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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-15
SOUL RESEMBLES EASTER EGG
Man Leaves Body In St. Louis Board
Ing House and Goes Travelling
With Spirits.

A gentleman who in his mundane
existence goes under the name OF Her.
manus Ruebenguhl left his body in a
ST. Louis boarding house. he says. and
went travelling in his unclad soul He
reports an enjoyable trip and a very
sociable time with kindred spirits
with whom he hobnobbed while ON
his journey.
All the souls he met were about the
size and shape of goose eggs. but col.
ored according to their characters.
Blue souls. for example. were super
stitious: red. bloodthirsty: white. un-
cultured High livers had pink bands
or dots on the soul eggshell: humor-
lists were green. and brown souls
were deceptive and not to be trusted.
mass meeting Of assorted souls
must look like \ collection of Easter
eggs II Mr.. Ruebenguhl's facts are
reliable. He II relating his experience
in . lecture tour Of the middle west,
and apparently = expecting to keep
.soui and bsdy together with the pro
eeeds.
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pleasant Place to Prosper.

TO THE EDITOR: We want to heas
from people who would appreciate So
curing q fruit. dairy or poultry farm in
the Kuhn irrigated tract in Sacramento
Valley. California, at half the true value.
Best water right In state. Low maints-
nance cost. Work costing millions now
actually being done. Roads, drainage
and water right included In price. Ten
months growing season. Ten tons alfalfa
per acre Splendid dairy conditions. SO
hens earn 800 a month or better. Oranges
lemons. grape fruit, figs, English walnuts
and thousand other fruits nuts. vege-
ables and flowers grow here. Gardens
winter and summer. Charming place to
live. Very healthful Who wants such .
home? Land selling fast. Work for ev.
erybody. Write US for enthusiasm. H. I.
Hollister & Co, 205 La Sale St. Chi.
cago. or 34S Fourth Ave-. Pittsburg. Pa.
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sfble IN low rocker at my wife's feet.
across the terrace from him.
AS for Agatha First. she was knock
ing a golf ball around ON the velvet
lawn and absolutely ignoring the
humble attentions Of young Leslie
Freer. the rectors son. whom we had
at length succeeded In foisting upon
her as cavalier.
l thought the party was too dull for
ten o'clock in the morning Of a rippin
June day. and I threw the cigarette
Id been smoking over the railing and
st myself to rousing them all to a
more becoming state Of jollity.
Il say. you people!" cried cheerily.
what do you want to do today? 1t
couldn't be finer weather. What do
you say to a drive over to Northbury
to see the cricket? Northbury and
Lowshire are going to play"
These were two crack teams and l
expected to extract enthusiasm from
Arch II not from the girls, because
] knew he was as keen on cricket as I.
But he only made me the most indif
ferent kind of assent while none Of
the others took up the idea at all.
I looked rather reproachfully at
Dearest. She usually backs up any
propositions of mine. but l saw that
she was busy explaining the intrica-
cies OF some stitch or other to Agatha
Sixth and forgave her.
So tried again.
Don't you think it would be sport ?"
asked. walking over to her and put
ting my hand on her shoulder. Its
such bully day for a drive!"
Yes" she cried. turning to me at
once. all animation. II do think 1t
would be sport! Come. let's all get
ready and CO. When's the match
played?"
Eleven thirty" told her. land
shall we motor or take the drag?"
"Oh. motor!" she said. by all
means! Driving's too slow!" But
just as we had succeeded In fetching
Agatha First and Freer from the
lawn and had won a lukewarm assent
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NOW AMPUTATION BY SHOCK
Eminent French Surgeon Suggests
That Operation May Be Per-
formed Without Cutting.

Paris.-Though it is not pleasant, OF
course, to have an arm or a leg am
putated, no matter how painlessly this
operation may be performed. there are
cases where 1t is absolutely necessary,
and then the question of how to do it
is important. A French surgeon. Prof.
D'Arsonval, suggests a method which
is quite novel, and not only painless
during the operation, but without the
slightest trouble afterward. Neither
knife, saw. nor any other cutting in
strument is to be used. The limb is
simply to fall of as If by magic, with
the wound completely healed and
cicatrized The amputation suggested
Is by means Of electric currents OF
high frequency.
Prof D'Arsonval explains that he
has been able to send currents of high
frequency through animals. and to
raise the temperature of their bodies
to a very high degree; without any ap-
parent effect on their sensibility or
the contractability of their muscles.
The animals seemed to feel nothing
whatever. In some cases, he says,
the calorific effect was such that GER
tain members were literally cooked,
and. strange to say. the animal did
not betray the least feeling Of pain.
When the members fell away after
some days. as 1t were by their own
action. the stumrs were rerfectlr
eicatrized
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-15
CHAPTER v.

The Castle Wyckhon house-party
were assembled on the east terrace.
and 1t was the fourth day OF the ten
which were to decide Arch's fate.
Arch himself, with a countenance as
anxious and troubled as II he had not
already obtained. a guarantee Of good
faith from Agatha Sixth which was in
all probability to insure his inheri-
tance for him, was leaning gloomily
against the broad stone railing of the
porch and gazing somberly at the
white peacocks that strutted in self.
conscious magnihcence about the
close-cut lawn. Agatha Sixth, who
should undoubtedly have been at his
side, considering that there was be-
tween them something in the nature
of m engagement understood. was
|ees1ad ~ far away from him ~ pos
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-15
Tho Vol Plane.

of 6,20O feet. II took him Sc minutes
to reach this point. or in other words
he had to reach 1t by travelling over
distance OF about 80 miles in a
succession OF long spirals. for his flight
speed can be assumed to have been
about 35 miles an hour all through.
His descent was made in eight
minutes and was composed of sew
eral high-speed dives and short spirals.
Brookins used Wright biplane.
The prettiest high flying is done
by the monoplane. and at Rheims Lat
ham, when he SCARED to 5.54O feet, af-
forded splendid spectacle. Morane
reached a height of 4.107 feet at
Bournemouth and also gave a superb
display. Captain Dickson is one Of
the most accomplished men at the vol
plane, and he shows mastery skill and
judgment. Mr.. Drexel is also a very
daring air climber, and in his descent
from a height of 2,400 feet at Bourne
mouth he made a steep glide.
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to the plan from them and a more en-
thusiastic one from Arch, who had
begun to realize in spite of his anxi-
eties that cricket was cricket after
all. something occurred which changed
the formation of our party most un-
expectedly.
That something was a wire for Ter
hume. stating that his presence was
absolutely necessary in London that
day and signed by the head partner of
the business firm with which Terhune
was connected.
20. what a nuisance!" said my wife
general terms of the necessity for his
immediate departure for town
What a hanged shame!" was my
more forceful comment. Agatha Sixth
said nothing at all. but Agatha First
came forward with more show of in
terest and feeling than I'd seen her
exhibit over anything since the begin
ming of her stay with US.
You won't be gone long, will you.
Mr.. Terhune?" she asked anxiously.
20, no; l can be back for dinner"
said Arch. trying as l thought. not to
look pleased by her solicitude
Its not matter that requires
much time." he added to me in an
undertone. Il should be able to dis
patch 1t this afternoon"
Then you can't go with us to see
the cricket" continued Agatha First.
interrupting our aside by her ap-
proach. as II just realizing what Ter
hune's absence really meant. And
again l felt that the interest in Arch's
goings and comings should have come
not from her. but from Agatha Sixth.
who had said nothing. And when
Agatha First added: well. II you
must co. you must But be sure to be
back in time to show that new move
In our chess game" Then. laughing
ly, Remember, it's date!" l thought
SO more than ever. Terhune, redden-
ing slightly, muttered something and
left US to pack his bag. Left US. and
~ithout SO much as a word to Agatha
Sixth
Frankly. didn't like the look of It,
And I know Dearest felt the same
way We had observed with some
anxiety. not to say surprise. that dur
ing the last day or two Terhune and
Agatha First had struck up an ex-
traordinary intimacy. Extraordinary
of course in the light of the affair be-
tween Terhune and Agatha Sixth.
though Of course Agatha First could
not have been aware of that I had
told Dearest when we had first OBJ
served this new stake In our match
making venture, that 1t was explained
by Agatha Sixth's action in delaying
her answer when Terhune had pro-
posed. Feeling that things were now
up to her." as my American brought
up wife would say, the old boy had re-
solved to let matters pretty much
alone. And I couldn't blame him. l
thought his friendship with Agatha
First rather = judgment on Agatha
Sixth for playing with him IN that
manner. But not 30 Dearest! When
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-15
WHY NEW ORLEANS
CITY Is LOGICAL POINT FOR
WORLDS PANAMA EXPOSITION.
tts Geographical Position and Many
Other Considerations Mark II a.
Most Suitable Spot for Dedi.
cation Of Great Work.

Public sentiment has decided that
the completion Of the Panama Canal
In 1915 shall be celebrated with .
great International Exposition in
which all the nations of the world
may participate: and the question Of
where this Exposition Is to be held
Will be settled by Congress at its ap-
preaching session.
New Orleans and San Francisco
are contesting for the honor of hold
ing this Exposition. and both cities
have guaranteed immense sums Of
money as an evidence of their ability
to finance so great an enterprise.
An Exposition worthy OF the term
Worlds Fair" such as New Orleans
proposes to build. will be a great cd
ucational movement. Its success a.
such, however. will depend entirely
upon the percentage OF our popular
tion who can secure its educational
advantages. this in turn. depends up
on Its location. as the time in travel
ing to and from the Exposition, and
the cost in railroad and Pullman
fares, are the most important factors.
Considering these matters, New
Orleans claims to being the "Logi.
cal Point" for this Panama EXPOSE
tion, seem to be fully substantiated
by the following facts:-
New Orleans is 500 miles from tho
center of population in the United
States. San Francisco is $500 miles
distant therefrom.
Within a radius of 500 miles from
New Orleans there are 1880 900
people. Within the same radius from
San Francisco there are only 1000 900.
Within radius Of 1000 miles from
New Orleans, there are $4,000, 900.
Within the same radius from San
Francisco there are only 100000.
At an average Of 900 miles from
New Orleans. there are 70 OF our
principal cities with combined
population OF 100000. Averaging
900 miles from San Francisco there
are only 8 large cities. with COM
bined population Of Just 1000 900.
The average distance of all these
cities to New Orleans is 1872 miles,
to San Francisco 2,407 miles.
Over 75 per cent. Of the people Of
the United States could go to an
Exposition there at an average ex.
pense for railroad fare Of $3.50. al
against an average Of $3.50 to the
Pacific Coast: and for several mil
lions Of our people. the Pullman
fare and Dining Car expenses alone.
for trip to San Francisco. would
amount to more than all their trans
portation expenses for q trip to New
Orleans.
This 10 an important public ques.
tion to be settled BY Congress at the
session which convenes in December;
Many of our readers will wish "a
visit this Worlds Panama Exposi.
tion. and II held in New Orleans q
great many more could spare the
time and money for the trip than
could go to San Francisco. There.
fore. We urge our readers 70 write to
the two senators from this State and
the congressman from this district
requesting them to support New Or
leans In the contest
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He Came by II Honestly.

Lend me your pencil, Johnny" Tho
small boy handed 1t over and teacher
continued to correct the exercises OF
the class. When she finished she suf.
fered sudden lapse Of memory and
laid the pencil away In her desk. Al
she stood up to excuse the class she
encountered the scornful gaze Of John
ny's eyes. Rising in his seat he fixed
her with an accusing foreflnger and
uttered the single word Craft"
Johnnys father writes for current
magazine.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-15
IelAphonIo Reply.

The elderly stranger. BY Invitation
of the superintendent. was addressing
the Sunday school.
How many can tell me-" he asked.
which is the longest chapter In the
Bible?"
Many hands went up.
This little boy may answer" he
said. pointing his finger at an urchin
In one Of the seats near the front.
(which is the longest chapter In the
Bible?"
Psalm double one nine!" shouted
Tommy Tucker.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-15
Childish Reasoning.

Look at the brownies, papa!" ex.
claimed little miss as she gazed up
ward at a Wall street skyscraper.
They are not brownies. dearie."
replied papa. They are big men. Like
me. but they look SO tiny because they
are so high
"If they were twice as high. would
they look twice as small?" she asked.
showing the mathematical turn not
unnatural in the offspring OF a suo.
cessful broker.
Papa answered Yes
She made a quick calculation and
remarked: "They won't amount to
much when they get to heaven, will
they?"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-15
CHAPTER iV.-continued.

And l see that you aren't sm my
side any more, Mrs. Wilfred." said
Terhune bitterly. Il thought you
wanted to help mel"
Il do" she answered, turning on him
earnestly; that's Just what I want
to do most in the world! Only you
don't understand how l want to help
you!"
"And don't care!" he replied eager
ly, III only you'll use your influence
with Agatha Sixth to make her cut
short the period Of my probation and
make it only as long as the remain
ing days Of this week! All. do. Mrs.
Wilfred! Dear Lady Vincent. do! 1
know you can!" and he caught her
hand entreatingly.
But shan't-anything of the sort!"
she said. putting it away again;
you're too much In need of a lesson!
Believe me. it's for your own good.
Besides" she added. 'it wouldn't do a
bit Of good II l were to speak to her!
l couldn't give her any reason for try
ing to hurry her decision. l can't tell
her about your Aunt Georgy and the
PIoPCAty III Au5NA uiios NoA
Thunder. moi" l answered for Ter
hume; that would never do! She
wouldn't like that part of it. at ALL"
Naturally not. She wouldn't like
to think you only wanted to marry her
for q reason as mercenary as that! I
don't wonder you wish to keep your
real motive from her!" AS she said
this my wife favored Terhune with a
scornful and penetrating glance.
He hung his head. and confess
felt q bit dashed myself. Women al
ways have the most intensely roman
tic notions of honor and that sort of
thing, and 1t makes fellow feel awk
ward. You can't explain to 'em, you
know.
But that isn't the only reason" he
began, and put his hand to his short
mustache nervously, as he does when
he's genuinely moved.
VERY well. then." quoth my wife
cheerily, "if that's the case you're
You've only to prove your other rea-
son to Agatha Sixth, that's ALL"
DO you mean because you think
she'll change her mind and give Arch
his answer in time?" l shouted after
her, for she had already started back
toward the house, knew instinctively
to find Agatha Sixth.
NO" she called back over her
shoulder for our further comfort
because l think Arch will be man
enough to change It for her!" And
we had to be content with that
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-15
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS. - they cannot rsaeD
the seat Of the disease. Catarrh 10 blood or const
tutonal dbease and In order 70 euro II you must take
internal remedies. Hairs Catarrh Curs b taken -
ternsy. and acts directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Hairs Catarrh Curs = not auack medk
cine It was prescribed BY Of The best phySeian
% this country for yeAn and regular pfescftpttoo
II y composed Of the hest tootce known. eombne4
with tbs bee blood purfnesA acting directly on IL
mucous surfaces Tbe perfest combination Of ~
two ingfedtents b what produces such wonderful -
suits n ouflnS catafyh. 0snd Tor testimooiaA ffea
-. CHENEY CO.. FropA. Toasdo. O
Do1d by OfuEStgtA price T3o.
TAko HAuD Family Puh for eonstipatio0.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-15
A Good Job,

Jacob H. Schiff. at dinner on the
yacht Ramona, condemned a concern
that had gone up.
Straight business methods are the
only ones" he said. There Is q moral
In the receiver story.
"A man. you know. said one day to
little boy:
well, Tommy, what are you 60
ing to be when you grow up?'
"a receiver. SIR Tommy answered
promptly. Ever since pas been a re-
ceiver we've had champagne for din
ner and two automobiles
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-15

The average married man kicks b.
doesn't get homo right on time, but
suppose che didn't care 'whsther he
evef came or n0tf
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-15

How can a woman be expected to
have any regard for the truth when
she is obliged to promise to obey in
the marriage ceremony
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-15
Indications.

II might know this conservatory be.
longed to baseball enthusiast"
"Why?"
Because it has SO many pitcher
plants"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-15

A careless philosopher says man
never knows who his friends are un-
til he hasn't any.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-15
HER
PHYSICIAN
APPROVES
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Sabattus, Maine.-"You told me to
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-15

Co mpound and
Liver Pills before
childbirth, and We
are all surprised to
see how much good
it did. Ny phyai-
clan said Without
doubt it was the
c o m pound that
h e lped YOU I
thank you for your
kindness in advising
me and give you full
permission to use
,estimonials." ."-Mrs
Box 3, Sabattus, Me.
oman Helped.
II was passing
e Of Life andsufered
and other annoying
E. Pinkham's Vege-
stored my health and
ed worth mountains
or the sake of other
l am willing yo1
my letter" Mrs.
", RED, Granite
re passing through
d or who are suffer-
hose distressing ills
sex should not lose
hat for thirty years
n's Vegetable Com
lade from roots and
10 standard remedy
q almost every COM
find women who
d to health by Lydia
,afahla ComDOlrnd
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-15
SYNOPSIS.

Copyright 1910. by W. G. Chapman.
Copy right In Great Britain.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01
HOW TO PLANT FRUIT TREES
Trees Should Be Set Little Deeper
Than In the Nursery and Well
Irrigated.

When planting fruit trees cut back
to point where the future head Is
to be formed. smooth on the ends Of
all bruised roots. then set at the point
In the row indicated by the cross
check. Strengthen the roots out In q
natural position. I'LL In among them
firmly with fine dirt and tramp down
with the feet. Set the trees a little
deeper than they stood In the nursery
and slightly lean to the southwest to
brace them against prevailing winds.
In this position the tops will soon
shade and protect the bodies from the
intense heat of the summer. which is
likely to cause sunscald. After the
planting of the orchard is completed
the open burrows. in which the trees
were planted. may be filled up by plow-
ing one or more burrows in and
against the row. At the same time Il
will leave a furrow open for running
the water. The trees should be well
irrigated after the planting is com
pleted.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01
USE MACHINES FOR PLANTING
improved Planters of Today Open Fur.
raw. Drop the Seed and Cover
1t With Dirt.

Planting potatoes by hand on any
large scale is out of the question on
account of the expense. The large
potato grower can of course afford the
most modern machinery. In a COM
munity of small potato growers it is
possible for them to own machinery
jointly and thus avoid any large ex-
pense to the individual farmer. writes
Eugene H. Grub in Field and Farm.
The two most expensive machines
connected with potato growing are
the planter and the digger. A planter
will cover five or six acres a day, so
that during the planting season in the
irrigated regions of the west one
planter will cover 100 acres. A good
planter will cost about $40 and this
expenses divided among ten farmers
growing ten acres each is trifle
word of caution about the type of
planter is perhaps desirable. There
are some planters which pick up the
seed potatoes by means of a prong or
fork which breaks the skin of the
tuber. This exposes the potato to any
germs OF disease which may be pres
ent in the soil. Furthermore, it car
ries any germ disease that may be on
some of the seed potatoes to others.
There are planters which pick up the
potatoes in such way as not to break
the skin. This point is especially i'm
portant in planting whole seed. In
planting cut seed there is still the
danger of transferring the disease
from one piece of potato to another.
Whafavar mis- to- 10
one should ride on the machine in
order to see that 1t works regularly
SO as to give as nearly a perfect stand
as possible.
The improved planters of today
open the furrow, drop the seed. cover
1t. firm the dirt over the seed and
mark out the next furrow. Such a
planter is drawn by two horses.
plant my potatoes about two or two
and one-half inches below the surface.
Experiments with potatoes planted In
rows all the way from SO to AZ inches
apart indicate that the best distance
depends upon the seasonal conditions
and type of soil. 1t is a problem Tor
each grower to solve fer himself The
distance apart the potatoes should be
planted in the row also depends so
much upon the variety. the fertility
Of the soil. the availability of water.
ETC.. that each farmer must determine
this from his own experience. plant
eight inches apart In rows SO inches
apart. This gives the largest tonnage
Of potatoes of desirable size and Of
course this is the essential point to
every man who plants a field of spuds.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01

siliency of youth alone accounts for the
fact that there are no more failures.
Some pedagogists marvel that the
children of the slums are often
brighter students than those In the
better districts. that these poor chill
dren like their books more. The rea-
son is that by comparison the school
room is entertainment for many of
the slum children. and the mental ex-
ercises are relief after the dull mo-
notony of their homes. Moreover.
many children are shrewd enough to
see that all is not right in the home