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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-12
Unfounded Charge.

A leading officer in one of the courts
was charged with never going to bed
sober. OF course he Indignantly denied
the soft impeachment, and he gave
the particulars Of a particular night
in proof. We quote his own words:
pretty soon after 1 got into bed,
my wife said:
"'Why, husband, what is the matter
with you? You act SO strangely
"'There is nothing the matter with
me- said I; nothing at ALL
I'm sure there is,' she said; you
don't act natural at all. Shall I get
up and get something for you"
And she got up, lighted candle,
and came to the bedside to look at me.
hading the light with her hand.
"T knew there was something
strange about you,' she said. Why,
you are sober?'
Now, this is a fact, and my wife
will swear to it. So don't you slander
me any more by saying haven't been
to bed sober in six months, cause
have"
Such testimony was considered re-
liable. and the man now enjoys his
new-found reputation.-Boston Herald
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-12
NEW INVENTION OF THIEVES
Philadelphia Shoplifters Equipped
With Really Ingenious
Device.

Wholesale thefts from score or
more of Philadelphia stores were dis
covered recently through the arrest
from $4,000 to $4,000 worth of stolen
goods were recovered in their room
The detectives entered the room
Just as the three were unloading
goods of various kinds from the big
paper boxes. Hawley, upon whom
cards were later found giving the
name William HALEY, character
comedian" demanded to know who
tey were and what they wanted The
ectives soon enlightened him and
told the three they were under ar
rest.
The boxes were especially arranged
Tor making thefts easy the arrange
ment being something new even in
the varied arts Of shoplifters. hole
about - inches long and inches
wide was cut in each box, and the
box was so carried under the arm
with this hole next to the side of the
body that it was almost impossible
to discover It, The accused would
each buy some trifing article and pay
for it. The bill was then taken and
attached to the box in such way
that 1t could be seen readily by the
salespeople and store detectives.
Each of the thieves would operate at
different counters, as rule, but
sometimes one of the men and the
woman would operate together.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-12
Old Parliamentary Usages.

Members Of the British parliament
no longer howl down each other with
limitations from the farmyard and the
menagerie. One of these early nine
teenth century scenes is thus de-
scribed: zone honorable member
near the bar repeatedly called out
road to the members endeavoring to
address the house. At repeated inter-
walls a sort of drone-like humming,
having the sound of distant hand or
gan or bagpipes-issued from the back
benches, with coughing, sneezing and
ingeniously extended yawning blend
ed with other sounds. A single voice
from the ministerial benches initiated
very accurately the yelp Of kenneled
hound"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-12
GOING BACK TO PAGANIsW
Orthodox Priests Claim That in Some
Parts Of Russia Churches
Are Empty.

According to Official statistics pub
lished by the ministry of the interior,
large numbers OF the peasantry in the
governments Of Perm. Uja and viatka
have fallen into a state of paganism,
worshiping the ancient gods. Flor and
Lavra. There are now 10000 idola-
tors in Viatka, 1000 in Perm and
II. 900 in Uja.
Local officials say that the worship
Of Flor and Lavra had never totally
disappeared from these districts. but
assumed alarming proportions after
the bad harvests of the past three
years. The pagan priests who still
fingered in remote districts carried
on active propaganda among the peas
antry. telling them that Flor and Law
ra sent bad harvests as q sign Of
anger.
The consequence was that many
thousands of peasants ceased to at
tend the churches. took to sacrificing
cattle to Lavra and Flor instead and
attended services in forest groves
consecrated to these gods. The police
are trying to put stop to the move
ment, but without avail, as the large
forest shelter the idolators.
The ministry has sent out DR.. Kuz-
niecow of the Moscow Archaeological
institute to study the movement. The
orthodox priests complain that many
of their churches are standing quite
empty, while in some cases the peas
ants force them to hang in their
churches the hides of cattle which
have been sacrificed to Flor and
Lavra.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-12
NEEDS OF BACKWARD CHILD
Moral Awakening Comes After All His
Physical Defects Have Been
Removed.

The greatest need of the average
backward child. after his physical de-
fects have been removed and his body
given q decent chance to develop, is q
moral awakening. says Rheta Childe
Dorr in the course Of an article de-
scribing the public school work for
backward children. in Hamptons Mag
azine. Virtually all such children are
selfish. passionate and malicious
They love to destroy. They love to
inflict pain. They delight in disturb
ing the order of q classroom. Almost
always are they untruthful. and very
frequently are they thievish.
Why not? They live in state Of
constant struggle with the world-an
unequal struggle in which their mis-
cradle little souls are daily and hourly
crucified. Around them is a world
Of normal children who learn easily
things beyond the power of the back
ward to acquire: who are praised and
loved and rewarded. In the playground
the backward children enviously
watch the others perform feats of
Erength and skill. Sometimes the
Willard or the handicapped child tries
TO break into game or a contest and
Is pushed aside or chased away by
the strong. A child not feeble minded
but merely dull and on that account
behind the procession resents with a
bitterness not to be comprehended
this constant pushing aside. Exactly
like rat fighting for life in a corner
he strikes back viciously, desperately.
Far more than their brains the emo
tional natures of such children need
cultivation. Far more important than
learning to read is learning to love
and trust Vices of temperament
must be unlearned. bad habits must
be overcome. a whole garden full of
weeds must be cleared away before
the soil is ready for planting. After
that the task is not fraught with seri-
GUS difficulties.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-12
His Judoment Good,

At the Decies-Gould wedding recep-
ton an example of the somewhat
caustic wit of the worlds greatest wo-
man philanthropist, Miss Helen Gould.
was quoted.
Miss Gould, discussing a certain
spendthrift bachelor, remarked:
You are quite wrong in saying
that he has no idea of the value of
money. He proposed to one OF my
nieces twice."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-12
Notice to stockho:rc-.

Notice to Stockho. .Sc-s
You are hereby notified that the an
nual meeting of the General Consoli-
dated Mines Company. will be held at
the office OF the Company in Idaho
Springs, Colorado, at two o'clock P. M.
on Tuesday, August 22nd. 1911, for the
purpose Of electing a Board of Directors
for the ensuing year and to transact
any other business that may properly
come before the meeting
J. ENoS WAIT, CHAS. L. JAYNES,
President. Secretary.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-12
Modern Palmistry.

Palmistry, in its modern accept
ance. IL divided into two branches.
chirognomy and chiromancy. Chi
rognomy defines the outward shape
of the hand. and Of its members, the
thumb and finger. The name is de-
rived from the Greek and means the
laws of the hands. Chiromancy is
also derived from the Greek and sig
nifies divination by the hand-that is,
by the lines. mounts and other marks
he palms of the hand
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-12

If you are interested in any contest
or all matter before the Interior De-
partment, write to Clark & Wright.
registered land lawyers, oo2 F Street
y. w. Opposite Gen1 Land Office,
Washington, D. c. Free information
about contests and where to obtain
scrip, locatable upon public lands.
without residence or cultivation.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-12

F, H. STEVENS. PIP. BARBOUR
Established 1888.
Stevens, Barbour & Co.
MINING ENGINEERS
us. Deputy Mineral Surveyors
Hall Block Idaho Springs, Colo.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-12
A SIiqht Difference.

Patjaace-Does 1t make any differ
anee which finger VIII puts the en-
gagensnt ring on?
Patr1ce-Well, should rather say
It does! Suppose he put 1t on some
other girls finger?-Judge.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-12
Sweedish Mission Church

Rev. Oscar Bol lander, Pastor
Sunday services:
Sunday School-l0.00 a m
Evening Sermon-S:0e pm
Wednesday,
Prayer Meeting-s.00 p. m
A cordial welcome to all
PUBLIC LAND AND MINING
CASES.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-12

DR. Ida Ellis Bush, Osteopathist, 18th
and Virginia street. If
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-12

r. H. Pearce & Co., licensed en-
balmers and funeral directors. Mrs.
Ellen Terrill, lady assistant.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-12

Dentistry.
DR.. w. T. Cain over Merchants and
Miners National bank.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-12

Parlors-Idaho 14S A
Residence-Idaho l48 e
1913 Miner Street. Idaho Springs, Colo
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-12

First Pub. Aug. IL, 1911
Last Pub. Sept. l, 1911.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-12
Legal NOtito

State of Colorado I.
County Of Clear Creek o.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
ARREST THREE MORE OF GANG
State Police Rounding Up Black
Handlers Near Wilkes-6arre, Pa.

Wilkes Barre, Pa, Feb. lS.-Ihree
more Italians suspected OF being
members Of Black Hand gang, which
has been active in this county, we're
placed in Jail. making eleven in all.
The three are David and Charles
Barcelona. arrested at Bernice, and
Luigi Rundazzl, who was caught near
Carbonate.
These three men are charged with
conspiracy in connection with the at
tempted murder OF Sam Luchlna' al
Pittston, last week. and are also sus'
pected OF other crimes.
The authorities say they believe
that in the eleven captured they have
rounded up some desperate criminals
and broken up a bad gang.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
ESposition Bill Signed.

Washington, Feb. IS. 49, President
Taft signed the bill designating San
Francisco as the city in which will be
held in 1915 the exposition signalling
the completion of the Panama canal
With a gold pen made Of precious
metal mined in the state OF Califor
mia and in the presence of the two
United States senators and a number
OF the representatives from that stae
the president attached his signature
TO the engrossed bill.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
RUSsIA's ULTIMATUM
Gives China Two Weeks to Act on
Treaty

St Petersburg. Feb. lS.-The NoNoe
Vremya. in discussing the announce
purpose OF Russia 10 make mil'tlfy
demonstration in mi province. in chi
nese Turkestan. describes the note
presented at Pekin by Minister koro
tovitz as a semi-ultimatum, as 10 does
not specify the term within which
China must comply with the demands
OF St Petersburg
The paper adds that II the Chinese
government fails to act before the
lapse Of a fortnight. the semi-utima
tum will be amplided.
When. under the treaty OF 1881 Rus
STA withdrew from the Iii region, II
was in consideration Of certain poliu-
cal and trade concessions in that and
the adjoining Chinese possessions. II
is now asserted that China has not
kept faith in the matter Of the treaty
stipulations Hence the forthcoming
return Of Russian troops TO iii. and 2
probable occupancy pending a new
and more definite understanding be
tween the two governments.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
BRIBERY STORY
Tells of Attempt to Defeat
Anti-RaCing Law.
HAD FUND OF $5OO,OOO
Assistant District Attorney in New
York Tells of Alleged Confess
sion to Bride Members OF
Legislature.

New York, Feb. is. - Robert H.
Elder. assistant district attorney o.
Kings county. told the story OF the al
legged confession that Congressman
Frank J. Gardner made TO him, WHEEL
he took the stand as a witness for the
state in Gardeners trial on the charge
Of bribery.
Il have known Mr.. Gardner for
twelve or fifteen years, he sail.
"Whon learned OF his connection
with the fight made to defeat the Hart.
Agnew racing bills Albany | seat
for him to come TO my Office.
81 want to know this whole story
told him, and he talked freely an
without any form Of compulsion. Mr.
Gardner told me OF a meeting which
had been held at DelmonicO's,' said
Mr.. Elder. He said that at this meet
ing a fand which was in the neighbo--
hood of half million dollars had been
subscribed. Among the men present
were Charles II. Hyde. the city cham
neltdlUs ddlit0 IL h'NA'f 'N''
sons. Harry Payne Whitney. Gene
Woods and Mr.. Hitchcock.
He said that the fund was To be
sent TO Albany to defeat the bills
Senator McCarren wanted to contro'
the disbursement OF this fund MIN
self. and was angry because others
we're entrusted with this. He said
that Hyde was green in the ways at
Albany and that he might not be able
to get results"
Mr.. Elder said that Gardner tod
him that Jim" Ganney got $l25.poo
Of the fund to take care OF certain
Tammany men" Senator Grady got
$1,000 for himself. was another oil
Gardeners reported statements. You
can imagine what the others got nom
that
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
Southern Railway

N. B. Following schedule figures publahsd -
information. and are not guaranteed.
scnedule effective Nov. q. 1910.
Trains leave Washington from New Union
Station
100 a. m. Daily Local for Warrenton. DanVilis
sSO a. N. Daily-Iocal FOR HarrisonburE. We.
900 a. m. Daiiy-United States Fast Mail.
First-class coaches and draEins-roon, sleeping
carr TO Birmingham & New orleans. Dining car
s:ss .. m. Week Days-Limited for Warrenton
ana HarrisonDurg. farlor car . hauisonD1rg.
4.l5 .. IN. Daily Birmingham SPECIAL.
! Through coaches and sleeping ears 70 Birming-
ham. Dining car service. Tourist ear 70 Cali
fornis Monday. Wednesday. Thursday, Friday
and Saturday.
go ID. m. Week Days-Local for Harrisonbarx
and way stations on Manassas Branch.
49, p. m. Daily-Limited for Warrsnton and
Charlottesville.
9:S5 D. m.-LOeal for Warrentou.
go p. m. Daily The SoJtherns southeastern
Limited. Through Pullman draWing-rOom, state
room. sleeping car. coaches and dining cars fcr
Greensboro. Durham. Raleigh, Charlotte.
Columbia, Charleston Aiken. August. Sayan-
nah and jacksonville.
1910 D. M. Daiy-ksw York and Chattanooga
Limited via Lynchburgl r. First class coach and
sleeping cars % Roanoke. Knoxville. Chattanooga.
sleeping car 10 New Orleans. Dining-ear service
l0.s5 .. m. Daily New York, Atlanta and New
Orleans Limited All Pullman trains. club and OBJ
servstion cars to New Orleans; sleeping cars 70
Asheville, Atlanta. New ORLEANS. Sleeping car 70
Charlotte. Dining-car service.
40 a. m Daily Memphis Special. Through
seeping cars and coaches 20 Roanoke. Knoxville,
Chattanooga. Nashville and Memphis. Washing
.on sseping car open 1000 p. N. Dining car
service.
Through trains from the South arrive Washing.
ton Gas a. m 80 a. m. s53 am. lJ:sy n. daily;
745p.m and 1890 Q. l2:l5 daily. Harrison
burg ll.s5 a. n. Week days and $50 .. m. daily.
From Charlottesville. 9.l5 g. m. 30 .. N and 7:8
o. n. Local from Warrenton arrives $40 T. %.
geck days.
Trains leave Richmond: l0:l5 a. N. and ll:i6 D
m Daily Express for all points South.
SO a. m. Daily Local for Danville. Charlotte.
80 p. m. except Sunday. LOcalfor Durham,
Raleigh
$50 D. m. except Sunday. Local for Keysvills.
600 a. m except Sunday and 2:i5 y. m Monday.
Wednesday and Friday for West Point
GJOp. N except Sunday. for West Point. con.
meeting with York River Line for Baltimore. Mon
tay, Wednesday and Friday.
Tickets, sleeping-car reservations, and detailed
Information can lJe had at ticket ONCE, 100 18th
ST. 9OS r St NJ W., and New Union Station.
Baggage checked through from hotels and resi-
fences Cab service.
Ell. COAPMAN, vice-Pres. Gen. Man.
s. Il. HARDWlCK. Pass. Trafhe AGr.
H. 2. CARY. Gen. Pass. Agent.
L. S. BR0WS. General Agent
Washington. D. G.
Re Burgess ID P. A,
Richmond. Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
The Department Attacked.

In criticislng the United States
postoflce department the magazine
men dwelt upon their contention that
this branch OF the government wa
habltually managed at variance with
sound business principles As one pub
Usher expressed the view:
The postofiice department Is tho
only business institution In the world
which advances the argument that II
can increase its profits by killing Gus
toners"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
U. s. VIII Aee.pt Breeding Horses.

Washington, Feb. IS. - The ofer
made by August Belmont at a sports
mems dinner in New York Wednesday
night to give to the United States gov
eminent three famous racing stations,
and the subsequent offer OF Edward y.
Cassatt. son of the late President a
]. Cassatt, OF the Pennsylvania rail
road. 70 give three more for breeding
purposes. has been accepted by the
war department.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21

Providence, r. l., Feb. 1S.-A trag
edy. resulting from mental derange
ment, was discovered when the bod
les Of Ernest st. Laurent, a carpenter;
his wife and only child were found on
a he'd in their home here. Laurent
after his wife and three-year-old
daughter went to sleep, apparently ar
ranged a tube, turned on the gas and
lay down to die with them. For the
past three months St. Laurent's men
tai staet has been such that he was
unable TO work.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
Aonns.d Of cold erlek Game.

Reading, Pa. Feb. IS. - Antonio
Monteforte, Joseph Ganarinoo and Do
nato de sapio, Of New York, we're ar
rested here on the charge Of film
Tanning fellow countrymen by hand
ing them in exchange for good money
packages purporting to contain gepu
inc greenbacks. but when opened were
found to be crumpled newspaper. The
accused had 5000 in 81 bills when ar
roafad
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
Taft 10 Dine His Class.

New Haven. Conn, Feb. 1S.-lnvi-
tations from President Taft to his
Yale class of 1878 to eat its annual
dinenr at the White House on the
evening of March next, have been
received by members Of the class in
this city. TIE class was graduated with
1871 men. OF that number 9S are now
living
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
Emit Sunday Ball Bill

Harrisburg, Pa. Feb. lS.-Harris-
burg ministers will make an organized
effort to defeat the Letzkus bill 10
permit Sunday amateur base ball
games, which has been introduced in
the house and is now in the commit
tee on judiciary general.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
ROCKEFELLER HAS LUMBAG0
Oil Kings Brother Is Confined to His
Home by Illness.

Home BY Illness.
New York, Feb. lS.-William Rookie
Teller, brother of John d. Rockefeller,
and active for many years in the man
agement OF the Standard Oil company,
is confined to his home here with an
attack OF lumbago. following a cold
which he contracted a few days ago.
He is seventy years of age.
First reports had It that Mr.. Rookie
Teller was suffering from an attack OF
pneumonia
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
CUT WIFE AND HIMSELF
Jealous Husband Is Dead and Spouse
Cannot Live.

Philadelphia, Feb. 1S.-With a razaI
in each hand, George Quigley pursued
his wife from her room to the from
porch Of their home in West Philadel
phia. slashed her throat and then re
turned to his own room. where he
committed suicide by gashing his jug
ular vein. Mrs. Quigley will die. The
police attribute the tragedy to a fit OF
iaalnmsY
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
N. MAsTELLER. Superintendent

To Benz. Alsop and to all persons
interested:
At a delinquent tax sale held IN
the county of Spotsylvania on jan
LIST, 1906, for taxes returned de,ih-
auent for the year 1904, the under
signed became purchaser OF a GER
tain tract OF land in Spotsylyania
county. Virginia, which tract OF
land was sold by George Morrison
unto Benz. Alsop by deed duly re-
corded in the clerks office OF the
Circuit Court OF Spotsylvania coun-
ty. Virginia, and which tract OF
land contains about twenty acres
adjoining the lands OF Washington
Ford, Larkin Ford, Dickinson's land
and others, paying the amount oiu
at said sale, and having subsequent
" paid thereon all taxes and leFieS
subsequently accruing thereon; o,a
You will plese take notice OF salo
sale and that on MONDAf yoNE
5th. 1911, that being the nrst Gay
OF the June term, 1911, OF tne
Circuit Court of Spotsylvania coun-
ty, Virginia, the undersigned sna,i
move the said court ior tne appo onta
ment OF a commissioner 20 eAec1se
unto the undersigned a oeea ior
said land. and that on SATURDAY,
June 10th. 1911, the UNDERMINED
viii obtain from said commissioner
40 anpointed, a deed conveying un-
81 ne undersigned the aforesaid
o ~ above described real estate.
anu Very truly,
T. A. Harris.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
en- mn oOo For charity.

Vienna, Feb 1s.-The will Of Baron
Albert RotlIschild, filed for probate
bequeaths s1OOOO.O0O to charity. The
baron's third son, Louis. is appointed
head of the Vienna banking house OF
the Rothschilds.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
Kaiser Talks 70 Farmers.

Berlin. Feb. 1S.-Emperor william
had sufficiently recovered from his re
cent indisposition to address the Ger
man Agricultural Congress. He was
in high spirits and amused while he
instructed his audience.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21

Baby Choked TO Death by Carpet Tack
Norristown, Pa. Feb. 1S.-Alice. the
two-year-old daughter OF Louis Nc
Cord, OF Violet and Oak streets, chok.
ed to death on a carpet tack.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
Potomac, Fredericks-
burg and Piedmont
Railroad.
TINE TABLE No. l6.

Connections a. Frederc ksburg with r., =. q =
r n and Mar sand. Delaware and virginia hAn,
way Co. At Orange With southern X. r. ana
Chesapeake & Ohio r. X. .-.,.h
NOTICE-These tables shoS the time AZ rn,.s
trains NAV be expected 10 arrive at Or depart
froo the several stations. Ire time Of departure,
arrivals and connections 81 not guaranteed tneS
are proposed. vvuA.,.
Esstern STANDARD Tine. Stations marked +
flag stops. ....,,, a,.s..
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
HAVE A WAR FUND
Magazines Raise $4,000
To Fight Postal Raise.
"A CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION
Big Advertising Campaign is Started
to Defeat the Proposed In
creased Postage on Adver-
Using Pages.

New York. Feb lS.-A fund OF 40
O00 has been subscribed by various
magazines in New York and Philadel-
phia to combat pending legislation III
congress providing for increased post
axe rates on the advertising pages Of
periodical literature.
This money will be placed In the
hands OF the postal committee oil
seven of the Periodical Publishers
association. to be used in a campaign
of advertising in opposition to the
rider TO the general appropriation
which hits the magazines
As +. j. rossaro, secretary OF the
Periodical Publishers assertion. said
With some emphasis this money Is not
To bee devoted to the purpose OF lobby
ing in Washington or in any endeavor
that should smack Of lobbying In any
WAY The design Of the subscribers Is
that what they donated and Will do
nate In the 'nture should be used ex'
clusivoly in the interests OF cam
uaien Of education among the readers
of periodicals which. 1t is hoped. Will
result directly in the defeat OF the
measure deemed by the magazines
disastrous 10 them.