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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-04-24
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The Supreme Court of the United
States will adjourn for the present
term May 31st.
Senator Stone has introduced bill
providing for free trade with the
Philippines and for the independence
of the islands within fifteen years. He
gave notice that he would later speak
upon the measure.
The strongest and best financially
equipped lobby in Washington at pres
ent is the one working to have hides.
which now pay duty of Is per cent.
ad valorem, placed on the free list.
Senators from cattle raising states are
alarmed.
Secretary Ballinger is restoring to
public entry and settlement as fast as
proper papers can be made out in his
office, lands withdrawn by the reclama-
ton service for use in connection with
proposed irrigation projects which
have not materialized.
dorado Taft, who has been awarded
the commission for the Columbus me-
mortal fountain to be erected In the
Union station plaza at Washington,
receives the first prize of 100000 and
the order for the memorial, which Is
to cost 100000.
Senator Guggenheim has presented
to President Taft the formal invitation
of the Denver Chamber of Commerce
to a dinner to be given in his honor
August 10th. The President told the
senator that he would gladly attend
the dinner II he should go to Denver to
the trans Mississippi congress.
In the case of the Boquillas Land
and Cattle Company Of Arizona VS.. ].
N. Curtis and others the Supreme
Court of the United States has held
that riparian land owners could not
prevent the taking by others Of water
out of a stream for irrigation purposes.
simply because Of such ownership.
President Taft went out to the base
ball game Monday, saw Washington
beater 8 to by the Boston American
leaguers, was initiated into the mystic
ries of the spit ball." shared five
cent bag Of peanuts with Vice Presi-
dent Sherman, wished hard for Wash
ington to win, and said sadly that he
hoped he was not "hoodoo."
President Taft on the 18th inst. In
a special message transmitted to Con-
gress, recommendations by the secre-
tary Of war for a revision Of the Phil
ippine tariff 30 as to permit as rhuct,
customs revenue as possible for the is-
lands, and at the same time extend to
the islands the principle of q protec-
tive 40 rfff FOr 20 fndnatrtaa
Senator Guggenheim Of Colorado has
applied to the secretary Of the inter-
ior to have lands in Yuma county ex-
amined with the view to having them
classified and selected for entry under
the provisions Of the new enlarged
homestead law.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-04-24
"coFFEE DOESN'T HURT ME"
Tales That Are Told.

Il was one of the kind who wouldn't
believe that coffee was hurting me"
says N. Y. woman. you just couldn't
with the heart and stomach trouble I
suffered from most Of the time.
MY trouble finally got SO bad I
had to live on milk and toast almost
entirely for three or four years. Still
1 loved the coffee and wouldn't believe
it could do such damage.
What ! needed was to quit coffee
and take nourishment in such form as
my stomach could digest.
I had read much about Postum.
but never thought it would fit my case
until one day l decided to quit coffee
and give it trial and make sure about
it. So l got package and carefully
followed the directions.
"Soon l began to get better and was
able to eat carefully selected foods
without the aid of pepsin or other di-
gestants and 1t was not long before
was really a new woman physically.
Now 1 am healthy and sound, can
eat anything and everything that
comes along and know this wonder
full change is all due to my having
quit coffee and got the nourishment I
needed through this delicious Postum.
my wonder is why everyone don't
give up the old coffee and the troubles
that 60 with 1t and build themselves up
as I have done, with Postum"
Easy to prove by 10 days trial Of
Postum in place of coffee. The reward
10 big.
There's q Reason"
Ever read the above 1etterv new
enc appears from time to time. They
are geaNAnss tRuA and full of human
interest.
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GENERAL NEWS.

The two great passenger steamers
now building for the White Star Line
will be 1000 feet long and probably IS
feet wide.
The reported murder of Mr.. Rogers
and Mr.. Maurer, American mission
aries, by Turkish rioters at Adana. has
been confirmed by later dispatches.
The New York Senate adopted an
adverse report on Governor Hughes
direct nominations measure. This H.
nally kills the bill.
That the "unwritten law" will not
figure in the trial of Capt. Peter c.
Haines. Jr., for the murder of William
e. Annis at the Bayside Yacht Club
last August, was the positive state
meut made by John F. Mcintyre, chief
counsel for the defense at the opening
OF the trial before Justice Garretson
at Flushing, N. Y.
At Bangor, Me-. April 18th. Johnny
Hayes of New York. the Olympic
Marathon winner. ran fifteen miles
and won his race against relay
team. His time was 1:27:14h.
The smuggling syndicate which
first offered Collector Of Port Loeb
at New York 100000 to drop the gov
ernment's investigation Of the SNUG
Cling OF sleeper" trunks containing
Is boo worth Of Paris gowns has in
cieased its offer to 100000. according
to Mr.. Loeb. But what he wants IL
the smusgiers.
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Fire at Rochester, N. Y, on the 18th
inst. destroyed property Of the esti-
mated value Of 100000.
Crop experts continue to predict .
probable shortage of wheat and high
prices. Bakers all over the country
are figuring on higher prices for bread
or smaller loaves.
The ship "Halve MAN," which the
Netherlands will present to the United
States on the occasion of the Hudson
Fulton fetes. was launched at Amster-
dam April 18th. She will be completed
and sent to New York in the early part
Of July.
Joan of Arc was canoniZed as
saint by the Roman Catholic church at
the city OF Rome on Sunday, April II.
Thirty thousand pilgrims from France,
practically all the French bishops,
many cardinals and family descend
ants of the new saint were present at
the ceremonies.
1t is proposed to create a new city
out of the outlying towns to the east
of London, to be called Eastminster.
The city will include ten districts and
will have about 100000 Inhabitants,
making it the second city in popula-
ton in the kingdom, the next largest
being Glasgow, with $4,000.
Turkish troops at Constantinop!e re-
volted on the 18th inst. and made vio-
lent demonstration before the parlia-
ment building against the committee
cf union and progress. They were only
appeased by the resignation of the
grand vizier, Hilmi Pasha, and his cab
met, after which they cheered the
Sultan.
Standard Oil men are said to be
reaching out for the larger retail trade
in New York The retail lines which
have recently attracted the attention
of the men who have been trained by
the master hand of John D. Rockefel-
Ter, embrace drugs, soap, candies, pea
nuts, milk, starch, glucose products
and restaurants.
The estimated loss by fire in the
month of MaSch. according to the COM
piler of the Journal of Commerce. ag-
gregates 1875, 400, or about $4,000
900 less than for the corresponding
month of last year. There were six
fires causing an estimated loss of $780,
900 or over in each instance.
At the seventh session of the Inter
national Railway Congress, held in
Washington, D. c., in 1905. it was de-
cided to hold the next session in Swift
zerland, provided the government OF
that country would give its consent.
This formality having now been COM
piled with, it is officially announced
that the next session will be held at
Berne, Switzerland. Jluy 3-16- 1910.
In the religious riot at Velardina.
Mexico, thirty men were killed and
many more injured. The parish priest
led a procession for the annual burn
ing Of Judas, which had been prohib-
tied by the authorities. and a thousand
of mis- followers attacked the mayor
and police who tried to stop them.
Troops were called in and the priest
arrested and placed in hospital. be-
| ing in dying condition.
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The Missionary Mule.

"That mule" said the old farmer. ia
what call missionary mule, an III
tell YOU why: 1t throwed one man on
his head, an when the man wuz apie
to be up an about agin, he went 10
preachin'; an the last time the sherin
come to levy on that mule the crittef
kicked him cross the county line, whaf
they wuz holdin' campmeetin an
I'm blest ef the sheriff didn't git reliE-
ion an quit runnin' fer oface-Xfcn
wuz uncommon hard to do, seein that
the office habit run in his blood. tell
YOU. nuthin' in this here worr Is to be
despised. wen as humble a critter ~
a mule kin be a missionary"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-04-24
Jess Said Her PRAYERS.

OAe day three-year-old Baby Jess
was visiting her grandmother. who
was very devout. She asked Baby
Jess If her mother had taught her
10 say her prayers.
Jess answered: Yes, maam."
Whom do you pray to, dear. and
ask to forgive your naughty ways?"
Sometimes l pray to mothers
knees and sometimes to the bed
Delineator.
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F. M. Marshall, a farmer at Sloan

F. M. Marshall, a farmer at Sloan,
near Florence, has encountered one of
the greatest artesian water flows that
has been struck in southern Colorado
At a. depth of $40 feet well was
opened thot flows 600 gallons a min
ute, sufficient to irrigate 800 acres d.
rect and over 1000 acres through stor-
age. .,5,s,.,-r s.,-.-
Mrs. Curfman. wife of DR.. G. w.
Curfman. past department commander
OF the Grand Army OF the Republic,
died at their home in Denver Easter
morning. after an illness of three
years.
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First Apple Raiser Dies.

of the 18th inst. says: Elan Blaine,
the original fruit rancher of the Grand
valley, who twenty-six years ago plant
ed the first apple tree here, died today.
aged "a. He homesteaded ranch
few miles west of this city and was
the pioneer in the fruit growing in
dustry. He came to Colorado in 1870
from Kansas. He leaves a number of
children and grandchildren, all ranch
ers on the Western slope.
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letting Him Down Easy.

A young man of very limited means.
after the marriage ceremony, present
ed to the minister 81 large copper
cents. all spread out on the palm Of
his right hand. This is all I've got,
parson," he said. Seeing disappont-
ed look in the minister's face he add
ed: If we have any children we will
send them to your Sunday school,
Success Magazine.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-04-24

Soon after began taking Doans Kid
ney Pills l passed several gravel
stones. l got well and the trouble has
not returned. My back is good and
strong. and my general health is bet
ter"
Sold by all dealers so cents a box
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-04-24
Table Talk.

A story in which Webster IL said
to have figured: The statesman WAS
once asked by woman At = dinner
given in his honor. how he varied In
his eating and what he generally ate.
Madam" the answer rak, II vary in
eating In this respect: sometimes !
Sat more. but never less"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-04-24

and now TO cure
them. Mrs. w. G.
Davis, of Groesbeck,
Texas, says: Back
aches hurt me SO l
could hardly stand.
Spells of dizziness
and sick headaches
were frequent and
the action of the kid
nayc Wac irray1,lar
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HIS LUCK.

"Why didn't you come around ear.
lier? The snow is all melted away
Oats just my luck. lady. Every
time feels like workin' de sun comes
out and does me out of a job!'
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AILiNG WOMEN.
Keep the Kidneys Well and the Kid
neys Will Keep You Well.

Sick, suffering. languid women are
learning the true cause of bad backs
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-04-24
When Courage Failed.

When Courage Failed.
Duke" said the heiress. eagerly.
did you see father?"
Yes"
"Well?"
1--WE talked about the weather"
What? Lose your nerve again?
Why don't you brace up and talk like
a mana subject of king on whose
domain the sun never sets!"
Cant" moaned the duke. "All the
time l was in your fathers Office ho
kept grinning at big painting"
What painting?"
"The battle Of Bunker Hill."-Lip.
pincotts.
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NIAPLEINE
GOING THE PACE.

Tortoise-What. have you started a
motor car?
Snail-Yes, one must move with the
times, you know.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-04-24

A fiavoring that is used the same as lemon
or vanilla. BY dissolying granulated sugar
in water and adding Mapleine, a delicious
syrup Is made and n syrup better than maple
Mapleine S sold by grocers. If not send 35c for
2ox bot and reel pc book. Crescent Afg Co., Seats.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-06-24
FraternaI Tramps

II is said that all tramps have a
masonry of their own. certainly be
lieve it. They leave their signs on
fence posts, stoops sidewalks and
trees. These signs are similar to those
on Egyptian obeisks or Indian totem
poles Only the other day threatened
with death veteran Of the fraternity
and told him to warn his craft not to
annoy me, that was a very danger
GUS man The next day there were
sundry chalk marks about the prem
ises and have not seen tramp since
And yet have fed at least a thousand
OF these fellows and "watered' them
too They are a good-natured lot. II
had more money than mere stipend
I'd hire the biggest ballroom in any
New York hotel for Christmas and in
yite thousand tramps to eat dinner
with me and relate a few experiences
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-06-24
ONE ON THE JUNIOR PARTNER.
Office Boys Joke That Was Appre-
cated by the Manager.

In a large Chicago office. where the
value of system and order is appre-
ciated, one Of the rules which the
manager insists must never be
broken is: Everything must be in
its proper place" The clerk who has
to look for an article which has a
designated place receives mark
against his name, and a second Of
Tense is sure to bring him a repri-
mand. One day recently the boy
whose duty it is to atfix stamps on the
outgoing mail found on his desk a
hat, a pair of gloves and broken box
of cigarettes. The initials in the hat
gave him a clew. and after making a
red ink mark against Rule No 6, he
placed the articles and the office code
on the desk of the junior partner and
then told the other boys: I'm fired g"
When he received his pay envelope he
found that his wages had been raised
one dollar, and the manager says
Rule No. s has never been respected
as now.
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HIS MOTIVE FOR GOING HOME
Johnny Wanted a Personal Interview
with Sammy Green.

Johnny astonished the family in the
country one day by announcing that he
wanted to 90 home.
What's that" demanded his father.
Want to go home?"
Yep" maintained the boy.
Well, that's very funny. 1t wasn't
two days ago that you were begging
us to stay up on this farm until Oc-
tober. Are you sick?"
Nope"
Got the blues?"
Nope"
"Toothache?"
Nope"
Mad because your mother won't let
you go swimmtng?"
Nope"
All! l think I understand" said
his father with a chuckle 4 happen
to hear you sassing that farmers boy
yesterday out back of the barn, and
also happened to see him flop you on
your back. Did it hurt much?"
"N-nOpe"
We'll. cheer up my boy We all
have our ups and downs in this world
What good would it do you to go
home?"
IF I were only home, pap" replied
the boy with longing sigh q could
knock the stufHn' out of Sammy Green,
and then Id feel better" -Bohemian
Magazine.
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get these steel runners under my
feet and III show you how your Uncle
BY used to be the beau ideal on
skates
Then | arose like the dawn on the
battlefield Of Waterloo and prepared
to scintillate. BY some queer freak
of unstabIeness, l lost control of my
pedal eXtremities, my feet slipped out
from under me and came down with
jar that broke the crystal in my
watch
Gee" said l, somewhat fiustered, Il
guess I must have stepped on a
twig."
Can I help you up, dear?" asked
my wife in her sweetest manner
striving not to laugh.
"Oh, never mind me, old honey
bun" said gaily, laundering about
on the ice. III be as light as d fawn
in a minute"
And l was, too One of my feet
got to going north and the other in
sisted on fleeing in an opposite direc-
ton. For a moment | thought | was
going to split like a pine stick. but
managed to fall down again and save
myself. BY this time quite a crowd
had gathered and | knew they wanted
to see me cut some fancy figures.
l did,
The first one started with a kickoff
that would have done honor to Yale
For the joyous space Of a second I
sped buoyantly through the rareaed
atmosphere. Then with a bIood-curd-
ling yell lit on the southeast corner
Of my hat 1t was a new hat, too.
Darn these skates" said |. explain.
atory like, they haven't been sharp
ened since 1882"
Il had them sharpened last week for
you corrected my wife, soberly.
All right said l, starting all over
again. I'll get the hang of them in
a minute"
1t was less time than that. | made
a wide sweeping surge TO one side,
hit soft place in the ice, fell for six
minutes, broke my eye glasses, lost
my loose change, upset my fountain
pen, cut hole in my left shoe and
quit. That is. quit skating-Tm fall
ing yet,
My wife says she will do the skating
for the family hereafter. That keeps
me off the ice and on the water wagon.
all right. Ho hum, gay life.
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A POINT TO LOOK TO.

When a man swears himself into
matrimOny, he is allowed to submit
any sort Of testimony, and none Of it
is seriously impugned
But when he swears himself out. he
is narrowly limited to the beggarly
facts. and moreover must endure the
merciless hammering of crafty law
yers bent on discrediting him.
Might it not effect saving of heart
aches to fortity our girls somewhat
with a techinicand av dane anb an
when they are wooed, they may the
quicker detect the incompetent. the
irrelevant and the immateriaI?-Puck
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He Kent On
Judge

The airship had collapsed and the
aeronaut had fallen into a dozen
pumpkin pies placed on the roof of the
farmhouse to cool
Excuse me, madam" he spluttered,
as he mopped the yellow mixture
from his eyes.
'Fll not excuse you at all" snapped
the fiery woman in the red sunbonnet
But l couldn't help it, madam
L"
"Oh, you could help it Didn't 7 hOl-
Ter for you to stop when you were
half way down, and you didn't pay the
least bit Of attention to me."-New
York Herald.
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cut. Each of the four sides of the
rack may be Az feet wide by five feet
high; all the boards nailed or bolted
securely, especially the horizontal
pieces at the top. The bottom boards
says the Farm and Home, should be
two inches from the ground, and from
"a to 80 inches in the height OF the man.
gers, depending on the size of the cat
tie. For horned cattle the oblique
boards may be % inches apart at the
top of the opening and nine inches at
bottom. When complete the rack will
accommodate four cattle where they
can feed easily and with comparative
ly little waste if rack is not filled toe
full Another advantage is that IT
can be easily moved to another part
of the feed lot when occasion requires
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At the katuralist's.

Henry Smith-Got any blonde rats
ProprietOr-Rionde rats. Do you
mean
Henry SMITH don't know what
they look like, but my wife phoned
me TO be sure and bring her home
blonde rat. Gimme a couple Of white
mice. Maybe they'll do
At Home
His Wife-Heury Smith, You fool
you How do you suppose I'm going
to do my hair over a pair Of white
mice?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-06-24
DAIRY NOTES.

Scald out the pail every time after
feeding the calf, and keep all of its
feeding vessels clean. This will tend
to lessen trouble with the young ami
NAL
Let the calves out for romp each
day. The exercise will strengthen
their muscles and keep them healthy
While they are out clean their stalls
and supply fresh bedding.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-06-24
Self.Evidant

Mrs. Dorcas-What induced your
club to go on record as to the injurious
effect of rocking on babies?
Mrs. Gadabout-One of the mem
bers pointed out that we wouldn't be
able to attend the club meetings if
we had to stay home to rock the ba-
bies.-Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-06-24
The Probable Cause

II say Jim, what on earth is the
matter with this automobile? Doesn't
she seem to be disabled somewhere ?"
Il think, sir, if | may say so, sir.
that the fault is in her rheumatic
tires. "-Baltimor American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-06-24
How Appies Are Packed.

And now the honest farmer packs
His apples up for town.
This is the top rows of his sacks,
. o . o . o 0 o o o o 0
And this is further down,
20 o o 0 o o o.
-JamespOrt Gazette.
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Uncle Allen,

Everybody says confidence is re
stored" reflected Uncle Allen Sparks.
and | suppose it is, but notice that
the manufacture Of cash registers still
keeps a whole town busy. "-Chicago
Tribune
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-06-24

A Brookfeld (MoJ editor says: "A
Brookteld boy one night imbbed until
he'd had his fill and then he started
homeward but he couldn't climb the hill
So down he dropped and went to sleep
right there upon the grass and in his
dreams some very funny doings came to
pass. He dreamed that twenty cannibals
had captured him and he was tied up to
sapling while they fixed him up for
tea. Then came the chieftain with a
spear. wen drink his blood" he spake
but e'er the CORY jab was made the boy
was wide awake. All ha, old chief"
he murmured then between his sleepy
blinks, Il knew I'd get away before you
stuck me for the drinks"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-06-24
Pas Idea Of II,

Little Willie-Say, pa, when is
man said to be civilized?
Pa-When he knows enough to con
ceal the fact that he is a savage, my
son.-Chicago Daily News.
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places. That lets
me out went
skating yester-
day,
Once I could
glid e gracefully
over the crystal
ice like a snowy
bird on piniOns Of
down. Now I am
all right on the
down, but my pin
ions are rusty.
All, well do l re-
member, when a
lad, how l skated
f orw a = d 5 and
backwards, cut
the figure eight.
wrote my name IN
the ice and left
my mark for the
admiriug popu-
lace to wonder
at. Yesterday !
left my mark as
Of yore. It was
the kind of a
mark made by a
rutabaga when It
strikes you uuex-
pectedly on the
proboscis and the
p Pile couldn't
wonder for laugh
ing
It's easy" said
| to my wife sail
ing about like a
ton. wait until
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-06-24

The millers life is a grind.
Life to the butcher is killing.
The baker finds life very kneady.
The candlestick maker makes light
(of life).
The shoemaker spends much Of his
life saving soles.
The editors life is made UP of
scratching for a living.
The blacksmith has the best time
of all. His life is full of sparks-and
the one in our town is going to get
married June l.
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At the Circus

Manager-What is the two-headed
woman fighting about?
Stableman-The living skeleton as
proposed to 'er, and each cad says e
love 'er for 'erself alone.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-06-24

She-She told the mother that the
child had sweet face.
He-Well, it has puddin face
Puddin is sweet, you know.-Yonkers
Statesman
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The ONLY One

you say your son is hard to man.
age, Mr.. Jims. Does he display any
natural bent?"
Eyes, think he is going to be a
crook. baltimore American.
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81 actually had the last word with
woman today"
Amazing, How'd you manage it,"
II was in the subway said
Madam, have my seat"