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Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
Bites

"Of course" we exclaimed withering-
ly, you don't take two bites at a
cherry!"
The fellow hastily consulted his Busy
Mans Manual of Modern Mastication.
1.-TWO? Forty-seven!" he rejoined
enthusiastically.
The cherry, it seemed, was looked
upon as by no means the most digesti-
BILE of fruits.-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
Latest News from NeighbOri1g Cities
PASADENA

Circulation Dept. Home 2ss5: Sunset z7io.
Correspondent. 145 s. Los Robles Ave-
Day-Both Phones So Night-Home 2ebs
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
THE CANDLE BACK IN FAVOR.
Artistic Holders Employed for the H.
luminants Of Past
Generation.

The woman whose aim is TO reveal
Q touch OF the artist in her home just
At present is interested in the old
fashioned candlestick- L is a revival
as happy in its way as that OF the re-
turn to favor OF Sheffield or pewter
ware. The candle held its own against
the OIL lamp. but lost its popularity
when gas came in. and ii was practi-
calIy outlawed when electricity came
into general use. Now. however many
women OF society are using candles eX-
tensively. One society leader, in fact
has gone to the extreme of having
electric fixtures removed from several
rooms. relying entirely upon candles
for lighting. These candles she dis
plays in antique candlesticks OF beaten
brass Tall Russian candlesticks now
are seen on many library tables and
tall silver colonial sticks are on many
dressing tables New eaudlesticks are
shown in pottery and wrought iron.
but antiques are first in favor The
prices OF old brass candlesticks have
advanced greatly in the last few weeks
and few now are 10 be found in the
antique shops
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
Variety IN Sleeves

Sleeves are fuller. especially iron
the elbow 10 the wrist. and with the
lighter dresses a long three-quarter
sleeve is much in vogue. though the
long sleeve over the hand is as much
seen as ever. The wise woman makes
i, z question Of individual Judgment
For instance, frou frouing muslin
garden party frock seems to always
look smarter with the shorter type of
sleeve. whereas nothing looks worse
than the sleeve OF tailor-made that
displays an expanse Of bare arm.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
HANDSOME FROcKs FOR BABY,
designers of Talent Have Put Forth
Their Best Efforts for Little Ones
Adornnent

little empire frock for the baby Is
one OF the seasons new wrinkles. 1t
has the tiniest. shortest yoke. cut
square and outlined with a band of
beading run with blue ribbon.
The fun little skirt is gathered to
the yoke and finished with deep
hem, feather stitched Above the hem
is band of valenciennes insertion
with three tiny tucks above and be-
low il
/ he sleeves are merely little puns
gathered into beading run with rib
bon tied in a rakish bow and finished
with lace frill, Tiny pearl buttons
tasten the frock at the back
Another equally attractive little
frock is cut with a front and back
panel and sleeves in one piece The
panels run from the neck 10 the hem
Of frock and are outlined with fine
feather stitching. and have scattered
tiny blossoms and French knots
worked in white merceFizsd embroid-
cry thread over the entire surface.
The neck and sleeves are finished
with lace insertion and trills of ed gin z
and the skirt is gathered at the sides.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
snar, Touch for a HANDBAG.

A New York woman recently discov-
cred use for heavy gold link watch.
chain Cof the style long ago discarded)
belonging TO her husband She had q
small, gold-mounted handbag, with a
leather strap. The latter having be-
come rusty from constant friction with
the hand. she removed the strap. riv-
eted the gold chain on with gas pliers
and behold an added smart touch
without expense or recourse to a lew
eler. Since the passing Of this style of
chain those who own ornaments of the
kind find them something of a prob
lem The splendid workmanship often
makes the sInsltsr's Office seem a sac
Tifce. and to convert them into brace
lets at a jewelers. is costly Here for
more than one Of Us is a really practi-
cal suggestion requiring no outside as
sistauce.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
HE PUZZLED THE BRIIlSHER
Evidently Ooorkeeper Had Never
Heard Of the Lord That Areri-
can Minister Served.

Judge George F. Lawton OF tie Mid
olesex probate court told me q story
the other day OF an American minis
ter who was spending his sabba,ical
year travelling abroad. Arriving in
London, he made every effort TO get
an intimate view of the two branches
OF parliament in session OF course
no stranger is allowed on the floor Of
the house OF lords. but the minister
not knowing this. and with the usual
amount of American push. tired 10
make his way in. There is a rule,
however. that servants of the various
lords may be admitted to spezk to
their ministers. Seeing the u mister
walking boldly in. the dooraeeper
asked:
hat lord do you serve."
What lorde" repeated the aston.
ished American, the lord JehOyaht"
For moment the doorkeeper hesi-
tated and then admitted him. Turn
ing to an assistant standing near. Re
said:
He must mean one Of those poor
Scotch lairds. Boston Record
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
Brushing Hair Is Essential.

A woman who wears her hat con-
staniy. as one must during days Of
many social engagements, must brush
her hair carefully al night unless she
wishes II TO be seriously affected
Combing will no, bring back the turn
OF the hair near the scc,o. TO the angle
at which il should grow. but brushing
Will overcome the difficulty. The brush
must be held to make the hair 60 up.
and when the latter Is released there
will be nuf5ness and hghtness not -
b secured otherwise.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05

was made assistant attorney general
under Bonaparte. He is a tall, broad
shouldered young man, who appears
particularly well in fannels. and was
the best OF tennis players with the e1-
ception of Robert Bacon. MI Cooley
looked athletic. but a year ago his
health failed suddenly and he resigned.
going to New Mexico. When it was
thought a few months ago. that he
had recovered. Mr. Roosevelt again
appointed him assistant attorney gen
eral. but Mr.. Cooley's physician, after
examination. refused to approve .
change of climate
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
IL Tired Of Prayin0,

A little girl in St Louis the other
evening was going through the usual
form of prayer: God bless mamma.
and papa and make me q good girl"
and so on. when all at once she
semed to come to a decision. Nov
that is the last time l am going to
say that prayer" she said. very grave
ly. looking at her mother. You are
older than l am and il is your place
to ask for all those things and l don't
see any use in two peoples asking
the same thing" Since then she has
firmly refused to pray, insisting that
it is her mothers place to ask God
for blessings.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
The Captains Repartee.

The captain of transatlantic liner.
having become irritable as a result OF
some minor troubles in the ships
management and the unusually large
number Of ridiculous inquiries made
by tourists. was heading for the
bridge" when a dapper young man
halted him to inquire the cause Of the
commotion of, the starboard side of
the ship. Being on the port side, the
captain politely replied, with some
sarcasm, he IVES not certain, but
thought 1t possible that a cat ash had
just had kittens. Eat
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
TORE HIS SKIN OFF
In Shreds-itehins Was Intense
Sleep Was Often Impossible.


AT first an eruption OF small pus-
tules commenced on my hands. These
spread later to other parts OF my body.
and the itching at times was intense.
so much so that l literally tor The
skin OF IN shreds in seeking relief
The awful itching interfered with my
work considerably. and also keli me
awake nights. l tried several doc
tors and used a number OF different
ointments and lotions but received
practically no benefit. Finally / set
tied down TO the use OF Cuticu-a Soap,
Cuticura Ointment and. Cuticura Pills,
with the result that in a few days all
itching had ceased and in about three
weeks time all traces OF my eruption
had disappeared. l have had no trou-
bic OF this kind since. H 4 Kru,s-
kof, STA Wabash Ave. Chicago, Ill,
November Is and IS, 1907"
Potter Drug Chen Corp Sole P-o7z, Boaon.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05

preferences they may have had sor
other candidates. Said one man. who
is at the head OF one of the depart
ments:
In my mind, Mr. Pinchot is one Of
the ikeliest men that has been named:
in fact, in my mind he is the likelisst
man that could be named as DR. An
gels successor Mr.. Pinchot is broad
gauged, strong. with backbone to put
through any needed measure and to
see that the measure is maintained
afterward- A man exceedingly af
fable and courteous. and, above all. a
man OF diplomacy.
Mr.. Pinchot is man OF the day
and age, and OF the caliber that will
keep abreast OF the times, and he will
be one of the foremost men in the
public eye for years and years after
most public men of to-day are laid
away on the shelf. as past their pub
lie usefulness. He is a man OF strong
character. just such as is needed at
the head of such an institution as
Michigan when President Angel shall
lay down the duties of Office
Mr.. Pinchot is highly educated. and
has served the government as spe-
cial commissioner to foreign countries
This training has had a broadening ef-
feet upon a man naturally broad in
his ideas. and he seems to-day to be
the most logical man for the vacancy
that will occur at Michigan when DR..
Angel shall retire from active admin
istrative duties
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
Honor for Luther Burbank.

The California club, the largest civic
club in San Francisco. has succeeded
in getting the birthday of Luther Bur
bank set aside as bird and arbor day
for the state. While the day is not to
be a holiday, all public schools and ed
ucadonal Institutions are directed to
observe II BY including in the school
work such exercises as will teach the
children the economic value of birds
and trees and promote . spirit of prc
lection toward them
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05

in
the
o
the the
elbow of
by silk the
for
but
eoth The long skr, has wrapped which
sleeve the openings stitched
the
a. o the sleeves
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
JOB FOR ROOSEvELT'S FRIEND
Tennis Crack" Cooley Appointed A.
SOC late Justice Of Supreme Court
Of New Mexico.

Washington.-Alfred ". Cooley. or
Tennis Crack" Cooley. one Of the
most constant members of the Roose-
Welt tennis cabinet, was recently nom
mated by President Taft to be asso-
ciate Justice Of the supreme court Of
New Mexico. Mr. Cooley at one TIME
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
PlNcHoT TO SUCCEED ANGEL!
Chief Government Forester Likely -
Be Named Head Of Michigan Uni
sersity, Il 10 Sod.

Ann Arbor. Mich-A name that is
being favo-ably discussed on the
campus as a suitable successor to DR..
James B. Angel as president of Mich
igan university, is that OF Clifford Pin
chot, chief forester of the United
States When the name first came
up for discussion ii was fayoTably re-
1eived by almost every member of the
faculty, regardless of whatever other
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
To Enjoy

the full confidence of the Well Informed
Of the World and the Comnea iation of
the most eminent physicians it vas essen
,ial that the component paris Of Syrup
Of Figs and Elixir of Senna should be
known to and approved by than; there
fore, the California Fig Syrup Co. pub
ishes full statement with every package.
The perfect purity and uniformity of pro-
duct, which they demand in laxative
remedy OF an ethical character. a7e assured
by the Company original method of man
ufactune known TO the Company only.
The figs of California are used in the
production of Syrup of Figs ani Elixir of
SIENNA to promote the pleasan, tas.e. but
the medicinal principles are obtained from
plants known to act most benehcially.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured BY the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by all leading druggists
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
Iron Ore Fields In Finland.

Though Finland has been regarded
up to the present time as being ex-
tremely poor in iron ores. recent re-
search has proved the existence of orc
fields in South Finland (Nyland), and
above all in the Ladoga lake district,
which seem to be worth the expense
OF mining. For research purposes .
company has been formed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
Exclusive.

Where do the Hottentots live.
Mary" public-school teacher asked
one of her pupils. II Cont know. m"
said Mary. primly. Ma won't let me
visi, any of the people in this neigh
borhood. Companion.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05

heavy sediment. Doctors were not
helping Inc SO l began taking Doans
Kidney Pills. l improved soon. and
after while was entirely free from
my suffering. l am in the best OF health
now and am in debt TO Doan's Kidney
Pills fo. saving my life"
Sold by all dealers so cents box.
Foster-Mil5uru Co., Buffalo. y. Y.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05

years / was Grip
pied with sciatic
rheumatism il my
thighs and could
not get about with
out crutches. The
kidney secreuons
became ire gular.
painful, and showed
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
Logical Reasoning.

A certain young mans friends
thought he was dead, but he was only
in state Of coma When. in ample
time to avoid being buried. he showed
signs OF life. he was asked how it
seemed to be dead.
"Dead?" he exclaimed Il wasn't
dead. l knew all that was going on.
And I knew l wasn't dead. too. be-
cause my feet were cold and l was
hungry"
But how did that fact make you
think you were still alive!" asked one
Of the curious.
We'll. this way: knew that If
were in heaven I wouldn't be hun.
cry. And If was in the other place
my feet wouldn't be cold"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
ONE THING THAT WAS CERTAIN
Ne Doubt In the saseaaeman's Mind
as to Contents Of What Looked
Like Cofy5n.

In an emergency the manufacturer
Of Limburger cheese was forced to
use strategy with a shipment Ordi-
narily his product went in special
cars. but In this instance no car was
available and the order must be filled.
Two hundred pounds Of the fragran:
comestible was put in . rough, OBJ
long box. and taken to the railroad
baggageroom. Then the manufactur.
o. bought ticket for himself and the
box. and entered the train. At the
hrst stop he went ahead to the bag.
gage car to see that there was NO
trouble. He stood by the box in a
disconsoiate attitude and shaded his
eyes with his hand The baggagen0n
was sympathetic. "A relative?" he
asked Yes" answered the manu-.
facturer. sit is my brother" WELL"
said the railroad man. philosophicaily.
you have one consolation. He's dead.
all right."-San Francisco Argonaut
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
keepina the Mouth Sweet.

The mouth should be rinsed at least
once a day with an antiseptic wash
Tie habit is a germ preventive and
he.ps keep the breath sweet
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
Household Hint.

DO you know how to use a chAnng
DISH"
Yes" answered Mr. Sirius Barker
II have some novel ideas on the sub
ject"
What are they,-
The best way I know OF TO use .
chafng dish is to punch q hole in
the bottom of II, paint i, green and
plant flowers in it."-Was hington
Star
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
CRIPPLED WITH sciAricA
Caused BY Disordered Action Of the
Kidneys.

Samuel D. Ingraham, 240s E Main
ST., Lewiston, Idaho. says: For two
Blue-grass blade., 1909-12-05
From a Friend in Grief.
FORT FAIRFIELD. ME.-Tn the

FORT FAIRFIELD, ME.-In the death
of Joseph A. Conant, of this town, Free
thought has lost one of its most advanced
and openly avowed Liberals, always ready
to give expression both in private or pub
lie, to his honest thought. At the time Of
his death and burial. was indisposed and
confined to the house the most of the time:
hence I was unable to attend his funeral.
Mr.. Geo. f. Baxter interviewed me in re-
gard to having the exercises published in
the Blade. I advised him to do so. He in
formed me since that had he done so. but
up to this date I have not seen it published.
Mr.. Conant and several of his sons are
classed among our wealthiest farmers and
exercise considerable influence in this com
munity. They all openly advocate Free
thought, and I think if You would give the
report of the exercises and the address
place in the Blade it would arouse a deep
interest in your paper and help to increase
the subscription list in this vicinity.-R. L.
BAKER.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-12-05

is better than God, for God killed more
people than any murdere ever can
In Jos. ch. l, V. 5, God tells Joshua he
will always stand by him. and in chap z,
V. Sc, he let's the men of All kill SO Israel
ties. Is he a person, or rather a spook, to
be trusted? I would not trust him, I'm
sure
In Ezekiel, ch 5, V. II, the children of
Israel had defiled his sanctuary with all
their detestable things, and God said he
would destroy one-third by pestilence one
third should fall by the sword, and one
third should be scattered to the four winds
of the earth That's the way he would
take care of them if they would desert the
Egyptians and follow him. They had it
better with the Egyptians, is my opinion.
L enclose an article cut out of the st.
Paul Dispatch. I have rather delayed in
sending it. I think it s rather good ex-
ample of a preacher. 1t also shows that
preachers are not as solemn as they look,
even if they do put on sanctimonious faces
once a week. I hope you will succeed in
organizing the Freethinkers. Wishing the
Blade success.
Cranberry Center, Wis.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-12-05
THE REPUTED SAVIOR.
Divine Plan of Salvation Trife Too In
credible to be Believed.
(By Joel M. Berry,

Nearly two thousand years ago the
people of this world were astonished by
the appearance of a man in their midst
calling himself "Savior." He claimed
that God was his father, and that he had
sent him clothed with divine authority to
seek and save lost and ruined world.
He says nothing about a mother-doesn' t
even claim to ever have had any. For some
time the people were at loss just what to
think of him. So in order to convince them
of his divinity, he resorted to what is now
called "sleight-of- hand" performances, and
called them miracles. Having a little of
the mysterious about them, the people
caught on, and it was not long before i
had quite lot of followers, 1T it dii nct
amount to much. In a shor time, c.mpar-
atively, charges were brought against this
reputed Savior. He was arrested; tried be-
fore a court; found guilty and finally cru
cited between two thieves. He is reported
to have arose from the dead "a thing too
incredible for any intelligent person to
c'ilslutI loT IL HbHthtJ' III a Shoi'
time vanished ol Of their sight, with the
remark that he was coming again in the
lifetime of some of them living, but he
has not been seen or heard of from that
day to this.
Now the whole sum and substance of the
affair, as far as we have been able to find
out seems to be about this: A marvellous
fraud and deception was imposed upon our
ancestors by this man calling himself the
Savior of the World, and the people of the
10Th and Goth centuries are just beginning
to realize the deception and reject him.
The truth is, that neither this world, nor
the people in it, have ever been lost or
ruined. Did we not find them all safe and
sound when he entered the world? Then
if Savior was needed when he came, what
about the millions and trillions that lived
and died before his time? Are they all
lost? Then what about the world and the
people of the present day? Are they not
all safe and sound, and getting along fne
without a Savior? He was of no benefit to
mankind while living, and Of much less
thing since he is dead. We have yet to hear
of just one human being ever saved through
his efforts. In case any one should hear
Of such a thing they will do the public a
great kindness by publishing it in the Blue
Grass Blade.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-12-05
BLUE GRASS BLADE
FROM A CHILD WRITER.
Our Girl Correspondent Sends One More
Contribution on Bible Reading.
(By Anna Koglin.)

| think the Blade is getting more inter-
esting every time l read it. I always read
it from "cover to cover" l also read the
Bible, but it ism It half as interesting or has
one-third of the sense through the whole
book as the Blade has in one line.
Joshua was as smart as Moses was
(which isn't saying much) and God is still
killing people. He's doing great, magic
things. He makes the waters of the Jor-
dan stand in heap, and that IS more than
anybody today can do, even if we are in
the Goth century. According 20 that we are
getting Predetermined.
In Joshua, chap 5, verse 10. God tells
Joshua to loosen the shoe on his foot for
the place where he stood was holy. IF I'd
been God, I'd been afraid his feet were not
as clean as his Shoes But still don't sup
pose he meant to take it off, and the way
God talks he must have had only one shoe
But still I'd like to know what good that
would do to loosen it,-would it make the
ground any holier? I suppose he meant to
take off the shoe, but if he meant so, why
didn' he say so?
was at a funeral few weeks ago and
the preacher explained many things. He
explained that we think God says things
that he does not want us to understand, or
mean speaks in parallels, but this was be-
cause God was so deep.
And he also explained how we lived after
we got to heaven. God dwells in man
sion, and when we die we also 60 to heaven
and also dwell in that mansion, so we are
all one united family. That is great ex-
PLANTATION. but where did he get his knowl-
edgeq Was he inspired? IF God can in
spire, why don It God inspire the unbeliev-
ers and stop all our doubts about his exist
ence? God also said when he made the
commandments that they were very easy
to keep, and in JOS ch. 6, V. "a, after COM
handing the Israeltes to kill the people, he
tells them to take the gold and silver and
put it in the house of the Lord. He-an
all-powerful God-cannot keep his own
commandments, then how can he expect
poor, weak person to keep them?
OF course, he did not take the gold and
silver himself, but it was as much. No
wonder the churches are such nice-looking
buildings.
But now instead of killing the people,
they lie to them.
He also killed all the people of Jericho,
All and Merom. How very kind of him to
kill his own children (for they were his own
Children even if he won 7 own it). / would
just as soon go to murderer's den and
prav tn them hut still think n mur lprer
Blue-grass blade., 1909-12-05
Count Him a Member.

BROOKLYN, CONN-Count me a men,
Der of the proposed organization.-DAN-
TEL AUSTIN. New England Secretary Of
Materiaist Association.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-12-05
Subscribes for Hausman's Book.

CAPLTNGER Is MILLS. MO-Enclosed
find order for $500, which apply to pay
ment for the Hausman book-"Man s ORR.
gin and Destiny.-C. IT, HACKLEMAN.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-04-03
The Banquet.

The banquet or reception, ten
dered the ladies' at Neal and
Browns S last Wednesday evening
for the purpose of exchanging
business ideas, was not only a
success, but quite social treat.
There were a goodly number out
and those that did not come are
sorry now for it was quite a swell
affair. The entire assem- blage,
one by one, were called upon for
an expression. J. Edw. Thomp-
son, corresponding secretary,
acted as postmaster.
The speeches by all were time.
ly. Dr.. Ford was spea Ter of the
occasion and delivered most
eloquent address, richly embel
Iished with the finest English and
most appr, pirate figures. A
masterpiece, his was-his audi.
tors sat enraptured from the vol
uptuous outpouriog from his we'll
supplied vocabulary.
The body was addressed by
Revs. II. l. Smith, Ernest Hal
aud Dr.. Dewitt, visitors in the
city.
The Yep ast was rived | y Miss
Nancy Brown and was elegant.