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New-York tribune., 1911-12-08
DOMESTIC SITUATIONS WANTED

,tIEF. -I-nderstsnds highest branches OF zoos
IT, o,..,liort references from European ana
80 vo,l- C,f1iIiee Miss litzGeTald's Bufef1'
5U3 sth ave. entrance on 42d st..-.---. -.
COUPLE oolorcd butler valet wife eAcsi'nr o,
-. 0pa sppearance. best references CITY OF
~. xco 10 SE, Miss Buckley's Agency, IL
Wcs, aga 81. Phone 7fs7 Bryant. .-..-,-
Ii.s.,,t.I-t. ,f.N HcIandor: So can care Tor
rorsc. COW. dickens lawns. gooH TeIeIt, -
q lIstbegeou Agency, sls 6'h ave ieL "'9
Br5 ant.
7..rr,I-f Max. english. inside Or outside, as
s.t rardcuer: good roteTsnce-> go 70 ,o,'c Ns",
Mis- Buckley agency, j. West "a ST. "0'7
I4sT Bryant
New-York tribune., 1911-12-08
BUSINESS CHANCES

WANT part, 10 90, in $1,000 pith n'e zeal
state transaction aVcslltut oprori init f1r
large returns Investment. Bog 90. rriiWo ~
New-York tribune., 1911-12-08
INSTRUCTION.
SCHOOL AGENCIES.

American a Foreign Teachers AEcncy.-sup
niles Professors Teachers Tutors. Govern sss>s.
etc TO Colleges. schools and Families. Apply
10 Mrs VI J. Young fulton. 2S ! mon S0naL-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29

part of one Of the windows fell in.
The next blow from outside brought
the rest of the glass. and-somebody
was coming through. feet first. It was
Jim.
He did not speak to any of US. but
turned and helped in a bundle Of red
and yellow silk comfort that proved
to be Aunt Selma, also feet first. l
had a glimpse of a half-dozen heads
outside, guards and reporters. Then
Jim jerked the shade down and un-
swathed Aunt Selina's legs SO that
she could walk. offered his arm, and
stalked past us and upstairs. without
a word!
None OF us spoke. We turned out
the lights and went upstairs and took
OF our wraps and went to bed. 1t had
been almost a flasco.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29
HAREM SKIRT DANCE LATEST
New TerpsIchorean Feature, eor-
rowed From Orient, 10 Introduced
in France-How Executed.

Paris.-Almost every important
change in the fashion Of gowns in
Paris means the introduction of a
new dance, or at least one compare
lively unknown to the western world.
AS is natural. the orient has been
drawn upon for terpsichorean fea-
ture in keeping with trousers skirt.
This dance, which is called la Che.
rouille." is said to have been long
popular in Turkey. Syria and Arabia.
dancing masters description Of
how 1t is done follows:
Place the right foot behind the
left Slide the left foot to the dane
er's left. Cross right foot. Raise leg
sideways without bending knee. toe
pointing to floor"
This dance is said to be impossible
Of execution in hobble skirt French
dancing masters in general hail with
Joy the advent of the trouser skirt. as
1t will. they say. force women and
girls who heretofore have been con-
tent to be pulled around a ball room
to pay proper attention to their steps.
With the trouser skirt every move
ment Of the feet Is noticeable.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29

"Jim!" she gasped. DO you mean
that Jim is-out there. too?"
lin and Aunt Selina," l said a.
calmly as l could for Joy. You see
how 1t simplified the situation for me.
BY this time they are a mile away.
and going!"
Everybody shook hands again ex-
cept Bella. She had dropped into q
chair, and sat biting her lip and
breathing hard, and she would not
Join in any OF the hilarity at getting
rid Of Aunt Selma. Finally she got
up and knocked over her chair.
You are lot of cowards." she
stormed. You deserted them out
there. left them. Heaven knows
where they are-a defenseless old
woman. and-and a man who did not
even have an overcoat. And 1t IL
snowing!"
Never mind" Dal said. reassurtng-
ly. He can borrow Aunt Selina's
comfort Make the old lady discard
from weakness. Anyhow. Bella. II I
know anything of human nature. the
old lady will make 1t hot enough for
him. Poor old Jim!"
Then they shook hands again. and
with that there came terrible bang
ing at the door. which we had locked.
open the door," some one com
manded. 1t was one of the guards.
open it yourself!" Dallas called.
moving q kitchen table to re-enforce
the lock.
open that door or we viii break It
I'M"
Dallas put his hands in his pockets.
seated himself on the table. and
whistled cheerfully. We could hear
them comforting outside, and they
made another appeal. which was re-
fused. Suddenly Bella came over and
confronted Dallas.
They have brought them back"
she said dramatically. They are out
there now; distinctly heard Jim's
voice. Open that door. Dallas!"
"Oh. don't let them I'M" l walled.
1t was quite involuntary, but the dis
appointment was too awful. Dallas.
don't open that door!"
Dal swung his feet and smiled from
Bella to me-
Think what a solution 1t is to all
our difficulties" he said. easily.
Without Aunt Selma l could be happy
here indefinitely"
There was more knocking, and
somebody-Max, l think-said to let
them in. that 1t was a fool thing any
how, and that he wanted to go to
bed and forget It; his feet were cold.
And just then there was a crash, and
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy a. he Is called
by hts friends. Jimmy was rotund and
Locked shorter 70, 5s; than he really was His
but people stea lilly refused to do so. his
art 70 considered huge Joke. except to
eryone expected a frolic. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles; they live together a year
and are divorced Jimmy's friends ar
of his divorce. The party is in full swing
when Jimmy receives telegram from his
Aunt Selma. who will arrive in four hours
to visit him and his wife. He neglects to
tell her Of his divorce. Jimmy takes KIT
into his confidence; He suggests that Kit
Wilson pro ss ssna arrive. ss
yim's Jap servant IS taken Ill Bella.
and asks Kit who is being taken away in
the ambuiancef Belle insists it is Jim.
Kit tells her Jim is well and is in tho
and discovers man tacking card on
the door. He demands an explanation.
bssn int ors TO the and
leave the house until the quarantine is
several letters are found in the m mail box
undelivered. one is addressed to Henry
Ls;ws,iyp LEVEL IauiSns chile which was
nutely Of their Incarceration, also Of his
infatuation for Mrs. Wilson. Aunt Selma
is taken II III With with Ia grippe. Betty acts as
roof: She tells him that Jim has been
treating her outrageously. Kit starts
downstairs. when suddenly she Is grasped
in the arms of a man who kisses her sew
eral times. She believes that HARRISON
did It and is Inundated Aunt Selma tells
Jimmy that her cameo breastpin and
etner articles OF 1ewelry have been stolen.
tells Aunt Selma all about the strange
happenings. but she persists in suspecting
Betty of the theft of her vaiuables
HARRISON demands an explanation from
KIT as to her conduct towards him. she
tells him Of the incident on the roof. he
does not deny nor confirm her accusation.
One Of the guests deyises a way to escape
from the house.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29
DAME NATURE HINTS
When the Food IL Not Suited,

When Nature gives her signal that
something is wrong 1t Is generally
with the food; the old Dame Is always
faithful and one should act at once
To put off the change is to risk that
which may be irreparable. An Ari-
Eona man says:
For years l could not safely eat
any breakfast tried all kinds OF
breakfast foods, but they were all
soft, starchy messes. which gave me
distressing headaches. l drank strong
coffee, too. which appeared to benefit
me at the time, but added to the head
aches afterwards. Toast and coffee
were no better, for found the toast
very constipating.
"A friend persuaded me to quit cof-
fee and the starchy breakfast foods,
and use Postum and Grape-Nuts In
stead. shall never regret taking his
advice.
THE change they have worked in
me Is wonderful. now have no moro
Of the distressing sensations in my
stomach after eating, and never have
any headaches. have gained IL
pounds In weight and feel better in
every way. Grape-Nuts make a de-
licious as well as nutritious dish.
and 1 find that Postum is easily d.
gested and never produces dyspepsia
symptoms"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Get the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," In pkgs. There's .
Reason"
Ever read The shove letterf A nev,
one appears ff00 time to tine. TheY
interest.
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Resists Their Fiercest Struggles.

worms employed are raised near Tore
Annunziata. at the foot Of Vesuvfus.
The caterpillars are killed just as they
are about to begin the spinning OF
cocoons, the silk glands are removed
and subjected to process Of picking.
which is secret of the trade, and
afterward the threads are carefully
drawn out by skilled workers. mostly
women. The length of the thread
varies from foot to nearly twenty
inches.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29
!; FRIEND OF FISHERMAN
Humble SiIkworm Furnishes Cat-0ut
Much Used by Disciples OF
Isaak Walton.

Rome. Italy.-It is doubtful whether
the average rod and reel fisherman
who angles with flies and hooks strung
with fine translucent cat-gut Is aware
of the invaluable friend he has In the
humble silkworm. The cat-gut is the
most unbreakable substance that
holds the hooks against the fercest
struggles OF the struck fish and comes
from silkworms. The principal center
of the manufacture of this kind OF cat
gut Is the island of Procida. in the
Bay OF Naples, but most of the silk
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29
Ono In 275 10 Insane.

New York.-One out of every 275
persons In New York city is insane.
according to DIR. Albert w. Ferris,
president OF the state lunacy commits
sion, who Is delivering course of lee
lures before the New York School of
Philanthropy. The state hospitals for
the insane now house $4,000 patients,
and private institutions care for IL 900
more. New cases admitted to the state
asylums average about $50 a week
The cost Of caring for an insane pa.
tient Il approximately 5000 Q year.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29
A FAIR REToRT.

Pat, who had a bad coin given 10
him. decided to try and spend 1t. He
therefore went into a tobacconist and
asked for a cigar. The shopman hand
ed over the cigar. and Pat putting the
cigar in his mouth. tenderd the coin.
He was making his way out when the
shopman shouted:
Hey. man. do you know 1t is bad
one?"
Pat turned round and said:
Never mind. Ill smoke 1t II 1t kills
me-"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29
labrador's Future.

According to statements made tho
other day by DR.. Grenfall Of Labrador.
the Cinderella of British possessions.
has brilliant future before 1t. DR..
Grenfan. who has lived 20 years in
that snowy country. says that in
days to come 1t will carry a popula-
tion as easily as Norway does today.
1t is, he says a better country than
Iceland. and to be greatly preferred
to Lapland. Finland. Siberia and
Northern Alaska.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29
CHAPTER XIV.
Suspicion and Discord.


Every one was nasty the next morn
ing. Aunt Selma declared that her
feet were frost-bitten and kept Bella
rubbing them with ice water all morn
ing. And Jim was impossible. He re-
fused to speak to any Of us, and he
watched Bella furtively, as If he sus-
pected her OF trying to get him out Of
the house.
When luncheon time came around
and he had shown no indication of 60
ing to the telephone and ordering 1t,
we had conclave, and Max was
chosen to remind him of the hour.
Jim was shut in the studio, and we
waited together in the hall while
Max went up. When he came down
he was somewhat ruff1ed.
HE wouldn't open TIE door," he
reported, "and when told him 1t
was meal time. he said he wasn't hun
CRY, and he didn't give whoop about
the rest of US. He had asked US here
to dinner; he hadn't proposed to
adopt u.s."
So we finally ordered luncheon our
selves, and about two o'clock Jim
came downstairs, sheepishly, and ate
what was left. Anne declared that
Bella had been scolding him in the
upper hall, but doubted 1t. She was
never seen to speak to him unneces-
sarily.
The excitement Of the escape over.
Mr.. HARRISON and remained on terms
Of armed neutrality. And Max still
hunted for Anne's pearls, using them.
the men declared, ~ good excuse to
avoid tinkering with the furnace or
repairing the dumb-waiter, which took
the oueereet notions, and stopped once
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29
CHAPTER xiv. (contlnued.)

1t was a transparent plot on Bella's
part: Two elderly ladies'. house miles
from anywhere, long evenings in the
music room with an open fire and
Bella at the harp playing the two
songs she knows.
When we were ready and gathered
in the kitchen. IN the darkness, Of
course, Dal went up on the roof and
signaled with lantern to the cars
on the drive. Then he went down
stairs. took last look at the draw
ing-room. fred the papers. shook the
powder, opened the windows and
yelled "fire!"
OF course. huddled in the kitchen,
we had heard little or nothing. But
we plainly heard Dal on the first floor
and Flanagan on the second yelling
fire." and the patter of feet as the
guards ran to the front OF the house.
And at that instant we remembered
Aunt Selma!
That was the cause Of the whole
trouble. don't know why they turned
on me; she wasn't my aunt But by
the time they had got her out of bed,
and had wrapped her in an eiderdown
comfort, and stuck slippers on her
feet and q motor veil on her head, the
glare at the front Of the house was
beginning to die away. She didn't un-
'derstand at all, and we had no time to
explain. remember that she wanted to
go back and get her plate" whatever
that may be, but Jim took her by the
arm and hurried her along. and the
rest. who had waited. and were in
awful tempers. stood aside and let
them out first
The door to the area steps was
open, and by the street lights we
could see fence and a gate, which
opened on a side street. Jim and
Aunt Selma ran straight for the gate;
the wind blowing Aunt Selina's COM
fort like a sail. Then, with our feet,
so to speak, on the first rung OF the
ladder of liberty, 1t slipped A half
dozen guards and reporters came
around the house and drove us back
like sheep into a slaughter pen 1t
was the most humiliating moment Of
my life.
Dal had been for fighting a way
through. and just for minute
think I went Berserk myself But
Max spied one Of the reporters setting
up flash-light as we stood, unde-
cided, at the top OF the steps. and
after that there was nothing to do but
retreat. We backed slowly. to show
them we were not afraid. And when
we were all in the kitchen again, and
had turned on the lights and Bella
was crying with her head against Mr..
Harbison's arm, Dal said. cheerfully:
well, It has done some good, any
now. We have lost Aunt Selma"
And We all shook hands on It, al
though we were sorry about Jim. And
Dal said we would have some cham
pagne and drink to Aunt Selina's COM
fort. and We could have her teeth
fumigated and send them to her.
Somebody said Poor old Jim." and at
that Bella looked up.
She stared around the group, and
than she went quite pale.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29
Absent-Minded Bridegroom

John Adams has always been alb
sent minded, says the Kansas City
Journal. Yesterday he went with Ida
Lee OF Kansas City. Mo-, to Kansas
City. Kan, to be married by Paul
Huff. acting probate Judge. When
Judge HUFF asked him II he would
take this woman to be your lawfully
welded wife" he was looking out OF
the window and didn't answer.
IF you've any doubts about 1t we
will stop right here" the bride said
defiantly
Adams protested that he had not
hesitated at all. but had merely been
thinking about something else. The
ceremony was completed without
further hitch.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29
HOW TAME GIRAFFES ARE FED
Keeper Climbs Tree In Order That
Animals May Eat In Easy
Manner.

New York.-The giraffe in captivity
is one of the most delicate of animals
and requires the closest of care on
the part of the keepers. Aside from
necessity for cleanliness in their hous-
ing. the most important feature In
caring for them is the selection of the
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29
A Sure sian.

WAS the audience this evening a
fashionable one?"
mo: it consisted Of very ordinary
people"
But the people in the boxes
seemed to be handsomely and stylish.
ly dressed"
so they were. but they weren't
fashionable for all that. They kept
quiet all the time the play was 60
ing on"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29
IMPORTANT THAT PUBLIC SHOULD
KNOW ABOUT GREAT
KIDNEY REMEDY

The testimonial am to give you comao
unsolicited. have been suffering from
lumbaso for ten years and at times was
unable to stand erect A Mr.. Dean of this
city, saw me in my condition (bent overl
and inquired the cause. told him that
had tho lumbago. He replied, "If you get
what tell you to, you need not have it.
said would take anything for ease. He
said, "You get two bottles of DR.. Kill
mer's Swamp Root and take it, and il ID
does not fx you o. K. will pay for the
medicine myself" I did 10 and am . we'll
man. For five months I have been a. well
~ could be. Before took your Swamp
Root was in constant pain day and night.
This may look like advertising, but il
seems to me most important that the
public should be made familiar with this
treatment a. it II the only one know
which is an absolute cure. I owe . great
deal to DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, and am
anxious that others situated a. I was
should know and take advantage Of it.
Hoping that this testimonial may be Of
benefit to somo one, I am
]. A. ROWLAND,
l734 Humboldt st.
Denver, Col.
City and County of Denver IS.
Personally appeared before me, Notary
Public in and for the city and county
of the State of Colorado, j. A. Rowland,
known to me as the person whose name
Il subscribed to the above statement and
upon his oath declares that it is a true
and correct statement.
DANIEL H. DRAPER,
I...-. - Notary Public.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29
Going Too Far,

John. what on earth are you do
ing?" called Mrs. Geeker to her spouse.
who was humping. pounding and
swearing In the cellar.
Didn't you tell me to shake down
the furnace?' he asked.
Yes, but you nSedu't shake down
the hous
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29
Latter 10
Dr.. KiiAer . C.
Mnsha.ton, \. Y.
Prove What Swsmp-Root Will Do For You

Send to DR.. kilmer & Co., Bingham-
ton, N. Y, for a sample bottle. 1t will
convince anyone. You will also receive
. booklet of valuable information, telling
all about the kidneys and bladder. When
writing, be sure and mention this paper.
For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty.
cents and one-dollar.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29

proper food to insure good health. Our
illustration shows a pair of giraffes
in the Bronx Zoo receiving food from
their keeper. who 1t will be seen is
perched high up in the branches OF
tree in order that the animals may
eat in an easy manner.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29
Wyoming.

James Griffith reports having To-
Gated some very promising placer
ground in Purgatory gulch near En-
campment. The report is that he has
sunk a prospect hole through seven
teen feet OF sand and gravel, all of
which gives rich gold paintings. but
bed rock has not been reached and
that is where the best values are
looked for.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29
w E STE N
MINING NEWS
IN D RiEF

THE TREND OF METAL PRICES.
Silver 80 53l
81 . ! "a s.Oo
Speiter az 20
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-29
New M exico.

The last smelling at the Deadwood
mines, Mogollon, produced $500 Troy
ounces gold and silver bullion. Con-
centrates amounted to fifteen sacks
from the usual tonnage stamped.
Up on South Fork of Red River,
Taos county, lies the Hamm mining
property which is putting on new life.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-23
IRKUTSK MOST
RAPID or CITIES
Siberian Capital Amazes Amer
lean Banker by Sp|endOr.
CONvICTS ROLL IN MILLIONS.
Cannot Leave Russa's Penal Colony,
Mines and Commerce In Riotous liv-
ing, Unsurpassed In World, Declares
George Woodruff.

ing, Unsurpassed In World, Declares
George Woodruff.
George Woodruff, an American bank
er who recently went to China to in
vestigate the railroads there in connec-
ton with new loan. spent two weeks
in Irkutsk. AS he had letters to the
mayor. who is the son of an eXcon-
Wet who made several millions i'll gold
mining. as well as to high Russian Of
ficials, he had an excellent opportunity
to see life in that Paris of the wilder
ness. MI Woodruff is a globe trotter
Of renown. He is familiar with Paris,
London, Budapest, Vienna, New York
and other capitals, but he declares that
for genuine wickedness they are out
classed by Irkutsk.
'Irkutsk is not only the wickedeSt,
but it is the fastest city in the world"
said Mr.. Woodruff soon after his re-
turn to New York. There is more
night life in that little town of 100000
people than there is in all Paris or New
York. In one of the gambling houses
there saw as much as 100000 staked
on the turn of card Il dozen times in
an evening. Why, the gamblers at
Monte Carlo are pikers compared with
some of the sporty citizens of lrkutsk,
In the cafes | saw gay parties drinking
bottle after bottle OF wine at $50 per
bottle In all my travels | have never
seen so many beautiful and well dress
ed women-and women of all nation
alities.
BriIIance Vies With Vice.
THE opera there is almost as bril-
liant as the opera in Paris. Duels, sui
cides, murders. are of weekly occur
renee, but formal reception at st.
Petersburg could not boast of any
more culture than is to be found at a
smart entertainment in one of the
fashionable homes in this Siberian
city"
Irkutsk is the capital of eastern ST
IBERIA. 1t has wide streets. lined with
fine buildings.
Irkutsk has among its citizens more
millionaires than any city of its size
in the world. and they have to spend
their money in the city. for the rea-
son that they are not allowed to leave
the province. Most of them-especial-
ly the rich ones-are convicts or the
descendants of convicts who have
amassed fortunes in gold mining.
The Baikal mountains near Irkutsk
are filed with rich veins of gold. and
it is no exaggeration to say that thou
sands Of men in this comparatively
small town in the heart Of Siberia
have become rich beyond the dreams
of avarice.
The monastery of st. Innocent.
which cost upward of S7.00OOO0, is one
of the finest specimens of architec-
ture in the world. The city has more
public institutions than any city of its
size in the world. It's cathedrals vie
with any to be found in Russia. St.
Basil's alone excepted. It's opera
house is eclipsed only by the Opera in
Paris.
With these refinementS came gOr-
geous hotels and cafes The principal
thing anywhere. and its prices are at
least four times as high. All the deli
cacieS of the world are to be had. in
cludin" the rarest wines. and ut prices
that would stagger Pittsburg million
aires.
IS MorIJ
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-23

THE BOY AND THE CROP-FIRST THE BOY
BECAME INTERESTED THEN HE GREW
THIS CORN.
[From bulletin United States department
of agricultural
how to work large crops. One of the
strong features Of the demonstration
work is that it is cooperative, and in
the hoys' work we frequently find the
other vital forces of the cOunty-the
superintendent of public education, the
teachers, the business men, the news
papers and the parents-all giving aid
and support.
I'm Holmes county, Miss, in 1909
our boys corn clubs produced crops
averaging seventy-six bushels Of corn
per acre. The corn grown by their IA
theirs and the neighbors averaged about
sixteen bushels. This, with the results
in other counties. was sufficient to
arouse the state Of Mississippi and Gre
ate an overwhelming public sentiment
in our favor. From total enrolment
of 1O543 during that year the move
ment grew until the year 1910 record
ed an enrolment in the various states
of 1926 boys.
I'VE have some cases where the
boys of one county are challenging the
boys of another county to contest in
corn production.
"Onc Of our requirements. which has
had very beneficial effect. is that the
proceeds of the acre shall 90 to the
boy.
I'VE have also a system which will
prove equally effective for the girls OF
the rural schools. so that the whole
school can be instructed in a practical
vay"