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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-01
Copyright ,so. by the Bobh. Merrill Co.
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he 10 called
by his friends. Jimmy was rotund and
looked looked shorter than he really was; i HIS
but people steadily refused to do SO. his
art IL considered q huge Joke. except to
eryone expected a frolic Jimmy marries
Bella knowles they live together = year
and are divorced Jimmys & ,d-ssrv friends ar-
of his divorce. The party is in full swing
when Jimmy receives a telegram from his
to visit him and his wife: He neglects to
tell her Of his divorce. Jimmy takes KIT
into his confidence; he tries to devise
that he has no longer wife. He sug-
gests that KIT play the hostess for one
lima arrives and the deception works out
A. planned Jim's Jap servant is taken
II Bella, Jimmys divorced wife FEN enters
ken away In the ambulance? Bella insists
y is Jim: KIT tells her Jim is well and lis is
porch and discovers man tackins
card on the door. He demands an eN.
The man points o1S 70 the pneara
printed on it, He tells him the guests
cannot leave the house until The Guaran,-
tears. the men consider It good Joke.
The all important question arises as to
the other household duties. HARRISON An
ally solves the matter. After the lifting
OF tne quarantine several ietters dfe iouiu
in the mail box undelivered. one is ad-
Chile. which was written by HARRISON.
He describes minutely of their incarcera-
ton. also of his infatuation for Mrs. Will
son: Aunt Selma is taken i'll with la
grippe. Betty acts as nurse. HARRISON
finds Kit sulking on the roof. She tells
him that Jim has been treating her out
rageously. HARRISON fully believing that
she is Mrs. Wilson, tells her that she
doesn't mean the things she Is saying
about her husband. Kit starts down
stairs. when suddenly she is grasped in
the arms OF man who kisses her sew
eral times. She believes that HARRISON
did 1t and is Inundated. Aunt Selma tells
Jimmy that her cameo breastpin and
other articles Of Jewelry have been stolen.
She accuses Betty OF the theft
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BOTH HAD KNOWN HAPPINESS
aetIy Alike, That Was All
the Difference.

They were riding into town in a
subway train. these two married men.
says the New York Times. One
seemed occupied with his own
thoughts, the other was engrossed in
his copy of the Evening Pifile. from
which he eventually glanced with q
superior smile. Il always read what
Betsy Bumstuff has to say in her 'Twi-
light Twaddle' column" he said. "She
generally hits us off pretty well. but
she isn't always right. Now, this eve
ming. she gets on the subject Of elope-
ments. She says elopements never
turn out happily. l don't agree with
her" Neither do l." said the man
who had been occupied with his own
thoughts. Il am glad to hear you say
It," exclaimed the Evening Pifileite.
II eloped with my wife, and I've been
happy ever since" 80 have I ever
since some fellow eloped with mine" /"
remarked the other. Betsy Bumstuff
is away off!"
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across Aunt Selina's bed. and Bella's
face! Oh. 1t was all so ridiculous-my
having thought that the HARRISON man
was a gentleman. and finding him .
cad. and worse. It was excruciatingly
funny. l quite got a headache from
laughing; indeed l laughed until l
found l was crying. and then l knew l
was going to have an attack OF
strangulated emotion. called hysteria-
So l got up and turned on all the
lights. and bathed my face with CO.
logne. and felt better.
But l did not go to sleep. When
the hall clock chimed two. l discover
ed l was hungry. l had had nothing
since luncheon, and even the thirst
following the South American goulash
was gone. There was probably some
thing to eat In the pantry, and il there
was not. was quite equal to going
to the basement
AS 1t happened. however. l found q
very orderly assortment OF left-overs
and a pitcher Of milk, which had no
business there. in the pantry. and
with plenty Of light l was not at all
frightened.
ate bread and butter and drank
milk, and was fast becoming a ra-
tional person again: had pulled out
one Of the drawers part way, and
with q tray across the corner ! had
improvised a comfortable seat And
then l noticed that the drawer was
full OF soiled napkins, and I remember
ed the bracelet I hardly know why l
decided to go through the drawer
again after Flanagan had already done
1t, but / did. l finished my milk and
then, getting down on my knees, l
proceeded systematically to empty the
drawer. l took out perhaps a dozen
napkins and as many doilies without
finding anything. Then l took out q
large tray cloth, and there was some
thing on 1t that made me look farther.
One corner of 1t had been scorched,
the clear and well-deflned imprint OF a
lighted cigarette or cigar. blackened
streak that trailed off into a brown
and yellow. l had a queer. trembly
feeling, as II l were on the brink of a
discovery-perhaps Anne's pearls, or
the cuff buttons with storks painted
on china in the center. But the only
thing l found. down in the corner Of
the drawer, was a half-burned ciga-
rette.
To me, 1t seemed quite enough. 1t
was one of the South American ciga-
rettes, with tobacco wrapper instead
Of paper. that Mr.. HARRISON smoked.
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The PROGRESS Of Music,

A German baker in West Philadel-
phia has young hopeful who is be-
ginning in youth the study OF the vio-
lin. He takes weekly lessons and the
parents are sanguine of his becoming
O great musician.
A friend strolled into the bakeshop
the other day and inquired Of the
genial German what progress the boy
was making.
He pretty good gets along" came
the bakers assuring answer, with an
elevation of the chin and swelling
chest. He play Home, Sweet Home
with such sweetness that makes you
wish for the Faderland. And, by
golly, you ought to hear him play
that Nearer, My God, to You"
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COLORADO
LEGISLATIVE
DOM GS
Priority Measure Pasoes.
D O ! NJ G S

After prolonged debate the Sen
ate, by vote of twenty-five to thir-
teen, passed on third reading the Car
penter bill with the Parrish amend.
ment, which places reservoir rights on
the rule OF priority and repeals that
provision of the act of 1901 prohibit
ing the owners of reservoirs from i'm
pounding any water from the natural
streams when it is required in bitches
for direct irrigation. The amendment
bill will now go to the House for final
enactment or rejection.
Senators Cross, Stephan, Tobin and
Crowley. who have waged vigorous op-
position to the bill and its amendment,
declare that, if the bill is enacted by
the House, petitions to invoke the ref
erendum will be circulated and filed
with the secretary of state within
ninety days of adjournment of the
Legislature.
Throughout the debate. which vrtu-
ally covered the entire domain of ir-
rigation jurisprudence, the supporters
of the amended Carpenter bill laid
stress upon the claim that the act Of
ordinates senior reservoir appropria-
tions to junior ditch appropriations:
while the opponents of the measure
waged their fight against its passage
from the viewpoint that, If enacted.
it will place the future agricultural de-
velopment of the state under the con-
troll of the reservoir companies, will
greatly assist the government in its
assertion of title to water in this state
for use in reclamation projects in 9th
er states and that the water from the
natural streams of Colorado can be ap-
propriated for agricultural purposes.
impounded in reservoirs and used for
the generation and sale of power.
The Legislative committee that is
investigating the charges made against
Judge Greeley w. Whitford by the
State Federation of Labor spent one
day in reviewing the testimony givei,
by the sixteen coal miners in the con
tempt proceedings which terminated in
their being sentenced to Jail for term
Of one year.
The search and seizure bill intro
duced by Representative Ardourel OF
Boulder and advocated by the Prohibi'
ton people of the state, was defeated
by vote of twenty-nine to twentysix
in the House. This bill. which gave
the same rights to officers to search for
and seize liquor in dry territory that is
given in seizing gambling devices. was
held up by the temperance committee
until a report was demanded by mem
bers of the House.
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fellows is going to recognize her. and
thereu be the deuce to pay"
When you are all through discuss
ing this thing. perhaps you will tell
me what is the matter" remarked.
from my couch. why did you lean
over the parapet. Jim. and who sat on
your legs?"
Il didn't; nobody did" he retorted.
waving the newspaper. Its lie cut
out of the whole cloth. that's what 1t
Is. I asked you girls toabe decent to
those reporters; 1t never pays to Of
fend newspaper man. Listen to this.
Kit"
He read the article rapidly, furi-
ously, pausing every now and then to
make an exasperated comment
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A Fair Return,

Minister (arousing himself in bar
ber's chair)-All through yet?
Barber-Aye, lang syne.
Minister-Then l must have been
indulging in quiet nap?
Barber-Ye wis that, sir
Minister-It was very good OF you
not to waken me. am very thank
full for what has been a most refresh
ing sleep.
Barber-Hoots, mon, haud yer
tongue; it's only fair return. l slept
all through your sermon last Saw
bath.-London Tit-Bits.
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CHAPTER XII. (continued.)

Il saw you kiss. her in the dining
went on, giving the screw another
turn.
1t was Bella's turn to be excited.
She gave me an awful stare. then she
fixed her eyes on Jim.
Besides" Aunt Selma went on,
you told me today that you loved
her. Don't deny it, James,"
Bella couldn't keep quiet another in
stant. She came over and stood at
the foot of the bed.
please don't excite yourself, dear
Miss Caruthers." she said, in voice
like ice. Every one knows that he
loves her: he simply overflows with
It. lit is quite a by-word among
their friends. They have been sitting
together in a corner all evening"
Yes, that was what she said; when
/ had not spoken to Jimmy the whole
time in the den. Bella was catfish,
and she was Jealous. too. turned on
my heel and went to the door; then l
turned to her, with my hand on the
knob.
You have been misinformed." l
said coldly. You can not possibly
know, having spent three hours in
corner yourself-with Mr.. HARRISON"
l abhor jealousy in woman.
Well. Aunt Selma ate all the lobster
salad, and drank the port after Bella
had told her 1t was beef, iron and
wine, and she slept all night. and
was able to sit up in a chair the next
day. and SO infatuated with Bella
that ahe would not let her out of her
sight. But that Is ahead of the story.
At midnight the house was fairly
quiet. except for Jim. who kept walk
ing around the halls because he
couldn't sleep. got up at last and
ordered him to bed, and he had the
audacity to have grievance with me.
Look at my situation now!" he
said. sitting pensively on a steam re-
diator. Aunt Selma is crazy. only
kissed your hand. anyhow. and don't
know why you sat in the den all even
ing; yon might have known that Bella
would notice it. Why couldn't you
leave me alone to my misery?"
Very WELL" l said. much offended.
After this shall sit with F1annigan
in the kitchen. He is the only gentle
man in the house."
left him babbling apologies and
went to bed. but had an uncomfort-
able feeling that Bella had been a wit
ness to our conversation, for the door
into Aunt Selina's room closed softly
~ passed.
knew beforehand that I was not
going to sleep. The instant I turned
>out the light the nightmare events of
the evening ranged themselves in .
procession. or q series Of tableaux. one
after the other: Flanagan on the
roof, with the bracelet on his palm.
looking accusingly ut me; Mr.. Harbi-
son and the scene on the roof, with
my nippancy: and the result of that
dippancy-the man on the stairs. the
arms that held me. the terrible kisses
hat had scorched my lips-it was aw,.
full And then the absurd situation
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went back to bed But Flanagan did
not get up. He appeared, sheepishly,
at half-past ten, and by that time
Bella was down. in towering rage,
and had burned her hand and got
the fire started. and had taken up a
tray for Aunt Selma and herself.
AS the others struggled down they
boiled themselves eggs or ate fruit.
and nobody put anything away. Lollie
Mercer made me some tea and scorch-
ed toast. and brought it. about Ii
O'Clock.
Il never saw such a house." she de-
clared. "A dozen housemaids couldn't
put 1t In order Why should every
man that smokes drop ashes wherever
he happens to be-"
That's the question of the ages"
replied languidly What was Max
talking SO horribly about a little
while ago?" Lollie looked up ag-
grieved.
About nothing at all" she declared.
Anne told me to clean the bathtubs
with oil, and did 1t. that's all. Now
Max says he couldn't get 1t OF, and
his clothes stick to him, and II he
should forget and strike a match in
them the usual way. he would ex.
plode. He can clean his own tub to-
morrow" she finished vindictively.
At noon Jim came In to see me,
bringing Anne as concession to
Bella. He was In q rage. and he car
ried the morning paper like a club in
his hand.
What sort of newspaper lie
would you call this?" he demanded ir-
ritably. 1T makes. me crazy; every
body with q mental image of me lean
ing over the parapet of the roof, wa
wing a board. with the rest Of you sit.
ting on my legs to keep me from
overbalancing."
Maybe there's . pictured" Anne
said hopefully.
Jim looked.
mo picture" he announced. Il won
der why they restrained themselves! l
wish Bella would keep on the roof"
he added. with fresh access Of rage.
"or wear . mask or veil. One Of those
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The Moffat Tunnel.

Senator Cove is in receipt of the
following telegram from John A. Por-
ter of Denver, who is on the Pacific
coast in reference to the tunnel and
it's construction:
The passage of pending tunnel bill
in Colorado Legislature is certainly OF
the greatest importance to Denver and
the entire state. Judging by many sur
veys made by the Moffat road, it would
seem very unwise to limit the length of
proposed tunnel to five miles when
one approximately a mile longer could
be located at the most advantageous
place considered from both an engin-
eering and financial point of view.
tunnel entering the Divide almost in
a direct line from Tolland would avoid
possible competition from a deeper
one, would materially shorten distance
and avoid climbing on maximum grade
a winding line from Tolland to mouth
of five-mile tunnel. The state should
not hesitate at additional cost 10 OBJ
tain a safer and more far-reaching in
vestment.-John A. Porter
The opponents of the tunnel have Sc
cured an. amendment to the bill that
would defeat the purpose, requiring
the Moffat road interests to deposit Sc
curities with the state to guarantee
the tunnel bonds And this in addition
to the provisions already in the meas
ure making the voad itself security for
the cost of construction.
With the recommendation that they
be placed before the committee of the
whole for favorable consideration and
final passage, the bills making the
State Normal school at Greeley
teachers college and providing for
normal school training as condition
to the granting of certificates by coun-
ty superintendents, were reported by
the Senate committee on education
and educational institutions.
By vote of twenty to fourteen, the
Senate ordered the hybrid bank guar
antee law on the calendar for special
consideration. This bill is a mixture
of Senator Gove's measure for rigid
banking code and of Senator Crowley's
bill to enact the mutual bank guar
antee act of Texas. The measure was
reported favorably by the banking
committee three weeks ago. When the
report was made, it was stated that
motion would be made to strike from the
hybrid bill all OF the Texas bank guar
antee features and to retain the Cove
provisions which seek to make bank
guarantee rest on sound banking op-
erations.
Edwin McCrillis, secretary of the
State Board of Live Stock Inspection
Commissioners, was put through a
three hour examination by the joint
legislative committee from the House
and Senate, aided by representatives
from the attorney generals office. The
committee is making a thorough inves-
tigation of the charges made against
the stock board, following which a
public report will be made Of the meth
DDS employed by. officers and EN-.
ployes of the board
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DISTEMpER

In all its forms among all ages of horses,
rs well as dogs, cured and others in same
stable prevented from having the disease
with SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE.
Every bottle guaranteed. Over 10000
bottles sold last year $50 and 81 90. Any
good druggist, or send to manufacturers.
Agents wanted. Spohn Medical Co.. Spec.
Contagious Diseases. Goshen. Ind.
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CHAPTER XII.
The Roof Garden.

I was quite Ill the next morning
from excitement. l suppose. Anyhow.
l did not get up. and there wasn't
any breakfast Jim said he reused
Flanagan at eight o'clock, to go
down and get the fire started, and then
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1rue to Her Nature.

Maud-Did you hear the news?
Nadge has eloped.
Jack-Madge always was a flighty
sort of a girl.
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DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulat,
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels
Sugar-coated, tiny granules. easy to tax,
as candy.
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''''N'''N'
lished testimonial or used letter
without the written consent of the
writer, and never has the Company
allowed these confidential letters to
get out of their possession, as tho
hundreds of thousands Of them in
their files will attest.
Out of the vast volume of experience
which Mrs. Pinkham has to draw
from, it is more than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge needed
in your case. She asks nothing in re-
turn except your good will, and her
advice has helped thousands. Surely
any woman, rich or poor, should be
glad to take advantage of this gener-
Gus offer of assistance. Address Mrs.
Pinkham, care of Lydia Z. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia e. Pinkham's SO-page
Text Book. 1t is not a book for
general distribution, as 1t is too
expensive. 1t is free and only
obtainable by mail. Write for
1t today.
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1t must have been spinster who
said that some widows wear heavy
wells to conceal their Joy.
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Garfield Tea stimulates the liver, cor.
rects constipation, cleanses the system and
rids the blood of impurities. All druggists
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ADVICE
TO WOMEN

Women suffering from any form Of
illness are invited to promptly COM
municate with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass. All letters are received, opened,
read and answered by women. A Wo-
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PILES CURED IN TO II DAYS
Your ruggist will refund money II PAZO OINT.
hENT fails to any case of Itching, Blind
Bleeding or Protrudlna Piles In to IA days 6Oo
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Many young man earns a living by
working his father.
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tro BE coNr1NuED.)
The Point Of View.

Honesty is the best policy" mot
on your life." blurted out the insur-
ance agent.
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Pleasing conversatlonallst.
A pleasing conversationalist 10 any
woman who doesn't say listen" about
every 6ve secondA
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man can freely talk
of her private ILL
ness to a woman ;
thus has been es-
tablished this con-
hdence be WEE en-
Mrs. Pinkham and
the wo en- OF
America which has
never been broken.
Nayer has she pIIh-
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He Was a Judo

He Was Judge.
Geraldine-l am just twenty-five.
Gerald-Verdict set aside.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-10

day time, and they can be dlstln-
guished only by using hand lens
They are very commonly confused.
Most people are talking as if there
were only one kind here. One, the
stegomyia scutellaris, does not trans,
nit yellow fever or any other disease,
so far as known. The other is very
similar and has similar habits, but
does transmit yellow fever This is
known as the stegomyia calopus.
around my house" said Dr. +. V.
Wilcox this morning, "and around Mr..
Fullaway's house, we seem to have
only one day mosquito and that is The
scutellaris-not the yellow fever mos.
quito. However, no larvae of any
kind of mosquitoes have so far been
found by Mr.. Fullaway or myself in
the large number of banana plants
examined by us"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-10
IMPERIAL FAMILY Can NOT ESCAPE
Injunction Against
Banana Destroyers

The banana trees of H. T. Mills
and Deputy Sheriff Rose are still
standing.
Mills has already got out an injunc.
tion and Rose is taking the same
step.
Both Mills and Rose received COM
munications from the Board of Health
this morning calling attention to the
new regulation which was adopted at
yesterdays meeting and stating that
if their trees were not voluntarily cut
within twenty-four hours of receipt of
notice the Board of Health would cut
them down.
Mills Immediately obtained an in
junction from Judge Robinson, which
was served by Sheriff Jarrett on d. H.
Currie, J. S. b. Pratt, Walter Dilling-
ham and E. J. Buchbee. He states
that if the injunction be defeated he
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-10
FuIIaway Can't Find Amy
LarVae---One Safe Kind
Of Daylight Mosquito

For two days Daniel r. Fullaway,
assistant entomologist at the United
States Experiment Station here, has
been stripping banana plants in an
effort to discover larvae of mosqui,
toes. So far his efforts have been
futile, the larvae of no kind of mos
quitoes being discovered, He will
continue his researches until he is
fully satisfied one way or the other,
and will also examine other plants,
including sugar cane, to see if they
afford breeding places for mosquitoes.
One of the points that Mr.. Fulla.
way is going to look into is the dis
tribution and breeding places of the
two kinds of daylight mosquitoes. It
is not generally recognized here that
two kinds of mosquitoes occur in the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-10
Blue Will Do
Things Here

San Francisco Examiner, November
4: Dr.. Rupert Blue, the Federal eX-
pert on cleaning up cities and the en-
rorcement of sanitary regulations,
will sail for Honolulu on the Oceanic
liner Sierra at II o'clock this morning.
After the noted authority gets through
with the metropolis of Hawaii, it is
said that a repetition of plague and
pest scares for some time to come will
not be probable DR.. Blue has full
powers to take any action that may
be deemed necessary in order to es-
tablish sanitary conditions at Homo
lulu.
The steamship companies operating
between San Francisco and Hawai-
are pleased that Uncle Sam is sending
DR.. Blue to Honolulu. A complete
cleanup of the city will tend to make
the place not only attractive for trav-
elers, but will also do a good deal to-
wards increasing traffic in other lines.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-10
Hung Jury In
Liquor Case

A misTial was the result of the
uial, in Judge Cooper's court this
morning, OF Manuel Silva, accused Of
keeping liquor in his possession with
out a license.
Silva, it is alleged, had several kegs
of beer for distribution on the occas.
ion of the last Holy Ghost celebra-
tion at Kalihi He was arrested by
Inspector Fennell and charged. The
evidence at the trial, however, was
contradictory, one witness testifying
that he bought and paid Silva for
drinks, and two others testifying that
although they obtained drinks, they
did not pay Silva for them.
The jury was unable to agree as to
the value of the testimony, and when
they reported to the Judge that there
was no possibility of agreement the
vote stood seven to five,