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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28
Warm Weather Is Coming.

A delinquent subscriber was dying
and the editor dropped in to see him
How do you feel?" asked the pencil
pusher.
CAN looks bright before me-" gasped
the subscriber.
Il thought so.' said the editor
you'll see the blaze in about ten min
utes."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28
Embarrassino.

I'll have to get another typewriter"
said the bustlng man. This one is
constantly stopping my dictation to
ask how some word is spelled
That's a great loss of time"
Il don't mind the time. but it inter
feres with discipline for me to have
to keep saying l don't know."-Wash
ington Star.
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A Reminder.

Querierly-Did you enjoy your voy-
age around Cape Horn?
Lukbacher-No; it reminded me too
much of one of my boyhood days.
days?
Lukbacher-Yes, the day when I
smoked my first cigar. - Chicago
News.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28
What Accounted for X.

Bad Debt Collector want to see
your husband.
Housewife-He's out of town
Bad Debt Collector-That accounts
for it. l just saw him through the
window and | noticed he had a far
away look.-Brooklyn Life.
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Sarcasm In the Box.

Judge-Then when your wife seized
the weapon you ran from the house?
Plaintiff-Yes, sir.
Judge-But she might not have used
1t.
Plaintiff-True, your honor. Maybe
she picked up the flatiron just to
smooth things over.-Boston Tran
script
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ably seconded by most OF the state governments
to convert into national parks the tracts of land
In the southern and middle states which were
the scenes Of the great battles Of the Civil war
Each year sees new reservations of this kind
quired by purchase of congress or through other
means and set aside permanent testimonials of
the nations gratitude to the men who fought and
died there. Keeping pace with the creation of
new parks IL the policy Of extension being pur-
sued with reference to the older established bat
tlefeld parks which have not included at tho
outset-as few OF them have-the entire areas
embraced in the battle which they commemorate.
A second and even more direct influence in fos-
tering the present activity in the creation of
memorials in marble and bronze is the custom
which has grown up with the development Of the
battlefield park plan of suitably marking every
historic spot at the scene of a great struggle be-
tween the Union and Confederate forces. This
explains the dozens and even hundreds of statues,
monuments and markers that now to be
found in the average important battlefield park.
Some Of the monuments are erected by appropri-
alton Of congress or by funds set aside by the
legislatures of states that desire to thus honor
their sons who fought in defense Of the nag. An
even greater number Of these enduring tributes.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28

eral Logan is represented as riding
along the line of battle his sword
drawn and carried low in his right
hand The horse is represented in
the attitude of moving at a slow trot.
On one face of the pedestal of the
monument Is group representing
General Logan with other leading Off
GERS of the Army of the Tennessee.
while opposite is group representing
General Logan taking the oath Of Of
flee as United States senator, admin
istered by Vice-President Arthur.
All of these equestrian statues have
cost considerable sums. The General
Scott statue cost 100000, and the ped
estal $4,000 more. The bronze figure
of Mcpherson cost $4,000. and the
pedestal $25,O0O The sum of $4,000
was paid for Wards matchless statue
of Thomas, and $25,0O0 for the ped
estal. The statue of General Hancock
involved the expenditure of $4,000 all
told, and the Logan statue cost $685.
600, of which sum congress appropri-
ated $4,000. AS has been said. the
maximum expenditure will be made in
the case of the great memorial to
General Grant. upon which at least
s25O,OOO will be expended.
Because no definite program was
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28
Considerable Difference

POST don't see the difference be-
.ween playing bridge for prizes and
gambling for money.
Parker-There's a lot. When you
play for money you get something
worth having.-St. Louis Post Dis
patch.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28

granite or marble statues presented for long time
more of a problem, but 1t has been solved and
largely by the invention Of wonderful new
tools and appliances which make the long-dreamed-
OF sculpture by machinery reality. The ma
chimes or rather tools. which now perform in min
utes what the oldime hand chiseler required hours
to accomplish, all operated by means Of com.
pressed air utilized in much the same way that
At each of these modern monument making
institutions the air is compressed at a central
mower plant and is led by means Of pipes and hose
to the various localities where the mechanical CHS
cling is to be done. The designs for a statue or
monument are first prepared by craftsmen and
are then outlined on the stones to be cut With
these markings guide workman manipula.
ting one of the portable pneumatic tools can carve
out quickly and with great accuracy the intended
design The principle of the superiority of the
mechanical carver is that it rains hundreds Of
blows a minute, whereas the artisan with mallet
and chisel would not deliver more than one or two
blows It can be appreciated that the surface to
be cut is covered much more rapidly by the ma
chine method and moreover the air-driven chsel
will cut accurately and with greater uniform
iy than any save the most expert sculptor unaided
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28
Not Our Language.

Your wife says your youngest baby
can talk"
Yes" answered B,iggins, with a
slight hesitation. But he appears to
take naturally to something like vola-
puk or esperanto. Washington Star.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28
In Washington.
Safe.

'Hullo, Billie" said the freshman to
4 classmate. who was whistling blithe-
ly as he walked along. "Wither away?'
I'm goin' up to DR.. Cuttem's to be
examined for appendicitis said tho
other.
"Geerusalem! You don't seem to be
very much worried about it," said the
first
"Oh, no." smiled Billie. There won't
be anything doin'. I've never been able
to pass an examination the first time
In all my fair young life. e."-Harper's
Weekly.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28
Uncle Ezra Saws.

Some folks stir up hornets nest
lest SOS the next feller who comes
erlong will get stung. g.'-Boston Her
aid.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28

lie Scene Oh tQlS SHRINE 10 military
fame is. appropriately enough. the ma
tional capitalize city of Washing
ton. which is coming year by year to
take on more and more the character
of beautiful creation in architecture
and sculpture and landscape garden
ing that Is the property of the whole
people. The statues to the victors In
the struggle between the north and
south occupy conspicuous positions In
the most advantageOusly located OF
the parks and circles with which the
seat of government abounds-verdure-
clad breathing spaces which seem as
though they might have been special
iy provided as sites for just such he
roic or life-size figures. Some OF the
statues are under the shadow Of the
capitol, others cluster about the White
House, and yet others are placed
where they will kindle inspiration in
the patriotic pilgrim to the capital.
Much of the impressiveness OF the
statues to the military heroes of the
Federal armies is doubtless due to the
fact that almost all of them are eques-
trian. 1t is customary in all countries
to portray as men on horseback"
only the so-called royal personages. or
men who were actual commanders OF
troops, or enjoyed the title OF COM
mander. The first equestrian statue
ever erected in the Western Hem
isphere, was the one of George III. OF
England, which stood In Bowling
Green at tho foot OF Broadway, New
York city, and which during the war
for independence was melted up and
cast into bullets by patriotic daugh-
ters Of Miss Columbia.
The oldest equestrian monument
now standing in the New World is a
colossal statue of Charles w. Of Spain.
in the City OF Mexico. The initial
equestrian statue In the United States
ls the renowned one Of Gen. Andrew
jackson, which stands in the park d.
rectly in front of the White House at
Washington. 1t is estimated that there
are 400 equestrian statues In the
world, of which number the city on
the Potomac will have. with the com.
pletion Of the Grant memorial. total
Of IL, most of them representations OF
Civil war heroes.
The first statue arranged for in
honor of q warrior identified with
the Civil war was that In which Gen.
Winfield Scott is depicted mounted on
a charger at rest. This monument
was ordered in 1867, and was erected
seven years later. General Scott II
in the uniform Of lieutenant general.
The material for the figures Of horse
and rider was derived from cannon
captured during the Mexican war In
which General Scott won his greatest
fame. The pedestal for this statue is
made up Of fve huge pieces Of granite
cut in Cape Ann quarries. and at the
time they were obtained. the largest
pioesa Of granite ever cut from quar-.
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Uut uHquestIonaDIy IL VIII be worth all It costs
as a lesson In patriotism for coming genera
uons. This labor Of gratitude has been in
progress for some years past. and already a
dozen or more of the foremost warriors In the
Union army have been thus honored. OF late
years. however. the importance has been EN-.
phasized by the increasingly elaborate charac-
ter OF the monuments erected The climax
Will come year Cor less) hence, with the
completion Of that splendid memorial to Gen.
eral Grant for which the congress of the
United States has appropriated q quarter Of a
million dollars. and for the foundation of which
ground has been set aside in the shadow of
the United States capitol
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28
A Novelty.

A Novelty.
Barker-I've an absolutely new ido0
In insurance.
Parker-Elucidate.
Barker-A scheme whereby alimony
will be paid both parties in case mar
riage should prove q failure.-llus-
trated Sunday Magazine.
In Washington.
"That fellow seems to be extravA-
CANT"
'Hopelessly. Spends his own money
Just as il it were the government a.
Kansas City Journal
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28

Sherman and Mcclellan. betokens the
intention Of the American people to
provide. through their representatives
in congress. a most notable testimo-
nial in sculpture to the leaders of the
war for the Union. No other country
IN the world can boast SO pretentious
tribute to the heroes of any conflict
in its history
To honor by counterfeit present
ments in marble and bronze the sa-
viors Of the republic will cost the ma.
tion, ultimately, millions Of dollars.
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~ ar @N A<zdz1E1

Z y r n L arrange
ments for the COM
pletion this year of
a $250,000 statue to
Gen. U. s. Grant and
the unveiling of a
statue to Gen. Phil.
Sheridan, the dash
ing cavalry leader
of the Civil war,
following close upon
the dedication Of
similar bronze fig
ures of Generals
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28

HE MAKING of battle
field monuments and
memorials has devel-
oped into an important
industry In the United
States during the past
few years. This is due.
first Of all, to the in.
crease in the number
and size of our battle
field national parks. It
Is now the policy of the
national government,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-03-17
Along the Miami.

Mrs. II. j. Martin spent from Tues
day until Thursday evening of last
week visiting with her children, Mr..
and Mrs. Dick Martin and Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Herman.
Professor Allison visited Bethel
school last Thursday. He made some
suggestion about the care of their
plants and flowers that were appre-
ciated.
Miss Mayme McKibben went to
Kansas City last Friday and returned
Sunday night. Harlan Walker ac-
companied her to his home. This
bright little boy visited the school
two days while here. The pupils en-
ioyed his visits very much. They al
so enjoyed their vacation Friday.
They have five weeks more school.
Will Hartwell, from Butler, visited
at the home of H. j. Martin from Fri
day evening until Sunday evening.
Emmett Young and family from
east of town visited Saturday and
Sunday at the home of A. g. Hoyt.
The Geer children are taking the
measles.
Joe Fleming, who has been suffer-
ing from blood poison in his arm for
several months is improving rapidly.
His friends hope for a speedy re-
covery.
Mr.. and Mrs. butcher, of Butler,
made a pleasant call at the water
works plant, Monday. MIAMI.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-03-17
Orchard Grove.

Quite a number are sowing oats in
this neighborhood.
Grandma Lee is visiting with her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Kisner,
There will be preaching at Orchard
Grove school house Sunday, March
10th at 8 p. m. by Bro. Mayfield.
Every body come and hear a good
sermon.
A. w. Beach, wife and daughter
spent Sunday with friends at Apple
ton City.
Mrs. |. F. Ellington and daughter,
Irene, spent Friday at Lee Elling-
toms.
Jud lsley, wife and daughter spent
Sunday afternoon at Milo Stoffer's.
Frank Thomas, Of our neighbor-
hood, returned Friday with the corpse
OF his brother, who died in Nebraska.
Burial at Rogers cemetery Sunday af-
ternoon. The deceased left here
about five years ago, His parents
live in Rich Hill. We extend SYM
pathy to the bereaved.
A fine girl baby came to bless the
home of Mr., and Mrs. Lee Ellington,
and, Of course, they think it is the
only one.
Mrs. Frank Feely spent Monday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Milo Stoffer.
Mrs. J.lA. Steele and children Wis
tied at Mrs. Lafe Cassity's Saturday.
Rev. Self, the Baptist minister, will
commence a series of meetings at
Orchard Grove Tuesday night the
18th. FLAG.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-03-17
VIRGINIA.

Miss Ida Smizer came home from
Kansas City Friday.
Marion Hedger cut his foot while
cutting wood last Saturday.
Mrs. Seth Nightwine is visiting
relatives in Joplin.
Herbert Smith, of Lebanon, Mo-,
is visiting his brother DR.. Smith.
Carl Whistler and wife, of the Du-
vail Ranch south of Butler, visited
Dave Nestlerodes Sunday.
The township spelling contest for
the pupils below the 7th grade to Sc
lect 8 to spell at the contest to be held
at Butler will be held at the Grand
view school house next Saturday at 2
p. m.
DR.. Smiths new hitching post
made its appearance between Satur-
day night and Monday morning.
Rev. Gilbert filled his appointment
at the M. E. church Sunday morning
and night.
Mrs. Hedrick is on the sick list.
Young Aaron picked up a wireless
message that there will be another
wedding soon and the groom will be
from distant land and the bride will
be a beautiful and accomplished lady
of this vicinity.
The literary closed Friday night at
Gandview. The house was full to
listen to the reading of the paper.
Mrs. Martha Zinn is spending this
week with Ike Dawson's family.
Charley Vermillion's youngest child
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-03-17

Gertie, were with him during his
sickness. After a few songs were
sung at the house his body was laid
to rest in the Howell cemetery Satur-
day.
Miss Mayme McKibben spent a few
days the last of the week with her
sister, Mrs. Ollie Walker, at Kansas
City.
Mrs. Rachel Park is having quite a
lot of Improvement done on her farm
this spring, tearing down the old
chicken house and building a new
one, moving the yard fence, making a
new garden, fixing to have the cellar
arched over with concrete and new
roof on the house. If II was a bache-
lor we would predict a wedding in
the near future. But in this Goth
century when one sees bachelor
lady fixing up a farm it is evidence
that they are showing the men that
they can own, improve and operate a
farm.
Harley Warderman sawed wood
for j. w. Eggleson with his gasoline
engine last Wednesday.
W. M. Hardinger made a business
trip to Amoret Thursday of last week.
Jesse Williams hauled hay to But
Ter last week.
The box supper at Belmont school
Thursday night was well attended.
The net proceeds were S27.l5
Alva Crosswhite has a new set Of
harness.
Emmett Burk painted his barn last
week.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-03-17

was badly burned Thursday night of
last week.
Geo. Pahlman was thrown from his
horse Sunday night. His shoulder
was dislocated and he was unable to
teach school Monday and Tuesday.
Dow Wolfe, of Kansas City, and
his brother Walter, of Blue Mound,
Kans., spent Sabbath with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Wolfe.
Mrs. o. M. Drysdale and son Fred
and Miss Morely, Of Amoret, attended
S. S. and preaching at Virginia and
took dinner in Parktown. Mrs. Drys-
dale with her mother, Mrs. G. w.
Park; Fred and Miss Morely with D.
c. Wolfe and family.
A ladies hand bag was found be-
tween Will McKibbens and Butler.
For farther particulars inquire at the
Virginia Telephone Central office.
Another old soldier has answered
the last roll call. Wilson Mcclure died
Thursday night, March 10th, 1910.
He was born in Ind, "a years ago.
His father moved to Putnam, county,
Mo-, when he was a small boy and
when the war broke out he enlisted
in a Co. of 80 day men of which he
was a second Lieut.. and then enlisted
in the 18th Mo-, and was orderly ser.
CANT during the war. He was married
to Miss Mollie Slower, to this union
children were born, one boy and
three girls, one girl died in North
Missouri before they to Bates
county, 80 years ago. His son Will
and 2 daughters, Misses Connie and
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-03-17
Clarence Welsh was sick Friday.

Clarence Welsh was sick Friday.
Mary and Virgil Burk spent Friday
night with their cousins Elmer and
Arthur Hardinger.
Miss Lutte Leonard spent Thurs
day night with Miss Blanche Burns.
Friday was the last day of school
at Belmont and Enterprise schools.
The patrons of Enterprise gathered
in at noon with well filled baskets
and after dinner Belmont came to
hear the short program which Enter
prise had prepared. Belmont sang a
song and gave few recitations.
Ed. Warderman who has been visit
ing his son, Harley, returned to his
home in Butler Friday. Tuesday he
left for Colorado where he expects to
spend the summer.
Wallace C0wgile who is mail
carrier at Altoona visitt, w. Y. Os-
borne the first of the week.
j. C. Crosswhite was sick Sunday.
Rev. Gilbrath filled his appoint
ment at Mt. Carmel Sunday at 9p. m.
Miss Blanche Burns closed her
school at Enterprise and returned to
her home in Rich Hill Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Crosswhite
visited relatives in Rich Hill Monday
and Tuesday.
Perry Osborne, jim Clark, tom
Dunlap and w. Y. Osborne delivered
hogs at Butler Monday.
YOUNG AARON.
Heavy linen toweling l0c, II l-2C
at Observation-Disclosures.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-07-02
Sun-Baked Panes Cure Certain
Kinds of Blindness.

Philadelphia.-A discovery OF great
value to those whose sight has been
impaired by working under artificial
light has been made In this city. It
was learned the other day that anne
thyst tinted lenses made from win
dow pane glass taken from houses in
Walnut street would cure blindness
caused by working on bright metals
and under artificial light.
The glass is simply ordinary win
dow panes that have been in use for
more than IS years. In that time 1t
has been turned an amethyst tint by
the direct rays of the sun.
Philadelphia eye specialists are op-
timistic in their contentious for the
glass. which is termed by the oculists
and opticians 'the Philadelphia glass;"
Some OF the most widely known ply
sicians In the city are using it In their
daily practise and say that Il has
proved wonderfully effective and that
the eye disorders that 1t will relieve
and cure are many. Although the
first announcement of the good re-
suits from the use Of this glass was
made only six months ago. It has re-
ceived widespread attention and Phil
adelphia physicians who were among
the first to give 1t trying out have
received letters from other doctors in
all parts Of the globe asking for
samples of the glass with which to
experiment
Houses in Walnut street that were
erected In the early part of the last
century are being examined closely
by enterprising opticians. Many staid
Philadelphia families who have lived
In the same house for several gen.
erations have been surprised re-
Gently by offers to put new glass in
their windows free of cost. Upon close
examination 1t was learned the win
dow panes that the seemingly char
liable persons wanted to replace had
the precious amethyst tint.
Among the Philadelphia oculists
that have been working with the anne
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-07-02
How EIvins Got to Congress.


When Polite Evans made his run
for congress he adopted unique and
novel method of getting his name be.
fore the people. He sent out thou
sands of letters, on the back of which
was a colored map of his district and
a picture of himself. The body of the
letter went like this: Success in pol
itics is largely a matter of industry
I am working hard to win. I want
you to spend a penny for me. Then
you'll be a stakeholder in my boom
for congress. A penny isn't much to
you, but it may mean a vote for me
and one vote may elect me-" Enclosed
in the letter was a souvenir postcard
on which he wanted the recipient to
put a one cent stamp and send to a
friend couched in terms like "Jim,
wish you would vote for this young
fellow" or bill, want you to give
this chap a lift for my sake" His
method of canvass bore fruit, and
Polite was elected by 207 votes to
represent the Thirteenth district OF
Missouri in the Sixty-first congress-
Washington Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-07-02
HAIRDRESSING IN 1000 B. C.
Proof That the BUN" Couture Was
Then in Observation-Disclosures
of Handwriting.

The bun" couture was in existence
as long ago as 1000 B. c. This In
teresting item of information was
impaired by Mr.. P. S. P. Handbook OF
the British museum, ia a lecture on
1.-THE Rise of Civilization in the Meso-
potamian Valley" which he delivered
In London.
II was no part of Mr.. Handcock's
purpose to trace the evolution of the
bun" Its intrusion into the lecture
was almost the only humorous note
In a most serious study, and had ref
erence to the bas-relief figure of one
of the ancient kings of Babylonia,
who would seem to have been addict
ed to this form of hair arrangement.
The evolution of handwriting from
the crude drawings of the actual
thing signified to the cuneiform script
with which ancient monuments have
made us more or less familiar was
perhaps the most interesting part OF
the lecture Thus the rough draw
ing of a box into which two finder
sticks had been thrust in the process
of igniting came to denote, in its
simplified cuneiform symbol, the word
fire" Similarly man under an UNI
brella-the mark of kingship-became
the word great" covered pot signi-
fed rejoicing"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-07-02
RECORD IS UNIQUE

the flesh of these giants Is not es-
teemed by the cognoscenti. A 1.-THE,
tender young meadow frog Is said to
have the sweetest lower limbs of all
Here and there on the outskirts Of
civilization are persons who would
as gladly eat turkey buzzard as frog.
They are poor. ignorant natives who
need the home missionary efforts of
some good chef to convert them to the
proper way Of thinking.
City jewellers who steer delicately
shy of frog legs profess to do 80 on
sentimental grounds.
1.-The dear little things, with their
cute sparkling eyes-it seems a shame
to destroy their happy. care-free lives"
remarked one young woman, tears
yelling in her lustrous eyes.
Have cheer. fair one! A frog is the
meanest. greediest. most vicious ami
NAL. that hops, walks, crawls. flies or
swims. bangle hook with a bit Of
red flannel attached In front OF a frog