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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-12-21

request. We found him bound and
under guard out yonder. az we ap-
preached the house"
AND he is here now"
les he was hurt in the fight. and
sun unconscious. but will live"
His reputation"
is safe Washington believes he
drought him the news OF Clinton's
route OF march, and will never know
otherwise."
She arose to her feet, standing
s.raisht and slender before me. the
nicker'ng light of the candle on her
face.
MAJOR Lawrence" she began, Il
| WISH 10 get out Of here-it seems like
grave to me-but l must speak first.
oh' am so glad | have accomplished
"hat endeavored to do for my broth
er. captain Grant tried to make me
oeiieVe him deserter. but would
not When he failed to come back to
me as he had promised. ! could hardly
| determine what my duty was. | knew
MS plans, his orders. and the thought
caihe that | should carry these out
myselt. We looked sufficiently alike
SO that his could be done with little
oahger Of discovery. He had uni
lorms concealed here. and felt driven
70 lmpefsonate him. | do not insist
that did right: | do not know-only
II seemed right to me. Then-then"
ner voice faltered. Il met you, again
ana again, and II began to doubt
| mysef | had no one to contde in.
no one to advise me. | was simply
compelled to go ahead, and keep my
own secret. The only ones | knew
could absolutely trust were our old
house servants"
| You doubted me, even?"
Yes, at first. but you must not
Diane me. We met strangely; you
were gentleman and an officer,
felt sure of this, and was tempted oft
times to tell you my story. But before
dared do SO, you-you spoke of other
things and-and then ! was afraid"
Afraid of what?" and caught her
hand in mine. THAT knowledge OF
what you We're attempting to accom-
plish would turn me against you?"
Her eyes fell, shaded by the long
lashes
Yes once, do you remember | al
most began a confession. when you
spoke Of your old-fashioned mother
and her conception of womanhood
How could | tell you then that | had
dressed as a man. and played the part
of a SPY? IL thought you might de
spise me, and-and | wished so tc
retain your respect. 1t was an acci
dent We were with Delavan that night
We were endeavoring to waylay G
courier, and rode suddenly into his
lparty, | had to invent tale on the
spur Of the moment. Major Lawrence
now that you know all, tell me thu
one thing l must know before we joir
the others-would you wish your OWL
sister to do as l have done?"
Not to pass through the dangers
surely" l returned eagerly. but
should rejoice at her loyalty, and b.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-12-21
Initiative, Referendum and Recau

The voters of Oregon had to pass
on "a initiated legislative bills and
constitutional amendments. They
promptly voted down about two thirds
OF them.
Thus do the initiative and referen-
DUN make opportunity for the promo
ton OF numberless wildcat legislative
schemes at the expense and worriment
of the voter
Add the recall and you make it lust
80 much worse
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-12-21

Colonel Mortimer Was Propped Up
on His Pillow, One Hand Graspins
Pistol.
admit, but there has been a fight
down below. sir. In which he had 4
share We've Just cleaned out Red Fa-
gins gang. We came up here to tell
the good news to you and your daush-
ter
The Colonel's head sank back upon
the mussed pillow.
MY daughter-Claire-s II not
here"
Not here!" cried. aroused by the
admission. did she not return to
your?
No; they came for her to 80 down
staife-a tall man with a black beard,
and two others. They took her away
~ hour ago. and have seen nothing
sk her since. I-heard the shots. tie
ssaoG n Asros AsAting. but could not
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-12-21
Hone He Succeeds

Our strictly nonpartisan hope is that
the president-elect will make such
conspicuous success of it that in 1915
Colonel Roosevelt will be fitting about
the country pretending to be second
Woodrow Wilson.-Columbu (O)
State Journal
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-12-21

took him to task upon one occasion
for bis levity. Kinney answered:
We'll. I'd rather preach to laughin,
devils than to sleepy ones. as you do
You make them sleep and l max,
them laugh. My congregation will
pass yours on the road to heaven.
bet you q coonskin they will"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-12-21
Patience Has rs Ljmits

President Taft has removed from of.
fee for "pernicious political activity
two Texas marshals who joined the
Progressive camp. Apparently even
Mr.. Tafts patience has Its limits.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16
u SMALL STORES BOOMING.
Certain Retailers Have Not Been Injured by Great
Enterprises.

When, a while ago. the great stores had 80
increased in size and in the multiplicity of things
they dealt in that they could supply about every
human requirement" said city dweller some
people thought that the day of the small store
keeper was over, that the little storekeeper
couldn't compete with the big one but the small
store is still doing business. / see now many
OF them IL not more than ever before; and at
this. at first. wondered; but don't wonder so
much now. since our baby came
and butcher shops and various smaller stores fur
main everywhere; l am speaking Of those other
many smaller stores. supplying dry goods and
fancy goods and hardware and housefurnishings
out OF business, but which do not seem to have
gone And what has the baby to do with all
this? I'll tell you
The mother with young child, whether she
Is with or without servants. sticks pretty close
to home. the better to look after the baby's well
rare For her minor shopping, anyway she
doesn't go far. She finds that in her neighbor-
hood there are many little shops where they sell
many things, and II she finds these places to be
nice little shops where they keep nice things Sc
lected with taste and Judgment, she keeps on
buying there steadily
There are thousands of such shoppers scat
tered everywhere about the CITY, making business
for the neighborhood shopkeeper. The great
stores do a great business, whose vast volume An
nually Increases but there appears still to be
room for the little storekeeper too II he will
make his store and his goods attractive and do
business In really businesslike way"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16
NO SLEEPING-BAG FOR THEM
lapIanders Preferred the Snow and
the Open Air, and SO Had a
Comfortable Night.

Sir Henry Lucy tells in the Corn
hill! Magazine good story that he
had from hansen. the explorer. 1t
amusingly illustrates the hardy health
of the Laplanders.
Part OF Nansens equipment for his
sleeping bags MADE of undressed
skins On the first night of the jour
ney hansen and his two Norwegian
companions got into one of the bags,
pulled the mouth tight across their
necks, and so slept in the snow with
only their heads out.
Before retiring to rest. hansen saw
the three Laplanders he had engaged
for the expedition cozily tucked into
the other sleeping-bag. When he
awoke in the morning. almost numb
with cold. he observed that the bag
In which he had tied up the Lapland-
ers was empty. and that they were no
where in sight. He was afraid they
had deserted him. and scramblne
out OF the bag he went in search of
them. He found the three men fast
asleep behind a hillock OF snow that
they had scraped together as a pro-
lection against the wind.
"Ah, master" they said, when ask
ed to explain this extraordinary con-
duct, I'VE couldn't sleep in that thing.
II was too hot, so we got out and
have had a comfortable night here"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16

M manuscr,nts existed I'm this city Of merchants
Bercuaneum in the time of its prosperity oc-
cupied to Rome somewhat the position WHICH d
suburban town of wealth In the vicinity oi
great city fills today. Well-to-do cluzens OIL
Rome resorted thither for the benefit OF their
health as it's air was believed to be particularly
celebrating Rest and quiet from the disturbing
influences OF the great center were found IN the
luxurious villas which were situated In ana
around Rerculaneum. There seems to have been
no industry In the town except fishing, and the
character of the ruins suggests that, like such
prosperous suburban retreat of today. the settle
ment rejoiced in all that wealth and care could
afford of beauty and convenience.
Agrppina the elder, according to Seneca was
the owner of one of the most gorgeous OF the
villas in Herculaneum which 1t is believed. was
destroyed by the Emperor Caligula because his
mother had once been imprisoned therein. An
other splendid villa was the Casa del Papir. The
Nonii of Nuceria were also among the aristocrats
Of the time who had villas in the charming little
town.
According to Professor Hughes, "Herculaneum
is buried not under lava, rarely under natural
cement but generally under locally consolidated
tuff (tuff is the word most commonly used when
the ash is so far consolidated to break into
lumps). Seeing that we have reason to believe
that at least much ash has fallen since the
first century A. D. as fell in 70 A. D., the first
thing to do is to endeavor to distinguish between
the successive eruptions. II we could find at the
bottom of layer Of ash just enough pottery or
other relics to enable us to identify them be-
longing to the seventeenth century earlier.
that line should be traced with the greatest care.
In this way we might feel our way back into the
remote past and perhaps somewhere make out
upon satisfactory evidence how deep some part
of Herculaneum was buried In the eruption of
70 A. D."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16
CORAL MADE ROADS
Java, Hollands Oldest Colony,
Has Finest Highways in East.
Old Governor General Forced Wealthy
Chinaman to Construct One OF
Main Roads-Materal Ia
ken From Sea.

The Hague, Northumberland is
famed for its excellent roads, and
when colonies were acquired one of
the first tasks in those regions was
the laying out of highways Java,
which is one of the oldest of Hol-
lands colonies, is a model to other
eastern countries in the facilities OF
it's communications, and not year
passes but that more miles OF road
way are constructed. Every three or
every five years, as conditions may
require, the existing roads are height
ened up anew, and they are constant
ly kept in the best repair. By these
periodical heightenings many OF the
roads that run through the valleys
have come to resemble the dikes OF
the old fatherland. The tendency has
been to plane away unevenness, to
make the inciines easy and gradual;
in fact, to do away as much as posi-
BILE with the Inconvenience OF
mountainous country, to which the
dwellers in the Netherlands at home
were not accustomed.
AS every inch of Java Is arabic
from which material for the roadways
could be delved and so other means
had to be resorted to.
II was the ocean, or, rather. the
very tiny denizens of the deep. that
furnished the necessary material.
Java is surrounded by coral reefs,
which the minute creatures have pa
tiently been building up for untold
ages. It is Of this coral, the remains
of the dead and gone millions of ami
malculae, that the roads are made.
The Javanese 60 out in their boats
to the reefs and there they stand the
whole day, half submerged in the wa
ter, breaking up the coral. When the
boat is filled with pieces Of convent
ent size it is rowed or sailed ashore
and the coral is spread on the roads
that require 1t. Mixed with the soil,
it makes the best imaginable material.
being strong and easy for traffic. In
former years the natives were COM
PEELED to do this work as a sort Of I'M
remunerated service to the govern
ment. Later On, when the ideas of
serfdom began to change, the natives
were paid for their work and were
only obliged to give a few days OF
every month of their time to the gov
eminent. Then, and not so very long
ago, the compulsory service was abol-
ished altogether. Nowadays the roads
are mostly kept in repair by the con-
victs-"the chain gang" as they are
called in India.
The very first road built at the COM
mand of the Dutch in India was that
from Batavia to Samarang. stretching
just half the length of Java. The IA
nous Jan Peterson Coen was then
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16

fined to England. Sir William Jar
dine noted its existence in Scotland
last century. More widespread, how
ever. is the death watch superstition.
| confess that the ticking Of a death
watch at night gives me an uncanny
feeling. Sir Thomas Browne, in his
Vulgar Errors." was probably the
first to give a true account of this
death watch: 90 the noise is
made by a little sheath winged gray
insect, found often In wainscot bench
es and woodwork In the summer. We
have taken many thereof, and kept
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16

spends from two to three
millions yearly in digging.
The excavations at Pom
peii alone cost 100000 lire
a year. The government
will also search the soil
of Herculaneum, but that
is not 30 simple an under
taking as the uncovering
of Pompeii, over which
vineyards and olive groves
have spread. Above Her
Magma Graecia. We ex-
pended 10000 lire to salts
fly the wish. That is what
we did also for the Brit
ish Archaeological school
In Rome, which desired to
C o m p e t e special re-
searches in the Forum OF
Nerva.
The Italian govern
ment," Signor Corrado
MI --xg-&l a.Iraalr
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16

governor general. That he was quite
a despot can be gathered from the
way in which he contrived y get this
great work done without its costing
a penny to the high and mighty Dutch
East India company, which then held
sway. Even in those early days the
Chinese had found their way to Java
and had also found plenteous means
of enriching themselves there. One
Chinaman was known to be the
wealthiest man in Batavia. Jan Pie
terson Coen called him into his
doughty presence. When he arrived,
pale and trembling, the governor
said: "Chinaman, / want good road
to be built from Batavia to Samarang,
and you must build It! You must
build it at your own cost, and 1t must
be we'll done, too! II you do not do
what l tell you will have your head
struck Off"
the wealthy Chinese could move him.
The work had to be done, or the death
penalty would have to be paid. This
the unfortunate possessor Of untold
wealth realized. He loved his money
dearly, but he valued his life even
more; so he stopped lamenting and
set about his task. A whole army of
coolies were set to work and in an in
credibly short time a splendid high
way united Batavia and Samarang.
The Chjnaman's head remained on his
shoulders, and 1t Is believed he soon
found divers ways Of recouping for
his loss of gold, and Java was the
better of for a fine road that had not
cost the government a penny.
But that happened in the long ago.
Modern governments are debarred
from taking any such drastic meas
ures to enforce the institution OF pub
lie utilities.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16
AGED AND LONELY; MARRY
Kansas Pair Who Were Childhood
Friends FIfty-seven Years
AGO Wed.

Topeka, Kan.-Samuel c. Wyatt,
seventy-four years old, and Mrs. Susan
Pettijohn. seventy-two years old, were
married in the probate court here.
The pair first met fifty-seven years
ago when boy and girl in Missouri.
It has not been an unbroken court
ship, for the old couple insist that
they were just good friends then and
both have been married since. When
they became widow and widower. a
correspondence began which resulted
in the wedding.
I'VE were both lonesome" the
groom explained.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16
The Crooked Way.

District Attorney Whitman of New
York, according to the Washington
Star, was talking about the sad case
of a western banker who had stolen
a great sum from the depositors.
1.-The man." said Mr.. Whitman,
lived beyond his means-motor cars,
a house with eleven baths. son at COL
lege, daughter coming out. wife hun.
CRY for diamonds. The inevitable re-
suit followed"
Mr.. Whitman smiled and ended:
THE unfortunate fellow got strait
ened, so he became crooked"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16
EnterprisinQ.

In a section OF Washington, says
Harper's Magazine, where there are
O. number of restaurants, one enter
prising concern has displayed in great
Illuminated letters, open All Night.
Next TO it was a restaurant bearing
with equal prominence the legend:
I'VE Never Close"
Third in order was a Chinese laun-
dry, in a little, low-framed, tumble
down howell. and upon the front of this
building was the sign, in great,
scrawlins letters:
ME Wakee, Too"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16

them In thin boxes; wherein I have
neard and seen them work and knock
with little proboscis or trunk against
the side of the box. like a piscus
martius. or woodpecker, against a
tree But explanations, however
clear. do not dispel superstitions, and
the sheath wing insect" still ticks
terror into the hearts Of watchers
about a sick bed.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16
GIVE WELCOME TO CRICKET

to kill a cricket. There is a local
superstition in Lancashire that crick-
cts are lucky about house. and will
do no harm to those who use them
well; but that they will eat holes in
worsted stockings Of such members
OF the family as kill them" The
writer adds that he was assured Of
this ION the experience Of a respect
able farmers family"
The cricket superstition il not con-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16
Ancient Superstition Still Lives
Many Parts Of England and
Scotland.

The cricket on the hearth is still
o welcome guest in many English
households. says a writer in the Lon.
don Chronicle. For the cricket is be-
iieved to bring good luck to a house.
while bis departure is q certain har-
finger Of evil tidings. II Ii unlucky
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16

Perhaps a man can't be married
against his "ill. but many a poor man
discovers later that he was married
against his better judgment
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16
Doing Her Best.

DO you try to be all things to all menr
i do what can to cater to a preference" m
swered the summer girl. I've been both a
blonde and brunette this past month"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16
Chanoed lts Species.

Wasn't the forbidden fruit an ap
ple?"
Yes, but at the time Eve handed
It TO Adam 1t was a lemon"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16
COLD FLOODED AND


Chils: Rev. James Reed. Gainesville. Tex, wrote
81 have used your Cheatham Chill Tonic in my
family and can recommend II to everyone affected
with Chlls and Fever. IL cured when various
OF her remedies failed" Price Soc. Sold and guar
anteed by all dealers A. B. Richards Medicine %,
sherman. Texas Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16
Defined.

What would you call that expression of old
Trifts face?"
That depends. His enemies call It Chessy
cat grin. but his friends speak of It az an in
scrutible smile"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16

Notwithstanding all the arguments
that have taken place. few disputed
questions have been settled.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16

lieved to have been an
aggregation of merchants
very largely, and as such
they were net particularly
representative Of the life
and thought Of the most
highly cultivated people
of the times. One of the
reasons for this belief In
the different character OF
the two cities is the dis
covery of such a large
number of manuscripts at
Herculaneum, whereas at
Pompeii no manuscripts
have been discovered.
Some students Of the ex-
cayations attribute this
fact to the greater de-
struction that took place
at Pompeii or to the fact
that SO many Of the valu-
ables were removed. but
this point of view Ia dis
puted by many persons
who are of the belief that
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16

not famed even for its COM
merce; but owing to its posi-
ton In the middle of the Bay
Of Naples, with Vesuvius and
Mount Somma in the back
ground, the site was a favor
lite one with wealthy Romans
for their villas. II was de-
stroyed so rapidly by the
eruption of Vesuvius in A. d.
70 that the excavations there
are sure to bring to light an
Client life Just as 1t was lived.
Pompeii was buried slowly
beneath volcanic ashes and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-01-26
SALADS ARE MOST VALUABLE
Would Be Less Intestinal Indigestion
II Salad Was Eaten at Least
Once a Day.

Probably no detail OF the French
menu is so important to US as the
salad. says the Century. Very few
American families know what an in
valuable delicacy a genuine French
salad, with a dressing Of good olive oil
and pure. fragrant vinegar. is--inval-
liable, because of its effect on the d.
gestion and health There is very lit
tie nourishment in salad leaves until
the oil has been added, and the oil is
what many Of US need. according TO
the doctors. who deplore the INSULT
cheney Of it in the average American
diet. 1t Is excluded therefrom for the
very good reason that the average
American finds it difficult to digest 1t.
But 1t is right there that the salad
comes to the rescue. The vinegar in
1t. If genuine. excites by its fragrance
and acidity the digestive glands not
only In the mouth and stomach, but in
the pancreas, which acts on all the
constituents of food, particularly the
fats. There would be vastly less in
festival indigestion in this country If
every family followed the French Gus
tom Of eating salad at least once a
day.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-01-26
GAIN MADE BY COOPERATION
Il Is Mistake to Suppose Movements
Are All Antseonlstle to the
Commission Men.

While some commission men are un.
alterably opposed to cooperative
MOVEMENTS, a great many are not
Many people get the idea that COOP
eratiVe movements are uniformly an
tasonistic to the commission man
This is not true Many OF the asso-
Citations feel that there should be CO
operation not only among the grow
ers, but also between the growers ana
the man who handles the fruit so as
to reduce the risk to each as much as
possible. Il is probably true that in
most cases the margin to the dealer
Will DO made more narrow by COOP
Grafton, and II is probably true that
In time cooperation would tend to
reduce the number OF men necessary
to handle fruit and produce Wheth.
or II does or does not. II should tend
to make the business OF the commits
sion man more desirable by giving
him more honestly packed goods. re-
ducing the risk from his competitors
underbuying him, and insuring him a
more constant supply
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-01-26
Important Business

Congressman Murray Of Massachr
sets In the closing days Of the last
session Of congress. In August, mad,
preparations to go to Wyoming on .
camping and hunting trip. He wat
enthusiastic about it and took shoot
ing lessons at a rife gallery. The daj
his party was to leave for the Vesl
he received telegram at the capitol
from his law partner In Boston. d
said:
Come to Boston at once; important
business; don't delay" M
Sadly Mr.. Murray abandoned hiiI
trip. surrendered his sleepingcar res.
ervations and hurried to Boston AT.
irving there he took taxlcab for tho
Office. He dashed In. and there sa.
his partner. The partner said:
Hello. Bill Come on. let's 90 fIsh.
ing"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-01-26
Her lIorrId Friend.

Her dearest friend had dropped n
for a call, and she put out five-pound
box of expensive candy
"ohl" squeals friend. have Won
been squandering your money again =
"of course not; that's a present"
"A present? Have any Of your re-
latives been here to visit youg-
No"
Some old schoolgirl friendY'
"Of course not"
THAT business friend Of your bus
band. who"
Don't be SO silly"
"oh, ! knowl You won it on bet.