.-The Azure companv
mas resumed work at its turquoise
mi'es in the Burro mountain SECTION
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-04
tSCcIllreoIIS

Senator Allison of Iowa fayors ac-
tion by congress looking to the care
and support Of ex-presilents
With the advent Of the new year
Georgia becomes the first Of the
southern states 70 absolutely prohibit
the manufacture and sale of intoyi-
eating liquors.
The batt}oship feet has left Port of
Spain and is on the long run to Rio
Janero.
After a fierce fight with three men
who robbed the bank at Camden Point
Mo. the citizens of the town captured
two Of the bandits and placed them in
tail. \ portion of the $500 taken by
the robbers was recovered
a suit to test the right OF the presi-
dent TO discharge the negro soldiers
concerned in the Brownsville. Texas.
affair has been instituted in the Uni
ted Statos district court in New York
Whitelaw Reid. American ambassa.
dor to England, recently addressed
the New York Teachers associa-
ton at Syracuse, comparing the edu-
cational systems OF this country and
Great Britain
Admittance to dancing academy
was recently refused at San Fran
cosco to a member OF the crew of the
cruiser Philadelphia, because of his
uniform. The matter will be reported
to Washington.
The annual "Bill club" banquet at
Excelsior Springs, Mo. Will be held
on January 6 instead OF December 81.
The Grand Trunk Railroad com,
pany mas made arrangements to pen
sion all employees over IS years of
age who have been with the company
10 years or over
a local passenger train on the Col
orado q southern railroad was recent
ly blown from the track at Marshall,
Col
After a hard fight with the authori-
ties the pool hail mon of Kansas City
have agreed to obey the Sunday clos,
ing law.
permit has been taken out in Chi
cago for the construction of a new
hotel which is to cost when COM
pletei $4,000 600
The home of John Clark at Water
town, Mass, was recently destroyed
by fire. Every member of the Clark
family met death in the flames
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-04
sHAMED THE TalkaIlVE BIRD.
Silent Owl Cured Polly Ct His En-
treme Garrulousness.

"A parrot is the meanest OF crea-
tures," said an old resident Of Staten
Island. People that are acquainted
with parrots generally admit that there
is nothing that can make a parrot
ashamed OF himself. Now that is
mistake for ! happen TO have a parrot
that was made ashamed of himself
just the other week, and he 10 the
most conceited parrot, too. that was
ever seen outside OF congress. II speaks
Spanish and English like a profes-
sional Interpreter. Now the trouble
was the parrot would talk all the time
when he was not asleep. He was Just
talking US deaf, dumb and blind Even
the cat got disgusted at an early stage
of the proceedings and quit the house.
Well, the other day a man who
has had considerable experience OF
parrots happened to drop in. and when
| complained of the bird he said, Why
don't you get an owl? You get an
owl. and hang him up close to the par
rot's cage, and in about two days
you'll find that your birds dead sick
OF Improbable conversation.
Well, | got a small owl and put him
in cage close TO the parrots cage.
The parrot began by trying to dazzle
the owl with his conversation, but II
wouldn't work The owl sat and
looked at the parrot just as solemn as
a cop who has just lost his job on the
force, and after a while the parrot
tried him with Spanish. 1t wasn't of
any use Not word would the owl
let on to understand Then the parrot
tried Dragging, and laid himself out to
make the owl believe that OF all the
parrots in existence he was the ablest.
But he couldn't turn feather or
the owl That noble bird sat silent
az the grave and looked at the parrot
as IL to say, This is indeed a melan-
choly exhibition of imbecility.' Well,
before night that parrot was so
ashamed Of himself that he closed for
repairs, and from that day to this he
has never spoken an unnecessary
word Such is the influence of eS-
ample. even on the worst OF BIRDS
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-04
Conscientious,

The stranger wandered into the DO
lice station.
Il like to see effort rewarded" he
began.
Well"
Last night was robbed" he con.
tinued, and the fellow who did il
manifested a scrupulous desire to get
all l had. l find he overlooked this
two-dollar bill. If you run across him,
give it to him with my compliments. )"
philadelphia Ledger
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Mos, Important Happenings Of tha
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts OF the "o', Condensed
Into Small Space or the Ben
eft OF Our Readers.
Personal.

PERSONAL
Richard = HObeUu. now a congress
man from Alabama, proposes 10 IL
troduce a bill creating a weekly jour
nal for gratultJus circulation contain
ing news from congress and the de-
partment7-
Leavenworth. Kan, merchants.
manufacturers and business men gave
a noupaGtisan banquet to d. X. An.
thouy. representative in congress
from that district. upon his return
home from Washington.
A resolution endorsing the Cand,-
dacy OF Secretary Taft Tor president
was adopted by the Kansas republican
state central committee.
Judge Pollock, OF the United States
circuit and district courts OF Kansas,
has been designated 10 preside at the
sessions OF the United States circuit
court in Oklahoma.
Tho mother Of Gov. Folk was taken
i'll az St. Louis recently where sh"
had gone TO attend her nicce's we'd.
ding
Clarence parrow chief counsel for
the defense In the Pytjbone case. has
been compelled to withdraw on ac-
count of illness.
TheadoFe Teichraeber a prominent
miller Of LinJsborg Kan. recently
dropped dead In a BARRIERS chair in
Emporta. where he had gone 10 attend
the funeral OF a brother
John Chandler Bancroft Davis, for
the past a pears reporter ior the
federal supreme court, and former
minister to Germany, is dead in Wash
ington
Kinsa Bet. one Of the captors Of
jefferson Davis. is dead at Thorn
willie, o
Congressman CaIerhead of Kan
.as, is seriously i'll with pneumonia at
his hotel in Washington,
Senator Dolliyer is to tour Iowa
shortly in the interest of Senator Alli-
son for reelection as against Gov,
Cummins
Admiral George Dewey celebrated
his 10th birthday recently. His call
ers drank his health in wine 80 wears
old which was poured out of a decan-
ter that once was the property OF
George Washington.
Leopold Vilsack. a millionaire bank
er and brewer of Pittshurg, Pa,
dropped dead at his home in that city
recently.
President Amidor, Of Panama, has
returned To Colon after several
months absence in Europe and the
United States.
James Benslow. 81 years Of age, in
ventOr OF the spoon oar and maker of
oars for most of the boat clubs OF the
country, Is dead at Poughkeepsie.
y y.
The body of the late Senator Nal
lory. Of Florida, has been buried AZ
Pensacola with simple ceremonies.
President Roosevelt. his wife and
eldest son have gone to Pine Knot
Va. To spend a few days
For the first time la the history Of
w. J. Hyan, of Jacksonville, Fla
has been appointed United States sen.
ator to succeed the late Senator Nal
lory. lie is q relative Of William Jen
nings Bran.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-04
Ore Treatment Rates Cut.

Another important step in the rate
var between the United States Reduc-
tion and Refining and Golden Cycle
Mining and Milling Companies, both
Of which own large reduction plants
at Colorado City, was taken December
2Gth when the United States company
announced new and considerably
lower open rate on all classes of ore,
-reserving the right to divert to the
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany plants at Denver and Pueblo the
high grade rock. if advisable.
The reduction will doubtless stimu-
late the output of the Cripple Creek
district by encouraging the shipment
Of much dump rock which was cast
aside in the days of exorbitant treat
ment charges, and the working of prop,
critics whose product averages low
grade. The new schedule is as fol
lows,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-04
NEWS FROM The MINES AND Milo
Bio Work in Alaska.

The Guggeuheim Exploration Com
pany is prosecuting extensive winter
WORK at its Bonanza mine in the Cop
per River country, to which section
the Copper River a. Northwestern
railway is being built. Several hun
dred tons OF supplies are being
freishted to the camp by means OF
horses and dogs. Included in the outfit
is a 30.00o-foot capacity saw mill.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-04

The ore included in the rates is
shipped TO the plants of the United
States Reduction and Refining Com
panF at Colorado City and Florence
and the rates apply f. o. b. cars in the
Cripple Creek district, the company
paying the frelghts.
On higher grade ores. which are
shipped to the American Smelling and
Refining Company at Denver and
Pueblo, the following reductions have
been made TO apply f. o. b. cars a,
Denver and Pueblo:
Old New
Ores worth from rate rate
to " ozs. gold ........s75O $50
II to 10 ozs. gold ........ $50 $50
10 to l2I2 ozs gold ..... $50 T50
Judge H. McGarry, vice president
ana general manager of the Golden
Cycle Mining and Milling Company.
stated that his company would not re-
duce its ore treatment charges. He
furtheT said enough contracts had been
made to keep the mill running at full
capacity, and that 45O tons of custom
Gre were being handled each day. Ac-
cordng to Judge McGarry the Cycle
mill will be treating SEQ tons daily by
January 18th.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-04
Confession of Weakness.

Teacher-lf you are kind and polite
to your playmates, what will be the
result?
Scholar-They'l think they can lick
ue!-Stray Stories.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-06-17
A HAPPY MOTHER.
The Grown Princess Ceceie Of Ger
many and Her Baby Boy.

The Crown Princess Cecelie of Ger
many is a happy mother, for she has
presented her young and handsome hus-
band, the future ruler of the German
empire, Crown Prince William, with
two sons. Prince Wilhelm, the eldest,
and Prince Louis Ferdinand, who Is
now the baby of the family, make a
pair Of youngsters of whom any prince
~ papa might be proud. The Ger
mans, who love domesticity, are fond
OF their future ruler and his beautiful
wife and appreciate the sincere devo-
ton Of each to the other, for there is
no doubt Of the deep affection exist
ing between the noble couple. 1t was
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-06-17
MRS. RUTH BRYAN LEAyIIT.

Leayitt The Democratic statesman
does not like this tendency Of 4 GER
tain class Of papers to make free with
his family affairs. He does not care
what they say about him, but he con-
siders that the rules Of the game are
violated when all sorts Of yarns are in
vented about members Of his house
hold He has had to deny one silly
story to the effect that Mrs. 14eavitt
was going to take tbs stump next fall
against Mss Nicholas Longworth. Tt
appears that neither Of these ladies Is
going into the lists as political CAM
paigner. 1'hen there was the report
that Mrs. Ltavitt was going to get her
self elected delegate to the Denver
convention from Colorado and rise in
her seat At ;.he proper time and make a
speech secosdtng her fathers nomina-
ton for president. 1t did not take
long to settle that fabrication. But
they keep coming Mrs. Leavitt re-
turned not long ago frem visit abroad
with her mother looking very fresh
and blooming. Her husband, William
FL. Leavitt, new maintains a studio In
Paris.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-06-17

A SNAPSHOT OF MRS. MAE WOOD.
Fifth Avenue hotel, New York, Nov.
0, 1901. and she presented to the court
an alleged marriage certificate and
statement purporting to be an acknoWl-
edgment by Senator Platt that she
was his wife The senator sWore that
this was fraudulent, that he had never
signed any such statement, had never
married her or asked her to marry
him and that the document purporting
to have been signed by him must have
been obtained through typeWrting the
words it contained on a sheet Of paper
blank except for his signature, which
he often gave to persons desiring it as
a souvenir
Senator platt's first wife died in
1901, and somewhat more than a year
later, when he was about to be mar
ried again, demand was made upon
him. according to the testimony Of his
son, Frank II. Plat, for $4,000 in re
turn for certain letters alleged to have
been written by him to Mrs. Wood,
The demand was made through A. Fl.
Hummcl, the lawyer who recently
served a term in prison and who is
now in Europe. The letters contained
no promises of marriage, according to
the testimony of the younger Mr.. Plat
nevertheless it was deemed best at the
time to pay $4,000 in the hope of get
ting rid of the woman's claims.
Mrs. Wood formerly held a govern
ment position at Washington, and as
| she is lawyer she promises to cross
| examine Senator Platt herself. if the
| court viii permit, when her case comes
| to trial
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-06-17
AN effective SERMON.
Trumpet Blast That Drove the People
to Repentance.

to Repentance.
Old Peter Cartwright was a famous
preacher and circuit rider many years
ago.
The cXhorter was holding a camp
meeting in Ohio There was 4 great
number Of campers on the field. and
the eccentric speaker addressed vast
cOncourses at every service. but he
thought too few were being converted.
He felt that something should be done
to stir the sinners to repentance, so
he prepared q strong sermon Oh the
second coming of Christ. He told how
the world would go on in its sin and
wickedneSs and at last Gabriel would
sound his trumpet and time would
come to an end. He described the
horrors of the lost and the joys Of
those who were saved. The sermon
grew in intensity, and he brought his
people up to grand climax, when sud
denly the sound Of n trumpet SmOte
the ears of the anxious throng.
There was a great sensation, and
many fell upon their knees in terror
and began to repent and pray. Women
screamed and strong men grOaned
Pandemonium was let loose for q few
minutes. After the terror had some
what ceased the preacher called to a
man up tree, and he descended with
long tin horn in his hand The
speaker then turned in fierce wrath
and upbraided the people. He cried
out in 'stentorian tones that, If a man
With tin horn up tree could
| brighten them so, how would it be ir
the last great end when Gabriel's
! trumpet sounded the knell of the world
| the vast audience, and many hundreds
focked to the front and We're con
verted,
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-06-17
THE CHEERFUL. TURTLE.
This Queer Creature Enjoys Many Pc
cuGiar Advantages.

GUITAR advantages.
ITO be or not to be-a turtle? To be
certainly, if could not be man." de-
clares one who speaks With knowledge
of his subject. "Rasking in tropical
suns or cruising leisurely in cool
depths the turtle has an exceedingly
good time. As soon as the baby turtle
energies from the egg he scuttles down
to the sea. L e has no one to teach
him, no one to guide. In his little brain
there is implanted 4 streak of caution,
based Oh the fact that until a certain
period his projecting armor is soft
and no defense against hungry fish,
and he Immediately seeks shelter in
the tropical prOfuson of the gulf weed,
which holds within its branching
fronds an astonishing abundance of
marine life.
Here the young turtle feeds unmo-
Tested and knows that his armor is
hardening apacc. Once he has attained
the weight of twenty-five pounds he
may cheek freely any monster of the
deep. After that no fish or mammal
ever intcrfcrcs with him. Intending
devourers may struggle all day to
break through his iron shell. They al
ways fail
"The turtle. like the sperm Whale
has but one euemy-man. Now, even
that sperm whale must come pretty
frequently to the surface to breathe
and if it got beached high and dry or
land what would become of it? But
the cheerful turtle can stay below the
surface for week if he wants to, anG
he often does, while if he had to spenC
an equal time on land he would enjoy
the change and be none the worse fol
it. He is neither fish, flesh nor fowl
yet his flesh partakes of the character
| istics Of all three.
eating seems mere superiority
| with him. since for weeks at a time he
| may be placed in a barrel, with The
bung out, and emerge after his Ions
| fast apparently none the worse for hi:
enforced abstinence from food, from
light and almost from air. OF all The
warm blooded organisms there is non,
so tenacious of life as the turtle. Inju
ries that would be instantly fatal ever
to fish leave the turtle apparently I'M
disturbed, and his power of keepin:
death at bay is nothing short of mar
| yeiOuS."
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-06-17
Simple When You Know How.

An innocent cockney while in the
country asked a farmer how they man
aged to grow streaky bacon.
ooh, it is simple enough" said the
honest agriculturist. "One week we
starve the pig or feed him very little.
That makes layer OF lean meat. Next
week we give him all he can possibly
eat, even working overtime, and that
makes row Of fat. SO by alternate
starving and feeding we get the beau
tiful streaky bacon"
Dear me-" said the cockney. ''and
how do You make the ham3'
"Oh, we manage that by putting H
ring in the pigs nose was the reply.
London NJ. 4. 2,
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-06-17

A SNAPSHOT OF PRINCE HELIE DE sAGAN.
getting married secretly about mid
night in Hoboken, n. j., just prior to
their departure from America by sep
arate steamers for their respective
homes in France. 1t was a justice of
the peace. according to this story, who
tied the knot binding together scion
Of the ancient French nobility and a
daughter of the house of Gould. AT
any rate, as if to make assurance dou-
bly, sure, there IS to be wedding in
France by Protestant minister, a
marriage by Roman Catholic priest
being out of the question because of
Nine. Gould having secured divorce
from her former husband and rcmar-
riage in such a case not being permit
ted by the Roman Catholic church.
June II has been set as the date Of
the civil and religious ceremonies, and
it Is said that the parties to the con
tract will each remain in absolute con
troll of their respective fortunes.
Prince Hello de Sagan is famous as
q duelist and as swell. The accom-
panying portrait is from snapshot
which gives a good idea of his jaunti-
ness of appearance.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-06-17

THE COLISEUM AND SENATOR JULIUS GAZE
sAR BURROWS, TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
OF CONVENTION.
the place Of the delegate in the conven-
ton in case Of the latter's death or in
ability to attend
There will be no .booze" at the Re
publican convention at ChicagG-that
is to say, none will be served at the
meeting place, according to regula-
ton adopted by the party's national
committee. The committee cannot be
held responsible, Of course, for what
delegates drink outside, but the con-
vention hall itself will be dry" The
place of assemblage is the Coliseum,
one of the largest halls in the world,
seating 10000 people and 800 feet long
by 100 wide. 1t was built in 1900 of
steel, stone and glass, and on it's site
at Wabash avenue and Fifteenth street
once stood the famous Libby prison,
which was transported from Richmond,
Va, and set up brick by brick In Chi
cago for the Worlds fair Of 1903.
The convention will be called to OF
der by the chairman of the national
committee, Harry S. New Of Indiana,
and United States Senator Julius Gaze
sar Burrows Of Michigan is slated as
temporary chairman. He will make
the keynote speech Of the gathering,
and then the convention will act on
the report of the committee on perlna-
nent organizn ton. The opening pray
sers on the first three days of the CON
Evention viii be delivered respectively
" Bishop P. J. Muldoon Of Chicago,
"s!oman Catholic: Rev. William 0. Wa
IS Of Grace Episcopal church, Chica-
, and Rev. John Wesley Hill of the
Z e.'ropolitan temple, New York Meth
=. The general secretary will be
III r. Malloy of Columbus, O., and
i, chief assistant will be Lafayette
.leason of New York.
sse feature of the gathering will be
Dig parade of marching clubs from
.!ous parts of the country. Old time
convention goers will note the absence
of portraits of liz ing Republicans from
the convention hall. 1t was deemed
necessary to put the ban on such dec
orations by reason of the large num-
Der of favorite sons.