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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-16
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DURING The PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
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WESTERN NEWS.

The Union Pacific has awarded con
tracts for $50 new locomotives for
freight and passenger service, TO be
delivered in time for the fall business.
The jury at Topeka in the case OF
H. II. Tucker. Jr.. charging him with
using the mails in scheme to de-
fraud In promoting the Uncle Sam OH
Company. brought in verdict OF not
guilty.
A public holiday will be declared by
the governor on the occasion OF unyeil-
ing the Mackey statue. The Mackey
fortune was made on the Comstock
lode with that Of Flood. Fair and
O'Brien.
The Denver Rio Grande March
report shows a total income OF s52l-
$50, a decrease of sl52, ,991 and sur
plus Of s232.l62, a decrease of sl47,-
297 From July LIST the surplus was
326S2,4l6. a decrease of s1I9.i52.
The Colorado & Southern March re
port shows gross earnings of Sl.055,
I3o against s1,l0S,594 for the core
spending month of last year; and net
earnings OF s277,565. against 1880. $50
for March OF 1907.
The American Mining Congress Will
Hpll us tHuud4 ll'ft4IlS th4ls IA "
tober or late in November at Colum-
bus. Ohio The date will be set 50 as
not 20 interfere with the presidential
election and an unusually large aiten-
dance is expected,
To call the attention of the govern
ment to what they believe is a delib-
crate attempt 10 rob them Of lands, a
deputation OF Indian chiefs, represent
IN rih of HriiiSh Coin hi a
coast Indians. will leave Vancouver for
Ottawa on May 26th, to Interview Sir
Wifrid Laurier.
Clarence II. Mackay OF the Postal
Telegraph Company, in addition to
100000 for the Mackay School of
Mines, $50 900 for the John w. Mackay
statue. and $4,000 for the campus i'm
proyements at the University of Neya-
da, has announced further benefac-
tions for tho furnishing OF the School
OF Mines and, an annual contribution of
SC 900 for maintenance of the school.
The Atlantic battleship fleet
steamed through the Golden Gate into
the harbor of San Francisco on
Wednesday, the 5th. Rear Admiral
Evans was in command and his pen
nant flew from the flagship Connec-
ticut 1t seemed as if the whole pop
ulation OF California lined the shores
and docks. The decorations were pro-
fuse and officers and men were enter
tained in true San Francisco style.
Washing gold is now in progress in
Alaska and British Yukon gold mining
camps. The Yukon river opened last
Friday in front OF Dawson and navi-
cation will soon be in full swing. This
will be the busiest season ever known
TO the Yukon and its tributaries. Dur
ing the last six months strikes have
been made that are comparable in i'm
portance to those OF the klondike, Ia
mana and Nome.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-16
FARMING at Normal School,

Greeley.-If "'back to the farm" is to
be the slogan for the coming years, as
President Roosevelt believes it is to be-
and as many others advocate, then we
must begin to teach our boys and girls
agriculture, say the faculty of the State
Normal, IL We would keep them con-
tented Oil the farm. So for The last
two years classes in agriculture have
been taught in the school and the great
campus stretching away TO the rear OF
the school has given an opportunity to
plant. grow and harvest grains, vege-
tables and flowers. Each child has its
own particular plot and here, under
Professor Hockbaum. recently of Cor
nell. the little folks are carefully in
structed in seed selection, planting.
cultivating, etc. and also taught the
aesthetic value of color and form ar
rapgement
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-16
WESTERN live
STOCK SHOW
LIVE STOCK AND COMMERCIAL
ORGANIZATIONS PLAN TO
MAKE IT PERMANENT.
WANT 500 MEMBERS
PLANNING FOR BIG PAVILION AT
YARDS THAT WILL COST
$2oo, 900.

Denver.-Unanimity Of determine
ton TO make the Western Live Stock
Show a permanent institution marked
the meeting of the live stock interests
and the commercial organizations Of
Denver at the Colorado Traffic club
Monday night. AS substantial evidence
of the determination, $1,000 was
pledged off-hand by individuals present
in the form of 500 memberships in the
Western Stock Show Association. The
Denver Union Stock Yards Company
desires to secure 500 of these member
ships as a guarantee that the show
will be maintained for the next ten
years, the scheme being to place 100
memberships in Denver and the bal
ance among the stockmen Of the state
and the surrounding territory. When
the 500 memberships are secured the
Stockyards Company will erect pavil-
ion TO cost $500 900. as permanent quar-
ters for the annual show. There seems
practically no doubt whatever that the
required number of memberships Will
be secured without difficulty. The
amount paid for each membership Will
be returned with interest at 5 per cent.
II the show is maintained for ten years.
The heads of all the commercial bod
les and other organizations having an
interest In maintaining OF the stock
show, were present at the meeting and
assured the representatives OF the
Stockyard Company of their hearty CO.
operation in making the show perma-
nent and valuable institution.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-16
GENERAL NEWS,

The political campaign recently de
cided upon by the American Fedora
tion of Labor will be directed from
Chicago.
The view that railroad employe
who is riding on a pass is entitled to
damages if injured has been upheld in
the Supreme Court of New York.
A fire at Atlanta. Georgia, on the Sth
inst. entirely destroyed two solid bust
ness blocks. including the Terminal no.
tel. Loss. sl.250.00O; insurance, $780,
600
A tornado swept through Mercer
and Henry counties. Illinois. Monday
touching several towns and doing con
siderable damage Mrs. Gotch, an
elderly woman, was killed at Cleve
land
Members of the Chicago Board of
Trade defeated a proposal to forbid
the "cornering" of grain. The dealers
in cash grain were generally in favor
of the rule, but the traders were
against it.
Sir Charles Fitzpatrick. Chief Justice
OF the Supreme Court of Canada, will
be the joint representative of Canada
and Newfoundland at The Hague tribu-
nal to settle the Atlantic fisheries dis
pute with the United States.
The most successful fight ever made
by an aeroplane took place at Nags
Head, North Carolina, on the 10th inst
The Wright brothers travelled for
many miles in the air. going out a con-
siderable distance over the Atlantic
ocean and guiding the machine with
perfect ease. They rose to the heigh. Of
5000 feet or more.
in reply to British remonstrances says
that he has difficulty in controlling the
frontier tribes and that he has issued
stringent orders recalling those who
have crossed the frontier and instruct
ing the officials to prevent further in
cursions
The boycotters OF Japanese mer-
chants at Hong Kong are persistent in
their efforts and are creating a wide
spread sympathy with startling effect.
A dispatch from Tangier says that
the report of Raisuli's assassination is
false. 1t is true. the dispatch says,
that band of Elkmes fired q vOlley
at him from ambush. but Raisuli was
not hit.
A fact that is not generally known
Is that former President Cleveland
draws a salary of $4,000 a year as
president OF the association Of presi-
dents of the old line life insurance CON-
panies.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-16

Wheat Growth in Canada,
Wheat natures in Canada in from
80 to 100 days.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-16

ion and philosophy in each OF the diff
ferent tongues.
Previous to Miss Coltons new rec
ord the most accomplished linquist
known claimed knowledge OF only
SO languages.
Miss Colton's list, moreover in
cludes long roll of different tongues,
which are numbered among the most
difficult g. the world to learn and
which il .iie Chinese, Pail, Avestan,
Sanscrit. Hebrew, Syrian, Assyrian,
Arabic and Persian.
While this now famous American
woman was following the occupation
of vocal teacher at the Pennington
Comm Seminary for Girls, number
OF years ago she first became inter
ested in the Oriental languages
through having been brought in con
tact with several pupils from the far
east. Her intense interest became a
passion, and in the interval since then
she has devoted nearly all her time to
the mastering of the different
tongues. Many years ago she became
fluent user of the romance languages,
such as Italian. Spanish and French.
The greatest tribute to her wonder
full memory lies in the fact that the
roots of the different numerous east
ern languages which she has learned
are all entirely different from those
OF the western tongues, In the pres
ent-day colleges throughout the world
separate courses are held in such Ian
guages as Hebrew. Sanscrit and Per
sian, and to obtain working knowl
edge of any single one is considered a
difficult task.
When Miss Cotton first took up the
study of the eastern langues she was
located not far from Yale college and
it was there that she acquired her ele-
mentary training in these different
tongues. Within a short time the
young woman had come to be looked
upon as prodigy among the most
learned Yale professors.
Miss Cotton and Prof Spooner have
been on the borderland of Afghanis-
tan, among the mountains. where the
first articulate speech is supposed to
have originated.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-16

Every healthy Chicago COW is to
have a tuberculosis test button
clamped IN her right ear.
The citizens OF Auckland, New Zeal
and have appointed various commit
tees to arrange for an adequate vel
come to the American fleet Of battle
ships when they call there next Sep
tember
The statement widely circulated in
the press of the country that Mrs
Mary Baker G.. Eddy did not take her
usual drive Sunday afternoon. and that
her carriage had not been seen for
fortnight is denied.
Detroit city officials expect to save
100000 year by establishing in
central location an automobile fire com
pany, instead of increasing the num-
Der of men in each company. for which
Sls0,000 recently was appropriated
The American competitors in the
New York-toParis race arrived at To
kio. Japan, Sunday and left the next
morning on their way to Vladiystok.
Here all the cars will meet and make
new start The Americans say they
are 1900 miles in the lead
John Murray, the London publisher.
has obtained a verdict of $37 500 dam
ages against the London Times be-
cause the Times accused the publish
ing firm OF extortion in selling the let
ters of the late Queen Victoria at a
high price.
Count Henry De La Vaulx. Jacques
Faure and Alfred lie Blanc. the
aeronauts, have been selected as the
French representatives in the interna-
tional balloon contest for the James
Gordon Bennett cup in Berlin October
11th.
The London postal authorities have
learned that two bags of mail from
London, containing securities and val
uables worth 100000 were stolen IL.
New York the latter part of March.
Both bags disappeared in transit be-
tween the steamers and the postoffice.
The news OF the conclusion of the
arbitration treaty between the United
States and Japan has been well re-
ceiyed at Toxic and it is believed 1t
will remove whatever suspicion exists
regarding the mutual relations OF the
two countries.
Blackie, the only cat in the world
with a private fortune OF $4,000, died
at Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania. a
few days since, being chloro-
formed to end his pain when 1t
was seen that his illness was hopeless.
Blackie and his dead sister Pinkie,
We're left $40. 900 by the late Benjamin
F: Diley. of Wilkesbarre. the income
to be used in providing for them as
long as they lived.
Frank j. Bruno OF Colorado Springs
addressed the delegates to the national
conference of charities and correc-
tion at Baltimore, urging the estab
lishment OF a national sanatorium for
the treatment of consumptives. as the
most economic way of relieving GER
tain bad conditions among sufferers
from the white plague. He argued
that the Rocky Mountain region was
the preferable situation for such an
institution.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-16

ident by the Prohibitionists at their
national convention in Columbus. O.,
July Is, is one of the leading advo-
Gates OF prohibition in the south.
though Democrat. For 20 years a
member Of the Georgia legislature, he
drafted the state prohibition law and
led the fight that resulted in the law s
adoption. Mr.. Wright is resident of
Rome, Floyd county, and is wealthy.
His father, a prominent judge, left
him fortune, and his wife. who was
Miss Moore of this city, had $3.50 900
at the time Of her marriage AS an
orator Mr.. Wright is eloquent, and he
has been successful as a lawyer. In
1896 Mr.. Wright was the populist can.
didate for governor of Georgia. He is
so years old.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-16

Three hundred girls. working under
the direction Of members Of the Pueblo
Hospital Association, tagged practi-
cally everybody in Pueblo and col
lected for the institution almost 81, 800.
One tag was sold for $40, but the av-
erage price was 10 cents.
Some sixty telephone girls Of the
Colorado Telephone Company, who are
stationed in towns throughout the
state, have been the guests Of the COM
pany in Denver for several days on
the annual trip given them by their
employers. and have been Hospitality
entertained.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-16
CONGRESS AND THE CAPITAL

"A SeIlei al dI Dlll tItdly UclwCCu
the United States and Japan has been
signed by Secretary Root and Ambas-
sador Takahira.
The House today accepted the Sen
ate amendments TO the bill prohibiting
race track gambling in the District OF
Columbia and thus finally passed 1t.
A strong recommendation for the
appointment OF an officer to be known
as chief of cavalry" has been made by
a committee of cavalry officers at
tached to the army staff college.
After brief debate the House
passed the Mondell dry farm bill, per-
mitting the homesteading of not to ex-
ceed 500 acres of non-irrigable. non
mineral and non-timbered public
lands
Secretary Taft sailed for Panama
for the United States Tuesday. The
troubles he went TO Panama to settle
are to be adjusted soon. The boundary
dispute between Panama and Colombia
will be settled by arbitration.
Senator Guggenheim gave notice
that when the sundry civil bill reaches
the Senate he will press an amendment
carrying an appropriation of $4,000
to pay express charges upon silver dol
lars ordered by bankers from various
sub-treasuries.
Senator Rayner introduced a resolu-
ton authorizing the President to con-
vene court of inquiry to investigate
charges against Colonel William F.
Stewart who has been detailed to serve
until retirement at the abandoned mill
tary post at Fort Grant. Arizona.
Three members of the United States
Senate have received letters from Pres
ident Roosevelt within the past few
days declaring his supremacy as COM
mander-in chief, in all matters referring
to the control of the army and navy. He
denies that he was under any obliga-
tions to give the discharged soldiers
or Colonel Stewart a court OF inquiry.
The officers and enlisted men Of the
army won their fight for increased pay
when the House OF Representatives
agreed to the conference report on the
army appropriation bill. An appropria-
tion of 81 100000 was made for the pur-
pose, s5,000,000 of which will go to the
enlisted men. Nine hundred officers
on the retired list also will benefit by
the increase.
Senator Depew in reply to Mr.. Hey
burns attack on the forestry policy
of the administration, commended the
action of President Cleveland in in.
inaugurating the system of forest re-
serves by setting aside 20,000,000 acres.
which was increased to 100000 un-
der President Mckinley, and is now
150. 100000 acres. In the last two
years, he said, France has spent $780,
100000 for reforestation. in view Of the
enormous damage to property and the
homes OF the people by floods.
The sundry civil appropriation bill.
as reported, carries $4,000 for double
cavalry barracks at Fort Logan; &c.
900 for the Leadville fish hatchery;
$500 for the protection Of the Mesa
Verde National park, and $4,000 for
cavalry barracks and officers quarters
at Fort Russell.
Opponents Of the forestry system in
the Senate received decided setback
Monday when by yea and nay
vote the Senate doubled the appropri-
alton provided by the House and re-
ported by the Senate committee on ag-
riculture for permanent improvements
In forest reserves, raising the amount
from $5o0.00o to 100000.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-16
penver's BUILDING Boom.

Statistics of building for April in
forty-seven leading cities, compiled by
the American Contractor, shows that
Denver leads with III per cent. gain
over April 1907. Denver ranks sec
ond for gain in the first four months
compared with the same period last
year with gain Of sixtythree per
cent. New Orleans leads in this with
eighty-four per cent gain in four
months. New Orleans ranks second to
Denver with 163 per cent. gain in April.
Salt Lake City ranks third with a 11O
per cent. gain. Denver's April in
crease is nearly $1,0OO,O0o, and in the
four months is over $1,200,000.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-16
TALKS IN FORTY TONGUES.
Massachusetts, Woman Has Mastered
Many Difficult Languages.

Boston.-An addition to the inter
national fame won by American wom-
en- has been made through the recent
triumphs of Miss Mary Elizabeth S.
Cotton Of Easthampton. now on her
way home from the far east, who has
recently achieved the honor of being
the champion linguist of the world
Miss Cotton speaks 40 languages flu-
ently-that is. she has a conversation
al and reading knowledge OF each and
has also made a careful study OF relig-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-16

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, 1t is usually neces-
sary to use SO much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind paste of varying
thickness. which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch. as 1t can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
Living well is the best revenge We
can take on our enemies
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-16
Amiabilitv Plus Science.

The public expects much OF the
modern nurse-the same selfsacrifice,
righteousness and pureness of liv-
ing as in the past, but combined with
technical skill and an amount of
learning unknown to our predecessors
The Nursing Times.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-16

This woman says that sick
women should not fail to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as she did.
Mrs. A. Gregory, of 1856 Lawrence
St, Denver, Col, writes to Mrs.
Pinkham:
II was practically an invalid for six
years, on account of female troubles.
doctors advice, but in few months l
was worse than before. A friend adj
vised Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and it restored me to perfect
health, such as l have not enjoyed in
many years. Any woman suffering as
l did with backache, bearing-dow
pains, and periodic pains, should not fail
to use Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable
CompOund
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-16
FACTS FOR SICK WoMEN

For thirty years lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing g-down feeling, fiatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkha invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19
CITY NOTICES.


 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LIGHTING.
 The Committee on Public Lighting of the Board of Aldermen will meet m Rooms lO-l1, City Hall. Monday, June 22, at s o'clock p, m. for the considera- tion of the following petitions:
 Petition of Charles T. coyle for. a Welsbach lamp on Everitt street, be- tween Cold Spring and Gamer street.
 Petition of Louis F. Stoddard, ct als., for an electric arc light corner of Pros pect and Huntington streets.
 Petition of k. E. Jones. ct als., for an electric arc light on South Front street, between East Pearl and Chambers streets
 Petition of John J. Chandler for d Welsbach gas lamp on George street, between Winthrop avenue and Norton street.
 Petition of A. II. Lubenow. cts als., for a Welsbach gas lamp on Ellsworth avenue. between Whalley avenue and Elm street
 Petition of S. Fred Strong, ct als., for Welsbach gas lamps on Edgehill road and ogden street.
 Petition of J. R. Cook, ct als.. for a Welsbach gas lamp on Division street between Winchester avenue and New hall street,
 Petition of Joseph H. Mulvey foi Welsbach gas lamps on Howard avenue between Congress avenue and Gilbert street; Congress avenue, between How ard avenue and Cedar street; Davenpor' avenue, between Howard avenue ant | Cedar street. Ptitlon of A. Nicola for An electric ar, | light corner of Hamilton and Colli' streets.
 All persons interested fin the forego | ing are hereby notified ,v ne presen and be heard thereon without furthe notice.
 Per order
 JOSEPH H. MULvEY, Chairman. | Attest: | CHARLES J. PBATT,
 n193t Lamp Inspector.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19
DROPS THREE STORIES ASLEEP,

Mollie Reggenberger, a sleepwalker, walked from the fourth story window of a tenement at Forty-second street and Third avenue, this morning, fell to the first floor coping, landed on the cornlce and-slept on.
 Relatives, with much difficulty, drew her in through a window and took her upstairs to her room. When she was on the bed her sister and brother in-law shook her and a doctor was summoned. Finally, after great deal of shaking, the girl slowly open ed her eyes. In a dazed manner she inouired what the trouble was. pr. Etter said Mollie was sound in wind and limb and perfectly good all over, with the exception of a slight wrench to her right shoulder and a bruise of her hip--New York American.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given of public hearing by the Bureau of Compensation to be held In Room 10, City Hall, June 25, 1908, at o'clock ?. m. At that time and place opportunity will be giy- en to all who desire to be heard in relation to the assessment of benefits and damages for the laying of pave ment in the following named stpets: Plymouth street, from Boulevard to bamberton street
 Sachem street, from Whitney avenue to Winchester avenue.
 Oak street. from Broad street 10 Tenn pie street
 to Liberty street.
 BUREAU OF CONDENSATION,
 B. N. BLATCIILEY,
 m1S3t Clerk.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19
TAXPAYERS

A Are hereby notified that the Board of Assessors of the City of New Haven will be in session at Room No. 8, City Hall. every week day from June i, 1908, until July 1, 1908, inclusive, for the pur- nose of receiving lists of ali persons owning property, real and personal, l, subject to taxation in this city. If any resident taxpayer neglects or refuses to hand in list, made and sworn to as prescribed by law Sickness or absence from the city being no excuse, the assessors must make out list, ani add thereto ten DOT centum, us required by law.
 Power of attorney cannot be made use of fin making oath to list, nor can the husband make oath to list of pron- ertv of the wife, In which he has no interest, nor contrarlwise. the wife fot l the husband.
 Each parcel of real estate must be separately described.
 Off1ce hours from 9 a. m, until D. n,., except on Saturdays when the hall will be closed at 1 D. m.
 Signed:
 TIMOTHY F. CALLAHAN.
 EDWARD F. MERRILL.
 JOHN J. HOGAN.
 FREDERICK l.. LEHR.
 JOHN F DOUGHAN.
 m26 1mo Board of Assessors.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19

AS member of congress his atti- tude was ever statesmanlike. When the question was one which didn't matter one way or the other, and which no- body with a vote was interested In, he urged prompt action" "1ndeedH And when there was difficult matter, not to be decided without offending some . body who was somebody he was always ready to suggest the creation of a com mission.-Puck