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dragoman, that if those pistols are
for the purpose of blowing out my
lions brains they are quite insufficient
and perfectly useless"
Then, like skilled fencer counter
ing his opponents thrust after the
bey's ironical advice had been trans
lated, Dupetit- Thouars replied:
''Tell his highness that my pistols
are not there to kill his lion, but to
blow his own brains out at the first
movement of this Objectionable
carpet"
Gravely but little pale the man
interpreted. The smile died away on
the bey's lips and he no longer stroked
his beard.
my lion," said he. "is too we'll
trained even to scratch one of my
guests, but since he is not wanted he
shall be sent away"
At a word from the hey the lion
slowly and heavily left the room, like
an obedient dog.
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and the kidney action improved right
away. Large quantities of sediment
and stony particles passed from me,
and finally the stone itself, part dis
solved, but still as big as a pea. With
it disappeared all symptoms of dizzi-
ness, rheumatism and headaches. l
have gained about so pounds since and
feel we'll and hearty"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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ing on the price to-day, tomorrow or
next year is at the command of the
keen witted experts who deal in
wheat, and they know what the prob
abilities are almost before the condi-
tions producing them have shaped up.
Farm products have grown into the
Americas greatest source of wealth.
Every year the farmer takes out of
the soil four billion dollars worth of
value, and the two great crops, corn
and wheat, represent a. third of this
enormous sum.
The world follows with closest in
terest the determinations reached in
Chicago, for Europe is largely depend
ent on the United States for it's wheat.
For example the United Kingdom runs
up yearly bill for wheat of $200,000,-
900, and Of this sum nearly one-half
comes to the United States.
Railroads Watch Crops.
The railroad chieftains follow these
reports of crop prospects with almost
as close an interest as the farmer, for
good crops means good tonnage, not
only of wheat to the towns, but of
merchandise from the towns to the
farms, the purchase by the farmer of
what he has needed with what has
accrued from the sale of his heavy
crops. With big yield OF wheat the
railroad company finds itself forced to
put on more cars, locomotives and
rails, and Immediately the steel in.
dustry feels the impetus.
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WOMEN SHOULD STUDY COLOR.
When a Woman Can Have Only Few
Dresses She Chooses Them Carefully.

When a Woman Can Have Only Few
Dresses She Chooses Them Carefully.
The value of color is something that
A clever dressmaker understands fully.
Two dresses can be cut alike, line for
line. but in different shades of tfE
same silk, and one of them will make
a woman look slender, straight and
supple, and the other will give her an
unaccountably dumpy, round-shoulder-
ed square-cut figure. All women
ought to make a careful study of col
ors whether they have a professional
interest in the matter or not. 1t is
especially important for women of
small means who have so few gowns
that they must live with those of
their choice very intimately.
A woman who can buy twenty or
thirty dresses year can afford to
make an occasional mistake when her
fancy for a trying color or too dar-
ing line carries her away for a mo-
ment, says the Deliniator for June.
| She can hand an unsuccessful dress
in a closet and forget about it, and it
does her no harm-helps her, perhaps,
in choosing more wisely in the future.
She does not suffer from her folly.
| But a woman of small means who
meets with a mishap in her choice
of her one new gown must wear it
whether or no-a harsh commentary
on her vanity, her poor judgment or
| her bad taste. l always want to help
| women of that kind-the mistakes are
so easy to make-so cruelty hard to
nav for. Yet one can only tell her to
| choose carefully and buy slowly.
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Hardly a Sanctified Odor.

Ambassador Lloyd Griscom, at a
dinner that he gave to a party of
Philadelphians visiting Rome, praised
the we'll known American generation
for antiquity.
ut is seldom enough" said Mr..
Griscom, that we find an American
phlegmatic before the treasures Of
ROche's past. l have only found one
such person.
He is a Southerner, and I gave a
day to showing him about. The first
church we visited was, I think, the
Ara Coeli on the Capitoline hill
"'This church, Calhoun said l, is
500 years old.
'Humph,' said he, it smells a lot
older"
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vance just how much wheat it will
have to haul from the Dakotas and
the Twin Cities in order to make the
crop pay. This information is gained
by specialists.
Banks and grain brokerage houses
have their own alert and skilled men,
who do nothing else but investigate
crops as a basis of operations.
Patterns right hand man, Snow, Of
Chicago, has recently gained national
fame, so did H. j. Jones of Minneapo-
lis, who began crop reporting while a
newspaper reporter, and whose work
in foretelling crop conditions made
! himself and his friends rich.
The whole organization OF the
worlds financial business is largely
affected by the kind of operations that
are determined on as a result of this
advance information on the crops.
All Waiting for News.
The huge iron and wood grain ele-
vators where wheat is not only stored
by but cleaned and doctored as may
be required, the modern troughs
through which the wheat can be made
to flow like water, the old fashioned
grain elevators of Dantzic that look
as different from the American ele-
vator as a rowboat from battleship,
all are waiting anxiously for the news.
In the fields of Russia, from which
comes yearly a supply Of wheat ex-
ceeded only by the United States, the
news of what is to happen in Chicago
is far more exciting than any question
of nihilist activity; India, with nearly
thirty million acres under wheat, can't
find out the price swiftly enough.
Down in Argentina, where the
shortage this year permitted the
boosting of the prices, men talk in a
language different from our familiar
English what decisions have been
reached in the great metropolis in the
midst of the Northern republic. Far
off in the Antipodes, in Australia, the
word borne on the ticking cable is
anxiously waited for.
Chicago sets the price, and the
world waits on it's word to fix the
size and the price of it's loaf of bread.
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One man sitting in his Office in
Chicago has, during the last couple of
months, been in the novel position Of
being able TO shrink the size of the
worlds loaf of bread every time he
succeeded in pushing the price of
wheat a point higher.
The operations of Jim Patten by
10 means had their result confined to
his own country, for the nations of
Europe are to great extent depend
ent on the United States for the
wheat supply, and prices fixed in
other wheat producing countries nat
urally ascend as those of the United
States mount.
Therefore Patten, operating in Chi
cago, the virtual clearing house of
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Continual Doubt.

How many children have you"
said the tourist affably.
"I dunno exactly" answered the
tired-looking woman.
"You don't know
mot for certain. Willie's gone
fishin'; Tommy's breakin' in a colt;
George s borrowed his fathers shot
gun to go huntin' an Esmeralda Ann
is thinkin Of elopin'. never know
how many I've got till supper time
comes, SOS 1 can count EN-"
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on for stone in the
kidney but not cured
and some time after
was feeling so bad
that l knew there
must be another
stone that would
have to be cut out.
| decided to try
Doan's Kidney Pills
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Barber Shon Renartee.

Customer (having face steamed)--
Gee whiz! That towel is hot!
Barber-Yes, know; but I couldn't
hold it any loneer.-Pnnk-
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Get the habit of saving money be-
fore marriage if you would save it
after. -.
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GOT TO THE CAUSE
And Then All Symptoms of Kidney
Trouble Vanished.

c. J. Hammonds, 517 S. Hill ST., Fort
Scott. Kansas, says 81 was operated
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-10-02
Sun Spots Are Discovered.

Milwaukee, Wis.-Four large sun
spots, more than 10000 miles in dia-
meter, have been discovered by Father
James l.. McGeary. Marquette Univers-
ity astronomer. Upon these spots,
which are visible to the naked eye, ac-
cording to the astronomer, Father
McGeary thinks may be placed at least
part OF the responsibility for the
series of mysterious magnetic disturb
ances that interfered with telegraphic
and telephone service in America and
in Europe Saturday night.
Father McGeary also believes that
the proximity of Mars to the earth
may have had an important part in
the strange magnetic disturbances,
the earth being in a magnetic field of
both that planet, which he presumes
to be magnetic, and Of the sun, the
magnetic influence of which, he con.
tends, is probably increased by the
spots upon its face.
The influence of the northern lights,
which are now plainly visible in this
part Of the world at night. and the in.
creased power of magnetic earth cur.
rents. also play a part in Father
McGeary's explanation of the recent
disturbances. the astronomer admits
that his explanation is largely theoreti
cal, but points out that it opens up a
remarkable and hitherto unexplored
field for scientific research.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-10-02
tTo BE coNTINUED.)
NeWest Eoo Breaker.

1t Is interesting to note the variety
of inventions which have recently
been brought forward to add to the
comfort of diners AID enhance the
pleasure of the hours spent at the
table, pleasant as they already are to
most of us.
A Colorado man has just introduced
an egg breaker which reduces to a
science the breaking of an egg and
makes what was some times pain.
full operation an interesting bit of
work This device consists of an ap-
paratus much like pair of pincers.
with wire handlers and semi-crcular
jaws. each equipped with tiny teeth
at the end. Above and below the
jaws are conical springs, forming q
receptacle and byshape of an egg.
The egg is placed in these springs
and by gripping the handles of the
device the jaws press upon it, cutting
through the shell as neatly as a man
might cut piece of fruit with knife.
The egg is thus opened not only with
out soiling the colth, but without burn
ing the hands, which was the invari-
able experience in the old way.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-10-02
Rat. ,nfe.t White House.

Washington - There is another
plague of rats in the White House.
Three years ago President Roosevelt
hired professional rat catchers with a
dozen or more Ierrets and cleaned out
the establishment. The policemen on
duty at the White House have for the
past two or three nights heard the
most unusual sounds upstairs and
downstairs and in the cellar. Infor.
NAL investigation shows that the rats
have come back, at least those that
were not slaughtered during the
Roosevelt regime. 1t will be neces.
sary again to exterminate the colony,
although President Taft will not take
part in the hunt, as did his illustrious
predecessor.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-10-02

bed. q lighted candle in his hand. its
rays over his ruddy face and ruddier
pajamas.
sleepy amazement.
"Mr. Dan Hemingway; yes, sir"
What time is it,
"A little past two. Mr.. Hemingway
just came in by train, l think"
Bless me, Well, go to bed, Kim
mems. ] won't need you. I'll go right
in. tell Mr.. Hemingway"
Kimmens went with dignity and
huttering garments.
As | hurried in Dan looked up at
me from a chair in which he had sunk
in an odd heap.
Sick, DAM" | asked.
Sick to death-at heart he
groaned
What's the natter"
He wheeled on me sharply.
You know all about it, don't you
what | did, you know"
| stopped to light the gas in my
CRATE
Yes. l know. old fellow"
There was an instant's silence.
Did Ankony tell you?"
Yes"
He made Barbara believe no one
knew"
He told me before that. I'm sure
he hasn't told any one else. You may
depend on that, l think He wanted"
He wanted you to prosecute;
know I'm a nice sort, amt /? What
do you think of me?" he sneered.
Il think you may have been a bit
weak. but that there's a bully lot OF
strength in you yet and that it's going
toAssert itself That's what l think,
and | stretched out my hand.
He gripped it absently. DO you
know what made Ankony change his
mind about the prosecution? he
asked.
I've imagined"
Then you know that I'm cad az
well as thief. l let myself be saved
by accepting Barbara's bondage You
know as well as | do how she hates
him 1t was you who told me how she
scorned him the night before at the
opera. She didn't change. You know
that. She simply took him to save
me, and let her Good Lore. Tom, !
let her."
II know how hard it would have
been to resist her pleading" l said.
Il was so sick ! didn't know what !
did She's more to me than anybody
on earth, and yet let her sell herself
for me; but, thank heaven. the sacri.
flee isn't consummated yet and I've
come to myself in time to stop it,
Il knew you would, l was sure OF
it," | exclaimed.
Were you?" he asked wonderingly
Did you have that much faith in
me? 1t was more than | had in my.
self l thought l meant to let it go
on. l went away thinking l did"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-10-02
TAFT TO BOOST
FOR IRRIGATION
SAYS HE WILL ASK FOR A LARGE
SUM TO AID WEST IN ITS
GREAT WORK.
WORK TO Be RESUMED
BELIEVES CONGRESS SHOULD
AUTHORIZE GOVERNMENT TO
PERMIT PRIVATE SITES.

Spokane, Wash.-In a speech on the
conservation of natural resources de-
iivered here, President Taft declared
that he would ask Congress to author
re the issuance of 10000. 900 in bonds
to complete irrigation projects already
begun in the West and on which work
had been stopped for lack OF funds.
This has been the hope of many set
tiers in the arid regions who had
taken up lands in expectation of pro-
curing supply of water to make them
fertile and the Presidents declaration
was enthusiastically cheered.
The President declared that many
newspapers had drawn unfair infer
ences as to the attitude of his admin
Istration on the general conservation
of natural resources.
THE truth is,' he said, my admin
istration is pledged to follow out the
policies of Mr.. Roosevelt in this re-
gard. and while that pledge does not
involve me in any obligation to carry
them out unless l have congressional
authority to do so. it does require that
| take every step to exert every legiti-
iildtt IHllutHSc upou SohElCoS " ChoNe
the legislation which shall best sub
serve the purpose Indicated
The President declared that Secre-
tary of the Interior Ballinger is in ac-
cord with him as to the necessity for
promoting. in every legitimate way.
the conservation of natural resources.
The President also has praise for
Chief Forester Clifford Pinchot and
refers to his wonderful work for the
conservation of the forests, supported
by Mr.. Roosevelt"
President Taft declared, as to water
power sites. that Congress must
authorize the government to allot
these sites to private interests for de-
velopment. the government retaining
general control and supervision.
He declared, also, that he would
urge upon Congress the necessity of
an authoritative classification of public
lands to prevent difficulties of the
past, such as the setting aside Of coal
and mineral lands as agricultural
lands, and vice versa.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-10-02
Custer Veteran Starving.

New York-Daniel Clifford, one Of
the persevering and much-suffering
soldiers who marched to the relief of
General Custer and who was within
forty miles of the Little Big Horn
when Custer and his men were mas.
sacred by the Indians, is dying in the
hospital here from starvation. Since
Friday the veteran, who Is now 68
years old. had nothing to eat, and late
last night he dropped from exhaustion
on q street crowded with Hudson-Ful.
ton celebrators. He had been i'll and
without . home for several weeks.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-10-02
"She Says She'll Marry Him Whether
Give Myself UP or Not"

You didn't know what you thought
You were stunned"
That's no excuse!" he cried, and l
could see how he had been lashing
himself.
"Oh. yes, it is, She can be very
persuasive, and she meant you to
yield to her"
Yes. she meant it all right. But
it's all off now. I've come back to
give myself up. If Ankony wants to,
he may put me behind the bars. I'm
I've got a lot to make good, you know.
If he gives me the chance, Twining, l
swear I'll do it; but if he don't-well,
I'd rather be in prison than see her
married to him."
l nodded.
I've been thinking" he began hes.
itatingly, that maybe you fellows
who have been so good to me would
put enough faith in me-rag of man
that l am-to lend me the three thou.
sand to pay Ankony back. Would
you?"
We must find another way, Dan,
l said, dreading to tell him that l had
already tried that way: but the fact
of the matter is that Ankony refused
to accept my offer to make good
asked him to give me that privilege in
the beginning. But there must be an
other way. and we'll find it,
When did you see him?" he asked
Before there was anything said tc
you Oh, don't make fuss about it.
1t was little enough to do, goodness
knows! Any one of half hundred
fellows and twice that many women
would have done it if they'd known
But Ankony was stubborn"
He tramped up and down my little
sitting room in fury of impotent re
sentiment
Then you don't think he'll take the
money and let me go?" he asked after
little.
I'm afraid not, unless he yields tc
her persuasions."
He shook his head hopelessly.
He wouldn't listen to them before
He set his price and made her paw IT .
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-10-02
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with scene at a box
party. Miss Henrietta Wlustanlsy, sis
ter OF Bishop Winstanlcy overheard
Banker Ankony propose TO Barbara Hem
ingray. whose brother Dan was in his
employ. Dan one of the towns pop
ular young men. He showed some nerv-
BUSINESS when Attorney Tom Twining told
him Barbara refused Ankony. Ankony
the following day. summoning Twtning.
accused Dan OF looting the bank. Twin
Ing refused TO prosecute. Barbara per
suaded Ankony to postpone starting
prosecution Twining learned OF the en-
gagement of Ankony and Barbara. He
congratulated both. He visited Miss
Hemingway and found her almost in
tears. He told her he had loved her, but
feared prematurely announcing his af-
fection. BY actions alone she told him
she reciprocated- Mrs. Anson Dimes.
wealthy widow. proposed a marriage by
proxy with Bishop Winstanley. The lat
ter consulted with Twining. The bishop
had been paying attentions 10 Miss
Streeter
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-10-02
CHAPTER V.-Continued.

But could such thing be done,
Mr.. Twining?"
The marriage suggested?"I asked.
Certainly, Sir. 1t would be as bind
ing as one you yourself would per
form, with the parties kneeling at
your own chancel and all the usual
and fashionable formulae employed -
Then there is no reason why the
arrangement suggested by Mrs. Dimes
might not be carried out?" he asked.
There is none offered by the law
Bishop Winstanley." | replied.
Upon my soul. l wish you could
have apprised me of some technical
objection, Mr.. Twning; l do indeed
he exclaimed
! lifted my brows.
Because there is very good rea-
son, outside the law, why no such
absurd arrangement should be entered
into"
Il should be interested to hear it
II you feel disposed to speak of it,"
I said politely. | was in reality con-
sumed to know what it was
Il believe you legal men are con
sidered deep wells into which all sorts
of trouble and embarrassment may be
safely poured" he remarked
The reason will be safe with me If
you care to intrust it to me, sir"
He smiled a charming smile.
1T is very simple" he said; Il do
not wish to marry the lady"
Then why on earth do you consd-
er it?'' | cried
Bless your soul, do not" he
chuckled.
But l thought"
Il may have given you the impress
sion. Frankly. am somewhat dis
turbed to know Just the way out of
the absurd position in which the lady,
encouraged doubtless by my sister,
has put me. 1t is not an easy thing
to decline even such an alliance as
she suggests, sir. l dare say you have
had no eXperience-for which you
may thank your stars 1t is only fair.
perhaps, to admit that the ladies have
some grounds for thinking would not
be entirely unwilling to enter into
such an astonishing plan. To begin
with. | am 40 years old-old enough
to have thought of matrimony if l
ever expected to. Perhaps the fact
that / have not thought Of it has en-
couraged my sister and Mrs. Dimes
to assume that do not mean to do so.
Hence they have frankly suggested it
to me- Then l have always been an
admirer OF Mrs. Dimes. who, as I have
told you, is an admirable woman, and
Is years my senior, and they have
probably considered my admiration to
be devoid of reverence, which is not
the case. There are besides these
reasons others which l need not men
tion to you, not to speak OF the finan
cial one, which. in her zeal for her
charities. my sister has not over
looked. But I cannot consider any of
them. | sent for you hoping you
would tell me that the illegalty of
such a step would put it out of the
question. But since you cannot help
me, l must find a way of my own"
! smiled and held out my hand.
Il am more sorry than l can tell
to have failed you.'' l said; but
haven't doubt that, left to your own
devices, you will get delicately and
safely out of the matter
He smiled back at me. retaining my
hand.
Did you ever have an elder sister,
Mr. Twining2" he inquired.
regretted that l had never been so
blessed.
''Ah, said he. that accounts for
your not being an attorney general
or a chief Justice" and he smilingly
bowed me out
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-10-02
HUMoR BURNED AND lTcHED.
Eczema on Hand, Arms, leos and
Faee-lt Was Something Terrible.
Complete Cure BY cutieura.

about fifteen or eighteen years
ago eczema developed on top Of my
hand. 1t burned and itched SO much
that I was compelled to show it to =
doctor He pronounced 1t ringworm.
After trying his different remedies the
disease increased and went up my
arms and to my legs and finally on my
face. The burning was something
terrible. went to another doctor who
had the reputation of being the best
in town. He told me It was eczema.
His medicine checked the advance of
the disease, but no further. finally
concluded to try the Cuticura Rene
dies and found relief in the first trial.
! continued until was completely
cured from the disease. and l have
not been troubled since. C. Burkhart,
236 W. Market ST., Chambersburg. Pa.
Sept. 10. 1908"
Pester Drug Chem. Corp. Sole Propa. Bostoa.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-10-02
HER QUESTION.

Well. Miranda, they've found the
north pole at last!"
"Sakes alive, Hiram! You don't
say! Where did they find it,"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-10-02
Rather Sharp.

The pretty girl wore one of those
hats that resemble the blade of buzz
saw. AS she passed the young man
in the narrow doorway the rough
edge of the hat skinned his cheek.
"Ah, there, Percy" she called VI
vaciously. Just tell them that you
saw -
The young man felt his stinging
cheek.
mo sis, he said grimly, Il gues
:. tell II hat you sawed
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-10-02
Mrs. John o. Rockefeller III.

Cleveland.-Mrs. John D. Rockefel
Ter is suffering from cold, which has
kept her in the Rockefeller home, on
Forest Hill, for the last two days. Rel
atives and friends Of the family said
that her illness was sight and free
from danger of complications.