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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-22

1t showed something else. The rug
had been turned back from the win
dows which opened on the street, and
the curtains had been removed. On
the bare hardwood floor just beneath
the windows was an array Of pans of
various sizes. dish pans. cake tins.
and a metal foot tub. The pans were
raised from the floor on bricks, and
seemed to be full of paper. All the
chairs and tables were pushed back
against the wall and the bric-a-brac
was stacked on the mantel.
Half an hour yet" Dal said. clos
ing his watch. Plenty of time. and
remember the signal. four short and
two long"
-Four short and two long-all right.
sir"
"And-F1annigan. here's something
for you, on account"
Thank you, sir"
Dal turned to go out, tripped over
the rug, said something, and passed
me without an idea of my presence.
A moment later Flanagan went out,
and I was left, huddled against the
wall. and alone.
1t was puzzling enough. -Four
long and two short!" "All but the
powder!" Not that I believed for q
moment what Max had said, and any
how Flanagan was. the sanest person
ever saw In my life. But it all
seemed part of the mystery that had
been hanging over us for several
days. felt my way across the room
and knelt by the pans. Yes. they were
there. full Of paper and mo-, ,nted on
bricks. It had not been q delusion.
And then Strengthened on my
knees suddenly. for an. automobile
passing under the window had sounded
four short honks and two long ones.
The signal was followed instantly by
a crash. The foot bath had fallen
from its supports. and lay, Quivering
and vibrating with horrid noises at
my feet. The next moment Mr. Harbi-
leaped into the room.
Who's thereT he demanded.
Against the light l could see him
reaching for his hip pocket. and the
rest crowding up around him.
Its only me-" l Quavered. that il.
l. The dish pan upset"
"Dish pan!" Bella said from back
In the crowd. Exit, OF course!"
Jim forced his way through then
and turned on the lights. l have NO
doubt I looked very strange, kneeling
there ON the bare door. with row Of
pans mounted on bricks behind me.
and the furniture all piled ON itself
In q back corner.
Exit! What In the world" Jim b.
gan. and stopped. He stared f-om me
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IALL WITH THE PRESIDENT
Making Political Capital Dur
Ing Extra Session.

The senate will be occupied with
the reciprocity measure for some time
to come. and an endeavor will be
made by the insurgents to have 1t
placed in q more satisfactory form
for Senator Cummins and some 9TH
ers who are not satisfied with the
relatively small number OF manufao-
tured articles affected in proportion
to agricultural interests. The out
come will be the passage OF meas
ure virtually a. outlined In the late
session. The Democrats will cooper
ate with the Republicans. after max
ing a pretense of doing some individ-
ual work OF their own in order to e.
tablish some claim over the reciproc-
ity policy. which Is and will be =
measure broadly national. with Mr..
Taft its sponsor. not as Republican.
but as president Of the nation. Tho
presidents message made only such
illusions to the dispatch OF troops to
Mexico as was necessary to bring the
subject into alignment with the in
terest of congress. As matter of
fact, he will not be challenged by In
surgents or Democrats. These will
take the patriotic viewpoint. and they
have all confidence IN the discretion
of Mr.. Taft and appreciate that he
acted only with justifying cause. The
inner facts relative to the movements
OF the troops are In the possession OF
enough persons to thoroughly discour-
age any criticism by the lawmakers.
The committees on foreign affairs of
the two houses will make reports &C.
cording to the confidential informa-
ton in their possession. Hence con-
gress will not ring with belligerency.
1t will be a humdrum session. with
thoroughly familiar facts to handle.
The Democrats hope to make capital
out OF 1t. No one would deprive them
of the measure of credit they may
honorably earn.
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Can Do Little t;arm.

It would be utterly impossible to
pass any tariff bill over Mr. Taft's
veto, and 1t is certain that he would
never approve Of any reckless or anti
protection measure. or permit 1t to be-
come a law. The sure. result of the
extra session will be the quickest pos.
sible demonstration of the inability Of
the Democrats to undermine the pro
tective tariff or force through congress
any bill which progressive Republicans
could not endorse and Justify before
the country.
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SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy - he 10 called
BY his friends. Jimmy was rotund alGl
ambition in life was to Be taken seriously.
but people steadily refused to do SO. his
Art is considered huge Joke. except to
eryone expected a frolic. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles: they 1--we together a year
end are ay,
Of his divorce. The party is in full swing
when Jimmy receives a telegram from his
10 visit him and his wife. He neglects to
Into his confidence; He suggests that Kit
Wilson pro TEN. Aunt Selma arrives and
the deception works out as planned.
ZAP vile entsr, the house
the ambulance? Belle insists It is Jim.
house; HARRISON steps out on the porch
and discovers man. tacktng card on
the door He demands an explanation.
bison sees the word Smallpox" printed
on It. He tells him, the guests cannot
lifted. AZ After t the liftine i of Of the aaarantine
several letters are found in the mail box
undelivered. one is addressed to Henry
sssn 6y fu1sns Harsson che He deselse. whSn i
infatuaticn for Mrs. wilson. Aunt Selma
nurse. Harbison finds Kit sulkine on the
roof. She tells him that Jim has been
treating her outraReously. Kit starts
downstairs. when suddenly she Is grasped
in the arms Of man who kisses her sew
eral times. She believes that HARRISON
did It and II Inundated. Aunt Selma tells
Jimmy that her cameo breastpin and
other articles Of jewelry have been stolen.
She accuses Betty Of the theft. Jimmy
tells Aunt Selma all about the strange
happenings. but she persists in suspecting
Betty. of the theft Of her valuables.
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.
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Pointed Paragraphs.

Few men give as cheerfully as they
receive.
No man likes to hear woman
praise another man.
Ever notice what funny names the
people in strange town have?
If kisses were poisonous. only few
girls would live to graduate.
II you would discover mans sore
spot keep quiet and let him talk.
There is one woman a man can de-
pend upon under all circumstances
his mother.
And vanity may be thinking things
about yourself that other people
would never think of thinking
cago News.
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Business lnterests Safe.

The senate still is Republican, and
the effect Of the reciprocity program
OF the administration upon the in.
surgent Republican senators who
might otherwise have been expected
to act with the Democrats shows that
there is no reason to expect any ma
terial strengthening Of the Demo
cratic minority by Republicans OF any
faction. Even II some such alliance
should take steps radical and unwise
enough to endanger the general busi-
ness Of the country. the president
could prevent unwise action,
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Our Sales to Canada, and the Moral.

Our Sales to Canada, and the Moral.
In 10 years our sales to the people
of the Dominion have increased from
500 900, 900 to $242 100000. In the
words OF an intelligent Washington
correspondent, mn the whole record
of the last 10 years nothing Is more
notable than the development of our
trade with Canada"
This Is true whatever test we adopt
the grand total, the volume Of ex-
ports, the per capita amount. We
have profited by the progress OF our
northern neighbors, and their pros
perity has meant not little to our
own.
The pending reciprocity agreement
spells record breaking totals for the
next several years, perhaps the dou-
bling of our exports in another de-
cade. Shall we lose that opportunity
out Of consideration for a small and
timid element? Shall we ignore the
lessons of Cuban reciprocity, plain
duty" in Porto Rico, freer and free
trade with the Philippines? Are we
to permit prophets of woe thrice dis
credited to influence our action on
the proposed step toward sound and
mutually advantageous commercial
relations with a people rapidly ad
vancing and sharing our standards OF
living and our social. political and
moral atmosphere?
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Preponderanee of Evidence.

Sorry" said the constable. but
Ill have to arrest ye-you been driv-
in along at the rate OF fifty miles an
hour"
You are wrong. my friend" said
the driver. Il say I wasn't, and here's
ten-dollar bill that says l wasn't.
"All right" returned the constable.
pocketing the money. with eleven
to one against me amt goin' to SUBJ
ject the county to tn expense of a
trial"
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Emhroxo Architect.

A popular conception OF the archi-
tect's failing In completing house
within the estimate is illustrated in
the story of the proud father who
though he discerned great architec-
tural talent in his 6-year-old son.
why" asked a neighbor. does he
draw well?"
NO" replied the father. ''but he
started few days ago to build
herl-coop at an estimated cost of 65
cents. and it has already cost me about
$3.5O-Met:opolitan Magazine.
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The Facts in the Case.

Old man Aesop was writing his
famous fable about the Fox and the
Grapes, when the fox happened along
and looked over his shoulder.
Observing the nub of the fable. the
fox laughed raucously and remarked:
Foxes are not vegetarians.
THAT is what makes this all tho
more fabulous" replied Aesop. folding
up the fable and preparing to mail It
to his Observation-Disclosures.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-22

The wonders of the Rockies are de-
scribed and pictured in a beautiful
brochure just issued by the Denver &
Rio Grande Railroad, entitled "Arouni
the Circle" written by Mr. Edwin L.
Sabin, the we'll known author, and il
lustrated with photographs by Jack
son, Beam, Smith, Mcclure and other
well known Rocky Mountain land
scape artists. Typographically and
pictoriallv the publication is one OF
the handsomest issued for free dis
trsbution by any railroad. while from
a literary standpoint the story is far
better than the usual run of railroad
booklets.
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Couldn't Forqet II.

Saturday night some miscreart
lugged off whole cord OF my wood.
and somehow l can't forget about It,"
declared Silas.
Have you tried to forget it?" in-
quired his friend.
Eyes. Sunday morning I went to
church, hoping l could get 1t off my
mind, and before had been there five
minutes the choir started In singing
The Lost Chord so | got OUT
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Let the Results Show,

The Democratic caucus of the house
Of representatives makes an excellent
showing Of good intentions by promis-
ing to cut of 100000 Of unnecessary
salaries among house employees. 1t
will make a better performance when
1t effects the change and extends in its
appropriation bills the same retrench-
ment to all the departments Of the
government.
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Reckless Gambling.

I'm afraid my husband is develop
ing the gambling instinct" sobbed the
bride.
whats the matter. dear? Has he
been playing poker?"
mo, but yesterday he offered to
match pennies with Brother Frank to
determine which one should pay the
car fare."-Detroit Free Press.
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CHAPTER XlII-continued.

tnlnk you are very rude, l Sdl0
at last. You fell over there and l
thought you were killed. The nerv-
GUS shock experienced is Just as bad
as II you had gone-all the way"
He put down the hammer and came
over to me without speaking. Then.
when he was quite close, he said:
Il am very sorry If l startled you.
did not flatter myself that you would
be profoundly affected. in any event" "
"Oh, as to that" said lightly. 1T
makes me Ill for days II my car runs
over a dog" He looked at me in 81
lence. You are not going % get up
on that parapet again."
Mrs. Wilson," he said. without pay
ing the slightest attention to my ,ques-
ton. will you tell me what have
done?"
"Or have not done? I have racked
my brains-stayed awake all OF last
night At first hoped 1t was imper-
sonal. that. womanlile, you we're mere
ly venting general disfavor on one
particular Individual But-your hos
tility Is to me. personally"
raised my eyebrows, coldly inter-
rogative.
Perhaps" he went on, calmly
perhaps was fool here on the roof
the night before last II l said any
thing that l should not, / ask your
pardon. II 1t is not that, think you
ought to ask mine!"s
/ was angry enough then.
There can be only one opinion
about your conduct" l retorted, warm
] ly. 1T was worse than brutal It
1t was unspeakable. l have no words
for it-except that l loathe it-and
you"
He was very grim by this time. II
have heard you say something like
that before-only l was not the un-
fortunate in that case"
"Oh!" was choking.
Under different circumstances I
should be the last person to recall
anything so-personal. But the cir
cumstances are unusual" He took an
angry step toward me- "Wil you
tell me what l have done? Or shall
! go down and ask the others?"
You wouldn't dare" cried, "or I
win tell them what you did! How
you waylaid me ON those stairs there,
and forced your cAresses. your kisses,
on mel Oh. could die with
nhame!"
The silence that followed was -
unexpected as It was ominous. I
knew he was staring at mo, and was
furious to nnd myself 30 emotional 20
much more excited Of the two. Final
", looked up.
you cannot deny IT," l said, in q
sort Of Anti-climax.
NO" He was very quiet, very
grim. quite composed. NO." he re-
peated, judicially. II do not deny
IT,"
He did not9 He would not? Which, 2
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InreIminatIno Evidence.

Empioyer-"Yes. may employ
you, but where are your references?"
Servant tore em up
Employer-"Tore them up? But
why?"
Servant-"You wouldn't ask. II
you'd read EN-"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-22

Mr. Bryan says he refuses to discuss
Governor Wilson as possible presi-
Dental candidate. 1t strikes us that
the doctor owes Mr.. Bryan a vote Of
thanks.
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Too Weak to stand.

First Critic-Seems to me that the
humor OF Bronson's play is-er-well.
dragged in, SO to speak.
Second Critic Dragged in!
Shouldn't wonder-it's unconscious.
Boston Transcript.
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A pIseoxery.

"1n the light Of modern invention,
! know now what the mermalds sat
on rock combing out their long gold
en- treeses for"
What were they waiting fort"
For 4 Marcel wave to come
along"
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CHAPTER XIV.

Aimest, Dvt Not quite.
Dal had bsan acting strangely an
day. Once. early IN the evening. when
u had doubled 10 trump. he led mo
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-22
Not serlous.

Not Serious,
Il hear there are grave charges
against Senator jinks."
what are theyr
the sexton's billa"
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HOWARD E. BURTON. AssAYfR g. CHEMIST

LEADtlLLE. COLORADO.
Specimen prices; Gold, silver. lead 81 gold.
silrar. 75c; gold, SOC; zinc or copper. 81.
Mailing envelopes and full price list sent
pprIication Control and umpire work
iiritad Reference Carbonate National Pnrk
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-22
DENVER DIRECTORY

EnN INK 2. psaIsT ys II all X kinds Of !, MEE-
log matted free Cor 18th & BLAKE. Denver.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-21
HONOR MAN WHO
SAVED PRESIDENT
KANSAS LEGISLATOR WOULD
ERECT TABLET TO ROSS, PRE-
vENToR OF IMPEACHMENT.

Topeka, Jan. 20.-Many an oldtime
Kansan doubtless turned in his grave
when Representative Lambertson in
troduced in the house bill to appro-
pirate $1,000 for bronze tablet IN
memory of Ermond G.. Ross
Forty-two years ago Eumond G. Ross
was the most hated man in Kansas.
his vote as United States senator cast
against the proposition saved Pres1-
dent Johnson from impeachment.
In that day politics was a more
serious thing than now, partisanship
was bitter and the men of Kansas
carried their animosity to the extreme,
and they were all against Johnson.
When the news reached Kansas that
Ross had cast the vote that saved
Johnson, passion famed high.
Letters and kilograms poured in on
Ross, and apparently the English
language had been searched to the
innermost depths for stinging in
vestigation insinuation and insult. One
letter read: Probably the rope with
which Judas hanged himself is lost,
but the pistol with which Jim Lane
killed himself is at your service That
was signed "L. D. Bailey"
The. fiery D. R. Anthony wired:
kansas repudiates you as she does
all perjurers and skunks.
These were mild and temperate in
language compared to the hundreds OF
others he received.
From 1866 to 1871 Mr.. Ross was in
the senate. In 1882 he, went to New
Mexico, where he worked as printer.
In 1885 President Cleveland ap-
pointed him governor Of New Mexico.
This Office he held until Benjamin
Harrison became president in 1889. He
died May 9 1907.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-21
BANKERS ARE
AFTER SPEAKER
FINANcIERs OF GROUP TEN TO
HEAR COMPTROLLER OF CUR
RENcY MURRAY.

John c. Jordan has been named as
committee of one to secure Law
renee G. Murray, comptroller of the
currency, to address the annual meet
ing of the bankers Of Group Ten in
this city February %. The execu-
tive committee of the group met at
the Wapello club yesterday to arrange
for the 1911 annual meeting and it was
the unanimous desire that Comptroller
Murray be secured for the meeting.
The removal of W.. II. Field to Val
ley Junction from Pennington made q
vacancy in the executive committee,
and j. a. Brown Of Mannings' bank at
Keosauqua was elected to represent
Van Buren, county b. p. Brown OF
the Ottumwa Savings bank succeeds
Mr.. Field as secretary Of the group.
The session yesterday was presided
over by Chairman j. r.. Mackey,
cashier Of the First National bank OF
Sigourney. The following bankers
were present:
r. X. Davis, Farmers National bank
Oskaloosa.
]. A. Roberts, Abba State bank,
Abba.
S. F. Mcconnell, National bank OF
Bloomfield.
E. l.. Stickney. First National bank,
Moulton.
. B. P. Brown, ottumwa Savings bank.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-21
BOOSTERS UNITE
ON SHORT COURSE
COMMERCIAL CLUB CONVENTION
ENDORSES BILLS IN
LEGISLATURE.

Des Moines, Iowa., January 90
Representing the commercial or
ganiZations of the state. the Iowa
League of Commercial clubs assembled
for it's semi-annual convention in Des
Moines yesterday afternoon passed the
following resolution advocating and
urging the adoption OF short course
bill:
BE it Resolved That the Iowa
League of Commercial clubs does
hereby enthusiastically indorse the
bill known as house file No. 70 by
Stipe, and senate file no "a by De
Wolf, asking for an appropriation or
100000 for the improvement and en-
largement of the short course and col
lege extension work of the State AZ
ricuItural college at Ames.
We believe that the general pros
perity of the state can be in this man
ner advanced far better than In any
other way We urge every citizen
who has the welface of the state at
heart to write to his representative
and senator calling attention to the
Importance Of this bill in our effort to
build up a "Greater Iowa"
The papers that will be read today
before the league follow: Corporation
Taxes" w. L. Read. Des Moines:
"Iowa's Population Reduced by Taxa
tion," Frank G. Pierce, Marshalltown.
and "a State Exhibit at Land Show in
New York" w. e. Holmes, Sioux City.
resolution committee was appoint
ed by President Carson as follows: j.
s. Fisher of Guthrie Center, j. N.
Weidenfeller Of Ottumwa, j. l.. Grisley
Of Muscatine.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-21
ROBERTS FAvORS
ALORICH P-L AN
DIRECTOR OF MINT HOLDS MEA
SURE TO BE CONSERVATIVE
PROPOSITION.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 20-Director
George Roberts of the mint discussed
the Aldrich plan Of monetary reform
and gave his approval to 1t.
81 believe that congress could we'll
adopt the plan as the beginning of the
reform of our banking and currency
system" said Mr.. Roberts.
Mr.. Roberts approval, however, was
general rather than specific. He CON
sideres the plan on the whole conser-
vative. He says that while the organ
ization proposed by Mr. Aldrich is not
called bank. yet in reality it is CEN
tral bank differing materially from the
central banks of Europe, but actually
performing nearly every function of a
bank, save that it would transact it's
business with the general public.
The plan, SO far as giving the gov
ernment a. voice, is more conservative
than my own plan. 1t seems to me
the presence of four government Off
cials on the committee out of nine
would in fact enable the government
to control the policy of the institution
at any time should it desire to do So
1t would only be necessary to have
one of the other five on the executive
committee take sides with the govern
ment to enable it to dominate
Mr. Roberts says there is no doubt
that when the question gets before
congress a controversy will rage
about the question of contr>e Of the
central bank, but that he can see small
reason to be alarmed over the notion
that any few men or banks are going
to try to use the institution to serve
their own ends.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-21
PSRIss5&$ 'I|IIT sI|5E{ '[H I{ I9RIE4 9RI[EfS !Sp
OF PUBLICITY EXPOSITION
WILL REPORT TO
HOUSE FAvoRiNG SOUTHERN
CITY; THE NAVAL PROGRAM;
CLARK CAUCUS NOMINEE.

Washington D. c., Jan. 20.-By
vote of to 6 New Orleans was
selected today by the house COM
mittee on exposition as the site Of
the Panama canal exposition
in 1915.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 2o.-TWo
battle ships, two colIieries, eight
torpedo boat destroyers and four
submarine boats constituted the
naval increase program for the
next year, under the action of the
house committee on naval affairs
today.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 2O-Repre
sentative Champ Clark, of Missouri
was last night nominated by acclama
tion for speaker of the mouse in the
sixty-second congress.
This, with the selection of com
mittee on ways and means to make ar
early preparation on tariff Legislation
for submission to congress imme
diately upon the beginning of the next
session in December, when the house
becomes democratic, was one of the
features of caucus of the democrats
the old and new members-of the
next congress held in the hall Of the
house.
Francis Burton Harrison, of New
York, called attention to the fact that
the name of Theron Akin, represen
tative-elect from New York, had been
called twice, and says he had been re
liably informed that Akin had de
clared he would not enter the caucus
and would vote with the republicans
Harrison therefore asked that Atkins
name be stricken from the roll of the
democrats.
The Harrison motion to strike Akin
Of New York, from the democratic roll
was adopted.
The resolution of Representative
Foster, of Illinois, clothing the ways
and means committee with the power
of naming the standing committees o1
the house, subject to caucus ratifica
tion, was adopted.
Representative Underwood of Ala
bana, was unanimously nominated fol-
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee. His name was proposed by
Champ Clark.