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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17
Some Contrast.

'Mornin', Sis Judy called neigh
bor's cook to our good old nanny.
Il heah dat Skeeter Jim is dun got
him a new wife. | hope she leetl fat
tern dat spindlin', no-'count streak-o'-
lean!"
"Fatter n him." Nanny replied.
rolling her eyes and clasping her own
fat hands. "Lawsy, chile. day jus LAX
a needle an a haystack!"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17
STONE IN BLADDER REMOVED
IN REMARKABLE way

A year and half ago I was taken with
severe attack of kidney trouble that
panied me to such an extent that NOR
phine had to be given me. Was attended
by . doctor who pronounced it as stone
in the bladder and prescribed Lithia
Water. I took Lithia Water and tablets
for some time and received no relief from
them. stopped taking medicines for soma
time and having some DR.. Kilmers
Swamp Root in the house, l decided -
try it and felt much relieved; while taking
the second bottle commenced to pas
gravel in urine until l had passed in AL
at least q half a dozen or more and havs
not suffered the slightest sirce and in all
have taken one bottle and half and feel
very grateful to DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root.
Yours very truly,
II. w. SPINKS.
Camp Hill, Ala.
Personally appeared before me this
10th of August, 1909. H. w. Spinks, who
subscribed the above statement and made
oath that same il true in substance and
in fact.
A. B. LEE,
;.7 Notary Publia
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17
HoMEsEEkERs EXC cURSi o N
RATES TO TEXAS AND NEW
MEXICO POINTS DUR.

On the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month during the entire year
The Colorado and Southern Rail-
way will sell round trip homeseekers'
excursion tickets to a great many
points in New Mexico and Texas at
greatly reduced rates. Final limit
25 days allowing liberal stop-over
privileges. For detailed information,
rates. etc., call on your nearest Colo
RADIO and Southern agent or address T.
E. Fisher, General Passenger Agent.
Denver, Colo.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17

Gwendolyn-She is not going to
stop at that resort any longer
Genevieve-What Is the reason, no
men there?
Gwendolyn-Not that exactly. There
Is one lone man, who has proposed
to all of the girls but her. and she
feels SO out Of place when they are
holding an experience meeting.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17
Who She Was.

Well" laughed Squiggles. some
men never know when they are
snubbed, That lady you just spoke
to was about as distant as they make
EN- in her greeting
We'll, why shouldn't she be-" re-
torted Jabbers. she's a distant rela-
tive of mine"
BY marriage?"
"No-by divorce She got rid OF me
at Sioux Falls back in 1898. .'-Har-
per's Weekly.
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Letter -
Or. kllnsr 3 CO.
biaghAAtoa, n. Y.
owe What Swamp-Root viii Do For Y,


Send to DIR. kilmer 4 Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y, for a sample bottle. 1t viii
convince anyone. You will also receive
a 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., 1911-06-17
ASSAYS

SPECIAL ROUND-TRIP EXCURSION
FARES
to
CALIFORNIA POINTS AND THE PA
CIFIC NORTHWEST
from
MAIN LINE COLORADO POINTS
on the
DENVER 4 RIO GRANDE RAILROAD
1.-The Scenic Line of the world'D
&45.00 to San Francisco, Los Angeles
and San Diego, Cal.
$4,000 to San Francisco, Los Angeles
and San Diego, Cal. One way via
Portland or Seattle.
$500 to Portland. Ore. Seattle and Ia
coma. Wash: and Victoria and
Tickets on sale June 10th to 22nd.
Inc, 1911.
Final Return Limit September 18th.
1911.
Through Electric-Lghted Pullman
Observation Sleeping Cars,
and
Electric-Lghted Tourist Sleeping Cars
between
Denver and San Francisco
via
RIO GRANDDAUGHTER PACIFIC
For full particulars, reservations.
RIO GRANDE AGENT
or address
Frank A. Wadleigh. General Passenger
Agent. Denver. Colo.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17
Grateful,

How does Slithers feel about that
chauffeur who ran off with his car
and his daughter ?" asked Wilkes.
Hes mighty grateful" said Bill
dad. He says the poor idiot relieved
him of his two most expensive pos
sessions. s."-Harper's Weekly.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17

Until within recent years there had
been ascertained no trustworthy way
of finding out the age Of fish. 1t has
been shown that there mere size does
not indicate age. Reibisch, Heincke
and others have discovered that many
of the bones, scales and otoliths OF
fishes have annual are rings, resempl-
ing those in tree trunks.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17

the parapet and listened, while my
heart pounded. and in a minute it
came again.
was terribly frightened. Them
don't know how l did 1t, but l was
across the roof. kneeling beside the
tent, where 1t stood against the chin
ney. And there, lying prone among
the fowerpots. and almost entirely
hidden, lay the man we had been look
ing for.
reached out shakingly and touched his
face. It was cold. and my hand. when
drew 1t back. was covered with
blood.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17

Moles and the mole cricket have
the same problem to negotiate in cut
ting caves in the ground, SO here an
insect and an animal both have the
same shaped forelegs apd shovel-like
hands and claws.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17

One hundred and fifty-two miles OF
the government railway lines in Vic
toria, Australia, have been relaid dur
ing the years 190S-191O with American
rails, 142 miles of S0-pound rails, and
10 miles of 100-pound rails.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17

The capital invested in German rail
raods is about $50 an inhabitant, anc
about $156 In the United States.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17

Next to having to listen to the aver
age man tell joke the most horrible
torture is to have to let him describe
when he made a great hit with It.
New York Press.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17

The royal coach of England was
built $50 years ago for the coronation
Of George III. and weighs three tons.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17
A Kicker.

Il wish the meddlesome busybody
who made two blades OF grass grow
where only one grew before" grunted
the fat gentleman with the lawn now
er. pausing to wipe his perspiring
brow, could make two muscles grow
where there is only one now. w."-Ex-
change.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17

A woman wants everybody to be-
Iieve all the nice things about her hus-
band that she couldn't possibly make
herself believe.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17

When man is trying to take nap
and the flies bother him he can't get
half as mad with them as he can with
his wife about it-New York Press.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17
Not His Field.

Doctor is 1t true that Welsh rab-
bits are unhealthy"
II don't know. l was never called
in to attend one"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17

A woman can make an unfulfilled
promise 20 further toward her happl-
ness than a man can an accomplished
fact toward his.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17

To read one of his love letters
year after he wrote 1t is beyond thu
heroism Of any man.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17

Heaps of stale eggs would be fresf
II so many people weren't too meal
to use them while they are.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17

Garfield Tea keeps the bodily machinery
in order; it regulates the digestive organs
and overcomes constipation.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17

An eagle can live twenty-eight days
without food.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17

Some people seem to make a spe
cialty of thinking only near-thoughts
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17

It's difficult for people to generate
advice that is foolproof
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17
A Short Month.

Il didn't have a single engagement
to lecture in February" said the pro
fessor.
Well. it's an even break. then" said
his wife.
How so!"
You and the month were both short
OF dates.'-Yonkers Statesman.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-17
Never Despair.

At a St. Patrick's day dinner in Bos-
ton Senator Lodge once said:
LOW as was Ireland's state then.
there was no cause for despair No
estate is ever SO low but that il might
be lower. Take the woodsawyer's
case, you know.
"'You need exercise. violent exer
else. that's what you need a doctor
once said to this woodsawyer. What
is your business, my man.?
I'm a woodsawyer. sir
We'll said the doctor. suppose
you don't grease your saw for a month
or so"-St Louis Globe-Democrat.
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| DENVER DIRECTORY |
BON LOOK GHANDss GnIss IF s n%mssh land: Sl s.s s.as
log mailed free. Cor. 18th q Blake. Denver.
RELIABLE : PROMPT

Gold. 7Sc; Gold and Sill
xer. 800: Gold. Silver
Gold and Silver refined
for free mailing sacka
1886 Court Pl,, Denver
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-17
FIGHTING THE WHITE PLAGUE
Educational Posters by the Thousand
to Be Displayed All ever
United States.

During the next three months, the
bill boards of the United States will
display 10000 educational posters on
tuberculosis, according to an an.
nouncement made by the National AS.
ISOLATION for the Study and Proven.
ton of tuberculosis.
This will conclude the campaign be.
gun "a year ago, when the National
Bill Posters association donated free
space TO the tuberculosis cause, the
Poster Printers association offered
Tree printing, and nine paper manu-
facturers gave the paper for the post.
ers. The combined value of these sew.
eral donations for this three-month
campaign is nearly 100000.
The posters are in six different de-
signs and are all printed in three col.
ors. They are seven feet wide and
nine feet high. Already nearly $500
Of these posters have been hung on
the bill boards of 46 different cities,
and 1t is planned to distribute 10000
more before April in over 400 towns
and cities. Any anti-tuberculosis So
ciety In the United States may re-
ceive free Of charge, except for trans
portation, as many Of these posters as
can be hung on the boards in its ter
ritory. The National association with
the tuberculosis committee Of the Ma
uonal Billposters and Distributors are
conducting the campaign.
The posters show in graphic form
how fresh air, good food, and rest
cure tuberculosis; how bad air, over
work and closed windows lead to con-
sumption; and how the careless con-
sumptive menaces the health of his
family by splitting on the floor.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-17
1T is A MISTAKE

Many have the idea that anything
will sell If advertised strong enough
This is great mistake. True. .
few sales might be made by advertis-
ing an absolutely worthless article
but It is only the article that Is
bought again and again that pays.
An example OF the big success OF q
worthy article is the enormous sale
that has grown up for Cascarets
Candy Cathartic. This wonderful rec
ord Is the result OF great merit sue
cessfully made known through per-
sistent advertising and the mouth-to-
mouth recommendation given Cas-
carets by It's friends and users.
Like all great successes, trade pi-
rates prey on the unsuspecting pub
lie, by marketing fake tablets similar
in appearance to Cascarets. Care
should always be exercised In pur-
chasing well advertised goods, espe-
cially an article that has national
sale Ike Cascarets. DO not allow a
,ubstitute to be palmed of on you.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-17
First Cheap London PAPER.

There was a time when London
could boast of possessing the cheap
est newspaper in the world. On July
IA, 1878, the first number was pub-
lished of the "Six-a-Penny or Penny
a-Week Town and Country Daily
Newspaper. The prospectus an
nounced that this journal contains
equal to five news columns of The
Times" Those unwilling to subscribe
for a whole week could obtain single
copies at farthing apiece. When II
had reached its sixtieth number its
name was changed because of A
threatened injunction In chancery by
magazine bearing a similar title
The proprietors purchased the COPY
right of a paper called the Sun and
bestowed that name on their venture
1t did not prove a success, however
and collapsed within less than a wear
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-17
Hobble skirt In Bible Time.

Can any one doubt, asks writer In
\ French newspaper, that the ladies of
Jerusalem In Biblical times were i'm
peded In their walk, like the ladies of
today? In the latter part of the
third cA'Dter Of the Prophecy of
isaiah .Ays the writer before referred
r. ~e get a glimpse of how these
daughters OF Sion dressed on gala oc-
casions. We learn further, he says,
from passage In the Talmud (Baby-
lonian), chapter VI (Schabbats trans
lation). that the robes OF the ladies'
were so tight that they could only
walk with short steps. By this means
greater opportunity was afforded to
their admirers to observe them. The
writer. quoting from the Vulgate, OBJ
serves: Mill sub sole novium." The
suggestion evidently is that the hob
BILE skirt was In vogue In very far
away times.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-17
CHEATED FOR YEARS.
Prejudice viii Cheat Us often II We
Let 1t.

You will be astonished to find how
largely you are influenced in every
way by unreasoning prejudice. In
many cases you will also find that the
prejudice has swindled you, or rather,
made you swindle yourself. A case
In illustration:
Il have been a constant user OF
Grape-Nuts for nearly three years."
says a correspondent, "and | am hap.
by to say that ! am well pleased with
the result of the experiment, for such
It has been.
Seeing your advertisement in al.
most all of the periodicals, for long
time l looked upon it as a hoax. But
after years of suffering with gaseous
and bitter eructations from my stom-
ach, together with more or less loss
of appetite and flesh, l concluded to
try Grape-Nuts food for a little time
and note the result.
Il found it delicious, and it was not
long till | began to experience the
beneficial effects. My stomach re.
sumed its normal state. the eructa.
tions and bitterness ceased and have
gained all my lost weight back.
Il am so well satisfied with the
result that so long as l may live and
retain my reason Grape-Nuts shall
constitute quite a portion Of my daily
food"
Read THE Road to MELVILLE" In
pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above 1ettcrf new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, AID full of human
Interest.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-17
Not to Be Outdone.

A young looking couple in a subway
train seemed to be very much excited
the other day, relates the New York
Sun. They boarded the train at
One Hundred and Forty-ninth street
and II became very evident at Four
teenth street that the conversation had
assumed a serious phase Just when
several persons were edging over to
hem the woman shouted: "Perhaps
you are not aware that | had a dozen
proposals of marriage before | ac
cepted yours Apparently dunn
founded at the loud utterance. the
man. not to be outdone, shouted back:
And perhaps you are not aware that
proposed to nearly 90 women be.
tore became acquainted with you"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-17
A Sample Qulp.

Thomas w. LawsQns Thanksgiv-
Ing proclamation was a very good
piece of oratorical writing" said a
Boston banker. Lawson is always
full of quips.
Not long ago / attended the fu-
neral of millionaire financier-one
OF those real high flnanciers' whose
low methods Lawson loves to turn the
light on.
Il arrived at the funeral a little
late. | took a seat beside Lawson
and whispered:
How far has the service goner
Lawson, nodding towards the cler.
gyman In the pulpit, whispered back:
Just opened for the defense"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-17
HITS NAIL ON HEAD
WIFE GIVES POINTED ANSWER
TO HUBBYS QUESTION.
Attitude Of Sexes Toward Meetings
for Women Only and for Men Only
Made Him Feel Superior Until
Wife Spoke.

II was 11;45 D. m. The man and
his wife had Just come home. They
did not come together They had not
been to the same place She had been
to meeting for women only, he to
one for men.
Said the woman: There was q
nan at our meeting tonight"
Said the man: There were about
a hundred women tried to push their
way into ours"
That one man." she said, looked
awfully scared"
Those hundred women" said he.
didn't look bit scared"
Il think" she said, the man got
into our hall by mistake. Anyhow.
ne got away as soon as he could"
There was no mistake about those
women being where they WERE" said
the man, "and they stayed until they
were shooed away by the police"
lhere was a short silence Said
the man presently:
1T Is this difference in the attitude
OF the sexes toward the meetings for
women only and for men only that
makes me feel morally superior. It
makes me proud of my sex. / haven't
the slightest desire-no man has the
slightest desire-to butt into fem
mime confab, but the woman never
preathed who wasn't on edge with cur
rlosity In regard to what takes place
when bunch of men hold a secret
conference. / have known women
who admitted that they would will
iingly sacrifice years normal pleas
ures for the privilege Of being snug
gled into Masonic initiation or some
other masculine rite. Contrast that
prying spirit with the modesty OF men
On your own showing, when a man
Is accidentally trapped in a hall where
beauty congress or a dressmakers'
convention Is in progress, he is so
miserable that the fly in the SPIDERS
web had picnic compared with his
martyrdom. That, to my mind is n
pungent commentary on the disposi-
ton OF man and woman Can you
explain it?"
"OAihH SoHlSSSeu tDAI she
could not explain it--furthermore. that
she did not intend to try.
There was another silence. Said
the woman after little:
What happened at your meeting
tonight?"
on, nothing much" said the man.
What happened at yours?"
l. ID;
she proceeded to tell what every
thing comprised. 1t took more than
halt an hour to tell it, Every now
and then the man, for consistencv's
sake, tried to look bored, but the air
or indifference was i'll assumed. The
narrative really interested him. and
he was sorry when it was finished.
The story being ended, there was an
other silence, while the woman
braided her hair. Suddenly she said:
Il can answer your question now"
What question:"
Why women are crazy to go to
mems meetings, while men wouldn't
give fig to go to women's meet
ings. It's because the women come
home and tell the men everything
that happened. so they don't need to
go, whereas the men never tell the
women anything"
by George" said the man. 81 don't
know but what you're right"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-17
6ho Knew.

A New York physician recently told
me this story of precocious little girl
Of ten. She Is the daughter OF an at.
tractive lady Of society whom the fam.
lily doctor-a young man-was attend.
Ing for influenza. He felt her pulse
gravely and tenderly, holding her wrist
after the orthodox manner of ladies'
doctor, as he sat beside her in the
drawing room. AS he did so he be-
came aware that the child had her
great grave eyes. full OF inquiry. fixed
upon him.
you don't know what | am doing.
my little lady7" said the medical man
lightly to the interested little miss.
Yes l do was the prompt and
positive reply
And what may that be- pray?" con-
unued the doctor
We'll, n you want me to tell you,
you are making love to mamma. -
Metropolitan Magazine.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-17

That was a pretty good trick you
turned with that Fastener, Jim says
the Nevada boomer. "Sellin' him ten
totwn lots in the middle o. Death Val
ley was sure scientific work."
"Mebbe So" growls Jim. Didn't
hear the rest O. that, did ye? Say.
that Teller got me so convinced he
was a nice little piece O. open faced
honesty that he got me TO go back
East with him an interduced me to
his brother an his brother sold mo
some choice city lots within easy
walkin' distance O. the Moo York cit,
hall"
What about THAR"
What about IT? Easy wsIkin' dis.
lance, all rfght-if you want 10 waIN
Tor ten days!"-Judge.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-17
IMAGINE AGE GIVES FLAVOR
That 9eems the Only Explanation a.
to Why Fresh Nuts Are Never
AArvAN on ShInboard


to Why Fresh Nuts Are Never
ServeU on shIpboard.
Whence do all the old nuts come
and where do they go?" was the ques
ton put to New York Times re
porter by broker who had Just re
turned from his semi-annul trip tc
Europe
On my many voyages across the At
lantic and in the eastern seas" thu
broker went on to say. Il have never
seen fresh nuts on the dining tables
which we're laden with all the delica
etes OF the season. The only person
ever met who had seen fresh nuts
ySwas a grizzled Quartermaster, who
looked old enough to have sailed the
raging main with Paul Jones. He
Said tersely:
1--WE seen 'em wunst. On the Tan
t0ng Pagan pier at Singapore in
sacks, but they never come aboard
the ship
"FellOw-passenger with whom
have discussed the problem were Of
the opinion that the steamship COM
panies had some big cave where all
nuts were stored for few decades I'M
I'll they had aged.
Capt Pritchard, the retired COM
modore of the Cunard line, once told
me that the island of Tobago, where
Robinson Crusoe lived, was the clear
ing house for nuts, and the companies
sent them there in sacks to be ex-
changed after they had been afloat
for three years. This WAS corrobo-
rated BY Capt Arthur P. Mills OF the
American liner Philadelphia, who said
that an old shipmate OF his, Capt
Ben Brails. had carved his initials on
Brazil nut and put 1t back on the
dAh while his ship was crossing the
North sea, and got the same nut on
another vessel four years later In the
Straits Of Shimenoseki, Japan This
had such an effect on the mind OF
Skipper BrAils that he marked all
kinds Of nuts with his initials and the
date and wrote letters to all his old
Shipmates requesting them not to
crack any OF his marked nuts II they
met them on their voyages"
Veteran stewards, when asked why
Me companies do not put fresh nuts on
board their ships, say that perhaps the
companies are afraid they will dis
NSree with the passengers.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-17
a Circus Within

Little Freddie had Just made bis
first acquaintance with animal crack.
ers. After eating quite an assortment
of them, Freddie became very thought,
full
What makes you so pensive, dear %
asked his mother
"Oh. | was just thinking what .
circus was going on inside OF me-
Harpers.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-17
indiscreet.

MY wife has gotten into trouhls
trying to smuggle."
Mines in bad. too. She weat and
bought me a seat In the senate as a
bttle surprise. and now she's been in.
dicted for bribery. louisville Cour.
for-Journal
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-17
An Optical Illusion.
Pinkley

Il 'specks Mistah Rastus Pinkley
Is In trouble" said Miss Miami Brown.
Las evenin' | saw de teardrops
streamin' down his face"
Dem warn't teardrops," replied
Miss Cleopatra Jackson. He des got
hissef a little splattered up film his
Christmas gif' fountain pen"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-17
Tell WelIman.

80 you have new idea for a d.
rigible balloon?"
yes. Make the equilibrator larger,
put motor into 1t. and let 1t pull the
balloon"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-17

Poet How much are your furnish
ed rooms, please?
Landlady-One dollar per night
Suicide with gas, so CENTS sxtrat-
HAak
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-17

Natick, Mass.,-~I cannot express what I
went through during the Change of Life before
u tried Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound. L was in such O nervous condition
could not keep still. My limbs were cold.
had creepy sensations and could not sleep
nights. was finally told by two physicians
that had a tumOr.
read one day of the wonderful cures made
10y Lydia 10. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and decided to try it, and it has made me a wen
XEQmQn. w III do Il