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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
Tuberculosis Death Rates.

The death rate from tuberculosis
among men employed in occupations
exposed to municipal and general or
ganic or street dust is higher than
among other employed males, accord
ing to recent bulletin of the bureau
of labor of the department of COM
merce and labor. The percentage of
deaths from consumption among
males exposed to organic dust is %,
while the percentage for all males
in the registration area is 14.S. The
percentage of deaths from tuberculo-
sis among workers exposed to metal
lie dust is very much higher.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
SIiqht Misunderstanding.

Mickey's mother visited a young
school teacher on the East side the
other day, says the New York Sun. AS
nearly as she could make out from the
mothers splutterings the teacher had
been calling Mickey names that no
lady would use and no dacint mother
would stand for" The teacher thought
hard, but could recollect no time when
she had given way to an impulse to
call Mickey dreadful names.
Sure but you did, insisted the
mother. 81 don't know what you meant
by 1t, but scurvy elephant is no nice
name to call boy. That's what he
said you called him, scurvy ele-
phant."
"Scurvy elephant No." said the
teacher, in a relieved voice Il didn't
call Mike scurvy elephant. | called
him disturbing element, and reiter-
ate my statement"
Mickey's mother went home partial
ly satisfied, but not quite sure that the
teacher hadn't been calling her names,
too.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
BUILT UP GREAT BUSINESS
Frederick Mayer Boot and Shoe Com
pany- Monument to German
Thrift and Industry.

That the key to real business success is
often based on sound principle, rather
than money, is best illustrated by the re-
production of the following biographical
sketch of Frederick Mayer, founder Of the
F. Mayer Boot l. Shoe Company, repro
.duced from an issue of the German
American National Alliance:
Frederick Mayer, founder of the fac
tories at Milwaukee and Seattle now bear
ing his name, came to this country from
1851, and immediatel. proceeded to Milwau-
kee, Wisconsin, where he entered the en-
ploy of r. Suhm as journeyman shoe
maker.
The spirit that prompted him to seek
his fortune in the new world was soon
responsible for another change, and in 1852,
a year later, he embarked in business on
his own accord, making boots and shoes to
order as only German apprenticed arti-
san knows how. Subsequently stock of
goods was carried and retail business con.
Quoted until 1880 when the manufacture of
shoes was engaged in at wholesale to the
trade.
In 1890 the business was well established,
the foundation firmly laid and the policy
well determined. From that time on the
growth was more rapid. The capacity of
the present Mayer factories at Milwaukee
and Seattle is 5000 pair per day, giving en-
ployment to an army of people. paving an
nually over six hundred thousand dollars in
wages, and employing sixty-iive statesmen
who travel "a states in the interest of
Mayer shoes
Frederick Mayer died on March l6, 1893,
after building up a large and successful
business. He is succeeded by his sons,
George P. Mayer, Fred J. Mayer and Adam
J. Mayer, who. by rigidly maintaining the
policy of the founder, have succeeded in
bringing the business up to its present
magnitude, where it stands as monument
of German thrift and industry.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
BOY TORTURED BY ECZEMA

when my boy was six years old, he
suffered terribly with eczema. He
could neither sit still nor lie quietly in
bed, for the itching was dreadful. He
would irritate spots by scratching
with his nails and that only made
them worse. A doctor treated him
and We tried almost everything, but
the eczema seemed to spread. 1t
started in small place on the lower
extremties and spread for two years
until it very nearly covered the back
part of his leg to the knee.
FINALLY l got Cuticura Soap, Cuti-
cura Ointment and Cuticura Pills and
gave them according to directions.
used them in the morning and that
evening, before l put my boy to bed,
l used them again and the improve
ment even in those few hours was sur
prising. the Inflammation seemed to
be so much less. l used two boxes of
Cuticura Ointment, the same of the
Pills and the Soap and my boy was
cured. My son is now in his sew
enteenth year and he has never had
a return of the eczema
Il took care Of a friends child that
had eczema on its face and limbs and
used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
They acted on the child just as they
did on my son and it has never re-
turned would recommend the Cuti-
cura Remedies to anyone. Mrs. A. ].
Cochran, 1923 Columbia Ave, Phila.
delphia, Pa. Oct 20. 1909"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
To Look for Bradley Land.

New York.-Just to satisfy his own
curiosity as to whether there is any
Bradley Land in the Arctic sea. John
r. Bradley, financial hacker OF DR..
Frederick Polar expedition, has de-
cided to spend $4,000 for an expedi-
ton to locate the vast area which the
Brooklyn physician reported he had
discovered and named for his benefit.
Captain Otto Sverdrup. q Norwegian
explorer, has been asked to head the
expedition, which will start from St
Johns. N. F.. early In July.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
A Pessimistic View.

Among the patients in a certain hos
pital of Harrisburg there was recently
one disposed to take dark view of
his chances for recovery.
Cheer up, old man. admonished
the youthful medico attached to the
ward wherein the patient lay. Your
symptoms are identical with those of
my own case four years ago. | was
just as sick as you are. Look at me
now."
The patient ran his eyes over the
physicians stalwart frame. What
doctor did you have?" he finally asked.
feebly Sunday Magazine
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPAS.
STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS o.
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

Snow fell for the first time in six
teen years at Fresno, Calf. on Janu-
ary 1st.
fdaho's silver production for the
- year 1909 was $4,000. 900: gold, 1,50O,-
1000: lead. $2,50o.00o; copper, $1,000
900; lumber. $1,000. 900 (estimated).
l. w. Emmons, traffic manager and
auditor Of the Laramie, Hahn's Peak
& Pacific railroad, has resigned and
will take charge of the Southern Pa
cific office at Fresno, Cal.
Because a bull elk "butted in on
the line" Pinedale and Cora. Wyo.
were deprived of telephone communi-
cation for a number of days. The elk
carried away several hundred yards
of wire.
Mrs. E. J. Milhan, known throughout
the country in the Wild West shows
as the Cow girl" died at Ponca City,
Okla. December 30th, from injuries
suffered the day before. She was rid
ing for moving picture concern when
her horse fell upon her.
Thomas Waggoner of Fort Worth,
Tex. has given each of his three chill
Christmas gifts. Waggoner is 81 years
old. ranchman. banker and capital
list. One hundred thousand acres Of
land. 10000 head of cattle and 1000
horses are given to each child.
While there is still a prospect for a
$25 tourist rate to Colorado common
points from Chicago next season. it is
said that there lis no longer hope of
securing cheap homeseeker's rate.
The Western Passenger association
has increased the homeseeker's rate
to s35. the rate having been $50 year
ago.
January l, 1910, was the coolest
New Years day ever officially record
ed at Seattle. Wash. A forty-mile gale
blew all day, tearing vessels from
their anchorage, wrecking summer
houses along the shore of the sound
and destroying, with the aid of hign
tide, several hundred yards of trestle
in West Seattle.
The will of Thomas Murdoch of Chi
cago. late president of Reid, Murdoch
L. Co, wholesale grocers. disposes of
an estate estimated at approximately
S4,00c,0O0 of which from $4,000, 900 to
$2.500,000 is bequeathed to public in
stitutions. The principal beneficiaries
are the Presbyterian hospital of Chi
cago. the American Sunday School
Union and the Young Mems Christian
Association of Chicago.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

According to the report of the Cen
sus Bureau the tendency of municipal
ownership shows itself in some direc-
tions. OF 15S cities. 116 own and op-
crate their own water plants. Only
seventy-six own their own market.
places.
President Taft went to New York
City on the 30th ult. to witness the
wedding of his niece, Miss Louise
Taft. to George H. Snowden, took din
ner with his brother, spent the even
ing at the theater and whirled back
to Washington again on the midnight
train.
In an opinion by Justice Day the
Supreme Court of the United States
held to be invalid the ordinance adopt
ed by the City Council of Minneapolis,
Mimi. in 1907. requiring the Mime
apolis Street Railway Company to sell
six tickets for 25 cents. The COM
pany fought the ordinance on the
ground that it was violation of the
contract implied in it's charter, which,
issued in 1878, was to run for so years
and which authorized charge of five
cents for each ride.
General Bell, chief Of staff of the
army, has issued a circular setting
forth the occasion on which officers
and enlisted men are required to stand
at attention when the "Star Spangled
Banner" is played. The first is when
the air is played by band on for
NAL occasion, other than retreat, at
any place where persons belonging to
the military service are present in
their official capacity, In which case
officers and enlisted men stand at
attention throughout the playing Of the
air. The second is when the flag is
lowered at retreat and aboard trans
port when the flag is hoisted at guard
mounting.
II the 15S largest cities Of the
United States were to merge them
selves into one great corporation, they
would need working capital of 81.
25O,OOO,OOO. The Census Bureau has
made an elaborate investigation on
what it costs to run our municipalities
and how the money is spent. and who
gets it. To maintain the departments
of city government Is thirty-six per
cent, of the total cost. During 1871
the 1853 cities enumerated collected
nearly $60O,o00.000 in their own revs-
nues and then borrowed more than
S400. 100000 for improvements.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
remperamenta, Toilet Table.

A very aged Englishman many year0
ago gave this advice to his daughter
in a letter as to what lady's dressing
table should contain:
The best beautifier a young lady can
use is good humor. The best renovator
truth; the best rouge is modesty; the
best eyewater is the tears of SYM
pathy: the best gargle for the voice
is cheerfulness; the best wash for
smoothing wrinkles is contentment:
the best cure for deafness is atten-
ton; the best mirror is reflection. and
the whitest powder is innocence.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
GENERAL NEWS.

The only brother of Pope Plus X
and his two sisters celebrated New
Years day with him at the Vatican.
Some 500 employees Of the New York
Central railroad and it's affiliated lines
were retired from active service by
the new pension order which became
effective January 3rd.
Charles Wyman Morse. former "ice
king" and Millionaire banker. at noon
January Sd began serving 15-year
sentence in the Atlanta federal prison
for violation of the national banking
laws.
A new animal, that has been named
the "Otocyon Rooseyeltus," has been
discovered in British East Africa by
the Smithsonian African scientific ex-
pedition, under the leadership Of Col.
Theodore Roosevelt. 1t is small
. carnivorus mammal, closely resem-
bling fox.
Judge Hazel in the United States
Court at Buffalo, N. Y, on the Sd inst.
granted the preliminary injunction
asked for by the Wright brothers,
against the Herring-Curtiss Company
and Glenn H. Curtiss, restraining
them from manufacturing and selling
aeroplanes.
Mary McCluskey.- who was kid
Mapped 1G months ago. when she was
three months old, was found few
days since by the police in Brooklyn.
-Four persons are under arrest. The
child's mother let a woman take the
baby out one day and neither had
been seen by her since.
J. P. Morgan, Thomas F. Ryan and
Levi P. Morton linked hands in New
York on the Sd inst in a trust COM
pany merger which unites resources
of $150,000,000. 1t is triple combina-
tion, bringing the Guaranty Trust
Company. the Morton Trust Company
and the Fifth Avenue Trust Company
under one head, with the title of the
Guaranty Trust Company.
The Non-Conformist Anti-Socialist
Union of Great Britain has been or
ganized in London to fight socialism
in all its forms. 1t will try to prevent
the use of churches and school rooms
for holding political meetings.
Because he could not remember
part of his address, which he was to
deliver at banquet on New Years
day at Georgetown, KY, Judge John
c. vows, 80 years old. shot and killed
himself. Judge vows was one of the
best known members of the Kentucky
@bar and well known as an after-dinner
speaker.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
Easily EXPLAINED.

Mr.. Swanson is a powerful preach
er, but is never above leavening his
sermons with humor.
A good story he tells concerns a
visit once paid to the cottage of one
of his parishioners. 1t was early
spring and for a long time he sat by
the window with the woman's little
girl.
In looking out" he remarked to the
child, do you notice how bright is
the green of the leaves and grass"
The little girl nodded.
Now tell me why does it appear
SO much brighter at this time?' Mr..
Swanson asked.
Cos was the unexpected reply,
mas just washed the window and
you can see out better"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
The dam of the keystone plant oe

The dam OF the Keystone plant ol
the International Harvester Company
in the Rock river at Sterling. Illinois.
on the I'd inst. causing loss of $4,000
and throwing 1900 men out of work.
James Seaman. one of the several
champion athletes on the New York
police force, swan half way across
the Hudson river on the Sd inst. and
back again. his only difficulty being
in lodging large cakes Of ice. Scan
Ian had a wager with another police
man for a swim across the river and
as his challenger failed to appear,
Scanlan started without him.
Charges that some physicians In
Philadelphia deliberately prolong the
period of illness of patients and neg
lect the use OF anti-toxin in order to
increase their income. are made by
DR., Joseph S. Neff. director of the city
department of health and charities,
who offers this reason for the in
crease in diphtheria for the present
year. while all other preventable dis
eases show decrease.
Colonel James Gordon Of Okolona.
Mississippi. who has been named Unit
ed Slstes Senator ty Governor Neel
as successor to the late A. j. McI.au-
rim, was one OF several Confederate
leaders suspected rf being in con-
spiracy with ]. Wilkes Booth to kill
President Lincoln. A reward of $1O,-
600 was offered for his arrest He
later succeeded in satisfying the au-
th<r L.,& H.
Gated in the crime.
Neon. a newly discovered gas, is the
cause of the aurora borealis, according
to statement made at Boston by DIR.
w. :. Dudley head of the department
of chemistry at Vanderbilt University.
before the division of physical and in
organic chemists of the American AS
sociation for the Advancement of Sci
ence. Or. Dudley showed what he
claimed to be the only sample of
neon now in this country. 1t requires
over 100 tons of air to get a pint OF
neon.
Few. II any, of our American col
leges are going to abolish football"
is the statement of Prof. w. II. P.
Faunce of Brown University. But
the game must be radically modified.
The spirit of winning at any cost is
too preyalel these days. 1t is evil
dent in all phases OF our life. sim
cerely hope that the men interested
in the future OF the sport will keep
this in mind. Personally, l like the
game.'
Messrs. Mattheissen and Voltscheek,
officers of the Russian army, have
purchased at Paris two dirigible bal.
looms with capacities of 1,400 and g..
600 cubic meters, with which they will
undertake an expedition to the South
Pole. The explorers plan to convey
the apparatus by ship as far south AS
the ice will permit. and thence pro-
ceed in the balloons southwark. They
will keep in touch with their ship,
their base of supplies. by means of a
wireless outfit.
Justice Mclean of the Supreme
Court of New York, has signed an or
der making final adjudication OF the
$7,0O0.0O0 estate of the late DR.. Thorn
as w. Evans. the American dentist Of
Paris, who rescued the Empress Eu-
genie from a Partisan mob September
5th. 1871, four days after the battle
of Sedan. The decision will make 1t
possible for the city of Philadelphia
to proceed with the erection of the
Thomas w. Evans museum and dental
college, which will be DR.. Evans chief
available.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
Restrained by Politeness.

Prisoner, have you any reasons to
present why the sentence of the court
should not be pronounced upon you?"
mo, your honor. l feel as if I
should like to say a few words about
the defense my lawyer put up for me.
but there are ladies present; you can
go ahead with the sentence, your
honor"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
He caught little cold
That was all. (Puck.)

Neglect Of a cough or cold often
leads to serious trouble. To break up
q cold in twenty-four hours and cure
any cough that Is durable mix two
ounces of Glycerine. half-ounce of
Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure and
eight ounces of pure Whisky. Take a
teaspoonful every four hours. You can
buy these at any good drug store and
easily mix them in large bottle.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
How's This?

We Offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF Catarrn that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY Z CO. Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned. have known i. j. Cheney
for the last ID years, and believe him perfectly hon
orabe In all business transactions and financially
able TO carry out Obligations made by his frTn.
WALDiNG, kINNAS Il MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly the blood and mucous surfaces OF tie
system. Testimonials free. Price IS cents per
bottle Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hans Family Pills for constipation.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08

Those who claim that woman
isn't so apt to indulge in crooked
work as a man evidently never saw
a woman try to drive a nail.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
ALITTLE COLD.

He caught a little cold 4..
That was all.
30 the neighbors sadly said,
AS they gathered round his bed.
When they heard that he was dead.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
This viii Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray $ Sweet Powders for Children
cure Feverishness, Headache, Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, Regulate the Bowels and
Destroy Worms. They break up colds in "a
hours. Pleasant to take, and harmless as milk.
They never fail. AT all Druggists, 25c. sample
mailed FREE. Address, Allen $. Olmsted,
lie Roy, n. Y.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
OF a Later Date.

Bess-That's a quaint ring you are
wearing 1t is an heirloom?
Tess-Well, it dates from the Con
quest.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
Eor CeIeStials.

| once visited a very rough boom
town in Oregon, near Cottage Grove.
In the leading saloon man in a red
shirt said to me:
"Ye wanter carry yerself almighty
straight in these parts. stranger. Go
wrong the least mite and, by crinus,
Wen lynch ye as quick as look at ye."
] smiled
Would you lynch me-" I asked, eff
l killed dog?"
Would we?" he snorted. why,
stranger, we've lynched fellers here
for KILN Chinamen,"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08

When you can't tell the truah, don
tell anything
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
Quick as Wink,

II your eyes ache with a smarting burn
ing sensation use PE1T1T'S EYE SALVE.
All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08

A man can't help feeling restless
when even his bills are unsettled
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
STATISTICS SHOW THAT IT WAS
THE MOST PROSPEROUS YEAR
EVER KNOWN.
IMMENSE PRODUCTION
FARMS POUR OUT FLOOD OF
WEALTH AND EVERY INTER
EST ADVANCES.

Denver.-The following statistics are
from the New Years edition of the
Denver Republican, presenting care
fully prepared estimates in condensed
form:
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08

Constipation causes many serious diseases. 10
Is thoroughly cured by Doctor Picrce's Plea asans
Pellets. one q Ia Iative, three Tor cat artic
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08

The best of plans fall out. and the
best of friends get married.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08

Following cheap advice is apt to
prove expensive.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08

a pessimist by any other name
would be a fault-finder just the same.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08

Ache all oyer2 Throat sore. with chlisY That is
Grippe. Perry Davis Painkilcr Will break ii up j
taken promptly. All Dealers BE a5c and 5Uc bottles
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
A SIjoht MISUNDERSTANDING

First Mani called on a couple of
ladies last night
His Friend (absently)-So? I'll bet
the other fellow held kings.-Ex-
change.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
MrR. Wfnalnw'S Gn

Mrs. w Ntnslow's soothing syrup.
For children tecthng sofens the gums, reduces
fammaton, ailays pain cures wind coC. 25c bottle.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
Financial,

Stella-Isnt Mabel going to marry
he duke?
Bella-No; he rejected the budget
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08

ONLY ONE "BROMO 0UINTSE."
That is LAXATIVE BRoNO QUlNINE. Look for
the signature OF h. w. GROVE. Used the Norld
over to Cure u Cold n one Day. &c.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
SUITABLE ARRANGEMENT.

Can you lend me half a dollar?"
Sorry, I've only quarter, and 1
want that to get my hair cut
Good Give it to me and I'll cut
your hair"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
Beet Sugar Figures for 1909.

Tons beets raid for. 1909.
Colorado .......... 1400,O00
Sugar output. pounds 49,. .2S0, 100000
Daily capacity of Colorado's
16 factories, tons ......... 1850
Daily capacity Michigan fac
tories 49,. ........... 1900
Daily capacity California
factories ........ 1o.7oo
Men employed, 80 per cent of
whom are for three months
only, Colorado ....... 1850
Tons pulp produced ..... $50 Oo0
Money paid farmers, 1909....$ 100000
Value of sugar ............. 1900, 900
1908 ........ 2.242,ooo
Money spent by factories for
supplies .. 1000, 600
Money invested In plants. -. 1S.250,0 900
Value OF sugar produced in
Colorado in last 10 years. $1,000, 900
Amount paid to farmers in
last 10 years ............. 10000. 900
Paid to factory labor in 10
xears L. nm nnn
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
Colorado Live Stock Market.

Totals 4.O30.3 800 $I5,207, 600
The total number of head handled in
Of 9,4sO,00o There was a slight de-
crease in the number OF all kinds of
stock. which was more than made up
by the increase in value. in 1909.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08

Grand total ........ .226.2UU
In Delta county, more than $1,000, 900
Will be paid for the products of the
fruit soil in the year 1909. This in ad-
ditton to the large quantities used for
home consumption, OF which no record
has been kept.
The result follows:
Apples, $500 cars .$225O, 900
Peaches, 1000 cars ...... 100000
Small fruits ............. 10000
Fruits of local markets. $4,000
Delta has about $1,000 acres bearing
orchards. and some $4,000 acres planted
TO young orchards. Land Is selling
from $50 to $1,000.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
Colorado Fruit Facts

Value OF fruit crop, 1909,
(estimatedD IS 900 900
Value of fruit crop. 19OS.... 1900, 900
Acres planted to fruit in state 1926
In Fremont, Garfield, Mesa, Delta
and Montrose counties. the highest de-
velopment OF apple growing has been
attained. The area to be developed
that to which attention is now being
paid. is contained In Montrose, La
Plata and Montezuma.
he fOllnI..ina1 exI1 20