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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-07-11
Truth and
Quality

appeal to the Well-Infor1ned in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing. Accor-
incly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA is the only remedy of
known value, but one Of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
Iaxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
swcetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any debilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co, only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-07-11
GATOR ON THE RAMPAGE.
Edifying Story That Is vouched for by
the Georgia Ananias.

YES" said the fisherman, 1.-The man.
had fished all the forenoon, an HADN'T
got a nibble, SO he took another swal
Ter out the Jug pulled of his boots, an
lay down on the river bank an went
to sleep. AS soon as he went to
snorin' good, alligator that had been
watchin' him all the mornin' crawled
up an swallered his boots, likewise
the jug, with bout half a gallon in it,
l reckon. The cork came out, and, OF
course, the gator got the full benefit
o the whisky, which SO turned its
bead that it lashed the water with its
tail till the river was foamin' mass,
after which it crawled up on the bank
agin an made desp'rit efforts to climb
trees an turn double-scmersaults. an
do all manner of impossible things"
Why didn't it swallow the fisher
man, instead Of his boot?" some one
asked.
"'Gators, gentlemen said the story
teller, cant stand everything They
must draw the line somerA
ia Constitution.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-07-11
FIFTY RUPEES EASILY MADE.
Tricky Indian Merchant Feared In.
quisitive Stranger.

An Indian merchant wished to dis
pose OF an old elephant and took It
to fair. As soon as he had arrived
he noticed q man who, without say
ing word. began to walk round the
animal. examining 1t attentively on all
sides. The merchant became very
anxious, for he feared the man had
found out that his elephant was not
worth much. He took him aside and
whispered in his ear: Il see q Gus
toner coming. Do not say word
until have sold the beast and I will
give you so rupees" The man looked
at the merchant and wonderingly
complied with his request 1t hap
pened that the customer had more
money than sense. SO tha, he was
easily taken in. When the bargain
was completed and the elephant led
away by its new owner, the merchant
handed the 80 rupees to the silent
man, saying: Now, l want you to
tell me how you discovered the defect
in his left leg. I thought l had con-
cealed it 30 skilfully." Il have dis
covered nothing" replied the stranger.
1T is the first elephant l have ever
seen. and wanted to know which
was the head and which was the tail"
Exchange.
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WIFE WON
Husband Finally Convinced.

Some men are wise enough to try
new foods and beverages and then gen
erous enough to give others the bene
fit of their experience.
A very Conservative" Ills. man,
however, let his good wife find out for
herself what blessing Postum is to
those who are distressed in many
ways, by drinking coffee. The wife
writes:
No slave in chains, it seemed to
me, was more helpless than l, coffee
captive. Yet there were innumerabe
warnings-waking from a troubled
sleep with a feeling of suffocation, 2t
times dizzy and out of breath, W
tacks Of palpitation Of the heart that
frightened me.
Common sense, reason, and my
better judgment told me that coffee
drinking was the trouble. At last my
nervous system was SO disarranged
that my physician ordered no more
coffee
He knew he was right and he knew
/ knew it, too. capitulated. Prior
to this our family had tried Postum.
oNe NASAASo ~, UcCduSC, dS VIC ACoiANN
later, it was not made right.
Determined this time to give Post
um a fair trial, l prepared 1t accord
ing to directions on the pkg.-that is
boiled it Is minutes after boiling com
menced, obtaining dark brown liquid
with a rich snappy flavor similar to
coffee. When cream and sugar were
added. it was not only good but de-
licious.
Noting its beneficial effects in me-
the rest of the family adopted it-al
except my husband, who would not ad
init that coffee hurt him. Several
weeks elapsed during which l drank
Postum two or three times a day,
when, to my surprise, my husband
said: I have decided to drink Postum.
Your improvement is SO apparent-you
have such fine color-that l propose
to give credit where credit Is due And
now we are coffee-slaves no longer.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
vile" in pkgs. " here's Reason
Ever read the above letter. A 2eW
one appears from time to time. IVY
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-07-11
Steve Adams Trial Beqins.

Grand Junction.-The jury to try
Steve Adams for the alleged murder OF
Arthur Collins, manager of the Snug
gler- Union mine at Telluride, in Novem
Der, 1902. was completed Monday. the
following being sworn in:
j. P. Talley, merchant. Fruita; Matt
Lane, farmer, Fruita; w. H. South,
farmer, Grand Junction; NJ. T. Wylie
farmer, Hannah Creek: Ezra Smith,
farmer, Fruita: Mike O'Neil. farmer,
Fruita W. A. Hobson, farmer, Fruita ::
John Pearson, farmer, Palisade: H. II.
Tyler, farmer. Grand Junction, Adam
May, farmer. DeBeque; S. W. Sellers
farmer, Grand junction, and Herman
Zieman, automobile dealer, Grand
Junction.
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and in this case. 1t came in the mid
die. For. she began and she ended
without 1t, but she distinctly remem-
bered having had it. Therefore. it
must have been in the middle.
And Sam administered Seffy's coup
de grace! Perhaps 1t was accidental.
But l think 1t must have been nothing
less than spying and then devilish in
vention-it was SO entirely apropos.
As Sefy descended the Hill of De-
light on which Sally's pretty little
house stood, Sam ascended 1t, singing,
as he passed Seffy:
Napoleon, with q thousand men,
Marched up the hill and down again"
From his own darkness, Seffy saw
golden shaft Of light burst from
the door at the top of the Hill OF De-
light, and, in it. he saw Sam mount
to where was his hearts desire.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-07-11
Cripple Creek Output.

Cripple Creek, Colo-According to
figures from the various mills and
smelter officials the output of the
mines of the Cripple Creek district for
June was GA 4,160 tons, with a gross val
uation Of $1,301,550. These figures
show a slight decrease compared with
May, which is accounted for to a great
extent by the fact that the last month
has only 80 days. In almost every in
stance the mines of the district have
increased or are preparing to increase
their output. Almost every property
contributed its share TO the big output.
The figures follow:
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-07-11

T. T. Woodruff of La Junta has
decided to the Trinidad Public library
$4,000 worth of realty for the purposs
of book fund The property. which
consists 'of $50 acres of land in the
Stonewall valley. another lot in the
Morse valley and tract in Trinidad
is given without restrictions.
ing the mother.
At special election in Longmont
for the purpose Of getting the SEMI.
ment of taxpayers in regard to the
Carnegie library and municipal owner.
ship OF the electric light plant. the Il.
brary proposition was turned down
and municipal ownership carried.
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Bells.

Bells are understood to l lre had
their origin in China, but at sd remote
a time that no precise date can be
given Their first use was to clear the
air of evil spirits and to drive of the
storms. Old European records tell
how the tolling of bells kept the
devils from assaulting believers;
hence their connection with churches.
Bells may be traced in Europe back
to the sixth century, but were not
generally introduced into the western
church much before the eighth cenY
tury.
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CHAPTER VI.-Contlnued.


There WAS no restraint to his
fathers laughter now After it had
subsided he asked:
What did you do wiss the tomb
stone?"
Left II there"
That's bad. Seffy He'll put It up
at the store an you ken nefer go there
no more"
Sery's look OF horror was a re-
minder to his father that 1t would
have been better not to say that. But
Old Baumgartner had tremendous
aplomb.
Meier mind-nefer mind. Mebby
he won't sink OF that'-though he
knew the store clerk would be certain
to think of 1t.
Upon a sudden thought the old man
leaped up.
And where was Sam? Say! When
you woke up?"
Il don't know"
"But-he wasn't there-at Sally's?"
No said Seny hopelessly.
His father clutched his shoulder and
set him on his feet.
"Well-you dam little idjiot-aha-
ha-ha-don't you see that you did set
him out-say, Why, you're winner,
Seffy! I'm proud OF you"
Sery started and looked a little less
inert. His father laughed hugely.
Il knowed you'd do 1t. Aha-ha-ha! !
Nobody ken beat Baumgartner
counting a gal. What's sleeping-if
you stayed. Huh, You stayed tell
daylight! Sef-lm laughing, Why,
used to sleep when set up wiss you
nanny efery time another feller was
there. l done it a-purpose, And she'd
wake me up when the other fellsr was
gone and it came time for me to 60.
Why-say-I stayed and slept all
night-tell broad daylight and go home
wiss the cows in the morning-many
q time! Yassir, Chust like you Sef,
9ef, you're all right. Goshens, but
you had narrow excape, though,
Chust suppose you'd "a woke ,p and
forgot what you was up to-you do that.
sometimes. Sef. when you're dreamy
and gone home before you remember
ed that you WAS outsetting him.
He'd a had you dead, Seny, dead and
him. Seffy, oil boy-and Sally, too, be-
goshens! Shall we get at the fence
today" Sery did not respond. And
his father knew better than most of
US where suggestion should stop.
"All right. We bose busy to-day.
Mebby We better let It be tell to-mor-
row"
OF course Old Baumgartner was we'll
aware that his logic would not bear
the least scrutiny. And he regarded
Sefy anxiously as he raced through
II. But dun happy Seffy saw no flaws
IN 1t. He agreed with his father that
he had out.sat Sam. And, il 1t had not
been too plainly accidental. he would
have adopted the fancy that he had
had heroic purpose in it-so con-
vincing was his fathers logic to his
little mind.
The old man ratified on. Seffy must
not think much.
And snoring, Hah, Messing
sons in snoring. And you NANNY
use to say that she liked it. 1t wasn't
80 lonely and she Knowed l was on
deck and alife. Snoring! Aha-ha-ha,
What's that-if you are sure of the
gall
Seffy ahemmed several times and
looked less like a condemned male
factor-though still far from suborned.
That dam molasses-tapper-he'
got to be licked-and If got to do 1t
myself-though I amt much Of lick
ex. The whole county'u know about
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-07-11
Defense That Failed,

Il was not" said lady at q Man
chester police court. using bad Ian
guags. l was too well dressed and re-
spectacle" The bench, which seems
not to understand the implied argu-
ment OF the moral effect OF good cloth
ing upon the wearer. imposed q ans.-
London Daily NswA
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VII

Tho Poison-sprins In the Cotton
Woods.
They met on the damp country road
one evening-Sally and the old man
two weeks later. She was walking
with dropping head, and, when abe
suddenly raised 1t, ~ he ahemmed, he
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-07-11
VERY GOOD REASON.

Father-I told you not to go with
that boy.
Bobby had to, father. cause he
had hold of my hair!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27

New York, September 26.-The story OF
the staying of William E. Annis by Capt.
Peter S. Hams at last has been told by
enc person who knows it as well as
any living man-T. Jenkins Hams, joint
" indicted with his brother and now in
Long Island City Jail awaiting trial.
The story is told in letter dramatical-
" pieturing the whole tragedy and re-
cording every impulse and heart throb
which led up to the climax when Cap
tain Hams, in the presence of regatta
crowd, including the wife of Annis,
emptied the contents of an automatic re-
volver into the body of the man who
he believed had betrayed his trust and
wrecked his home.
A friend wrote to r. Jenkins Hams and
asked him a number Of frank questions
Mr.. Hams answers them at length and
to answer them it was necessary for him
to analyze his own feelings as well as
those of his brother, dissect his mind,
his sufferings, and disclose those secret
scenes of the home when it became tor
ture chamber to the souls of those con-
cerned1
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The
Annex
Cafe

policies tells this story: The hardest fight
Is to get the bill through either Senate or
House the first time. When bill has
once gotten through one branch of the
national Congress, persistent effort us
ually carries the project to a successful
realization, so far as the appropriation Is
concerned. In this gulf coast inland wa
terways project, therefore, the entering
wedge has been driven by the late John
Morgan Shall we keep working where
he drove the wedge, or shall we let the
good work he partially did die with him?
In this day of great improvement
works the inland waterway 1 have out
lined would be pigmy play in COMPARE
son with the Roosevelt and Shoshone
dams, built by the government as part
of a federal plan and policy of actually
creating agricultural acreage by chang
ing deserts into irrigated areas. The
Gulf Coast Inland Waterway association
asks, not that the government turn des-
erts into gardens at colossal cost by Tt
tanic engineering feats, but merely that
the government create at small cost in
land water communication between Sec
lions of known value.
But thinking about these things will
not give the inland water connections.
Work is needed and money is needed,
Many nun0reQS Oh uOlidfS IluSI pe SPoiie
for literature that will advertise the rea-
sons why the national funds, which be-
long to Alaska as well as to us, should
be spent on inland waterways that would
especially benefit US.
We know that the stupendous weight
of the National Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress, which advocates "a policy, not
project" is with us, even II we are ad-
vocating particular project, because our
rroiact lie a mart of the great policy of
the national association.
The time is ripe for the inception of
general, hard work, which must fall on a
comparatively few men, for them to do
with the funds furnished by the people
at large.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27

The Gulf Coast Inland Waterway
association was organized on May Z, 1908,
at a convention held at the Commercial
club, of Mobile, which was given the
presidency in the person of the Hon.
John Craft of Mobile. Leland u. Hender-
son, secretary of the Apa1achicola Board
of Trade and the initiator of the conven-
ton, was elected secretary, and Gov.
Broward was elected vice president at
large. The Pensacola Chamber of Com
merce was a prime mover in the conven-
tion, and President Yonge was elected
vice-president for Florida, and Secretary
Waterman was made treasurer A con-
stitution was adopted by the association,
and adjournment taken until November
8 at Columbus, Ca, when, it is thought,
a very large convention will be held.
The purpose of the Gulf Coast Inland
Waterway association is to create an eff
fective national sentiment in favor of
federal appropriations sufficient to estab-
lish continuous inland water communica-
ton between New Orleans and the west
coast of the Florida peninsula by deep
ening present waters where necessary
to a minimum depth of feet and by dig
cling canals where necessary to connect
present inland waters, the canals to have
a minimum depth of feet also, by
means of some canaling and some inn
provement of natural water courses, TO
give water communication across the
northern end of the peninsula OF Florida
to connect the "Gulf Coast Inland Water
way" with the projected Atlantic Coast
Waterway" extending from Maine to
Florida.
The project at first thought seems a
vast one. In reality it is not. On the
contrary the monetary and engineering
aspects are insignificant in comparison
with the attainable results.
A large and powerful interstate organ
ization is already connecting the mouth
of the Rio Grande with New Orleans by
using some canaling and making use
| of the vast inland waters along the coasts
of Texas and louisiana
From New Orleans to Mobile there is
| already continuous inland water commu-
| nieation. the Mississippi sound rating as
finland water and being connected with
New Orleans by two routes-Lake Borgne
| and Lake Ponchartrain, from which three
| fine commercial canals, or basins lead
| into the heart of New Orleans, and Lake
| Borgne and the Lake Borgne canal, con-
Meeting Lake Borgne with the Mississippi
river by means of locks about forty
miles below New Orleans
| Other agencies, therefore, have already
| reduced the field of necessary work by
| the Gulf Coast Inland Waterway asso-
citation to the stretch between Mobile and
Apalachicola via Pensacola and Santa
Rosa sound.
| Jacksonville and the east Florida in.
| terests will undoubtedly be able to take
good care of that section of the proposed
work affecting the peninsula as a special
| locality.
| West Florida and Alabama are especial
| ly interested in the project as 1t affects
| the Perdido country, between Mobile and
| for the praises of poets or the encomiums
| of promoters.
| Nine miles of canal and about 2 l..
miles OF channel deepening would con
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27
Put Him To Work.
ON Success Magazine.

From Success Magazine.
Mr.. Bryan proposes if elected, to make
John W. Kern a member of his cabinet.
His original idea is that the vice presi-
dent nominated in great national con-
vention should be something more than
an ornamental office boy to the United
States senate If the Nebraskan were
running the household he would make
Mary Ann stop playing the piano and
HEP wash the dishes.
To Mr.. Bryan's proposition the only OBJ
lection made thus far is that it is uncon-
stitutional. Just what the makers of that
venerable document had in mind when
they created this office, history does not
state, they do say that there were great
jokers in those days. We only know
that every American boy today looks for
ward to the time when he shall grow
up and be eligibs to decline the nominal
ton to the vice presidency, and that the
American people have become proficient
athletes through long practice in running
away from this honor
Since we are such sticklers for consti-
tutionality, why not at least bring that
instrument down to date? OF what use
| is a WORKOUT constitution of the model
of 1879? We propose an amendment pro-
viding that the vice presidential nomi-
nee be possessed of a fortune of not less
than half million dollars (forfeitable in
case of escape); that he live in a doubt
full state; that he be nominated quietly
so as not to wake the delegates; and that
his salary be paid by the comic week.
lies.
The only alternative is to make the
position one of real importance, and to
elect to it men fitted to perform the du-
ties of the chief executive which they
| may at any time be called upon to as
sumo,
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Who He Was.

From the Saturday Evening Post.
irwin Cobb tells story Of little,
weary negro, who went into resort in
Natchez, displayed a large roll of bills
and bought drink.
AS he was paying for it another ne.
gro came in, very large and very black
He looked at the little man and said
"Niggah, whar you git all dat money!
"Bahtendah," said the little negro
by way of reply. "Ah think All shall
TEX a bottle Of dat-ah stuff. Pears
quite satisfyin' tub me-"
"Niggah," roared the big one, "whar
you git dat money? | asst you. rs de
town bully, is. | follow bullyin' fob a
trade. Whar you git it?"
The little negro began stuffing the
money back into his pocket Seems
to me-" he unused, 81 amt got huff
pockets to hold all nah wealth.
The big negro jumped at the little
one. you hear what I say?" he de-
handed "Is de town bully an
wanter know whar you git all dat
money"
Quick as a flash the little negro up
percut the big one, catching him on the
point of the jaw and knocking him
down. In moment the big negro re
Tived enough to look up from the floor
and ask humbly: "Niggah, who is you
anyhow"
Why" replied the little one, blow
ing his knuckles, 'T's de pusson you
thought you was when you come in. ;
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27
DEFENSE OF VORYS
IN DISBARMENT
Interior Department Makes
Public History of Case
EXCUSES FOR THE ACT
Statement Declares That Vorys Com
mitted No Intentional Wrong In
Withholding Pension Money
From His Client.
EXCUSES FOR THE ACT

Washington, September 26.-rhe interior
department today made public a letter OF
Secretary of the Interior Cornelius N.
Bliss, dated November 8, 1897, revoking
the disbarment of A. 1. Vorys of Ohio,
from practice before the department.
Mr.. Vorys is a member of the political
staff of Judge Taft. The letter states
that Mr. Vorys was disbsrred for having
withheld pension money and violating the
law relative to compensation for service
in pension cases in connection with the
prosecution of a claim. In revoking the
order, Mr.. Bliss states that at the time of
the disbarment Mr.. Vorys was law stu
dent and diselaimed any intention of vio-
lating law, his action in Withholding the
money being to benefit instead Of to de-
fraud the pensioner and subsequently all
the money was paid over to the PEN
sioner.
The letter addressed to the commission
er of pensions follows:
Your letter has been received, trans
hitting the papers in relation to A. I.
Vorys of Lancaster, o., for consideration
in connection with his application for re-
storation to practice as an attorney be-
fore the pension office.
Mr. vorys was, by department ordet
of March 6, 1882, disbarred from prac-
tice before the pension officer on evil
dence tending to show that he had with
held pension money and violated the
law relative to compensation for SER
vices in pension cases in connection with
- 1Iafvx
English certificate No. 1SS,9SS. 1t appears
from the papers submitted in conneo-
ton with your report with the case that
Mr.. Vorys at the time of the VIOLA
ton of the law above mentioned was
young law student and that his ac-
ton in Withholding the money was not
through any desire to defraud the PEN
sioner, but rather to benefit her by pre-
venting its use by her husband, who was
a drunkard and unable to provide her
a support, that subsequently he refund
ed her the sum of $321.25. He also dis
claims any intention of violating any law
or ruling of the pension bureau at that
time and that during the sixteen years
that have elapsed since the transaction
for which he was disbarred from practice
no additional charges have been against
him as an attorney.
Upon consideration of all circum-
stances in the case, you reach the con-
clusion that the prohibitory order should
not be further continued in force and
recommended it that be rescinded.
For the reasons stated your recon-
mendations in the premises meets with
my approval and department order of
March g. 1882, disbarring A. l. Vorys
of Lancaster, Ohio, from practice before
1xlrt
claimants, is hereby cancelled and re-
voked."