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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23

fool" he said. "You have let yourself
be imposed upon by a clodhopper.
And you have imposed upon me-"
rose and pointed a large pewter
spoon at him, fresh from the dish wa
ter
"Goodloe Banks" said. IL care not
one parhoiled navy bean for your edu-
| cation ! always barely tolerated 1t in
| any one. and l despised 1t in you.
| What has your learning done for you!
1t is curse to yourself and bore to
your friends. Away" said. away
with your water marks and varia-
| tions! They are nothing to me. They
| shall not defect me from my quest"
pointed with my spoon across the
| river to a small mountain shaped like
| pack saddle,
Il am going to search that noun.
tain" went on. for the treasure.
Decide now whether you are In 1t or
not II you wish to let a water mark
or a variation shake your soul. you are
| no true adventurer. Decide"
A white cloud of dust began to rise
| far down the river road. 1t was the
mail wagon from Hesperus to Chico.
Goodloe tagged 1t.
Il am done with the swindle." said
he sourly. mo one but a fool would
pay any attention to that paper now.
Well. you always were a fool. Jim. l
leave you to your fate"
He gathered his personal traps.
climbed into the mail-wagon. adjust
ed his glasses nervously. and few
away in a cloud Of dust
Investigated the hill shaped like
pack saddle from base to summit l
found an absolute absence OF signs re-
lating to buried treasure. There was
no pile OF stones. no ancient blazes on
the trees, none OF the evidences Of the
three hundred thousand dollars. as set
| forth in the document OF old man
| Rumble.
came down the hill in the cool OF
the afternoon. Suddenly. out of the
cedar-brake l stepped into a beautiful
! green valley, where a tributary small
stream ran into the Atlantic river.
And there was startled to see what
took to be a wild man. with unkempt
beard and ragged hair. pursuing q
giant butterfly with brilliant wings.
perhaps he is an escaped mad.
man." I thought: and wondered how
he had strayed SO far from seats Of
education and learning.
And then I took a few more steps
and saw a vine-covered cottage near
| the small stream. And. in a little
grassy glade. saw May Martha Man.
gum plucking wild flowers.
She Strengthened up and looked at
me. For the first time since l knew
her saw her face-which was the
| color Of the white keys OF a new pi-
| ano-turn pink walked toward her
without q word. She let the gathered
flowers trickle slowly from her hand
to the grass.
Il knew you would come. Jim," she
| said clearly Father wouldn't let me
write but I know you would come"
What followed you may guess
there was my wagon and team Just
across the river.
I've often wondered what good too
| much education is to q man If he can't
use 1t for himself II all the benefits
Of 1t are to 60 to others where does
| 1t come in?
For. May Martha Mangun abides
with me- There is an eight-room
house In q live oak grove. and q piano
with an automatic player. and a good
start toward the three thousand head
Of cattle II under fence.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23
Corrected.

Gussie was knock-kneed. angular
and rcund-shouldered. He had ter
rifle squint, and mouth like steam
roller. All the same, he reckoned on
making something of a hit at the
fancy dress ball, and his costume was
as elegant as his figure was unlovely.
With fast-beating heart he stepped
jauntily from his automobile outside
the town hall, where the ball was be-
ing held. The hall porter stepped
backward at the unsightly apparition.
Great Christopher Columbus!" he
gasped, as he regarded Gussie.
mo, no, my good man" chirped
Gussie. as he tripped through the por-
tails. "Chawles the First, my dear
fellow, Chawles the First!"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23
The Wrong Aperture.

Frank Daniels, the comedian, is
very enthusiastic motorist and re-
Gently purchased a new car. He h&l
Mason Peters with him for a spin
when something went wrong. Daniels
declared there was some trouble un-
derneath and crawled under the car
willie Peters started to do a little oil.
ing.
Daniels suddenly crawled out from
under the car with yell.
What in blazes are you trying to
do?" he asked, glaring at Peters.
why. ! have Just given the cylin.
der a good dose of OIL"
Cylinder" yelled Daniels. "Cylln-
der nothing. Confound you, that was
my ear you poured the oil into"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23
The Motive.

II was an evening party. A young
man with a tail collar and pale hair
was reciting a poem. He had ground
out forty-seven stanzas-and the end
was not yet.
What's going on" whispered The
guest who had just come in.
"Rhymer is letting cut his latest
poem," answered the pessimistic per
SON
What's the snbJect-the motive?"
queried the latecomer.
Il have forgotten the subject" re-
piled the P. p, "but suspect the mo-
tive must be revenge."-Tit-Bits.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23
aH0 TdSZd<IOI1S/'

After glancing over 1t in a mastery
bestowed upon me an explosion OF sar-
donic. superior. collegiate laughter
We'll. you are a fool. Jim." he said,
when he could speak.
why am l fool?" 1 asked. Buried
treasure has been found before In
many places"
Because" said he, I'm calculating
the point on the river where your line
would strike. you neglected to allow
for the variation. The variation there
would be nine degrees west Let me
have your pencil"
Goodloe Banks figured rapidly on
the back OF an envelope
THE distance, from north to south,
OF the line run from the Spanish
mission" said he. '1s exactly % miles
1t was run by a pocket compass, &C.
cording to your story. Allowing for
the variation. the point on the Atlantic
river where you should have searched
for your treasure is exactly six miles
and nine hundred and forty-five varas
farther west than the place you hit
upon. Oh. what a fool you are. Jim!"
He smiled In his superior way: and
then l saw come out IN his face the
singular. eager, consuming cupidity OF
the seeker after buried treasure
Sometimes" he said with the air
OF the oracle. these old traditions Of
hidden money are not without foun-
dation. Suppose you let me look over
that paper describing the location
d.
The result was that Goodloe Banks
and I, rivals In love. became compan-
ions in adventure. We went to Chico
by stage from Huntersburg, the near
est railroad town. In Chico we hired
team drawing covered spring wag-
on and camping paraphernalia We
had the same surveyor run out our
distance as revised by Goodloe and his
variations, and then dismissed him
and sent him on his hoineward road.
1t was night when We arrived fed
i the horses aud made a fire near the
| bank of the river and cooked supper.
Goodloe would have helped: but his
| education had not fitted him for prac-
| teal things.
But. while I worked he cheered me
with the expression Of great thoughts
! handed down from the dead ones of old.
He quoted some translations from the
Greek at much length.
The next morning was a bright June
one. We were up early and had break
fast. Goodloe was charmed. He re-
cfted-Keats. I think 1t was, and Kelly
or Shelley. while broiled the bacon
Goodloe was looking at old Rundle's
document when he ripped out 4 most
uncollegiate swear-word
Come here" he said holding the
paper up against the sunlight. Look
at that" he said. laying his finger
against It.
On the blue paper-a thing had
never roticed before-I saw stand out
in white letters the words and fix.
ures: Malvern. 1898"
What about it?" asked
ITS the water mark" said Good.
loe. The paper was manufactured in
1898. The writing on the paper IL da-
ted 1863 This is a palpable fraud"
"Oh. don't knew" said l. The
Rundles are pretty reliable. plain, un.
educated country people Maybe the
paper manufacturers tried to perpe-
trate a swindle."
And then Goodloe Banks went as
wild as his education permitted. He
dropped the glasses OF his noss and
glared at me.
I've often told you you were .
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23

A very successful remedy for pelvic
catarrh is hot douches of Paxtine An
tiseptic, at druggists, 25c box or sent
postpaid on receipt Of price by The
Paxton Toilet. Co., Boston, Mass
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23
At the Zoo.

Johnny: Grandpa, do lions go to
Heaven?
Grandpa: No, Johny.
Johnny: Well, do ministers?
Grandpa: Why. Of course. Why do
YOU ask?
Johnny: Well. suppose lion eats
q minister.-Life.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23
A Question Of Taste.

Louise: Clara has given up her in
tellectual set and now goes with .
Bohemian crowd.
julia: Yes: says she prefers high
balls to highbrows.-Life.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23

II you intend to do a mean thing,
walt till tomorrow: but If you are go
ing to noble thing, do 1t now.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23

The man who makes hay when the
sun shines doesn't have to borrow
his neighbor's umbrella when 1t rains.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23

Some men give a dollar with one
hand and grab two with the other.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23
The Reason for IL,

THAT candidate certainly has =
skillful way of working on peoples
feelings"
But, then, you know. he's a dent
ist"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23

Usually man Is a poor Judge Of
his own importance.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23
Quite So.

PA, what is tidy fortuner"
"A clean, crisp, ten-dollar bill,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23

As . corrective for indigestion and a regu-
lator Of the system, NO remedy can excel in
purity and efficiency Garfield Tea.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23

ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE~
That LAXATIVE BROMO QCiNINE Iook fov
the signature of =. W. GROVE. Used the world
over TO Cure . Cold In One Day. &c.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23

ars- wRnsiow's Soothing Syrup for Chiidrea
seethine' softens the gums reduces innammar
eons oll4ys pain. cures wind collie, 2sc . bottlA.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23

Love laughs at locksmiths, but II
sometimes cries over spilled milk.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23

A sermon is either based ON . text
Or a pretext
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-03-23

HERE are many kinds OF
fools. Now. will every
body please sit still until
they are called upon spe-
cifically to rise?
| had been every kind
OF fool except one. ! had
expended my patrimony
pretended my matrimony.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17
Canton 46, Monroe E.

Friday the Monroe H. S. Foot
Ball team went to Canton for a
game with the University team of
that city. The score at the close
was 46 to 6 in favor of Canton. The
average weight of the Canton team
was 1856 pounds and the average
weight of the Monroe team was
1877 1-2 pounds. The Canton team
say the Monroe team is the fastest
and best of the weight they ever
run against. Two of the Canton
team have been playing in that
team for 6 years. The Monroe
team have only two were previous
ly on the team. The boys speak
well of the Canton team and while
they suffered defeat they were hos
pltably and kindly treated by the
Canton boys.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

ped across the ocean and sold in
foreign countries in competition
with the goods of all nations. sold
then at a profit and at much less
price than these same goods sell
for in the United. States. All this
talk about wanting high tariff in
order to protect laboring men is to
catch votes only. What the high
tariff is wanted for is to take the
dollars out of the pockets of the
laboring men and put them into
the Golfers of the great trusts and
monopolies. And then high tariff
does the work making the rich
richer and more prosperous at
the expense of the many.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17
Distinguished Speaker.

Sunday Oct. 20. DR.. Edward
Thomson. General Manager of
the Sunday League of America will
spend in Monroe. His history is
given in Who's Who in America"
aud in Who's Who in the World"
He was Secretary of the last
Worlds Congress" and is known all
over the world as an orator in
thinker. He rarely spends Sun
day in so small a place but has
been persuaded to do so. In the
morning he lectures in Methodist
Church on Reason or the Side OF
Sunday Rest" and at night in the
First Baptist Church there will be
as Mass Meeting of all the other
denominations when the subject
will be The Duty of the Hour"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

The Centralia Guard says:-"It is
all foolishness to believe that a man
who owns a business but who is
not land owner will vote for the
Single Tax Amendment to save
himself a few dollars in taxes. The
few dollars saved in taxes will be
more than offset by the vast amount
of business he will lose because OF
unsettled land values and the con-
sequent raise in rental price. The
interests of the land owner and the
tenant are almost identical, and a
blow at one is a blow at both. The
tenant class can not afford to vote
for the Amendment any more than
the land owners"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

Wanted-The Cosmopolitan Group
requires the services of a represen-
tative in Monroe and surrounding
territory, to look after subscription
renewals, and to extend circulation
by special methods which have
proved unusually successful. Sala-
ry and Commission. Previous ex-
perience desirable but not essen
tial. Whole time or spare time.
Address, with references, Charles
C. Schwer, The Cosmopolitan Group
381 Fourth Ave, New York, City.
1924.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

The election of Wilson and a
Democratic Congress means there
will be no further encroachment
on the rights of the people by the
great trusts and monopolies. The
election of either Taft or Roosevelt
means that the few will continue to
unjustly take that which belongs to
the people.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

The Republican party may prom
Use a revision of the tariff down.
ward but they cannot deliver the
goods because the party is tied
hand and foot to the great trusts
and monopolies. These trusts and
monopolies desire high thrift and
will get it if our Republican friends
can again fool the people.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

President Taft promised to revise
the tariff downward. He had OPP
portunities to sign bills revising the
tariff downward and he vetoed
them. Taft talks for such things
as he knows will benefit the people.
That gets votes election time.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

The hunting season is approach
ing and you may want a Remington
Standard Repeating Shot Gun. The
American price is $19.25, but the
same gun is sold in foreign coun-
tries at $1588. The American boy
gets 1887 worth of tariff with his
gun. Remember this when you 90
quail hunting November list, and
you may 90 cunning for bigger
game November 5th.-Dem. Press
Bulletin.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

Every Democrat should be at the
polls on Nov. S. There were enough
stay at home Democrats in three
Democratic counties in 1910 to
have elected the Democratic ticket.
Don't be one of the stay at home
kind of Democrats. Be live work.
ing one and keep working until af-
ter the vote is counted.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

The cost of living has increased
so much faster than wages have
increased that the laboring man
and his family have to get along
with much less than formerly.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

Every Democrat in the United
States should make all arrange
ments to vote on Nov. 5 and also
to help get out other voters who
are going to vote for the rights of
humanity.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

U. S. Senator Works of Califor-
MIA has declared for Wilson for
president. Sen. Works is a Repub-
lican and believing that either
Roosevelt or Wilson is to have Cal
ifornia's electoral vote. He asks
California Republicans to vote for
Wilson in order to aid in the defeat
of Roosevelt.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

The Republican policy is to aid
the rich to take more and more
from the masses in order to make
the rich richer at the expense of
the people.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

When Taft vetoed tariff bills
which would have reduced the cost
of living $65O,OOO,OOOOO per year
he showed himself to be utterly
dead to all feelings of humanity
and without sympathy for the tens
of thousands of men and women
and little children to whom the
constantly increasing cost of living
holds forth the CHASTITY alternative
of infamy or death. That $780,
100000 is taken out of the pock-
cts of the poorest of the poor. 1t
means scantier meals and less fuel
in tens of thousands of American
homes. 1t means shiverine women
and dead babies. 1t means broken
hearts and ruined homes.-Dem.
Press Bulletin.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

1t is the Democratic policy to
protect the weak. Our Republican
friends do all in their power to
strengthen the strong.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

Under Republican rule the cost
of living has gone up go per cent
and wages have advanced only
about rs per cent.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

The great trusts and monopolies
will be satisfied with either Taft or
Teddy. Wilson is the man for the
people.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

Removing all tax limitations
would be a mighty bad thing even
if all property was taxed. That is
one thing the single tax does.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

We have lived under Demo-
cratic rule, but let every good Mis-
sOurian vote against Amendments
No. 6 and 7.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

]. Poland Hays came in Monday
from Quincy where he has been
for several weeks. His friends are
always glad to have him with
them.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

Help save Missouri from the Sin
gle Tax. Vote No Scratch
"Yes" on Amendments No. 6 and 7.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

Rev. VIC. Alcorn went to Bevier
Friday and delivered an address
before the Macon County Odd Fell
lows Association. Rev. AIcorn is a
pleasant, entertaining forceful
speaker.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

Help protect the rights of the
people by voting the Democratic
ticket.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

John Byrd, of near Warren re-
turned Saturday from Quincy
where he recently underwent an
operation.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

The trusts do not fear either Taft
or Roosevelt.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17
Wanted.

Laborers on City Improvements
and in Factories in Quincy. Illinois.
Good wages, steady work. An
ideal chance for those who are
seeking steady employment to find
what is desired by faithful and de-
serving men. Call or write EN-
ployers' Association, Quincy, Illi-
nois, 40S IL Hampshire Street. G..
w. Earhart, Secy. 1917.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-10-17

American made goods are ship
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-16
lowered OVER SHIPS MASTs
Commanders Of Vessels Supply New
Information az to Height Of A. .
Iantic Waves.

It Is very doubtful If the log of any
naval vessel Of the world contains rec.
ords equal to those of the Roe. Lieut..
Commander c.. H. Woodward has
stated that he never expected to bring
his craft through the immense waves.
The Indicator on the bridge, which
was at times the only part of the YES.
sci out of water, showed that the lit.
tie craft rolled 80 degrees, being at
times clear over on her beam ends.
Just at the time when the command.
ers Of the little squadron estimated
that the. gale was at it's height and
blowing practically 80 miles an hour
the Roe's steering gear gave way and
she dropped into the trough of the
sea. This little vessels masts are
81 feet highs from the water line, says
the Christian Herald, and although it
has been stated that the highest wave
yet recorded upon the Atlantic ocean
was not more than, 80 feet in height,
Commander Woolward's estimate that
the waves of the recent storm over.
topped his masts by several feet has
been borne out by the officers not only
Of the smaller ships but even of the
battleship Delaware.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-16
CONVICT HAS FERTILE BRAIN
Inventions OF Real Worth the Work Of
Prisoner In Pennsylvania Penl-
tentlary.

There was exhibited in the Eastern
Penitentiary at Philadelphia a few
days ago, six mechanical devices
which one Of the inmates Of the in.
stitution has invented. The man, John
Edwards, who is serving a long term
for robbery, displayed so much ingen.
uity and skill in his work that the
warden furnished him with money and
gave him permission to spend his time
In tho perfection of his inven.
lions. g. -
One Of the devices Is burglar alarm
and doorbell. Another which the in.
ventor calls an "internal combustion
turbine" has aroused the curiosity OF
prominent mechanical engineers. 1t
Is operated by means of gravity and
hydrostatlc pressure. A "noiseless
railroad crossing system" is another
Invention, the model of which he ex.
hibited. He has applied for patents in
Washington.
Edwards has invented an "ellipso-
graph" to be used by craftsmen and
architects in drawing ellipses. He
showed an Improvement in padlocks,
where the tensile strength of the lock
is equal to the strength of six other
ordinary locks. He has perfected an
advertising device which consists OF
pieces of wood which can be applied
to almost any use, and upon which
pictures have been drawn. Among the
uses to which the broad boards can
be put Is In the construction of the
backs of chairs.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-16
HOW EXPERTS FORM OPINIONS
Distinguishing Marks May BE Forged,
but tho Man Who Knows Can
not 30 Deceived. T.

- A dealer In antiques was talking
about art experts. "Take, for in
stance" he said, IAN expert in old
pewter. You think, perhaps, he dis
tinguishes old pewter by the marks
the Tudor roses, the makers name,
and SO forth? Bless your heart, those
marks are continually forged. No, he
distinguishes old pewter by the feel.
ut is like the china expert. He,
with his eyes closed, will distinguish
hard and soft paste china. It's the
feel again-his fingers trained by
years and years Of study till each
one has brain in it.
Oriental rug experts have a very
subtle sense of rug differences. Some
times they distinguish a rug. by it's
smell smell Of the wool and the
dyes. This seems incredible till you
think Of the Harris tweed, that i'm
ported cloth that you yourself can
distinguish by it's smell-the smell,
which never leaves it, Of the peat
smoke of the cottage wherein it was
woven on q hand loom.
"Wool sorters. less highly paid
class Of experts, can take up hand
full Of wool, and by its color tell you
whether it came from Texas, from the
territories. from England or from
Canada: The soil, you see, gives it,
own color to the WOOL"